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

[Gill79]

done it

Was it the half term comment that gave me away Sally ? Yeah, teach year 1 & do really love it. But I have always been so committed & worked 9/10 hour days and through a good deal of hols so Im going to have to change my whole way of working!
Im 6ft & DH 6'4 Uncle's on both sides 6'+ & aunt is 5'11!
Been going to induction sessions at nursery with DD for about 5 weeks, the babies love it... Its heart wrenching to leave your DCs but try not to feel too sad about full time nursery care hon- they seem to love the whole no boundary thing! I know our narrow pokey lounge with many (soon to be fenced off) hazards will not compare to the limitess toys, treasure boxes, soft play, covered outdoor areas & next-to-no boundaries offered by nursery!

'Uncle's' apalling error that is bugger a to do with my reluctant 'l' key I am truly shamed!

Hello all.

Leesmum, glad the christening went well.

All ok here. Had fun at friends bbq and managed to stay until midnight with dcs asleep so feel slightly delicate today as it was then a 2 hour drive home!

Hello MammaK, I am very new too and everyone seems lovely.

Looks like lots of us are either just back to work or heading back soon. I have 5 weeks and 2 days to go (not that I'm counting). Did it before with DD but am still dreading it. Am a lawyer so an expecting lots of pressure and a real struggle to adapt to my new part time hours.

Alkar I work in a Uni research lab but based at the hospital site as we deal with patient samples a lot of the time. I don't have a PhD or anything, I'm the one who's always going "I don't understand that, please explain!"

Hi everyone , i will be back at work two weeks today when i finished in dec for 9 months it seemed such a long time off, and Ds1 starts school next tue so i'll have to start getting my day a bit more organised again

I've put some christening pics on and a couple of my two men x

Hi leesmum. Just looked at your pictures, your little men are gorgeous!!

I so know how you feel about going back to work. I've been off for 9 months but its gone so fast .

I'm just off for a facial and waxing . SIL is a beautician which is great as I get a family discount . So nice to do something for me!!

What is everyone else up to today?

Strawberry hi, lucky you having a facial AND waxing, you are brave I have an epilator that i do my legs and underarms with, i tried bikini line ONCE and didn't bother again, i tell Dp that it really hurts and thats why i have to take a large glass of wine upstairs when i do it lol

Not doing much today, Ds2 is asleep for now, i've made potato hash for tea and am going to sew some name tags into Ds1's new uniform [yawn]

Love your pictures btw, your daughter is beautiful and your son is scrummy, i do have a soft spot for little boys xxx

Strawberry hi, lucky you having a facial AND waxing, you are brave I have an epilator that i do my legs and underarms with, i tried bikini line ONCE and didn't bother again, i tell Dp that it really hurts and thats why i have to take a large glass of wine upstairs when i do it lol

Not doing much today, Ds2 is asleep for now, i've made potato hash for tea and am going to sew some name tags into Ds1's new uniform [yawn]

Love your pictures btw, your daughter is beautiful and your son is scrummy, i do have a soft spot for little boys xxx

How did i manage to post the same message 5 mins apart!!!

Thanks, I do completely adore both my dc!

I am a terrible wimp with waxing but have been shamed into it when I saw the sex and the city film and realised I was Miranda . I wonder if SIL will supply wine in her salon?!

Love the pics leesmum - I would love 2 boys

I haven't been for a bikini wax since early on in my pregnancy. I now don't want to go because I'm too freaked out by my section scar - I think it might hurt more!

And your pics are lovely too strawberry!

Hi, I'm finally back after spending 6 (count 'em) hours on the M1!!! Had a lovely, lovely weekend though so am v glad we went.

Welcome to the new people, it's lovely to have you here.
Leesmum - glad it went well on Sunday and your boys really are very gorgeous indeed!!
Alkar - hope you are ok, that really does sound stressful

Have just finished "Three in a Bed" and now want to co-sleep with ds2. He was in bed with us over the weekend and it made life much easier. Trouble is, our bed is not that big so Dh would probably have to sleep somewhere else. Ds2 is fine in his cot (still in our room) so am not sure what to do. Does anyone have any thoughts?

Can I ask a numpty question re weaning ?
How much goop are you LO's getting through per sitting. My two have a weetabix and 1/2 baby banana each and leave about 1/3. Lunch 1 pot of stage one plus 4 ice cubes of hm veg between them. Supper same again with a fromage frais each (will eat the FF and leave the 'growing' food). The reason I ask is that my friends LO eats like a horse and I feel I am starving my 2. I know I sound paranoid but as Thomas is having meltdowns at each meal I am losing the will .......

