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

[Sarahwoo]

Maybe I have no idea since Oliver is still in with us But well done for sticking with it - you are doing SO well and I'm sure that it will all just click into place soon

Amy a day at the beach hut sounds SO amazing!!!!!

Does anyone have any exciting plans for the Easter weekend? Steve is working pretty much all weekend I've literally hardly seen him for two days already. He's off on Monday though so I'm hoping that we might do something nice then. Oliver and I have no plans for today but tomorrow we're off to my parents for the day while Steve is at work.

Xx

 

[hope&faith09]

Maybe - I seem to start Amy's day in a different room every day - I would try and keep his routine as similar each day as possible - I really hope you see an improvement tonight.

Sarah- We are going to my parents for an easter egg hunt and bbq tomorrow and then its my friends birthday so I am supposed to be going out in the evening but not sure if I really want to!

I am on a mission with weight watchers now I will get to goal before the wedding although I still think once I have met my ww goal I will want to lose some more!

Hope everyone is ok. x

 

[maybebaby3]

h&f - what is your goal weight? your easter day sounds fab!

sarah - owen is still in our room but it is strange not having him in the bed. i miss him :sad:

tomorrow we're supposed to be going to MIL's. Danny is at work tonight and has left in a foul mood. i was glad when he left tbh as he was starting to get me down. he had a shit night at work yesterday and was really angry at some stuff. i'm hoping that he's in a better mood tomorrow as originally i arranged to spend the day with my family as he was supposed to be working but as he is off i said we'd go to his parents as i know he would be more relaxed there than in my cousin's house with my cousins etc. if he doesn't get up tomorrow i'll be mad. i just hope he has a good night at work as if not he'll be in a foul mood for tomorrow and the next 2 days he's off sorry i'm ranting

well sleep training seems to be going well. we're still having loads of wakings but i am not feeding to sleep. today i have shush/patted him when he just woke up but have tried to walk out the room after lying him on his side and shush/patting so hopefully at some point he won't need shush/patting and can go to sleep on his own. that's the plan anyway tonight when i put him down to sleep he did cry a bit but not hysterically like the past few days and it was on and off crying. he's asleep cuddling his dumbo now he's slept for 1hr before waking.

 

[A3my]

maybe- I have no idea either I would just see how it goes! I've heard the second night is always the hardest so hopefully tonight will be better in terms of number of wakings!

sarah - aww thats a shame Steve is working we were at the beach again today.tomorrow we are going to Kerry's mums for a BBQ after we have done an easter egg hunt at home for the girls, and then my mums for a BBQ on Monday nHope you have a lovely time at your mums

H&F - hope you have a fab day/eve tomorrow

Right i've got to get the girls to bed, they've been watching Britains got Talent

 

[A3my]

maybe - hope Danny has a better night tonight and loses the shit mood x

 

[maybebaby3]

ugh he's woken 5 times already he settles quickly though, but i have to go in and see him.

 

[Frufru]

Muddles - bless you and the poop incident what a sight that must have been!

Amy - Your beach days sound magical fingers crossed that you find a suitable job soon, and the same goes for Insomnimama too.

Emera - I am glad Roh had such a lovely birthday. On the milk front, Joni has cut her milk intake right back. We are lucky if she takes 3-4 ounces twice a day. I spoke to my HV about it and she said as long as Joni is eating a balanced diet with lots of calcium rich foods then not to worry. Thai fisherman trousers are so comfy, Roh will be so cool (looks and temperature :winkwink) for the summer.

Sarahwoo - wow 95 chair covers I am glad you have finally got your car sorted out, bummer about it costing so much though.

Modo - I hope you are nearly sorted for your return to work. Well done on transitioning Bobby from bottles to his cup. Joni seems to be drinking less and less milk all the time and seems to be getting the hang of drinking larger quantities from her cup so I wonder if she will end up weaning herself of bottles

Maybebaby - yay for the cot Well done for starting and sticking with the sleep training. We had to re-visit sleep training after our disasterous trip to Scotland and it is still just as hard to let Joni settle herself to sleep now as it was back in November I think that as a mother, listening to your child cry and not rushing to their side is always going to be a be a struggle, even when you know that there is nothing you can do to help.

H&F - to you honey, karma certainly owes you big time!

L-C - I hope you are settling back to work ok and that Will is enjoying nursery.

Well I am sorry I have been AWOL for so long. After the whole horrible holiday I have throwing myself into sorting out the house/garden and getting Joni settled into nursery in an attempt to keep my mind busy, trying not to dwell on the time of year. However, now I have no choice but to face the calendar as it is Joni's birthday tomorrow

It is hard to believe that a year ago I was sitting hooked up to a trace telling the midwife that I was not having contractions but was experiencing some constipation cramps you would have thought the fact my waters had broken would have given me a clue

Joni is totally awesome She is crawling now and getting more adventurous in her exploration of our house everyday. She has had one full day at nursery for the last two weeks and absolutely loves it! I really don't think I have anything to worry about with regards to leaving her at nursery when I am at work which is such a relief

Better go as it is past my bedtime night night lovely ladies xxx

 

[maybebaby3]

frufru - :wave: great to hear from you!!! i am glad joni is enjoying nursery. it is hard to believe that our babies are all turning 1! what a quick year it's been!!! when are you going back to work?

i should go to bed. i have been on here far too long!

 

[A3my]

i just wrote a big reply and my stupid computer wiped it lovely to hear from you frufru, I hope Joni has an amazing first birthday i remember cactus girl giving us updates on you a year ago! I know from the girls how quickly you suddenly have a toddler and not a baby and I dont want to let go of a single minute.

maybe - hope the rest of the night goes well xxxx

 

[muddles]

Hey everyone :wave:

H&F 7am is the earliest I will get out of bed too, anything earlier seems like the middle of the night (even though I used to have to get up at 6:15-6:30am every day to get ready for work). Good luck with your weight loss mission. Did your sister notice your weight loss?

