MSE Parents Club Part 13

Evansangel

angelfairy wrote: »

thanks for that info EA ... will have to keep investigating.

does making your lives more 'interesting' have to involve going out? i know of course, some going out would, but what about doing things together/as a family indoors, or local so it doesn't get in the way of Lily's naps etc?

All we have is the park at the end of the road, but i did suggest some 'indoor' things. I said if we put Lily to bed at 8pm, we could watch a movie. But he said that we wont have time, as we go to bed at 10pm and we can still watch a movie whilst Lily is downstairs with us.

At the moment Lily falls asleep at 8pm(ish) and we take her upto bed at 10, but i want to start putting her up early so she's used to it for when she goes in her own room, but he doesn't want to incase she wakes up and she's on her own.

Usually he just puts his xbox on when we're at home, is why i come on here.

Evansangel

Ooooh, i forgot to say!

My best friend found out she's having a girl today! :j

She has one of each now

aless02

ea, tell me to butt out, but 10pm is really late for a baby lily's age. 8pm is a much more reasonable bedtime and healthier for her to help achieve the 11-12hrs our babies need right now. Plus then u will get ur evening back!! It made a big difference to us when we put Finn down for a proper early bedtime at around 2 months, as suddenly we had the evenings all to ourselves again.

Happy birthday Molly!!! I hope Miss Mollyfrog, formerly Bellyfrog, thoroughly enjoys herself and gets some cake.

Sami_Bee

Evansangel wrote: »

Antilop users:

Does the Antilop fold down?

The highchair we have doesn't fold down at all, and we have to room to store it. So we are wanting one that folds.

Don't quite know why I'm not asleep right now?!
Just thought I'd say although the antilop doesn't fold the legs come off really easily so you could realistically remove them and shove it in a cupboard everyday no problem Its so easy I have often been really tempted to take it with me when I'm going to a foody place I know has those crap wooden[STRIKE] implements of tourture[/STRIKE] uncomfortable highchairs

ladybirdintheuk

Morning all. EA I can't remember when we did it, but i made a big difference when we started putting Izzy to bed at a proper bedtime, and having the evenings to our selves. Mind you, we still end up with me on the laptop and DH on the playststation. We do have a few multiplayer games, so sometimes I persuade him to play something I can join in with at least.

Jillie I love the pics - I've friended you too (i'm AJT). Back to work today. Boo Hoo!

SugarSpun

Happy birthday Amelie!

Molly thanks you all for your good wishes :A

chopsticks wrote: »

Have you got anything planned for Molly's birthday (apart from "unwrapping" the dome )?

We're going to the interactive bubbles exhibit at the museum, possibly to free play at Gymboree and then we're meeting some friends for dinner so they too can marvel at my lovely monkey.

aless02 wrote: »

ea, tell me to butt out, but 10pm is really late for a baby lily's age.

Happy birthday Molly!!! I hope Miss Mollyfrog, formerly Bellyfrog, thoroughly enjoys herself and gets some cake.

Some babies settle into a late sleep pattern, it's not ideal for parents but it's not necessarily unusual. It's only now Molly's only having 1-2 shortish naps in a day that she's tired by 8-8:30pm and I can get her down, before we'd put her down at 8 and she'd be up at 9:30 wide awake and thinking she'd just had another nap and it was playtime again. I think Rhys was the same way?

And thank you

I'm really curious about 3's TMI question...

:wave: Scruffy and AF, not seen you for a while

BrunoM

Anyone ever bought from https://www.canvasrus.co.uk ? We think we're going to get prints done from my and my brother's families for my parent's 40th wedding anniversary next week. They look decent and we're using some image software to create fancy mosaic effect things of a hundred tiny tile pictures.

Morning all. Day off today to take OH to hospital for the gender scan (forgot its proper name) while my mum babysits Elijah - this is something that has not really happened while he is awake and active so will be interesting to see how it goes.

After visiting Kew with my brother on Sunday and E meeting my 6 month old nephew Solomon, we were telling Elijah that there's a baby in mama's tummy yesterday. He was being very wide-eyed and puzzled then suddenly tapped the tummy and said "Ohhhhhhhhhhh! Baby cousin! Baby cousin Sol coming!" and wandered off happy that he had understood

Happy birthday Molly! It's Elijah's tomorrow time flies doesn't it!

BrunoM

3's question was still there whited out, at least an hour ago, SS! Wasn't that exciting

E's sleep routine is still in the annoying category in that he regularly goes to sleep 9-9.30pm, is up for 6.30-6.45, and then has a 90 minute to 2 hours nap most days around 2pm, but occasionally skips it (then goes to bed at 8.30 instead).

SugarSpun

Thanks Bruno

Happy birthday Becles I put it on FB but not here, sorry.

I didn't know Elijah;s birthday is tomorrow - I wasn't on the thread this day last year Do you have lovely stuff planned?
Also, is Mrs Bruno Mama because of Elijah's choice or was it to avoid Mommy/Mummy confusion? I'm also Mama, because German kids call their mothers that and I thought that if she got lost and someone asked, Wo ist deine Mama? she wouldn't understand. Husband wanted to be Papa but Molly calls him Dadada so he's resigned to it

BrunoM

Oo happy birthday also Becles

We actually have nothing planned for tomorrow, which is very bad. We do have a nice barbecue on Saturday with various family and friends with kids coming over though, which should be good. Presents from me will include a scooter and a stack of Dr Seuss books

OH is mama because Elijah came up with it; I don't think we called her mama in front of him before he started using it... similarly(ish) I am dadden, although we were calling me daddy. He occasionally says daddy but clearly prefers dadden