***The All New 2 or More Under 3 Thread!*** Join the Madness Here!

[TattooedGrrrl]

Here we go again- join here if you have 2 or more kids under the age of 3. Feel free to update / whinge / look for advice / gloat about how sleep you've had

For any newbies, I have 2 boys, aged 2yrs and almost 9mths.

Hi all

DS not hugely well today with cough so lay on sofa watching TV most of the day.

DD been a bit wingey today and took over an hour to settle for daytime nap so maybe coming down with it too

Sorry no time for personals but dinner awaits...

The warm weather is such a problem for sleepng little ones isn't it? Well, it is raining up here now, here's hoping you have the rain too chaotica, and your DCs are sleeping soundly zzzzzzz

Thanks for the bote of confidence re the fringe Hazey, I think I will go for it, amd maybe will go to T&G (I do want an up to date fringe, and not a 5 year olds fringe)

Well done on the shopping too chaotica - you know what they say 'shopping is good for the soul'. What do you mean who is they? Well, me and my friends of course

Loucee I worked in London - we moved up here September last year when I started my mat leave. I haven't worked since being up here and yes we moved for the quality of life. I do find it hard to live this idylic lifestyle with two young children though, hardly having time for just doing normal stuff, never mind the family bonding 5 mile mountain trecks! (but we did manage a mountain treck when DD2 was 2 weeks old - it seemed easier then!) I do love it up here though but if DH wants another promo, then that'll be at HQ in birmingham - not fancying that much.

Clairey - no did not think that at all - as a SAHM I can totally relate to what you are saying and I am very that you can do the cutting back thing. But there was no point deceiving DH on this one - I am not able to cut back as I am a......shopaholic! and thank god DH had sense so realise this and ensure we don;t end up bankrupt!

I am a bit grrr at my parents today where DD1 has been. For lunch they gave her scotch eggs and then, because she eat these (surprisingly) they gave her a adult sixed timeout and a large chocolate muffin. So, funnily enough she was not intersted in dinner at all, and - what they do not understand is that she will be hungry in the night. Grrrrr.!

I am feeling less Grrrr and arrrrgh than ysterday so that is good. Bloody PMT!

I'm getting scared by the PMT Jewels I am lucky that they didn't return until 10months post natal with DD and nothing yet at 7mths post natally with DS.
I would also be annoyed with your parents, I know a lot of people will say "it didn't do her any harm etc" but personally I hate it when people take it into their hands to dish out such crap on such a little person. sure if I had the timeout and muffin I would enjoy it but still feel it too much for me - my size!

Only reason I asked whether to worked in Glasgow is because I worked in the same industry but different capacity so wondered if we might've worked in the same place.

it's poured here as well but the skies look clear here now so hopefully that bodes well for tomorrow's weather.

jewels- i wouldn't fancy Birmingham much either! I love Glasgow. I used to love shopping in Internationale (totally forgotten how to spell it!) but i'm probably too old to shop there now!

Re work, i was lucky as DS1 was 9mths when i went back (already pregnant again), and he was already walking, so i didn't miss any milestones. DS2 is walking holding furniture, but i'm conscious i may miss his 1st proper steps...will have to coach him relentlessly when i'm home. But, i haven't missed 1st smile / laugh / word / crawl etc.

We've had storms here, so been stuck in and it's still sticky. And DS2 hit his head on the corner of our bed yesterday and cut it A stream of blood shot down his face, but it initially looked worse than it was. He was laughing a minute later, and it's just a little scab now.

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Grrrl - but that means I can't spend it all on sweets! I clicked on the link, but DD just started yelling (rather than napping as I thought she was) - I'll be back later.

oooooh can I join? Or did I already months ago? Brain cells not what they were. I have in ascending order : ds3 (4mths), b/g dts (18mths) so can qualify to join the thread.

Also have dd1 (3.10) and ds1 (5.5) but you're not interested in them .

Welcome, Piximom! I am impressed. How do you cope? (Is that a question you're fed up of hearing? )

Grrrl -- sponsored your run, so you'd better get training Hope work is going well.

coping is something I seem to do quite well, although mostly wing it day to day.
Helps that I'm insomniac as have more hours to get stuff done.

