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[lisaf]

Daniel has become obsessed with ears... he pulls on his while he nurses, and loves looking at/touching mine and DH's.... today he wanted to see my ears and I kept trying to look at him. He planted his hand on my chin and forced my head to the side so he could see my ears, lol cheeky monkey!

ummmm... forgot what else I was going to say

 

[lisaf]

oh yeah! I actually have a brush your teeth song... when I was a kid I had a mickey mouse toothbrush holder that played this song for 2 minutes to teach you to brush your teeth for that long... so you have to imagine it sung in a high pitched mickey voice.
And its to the tune of 'row, row, row your boat'
"Brush, brush, brush your teeth, each and every day. Up and down and all around, brush your cares away"
Daniel lets me brush for like 2 seconds and loves it, then gets upset because I won't let him hold it... I may have to give him his own tooth brush to hold

 

[Euronova]

Lisa, we NEED a recording of that... I mean it would really help some of us who can't do the mickey mouse voice
Just called the hospital about my bloods to see if they had the results of my toxoplasmosis (and learned it is not normally routinely done anymore!! I mean what the hell??!! it's not like the consequences of it are mild!) anyway, because it was a special request they forgot about it and will do it now (they could "retrieve my bloods").
But apart from that, it seems I have PERFECT results, I have always been iron deficient so I am very surprised that I am not right now so I well chuffed!
I have decided to go to the Asda baby event... just to check it out... and i decided I might spend a little on a few essentials like vests or sleeping suits if I find any that I like

 

[SBB]

I tried singing Sammuel a song about teeth this morning but he wasn't impressed!

He fell off the bed it had to happen some time! We were playing while I was making the bed, putting the sheet over him etc and he was all happy and squealing... Then a minute later he just fell off backwards, hit his head on the radiator and onto the floor He cried but was fine. Oops

V asda hype up their baby event so much! It's ok though, we got quite a few vests and stuff cheap. And breast pads. The johnsons stuff is a rip off and they pretend it's a good deal! (we don't use it anyway) stuff like maternity pads are buy 2 for £2 as well which is quite good.

X x x

 

[caz & bob]

girls hope your all well x x x

 

[Euronova]

i wasn't very impressed with the baby event at all. They had that Philips Avent room and bath thermometer on offer but i scanned it and it was still more expensive than on amazon!
I ended up buying 2 lots of 7 short sleeves bodysuit (1 first age and 1 0-3 months) and a couple of scratch mitts, 2 cute hats (very soft) and a lot of 3 first size sleep suit.
Does Asda size big or small? they had a tiny baby size but I thought first size is prob all i need in the beginning (if all goes to plan!)
Also bought one fleecy sleep suit as i thought evenings can be cold even in June.
I have no idea how much I really need but if i don't stay too long in hospital then I can just buy more later on.

Poor Sammuel, that must have been so scary does he sleep in your bed normally or was he just there playing? I know he is in your room normally but has he got a cot there or is he co-sleeping?

 

[TySonNMe]

Suz, I'm not a big believer in corporal punishment either. I guess my post was more of a vent than anything...I had a really rough morning yesterday. I just never really fully woke up yesterday. I wish I could reason with him and he could understand why I don't want him climbing on the table or pulling out the drawers in teh kitchen but there isn't any reasoning with him at this age. Right now, for discipline, we just tell him no and if he does it again we go sit in the corner and we hold his hips down so he can't get up. That was from the advice of our pediatrician and it works pretty well. He has to learn boundaries now and he's pushing it. My mom slapped his hands at Christmas and I kind of went off on her a little about it. I have given Jackson a light tap on the bottom to get him moving but not a spanking. I like the corner/time out method because it is not violent. Sorry if I made it sound like I was a crazy abusive mother Haha!! Oh and sorry to hear Sammuel fell off the bed! Ouch!

Hi caz!

Lou, saw your post and yeah it sucks that Ben didn't sleep through but a 7 hour stretch is still great I think. Maybe try putting him down later so he sleeps through the majority of the night?

Lisa, I think I told you before that Jackson is a huge ear twiddler with his paci. He only does it when he has his paci or his bottle, but mostly his paci.

So, I switched his bedtime routine up and he took it just fine. We did bath, lotion, PJs, milk and book in our bed, brushed his teeth and then I carried him in to his bedroom (no paci) and put him in his crib (no paci) and he went right to sleep without a problem!

 

[SBB]

V I would say you really don't need a thermometer either or room or bath. Most baby monitors have a room one on and a bath one is silly IMO!! Put your hand in of it's ok it's ok!! glad you got a few bits though it's nice to start buying!

S has a cot by the bed but is in our bed most of the night. In between us or between me and the cot. He was playing and not even near the edge!

Marg its ok you're allowed to vent! I get really annoyed sometimes too... We tend to just distract Sammuel as I don't think at this age he's capable of understanding. I also find the more annoyed we get the more he wants to do something. If we don't react he gets bored much quicker!

