Tinsel and Tantrums- The NEW (and festive) 2 or more kids under 3 thread!

[SpookyGrrrl]

Here we are girls!

Feel free to join us if you have 2 or more kids under 3yrs old- we won't bite

For any potential newbies, I have 2 boys, the oldest is 2 yr 5mths, and the youngest is 13mths.

Evening, Ladies

Glad you had a great time, Jewels. We're thinking of trying to get two interconnecting rooms next time after the hell that was a night all together with a very sick child... (DP and I ended up drinking wine in the bathroom at one point in an effort not to disturb her.) Not many hotels do them at prices we can afford though.

All this talk of exercise is making me feel guilty. But I'm so tired after one day back in charge of the DCs. We did go for a walk and a play (and some cake ), but it really isn't enough to keep me healthy. (I'm so tired that I'd swear I was pg if I didn't have decent contraception [crossed fingers emoticon])

BTW I bet the house will be great, Grrrl. Although it is a pain getting it done. (have you got anywhere you can hide/run away to with the DSs?)

no, but thankfully i'm working today and tomorrow so they'll be at CM. We might have to keep upstairs with DCs in the night, depending what state the living room is in. Their room and the kitchen are ok, everywhere else has boxes piled up.

brilliantly, my step MIL rang yesterday to ask if she can have the boys overnight this Saturday and next Saturday...and i nearly bit her hand off. I could really do with some extra sleep.

Jewels, very of your breaks. Where are you thinking of going?

Well another fairly succesful week of preschool over. Had a little cry this morning (not me) when I left her but stopped after about five minutes so didnt feel too guilty taking Isaac for a trip to sainsburys poor little man. Hardly a very exciting mornings outing with mummy but its a bit cold for the park and I only have an hour to kill while Melissa is there. Hopefully when it gets better we can feed the ducks or something. Trouble is its in a hall in the middle of nowhere so not even anywhere I can go to get a coffee and share a cake with Isaac.

Its started already the feeling of being an inadequate mummy. I took her an apple to be shared for fruit break and it looked a bit pitiful next to the rather luxury tubs of raspberries, blueberries and grapes. I didnt realise it was a competition to outdo each other in the fruit department. Must make more of an effort next week. Any suggestions ?

Jewels glad you had a nice time. Where did you go, just being nosy?

We are thinking of going to somewhere near La Rochelle in France in July which might be nice. Anyone else tried out Gites in that area?

GGrl enjoy your Saturday nights in peace. Im Jealous and really want a lie in.

Chaotica - im thnking of starting a class next wednesday if I can muster the energy and persuade one of my friends to go with me.

tracy- i wouldn't worry, mine love the supermarket. All those colours, people, shelves...it's a toddler paradise!

Wall is down, and there is dust everywhere but it looks BRILLIANT. It seems silly that there was ever a wall there now When it's all decorated and carpeted it'll be lovely.

Mine love the supermarket too. Even going to buy some bread is fun. Or the local shop (where they're kind enough to let DD pick the shopping and put it on the counter).

I guess it won't be long before they whinge and moan about having to come to the shops with me.

And it's a bit too cold to do anything outdoors for long (even walking from playgroup was too cold for me - although I didn't have as many layers on as the DCs).

Great news about the wall, Grrrl.

tracyface how about mango or papaya...that'll learn 'em!!! hee hee!!

Tracyface - my two love apple (even though DS is young enough we have to watch him carefully while he stuffs his face). Don't feel bad... (I have all this to come ).

(If in doubt, I say that DD chose X - which she usually has. As a result, all my family seem to be getting cards with Minis on them )

and at least apple won't stain their clothes like raspberries / blueberries

uh-oh... DP has to deal with another one or two nights alone with the DCs. I wonder if I should point him in the direction of this thread.

I don't want to go - DS has only just forgiven me for last weekend. Although it might (must?) do him good at 15m to be looked after by someone other than his mum and his cm (his dad, for instance...).

BTW Jewels - we solved our hotel problem... We have a pretend one in the corner of the living room

chaotica hope your DH manages OK, I'm sure he will. They will all get used ot it soon enough and it could end up being a good thing.

I'm actually feeling a bit miffed that when I went away for the weekend neither of my girls batted an eyelid.....I don't think they even noticed I was gone??? .

DP seems to be doing OK so far (fingers crossed) - but he's too tired to phone me (bless). I think it is good they get to do without me although I'm missing them all. (DD told me she was going shopping with Justin from Cbeebies tonight - should I be worried? )

Hey girls!

Sorry for long delay again, still suffering from no laptop and this is the first time I have been online in ages!

We are also off for the weekend this weekend, this time without the girls. But, I am getting really upset at the thought of leaving Izzy - Freya will be fine with my mum and dad (it's like a huge game to her) but Izzy just spends her time looking for me when I am not there. Still, maybe it will do her good for me to go for 2 nights, and for her to realise she is fine without me? [hopeful emoticon]

Well I have nothing to report here at all - just back from bodybalance so am aching nut nothing new there. Izzy has been teething today a bit so been unsettled, and I have the health visitor coming tomorrow for a 'routine' visit. Honastly, do any of you find these a bit untrusive? I always worry if the house is tidy enough/the children are tidy enough....etc Well I may ask my mum to come up and assist, and then th health visitor will not be asked repeatedly my Freya to play with her fairy castle (Freya thinks all visitors are there for her entertainment) Wish me luck gals!

xx

BTW LOVL chaotica at your DD going out with Justin. Ask if you can come too, and maybe you'll get a tour of the higgeldy house!

