**** June & July 2013 Mummies and Babies ****

[Robyner]

We do BLW. She has bite sized shredded wheat with fruit or porridge fingers, grated apple, sultanas and cinnamon or occasionally pancakes. For lunch she loves pizza toast or sardines on toast and sometimes bread and cheese and she now manages a whole clementine which are her favourite at the moment. As well as blueberries but i do squish them as they are quite small and slippery. For dinner I do whatever we are having, from scratch with no added salt. Things like lasagne, omelette, lemon chicken. She eats most vegetables. I also give her rice pudding, yoghurt and jelly as she practices with a spoon. I've never puréed anything, though she has mashed potato if we have it.

It was slow at the start and it's still extremely messy, but it's been really successful. She's gagged on a few things and I still watch her like a hawk but I've been reassured by researching BLW and researching the gag reflex as it is very far forward and does a great job protecting them. As somebody has pointed out already, if they are making a noise they are not choking. Dh did a baby first aid course and I'm hoping to attend one soon.

 

[hayels]

Hi lovely ladies. How are you all doing. Can't believe Harrys just over 9 months now. Hes still not crawling but just rolls himself every were. I can't believe I actually ordered his birthday cake today . The lady who is making it gets booked up really fast so had to get it in bit just seems mad. & Harry is still little tinker with his food still likes everything pureed. He will eat finger foods but if I try feed him a meal that is even a little bit lumpy he has a break down . I have given up stressing about it and just hope he will grow out of it sooner rather than later. Hope all your little ones are doing well xx

 

[Becky1]

Time really is flying isn't it. I'm on the count down to going back to work - can't believe it! Josh isn't crawling either but is getting increasingly frustrated that he can't - I don't mind as I haven't baby proofed yet. He's good with his food and will eat a lot of things mashed not puréed and is ok with finger food. He had a fish finger the other day and loved it.

I'm off to get him weighed on Friday - can't wait to see how much he is, he's so podgy now.

What's the cake like you've ordered? I've not thought about it until now - my friend made her little boy the most amazing in the night garden cake - I'd love to make one but I'm not very creative.

xx

 

[Holi]

Birthday cakes!! Seems mad!! My mums made me and my sister the same birthday fudge cake since I can remember - nothing fancy but its tradition - ill be doing same for my kid(s)

Rosie's 8 months on Saturday - love this age! Lots of smiles/giggles. Can play happily. Lettin her try new things - it's just nice to witness!

What's everyone got planned for Mother's Day?? I'm so excited - it's my first! Hope my oh realises how important it is (not presents, just a nice day planned) might have to start dropping hints!! X

 

[Robyner]

Hi ladies! I know it's crazy to think we will have had our bundles for almost a year!
My sil is making my cake, I spoke to her last night. Thinking of baby einstein. I did have a panic as she seemed to lose interest in them and they were the one thing that would let me get a shower and do essential jobs! Tried on the older ones that I had, Noah's ark and another animal one and she's back into it phew!
CR has been crawling for a few weeks, seems more content now she can follow me around. She definitely understands the word daddy and whenever I said it she crawled to near the hall and looked around at the door. Captured it on video and Dh was just mush lol. She still only has two bottom teeth though lol all the others I know her age have at least 5! Not even any sign of more yet.

 

[SaraLouise]

Harrison is just getting his first tooth now robyner lol!

No crawling here yet! But he can pull himself from lying to sitting & from sitting to standing if hes near furniture. He still can't roll from front to back yet either!

We are getting lots of words now though, yeah, no, dada, nana, baba, mama, hiya & ta, proper little chatterbox x

 

[Becky1]

Birthday cakes!! Seems mad!! My mums made me and my sister the same birthday fudge cake since I can remember - nothing fancy but its tradition - ill be doing same for my kid(s)

Rosie's 8 months on Saturday - love this age! Lots of smiles/giggles. Can play happily. Lettin her try new things - it's just nice to witness!

What's everyone got planned for Mother's Day?? I'm so excited - it's my first! Hope my oh realises how important it is (not presents, just a nice day planned) might have to start dropping hints!! X

We've booked to go out for lunch with the family - really looking forward to it. Also oh has asked me if I had to choose a photo of Josh I love and one of me and Josh which ones would it be... I'm hoping it's for something for Mother's Day. He def knows how important it is to me ))

 

[Kay Kay]

Hi girls nice to hear how you're all getting on. Matthew's not crawling yet either but can go backwards, sideways and round in a circle lol! And is rolling all over the place. Sitting up well although sometimes he'll launch himself backwards so I need to keep an eye on him or he'll bang hishhead. Wee crazy dude!

