Jogging Into February Shed As we are already halfway!

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Thought I would take us into February finally, with my baby jogger ta dah!!

oooh exciting. how i love a new baby! we have one next day. he's soooo cute!!

right now ladies. i have credit with our wedding photographer for a canvas we still haven't chosen would you go for...

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Nicola they are all coming up the same initial pic with a slideshow of lots of others.

Sleep tight.

oh damn i spent ages doing that too lol!! haha sorry

nic if they are anything like the first one it will be amazing. You both look fabby in that one and sure you have short hair now.
oh and i did not mean prefer that image to come straight after you mentioned spotty bra and pants it was meant to come after comfy's comment.

lol

i wanted one really with all three boys in but theres not one theres lovely ones of the two youngest and lovely ones of tom but none altogether i can only have one pic and i like to be fair to my boys or am i being silly?

I would be fair because i always cast up the lack of photos of me in my parents house and used to feel bad when my older sisters pictures appeared all over the place. Only kidding you do what you think is best. Ask them what they think and sure they will tell you. Is there a neutral one you can pic to give to someone as a gift?

i wouldn't do that!! only because its £100 worth and we haven't got any wedding pics up yet! we really want the canvas we'd like to get three tbh!

oh i see, oh no you couldn't do that then. What does your dh think? This is a hard one as i love that first pic. Did nobody else at take a great picture that you could have made into cavas just to even it up [sceptical]

lillypie, sorry to hear your news. Was it you who had the naughty bus books?

not as great as the professional ones unfortunately. i love the first one of them looking out window.

Awww Nicola fab pics.
I'd want one of all 3 if I was you too.
Could you put the credit towards a new photo taken by the photographer?

Anyone around?
Sorry to hear your news Lilypie - you sound like you are coping with it well - best wishes to you and your family.

We are at our wits end with Luka's early wakings - 4.30/5am...I am getting really down with it and not coping at work. He is in with dd - so we can't leave him as she wakes up and gets understandably really annoyed with him. Have tried cutting out his nap - but its not making any difference. Their room is dark with black out blinds - just don't know what else to try - I would be happy with 6am - but 5 is just too early. He gets plenty of exercise during the day. Am going to have to move dd back in with us I think - anyone solved this problem with their dcs?

Good morning everyone,thank you all so much for your kind words and thoughts.

Bexie yes I did have (and still have!)the naughty bus books

Janx how old is luka?We bought a bunny clock for DD when she was 2.4 and set it half an hour later every week until we got to 7.30.It worked well from the beginning and she wasn't allowed out of bed until the bunny woke up.
Now she stays asleep until the alarm goes off,might be worth a try.

Morning, Janx what a shame i am sure sleep deprviation is used as a form of torture. I read once what effects lack of good sleep has on your body and i was shocked. Daniel has these kind of early wakenings now and again and i put it down to teething. He gets into the habit of the same time then ever when he is feeling better. I am afraid i have to do a form of controlled crying and i tell you it works everytime. I understand how you feel as my ds can scream for scotland and my dh finds it hard to function without sleep and dd cry's as well if you is she is wakened. Maybe she could come into your room till his sleep sorted. We do have to do this every now and again. It's like he knows if i scream loud enough she wil come and get me and take me down stairs and the tears soon stop when i give in.

Luka is 2.3 - but I don't think he would take the slightest bit of notice of a bunny clock tbh. I think dd would but ds isn't like that...he is not in the habit of listening to what we ask him

basl you are right sleep deprivation is used a form of torture and it is torture!! We will have to take dd back in with us - this has happended on and off for months and everytime she goes back to her room he gets worse...I look about 100 and am so grumpy atm

Janx it is horrible and still expected to go to work as well. I was given the tip to go and gently half waken him and hour before normal and this breaks the pattern but i was to scared to do that in case he woke up.How do you feel about controlled crying? Not really my thing but i have seen daniel cry like you would not believe and the min he gets his own way it stops pronto. he can really lay it on thick but i can tell when he is not well or had a dream or something because he does that loosing your breath crying. He was very ill when born and i think i did pander to him alot just because i always worried about him but fit as a fiddle now and just likes to wind me up. Good luck and hope you get to go back to bed and catch up.

basl - I have heard that trick too - but like you too scared to do it case it backfires and we are up at 4am! I am not a fan of cc - but we will have to do it - did it before and it is hard but doesn't seem another way. I am rubbish when tired - no patience and make lots of mistakes at work - which isn't good when you manage events!

btw - did you get my message about the wellies - he loves them and wants to wear them all the time. He does a little dance when he has them on - v cute

Jan, what time does he go to bed? james sleeps 9 hours max, no matter what time he is put to bed and always has done. Hence he goes to bed later, otherwise he too would be up at ridiculous o clock. It is hard though as it means he is up with us in the evening, though he is good, you still feel like you have no time, but atm I prefer this to getting up at half past four everyday, as if I put him in bed earlier I bet I wouldn't sit and relax I would be doing things aroud the house etc.

Tis hard I know, but James very rarely sleeps in the afternoon and it makes not a jot of difference.

Apparently I was like this too and even now don't need as much sleep as most. My Mum says james sleeps more than I did

Also, CC is better in evenings as you can sit downstairs (or another room) and get on with stuff, but I suppose with CC in the morning it's hard because you will just be la in bed awake most probably and think Oh I might as well get up then! For me once I am awake that's it, though I know we are all dofferent.

Atm, DS is still in bed but here I am awake lol

He goes to bed around 7.30 - on occassions when he has gone later - not found that much difference - but might be worth trying again - what time does james go to bed?

Morning ladies!

I understand janx, your luka is very willful just like mine bunny clocks would not work with these boys!!

Luka wakes throughout the night just for company im sure as a quick cuddle he goes back to bed. he then wakes every day around 6ish or sometimes earlier and gets in with us but he pulls covers off kicks generally is a nightmare so we don't get much sleep either. i feel your pain!! But no suggestions.

we are putting luka and tate in same bed together soon as they slept so well together whilst away.

is he warm enough?

He doesn't got to bed til about 9 ish as he has got better at sleeping slightly, unless he is particuarly tired, then goes earlier.

Last night my brother came round (whom he loves) and so it was very very late hence him still asleep now.

James room is freeeeeeezing so I know that doesn't help and eds up with us in the winter.

Actually looking back, he sleeps miles better now than he ever did. I know I was in with my folks for ages as I always woke my sister up and being 7 years older than me she did get ratty! My Mum said I didn't sleep until I went to school, they were like zombies until then and had I been the first I would have been the last I did loads when i was little too, went to playgroup everyday as my Mum ran it etc etc, made no difference. I also ate nothing like james too.

That's what amazes me, where does he get all his energy from on so little food?!!!

i agree i'd sooner have them up til 9pm if he sleeps later, what time does he wake normally maxy?

makes no difference to mine whether they go to bed 6.30 or 8pm they are still awake same sort of time. Tate is good sleeper if not disturbed he sleeps about 11 to 11.5hrs.

luka not had a regular nap since sept he sometimes sleeps if out in pushchair but again makes no difference.

speak to your hv janx mine was really supportive when luka's night wakings were at his worst even suggested sedatives.

He is up about 6.45/7 so it's not like he is sleeping til very late, if he was i'd certainly put him in bed earlier!

Oh Nicola, sorry meant to say, parcel arrived yesterday, thank you. I love those dungies and the adjustable waist! How fab. not tried them on him yet though.