July 07..Happy Birthday, ..little monkeys..

[twoplusone]

I ladies thought I would start this..

I cant believe they are starting to and are going to be turning one.. This year has flown over.. I miss being pregnant. But i love watching lee playng with his older brother and sister, it always makes me smile.
I love the fact that he is now playing properly , will go to his toy box pull himself up and see what he wants to play with.. normally after throwing everything round the front room first..No such thing as a tidy room in this house.. How do people do it.

Hope everyone is ok.. speak soon

[MelissaM]

Happy Birthday Mairi and Ben. Hope you and your mummies enjoy your first birthday!

Hi Luckymummy. Glad you are enjoying motherhood

2+1 sorry to hear about Lee giving you a fright - hope he is ok now and you managed to get some sleep. Really pleased you have good neighbours.

Meep - hope the sleeping gets better. I'm sure it will. Evelyn is sleeping much better again after waking every hour some nights.

Evelyn was at nursery Monday and Tuesday all and really enjoyed it. They even managed to get her to sleep in a cot and for more than 30 mins . I think she missed being around other babies yesterday though and was very clingy.

Just had her weighed and she's lost weight and that's after not putting any on the previous month. I guess it's only to be expected though when she is practically running everywhere. Oh and looks like the missing top middle tooth is going to pop through any day. That will be 6 in total! Really starting to think that still bf'ing isn't such a great idea...

[JennsterSlugSlayer]

MelissaM, ds has 10ish teeth I think including 3 molars and still breastfeeding

Happy birthday everybody in the next week, we are going on holiday tomorrow.

Enjoy the weekend, hope the weather gets better and all los are well.

[luckymummy20]

Ruby only has 4 teeth!

[twoplusone]

Ths=anks eveyone.. Lee is now a lot better and back to climbng everywhere and being a happylittle boy..

Just trying to sort the move out and I keep hitting brickwalls.. this is where I need my hubby, as in the miliitarty.. everything is generally done via the forces member.

I am getting help fromwelfare.. but I HAVE ASKED MY FRIEND HUBBY TO HELP ME NOW..i SO HATE BEING RELIANT ON OTHER PEOPLE.. sorry about that had caps on!!.

7weeks and 6days till hubby home and 8weeks today till the removals!!! if all goes to plan and they eventua;lly give me a house

My beighbours a re good.. apart from one.. who inveted herself inot my house for a drinl the other week.. got drunk and started asking me if I had had a sex change!!!! where my children had come from as I cant have children as i used to be man!!!! WTF.. I just laughed at her but took the uissue alot higher to get sorted out as she is upsetting people left riught and center.. The issue has now been solved and she has been warned by the powers that be not to give me any backlash.. for what has happened and to basically leave me alone.. I think with hubby away I have become a softy with issues like that , it really upset me and made me think do I really look that bad!!!!.

Anyway.. Happy Birthday for yester Mairi, and Ben.. Hope you and your mammies and daddies had a fab day..

I have added some new piccies of the kids that I have just had done black and white ones.. andthe are gorgeous even iff I do say so myself...

Have a good weekend

[DorisIsAPinkDragon]

Hi,

madmarriedNika's Mairi- 26th June
pulapula's Ben - also 26th June
Luckymummy20's - Ruby 3rd July
meep's minimeep Emily - 4th July
melissam's EvelynGrace - 8th July
Doris's Lydia -12th July
catstar's Orlena - 14 July
bilblio's Bryher - 20th July
justabout's LO - 23rd July
Jennster's ds - 23rd July
Miaou's ds2 - 25th July
2+1 Lee -18th july
Myfairone's DS - 25th July

welcome to luckymummy20

Haven't been about for a little while as we had another unexpected visit to Bristol (which is a looong schlepp from this side of Devon) to the Childrens Hospital, we've been resident again for the past week as Lydie gave us all another scare with her bowels, which at the moment seem to be her biggest problem.... however on the positive side we did escape without getting into the clutches of the surgeons.

She had been off her food for about a week ( unheard of for lydie!) and then Friday had not had any nappy action so we spent 12 hours in the local hospital before being transfered, with a week of noxious meds down tubes and up bottoms (sorry if tmi) but it worked and we are now offically unbunged!!!!!! You can probably hear dh's cries of BREACH, BREACH BREACH ( v. military-like in reference to nappy capabilities) from where you're sitting

However it is lovely to be a family again and to celebrate have been to the village church fete which was as lovely and twee as it sounds

Congratulations to Catstar and justabout for your great news and Happy Birthday to tots and mums, I can't believe it really is year!

