January 08 shiny new - year babies, " Food, glorious food...there's nothing quite like it!"

[lilyloo]

Well done Filly

I saw my best friend's 6-week old yesterday. He was lovely btu it made me think how much more fun they are when they are older.

I need all your patience vibes over here guys. Staying with rellies getting very wearing!

Starting to get back to normal here. Finally persuaded dd to sleep in her cot rather than our bed last night and she even managed some breakfast - banana and watermelon followed by half a weetabix.

On the subject of weight, dd is 30 weeks and just over 15lb. She's long and thin, so I reckon it must be the supermodel gene that's just skipped a few generations. She's never been a big eater and still not sleeping through the night, but I must say my hv's have been great and very supportive even when I was stressing out about her weight earlier on.

betterhalf - snap! I think I've lost my red book as well and I know I only had it yesterday. Interested to know what they do.

Hello to everyone else, must go - lunchtime

surprise not achy at all so far

also no lie in though , nathan fed 10.30, 1am, 2.30am , 5.30 when we were up for an hour as he poos best in a clean nappy and after another nappy change was wakey wakey, then awake at 7.15 yawn.

Have discovered the pool where I go for aquarobics also does parent and tot sessions and plan to take Nathan thursday. Should he wear anything besides a swimming nappy?

other than that lazy day here, dh's day off.

Morning ladies. Lo slept till 4.30 had a bottle and a play thne slept till 7.30 so I feel like I had some good sleep at last.
He's also eating better today. I think the heat just basicaly wore him out.
Who is pregnant again ? I know one of the Jan ladies were. I saw a very pregnant lady yesterday and felt very sorry for her. She did look puffed out poor love

I'm convinced lo is saying mama now. He says it loads. Probably copying the other boys
Supposed to be going to a BBQ this afternoon. Hope the weather holds off.
Have a good afternoon all.
Whens the next meet up?

Updated my pics by the way

LaTrucha - sending you lots of patience vibes, have just got back from our month with rellies and have to say both dh and I have agreed that, while we want her to appreciate family/culture, it was tooooooo long

Pregnant again? don't think I could even contemplate it at this stage

Lovely pics Gingeme. We have a bath seat just like that. Toby loves it.

Lovely pics Gingeme. George looks so big. We have got the same bath seat too but DD too small. She is still in the one that looks like an armchair.

I've uploaded a new picture of Toby too. Finally remembered my password to log in to do it!

Lovely photos Gingeme. We've just got that bath seat!

I can't see them Betterhalf?

Hi all,

Anyone else get really bad rain last night? We ended up with a mini flood in our porch area and a crisis for DD2 as our SKY went off and no Nick Jr...(I don't usually let her watch telly late, but since we went to Thomas Land am letting her watch the programme when it is on)...

Lily - DD2 excema slightly better last night, prob because it was cooler.

Simpson - like you am taking the weaning stage very slowly due to DD2 excema and still at the puree stage. Glad to know I am not the only one whose LO is refusing food sometimes.

Gingeme - well done on the weight loss.

laTrucha. Don't know why they aren't showing up for you. i just clicked on me and they were there. Then again I'm not very computer literate

Betterhalf you need to set your profile page to be made public so it shows she little yellow book icon.

Amani - There was crisis here too as sky went off and DH could not watch tour de france highlights

Betterhalf - love the pics

DD has managed a chomp of a breadstick today and rather than just sucking on it as usual she actually chewed and swallowed quite a big lump with no probs

Hi all,

Back from a blissful week in Devon but now also back to solitary childcare as dh back at work in full-on-not-getting-home-until-after-lights-out mode already

Ah well...it was lovely being able to take time over feeding/bathtimes etc whilst we were away...!!

Havn't had a chance to catch up yet and just about to take both dcs swimming with my MIL (ahem....due to meet her in 30 mins but both still sleeping, bags not packed and got to give Tamara her bottle...think we'll be on time??!)

Anyway, just wanted to wave at everyone and will try to catch up tonight

xxx

Done it. What a plonker I am!

Now that's cute, Betterhalf.

Might go and update mine....

filly - welcome back

loving all the photos, have added 2 of my boys
(ignore the card one, was to show someone else on another thread, will delete at some point!)

forgot when i changed my name that my previous photos wouldn't be on my profile anymore. remember some message coming up about merging which i ignored but now don't know how to merge, ah well, these photos will have to do for a start.

right, ds2 wants some tea and ds1 due back from nursery any moment so best get off here!

justkeepswimming... they are so cute!

JKS - lovely! lovely!

It's the day for pics! Mine are updated too.

LaTrucha..... think you've done the same as me! I can't view your page.

hmm

hello everyone- sorry for not posting for a while, things have been like a roller coaster here butI'm getting betterIt was Ruby's chrsietning on Sunday and it was fab, only had one set back outside the church at teh beginning but managed to deal with it without anyone really noticing.
The tablets I'm on aren't really helping the panic attacks but i have only just started the counselling so fingers crossed!
Ruby is on 3 meals a day, she loves cod and sweet potato- although the smell of her nappiues after are horrific- especially if it is a 1st morning poo!
She is only wanting 17oz of milk a day now but she is eaing loads so should be fine, is anyone else making all their own food? How are you finding it? I have given up on the ice cube trays as she was having 7-8 ice cubes per meal so have started filling plastic cups up and putting cling film over the top in the freezer seems to do the trick nicely!

Talking of the Christening I did have a break through the day before, I am not sure if you remember my post about the Christening when I was organising it but my MIL wanted me to invite all the extended family and to be honest that would have totalled a further 20 people which we just couldn't afford as we were already paying for a 3 course meal for 25 people at £15 per head! We found out on sat that she had invited them anyway and they had actually booked a seperate table at the restaurant- I put my foot down and told her to stop undermining me and my dh and that her behaviour was making me more ill, I made her ring all the extended family and tell them she was wrong in inviting them, she called me back about an hour later and told me that they understand I was having a few mental issues, cheeky cow, I have a panic disorder which she has made worse in my opinon, anyway I couldn't care less because the dasy was lovely!

I've read some of the posts and the lo are really coming along, it's such an exciting time! Is anyone else not going back to work? We have decided for me to become a stay at home mom, which is great- I know how lucky I am but it will be tight - love to all xx

oooh i lost me red book, told the hv today that I think I threw it out with the newspapers she then had a moan at me for not recycling !!! Anyway she is ordering me a new one!

Bluebell hope the counselling works for you. Sounds like you had a lovely Christening. Your MIL sounds very nice ( not), but good on you for standing up to her.

Oooh and thanks for the info on the Red Book. I will get the HV to order me one when I see her tomorrow.