APRIL 2008 - The One Where They Can Eat Food!!!!

[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 TheShipsCat, 8lb 8oz @ 42+0

No, it´s not me. I´ll put one of my preggie piccies on shall I? I´ve got dark brown hair now though as disastrous appointment at hairdressers just after Sam was born - hey ho!!!!

Have just put preggie picture on

Need your advice - Sam´s got a dreadful head cold, he´s all hacking cough and snot nose! Is there anything we can do to relieve the symptoms for him?

thats more like it!!

do you have saline drops? easier for them to breathe & feed.

calpol

Hello girls, hope things are better today Sal.

Thanks for doing that, Scorpio!

DD1 is a ROTTER today. Something about the end of the week and being tired and having to share me all day with DD2 just turns her into a monster. At least they're both asleep now - DD2 very out of sorts and pink cheeked, though, feels a bit hot but have put two blankets on as room 16 degrees so will have to keep going to check her. The house is a bombsite and I just don't have the energy to tidy up!

Thank god for the weekend. I think I have done 90% of weeknight bedtimes by myself this month (and prob last month too) - gets so wearing! DH got back at midnight this am, I was waiting up so went to bed at 11, when DD2 (obviously) woke up so fed her till 11.30, up and 2 and 4 just squawking (for 20 minutes at 4, though - think am getting RSI/tendonitis in my forearm from patting!) then 5.30 (! - which is great progress) for a feed, DD1 let herself out of her room and went and found DH in spare room at 6.50 then he just went back to sleep and left her to her own devices so I had to get up. I hope his work settles down soon - I shouldn't complain but I feel a bit foot-stampy and like this isn't what I signed up for!

TSC/Sagitta - I officially renounce all similarity. No WAY would I have the energy to do painting after putting kids to bed! I cunningly precluded myself from any further painting duty when DH and I moved into our first flat and I painted all round the room but only from shoulder- to waist-height. Great news about A, though.

Scorpio - of course it´s me ... what am I saying! I was trying to concentrate on too many things at the same time. See that´s what happens when work gets in the way

x-posts, Soph - we just got a brilliant Calpol plug thing that does eucalyptus vapour, but if not put Karvol/Olbas oil on a muslin and tie it round the cot bar (not where he can reach to suck it!) or put it in a bowl on the radiator.

Hang on, which piccie are we talking about?

Thanks scorpio, OMa. LOL at radiator suggestion .... we don´t have any OMa. No need for them

you could put vix in hot water and under his cot iyswim

the blonde lady soph. i always thought you were dark in my mind!

OMa - i totally know what you mean about what we signed up for, lol. Rotter is such a fab word! Hope you get some rest soon. forget the house, get dh to do it on the weekend.

My dh is away all day sunday, going to Cardiff for boxing. Thats cool though.

Yep, the blonde one is me. I was blonde for years but for some indescribable reason my hairdresser put jet black streaks through the top of my hair in April, making me look like Cruella de Ville so had to dye it all dark brown. Hundreds of years ago my hair was brown but I went grey at 21 so can´t remember really what shade of brown

Boxing - cool

OMa will try the olbas oil.

Soph,great pics!
Re cold: when R's was at it's worst and he struggled to breathe, I used Calcold for a day or two. It helped a lot with his breathing too. It does however contain paracetamol, which is why, even though it still says on the box 3+months, they've changed it to 2years now. (Same as Neurofen, so as long as you don't use anything else with, it it safe.)
Snufflebabe (like "baby Vicks Vaporub) was nice too, and he liked the chest massage bit.

Oma, if you think you're moaning now, I'd have been banned from this thread if I were in your (and some of you other girls') position. Hell, I'm struggling as it is with one sometimes, and that's with a dh who managed to decrease his hours (or at least work from home occasionally). Heaven knows where you get the energy to keep on smiling, never mind get up! Am in constant awe of you all.

(but you can't tell me to bugger off because you're my friends!!! )
When in South Africa, we're staying here for one night. . I love elephants, and am now using R as an excuse as to why it is really a good idea to go baby-elephant-feeding!

VS, great blog you've got there! (Am the one saying who started before 6 months ) I like the layout as well, looks very good.

Sal - you can go off a person quickly you know Am EXTREMELY of you. Can I come too? Would love to feed baby elephants
The unfortunate thing about living here Sal is that they won´t give you anything over the counter at the chemists for babies as the Spaniards are great ones for taking their babies to the doctors if they sneeze just once. I do have the olbas oil from England though. I assumed that would be alright just wanted to know if anyone else had done it iykwim.

OMa - I was about to say the same thing! Since seeing the pics of your dd1 painting in your kitchen, I decided to officially renounce any similarities! (apart from the fact we have the same kitchen bin ) But I would never let dd1 get paint out at home (that's why I pay a nursery ), and - despite all that paint, your floor and kitchen looked so incredibly shiny and tidy and clean. Our home is dirty and messy and horrible - TBH, dd1 might as well get the paint out. We probably wouldn't even notice.

Anyway, better tidy up and then home time - yippee! I like Friday´s because I don´t have to stay till 4.50pm - yay. Have brill weekends everyone xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sal!

[small too!]

Soph - assume you will be going back to that hairdresser, then . Good thing you ducked, too, was going to throw a book because it's really cold here. Will it still be warm in the Canaries in November (beginning)? [hopeful]

Sal

TheShipsCat - just quickly, I bet your kitchen ain´t as dirty as ours Will take some piccies then you can compare & I´m sure you won´t feel so bad after
Bye bye xxxxxxx

TSC - I have to come clean about that, that was a Saturday morning lie-in and it was all DH! No way in hell would that happen with just me! I'm far too lazy to clean up and scared of landlordhouseproud.

Are you coming to London again soon? Are there any more plans for meet-ups?

OMa - yep, should be, starts to cool down but still in late teens early 20s temperature wise. Does get a bit rainy in Nov though. Look, I really am going now

Lol Soph. Yep, you can come with if I can come home with you for a bit! All this talking of sunshine is not funny when I thought today that I should probably go and dig out my gloves...

OMa - I have to admit, I'm quite relieved. Was starting to think you might be a supermum, which would, sadly, force me to end our freindship...

Not coming to london for a while, as can't be bothered to take two kids too much decoration/ building works....