March 2014 Babies Club

Sligo1 · 07-01-2015 8:51pm

Thanks for replies

. Isn't it just mad how every lottle baby is so so different. Fr drinking, to eating to sleeping to clothes size... All so so different.

Ah cyning, poor little S. Tom also takes a spacer as he's had a good few chest infections. Obviously not as serious as S's but it's all still worrying when they are sick. As I've said many times before, I don't know how you are still standing. You have been so strong for S... I seriously don't think I could have been as strong as you.

Suucee, you seem to have turned a big corner which is so good to hear.im really glad thinhs are a lot better for you now

Sligo1 · 23-01-2015 2:22pm

How's everyone going??

Lilly has had a terrible month between being sick all over Xmas and 6 teeth coming! She has a cold at the minute aswell. The last month she has been waking up every night. But thank god (touch wood), the last 3 night she has slept through. And 4 little teeth have popped down altogether at the top front! 4 all at the same time! No wonder she was off form the little pet. Everyone has colds in this house at the moment and toms chest isn't great.

I'm back to work. Eek! Only 2 days a week. But I've had to take a job I don't really like as I don't want to go back 5 days a week just yet. But it's nice getting out and talking to people again.

LH how are you keeping? And how far along are you now?? I hope you are well. Are you finding it difficult being pregnant with a 10month old?

Hope everyone else is doing well

xx

pwurple · 23-01-2015 2:43pm

All going great here Sligo1, baby had a bit of a pukey evening the other night, but otherwise in great health thank goodness. She's zooming around the place, picking up good crawling speed. Having to do some finger waggling as she dives into drawers and cupboards. She doesn't like me saying "No" one little bit, bursts into tears! Awww.

She has a few words as well, so adorable to hear the tiny voice. I just love when they start saying things! The usual mama , dada, baba (her sister), uh-oh and teddy.

Work is grand for me at the moment. I've not taken on anything massive, so pretty much cruising through it. I'll gear it up in a few more months maybe.

Sligo1 · 23-01-2015 5:53pm

Ah that's great your LO seems to be flying it! And "teddy"... Jays well that's pretty advanced! Lol. Lilly just saying mama and dada at the moment. Lol. Shes Bum shuffling at the moment as she keeps getting her little leg stuck under her. But today she's beginning to master getting on all fours and did likes little 2 crawl manouver. Toms been a bit pukey this week and no appetite

. Winter seems to be all about sickness in kids

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LH2013 · 23-01-2015 7:01pm

Sligo1 wrote: »

How's everyone going??

Lilly has had a terrible month between being sick all over Xmas and 6 teeth coming! She has a cold at the minute aswell. The last month she has been waking up every night. But thank god (touch wood), the last 3 night she has slept through. And 4 little teeth have popped down altogether at the top front! 4 all at the same time! No wonder she was off form the little pet. Everyone has colds in this house at the moment and toms chest isn't great.

I'm back to work. Eek! Only 2 days a week. But I've had to take a job I don't really like as I don't want to go back 5 days a week just yet. But it's nice getting out and talking to people again.

LH how are you keeping? And how far along are you now?? I hope you are well. Are you finding it difficult being pregnant with a 10month old?

Hope everyone else is doing well xx

My little guy has 3 teeth coming up on the bottom. , just not fully up yet ! Sleep has not been great the last few weeks !!

I am 8 weeks today

Doing ok , I feel sick at night and at weekends , so different than with little N !! I do find running after him scooping him up etc hard already , killing my back !!!! He is standing up holding onto things and trying to walk !!

cyning · 23-01-2015 7:57pm

We got our 8th tooth Wednesday! First week of work went well I'm wrecked though: and had to collect sinead from childminder today and bring her to doc: start of throat and ear infection. She's on a prophylactic antibiotic so they reckon viral and my paediatrician is off this week as his father died so fingers crossed she keeps feeding and doesn't need admission! Have an appt with him Wednesday for allergy test results and dietician appt Friday till we see if there is something flaring her reflux

Suucee · 23-01-2015 9:50pm

Oh cyning hope you get some answers. that poor little mite.
Congrats to ye all back at work.

