Today has all been stop start, haven?t managed to get much done or to co-ordinate naps until now but DS will wake up any minute so thought I?d jump on whilst I got a chance.
Just to clarify, I didn?t mean in my last post that Aaliyah would be walking by tomorrow but she may well be by her birthday on 10th June!
Snowwombat ? how are you feeling? I thought BF had lactose in it too haven?t been concentrating much on that line of thinking recently, just trying to get her into positive sleep associations. I would be happy waiting a couple of years before having another baby and then having 2 close in age together again but DH says we can only have one more and it has to be in the next 18m we?ll see. I love ?this www.armsreach.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_8&products_id=41cot? it would look great with our sleigh bed but it is very pricy I am a fan of the bloods tests for other purposes in pregnancy (i.e. other than the double or triple test) they are as you say, very important especially as you so for those of us with funny blood. I have to keep a particular eye on my white cell count. My friend?s baby was born with her intestines on the outside. She knew and was well prepared (or as well as you can be) the scar is tiny now, it?s amazing! Hope the good nights have continued for you. We have had some shockers recently! We seemed to have cracked 8.30/9-12 but then it goes pear shaped. The night before last she was awake from 11.30-5.30 and then slept for an hour so that was all the sleep I got all night, was a total zombie yesterday, paranoid about everything Re AN care in the UK. I remember being virtually ignored by the MW side of things until about 12/13 weeks. Because I was Consultant Led I did have an initial appointment with the hospital and scans because I had some bleeds as well as my bloods checked weekly though. Have a great weekend camping!!
Gauchita ? wow, you leave tomorrow!!! Have a great trip! I love all of your photos Mila is a natural; she should be a child model. In fact on DS?s AN thread there was a Mum whose kids modeled for Next etc. made a lot of cash which she stashed away for them How did you make sure that Mila didn?t fall between the gap of your bed and her cot, wedge it up against a wall or something? Someone suggested getting a cheap Ikea cot (we use one anyway), taking off one side and then making holes for the base at the appropriate height but I am worried that she?ll fall between them. Our bedroom is hard to layout so that she?d be wedged between the wall and the bed as the wall to my side of the bed is all windows and there isn?t a way we could work the room to get my side up against the wall. At the mo I have a bedside table wedged in next to the cot on the other side of me but it isn?t ideal. Hope you got your money back from the eBay woman! Ikea have good babyproofing stuff by the way. Not heard that cow and milk saying before. I guess it?s a bit like ?once bitten, twice shy?? The other day I spilt some milk in a café and a South African friend got all excited because it apparently means to them that a baby is on the way!
Bigcar ? your ILs don?t sound very hands on with the kids! Had to chuckle at your DS1 about eating his dinner with a knife what is the new car? I don?t think DS is ready for the Dummy Fairy just yet. Our park has just re-opened after a whole year it was supposed to be being improved (it was fine before) and was meant to take 3 months. Then the Town Hall went bust and couldn?t pay the contractors and so it has all the same stuff as before now minus the beautiful trees that provided shade that they have chopped down it?s suddenly so hot here that we can?t go to the park after 11.30am as the slide and swings are too hot to use! LOL at things being Sue?s fault.
June ? eBay is fabulous for buying and selling. I read the book ?How to have a baby on eBay? when I was pg with DS and I got some great bargains. Nice way to raise some cash too. Doesn?t work so well for me anymore because of the P&P charges. I keep my Bugaboo and the Maclaren in the spare/Aaliyah?s room (there is a handy alcove) and the double in a big plastic shed thing outside the front door. I have cleaned and washed the covers on all the buggies this week and got them into their Summer garb bye bye cozy toes! DH si hectic at work at the mo and really enjoying that makes life a lot easier your ILs sound such a nuisance sounds like they could do with some hobbies or something to keep them busy! I messed up the invitations for A?s birthday as I put an event on FB and thought it hadn?t gone live and then all these people I didn?t think I?d invite accepted had hoped to have just a few other babies and their folks, not a load of toddlers unless they were older siblings. Think we are going to have a British style tea with cakes and scones etc and some proper drinks for the adults. We?ll start around 3.30 and I have stressed that it ends at 6.30 so I can calm the kids down before bath and bed! I am learning from experience!
Choccie ? thanks for your empathy for me My DS is a great sleeper actually. He had bad colic in the beginning but from 8 weeks he has slept 12 hours a night plus naps. At A?s age he was having 3 naps a day still and now he sleeps for at least 1 ½ - 2 hours in the afternoon plus his quota at night, well most days. He gets really worn out though as he walks a lot these days and plays for hours in the park and on his ride on toys on the terrace. A loves to try and keep up with him though and should be worn out. She can do far more than he could at this age. She adores his cars! A is still in our room. We have been delayed moving her because of the MIL?s visit (now coming 4th May for 12 days) after that I will move her to her own room and hope that that helps. I think DH does wake her up in the night with his moving about and snoring. Only problem is it is opposite DS?s room and he is a light sleeper and she is VERY loud! fabulous weight loss I still have a stone to lose but have lost motivation recently ? must get back on to it especially now we are in shorts here now and can?t hide the flab. Sounds like you are very busy