Bumpkins & Babies Chat Thread

[megewansmum]

Morning everyone

Maffie - Hope you are feeling much better soon. You are definitely going through it at the moment and must be so hard being pregnant with a young baby. I can't try Megan on cow's milk until she's had more tests done with the allergist at 12 months. She may have to go onto soy milk rather than cow's milk. The Starbucks babychinno sounds fab! Did you just tip it into his sippy or bottle or can he drink from a proper cup? How brilliant that they do that free too.

Florabean - Happy 10 months to Harry.

Aimee-Lou - Megan tried Weetabix and you would've thought I was poisoning her! Didn't try it with warm milk though so maybe worth another shot. She did actually have some Cream of Wheat this morning. I'd never heard of it till we came to Canada so I don't know if its a Canadian type of porridge. OH said it was a bit like Cremola (he used to have it when he was little in England but you can't get it anymore). Only about 2 tablespoons though which isn't much considering what the other bumpkins eat but is huge for her especially at the moment. I thought she is dropping the morning bottle too as yesterday was only 2oz but she drinks so little anyway I'm going to keep offering it as she needs every ounce at the moment. Happy belated birthday to your dad too.

Kaites - Happy 10 months to Emma! Hope the weather is good for your trip to the beach. We're hoping to take Megan before lunch for an hour when she wakes from her nap but its cloudy, windy and only 19 degrees at the moment so not sure. I know exactly what you mean about cost of daycare against wages. I'm going to be faced with the same problem in October. I'm really hoping that we can scrape through for a few years until she starts school. We had so many problems conceiving and it took soooo many years that this will be my only shot at this and I'd really like to make the most of it. Sorry OH wasn't supportive. It's one of those things that you can forgive but never forget. Hopefully your daycare will get up and going. Can't imagine looking after lots of babies though. I find it hard enough with one. I think she's quite high maintenance though as far as babies go. Seems to be one thing after another and if anything can go wrong it does with her. Bless her. She's really giving mummy a run for her money!

Chaos - Glad to hear that you are back on the mend and I hope the double blue line appears for you soon. Haven't tried ice lollies yet but such a great idea. Unfortunately you can't buy them here so I will have to make my own. Not sure how she'll take to them though. She's weird with cold stuff. I tried to give her her bottle from the fridge yesterday as I've seen other babies take them cold but she point blank refused to drink it and spat it out. I warmed it up and she drank 5oz!!! I absolutely love your picture of Autumn sporting her mouthful of teeth. Megan only has her bottom two and that was horrific. Dreading when the others appear!

Kte - Hope the IL situation sorts itself out soon. I don't have that problem as mine are 1000's of miles away but I do really miss them. We have FIL and stepmumIL coming out in September for 3 weeks. Will be great to see them but its a long time. Hope Megan behaves.

Got to go as she's just woken up. Bye for now.

 

[Chaos]

Mornin girls!

Well hubby let me lay in today and took care of Missy. I needed the sleep! She's just gone down for a nap but he says she has a snotty nose and is sneezing but is in a good mood. Gah summer colds!

Kaites ~ Your husband is a douchbag. How dare he say that to you. Emma is his daughter too, so it is BOTH your problems. The reasons you mentioned (Cost of gas/childcare vs my income) is pretty much why I aint at work, what I'd make would go all on that so it's not worth it. I might as well stay at home with her.
I hope the Hubby pulls his socks up soon and helps you in your choices. Maybe you should have a shout at him and tell him how you feel?

Maffs ~ Lawdy girl, you are going thru the ringer as of late. Make sure you call the midwife!

Kte ~ What caused you to blow up at the in-laws?

MegewansMum ~ Re the ice lollies, just purree some fruit and add a bit of water to them and then get those ice lolly containers. Should be good! Re cold stuff, Autumn is opposite, she won't take warm milk lol, She'll take room temp or out the fridge, she LOVES icy water.

ok someone is on my lap so better push submit before she gets delete lol

 

[florabean1981]

tired would be an understatement here... will catch up when i feel more alive

 

[Chaos]

tired would be an understatement here... will catch up when i feel more alive

 

[Maffie]

Megewnasmum he'll drink the milk straight from the cup, if I hold a cup he sips at the fine, i've recently tried him holding a cup but when he holds it alone (stubborn child) he gets excited after drinking himself and shakes it in excitement

I think im having a vegging night of TV and Noah snuggles.

 

[Kte]

tired would be an understatement here... will catch up when i feel more alive

Mornin girls!Kte ~ What caused you to blow up at the in-laws?