6 teeth here with 7th on the way.
L has the weirdest bum shuffle ever. but he gets around (slowly). he's also pulling himself up a bit and can stand holding things and walk when holding your fingers, but when we start that he doesnt want to stop.
He has a few words too, mama, dada, baba, EEE AAA (aoife) uh oh.
And he is finally finally starting to sleep the night. well in the past week he has slept 3 nights 7pm-6.30am. he has never ever slept that long. his appetite us unbelievable. he nearly eats as much as his sister whos nearly 3 and also has a huge appetite. i feel like im feeding them all day. Ive cut all bottles out completely. stopped last thursday and that has majorally improved the sleep. he mainly wanted bottles at night so we just went cold turkey and cut it out. his sleep couldnt get any worse. He still gets his formula in a beaker during the day though.

We are getting married next month. decided to finally bite the bullet after 12 yrs. to us though its mainly about OH sorting gaurdianship, us becoming each others next of kins etc etc. we had planned to elope so had only told my sister and niece. but decided to tell our parents about 2 weeks ago. we literally had planned to go to reg office get married and thats is. so after parents were told we decided to have a small party in a local GAA clubhouse. just to celebrate with immediate family and friends.
Oh no, loads of drama, i have fallen out with so many people, so much hassel. we both really wish we kept to our original plan. so immediate family has extended to loads of aunts, uncles, cousins etc. but hey were sticking to a party with just a buffet at 7pm in the evening. no fancy sit down meal. but ugh effort of it all, its so not worth it for 1 day.
it will be all over in a few weeks. and nothing will have changed. other than my surname, lol

Sligo1 · 23-01-2015 10:34pm

Congratulations suucee!!! I hope the 2 of ye have a lovely day. Do t be worrying about everybody else and just try and enjoy it with your OH.

Cyning poor S. I hope she is feeling better soon. Please God when this winter is over and summer comes S will be feeling a bit better and won't be catching all these viral illnesses that are so prevalent in the winter time. I haven't even looked at childminders yet... I'm trying to put off the inevitable I think.... And trying to roster myself on around weekends, when my husband can take a day and work at home and when my mum is available. Mission!

cyning · 23-01-2015 11:51pm

Massive congrats Succee

focus on the nice things and ignore the stress it's your day!

How's work going Sligo? Did you find it hard to slot back in?

Sligo1 · 24-01-2015 11:07am

cyning wrote: »

Massive congrats Succee focus on the nice things and ignore the stress it's your day!

How's work going Sligo? Did you find it hard to slot back in?

Cyning I absolutely hated my first day back!!! I'm at work now on my break writing this. Lol. It been kinda ok the last 2 days tho. Getting back into the swing of things but it's just very different to the last position I held. And your kinda just thrown in at the deep end. I'm pretty sure after a week or 2 I will be flying it tho please God.

How about you? How is your new job going?

Siipina · 26-01-2015 6:28pm

I am feeling very very low and horrible. I am feeling like I go nuts here. I just screamed at lo and I have to admit I hit him on his bum. I am so bad. He was driving me up the wall with his winging and this totally pointless life. Every f.. g day the same f.. g crap. Getting up, cleaning tiding up, more tiding up and every day the same ****. I cant leave the house as Oh is having the car and he is not home until seven or eight. And then i have to cook his f.. g dinner bring the baby to bed as he cant f.. g do it. If I complain about his work hours he says he need to do it at the moment as he justvstarte and i understand that but i feel like i am going insane. I have no and I mean no time for myself. Not even on the weekend. I wanted to join a zumba class but he came home at seven and it started at seven he even told me that the baby and toddler group is time for myself. I dont really know anybody here so cant even go for a drink but I cant meet anybody if i am stuck at home the whole time. I would love just to run away at least for a few hours. I have nobody who can help I dont know what to do really. I have nobody to talk to as my mum died years ago and my father support s 100% my partner. Iam so jealous that he can leave the house and talk with people. Yes it is work and he always tells me that doesny count but it does. He can sit in the car on his own thats a big plus. I am always with lo. Dont get me wrobg i love him to bits and i am so proud of him but there is noooo me anymore. I get fater and fater and i even thought that i cant do stuff as i am to fat. Probably its not too bad as i still wear the same jeans but i just feel so bad. That stops me from doing things as well as i know i will think that the othervthink what does this fat woman here. Even if i tell myself it doesnt matter what they think, i know i will feel bad and wont enjoy it. So yeay.
So I m feeling ****e and the poor baby has to live with me. Great. I think I m a horrible mum. Its not his fault. I am just horrible.

pwurple · 26-01-2015 6:33pm

Oh Siipina you poor thing! You're totally isolated. That's like solitary confinement!

