January 2009 - New year, new buns in various ovens and time for our not so little ones to turn one!

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Happy 2010 everyone! Cast your mind back to this time last year... [soppy]

Too much wine - excuse for thread title should it be shite rubbish when I read it tomorrow. Thought it was time to wave goodbye to the festive one, although perhaps we should have waited for epiphany?

Thanks Books, we have been trying ot get my dad to make a decision for ages, but he has been in complete denial and very stubborn about it, to the point he ended up in hospital. he is very weak now, so will need to make a choice before the decision is taken out of his hands by ill health and the inability to get around. He is coming round though. I thinkhe is gradually coming ot terms with his situation, old age is rubbish.

120, would love to do something like that, but have a meeting after work tomorrow and on Friday too, grr grr and double grr. Will try and reschedule the friday though and let you know. Might be up for a mummy drink on friday though.....

Tree thanks for your advice, as usual you are spot on! Unfortunately she only runs the oncology clinic on a Thursday, but am going to ring up in advance and check we are coming in for a decision and not just to be fobbed off with a load of old baloney.

Jude is trying to put a toy taxi up the dog's bottom, poor dog, must rescue him and then read tree's thread....

sorry about bleeding Dog, meant to post that earlier then was shocked about HZ story and forgot everything I'd read!

s'alright books, I knew what you meant (I'm used to marking incredibly grammarless work y'know!)

HZ- OMG, I am so so sorry about your weekend and about the surgery and follow-up stuff. How inconsiderate that it should fall on his birthday tea you had planned, but sods law I guess. Like tree says though, be proactive and you may not end up doing so much waiting around. I feel so bad for little J wanting his food too (can't imagine it as Z is such a scoffer) but at least he is tasting lots of tasty stuff even if it is blended for safety. They do need to sort something out for you guys soon though, I have everything crossed for you.
Good news about your Dad. AF probably mixed blessing eh? Always a bit sad if you are a tiny bit excited but at least it gives you more time to focus on J and it has helped make your mind up.
My back is fine (ish) now as long as I don't lift DS into or out of his cot. DH not happy that I have to kick him several times a night to go and do it (yes we are having a 'wakeful' period at the moment). Stopped using the painkillers though, and just in the nick of time I think as I was starting to rather like the feeling they gave me..............

Tink- Lovely birth story, Wow, what a difference in the weights of your DD's! Bracken must have seemed like a giant baby!!. She is quite the petite little lady though nowadays.
Dog- I totally understand about wanting a break with the feeding, especailly if Isla not interested much and a bit bitey, makes it a chore rather than a pleasure.
So, how do I go about making Z one of these less interested babies???????? I have done my best but at this rate I will be joining the old 'extended breast-feeders' thread (probably along with 120, moose and MissJ )

Errr, starting to fret about the weather again tomorrow. Cotswolds forecast a load more snow tomorrow day, my school is at the top of a very steep hill and I SOOOOO do not want to be stuck at work and not able to pick up the DC's or get home. When will this weather just feck off and go away

ooh... very exited about Friday drink... can leave DH to make birthday cake! teehee

ah missed tink's story. was busy on THIS page. tricksy site. Books, love the thread.

Hi

Happy Birthday Bracken and Happy Birthday for yesterday C!

Read the thread earlier and then had to run so have forgotten most of it now. Will do my best though.

Firstly, hi Soccerette, lovely to hear from you and E and great news about the house.

D0g, sorry to hear you have had more bleeding. Good that you've got a scan booked though. Are you feeling any better sickness wise today?

Books, dd goes through phases like that. My roasted vegetable lasagne has that effect on her every time. Sunday, after the party (where we ate that very recipe) she filled 5 nappies, 4 of them in 2 hours.

HKZ sorry to hear about your stressful weekend, it must have been so upsetting for you. Such a shame that J will be at the hospital on his birthday. I think you're right in your 'stage a sit-in' mind-set. We (well DH really, as I was a hormonal wreck) had to come down hard on the consultant when ds2 was in hospital last year. We documented everything in a notebook, right down to temperatures/obs and a hand drawn graph to prove he was spiking rather than consistently feverish. I really hope they commit to a definitive treatment plan. Not sure what else to say, except I'm thinking of you and sending lots of love and light. ((hugs))

Tree, have posted on your other thread, but will send ((hugs)) here for fear of being drummed out of MN if I do it over there.