Ds2 is 7 months now and still doesn't want any food. They all come to it in their own time so don't worry. Comparisons on this one just don't help!!

DS eats 3 cubes of veg for lunch and about 2/3rds of a large banana for tea. He's just onto week 3 of weaning and has increased to that amount fairly quickly. I think he's eat more at lunch but he struggles more with tea because he's tired in the afternoon. He has had toast for breastfast as fingerfood, but only cause he gets so jealous of DD. Will probably start proper breakfast in a week or so. He's young for Feb though, his birthday is 26 Feb and he was 3 weeks early. Sounds like your two are eating more than him so it sounds fine to me.

Hello!

Merly - they're all different. DS1 used to eat anything and everything put in front of him and ate loads but ds2 is a lot slower on the uptake. Some days he eats loads, some days not so much but this is what he's on in general:

On waking - 7 oz milk
Bfast - 2 ruskit bics & milk or rice & milk
Am - 4 oz milk and piece of finger food
Lunch - 5 cubes of a chicken/white fish or beef dish, then a pot of fromage frais/fruit or other dessert and drink of water
Pm - 4oz milk and piece of finger food
Dinner - 5 cubes of a veg or pasta dish with pudd sim to above
Bed - 7oz milk

Now he very rarely eats the finger food and usually leaves some of the meat dish but wolfs down his veg!!! Just carry on with what you're doing and see how it goes. If they were starving you'd soon know!!!

Got some exciting news here!! Out of nowhere, dp and I were drunkenly talking at the weekend and we've agreed that we're going to get married in 2010!! Want to get married abroad and wanted Portugal but you've got to be a resident for 30 days which as much as dp was up for doing is totally practical!! So now we're looking at Italy, probably Florence.I'm so excited that I now want to get married tomorrow!!!! Dp hasn't been that interested but I think since having Ds2 he seems to have wanted to feel more together. I said to him a few weeks back that I'd decided I wanted to get married in a couple of years and wasn;t interested in proposals or diamond engagement rings, I just wanted to go off and do it. This way we will have the people there that want to be there instead of agonising over who gets invited etc!! Yipeeeeeeeeee!!!

Woo-hoo!!! Congratulations!!!! That's so exciting!!!
Being married is fab!

Thanks for all the welcome back messages

Ive had a lovely weekend. We went down to Devon for the weekend. It was fab!! Although it felt like it took forever to get there and back. I put the DVD player on for Henley and he wathched Ice Age 1 & 2, twice. He normally hates travelling in the car but this time it didnt bother him. We took Henley to Paignton Zoo and he loved it. He was fasinated with the baby pigles and monkeys.

He was 7 months yesterday and JUST coming out of his 3-6 month clothes. Cant wait to get his 6-9 months out. There so cute.

OMG!! He did the worst poo ever this morning. It was huge. So big it came out of the sides of his nappy!

Does anyone know how i can get baby food stains out? Hes been having jars whilst we were away and now most of his clothes are covered in orange stains that just wont shift.

CONGRATUALTIONS count- how exciting- !!!!!

Loving pics everyone,

i am feeling much better now thanks. Sally - that comment was not funny if i was preg again i would sue the people who make the implant!!!!!!lol (TBH i really would not mind one more but DH says NO!!!!"!!!!!!!!)

hope everyone is ok,

Ooo, a wedding... how cool. we had the best day when we got married, dds were bridesmaids and we had loads of family and friends and all their children, it was loads of fun, i'd do it again tomorrow!

anyway, have missed you all but have been so busy here, am back to work today and have been desperately trying to get house and work stuff sorted (nearly there i think).

Welcome to all newbies

MammaK- my ds is off scale for length too - dh is 6'4' and most of my family is tall (except me!). Ds weighs over 22lb and looks about 10 months old and is in 9-12 mnth clothes bless him!

Bean- thought i was only one to still have LO in our room! we moved him into his own room on sunday so that there weren't too many changes all at once - Toby starts nursery next week, dh is looking after him this week. The move has gone surprisingly well, he has only been waking up once at night which is so much better then before. I think I have found it much more traumatic, i like having him in our room tbh! He still comes in first thing for a cuddle and sleep (the latter depending on how early it is). I don't mind LOs coming in bed, dds used to do it too (not now, obviously!).

Food -

Early am - 8oz bottle
Breakfast - weetabix (x1) or readybrek, drink of water
Late morning - 7 or 8 oz milk
Lunch - half to two thirds of a 7mnth plus jar or similar amount of home made lumpy puree, fruit or from frais
Afternoon - bottle
Tea- Same as lunch
Night - bottle
Poss another bottle during night if he wont settle

Of course he is huge!! - but those who have met ds will vouch,not fat, just big for age (see above!!).

