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

[Sarahwoo]

Oh, and I was going to say, the day I was really ill and in bed all day, and Steve and my parents looked after Oliver, he started walking everywhere Typical! Apparently he was doing 5/6 steps really well and again and again, where as its been more 1/2 steps now and then. But then he's been poorly so he's been doing no walking at all as he just wants cuddles, bless him. But I'm sure when he's feeling better he'll be off in no time - Eek!!! What else will I need to toddler proof?!?!

 

[emera35]

Hi!

Hope those of us who have been ill are all recovering now?

Roh is still very chesty, but getting back to his normal energetic and cheerful self My voice is slowly returning, but now have a very annoying tickley cough that i just know will hang about for ages now Other than that i feel a load better

Well, hurrah for some lovely weather today! Roh and i went to the park this morning, and then went to look around the grocers, so that Roh could point at all the brightly coloured fruit Then we went back to the park and shared a banana smoothie and some strawberries, yum! It was nice to take Roh out, as he's been stuck in the house for close to a week, apart from trips to the doctors. Wish i didn't have to go to work in an hour, as i'd love to carry on enjoying the sunshine. Ah well.

Hope everyone is ok, its very quiet in here, i miss all the chatter!!

 

[maybebaby3]

h&f - we have a maclaren techno xt. it's a good buggy with a really big hood. i had one with dylan too and it lasted ages. we just threw it away last year when he stopped using the buggy so it went through 4years constant use.

sarah - hope things with steve are better as for the nurofen/calpol thing i don't know why they have said that since they have just brought out a product called 'nuromol' which is precisely nurofen and paracetamol together i still am a believer in staggering nurofen and calpol as that means there's always a painkiller in their system. there have been lots of products taken off/licenced for older kids now as parents were not using them properly, like medised which was 3months+ when dylan and erin were little but now is for older children. i still use it though.

amy - i know what you mean about there not being enough hours in the day. i'm dreading all the work i'm going to be bringing home when i go back to work

emera - what a week! hope this one is MUCH better

LC - hope you're feeling better

frufru - hope joni is better!

modo - the pottery cafe sounds fab!

we had a great time in benalmadena. lots of pool and food and sun! the in laws turned up on saturday (we went on friday) and stayed til monday, which i wasnt expecting, i was thinking they were going to come for the day. it was a bit annoying as i wanted it to be the 5 of us and MIL was moaning about where we anted to eat dinner whereas dan and i would juat have gone (we like walking and she doesnt) but in another respect there were more hands and eyes to keep an eye on the kids. i am going to put the photos on fb now. got to go as owen is being very demanding!

 

[Sarahwoo]

Emera I'm so glad that Roh is feeling better, and you too!! It sounds like you were making the most of the sunshine

Maybe your weekend sounds lovely, even with the inlaws

Its beautiful weather here today too and Oliver seems so much better - though the nappies are still He is also refusing to nap for some reason, he hasn't slept yet today at all - so I'll be sorting that out from tomorrow! We walked into town, did our little errands and then bought a fruit salad and some cakes and ate them in the park - not nearly as healthy as Emera and Roh

 

[modo]

Woot! I can post as Ben has taken Bobby to the park so I have had some time to myself Bobby and I went to the Salvation Army Playgroup today and it was really lovely to see how much Bobby has progressed. He crawls away from me to all the toys and seems so much more confident

Did anyone see the Terry Pratchet Choosing to Die last night? I found it really interesting. I did shed some tears in the end when the gentleman passed away

Sarah: Thanks for the neurofen/calpol advice. It's good to know Sorry to hear Oliver hasn't been eating We need to drop off some stuff for charity and also go to the dump. Pick your own strawberries sounds lovely We used to go to something similar as children while we were in London on our summer holidays I hope to do that with Bobby too as I have great memories of the countryside. Well done to Oliver for walking Bobby has been taking one step/falling here and there

Emera: I am loving the weather as well. I think it supposed to rain this weekend here The smoothie sounds lovely!