If I add in that dh lives in london through the week and I live in devon, plus I also have my mum living with me and generally look after her needs (packed lunch/dinner/laundry etc as she works full time)can I get some tea and large slice of sympathy cake?

pixi - you can have half my sympathy cake
ok more than half, my dh works in london during the week too but i don't have my mum with me.
can't decide if she would be more or less work for me, hmmm

am at in-laws, stressed and knackered, ds2 not sleeping properly, up at 1 and 4 (been up with him since 4).
ds1 made out to look like a total hooligan/wild/out of control cos he runs/escapes/breaks things/etc.

last night - mil says his room is all ready for him so i assess it:
sides of cot under bed - last time we stayed he propped them against the wall and climbed up them 'ladder mummy'! - took them out.
lamp and radio on the floor with plugs - put them on a high window sill 'out of reach' haha
sink with towels - moved towels back so he wouldn't 'see them' to play with later.

bedtime:
out of bed of course (we brought our own gate after the farce last time of a gate that wouldn't open so you had to step/clamber over it!)
towels on the floor
hot tap on and plug in sink
radio magically on the floor 'climb up high mummy' really....
eventually told him he wouldn't be able to come out with uncle to see helicopters today if wasn't a good boy - that seemed to work

somebody else tell me they have a ds (or dd) like him.
nothing is safe!

and let's not worry about the precious heirloom teaset left tantalisingly on display....
the drinks cabinet at toddler height...
the kitchen cupboards without a single lock...
the little knicky-knacky ornaments justwaiting to picked up and dropped...

then the hazards:
the blardy fish pond
the flimsy rope you have the tie the gate on the driveway shut with
to stop you getting to the dangerous road except the path at the other side of the house has no gate
the hill in the garden at the bottom of which is a stream
the lack of fence at the side of the garden leading to decrepit greenhouses with shards of glass everywhere

oh god, why are we here again??????

3 things i want dh to get them to do:
cover for pond (or get rid of it which they've been promising to do for 5 years)
gate at side of house
small fence half way down garden before the hill & greenhouses

and you'd never guess they have the other 2 gc here at least once a week!

sorry, rant over...for now!

hi all, will try to breathe before coming on next time!

maybe i should become an insomniac then i wouldn't notice the lack of sleep from ds2!
could be handy....

JKS - that's nothing! ...my in-laws have a collection of unexploded WW2 bombs in the living room and 3 loosely covered flooded mine-shafts in the garden (where they keep the sharks)

Seriously though - your inlaws' house sounds like so much hassle. My DD is usually cowed into some sort of sensible behaviour by shyness at the inlaws', but that will probably pass though - I do have friends with DCs like yours though (one has the most child proofed house I know - great to visit )

Hi all

Can't be on here too long DD needs her bath

Piximon - welcome Must be madness in your house, but fun!!

JKS - Sorry to here about out laws What a pain for you, not exactly a holiday needing eyes in the back of your head.

Grrrl- Can't beleive your DS1 walked at 9 mths, gulp...DD 6 mths now no where near walking yet. Not sure if its easier when they are walking or not. Chasing after them protecting CD racks etc

Chaotica - Hope your DD had her nap in the end. We are havng a real battle with daytime sleep here. Took over an hour to get her to sleep yesterday.

Waves at everyone else...DD wingeing must dash

thanks Chaotica!!!!!

Need to get off computer, so my day briefly-

Work (good), breastfeed, cooked, cleaned, bathed, tantrums (aaarrggghhhhhh!) kids to bed, cleaned, Twin Peaks, Gok, bed.....

Have lovely nights chicks- lots of sleep to all! xx

Welcome piximon

Loucee - aah I see. Well, when I am after a new job I will let you know Though that I will be good for in the land of C programming and unix, after to much time with cbeebies, making babyfood, and trying to be a good housewife is anyone's guess

JKS what a post and sounds like you were having to have your brain in gear at all times! Well done! If that was some kind of parent test, like they have on that old computer game 'lemmings' then you surely passed!

