Fab Feb 2009: things that go bump and "mummy, mummy, MUMMY!!!" in the middle of the night

[dinkystinky]

New halloween inspired thread (in honour of this time of year) to talk about our little jekyll & hydes [hgrin]

Is anyone going to be taking their little ones trick or treating this year? We'll be at MIL's for Halloween and she's already told me she has both Danny and DS1 costumes -so it appears that decision has been made for us

Ah but Calico - it wasnt in my home so it was fine (hired out local play centre - was perfect as loads of dressing up outfits there, a soft play room and wipe clean tables and floors!) And they loved it with the icing pens. Especially the glitter ones. I forsee many a glittery nappy today
If it helps, I'm so lazy I havent even tried DS1 out without a night time nappy yet - he's dry 90% of the time but while he's sharing a room with Danny can do without the faff of having to change his bedding in the night when the inevitable accidents do happen..

at the glittery nappies!

Maybe I need to return to the night time nappies, though DS was so proud that he didn't need them that I think he'll be upset if suggest it. He got up at 5am this morning as he needed a wee, but toilet is two floors below his attic room and he only made it to the landing - so now have to get wee stain out of sisal flooring...
He forgot that I had put a potty in his room

calico what is the age gap between your two please? I am so nosey

23 months - just right for scrapping over every toy / tv programme / drink, etc

I have nearly 22 mths between dts and Luke, lovely age gap!!

Evening all.
Hope everyone is well.
Busy week, so not been around much.

I found out today that I am moving to a different classroom at work.
They (dept heads) have decided that we are overstaffed and could spare someone to support another class (lots of wheelchairs), so we (staff in my room) have been taking turns by day to go into this other room.
We started to hear that this other class (Glow-worms) wanted one person permanently and I was told today that that person will be me.
I will be moving over after half term.
It's not too bad, it is the class that I started off working in, and staff I started off with.
The children are dealt with differently in Glow-worms than my current class so I will be able to say the word 'No' and I will be able to use a firm voice when needed, which I am not able to atm in my class.
Part of me is relieved that I will be in an easier class, I will be able to treat the children how I believe they should be treated, but a part of me will really miss my room.
I do struggle in my class because our teacher is really into excessive positiveness (I have moaned about this before to you guys)

Interesting times ahead!!

Luke is bonding with the potty now. He likes to sit on it before he gets in the bath and then again before he gets his pj's on.

SilveryMoon - class change sounds like a good move

and as for potties - I have enough problems trying to get dd to use it without Luke having a go

Lol oooggs It took jacob a little while to get fully comfortable with the potty so is quite funny to see Luke sitting on it happy as can be and really straining to try to have a poo

The teacher in my current class said that she told the HOD that she was not going to decide who was to leave the room because we are all strong members of staff who each bring a different skill (and weakness I suppose) to the room.

Me and one other lady (there are 5 of us in my class) really struggle with not saying no and being overly nice and positive all the time, so I knew it would be one of us.
My teacher said the HOD (who also teaches in the room I am moving too) asked how she'd feel if I was to move.
My teacher told me today that she would have me back in an instant and didn't want to lose me and that she didn't offer me out or anything, but who knows.
Will be interesting, but sure it will be fine. I now need to do hoisting training and feeding training.

Aah Luke sounds so cute on the potty SilveryMoon! Danny would probably just use one as a hat... Hope the class change goes well. Sounds like it will make life eaiser in that you're not being forced to do 24/7 positive reinforcement I guess.

Hey girls missed you

can't believe our babies are [shocked]

re: PT'ing Izzy is fab daytimes she has nappy if she naps although this is currently being snubbed! and if we go for a long trip but other than that she uses toilet or potty and not fussy where either

nighttimes is years off i think. She is a power piddler! Ok embarassing but we all wet bed til really late i think i was 10 I really hope izzy doesnt inherit it. I found it really upsetting so prayaing she wont have to go through it. Can't belive i just admittied that! but im just saying i get what your saying bout the night time stuff.

Im not doing party for izzy this time gonna go to zoo or safari park instead big family meal sunday too.

OK RANT ALERT

fucking work grrrrrrrrrrrrrr why are kids so frickign ungrateful all i get is pissing moaned at oh i cant be arsed going on with myself again i'll leave it there, tis a long and boring story anyway.

whats everyone upto this weekend then? just usual work for me fri/sat then b'day meal sunday

xxx

cant believe our babies are 2

god spelling and grammar went out the window there! sorry tired x

Wow - impressed at Izzy's potty training too! Am sure she'll enjoy her fab birthday day out LittleSez. And as for work - well, its not just you- teenagers are like that with everyone! Busy weekend of doing house renovation stuff ahead with one of Danny's little friend's 2nd birthday party on Saturday thrown in for good measure. Though am also taking DS1 to a taster dance class (more hip hop dance than ballet) so should be interesting..

