Trapped toddler parents:"Where else can you post tuff tray pictures and moan about your husband?"

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Following on from the previous thread. Thanks @footprintsintheslow for the thread title inspiration 😁

Very uninspiring day today, everyone is busy so we're just staying at home. It's really hot so I can't be bothered trying to bundle us all in the car. I'm trying to tidy DS's room while they're quiet and by the avalanche sound I've just heard the Duplo has been tipped out.

Is it still the same day? Zzzzzz

DS1 is alternating between sneezing (cold caught from preschool already? He's just got over the croup chest infection thing and the hives) and shouting demands to me which go like this, 'put the Tele on', 'put the Tele on' 'PUT THE TELE ON' and me going, 'oh ok'. I've lost the will.

This morning DS brought his wellies over but he needed to get dressed first, plus a load of other things needed to be done before we could leave. When the time came to leave, I could only find 1 welly. Spent half an hour scouring the entire apartment several times, with DS copying me looking under everything thinking it was hilarious. Obviously had no idea what I meant when I asked him where the missing one was. In the end I found it in the washing basket.

Tonight has been a mixture of whining, laughing, whining again...toddlers amaze me with how fast they can switch between emotions. Now waiting for my friends to arrive, have put the TV on to keep DS quiet...

Hope everyone has a good night!

Hi all. Popping by again.

Sorry for being a bit shit. I go back to work in two weeks and I’ve got a bit on my plate with updating my CV and looking for new jobs in my home town.

Just a few things that we’ve been doing this week. I wrote the letters from DS’s name on some ball pit balls and we lobbed them into a fitted bed sheet when it was on the washing line, he starts school this year and I want him to know his name, he bloody loved it. Then getting the balls and other ones without letters on and chucking them in the paddling pool and making him fish his name out.
We’ve been playing cushion races in the garden, so a cushion on your head, between your legs, held behind your back.
I’ve been getting DS more involved with DD who’s now 7mo and almost crawling! She’s not a bit more interesting to him!

I hope everyone is well xx

How is everyone? Twins still at it despite being in bed at 6.50 they were crying with tiredness as they went upstairs! How the holy hell have we got to nearly 2h in?

I have just lost the will tbh. I am deciding this is a long days thing and it'll get better in a few weeks as the nights draw in. For my own sanity!!

They are really funny and sweet when they are not fighting other than bedtimes so it is such a shame....

Sounds like we are all a bit fed up? Anyone else actually wanting cool dark nights?!

You have my sympathies Johnny I'm lying here between DS2 (asleep) and DS1 (drifting off)

I would love some cool nights, poor DS2 has had itchy heat rash on chest since Wednesday. I made it worse by putting suncream on him I think. My attempt to hide piriton in his pudding today was unsuccessful.

DH and I are off to look at 2 flats tomorrow, they are both a bit titchy but I really don't want to move the boys from school/nursery.

I love your letter/ball idea MonkeyPuddle such a fun, active way to do phonics. I keep thinking "I need a fun way to teach DS1 split digraphs" as I've noticed he struggles with them, but I never seem to have the time.

With split vowel digraphs have you tried Alphablocks on CBeebies? The episode with Magic E?

Oooh perfect I was hoping there'd be a 'magic e' episode, that's the one he usually forgets, thanks

Today I'm emptying the 'cupboard of doom' and sorting it out. Theres a massive wardrobe in DDs room and it's going to the dump today. It's my I don't know where to put this cupboard so everything gets launched in there.

We're hoping PIL might take the kids for a couple hours so we can get on top of some jobs.

We have one of those too @Motherofmonsters, it's called the 'cupboard of death' here. Hope you get sorted. It makes you feel better when things get done.

The recognising the name game is a good idea @MonkeyPuddle, and sounds like great fun.

Hope everyone is having a good day so far. We were up again at 5. I'm not liking that new development. Thought we'd left that behind a few months ago.

DS1 is playing with a slime kit from The Works, it has pretend ants and maggots in it .

