Bumpkins & Babies Chat Thread

[Kte]

Morning all,

Aimee: Happy Anniversary for you and your OH Any nice plans?

Maffie: Hope the aches and swellings have gone down, how is the eye? Roast etc sounds very yummy!

Chloe has a first full day of nursary today ~ eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!

I am feeling a bit better, this cold has gone but I am mentally coming down with something I think. I just looked at an email in work and got wound up with an academic making up new rules and telling someone outside its all okay when it isn't and makes my job 10x harder and I got all frustrated and angry. Usually something up when I react like that.

Has anyone seent that Pineapple dance programme? I saw it for the 1st time last night, is it serious or a wind up?!? lol

Oh . . btw, slapped some sudocrem and a mitt on Chloe for the past two nights and her finger is looking much better

Have a good day 'yall

 

[littlekitten8]

Morning girls. How is everyone? Had a really crappy weekend at work but we won't even go into that lol. James has learnt a new trick He can blow raspberries lol. He thinks its hysterical cos mummy laughs and claps when he does it Getting him weighed next week so we will see if the Wii Fit was anywhere near accurate lol as it said he was 16lb last week.

Kte - Chloe will have great fun at nursery. Lots of people to fuss over her and lots of fun toys to play with.

 

[colsy]

Morning lovely lasses and lad. Couple of queries re travel cots and napping away from home: https://www.babyandbump.com/baby-club/309541-using-second-hand-borrowed-travel-cot.html and https://www.babyandbump.com/baby-cl...ithout-travel-cot-pram-buggy.html#post5013231

You know, I was just thinking how far OH, Monty and I have come after our 'teething' problems at the start of parenthood. I daren't read some of my early BnB posts - I think they'd upset me now. Because you know, I am soooo loving it all at the moment. Yeh, we still have occasional grizzle fests, and yes, I'd absolutely love a whole week of sleeping through - but my goodness, I'd rather have those little problems forever and be guaranteed the utter fab-ness (that's fab, not fat, LOL) that I feel most of the time at the moment. Ha, this is probably a case of famous last words ... I bet when Monty wakes up in a bit he'll be a little monster for the rest of the day!

 

[aimee-lou]

afternoon all!

2 year anniversary today....thanks Kte We're not celebrating today as Hubby is at work and were' broke at the moment lol. Instead, hubby has a day off on Thursday, which also happens to be payday!, so were off shopping to get Earl some new toys and a few other bits, including some new interview clothes for me. Also going to re-stock the cupboards to the brim as I thne intend to use up everything in the cupboards ready for the move . We're then getting SIL to come over to babysit and we're going to a meal and a movie. No-where flash...probably frankie and benny's lol. It's the first time we'll have left Earl, and I know she'll have bags of fun....I'm half and half excited and nervous lol.

Well girls....I'm very excited. I have been job-hunting, as you all know lol, and I haven't been having much luck. I still don't have a job, or even an interview, but I got the most fab response. I sent a form letter (email) out with my CV on friday to 13 Museums.....friday afternoon, always a winner lol! I've had 6 responses so far. 5 Very nice 'Thanks but no thanks' including one from a woman who actually said that she's sorry she doesn't have anything as she'd liked to work with me! But, the 6th one, I got a reply from a chap who is a sole paid employee in a museum of volunteers. He has said that he is going to pass my CV onto the board as a possible to replace him when he retires next year!!!! I would then be a Museum Manager, at the age of 27! Eeeeeek this is just so exciting. I have no idea how to respond, as I'm completely taken aback, but now I'm torn. Should I just try to get some temp work until the new year? Should we just stay with MIL and try to get our debts paid off quicker? She would be free childcare after all. I don't want to put all my eggs into one basket but oh my lord - this is exciting stuff! Maybe I'm not rubbish after all! lol

Colsy - I'm glad that you're enjoying Mummy-dom! I must say, Earl is fab. I'm loving being a SAHM at the moment, and I'm sad to have to go back to work(although it may only be to temp work ) and leave him as he's so much fun! So much going on every day and now he's firmly in his own little routine, he's so flipping predictable that you could set a watch by him lol.

Hmmmmmm must get thinking cap on...how much does AVON pay? lol

 

[colsy]

No right or wrong, just interested ... have any of you lovely Bumpkins NOT started weaning at all yet? (As in not even a teensy weensy teaspoon of baby rice.)

Also just out of interest ... have any of you Bumpkin BF-ers never given any formula at all? The reason I ask this is that nearly all my BF-ing friends have given at least a little bit of formula now and again and always seem surprised to hear I've never even bought a jar of baby milk just in case. No right or wrong way - am simply curious.

We've got a first birthday party to attend this weekend. I don't really agree with inviting a bunch of other kids to a first birthday party, but each to their own. Just wondering what on earth we'll do at the party. I'm guessing that the people who're going to enjoy it the most are the grown-ups, not the little one whose birthday it is. Any experiences in this vein, girls?

