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[Peach Blossom]

Suz, I love the K!! Beautiful! I'm going to send you a card over the weekend if that's ok? How many teeth does Sammuel have now?

Chell that's very cool about the modelling!! Connor and Lili can swap notes!

Had a busy day sorting things and cleaning and cooking up food for Lili.... Exhaustipated!! Suz, I'll be on more often when I'm back at work I think!!

 

[Peach Blossom]

Where's Ellen?

 

[SBB]

Dont be ridiculous casey - of course she didn't sleep

Thanks Jess. That would be great! I'll do my card too and get it all ready to go. I must package up some wools for you too...

No idea about Ellen. Obviously she doesn't love us any more!!!

I just made sammuel a nice dinner, sort of followed a recipe from the link that lou posted.
Tinned chickpeas and sweetcorn, clove garlic (recipe says use 4!!!) bit of fresh basil (only herb we have at moment!) half a small onion and some flour, all whizzed up, then make into little shapes on floured board and fry. You could oven cook them.
They're really nice! Be better with lots of salt though

I only used 1/3 of a tin of each thing and had enough to store half in freezer. Next time I'd use whole tins and freeze loads...

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[SBB]

Oh and he has 7 teeth now

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[kcw81]

Omg suz! What does your doc say about Sammuel? Is he like a record breaker? Wow u r such a good mom making that for him! Does he throw it on the floor?

 

[SBB]

He hasn't really seen a doctor for ages! I'm sure lots of babies have loads of teeth this early? Some are born with them!!

He throws quite a bit on the floor. But I think he eats about 3/4 of it usually...

I am going to have a nice hot bath. Have got headache, sore throat and feel crap always happens when I'm stressed!

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[kcw81]

Aww sorry suz. Do u take samm with u? In the bath?

 

[SBB]

No... I used to, but it's easier to just bath him on his own now. Miraculously he's actually asleep!!!!

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[lisaf]

Thats a lot of teeth Suz! My friend's baby didn't cut her first until she was 9 months old!

Well, DH called me. SIL just left our house because she thinks she's coming down with strep throat. Of course, she calls DH a few minutes later and says it may just be a scratchy throat and not sickness. From googling, it seems pretty rare for a baby to get it but of course we'll be worried until she figures out if she's sick or not and once he's past the window where he would come down with it.
I'm actually more stressed that MIL is now alone with Daniel for the rest of the day. UMMMM, I wasn't ok with her watching him alone!!! And she's going to forget to write everything down, will give him bottles whenever she thinks he needs it, won't put him down for a nap or even remember the last time she fed him when I get home and he's going to be so fussy and messed up that I won't know if he's sick or just messed up from her not keeping him on schedule!
ARGGHHH

Also, I had a total mini-breakdown at work. Before all this happened, I was heading off to pump, happened to glance at my phone and instantly had a daydream imagining that DH will call me at work to tell me Daniel died. I just played out the scene in my head and couldn't shake it, ended up crying while I pumped. I know he isn't dead, I know he won't die, but just the image/feeling of what it would feel like if he did was so upsetting.
Its part of the PPD.... I keep doing the same thing imagining a SIDS death. Again, I'm not actually afraid of it, I know that its so unlikely etc, I just can't help mentally rehearsing what would happen if it DID happen. (Sort of like flashbacks for PTSD only it hasn't happened)

 

[lisaf]

oh, and I'm trying to decide how early I can get away with leaving work... Friday traffic has been a nightmare lately and I guess Kim Kardashian is getting married here this weekend so traffic will even worse.

When Will and Kate visited they actually shut down the freeway for at least 15 minutes.

 

[SBB]

Lisa I do that all the time too... I also come up with scenarios in my head about ways he could hurt himself/die and how we would tell people etc. I always end up in tears, it's horrible. I don't know why we think about these things, perhaps because our babies are the most precious thing we've ever had....

