April 2008 - The one with Mother's Day....

[ThePFJ]

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

I have been hanging about for a few days waiting for the new thread, so I thought I'd get off my ass and make one myself. Happy weekend all, and Happy Mother's Day!

XXX

Hey chipmonkey! It's lovely, isn't it? I'm a little bit in love with it...

Dh, bless his soul, is indulging my latest obsession without too much complaint.

How was your weekend?

Hey all.

Well, I'm definitely not a tent/camping sort of person but that looks really great Sal .... although I won't be dashing out to get one anytime soon

We have finally got all our flights sorted for coming to England in the summer, which I'm very excited about now - yay

How is everyone today?

Yay Soph!!

Ok here. We seem to all have a permanent cold, but more annoying than anything else.

R & I baked chocolate cake this morning, it's in the oven now. Smells yummy! (Baking with him is fun, but it does normally involve washing the kitchen floor when we're done...)

Sal - fancy coming round and doing mine, it's filthy Oh, and bring some cake

Ah Soph, to see you I might even do that! Mind you, I'm not particularly good at this whole cleaning malarky...

Neither am I Sal, that's why our house always looks like a skip

Hello everyone

mum and dad are moving to France - gone in September. Their house sold this week. Am but also for them. My sister will be staying in Cornwall still.

I'm doing ok, I'm positive, etc. Tired. Lacey bottle refusing still! Both girls had jabs today (mimi mmr) and piglet is v unsettled.

Hey Scorp. Hmm, sorry to hear re parents moving away. Could you go for long visits? In which case, this is good! Glad to hear you're doing well, and hope piglet doesn't have too bad a night.

There can be advantages to parents living somewhere holiday-ish! Not quite the same thing but my Mum lives in Wexford, which has fantastic beaches, good restaurants, and Nana to babysit! She is thinking of moving closer to me which would be lovely of course but we would miss Wexford.

Morning all.

Scorps - definitely good for holidays, but feel a little for you regarding them moving away as I know how close you are. At least it's easy to get there ... volcanic ash hopefully wouldn't disrupt the Eurostar for example Hope your girls are OK today.

Actually I'm getting increasingly panicky about this volcano business as it looks as though it's going to go on for some time and I might just have a breakdown if it interrupts our plans for the summer. We haven't been away as a family since DS1 was 2 and he would be completely gutted if everything goes belly-up. All he talks about at the moment is going to see Nana, Grandad & Granny in the summer.

Oh Soph, I really really hope all will be ok. I think it should though, the latest delays seem to be less severe.

I will miss them but I can b there in a day if I had to and they love me wherever they are iyswim. I can talk on the phone, skype etc.

Piglet slept through last night but I'm v tired still!

Exactly Scorps. Pleased piglet slept and hope you get a chance to catch up on some of yours

Sal - yes, it doesn't seem to be as bad as before. Anyway, I refuse to think about it until closer to the time -

Help! Help help help!

Ok, so Babybee has been really good at going off to sleep - our bedtime routine is bath, snuggle up for 2 stories with a warm milk drink, brush teeth, into his room to get into sleeping bag then a quick cuddle and into cot, tucked in and then we sing a slow song. He's awake when I walk out the door (still singing or humming), he would normally chat or sing to himself and go to sleep.

The other day he woke up at about 3 or 4 (don't know exactly, clock in our room as stopped), crying for me. I went in, calmed him and he went back to sleep. This happened again, then the 3rd time he wouldn't settle so I tried bringing him in to bed with me (this never works but I always try it because I get desperate to lie down). He finally asked to go back to his cot, so I settle him back leave him. He's quiet for a bit then starts crying for me. We repeat attempt to sleep in my bed.
At 6:30 he finally drops to sleep after I lose my patience (with DH) and loudly stomp off to the bathroom ignoring his crying.

That was Monday night. Since then he WILL NOT go to sleep without me in the room. I'm trying to follow our routine, but he just gets so upset - sobbing, calling for me, gasping with tears etc - it's difficult not to go back into him.

