Feb 08 - Never mind my wrinkly tum, look what's come out of my baby's bum!

[Gill79]

done it

Hello all- Welcome Strawberry- MyDS is 3.5yrs and DD was born 7th feb, hope you stick arounf we are a great bunch here!!!!

Nice to here from u missnat, Glad Henley is doing well-

Ginger isn't that always the case- never get a hot cup of tea!!!!lol

Off to bed now c u all tomorrow

Hello again Missnatalie, nice to hear how you and Henley are doing.

And welcome Strawberry

Am feeling uninspired (bit poorly/achey/fluey) so going to go to bed now... hopefully not to be woken up for some hours to come!!

its very quiet- where is everyone???

Welocme strawberry and welcome back missnat!

Thanks for reassuring words about development, am just being a bit paranoid i think!

Hope you're ok sally.

Looked at Bicester website, it looks nice there but it's quite a long way from me. Is there a train station near the shops? Am slightly worried about getting lost! (which is mad because i've driven all over the country before, i think it's a post baby confidence thing).

Off to check dinner now. Wonder where egg's got too?

Hi everyone!

Welcome strawberry. My ds2 will be 4 at the end of October so similar age to your dd. I'm finding it a 'challenging' age at times at the moment!

Gill - the summer is over - what summer - hasn't it just been rubbish this year. Agree that it's easier not having to smother them in suncream though.

Misnat - hi there! I think it's probably normal for babies to cut down on their milk intake once they're taking a significant amount of solids. Milk is still the most important thing for them at this age though so it's important they still get enough. If your lo is refusing bottles I would give him a lot of things like porridges/cereals where you can 'hide' the milk. My sil who has a 10 month old has just been advised to do this as her ds was not gaining enough weight.

Ginger - the only thing that's certain is that all babies will develop at different speeds and do things at different ages. My lo is pretty solid sitting now and loves being on his feet. He has absolutely no interest in rolling or moving at the moment though - not surprising given that his brothers provide him with an endless stream of entertainment/toys so he really has no reason to move! Gives me a bit longer to try to figure out how I'm going to stop him from eating all the lego which is invariably scattered all over the house.

Its been raining here all day today(again). Ds1 seems to be settling well into school although he still doesn't know (or claims not to know) many of his classmates names. He can be quite shy and reserved at times - I just hope he'll make friends soon.

bicester is going to be great.
tyaca good to have you back.
gill and bean you made me laugh alot about the tragic programme.
welcome back missnatalie. Ferdie is about the same weight as Henley at 5 months but can't remember his height. he's eating for britain too but sadly still having a bottle in middle of night.
hi strawberry.
rozzy you seem to have coped with the transition smoothly. am knocked out you ran 8 miles after putting the kids down. you are hardcore.
ginger-monkeyworld how romantic can you get!
well im bleary eyed from 3 days without the useless columbian girl and dh inviting 6 people over to dinner last night insanity. and lo continuing the poo theme by pulling off her stinky nappy in her cot and smearing it on her tummy, legs, cot, toys, dummies, cot bumper...she was quite distressed when i finally got her up (bad mummy ignored the crying from upstairs as thought it was just the usual). she kept saying got mud on tummy. have to say have had 3 mainly really enjoyable days with the kids-amazing.
dh going for democratic convention in us next week so am hot footing it to inlaws for some help for a few days-hope doesn't end in disaster rows.
anyway we're off for a hoolie tomorrow til sunday in france without the kids. can't wait
sally glad you had a good break.
egg, my friend is moving to the winchester area. she doesn't really know it well but has to move for dh's job. she wants to live somewhere with good mums community. i said i'd ask you if you had any ideas. she doesn't have kids yet but is planning to start trying soon.

Hi all - just signing off for a week or so as going on hols.

Princess - LOL at DD and her nappy . Have a good time away - can't believe you're going to be in a different country to your DCs!

Oooh and exciting news from here - I was feeding DS today and he was sitting on the floor with his back to the sofa when he leant round, grabbed hold of the sofa and stood up! It was so amazing to watch him get upright all by himself

Hello all sorry got a bit behind on the thread so was putting off posting . Welcome to strawberrycornetto (I like the mint ones best!) and hello to missnat too.

Ginger toby seemed absolutely spot on when we saw him. I keep worrying about DD because she is so far behind DS2 on pretty much everything physical. DS2 is very nearly crawling, he can get anywhere he wants across the room, is now sitting pretty well, he was playing with DS1 yesterday (with some cars) and seems way ahead of DD. She seems fine, perfectly happy, can sit briefly if you get her in position but doesn't bother rolling at all anymore unless she is very angry and left on floor crying. I can't imagine her being strong enough to crawl for ages.

