May 04 babies - number NINE

[Bozza]

Here's a new thread especially for Kate79.

(she couldn't access the old one).

Gatecrashing, sorry everyone!

How are you Libb! You seem quite quiet these days. Hope life is going well and everything is working out ok with work and DS. Think of you often! xxx

Hi everyone

Good grief, i should know by now not to leave it so long before posting!

Susi- Wow, every hour?! poor you. I do hope tonight id more restful!

Judd- I'm glad ds seems better again

Casmie- Sounds like things are improving your end as well, it's good you deserve a break

Spots, wow! walking baby, how brilliant

Kate- How did the scan go?

Kbaby- Sorry you're feeling down {{{hugs}}}

Judd- Sounds like the Christening went well I want one as well, but dp is very against that kind of thing.

And there i stopped reading in depth i'm afraid

Well, i join the ranks of feeling a tad on the mopey side. Kiera has been sooooooooo damn whingy for the last couple of days! Sleeping's not going badly, but in the days. She just whinges and cries, won't let me put calgel on her, won't let me wipe her snotty nose, throws a tantrum when put in her high chair....grrrrrr.
I feel awful because i really feel myself loosing my temper and getting uptight with her, which obviously doesn't help her at all, and i end up in tears which worries her. I get frustrated, and i know it's stupid and horrid to get annoyed with an 8.5 month old!
It's all down to her teething as well i think which makes me feel worse, she can't help it poor thing she must be in pain as she has another coming in at the top i think.
Sorry, needed to vent

Anyway, I'm currently waiting for do to get back with takeaway curry and am drinking a beautiful bottle of San Miguel and will be back to normal happy self tomorrow

Take care everyone
xxxx

Oh and Libb, I've been thinking of you and hoping everything's okay. Call me if you need me (i take it you got my email with change of moby number?)

xxx

Hello all, aren't the days getting longer? hurrah.

DD was like a stroppy toddler today. Everything she was required to do (coat on, nappy off, lunch, in buggy ... etc...) met with a tantrum. The nappy thing is huge atm. We are a cloth nappy household but knowing I had a busy day in store I opted for a pack of disposables just because she is so impossible to change, I wanted the convenience of those sticker things. Thought I might be able to do them standing up, or something. Not much better really. She looked so much skinnier with the slimfit pampers on, it really did feel like I was out with a toddler. (Tho she kept wanting to breastfeed.)(which in itself I always find a bit exasperating.) Anyway by the end of the day I was so hacked off with the running battles I asked DH to give her her tea and bath. Oh dear... she ROARED. I feel like a proper mum tonight, all tired and wrung out!

Casmie did you do a bit of CC then?

Egypt are you enjoying your lovely Quest?

Oh hey Cat posts crossed but sounds like similar set-up... maybe it's an age thing...?

Spots- sounds exaclty the same as my last few days. Kiera won't let me change her nappy either. She's pulled my hair out in clumps with her violently kicking legs and actualy winded me yesterday by getting me in the stomach!
I had to hand her over to dp as well, it's exhausting isn't it?

I did do a bit of CC yes... fortunately he cottoned on fairly quick so it wasn't too painful for any of us. Still hate doing it though. But he was getting SO over tired poor mite, he looks so much better for the rest.

Now, tell me to go away and finish my work - just have 15 mins left to do and it's all done, but I'm feeling ill and bleugh and can't be bothered...

totally exhausting and demoralising as you know they'll only pee in all your hard work! DD also has nappy rash, prob. because of my prevaricating over the dreaded nappy changes. It's like an angry face at both ends.

Glad it wasn't a torment Casmie. Now off you pop and finish that work, there's a good girl.

Ooooh wierd Spots! kiera has nappy rash as well, 1st time ever!
I't all clearing up now though, ahhh the wonders of Sudocreme

I have a lovely German cream called Penaten. well it smells lovely ... but not sure it's really working... German friends get all misty eyed when they smell it remembering their own babyhoods.

lucas is much better today; was quite whingey all day but i put it down to teething! again
bright red cheek, runny nose, runny bottom, runny mouth - i am just glad he drinks so much tea!
he also had his first time ever nappy rash and really a bad one too! sudocream did the trick for us; but still took quite some time!

ohhhh and don't start me on changing nappies! what a nightmare. so wiggly and so not wanting lie still!!!

very weird cats!!! supports my twin theory

casmie: glad that things seems to improve slightly with you! - have you finished your work??? and what kitchen did you go for in the end?