DH just had a shower and woke up DD2 who is screaming very loudly as I type. Let's see if DH manages to settle

Had a migraine on monday so had to call my mum around, and then felt like shit for that day and still not 100% tuesday so - horror or horrors I missed my yogalates! Will catch up with it tomorrow and then have one of DHs colleauges coming around for dinder - yeah DHs 'bright' idea

currently DD2 still crying to which DH shouts down "do you want to have a go" and dissapears into the bedroom^ Helpful.

Oh and please ladies send me your mentruating vibes - I am late and another baby is not on the agenda. SHIT!

Hi all
I started back at work yesterday, finished today - this 2 day week lark is great! I really enjoyed work I have to admit. I particularly enjoyed getting dressed up smart and being on my own a lot of the time

me too Cazwa! I wore big earrings just because i could, i got to pee in peace and didn't have to share my lunch!

Had a terrible nights sleep- DS2 very restless, and DS1 decided 4am was a good time to start screaming. Managed to just about calm him down and went back to bed, but the quiet wasn't him going to sleep...it was him climbing out of his cot! Good job i was still awake and heard him coming out of his room, or he could have fallen down the stairs. Gate time i think. DS1 is having immense tantrums lately too- his most common one is going ballastic in the car because he can't drive!

Anyway- need to find a brolly before i walk to work.

Jewels! Sending period pain your way asap!!!!!

Just popped in to say Hi. My eldest is 5, then 3.5 then 6 months. 3 under 5 years has been a piece of cake compared to 2 under 2 years. And sanity is over rated in my opinion

Hello to the newbies

I feel like a zombie. How can i get ds2 to sleep in later than 5am - please anybody help!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just can't function being up this early

how old is ds2? does he still have a nap? My ds (2) has been doing this since before the clocks went back and everyone kept telling me it was the sun/birds waking him up but it isnt as like i said he been doing it since jan. I have found over last few weeks ive cut his lunch time nap down to an hour and he's been getting up later. Today had a record of 7am! Shame being pg and already awake from peeing and sore hips!

im guessing youve tried the usual blackout blinds etc? I also put a fan on in ds room to try to dull the noise of the bloody birds

Kaybee you know I experienced the same thing with DD2 and it is just a phase. He will gradually start waking later and later. DD2 now wakes no earlier than 6am - just stay with it nad make sure he is having athe maximum to eat in the day, to rule out hunger as the reason he is waking. Also, does he wake crying or just making waking noises? If he is not crying, leave him til he is then go in. If he is waking crying, sounds like hunger.

Still no period girls and I am getting a a little frantic! And aparently stress can put it off too so I am going in a circle!

Thanks for the pmt vibes grrrrl, I did snap at DH earlier so they must have worked! Keep 'em coming!

Sending more pmt vibes your way Jewels!

DS2 is only 14 weeks, and sleeps from about 8pm until 5am. I know it is a good stretch of sleep but it's just a horrible time to be waking! He starts making cute noises and cooing etc, and looking very pleased with himself! Problem is he is in our room as the only other option is ds1's room (20 months).It gets light at half 4 in the morning and the curtains are shite, but as we wont be there much longer there's no point getting new ones........ Maybe I could put sunglasses on him

He is having 5 bottles in the day, of 6 or 7oz so plenty of food I would have though!

oops sorry yes not quite the same as a 2yr old then!

why dont you try hanging bath towels over the top of your curtains to see if that helps? He is sleeping well considering his age but i know from experience that yes that is prob the worse time to be woken coz if it was 3am you'd think oh its still nighttime and you'd go back to sleep!

Jewels -- you're welcome to period pain vibes from me as well.

(I'm finding that everyone I know has worse pmt after children -- does anyone here not have that problem?)

Welcome, Rapunzelle

Poor you, Kaybee. DS did this for a bit and then grew out of it (there are some posts on the old thread done at stupid times of the morning - I just used to get up with him for a couple of hours but it's really hellish, especially if DD woke early). Now he wakes us to chat and play peekaboo -- he's so cute but so annoying at 4am (about time he started sharing with DD but then he'd wake her).

Glad your both having fun at work, Cazwa and Grrrl.