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

[hendo77]

New thread everyone...!

Ooh Lee, that's a difficult one! I can see both sides of what you're saying. How long would you be away for? Would you be able to go to see PIL at another time when it might be a bit cooler (oct half term)? is it all booked?

All ok here. think anna is starting to properly crawl now though. have noticed a few times today that she is taking a few steps (IYSWIM) on her hands and knees; up until now she has been just pulling herself along on her tummy. Also, have shampooed some of the carpet today (where had spilled coffee etc) and put a towel over the patch i had cleaned in the entrance to the lounge. It is now anna's favourite game to pull the towel off and put it over her head. Why do they ALWAYS want to do what we don't want them to do?! [exasperated emoticon!]

Hey Al, saw you on the duvet washing thread-I am very impressed! :o I was too ashamed to actually write anything on it, but think you have spurred me on to take mine to the laundrette before i go back to work! ha ha ha! Slattern? Moi?! ha ha ha!

Ooh Lee, that's a tough one. On the one hand a whole week at home with no other DC's to worry about to just concentrate on the baby and getting him sleeping properly and on the other, a week away with DH and the DC's to chill out in the sun with plenty of helpers on-hand.

I'd have a tough time deciding too.

I think maybe, if you've just seen them and your tan is deep enough I'd chose home. I think

I looked like a complete Duvet freak on that thread Ethelred. To be fair, the dry cleaners is half a km from my house, right next to the corner shop and Alex's school, so I'm there regularly and it only take a few extra minutes to drop them off. And for £15!

I've had the day from hell today. Was woken up early and Alx has pretty much misbehaved from the second his eyes opened. Catherine has hardly napped and been quite clingy too. Then I had to take one of our rabbits to the vet and found out she has fly strike!! I'm so ashamed. Alex was such an easy baby that looking after him and the rabbits was no problem but he's a monster of a toddler and Catherine is nowhere near as easy and I haven't been able to look after the rabbits as well anymore. I thought I was coping. I knew they weren't getting as much attention and handling as they had in the past but I thought we were doing OK and then this!!

Apparently, she has overgrown teeth (no way to tell without a vet) and that's given her the runs which has made her fur dirty. the dirty fur has attracted flies and she has fly strike. Not a lot I could have done apparently and we did catch it fast but I feel awful.

Am going to look at rehoming them. It's just not fair in them anymore while I have the two children taking up so much of my time - but they are my children and must come first.

So it was tears on the way home from the vets and pizza for dinner. Off to bed in a little bit because I can't wait for today to be over

Fingers crossed for a good night's sleep for everyone.

Oh god Al, what a day you've had. Hope tomorrow is much better for you.

I really don't know Lee (how helpful is that?!) I think i would maybe go and just pray that it is not too stressful. At least you might be guaranteed some nice weather.

Oh dear Al. Hope that tomorrow is a better day.

Lee, I would just go, it might be fine.

Sorry, hendo the book is a sort of drama about a young refugee from Nigeria and how her story is intertwined with that of a British family. It is told from the POV of the refugee and the mother. Very thought provoking about issues around asylum seekers but it does have a couple of tough to read scenes in it.

Thanks LaDiDaDi, sounds like a good read, I'll add it to my list!

Al, hope you're day is going better today. I actually think rabbits are quite hard animals to look after, we had two when I was younger and I remember it was much more work than I thought it would be on a daily basis, especially in the summer. Don't feel guilty about the flystrike though, it's very common I seem to remember.

Ethelred your comment about Anna pulling the towel over her head made me giggle, as yes they always go for what you don't want the too!!!

Lee - I'm really sorry, I have absolutely no idea what to do in your situation which isn't very helpful. I think I'd probably end up going if I got on well enough with PIL, but only because I'd be too busy umming and aaahing to make a decision!!!

We have our two settling in sessions with the childminder next week before I go back to work on the 6th. Feels a bit wierd leaving her with someone I don't really know, although at least a friend of a friend.

Just been to check the rabbit. She's now maggot free but still looking a bit bald round the rump. Have administered all medicines.