Nij and I have issues with going to their house, we don't mind them coming here or meeting up to go out places but we just don't like going to theirs. MIL has issues/problems of a mental variety (tends to lead her to drink) and we know if she can get out the front door she is fine, if she is house bound we know she's not in the best frame of mind. I just don't want Chloe growing up always worrying about how Grandma will be when we go over and I am also worried about her safety in a way, if a total stranger acted the same we wouldn't put Chloe in that situation so just because she is the Grandma doesn't giver her any special privileges. So Nij and I agreed that we wouldn't go to theirs, he has explained to his parents over and over but FIL keeps pushing it and asking me to go over. I said no and you know why, so FIL said to me 'do you always do as he says' (referring to Nij). I told him that it was nothing to do with Nij (before I was PG I put up with it because of Nij wanting to see his Dad but I could no longer do it when Chloe was here as MIL once chucked Chloe at Nij in a huff when he asked for her to hand Chloe back after attempting to put her dummy in backwards and was holding it in her mouth; that was it then, we saw red and from then on Nij agreed with me.) I told FIL again why we don't go over and he said he was sick of it, it was us causing the atmosphere and it was our loss. That's when I lost it, I said it was they who were missing out and I am not about to put MIL's feelings before Chloe's, I have grown up being put in awkward situations like that and I refuse to do that to Chloe. They can still have a relationship with their Grandaughter, we are not denying them that which I think is fair, its just with that one rule kind of. Thing is FIL used to take on board what was said but since his aneurism he just wants an easy life so tries to everything to appease MIL but I/we just don't think it's right taking Chloe there and going through that just for the sake of her feelings. We have told her before and asked her to get help but she just won't so there is nothing more we can do but say they have to come here.

 

[Kaites]

happy Saturday!

Thanks for the comments ladies- hubby has taken Emma out for the morning so that I can get some work done. I've emailed my last reference re: paperwork, researched fire extinguishers (need a new one- was hoping ours would be good enough) and finally looked into the first aid course that I can do for free (but can't sign up for until their office is open Monday). Can't say stuff is flying off my to-do list, but there aren't as many things left to do as I was thinking there were when I was freaking out at 3am

maffie- glad to hear you don't actually have to go back to work Monday! Enjoy your leave I hope you are feeling better and the blood pressure settles down. Sounds like you are having another rough ride with this pregnancy Emma hates premade baby food too- we brought it camping, thinking it would be a good option from a food safety stand point but she refused to eat it. Lol @ noah and emma- hmm, I'm not sure what age they could marry, but I'm sure Emma would like a little boyfriend

kte- glad to hear in-law duty is over for the weekend- nice to get it over with early though That's too funny that you've managed to break another watch- you must be giving off some kind of magnetic field or something

megewansmum- Hope the weather warms up for you too! I think we are going to head out to the beach tomorrow since it's supposed to be warmer tomorrow. childcare costs are insane, aren't they? For us it's the rigidness of the hours and the overages that we'd incur from being late for picking her up (something like $5 extra for every 15 minutes). I totally understand the flip side of wanting the kiddies out of your house on time but it'd cost me a fortune since I always got caught at work late. Have you organized childcare for October yet?

Chaos- Hope Autumn is feeling better soon! That's nice that you got a lay-in My hubby isn't a douchebag but definitely has problems with knowing what is a normal level of support thanks to his dysfunctional family background Not trying to make excuses for his comments to me, but I know where his cluelessness coming from, iykwim- he's learning... slowly If he hadn't offered to take Emma out without me asking, there would have been some words exchanged today

Flora- Hope you managed to catch a nap today

Right, break over- back to work!

 

[megewansmum]

Megewnasmum he'll drink the milk straight from the cup, if I hold a cup he sips at the fine, i've recently tried him holding a cup but when he holds it alone (stubborn child) he gets excited after drinking himself and shakes it in excitement

I think im having a vegging night of TV and Noah snuggles.

You're really lucky. I tried holding a cup while Megan was supposed to sip. She just started crying as she wanted to hold it. Then she grabbed it and tipped it upside down.

 

[megewansmum]

Florabean -

Kte - What an awful situation for you all. I just can't imagine how dreadful that must be. If its any consulation I would do exactly the same!

