Sept 08: They're under starters orders .... and they're off .... well, some of them!

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I thought I'd use this title as not all of our delicious babies are on the move yet, including mine

Leopnie that is brilliant well done DD2
I'm sure that there are a few not far behind. Robyn on the other hand is too lazy to try walking. How is DD1 coping with being a big sis?

Robyn loves peek-a-boo, she likes to pop her head around my shoulder to look at people or under her pram hood to smile at us.

Am coping with kids on my own this week as DP has been admitted to hospital with asthma and a suspected blood clot. They put him on a nebuliser but he still didn't get no sleep last night. Told us he will be in till Thursday. So not too long to be on my own

Debs, really scary about your DP. Hope he's ok and gets back home soon.

Diego was up at 6:15 today (as was I) and has as a result been a grumpy guy all morning. He then had a 2 hour sleep (I didn't ) and woke up hungry and refreshed. If only I could say the same!

Still no crawling here, although he has mastered the art of going from lying down to sitting, which makes changing his nappy a bit of a wrestling match.

leonie well done on having the first independent walker!

Ds is still gloriously stationary he's clearly had a growth spurt though, he's suddenly at the top of his baby carseat! Explains what all the 5-6am wakings last week were about...!

potxola that's interesting what the nursery teacher said to you as I was told by the doc that most people with swine flu have a cough and as ds1 had all the flu symptoms except the cough it probably wasn't swine flu but he couldn't be sure. I'm beginning to wonder if docs are just telling people it probably isn't to try and calm everyone down about it.

Got annoyed today, shops have hardly any summer stuff in already and I've been penalised by having boys- there's loads of girls clothes everywhere but hard;y any boys.

ds2 has started walking across the room or garden holding onto his toddle truck. Doesn't like you holding his hands though and doesn't generally show much interest in walking.

Can't believe how fast he can spot the living door is open, get to it and get up the stairs though. Scary!

DD wants to walk but isn't quite there yet. She's cruising everywhere though.

Those struggling with nursery you just need to stick it out - it will get better. We moved house when DS was 14m, so he moved to a new nursery. The first 6 weeks were hellish. He'd cry his eyes out when we dropped him off, and when I called later on to check how he was I'd be able to hear him crying still in the background. He then made friends with a little boy called Charlie and hasn't looked back since.

I'm a bit down today about Effy. After the last bout of croup I really thought she was over the worst but she's started to get ill again this week. We took her to the GP yesterday but was told she's just teething and we have to get through it but it's the same symtoms as she's had for the last six weeks - runny nose, bad nappy rash, in pain pulling her ear, temp, not sleeping and voice/breathing starting to go funny again. She's been awake every two hours for the last couple of nights so we're shattered but we haven't been given anything to help her through, just told to give her Calpol. The GP did say only the hospital can deal with any further croup attacks as they're the only people allowed to prescribe Dexamethasone (sp!) but if she does have another attack it will be quite a lot for a child her age so we should request a referral to a respiratory consultant at the hospital. So we're left watching our little girl be unwell and miserable, waiting for her to have another frightening attack

Imo no words of wisdom here either, suffice to say I'll probably go through the same thing next month - so not looking forward to it. Just see how it goes and I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Sunshine sorry you are so down and how frustrating for you and Effy - big hugs to you both.

Meglet best of luck for your op and a speedy recovery!

Debs sorry to hear about your DH too - again hope for a speedy recovery and be home real soon.

Congrats Leonie! E cruises but still very wobbly when not clutching onto furniture.

Finally happy birthday to me!!!! I'm desperate for DH to come home so I can open my present and card .

Happy birthday Kagey!

Happy birthday Kagey.

And Sunshine, what a bad run for you and Effy. I do hope she's on the mend very very soon.

Happy birthday kagey

Poor Effy, must be so frustrating and horrible seeing her so ill.

imo it should get better, hopefully C will get used to nursery and the people there soon.

ninja I saw your name plastered across a bus stop on a Tango advery today!

lol Debi it makes me smile when I see that advert too!