 

[colsy]

Also going to re-stock the cupboards to the brim as I thne intend to use up everything in the cupboards ready for the move

Like minds as usual, Aimee. I just loooove doing this. But then I'm a bit boring when it comes to sorting out cupboards and such. I even have an inventory of what's in my pantry and in the freezer. Don't you find though that there's always just a handful of things you can't get rid of before doing a new food shopping trip? So like a handful of rice, or 3 sheets of lasagne, or not enough flour to bake a cake, or whatever? How annoying is that eh?!

 

[Kaites]

Hi ladies,

Hope everyone had a good weekend Ours was pretty quiet. Emma had her 6mth doc's appt today and she is now 22lbs 12ozs and just under 29 inches long. We're taking it easy for the rest of the day since Emma also got some jabs- I think it's more traumatic for me than her, but anyway...

LK- glad to hear things are going well with the new guy and that he gets James' stamp of approval Emma went through a raspberry blowing phase a couple weeks ago too- kinda gross but so cute at the same time, lol

Aimee- happy anniversary! Sounds like you have a nice day planned for Thursday. That's awesome if you get that manager position! I'd probably temp in the meantime too if it looked like it was really going to happen. Congrats

Kte- got 1 project completed (a Taggies style blanket) and 4 others started (hmm- 1 step forward, 4 steps back?! lol). Glad to hear the half day at the nursery went well- that must be a huge relief.

Maffie- ouch- hope you are feeling okay

Colsy- Glad to hear mummyhood is treating you well now We've never given Emma formula either. I have EBM stashed in the freezer that should see us through most emergencies. It's my goal to never have to give her formula (not that it would be the end of the world if I did- it just helps me to have a goal). We started weaning BLW-style a little after 5 mths when Emma showed interest in food (in other words, days would go by without her attempting to eat solids- it was mostly when we were eating out that she wanted to join in). We're making more of an effort to put her in her highchair for all our meals and offer her something to eat now that she's 6mths. She is gradually starting eat a little bit now. Enjoy the pre-weaning stage: cloth nappies, BFing and BLW is one nasty combo

Time for me to find us some lunch- hope everyone is having a good day!

 

[Kte]

Evening all,

Chloe is worn out! Struggling to settle with a snuffily nose still, she just can't seem to shake it bless. I turned up at the Nursery and she was bouncing away in a jumparoo. She actually cried again when I started to take her home, just what I needed! I think she was just tired and a bit overwhelmed! She was fine on our walk to the car. Little does she know she is off again tomorrow, I think she will be pleased!

Colsy : We have offered the odd bit here and there for Chloe but not fully started weaning yet. I am so confused as to what to do. I don't know if I should start now or not, I was planning on making an effort and starting the early stages from this weekend but I really don't want to push her if she isn't ready and I also don't want her to not be getting enough nutrients come the time she is 6 months old and not used to food! Argh! This weaning business is such a minefield for me!

Aimee: Sounds like nice plans, even if they aren't on the actual day, at least your doing something! Excitement on the job front, do you know how long it would take for this guy to get a response from the board? Just wondering, then you can know better what type of job to go for, if not long then temp maybe a good idea for now but then again it can't hurt to keep applying for normal jobs if they come along, you can always decided again what to do if you get a job offer?

Kaites: Hope Emma feels better from the jabs You done well for 1 project, just don't start anymore until you finish at least another one, then it will be okay!

Best go, time to make up some bottles for cheeky madam.

 

[colsy]

Rant alert - don't read if you're feeling happy!

You know what REALLY irritates me? People who've had babies a while ago expressing great surprise when they hear that Monty doesn't sleep through the night and expressing even greater surprise when they hear that sometimes - in fact, almost every night again now - he is up for feeds twice in a night

The fact that they seem soooo surprised would suggest to me that it's unusual for a 6-month-old to still be feeding 2x a night. Is it really that unusual? Or is it just these other people have forgotten what it was like when their own babies were young?

You know what's also annoying? The fact that Monty slept brilliantly when we were at Mum's last week - good daytime naps and good nights too. Now we're happily settled back in our own cottage, he seems less able to sleep well I thought babies were meant to get unsettled OUT of their own home, not IN their own home?

And you know one more thing? Somebody is in a REALLY bad mood today. Me by any chance? OMG, I bet you can tell I am totally happy - yeah, right - to be working this morning. Especially while the sun's out and the sky's blue. Plus I just took on a crappy project because neither me nor OH had any work lined up; and now I've been offered two more really nice jobs by other clients, but I need to turn them down because this other crap project needs to be finished quickly. It's the old red bus situation - we've been severely lacking in funds lately because neither of us has had a great deal of work on, and now suddenly I get offered four projects in one week. What are we betting that OH now gets three great contracts within a week as well, but he'll only be able to take on one?

