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

[Boothh]

jesse doesnt eat alot of meat, we have steak mince in quite a few of our meals, chilli, shepards pie, spag bol, etc and we have chicken too like, sweet n sour, or chicken stew and he has chicken dippers and fisher fingers too but only the best ones,

he loves green vegs though like broccoli and greenbeans which have alot of iron and i think our bread and cereals are fortified with iron and his toddler milk is fortified with it too

jesse has clarkes cruisers and they really helped his walking he is still in the cruisers though they are gettin a little tight now so we plan to take him to get fitted and get him some walkers now as he never crawls anymore and even runs alot! xx

 

[Andie]

Hi Everyone

Its FREEEEEZING here!! we have had heating on full for days and im still sitting with a big blanket lol its nice tho feels nice and christmassy! and its a good excuse to act like a big kid...8am saturday morning we were at the park with the sledge it was great fun

On the meat thing Kiera is a really good eater, her favourite dinner is mince and tatties with turnip and carrots all made together in one pot sounds a bit grosse but its yum real winter food!! She is quite good with her spoon too but with soup she likes to pic the bowl up and try to drink it!! a bad habit i think she has picked up from me lol but it always ends up all down her front ha!

Jelr, wee shoes sound like a good idea, they might give a bit of extra grip and support. It sounds like natasha is pretty much on her way with the walking I hear you on the snow thing we have been quite lucky that it hasn't disrupted things too much here yet but it is bitterly cold and i hate driving in it! But it looks very nice from the window! hehe

Hi spidey those iron drops sound nasty and a lot of hard work, i hope adding things to the lo's diet works

Cleck, big hugs to you and Emma hope the next 7 months flys by for you, stay strong mrs xx

 

[angelstardust]

shoes only help if there is a problem with either slipping or ankle support. Balance is different in boots or shoes that support ankles, so just mind that.

If it's slipping or cold floors then I'd suggest the baby shocks. Little soft shoes (rubber or suede almost like mochinsons) with long socks attatched (eBay or boots sell them).

Other than that, they really will just do it on their own. Is she cruising furnature? Can she stand?

Spidey, dietary iron is absorebed better than the suppliments anyway, Have you tried the drops in milk shake? We used to make up a milkshake with some milk, a banana or a fromage frais and the drops to get Chris to take them. They do taste rank though, so I don't blame her.

 

[spidey]

Thanks everyone for the ideas on getting iron into Kira

I am impressed by all the little meat eaters! I'll have to try cooking ground beef into some of Kira's meals and perhaps she won't notice. Tuna fish is a good idea too. On a rare day she'll take a bite from a chicken nugget or piece fried fish but most of the time she skips over the meat and eats the vegetables and fruit. I can't eat gluten, so we don't have any fortified breads, pasta, or cereals in the house either. I went by the store today and bought a box of fortified brown rice baby cereal so I can give her some of that now. All of my slow cooked beef dishes have tomato in them and since Kira is allergic to tomato I've stopped cooking them. It's time for me to get creative and try new recipes! Making a milkshake with some iron drops is a good idea too.

Kira does cruise and will walk if she's holding our hands but she prefers crawling. She's not a big explorer and she doesn't have a desire to get into things... she likes to be stuck up my butt all day long! I was so certain she would be walking by Christmas, but now I'm not so sure

 

[Shiv]

David had the day off today so we went swimming with Sophia and she is getting SO brave (considering only 2 months ago she refused to go near a swimming pool without screaming her head off. She will now stand on the edge and jump in, with us catching her, butshe often goes under. And she also loves going down a slide and we catch her just as she goes under.

We weren't going to spend much money on Sophia this Christmas as Iknow she will get lots of pressies from other people, however we went into mothercare today and DH fell in love with this, and it is down from £150 to £100. What do you think?

https://www.elc.co.uk/Red-Retro-Kitchen/118447,default,pd.html

 

[angelstardust]

If she can cruise and walking holding hands then it's just either lack of confidence or lack on inclination to walk. Nothing you can do till she decides she wants to do it.

If anyone asks I am totally studying.

Also, we find out on Tuesday if Amber has a serius liver condition or not. Bit on edge because they have moved this appointment forward from the 25th January. Sensible me says they just managed to fit us in earlier, neurotic me says it must be bad news or they would have just waited (it is the NHS afterall).

 

[angelstardust]

David had the day off today so we went swimming with Sophia and she is getting SO brave (considering only 2 months ago she refused to go near a swimming pool without screaming her head off. She will now stand on the edge and jump in, with us catching her, butshe often goes under. And she also loves going down a slide and we catch her just as she goes under.

We weren't going to spend much money on Sophia this Christmas as Iknow she will get lots of pressies from other people, however we went into mothercare today and DH fell in love with this, and it is down from £150 to £100. What do you think?

https://www.elc.co.uk/Red-Retro-Kitchen/118447,default,pd.html

Our OT department and the SALT centre both have that! The older colour (yellow maybe?) but it's great. Personaly I love the wooden kitchens and larger toys. Much nicer than plastic I think. And it will last longer.

Oh! Yorkhill hopsital had one as well (think the NHS must have gotten a bulk order!) in the playroom. Amber was playing with it.

IKEA have some fabric 'food', fruit and vegetables which would go with it nicely.

 

[HeidiLSparks]

I love that Shiv! It is soooo cute. Caylee Loves her kitchen, one of our best investments, we get to eat plastic meals at least once a day hahaha!

