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FEB 2010 Two and a half to three...the "contrary age" (no it isn't! yes it is!)

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 26/09/2012 14:47

Come in, sit down, fresh coffee is brewing, Prosecco's in the fridge for later and there's a bumper box of Lindt chocolates for all....

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ScienceRocks · 26/09/2012 15:26

Thanks IC!

Love the new thread title. DD2 is spending a lot of time saying: "I don't want a sandwich/drink/kiss/anything else that she is being offered or asked to do," then promptly doing whatever she has protested to. Glad it's not just her!

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Climbingpenguin · 26/09/2012 15:27

Thanks IC



No, BC, DH turned down the job in the end. At some point it will be readvertised at a higher salary and he'll apply again but he's doubtful as he expects the calibre of the field to be much higher.

That's annoying about the lurgy, that's my fear. DS was pretty bad last night so I think that's three of us coming down with something.

IC maybe once it's colder with the sling? If not at that size it might not be long until the connecta can come in.

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Climbingpenguin · 26/09/2012 15:30

and yes the evening fussy lasts longer than you remember doesn't it.

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Bearcrumble · 26/09/2012 21:37

I have that double pushchair, IC - I love it except that it's slightly too wide to get through my front door so if I have sleeping children I don't want to wake I have to lift it and pop one wheel off to get it through and it's a faff.

Do you have a head-hugger insert for the newborn side? It's a good idea.

With regard to the thread title - DS asks me what something is and after I tell him he says "no it's not". Today he was telling me it wasn't raining when it was tipping down so I said maybe he needed glasses if he couldn't see it. That made him run around demanding 'MY GLASSES'. In the end I found an old pair of sunglasses which satisfied him, but it had the potential to turn ugly Wink.

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SurvivalOfTheUnfittest · 26/09/2012 21:44

Grrr! Just lost massive post! That'll teach me! Thanks for the new thread IC.
Hello to all of you. Can't face writing it all again, except to say that I found DS2 sitting unaided on the toilet this evening having a poo, wiping his bottom with half a loo roll (that I then had to fish out of the toilet), still not actually finding the right area, and then proceeding to roll on my cream carpet with his bare bottom before I could sort out the loo roll explosion!! Hmm

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LeMousquetaireAnonyme · 27/09/2012 04:56
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NK2b1f2 · 27/09/2012 21:29

Mous Grin

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stoofadoof · 27/09/2012 21:30

I'm coming back at the weekend when I hope the stinky cold I've got will have gone, and somehow magically I'll feel full of vim and vigour and not be a twineyarse (i apologise if that requires translating from cumbrian ;-) )

hope everyone's ok :)

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 27/09/2012 21:36

Welcome back stoof!
Get well soon x

Bc it won't go through our front door either - my plan is to wheel them into the back garden via the side gate then leave 'em parked outside until they wake up... (the joys of semi-detached houses!!)
Good tip about the head-hugger, I'll get onto that....
Arf at the glasses kerfuffle!

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NK2b1f2 · 28/09/2012 13:59

Reverse psychology working a treat today. Told dd2 who looked totally shattered after a busy week that I wanted her to have a bit of a lie down. Not to sleep but just to have a rest... She was snoring a minute later Grin. She hasn't had a lunchtime sleep for months but every so often I manage to trick her when I feel she really needs it.
Waving at everyone...

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StoneBaby · 28/09/2012 18:44

Marking my place. I'll be back later

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AbsB · 29/09/2012 11:08

Also making my place... We are in a 'big girl' bed now which so far has been a success. The first night was a disaster with DD getting up, turning on the light (I tied a ribbon to the bathroom light so she can turn it on and off now), pretending to sit on the potty in her pyjamas and getting back into bed about twenty times before 9pm. The novelty finally wore off and she's now sleeping through... And seems to love it. She now has a bed guard after falling out the first night. We are learning!

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rainbowweaver · 29/09/2012 13:07

Loving the sunny day today, washing line now full. :) sb have also been washing since Friday. What is it about men and children and clothes?

