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

[Gill79]

done it

Hi everyone x

Beany Ds1 NEVER got into our bed because he always slept well in his cot, but Ds2 has been in our bed LOADS of times, i think if it suits you then do it. I think this time round i'm more conscious of the fact that DP gets up at 5 and i also think if i leave Ds2 to make any real noise it will wake up Ds1. So for an easy life i just put Ds2 in bed with us, especially if he's unsettled and i must admit to loving waking up next to him all warm and snuggly x and p.s. i was looking at your pics, it's lovely to meet you at last and your boys are so handsome x

Count, Florence is lovely my mum's just got back from there, just think how great it will be to have your two as pageboys i'm very excited for you x

Anyone else's lo not liking the high-chair? Ds2 is ok in it for about 2 mins and then manages to squirm himself down, the straps are tight enough, maybe when he can actually sit unaided he'll feel better in there.

Slacker thats a long day at school your Ds1 is having, does he stay behind for sports? and good for you for getting your smear test over and done with, would you really have any more children? you must have so much patience i'm done in with two!

Hi Ginger i think your Toby will be a big lad, have either of your dd's babysat for you yet? are they fine with Toby or are they too busy doing other stuff.

Hey those of you with DS's 4 in Oct, i know its early but i've just bought Ds1 a brill spiderman costume from M&S, it has the padded chest and arms and is reversable with the naughty black spidey underneath. The other day he asked if he could have a playstation for his birthday!!! no chance mate. lol i have to be a bit ahead of myself because i have about 10 birthdays in Oct, so i'm getting a few things now. I dont know about the rest of you but all Ds1 is interested in is spiderman, ben 10, star wars and shitty power rangers. Cbeebies is starting to take a back seat

lees mum ds will be 4 in jan- he into nick jr at the mo- deigo is his favorite- fireman sam, blues clues, super why(drives me mad) still like Thomas but not as much-

Funny how they all go through these phases!!!!

"here's spidey"

Leesmum - love the spidey suit! I saw a little boy out shopping in a full dalek outfit the other day. It was great!!

Hi, please can I join your lovely thread. I have been on before on the odd occassion and also on the anti-natal thread and all the advice and chat is great. My DS is 6.5 months and is a grumpy chap at the mo, think it must be his teeth. He also hates to sleep so we're really knackered at the moment. But hey he is lovely and goregous and the best think that I've ever done. Looking forward to chatting with you all.

Yes leesmum ds is a big lad. DDs have done a bit of looking after but nothing major. dd1 not at home much anymore as she now has a flat as student accomodation was so awful but dd2 is around lots but we tend to do most things together anyway. They both love him to bits! I think dd2 is a bit rough when she plays with him but he seems to love it anyway!

Have boought a car today (my old car is a heap!). Have got a (second hand) volvo estate, borrowed my parents when we went to Devon and it was so much easier to get buggy in and out and to get all the other 'stuff' in. Feel a bit scared, i hate buying a new car in case i get sold a dud. Oh well, tis done now. I collect it next week.

Had better go and check spuds or it will be burnt offerings for tea!

welocme back looby

thanks gingermumi. hoping you ladies can cheer me up as feeling down at the mo, prob due to lack of sleep?

hiya looby and welcome back.

Hi everyone else too.

My lo is now on 3 solid meals a day. Around 6 dessert spoons of porridge for breakfast, 5 cubes of veg and a fromage frais for lunch and 5 cubes of veg then some fruit for tea. He was down to 5 bf a day but has recently decided he wants milk during the night again but settles after only half a feed (me thinks he's not really hungry but am too tired to do the no feeding at night thing at the mo).

Is anyone else feeling a little run down at the mo? I remember when my hv was talking about bf and weaning and she said weaning should start at 6 months as mum and babies iron supplies start running lower at this time. Now I know that's a load of rubbish and babies are fine on just bm but wondered if it was true that mums iron supply ran low at any time. I get to around 7pm at the moment and am just shattered. I only managed to run 4 miles last night where a week and a half ago I was running 8/9 miles. Just wondered if anyone else is feeling the same or if its maybe just because I'm running around doing school drop, pick up etc which I wasn't doing during the summer break?