Maybe: I loved your album. Gorgeous! Looks like you had a great time Sorry that you in-laws stayed longer than expected

 

[maybebaby3]

modo the in laws were ok really it just annoyed me the night we wanted to walk to the port and she moaned on the 20min walk to get there. it's not like it was a 2 hr trek she could've gone somewhere else to eat if she wanted. then we ended up in a wok restaurant instead of tapas which i really fancied! at least we had some tapas the next night

 

[Sarahwoo]

Mmmmmmm Tapas!!! We had Tapas the other week (I'm sure not like over there though ) and Oliver loved it!

Modo thats great that Bobby is enjoying his playgroup! Have you met any nice Mums? Have you decided that you are def not going back to work? I didn't see the Terry Pratchet programme, but from the sounds of it I would have cried too.

Well I have an evening to myself, Oliver has been fast asleep since 7pm and Steve went to work at 6.30pm, I was going to have an evening 'off' but I actually don't know what to do with myself I might do my nails, and sort out my car insurance Gosh I'm soooooo rock and roll

 

[Mork]

So pleased to hear that those who were poorly are on the mend
My lo is really suffering - presumably as a result of her jabs last week she is clingy, snotty and sleepy one minute but refusing to sleep the next! weird!!!
Hugs to all xx

 

[maybebaby3]

mork - poor T hope she's better soon

sarah - enjoy some you time. i'm waiting for dan to come back from work so we can eat. it's almost 10.30pm i've whiled away the last hour and a half cooking and mopping the floors! it's a glam life eh!?

 

[Mork]

Thanks Cinders!!!!!!! lol xx

 

[Sarahwoo]

I painted my toe nails

I just watched 'Baby Hospital'. So, so sad!!! I had to go and give Oliver a cuddle half way through

 

[Sarahwoo]

Mork I really hope T is feeling better soon!!

 

[Nichole]

So sorry to hear how many of you and your LO's have been sick! Saharrah was too for a few days. Glad everyone's on the road to recovery.

So, Saharrah has discovered her belly and is happy to show it to you when asked. Also has learned to say "hi" at the appropriate time and waves hello and bye-bye. I was also amazed to find out that she knows what an elephant is! All of this has been discovered in the past 3 days...so I'm quite impressed with my little genius, lol.

 

[Sarahwoo]

Nichole you have a very clever little girl there! How cute! I find with Oliver that he has a few days where he does loads of new stuff, it all comes at once Amazing little people aren't they?

 

[Nichole]

They certainly are!

 

[emera35]

Modo - I watched the Terry Pratchett programme. I have to say it made me feel very emotional, and i almost switched it off at one point. However i think its an interesting subject, and one that should be sensibly discussed, so watched it all (and when i say discussed, i don't mean in the usual sensationalist tabloid fashion). All in all i thought it was a very moving documentary.

Nichole - Saharrah sounds so sweet Roh is the same as Sarah said, and seems to suddenly do a load of new stuff all at once! The latest one being him walking up to me holding a teddy and shoving it towards me shouting "deddie" over and over, and getting very angry if i don't take it, and then give it back again.


So nice to be feeling a bit better, but my cough is driving me absolutely crazy! its given me a headache!

 

[modo]

Sarah: I missed Baby Hospital but it sounds so sad

Nichole: Sahara sounds so clever

Mork: I hope T feels better soon!

Emera: I agree with you 100%

 

[modo]

Bobby took his first step today in playgroup

I stood him up and motioned him to come to me and he took about 4 steps and held my hands He usually bends his knees, gets down and crawls to me. He is, of course, refusing to do it again now

 

[Sarahwoo]

Clever Bobby!!!! That's just what Oliver did - at baby group - except he was trying ti get to my biscuit

A month later and we're still just on the odd step, though he seems to walk more when he's not with me which is wierd!