Can you get out and about without a car at all or are you in the countryside? No walks/bus available?

Siipina · 26-01-2015 6:40pm

pwurple wrote: »

Oh Siipina you poor thing! You're totally isolated. That's like solitary confinement!

Can you get out and about without a car at all or are you in the countryside? No walks/bus available?

no we live on the country side the village is 2km away and there is nothing anyway and the road has no footpaths. I tried it once to walk to the village but it was useless. Yes i was out but it didnt help. The walk wasnt nice and i didnt see people anyway.
OH should have finished an hour ago but still nothing from him.

RentDayBlues · 26-01-2015 7:39pm

Siipina wrote: »

I am feeling very very low and horrible. I am feeling like I go nuts here. I just screamed at lo and I have to admit I hit him on his bum. I am so bad. He was driving me up the wall with his winging and this totally pointless life. Every f.. g day the same f.. g crap. Getting up, cleaning tiding up, more tiding up and every day the same ****. I cant leave the house as Oh is having the car and he is not home until seven or eight. And then i have to cook his f.. g dinner bring the baby to bed as he cant f.. g do it. If I complain about his work hours he says he need to do it at the moment as he justvstarte and i understand that but i feel like i am going insane. I have no and I mean no time for myself. Not even on the weekend. I wanted to join a zumba class but he came home at seven and it started at seven he even told me that the baby and toddler group is time for myself. I dont really know anybody here so cant even go for a drink but I cant meet anybody if i am stuck at home the whole time. I would love just to run away at least for a few hours. I have nobody who can help I dont know what to do really. I have nobody to talk to as my mum died years ago and my father support s 100% my partner. Iam so jealous that he can leave the house and talk with people. Yes it is work and he always tells me that doesny count but it does. He can sit in the car on his own thats a big plus. I am always with lo. Dont get me wrobg i love him to bits and i am so proud of him but there is noooo me anymore. I get fater and fater and i even thought that i cant do stuff as i am to fat. Probably its not too bad as i still wear the same jeans but i just feel so bad. That stops me from doing things as well as i know i will think that the othervthink what does this fat woman here. Even if i tell myself it doesnt matter what they think, i know i will feel bad and wont enjoy it. So yeay.
So I m feeling ****e and the poor baby has to live with me. Great. I think I m a horrible mum. Its not his fault. I am just horrible.

All of this times 100, somedays maybe times 10 but being at home with a baby all day is mentally exhausting, and having no alone time is so damaging. I have a 2 1/2 yr old and an 11 month old, and while I love them to pieces, there are days when I am a horrible mum and I wonder if we would all be better if I went back I work and them to creche.

Every mum goes through this, your partner cannot fully understand the frustration and loneliness, I know mine struggles even after all this time. You need to have a chat with him, it will damage your relationship if you feel resentful towards him for his freedom, I had to explain it in work terms: you job share, the other person doesn't do their share, doesn't arrive on time, doesn't appreciate the work you do, how would you feel?

When I had my first I met a wonderful group of mums who were going through the exact same problems, and that's where I vented. Have you met any nice people in the toddler group? Would even going for a drive at 8 each night help? I go to the gym at night - even though I'm exhausted just to get out!

Remember above all, you are not a bad mum, you're a tired mum and an hour of you one will make a world of difference, I hope you get it

Suucee · 26-01-2015 8:46pm

Siipina wrote: »

I am feeling very very low and horrible. I am feeling like I go nuts here. I just screamed at lo and I have to admit I hit him on his bum. I am so bad. He was driving me up the wall with his winging and this totally pointless life. Every f.. g day the same f.. g crap. Getting up, cleaning tiding up, more tiding up and every day the same ****. I cant leave the house as Oh is having the car and he is not home until seven or eight. And then i have to cook his f.. g dinner bring the baby to bed as he cant f.. g do it. If I complain about his work hours he says he need to do it at the moment as he justvstarte and i understand that but i feel like i am going insane. I have no and I mean no time for myself. Not even on the weekend. I wanted to join a zumba class but he came home at seven and it started at seven he even told me that the baby and toddler group is time for myself. I dont really know anybody here so cant even go for a drink but I cant meet anybody if i am stuck at home the whole time. I would love just to run away at least for a few hours. I have nobody who can help I dont know what to do really. I have nobody to talk to as my mum died years ago and my father support s 100% my partner. Iam so jealous that he can leave the house and talk with people. Yes it is work and he always tells me that doesny count but it does. He can sit in the car on his own thats a big plus. I am always with lo. Dont get me wrobg i love him to bits and i am so proud of him but there is noooo me anymore. I get fater and fater and i even thought that i cant do stuff as i am to fat. Probably its not too bad as i still wear the same jeans but i just feel so bad. That stops me from doing things as well as i know i will think that the othervthink what does this fat woman here. Even if i tell myself it doesnt matter what they think, i know i will feel bad and wont enjoy it. So yeay.
So I m feeling ****e and the poor baby has to live with me. Great. I think I m a horrible mum. Its not his fault. I am just horrible.

