to wonder when it all stops?

[Antidote]

I am sitting on the stairs.

DS(3) is prancing about in the bathroom, on his third attempt to do a poo. Due to potty training incompetence he still does this in a nappy so every call for a poo requires a trip upstairs, all clothes off, nappy on, then usually a fart.

DD (9weeks) is downstairs on her mat winding up for the evening wail.

The laundry is breeding.

The table is festooned with rejected food from breakfast and supper.

The dishwasher is still full from last night.

DH is about to arrive in soaking wet cycling kit and distribute it all over the fucking house. Then ask what's for supper. And regale me with interesting stories about the world outside these walls.

Gah. I want my old life back!

take away and a glass of wine

you know it does get better as you have done it all before - you have just blocked it out!!

Take away! Genius. I had forgotten about that. I might press on the wine in RL add it won't help with the night waking.

Excuse typos. Am too tired too spell apparently.

I agree, a take away and wine if you fancy it.

I have occasional days like this, and my only DD is 2.5! Although am pg again so no signs of improvement

Takeaway, hot bath while your DH clears up the kitchen then get yourself an early night. Can your DH take them both out for an hour in the morning while you shove a load of laundry on and have a quiet cup of tea - the headspace might do you good?

deffo phone out for supper

What Minty said.

Take care of you - even if it's just an hour.

at the 'evening wail'. I remember it well!

It is very overwhelming and i recall feeling as if I was going completely mad sometimes.

Definitely a takeaway night, a nice hot bath for you and a lot of laundry for your DH!

I feel for you. Tell your DH to do something useful for once!

just eat .com is your friend in these situations but why oh why do takeaways not deliver alcohol. Just think op, one day you'll look back on all this and laugh (probably not) helpful

Oh you poor love. I wish I could come in, retrieve your washing, take it home, launder and tumble it and return it to you with instructions for hubby to iron it...

I remember that feeling so very well. It passes my love. I promise, promise, promise you.

oh bless you, so overwhelmed you've forgotten about takeaway! This is a hard stage that I don't think anyone who hasn't been through it can comprehend. You will come through the other side and because you're so busy it kind of passes quickly. have make a flask first thing in the morning if possible.

Poor thing. Hope you ok. Its like everything is going on and everything needs doing at once and you just dont know what to do first. Makes you feel like your going bonkers

aintnothing
you live in the wrong town .....
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OP
hope our food and alcohol advice has made you smile a bit

Aaw Anti for every wet and pooey Friday night, there will be wet and pooey Mondays too Sorry if that sounds grim. Life won't ever be as it was before, but on the flipside there are new highpoints too.

From my own experience the baby/toddler/junior years are as easy as pie compared to what comes later but it never feels like it at the time.

Prioritize and don't sweat the small stuff.
Maybe start with educating DH how best to return home with all his wet gear and don't fret about the laundry.

All this mountain of life is not insurmountable really, but it mounts up in your mind if you let it. You only need to do the bits that must be dealt with right here and now.

I think you need to be kind to yourself

When it all stops you'll be asking where it all went. Relax and enjoy it OP, give your DH a kiss when he gets home and let him throw his things around, tomorrow is a new day.

Don't know if it helps to know that I feel the same OP. It feels like everyone else with children is very smug and sorted, with babies sleeping through. All the nursery pick up mums are ultra glam, and I turn up with crusted jeans, snot on my coat and greasy tied back hair. Facebook irritates the hell out of me, I must close my account or something.

Just eaten rather a lot of chocolate and crisps. Too tired to cook anything. DH is away, I've juuust about survived the week. DS (9 months) has a bad cough and was sick all over everywhere last night after having his bottle. I think it will happen again tonight. DD comes running into my room at 5am every morning. DS pulls everything over, and keeps trying to eat cables.

3 boxes of washing out of dryer stacked up. Not put away as just moved into new house and we haven't got anywhere to put anything. All the rooms need painting before we put shelves up. No time to do anything except eat chocolate. Don't like new house. Everywhere needs work and not keen on neighbours and outlook. What were we thinking?

No social life and lost contact with real friends.
I hope it's just a phase! Children are lovely really but it's hard to appreciate it.

There is another active thread this evening about how much people love going to London. I live a train ride away but can't imagine doing anything as fun and carefree for a long time!!!

Can I just say that I really appreciated all your messages on Friday.

We had a banging Thai takeaway, an early night and on Saturday DH took DS swimming for hours while DD and I had a lovely nap and blitzed the laundry. If the polar ice caps melt later this year it will be my fault. I think I've tumbled dry everything in my house this weekend!

Today we've had an amazing family day doing things that the boys chose this morning, and things the girls chose this afternoon (well I chose, DD is more of an appendage than a sentient being).

Hope the rest of you had nice weekends.