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oh Sam, thats terrible When will you be seen again? And how is the stomach ulcer? And poor Alfie too. Poor little chap. Its one thing after another. Is he taking his milk ok?

Ooh Laura... nearly the end of the week. It will get easier honestly! Just look at how Mari has changed her tune in just a few weeks

I'm a happy bunny today as I weighed the boys again and Tom has seemingly put on 7oz since Monday!!! Hes now 12lb 9oz. The HV at the clinic reckons the hosp scales were a bit out when they said he was 12lb 2oz. Anyway.. whatever was going on he has def put on 5oz since last Thurs when he was 12lb 4oz. Jake on the other hand has put on absolutely nothing in a week! Oh well. Not going to worry about it as he put on stacks last week.

Dh away again tonight so juggling all 3 littlies again. Have decided trying to get them all to settle in bed is like spinning plates

Nighty night xxxxxx

PS... Vicky where are youuuuu?

Hey there ladies

It's soooo quiet on here isn't it?

Laura - I know EXACTLY how you feel. It does get better, honestly. You get yourself into a routine and adjust to it, it'll be fine. Comforting words I had were, apparently it's much much harder to put a toddler into nursery than a baby, as the tears and snotters are real as they truly know what's happening and the guilt is worse. So K and A at least won't know anything else and will be more settled (hopefully, fingers crossed, touchwood and all that )

Summer - the scale thing sounds about right. i had the same with Alfie a while back. And that's all it turned out to be. Well done on the toothiepegs to jake - what a boy! Your wonderwoman act seems to be continuing, managing on your own with dh being away for trips and nights. I've said it before, I'll say it again - don't know how the hell you cope!

Sam - I think you should audition for your own reality show!!! Never a dull moment, sorry shouldn't make light. hope your probs get sorted fast.

Loocy - are you back at work too?

Love to all x

Has Vicky dropped off the side of Oz?? Hope you are ok hun - we're starting to worry about you.

Oh Laura babe, all I can say is Mari seems to be adjusting and so does Alfie so I'm sure that little Katie will too. Bless her little socks.... And Mari's right - a friend of mine put her wee one in to nursery when she was just over a year and apparently was a nightmare!!! The younger the better they say! I start back next Weds but my mum is having her for the first three days I'm back at work (working Weds-Fri to begin with). We're having her christened on the 30th - I know ridiculous given that I'll just be back at work, but it was a nightmare trying to get dates agreed with the church... so my mum's just coming down the week before and then my little munchkin starts nursery at the beginning of October. Oh god she's growing up and leaving home already... She has her first settling in afternoon next Monday so wish her luck!!

As for everything else, just desperately trying to get as much out of our days as possible - oh why have I wasted so much time???? I just can't believe that this is probably the only time in my life I'll get a summer off and the weather has been so truly sh*t.

Hope everyone else is well - Eilidh is just doing so well these days and really packing the weight on - she's up to well over 17lb which is great!! She's now proper crawling and today I could see she was trying to start cruising round the furniture but just couldn't quite get the legs and arms in the right order... bless!!!

Hope everyone else is well - well done Summer for surviving another night without DH!!!

love
Loocy xxxx

Quick post

dh hands notice in tomorrow, am kacking myself! No going back now though, so jam pieces for the rest of our lives!!!

Alfie is now pulling himself up to standing, clever boy

I agree where the hell is Vicki?????

Hello!
So has dh accepted another job offer Mari?? I know you mentioned one but maybe I've missed something? Must be a good job if not worth hanging about for the redundancy?

What a clever boy Alfie is And Eilidh too. Jake attempted to climb the step into our bathroom this morning but then Daisy finished up in there and came out so he decided as no one was in there anymore it wasn't worth the bother. Other than that hes not really tried pulling himself up on anything. Tom is almost sitting now. Its my aim to get him sitting on his own by the time we next see the physio on the 8th Oct!

Hows the babes' speech coming along? J&T are not saying much at all yet still. Jake has a fab monster growl but thats about it. Daisy was saying mummm at 6 months. The boys have got their 8 month check on Friday (as they'll be 8 months corrected next week) and I've got to fill in a little form asking about their development. The last question is how many sounds does your baby make (eg, ba, da, ma) ... more than 4, 1-4 or none. I guess a monster noise doesn't count If you tick the 'none' box it says you need to be referred. I KNOW HE CAN HEAR JUST FINE. oops, Tom had pressed the caps lock ho hum. Will just have to wait 'til Fri.