Ive been there. and its horrible. a friend set up a wonderful facebook group for local mums and i really put in a lot of work and it has just exploded. we organise meet ups other than just parent and toddler groups. (i go to all them too) but we meet for coffee or go for walks etc. I have a few that i have gotten very very close to and we are very honest with each other about when we feel crap etc. we organise play dates to each others houses , and organise going to bokwa together, even nights out. it really helps to get out with other adults. i have lost it completly on more than one occasion and im not half as isolated as you. i have family, i drive and i live very close to town but being at home all day with only small children is very isolating.

Do you get to parent and toddler groups, maybe try get chatting to someone about having playdates (they could maybe call to you), even go on facebook and see if there are any mums groups in your area. Playdates are great to spend time with others while ammusing the kids but if your lucky enough to have a friendship from it it could mean having someone to meet up with for a coffee/drink in the evening.
I have spent so much time feeling like you and i really hope you can get some me time.

Sligo1 · 26-01-2015 11:24pm

Suucee wrote: »

i have lost it completly on more than one occasion and im not half as isolated as you. i have family, i drive and i live very close to town but being at home all day with only small children is very isolating.
.

+1 to this! Siipina, it is extremely hard being At home all day with a small baby. Especially in a new house and area where you know nobody and have have no support.

You HAVE to talk to your husband if you want to make things better. You have to make him understand your situation any way you can. My husband finally "got it", after months of me trying to explain to him how I felt. I was jealous of him getting out every day and getting to go to work. Sometimes I wonder if I was a bit more down than I shpuld be. But when he "got it" things got better. And he made me go out when he got home. Even for a manicure or a coffee or whatever.

After my 1st I felt one day just rolled into the next. I never went out. I didn't know where to go. I was scared or didn't know how to use pram carseat etc etc. I was breastfeeding and felt awkward going out and feeding in public. I had every excuse in the book to not go out. You have to MAKE yourself go out for your own sanity.

Knock is a small town siipina, and I would think your options are pretty limited there to get out and meeting people compared to the likes of cork, Galway or Dublin. But you need to get out. Google any meet ups or parent gps and go to them. And if I'm honest siipina... I think in a place like knock you really need to have a car. It's not like Dublin where you can just jump in a bus. Even if you buy the cheapest sh*tiest car you can (as long as its safe)... I think it would be a good investment for your own sanity. You need to have some independence and you need to be able to leave the house during the day. X

pwurple · 27-01-2015 8:36am

Yes, what Sligo said. Get some shape of car. Being locked in a house all day every day is like being in prison.

I live in a city for exactly this reason. On first baby I found it horrible having no-one nearby. I would be waiting by the door for him to come home and tell me what he did everyday... When he wanted a few mins of downtime. So he kept staying later and later. If you are renting, move. If not, get a car.

And one last thing. I don't know what sort of job he has, but where I work, i have never been impressed by people staying late unpaid at work. To me it looks like they are too inefficient to do their job in the time they have, and I put them down as less competent team members than the people who get it done in the work day. If the workload is that large, ask him can he take a laptop home or something and do it after the baby is in bed... (While you are in the cinema!)

