APRIL 2008- The One Where We Recite The Weaning Guidelines and Fight Through The Growth Spurts!

[VictorianSqualor]

07 March: Ashton, a fourth child for gemprincess, 5lb 13oz @ 34+6
09 March: Ted, a second DS for Daftmoo, 7lb 14oz @ 36+0
21 March: George William, a first baby for KnitterintheNW, 7lb 2.5oz @ 37+3
25 March: Olivia, a second baby for TheMaskedPoster, 7lb 2oz @ 38+4
28 March: Pablo, a third baby and first DS for vacaloca, 7lb 14oz @ 39+4
28 March: Matteo Alexander, a first baby for Gangle @ 38+0 (?)
30 March: A baby girl, a second child for PortAndLemon, 8lb 15oz @ 39+5
02 April: Jak, a baby boy for rainbowdays, 9lb @ 39+1
02 April: A baby boy, a second child for bunyanvillas, 6lb 14oz @ 37+5
02April: Struan, a baby boy for Donnabels, 6lbs 15oz
02 April: A baby boy for mummyofaprincess @39 weeks
03 April: A baby girl for PippiCalzelunghe @38+2weeks
03 April: Aeryn Daisy, a baby girl for Denny185, 9lb 8oz @ 39+3
03 April: Benjamin, a baby boy for Micegg, 8lb 3oz @ 39+4
03 April: Roelof Grové, a first DS for Sal22, 7lb 5oz @ 38+5
03 April: A baby boy for siikibam, 6lb 8.5oz @39+1wks
04 April: Matilda, a baby girl for AprilsFoolsBaby 7lb @
06 April: Henry Peter, a baby boy for Sheds, 7lb 130z @ 40+4
07 April: Sebastian George, a fourth DS for Peachy, 8lb 4oz @ 41+1
07 April: Jack, a first baby for ThePFJ, 7lb 5.5oz @ 41+1
07 April: Lexie Bea, a fourth baby for babywhiting, 8lb 1oz @ 39+4
08 April: Alasdair, a second DS for bunnyrabbit, 8lb 5.5oz @ 40+3
08 April: James Samuel, a third baby for honeybee10, 6lb 7oz @ 37+2
09 April: Zara Mia Martin, a first baby for V1KK1M, 7lb 10oz @ 41+0
09 April: Jasmine, a baby gilr for Niceychops
11 April: Kyran for rdk, 7lb 13oz @ 38+3weeks
11 April: Sebastian James, a second baby for Fleecy, 10lb 2oz @ 40+4
11 April: A baby girl, a first baby for CeylonSapphire, 7lb 12oz @ 41+1
11th April: Florence, a baby girl for LouMoose
12 April: Maya Alice, a first baby for egyptianprincess, 8lb 15.5oz @ 40+3
12 April: Sophia Viviana, a second DD for AussieDivaonaBreak, 6lb 12oz @ 39+3
15 April: Alexander Oliver, a third baby for VictorianSqualor, 10lb 3oz @ 41+0
16 April: Ailish, a first baby for Mollyfloss, 6lb 11oz @ 40+3
16 April: A baby girl, a second baby for elfsmummy, 7lb 13oz @ 41+1
16 April: Zoe, a baby girl, a first baby for ToastAddict, 6lb 10oz @ 39+3
16 April: Jasmin, a baby girl, a first baby for Eggandketchup, 9lb 3oz @ 41+4
17 April: A baby boy for paranoidmumy, 8lb 9oz @ 41+4
17 April: A baby boy, a second son for lorisparkle, 7lb 12.5oz @ 41+6
17 April: Benedict, first baby for LadyBee 9 lb 3oz @ 41 +2
18 April: Millie, a baby girl for scorpio1 8lb 9oz @ 41+?
18 April: Cameron, a second baby for munchkinmum @ 39+5
19 April: Oliver Michael, first baby for bashboid, 7 lb 4 oz at 41 +3
20 April: Samuel, a first baby for Velbels. 8lb15oz at 41+1weeks.
20 April: Angharad Mai, 8lb 4oz, 40+6, first for 7monthsplus
20 April: Emilia, 7lb15oz, a first baby for SuzeM, 40+6
21 April: Eve, a second baby for Scampmum, 8lb 4oz @ 39+3
22 April: Sam, a second son for Soph73 @ 40+0
22 April: Molly, a first baby for EllieG, 8lb 8oz? @ 40+5
22 April: Daisy, second baby for AttilaTheHan @ 40 +3
22 April: Zoe Olivia, second daughter for Piccallilli2 7lb 1oz @42+1
23 April: Jessica Elizabeth, first baby for BabyBratt @ 40+1 7lb 12oz.
24 April: A baby girl, a second daughter for christmaspixie, 9lb 2oz @ 40+6/41+5
24 April: Miya Jade, baby girl for ShelleySare at 39+4
25 April: Amelie, a first baby for Dondons, 9lb, 41+3 (i think!)
25 April: Aisha, a second baby for Jaq39 7lb 14oz @ 41+4
26 April: Hope Olivia, a second dd for northeastmummy, 7lb 11oz at 41 .
26 April: Gabriel, a third child for Bainmarie @ 41+5
26 April: Eli Michael, a baby boy for LittleMissTurquoise, 7lb 15.5oz @ 40+5
27 April: a baby girl for Ayomi, 6lb 1oz @ 41+0
28 April: Jacob Andrew, a 2nd DS for Kaybeeand2boys, 8lb 4oz @ 41+5
29 April: Thomas Henry, a 2nd DS for TLSM, 7lb 8oz 40+3
30 April: Harry Samuel, a fourth ds for Chipmonkey, 9lb 5oz @ 39+2
30 April: Ellie, a baby girl for Annamama
01 May: Sophie May, a baby grl for Annieroo, 6lb 5oz @ 41+4
01 May: Euan George, a baby boy for Jenniejennie, 8lb @ 40+4
02 May: Robyn Olivia, a baby girl for soph28, 8lb 1oz @ 42+1
05 May: Nora Martina, a first baby for Eva07, 7lb 8oz @ 41+2
05 May: A baby boy for Beeper, 8lb 10oz @ 41+0
05 May: Gabriella Summer, a first baby for Mum2babyroo, 8lb 4oz @ 40+6
06 May: Wilf, 8lb 60z for bigbadmom @ 41+6
07 May: James Andrew, a second ds for Moominsmummy, 8lb 13oz @ 41+5
08 May: Ellie Isabella, a first baby for Carey87, 7 lb 8oz @ 42+1
08 May: Robin David, a 2nd baby for Woollymummy, 8lb 11 oz @ 41+3
09 May: 4 kittens for scorpio's cat!
10 May: Astrid Mary, a second dd for sagitta, 8lb 8oz @ 42+0