Ds1 is still loving school - he was sitting with bricks this afternoon practising his sums. First full day is on Monday so he's looking forward to that.

Leesmum - ds2 has his own personal argos book which sits open at the lego page. He pours over it every day deciding what he wants for birthday. He's obsessed with lego - spends all day playing with the stuff ds1 got for his birthday when he was 4. He's better at building stuff than me. So we'll probably just get him a lego set for his birthday (and probably christmas for the next 5 years!).

Anyway I'm supposed to be writing an e-mail to my boss to confirm my return date so better not put it off any longer.

Hi all , thanks for the congrats. Even though its yonks away am still feeling quite excited!!

Leesmum/Sarah - ds1 is 4 in oct and he's into similar. We have to endure ben10/scooby/diego in the day and now superwhy is the ritual before bed!! ds2 had one of those suits for bday last year and loves it. He quite often sleeps with the mask bit at night!! We're getting him an england football top and a ben 10 omnatrix watch (get me with the lingo ). Have already started my xmas shopping tho - stockings almost done and grandmas etc. We do xmas big in this household so have to start early!!!

Ginger - your ds sounds exactly like ds1 was at that stage. Ds2 is so much smaller and not as huge on food its quite a novelty for us!!

I do often wonder if it'll be long before someone announces annother pg - it certainly won't be from this end. Two is defo our lot!!

Ds2 started clapping his hands together and I was so excited. We were at a soft play place and I just got really loud telling my friend - think everyone thought I was a bit nuts!! He'll be 7mths this weekend and I just can't believe it. Surely I only gave birth yesterday!!! It's defo gone quicker this time round!!!

Hmmm meant that ds1 has one of those suits clearly!!!!!

welcome back looby-

Hi everyone-

Yes i feel exhaussted too perhaps it is iron levels then!!!!!

Christmas in ur house is big too count- DS is completely done- (he is getting nothing else) he has a bike, diego stuff(too much), fireman sam snap trax and a few little bits!!!

DD- no idea what to buy- she needs nothing- we have said to everyone else this year its token gifts will probably make up a hamper of goodies for parents and PIL, as it gets out of hand- friends and i have agreed no xmas pressies as the DC's get to much but will speed more on birthdays- hopefully it will work ok!!!!

Get me its stil august and i am harping on about christmas!!!!! oh dear i need to get out more!!!!

off to weigh in at slimming world thismorning not feeling too optomistic tbh!!!!

good luck @ SW sarah, idid it for a bit after ds was born but gave up, should go back really as FAT .

still trying to read through all of the thread, there's loads! just been to tesco and bought one of those baby bouncers that you hang from the door frame, on offer for 14.95, bargin, just hope he likes it!

hope everyone is well this thursday morning, almost the weekend now!

oh and no sleep last night, ds awake every hour, not to feed, just unsettled, can't wait for this tooth to should itself, might get some sleep. as for christmas well don't get me started on that im like a bit kid

or even a big kid!

Congratulations count

The consultant rang me yesterday and said that DS is now in the system to see a paed about his eyes but it might take a while. He said he'd had a good look and is confident that he is OK and he'd be suprised if the paeds found anything. He neglected to tell us this on Saturday though so we have been worrying for days now. We wont know for sure until he has seen the paed but we are feeling much better about it.

Alkar, that's really good news!

We also had an unsettled night and a very grumpy day today which I am putting down to teeth . I really hope it shows up soon, its just so unlike DS to be sad and grumpy. I've just handed him over to DH for 10 minutes because it gets so tiring after a whole day of grizzling. I feel so sorry for mums whose LOs are like this all the time.

I do have to confess, however, that after much grumpiness last night, when I dreamfed DS at 11, I thought his arms were cold. I realised I shouldn't be able to feel his arms and I had forgotten to put his sleepsuit on, so he was only wearing a vest and his sleeping bag. - what a rubbish mummy!!

Did you change him or leave him strawberry? My DS has been in his summer sleeping bag and just a long sleeved vest for a few nights if that makes you feel any better?

