Moms of April/May/June 2010 babies thread! :)

[emera35]

Sarah - Hope you get your takeaway! I'm just waiting for the Balti i'm cooking to be done Its a momentous occassion, as its finally the last of the turkey! My Mum brought it, and it was massive! We've been eating it for all our meals and sandwiches since Christmas day, and she took some of it home with her! Not sure quite how much she thought we would eat between the 4 of us on Christmas day Roh enjoyed it though, and is still enjoying it, he still has another meal worth of it tomorrow! I'll be glad to eat something different tomorrow night, maybe beans on toast

 

[hope&faith09]

sorry for being so rubbish ladies not feeling great - am staying away from oh for a few days so not feeling too great. Really hope everyone is ok x x x

 

[muddles]

Well we had a better night last night and a much better day today. He slept 9:15pm-8:20am (which he has NEVER done) so he must have been feeling really rough and tired from the night before.

Sarah I don't know where he got them from. I know a little girl from church has them but she hasn't been anywhere near Oliver nor have her family so can't have been from her. That post sounds weird, what an odd man. Hope Steve's friend finds some other friends to play with soon so you get your hubby back

L-C Calamine definitely works as he hasn't been trying to claw at his body as soon as his clothes are off. He has quite dry skin so i have been putting Oilatum cream on his face as I really don't want it to scar. Yeah it is definitely better to get it young.

Emera thanks for the tip. He does have some spots in his nappy area so will try that tomorrow. One of my friends said to put some bicarbonate of soda in the bath so we tried that tonight too. I'm not surprised you are scared, that poor lady and her family-seeing the pictures of her smiling blissfully unaware of what was about to happen, so sad.

to those feeling ill or having a rubbish time at the moment.

 

[Sarahwoo]

Muddles I'm glad Oliver is feeling a bit better. Poor little guy! I can recommend Oilatum Junior Bath too, for his dry skin. Its great stuff

HandF I hope you are okay, you know where we are if you want to talk or let off steam etc

Emera lol at the turkey!! Does Roh like meat? Oliver doesn't seem too fussed, though he had some fish today and seemed to enjoy it. Do you tend to give it to him as strips or in a sandwich etc?

Amy I hope you and Alex are feeling better, I had flu last January while I was pregnant and I felt so, so poorly. Its horrible

 

[maybebaby3]

h&f - as sarah says we are here for you

emera - bet you wont have any more turkey for a while

muddles - glad oliver is a bit better!

sarah - glad you had a good day at your parents and that oliver was good for you in the car!

owen is still full of cold! it's going to be an even worse night than usual

 

[Sarahwoo]

Gosh I'm shattered! Oliver was quite good last night, but our next door neighbour seemed to be having a littlle gathering so I didn't get to sleep until 1am. Oliver woke up at about half four, and went back to sleep at about five, and was up for the day at seven. I wonder if I'm coming down with something though, I feel awful

I'm a bit upset that Steve has five days off over Christmas and didn't offer to get up with Oliver once I don't go on about been tired but its obvious that I am, it would have been so nice to just have one sleep in

Sorry about the rant, great way to start the day

 

[maybebaby3]

sarah - it's fine to rant danny is off this week and having a lie in every day. before it used to piss me off that he never even asked whether i'd like another few hours but i have given up being pissed off as it put me in a foul mood which the poor kids sometimes bore the brunt of and i realised it wasnt fair i was being short fused at them coz of his laziness! hopefully steve will give you a lie in soon.

 

[Sarahwoo]

Thanks Maybe I don't know how you cope with three kids and no help!! I'm usually fine, but I'm so, so tired today. I feel really dizzy so I'm trying to avoid carrying Oliver about. What I'd give for a long soak in the bath and a few hours sleep. I think its all catching up with me a bit. I will say now though, if Steve gets up and asks me what's wrong, and I tell him I'm super tired and he then tells me how tired he is - the keys will be in the door when he gets home from work in the morning and my phone will be switched off

Oh well. We battle on. Oliver just had wheetabix for breakfast and its absolutely bloomin everywhere

 

[Frufru]

all

Sorry I have not been around much (other than to lurk ) I have been out and about a lot visiting over the festive period and when I get home it is pretty much chores and straight to bed!

I really love Joni and my hubby with every fibre of my being and would do almost anything for the two of them. But I also love sleep I miss it sooooo much! Between Joni waking in the night and hubby's snoring I am back to 3-4 hours of broken sleep I am actually wondering if I would be better off sleeping on the sofa or buying one of the those little foamy fold out beds

I went to my Mum's the other day and before I came home I packed all my bags and put all Joni's toys in the toy bag but then, without telling me, while I was packing the car Mum and the kids got half of the toys out again to amuse Joni and did not put them back in the bag before bringing it and Joni out to the car So now I am without most of Joni's favorite toys which is not going down very well!!!!

