The Sparkly New 2 (or more) Under 3 Thread- Join us!

[FasterPussyCatGrrrl]

Hello!

Post here if you have 2 or more kids under 3yrs.

We were formerly the 2 under 2 thread, but some inconsiderate DCs went and had birthdays.

Commence rambling / ranting / updates etc

grrl - yuk, hope you get that nice bath tonight to make up (a little) for such an early start.
tip - tape some cbeebies for such a moment!

ds2 had 2 feeds again last night
and ds1 up at midnight cos he couldn't find his blankie - only 4 of them stashed in his bed at the mo!

they are both asleep and i have tried to nap but keep thinking of things i should be doing - so of course i am lying on the sofa on MN

right, laundry then try to wake ds1 - never fun - for trip to friends for 'playdate' (hate that word but haven't got a better one)...

katyt1- genius!!!!!!!!

Hi

Have DS 21 months and DD 8 months...yes very hectic at times, but also very enjoyable and even at this age I can see a real closeness there beginning...for example DS always thinks of his sister, and passes things to her too (like drinks and shreddies - yikes-no teeth yet!), and loves to kiss her...awww...Im absolutely bloody knackered most of the time but seem to have this miraculous flow of adrenaline that keeps me going (both generally good sleepers)- I thinl its keeps you young anyhow so wouldnt have it any other way (just the right side of forty!!!)

Hi girls,

First day on Mumsnet, 5 minutes to type before back to refereeing baby and toddler wars.

Having a tired day as all of us have colds. DH was off work with it last week but I forgot to negotiate for sick leave in the SAHM contract.

Have been promised some time to myself this w/e, can't decide between sleeping and trying to buy some new clothes (I am not a good shopper) as I really need something newer than my saggy bum jeans to make me look less like a knackered out Mum and more like the stylish sexy mama I'd like to be.

Better get the red card out, toddler has baby in a choke hold.......

Gill99

I am sooo tired! Took dd to maother and toddler group yesterday, hoping to make it a regular thing so dd will get tired out.

Next door is being totally renovated (they have knocked out all walls and are drilling now) as the walls are paper thin at noise travels at the best of times it is head splittingly noisy here, especially with no sleep at night. DD is also not settling for her nap now.

Am so tired i filled dishwasher with multi surface cleaner instead of rinse aid in early morning rush. Had a thread on here with suggestions but did have to phone ecover and confess stupidity but someone lovely phoned me back to say thankfully its not toxic so just have to keep using dishwasher until its finished.

Weighed ds, he is now 8lb 2oz at 16 days old so has put on a pound since birth on bf milk so at least no worries on that front!

Hi girls,

To answer the age question Loops, my girl is almost 2 and a half and my boy is 8 months.

Our dramas at the moment are attempting (and failing) to toilet train the older one and stopping the baby having night feeds.

If I can get him to sleep through then I might be able to enjoy my first full nights sleep since I was pregnant with my daughter. We have recently cracked her sleeping problem by putting her in the same room as the baby. Not sure why but it has transformed bedtime from a whole evening struggle into a zero drama 10 minute routine.

We were at our wits end when she came up with the knock out blow of climbing over the baby gate at the TOP OF THE STAIRS, so in our desperation she went into the baby's room a month ago and has never looked back.

I am a SAHM and going through a patch at the moment of really missing my old job, even though I don't want to return to work just yet. Self indulgent maybe, but can't help miss feeling like a grownup and an independant person.

What's everyone up to for the weekend?

Gill99

we're a bit broke and have no babysitters, so we're getting cheap gin and vodka and mixers, making up cocktails, listening to records and playing scrabble tonight.

DS2 stayed in his cot 6.45-11pm last night, which was pretty good.

GrrrlInterupted: I can't stand scrabble as my DH is miles better at it and it makes me into a really sore loser when he gets about 5 million points and I can only come up with CAT. The homemade cocktails and records sound good though.

Justabouta: I reeeally hope we can get the toilet training done before she is 3 but at the rate we are going she might be 33.

Got to run, got rice on the stove that needs a stir.

Hi all, I am with you on the toilet training gill, I sometimes think I am nearly there with DD1 (just 2) but then, I find her weeing and then telling me, when she had been telling me before....

anyway have ordered some bright bots training pants (7 pairs) so hopefully that will make a difference. crosses fingers emoticon

We have decided to take the girls on holiday in may and want one of those lodge places, on a lovely grassy site with swings etc. Well, it seems everybody else wants the same thing at the same time as me! So far, the only thing available is the perfect location but only 2 bedrooms - with DH and I on a sofabed in the lounge. Soon that'll be gone so we'd better book it anyway....

Night night all

Rotten time here. DS1 ill- looks like chest infection. He's been inconsolable / whinging / sleepy / coughing / spluttering / choking / not eating.....

Out of hours GP service said to take him to docs tomorrow, they didn't feel it was urgent enough to see him today.

He looks so pityful

DH just taken him to local hospital to see out of hours GP. Temp is over 38, and breathing rapidly.

Grrl, just seen your post, hope he is ok, and that you are too. Dd1 has horrible night cough at the moment, which means one of us has to sit up with her a lot of the night. She has been diagnosed as asthmatic, so it makes me feel sick, when she coughs so badly.

