Saturday, 23 April 2011
Monday, 11 April 2011
8 Months!
Joseph is now 8 months old and he has 5 teeth. He can sit, say mama and baba, has a great pincher hold and feeds really well. He still shows no sign of crawling yet, or sleeping through the night.
Currently he has a virus. I took him to the dr today because he has had a fever since yesterday morning which I haven't been able to lower. He's a little moody but still feeding a little and filling his nappies so nothing to major going on. Fingers crossed he's better tomorrow. I get scared he's going to have a febrile convulsion. Leila had one when she was smaller and it scared me half to death, even knowing what it was and that they are generally harmless, they are still really scary and not an experience I'd wish on any parent.
Lucy and Leila are off school for 2 1/2 weeks now. I'm hoping the weather holds out for some of it so we can make use of the garden. Daddy was in the garden with Joseph the other day, he was playing his guitar and singing. Lucy was in the house and Leila came in and asked her if she wanted to go out to play.
Lucy said "no"
Leila said "why, is it because daddy is singing?"
Lucy replied "yes, he's really playing me up!"
Currently he has a virus. I took him to the dr today because he has had a fever since yesterday morning which I haven't been able to lower. He's a little moody but still feeding a little and filling his nappies so nothing to major going on. Fingers crossed he's better tomorrow. I get scared he's going to have a febrile convulsion. Leila had one when she was smaller and it scared me half to death, even knowing what it was and that they are generally harmless, they are still really scary and not an experience I'd wish on any parent.
Lucy and Leila are off school for 2 1/2 weeks now. I'm hoping the weather holds out for some of it so we can make use of the garden. Daddy was in the garden with Joseph the other day, he was playing his guitar and singing. Lucy was in the house and Leila came in and asked her if she wanted to go out to play.
Lucy said "no"
Leila said "why, is it because daddy is singing?"
Lucy replied "yes, he's really playing me up!"
Friday, 1 April 2011
Bonnets and things
We had a letter from the school asking the children to make a bonnet for the Easter parade next week. Lucy (5) asks "mummy, can I have a proper bonnet this time instead of one made of cereal boxes?" I replied " But Lucy you won first prize with that bonnet"
Lucy " yes mummy, but I would like someone else to win first prize this time"
As for the little man, he's pulling himself up into sitting position now, and quickly growing too big for his crib so I'll have to get a cot soon.
He will not put his feet down and stand, he's still really floppy, and there is no attempts at crawling yet.
Lucy " yes mummy, but I would like someone else to win first prize this time"
He will not put his feet down and stand, he's still really floppy, and there is no attempts at crawling yet.
Friday, 25 March 2011
The First Word
Joseph said his first word yesterday (and now he won't stop saying it)
and what was his first word?
Drum roll please............... mama
He's the first of all my kids to say mama first, it's always been dada before.
I'm one really happy mama now :-)
Trying to ignore the fact that he calls just about everyone 'mama' not just me :-)
and what was his first word?
Drum roll please............... mama
He's the first of all my kids to say mama first, it's always been dada before.
I'm one really happy mama now :-)
Trying to ignore the fact that he calls just about everyone 'mama' not just me :-)
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
The Whole Five
when I tell people how many kids I have I always get raised eyebrows and comments. It didn't happen when I had two, or three or four so it only starts when you get to five. It probably continues after that but I'm not willing to test that theory.
Most of the comments are along the lines 'oh, you've got your hands full then' or 'I don't know how you cope' but they don't really apply to me. I like to think I cooked my kids in two batches. The first two came along in my 20's with my first husband. A boy and a girl, the perfect mix. Sometimes I was asked if I was going to have more but mostly people where satisfied that two was just right, especially as they were one of each kind. In my heart I always longed for more, but it wasn't to be, well not then anyway.
When my two babies where teenagers and their daddy was long gone I met a new man who didn't have kids. We decided to try for a baby and ended up with three! The first one was a long time coming and I thought that maybe because I was getting on a bit then maybe it was a little too late. I was wrong though and baby number three was born just before my 40th birthday. I'd always said that I wouldn't have a baby after 40 but the urge to have another was too much so baby number four came along when I was 41. There wasn't going to be a baby number five. We didn't plan another one but I did say one night that if the girls had bunk beds there would be room for another cot. Six weeks later I was pregnant!
So, we get past the raised eyebrows of the five kids, we get past the comments of my being a supermum coping with five little ones, but there is still the element of shock when people realise how old I am. It starts with the shock that my eldest is in his 20's, but of course I could have had him at 16, but I didn't, and now I've just had three children in my 40's. Hey, I always wanted to be a rebel!
Most of the comments are along the lines 'oh, you've got your hands full then' or 'I don't know how you cope' but they don't really apply to me. I like to think I cooked my kids in two batches. The first two came along in my 20's with my first husband. A boy and a girl, the perfect mix. Sometimes I was asked if I was going to have more but mostly people where satisfied that two was just right, especially as they were one of each kind. In my heart I always longed for more, but it wasn't to be, well not then anyway.
When my two babies where teenagers and their daddy was long gone I met a new man who didn't have kids. We decided to try for a baby and ended up with three! The first one was a long time coming and I thought that maybe because I was getting on a bit then maybe it was a little too late. I was wrong though and baby number three was born just before my 40th birthday. I'd always said that I wouldn't have a baby after 40 but the urge to have another was too much so baby number four came along when I was 41. There wasn't going to be a baby number five. We didn't plan another one but I did say one night that if the girls had bunk beds there would be room for another cot. Six weeks later I was pregnant!
So, we get past the raised eyebrows of the five kids, we get past the comments of my being a supermum coping with five little ones, but there is still the element of shock when people realise how old I am. It starts with the shock that my eldest is in his 20's, but of course I could have had him at 16, but I didn't, and now I've just had three children in my 40's. Hey, I always wanted to be a rebel!
Friday, 11 March 2011
Seven Months
Can you believe it, Joseph is now 7 months old (and 2 days)
He can now sit unaided for long periods of time, he's started to pull himself up into a sitting position and he actually investigates his toys rather than just sucking at them.
He likes food more than milk now, he eats most things I give him savoury or sweet, he just loves to chew with his three little teeth.
He's still not sleeping through the night, but when he wakes he doesn't stay awake for long, he spends a lot more time in his own cot now rather than in my bed.
He loves going out, the girls used to moan a lot while in their pushchairs but Joseph just loves it. He moans in the car if we stop though.
He can now sit unaided for long periods of time, he's started to pull himself up into a sitting position and he actually investigates his toys rather than just sucking at them.
He likes food more than milk now, he eats most things I give him savoury or sweet, he just loves to chew with his three little teeth.
He's still not sleeping through the night, but when he wakes he doesn't stay awake for long, he spends a lot more time in his own cot now rather than in my bed.
He loves going out, the girls used to moan a lot while in their pushchairs but Joseph just loves it. He moans in the car if we stop though.
Monday, 21 February 2011
Getting Clingy
Joseph is now going through a stage where he wants attention all the time. He hates it if I leave the room. He also has really moody times around 5-6 pm usually while I'm cooking and daddy is looking after him. Perhaps he misses me?
We've had a couple of weeks where his sleep pattern has been dreadful, probably due to a cough and cold he's had. He's starting to get better now though. Maybe it won't be long before he sleeps through the night, I can live in hope.
We've had a couple of weeks where his sleep pattern has been dreadful, probably due to a cough and cold he's had. He's starting to get better now though. Maybe it won't be long before he sleeps through the night, I can live in hope.
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