How have the small occupants of your house tested your patience this morning...

[CornishPasties]

Disclosure - This thread and its content are lighthearted.

So since 3am today the tiny, yet unarguably adorable 10 week old has spat up so much I've had to change the duvet and sheets twice. He's done an explosive poo which required a third duvet change and now the little treasure has just projectile vomited all over the basket of clean laundry which was waiting to be sorted and put away. It's not even 9am yet and through all this he's not even so much as thought of sleeping. It's going to be a very long day so please share with me how your small things are testing your patience, so I don't drown myself in the mountain of laundry which now covers what used to be the kitchen floor.

I'm in bed ill, so my husband is on childcare duty. All I can hear from downstairs, is "No daddy! Mummy! Mummy! I wan mummy. MUUUUMMMMMYYYY!"
I think I might put earplugs in 🤷‍♀️

My smallest human is 18 years old but the cat sneezed in my face at 4.30am.

I suppose i should consider myself greatful that aforementioned small human cannot talk yet a constant background noise of MUMMMMMMY would definitely have sent me over the edge this morning. You have my upmost sympathy.

the cat sneezed in my face at 4.30am

What an inventive fluffy alarm clock. I can imagine it was quite the unexpected wake up call.

I even got up and fed her. Reward for the sneezing. I hope it’s a one off.

I’m lazy, I don’t bother changing sheets when my 4 month old voms, if I did then I’d be changing sheets about 5 times a day 😅 Get a good mattress protector 🤪

For once I actually woke mine up in the night coughing and sneezing. Revenge is sweet 😂

I think I’d change the sheet with shit on it though...

Mines no longer small but he’s still scoffing toast and saying ‘I know I said I’d get up early to study but I’m tireeeeeeeed (what’s for lunch?)’

My small person (almost 2 years old) refused to eat her cereal but insisted in having some of my exact same cereal while I was eating....

Last night she ate dried cat food and something that had fallen out of the food waste (that she'd previously refused) so this morning is an improvement.

My dad’s friend used to being his kids over to ours and we used to watch the smaller girl eat the cat food (her sister didn’t try to stop her so why should we?) every time she came she made a bee mine for it. Maybe it’s nice.

The youngest people aren't the smallest here, but one of the bigger people has suddenly realised he'll miss the bus to meet friends in town. I should have anticipated this and got dressed so I can drive him

The cat has been a pain in the arse all night. DH forgot to close the door to her sleeping quarters, so she was testing out if darkness affected the loudness of her landing meow at 3am, 4am, 5am...

Well DD had the chance to sleep in for once, and came down to interrupt DH and I getting ready for work (shared family bathroom) when we’ve been having to wake her 2/3 times a morning for the past 3 weeks ....

I’ve had to leave €20 o the counter for her to go to the shops - she hadn’t said she’s out of deodorant for the weekly shopping and wet travelling tomorrow. And I will probably not get any change from that.

No doubt I will get at least 4 phone calls later about the things that are wrong. And she won’t do either the history reading she needs to or pack her suitcase until we come home and force her to...

She’s not so little anymore though - at 14 she’s now less a than an inch shorter than me and fond of rugby tackles. But has at least grown out of the reflux and sleeps better some nights (sorry, can’t say all nights - but generally sorts herself out on those ones at least!! Audiobooks on the iPad are useful!!)

Yup - big people and cats are the ultimate pitas...

Mine ( 3 and 6 years old) are arguing over who has the most play dough. I made a massive batch yesterday so in reality, no one is losing out. In a moment of genius the 6 year old has gone and got the scales to make it equal. I’m sitting on the sofa ignoring them both.

Mine is 2 and has conjunctivitis at the moment. I've had to pin her down for drops which was fun seeing as I'm 7 months pregnant! Little feet flying everywhere!
Since then she has climbed the shelving and put her bunny in the dishwasher. I think a walk to the ducks to tire her out is in order!

Woke me up at sparrow’s fart every day on holiday. Today we need to get up for work and holiday club; they snuck downstairs and didn’t wake us until a quarter to 8 :(

Well it seems like the cats are all conspiring. Your cats have clearly given mine ideas, I've just ventured downstairs for coffee and found one of our fluffy beasties has thrown up on the dining room rug!!

In a moment of genius the 6 year old has gone and got the scales to make it equal.

Thats a very quick thinking 6 year old, it sounds like they have the potential for greatness, maybe a nobel peace prize is on thr horizon.

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I say, put him in charge of the country and all will be well. More laughing at farts but everything done with love and empathy would be a good thing. He’s a love and I’m very lucky. The littlest one is also a beaut (most of the time).

My small person is 24 and no longer resident. However, her small person (2.5) is becoming very odd indeed. His lullaby is YouTube videos of level crossings, he reproves people for not using enough butter, and he watches TV by bending over and looking through his legs.

He isn't up yet

Mine is taking a wild run through the house loudly calling out for his brother to join. (He's a cat and needs to do a poo )

My smallest furry person boaked up her fancy, expensive breakfast all over the new rug this morning 🙀

Not small person but my 6ft 16 year old continues to test my patience at a rate of knots ...

elfride the cats consider the best spot to vomit here, our white wool carpet (best suction apparently). I should have known better.

I made DS sardines on toast. Birdie Friend wanted some and was pushed into the sardines. Then Birdie Friend wanted a kiss and I had a fishy BF pushed into my face.

My DS is 20 months & has enjoyed 'crunching' his snack of tortilla chips into the carpet with his feet.

I also found a mouldy raisin in the soil around my succulent yesterday morning.