December 2012 buns

[B&LsMom]

I know we haven't heard from HOPEFULBABY or Jensengirl in a while--don't know if they are silently stalking or not---But I know Hopeful is still TTC---I want her to be able to find us if we move...

 

[Katy78]

I'm all for that. But whom to ask? How?

 

[twilliamssbt]

Pm a mod or admin Katy, they will be able to tell you if we can just move and rename thread. That would mean they would be able to find thread via user control panel and thread subscriptions x

 

[sadie]

I would like to keep the monthly names... Like "October Mommas and Mommas to be"

Someone can send a pm to jensen and hopeful, to let them know where we are if we cant just move the group.... Send a link to the new group. Just ideas....

 

[Katy78]

OK, I'll do that on Monday. I'll PM the mod who posted in my journal.

 

[twilliamssbt]

He had not noticed mummy took her hands away x

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[sadie]

Love it!

Is it true they crawl at about 8 months? I think Olivia will be crawling by 6 and walking by 10.5. Hd Daniel started yet? Olivia is able to pull herself towards things and actually moves her legs in the crawling motion.

Manwhile, so much for Italian mail service. Today is O's baptism and my sister mailed me the baptism dress that my uncle, mom, her other 3 siblings, all of their children (my sisters and myself included) and my nieces/nephew wore.... It still has not arrived. Yesterday I had to go out and buy her a new one. It is gorgeous, but I was really looking forward to keeping up the tradition. Now lets just hope that the dress has not 'disappeared'. That would be very disappointing.

 

[twilliamssbt]

I think each child is different Sadie, I think there is just a time they are expected to be walking by. Daniel moves across the floor on his back, when he rolls onto his front, he rocks and his legs move but he doesn't, I don't think I crawled though, my cousins didn't either. We went from bum shuffling to furniture surfing and the walked. He has been standing with support from us for a while, but while at my aunties yesterday with visiting cousins from Wales, I just let go. He stood there for about 3 minutes before falling on his bum, he needs practise with his landings though.

Really hope the christening gown turns up, such a shame it is not going to be there for you to use. Hope today goes well x

 

[B&LsMom]

Sadie I think 8 months sounds about right for crawling. Blake didn't start taking his first steps until 15 months but I wasn't really encouraging him to walk--then they just get into EVERYTHING and he knew he could crawl somewhere faster. He was cruzing around with support from about 10 months if I remember right.

 

[citymouse]

I'm really hoping G holds off on the crawling until 7 months at least--we're moving this month and it would be a nightmare to have a mobile baby now!

She can almost get up on all fours and lunge forward (face plant). But she's getting so good at rolling to get where she wants to go. Somehow yesterday she ended up under the coffee table, whoops!

Hope the gown's not lost, Sadie!

 

[Coconuts]

Love it!

Is it true they crawl at about 8 months? I think Olivia will be crawling by 6 and walking by 10.5. Hd Daniel started yet? Olivia is able to pull herself towards things and actually moves her legs in the crawling motion.

Manwhile, so much for Italian mail service. Today is O's baptism and my sister mailed me the baptism dress that my uncle, mom, her other 3 siblings, all of their children (my sisters and myself included) and my nieces/nephew wore.... It still has not arrived. Yesterday I had to go out and buy her a new one. It is gorgeous, but I was really looking forward to keeping up the tradition. Now lets just hope that the dress has not 'disappeared'. That would be very disappointing.

Yep! It's the border control. I had a friend who lived in the US and most things she sent me from the US to Italy stayed in the dogana for MONTHS and finally arrived in a real sorry state. Some things my mum has ordered from the states for me as a present and they never arrived at all. UK to Italy seems to be less traumatic but US to Italy is a real ball ache.


Katy, I like Tina suggestion of buying your pushchair and car seat first then taking them with you. I know here everyone has an old beat up car mostly and families just make do with what they have. If the pushchair doesn't fit in the boot put it behind the front seats. If you want to sit in the back with baby while DH drives, put it in the front seat. Other people can take their own bloomin' car. If you're in a tight spot you can usually make it work. If you've got the cash to make your tight spot a bit roomier, do it. The easier you can make like with a new baby the better. As nice as a giant SUV would be for all new mamma's they're not essential. Nice, but no essential.

For our next car we're thinking about a multipla. I know, they're dog ugly but our friends have one. Space for 6 people, their car seat fits great and they haven't moaned about space. It's like a tardis, small car with loads of room inside! We like VW Golf for safety though. We're still a few years from a new car yet though.

New thread? I don't mind moving lock stock or just linking to the new thread like TTC to pregnancy journal moves.
How about Buns to Babes
or Buns to Mums (doesn't have the same ring with Mom though)
I also like the monthly name change x
Happy whatever though.