Gill have a fab hol and Princess a good weekend away. We are off to outlaws on Sunday for the week and prob no access to computer and even my blooming phone doesn't work there .

DTs both got bitten at nursery on Monday. By an older baby in their group.Skin was broken and blood was drawn on both . Was a bit upset about it on Tuesday mainly that it happened to both of them, when the staff should have been on red alert after DS2 was bitten to stop anyone else getting bitten (child has bitten others before apparently too). Anyway have had a long chat with them and am happy that it WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. Poor DD was bitten on her face .

Princess nearly missed your last para. We live in Hyde in Winchester (10 mins walk from station and town centre). It is full of young families. I mean full. Definitely would recommend it. The house opposite is up for rent at the mo!

Morning! Jealous of those heading off on hols, have a good time and look forward to hearing all about it on your return.

Pl - that nappy smeaaring sounds awful!

Had such a norman wisdom moment last night. Before I go to bed I always go in and check on the boys. Went into ds2's bedroom not realising that dp had helpfully left a small chair right in the door so theatrically style I walk in trip over said chair and go crashing into the cot almost landing in it!!! Ds2 immediately woke up crying bless him. Luckily didn't take long for him to go back to sleep but then he woke up at 5am so feeling a bit bleary eyed. Especially as ds1 was up at 5.30am yesterday!! It's like they take it in turns to get up early making sure they wake the other one up in the process!! Can't complain tho as the in laws have got ds2 this morning while ds1 is at nursery and then they're having ds1 this afternoon so at least I can catch up on sleep as well as get the 101 great jobs I need to get done!!

Hi all have missed u all laptop not working using blackberry n its limited so can't read all saba is now tounging I think is because of teething every time I kiss him hope all lo are fine will be back soon need lots of advice

Nothing much happening here. DS not being as sick now, I have stopped giving him dairy and also bread which seems to have helped. Also I'm putting baby rice in all his fruit pots to make it thicker as GP said it might help him keep it down.

Going in to work tomorrow to try and find out if I can still do the hours I had verbally agreed with my boss (who has been mysteriously suspended), fingers crossed

Hi Ruva good to see you back on here x is your lo drooling a lot? and just generally whingy? then its probably teeth, this can last for a while unfortunately until a tooth ACTUALLY appears, whilst some babies don't get any bother with them x

Count we've also had nights where they take it turns to wake up, about 3 nights ago i caught Ds1 in Ds2's room at 3 o'clock, they were both laughing and when i asked Ds1 what he was doing he said "i came in to check on james and he said he was bored so i've been making him laugh"!!!

Oh Egg your poor Dt's, i know a lot of children go through biting/kicking/pinching phases but when one child is constantly doing it it's not on!

Gill you're probably away now but i'm very impressed with malcolm pulling himself upright, well done to him x

Ginger my Ds1 was also 5 weeks early and he did all the "milestones" at this own pace, some things he was early with and others a bit later, he could actually feed himself with a fork and spoon properly before he could even walk

Princess thats quite funny what your DD has done with her nappy (i'm sure it wasn't for you though) i hope you have a lovely time in France, even though you'll miss the Dc, i'm sure they'll be fine for a few days. make the most of it xxx have fun

Rozzy i agree with you on the weather, what a load of crap! i'm fed up with the rain, i don't want it blistering hot just a few dry days would suit me. How are the boys enjoying school and nursery? i bet it's quiet in your house eh?

Sally how are you feeling today, any better?

Hiya sarah, does your DS also start nursey soon or is it pre-school?

Hi Missnatalie x

Welcome Strawberry, pop in and chat whenever you feel like it, you'll get loads of advice on here x

Thats cute leesmum, did you hear them laughing?

Forgot to say - egg your poor DTs

Hi Alkar yes i could hear them laughing, Ds2 has a real hearty laugh and he only has to look at Ds1 and he sets off, it is lovely to see them together like that, just not at that time of the morning

How is Daniel now, is he still being sick? do you think he has a milk allergy, or could it be something else?

Sorry Alkar i missed your earlier post x

Hi everyone.

Egg - I suppose there are always going to be some 'incidents' at nursery but imo biting is the worst. Are your dts ok? Hopefully the nursery staff will keep a closer eye from now on - agree that they should have been more vigilant after the first bite. My ds2 went through a phase of biting when he was little and it was horrible - luckily he only ever bit ds1 (not lucky for ds1 obviously) but I would have been even more horrified if he'd bitten someone elses child.

