MSE Parents Club Part 13

keelykat

musogirl295 wrote: »

Hi everyone! Hope you're all ok. Haven't posted in ages but I have been lurking and keeping an eye on you all!

Holly is 11 weeks today and she just seems so grown up now. Really starting to enjoy being a mummy now she's a bit more interesting and robust! I found the 1st 6 weeks quite difficult and she felt so fragile.

She's holding her head up really well for long periods now and making really cute noises. She has the most gorgeous smile and she's starting to play the piano! She sits on your lap and pushes the keys down with her fists while listening really intently.

At the piano:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6767780&l=e4e18e970d&id=501273988

In her cute raincoat:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6735960&l=9a4caa3f32&id=501273988

Feeling a bit downhearted today. We really want to buy a bigger house, we currently have a very small 2 bed, so we had a valuation done today. It turns out things haven't improved as much as we'd thought and we're still in about 20k negative equity and stand no chance of getting the mortgage we need. I know we're lucky that we've got jobs and can afford a good lifestyle but I can't help but be really frustrated that we can't move on up.:(

We're stuck with our two bed apartment, I'm fed up of people saying oh Elliot would love a garden to run around...when I can't really do much about it! We can afford to move, but no one is buying around here it seems, especially not flats.

hammyhunter wrote: »

Loving all the very, very cute pics

D has already been naked in our garden but we live very rurally so the chances of anyone untoward seeing anything is remote. I am not sure if I would allow him to be naked in a public place though....

On the subject of nakedness, I won't be letting Elliot run around naked in public as i do worry about perves/wierdo's....but mainly the sun worries me. He's got pale skin like me, and i burn quickly!

When he's ready to potty train, I'll happily let him go naked around the house though. Will be easier then pulling clothes on and off to begin with

Looks like I'll be rushing around like an idiot on Friday, we might be going away that evening instead of Saturday morning. Because of going to the meet on thursday, i'll be doing all my packing etc on friday morning!

Keely.

Tigsteroonie

SugarSpun wrote: »

I know you've just come in from work, but work is where you go to be a grown up and when you come home you get to be Daddy. Be Daddy.

Krystaltips wrote: »

Hubby is like that when he comes in from work too Sugar... I get sick of hearing "I've been at work all day" like running round after toddlers is a walk in the park...

Damn, you mean I won't be allowed to say such things when I come in from my new job? I thought that was part of role reversal, that I can say all the lazy chauvinist things :rotfl:

Evansangel

Kindof, fab tooth! We have no teeth here, but we have very hard gums, lots of dribble and a stress head stroppy baby lol.
Muso, Lily went into 3-6m at 8 weeks. Now she's 5m and they are starting to be to big. Which brings me to..

Remember i said about the hv wanted us back to re weigh Lily due to hardly any weight gain.
Well her jeans and top, which used to fit, are very baggy on her today. The jeans keep falling down. They could be stretched but im stupidly worried cause she's still throwing up every bottle

Edit, i should add that she seems fine. She's smiley, happy and looks well in herself. Someone tell me im being a silly first time mummy

gill_81uk

musogirl295 wrote: »

Red -got the coat from Mothercare. It's still quite big on her tho. It's 0-3 but shes a titchy bubs.

How old were your babies when they moved into 3-6 months clothes?

H is the only baby in my mum and baby group who's still in 0-3 and they're all the same age. We can still squeeze her into large newborn stuff too!

Thomas went into his just a couple of weeks before he hit 3 months but it very much depended where they come from. I find that Peacocks and BHS are a small fit while the Asda stuff comes up bigger. In sleepsuits the Asda ones are quite a small fit, esp once they've been washed. He definitely won't make it to 6 months with them tho!

Krystaltips

EA, does she shuffle around much when she's on the floor? Maybe she's using up more energy than when she was lying still?

If you're worried about her throwing up her bottles, definitely tell the HV!

Evansangel

She is very active on the floor. She also has a very naturally thin Dad (grr to him )

gill_81uk

Gym - I've got T in a mix of 3s and 4s! I moved up when he started leaking up the back.

EA - it sounds as though Lily is just going to be thin. Are you getting dirty and wet nappies? If you are the I wouldn't worry about.

searching_me

:hello: everyone .... booked my tickets today so all ready for the meet ... paid alittle extra and got an open ticket ..

sj i dont know if taras still coming i have asked but doesnt look like it ...

((hugs)) to everyone and :coffee: and biccies to anyone who fancies one x

gymfiend

£80 is mega cheap GISI, buy it and stick it on eBay

EA has Lily always been pukey? Or is the puking a new thing? How long's it been going on for? I wouldn't worry too much about her weight provided she seems fine, if we didn't have charts would you feel any need to worry? I try to think that way whenever they tell me Guy's too thin/head's too big etc, there has to be kids at either ends of the scale that are thin or fat, just like there are people

Wow Gill it's so weird how our babies are all totally different shapes and sizes, I can't imagine Guy graduating to a size 4 nappy any time soon! Is Thomas a big boy? Don't think I've seen any pics On a total side note, I love the name Thomas & DH and I would like to call any subsequent boy Thom

Sarah_Joanne

kindofagilr wrote: »

lol thanks, it took about 7 shots, I was trying to make him laugh, but he has gone all camera shy recently so as soon as he saw it he wouldnt even laugh lol

Fab pic of E's tooth.

Lovely pic of the lovely Guy earlier too. I get to see him in the flesh tomorrow :T

Muso fabs pics also! So many lovely pics I can hardly keep track

musogirl295 wrote: »

Red -got the coat from Mothercare. It's still quite big on her tho. It's 0-3 but shes a titchy bubs.

How old were your babies when they moved into 3-6 months clothes?

H is the only baby in my mum and baby group who's still in 0-3 and they're all the same age. We can still squeeze her into large newborn stuff too!

Alfie is 6 months now and has been in 3-6 sleepsuits for a few weeks, but the majority of his 3-6 actual clothes are still very big on him. He is dinky though.

I had to fish risotto out from his nostril earlier! I was a bit worried about poking it further in but managed it ok. He liked the risotto though. Seems to enjoy garlic too, he was licking boursin off a rice cracker yesterday!