Right, must go do some sitting practice
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Evening! Hope everyone and babes are well.
Vicki... I'm sending out an official search party! Hope things are ok

Not much to report here..
Weighed the boys again today and Jake has put on 10oz in a week Tom has put on 2oz, so at least thats going in the right direction. Jake now 18lbs 6oz and Tom 12lbs 11oz.

Must dash. Got heaps to do and dh is away again tonight The house is a tip and we've got friends for dinner tomorrow night then dh's brother arrives from Australia (hes a kiwi but lives in Sydney) on saturday morning.

The boys have got their 8mth check tomorrow. Has everyone else had theirs??

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Summer - dinnae fret as it's well known that boys develop language slower than girls AND that more active babies want to learn to walk before they learn to talk (apparently they can't do both at the same time - too difficult for their wee brains!). And it kind of make sense as women are desperate to gossip and men just grunt at each other anyway!! I'm sure they're both just fine!! how did the check go anyway??

Eilidh hasn't really said much either - a few mmms and the occasional wawawa but not much else so I'm trying not to panic too much. She has her 7-9 month check today so no doubt it will come up - think she might have said bababa today but it's really hard to tell!!!! Some of her little friends are already onto dada and mama but hey ho it all works out in the end. And I read today that Einstein didn't talk til he was 4!!!

Hope everyone else is well - am going to dig Vicky's email address out of msn and email her directly to see where she is and make sure she's ok.

back to work on weds. yuk. Hope work is goingok for you mari and lauar. And like summer I'm a bit lost on the mari dh job front? has he a new job?????

lots of love to all
loocy xxxx

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Hello Girlies

Can't believe you lot are fretting about babies not talking yet, last time I checked Alfie was only 8 months old!!!!! I thought i got myself in knots about stuff You lot take the biscuit

Sorry about not making sense about dh's job. The one he was offered for less money is the one we decided to take. It is a v reputable company and has good prospects, so we finally (after much wringing of hands) decided to go for it. Sod any dundy money he may have got, at least he'll have been working for the next year and a half impressing someone (hopefully) than working for a year and a half to impress no-one. Does that make sense?

oops phone going will type later

oh I seeee Mari. Sounds like a good plan.... and you won't be worrying for the next how ever long about him getting a job after being made redundant.
How did the 8 mth check go today Loocy?? Yeah... I've told myself that about boys/girls and also the fact that Jake seems to have the brawn and Tom the brains The HV wasn't worried but said she'd ring me in a month to see how his babbling is going. She was mightily impressed with him otherwise and said you'd never know he was early at all. She thought Tom was an amazing little chap too so I came away quite happy.
Got to go now. Prog on about a little boy whos the only primordial dwarf in the UK. Was terrified Tom was one at one point.
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Hi Everyone

good to hear from people!! Never get the time now!!!!

Summer - good news on the boys progress...must be great when the professionals priase their progress. Just sitting here thinking about how much more you have had to worry about then the rest of us...I really don't know how you do it!!!

Mari - def the right decision re: Dh's job...tough one though!!!!! Hope it works out for him and he settles quickly!

Loocy - hope work goes ok tomorrow. If it is any consolation I'm into my 3rd week and it gets better. I'd still rather not...but hey ho!

Where is everyone else??? Hope everyones ok!!

As for us..in some kind of routine now re: work.. Quite like working a day then off a day. Kaitlyn still really upset when I leave her at nursery but yesterday she settled wuickly and for most of the day. Happy with the nursery mostly - they seem to give lots of love and attention which is what you want but the food was a bit iffy (Pizza, waffles and beans mashed down one day!!!!! I nearly had a heartattack!) so have decided to take my own in!!! Other than that I can't complain.

I'm concerned about K's development too..but today decided to try and chill about it. I see the health visitor most weeks at the BF group I help with and today she said they give BIG margins either side of the milestones and that there is nothign to worry about. Kaitlyn still has:

- No teeth
- had no attempts to crawl (but can sit up really well including turning round and moving an inch on her bum)
- still doesn't bear much weight on her legs although does straighten them now which is an improvement!
- made no noises that could be considered trying to talk (but I'm with you Mari on the "only 8months" comment!!)
- no word of an appointment to check her development. I also need to chase her hearing test that she is meant to be having at 8 months cos of her deafness in the left ear!! arghh!

