emera35
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Evening 
Amy - think you asked how much Roh weighed? Think it was you anyway. He's 16lb 12oz now
He was 13lb 8oz before i started weaning him about 5 weeks ago!
Sarah - We use bath seat, Roh loves it! He spends his whole bath chasing the rubber ducks around, then if he catches them he sucks their beaks We also pour water out of a watering can, and he loves trying to catch that too 
We all had our first family meal this evening, i made a chicken stew, and we all sat down in the living room and ate together (I don't have a dining table currently as the dining room is taken up with OH's record decks and studio stuff when he got kicked out of the spare bedroom to turn it into a nursery) Roh had scrambled egg with toast soliders for lunch (Sarah, its all your fault, i'm suddenly obsessed with scrambled egg! ) anyway, he loved both meals
I worked yesterday ( baked 40 cakes in 6 hours!!) and OH was taking care of Roh, when i called in my break, Roh was having a total meltdown
Really i think i shouldn't call and just let them get on with it, as i was worried the whole of the rest of my shift. Anyway, when i got home, OH said that Roh had felt really hot so he'd given him some Calpol, and he'd calmed down and gone right to sleep. After his bath last night a big lump of hard wax and a load of goo came out of his ear! 
I guess thats why he was upset, it couldn't have been comfortable, i think its a good sign though that his ear that was infected is finally clearing itself out. Today he's been fine. Poor OH, he always seems to get the grumpy days 
We are on day 5 of the sleep training i'm doing, and Roh went down in 1 hour tonight. I heard that day 5 can be a bit of a regression, so i'm quite pleased with that, the last 2 nights he's fallen asleep in 10 minutes and he's staying asleep too! So far he's slept 3 nights from 8pm (the first night it was 9pm) to 6.30am and then last night he slept 7pm to 4.30am, then he settled himself back down within 20 minutes at slept again until 6.30am! Its fantastic, and there really haven't been any tears I still have to be in the room with him whilst he's falling asleep, but he's on his own in the cot, he notices if i'm not there though. Next step is to do the same thing with his naps, as i'm currently still feeding him to sleep for those. I hope it goes as well, although i have a feeling there will be more trouble with the naps!
We were going to move Roh into his room today, but i chickened out
Its a bit of an issue between me and OH, he keeps moaning that he wants our bedroom back, and i really don't want to move Roh out, even though i think he's ready, i'm not! Argh, i'll have to do it soon i guess 
Still working on the picture that shows his teeth, i think Roh is getting a bit annoyed with me constantly taking photos of him now!
to you all!
Amy - think you asked how much Roh weighed? Think it was you anyway. He's 16lb 12oz now
He was 13lb 8oz before i started weaning him about 5 weeks ago!Sarah - We use bath seat, Roh loves it! He spends his whole bath chasing the rubber ducks around, then if he catches them he sucks their beaks
We also pour water out of a watering can, and he loves trying to catch that too We all had our first family meal this evening, i made a chicken stew, and we all sat down in the living room and ate together
(I don't have a dining table currently as the dining room is taken up with OH's record decks and studio stuff when he got kicked out of the spare bedroom to turn it into a nursery) Roh had scrambled egg with toast soliders for lunch (Sarah, its all your fault, i'm suddenly obsessed with scrambled egg! ) anyway, he loved both meals I worked yesterday ( baked 40 cakes in 6 hours!!) and OH was taking care of Roh, when i called in my break, Roh was having a total meltdown
Really i think i shouldn't call and just let them get on with it, as i was worried the whole of the rest of my shift. Anyway, when i got home, OH said that Roh had felt really hot so he'd given him some Calpol, and he'd calmed down and gone right to sleep. After his bath last night a big lump of hard wax and a load of goo came out of his ear! I guess thats why he was upset, it couldn't have been comfortable, i think its a good sign though that his ear that was infected is finally clearing itself out. Today he's been fine. Poor OH, he always seems to get the grumpy days We are on day 5 of the sleep training i'm doing, and Roh went down in 1 hour tonight. I heard that day 5 can be a bit of a regression, so i'm quite pleased with that, the last 2 nights he's fallen asleep in 10 minutes
and he's staying asleep too! So far he's slept 3 nights from 8pm (the first night it was 9pm) to 6.30am and then last night he slept 7pm to 4.30am, then he settled himself back down within 20 minutes at slept again until 6.30am! Its fantastic, and there really haven't been any tears I still have to be in the room with him whilst he's falling asleep, but he's on his own in the cot, he notices if i'm not there though. Next step is to do the same thing with his naps, as i'm currently still feeding him to sleep for those. I hope it goes as well, although i have a feeling there will be more trouble with the naps!We were going to move Roh into his room today, but i chickened out
Its a bit of an issue between me and OH, he keeps moaning that he wants our bedroom back, and i really don't want to move Roh out, even though i think he's ready, i'm not! Argh, i'll have to do it soon i guess Still working on the picture that shows his teeth, i think Roh is getting a bit annoyed with me constantly taking photos of him now!
to you all!
and DH irons his own stuff. The only clothes I iron in bulk are Alex's and thats because they are small and easy and I find it really satisfying putting it away in his little drawer 
do you find your washing machine is permanently on the go with 3 children? mine is, I feel like I work in a laundrette somedays!
My HV weaning talk pretty much went over what is in the birth to five book they give you.
you are doing so well! Double chocolate cheescake Mmmmmm now you are talking my language.
For instance I put Joni down for her midday nap at 12.10 and she woke up 5 minutes ago 
to you all girls and I will try and come online before we leave. In Dubai I will have wireless access (staying at my grandmothers) so should be able to get online.
It is heartbreaking to hear her cry and be so upset 
but I know we have exhausted every other option to try and improve her sleep and we cannot keep on as we are. She needs to be able to fall and stay asleep independently for the sake of her wellbeing and development, and I need more than 3 hours broken sleep a night for the sake of my health and sanity. I have to say the only thing keeping my resolve strong here is the fact that she used to cry for hours just like this when she had colic.