I think perhaps I should go back to bed. Maybe I'll wake up cheerier again then!

Bye bye. Hoping you all have bigger smiles than me today

Oh, one baby story to relate before I go. Monty's found a new favourite hang-out. He LOVES sitting in the washing basket - not the laundry basket in the bathroom but the plastic basket that we use for taking the wet washing out to the washing line in the garden. Probably bad parenting, but he is pretty chilled sitting one side of the basket surrounded by a stack of wet washing while I or OH hang out the clothes on the line! Go figure my child

 

[Kte]

Major Colsy xx

TBH I always wondered about the sleeping not eating thing; Chloe still eats twice at night. 4oz at about 1am then the remaining 3oz at about 3am (I don't actually mind this at the moment). I have no idea when they are supposed to drop this feed/s!

He is prob over comfy at home?!

That is just typical with the work projects and it's a shame you are stuck with the dudd of the bunch. Hope the next job the comes along is even better to make up for it all

That's really cute about Monty and the wash basket. He is quite the character bless!

 

[Chaos]

Rant alert - don't read if you're feeling happy!

You know what REALLY irritates me? People who've had babies a while ago expressing great surprise when they hear that Monty doesn't sleep through the night and expressing even greater surprise when they hear that sometimes - in fact, almost every night again now - he is up for feeds twice in a night

The fact that they seem soooo surprised would suggest to me that it's unusual for a 6-month-old to still be feeding 2x a night. Is it really that unusual? Or is it just these other people have forgotten what it was like when their own babies were young?

You know what's also annoying? The fact that Monty slept brilliantly when we were at Mum's last week - good daytime naps and good nights too. Now we're happily settled back in our own cottage, he seems less able to sleep well I thought babies were meant to get unsettled OUT of their own home, not IN their own home?

And you know one more thing? Somebody is in a REALLY bad mood today. Me by any chance? OMG, I bet you can tell I am totally happy - yeah, right - to be working this morning. Especially while the sun's out and the sky's blue. Plus I just took on a crappy project because neither me nor OH had any work lined up; and now I've been offered two more really nice jobs by other clients, but I need to turn them down because this other crap project needs to be finished quickly. It's the old red bus situation - we've been severely lacking in funds lately because neither of us has had a great deal of work on, and now suddenly I get offered four projects in one week. What are we betting that OH now gets three great contracts within a week as well, but he'll only be able to take on one?

I think perhaps I should go back to bed. Maybe I'll wake up cheerier again then!

Bye bye. Hoping you all have bigger smiles than me today

Oh, one baby story to relate before I go. Monty's found a new favourite hang-out. He LOVES sitting in the washing basket - not the laundry basket in the bathroom but the plastic basket that we use for taking the wet washing out to the washing line in the garden. Probably bad parenting, but he is pretty chilled sitting one side of the basket surrounded by a stack of wet washing while I or OH hang out the clothes on the line! Go figure my child

Am in Florida on hols at the moment so am not around much till next Mon, but I just wanted to say that, no .. it's not abnormal. You can't compare Monty to other babies like that and don't let people make you feel like you should have. (should mind their won bees wax!!) Babies all develop and do things at their own pace. Some babies don't sleep thru the night up until a year. Its down to the individual personality. The "norm" are just guidelines .. not set in stone. Stop worrying about what others think, so much!!

 

[colsy]

Am in Florida on hols at the moment so am not around much till next Mon, but I just wanted to say that, no .. it's not abnormal. You can't compare Monty to other babies like that and don't let people make you feel like you should have. (should mind their won bees wax!!) Babies all develop and do things at their own pace. Some babies don't sleep thru the night up until a year. Its down to the individual personality. The "norm" are just guidelines .. not set in stone. Stop worrying about what others think, so much!!

Happy hols Chaos Hope you've got lots of sunshine. It's not that I'm worrying about what others think - actually, I don't give a toss what they think. It's more a case of it making me feel a little like I'm the only person on the planet with a baby who doesn't sleep through. You know what I mean - even though I absolutely KNOW for definite that masses of babies don't sleep through, it still doesn't help me feel any less tired when people who had babies years and years ago waltz in and say 'Oh, fancy not sleeping through yet'. And I KNOW that probably they're remembering with rose-tinted glasses, but my niggly side likes to take over and tell me that no, actually they're right, even though I KNOW there's no wrong or right with babies.

It's only cos I'm knackered today. Last night was a hard one and I am just grump-tastic today. Will be fine again tomorrow I am sure.

Nice thing though - had a smear test today (due ages ago, while I was pg, so about time really!) and it didn't hurt at all. Usually I find they hurt like bugger. Maybe childbirth has moved my cervix or something LOL. (Actually I was joking about that, but then maybe there's some truth in it if you really think about it.)

