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

Sorry Ladybee, can't really comment on the veggies as Sam is still strictly puree I'm very proud though as he will now "do" lumps in his food and will quite happily try and do finger food. He thinks it's hysterical to grab a bread stick/rice cake, etc and scrunch it all up in his hands. The look of concentration on his face is quite something as well I just love him, he's soooo adorable

I rather like the way the OP talks as though she is a language artiste yet types in a terribly common way somewhat reminiscent of a year 11 student. No capitalisation of the pronoun 'I' for example, I'm assuming the written word doesn't bother her so much.

LOL VS

Awwww, I just ahd the cutest 'Ta' ever

DS1 just came up to me carrying the TV remote, handed me it, and said 'Ta'

I took it, asked him if he wanted to watch 'night garden' and he nodded and pointed at the TV, so I said to him to go and sit down and he went and sat on the floor in front of it.

Bless his little cottons

Soph - whereabouts are you? I might pop round

Sorry to hear you are having a rough day Ellie, that poor girl

Another great day at nursery for Ellis and I had a fab long shower with exfoliation AND moisturiser afterwards - bliss!

Ellis is also saying "Ta" and "Hadda" which is a form of "Hiya" though she says that too

Re that thread, yes it was bollocks wasn't it? I am another one who says "change your bum"

Oh I almost forgot to tell you my adventure today. I had a terrible, panic-inducing event happen after coming home from swimming this morning. B had fallen asleep in the car but woke up just as I carried him into the house. He's obsessed with keys and doors at the moment so grabbed my keys as I was putting him down. I let him have them rather than sparking off a tantrum and grabbed another set from the key rack by the door, left the door ajar and went to get the buggy out of the car and bring it in. Just as I was getting to the gate, B pushed the front door shut and I looked at my keys to find I'd picked up a set with just the car keys and no house keys on it .
So there was my baby in the house by himself, hungry and with my mobile phone in the change bag next to him and the door keys in his hand, and me standing outside in the rain with a bag of swimming stuff and a stroller and nothing else. I had just seen my neighbours on one side drive off as I arrived so I knew they weren't around and my neighbours on the other side are mysterious - I've talked to the woman twice and never seen anyone else. After briefly contemplating leaving B and running up to my childminder's house to get a locksmith/call DP/cry, I decided to try next door and see if I could get to our garden and break in if necessary. Thank goodness someone was home and they had 2 ladders so I was able to climb over our fence and discovered that I'd left one of the french doors unlocked so could get in without breaking anything. I got in just in time to see B heading towards the cat biscuits.
Have never been so relieved. DP and I are now trying to work out a safe place to leave a spare set of keys

Morning all. OK, so in an hour I'm off to see the speech therapist to try and get Sam's therapy re-started. Please send me all your luck and positive vibes.

Ladybee - you poor thing, has your heart slowed down yet?

Madameovary - Gran Canaria, come for a holiday, Denny just has

Denny - so, did you enjoy the rest of your hols? Are you now up to your eyeballs in washing and readjusting? Great to see you and the family

Oh my goodness ladybee what a drama! I am terrible for doing things like that, so feel your pain. Twas alright though and that is the main thing

soph - good vibes coming your way lady.

Agree about the pasta thread btw, that made me laugh for ages and feel very smug that clearly I have better things to worry about. Or maybe am just very lazy, uncaring parent. Either way, my kids are still alive!

Ladybee, you must have been frantic! Glad all ok now
Soph - All the best for your visit to the speech therapist. And Gran Canaria - wow! Just looked at your pics, you all look so smiley and happy. I may just take you up on that, must get a passport for DD!
Ellie, yes that pasta thread was v. entertaining wasnt it

I'm back. Thanks for all the good vibes. Unfortunately I haven't managed to get his speech therapy restarted as the therapist is completely convinced that he's far too young. He says that with NT children they wouldn't start speech therapy until they were 3 but Sam will start his at 2 because of the DS. However, we do have an appointment in November and he said that he will restart with the speech therapist then to carry on the exercises for his mouth. Why they can't do that now though I'm not sure. At least he knows he can't get rid of me though and I will keep popping in to see him as I don't want Sam to lose out just because we don't speak the language fluently.

Ladybee - yep, get that passport sorted

Ellie - look no further for a lazy parent. I'm laziness personified and I love it Ready made pasta all round everyone

Meant to ask soph - is this the English speech therapy? Or did you decide to go spanish with Sam?

sorry soph - xposted with you - that's a bummer but at least he's in the system sort of

Ellie - there aren't any English speaking speech therapists on the island so we have to have it in Spanish. The Speech Therapist did say that he has no problems with him having the therapy in Spanish and as long as he gets equal amount of time in Spanish and English there's every hope that he will be bilingual.

Oh that's great isn't it? Will be really good for him for the future.

Yep tis very good

Well Hello!!!

I didn't even know this thread existed.

How are you all?

BR

Hello BR Oh yes, we definitely exist - alive and kicking and going strong

Oh cool. So nice to see all the familiar names again.

Sorry I've missed out on all your news for the past year.

DS2 is most definitely not toddling, or crawling, or even rolling over. He bum shuffles, very fast!

How about all of your LOs?

omg just read your post LadyBee! You poor thing. What a nightmare. Least you got there before babyBee got to the cat biscuits!!

BR - Sam is doing well. He's still going for his occupational therapy and I'm trying to get his physio back up and running as his physiotherapist has been off sick since March. He rolls around all over the place, can nearly sit unaided, eats like a horse and likes to wave & clap while shouting "mu mu mu, da da da" at the top of his voice He also absolutely loves his nursery, which is a great weight off my mind. He is adorable .... in my completely unbiased opinion

Hello BR!
That's a fairly decent result Soph, glad he's not disappearing off the radar completely (you wouldn't let that happen!)
I think I must have still been a bit about what happened this morning as the poor CM kept asking me if I was ok. Oh well, another lesson learnt.
Ellie, how is work today? Do you have access to support in coping with the sorts of things you have to be around? We have a sort-of 'mummy mentor' scheme (it's not called that, they wouldn't dare) which pairs women returning to work after maternity leave up with another working mother in the company who can help with tips or just a listening ear if you need to vent. Would someone in your team understand how you're reacting now?

Hellooooo!

Mum and dad left this afternoon, and I'm shattered. Just managed to put everything back in the kitchen where it belongs!

Goodness LadyBee, my heart was in my mouth reading about your adventure, what a nightmare!

Hello BR!

George started taking a few steps on his own last week, but walking for him is still just an activity to get a round of applause rather than a way of getting from A to B. He's doing more and more standing alone so don't think it'll be toooo long.

Cheap train tickets for 22nd Aug become available at the weekend, can someone reassure me that Sat 22nd August is the planned meet up day please, so I can go ahead and book? Thanks.

Hello everybody!

Ready to fall in bed now! Went out for cocktails with my team after work today, which was really lovely.

Ladybee, I had that sinking feeling reading your post earlier. Was so relieved seeing how it ended up!

Soph, I actually did imagine you dressing up Sam as a canary, hahaha. I blame a lack of sleep...

I had rice pudding (well, and cocktails - not at the same time, mind you) for dinner. I think it's safe to say my diet's not going as planned.

Knitter, I'm definitely up for the 22nd. Ellie, have you bought your tickets?