I changed him. I felt bad last night but since he's been grumpy today I am putting it down to teeth and not my inept attempt at getting him ready for bed. Its not cold in our house .

i stayed the same at slimming world!!! not worried though as i have been snacking on all the wrong things!!!! have decided to start a fresh today and cooked a lovely curry for diner even DH loved it!!! so hoping for a good loss next week!!!!

What a relief alkar, you must be so happy!!!!

Strawvberry- you are not a rubbish mummy at all- lo was obviosly happy in a vest or he would not have settled into his sleep!!!!!

hope u r all ok, xxx

Thanks Sarah, although I feel he gave up all hope of being warm and shivered himself to sleep!!

How do you find slimming world? I do weightwatchers online which works quite well for me if I can motivate myself to stick to it! I stayed the same last week but am hoping to lose a pound this week. 2 pounds to lose to make my holiday goal by 20 September!!

hello hello febbers!

last few days of dh's insanely long summer holidays and have been enjoying hanging out with him and dd so much feels a bit cheeky to start MN'ing . only scanned a bit of thread so hello newcomers welcome back looby and bear with me the rest of ya'll...!

just started giving dd food. so far she has not been bothered about pear or brocolli or carrot but started on some hummos i was eating and loved it. going to have to get all jamie oliver and make my own cause of the salt. teething and so dividng her time between screaming and clinging onto me hopelessly. sleeping more than ever and has taken to just falling asleep randomly on floor etc . i now it is bonkers to be worried and when my next kid doesnt nap at all i will look back on these times and wish i appreciated them more... but even so i do still worry why she so sleepy so much.

have had all my hair cut off. from below bra strap to above jaw length. tis great. my running is going ok ish. keep panicing but just trying to do my runs each day and not worry about managing 13 miles in 12 weeks time. whoch reminds me Rozza - do it! it has taken me being scared witless to really kick into gear and i am enjoying hitting the roads.

will catch up proper with everyone else's news soon. promise! slacker i fear it would rip me apart to go to bicester. i am too scared to go get some gliders to put curtains up cause of being near shops and all their sparkly shiny things for sale .....

oooohhh.... and Count! fab fab fab news. congrats! x x

oooh ooh mark two! slacker, we were married in vegas too. little white wedding chapel but minus elvis. was meant to be drive thru but our driver didnt realise and just dropped us off. we had to wait ages then were married in actual chapel there. apparently. cant say i remember much if .... ooooohh.... three febbers express interest i will post a pic including me resplendent in D&G leopard skin frock. glamour, i tell you!

Oh don't tell me about sparkly shiny things for sale, I bought DD a pair of red glittery shoes in Monsoon today!!! She looks like Dorothy of Oz! Thank god I have one DD to buy for, all other clothing I bought was school shoes and numerous school games shirts in variations on the theme of blue. SO if I have any money left once they're back in school, I will be able to enjoy Bicester, otherwise I'll be going with a strict shopping list! Petit Bateau definitely has to be visited though.

How long have your DH's hols been Tyaca? Ours will have been 8.5 weeks. I am so ready for them to go back! Have to go to school early tomorrow to pick DS2 up from his tour, can't wait to see him, got a text yesterday saying he had a head injury but as no teacher phoned have to assume it was a mild one. It's a whole different world having older kids, really. Looking at DS4 snoozing next to me and can't imagine that he'll ever be a big rugby player.

He has another tooth! And a new toy, one of these - he loves it! And it's somewhere safe for me to put him if I need to leave the room for anything, I decided I couldn't cage him in a playpen

Looking forward to the leopard skin dress pic Tyaca...my wedding photos are deeply tasteful too (dress from Miss Selfridge though not D&G!)

Posted too soon then....Alkar, sounds like you don't have too much to worry about now, hope you can relax.

Ginger - new car sounds good, used to have a Merc estate and now have a Volvo, a combination of the 2 should be great!

Rozzy - you're probably knackered cos you're running round after 3 kids! But you could take some Spatone or Floradix just in case your iron levels are low, won't do any harm if they're not IYSWIM

Hi loobyt, hope you're feeling better today, lack of sleep is my least favourite thing about having babies, definitely.

Too tired to keep scrolling up and down thread, so hi to everyone else, will catch up next week as busy busy few days ahead.