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

MadameO -- I think it's fairly normal around five months. Last time I let it delude me into starting to wean DS and it made no difference at all. This time I am sticking to my guns until 6 months.

She's taking on the discrimnation case; good on her!

Bas ha a big growth spurt at 19 weeks, 0.5lb which for him is HUMUNGOUS. He is doing well on his food now though- hardly surprng when a meal is as calorie packed as sweet potato, avocado & parsnip follwed by bm lol

So sorry to hear about your friend, Peachy - hope it works out better for you.

Are you all still sharing a room with LOs? Its driving me bonkers - i really want to reclaim our bedroom. I'd like to open the curtains, clean, fix the lights, clear up all the mess. I am sick of living in permanent darkness and waking LO up every time I go in. But while she's still waking up at night, I don't know what to do. She can't go in with dd1 yet, and although there is just about space elsewhere, its miles from our room so we would have to go and sleep on the floor nearby. I don't want to move her too soon, but I am going mad with sharing a room with her. She wakes up because of us, and it would be much easier to get rid of a night feed or two by letting her cry, if I wasn't three feet away. What to do, girls?

I've put Alex in his own room as of last night.
I had to feed him at 3 and agaiun at 5:30, then he woke up at 8.
Soooooooooooooo much better without him snuffling in ym ear!!
Plus we actually got to have sex in bed last ngiht, lol.

And it wasn't too much of a pain having to get up twice and feed him?

No, not really, I didn't wake up with every little sound he made so I had better sleep the rest of the night.

I've got an ear infection at the moment and am deaf in one ear, which has been great. Put good ear on the pillow and I can't hear a thing. But I'm going to the Dr this afternoon, and I suppose he will fix it!

Alex just sat up!!
With no help!

He was in his bouncy chair and sat up to grab his toes!!

well done Alex! Clever boy. They are growing up so quickly aren't they?

I am also in a quandry over the same room business. The problems I have are that

a) we have some building work starting next week (I hope) which will be next to Amelie's room, so I am thinking of moving the big cot into our room for daytime naps and

b) I am suffering from separation anxiety (!) and can't cope unless she is laid right next to the bed in her little cot. (I have tried moving it away fromt he side of the bed and keep pulling it back after 5 minutes )

I think I need to get a grip

We cannot wait for our own space either. Always have sex in the front room, lol. She will be having her own room at the end of September, we hope.

Got all our France stuff through today, yay!

Well done Alex for sitting; they change so fast don't they. Mimi keeps trying to steal our food, lol. (i take it off her - 19 weeks tomorrow)

DH is away this weekend, gone today, back Sunday.

Alex grabs mine too if he is on my lap during dinner, but he then throws it straight on the floor!

oh poo. I have to go out to pick R up from sports thing, and M and J are asleep! Not Fair.

A and B are asleep too. LOL, I have an A/B and D. I better have a C next time, eh?

I mgiht use this time to have a nice soak, thoguh I know I should really do some packing.

My friend has an A & B, and is pg....her H is C though, lol.

We are S K R J M Z. Fancy an L next....Lacey, Lexie, Lila (oh yes am planning girl, lol)

Aaah. Spending the day killing caterpillars. 20 down so far. They are eating all my precious tomatoes.

Our other room problem is that dd1's room is too small for them to share, so we need to move a nearby toilet, put in a bathroom and make her room bigger. We've only had a year to sort this out, but have done nothing yet. Its got to be soon though - I am a long way from having separation anxiety - is there an opposite?!

well done Alex! We had a front-to-back roll here this morning, but still no back-to-front.

I've been thinking about leaving B in his room for his final night sleep, he's in there for all his other ones, but i also feel sad at the idea of not having him beside me when I go to bed.
Think I will try it soon though as I don't want to end up moving him and going onto solids at the same time, would rather do one change at a time.

B's grabbing at my food too - I took a photo of the little monkey the other day, which will post after this.

Sagitta, why would you need to sleep next cot if you moved her? Is it a hearing her if needed or can't be bothered to move too far in the middle of the night thing . If hearing - monitor?

My sympathy for the caterpillar carnage, I'm not brave enough to look but judging by what happened to our peppers the tomatoes will be for it next. Problem is, I'm squeamish and DP is buddhist so won't take it on and doesn't really like me killing them either. I did sneak some slug/snail pellets down one day when I was fed up with losing all my seedlings, but the sight of their fizzing bodies the following day was too off-putting to continue.
It would be poor form to chuck them over the neighbour's fence wouldn't it. Plus, their dog might decide they were for him and would be too terrible he got ill because of that.

Is it eggs shell or onions that snails/slugs/caterpillars don't like? One of them is suppsoed to make them not go near it.

DP has his uniform

VS Bas can do that too- scary isn't it? He also- wait for this- crawled last night. Admittedly not since, and bloody tyoically I didn't witness it, DH did- he just got his back up and crawled a step or two.

But no doubt it'll all be over babywise son Boo hoo. I liked ds3 who dragged things out a bit more that way.

The ds's are S, S, H and S. Daft poele (like the Head ) all say 'all S/ D you like S then?'

er no, can you not spell?

Alex brings his knees up but then falls back down, sure it won't be long, I love it when he lays on his belly, he lifts from his waist up and plays with his hands whilst tapping his legs

Aww all our clever little babies doing things now! Gigi has started rolling onto her tummy - and then gets stuck and grunts away! Very amusing! She has also started grabbong and holding her feet and taking toys if offered to her. So proud! It is so much fun watching them learn all this new stuff! Oh and she also tries to pull herself up into a sitting position - only when she is in her growbag though - she pulls on the growbag and it semi lifts her.

We are B, G and T here. If it is a boy next time it will be a J!

I dread not sleeping with Gigi anymore - I have to admit I'm with DonDons - I love it!

We are off to Italy next Sat - can't wait - it had better be sunny!

Oh Sal - must tell you - we are meant to be getting Gigi's SA passport tomorrow! Have you got yours yet?

Oh one more thing - I am convinced Gigi is teething. Always chomping down on her fingers, drooling, poohing more and very grizzly. Do I have to speak to a HV before giving her teething powders or can I just go ahead and give them to her?

Mommy - teething powders should be fine. Which ones did you have in mind?

Thanks MadamOvary. Ashton and Parsona Infants' Powders are the one's the Boots lady directed me towards. What's better - the powders or the gel?

I use the powders but you have to halve each dose under 6 months which can be a bit of a faff. I also used Boots Alternatives which DD liked as well.

PortandLemon - invaluable advice re weaning! I will see how DD's weight is tomorrow but i have already bought the baby rice. I really want to wait till 6 months [determined emoticon]