First birthday approaching!!

What are we doing for our babies birthdays?? Beginning of summer so it’ll be warm. I’m drawing a blank and open to suggestions. His part is already planned out, just need one year old friendly activities. My boy loves water and bubbles, so far I’m getting a splash pad and bubble machine but not sure what else?? Help a mama out please!!

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Nursery fees

Just received my first invoice from the nursery for May attendance, and they've charged me for 2 bank holidays, but they're not open then, so my little one won't attend nursery. Is this standard practice, to charge for the bank holidays when the nursery doesn't operate? Or just an error, maybe?

Would this bother you?

So my Mum takes care of my bunny back home in Canada and anytime she picks up supplies I always pay her back within 1-2 days (takes time because of coming from a UK bank) she knows this... Yesterday she stated she picked some stuff up, so as usual I said I will be sending her money in 1-2 days to cover it. AFTER we had the convo I sent her a video of our son (her grandson) building a big tower out of mega blocks for the first time, she replied by sending me a photo of a receipt where she circled what I owe her... Again she knows and we already had the conversation prior to this, that as I ALWAYS do and have been doing for the last 2-3 years will pay her back. It bugged me because i was sharing a cute moment and she didn't even respond to what I sent and to top it off she hasn't video called him in 2+ months. Would this bother you? I would look at it differently if maybe I had a habit of not paying her back but I always do all the time and she knows this. It just pissed me off because the only time she ever sends a receipt is if I ask so I know how much to give her back.

Weaning while out? Help please! 🙏

I can’t wrap my head around how on earth I feed my baby solids when I’m not at home - does anyone have any advice/suggestions please?

Atm baby girl is having 1 solid meal a day around 11am after her morning nap. (We are moving up to 2 meals a day when she hits 7 months).

She’ll have something like porridge and fruit or scrambled egg with mash sweet potato and avocado (a mixture of spoon and BLW). I can’t figure out how I would take this sort of food out with me if I happen to be out with her at 11ish and also feeding her with the mess etc 😅 would I just change her meal time or is there a knack to it?? 🙏

Hard work

I have a 10 month old baby boy and he’s honestly such hard work constantly whinging, crying. Just sooooo clingy it’s a joke. I’m not starting to get fed up with him because it’s constant I need a break from him. I also have a 3yr old girl which she is an angel she’s such a good girl and always has been. She’s been nothing like what my boy has been like. Is it just a boy thing that are such hard work or am I just an unlucky one.

I feel awful saying this but

I am to resent my baby. Reason being he’s just driving me up the wall. He is soooo clingy I cannot not put him down when if I’m in the same room he will have a meltdown and won’t stop until I pick him up. He doesnt sit still on my lap he always wants to be standing on my lap. He always seems to be crying I honestly think our neighbours hate us 😬🤣 he just such an unhappy baby the last month. Not sure what to do anymore cause I can’t take much more.

He’s my 2nd. My daughter was and is an absolute angel.

Is it just boys that tend to be nightmare children 😖

Sleep issues

Whenever my partner wants to sleep, I’ll turn my phone off, read elsewhere or leave the room entirely to give him the space to sleep. But when it comes to me, he won’t. He’ll game, he’ll watch loud things on his computer or have someone on. I like complete darkness and no sound as I sleep better but I understand he might need some sound. So we have a fan going in the room or rain music. I compromised with him on that. Lately, I’ve been getting insomnia because he has been gaming non stop lately. When we first moved into this new place, I said I didn’t want his pc in our bedroom. He tried the garage and didn’t like it and ended up moving it all into the room. And I hate it. I don’t know what to do because he won’t put it any where else as it is an expensive pc and he doesn’t want the kids breaking it. What would you do? I am stuck…