Siipina · 27-01-2015 9:21am

Thank you all so much for your support. After he came home, of cause late again we had a chat. He is still not really getting it but he trys. We will get a car but he is still like can you not wait a month. For him it is more, it will be better in a few month i just have to get through this time. He is sometimes very old school german. With his work the same, that comes first and then everything else. I dont get it either with the overtime. I think its just letting the company taking over. Like come on why would they pay you anyway if you are working unpaid hours all the time. ok he just started and there are some major issues so told him, that i will give hime some time but that i won't t take it for ever. He brought lo to bed last night and it worked. So he has to do it now more often. Even when he woke up he went up and brought him back to sleep. He is still not getting that I am wrecked after a day at home. Anyway I decided to go horse riding again. I had horses all my life so i think its good to connect with my old self again. We already go to baby and toddler groups but still new and that will take a while.
I think its more the car issue as I feel totally trapped. I am sitting in the house and do the same **** everyday and cant leave. LO had a little accident last week. He hit his upper lip on the bed while he was walking around. I just saw that he fell on his bum and started crying. While i was holding him I saw that his mouth was full of blood and it was running down as well. Nearly got a heard attack. Wasnt bad he just split his frenulum of the upper lip and it stopped bleeding after a few minutes but still. He looked very much like donatella versace with it later. Anyway told himself yesterday as well, like what would I have done if it is next time something major? I cant just go then to a doctor. And often he is not even answering his phone at work cause he is in a meeting or something. That point got to him so he said we will start looking for a car. We will see. So hope i get this day over as I have drop him down to work tomorrow so i can go to the baby group. Would be easier if I wouldn't have tried to drown the sorrows in wine. Didnt help either they could swim. Now i have a good headache but there is some light on the horizon.

pwurple · 27-01-2015 10:16am

Dropping him to work is a great idea. Definitely do that! And well done on him doing bedtime. More of that for sure!

And you're doing a great job under massive pressure. Humans are social animals, none of us do well under isolation, it's really hard going mentally. Work is definitely easier than being at home. I know, I've done both.

Sligo1 · 27-01-2015 8:06pm

Is everybody still giving their babies the vitamin d drops? I know your meant to give them for 12 months but I stopped months ago and just kept forgetting to give them! Wondering if I should start giving them again and keep it up for a few months??

cyning · 27-01-2015 8:35pm

Hey Siipina: sorry I wanted to reply yest but two sick babas meant I fell asleep with the phone on my face! Keep going to the toddler groups: I live in a small town I'm not from and they have given me some really good friends it just takes time. Also dropping your hubby to work sounds like a very good idea. Go to the playground on fine days they are great for meeting people. I hope it gets a bit easier for you x you definitely need a car in the countryside no doubt about it so glad ye are looking at that. Also our phn runs a meet a mum group it's worth looking into, and there's also a community mother scheme that might be in your area too if you ask phn they are great.

Sligo vitamin d is one of my pet loves lol! Most Irish people are deficient in it and it's very important for lots of reasons so I give it to both of mine and I take it myself.

Sligo1 · 27-01-2015 9:10pm

Yes I have to admit ive been very negligent in the vitamin d department. I think I'll buy some fresh stuff tomorrow and start giving it again. I actually haven't given it for prob 5 months now! I know that's really bad

Suucee · 27-01-2015 10:46pm

oh i have totally forgotten the vit d for months now too. least im not the only one.

went to see a natural healer type fella (not actually sure what he was) about my toes today. im not one to really believe in it but lying in bed now and im able to bend my toes more than ive done in months. he wants me back in 3 weeks. at this stage im willing to try anything. 4 months of this now.

pwurple · 28-01-2015 12:29am

Glad the feet are improving!

Both sick again cyning? Ye have had some run of it.

I'm doing the vit d, but it's when I remember in the morning scramble. So far this week I have forgotten coats, one lunch (mine), two bottles, an inhalor and all the vit d drops. And it's only bloody tuesday. Once midweek maybe I manage it. Eldest gets gummy bear vit d things... Which she demands after her dinner so that helps. I think the formula has some too?

I've got a small commute at the moment. For some reason getting up 15 mins earlier for the 15 min extra commute has not worked at all. Chaos.

Sligo1 · 28-01-2015 1:02am

I'm just after finding out LO means "loved offspring"!!!

I thought it meant "little one"! I'm never using that abbreviation again....

cyning · 28-01-2015 9:16am

At this stage it's just routine! S has a throat and ear infection and since yesterday is really struggling to breath when she cries fine aside from that though have a paed appt at 1115 for her though so fingers crossed she doesn't need admission. C just has a very heavy cold so it wakes her at night coughing.

