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Sept 08: The End of an Amazing year

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Pacita · 20/07/2009 10:23

Here we are: the thread that will see our LO's first birhtday...

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LeonieSoSleepy · 27/07/2009 22:52

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ninja · 27/07/2009 23:05

Lots of pointing here at what she wants and where she wants to go. Lots of different sounds as if she's singing or chatting, mainly repetative mamamamamam, dadada, anna (?), sometine sound like relevant words but that's probably a proud mum thing, lots of clapping on command, likes giving things to me and DD1 on command (well with a hand out as well)

I wouldn't say it's quite back and forth - sometimes she says a sound that sounds like what I've said, but I think that might be a coincidence.

Sorry about all your worries Leonie

Pacita · 28/07/2009 09:50

Leonie, diego is a right old squealer as well. He is pretty much doing as Ninja says. However, I talk to him in Spanish, and his dad talks to him in Greek, so there are disputes when it comes to interpreting the babble into recognisable words. There is definitely a mamá and a papá going on, but the rest is just a mixture of nanananas and bababas and bop-bops with a whole gamut of mixed squals, ranging from delight to steaming rage. He can do some back and forward things like Eskimo kisses (rubbing noses), which he finds hilarious, but he only copies things when in the mood.

But he has just started crawling (really badly, as one leg is left behind) and refuses to stand even when propped up. And we only have one tooth so far.

I guess all children develop at different speeds, and he's just taking his time.

I'm sorry you are worried Leonie. Could it not just be that she's doing her thing at her own pace? She sounds amazingly bright and mobile

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Hopefully · 28/07/2009 10:51

T is normally very vocal - not at the moment, due to having completely lost his voice - and does lots of mamamamama (but only when in the mood, did it constantly on holiday and not at all now) and other noises, but is completely not mobile, so exactly the opposite of most babies on here!

Sleep is horrendous with him being so poorly - I actually feel slightly like I've regressed to newborn stage. Not feeling as awful as I did then though - 2 nights is a lot easier to cope with than 2 months of it! Poor DP found me weeping over T at 3:30 this morning, not because I was tired or anything, but just because it's so awful seeing him so poorly and not being able to do anything beyond stuffing calpol/cough syrup/teething powder (oh yes, teeth are coming too) in his mouth.

notcitrus · 28/07/2009 10:53

A is making lots of consonants and says "Ah-DAH!" to mean something positive, and might recognise his name, but won't mimic or point or sign at all. He did pass his hearing test though which is a relief.

(my HV said she'd give the audiology team a kick, and must have given them MrNC's mobile number as they called him. He told them to speak to me but the numpty was apparently too stupid to even try calling a textphone even when he explained how - you dial 18002 then the phone number, and the nice relay person tells you anything else! God knows how she sends emails, which is how I'd asked to be contacted...)

A has had his first settling session at nursery - he was fine, even with having lunch 2 hours early - he ate 2 helpings! He did then confuse me in the afternoon by having milk at usual time, then screaming for food 30 min later, and then being quite fractious in the evening. He then had a Poo Incident at 3am - he's never pooed at night! But better than last night when it took 4 hours to get him to sleep. I think he's been slightly poorly and today has snot, but he's his happy self in the day and no temp.

Hopefully - my friend at the HPA working on swine flu is ttc! People keep asking me about it and my work, but I have to explain that despite the name, it isn't actually an issue for pigs here. My preg friend is finding it annoying that everyone asks her about it, but they're probably the same people who would quiz about her diet and avoiding wine and all that.

imoscarsmum · 28/07/2009 14:40

Notcitrus C says Ah-DAH! She also mutters to herself while she is waking up, under her breath, and will put the back of her hand to her mouth and do an Indian woo woo woo. But we only have 3 tiny teeth and so sign of wanting to stand at all, though she is now mobile as she has worked out how to move without crawling by combining rolling & sitting up. She'l like a little kung foo expert!

Leonie don't worry. Think it was starlight that said they're either walkers or talkers, but generally not both.

Notcitrus glad A had good session at nursery. Ours were quite horrific, though she's settling more now. And C never poos at night but then did the other night, how strange. We think it's cos she's swallowing her snot (nice) but I suppose better that than it going onto her chest.

Hopefully do you find cough syrup works? We gave C some months ago and it just turned her poo into gloop and didn't work.

imoscarsmum · 28/07/2009 14:48

Oh and for those that read my post about the wedding saga, we told DP's mum last night that C and I wouldn't be going to wedding. DP's mum is also grandmother of the bride, so I'd hoped she would be a bit disappointed that her youngest grandchild wouldn't be at her own half-sister's wedding (and perhaps even offer to take C along with her just for the ceremony & photos, so i could collect afterwards) but no - she seemed quite unworried by it and even inferred C wouldn;t be able to understand anyway so what was the point in going!

I admit I got quite upset back home as I'd hoped C had a nana who would stick up for her. Wasn't expecting DP's mum to have a massive strop or anything but did think she would at least express some disappointment & sympathy but no. Nothing. Not a hint of concern at all. When I expressed concern about how I was to explain all this to C in future, she said nothing again.
All I can think is DP's DD is the golden first grandchild. Yet when DP's mum looks after C she seems to enjoy it, or perhaps that's what i want to see. Just feel this changes the relationship as I can't rely on her to support C in the future which is very sad. My mum isn't around much, so DP's mum will really be C's only nana.

Sorry for the ramble, am feeling a bit sad and sorry for us and feel isolated from family atm.

becaroo · 28/07/2009 15:36

leonie Toby is very vocal..babbling away and sometimes almost singing (?) He also growls though, when he is not happy about something

Toby has no shoes yet (much to MIL'S annoyance!!!) as I dont believe in putting them in shoes til they are walking properly, like your dd.

