Good morning ladies
Indigo Congrats on your (baking) nephew! How lovely!
Your blackbird story just made me grin again as I am reading over old posts to see from where I should start my replies.
Cutie!
You said you need to remind Nico not to throw food on the floor. Wow! When he remembers or you tell him, he doesn't throw it on the floor? Oh how I wish my boys would obey me in that! Mind you, Dominic is very good usually at heeding what I tell him, he always looks at me before touching something that is new and when I tell him to not touch, he will usually leave it alone. But when it comes to throwing food, they will do anything to avoid my stretched out hand to throw it on the floor. Sigh. So any tips would be really welcome
Borboleta before you come to my house I will have to reorganise the worst of my mess cause I would be FAR too embarrassed letting you see it lol But this reminds me of an episode of Big Bang Theory where Howard and Bernadette let Sheldon organise their closet. Oh my, how I loved the before and after and how I secretly wish I had a Sheldon! Mind you, only for that lol I don't remember if you watch the series? I love it and have withdrawal symptoms already lol Anyway, though I wish I had someone to organise my mess, I know I am far to self conscious to let any one see it lol.
After what you and Clio have been telling us about how your boys love the train sets, I wonder if I should get ours out too. But I do think Dominic would just rip them apart and throw them about. He is too exuberant to sit still for long. Sebastian might like it but as you know, if he quietly plays with something, it always piques Dominic's envy or curiosity and he takes it away from him :S
I love that T strokes your arm when you hold him! How totally adorable! Dominic pats us on the back when we give him a cuddle as if to say "There, there, daddy/mummy" lol
Sabrina sorry AF got you but
for your great attitude towards it
Your idea of the cats grooming F's hair made me giggle! My Mina used to do that to us and then shake her head in confusion and disgust lol
Oh and I bet your kitties aren't amused when being swpt up by Finn! How cute though
Hope your knitting is going ok. How do you find it with the carpal tunnel? Does it not affect it?
So sorry you had so many cavities though. Owie! It is apparently quite common after having a baby though as they seem to suck the calcium right outtaya
I am dreading having mine checked as I will have to for the first time in my life go to a British dentist when I always used to go to a super swish one in Zurich. But I cannot afford that any more so on the NHS it is. :S
Leeze I hope you are coping ok with your OH away and having no leisure time at all now. I know how exhausting it can be.
How is Kia sleeping? I am hoping a little bit better at least?
Storm L's busy day exhausted me just while reading about it! But when you say she sttn does this mean no nappy changing for you?
How is your dad doing? I hope a little less sore already?
Kosh how is G? Hope he is recovering well? And I hope you too feel a bit better now?
I read somewhere that small children's bones mend much faster than older ones and grown ups, is this true? For G's sake I hope so.
I am curious what the reply was that you started writing to me but of course totally understand that you won't have time now to write it.
I haven't heard from Jules either and she doesn't seem very active on FB as there haven't been any new posts in ages. Maybe I should write to her and see how things are.
Glad the tenant left of her own accord! But wow this whole renting out business sounds soo complicated! I am so sorry but I bet you are now so expert that in the future it will get easier
Clio Love the pic of J and the train set! That is a long train indeed
I won't ask but I am hoping that your trip to Toronto being back on means you made peace with your mum.
And yes Sebastian only has to hear the word Pocoyo and he starts giggling and bouncing! Sigh. I am trying to limit his watching tv but it is hard as he is in a super clingy phase and only that will allow me to get anything done, unless OH is here and sits with him. But more of that further down.
Claire you probably won't be able to read this but I hope you have a lovely time in Ireland and I am hoping for lots of pics
And again, the cake you made for your friend's 40s was AMAZING! Love it!
KittyYAY for Blake crawling properly! That didn't take long at all! Excellent!
Nothing is now safe lol! Also way to go for sweet potato! Are you sticking with this for a week or longer? And how often does he get it? I bet he looks adorable when eating some!
As for napping in his crib, my boys napped in their bouncers till a few months ago. I had to sit with them and occasionally bounce them. I almost miss that now cause that was my time to read and have a valid excuse for not doing any housework lol. Plus I loved looking at their sleeping faces
But mostly I was too chicken to try them in their cots lol. Went ok from the start though. Hope it will be going well for Blake too
As for us: As you may remember, I mentioned in a previous post that the boys sometimes bang their heads on the walls or floor when frustrated. Dominic doesn't do it so much any more but now it is Sebastian who does it
all the time! As soon as I make a move towards the door he start banging his head. But he does it even when not overly frustrated it seems to me. Or at least when he isn't crying as well. He doesn't do it when he is happy and playing but maybe when a bit bored. So naturally I googled again. And yes of course, autism reared its ugly head! Together with the fact that he has no words, doesn't walk much yet, that he doesn't point at things and doesn't really look at things we point at and sometimes, when excited, sort of flaps his arms, had me very worried of course. On calmer thought I don't however think that autism can possibly apply to him as he is in no way lost in his own world nor does he avoid eye contact. He is very affectionate, very interactive with us and Dominic (just think how they giggle and play hide and seek) and isn't obsessive with any toys. Plus he does follow directions such as clap your hands, show me your belly/toes/nose etc. Buuut I think
maybe he has some sort of delay and I think I should have my GP check him over just to be safe. I am not so worried about him not walking much yet but compared to Dominic who seems to learn new words weekly or even daily now and parrots lots of things we do and say, it does have me worried that he barely says mum and daddy and doesn't parrot any words. I
think he says nana for banana but it might just be a delighted noise he makes when a banana or anything delicious is in the offing.
I suppose until he is 2 I don't really have to worry about such things as speech delay etc but I did read that the sooner there is help, if there is something not quite right, the better the outcome. So I am going to make an appointment with our GP and hope he doesn't just dismiss me.
But with all these considerations, I am/was feeling a bit low - and a spat with OH about it didn't help either.
I am feeling better today though cause I slept better last night and even got a lie in till 7 as for some miracle my boys didn't stir till then
What a difference a good night's sleep can make
I hope you are all well and I am sending
and love to you all as always
Storm only now saw your post. Isn't that typical of men! If it weren't for me Nick's mum would not so much as get a Birthday or Christmas card, let alone a present! I tink men are so used to their mothers looking after them that they just transfer that to their wives! Grr! I totally agree that especially now with your pregnancy your DH should make more of an effort. And I hate cooking and OH loves it, so this is different I guess but there would be no way in HECK that I would work all day and then make dinner as well. Uh-uh, no way! I think you should have a talk with your DH about this and also about L and them. From what you told me, L gets too much for them very quickly anyway so I think your MIL might just enjoy sending you on a guilt trip. And my thinking is that your DH doesn't take L there cause he doesn't actually enjoy going over that much either. So any excuse for not going will do. But that is just conjecture of course. At any rate it shouldn't all fall on you! Order take away instead!
! But at about 3 or 4 months we moved him to his crib and his head went back to normal since he was a tummy sleeper. And how wonderful that he has become so mobile!! 
!! Why they decide to throw a fit at public places 
!! 
...
. Now you wait till he start pulling himself up on things
.
.
! I loved his little voice 
. 