Tata again

 

[Kte]

Chaos: Enjoy your jollies

Colsy - I was so freaked about having mine done as I heard about it hurting and zip . . zilch . . nothing. So maybe finally something childbirth helps your body with postpartum! I wonder how long it lasts for . . . hope I am not counting my chickens as in a couple of months I have to go back for another!

Ooooo it's a long day here at work today!

 

[colsy]

I was so freaked about having mine done as I heard about it hurting and zip . . zilch . . nothing. So maybe finally something childbirth helps your body with postpartum!

I made the nurse laugh, as I was so lacking in modesty. She said something along the lines of 'ah, you can tell you've recently had a baby - nothing seems undignified after that'. And yeah, I kind of agree I think LOL. So there's something else childbirth helps with!

Ooooo it's a long day here at work today!

And god, yeah, I agree with that too today.

 

[Maffie]

Afternoon all,

Noah had jabs and slept through massage class. Poor mite has been poorly and grisly all afternoon.

Colsy im still feeding usually twice in the night, mostly we are down to one feed but Noah still wakes up a few times anyway.

I agree modesty seems to go after childbirth, my smear didnt feel a thing either

Enjoy your jollies Chaos

 

[Kte]

Evening all,

Maffie, hope Noah has a better evening / night

Here are a couple of pics of Chloe, the first is her yesterday morning before her first day with her bag and the latter is one I took today with her progress book when she got home.

https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g110/Kitty_fantastic_o/BabyandBump/100_2766.jpg https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g110/Kitty_fantastic_o/BabyandBump/100_2768.jpg​

 

[littlekitten8]

Morning girls. Colsy - massive . You aren't the only one with a baby who doesn't sleep. James has suddenly decided he no longer wants to sleep and wakes at some time between 2 and 4am, stays awake for at least an hour to have a feed and a play, then MAYBE goes back to sleep for a couple hours til around 6am when he is up for the day. A few times he has woken at 4am and not gone back to sleep til 11am!

Well me and James have had a wonderful few days. Monday my mum took him and even did his bedtime routine so I went over to OH's and we had dinner and watched a movie and just chatted for hours. Then yesterday he took a half day from work so I went over at 11ish (he gave me the spare key to let myself in so I could do James's lunch) and then he got home at just after 12 and we then went and spent the day at Lacock Abbey which is a National Trust place. It was so nice just spending the day with both him and James. And it just felt so normal! We literally didn't stop chatting for the whole time. And then after James was bathed and asleep I cooked dinner and we just had a chilled evening in. I'm so happy right now.

It's my nephews 1st birthday today!! Can't believe it. It's gone so fast. Oh and I forgot to say, yesterday was James's half birthday hehe. 6 months already. No idea where thats gone!!

 

[colsy]

Morning girls, I am feeling MUCH better today. Don't know why, as I was still up twice last night, and even after feeding Monty spent what felt like ages chatting to himself in his hammock before going back to sleep. It's really cute that he does this - but it defo keeps me and OH awake, so we don't get a lot of sleep!

He has a new noise: ra-ra-ra-ra-ra (ad infinitum). Sounds a bit like a seagull or a crow having a chat LOL.

LK, sounds fab re your new chap. Hope it all works out well for you.

Kte, what's a 'progress book'? We don't have one of those. Is it like the 'red book' that most people seem to get from their HV? Or is it something you bought yourself? Cute pix BTW.

Well, Monty will be 6 months old on Friday. I am so proud of myself for achieving all the things I hoped to do: an entire 6months of BF and no formula, an entire 6 months without solids, and an entire 6 months of Monty in our room every night. (No judgements intended there BTW - these are just things that I personally wanted to do.) I now need to make some goals for the next 3-6 months.

Toodleoo for now girls xx

 

[Kte]

Morning all,

LK: Great news, really pleased for you I miss doing those kind of things with Nij, at least he doesn't have to go to bed early tonight and tomorrow so we can try and just chill together.

Colsy: Glad your feeling much better today Well done on your goals too!

Her progress book is what we get from the nursery each day that tells us what she has been up to such as what she has played with, how she has been behaving, nap times and how much she has eaten. It's also another way we can communicate with her keyworker too by leaving messages if she is busy when I drop or collect Chloe. Like today I asked her to keep an eye on Chloe if she starts to suck her thumb - a new trick she has started which Nij and I really don't want her to do as we would rather wean her off a dummy than deal with stopping her sucking her thumb in the future!

 

[littlekitten8]

OMG girls my heart is racing right now. I need to babyproof. James is so mobile now, he managed to pull the baby monitor off the tv stand and the plug missed his head by about an inch!! He is in his travel cot for now with toys.