I will put on some taken from the waist up as my arse still looks humungous and I will not have photos of it on the internet.

I do, VS. Though i find being a SP very hard.

yay! DS is down, dinner will be ready in 20mins and I have a glass of wine (pinot grigio) at my side. Feel knackered but not stressed and that makes a huge difference I think.
I can't believe that's another week done, when I was first off I felt that each week lasted forever and forever, now they seem to whizz by

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS for tomorrow Ellie, I'd forgotten that it had been postponed to tomorrow. So what will the day involve for you all? details details please

Sadly, I find being a parent to DD very hard. I love her but not the way I love the DS's and I know that;s down to the PND, and probably my own relationship with my mother, I try fucking hard though.

Agree with PND. Someone from Family Services down here helps me bond with ds1 by giving me little stepping stones to try to get closer - i recognised that very feeling you just described and told ds1 headteacher, and she linked me up with them. it helps, yknow? Especially since having Mimi i realise what having a baby should be about.

Don't beat yourself up, lovely.

That must be hugely tough VS, but I'm sure that just by recognising the different way you feel you compensate for it.

Oh yes, I'm determined that unless DD has problems bonding herself she will never know.

I just asked ehr when putting her to bed (she ahs been up having popcorn n crisps n films with me) if I could be a better mum in anyway, she took ten minutes to say that I should let ehr hold Alex more, but she keeps banging his head, so I said 'hmm, you may thnk so but I bet alex wouldn't sya'ooh mum you could be better by letting ella bang my head more foten'' She found it amusing and I knwo she has had a good night. I have so much respect fort hose of you that are step parents.

I know what you mean though Scorpio, I make a real effort to treat her the way I would if it was Bobby or Alex.

DP has 9 Y/O DD who has thankfully bonded with her baby sister very well over her last few visits.
It helped that I said soon she would be able to boss her little sister about (elder sister is 19 and really keeps her in line!)

EllieG, congratulations! Have a wonderful time tomorrow .

DD stirred and I went to sit with her. She grizled like mad but never properly woke up but managed to cover amazing amount of space. She can turn her whole body 45 degrees which is impressive I think!

Bearmama - wow at your dds eyes!!!

Ellie, best of luck for tomorrow! What a special day for all of you! Can't wait to see the pics.

The birthday dinner was ok, but I do find myself wanting to talk about R all the time and then reminding myself to shut up since, whilst I'm sure they're happy for me, they don't really care (no kids yet). It's great that I know with you lot I can just be myself.

DH was boiling when I got home, sweating etc etc - think he had a fever. I gave him some tablets and he's now sleeping. Really hope it's nothing contagious.

On a cheerful note - I walked past a new nursery this afternoon, decided to go in, and it's absolutely lovely!!! Met all 3 staff, so brilliant, and they were amazing with this little baby there. They've also got an opening for next year, so I'm going to book a place for in case I want to go back to work in January. This is such a relief, as the nursery I viewed the other day broke my heart, and unless I work silly hours again, I can't afford a private nanny.

Sal, the nursery I sent Bobby too were amazing. I adored them, I turned up at random times for the first few weeks and he was always being hugged or smiling in a high chair or asleep.
Some nurseries are FAB.

That's great Sal - what's the nursery called?
I'm always curious to know how they work with babies. How much care they give them, good to hear good reports.