It's like he's trying to not go to sleep while I'm in the room, but insists on me being there for him to drift off.

What is going on??
And how do I get him to remember that he can go off to sleep?

He's been a bit grumpy and contrary, and melting down more often. Do they go through another clingy phase? Is this is? Oh please tell me how to get him back in his routine?

Oh no, Ladybee! I'm sure someone with experience will be along in a second, but I definitely think they go through a clingy stage. I was convinced R's clinginess was because I started working again, until I had this same chat with a friend, whose ds is a month or so older than R, and she said he was going through the same difficult stage. Hoping things improve quickly!

oooh, yes, maybe R and B are doing the same sort of thing then?
It occurred to me that maybe because we'd had a week's holiday together and then a long weekend he was feeling the separation now that he's back with his CM.
He has gone to sleep now thank goodness.

They're such monkeys sometimes - as soon as you're all chuffed with yourself for having cracked it, something else happens! Glad to hear tonight good, hope it continues.

Hello everyone - how's things?

Hust seen your post ladybee - Molly doing very similar at moment - not sure why, but everything is 'oh Mummmmeeee!' said in anguished tone. And night times have been rubbish, screams for me desparately. She has changed her room at nursery plus we went away just her and me so I put it down to routine changes causing a bit of separation anxiety. She seems to be coming through it now and the last two nights has slept through (though did wake this morning at half 5 going 'Mummy! No sleep!' hmmm.....)

Hey there.

At this stage you tend to find that some children will go through another clingy stage and also they can start to experience "nightmares", not as bad as grown-up ones, but enough to wake them up. Also, when they wake up like this they don't tend to have enough vocabulary to tell you why they woke up so, not only do they not understand it, but they can't tell you exactly what the matter is. This is why you tend to find that they want you to stay with them until they drop off again and sometimes why they feel too "scared" to go to sleep on their own. This means that they will create through their getting ready for bed routine.

HTH

How's everyone today btw?

Hey, just popping on while I have some lunch. That seems spot on SuperSoph and Ellie, and it's really reassuring to hear that it's a stage, and that we hadn't managed to screw things up royally somehow.
I think I'm going to introduce a change myself, maybe something like reading another story to him once he's gone to bed - at least now it's light enough that I can see the pages , and it's something I can see wanting to carry on with.

It's a beautiful day here - have just gone and voted and then strolled back the 'long way' to pick up some things for dinner enjoying the sun. Oh I hope it's like this for the weekend!

Should make my lunch, am starving!

I'm on a(nother)diet so have eaten a very healthy chicken salad for lunch and everyone else is eating some cake. Bah. Am very bad tempered.

Ladybee. I try to convince myself regularly that everything's "just a stage" LOL, especially with DS1. But, tbh, I don't think boys ever stop having them

Just had a gorgeous day with DS, went to ToddlersWorld then took him to outside playground then to a cafe for lunch and he was good fun and did so well - no tantrums just lots of fun. He zonked out on the way home which was good as I ended up with a splitting headache and needed to try to relax/take painkillers/self-medicate with caffeine to try to get rid of it. Nothing's worked, I think I need to take my strong painkiller and just go to bed.

But I'm trying to delay it being monday...

Hey there. How's your head LadyBee? We did absolutely nothing over the weekend apart from have friends over for dinner on Sat night. Didn't even bother getting out of my PJ's on Sunday Poor Sam is all snotty again and his nose is bright red and really sore, poor thing.

Started my diet today and so far, so good. I'll be fine as long as we don't stop at the supermarket on the way home because that will tempt me to buy wine and I'm not going to With this diet though the first 3 days is protein only so it's been a very boring day food-wise!

I'm also a bit panicky at the moment as DH and I did something REALLY REALLY stupid on Friday night (after a bit to drink) ... I'm sure you'll be able to guess what

Anyway, will get back to you all tomorrow as have to go and tidy up before home time. See ya