And good for her and the pool, we are going to a indoor water park on Sunday so I hop Caylee takes to it like Sophia!

 

[Boothh]

i love that kitchen its soo sweet! i would have loved to get jesse a wooden kitchen but my mum bought his and it folds into a case so i dont mind cus i wouldnt have anywere to put a big wooden one were as his will fit in his room xx

 

[cleckner04]

I love that kitchen!! So cute. We don't play with Emma's quite as much since 'christmas'. Because I moved it up to her room and we are rarely up there. We need to start playing up there more often now that I think of it. But she has her little pop up tent with balls and toys in it downstairs now and her cozy coupe of course. Which she is sitting in now and crying because she wants me to push her.

 

[Boothh]

i did all jesses room nice and tidy ready to put all his new toys in we have a sofa up there too so i plan on playing in there alot more after christmas! xx

 

[cleckner04]

Yeah, I really need to sort through my entire house really and organize. I always get these urges to clean but it's SO hard with Emma. I'll put something away and she'll go behind my back and rip it back down. But I really need to sort all the closets in our house. We have way too much crap for our own good. Never mind the shed full of stuff out back and the garage with crap piled up on shelves.

 

[Shiv]

cleck - i love your new avatar - it's so brill!

 

[cleckner04]

Thanks!! She loves putting on DH's hat and glasses. But if we put them on her, she freaks out. She has to do it herself. Weird child.

We were on the bus at the zoo for that picture. Go figure at the zoo right? But my membership to the zoo runs out while DH is gone so we went as a 'last' visit and did the bus tour and everything. I probably won't renew my membership for next year. I'm thinking of getting a sea world membership instead this time. I'm sad about not going to the zoo anymore but Emma loves watching fishies even more so it's a fair trade I think.

 

[spidey]

Shiv- thats a cute kitchen! I think you should buy it- it looks good enough to put anywhere in your house. Kira's getting a kitchen for Christmas too!

 

[HeidiLSparks]

I love that picture of Emma! So cute.

You and that damn zoo I think Sea World would be so fun.

 

[cleckner04]

I cant help it. The zoo is awesome.

 

[Andie]

Shiv thats a great little kitchen!! they have that same one at the toddlers we go to and all the kids want to play at it! it's very popular

i love the new avatars shiv and cleck

I need to have a huge clear out too i had planned on having a car boot sale before christmas to make room for the new toys but as usual i have'nt got round to it yet so it defo not be done before christmas now!

 

[Shiv]

Sophia keeps bringing me her shoes as she wants to go out, but the snow will come up to her middle and there is no way she will be able to walk! I am getting a bit bored, at least DH has come home from work to keep us company. He had to give a milk float a push this morning as it got stuck on our road!

 

[Kimberly28]

Hi ladies! Sorry I've been so quiet lately. I finally got started on holiday shopping yesterday. Most of it is done. Unfortunately there were 2 things on Bryson's list that they were out of. I'm hoping that they come back in stock, soon. Especially since for us, Hanukkah has begun. I got for Bryson, a cute little foot to floor powered ride on toy that plays music, does sounds, and has little lights on it that light up. It's so cute. He loves it! He prefers pushing it around right now rather than riding on it but I'm sure that will change. I also got him an inflatable ball pit that comes with 25 balls but that isn't quite enough and they were out of the bags of balls for those (100 balls total). We also got him a cute V-Tech piano toy that lights up, plays songs, allows him to make his own songs by pressing the keys, and it has a mic with it and a book too. It's cute and every time he sees it in the store, he loves playing with it. We also got him the Weebles musical treehouse. Now he will have something to play with his weebles with. We are also waiting for them to get another one of the little spinning speedways in. So all in all, Bry will have some good gifts. Only one per day though. And my family (who does christmas as they aren't jewish) are getting him gifts for christmas time too so he will do quite well this holiday season!
The only sad news is that we just got word today that DH's grandmother (who is 87) is in the hospital and isn't doing well. They aren't sure if she is gonna pull through or not. We have to go see her tonight. They aren't even sure if she will remember her own grandson or not. Poor DH.

Anyways,

Shiv that's so cute! Bless her heart. Is there any way that DH could remove just enough snow that she can be in it just right outside the door? That little kitchen is adorable! You should get that for her.

Andie, same here! I cant wait to do a spring cleaning haha. We've got so much crap that just HAS to go!!

Cleckner, is there an Aquarium there that you can get a membership to? We have 2 of them near us, the GA Aquarium, and the Chattanooga one and Bry loved it last time we went. He was totally fascinated!

Heidi, hun!

Spidey, I cant wait to see pics of Kira playing with her new kitchen. It's so cute how excited they are at this age with something new and fun.

Boothh, I wanna see pics. I like seeing how people choose to organize their LO's rooms. I'm going to have to do the same with Bryson's room. I refuse to keep his ball pit that we bought him anywhere but in his room or he will always have balls all over the place for me to step on and I'm not going through that battle so it's easier if it's in his room where he is at more so than I am. Hehe!

I'm attaching a pic of our "Holiday Tree" for you all to see. (Since it's Hanukkah colors we can get away with it hehe!) Yes, we also have a menorah which I will take a pic of and attach tonight or tomorrow. Unfortunately it's not a fancy one but it's nice enough and it will do.

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