Clomid Club Graduate Buddies

[babyloulou]

Ok- here's the video- although Ben does get nervous when I point the video at him for some reason!

Oh and please excuse my bright pink comfy Ikea lounge trousers!!


https://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p170/louise540056/2011/September 2011/a2cabbe3.mp4

 

[SBB]

Is that your dog modelling in the first pic lou?!

I'll swap you a big Wooly B for a table and chairs?

Yeh he's pretty good at crawling, he's done a lot of stuff in a short period of time lately. He pulls himself up to standing all the time now. And kneels a lot too. He is really confident with it. Even though he falls over a lot

X x x

 

[lisaf]

Its funny you should mention voices Suz... I was catching up on some videos and it was neat to hear the accents. I bet my accent sounds interesting to you, lol (of course, I have no accent ) (I have to admit I don't often view the videos you guys post since I'm at work and don't have speakers)

I LOVE those pics Lou! I'll have to clean the chair myself, my dog can't get up that high, lol... he also goes after anything that 'might' be food.... he's the one who chewed a hole in a burp cloth because there was spitup on it.. licking the spitup off wasn't enough, he had to eat the fabric I'll have to google which foods you can't let a dog eat though.. I know grapes are bad and of course chocolate.. too much avocado is bad too.
When can I start weaning? Obviously not right now since he has zero coordination.. is it 6 months? You guys make it seem so fun!

 

[babyloulou]

You are supposed to wait until 6 months Lisa- if you do decide to do it early then they say here that it should NEVER be before 17 weeks- but ideally you should wait until week 26 xx

Yes that's Ruddi on the first pic of the website Suz- that's our old beautiful living room at our cottage. I miss our little cottage!

 

[babyloulou]

Did you see Ben's eating video just before your post Suz? X

 

[babyloulou]

Lisa- Piper has chewed up a few muslins with sick or food on too!! He also ate Ben's cute bumblebee rattle socks yesterday!! For no reason other than to be naughty!!

Yes chocolate and grapes are bad. They also shouldn't have raisins, sultanas or onions xx

 

[Peach Blossom]

Hey mammas.

Been cooking most of the day! Made chickpea burgers, cheesy veggie nuggets and blueberry oaty muffins for Lili! All in the hope that when people other than me are feeding her she'll eat something!! Still not crazy about a spoon at the moment... she used to be fine, but now will not entertain the idea of a spoon! I hand fed her scrambled egg the other day!!

Now then... just as a little foot note to the BF discussion... My Mum is a public health specialist (advises the Chinese and Hong Kong governments on health policies)... Anyway, I was talking to her about the fact that WHO recommend BFing until 2 years old. She said that it is a blanket advice for all countries and is mainly aimed at poorer countries/communities. Basically to make sure that the baby still gets some sort of nutrition. In more affluent countries where good nutritional food is easy to come by and within our means it is not as necessary to BF for that long. It is entirely up to each individual, but don't feel that you are depriving your LO if you decide not to BF for 2 years. Don't put too much stress and pressure on yourselves.

Lou, I love the photos and the video of Ben's dinner and the clean up mission!! I might hire your dogs!

Suz, I LOVE little Batman!! SO cute!! I can't believe how advanced he is!! He's going to take over the world by the time he's a teenager at this rate!!

 

[babyloulou]

Here's some cute ones....

https://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p170/louise540056/2011/September%202011/022.jpg





Ben is his new box!!

https://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p170/louise540056/2011/September%202011/047.jpg

https://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p170/louise540056/2011/September%202011/043.jpg





Ruudi and Ben guarding the garden against unwanted birds (or "rats with wings" as Ruudi seems to consider them! )

https://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p170/louise540056/2011/September%202011/083.jpg

 

[babyloulou]

Have you girls seen one of the new advert banners on the User CP? The flash banners that are at the top of the page??? It's disgusting!! It says in big letters.. "INFERTILITY- THE TRUTH ABOUT WHY YOU WILL NEVER GET PREGNANT!" What a terrible thing to allow on a fertility and pregnancy forum!!!

