--Lion Cubs - Mummy and Baby Group!-- We are all One Year Old!

[Shiv]

:wave: Shadow - nice to see you young lady. How is that gorgeous boy of yours?

 

[Boothh]

thanks shadow and glad to see you back!!

no more spotting since yesterday morning for me and frer was positive this morning though still not as dark line as i want have blood test tomorrow i am bricking it completly, i am gunna go get a digi tonight and take the plunge i think xx

 

[Aunty E]

DO THE DIGI!

I felt a lot better after I took another yesterday and I'd gone up from 1-2 to 2-3 although I think I might be getting morning sickness I've been feeling nauseous ever since I ate my breakfast. I'm deffo not going to be sick, but it's not much fun and I keep burping.

 

[HeidiLSparks]

Hey Shadow, we miss you

Take the help Booth, haha. I always feel sad and guilty when Caylee leaves but when you need the rest it's so nice and right now you need to just relax. Do the digi, I agree!

Boo about MS AE. I had it so bad until 5 months pregnant, blah it was terrible. Hope you start to feel better.

 

[HeidiLSparks]

Finally managed to get a video of miss Caylee walking at my sisters house

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYDFpC3FQK8

And updated belly pic..29 weeks
https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs126.snc4/36656_1315787816210_1276140057_30755187_3316007_n.jpg

 

[Boothh]

that belly is getting big now!! i cant wait to get a bump, iv missed it!!

iv got a digi for tomorrow morning and then bloods at 10.10am, wish me look cus im sooo panicky!!

i have the most disgusting taste in my mouth i can hardly eat anything cus it tastes dire really really off food! with jesse i ate like a horse!!
stuart is forcing me to eat dinner!
gunna make the most of not having jesse though im missing him loads its been a whole day without him!!
gunna have a big long bath in peace i think haha xx

 

[Boothh]

took a digi this morning and it was bfn

then took a FR one step bout an hour ago and got a line (faint though)

blood test will take 5days to come back!! im in such a friggin mess, cant think about anything else and used my last test now that isnt a digi,
gunna go get some more later and use digi after weekend,
im so confused and scared x

 

[Shiv]

Hugs Boothh, how many DPO are you? Could it be that you just aren't far enough for a digi to show yet? I hope you get a definitive answer soon x

 

[Boothh]

im none too sure could anything from 12-17dpo, im hoping im just too early, and i keep thinking that my positives with jesse wernt even that dark at all only slightly more than these are, its just so annoying, i cant think straight at all, i just want to know whats going on!! nothing more i can do now, x

 

[Shiv]

I reckon it is just too early - a line is a line and you've had loads! Try and relax and enjoy your time without jesse - feet up with an ice lolly!

 

[ShadowRat]

Thanks for the welcome back guys... Will update you on us in a sec

(((((Boothh)))))) Honey, just put your feet up and try not to think too much about it (!!!) It's like you said: Nothing more you can do for now. I really hope it's just too early for the digi yet. Keep your mind busy, do lots of puzzles or something... Fingers tightly crossed honey xxx

Heidi, Caylee is sooooo cute walking about! OMG! She's 3 days younger than Vince, it's scary... She's such a grown up girl!

AE, boooo for MS! I don't envy you, hope you don't suffer too much xxxx

So here's a little update from us I will try to keep it short ish!

Vince has 3 teeth! Woop! They're coming through in a weird order though, anyone else had this? He got his top "fangs" first! (I think they're actually his second incisors, not his canines...) and now one of the top front ones has cut too. The bottom ones aren't showing any signs of movement yet... He likes having his teeth brushed hehe

He's JUST started crawling at long last He's getting pretty qick too, and within 5 days of starting to crawl he pulled himself up to standing in his playpen. He's been pulling up to kneeling for a while. He seems desperate to stand, when I hold his hands only very gently he walks for ages, seems to love it, so I think he'll probably be walking pretty soon too

He keeps learning new words, being so proud of himself for a brief time and then getting lazy and the words melge into different sonds lol... The most recent thing was "light" and he was doing soooo well, had the "L" bit and everything, bt it gradually changed and now it's "Aaaaat" lol... lazy boy...

Swimming is still going great, he can swim through a hoop under water now and we still love it sooo much. He's really good at swimming to the surface and finding the bar on the edge of the pool and "holding on" until I take him off The new thing is being thrown into the water by the instructor (!!) and finding the bar to hold on. He's just starting to learn to use his arms to pull through the water too We love to swim!

He points at everything and asks "Ossat?" so we keep feeding him new words, one day I guess they will start to "stick" and he'll just start talking hehe... Exciting stuff

Oh, last I posted in here we were probably still swaddling (!!!!) bt we fiiinally broke it at about 9 1/2 months and he hasn't loked back It's such a huge relief, I had visions of him being 10 years old and us wrapping him up for bed!

Hmmm I think that's about it for Vincey lately... DESPERATELY need ideas for first birthday presents, we are flat broke lol so it's going to be special but low-key: Jst family we think, a little cake and some balloons and probably some homemade gifts and some not-too-expensive gifts We're planning on wrapping up some wrapping paper as he has more fun with paper than with any of his expensive toys!!! Cheap but nice birthday gift ideas anyone?

Other news for me is... Firstly, those of you with FB will probably know that we're about to lose our home (rented: they're selling) and can find nothing else anywhere... so we'll be homeless pretty soon!! But keeping pbeat about it, something is bound to come along right?! (Right??) We're pretty much at the mercy of the council, hoping that they won't let a disabled mummy with a little baby sleep on the streets None of the private rental places want us because of the disability / wheelchair / dog / baby scenario...

