Managing the mayhem in March - who wants motivation to babystep through the month with us?

[carrotsandcelery]

Starting from March 1st lets babystep our way through the month, throwing in the odd mission.

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We have pointy sticks -> to get you off the sofa and chocolate and stickers as rewards.

Let's end our CHAOS and enjoy our sparkly homes.

I promise you it works BC

Awww Scout - sounds like a grotty day but you have achieved a lot. Can you get TS doing some star jumps or similar with you? We sometimes do circuit training with ds when he needs to move about and there is nowhere to go to do it. eg 10 star jumps, count to ten running on the spot, 10 stand up sit downs, 10 press ups if he can do them and so on. It will warm him up, burn off a little mania and it usually a good laugh which can cheer you both up.

Ds here is exhausted after our weekend and making very heavy weather of his project. He is so grumpy and agressive. I might take a bit of my own advice and see if some circuits will cheer him up and then see if I can get him back on the job.

Ta-da:
sink shiny
dressed to shoes
scrubbed kitchen surfaces
clothes washing put away and next load in and now drying
swish and swipe in kitchen
Mother & Toddler group!
Scrubbed grill and pan
hoovered up and down stairs
Tea in slow-cooker
Did 7, yes 7!, jigsaws with a 2.5year old!!!!

All done for today!

Well done camper, especially on the jigsaws

I am losing the will to live with ds here. He won't do circuits, go to bed, stand outside or do his homework. He would have been finished by now if he wasn't making such a fuss.

It is all because he had a late night at the wedding on Saturday and a late night travelling home last night. It will be early beds all round in this household.

Dd is grumpy too but at least knows it and has done her homework and hidden herself away to recover.

Vibes of strength and patience please [eeeek!]

HE IS FINISHED!!!!!!

Thanks BC. They have both cheered up a bit after some down time infront of the tv but it will still be early nights for them as it is still simmering just below the surface.

I am supposed to be going out for a run tonight...

I think a bath & an early night will be in order here too, I was up with DD2 last night & am knackered. Please slap me remind me of this if you see me on here too late!

scout when do you finish the seniors stuff?

Well done to everyone on their ta-das, I'm sure I must have done something today???

< Surveys mess (toys) on living room floor and feels like crying! >

I have just spent 10 minutes rescuing DD's bedroom from earlier toy carnage now I have to do it all again down here. Then it will be get the DC ready for bed.

Zoo Do you feel emotionally drained on the days you see the counselor?
(Sorry if that's not helpful)

I just feel really drained tonight but don't know if that is maybe more to do with T.O.M.

I feel your pain, carrots.

I don't think I've been this happy for bedtime in a while.

BC dh and I both felt like that after the first few sessions but after a while it isn't as difficult and you do get used to it. It is hard to go over the difficult background to things and revisit traumatic episodes but once that stage is done you start to move forward rather than look back. I think you develop a sort of stamina for it too. I know our experience is slightly different from yours but I imagine there are many similarities.

Both of mine are in bed. Ds ended up sent up in disgrace after lying to me about 6 times about his teeth and once about his lunch box. He has clearly been uncooperative at school too judging by his note from his teacher
He did still get a hug and a kiss before he went up and clearly knew he had taken it too far as he didnt' even argue.

I feel sure I have cleaned the kitchen a couple of times today but no one would ever know.

The wm has just beeped to say it is finished but it is only a sleeping bag so shouldn't take long to hang up (3rd load today). I have folded and mostly put away the clean, dry stuff.

I feel a chocolate hunt coming on as dh is working late.

Scout I will share any chocolate I find with you Is TS in bed now? It is a long day when they are like that. I hope he isn't brewing something vile. Could it be a growth spurt? Is he eating you out of house and home?

Dd took herself to bed early as she felt so awful.

Dh is going to have to talk to his dmum about letting us leave earlier when we visit. It is not fair that everyone ends up feeling like this.

If anything, TS has gone right off eating and has become MrPicky. I think, in all honesty, he's working on molars. He's become permanently attached to "Paci" (his pacifer/dummy) whereas before he'd leave it in bed and say goodbye to it when he got up. Now it's permanently in, he's constantly moving it around chewing it, and today he melted down in the car because paci wasn't there (if he goes out of the house with it I can usually get him to leave it in his seat when we leave the car but today he didn't go out of the house with it).

TS went down at 7, his bedtime, but had a complete meltdown then, too. I think he was desperate for his bed but at the same time wanted to try to keep going.

Aww that would make sense. Will he let you put any Calgel or similar on them? It is a bit of a full time job though. Can you give him a chilled teether to gnaw on? It can't be nice having sore gums and it horrible for you dealing with a grizzly toddler. Hopefully tomorrow will be a happier day.

Who's birthday is it/was it Carrots?

It was my MIL's BC. It was actually about a week ago but we didn't see her until the weekend as it is such a long drive down from ours to hers. She sent us back home with a chunk as she lives on her own. Yum!

DD was still awake (in her bed) just now. We can here her chattering .

Happy Birthday to MIL carrots

ahhh scout wingey toddlers are so annoying draining. fx the teeth sort themselves out quickly. DD1's last 2 teeth have just appeared so I'm hoping she will become a lot less wingey/picky/grumpy soon.

BC I have no real idea what goes on in these sessions, but I would be surprised if you weren't feeling drained afterwards.

Thought you might like these surprising cleaning uses

I love late night solo grocery shopping! So to add to my ta dahs, grocery shopping and groceries away.

I wish I could get my finger in Toddler's mouth. When I tried last week he bit me so hard I had marks. I know it wasn't on purpose/malicious but man did it hurt! I might give him a bit of Calpol in the morning then get my finger in there. To be fair, when he cut all of the other ones, the only time he really screamed in pain was the first of his big back teeth. I could always tell he was close to cutting a tooth or two because he would become attached to his dummy and go off food (and, depending on which tooth, sleep a bit more). I just hope they come soon because these molars are big ones and he's getting me and more grumpy & eating less. I see him look at the food he loves (for example, yesterday's cheeseburger that he asked for) and you see the longing but the inability to eat it.

Oh the poor boy! That must be awful for him I remember when my wisdom teeth were playing up & I can only assume that must be comparable pain, but without the understanding of what's causing it? Will he open his mouth really wide for you to look? DD1 will open hers so we can check for pixies & tigers (they hide in between her teeth & we chase them out of her mouth with the toothbrush ) which is how I managed to see hers the other day.

Am kind of jealous of your late night shopping, but also glad I have been at home drinking wine & eating choc

"RANT ALERT!"

I am knackered, I was woken up 4 times last night and now have to get the DC up and ready for school. I would much rather go to sleep for a long time.
As a result of lack of sleep I am now feeling .

I am having a Large Coffee to try and kick myself into touch.

Anyone got a rather large boot or a hug to get me moving?

Hopefully my mood will improve after 9.00am.

Carry on, as you were.
Sorry!

NUTTY MUM ALERT!!!!!

got up at 5and rather than sit here sulking im awake and supervising so doesnt wake the girls decided to fly in pjs
TA DAS

living room floor scrubbe don hands and knees
ditto kitchen floor
washed up last night tea things
wiped top kitchen cupboards
ironing
washing on
beds made
cupboard under sink sorted
l[packed lunches made
breakfast for kids done and washed up and put away

Well done! Zoo.

I have:
crawled out of bed
got the kids up
Given them breakfast - DS has finished, DD has half eaten hers and is now running around screaming, now back up the table as the breakfast has been threatened with the bin .
I am sitting with large Coffee trying to feel "normal"

Breakfast all done, time to get dressed.

Catch you all later.