Sammuel makes me laugh when he's super sleepy. He went into he middle of the bed in his sleep so I've moved him to get in, and ge opens his eyes and smiles but is really asleep - and he lifts his head up but can't keep it up so he keeps really clumsily headbutting me

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[Peach Blossom]

Aw Lisa I have the same thoughts. I get myself in to such knots. Its a horrible thing to do, but somehow we do do it... I do with family members and can get in a real tizz if one of them is goin away somewhere.

Bless Sammuel and his sleepy smiles. Lili just woke up screaming and I couldn't calm her down.. Don't know if it's teeth or a nightmare... Ended up giving A&P powders, calpol and a bottle... She's sparko now but haven't a clue what did the trick!

 

[SBB]

Lol Jess just give em everything - something's got to work!!
Sammuel definitely has nightmares... I wonder what they are?! Prob food related cos he's so greedy

Night girls, I am having a reasonably early night as I feel like crap and we're off to London tomorrow x x x

 

[babyloulou]

Evening girls

Suz- love the K!! X

Lisa- I do it too. It's horrible. Like Suz said I imagine horrible scenarios in my head all the time! Mainly about Ben now but I do it about other people too like Jess! I keep thinking something horrible is going to happen to Ste on this stag night! That he'll get too drunk and die or that someone will beat him up etc ...

 

[lisaf]

I used to have those 'morbid fantasies' when I was depressed as a teen.. back then it was always imagining horrible stuff happening to me (like what if I tripped right now and fell in front of that car). They really affect me harder now though and I really can't stop reliving them or shake the thought even when I've calmed myself down about the possibility of it happening.
Like I just watched a sad movie... its not real, but the story was so compelling that it makes me cry... only the story was about me. So hard to articulate it but I'm glad you girls understand (though I'm sorry you guys have it too)

Suz, your description of sleepy Samuel brought a smile to my face!

I was bad and am not really pumping on schedule today. My 10am pump was really at 11... I normally pump at 10 and 2, but it seems silly to pump at 2 when I just pumped at 11.... of course its now 3:15 and I figure I want to leave work early, so if I go pump now, its stupid and I should just go home since I'd be leaving right after pumping anyway.

 

[kcw81]

hi guys sorry I have been mia today, jimmy and me went to visit daddy at his office! A big adventure. I am getting more adventurous for sure and when I drop my day time pumps I am gonna wanna get out alot. Don't think about that awful stuff! It can only freak you out. try not to at least I know its hard though to just control your mind to not go there. I never think that stuff I don't know how I manage not to.

Lisa I hope Daniel doesn't get strep, I doubt he will though. Don't worry everything will even back out tomorrow if you MIL ruined him for the day.

Hope everyone is sleeping in the UK!

 

[kcw81]

Our adventure today to daddy's office has made Jimmy not want to nap like normal! You know what tho I am nit stressed like usual cuz I know I an trying to drop pumps so who cares if I miss one or it's short cuz we WANT my supply to go down now! Nice! Lisa you won't use your stash?

You guys the worst "nightmare scenario". I imagine is having the inlaws decide to stay here even more! Haha!

 

[lisaf]

lol @ the inlaws thing Casey..
I am out of freezer room Casey... we already bought a chest freezer and its basically full. I might as well donate to someone who needs it. Besides, I'm not sure if she can take my later stuff when I started the Zoloft and then the Ritalin, so I might as well give her the early stuff. Its an informal donation thing so there aren't all the screening tests required by the milk banks.

DH had been on the phone a bunch with his mom and he told her she HAD to get him down for a nap at 4:15.. I got home about 4:20 and she hadn't put him down.. she said he was too awake. I put him down at 4:30 and he went down without much trouble. Why won't she listen?!? SIGH
Since I got home early enough, I was able to keep him on schedule though which was good.

 

[SBB]

Morning girls, we're off to London. We are shattered, S was tossing and turning ALL night... Plus I feel really ill!

Oh well....

Have a good day everyone x x x

PS good work on the adventure Casey! Glad Ds schedule wasn't too messed up Lisa...

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[babyloulou]

Have a nice time Suz! Are you going for anything in particular? X