Afternoon! New thread, wow, how sparkly
Haven't been able to catch up for a while, DP is working all hours which means no break in childcare for me. Also.....
...we went out last night.
You know, out, in the outside world, to a social event, without the children. Babysitter and everything!
It felt weird, but both children were fine and even though Orbit woke up, the babysitter settled him back down absolutely fine. We went to see Bill Bailey, which was insane and hilarious - really really good.
I shan't get involved in weaning discussions as you all know what I think Each to their own, and all that. I would say though that when babies start feeding like mad around 4 months, I think it's worth waiting a while to see if it is just a growth spurt before reaching for the baby rice. My feeling with Orbit was if I start him on rice and then he settles down, I won't know if it's the rice or just the end of the growth spurt that would have happened anyway, iyswim. So we waited, and he's now really settled again and back to his old feeding schedule, in fact going a bit longer between feeds than before. So for us, waiting was the right thing to do, IMO.
Bicnod - sorry you got rained on, and jabs sound . Had to take DS1 for pre school boosters the other day, that was really tricky as he's obviously aware of what's going to happen. Bribery with chocolate buttons and a Matchbox car got us through it
bebemoo your HV sounds like a looney - leaving a 4 month old baby to cry for an hour? I'd be in tears long before the hour was up.
Guimauve really glad you're feeling better! I'm sure you do have enough milk, I think H just isn't a fast grower. (She said, nevwer having met either of you! )
All this pressure on us to get them to weight the right amount and to sleep through the night, as if this was somehow absolutely essential, I think it makes us all a bit demented. Tiny babies need frequent feeding, and some more frequent than others, and some grow faster than others. End of story.
Boff grrrrrrrr about the second nanny! Hope you have some better luck soon.
Auld - really glad you had some nice time with DS1. I've been managing to spend more quality time with my DS1, and it does seem to be making a difference. We just made a glittery bookworm (Mister Maker has a lot to answer for....) including going to the craft shop to buy googly eyes and drew some pirates and it's been really fun.
Crawling babies ! Can't believe it. Wasn't it yesterday they were just born?
Must go and spend more quality time with DS1 before Orbit wakes up. Sorry if I missed anyone's news out!