spots: wow, very advanced girl you've got there! walking - and yes, can't wait for it to be actually light when we get up

libb: sending some good vibes your way

so, i better go and try to catch up on some sleep! night night

nappy rash coming and going here as well. we've already had an awake an screaming baby at 830 tonight. gone down now though. left her to cry in the end. only about 5 mins though or i wouldnt have lasted.

libb, dont worry about kiddicare. misdee is adding me to her order, although i have asked the ebay girl to let me know if she can get one in too. have a feeling that she buys in bulk from kiddicare on this xdeal thing and sells them on on ebay.

not much to add. novelty getting online though. been trying all day.........roll on broadband.

yes casmie, what kitchen did you go for?

ouch egypt, no broadband!! hope it'll come soon!

bad night again! just the same as yesterday night! up every hour
poor mite can't breathe, nose is soooo blocked and i don't like his cough either. but we are both up now and he seems quite happy - very strange!

Finished the work thanks to nurofen and copious cups of tea.

Went for the Wicks kitchen in the end, but sourcing the sink & disposal unit separately for a similar model to one I really wanted - so best of both worlds! sad sink type link

Hmm... ds2 has found the off button on the computer. Should I be worrie.... [message terminated abruptly]

Love the sink! We have a nasty white plastic one with a sort of rough finish which never looks clean. I hate it.

DD is teething - 3 top teeth on their way through. She was hot and grumpy on Sunday and grumpy/clingy yesterday. Part of the problem on Sunday was that I was coming down with something and thought it was really cold so wacked the heating up, and had been to a birthday party so DD was wearing a sleeveless dress and cardigan so basically she was overwarm. Once DH stripped her off so she was just wearing a vest she was much better. Bad mother. So I had the one day of achiness and couldn't get warm and went to bed at 8.30 on Sunday but after that it is just a cold. DH seems to have started on it today.

Can I just say Judd your christening sounds lovely. And Kate how did DS's scan go?

Was up a bit in the night last night with DD but nothing until 3.30 so not too bad. DS also cried once. Why will he sleep through for days on end but as soon as DD has a disturbed night he wakes up too (but not at the same time as DD so not disturbed by her)?

DD getting very frustrated and cross if she can't stand up all the time. And I've got to go get two tyres put on my car at lunchtime whcih I'm not looking forward to - standing out in a draughty tyre place with my cold. But DH got a random 3% pay rise. Apparently everyone in his company has got one.

Yes, good sink. We had a Franke one in our last house ....this time around have a teeny tiny steel one (single) with badly angled drip area. It is the bane of my life. Sinks really matter.

Just had my first shot at joining the Toddlers' running group while DD stays at toddlers with the childminder. Beautiful run along sunny beach with tide out. And to cap it all, some kind person had brought chocolate slixces into Toddlers when we got back. happy happy joy joy.

hi all
well, just back from mother and baby. have made a little circle of friends now that keep asking for tea afternoons and walks to coffee shops, etc. so thats nice. trouble is, some of them are going back to work soon. 2 girls aren't so i guess we might start to spend a bit of time together. i look forward to these little meets. how else could i get through the week?! (no family nearby, these are the only people i know really!)

dd asleep in the car. does anybody else do this? i must say, we don't live along a street. in the middle of a field really, one of 4 barns and a farmhouse. i park outside my front door, like 2 metres outside my front door and the only people around are the neigbours, so i'm not a bad mum am i?!!

not such a great night last night. had screaming fit at 830 so we got her up. well dh did. she slept until 1245 then woke at 645, then 7. hmm. i am in the habit of giving her milk when she wakes now. oh dear. think i need to try and give her water and then just leave her. i do leave the room and let her cry a bit after an oz or two of milk as i feel that there's nothing wrong. don't know if she'll settle the same way with just water. certainly wouldnt with nothing.

pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease god send us our broadband modem TODAY..

hope you feel better soon bozza. babies are quite sensitive to heat arent they? didnt think they would be, but it seems that dd hates her sleeping bags. now i am wondering if she was too hot. if i put her down in her cosytoes (only comes up to her midrift btw) she kicks her right leg out - ALWAYS and goes to sleep quite happily for hours. 5am the other night! weird. only wearing a short sleeved vest and a babygro

spots, it sounds like you live in paradise

Egypt are they all going back full time? I still like to meet up with mummy friends on the days I am not working. I like to be part of the mummy & child network in the village. On Friday I had my hair done at my SAHM friend's house along with another friend who works part time and is also my neighbour. Yesterday I met another friend who works part time (she is the hair dresser!) with her DS at soft play. On Sunday took kids to a birthday party for another little girl that we met as swimming.

