Big hugs Kel...sounds like your having a rough time...Thats great your mum could see how tough its' been...maybe she can come over and help more often??
Sorry, I can't remember but have you been to sleep school? I'd definitely try and get in if you can before bubs comes along...It may be hard but it's going to be the best thing to do inthe long run I think - especially with bubs arriving very soon....Just for your own sanity...those early weeks your going to be even more sleep deprivated and it would be helpful if Lily was sleeping a bit better by then...
Just an opinion...just tell me to shut it if you like...again big hugs and I hope you get some more sleep tonight!
I'm feeling pretty crook again today. Had yesterday off work and Ben and I had a HUGE snuggle in bed for an hour - it was wonderful. He's normally not very snuggly, but just lately he's started giving lots of cuddles and kisses all the time - I love it!
I am nearly 10 weeks now and have my fingers crossed that this time the m/s will leave me at 12 weeks - not 20 like it was with Ben!
I'm sorry ladies, I'm finding it hard to keep a train of thought so I won't do personals today.
Hope all your littlies are behaving and sleeping well at night
Hi All,
Kris - Beau is much better today thankgod! He has been quite good actually....tell me about the market - Dh and I were just discussing changing agents....oh lord I am so over it! I have a beautiful house - but being here every day now I have started to question it you know? Like I cant wait to leave! Once you make the decision - it cant come quick enough!
Kaz - Beau has 8teeth now - the molar area feels hard now and his fingers are always back there and he hits his face too - did you find pip worse with the last two aswell?
Dis - Sorry you arent feeling great but those cuddles with Ben sound nice! I love cuddles - I am teaching Beau "cuddle teddy" which he does, and now "cuddle mummy" hopefully he will say mummy soon too!
Kel - Hugs to you Kel, gosh I wish Lil would sort herself out! I think you should consider maybe trying to do TTC sleep again, pick a time when DH has a few days off at least and he can support you. If the crying doesnt worry him as much as you. I know Lil vomited last time didnt she? You poor thing, I cant imagine how tired and stressed you are. Like Kris I am not being pushy or telling you what to do or anything but I met a lady just today with a 13month old and she just tried it as he was waking heaps and he is sleeping thru after one night crying for only an hour. I am glad too your mum saw what Lily can be like (what they can all be like) too - not the always perfect grand daughter!! Hopefully she will give you some more support too. Chin up, this too shall pass.
Us - Beau is much better today, slept till 6am which has been un heard of! He just had a mega long nap which I think is his teeth too - he is so tired in the day so we are off to the park before New Macdonald comes on!
xxx
Jen, I know it's funny - we've always been happy here and we fell in love with the place from the word go and then you have people walking through that obviously don't like it at all and it makes it a bit sad! LOL! We'll just have to cope if it doesn't sell but I'm not looking forward to 3 babies in a 2br unit I can tell you!! You poor things though - yours has been on a lot longer than ours and you have the added presssure that you've already bought (is that right??) We're not going to look at anything else now until we've sold here - we definitely couldn't afford 2 mortgages thats for sure!!
Yeah at getting a bit of a sleep in and some decent nap time! It can make so much of a difference (to both of you!!!)
We just had another lady through the house...not holding my breath but at least it's one more chance...
bit tired here, bit migrainey. Pip looks like he's getting over his cold, maybe its cause he eats lots of mandarins - demands them. About 2-3 tiny ones / day!
Kel - in a way, good then she was her normal self around your mum. Hopefully you can get a bit more help! Erk re the rug too
Jen - ummm he was more drooley, but just more generally unsettled. Pulled his ears a lot, hit his head behind his ears a bit too. Now his top jaw is thickening up. cuddle teddy is cute!
Kris - it will work out when the time is right *hugs*
Thankyou all for your kind and reassuring words, I feel like such a whinger lately! All I do is moan and whine about how I feel....I hate being like this. Anyway...
Kris, yeah, I have issues with my mum and the fact she doesn't come here much, though lately she seems to be making a bit more of an effort. There's other issues too, but it's all a looong story, too long for now
No we haven't been to sleep school. I seriously considered it a few weeks/months ago, but never made the call. I don't think I could do it. I can't stand to hear Lil cry, especially now being soooo overly emotional. It would all be too traumatic for me, not to mention her, with a new baby and new routine, kwim? I know when the baby comes I will be even more desperate for sleep, but I will deal with that when it happens I guess. If I am struggling then, then I will consider sleep school again. The last two nights she has been sleeping better. Only two wake ups and going straight to sleep after a bottle. DH has 5 days off soon and we are going to try giving her water instead of milk for those days to see how we go. Maybe she'll decide it's not worth waking for?? Wishful thinking maybe, but its worth a try! This morning she woke up at 7.45. It was sooo devine to sleep in a bit, with DH in bed too!
Disgirl, sorry you are feeling yuck. Hopefully it won't last too long. How lovely you got such beautiful cuddles with Ben though. Lil won't lay in bed with me anymore. She will snuggle next to me on the lounge sitting up, but not laying in bed.
Jen, thanks for your advice too. We are going to try to get her off the bottles at night when DH has more than a few days off. Maybe that will trigger her to sleep through...who knows! We have had some loud night road works happening outside, some nights literally outside our units. And I swear some of our neighbours are soo inconsiderate and the noise they make all echoes around in her room and our hallway. I think sometimes that's what wake her.
I'm glad to hear that Beau was being better bahaved today. I think Lily might be teething again too. She does the head hitting and head butting thing too and she also bites everything- the lounge, her soft toys, towels, clothes, me....anything that is soft and spongey gets seriously chomped on! She's also got a rash around her mouth and is drooling like nothing else. THough I cna't see any red or swollen gums...maybe her teeth are just moving.
Kaz, glad to hear Pip is better now. And Lily LUUURRRVES mandarines too. My mum has a tree in her yard and Lily just picks them off and chomps on them, sometimes skin and all if your not quick enough to peel it!!
Well for us, we had a much better day today. Lily slept well, well it was good for her! Two wake ups and sleeping in til 7.45! Then she was in such a great mood all day. Mum had her for a few hours while DH and I went to the movies (saw the second Narnia movie) and had lunch together just us. It was really nice to spend time together it's been waaay too long! And Lily loves it at mums where she can run free in her yard and play with my neice. She was so cute when she came home too, every time DH and I had a cuddle or a kiss, she came in between us and held her arms up to get some lovin too. Just too precious. Then we made a bit of a game of it, DH kissed me and Lily made kiss sounds so I had to kiss her, then DH then her.... Then she was just making kissy sounds to me all night to kiss her. Ugh, she knows how to melt my heart!! (And drive me insane....)
She's only had one sleep today, so I am hoping that maybe that might make her sleep more tonight. She's still sleeping twice a day most days, only not sleeping twoce if we're out or if she's very involved in her playing, like with my neice and nephew, or friends. Maybe she's sleeping badly at night cause she's sleeping too much in the day? Though she only usually sleeps 40mins then anywhere between 40min-1 1/2 hrs for her second sleep, so not much more than two hours a day on any day if that. Which is pretty normal from what I can gather.
Anyway, going to have a shower and go to bed, night all, hope it's a good one!!
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