Oct 08 - On our way to the terrible twos! Noooooo we're not ready!

[50ftQueenie]

Here we go ladies.....At the speed we've been moving it might be the terrible twos thread! It's the final count down.......

I am missing ds1. He and dd have gone to stay at my parents' for a couple of nights. Have spent the day with dh and J trying to name uniform, sort the library which is to become ds1's room (still some way to go!) and organise Christening stuff (still a LOT to do).

Q has been talking to himself in his bed for about 2 hours now... He had an extra long nap today.... because I fell asleep with him and just let him (and I) sleep on and on... god bless UK bank holidays

I bet DS and DD are having great fun with your parents, csws. Enjoy the peace and quiet (if J lets you...)
:)

Ronshar - well, we're doing well then. Q had a few pieces of chocolate, a muffin and a rice krispie treat in addition to his healthy meals today. And he asked for honey on his toast and I actually let him have a bit
hmmmm I wonder why he's been up for the past 2 hours....? lol

He got a fruitshoot the other day - just grabbed it off the shelf and we were like, ok just this once... OHHHH my goodness.. he was off the wall for about an hour just could not stop running and laughing and falling over and running and twirling...etc. Never again.

I've just read it, Pistachio.

I meant to say to you before Star, it's such a shame that you can't have a weekend away. Dp and I find that a couple of days away from each other is just what we need when we're getting on each others' nerves and we both really look forward to seeing each other again. I imagine that, like us, you and your dh get under each others' feet living in such a small place.

Pistachio - I love your ds's description of his accident. Sounds just like S!

Thanks, cf. I'm sure dh would be absolutley fine with me going away for a weekend by myself. But I couldn't bear to spend a whole 24 hours away from Q. 7.5 hours when I'm at school is enough - and even then I go see him at lunch whenever possible. I know that sounds silly. I could go a whole day without him but I wouldn't sleep at night. Maybe when he's a bit older... and because he's my first and only.

DH would feel the same and would not be happy for us to be away overnight. Friends of ours offered to take Q and I to disneyland paris with them as they had extra tix, would be very cheap for us...etc. for 3 days while dh was still working earlier this summer and dh really didn't want it to happen. Most men don't seem to mind if their dw wants to take dc away for a night or two or three... it's frustrating.

Dh starts school tomorrow (kids arrive next monday). So Q is coming in with me to go to cm. We've had playdates with her over the summer, but not a lot and he's changed so much in 10 weeks!!

"All by my seeeeeeellllllfffff......"

Q will be fine star :).

at dd.
J same as normal after jabs, but I gave calpol before bed just in case.
Visit from school tomorrow afternoon and house looks like a bomb has hit it again now that dd and ds1 are back .

He hasn't napped for the past 2 days for Dh so hoping he does get tired enough to do so at cm's house. She's bringing him to me early on Friday so he can visit and meet my class :) He's her only mindee on Fridays.

at your DD pistachio.

csws - do british schools visit all of the children's homes? That's amazing!

That is amazing!! Is it just the first year that the teachers do that or all the way through primary? Must be a lot for the teacher to timetable getting to all the kids...

I hope the visits go well :)

Not every school does it star, but a lot do. It's just for reception children who are new to the school, so only a handful for a village school to do. It went fine :).
When does B start school myjob? Dd has her first day tomorrow.

What a lovely idea. This doesn't happen where I am from. How nice for the children. :) What do they do when they visit?

Q's first day with cm after 10 weeks went well. She said he was an angel. Fell asleep on way back from park/picnic and then transferred to the cot and slept 2 hours. He ate all of his lunch that I packed for him (well, most of it), did what she said, stayed close by at the park... I'm not really sure it was my child there today... He's the only one for the next week and a bit so that's nice for him, too.

Our school does home visits too.

I was back at work yesterday but the children weren't in until today (and I wasn't there as I only work the first half of the week so haven't met my new class yet .

Your dd is funny Pistachio!

Pistachio - that's hilarious. Must be maddening to deal with but absolutely hilarious.

School was fine - manic, as the start of term always is but ok. I was panicking about getting the classroom ready for my job share partner for Thursday/Friday. I've got a weird set-up. It's my class, so I'm responsible for all admin/classroom stuff. She just does my teaching on Thursdays and Fridays, so it's more than a part-time role for me really. But unfortunately I think part-time work often works out like that. You just feel so grateful that you're not having to work every day that you don't complain.

My son is developing a northern accent, taking after his dad. He doesn't have a "barth" but a "bath". My sister isn't his "arnty" but his "anty". It's funny. You can tell which things he does with his dad (bathtime is one), and which with me.

They are funny aren't they. DP would quite like ds to grow up with a Yorkshire accent - he's got a horror of him talking like a southerner which of course he will if we stay here.

Right, I suppose I'd better go an interact with my child. I bought him this at a car boot sale for £4 the other day and he's been playing with it pretty much non-stop when we've been in so I've been a very lazy parent recently.

Cool train, cf!

It's funny reading your "barth" vs. "bath" in my american accent because I pronounce the "r".

LOL at jamie oliver accent from your DD pistachio.

cf do you have to do the planning for her for Thursdays and Fridays, too?

It's a slightly ridiculous train really because it makes loads of funny noises too, but S loves it. He's definitely had £4 worth of pleasure out of it!

I do have to plan for her too. I get the PPA allowance of a full timer to allow for that, but it's still a lot of work.

Has Q got an American accent Star?

That sounds good having a bit extra pay for doing it. Otherwise in that position I'd want the other teacher to plan. But I would also not want to "let go" of anything to let her plan it iyswim I'm a bit controlling when it comes to stuff like that with my class

Q has a thomas the tank engine train track as a hand me down from a little girl who is now 8 and her sister had it too and she is 13! It is wonderful, though and he plays with it all the time - makes "tunnels" with chairs over it and puts blocks under parts of the circular track to make "hills".

Q has a mixture of various accents at the moment. His words are still so toddler-ish sounding that it's hard to tell. When he repeats us, he speaks like us, when he repeats cbeebies, he speaks like that, same with cm...etc. I just don't want him to have DH's accent - we are both American, but slightly different accent and some of dh's phrases... well, I just hope Q doesn't get them

Oh I don't get any extra pay. It's PPA - time out of the classroom for planning and preparation. I know what you mean about finding it hard to let go. I had a great job share partner last year and we worked well together. I've got someone else this year and we don't know each other very well so I don't know how it's going to work.