Love to you all Doris

[DorisIsAPinkDragon]

PS forgot to say fab pics 2+1 and good for you for standing up to the knobby neighbour people like that well I won't waste words!!!!! ( plus I like to be all sweet and innocent on this boeard )

(and still no teeth here, hope the tooth fairy's got a good rate on her savings as she could be keeping her money for sometime yet!!!)

[madmarriedNika]

Oh no Doris, poor Lydie Really hope she remains unbunged for quite some time. Sorry to all others to talk CF for a mo, but I just wondered if you've tried seeing a medical herbalist at all? I was pretty cynical, or at least dubious, about such things but read some stuff on the good ol' web that it has been seen to help a lot of CFers with various issues, and after talking to our team here went to see a fully accredited herbalist. She gave us a "potion" that we give M 2 drops of morning and night and it seems to have really helped... That and using Acidophilis powder to help her gut fauna- I add 1/2 a teaspoon to 2 of her meals each day. Just a random thought in case any of that might offer some help...? I know that often though it's just bloomin CF and there's not much more you can do. M seems to be more affected by her lungs than digestion- yes she needs lots of creon but hasn't (touch wood furiously) been bunged up yet. Mind you she eats prune or apricot with OJ puree everyday, plus quite often bits of kiwi- enough to set me running for the loo anyhow!!

Happy belated B'day Ben! Hope you had a fab day & party went well? Had a lovely day ourselves, DS helped make the choc cake and was v v enthusiatic about M's bday, of course much more so than she was! We just had a bday tea with a few friends (& kids) over, kept it v simple, but went well, the sun shone and I somehow stopped feeling sad like I had during the run up . Played in the field behind our lane for ages in the loooong grass after dinner with all the kids and it was idyllic, M loved trying to walk (holding my hands) through the jungle!

2+1- really glad Lee is better, what a fright Hope the packing preps go ok- you have my sympathies I hate moving house (we are v attached to far too much clutter!) and I've not had to organise all that without my DH about...

Luckymummy20- welcome! Don't worry Mairi still has no teeth through!! My DS didn't get his first through until 13 months but he was 10 weeks prem so wondered if it was related to that... But now I think it must be genetic. Mind you, M is really, really suffering with her teething so I hope some come through soon... I need sleeeeep!!!
Ruby has a good birthday- it's the same as mine!!

xx

[LieselBollyKnickers]

Hi,

madmarriedNika's Mairi- 26th June
pulapula's Ben - also 26th June
Luckymummy20's - Ruby 3rd July
meep's minimeep Emily - 4th July
melissam's EvelynGrace - 8th July
Doris's Lydia -12th July
catstar's Orlena - 14 July
bilblio's Bryher - 20th July
Liesels Catriona - 20th July ( I think Tutters DS was round about this time too)
justabout's LO - 23rd July
Jennster's ds - 23rd July
Miaou's ds2 - 25th July
2+1 Lee -18th july
Myfairone's DS - 25th July

[meep]

Hi Liesel [meep waves from the East coast]

2+1 - I bet your dh would have had something to say to your horrid neighbour. How rude! She sounds horrendous - and I am sure you don't look bad at all.

Fab new photos

Oh Doris - sound like you've not been having much fun - glaf that Lydie is now de-bunged and no surgeons got their hands on her.

madmum - feel thankful that Mairi has no teeth - minimeep has taken to biting me on my shoulder - and last time she gave me one of her wee open mouth kisses she used it as an opportunity to bite my lip - ouch!!!

[Myfairone]

Hello all!
Hope you all had a great weekend.

2+1 - Im so glad to hear that Lee is better but sorry to hear about your crazy neighbour! She sounds out of control! I know its hard but you just have to try and ignore it. She has issues that are not related to you!

Glad you enjoyed your day Madmum.

Catstar - Well done on the removal of the dummy! Lets hope she doesn't go to thumb sucking now!

Meep - Was all geared up to discuss my 4th day today but my manager is off sick! grrrr....

Tried to get DS some soft shoes at the weekend but had yet another meltdown in the store! Seems the kid is destined to walk around in socks!

Hope you're all having a great day.

[twoplusone]

myfairone.. Lee wont even let me put socks on him let alone shoes!!!!!

Things are hectic here.. I think we are going to to try and get hubby back a little earlier, as I am ready to pull my hairout trying to do everything... will give it another couple of weeks..but I said if they can get you home at the end of this month, he only misses the last 3weeks.. and a week of that he wont be doing anythig anyway as they will have handed everything over.. We will have to wait and see prob get a big fat NO.. but it is worth a try for my sanity..

This has been a long hard 6 months!!!.

We have alos just been tiold that some of his new regiment is deploying in Feb for 6 months to the other warzone!!!!!!!!!!! Fingers crossed he wont be going.........