Apart from not so much sleep on my part and missing toys on Joni's we are fine. Sorry this is not a proper catchup, I will try to find time later to you all.

Oh and get well soon Oliver

 

[maybebaby3]

frufru - to the missing toys! nightmare!!!!!

sarah - men just have no idea what being tired is!!! danny got up at 12.15 and has gone out to get measured up for his uniform. he has no idea!!!

 

[Frufru]

I have had to resort to letting Joni play with the remote control for the TV in an effort to try and amuse her!! I was letting her play on the keyboard for the computer but she is a real whizzkid and can make the computer do things I have never seen so we have stopped that. The other day she changed the view of the internet browser and it took us three days to figure out how to change it back

I posted on facebook about Joni's toys and one of my friends who live in the same town as my Mum is coming into the city today and has arranged with my Mum to collect the toys and is going to drop them into me. How lovely is that

Righto time for Joni's nap so best go and snuggle her up and sing her a song

 

[maybebaby3]

frufru - great news about the toys

we were in morissons today and a friend i havent seen in ages bumped into us and said 'i heard you were expecting another little one! when are you due?' i was like 'hmm i had him 7months ago!' the worst thing was i was wearing new clothes and felt i looked decent. obviously not! god knows how i must appear on a bad day i asked danny if i looked pregnant and he said no. he had actually told me earlier today that i'd lost weight on my belly! he's not the kind of guy that just says something either. oh well i am definately spurred on by the comment now to do ww in jan!

 

[maybebaby3]

h&f - hope u r ok

amy - hope u&alex r better

muddles - hope the chickenpox is clearing

 

[modo]

Hi everyone! Sorry been really busy and tired.

Hope you are all ok

 

[maybebaby3]

OH is in a really weird mood tonight. he is obviously preoccupied with something but the lord knows what!!! it sounds really bad but i just want to sleep&dont even want to get into a conversation about it in case it turns into an argument that goes on into the early hours.

 

[Sarahwoo]

Evening all!

Maybe I hope your OH gives you an easy night

FruFru I hope you got the toys back! Oliver has more toys than ToysRUs but he still prefers the remote control - he put Pink Floyd on the other day and Steve was amazed He also loves my phone.

Oliver has started having little tantrums if he drops something he wants, or if you take something off him (like my phone). Do the other babies do this too? He really goes for it, I have to distract him with something else Is there a particular way I should deal with his little strops?

We have had a nice quiet day, Oliver and I managed to grab a sofa nap this morning so after that and a shower I felt much more human. When Steve got up we went through to the local Land Rover dealer to collect some bits that I ordered (nothing interesting mind you, locking wheel nuts so noone steals my alloys ) and then we went to the supermarket. Tonight I've been working on my website and things, and I have also bought a few things from ASOS for Oliver, I had no idea that they did baby things and they have some good reductions in the sales! For those of you with girlies the Monsoon sale is also really good - not much for boys but some super cute things for girls!

What is everyone up to for the new year? Oliver and I are going shopping with my sister and my mum in the morning. Steve is working tomorrow night so Oliver and I will be here, quite possibly fast asleep

 

[A3my]

I'm back! oh my lordy lord I've never felt so ill!

sarah - I'm sorry you were ill over christmas and that Steve hasnt supported you with a bit of sleep. Glad you had a nap this morning. We'll be in for NYE, watching whatever drivle is on tele

muddles - so sorry to hear about Oliver's chicken pox -do you know where he caught it? I'm glad he's on the mend

maybe - Really sorry to hear about how Danny behaved over christmas I totally understand your fears about Erin growing up thinking thats what men are like I sadly tell my girls now (when Kerry gets in one of hi bad mood spells) that its not normal for a man to behave like that and that my Dad is a better male role model. They get sad he doesnt do things with them and Holly is very protective of me when Kerry starts effing and blinding at me. Although i feel so sad that they've had to witness things they have seen and heard, I am sure that Erin, like my girls, will grow up feeling that her Daddy's behaviour is wrong. she will not like seeing you hurt and upset by him etc. maybe by some shocking miracle he is in a wierd mood becasue he's feflecting on what he;s done????

modo - I'm pleased your chicken cooked well. Your avatar picture is lovely Alex also keeps rocking onto all fours and then sits again so sweet and exciting watching them try!

H&F - thinking of you, hope things all work out

frufru - really feel for you with the lack of sleep. Kerry used to snore before having his tonsils removed 5 years ago and I can see why its a marriage breaker I used to sleep in the girls room to get sleep.

emera - urgh to the horrid nights Roh blessed you with over Christmas. good news that he's settled into a better pattern now thats so sad about that poor lady in Bristol, that story has haunted me!

hannah - hope you all had a lovely christmas

LC - great news Will gave you a lie in what does he think about having his teeth cleaned? Alex's top teeth are well through now so I have 4 to clean and he hates it

I hope I've got back to you all, apologies if I missed anyone!