Any way, am going to try to catch up with what i have missed but couldn't get page up earlier. Hopefully wont be so long to next post!

See, back already!

have manage to read rest of messages!

Egg- how awful bout the biting- expell the naughty child methinks! Thanks for comment about ds- i think i am being a bit silly (especailly bearing in mind i have two other children i should know better). Ds doing loads of stuff including sitting up unaided now, he is also opulling himslef up but no furniture standing as yet gill! Am v impressed with malcolms new skill!

Bicester sounds great - dh says it's not too bad a drive (he used to live near there, so depending on work may be able to make it.

Merly- not sure about your friend- puking and babies just go together, i would probably think it odd if a baby didnt puke much [hmmm] i think your friend must just be blessed!

Stains on bibs- try oxy (the pink one)- i put bibs etc in a bowl to soak after use, not sure how good it is with dried in stains though.

Alkar- how is LO? How stressful for you, hope all ok.

Am off to watch Big Bro (sad i know but am slightly addicted )

Hmmm food for thought. They are having milk too but Thomas has a hissy fit if he doesn't get milk. We are trying to make him wait so food isn't associated with the milk as he will hold out and not take solids as he knows what is coming up. Bit like the fromage frais I suppose. Waits for the best bit. I feel sorry for Isaac as he quietly munches on until the crying hits fever pitch and then he feels obliged to join in. Maybe next week I will be moaning about Isaac instead? Pesky pair !

Well bu**@er me! I've just realised I can see profiles & seen your pics leesmum - they are lovely - your boys are gorgeous!

Merly I cant get DD to have much at all for breakfast (few spoonfulls at most), but she has a whole Annabel Karmel cube of food for lunch & a good helping of baby rice & pureed fruit for tea + about 30oz of milk spread across the three meals & supper with water & fruit to suck in between.

beansprout, I co-slept whie breastfeeding & loved it - felt like the most natural thing in the world & still feel that way. DD loves her cot or Id still be waking up next to her. Having said that we have a lg bed so DH & I still had lots of room, DH was happy with any arrangement provided he got as much undisturbed sleep as poss!

Sudden realisation today that my hair resembles that of cousin it, my eyebrows are the size of view obstructing privets & as for my bikini line... The mantra 'he married me because he loves me' just isn't going to wash at all when I start back at work next week . Urgent preening required, although the bikini line may require dutch courage!
Want a bit of colour but fake tan is going to stain my dry skin, especially my horrendously dry cracked hands (from washing them, washing up & sterilising a the while).

Had a rubbish tea tonight, feel so unsatisfied by my crap offering that Im having a bueno!

Bean, what do you want to know about cosleeping? I've had one or more children in with us for the last 8 years, so be sure that it's not a temporary thing! DS3 and DD never went in the cot at all, whereas DS4 falls asleep on me, I put him down in the cot (was moses basket until last week), and at some point in the night he wakes and comes back in with me, I don't wake up enough to be particularly aware of it. Our bed is 5' which is fine (6' would be better but hey) and DH has never felt the need to go and sleep anywhere else, even when we've had 2 children in the bed (both DS3 and DD came back in with us till they were about 5 - yes that means DD often ends up in with us now!)

Countto10 - thought at first glance that all the congratulations were for you being pregnant! Getting married abroad is good, we had an Elvis wedding in Vegas

Hello Mammak and strawberry, nice to have you here. And fab photos Strawb!

Leesmum, lovely pictures, James is gorgeous!

Ginger, will do a roll call for Bicester in a week or so when kids are back at school and I have some idea of my timetable (DS1 starting upper school, will be there till 7pm some nights and will need picking up, yes I know we all got ourselves to school from 11 but it's Different now. Ugh! To be fair to him, if we lived anywhere near school he would get himself home, but we're a 25 mile round trip away!)

Not too much solids going on here, but he's hardly starving, his thighs are just edible! Got the cheap IKEA highchair and it now comes in red! I was stupidly excited! So he sits in that and spreads dinner round the tray bit, some of it even goes in his mouth. He was bashing it so hard yesterday the peas were jumping up over the edge!

Was overdue for a smear test (supposed to have them every year) so phoned today for appointment, and was there getting it done 2 hours later! Thank fark that's over for another year (or more, if I have another baby...)

DS2 still not back from SAfrica, will be great to see him at the end of the week. And then they're all back to school next week and it will just be me and DS4 again - we won't know what to do with ourselves! At least there will be fewer bits of crap all over the floor for him to put in his mouth