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StoneBaby · 29/09/2012 19:41

Hi AbsB and rainbow how are you?

DS can now say 'cuddle' when he gives one or want one. My problem is that he knows when to use it ie when I'm cross against him, he runs to give me a hug and with a sweet voice says 'cuddle'. It melts my heart everytime and I bet he knows it Grin

Well, we're settle back into our routine after 7 days of late nights for DS (he was going to bed between 7 and 9pm most nights due to family commitments). He's now so pleased to go to his bed.

rainbow I'm on wash number 5 since yesterday afternoon and I probably still have 2 more to do - this includes bedding, whool and white.

IC I hope your last 2 weeks of recovery goes quick. Are you allowed to drive?

survival DS is starting to be independant with toilet use and want to wipe his bottom too but at the moment I've manged to stop him doing this Confused

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NK2b1f2 · 30/09/2012 07:20

Now when did I start considering 6.30 a lie- in??? Confused

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Bearcrumble · 30/09/2012 22:05

Oh GOD, same here! DS was so consistent waking around 7 but now.... he wakes up at 6ish (and shouts out in the night for a wee/cuddly toys that have slipped out of bed).

We had a lovely weekend away on the Kent coast - stayed in Minnis Bay and visited Botany Bay and Whitstable.

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NK2b1f2 · 01/10/2012 11:15

Bear - our mornings have gone pear shaped since I went back to work. On work days I have to be up at 6 and the bathroom is between their rooms, so going for a shower wakes them both up. Now I can't convince them to sleep longer on the days I am off. On Saturday morning dd2 decided it was time to get up at 5.30... I drew the line at that and sent her back to bed! She was furious but did actually go back to sleep.

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NK2b1f2 · 01/10/2012 13:35

dd2 just did a really clever thing and started snoring on my lap with her eyes still open... But no, she was not tired and really didn't want a nap Grin (Have now transferred her to her cot).

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NK2b1f2 · 01/10/2012 20:18

Those of you who had/have SPD, has it settled since you had your dc or is it flaring up still? Reason I am asking is that I seem to have started having problems again since starting work. I am guessing a long commute plus driving for my job, doing 2ish hour interviews hovering on the edge of a sofa with a laptop balanced on my knees, plus having put away the pushchair and walking everywhere at dd2's speed is not helping. I now find myself quite achy after fairly short (slow- looking at every slug, snail, dog poo, stone) walks and I can't bear to sleep on my back. Sad

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rainbowweaver · 01/10/2012 20:39

nk I do feel a little achy after my once a week lunch-time jog, but it fades after an hour or so. It is a little odd, isn't it? Wonder when things will go back to normal?

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rainbowweaver · 01/10/2012 20:44

Shockingly DD and I woke up at 10am this morning. Luckily no meetings this morning so was able to get in after a very quick brush etc by 10.30am. Can't believe it, have never overslept to this extent! She had a 5.30am wake up, had some milk, and we went back to sleep. Me thinking that we'd be awake again by 8 at the latest. Next time I will have to set the alarm clock. That'll teach me.

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NK2b1f2 · 01/10/2012 20:47

10am ShockGrin Ahhh, I can vaguely remember what that was like... (long before children). My alarm will go off at 6.01 tomorrow morning Sad (6.01 for psychological reasons because it sounds later than 6 or god forbid 5.59 Grin)

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stoofadoof · 01/10/2012 21:02

am still a miserable cold twineyarse? i'll be back :)

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Bearcrumble · 02/10/2012 09:23

DS did 7pm - 7.30am last night!! At last a proper waking time. So happy.

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StoneBaby · 02/10/2012 11:44

Great news bc I can't comment as DS is happy to entertain himself while in bed until 7am ish at weekends (he takes plastic toys with him to bed every night).

We're in trouble now as he can now climb out of his cot! He pull the chair which is in his room against the cot and uses it as a step when he's on the top of the railing. I'm now looking for a 2nd bed guard (his bed won't fit against the wall.

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