Who was saying about waking up again after sleeping during the evening and then being awake till 10/11 o'clock? Dd has been doing that for a couple of weeks and its driving us bonkers. She is so loud, manic and crazy careering round the room like a total nutter. In fact she is currently sitting opposite me destroying todays' post and getting into anything she shouldn't be anywhere near!

Mad crazy busy day here with ds2 at the eye docs, then into town to choose new specs. Dd was a total flirt at the hospital and adopted several ladies in the waiting room.

Dd seems to have suddenly put on a lot of weight and become really chubby, but its as if it happened overnight. One day she was a skinny strip of wind, the next ... chubba chops!. She looks so cute, with her chubby cheeks, double chin and chunky thighs, but doesn't appear to have got any taller. Weird.

She has also added a new word to her vocabulary, she says "ish" and points to the fish mobile.

moose DS getting fat too.. think they do that before a growth spurt eg walking in this case.

Oh sorry, yes Tink, great birth story. Strange to think if Bracken being a big baby.

Dog, I completely understand the feeling of needing a break from bf. I feel like I need a break sometimes and I'm not going to be doing it ever again. (I have mixed feelings about that really so but ) I have almost stopped so many times, especially when dd was at the stage I is at with a lovely bite to top of every feed.

just realised I posted straight after tinks labour. how did I miss it? hmmm. AF on way I think. Great story tink (and very well edited!)

HZ have pass for Friday night if you want to go out.

Moose, how are you going to go about stopping? I have thought about going a few more months and then re-assessing when the sleeping improves. if........it.........ever..........does.........

Pat, I was going to stop on her first birthday as neither she or I seemed to be enjoying it over christmas and I'd like to lose the bf fuzzy brain and get a bit of myself back. Thing is, she has now decided she loves bf again and is happy to wait if necessary but is soooo pleased and keen when I offer.

She is currently having about 4 feeds a day, but thankfully none at night.

I know most people tend to drop the middle of the day feed and keep the morning and evening ones, then wean off those as well. My problem is that she takes her longest feed in the morning, which at the moment means I can't take the boys to school (DH has to do it) as she is waking late as well. The middle of the day feed is actually quite nice with just me and her at home and she doesn't get cross if she doesn't get it if we're out and about and has to wait until we get home.

Add to that DH's deep rooted dislike of human children drinking cow's milk (I do understand where he's coming from, but sometimes I really wish he wouldn't read those books of his) and its all a bit confusing really.

Basically, I have no clue how to proceed, so am muddling along kind of hoping something will change and show me the way.

Hmmm, I may join you in this muddling along then.

DS has been spookily similar to E then, pretending to not be bothered and then showing renewed interest (he is actually pulling my top down and getting them out now ). He is currently on 3-4 day time feeds and 1-2 night feeds as opposed to few weeks ago when he was just morning and evening. Bear in mind he is at nursery four days a week, he is stuffing in the milk-feeds into the time he sees me, alongside stuffing his face with food at every available opportunity (how he is not hugely overweight I have no idea!).

DH is no help really as he hasn't a clue how to settle Z if upset, just passes him to me for some booby

HKZ - Can't think of what to say really except that I am thinking of you all, is so tough. Definately agree that enough is enough now and you need to get tough with them on Thursday, they can't leave you hanging on when it is obvious to you that J's condition is worsening wrt food. Once they have him started being treated it will give your anxieties a purpose too rather than all the anxiety being directed inward.

Moose/Pat - I had the decision of whether to stop bf taking out of my hands since DS just stopped asking but totally empathise with you both, I think I would have staggered on to 2 years if I had had to make the decision! I am enjoying having my brain back, it is amazing the difference hormones make!