Kaites - No I'm really hoping that we will be able to scrape by. I only took a part-time job when we moved here just to tide me over til I found something more suitable and it paid rubbish so not worth going back there. Three months later I was pregnant and no-one would employ me so I had no choice but to stay. I'm not entitled to much EI as I hadn't worked long before she was born although I worked right up until 39 weeks. Also we only have one car too and OH starts work at 7am everyday except Wednesday when he has an early morning meeting at 6am. That's It's an hour round trip to his work and back home too so would mean waking Megan at a ridiculous hour midweek to have the car. The cost of the mileage and childcare definitely isn't worth anything I would get paid. It's very difficult. He finishes at 5pm too which is a 50 hour week. Such long hours you do in Canada compared to 37.5 in England. He only gets 10 days holiday a year too which sucks compared to 30 in the UK. Still taking some getting used to. Great news that you are starting to get stuff crossed off your list. One thing every few days and it will soon no longer be a list!

Weather was great for the beach yesterday and Megan loved chasing the waves with mummy and daddy and playing in the sand. She had another 1st birthday party in the afternoon but it was 1-3pm and she normally naps at 2pm. Around 2.15 she started to get really fussy and tired so we came home and she went to sleep...bless her.

Today we're BBQing for our friends up the road who are both in the Canadian Airforce. Unfortunately he has been posted to Toronto and they leave on Tuesday so its kind of a farewell dinner. OH isn't too good on BBQ front. He tends to burn everything so I hope they aren't ill before they go.

 

[Maffie]

I do think we are lucky here with the amount of holiday and maternity we get, that and healthcare it make so me grateful for what we do get. Good thing to think of when im thinking i'd be better off emigrating.

 

[Kte]

Megewnasmum he'll drink the milk straight from the cup, if I hold a cup he sips at the fine, i've recently tried him holding a cup but when he holds it alone (stubborn child) he gets excited after drinking himself and shakes it in excitement

I think im having a vegging night of TV and Noah snuggles.

You're really lucky. I tried holding a cup while Megan was supposed to sip. She just started crying as she wanted to hold it. Then she grabbed it and tipped it upside down.

Chloe does the same! With any kind of sippy cup, she really wants a go but just tips it upside down

Just cooking ham and cheese grills, hash browns, egg and beans. Yum. Lol Had the in-laws for an hour this morning, both MIL and FIL and they were fine. I kinda thought I'd get a break from this weekend but hey ho at least the visit went well, kind of if nothing had been said but I don't think its fallen on deaf ears iykwim. They are off on a jolly in a fortnight so I get a weekend off

Chloe's teeth are playing her up again today, brb going to medicate her and pop her down for a nap!

 

[Maffie]

Im just about to tuck into a full roast beef dinner fx'd it stays down

 

[Kte]

Hope it does Maffie (stay down), sounds yummy, wish I had a roast dinner (although not the washing up!)

 

[Maffie]

Ive no washing up either (I gotta rest) it was scrummy but over indulged in roast potatoes

 

[Kte]

roast potatoes *drool*

Morning all,

Hope we are all well and so are the Bumpkins

 

[colsy]

This is how I feel today:

And no, it's not girlie or pg hormones.

I'll be back later in the week. But while I think of it, I think, based on my very brief scan through all the posts I've missed, somebody asked about feeding strikes. Remind me again of the Q and I'll try to answer.

Love y'all xxx

 

[Kte]

This is how I feel today:

And no, it's not girlie or pg hormones.

I'll be back later in the week. But while I think of it, I think, based on my very brief scan through all the posts I've missed, somebody asked about feeding strikes. Remind me again of the Q and I'll try to answer.

Love y'all xxx

Hope your okay Colsy

It was megewansmum, as her little girl seems to be going off food (solid and booby but I think she has a special forumla sometimes to due to allergies iirc) and she was saying she seems to be the only one with a LO who has gone on hunger strike and I remembered you had had some strikes with Monty.

 

[Maffie]

Hope the mood lifts Colsy

Morning all

Hope everyone is well, just had Noah's tummy checked and we have to see a paediatric surgeon, should get an appointment within 5 days. He's fine in himself though.

 

[Kte]

Wow that's fast Maffie, at least it isn't bothering Noah

I totally forgot to say earlier (and I can't believe I did, bad Mummy) - Chloe pulled herself up to standing for the first time yesterday She has been stood on one leg and propped on one knee for a few days now but yesterday she really really wanted a bit of Mummy's dinner, she was doing her usualy one leg-one knee pose grabbing onto my legs but she wanted my food so much that she pulled herself up!

 

[Maffie]

WTG Chloe

Kte the doc scared me gave me a list of things to look out for and if they occur straight to A&E. He's not in pain, just hope the person who phones isn't as daft as most the staff their. No saying when appointment will be but going to go to the children's hospital I think rather than the local one.

oooh and I think I felt baby move last night!!!