Just spent the morning at our local city farm to celebrate Mr T's big day. He was surrounded by his 4 best friends who are all girls. It was very cute!

Now he's conked out on my lap and I have to go & get DS1 from school then come home and manically clean and tidy before MIL arrives this evening. Tonight we're having fireworks and cake then on Sunday we're having a little party at home where Mr T has requested the hokey cokey!

littlesez am v. impressed by Izzy. Like Danny Mr T regards potties as some kind of head gear. DS1 has taken to dragging him off to the loo to watch him everytime he needs a weebut I'm not sure it's making much of an impression!

Happy birthday to Mr T - sounds like he's had a fab day. Loving the idea of fireworks and cake on Sunday to celebrate with family - and that T knows all about the hokey cokey.

Happy Birthday Mr.T... the farm sounds brilliant.

I'm very of him having friends.... A still growls at all other kids his age if they get too close. He's better with dd and ds1's friends but not exactly friendly [sighs]

A will sit on his potty but i don't think he knows how to make himself go yet. I laughed my ass off the other night though, he'd peed on the floor and whilst i was drying it up with a towel i told him 'A.. pee goes in the potty, not on the floor' so he picked up the potty and placed it on top of the towel soaked in pee on the floor Mostly he just uses it as a drum when he's watching tv though. The bloody health nurse told me at his two year check 'I wouldn't expect him to train until he's 3 with his speech problems' I had no idea talking was related to potty training... especially as my older two were talking fluently at 1 and were nightmares to PT!

Happy birthday Mr T

Hope everyone is ok.

It's half-term woo-hoo (depending on how you're viewing it)

I was very excited about half-term until someone told me the weather forcast is for snow...

Nooooooooooo!!!! It better not snow here.

This half toerm hasn't come round quick enough. So pleased I get a week off work, am exhausted.

Snow

No - that's just not allowed!!

SMHalf term = more hours for me but tis ok as long as the little buggers stop giving me grief you looking forward to week off?

DINKY its not the teens so much but the 11/12 years old age are really challenging! think its the whole transition to secondry school maybe? let me know how dancing goes!

hey HOM aww sounds like a fun day HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

SR what the hell has speech got to do with PT? hmm indeed fair amount of wee on our floor over past few months too and have to stop izzy from trying to "tidy up mummy" bless her.

Cute thing and another example of izzys avid TV watching, does anyone watch dora? Izzy says awww maaaaan all the time in american accent too! She is also addicted to mickey mouse and i actually think they make it that wayso she will ask to go to disneyland when she is older! arghhh

hello all, just checking in from Sussex. Bloody cold here!

Got back Wed am after a 19 hour journey door to door which involved the airline having to offload 6 passengers with problems with passports (why the hell did they let them on!) and the engine going tech just as we were taxiing
Anyway, have driven over 500 miles and through around 10 counties since Thursday am. Visited Exeter and Cardiff Unis and think DS likes Exeter so will firm that one.
Just dropped him off at LGW to go off to Nice for a week and now I've got a few days with DD.

Am missing H and DD terribly. Its the first time I've left them and have had some wobbly moments. Cried at airport on way out but since then have been ok, probably because so busy but a quiet(ish) day today.
DD is 4 so understands but am worried about H. Apparently in the morning he is 'mummee mumeeeing' a lot and going around the house looking for me and yesterday said 'mummee no'
I will see them on Wednesday night so am a bit worried about how he will be but at least over halfway through our separation now. Feel very guilty but it needed to be done and at least DH realises it is not as easy as he thought I'm guessing he will no longer put forward suggestions such as me going back to work and him being a house husband

A question for those of you still BF. Do you think that is it now for H and I? I had meant to totally wean him before I left but he was still chomping before I left and although I'm throbbing a bit its not been too bad and so I don't know what will happen when I see him Wednesday.

Ref potty training, H has been sitting on the potty for a few months now and likes to sit on it before and after bath but not so much during day.

DD is dry 99% of time at night (4 years 4 months) but still put her in pull ups, just in case!

Right, off for another bacon roll, simply because I can

PS, meant to say SM good luck with the move to a new class

mos... when ds1 was gradually tailing off breastfeeding he went up to 2 weeks between feeds on various occasions and there always seemed to be milk there for him when he went back to it. Although i was pregnant so that may have affected things. Enjoy your few days with dd and safe trip home on wednesday