But some really good news: We're finally seeing OH's daughter Finlay regularly, she comes down here to stay now which is great, we get her for a whole weekend at a time She bonded with Vince so nicely when she was here, theyre so cute together
https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=230041&id=650810866&l=b84f0b68e0

And finally, I have gone into business with my sister-in-law... https://www.etsy.com/shop/thehouseofmouse
It's so much fun and very exciting, we work beautifully together so that's a real bonus

Gah, I am already exhasted writing this! As I said, I will try very hard to keep up with you guys

Bye for now! xxxx

 

[ShadowRat]

:wave: Hi Shiv xx

 

[spidey]

Hi Shadow :wave: Thats funny that Vincent got his fangs first... so cute! I bet since they're out of the "typical" order that they'll all come in real fast! For cheap birthday presents, I was at the craft store the other day and they have so many neat little cheap things that aren't meant for babies, but I know Kira would like them. For instance, little cheap colorful cardboard boxes with lids that would be great to hide rattles or other small objects in, or stack up into a tower. I don't think you need to spend alot of money to give him great presents! Kira LOVES playing with bags of dried pasta, and tupperware containers. I think any assortment of interesting small objects would be loved by Vincent! We have a lot of dollar stores here- I don't know if you have the equivalent in the UK, but you can get a large bag of fun items for cheap.

Heidi- I can't believe how grown up Caylee is! She is walking like a pro!

I have the next 12 days off work and of course I have a really bad head cold! DH is home too, so he's been Mr. Mom as I try to get better fast. We decided to get Kira a sand box for her birthday. I know she'll enjoy playing in the sand, although I don't know if she will try to eat it or rub it in her eyes!

 

[Aunty E]

Hi Shadow! Nausea much improved today, deffo not going to be sick, just feeling a bit queasy. Hoping it might be a passing phase and I will conquer it with my PMA!

Mog's favourite toy in the whole world is her set of stacking cups. Nothing compares to them in her eyes. Second is her trolley full of bricks, which came from argos and was about a tenner. Third is the second hand activity cube I got her from ebay for a fiver. No need to spend a fortune, the stacking cups cost three pounds I think, and she can't get enough of them.

I'm feeling a bit guilty about letting her watch an hour or two of the night garden most nights - she plays with her toys but likes it on in the background. bad mummy. bad.

 

[tmr1234]

hiya shadow wellcome back i was thinking about you the outherday.

Lucas loves his stacking cups we have loads of toys that cost a boam and he would rather have the cups and rueben loves them as well and he is 6yrs in 5 weeks lol.

AE~ hope the ms gose away with rueben i was really ill untill 12weeks but with lucas i just felt ill for a week or so but was never sick.

Heidi~ wow that is 1 big bump i cnt belive you have another 9 weeks (am i right) and look at your lo go.

spidey~ we are getting rueben and lucas a sandbox for there b'days hope you feel better soon and have a good few days off

A.F.U
Lucas is walking really well only holding 1 hand now and has took a few more steps on his own i cant wait untill he is walking i prob wnt be saying that when he is. He is still army carwling and will not get on his hands and knees for nothing but dose pull him self up and clime on to the sofa he loves cliaming.

my friend had her twins the outher day little girls they are so sweet and so small lilly and rose she allso has a 2yr girl they where 3lbs7 and 4lbs2 they where born 6 weeks early but doing really good just need to get bigger.

right i need help i think i have change my mind on my wedding dress so wich dress do you think? i am really stuck i really throt i loves the red 1 then looked agane and feel in love with the white and red 1

 

[Boothh]

i dont thin jesse would really care if he got loads of birthday gifts or not!
he has a million and one toys as it is,
there are lots of sales on at the moment though and you can probably get something good for a lot less, early learning center has a huge sale on and so does argos, you can get some great stuff on ebay, i got jesse a mamas and papas rocking lion that was about £70 new and i paid £20 for it local collection and you wouldnt know it had been used unless i told you, its perfect condition!
i also bought jesse a m&p activity station with music, shape sorter, lots of buttens and spinny things from argos think that was £25 and id deffo recomend that its great and jesse loves it ,
his toy that he never leaves alone at the moment is his box of clipo, its like sitckle bricks, they 18months on them but he really loves them, he pours them on the floor then puts them all back in the box or sits and mashes them together, they were a christmas gift but i dont think they were too expensive! xx

 

[Boothh]

oo watching jesse playing just reminded me!!

he has loads of those, thats not my/dinasaur/penguin/baby/dog etc books with all the touchy feely stuff inside and he plays with them for ages they only cost about £5.00 each and in asda they sell loads of similar books for less than that! xx

 

[Boothh]

also we bought jesse a flyaway football today and he adores it he screamed when we took it off him to pay! hes been playing with it for hours since we got home, batting it and chasing it around the house, we were saying it just shows with how many expensive toys they have, just as happy with a fly away that cost £1.00 x

 

[cleckner04]

Emma took a step yesterday!!! Just one and she fell but than we tried it with her later and she did it again. I think she could really do it if she wasn't scared. If that makes sense. Because she walks just fine holding onto just one finger with us but once we let go she gets a panicked look on her face.

 

[Boothh]

jesse is the same cleck he will walk fine hardly touching us but if you let go hes straight down. he took a step on his own last weekend though, he tries to let go of his walker but i think he hasnt figured his balance out yet!

yaay for emmas step!! xx