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Ugh, don't tell me that. Mine is in our bed most mornings around 5/6 and I'm hoping she'll grow out of it, not into it! We just chuck her back in her bed when she falls back asleep if it's really early.
On a positive note, she was 2 yesterday and had an absolute blast with little friends over and was being really good, encouraging the others to play with her fav toys and picking them up when they fell over. I told her it was my birthday today (it is) and she gave me a big smile and a hug and said "happy day daddy!" which was the best present I got.
On a positive note, she was 2 yesterday and had an absolute blast with little friends over and was being really good, encouraging the others to play with her fav toys and picking them up when they fell over. I told her it was my birthday today (it is) and she gave me a big smile and a hug and said "happy day daddy!" which was the best present I got.
I don't want to rain on your parade, because this may not happen with you, but ours was the same until she hit about 10 months and was then up and in our bed most nights until recently.Wow didn't even realise this thread was here so I've got some reading to do...
6.5 month old boy here, our first child and we still have no idea what we're doing!
He is amazing though, real little bundle of happiness and sleeps 9-10 hours even now he's teething... Our friends with older babies hate us as they're still struggling to get 4-5 hours with their 9 & 12 month olds. They're both co-sleeping and we've not so we're putting it down to that (no separation issues). Also being bottle/formula fed was our supreme solution! We're in 9-12 month clothes and have been ahead of the curve (size, progress & feeding wise) since very early on.
Weirdly, since introducing a duvet and pillow a couple weeks ago and getting her out of the bag, she's been way better. She now goes down without protest and stays in bed chilling until we go get her (unless her nappy leaks which is fair enough). Maybe she just came into our bed because it was comfier!
While it was great having a little girl falling asleep on my chest and all that, I'm really enjoying her being able to communicate, and she says some really funny stuff. Talking toddlers are really great fun, so you've lots of cool stuff in the post.
Congrats man, glad to hear things are going well.So George is doing amazingly well. The whole team looking after him are amazed by his progress so far hes showing no signs of issues from the grade 4 bleed. His latest MRI showed no changes though it is deeply upsetting to see half of his head virtually empty. Its honestly amazing what the brain can compensate for though. Next one due in December.
Hes currently flying through his oxygen weening, off it 8 hours a day now and maintains 98%+, 10 hours next week followed by 12 then 12 overnight, then hes off for good.
Been a bit off his food lately and lost a bit of weight this week but were putting it down to the warmer weather.
Re sleep, if it's any consolation my daughter is also springing up earlier "daddy wake up!". We adopted a 30 min later bedtime and that's actually made a positive difference.
I'm officially jealous. My girl wakes up and comes in to us every bloody night. Sometimes it's like 530, which isn't so bad, sometimes it's 130. I've just accepted that I'm permanently knackered. Can't blame teething anymore either.
Can't be mad at this face though. She's such a sense of humour
Getting married on Sat and have resigned myself to the fact that her white dress, white shoes, white cardigan will be single use. She's gonna look really cute for those 10 mins it's clean though.
We have the joie elevate and it's great. The little cup holder has been a godsend as well (since she started using it anyway). Easy to fit (imo anyway, my missus can't seem to figure it out) and easy to adjust on the fly. The linings all come out so you can clean them. Chances are it'll still be really gross and need replacing before she out grows it.
Congrats, the rule of thumb for me so far is that you need to enjoy the little things at every stage they go through (falling asleep on your chest etc), and try to ignore the stuff that drives you mad. I'm finally at the stage where I can have semi-cogent little chats with my daughter and it's great. It does also mean that she has the capacity to say things like "I not like daddy" and other incredibly hurtful things when she'd prefer not to have her teeth brushed
In short, you've a wild ride ahead and there's always something to look forwards to, and things you'll miss.I got married yesterday and amazingly our girl sat quietly through the ceremony, only insisting in joining in for the photos of us signing the register at the end and giving big smiles for the cameras. Even more amazing was that her white dress remained stain free for the duration, even with raspberries involved. Looking forwards to seeing @Raymond Lin shots in a couple months time as I reckon he got some good ones of her that I never could have.
I want to be happy for you, but the lack of sleep makes me hate you.
That's more like it.
I've begun to find sleep somewhat akin to how I felt about sex in my teens: I think about it all the time, I don't get anything like enough of it, and I would happily do it on a bus.
Ah well in that case I don't begrudge you the sleep. You need it more than me! I must say it didn't feel that way when my daughter popped in at 430am today for a chat though
Oh for a bit of a laugh, I recommend Confessions of a Learner Parent (currently £2 for kindle version on Amazon). I follow the dude on FB (scouse standup) and he's hilarious. It's a fairly accurate but hilarious account of the realities of fatherhood.
You bugger. Been up since 5. Daughter did an epic faceplant into the foot of her bed (wood) while jumping on it. Proper lump on her forehead today.It's 8am and my 6year old and 3year old are still both fast asleep in bedThe 10pm bedtime last night is probably helping with that though...
Yeah that's how it works lol. "Riley are you tired?" "no daddy I not tired" "why are you yawning and rubbing your eyes then?"
This is what I was wondering. I've seen some **** (if you'll excuse the pun) and surely the runny ones can't just be chucked in the bog before you wash it? I assume you just wash the nappies without any of your shirts getting in there (unless you wear brown shirts)
I feel you there man. We just moved house and my daughter and a 3yrold next door became instant best friends. Their rooms are right next to eachother (terraced house) so they shout to eachother through the wall if they hear the other one kicking off at bedtime. "MAAAARNIEEEE!" "RIIIILEEEEEYYYY!"
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Yikes that's pretty heavy stuff. Quite glad that my current level of conflict solving is "Riley don't snatch toys. Now say sorry".
Wife and I were joking today about what we'd be doing this weekend if we didn't have her. I suggested we'd be lounging in bed, binge watching Netflix, copulating wildly and gorging ourselves on outrageously expensive chocolates. It's weird to explain that I'd rather do what I did today: waking up early to do the same bloody lion King puzzle a million times, refusing access to biscuits and crisps and equal amount, and watching bed knobs and broomsticks. It was boring and at times quite stressful, but made worth it by those little moments: At one point she was "writing letters" (scribbling) to her dinosaurs while we ate dinner, and when I went into the sitting room she'd laid out the letters and her dinosaurs were all next to eachother in front of their letters and she was "reading" them. It was so damn cute. That kind of **** makes my heart shoot rainbows.
Wife and I were joking today about what we'd be doing this weekend if we didn't have her. I suggested we'd be lounging in bed, binge watching Netflix, copulating wildly and gorging ourselves on outrageously expensive chocolates. It's weird to explain that I'd rather do what I did today: waking up early to do the same bloody lion King puzzle a million times, refusing access to biscuits and crisps and equal amount, and watching bed knobs and broomsticks. It was boring and at times quite stressful, but made worth it by those little moments: At one point she was "writing letters" (scribbling) to her dinosaurs while we ate dinner, and when I went into the sitting room she'd laid out the letters and her dinosaurs were all next to eachother in front of their letters and she was "reading" them. It was so damn cute. That kind of **** makes my heart shoot rainbows.