January Snowdrops 2016: 58 BFPs and counting (12 boys / 8 girls / 4 surprises)!

[embeth]

I think worrying just comes with the territory when you're a parent! Although dh spends a lot less time worrying than me.. It's not fair he's so laid back and I'm so anxious I drive him mad! My eldest goes on a weeks trip with his school next summer and I'm already worrying!he will be 10 and I've only ever spent a night away from him to give birth or once when he stayed with my sister.. I'm really not very good at leaving my kids with anyone..

You should go to your reservation Lucy all will be fine 😉

Two weeks today and we're off for a night in Bristol then a week in Cornwall can't wait! For the first time I had to book interconnecting rooms
For the hotel in Bristol.. I officially have too many children😂😂😂

 

[Lucy3]

Ok I'll keep our reservation I often wonder about how you do hotels with 4 kids! So did you manage to get everyone in one room with 3 kids? Adjoining rooms sounds great! Have a great time away, the kids will love it!

I find my worrying gets much much worse in the evening/night. I'm pretty good in the morning (especially just after coffee!) but once the sun goes down I turn into a worry wart!

 

[donnarobinson]

I'm a glass half empty kind of girl I'm quite a negative person and always see the worst and think the worst will happen my partner is the opposite and is such a positive person .
I'd defo go for dinner though Lucy ull have a great time
I do think u worry more when u become a parent .
Aww have fun on ur trips embeth I've never been away from my boys over night apart from when I've had my other babies lol X
Cruz woke once last night and was up at half 5 it did get later bk to that time lol X

 

[embeth]

Lucy I am exactly the same! All is good in the morning comes evening I'm like oh crap and worry worry worry!! I've got myself convinced Isabelle has some kind of genetic disorder with this huge skin mark and I'm stuck as to how to get past it!!ots kind of sad not wanting to see her belly/back cos it's there and reminds me every time! I'm a bit of a negative person too Donna so try not to be but can't help it..

With the hotel rooms having 2 kids and one under 2 is always fine in most hotel rooms we've only been to one over here since Isabelle where my sister stayed in the same hotel so we just said one was in her room and Disney where they have bigger allowances of kids and rooms. So two rooms it is from now on! My friend has 8 children they have to take two cars if they all go somewhere!!😧😧

 

[Lucy3]

wow 8 kids! So they use two cars instead of a bus? I can't imagine! 😱

How's everyone doing? I feel less anxious tonight, yay! Annabel continues to be a great eater (so different to her big brother) which is fun! She can roll when she's on her front but not the other way yet. Wonder when she'll crawl, my son did at 7.5 months. I'm guessing she'll be more like 10 months which I'm happy with!

 

[embeth]

We're good thanks! I just accept my crazy anxiousness and go with the flow 😉😉

Isabelle can roll from Her front but not from her back.. She still doesn't really turn herself round when she's on her front to play with something other side of her.. Does annabel do this?? Like use her arms to lift and twist herself different ways?? Isabelle I'm guessing weighs a good 22lb now so quite a lot of weight for her little arms to lift I suppose!!

 

[donnarobinson]

We had Cruz weighed yday he's 20lb 11oz
Cruz can roll both ways and uses it as a way to get around he is starting to get on all fours but hasn't moved yet
CJ crawled at 9 months and walked at 11 and Chad crawled at 6 months and walked at 10 months goes so fast
Cruz is starting to enjoy food more now we've been for a picnic in the park today X

 

[Bevziibubble]

Wow what a good weight he is!


James is crawling and pulling himself up. I'm having to watch him constantly as he falls a lot!

 

[embeth]

Wow clever babies! I feel like Isabelle is never going to move! She just gets all Annoyed of I put her on her front and rolls to back!!she keeps shouting dada now and clapping when we sing!such a cute stage xx

 

[PitaKat]

We are co-sleepers too. We use a side-sleeper to start every night, then Madelyn comes to bed to nurse. If I wake up after she's done nursing then I put her back, but most of the time I fall asleep.

Put her down as another baby that's much easier and lower-maintenance than her older sibling! She's such a pleasant baby, she makes me want to have another right away. AF came back last month (was really hoping she'd stay away longer!) and am currently waiting for her to show up again.

That's awesome that James is pulling himself up already, Bev! Madelyn has mastered sitting up on her own, and is now crawling too. But she still doesn't roll over! Crazy little baby!

embeth, that's so cool that Isabelle is starting to say words and clap! I can't wait for that!

How is the potty training going, Donna?

 

[donnarobinson]

Not going to bad thanks Hun he had a great two days with no accident the past two days he's had a few I think it's because he's been out playing in the garden then we went to the park so I put a pull up on him I'm super proud tho bless him
Chad went to bed at 6.30pm last night almost 9am he got up I cudnt believe this is the same boy who gt me up at 5am as a baby lol there is hope for a lie in yet

Cruz is still in with CJ and I am loving having my room back lol it's mad how quick it's going X

 

[Bevziibubble]

Glad the potty training is going well

 

[donnarobinson]

After only waking once for a good while now Cruz woke twice and had me up at half 5 I'm shattered
I can't even leave him to moan for a little while (!not cry) because of CJ don't want him waking up .
He was super tired yday tho and was in bed at 5.40 ino this is my problem but it's hard to fix he just seems to be tired so early I really want to aim for a 6.30pm bedtime at least then he might sleep till nearer 6am
He only had 3 bottles yday Aswell on advice of the health visitor he was having four
At 6,10,2 and 6 for bed yday he has 6,1 and then bed at 5.40 I don't no if that was why he woke twice because he drunk both bottles in the night X

 

[Bevziibubble]

Sorry you had a bad night hun You must be so tired

 

[donnarobinson]

I'm ok now I'm up properly and had some brekkie lol I'm defo changing his routine tonight I. Can't keep moaning he's up early whilst he's in bed so early so 6.30 tonight if it kills me he's just going to have to have a late nap X

 

[Bevziibubble]

Hope the change in routine helps

 

[Lucy3]

Hope the new bedtime works out Donna x

I've been tired lately - combination of winter colds and lack of decent sleep. I watched the second episode of a show called Nine Months Later tonight. It's follows 5 couples from birth for 9 months. Tonight was about them with newborns, so interesting to watch how different couples deal with having a new baby. I remember being an anxious mess with my first!

 

[embeth]

I love programs like that Lucy, I've had to stop myself watching one born every minute as it makes me want babies!!

I'm thinking about having a big change of career and training as an antenatal teacher but also as I love fitness doing a course to specialise in pre and postnatal exercise! Lots of work but think it's time to sort my career out now I've finished (hopefully!) having children xx

 

[Lucy3]

I love one born too! If you come across this one (it's English) it's a good one! How exciting you're thinking about a career change! How do you go about being an antenatal teacher? Sounds fab! I'm contemplating doing some supply teaching at the school I last worked at. It won't be too difficult as they all team teach so I won't have a class by myself and it's all girls. I'm also always looking out for other career options - teaching is so hard to do with kids!

How did you new bedtime go Donna?

I can't believe James is pulling up already Bev!! That's crazy early!

 

[donnarobinson]

He still woke at 5.20am but was only first night so I'll stick with it I'm trying To get his awake time longer he went for his nap at 7.30 and slept til 9 so I got a nap to X