APRIL 2008 - The One Where We Step Away From The Psycho Pill and Try Not To Need Pregnancy Tests!!!

[VictorianSqualor]

Our Babies

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 SalLikesCoffee, 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 @
05 April: Ellis, a baby girl for MadameOvary
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
20 April: A baby girl for SushiMama
21 April: Eve, a second baby for OMaLittle, 8lb 4oz @ 39+3
21 April: A second DD for Monmoo
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
22 April: A second DD for blinks.
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
30 April: A second DD for luckymummy74
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 MommyHasAHeadache, 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

Dondons - I am about your builders - we desperately need loads of work done but I can't find anyone to do it!

OMa - I'm sure your DH is lovely, but it might be a little odd to meet him rather than you! I'm afraid I'm a stalwart N londoner at heart - but it's no better than the south - (although DH and I are sure that the drivers in S London are worse!). One of the latest stabbings (the EastEnders brother one) was on our old street, at the bar where we had our wedding reception...

By the way, impressed at E's dive and suction plan!

Can I ask how people with more than 2 kids deal with all the washing? DD1 was in reuseable nappies, but there is so much washing to do that I keep putting off putting dd2 in them. It's not the washing so much as the drying...

Gosh, yet more spooky similarities. Not two minutes ago I was looking at the laundry basket in horror thinking 'how the feck did you get full again?', and guiltily throwing another disposable in the bin. Meanwhile DD1's perfectly functional Tots Bots tut inwardly as they lie redundant in the drawer I hid put them in upstairs. It's a pathetic genuine thing preventing me considering another - I think we'd have to get another washing machine. I can't get anywhere without picking my way round drying racks draped in damp clothes, and that's with me still in oh-fuck-it-I'll-wear-the-sicky-clothes-I-wore-yesterday mode.

Drivers in the South are definitely worse, from the POV of a cyclist.

God. You really could be me. (TSC looks down at her sick-covered clothes worn for the third day in a row, and wonders what DH will say when he realises he's got no dry shirts for work tomorrow - but hey, he could always cover himself in small pink items...)

[smug preen emoticon]*

I am wearing clean clothes (well, ahem, top anyway, only one pair of jeans fits). AND I had a shower. AND (get this) I even put on makeup and earrings for DH's return. He looked very suspicious and asked me in detail what I had been doing for the past two days.

*(valid for one day only)

A shower? make-up? EARRINGS? I might have to ask you to leave the scummy mummys' more-than-twice-a-night club...

Can I ask how people with more than 2 kids deal with all the washing

i dont, its a copnstant battle, put ds3 in the wrong trousers topday (cur wallace & gromet musc) and they fell down all day at school , only picked them up becuase got washing confused....

I managed a hair dye make up even eyebrows today- abandoned dh for an hour. Well h is playing mid-day - 2am so hey ho

His 'mate' at the carnival club cant be arsed this week, so dh has been left with 4 days of wiring to do for saturday, alone. Grrrrrr.

Peachy, you must be looking so glam now!
What am I doing wrong? Actually, not much point in dyeing my hair , as its falling out - and dd2 is pulling it out - in clumps.

not sure about glam lol, distinctly nasty trousers (but not seen behind buggy so what the Hell LOL)

Make up, mines only cracked open when Im so tired I look translucent

I did read the last couple of days but buggered if I can remember any of it now ive got to the top. Some brain cells are def sitting redundant at the minute.

Had a really busy week this week with lots of running round doing jobs that have been put off for the last 6 weeks. Oh and a v long coffee morning Tomorrow I have nothing to do but some shopping - bliss.

Washing - I keep ontop of mine (ish) by making sure the machine goes on every day, if the basket is empty I strip a bed or put some towels on. Otherwise if it dosent go on 4 a day it will have to go on twice another day.

Hello everyone. Lol'd at posts! Phew, you girls sound back to normal with the general gorgeousness and efficiency going around. From tomorrow I'll made more of an effort. Promise.

Had a nice day here. R slept from 8 to 10 this morning, so I got back in bed. Heaven. Ended up going to library this afternoon for more baby dvd's, as if I have to listen to anyther repeat of 100 best songs I'd die. On the way back went for a coffee, and R was a little darling, smiling at all the people, playing with his toys, making me look like a "proper" mommy! (Once home tried out his tricks again, but I owed him, so happily carried him around, playing planes with him.)

My sulk of the day. I kind of know I shouldn't have got so cross, but I just lost it.

meh. Tired.
Swimming was good.
Am struggling to work out DS's feeds now, his pattern seems to be all over the show. Will spend time tomorrow trying to work it out. At the moment he just doesn't seem to be taking in enough during the day which is making settling in the evening quite difficult.
I was thinking of moving him into his nursery this weekend

Oh, he might like his nursery! R's taken to chatting so loud to his toys when he wakes up in the mornings that we're woken up by it!