Haven't read through all the thread I've missed in last couple of days, so hello everyone, will catch up later.

Hope your DS is feeling better grrrl.

chest infection, as i thought. his temp is down. he kept asking to go to bed, then crying to come back down. in the end i suggested DH slept downstairs with him, and i slept upstairs with DS2. poor DH has gone work knackered

DS1 taken few doses of antibiotics so seems better already. the house is filthy and we're all tired though.

oh grrl - poor ds1, sounds like he is on the mend already. i fancy a day at work, even knackered, just staring into space in front of a computer...oh hang on, that's just what i'm doing

both boys have a nasty cough here too, tho it doesn't seem to bother them as much as it does me. ds2 does seem to cough/puke up lots of phlegm (nice), better out than in...

gems - how're the pants working out? did you book the lodge then? we really must makes some plans to go away but it's easier just to stay at home isn't it...?!

gill - with you on scrabble, dh is just too good so we never play, how childish am i?!
interesting to hear about your sleeping arrangements. still thinking of waiting to share until ds2 is going into a bed.

well, ds1 having treat of beebies before breakfast, dh away with again! and ds2 napping back in cot. will have to get on with breakfast soon tho as i'm starving!

Grrl - sorry your little one is poorly, whatever it is thats going around must be pretty virulent, the 4 of us have all had it and we are normally all really healthy. DH almost ended up in hospital with severe bronchitis but luckily he responded to antibiotics. Hope your boy feels better soon.

Gems - did you get the holiday booked? We are off on ours in 3 weeks, but have the small matter of moving house before then.

Katy1 - Our shared room for the kids is working really well, I think they like knowling the other one is close by, and there have only been a couple of instances of the toddler in the cot playing with the baby but its always at his nap time rather than bedtime. Does your DH go away alot? Mine does and it certainly makes for a long day....

Been out today with the pram and toddler step, what system do you all use to get out and about? We had a double pram for a while but are now back to a single.

he's much better thanks- i think he'll go to bed normally tonight. i hope!

we usually use a single pushchair, but still have a double for long walks. will prob sell the double in a few months though, and get a buggy board soon

Sorry to hear your DS1 is ill, Grrrl. Chest infections are horrible. (DD had a run of them after DS was born and ended up having an asthma inhaler for a while as well, but she's fine now (fingers crossed).)

Had a good weekend, but I feel like I'm going loopy from lack of sleep with DS. He's nearly 7m and sleeping much worse than when he was younger (waking every two hours now). I'm losing the will to comfort him even though that's what he needs . Poor little guy. Wish I knew what is wrong (if anything). He seems to be in pain as well (won't go to sleep without calpol even though I try). (He's had antibiotics, but that doesn't seem to be improving anything. He slept better when he was obviously ill, in fact.)

As far as transport goes -- we have two single buggies (one little one and one 3-wheeler for walking a long way) and a double (second hand). I look forward to getting rid of all of them (although I'm much too used to them for carrying shopping ).

gill - moving house - v stressful, can't imagine doing it with kids in tow too! have you got a plane for someone to have them on moving day? and got tips from others about how to settle them in new house?
where are you going on holiday?
after flying with ds1 to majorca (to an AWFUL place) last sept i'm off flying with kids forever! ok maybe not that long. it wasn't that he was bad at all but i found no fun in travelling with him and to me a holiday should be FUN right?
good luck to you guys anyway.
my dh works away most of the week mon-thurs, he has been able to be at home the last few weeks so i have been spolit, esp at bedtime when it's SO much easier with 2 of us. i'm used to him being away but it always takes some adjusting after sometime of him at home...

i'm using a p&t for proper walks, ds2 in the p&t with ds1 walking with backpack+lead for shorter walks.
not up to buggy boarding just yet.

chaotica -poor you re sleep. i know what i'm like with disrupted sleep, in fact i think i might say it's the worst part of having kids (may rethink that in future years but true for now). is he teething? have you tried medised/calpol night.etc?

can hear ds2 stirring, he fell asleep after just one side tonight, knew he would be up soon for more but just couldn't persuade him at bedtime...back later.

So, i wanted to ask those of you at the potty stage (or past it) a question that came up the other day.
A group of us get together more than once a week, maybe up to 3 time, our kids all know each other really well.
The first one (a girl obv) to start using a potty did a wee in hers the other day - we all looked on envious (esp those of us with boys, even more so with 2 boys ) and got talking about potty training issues.
When in these situs in the future, if other children are potty-using, will our children use the 'host' potty? or do they have to bring their own?
They share cups, snacks, toys, etc. so will they share potties???
What is the etiquette???

please can i join your thread i have two DS's one 30 months one 14weeks...

i'm also having trouble potty training, he knows when hes about to poo because he'll hide and he knows what to do because as soon as i realise hes pooed he says in that cute way that only two year olds can 'tell mummy go toilet get new toy' (from a box i've filled with new toys as prizes) i've tried regularly putting him on the toilet, rushing everytime i think hes about to go, and huge amounts of praise and kisses when he so much as trumps on the toilet, but we just don't seem to be getting anywhere!

xx