MSE Parents Club Part 11

tiamai_d

Amber hates her rocker now, actually she hates anything that is not the floor. She can now roll from one end of the living room to the other so she thinks she should be doing this her ever waking moment

Right, what to do with the kids today... it's to be showers on and off. Walk to the park (Chris may not walk because it seems far, long straight road) or take the car to a local picnic/play area/walk place with a basic picnic (again)?

Oh and my quidco money is in the bank, look! £50 short of a quarter to my target! (I can't scrape it from the bank accounts though, it would only have to go back in a few days)

Better get dressed and do the dishes before anything else.

Evansangel

Fitz, im not to sure now. I have fed and winded her and she burped a little. But i cant find her infacol. She was crying again, but has stopped now i put her in her chair. Not to sure how long for!
She trumps all the time, so i dont know if its wind for that end! Its very loud to haha.

I have just ate a packet of crisps and now having some chocolate shots for my breakfast. We have no milk or bread. Or anything actually and im £54 in my overdraft. So trying to avoid spending until Friday

csh_2

SugarSpun wrote: »

csh, you could find a learn and groove cheap on ebay - I think I said mine was a fiver?

Failing that, what about a little paddling pool?

I've already checked ebay and netmums for a L&G and a Jumparoo. Just looking for pick up only and none in this area. Don't want to buy second hand sight unseen as my opinion on 'as new' and 'good condition' and others differ greatly!

Was looking at this

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3650646/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CNursery%7C14417537/c_2/3%7C15701330%7CBaby+toys%7C14417556/c_3/4%7Ccat_14417556%7CBaby+activity+toys%7C14417559.htm
Which might do for a wee relax in and could use in the summer (ROFL) as a paddling pool

tiamai_d

csh, is this what you are looking for? http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3498633/Trail/searchtext%3EBALL+PIT.htm

Fitzio

csh wrote: »

Well remembered! Not sure I'd get enough use out the L&G to buy it now???

Everything just clicked at once for Kieren a few days after the teeth came. Obviously they were taking all his concentration!
Hes totally changed overnight into a wee scamp!!!
But I bet on Saturday he'll be good as gold and sleep in his pram the full time lol

Holly has definitely had a burst of hyperactivity since her teeth came in - although it's mainly been with her chattering. She has barely had time for breath since! Yesterday she was being extra wriggly and arching her back loads and stuff so it's just a matter of time. She has been grabbing on to the toys in her playgym and using them to pull herself into a different position.
H will be the same though on Sat. Stunned into silence by all the new faces. I hope Scruffy is ok and can still make it.

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

The babies are about a year apart though!

I really struggle when anybody changes avvy, takes me ages to get used to it (and then they change again LOL).

I know they are about a year apart, but V has managed to retain her youthful looks! I wish I could. Enjoy your lunch out today. I am trying to cut down lunches out to once a week as I am a big fat heffer and skint now that SMP has started!!


I must fill in my tax credits form today.
I must fill in my tax credits form today.
I must fill in my tax credits form today.


Csh - There are a couple of L&G Activity Centres on my local Netmums for £40. If you are interested, I could check them out. Tempted myself, but hubby would probably kill me as we have no room left. We have the playgym, Jumperoo, highchair, Vtech walker, toybox, cradle swing and bouncy chair in the living room. No wonder there is no room for me to do the Wii Fit!

Off for a shower now. x

redmel1621

csh, I was going to suggest a little paddling pool, but got distracted by eBay!

Omg, somehow I have managed to lose 2lb.....no idea how, well I have been trying to eat a bit more healthily, although i have still eaten a fair amount of junk food? It's not as if I don't need to lose weight, but I am definitely not 'trying' too.

csh_2

tiamai_d wrote: »

csh, is this what you are looking for? http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3498633/Trail/searchtext%3EBALL+PIT.htm

I don't know what I'm looking for wahhhhhh! Think I'd want more inflatableness?
I'm wanting a second to put the kettle on or answer the door without him hanging upside down out of something down I come back lol

workinmummy

I Pm'd Beenie last night as I noticed she is "missing". She is feeling a little down

My_Fathers_Daughter

csh wrote: »

I need ideas at the moment K has a bouncy chair that hes about outgrown so almost redundant, and a sit me up cosy from the ELC that he likes to hang his head upside down til it touches the foor so looking like thats heading for the attic too.
He has a blanket that he plays on the floor on and a door bouncer, his walker and a baby gym thing he still likes but I'm looking for something he can sit in contained(!) with his toys thats not a travel cot. At the moment I can't even nip out of the room without him getting into bother!
I was thinking mabe a ball pit or something? What do other people have?[/QUOTE]

A baby who gets into bother the minute I leave the room!! I went through this process and then decided that anything I bought wasn't going to contain him for long (he is most defintely a free-range baby!) so why waste my money?

If I really need him to be contained for a few mins I stick him in his highchair (in front of CBeebies if needs be ), most of the time I let him roam free and don't leave him for long!!

csh wrote: »

I don't know what I'm looking for wahhhhhh! Think I'd want more inflatableness?
I'm wanting a second to put the kettle on or answer the door without him hanging upside down out of something down I come back lol

My CM has a paddling pool which she fills with balls - but that will only keep a baby contained until they start crawling?

The only way to contain them is a baby cage

redmel1621

I also have a free-range baby (to a point) I basically put baby gates on the kitchen door and stairs and a fire guard on the fire, there is nothing he can hurt himself on with the fire but I can't be bothered with the mess of coals being pulled all over the place;) There is nothing low down that I don't want him to have.....the only thing left to do is put some door locks on the dvd cabinet. He just roams around the living room/playroom/hallway and as MFD says, i just don't really leave him for long.

Could you baby proof the living room and just let him roam free...

Right must go and p in a pot then off to appt....see you soon xx