[catstar]

2+1 - hope you are successful getting DH back to help with the move. And fingers crossed he won;t be deployed anywhere too nasty.

MMN and Doris - felt a bit ignorant about CF so have just been reading up about it. I hope the various treatments have a positive effect. Sorry to hear Lydie has been in hospital again but hope she's doing better.

I am finding it hard going with a LO who won't sleep at night, morning sickness and having to go to work. Don't know how I'm going to get through the next 7.5 months!!!

Had a shock last night. DH was out (again!!!), O was asleep, I was hanging up some laundry, when I heard a funny sound coming from downstairs. Got to the top of the stairs to see next door's big, black Staffordshire Bull Terrier looking up at me . It had got through the fence and in the back door which I left open cos it was so warm. It started barking and woke O up so I shut myself in her room hoping it would disappear. It did, but it scared me! Will be having a word with next door tonight. It's their fence that needs fixing but somehow I think we'll be the ones shelling out for it .

Anyway, better dash as am desparate for food!! Hope all well.

[meep]

Evening Rev! How was the Bishop?

Catstar - don't remind me of themorning sickness - that is enough to stop my broodiness! Last time mine hit when we were away in NZ - all I could eat was cornflakes, I was so gutted. And NZ smells funny to a pregnant morning sickness Scot - it was horrible !

And yikes about the scary dog - definitely have a word with your neighbours (I am scared of dogs - but a bull terrier - I'd have been terrified!)

I share your pain over the sleep -or lack of! 2 nights ago I was up for 2 hours sitting in the dark in her room gently lying her back down every time she sat up to "play" in her cot - I lay on the floor so she couldn't see me and just had my hand in the cot. If anyone could have seen me they would have laughed!

Then last night she slept from 7.30pm until 7.45am, when I woke her up!
What is all that about???!!!

[pulapula]

Hi Meep-luckily DS is now sleeping through after his night-time antics but I am having real trouble getting him to sleep and he wakes early too. He will take an hour or more to fall asleep- anyone else having this?. He will be falling asleep on the breast as he's so tired then I lay him down and its a big game to sit up, throw his comforter over the bars, crawl around etc.

I just don't know what strategy to use- i've tried the lying back down but he sees it as a game after a while so i then walk out for a few minutes. I've tried sitting with him til he's falling asleep on me, looking at books to wind him down, but then he wakes up again when i lie him down. He is really tired but can't stop himself messing around, until he was eventually so shattered he couldn't push himself up. It's been like this for a few nights, and I want my evenings back. I know its not in the league of 2 hours in the night, but it's really getting me down. I am getting really angry with him too which is worrying me, as I am being rough when I lay him back down.

[twoplusone]

happy Birthday Runy.. xx

Hope everyone is well..

I have this sometimes pulapula.. but i do just keep laying him down, and I sit in the room.. or if i have had a stressful day..dd does it for me. As he stands we lay him down.. we dotn talk to him.. whilsty he is laid down, we read or do a puzzle book.. It can take an hour somenights..

he is getting better though..

Good luck hun
xx

[catstar]

Meep - your post could have been written by me (except for last night's experience!). We are up nearly every night continually laying O back down. She sits in the corner playing until she wants to go back to sleep then can't (or won't) lay herself back down. We get rid of the dummy only for this next phase to take over. That's how I'm getting through - just keep saying "Itsjustaphase" over again!

Pulapula - I know what you mean about the anger. The other night I was reduced to tears for the first time by Little O - I just wanted some sleep. In fact, I was so tired this morning I didn't make it into work . I took O to nursery, came home and slept for 2 hours. I think it's done me the world of good. I stll feel sick but feel that I can cope a bit better with a bit of sleep under my belt.

Love the new name Rev! How did the weekend retreat thingy go? See you back as Justabout soon!

Right, off to tackle the bathroom when all I want to do it sit and stuff Quavers....

[twoplusone]

Happy Birthday minimeep... xx

Today I got my new quarter address.. so excited now.. just need to sort removals out then we are done..

[madmarriedNika]

Justabout- so sorry I neglected to congratulate you on being ordained! Sounds like it was a very moving although hard experience. I am incredibly impressed at your hard work and discipline- well cone

2+1- great news about your new quarters

Happy belated birthday Ruby, and Happy Birthday Emily! Hope you all had lovely memorable days.

Not much news from our quarter, Mairi is finally beginning to cruise 'properly' so there's been at least a ten fold increase in accidents!! Also when she's trying to walk using our hands she keeps attempting to let go...she's very determined but really not quite ready yet for solo walking!