Hope everyone is ok and good luck for early settling to bed tonight. I noticed it going darker slightly earlier last night, it was just before 9 when DS1 went to bed, hence why should not he getting up at 5!

So today we - got them up at 7.30 - they wanted to sleep in after last night's shenanigans

930 swimming
1030 playground for 1 h incl climbing up a climbing wall thingy
Home, lunch with nothing sweet so no E numbers, sugar rush
2pm - outside to weed flowerbeds
3pm - helped wash the car
Bit of quiet play and drawing
430 outside zooming up and down the garden path on Scuttlebugs
530 filling dinner of trout, new potatoes, veg - they ate it all plus big cup milk - both so tired throughout I thought they would faceplant into their dinners!
630 - upstairs, gentle bedtime routine with lullaby and favourite stuffed toys
650 bed with darkened room

Now - jumping up and down in their beds and screaming with laughter

HOW IS THIS HUMANLY POSSIBLE??

I mean, what do I have to do to tire them out????!!!!

I mean, what do I have to do to tire them out????!!!!

I read a while ago that 10-13h is the healthy sleep range for 3 year olds, with 12h being the average. It made me feel better/ that I wasn't doing anything wrong when DS1 was never asleep before 9 no matter what I tried.

Ok day here, DH and I looked at flats (one was too expensive, and the other needed too much doing to it/had a tenant) then DH and DS1 did the supermarket shop while DS2 and I stayed home and read his favourite board book many many times.

Does anyone have any nice Fathers day plans? DH is easily pleased and wants to go to the new McDonalds that opened two weeks ago.

I've just had to go up and put the slates back together on DS's bed! I have no idea how he dismantled it. He doesn't seem like he's going to sleep anytime soon.

Cupboard of doom has been taken down and is loaded up to go to the dump. I asked DH what he wanted to do tomorrow and he said take stuff to the dump so were all set to achieve that. I know have a pile of doom. DH's family are coming up for brunch tomorrow so that'll be nice.

I'm losing the will tonight.

My mums had my boys today and she let my eldest take an hour long nap 4-5pm. I mean really? So it took me 1hr 1/2 to get him to settle.

In that time DH gave our youngest the last few once's of his bottle, he fell asleep in his arms so he put him to bed. DH thought he was amazing. Yeh youngest does this every night. 30 mins later he was back up wanting another bottle. 1hr after finishing said bottle and he is just about deciding to go to sleep. He fights his sleep it's so frustrating.

Hope everyone's having a better night then me 😊

Mine finally went to sleep around 8.30....

They are sweet, though, deep down. DT2 drew DH a Father's Day card with "a mermaid and a woodlouse, cos I like mermaids and woodlice" and when he came back home today they shouted "Merry Father Christmas Day!" at him. Bless....

Hi all, been a while so just catching up on everything.

We had a lovely pizza night on Friday and another friend over for dinner last night. DS went to bed late both nights and one of us had to sit with him for a while, but it wasn't the terrible fight I was anticipating, so that was nice. Today he actually slept in until 7am which was amazing.

Yesterday we went to IKEA, how is it possible to spend so much money on crap when you go "with a clear plan"? DS did really well until the end when he was clearly tired and had a bit of a meltdown when he wasn't allowed to run free in the marketplace section. He really enjoys pushing stuff on wheels - his pram, the trolley etc - so he was ecstatic when he got to "help".

Today we have my BIL and family coming over and then a very early night hopefully...Norway has been easing restrictions this week so it's the most social we've been in ages and I'm actually exhausted from it all! DS currently sat with DH watching TV and playing with some new car toys from IKEA while I enjoy my coffee.

Happy Fathers Day to you all

Morning, happy Father's Day to all your DH/DP.

We are going to the duck pond this morning, I've cooked some rice and peas for the ducks! It's swimming then this afternoon here.

Hope everyone has a lovely day.

I really hope getting asleep and staying asleep issues resolve for us all soon too or at least get a bit better. Both DS were shouting out at 4am . Luckily managed to get both back asleep until after 6 ish but still.