Afternoon, Ladies.

Well the DCs survived without me (DP is turning into a capable lone parent) and DS is much happier with him than he was last week (keeps toddling around trying to find DP, saying 'Da Da!' proudly). It's probably doing them good, but I'm only doing it for the shit reason that my mum died last week and I can't sort anything out with the DCs in tow (even if DP comes with me).

Probably should start a thread in another section, but I don't think we're even going to tell DD the sad news unless she asks. (She knew my mum was sick in hospital, but she hasn't asked and she doesn't know about dying yet.) Anyone else had any experience? (I rather hope not!)

Jewels - I'm so jealous of your weekend away.

Oh chaotica I am so so sorry to hear your mum died. .

Thanks, Jewels. It's all a bit of a horrible shock (although she wasn't young or particularly well). I'm glad we all went to see her just before New Year though - she was so pleased to see how big DS is getting and how chatty DD is.

(Actually, I think having the DCs is helping as I have to go and play on swings and slides instead of dwelling on it.)

Well chaotica I am glad to hear your DCs are keeping your spirits up. I agree that they are probobley a big help, as you just have to get one with things when they are around!

Well I am going away soon for 2 nights and although you may all be I am . Izzy is going through her sep anx at the moment and she lept giving me all these hugs this morning. Maybe it will do her good? She will be ok won't she????

Have a good one girls and 'see' you next week.

Jewels

Oh Chaotica, i'm so sorry about your mum. I was coming on here for a good moan but it puts things into perspective a bit.

chaotica Sorry to hear to hear about your Mum passing away, how sad for you all. I don't know what to suggest with your DD, as far as telling her. How old is she, remind me? My DD1 will be 3 in May and I think if I was in your situation, I think I would tell her (hard to know for sure until you are in that situation). I don't know about you (and it's none of my business so I'm not asking) but being a catholic, and bringing up my DDs as catholic, I would be explaining how God wanted her to go to heaven now, and that she was so very special because God/Jesus wanted her in heaven to sing with all the angels.....

OK, I know that probably sounds very la la land to a lot of people, but I'm trying to think how I would explain this to a toddler.
I hope you manage to do the right thing for you....

I will remember you & your family in my prayers....(((hugs)))

LM xxx

Chaotica . Im sorry too about your mum. It makes me want to cry but sounds like you are managing really well so far.

Had a bit of a rubbish week as my 16 year old in hospital from friday to tuesday with his excema it was so bad they had to put him on a drip for antibiotics. He is now out and on more antibiotiecs and steroids which seems to be helping a bit. fingers crossed!

Was rather tricky going backwards and forwards to hospital with the little ones and had to take Isaac with me with was such hard work keeping him amused and not letting him out of his pushchair as he wanted to get down and crawl. So I had to carry him a lot and so have done something awful to my back now. Drinking lots of wine and taking ibruprofen seems to help

Melissa doing ok at preschool but still having very wobbley moments. But think I shall persevere for now as good to have time with Isaac. Seeing some improvements in his development so thats incouraging.

Thanks so much, everyone. I get all teary that you're being so lovely and you don't even know me except for my ceaseless moaning. (It has been a very long thread (or set of threads) though, so I guess we've all been moaning together for a while... ) The funeral is next week which is going to be awful [don't have suitably sad emoticon] (and I'll have to be separated from the DCs again ).

LM - I don't think you're in la la land at all - I rather wish we had some 'afterlife' story to tell DD (she's 2.9) but we don't... If she asks, we'll have to tell her that granny lives on in all who remember her and all she did. But I don't think I'm going to tell her until she notices that my mum isn't around (although I still don't know whether that's me just wimping out).

Tracyface - sorry to hear about your DS. That sounds horrible for him. Does you know what triggers it? I hope the ABs and the steroids start to help and you all get over the hospital experience. (It's so hard with LOs as I've been finding.) I'll join you with some wine!

Jewels - have a nice weekend I'm sure Izzy will be fine. (Connor is getting better each time I go - don't know whether that makes me happy or not!)

Grrrl - Moan away! You have earned it. How's the house doing, btw?

House is like a building site still, but should be done by the end of next week (i hope!) I'm pretty bad at the moment- DH and i are so sleep deprived and have been for weeks, it's caused me to make stupid mistakes at work. My manager sent me home yesterday to get my head together a bit- he was really lovely tbh, i was quite surprised. I'm so tired i feel a bit mad / depressed, and coming home to dirt / dust / tools is making it worse. I'm going to book a few days off work when the kids are at CMs and house is finished to try and sort myself out

Step MIL is coming to babysit tonight and we're going for a drink with our friends. I'm so tired i should prob just go to bed, but we don't often get a chance to see our friends, so i'll go anyway.

Evening, Ladies.

Grrrl - I sympathise with the sleep deprivation, but it's probably not as bad as you. It really does me in. (And it doesn't help that DS thinks that it's time to get up as soon as it's light.) I can't think straight at all and had to go back to bed when DS took a nap as I was good for nothing (fortunately not at work or driving though). I hope you're enjoying the drinks (although I know what it is to wish you were asleep instead).

Should go straight to bed, but I'm off to cook a nice dinner instead...