Emma – That’s fantasic about T sleeping better. I’ll keep my that it continues for you. I find B wakes up/stirs a lot too when he’s cold. I’ve gotten my mum to send me some sleep suits from over home for him (they are heaps nicer and warmer then the ones we can get here). That way it doesn’t matter if he uncovers himself as he’ll still be snugged up all nice and warm.
I’ve wondered as well it it’s scary for them when they first start walking. I think it might have something to do with confidence as well. I know the more I ‘force’ him (take him outside with me and put him on the grass) the better he gets and the more often he does it un prompted. But if I go a couple of days without taking him outside (when it rains) he goes back to not doing it at all. ITMS?
DH and his mum….well, he kinda sees her for what she is, but not totally. He knows that she’s been horrible to him and that she does things that just aren’t ‘right’ or ‘normal’ but he can’t bring himself to cut her out of his life because he thinks she’ll change and because he’s his mother. So unfortunately that means she can still make him feel miserable and put the guilt trip on him and make him feel like he’s a horrible person.
Sal – I’ve thought about trying to have a party that she doesn’t know about, but I worry a bit that she might find out. I know everyone would be willing to keep a secret, but I worry that something might slip accidentally. Although maybe I should just stop worrying so much and organize two parties, one for just her (so her, my mum….can’t really cut her out as she’s flying in from overseas and staying with us althought I know MIL will make her uncomfortable and make jabs at her all night , DH, B and I) and one for everyone else.
And yeah, we’re thinking/trying for another…..not that it’s going all that well. I’ve only ovulated 3 times since B was born (twice since we’ve started TTC) and AF only just came back a couple of weeks ago. Given the first time around it took us 18 months and drugs to make me ovulate, which I can’t take when I am breast feeding, I’m not holding out high hopes for number two happening any time soon.