Happy Birthday Kagey

Happy birthday kagey hope you get a good pressie!

sunshine poor little Effy, I do hope it is just teething. Must be awful watching her get so ill all the time.

leonie that is very impressive! DS wants to walk everwhere but still doesn't have the confidence to let go of my hands. He won't even use the push along walker.

I think my last post was misleading - my job for the enemy is only a freelance project finishes next week but am pleased to get a bit of extra money in before my other contract starts. Also means I didn't make a complete pigs ear of the first project if they've asked me to do this second one.

Ds went down without a peep tonight as he did last night. Still prepared for him to wake again later (as he did last night), but at least we've got bedtimes cracked!

Aw thanks chaps for the birthday wishes. I got a nice bag and top and oddly, the bumper book of useless information, which I suspect DH got for me as he would like to read it

I have a belly full of choccy cake and I am going to bed for some zzzzz's (two years ago it was all about partying now it's all about catching up on sleep) - nighty night! x

Ok, I've caught up now!

lolly sorry to hear your ds has been so poorly. Tonsilitis is horrible. I won't be able to meet up before my op as I have lots to organise before next week, pah!

debs hope your dp is much better soon.

leonie round of applause for your walking dd!

dg glad you're hanging in there with cc and you've got bedtimes sorted.

I agree with the boys clothes problem debi. I wanted garden / messing around sandals for ds and thought Primark would do some, but no, they only do girls shoes ! And only girls sunglasses. And only a couple of boys hats, but loads for girls.

I had my pre-op today. I have to say that the gynae ward is a million times nicer than maternity. Op will be tues morning and they won't even bother to take the catheter out or get me out of bed until thursday . The sad thing is that the dc's can't visit until the thursday as they don't have children on the ward and I will be attached to lots of tubes on the weds and still very groggy. One good thing though is that I won't have to change a nappy for weeks - I'm trying to look on the bright side!

And I have to remove all my hair down there, well at the front . I have a leg wax booked this week, I might be brave and get them to whip everything off!

oh, and, this is the worst part. They are quite strict about not allowing mobile phones on the ward so I won't be able to use my crackberry and mn + fb for a few days [hyperventilates].

I have heard there are things called books and newspapers that have words on them like the internet does, I might have to track some down .

Meglet you're so calm in the face of the operation - am so impressed!

Sunshine poor little Effy. hope there's no scary attacks.

Happy birthday Kagey!

T has been pretty easy the past few days - not waking and going into the pram until after 6am, once he even got through to 7am and time to get up for the day!

Watching the enormously depressing drama about the credit crunch at the moment - it is a complete cliche and very depressing. Makes me feel lucky about my nice and easy life though!

meglet I'm glad the pre-op went well, you sound very well prepared. Of all that you have described (the operation, no MN, etc) the thing that I find most frightening is the full wax!

hopefully OMG, I am watching that too! Really frightening.

oh, what channel?

Poor EFFY I hope she feels better soon and the docs start being a bit more helpful. Give her lots of hugs from us all.

Meglet you sound very calm and ready for the op, enjoy the rest and nappy free time.
I hear books are great too at least you can't delete a full page by accident

Oh I watched the credit crunch thing - what a let down. Banker with no emotions or feelings, nothing apart from his job, terrible relationship with his daughter. I was just waiting for the coke to come out.

And you just knew the other guy was going to lose his job and not be able to get another one.

Effy isn't too bad. Not sleeping too well and having lots of Calpol.

I'm hoping to read a whole book on holiday this year (going with the inlaws who are very good at entertaining the boys). I sometimes read on the loo but only about 2 pages at a time (yes tmi I know)

Half asleep today even after tea and coffee. Don't know why but maybe something to do with being woken before 6 by ds2 who stood up in his cot then fell over with an almighty crash and then screamed the house down waking everyone inc ds1 and half the street.

Bad night here too. Serves me right for extolling the virtues of comfort toys. Bah. Up since 5:30.