Glad he took to the new routine ok!

X x x

 

[TySonNMe]

Yeah, I find that too! He thinks it's funny, but now that we do a little discipline he's starting to understand when Mommy looks serious, Mommy isn't playing around. OH on the other hand has a harder time getting Jackson to listen. I think that's becasue he's always playing with him when he should be serious...so naturally Jax thinks it's funny and he thinks Daddy is just playing. He definitely listens to Mommy better than Daddy!!

 

[SBB]

Sammuel is asleep in his cot - lets see how it goes! I actually sort of don't want him to sleep so I can have a cuddle later

X x x

 

[Euronova]

be strong! that's great he has felt comfortable there!

 

[SBB]

He woke up! Is in our bed now oh well he did 6 hours in there last night so may do same tonight.

I should have got back in the cot to get him back to sleep. Will try again tomorrow

Xx x

 

[Euronova]

It's great you are trying, it might take a few nights or weeks but you will get there

I am so pissed off. There is ONE venue that we really like for our wedding and Oliver's mum knows about it. She also knows that we are visiting the venue this weekend. But she has been on such a roll going to wedding shows and visiting loads of venues for Oliver's sister that she has called them today to get information and set a meeting with them!!
There is no way we can do both wedding in the same small venue with the same package and pretty much the same guest at 4 months interval.
I am just so upset that she has contacted them when we always share info on venues we see and that I would never consider any of the venue they saw already unless they rules it out for them!
We are only really interested in that one, pretty much since we got engaged and now she is putting us in such an awkward situation. Almost as she is upset because I did not offer for her to visit the venue with us like she does with her daughter....
Feeling so so stressed, the more it goes the less I want to get married... I just want to be married... I can't wait for that bloody wedding to be behind us... Talk about happiest day of your life!!

 

[Euronova]

Double post!

 

[lisaf]

I don't think it would be the worst thing to use the same venue... any chance you could go first though?
She only set a meeting, hasn't chosen it yet, right? Maybe they won't pick it.


Ugh, I'm so irritated... I can't find this toy my mom bought Daniel... its a simple knotted blankie thing and I haven't seen it for weeks. I just KNOW that my MIL or SIL must have lost it somewhere in my house.. one thing I really hate about having them here I searched all over online for it and can't find it anyway so I gave in and emailed my mom to ask her where she got it. I know its kind of silly because he doesn't miss it and he has way more toys than he really needs, but I'm just annoyed because I liked it and I already owned it and it was great for the diaper bag.

 

[Euronova]

That's so annoying Lisa. I hate loosing thing.

We could do the same venue if it was just a venue and you then hire caterers etc. but this is more like a restaurant so the weddings would be SO similar and it's not like we are getting married over a year apart or something. It's barely 4 months between our wedding dates and hers is first (but she got engaged after).

It's not even like it was his sister calling them, it's his mum and she knew we are going there at the weekend and would pass on any info. It's just why the hell she is so damn in a rush that she can't let us check ONE venue..., when they checked already 12.
I can sense they like the idea of that venue too, but it's not fair we always liked it and made it very clear

Plus I know the hormones make me over sensitive but OH is really annoyed too which makes me think I am not completely insane thinking it's out of order.

 

[lisaf]

I totally understand the reaction to it. I do think its one of those things that seems super important at the time, but after the weddings are all over, it will seem much more minor. I know I'd be feeling the exact same in your shoes and I'm sure I couldn't be talked into being 'ok' with it either pregnant or not, lol.. when you spend your time and energy planning something carefully, its hard not to get emotionally invested in minute details.

Maybe bypass the mom and mention your feelings to the sister.... she probably totally understands how you feel since she's in the same planning mind-set and would probably be upset if you used one of her ideas and did it 4 months before she did.

 

[SBB]

V that's totally out of line! I'd tell them both in no uncertain terms that they only need to visit the venue IF you decide not To go with it. I you decide to marry there then it is totally out of the question that they would too.

To be honest I wouldn't worry about upsetting them, just say it how it is because she's being totally horrible and either not thinking that it would upset you, or is doing it just to upset you!!

X x x

 

[Euronova]

Thanks girls. I think OH is going to call her today to say he is not best pleased with her meddling and make it clear we have first refusal on that one, like her daughter has first refusal on pretty much every other venue in south west london as she seems to have seen them all but I don't mind that I just don't want her to strip us from the only venue we really like and we wanted to see before she even got engaged (ok we could have got our asses in gear earlier, but I am sort of busy making a human being right now!)
I asked Oliver to say that "he" is annoyed and not "we" because I know that if he says "we" they are going to conclude immediately that i am the one behind the drama. I am already the one preventing "her boy" from having a "real wedding" in church so I think I have enough on my back!

 

[SBB]

Eek good luck to him! I hope she accepts she's being unreasonable!

X x x