I try to avoid leaving DD in the car asleep but did it yesterday. Sometimes if I think she might fall asleep on the way home I put her in her poncho and transfer her to the cot (can do this now she is in next car seat). But yesterday she'd finished her second nap by 1.30 and I knew she would not last out to bedtime and she fell asleep in the car at about 4.20 on the way back from Asda. Only wanted her to have another 10 mins so didn't seem worth moving her. Car parked on drive on cul-de-sac.

Am feeling better already (so much easier sitting at my desk than trying to entertain grumpy DD, plus DS, plus do the cleaning/ironing/cooking).

DS and DD much more susceptible to heat than cold. I can normally guage but my own thermostat was out.

Hi everybody

Excitment of the day- the photographers we went to the other day want one a picture of the 3 of us IN THE MAIN DISPLAY WINDOWN OF THE SHOP!!!!!!!!!! So excited But there is no way we can afford to buy the pictures they showed us unfortunatly, £1160 for 4! Nope i think not.

Egypt- it's lovely you have that group of freinds to meet with. I still don't really know anyone No family nearby, and only the occasional mum and baby meeting and mn meet up.

Spots- I agree with Egypt, you live in paradise

Bozza- Good news about the pay rise. Hope you feel better soon.

Casmie- THAT'S MY SINK!!!
Well done for finishing your writing, you're very dedicated aren't you! I couldn't have done it feeling poorly. Rest up today.

Susi- I do hope tonight is better for you and Lucas. Have you got Calrub and baby Olbas oil? They really helped kiera when she had her bad cold.

I still have the smell of last nights curry in the house!
Anyway, i'm going to spend the afternoon polishing (and masking the smell of curry ) and hibernating from the rain. I have to wake kiera soon as well, she's had next to no nap today because we went to the photography viewing this morning.

Well she had 20 minutes or so. I actualy had to beg a cafe to heat up her jar of food for "my poor hungry baby" and when they finaly did, i turned round and she was asleep. Wouldn't ya know it?

Love to all
xxxx

Hello all. we've had lurgy too. Mostly better now, but after sleeping brilliantly when ill ds has now decided he needs to feed in night. I think his appetite went when ill, so available milk at bedtime dropped so he is trying to boost supply

Just had a call from estate agent. 18 months ago we looked at a house, well I say looked - it had been sold off plan,but then fell through so came onto market. We got the details ,but by the time the viewing arrived the original purchasers had managed to re-finance so went through with it, leavinge gazing forlornly at it from the street. It is a perfect location, perfect layout, I'm just not sure how big teh garden is, and whether the railway is noisy. But I go to see it on MOnday....

Hello - we are no longer the House of Germ (frantically touches wood). DS hasn't been sick since Sunday and DD hasn't been sick at all....hurrah! DS seems to be indicating that he can make do on less daytime sleep, but I don't want to cut him back too much incase he starts getting knackered when he manages to move more. Would love to get rid of the morning nap though.
Bozza, I am completely with you on the non-sitting down baby. DS braces his legs at every opportunity even when I put him in the stroller or the car seat! He wants to stand up at preschool when I'm trying to help DD change her shoes etc. and I have to resort to frantic karate chopping in the knee/stomach area to get him to buckle at all (does that sound cruel? It isn't, honestly!)
DH is seeing if he can get office space in his company's sales office nearby (couple of villages away). I think he is feeling the strain of talking to customers to a constant background noise of Teletubbies, nappy filling or incey wincey spider. I've got mixed feelings - I know we're cramping his style and not giving off a good work image, but on the other hand, he did make me a lovely toasted sandwich for lunch...........

Ooh Prufrock, hope it turns out to be a good'un... keep us posted.

Cat... £1160 for four photos??? blimey... won't they give you one for being beautiful enough to decorate their window?

I do in fact live in paradise but the kitchen sink lets me down. Your bit sounds nice too tho Egypt. BTW my sister in law who is a superhero mum of three lets her baby sleep in the car and I always thought you could only do that if you had 3 kids and were laid back, so well done on being laid back I say!

I think DD must be having teething stuff going on... she really is quite grumbly, tho not ill at all, and a bit off her food still. Only would take Hipp tropical fruit... dagnammit... She spent most of the day without a nappy because her rash looks so fierce, and I improvised various ingenious poo catching devices. She does 3 poos a day!

Bozza was it you who had hair dressing party at your house aeons ago? that did sound fun. hello Judd crossy posty!