DS has been incredibly energetic today and very attention seeking...lots of exploring outside and having to play all kinds of random games.

Not to mention I'm pissed at DH because he's basically farted around doing what he wants to do all weekend. The IKEA trip yesterday was his idea (and not even a discussion) despite us being skint due to paying double rent.
Then, as you all know, we moved recently. We still had a load of things at the old place, which we have until 31st July, but he insisted we had to move everything that was left today, and proceeded to do that while I had to look after DS. So of course we had all these boxes and random crap lying around and the flat looked a tip just before BIL and co came. And then he went off to sort out the barbecue he'd decided we were having while I was running around after DS who was sitting in puddles. I was/am fuming. Haven't spoken to him since, we're just avoiding each other. Will probably get it out just before bedtime. Argh sorry for the rant

dS2 will only let me cut his fingernails when he's asleep, so basically after his milk and when he's asleep on me before getting transferred to his cot. Just did nearly all of them, unfortunately judged one a little incorrectly and woken him up and he cried, so that went well.

Oh no @squishymamma, how are you feeling about things now?

Hope everyone has a decent night. I'm not getting up tomorrow at 4 or 5 or 5.30, nope, it's not happening.

Hello is there any chance I could hop on here? I have a 2 year old DD and 7 month old DS. I work Mondays and Tuesdays but the rest of the week I’m entertaining the DC, and it’s a bit difficult as we live in a boat so not much space to do things

That sounds very infuriating @squishymama!

That's how I do Dad's fingernails @chocolatetrifle. DS I just tell him he's not allowed to go to school if they're not cut and that seems to work.

We've had a good day here, brunch in the morning and early afternoon with DH's family. A play in the garden and then my brother popped up for an hour, I don't see him often so that was nice. DS is still awake so he's going to be a nightmare at preschool tomorrow.

@squishymamma oh no, are you feeling better now? Ikea is the font of 50% of domestic arguments.....

@theprisonerofazkabitch how do you manage on a boat with a 2yo? Wow!

Relaxed day today, did chores in the morning then beach. They had a blast though v tired afterwards and fractious until put in bed, at which they got a second wind obviously

I went out and vac'd the car! Told DH it was cos of all the sand from the seaside but it really was to drown out the shouting and singing!

Honestly, it's like having two little drunks.....

Morning and welcome @theprisonerofazkabitch 🙂. How do you manage a toddler and a baby on a boat? Hats off to you! It sounds so interesting, tell us about it if you like.

I'm thinking I'm in the throws of the 18 month regression with DS2. 4.45 am he was awake and I spent 45 mins trying to get him asleep to no avail. He's a grumpy, miserable, nose running,molar tooth cutting through mess so napping already before we head to preschool for DS1. Lost count of how many times was up in the night.

Welcome @theprisonerofazkabitch, nice to have you with us! That's definitely a challenge I've never experienced before...but I imagine lots of positives too. Do you move around or are you at a permanent mooring?

Thanks for the support all we didn't talk about it last night and are kind of in that weird place where you're just cordial to each other. I'm just tired and can't be arsed taking the conversation. It'll come sooner or later, we don't fight often at all but when we do it tends to follow this pattern!

@Chocolatetrifle DS is quite good at getting his fingernails cut but hates his toenails being done, and I hate doing them because they're tiny and I'm convinced I'm going to chop off a toe. Sorry to hear you had a rough night, does sound very regression-like. We're here if you need to let off steam!

@JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff what a brilliant idea with the vacuuming! Hope they settled for you in the end (or that your DH took them and you got a little rest)

Oh forgot to say we were up at 5.30am this morning, so half an hour later than usual which was nice. DS was clearly still tired, though he did actually sleep through, and I spent a while trying to get stuff done with him whining and clinging to my leg before I gave up and put Paw Patrol on. He loves that so he sat comatose on the couch and I could finally finish his packed lunch. Pouring down here so not really sure what we'll do after nursery...