I'll try to be brief now, poor little Alex got ill on christmas eve and then I got ill Christmas Day. By christmas day eve Alex's temp was 40.3 degrees, he had a horrendous cough and he was vomitting for an hour. It was awful. I rang the out of hours doctor and she said he had flu and that the first 48 hours were the worst but to call back if he got worse. I then developed a temp, bad cough, sore throat, pain in all my limbs like someone was chisle-ing (sp) at them with a hammer and .... er chisle! it was awful. Nights were horrendous, I just sat up in bed with Alex, holding him up so he could breathe. Then in the day I'd lie in bed with him sitting there just feeling so bad. I called the doc again on the tuesday because he was still spiking temperatures and really so sad in himself. We were seen and he had a double ear infection and infected throat on top of the flu, and she gave him antibiotics. Yesterday he was more himself and today I have managed to get up and feel much more like me. Kerry thinks he has had flu too but he's actually just had a cold I have never felt so bad! I feel really sad about christmas being ruined by it for the girls. they've been really good though. kerry has been ok, he's just so grumpy and swears all the time becasue he's had to do more! cant believe its NYE tomorrow!

 

[emera35]

FruFru - Glad the toys are on their way back!

Maybe / Sarah - I hear you on the tiredness! I may not get woken in the night that often these days, but we've had a few bad nights this week, i've been running about non-stop sorting christmas, cooking for family etc, and working too, and then OH said to me he's tired and can he have a lie in?!?!? Ok, sure you can honey, as many as you want, right up until i keel over from exhaustion To be fair on him though, he did actually get up last night when Roh was awake at 4am, and told me to stay in bed, so he gets a few brownie points. Think thats about the 3rd time ever he's gotten up, and the first time he's done it without complaining

Sarah - Yes, Roh will burst into tears if i take something off him these days. Its only going to get worse, distraction is the key with that one, you just have to find something else to attract them, and then they forget about the last thing Also your other question....yes Roh quite likes meat. I mostly give it to him in purees as its easier, or rather, mushy stuff, like cottage pie, etc...not so helpful for BLW. Sometimes i shred chicken up with 2 forks, so its all fluffy and give it to him in a pile, he seems to manage that quite well, just the same as he'll scoff grated cheese. His favourite is a little recipe i came up with though. I shred chicken really fine, and then mix it with pureed sweetcorn and mashed potato, then i mix in a few breadcrumbs just to make it firm, and sometimes i add a little grated cheese too. Then you can roll it into little sausages and bake them in the oven just until they start to get a bit of a skin, if you know what i mean? Anyway, once they are cooled down they make great finger food, Roh loves them, and you can sneak all sorts of things into them If you need a more exact recipe if you want to try them i'm sure i could write it down next time i make them. Terrible chef habit, i never work to recipes, just put things together until it feels right

Well, Roh finally settled at 10pm tonight poor little man, he's really suffering, he woke up in the middle of the night last night and was burning up, soaked in sweat His temperature went up to 40c this morning, so i took him to the doctor, and he has flu Its good that i have the vaccine, so hopefully i won't get it too, and if its swine flu then OH has had it too, so we should stay fit to look after him Its awful though, even when he had Bronchiolitis he wasn't this miserable, he's spent all day either just crying or lying on me and staring at things, and changing his nappy makes him cry, as he must have that horrible aching all over thing, i really feel for him. Even more it makes me feel for Amy!! So horrible for both of you to have the flu, i hope you're starting to feel better! I really hope Roh can get some sleep tonight, he really needs it, he's struggling to sleep, and he needs the rest to get better Honestly, he's really had everything going these last 2 months, roll on the better weather so there aren't so many bugs flying about!

 

[emera35]

Amy - Glad you are feeling better and that Alex is on the mend! Flu really is nasty, it bugs me when people are up and walking about and say "oh i've got the flu" they've clearly never had it, it really knocks you out! Its a shame about christmas, i'm glad the girls have been good about it, guess you'll have to plan an extra little treat for them when everyone is fully better And ergh men and colds...nightmare. Saying that though, OH has had a nasty cold these last few days, and quite probably it was actually the flu, seeing as Roh has it now, just a fairly mild one, i thought he was extra grumble about it, he's usually quite good about colds and just troops on through them!

 

[A3my]

oh no! poor Roh, not flu after everything else he's been through! Its really hard going for babies. Alex was really ill for 5 days and nights and is still poorly but nothing like what he was. Things will get better I just had to take one day at a time. I cant believe what rotten luck Roh has, I bet his immune system was knocked by the brochiolitus, poor little man. Sending lots of get well soon wishes and hugs. (edited as I missed your first post at first)

I was thinking of doing just that for the girls they've been saying they hate alex and I being ill and just want everything back to normal I will spoil them rotten with a lovely treat soon. xx