Leesmum - ds2 is only at preschool from 9.15 to 11.45 and ds1 is only at school from 9 to 12.20 for the first couple of weeks but yes it is quiet here in the mornings! DS1 came home with a picture a little girl in his class had made for him today so it looks like he's making friends and ds2 is loving being back at nursery. I agree with you that nothing is cute at 3am!!

Princess - the pooh smearing doesn't sound like much fun. You're very brave going to stay with your inlaws. As nice as mine are I don't think I'd cope with staying with them without dh.

Alkar - glad the sickiness is getting better.

I'm a bit knackered and grumpy today so dh just took ds3 out for a walk so I could do what I liked 'have a sleep or whatever'. BUT he left ds1 and ds2 with me as if I would get anytime to myself! I sometimes think men are from another planet.

Only 2 more weeks till school And DS2 is still away so it's only 3 of them fighting

DS4 is being sweet though, he has a tooth and has taken to swiping food, so although he's barely on solids yet he has had his first chip . He woke up screaming inconsolably in the middle of the night, I guess that must have been teeth pain.

If people are off on holiday we'll definitely leave Bicester till September - it's worth a drive Ginger, I think you're about the same distance as I am! Petit Bateau pyjamas/underwear are the best...

must go and break up another row [sigh]

Hello one and all- welcome abck ruva- good to hear from you,

Leesmum- Harry is starting pre-school at a very good primary near us on 18th Sept- we have been shopping for his shoes today and he got upset as he didn't want black as they are boring!!!!! (i will remind him when he will wear nothing but black) the shop assistant was very amused!!!!

lol at your 2 at 3-am!!!

Had DD weighed at the clininc also- ashe is 27 weeks and 1 day and weighing 18lb 1oz, doing very well so sill HV told me!!!! (er i know)

Alkar Glad to hear DAniel is no longer being sick, sounds like you have it all under control,

Egg- your poor babies there is nothing worse than a bite!!!! but 2 from the same child child on the same day!!!!!! oh dear

off to work c u later

ohh meant to add- SLACKER your house must be mayhem!!!!!!

anyone on here who hasn't got up to MORE RAIN?

It's Ds2's christening on Sun so i'm hoping its dry, i'm going to look good in my white trousers with mud flicked up the back aren't it? Is someone else having a christening on sun? i can't remember

Sarah ahhh your Ds not wanting black shoes cos they are boring thats very funny x

My ds loves his black shoes - I think he feels very grown and smart in them - slept with them on his pillow when we first got them.

It was dry here this morning so I managed for the first time to walk to school this morning. Looking like it's definitely going to rain soon though. Yesterday was dire - got stuck in really heavy hailstones when we were waiting for ds1 to get out of school - its AUGUST ffs.

Leesmum - hope you have a lovely day on Sunday

Leesmum have a lovely day on Sunday . Lots of pics of your gorgeous lads please.

Sorry posted that quickly earlier in case I didn't get time to post properly.

Loving the thought of some of the little ones heading off for pre-school and school for the first time. Can't wait for DS1 to be off because I just know he will have his little chest all puffed out and be all nervous and excited at the same time. His first day at nursery was not really an event as he was only 18 months and had no idea really.

Rozzy so cute that your DS1 came home with a pic from a little girl . DS1 talks about a girl at nursery a lot and goes all bashful when he sees her. She is very pretty.

Leesmum it is SUNNY here . Praying it stays dry this afternoon so we can go to swings.

I would love to do the Bicester meet up but don't think I can quite face it with two or three DCs in tow. Would love to come shopping though! If you ended up going on a Monday I could sneak over for a couple of hours but tbh not sure I would, would worry about being too far from nursery and breaking down or something!

Slacker DS2 also keeps trying to swipe food. It makes me laugh. I usually let him have a taste, he was very keen on getting a bottle of beer i was swigging from whilst trying to give him his bedtime milk the other night. I didn't let him have any of that!

Leesmum I love the story of your two boys laughing together at 3am. OK 3am is not ideal, but so cute that they seem to be friends already! DS1 and DS2 were "playing" together the other day (DS1 was passing cars over to DS2 who was overjoyed that DS1 was even looking in his direction). It made me smile. Both babies are over the moon if DS1 so much as smiles or looks at them, and if he tickles them they are in seventh heaven (sadly he only does this when I ask if he will cheer them up for me, otherwise he tries to ignore them!).

Hi

Sorry, it's been v busy here. Have been trying to take advantage of dh being home to get a million other things done. We will be away for the BH weekend so need to pack for that too.

Hope you all have a good weekend.

Hi gals --
We have tooth! And backwards crawling, & rather little interest in food.
Now back to ur regularly scheduled natter.