 

[Frufru]

Amy - I hope the training is going ok and is not taking over your time too much I hav only been back at work one week for half the hours I will be doing and already feel like there are not enough hours in the day. I suspect I am just going to have to get myself organised and be more economical with my time which is really going to hurt

Sarah - It sounds like you and Oliver have been really unwell Good to hear you are both on the mend now though. All credit to you for getting your wedding sorted whilst being poorly
Your poor rug!!!!! at having a newborn again with Oliver's breastfeeding, his increased intake of BM has probably contributed to your weight loss too I would have thought.
Interesting about the calpol/ibuprofen info. Generally I try to keep to calpol, but do sometimes cycle the paracetamol/ibuprofen every 2 hours if she seems to be particularly in need. We don't usually give them both at once but in the last couple of months she's run a temp close to 40 on a few occasions and have found that the only way to bring it down was to give both of the them together with stripping off her clothes. Funnily enough my Dr friend was the one that suggested giving both together

Going out for strawberries and ending up with fish and chips is not one I have heard before I have a strawberry bed in the garden and picked a big bowl yesterday which Joni and I had in a smoothie with breakfast this morning

for Oliver's walking. Joni will get up to stand against any vertical surface or raised platform now and has figured out how to get into the kitchen cupboards so the importance of getting my child locks on is now paramount!

Emera - Cor what a run of luck Any update as to when your ceiling and bed will be sorted out by the landlord for the flat upstairs? I am glad that you and your little family are all slowly making a recovery. Thanks for the info about feet/shoes, Joni is still only cruising at the moment and I am too tight to buy shoes until she is properly walking with it being summer the barefoot argument stands even stronger as far as I am concerned.
5kg lost flipping heck, thats nearly a stone

What a lovely day out you had with Roh. Joni and I were both going a bit stir-crazy after staying home from groups and our usual friends last week while she was poorly and we have made up for it this week with lots of activities before my work days.

Modo - The pottery cafe sounds great. There is one here but it is right on the other side of the city and I am just not able to fit it in around our groups and work this week Joni did pick hubby a lovely card though and I think we will let him lie in and make him a fry-up or take him for lunch on the day. I was also going to buy him a back neck and shoulder massage at one of the spa's close by.
I am so pleased that you and Bobby are getting so much out of the playgroup. I took Joni to the group at the school round the corner from us on Monday and she had a lovely time. At £1.50 for the use of a lovely safe room for her to roam around in playing with lots of lovely toys and other kiddies I consider it an absolute bargain!
I meant to watch the Choosing to Die programme and then promptly forgot it was on It is a subject close to my heart what with my sister's situation, and also my Dad's partner of 20+ years has Huntingdon's Disease. Dad writes at least 2-3 letters a week to various hospitals, doctors and politicians on the subject of euthanasia as his partner watched her Mother suffer from the disease and she does not wish to put herself or her loved ones through that.

woowoo for Bobby's steps.

Mork - I hope T is feeling better Joni has still not had her 12mth jabs and I have just had the reminder through for the next lot I will have to book a new appointment and hope and pray Joni manages to stay weel enough to have them!

H&F - I have a Babyweavers buggy from Kiddicare. It has a big hood, average basket bearing in mind it's a buggy, comes with a lovely fleecy cosy toes for winter and the seat reclines back for naps on the move. We have had it since Joni was about 5 months old and it gets used every day and is still going strong.

Maybebaby - I am sooooooo glad you had a lovely time away, you certainly deserve it!!!!!!!!!! I am sorry that your MIL made a fuss though, hopefully if you go back it can be just you, Dan and the kids. The pic's are great.

Nichole - Saharrah sounds so cute It is amazing how some days they seem to pull new and amazing skills out of seemingly nowhere

L-C - I hope you are feeling better now and have managed to work your magic on work about your hours.

Phew, sorry about the mega post there, sorry if I have missed anyone and sorry if I have thanked some posts but not others, I promise it is not intentional!

Joni's eye is now much better, thank you all for the well wishes. The irritation from the eye infection ended up with Joni rubbing her eye so much she burst a blood vessel in her eye and then the blood vessel itself got all pussy and infected All better now though.

Thats Joni awake so out of time for now. to you all xx