Am currently laid out flat in bed having pulled something in my lower back picking up a stroppy DD this morning. I couldn't move for 3 hours aferwards and even dosed up on my strongest arthritis meds am in agony. Am suddenly very glad of tomorrow being a nursery day - still no job though grrr

DH was the same with D until the last couple of weeks Pat. They do seem to have bonded now though and DH even managed two bedtimes this week which is probably the equivalent to what he has done in the previous 6 months!

Tree - I have fluff yay! Thank you! Looks to nice to put on! Will try tomorrow, but can tell it is love at first sight already - sorry DH, I am going to have to break my promise

to Ray - forgot earlier, lovely to hear from you

DS seems to have learnt to run walk very quickly today, my life just got a little bit more frantic

too

busy busy bees

bracken stood on her own again a few time!!
enjoyed jolly babies then popped into tesco yucky sleet here !!!!
what is it with wednesdays and snow fed up!!

tree and dog - sorry for bleeding

wow what alot of poo!!!!!!!!!

lenni - poor u with back

socorette - great to hear from you

hi mm

sorry if i have missed anyone

Hi

Just a flypast as might not get another chance today.

Well done for standing up Bracken! Especially for doing on your birthday you clever girl you.

I have had to fetch ds1 from school as he had an 'incident' in the playground yesterday where he hit his head several times and wasn't seen by a first aider. He ended up with a migraine and severe nausea last night and we very nearly took him to A&E as we weren't sure it was a migraine because he hasn't had one for at least 7 months. He was still a bit spacey this morning, but he's always like that after a migraine. Sent a firm letter to his teacher today asking them to call me if they had any concerns about him and got a call at 1.00 pm to say he had run full force into a wall leading with his head and no-one could understand how he did it. His teacher said he just ran straight at it without stopping or slowing down. She said she'd never seen anything like it and wouldn't have believed it if she hadn't seen it herself.

So have been to fetch him and he is snuggled up on the sofa with a very red cheekbone and his nintendo magazine. I wanted to take him to the GP to be checked out but DH and DM persuaded me not to and just to keep a close eye on him. I think he's ok, but will take him to A&E if he shows the slightest hint of a problem.

Anway, have to go out in the sleet to fetch ds2 now so better bundle the other two up and get going. Hopefully I will get 5 minutes to pop back later.

Right, I shouldn't be here, but am hiding on the laptop trying to recover from the almighty meltdown ds1 had when I told him he couldn't have his nintendo time because of the migraine and head injury.

Actually, I'm feeling quite pleased with myself, because for once I handled it well, with cuddles and lots of "I understand completely how you feel" etc etc. Didn't get edgy or cross once despite it being a good half hour long and afterwards I even managed to remember to tell him what a good boy he was for managing to calm down. Phew!

Books, apparently it happened during wet play in the midst of a Star Wars game. He thinks he 'might have been' running one way and looking the other, but he can't remember. His teacher said he just ran straight into it as if it wasn't there. I'm wondering whether its anything to do with last night's migraine and him having a migraine hangover this morning, as he was really unresponsive to us when we were getting ready for school and had to be given the old 'get down to his level and speak directly to him' treatment for every tiny little instruction. Seems he's not quite in his own head today.

Also he admitted yesterday that last Friday he ate a cake that one of the other boys at school had given him (obviously the cake wasn't gluten free). It was such a relief as we had noticed a serious downturn in his ability to cope with noise/busy environments (great timing with 30 odd people coming over the weekend for dd's parties) general oversensitivity and increased sensory issues over the weekend and were racking our brains to think where he could possibly have eaten some gluten by accident. It took him 5 days to admit it though, despite being asked directly many, many times over the weekend.

Before we did the gf diet, I would never have believed the effect one measley cake could have on a child, let alone how long the effects could last (apparently some children have reactions lasting over a week after ingesting just a trace amount of gluten in something like maltodextrin).

He is calm and quiet now, seems ok, if a bit subdued, but still looks really pale and hasn't moved from the sofa since we collected ds2 at 3.10 pm.

oh godness mm - poor ds!!!

so excited just ordered dd1 a large bee wheelbug
got bracken a small tiger wheelbug for her bday cant get dd1 off it!!
need something to keep dd1 busy as she runs around with lots of excess energy not much keeps her quiet to occupy her