MSE Parents Club Part 15

cazscoob

delain wrote: »

Cillit Bang. tried once in desperation when I'd run out of less industrial stuff. It will probably remove some of the paint too though so don't try it if your bedroom is a dark colour!
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I have that here so will give it a go! everything is magnolia we are allowed to decorate but i find it easier just now as i can just touch up when little drawings appear etc!

Hope you manage to get peace this afternoon! doesnt look like i will be getting any at all now! right im off to get ready and get supplies in before we cant get anything again :rollseyes:

weezl74

hello Caz, DH and I made your truffles over the weekend as little extra christmas gifts for a few folk. thank you so much for the recipe

cazscoob

Hi Weezl how are you?? glad you are enjoying them, i havent made them in a while so will definatly be giving them another go can i ask what cocoa you coated them in as last time the cocoa i used was a bit bitter xx

aless02

weezl74 wrote: »

hello Caz, DH and I made your truffles over the weekend as little extra christmas gifts for a few folk. thank you so much for the recipe

Do you have the link handy? I forgot to bookmark these last time and I think they would make a great addition to my Christmas hampers.

kindofagilr

CAFCGirl wrote: »

Morning

Good night here, I think Lis gearing up to drop one of his bottles soon enough..... He had baby porridge yesterday and seemed to really enjoy it.... i made up the one spoon to 3 to liquid..... but it didnt seem to last v.long LOL How much/what size spoon would people recommend?

he still ate all his 210ml bottles yesterday but his early morning one which used to be at half 5 is now generally after half 7.....so is all eeking forward....

Hey

I know L is younger than E lol but E has 15tsp porridge mixed with 15 tsp water

I think the packet says 8tsp for Ls age? I can check when I get home?

Awww aless cute pic of finn

Also with the weaning thing I probably did it wrong, but I enver gave E a bottle then food cos I thought well he will be full off his bottle, so E used to have

7am bottle
9am porridge
11am bottle
1pm lunch (small jar)
3pm bottle
5pm tea (small jar)
6.30pm bottle
12am bottle

Now (and for the last 4 weeks so since he was just over 7 months old) he has

7am bottle
9am porridge
1pm big stage 2 jar baby food and pot of fromage frais
4.30pm big stage 2 baby food jar and pot of fromage frais
6.00pm bottle
12am bottle

Ok I am at work BOO first day back, missing Elliot like mad!!!!!

I havent been abel to catch up properly and I have to jkey back in from my dinner

Spoeak to you all later xx

redstararnie76

Can I just cry please? My house still has tons of stuff in it, it desperately needs a deep clean once I've packed, baby is waking up, he needs to be fed, then I need to get A from school - I've only got three more days, of which I'll be able to devote about 3 hours a day to the house if I'm lucky. I have two boxes left to pack things in. DH is in bed, I've had hardly any sleep, and I'm starting to freak out. I'm NEVER going to be finished in time to get out on Friday

redmel1621

Boo for first day back at work Kindof

Red - I am sure it will all come together....have you got any carrier bags/bin bags that you can just shove stuff into, just to get it 'packed' and ready to go? Also have you or dh got any friends/work mates that could possibly come and give a hand, and maybe get a mummy friend to take A home with them and give her dinner, even if you arrange that for tomorrow..... I am sure you have probably thought of all these options so sorry if i'm just stating the obvious. Have some ((hugs)) too:)

xx

CAFCGirl

Red - I second what Mel said, nyhting that can go in carrier bags/bin bags, such as clothes, anything soft/light. Can you do a quick dart to a supermarket etc for more boxes? even if its just the fruit and veggie ones, theyre quite stable for things like books etc.

You will get it done, and it will all be fine, best thing you can do right now (as hard as it is) take a break, have a drink, sit down, and maybe write out a plan, stick to one room, get it cleared completely, I recommend smaller rooms first, such as bathroom.
I've moved so many times and always end up with so much in carrier bags.
Does your OH work nights or is he ill in bed? Sorry i couldnt remember..... Is there anyone you can ask to come over and watch over the littlies, could you maybe get A to sort of help you this afternoon?Make it a kind of game? like all soft toys into a bin bag?

redstararnie76

thanks for your suggestions, it helps just being able to vent on here. DH is ill in bed at the moment and has been since yesterday morning, and I don't really have anyone I can ask to help - the few people I feel comfortable asking, are already helping us out tremendously and I don't feel I can ask them for anything more.
I've asked on freecycle for some boxes and I think I've been offered some, so I'll have to pop out later and get them.
I think I am getting there slowly, it just feels like it's taking forever, and there's still loads to do.
It doesn't help that I want to rant at DH for leaving me to it, even though I know that he's really unwell, and keeps being sick - I know it's not his fault, but it doesn't make it any easier.

CAFCGirl

I hope he feels better soon hun, not just to help you but generally.....

Those who are helping you are doing so because they love you, and want to help. Plus you can always make it up to them in the New Year

I know what its like when it gets a bit 'wood for the trees', but I promise you it will all work out fine. Is it rented you're moving out of? And when do you have to hand over keys?

I'm having a teary day today, happy teary though. I had to run out at 9am into town for formula as DH is working full days all week but started at half 11 this morning, and we would have needed it later in the week but I cant be sure when the snow would thaw o get out with pushchair.....
Anyway 9am i was all bundled up, an walking under the underpass, regular homeless bloke asked me for any spare change and I said no sorry, and he wished me a good day and said thankyou..... So I got my formula, about to make for home, darted into starbucks and bought a large hot chocolate, walked back through underpass and gave it to homeless bloke, who was so thankful, I told him I dont give money, but i wanted to know he'd had a hot drink today, and he was still calling after me when i got to the end of the tunnel saying thankyou and god bless..... so I cried, when I got home, when I sat down to feed L. Just thinking that man is someone's baby....

DH told me he's probably a drunk or a druggie, or both, and I dont care..... It was a good thing to do, and I would rather do it and be the fool, than to have not done it....

And NOW L is growing up,he's been sat up by himself quite well today, I've had to lift the back recline on his swing up so he can play with his toys in it, and hes starting to engage a lot more..... Oh and he ate all the porridge I made for him LOL

Mel and Kindof - and everyone else that wrote (sorry baby brain) about weaning, thanks for tips (oh and Gill ( just remember)). I did a dessert spoon of porridge and some of his formula to mix it rather than water so the taste was similar..... and he crammed it in LOLlittle wee porker....
He generally has

7am - 150-210mls formula
10am - 210mls
1pm 210mls
4/4:30pm 210mls
6:30pm 210mls

The timings vary slightly dependant on the morning wake up, and naps etc....

So with his 1pm feed today he had 1 dessert spoon of porridge mixed with 2 1/2 dessert spoons of formula and then drunk the rest of the bottle.....
I've been giving him the porridge first as well, rather than as is suggested by most of what ive read to do some bottle, feed porridge then rest of bottle. He doesnt like bein interrupted on the bottle LOL and wont go back to it.