Catstar, pulapula and meep you all have my sympathies re. sleep, or the lack of.... It's been over a month since M slept "well". We're still up at least 4 times each night and it was taking ages to settle her each eve...and I too was really missing my evenings (and panicking about work...).. Anyhow we resolved to really try to "train" her back into sleeping better, even though she is evidently still fairly sore with teething (still no teeth!!) and she is no longer to be allowed into our bed unless she is properly ill! But boy does she fight sleeping in her cot, she'll happily fall asleep on me but then the moment she's lifted down into her cot the yelling starts, enough to probably wake the neighbours... I try the patting/stroking/sitting next to her but often this seems to do nothing but infuriate her further...I feel I should know the "tricks" after DS but it seems not!! I don't like leaving her to cry as I just find it very hard- plus she wakes DS then...
Hoping that this phase passes soon (she hasn't yet started to stand in her cot, so know that's coming soon!!).

Also I have finished breastfeeding and feeling v sad about it. To be honest she probably would still nurse in the middle of the night but she really hasn't been bothered about it in the day, even at bedtime, and now she's on cows milk from a cup she doesn't seem to need the comfort I used to provide when BFing...am sad that stage is over though...But know we're fortunate to have been able to for so long.

Right, off to read the "No Cry Sleep Solution" again- used it with DS but seem to have forgotten all the techniques!

[madmarriedNika]

well cone - well done! oops...can't type anymore...

[meep]

Bedtime is a struggle here too. I have found that if I sit in the room with her patting her tummy or doing any of the "tricks" we all seem to be using, it just makes minimeep more determined to play . I have to just leave her - it normally only takes a minute or so of tears (which start as soon as I walk out the door) before she settles - but it has been longer and it breaks my heart. I do pop in and say shush but whenever I do that she will spring up (who knew a tired baby could be so spritely!) and sit waving her wee arms about!

Last night was bad - our fault as she had both me and dh singing happy birthday to her and playing too close to bed time, She'd slept for 10 mins in total at nursery and was beyond tired! But then she slept all night - hooray!

Pula - I totally agree that it is hard/frustrating/anger-inducing - minimeep tries to push herself up and is so tired that she can't lift her head off the mattress - but she will still try and try and try!

I brought little fairy cakes into nursery for her b'day - and they put a candle in Emily's - very cute!

I can't belive she is one - I used to look at one year olds and think they were so grown up - and now my wee boo is all grown up! But she'll always be my wee baby!

Justabout - I didn't know what the retreat was all about - wow - I'm not terribly religious - but it does sound very spiritual - ( and I am in awe of your ability to be silent for so long!)

2+1 - that's great news about the new address - have you heard if your dh is coming home earlier yet? At least you'll get away for your mad neighbour.

marriedmum - don't be sad - she'll still be demanding lots of comfort in the form of cuddles and kisses for years to come!

[twoplusone]

That was lovely of the nursery meep.. to put a candle in her cake.

marriedmum.. dito the dont be sad.. but tbhI still beat myself up about not been able to bf any of mine... if only I had tried harder!!!! but as meep says there is still al the cuddles and kisses to come..

Doesnt look like hubby will be allowed to come home early,, his boss just said any probs that I have to tell my DH and he is to tell him and he will sort it. Dh tried saying its not just the brick walls she is hitting is the trying to sort everything.. look after three children, sorting out etc.

I have packed 6 boxes so far.. I will have the packers do all the big stuff and very breakable stuff.. but I am trying to de clutter and pack as much as I can.. I like to take all my piccies down to de personalise the house..
But at the mo the hwhole house is upside down.. I cant seem to keep on top of it.. as lee is so demanding now on my time and attention, as is Scott who is very jealous of his brother still.. infasct the older lee is gettign the worse the jealousy.

I am dreading Nicole going away.. she is going on the 25th July to her fathers, then goes to my mum on the 6th August.. to go to spain with her till the 18th aug.. then she flies home the 19th aug.
My FIL is flying out here on the 18th Aug to help me take the 6foot fence in the garden down so I can put it up in the next house for the dog.. he has only booked a flight one way so that he can help us the other end too, which is really nice of.

TBH I am a bit peed of with our families as this will be the first visitor family wise since DH deployed in Feb!!! So I am dending to think f them all at the momnet as I do feel as if it is defo out of sight out of mind.. before dh went they were all saying to him dont worry about * and the children we will come over and visit and give her a hand!!!! Yeah right.... Sorry didnt mean to go off on one there..

Right best go do some more sorting and packing whilst the boys are in bed.. I have promised them all a day out tommorrow if the weather is nice.. there is a park in holland called the mushroom park.. it has a good walk in it, a paddling pool and differrent adventure playrounds.. so they should enjoy themselves there...

Takce care ev1..