Thanks scorpio1 - cannot claim the credit, tis DP who has blue eyes, mine are brown. Am hoping they stay blue, everyone comments on them.

VS, that's so good to hear. As we lived too far from town, I never went to a nursery - my mom taught us to read and write etc before we went to school, so I don't really know how things are "supposed" to look. I've therefore decided to go on the children's reaction. If the equipment looks stimilating, the environment safe and the children happy, it's right for me. Oh, and it helps if the staff don't look bored out of their minds as that woman the other week did. Surely, if kids annoy you, a nursery might not be the best place in the world to work!

Ladybee, this is the place. I am a bit confused about the "childminders" thing (they don't advertise themselves as a nursery, but rather as a childminding service). (I don't care either way btw, I liked what I saw - I turned up unannounced and everything was clean, this baby was being cuddled, he looked so happy and they really looked as if they love children.) The ground floor that I saw is arranged as a nursery - two big rooms with all the nursery equipment you find anywhere else, the garden is being arranged for the kids only (e.g. a play area, but they will also be able to plant and tend to vegetables apparently), and additional toilets will be built at the back for the children. Sounds like a nursery to me. Maybe it's something to do with their qualifications?

Oh yes, and best of all - it's five minutes walk away from us!

FFS

DH has gone to get Z and there is a big crash on the motorway M5 (not FFS-ing at that btw)and now DH wants to go to Surrey to see his parents...i am gonna be here alone for all day now AGAIN

Sal - my dcs nursery/school club thing is only 3 minutes away, dc love it there and have been going since R was 12 months. Hoping Mimi might go for a morning after Xmas, just to give me a few hours a week.

It's such a relief to hear the dc actually love it there, as it was a bit of a new area for me. I might see if they've got a couple of hours a week opening earlier so that R can gradually get used to the set-up, and I can use the time to do some studying again, which I've been really lazy about the last couple of months (exams early Dec).

For some stupid reason I didn't go to be last night after I came back - was up until after 2am..., just wasn't tired. This morning it feels as if I was hit by a bus. And we've got an engagement thing to go to tonight, but luckily have to leave at 10, as babysitter only booked until 11.

Oh, and I had loads of milk this morning! Hehehe, even got excited when it leaked a little.

good idea IMO to get him settled in my nursery they only have up to 6 babies at once, and a lovely room. you need to check sleeping, highchairs, will they let you use BLW there, also whats included - nappies, food, milk (if ff). check staff - do they look happy, are they engaging babies? are toys always out? when do they go outside? suncream? etc etc

1 hand typing!

Thanks for the nursery tips. I'm booking an appointment so that DH can go and view with me for a second opinion, but I just feel so right about this one. It is such a relief, as I got a bit worried about the options around here (I only liked one other nursery, but it's unlikely that I'll get a space there until March next year, and it'll take at least 30 mins to get there by bus, most likely more in traffic). One of the ladies I met in baby massage said she'll do nanny share with me for 3 days a week next year, so even if I did that, I'd need to provide cover for the other two, and it would cost more obviously.

Hmm, I wonder - what's your take on mixed care? Because even if I did the shared nanny, it'll mean that R is at our place for 3 days a week, the nursery 2 days a week, and then the next week 3 days at her place, 2 days at the nursery. I'm concerned that this might confuse him a bit, so am tempted to go for full-time nursery. What do you think?

I personally love nurseries. Varied care,people, activities and one place iyswim. Also, people watching each other all the time could mean less room for 'mistakes' or heaven forbid, neglectful behaviour.

Also i enjoy nursery being there because if i have a hairdressers appt or something they can go in there and its easy to get extra time

Yes, that makes sense. Also, with there being 3 of them, the risk of having to arrange emergency cover (or not go to work) when/if the nanny is sick is reduced, as well as removing the nanny's holiday's cover issue. The flexibility sound great. I think if my dh likes this as much as I do, I'm going to stick with full time there then - he agrees that, in principle, it sounds like the ideal plan.

We're out of milk, bread, food in general... And I can't be fussed enough to go to the shops. So thus far I had a piece of cheddar (on it's own!) and a coffee for breakfast. Oh, just saw the time - maybe I should get to the shops now, as even I can't have the same for lunch, lazy or not.

my dh just lets me decide everything....cant work out wether that is better or not, lol!

so dh is in woking now

Am a bit pissed off. Here alone again with dc, DH on way home from Surrey but will be hours.

Fed up of doing it alone alot - he asked last night if he could go fight training tomorrow for the afternoon - WTF is the point of having Z here?? He is working all next week and wanted to spend his one whole day off out without any of the dc!!

When he said bye this morning i just thought i keep hearing that word; he has a really busy life alone most of the time and i always have dc.

What about the rest of you?

Hmm, I wouldn't like it either. Does he know you feel a little isolated and would like to spend more time with him?

Here we've returned from the exciting activity of grocery shopping... But at least we've had some proper food again, so an improvement overall I guess.

Leaving for the party in an hour and a half and would rather sleep or go to a quiet movie with DH! Not staying long though, as have to be back by 11.