Suuccee that sounds great so glad you found something to work for you x

Sligo1 · 28-01-2015 10:18am

Good luck with the paed appt cyning. Let us know how it goes.

Siipina · 28-01-2015 10:32am

Oh totally forgot about the vit d as well. OK little offspring ( hi hi hibhibhihihihihi lol) always thought it means little one, got horrible colic from it so when I stopped breastfeeding I thought its in the formula anyway so its fine. Just had a look, there ist vit d in it. With the amount he is still drinking he really should be fine. He eats everything what he can get anyway, that includes coal and dog foot. He is standing now on his own and does the first steps on his own so i guess he needs it :-)
Otherwise we had a look at cars yesterday. So will see. He is still not too sure. Left the house this morning the first time since Saturday and I already feel a bit better just from driving :-) See how it goes in the toddler group.

cyning · 28-01-2015 2:16pm

So it's almost 100% certain S needs grommets in her ears: no one in Kerry (Bons or general) will do them before 18 months which brings us to start of winter season again, so looking at getting referred to prof Fenton in Limerick who will do them about 15 months. We are back again first week of March so will refer then as too soon now. He told me to give C Zirtek to dry up her nose so she's not coughing so much with it too.

Sligo1 · 28-01-2015 2:24pm

cyning wrote: »

So it's almost 100% certain S needs grommets in her ears: no one in Kerry (Bons or general) will do them before 18 months which brings us to start of winter season again, so looking at getting referred to prof Fenton in Limerick who will do them about 15 months. We are back again first week of March so will refer then as too soon now. He told me to give C Zirtek to dry up her nose so she's not coughing so much with it too.

Do they think that could be the root of all the problems cyning?

pwurple · 28-01-2015 2:41pm

Grommets are supposed to make a massive difference for recurring infections alright, and they just fall out then in a couple of years as the ears grow isn't it? That could be a huge difference for her.

Maybe try cork as well cyning, I'm sure when we were in the bons last year there were loads of kids getting them done, but not sure what age.

cyning · 28-01-2015 3:26pm

No he thinks she's just one of those kids who catches everything. Allergy tests were all clear: she has another ear infection at moment too but he thinks it's clearing up. Ya that's what they do pwurple: he said that most will only do them from 18months it was in Bons in Tralee we were so I reckon if they did them in cork that's where he would have talked about sending her! I was going to start weaning her at 12 months but thinking now I might leave it it might be a comfort to her? I really do want to wean her though!

Sligo1 · 28-01-2015 3:35pm

Hopefully the grommets will give her some relief cyning. Hope you find somewhere that will do them for her.

Siipina · 28-01-2015 5:12pm

oh hopefully they work for her.

cyning · 28-01-2015 9:27pm

It cannot get worse anyway

S is standing up on her own now I love it!

Suucee · 28-01-2015 9:55pm

Cyning A was 20 months getting her grommets. she was never really sick until 9 months when she got her first ear infection, she was then pretty ok during the summer months but started again at 16 months after she had croup (was september 2013) and she was on and off antibiotics from then on, was on them every 3ish weeks. she had the grommets fitted at 20months (jan 2014) she was just over an infection . we were in at 8am. had them done around 10am, tried to get her to snooze but no joy. let us out around 1pm, brought her home and she went for a sleep and was grand. for a few days she was very sensitive as such an improvement in her hearing. She has been sick once since that (other than her mysterious few weeks of diarrhoea)
now she really wasnt even half as bad as poor little S has been but it made such a huge difference for her. its such a quick procedure .
A didnt even have 10 words this time last year. she is now flying it with her speech (still a slight delay) .
Hopefully it will make a huge difference for poor little S.

Siipina · 02-02-2015 9:09am

K was the first time outside with his new shoes. He still needed one hand to hild onto but he was so fast, he loved the snow. Then yesterday evening he made his first 3steps on his own. He always did one in between table or couch but this was proper walking :-) I thought it would go soon as he was always looking at the other kids walking in the toddler groups and you could really see him thinking, I want to do it as well. My peace is over now.

pwurple · 02-02-2015 12:49pm

Wow, walking already! Good for him!

My little lady is cruising, and doing that thing in the middle of the night where I find her standing up asleep in the cot when I go to bed, or getting upset at 3am because she pulled herself up and can't lie down again.

Big rosy cheeks on her too, might be some teeth coming.