Have spoken to the RSPCA who say they can take the rabbits but poorly bunny will be put down as she'd never get rehomed. So now I'm torn. She will never get 'better' but we could perhaps eek out another year of relatively OK life by paying massive amounts for dental operations every few months when they get too sore to eat - I've done it before with another rabbit but it was hard going and I'm not sure I could do it again, espcially not now. but it seems like giving up on her too fast to put her down now I have no idea what to do anymore.

Lee, looking at the weather now, Spain seems like a much better idea. When do you have to decide by?

Catherine is up and DH is trying to resettle her. I so hope we're not going to have a bad night...

It's not callous Lee. It's pretty much the conclusion I'm coming to

Poor you Al having to make that difficult decision . I don't think you'd be giving up on her too fast at all, and it sounds like she would be in pain at least every few months which wouldn't be nice for her or you.

We're off tomorrow up to Glasgow to meet our nephew for the first time which I'm looking forward to, althogh I'm hoping there will be less screaming on the flight this time...

Then we have our two settling in sessions at the cm next week, then I'm back to work on the 6th after Imogen's naming ceremony on the 5th! It's going to go so fast.

Thank you Hendo. You're right, this is just the start if what could be regular, re-occuring pain for her. Not nice for either of us.

Have a great weekend up in Glasgow with your family Hendo.

Hope A is ok Lee. Do you think it's teeth or something else?

Off up to inlaws again this weekend to take back borrowed baby things. Then when we get back, i am on the final strait of mat leave. Anna has two settling sessions at nursery next week. Hendo, i also start back on 6th; we'll have to compare notes!

Have had my mum here today and she was practically begging to baby sit regularly! Don't want to dissapoint her so will have to start getting my social life back on track!

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

We're attempting a night up in Doncaster on Sunday so hopefully it won't throw Catherine's sleep out too badly.

Hope A feels better soon Lee and I hope the flights to Glasgow goes well Hendo.

Poor you and A Lee. Hope he feels better soon and that you had a better night last night.

Imogen was brilliant on the flight - apart from the fact we were delayed and ended up sitting on the plane for the best part of two hours in the end and she wanted to be crawling around. She didn't cry at all, she played nicely and then during the flight dh stood up with her and then she meet some other little children who were walking up and down which she loved! We're having a wonderful time away though. We're sharing a room with Imogen - first night dh woke her up as he came to bed and she just screamd for about an hour before settling, took us right back to the early days! Then last night you are never going to believe this - she went to be just before 8 pm and slept through utnil 6.30 am!!!!!!! Woke up had milk then quick play then back in bed at 7 until 9 ish. That has to be the best night's sleep I have had since about this time last year. Fingers crossed for more of the same.

Al, hope Catherine sleeps when on your night away.

Ethelred - will deffo have to comapre going back to work notes. Are you going back full time I cant remember?

Promise to keep posting even when back at work - I'm too nosey to not keeping following things here!

Oh Lee, poor you. I think it's natural to feel sad, it doesn't mean it is the wrong decision at all. Once A is fully recovered and sleeping better and more settled, you'll probably appreciate being at home and spending quality time with him. I always cry still whenever dh goes away for the week, but after a day or two it's always a bit better. My advice would be to line up lots of meeting up with people, or having them to yours for cups of tea and stuff - one thing to look forward to each day and maybe one day to yourselves.

Also the whole bed to yourself at night is always a bonus!!!

Back hom tonight, I hope the flight goes as well as it did coming here!

Good morning! Hope you're feeling better today Lee and the sun is shining for you, even if it isn't quite 39 degrees.

Sun is out here, but it was quite chilly last night all of a sudden - definitely feels like Autumn has arrived!

I've got a busy week, off to childminders for first drop in this morning for an hour and finishing organising everything for Imogen's Naming Ceremony (and my birthday!) on Sunday.

Hi everyone, i know i haven't been on here for ages, I finally feel more human after everything that happened before Lacey's birth (have put pic of her on profile).

She's doing fab - pulling herself up to standing on things now (gah!) and has been crawling for nearly 3 months. She's into everything. We are down to just BF once a day now, and will probably stop entirely this weekend. Am happy and sad all in one, as Lacey is my last baby (shes my dc4), but on the other hand being an LP i need her to go to her Dads really to get some rest etc.

Hope you're all well :)