Anyway...I don't know about anyone else but I was just thinking today that it just gets better and better and I can't imagine life without her and I feel really grateful that I have Kaitlyn and that she is such a cutie..(oh god - can you tell I've had a couple of glasses of wine!!!?) he he he.
Well...off to watch this prog about bringing up baby....

take care everyone.

Lx

hello girlies
so sorry i havent been on for ages iv had a nightmare the past few weeks first the freezer packed in lucky i have a chest freezer in case of emergencies then my washing machine went bang we wnt out and bought new on credit as oh goes onto weekly pay in 21 days

well sorry tmi coming up the bum prob has come back with a vengance im now extremely anemic falling asleep everywhere even on the bus lol but theres a light at the end of the tunnel i recieved my date for the op today iv got my pre op assesment on weds then there operating on 17th been running round like mad trying to sort things out oh has got time off and also i have to stay in hospital for 3-5 days and on day 5 is the day were going to the isle of wight for a weeks holiday im going to see how i am on the day i might not go oh will take the three older ones and alfie will stay home with me hes no problem
alfies now sitting on his own with no help still getting nowhere with weaning but had him weighed yesterday hes now 16lb 5 ozs so has put on a pound in 3 weeks dr said as long as hes putting weight on and is going 4-6hour between feeds theres no need to wean him yet but im still frantically trying tho

hope everyone else is ok
has anyone else turned there heating on yet i had to put mine on last night i was sooo cold
any way alfies rubbing his eyes which usually means i want my cot mummy
sam

hello anybody out there its so quiet
kids had photos done today at olan mills there really goo should have them in 28 days oooh cant wait i will deffo post it its so good there all laying on the floor in a diagonal formation its well good
well time for bed nighty night

Hi Sam!
So glad there is light at the end of the tunnel for your botty problem. I don't know how you've coped with all the probs you've had and the kids ... and you moved house... and masses of stuff!
I'm sure Alfie will get there with weaning in the end.. theres a link I was going to try and find you the other day... about baby-led weaning. Will see if I can find something in a mo.

All ok here... Jake is an unstoppable machine now! Starting to understand "No" already though Have got our stairgate in action now as he potters between the bedrooms upstairs and even manages to climb the step into the bathroom.
Oooh and also... am so excited... Its a big milestone for him... Tom is just about sitting at last. Today we had a real breakthrough, so I'm hoping that in the next week he'll get better and better and be a real star for the physio who is coming over next Monday to see how hes got on over the last month.
So proud of him


Hope everyone else is ok.
Vicki... come back and let us know how things are!!

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Sam you might want to take a look at this, although there are quite a few sites if you google it..
The idea is that milk is still the main source of nutrition up to 12 months and feeding is more for fun.
http://babyledweaning.blogware.com/blog

Im still here my lovely jan mums!!!!

Just never get time now for much else.
have been very active, its spring here now and we are out ALL the time.
I have popped on and read occasionally but as soon as I do, someone wants/needs something! that plus am so in love with miss K that i cant get enough of her..

No luck as yet TTC, another month without luck and on to my clomid for Oct AF ( due 20th)

Summer: Glad alls well and the boys sounds like they are going great! No crawling here as yet..just! ..
but thats okay by me lol.

Loocy: thankyou for the lovely email, I only just managed to sign in this morning and saw it xx Hope your both well

Sam: All the best for your op. do hope it sorts it all out hun.

Laura: Am sure alls well re: development, DS1 took ages for everything! Hes was just such a laid back baby he took his time with everything and he still does at 26!lol

Mari: Sounds like a good idea regards DH's new job, stability is a much better idea in the long run thats for sure.


Just a quickie really..sort of lol
Have a few Mums coming over this morning for coffee from my oz jan babies and so much to do!

update on Katie:
Katie isnt crawling just yet, hard time getting her bum up lol
4 teeth, just recently cut the top two and decided that grinding the teeth is fun..EEK! so horrid lol
finally got my "mum mums!!!"
lots of dadas, nannas, bubs and claps hands, also just yesterday starting shaking her head no lol. Shes such a character! has everyone in fits of laughter all the time.

There is lots of updated pics on my online album if your interested

Better run!
Ill try get on more I promise!
hi to everyone and much love!!!