Just planning their joint birthday party now... the eldest wants to invite her entire playschool class. I'll be up to my neck in rice crispie buns in a few weeks. Where did that year go!

Suucee · 02-02-2015 2:01pm

oh my guy no where near walking. although he loves getting you to walk around holding his hands. has my back broke.

pwurple i want to have a joint party for mine too (4 weeks between) but OH thinks as its L's first birthday we should have a seperate party . now way am i doing it twice.
so my plan is on his birthday we will go to pet farm and have a little cake for him (just the 4 of us) then about 2 weeks later have a joint party. then on A's birthday we can go zoo or somewhere again just the 4 of us.
hopwfully OH will come around to the idea.

Sligo1 · 02-02-2015 2:12pm

L is nowhere near walking. Not even pulling herself up yet. She just started crawling last week. Omg talk about going 90! Poor T has absolutely no peace. She just bombs it after him wherever he goes and tries to take the toy he is playing with. Then a screaming session ensues between the 2 of them.

Suucee · 02-02-2015 9:13pm

Sligo1 wrote: »

L is nowhere near walking. Not even pulling herself up yet. She just started crawling last week. Omg talk about going 90! Poor T has absolutely no peace. She just bombs it after him wherever he goes and tries to take the toy he is playing with. Then a screaming session ensues between the 2 of them.

Ha sounds like my house. Although the 2.5yr old has started to put all the toys she is playing with up on tables or the couches so he cant get them. He has even started saying "ah ah " to her constantly when she does it.
It wont last though as L is really trying to pull himself up too . Gets right up to 1 leg but cant get the other up. He pulled himself up with A's toy kitchen earlier and before OH got to him the kitchen tipped and he fell back. First of many im sure.

Sligo1 · 02-02-2015 9:24pm

It's actually gas to watch and I sit there for a minute chuckling to myself (that's the bad part of me). Then the parent part of me intervenes. "No lilly no". And I rescue the train track that now looks like the scene of a disaster. And join-in in the rebuild with my annoyed son.

cyning · 03-02-2015 10:01am

I'm not sorry S isn't walking yet: C is a complete nutjob with no fear so I'm hoping S is just a bit more cautious! She's standing up on her own and walking along furniture so it's probably not far off... Sligo my two fight too. And it makes me laugh

Suucee · 11-02-2015 10:16pm

was at a soft play centre monday and lil man was sitting on the edge of tge ball pit. stood up and took a step to me.
he is also walking around with vtech walker and today in a parent and toddler group he walked off pushing a plastic table lol.
he still cant get to full stand from a sitting on the floor position though. can get right up to knees and on to one foot but cant get other one up. but if he is sitting and feet are lower he is up in a second.
i actually cant wait. he might be a bit happier when he gets going.

pwurple · 12-02-2015 10:11am

Wow! Cute! My little lady is happily cruising, but now drags chairs around to where there are furniture gaps. The racket of it! Still eating like a horse, I'm nearly afraid to bring her to her next checkup in case she is off the charts for weight. She eats more than her older sister.

Couple more words/sounds too... she says "Oh-Wow" when she sees something new and says "bye bye" to people. Adoraballlllls.

Suucee · 12-02-2015 12:10pm

ah "oh wow" so cute. L has huge appetite too. eats as much as his sister and she also has a huge appetite. i spend most of my days feeding and cooking sometimes.
hes also finally sleeping 5 out of 7 nights which is great.
he will have his 9 mnth check next week . a week before he is 11 mnths. got lost in the system somewhere.

pwurple · 12-02-2015 2:23pm

Suucee wrote: »

he will have his 9 mnth check next week . a week before he is 11 mnths. got lost in the system somewhere.

We've had no 9 month checkup... and she'll be 12 months in a few weeks. The GP will check her out at the vaccinations though.

cyning · 12-02-2015 8:06pm

S has been referred for her grommets: looking at getting them done within the next 6/8 weeks or so now I reckon: well we are going privately so hopefully. her babblings not great so I think that might help: We do have mama dada and ssshhh though!

She's a dab hand at climbing the stairs now and is almost pushing herself up to standing too. Cruising away too

Suucee · 12-02-2015 9:46pm

thats great news cyning.

cyning · 18-02-2015 10:57pm

Getting grommets done next Thursday: said it was quite urgent to get them done.. Can't believe my small lady needs a general anaesthetic before her first birthday

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