 

[kcw81]

ugh that is awful lou, I have not seen that banner. why would they let that be there?

LOVE the benny pics!! Love the benny video eating a roast! he threw his meat on the floor lucky dogs! Gosh I wish jimmy was as happy eating as ben was. Jimmy whines SO loud when I give him food, he will try to eat it, mostly the toast but he is not having fun.

Jess thanks for that info. I was sort of starting to worry that I should pump longer so jimmy can keep getting breast milk at least some past a year but I think you sound right, I mean if you give them balanced meals with veggie and protein and fat and all the stuff they need in it and they eat it, that works! I hope lilli likes all the effort you put in there and eats your food!

Suz batman is so cute!

The inlaws are here but I get to leave in a hour or so to get my hair done downtown! yeah! I am going to Aveda Institute, the school for aspiring aveda stylists. I have a good guy there so its safe. Sometimes students doing your hair is a bit risky!
Jimmy will be sleeping part of the time I am away but it will be a good little start for him to be without me alone with them (aside from DH being here).

 

[babyloulou]

Ooo nice Casey!! We'll need pictures of your new hair afterwards! What are you having done?

Ben moans loads when eating Casey- he did all the time at the start- now he's getting a little better but still has mealtimes when he just either throws a fit or whinges and refuses to eat much!!

The last couple of days he's learnt to throw food on the floor rather than it just being an accident! This morning he threw practically ALL his toast on the floor!! I'm going to start making sure a clean mess mat is down so I can pick the food back up.

 

[SBB]

Lou the video is brilliant, I PMSL at him picking up the potato and shoving the WHOLE thing in!!! He is so like sammuel, S does that little thing with his hand too that Ben did with the Yorkshire pudding!

Jess yeh I don't really know about the recommendations, but that sounds sensible. The reasons I'd like to go longer are mainly because I feel it's most natural to let him decide when he's ready to stop. And also BM must be better than cows milk! Although there's nothing wrong with giving cows I'd rather he have mine!

Lou I LOVE that first photo in the box!! And the one protecting from rats with wings

SOOOO cute!!

X x x

 

[Peach Blossom]

Lou, Lili does that all the time... She holds her arm out and drops the food, then looks at the floor and back at me as if to say "look what I did!"

 

[SBB]

Have fun casey!!! Hope the ILs don't scare jimmy!

X x x

 

[SBB]

Yep sammuel throws it, especially if he's seen strawberries. He'll chuck everything then bang on the tray til he gets the strawbs

X x x

 

[babyloulou]

Yeah I have to delay getting yoghurt or his spoon out- otherwise he doesn't eat anything- just shouts for the yoghurt!

 

[SBB]

Downton Abbey is back on soon

X x x

 

[kcw81]

Our other highchair has a huge tray so I might just use that longer because I do not like throwing food on the floor! The tray is huge hr can't See the dog or anything under it! What did u use to shove Ben closer to his tray Lou?

I am just getting some lighter strands weaved in. So I am a little more summery for Hawaii! My hair has gotten so dark since I have been pregnant.

 

[babyloulou]

Unfortunately Case I think they all go through throwing food on the floor is fun stage!!

I've never watched Downton Abbey Suz- is it good? I've just watched Adele on Jonathon Ross- now I LOVE her music- really, really love it! I've got both albums- but god is she annoying!! I've never actually seen her talking on anything before- I think Ste's got it right when he says she's like a cross between Stacey Slater from Eastenders and Stacey Solomon from xfactor! she sang at the end though so all is forgiven!!

 

[babyloulou]

Oh the blow up thing in the highchair is from Ikea Casey- it was part of the accessories you could buy for that chair. When I'm out though and don't have it I usually just fold up a padded changing mat and put it behind his back x