 

[hopefulmom19]

Sadie.. my niece is 8 months now and yes she has started crawling abt a week back..and the same thing happened with my friend's son too.. so i guess 8 months is around the time when they do start it. But every child is different and have their own time frame for different things

Coco.. Just wanted to check with you, did you try the baking soda test after knowing abt your baby girl..? I am just so curious to know the sex of my baby and they wudn't tell here

 

[hopefulmom19]

ALso wanted to check out.. I have been getting slight swelling in my feet and fingers and I am just past my 20 weeks. is it normal..? though my BP and other tests are normal, I am putting on weight too fast says my gynaec

New thread ? I really liked the month in the thread name. But whtever the name, I am just happy to be a part of it

 

[LoloShells]

I can't remember when ky started crawling, but I think it was around 5 months. She was walking by 9 months... That was horrible, lol.

 

[artsiekat]

Hey ladies! I've been reading the thread, but just on my phone and it's hard to respond with that! We've been rearranging our small apartment to make a nursery in the dining room area(we have two dining rooms, it's odd) so everythings just been everywhere!

Looks like everyone is out of the first tri, yay!

Tina - Look at him standing all on his own! He's not going to walk, he's going to run!

Ebelle - Congrats on finding the heartbeat! That is awesome, so happy for you!

Bmom - The room looks great. Lucky boy with that huge bed!

Katy - I just bought a new car, our second actually now that hubby is having to commute to work and the bus wasn't working for him.

We actually bought a Mazda 5, it's a compact minivan. I love it, especially because it has sliding doors on both sides. Our other car is a hyundai accent, which is an economy car and we have a huge carseat(infant up to 35lbs) and it fit in the accent(in the middle row) fine. It would have been a bit tight behind one of the seats, but doable.

We also test drove a Honda Fit, which is a pretty small car, and the carseat fit fine without the base, but we really wanted a nice family car in the end. Also, we have just a stroller base for our carseat then a largish reclining umbrella stroller. Both of them fit in our Hyundai's truck no problem. We can fit the strollers stacked behind the 3rd row of the Mazda 5(the third row folds down into a traditional looking SUV cargo bed which is how we usually keep it anyway) and we also stuffed the stroller base into the cargo space of the honda fit, but there wasn't much room left with it in there. Good luck!

If we do make a new thread, I'm assuming we'll put a link in this thread to it, so any girls that check back on us here will find the link to the new thread.

 

[artsiekat]

Sadie - Hope the baptism went beautifully and I hope the mail doesn't lose the dress.

 

[artsiekat]

hopefulmom - Swelling is normal as long as everything else is normal as well. Especially your BP. Could also be extra water retention at times, so watch to see if it's everyday swelling or just some days depending on what you eat.

My Dr. told me I was gaining too much, but I passed all diabetes tests, never had BP problems or anything. Baby came out perfect and has never been sick, don't stress yourself over the Dr's complaining about your weight. You know your body best, if you feel right and healthy then that's that! I wish I didn't have anyone breathing down my neck about weight gain my whole pregnancy because in the end that weight gain produced a beautiful, healthy boy(despite the Dr's trying to convince me otherwise my entire 3rd tri)!

 

[citymouse]

I think they need to relax about weight gain. Mine was average/below average, and I failed my one-hour glucose test AND had to be monitored for my blood pressure just bout every week at the end.

I think the most important thing with weight gain is to try to eat healthily after the baby comes. For the first few weeks, all you want is comfort food, but when the bby's a little older, starting back to a more balanced diet will take the weight off.

 

[twilliamssbt]

I put 4 stone on, 25kg, 56lb. I have now lost most of that and am back in a uk 8. My hips have taken the longest and that's just been from the pelvis changing in pregnancy. I never got told off but that was extreme weight gain for my size. Honestly, everyone is different, but I had to wear maternity clothes at 5 weeks, I already put too much on by that point for my normal clothes x

 

[sadie]

Hi all! The ceremony was very nice, even tho I didnt understànd every word said by the priest! I am still hoping the dress shows up. My mom also sent me my favorite lollipops that only come out this time of year and they havent arrived yet either! They are made by Charms and are green apple/caramel. Yummy. It seems that the packages that do not fit in the mailbox take forever to arrive. Everything else that can fit in the slot has arrived, even if it has to hang out a little bit (from the mail slot).

We have a Mini Countryman. Much bigger than the mini, but the trunk barely holds our stroller, which is pretty bulky. We started to look for a new càr as this one has a powerful engine and it gobbles gas. We might go for the Fiat 500L, which just came out but we want it in automatic and they dont know when that will be released. Our car seat is in the back seat, behind the passenger seat and it is so uncomfortable for when I am in the front as I can't move the seat back enòugh to sit in a normal position. Definitely bring the seatKaty, if possible! That is excellent advice!

I just realized that my husband provides free white noise for when O goes to sleep. His snoring is just ridiculous.

Anyone like Steven King? I am more than halfway thru 11/22/63 and it is pretty good. Long, tho.