Food wise we're going well with finger food, actually better than when I feed him with a spoon. I have to sing songs to him to get him to eat from the spoon! It's tiring! Dinner time is stressful, he whines and shrieks a lot so by the time hubby walks through the door I'm ready to hand over! Getting much better with the sippy cup and can feed himself now but also still throws it about!

No teeth still! Although it does seem like he's teething from time to time. I was late getting teeth (13 months) so he might take after me. Doesn't stop him eating things though. It's funny but some girls in my baby classes are so competitive about teeth! What's that about? It's not an achievement or skill, he'll get teeth when they come through!

Looking forward to mothers day, not sure what hubby has planned but would like a nice lunch or something. I better not forget my own mum lol x

 

[Robyner]

Harrison is just getting his first tooth now robyner lol!

No crawling here yet! But he can pull himself from lying to sitting & from sitting to standing if hes near furniture. He still can't roll from front to back yet either!

We are getting lots of words now though, yeah, no, dada, nana, baba, mama, hiya & ta, proper little chatterbox x

WOW that's awesome! CR hadn't said any words that I recognise yet, lots of chatter but not actual words. How exciting! Can't wait until she can say mama!

 

[laurat]

Hey girls, thought Id bump to see how were all doing? Were getting on well. Back to work in 2 weeks so got the fear factor now!!

 

[SaraLouise]

We've got 2 teeth now & he's finally crawling.. still not rolling from front to back though

I'm lucky that I don't necessarily NEED to go back to work, but think i could do with going back one or two evenings week if we wanted to live the life we want.

But now I'm up the duffer it might be a bit tricky to get a job haha x

 

[laurat]

I saw in another thread SarahLouise that you were pregnant again! When did you find out?

 

[hayels]

Arr congratulations Sara Louise. Can't believe were the time is going harry atill not crawling but bum shuffles and rolls him self every were. Hes started to try pull him self up now in stuff aswell. Good luck back at work laura its not to bad once your there. X

 

[SaraLouise]

Thanks ladies! I found out last week, 2 days after I had abdo surgery

Not quite sure exactly how far I am as cycles have been really messed up but think it's 4-5 weeks so not very far lol, but still a big shock to the system!

Just trying to get my head around 2 under 18 months now lol!

Ah bum shuffling is soo cute! Harrisons not done that yet!

 

[Kay Kay]

Congrats Sara!

Matthew's not crawling yet. He goes backwards and round in circles still. We have one tooth! Weaning is still hit and miss. He just had a meltdown tonight when I tried to give him an ellas kitchen pouch. But then ate his rice pudding and fruit. He's a wee rascal!

 

[SaraLouise]

I've given up with all purees, he literally eats whatever we are having lol, he even had some gammon steak this afternoon lol! X

 

[Holi]

Sara amazing news on baba no2!! You gonna find out the flavour?!

Rosie's doing well!! She will only eat either completely smooth (so like stage 1) or finger food, so it's been alright, lots of experimenting!

Still no movement from her lazy bum tho!! She just doesn't seem interested!! I don't mind, I'm kinda hoping it stay that way for a while (we're off on holiday early June) and if she can't move it'll be so much easier! Might be wishful thinking eh!

Started swimming lessons this week which is lovely for her.

 

[Kay Kay]

That's good Sara. I can't really give Matthew what I'm eating cos I'm on the weight watchers lol. He gets full fat and I get no fat xx

 

[SaraLouise]

Ooh yes we will definitely found out gender! Hopefully going to have a 16 week gender scan but depends on moneys lol. Not sure when to tell people, we want to leave it as late as possible really. But I've bought H a little vest that says "im going to be a big brother" and I'm going to take him to our parents in that when we are ready

 

[laurat]

Congratulations SarahLouise I also meant to say!!!

R is rolling more but still an absolute lazy tike. We had mastered breakfast lunch and dinner to be put back the last few days again due to him having a cough. Real slow process with feeding. He does have 4 teeth now, changes his wee face. Cutest thing yet though is him clapping his hands on command when we sing clap a clap a handies!!