April 2008 - The One Where Our Babies Are All Turning Into Toddlers!

[KnitterInTheNW]

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, 9lb 12oz @ 40+6
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 Grace Jessamy, 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

PS meant to say, wow isn't she a good eater? Great range of food!!

Good idea BR, I will try to get another snack into her before bed. She was tucking in to afternoon tea when I collected her. She seems happy in the nursery now so that's good. The staff said that they would make her lunch more mushy and spend a little more time with her to get her to eat, but that children often don't eat much there in the first few weeks.

Have a good weekend.

Some babies are just milk refusers after a while. Mimi has her tea at 5pm, plays for a bit if no bath that day, pj's nappy at 6pm, then bottle with Daddy. He then puts her in her cot awake, she is asleep after 5 mins (no crying) and thats it til 7.30am. Her last bottle is milk, she has milk with breakfast, and last thing of the day. Other times she has water.

You are warming the milk?
(sure you are, lol)

To me she does sound hungry first thing, i bet once you get a good lunch in her it will settle. Does she 'do' lunch well on weekends? What do you have comapred to nursery? at our nursery the meals are main meals iyswim - pasta, cottage pie, spag bol etc. She may prefer a sarnie or cracker type meal, you could do a fruit salad, etc.

If she won't take much milk make sure she has cheese/yog daily, i try to with mimi.

What about she has her tea, then before bed (twenty minutes?) she gets offfered toast and warm milk beaker or rich tea or weetabix? does she do beakers - maybe if you are giving bottle she wants to do it herself? Mimi is obsessed with Doidy cup.

Sorry for my ramblings

Oh & Reilly's dad is a knobber.

Will give all this a go, thanks Scorpio. A snack before bed might help.

She eats lunch well at home, about the same amount as at dinner. I give her lots of yoghurts, cheese, not too worried about her drinking milk (she doesn't like cows milk).

She has the ready made Aptamil at room temp, I only warm it a little if it has been in the fridge.

At nursery they give her things like chicken stir fry, pasta, etc. Today it was risotto, which she should have managed but she wasn't interested.

Sorry Reilly's dad is being a knobber! What's he done?

just usual immaturity i should come to expect by now! He has inr=troduced Reilly to 4 new gf's in 3 weeks - even though i have said no. I had a go at him last week; only for him to do it again! Cos he has different opinions to me on it all, apparantly. LOL He said him and his new 'gf' were serious. PMSL. She is 20, i think, maybe 19. 3 before that were 17 , he is 26. nuff said.

He just doesnt have a clue, about anything.

Right, have just discovered another girl who is mimi's keyworker is leaving nuraery. Mimi is too now. Thats made it for me i think.

Suze - hows it going?

I can feel the baby

oh Scorpio I'm so

I've had three lovely pieces of news recently, (all to do with friends, not me, but am enjoying their happiness!).

1. Friend A is pregnant with 2nd, conceived after quick and successful IVF. Am v pleased it has worked (again) and thrilled she hasn't been put through hell.

1. Friend B has received a decent offer on their house and can now hopefully move to Sarf London (which is where all the best people live ) and I can see her more easily.

1. Friend C has got engaged. Which is just lovely.

I'm finished stressing about my dress and am now stressing about wedding invitations

Ellie, I completely understand the comment about them crying more now - it does seem sometimes as if everything ends in tears at the moment, if it's not DS getting frustrated because he's done everything he's allowed to do and wants to move on to pulling everything off shelves/climbing on the tv/eating the wipes, so gets told 'no' and moved. Or he's fallen over because he thinks he can run/climb stairs/balance on the windowsill. Sigh.

I do wonder whether he's like this at his CM, or whether she has such fabulous toy selection or the company of her girls is enough to keep him happily occupied the entire day. I am already contemplating buying one of those toy kitchen things like she has

I'm back!!

LadyBee, B prob isn't like that with his CM. I've had years and years of getting the 'best' of the children I've looked after. They're always 'nicer' for everyone except their mummies! G is a tinker for me too. Perfectly fine for everyone else. It's just the way it is! He can be happily playing and being lovely, then the second I walk in he's all whingey and moany and clingy. Not all the time, mostly if I've been away from him. Even for 10 mins.

So lovely to hear you feeling your baby, Scorps!

That's lovely, Scorps.

E slept 7.30pm-7.30am on Sat (despite not eating much on Friday) and until 6am today. Fingers crossed this continues! She was singing baabaa to the tune of Baa Baa Black Sheep, she must have learned it in the nursery because I never sing it. Very funny.

Ladybee, what is your dress like?

E definitely acts up for me.

Ooo yes, what's your dress like LadyBee?

Evening all, did u have a nice break Knitter?

Happy belated b-day Peachy, did u get spoilt for the day.

Scorps, boy or girl, do u need to know for sorting rooms out. I didnt know for the first 2 but did for 3rd, think i prefered not knowing TBH.

All good here, Dh took weekend off work so didnt have to tiptoe round house (he should have been on nights). Went to a friends b-day party yesterday and been to gym this am and swimming with kids this pm. Schools break up on Thurs, booo.

DD2 is crying quite a bit these days too, generally due to falling from her climbing experiments, found her on kitchen table this am, thankfully she didnt fall on that occasion. She is definately more adventerous than the other 2.

don't Denny, I keep finding B in places I don't expect, so far the table isn't one of them but I think it's only a matter of time.
He has a massive bruise across his temple today from his latest tumble - it's almost embarrassing.