I wonder if this change of patterns are linked in any way to teething (which I currently blame for everything). I've got no idea what he's going to do when anymore, so I just seem to go with whatever he fancies lately. Makes planning anything next to impossible, as I won't wake him when he's sleeping, whatever the time (anything for peace and quiet!)

Could be sal, but also they just get excited by their new found abilites at this age.

I have realised that I am a perfect Mom. How did I know this? becuase the Head accused me of spoiling the kids. Now, I reckon anyone with 4 kids who can spoil them must be not only perfect LOL but als amaster of organisation.

Spoilt my arse!

This was ue to us having to drag a kicking screaming ad beggiing ds3 into school today claming he was scared. Whata re these bastards doing to my baby????

just found dad was rushed in for emergency surgery on a breast lump last night but dh at college not answering phone

Oh Peachy, that's horrible. Thinking of you.

Lol though at your Perfect Mom-ness It is worrying that your poor ds3 is so upset - I guess not that easy finding out the reason with such an appalling attitude from the Head.

oh no! poor ds3, must be awful feeling that scared about something, I wonder what's going on?

owowow, ds keeps clamoing down on me, his latch has gone all odd. We've gone from sucker fish to chompy snapper fish.

day at home today, pregnant friend not up to travelling -- she's due on Tuesday. I am both appalled at the thought that she (or any other woman) has to go through labour, and weirdly jealous.

that would be clamping, not clamoing.
Sorry to hear about your dad too Peachy, sorry, skimmed over in hurry to catch up.

still no news- mum changed her mobile tis week and i havent got her number, sisters in hospital i think so theres turned off. dh waited 3 hours but gave up. am masively annoyed as if he has to return to collect me its 3 hours total

its apparently a minor procedure (cyst has gone bad in chest) but dad as been told before that at 20st plus any surgery is major surgery.

am really upset nobody bthering to even text me

Hope it's all OK, Peachy.

Peachy. This is an exception to the no-hugs rule: Hope you find out more soon. Still annoying, but maybe the fact that you haven't heard anything means all is fine? Do they know you know? If not, maybe they didn't want to upset you? It would annoy me too btw.

sister 2 called me to tell me this morning

i suspect sister 1 has taken ver as usual, she wont bother telling me anything, she is very bizarre and clingy (eg rather than spending christmas with the only child she can have, every ear he goes off with her dh and she stays at parents- odd)

Oof. DD2 very difficult today. All over the place. Have had to leave her to cry as need to attend to DD1 - this morning she went to sleep after 5 mins (haven't left her longer than that), and every time I've tried to cuddle/soothe/help her to sleep lately it's taken an hour or more, so now I'm totally torn and wonder if leaving her to cry (like, SCREAM) is actually the best way of helping her sleep? I HATE it, though. No offence to people who can do it, I just can't!

Now, for example, just put her down as she slept badly overnight (lots of big crying fits) and has had two shorter-than-usual naps today (later one a bit late starting as I had taken them both out for lunch [BRAVE emoticon, was good, though, local cafe so £6.50 total!]) - woke at 3.15, just started whingeing so put her down, now seems to have gone down after c. 2 mins of livid screaming.

Right on cue, DD1 up. Bye!

I had moments of wondering the same thing OMa, this morning I watched DS go off to sleep, just sat in the nursery and watched him grizzle and wind down for 6 mins, at 6 mins he gave a more assertive shout which I would normally think, oh he's definitely not going to settle, but instead he closed his eyes just after that. Then at 7 mins he gave a little jump, probably had that jolt/falling thing, and eyes opened but 10 secs later he was in deep sleep.
But I tried to do it again at this afternoon's nap and he just got more and more furious. In the end I picked him up took him to our bed and lay down with him, he started burrowing so I lifted my top and he ended up feeding for 20mins with eyes closed. This is after I had fed him about 30 mins before nap and he came off by himself. I just can't seem to tell whether he's full or hungry or what anymore.

Healthy Sleep book does seem to advocate leaving to cry, but I can't do it either. Ok, I can do it for about 5 mins and only if the crying is intermittant and sounds like it's going to ease. If it starts cycling up I can't make myself leave him. And so far everytime I have gone in and picked him up when he's like that, he'll let out a burp or start burrowing which makes me think, 'well, there was something wrong, what if I'd tried to leave him, he would have been in discomfort or hungry for so much longer' which upsets me and me think I'm right to go to him.

I'm hungry and there is no bread or milk in the house and it's just started raining and I should have started DS's bath by now. I think I'm putting it off because I can't face the final putting to bed. Pleeeease let him go down easy tonight.