Dec '09 - We're learning to roll, we're learning to eat, all we need now is to learn how to sleep!

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New thread everyone...!

Ethelred - I did 3 days this week (now have 6 weeks off) and I have to say it was a nice balance and I am deffo looking forward to long weekends!

ABF - to be honest I'm not entirely sure of the differences between the milk numbers for aptamil but when I looked at the cartons number 2 seemed to be for hungrier babies? I think that means that the protein(? or something) takes longer for them to break down so they can go longer between feeds so if you have a baby that drinks too much milk this is god to get them to take less if that makes sense. We use number 3 as Imogen drinks so little I think that at the moment I want her to have as much as she can. Number 3 was also the only one that said on it complements weaning I think, although again can't be sure so I think we just went for that one when we started using powder.

BlueChampagne - I have on occaision given SMA instead of Aptamil and Imogen didn't seem at all fussed, but haven't tried any others. Good luck, although I imagine mummy milk is always going to be the outright winner!!!

Alex asked to take some of the photos I took of him in the luminarium into pre school toady. I printed him a couple off and they looked quite good. I think it would be hard to take a bad picture in there though

Today's been rubbish. Really hot and sweaty. This time next week I'll be going to bed in Portugal though so I'd better get used to it!!

Thanks hendo, we moved to number 2 when Elizabeth was 5 months and had increased her milk feeds during the night. Now she is only on 4 bottles through 24 hours I think I might put her on number 3. My advantage points will certainly add up!!

No posts today yet! It's gone really quiet on this thread recently. I hope I'm not going to get back from holiday and find you're all gone!!

I'll still be here Al!
Cant post much DH is pestering me for the laptop.

We leave on Thursday morning. What am I going to do for 2 whole weeks without Mumsnet

We used to fight over the PC too. DH got so fed up with me taking over, he bought me a netbook!!

I'm still here too. went up to IL's last night for BIL's 30th. DH sll away, but i did my duty and drove the 2 hours each way to go to the party. TBH, i could have done without it, as an evening party, with disco etc starting at 7pm is hardly the best social invitation for a 7 month old, but they expected me to go . The fact that it was an evening do, plus the fact that anna's teething, was a recipe for a miserable night, but that did not appear to be a consideration. Anyway, she was pretty whiney, but not screaming or anything, so all things considered, i don't think it went too badly.

Got my gran's 80th tomorrow too, an hour's drive away! roll on monday, that's all i can say!

Very jealous of the impending hol Al. I think the nearest we'll get to that will be the IL's holiday flat on the north west coast...St Tropez it isn't!!!!

Ah, but I'm going with the PILs...and the SILs, BILs and associated nieces and nephews!! 15 of us in all!!

Bearing in mind that their general life outlook (and criteria for choosing teams for the board games at Christmas) is 'Bloods V Outsiders', I'm not sure it's going to be that much fun.

Still, it's 2 weeks with DH and I may even get a tan so it's not all bad

I'm still here too!!! I've been busy with my three days at week this week but 6 weeks off now - woohoo!

Ethelred - sounds like you've done well this week and I am impressed with your party last night! We've just been out to dinner (just me and DH) before going onto a wedding reception whilst my parents babysat - it was lovely. And DH drove (for nearly the first time ever!) which was lovely.

Al - despite the board game teams (could you suggest girls vs boys that's what we always end up with here) hopefully you'll get a tan and lots of help with entertainly Alex and Catherine whilst you are getting your tan!!! And on the positive side, if you are with the same people for two weeks Catherine might be happier to go to your PIL more by the second week, allowing you a bit of hands free time too. Have a lovely time!

Bloods V Outsiders?? That's so bad it's laughable! Im a stroppy mare at the best of times so would put my foot down and insist I wanted to be on DH side for a change!

As for laptop sharing, I wouldnt mind but this is my laptop. He has his own. He just couldnt be arsed to go and get it out of his car!

Lizzy dont like lumps. But she's only 7 month old im going to stop worrying about it and just get on with it and feed her what she will eat!

Jake threw up in the back of my car yesterday. So him and DH are now washing it, Lizzy is asleep, the dog is quietly snoozing with her ehad on my lap. All in all it's a good morning so far!!

I've suggested Boys V Girls and even Our Surname V Other Surname, which would put PILs, Me and DH on one team and SILs and BILs on the other but they always plump for Bloods V Outsiders We 'Outsiders' always win though

I always had this idea that when I married, I would become part of my husbands family but it's not been like that at all. Bit of a pity as the ILs all live very close by and my family are a few hours drive away so it's a bit lonely sometimes.

I am hoping that Catherine learns to like the MIL. She screams the second she's passed over at the moment and that means MIL - our only babysitter - can't have her!

Catherine's not keen on lumps yet either ABF. They'll get there when they're ready. Sorry to hear about your car too! Your post made me laugh about the stropping. Sounds like something I have done would do too

Aaargh! Alex has been off his food all day, said he had a headache and now has a temperature of 38.6 - please let it be something minor, he has to be well by Thursday!!