L-C Glad you are enjoying being back at work. Hope you are all bug free now.

Amy Yay for spending time at the beach. how is your job hunt going?

Sarah we went to a BBQ today which was lovely. Tomorrow I am reading at mass (eeek as it will be really busy and my H will be there too, he hasn't seen me read so I am scared) Thanks for the link to your wedding pics, looks like you did a really good job. Well done.

Maybe it's not silly that you miss having Owen to cuddle in bed. Oliver has never slept in our bed yet each morning when he wakes we bring him into our bed for cuddles, thought after a few seconds of cuddles he then spends the rest of the time putting his fingers in my mouth/eye/ear or pulling my hair and shouting at me. oh or he tries to crawl out of bed to get to my H's laptop or the clock as it shines the time onto the ceiling. Hopefully it wont take Owen long to get used to sleeping in his cot and that your sleep training will mean you get a decent night's sleep too. Well done on the new job.

Frufru Nice to hear from you. Have you got something nice planned for Joni's first birthday? at you telling the midwife you had constipation not labour pains. Glad she liked nursery. Happy Birthday to Joni for tomorrow

 

[A3my]

Hi muddles -the job hunt is miserable and I am redundant on 10th May which is a bit insane! I love your latest fb pics x

 

[maybebaby3]

well i decided to go to bed but owen had other plans i started to brish my teeth and he started crying. i patted/shushed him but when i stop he cries the shush/pat seems to be a bf substitute oh well. i think he's asleep now so i'll try to sneak out and get ready for bed with a nice shower!

muddles - bless oliver! how quickly they go from lying quietly to zooming around eh?!!

 

[maybebaby3]

amy any more job interviews on the horizon?

 

[A3my]

maybe - at least Owen settles with shh-pat do you think danny will help out at all with the sleep training when he's not on nights? thanks for asking, no interviews on the horizon! I've applied for some nursing positions for after my registration course so fingers crossed something comes about from them! I dont think 'i've really accepted my situation and i'm a bit worried that its going to suddenly hit me soon and send me into the depths of dispair

 

[maybebaby3]

amy - hopefully after your nursing course you'll get something quickly then. just enjoy the time off you will have with your kids by not working. i'm sure something will come up soon!

well what a night. his waking for a breastfeed is replaced by me getting up to shush/pat him. i can't bear to leave him to cry to sleep just yet though (and am also worried if i do he'll wake the other 2 and then i'll have 3 grumpy kids ) i'm hoping he'll just get used to being in the cot and go back to sleep on his own. i'll leave it another week or so before going to the next level (though not sure what that'll be ) oh and amy i think it's pretty safe to say danny won't help out as he hasn't ever in the past it would be nice if he'd give me a lie in once in a while though but he has them all himself! he still thinks that all i do all day is swan around drinking coffee and shopping

 

[maybebaby3]

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY JONI!!!!!​

 

[Sarahwoo]

Happy Birthday Joni!!!!!!! Hope you have a great day FruFru!!!

I can't believe Oliver is one in two weeks

Maybe fingers crossed the nights will get better soon!!

Amy I love the new facebook pics!! I really hope a new job comes along soon Has Kerry had any luck? Does he finish on the same day? Something will come along sweetie

Oliver and I are off to my parents later on, Steve is off to work. He worked last night and should have been home for haf four but didn't get home until 7am He's got to be up at half ten. On Thursday he should have been home at half nine, and got home at midnight (I'd gone to bed) and then on Friday he went in three hours early I don't know what to think any more I want to believe he's just working really hard and that I should be supportive because he's doing everything he can do move up in the company to provide for his family. But then I wonder if I'm too trusting and been taken for a mug. Argh I don't know what to think any more

Eek, I'd better go, Oliver is in his playpen and there is a nasty smell

 

[Mork]

Happy birthday Joni! X
Sarahwoo-sorry you are feeling confused, I hope you and dh sort it out.
Amy-sorry you are still looking for a job, hope one comes your way very soon.
Maybe-you are a braver woman than me with the sleep training! Keep it up hon, you are nearly through the hardest part. If it's any consolation I was up every hour too!
Everyone else 'hi'!
X x

 

[maybebaby3]

mork - it's awful isn't it. i need to crack it before going back to work as i was still in that stage of waking at least every hour when i went back to work after erin and it was a complete nightmare!

sarah - have you got any hard grounds for feeling that there may be anything more than hard work? or is it just a feeling? sleep deprivation can make you feel weird about stuff and feel like it's all too much. talk to Steve about your insecurities. when we went through a really rough patch it was really coz we didnt talk to each other and were really resentful of each other. maybe if we had been more open about things then maybe we wouldn't have gotten to the stage where we almost split up and we had to work so hard to get past all the crap that had gone on. huge hun xxx

Oh I forgot Happy Easter everyone!

 

[Sarahwoo]

Thanks ladies

Maybe you are right, it would be best just to talk. Its more lots of little things that could and probably are nothing tbh. His ex wife was really, really crazy jealous etc so I'm always careful to not be like that iykwim? I'm sure its nothing, but its kind of hard because I know if he wanted to do something it would be SO easy for him. I never give him a hard time if he's late etc, I don't call him a million times, I don't make a fuss if he wants to go out with his friend. It could be completely innocent, it really could. I don't want him to think I'm accusing him of anything, but I'm not sure how many women wouldn't have a tiny doubt in their mind if their husband was doing the same? And I know a lot of women would have flipped by now and chucked all his clothes onto the front step