Off on hols on friday morning as sooo much to do....its giving me a paniky feeling when i think about it!!!

becaroo · 28/07/2009 15:41

IOM Sorry about the with the wedding...I have thought many times over the years in my own family that funerals and weddings just bring out the very worst in people People who are ordinarily very nice and normal suddenly start behaving like naughty 3 year olds becasue they cant get their own way....very sad.

leonie Toby also seems to know whats coming next in games like "this little piggy" IYSWIM? He gets really excited and starts to squeal when it gets to the last little piggy!!!! DS1 was nowhere near as vocal as Toby at the same age, however.

LeonieSoSleepy · 28/07/2009 17:15

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becaroo · 28/07/2009 17:44

Toby varies in concentration from day to day to be honest...depending on how he is feeling I guess...

Bearing in mind your DD1's autism leonie do you think that they will assess your dd2 more quickly (if that is what you want)?

My ds1's SALT referal has just come through.....only been waiting since March!

Actually, is anyone on here a SALT or know anything about home visits and what they entail? Just want to prepare ds1 for what might happen IYSWIM?

Hopefully · 28/07/2009 18:35

Imo sorry to hear about your family - it's obviously difficult and isolating at the moment, but your DP's mum probably hasn't given a thought to how it's making you feel (not in a bad way, it just hasn't occurred to her), and probably assumed that you were being perfectly reasonable in saying that if you weren't going, neither would C.

I am very excited. I have had an all time record of 18 unique users visiting my blog, and many many page loads. I'm such a loser

Pacita · 28/07/2009 19:18

Well done on the blog front, hopefully! Post the address again, as I did pop in to read it, but forgot to bookmark and I'd like to follow your progress. I am a bigger loser than you, as my blog is mainly for the benefit of foreign relatives, and we still check the stats!

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digitalgirl · 28/07/2009 20:02

Have been refreshing fb and Twitter all day so I can find out how my dsis has been doing but she's posted nothing since this morning - am so nervous for her!

iom sorry to hear you mil hasn't been as supportive as you were hoping. But if she's anything like my mil she's just saying what she thinks is the least interfering thing to say. She's right that C won't be any the wiser staying home from the wedding. And I doubt she'll be upset about it in the future unless you tell her she should be, which of course you won't. Don't feel isolated, just feel pragmatic, you have a beautiful baby dd with your dp - he's just about to marry his other dd off, and then it will really be his older dd's decision to include you and c in her life.

Does anyone else have to chase their lo round the house to post bits of their dinner into their mouth? Methinks supernanny would be giving me a serious talking to.

Meglet · 28/07/2009 20:26

aaargh! digital No news yet! I hope no news is good news.

hopefully I did read your blog the other week, although I had to register to leave a comment and I don't think it let me do it via my phone. I must have another peek at it.

leonie we have waving hello / bye bye and lots of very loud babbling, I don't think dd has a volume control. She makes me wince as she hollers so loud. How exciting having to buy your dd her first shoes! My dd is still cruising, will be a few weeks before she's off on her own.

I had a minor post op panic earlier. One of the veins in my left wrist has swollen up. I had visions of a blood clot making its way up to my brain and keeling over with a stroke but after calling nhs direct they said bruised veins are a common side effect of the anti-sickness pills I was on and its also where the cannula was in the vein. So I'm not about to die, I did leave an embarrasingly panicked message on my sisters answerphone asking her to rush back from the shops, she looked at me like I was a loon .

We've had some bad family news this week, dad has probably got prostate cancer. He has a hospital appointment on friday to find out more. I hope it's curable. I get my cervix biopsy results next week, what a nightmare. And ex p has kicked off (again) as he is losing his job in a months time. I'm not a mad old hippy but sometimes I do wonder if my house is cursed, apart from my gorgeous and beautifully behaved dc's I've had an awful lot of bad luck here in just 5 years.

Hopefully · 28/07/2009 21:06

DG fingers crossed for your sis! definitely no need to chase T round the house - he is still very firmly where I leave him...

Meglet ouch but lol at your post op drama! At least you added some interest to your sister's day. I have mainly been boring mine today by handing T over to her every five minutes so I can do some work.

Wooo I am up to 22 unique visitors today! Even more of an all time record. Clearly I need to get out more... I changed the settings to let anyone comment (once I worked out how to do it), since it seems a bit silly to make people register - it's not like anyone's desperate to post eco-spam on my blog! address is www.efficientsufficient.blogspot.com

Meglet · 28/07/2009 21:44
digitalgirl · 28/07/2009 21:46

OMG she got through to the next round! I can't believe it. I'm dying to know how many of them are left. There's a show on Saturday in front of a live audience if she makes it to then! Wondering if I can take ds along or if it would be too noisy/overwhelming.

Meglet · 28/07/2009 21:49

Wooooooooooo! Well done digital sis!

Was it Simon cowell doing this stage?

digitalgirl · 28/07/2009 21:53

Yes, this is the second audition she's done in front of the judges. Apparently Simon kept saying how much he loves my sis, much to the annoyance of dannii and cheryl! I can't believe it!!! He said it was the best audition he's heard in the whole 8 years of doing x factor! I'm so excited for her!

LeonieSoSleepy · 28/07/2009 22:10

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Pacita · 28/07/2009 22:17

Leonie, both your DDs sound really special. I do hope things get easier for all of you. Give DD2 time, who knows how she may evolve! xx

Digi, this is nail biting stuff. I'm DYING to see the show! When is it on??

Meglet are you sure you are being idle enough for your post op?

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