Hello all, I;ve been around just not had much to add really.

Tonight dp is watching Harry Brown dvd but I'm scared of it (don't really like violent films at all) so I'm watching it from the safety of the PC (approx 35ft away!).

Hope you have a good hol Al. Very at the hol but by the whole Bloods vs Outsiders thing which would be funny if it weren't true for you.

Think I'll be posting soon about dp and his ongoing hol/flying issues. I feel like I really need a proper holiday and I can see us massively falling out over it .

Well, after a long night of being up and down with a restless Alex, things aren't looking too much better. His temperaure is down but he walked into my room at 7am, climbed on my bed - and puked

Oh no Al!!!! You have my every sympathy. Both Jake and the dog have done that to me!

My car still stinks even after much disinfecting, scrubbing and febreezing. I think I'll just have to buy a new one

I hope Alex gets betters soon, fingers crossed it's just a little stomach upset and he'll be better before Thursday.

Well it's bloody typical 1st proper day of the summer holidays and it's raining. Jake and I are having a movie marathon day. So far have watched Flushed Away and he is now on Ice Age 3.

We watched a weird film last night LaDi, It was called The Road and had Aragon from Lord of the Rings in it. Post apocalyptic thing, lots of cannibalism. quite freaky, weird ending.
Ive missed my calling as a movie critic and reviewer!

Wooooooohoooooooo! Imogen SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT last night for the first time ever. Proper sleeping through and everything without one single feed for the whole night!!!! We had a bit of a nightmare day with naps and screaming for some reason, but she went to be at 8, woke at 9 for 10 minutes, didn't want food, just to be cuddled calmed down then back to bed by 9.10. Dh is away again this week, so early bed for me and next thing I know it's 5.45 am and not a peep out of her all night (that or I slept through it all!!!!) I did just go and look in on her and she was fine, then she slept until her usual wake up time of 6.50 and I got her out of her cot at 7.30. I was starting to think it was never, ever going to happen for us. I imagine she'll be up every 5 minutes tonight!

Al - sorry, I feel a bit guilty posting that after you've been up with poor Alex all night. I hope that he feels better soon and it doesn't linger - and of course that no-one else gets it. Perhaps he could pass it on to some of the Bloods?!?

LaDiDaDi - I also don't like films like that, to be honest I'm not really a film person at all. I always end up going to bed to read a book, or mess about on the computer if dh wants to watch something like that.

Yes I thought that was what mumsnet was invented for, to keep me entertained when DH wants to watch somethign crappy on TV!

Yay for Imogen lets hope she keeps it up!

Elizabeth has been having some excellent nights been going throgh the night for just over a week.
I know ive probably completely jinxed it by typing that!!!!

Hey Hendo - that's brilliant! Hope it's the start of a new world order for you.

We were only woken once by Conrad on Saturday night (after a late night feed) but sadly not replicated last night. Still, it's been worse; I'm hoping things are gradually getting better even if we don't have a eureka moment like you.

Catherine slept through on Saturday night. Could have really have done with her doing it again last night rather than waking at 4.20am!!

DH had to get up with her, I fed her twice but she was wide awake and I really couldn't cope after being up and down with Alex all night.

No more sickness so far today and he's eaten and is looking brighter. Hopefully, it's over.

Might even attempt getting out to get some of the last bits we need this afternoon. Was planning on being busy today but didn't want to take a poorly Alex out so I've spent the morning washing sheets instead. Mine which were puked on and his too, just in case.

Pleased Alex seems a bit better.

No sleeping through here but surely soon?? Feel like I have hardly bf ds today without really thinking about it until now iyswim. Fed him at 6.30ish then at 9ish (after breakfast and a ff) then he had a very snacky feed after lunch and a ff and another snacky feed a bit later on. Might feel better about stopping now if it seems to be a bit more gradual.

Actually scratch that last bit about feeling better, I'm welling up now!

It's only because you've written it down and thought about it again! I thought I was completely fine about it until talking to someone random the other day about it and I started to well up and had to change the conversation!

Al, glad Alex seems brighter today, fingers crossed for tonight for you!

BlueChampagne - not sure it's a eureka moment, I just hope it happens again within the week!

Hi Lee, bet you had fun with your bro and niece.

It's the whole thing really, flying is the biggest part for him but he finds holidays hard too. He came home in a grump last night because one of his bosses had said to him "Your wife wants to go on holiday, your kids would love to go on holiday, you can afford to do it so how selfish are you to not do a simple thing like get on a plane?" Now I know that it's not a simple thing for him but I do feel like his anxieties always have to come above my wants/needs. Last year we cancelled our hol in Mallorca a few weeks before going and I really think that he's going to turn around and say we can't go this year too. I don't feel like he is prepared to acknowledge at all the impact that this has on me and this upsets me just as much as the not going iyswim.