Went to Coram's Fields today - it's fab. Fully enclosed child-friendly park in the middle of London, close to the British Museum. Lots of play areas, some animals (goats, ducks, birds, sheep), cafe with chocolate cake. All good. B spent an age in the sandpit, and also walked a lot longer & further than I thought he'd be able to do. I guess I only really see him walking around the house & garden so hard to see what he's capable of.

Knitter, hello! I find it very comforting to know that even professional childcarers have babies who act up for them

You will all have to wait til october to find out about the dress...just like everyone else

Sal, did you get the sleep rhythms sorted a bit this weekend?

Scorp - personally I'm planning on not finding out for a second baby but it makes no difference to us for rooms or family balance or preparing the children or whatever.

Hi Denny, Hi LadyBee!

Holiday was lovely thanks Denny, although me and mum had to remind the menfolk on day 2 that it was OUR holiday too, and that it wasn't fair for them to be sitting around letting us do everything. Men!

I 'needed' to know what sex G was, I'd knitted enough neutral stuff and wanted to get on with blue or pink!

George is everywhere too, I popped out this afternoon to do some Avon-ing and left him here with mum & dad. Came back to be told that he can easily climb up onto the picnic table in the back garden, and thinks it's v funny to crawl up and down the table. It's like their legs can't not climb, isn't it!

Talking of Avon, if any of you lovely ladies who are coming to the meet-up would like anything, would you like to have a look at the Avon site and let me know what you'd like? The next order I'll be putting in will be delivered to me on August 4th, and the one after that will be after the meet-up. So, if anything takes your fancy I can order it with this lot and bring it with me for you.

Climb? You mean get of his bottom? PMSL!!

To clarify: DS1 is still not walking/standing/cruising/climbing. Why should he when he can sit on his bum, call you put his arms up and point where he wants to go !!

lol BR, typical male, started early hasn't he!!

Sorry that should say DS2! DS1 is nearly 6 ...

He's animated enough and talkative but he only crawls a little and bum shuffles all over the place. So wanted him walking before we go camping in 3 weeks......

George only started walking when I bought him shoes (cruiser ones from Clarks)... they were magic shoes! He wouldn't even take his weight on his feet before magic shoes, and was happily walking around holding onto fingers 5 minutes after putting them on. He only started walking on his own a few weeks ago though.

BR - sounds quite sensible to me - good on him!

Hey knitter - glad your hol was good. Will check out the Avon stuff

Ladybee - that coram's field looks lovely, really fab place to take the LOs.

Hi denny

scorps - find out, cos I want to know

M has slept beautifully for the last few nights - is SO lovely getting some sleep. Massive difference when I put a bottle of water in her cot and showed her where it was, so she can help herself in the night and doesn't need me to get for her. I think she just gets thirsty, doesn't want the attention, just wants drink poor little mite. Am not drawing any conclusions that this will last, cos it never does, but has been nice to have a few good nights for a change.

She's loving the moving round now too - not so good of climbing but runs everywhere as fast as her little legs will take her - I quite often find this little person launching herself at me to cuddle my knees when I'm washing up, which is very endearing.

RIGHT - very important - where are we going to go when we meet up? Ladybee - where is a good lunch place to take babies but not be too kiddie-ish if you don't have yours with you?

Great news Ellie. A few good nights sleep makes all the difference. That's very sweet that she cuddles your legs .

Right KITN, That's it then. I will buy him come cruisers. Sorted. Done. I'll get them Sunday and he'll be walking by next Monday!!!!!

I've never even heard of Coram's Fields. How can it be hidden away in the middle of London??

Scorps.... so exciting. Remember that feeling so well. I can't wait much longer... I'm terribly impatient.

BR

Actually, how on earth did I not know about Coram's Fields either? I lived and nannied in Camden for 3 years before I moved oop North...

BR, I'm going to laugh so hard if magic shoes work for you too! Was it LadyBee who also bought magic shoes for B?

Re:meetup. Where's everyone coming from? I think we're NW aren't we Ellie, and Sal and LadyBee are SE? Is that right? Where else? My boss used to take her little girl to the Giraffe restaurant near the wheel I think? Is that the right kind of place? Oh yum... look at the menu! and they have cocktails too!. I haven't been though, is it too kiddyish? There are quite a few round London by the look of it. Do we need a wet weather plan and a dry weather one? Knitter explodes with excitement

Have been to the Giraffe in Spittal Fields with work collleagues, and it was lovely.

One of my firends has been to the other Giraffes lots with his sister and niece and says they're great for kids.

BR

Ellie i will find out just for you ....i think DH wants to know, so i think we will find out, im not against knowing...so 3 weeks friday it is!

Boy will be Dexter/Mason William [surname]

For a girl, we are stuck. Only name i like is Lacey. No middle names, no other first names....i like americany nicknamey names iyswim....not traditional (for first name but yes please for middle) but not silly, nothing like Neavaeh [bleurgh]. Not Tia/Mia. Not too old ladyish either and not same letter as anyone elses name in our family (s,k,z,r,j,m).

Got midwife on Wednesday.

Hello to everyone DH is off to Greece in 2 weeks, only for for 4 nights though, for a relaxing piss up holiday.

William is a good choice for a middle name, Scorps! (Not that I'm biased or anything...)

Umm... Names... How about something like Tegan? (I think pronounced with a long 'e' sound)