Sept 08 - No no no, ME do it!

[CappuccinoCarrie]

Shiny new thread for Christmas!

becaroo, I asked my GP about whether Diego should have it last Tuesday, and she said only children with certain conditions, such as asthma are eligible.

I don't know whether the H1N1 vaccine lasts more than a year, though, although I do think it's seasonal.

My 2 have asthma but were both ill when they were supposed to have the jab.

They both had it early last year but wasnt sure if it would cover them.

Going to get them both done earlier this year!

Glad D is feeling better

Go back to bed woman!!!!!!!

:D

Oops, I meant

It was on my iphone but was a typo rather than predictive text. The funny thing with the iphone predictive text is that because it's a proper keyboard the changes are usually related to what letters are beside the ones you did press rather than you put a when you meant c for example, so if you send a mistake to someone with a normal letters on the numbers type phone they can't see how you made the mistake.

I did send another one straight away saying Aaarrgghh, GO, I meant GO! His reply suggested he thought it very funny. I told his sister today who also thought itwas very funny (and a bit weird that I've hadmore communication with her brother than she has this year!)

Hee hee debitheho
Hope you're having a good rest pacita

pacita I'm going to be watching the gaps between your posts now, anything more than a day and I will start assuming you're in labour!

I made some choc chip muffins this morning. They haven't risen at all, not sure what I got wrong . I'm going to cover them in swirls of choc buttercream so they should look ok.

Mine haven't had the flu jab - although they haven't been invited this year. I'm scared of jabs now as they always flare DS's allergies up, he has a peanut challenge at the hospital next week. I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping we can get through winter without catching it.

Meglet, I'm checking in for your benefit!

I've just been for a wax and a pedicure, to avoid looking like a hobbit when I go into labour (it may put the MW off). The parents arrive tomorrow afternoon, so very soon I will go full force with the eviction tactics: hot curry take away, raspberry leaf tea, pinapple juice, walk, hip jiggling in ball. Any other ideas?

Poor DP is looking forward to the ES (hohum, that's Eviction Shag) as the poor boy has not got much action for a while.

So now I'll rest till the parents come, and then it's time to panic about the baby being so late that they are gone by the time she arrives. Urgh!

good luck for the peanut challenge meglet

getting a bit down...toby is really hard work at the moment. He wont eat properly and is still in my bed for most of the night. I have tried impose a more rigid bedtime routine but dh is useless. I went out to a WI meeting on tuesday night and it all went to hell.

And last night I felt unwell so didnt do much other than cook tea and tidy up...it got to 8pm and dh still hadnt bathed them or told them it was time for bed.

AIBU to be a bit fed up its always me? I dont expect dh to do housework/cook or all the other crappy stuff I have to do, but i do expect him to help with the dc.

Really, really fed up. dont like dh much at the moment

You're not BU becaroo. I can't comment really as I have never experienced a good DP. I can't understand why some blokes are oblivuous to what needs to be done .

I'm already training DS up to know that dirty laundry goes in the bin, Daddies help with babies and toilet roll doesn't magically appear in the bathroom.

bec Is it something you're able to talk about at all. If at 7 you say "could you please take the DCs up to bed?" would he do it - is it just an unawareness of what needs to be done at what time? So sorry things are hard, but very impressed you're in the WI!!

DS suddenly seems so grown up...we took the sides of his cotbed at new year and he's done brilliantly in the bed, and today he announced he was doing a wee but would rather wear Thomas pants. Well, it only took 2 years to train dd, what's the worst that could happen?!

pacita I think one of the best things you can do (other than ES ) is keep active. We're all on the edge of our seats here waiting!!

Like Carrie mentioned, is it unwillingness when you ask him, or does he just not think?

DH doesn't think but he will do something when asked. That's frustrating too, but that's the way it is with him.

Have a chat with him and explain how you're feeling about everything, it helps to get things off your chest.

There must be something in the air carrie as ds done a wee on the toilet last night. He was running around naked after his bath (like you do!) and started to wee on the carpet. DH said 'no, wee's on the toilet', so he rain into the bathroom, put his toilet seat on the loo and done a massive wee.

I know this may not mean the start of potty training, but it helps to know that we know he's got some bladder control and understands what to do wrt the toilet.

I am very impressed at all the weeing on the toilet! toby has just started telling me he is doing a poo so thats progress, right?

Dh is just oblivious. It drives me mad. I just feel that if I am not constantly nagging/prodding/encouraging/yelling/begging stuff doesnt get done.

I'm pretty tired of it

Oh, Becs I'm sorry. At least from what you say being oblivious is not as malignant as being deliberate. I am with the above suggestions of a serious chat. My DP is an angel and I can't complain, specially now that I'm as mobile as a wardrobe and he does a lot of running around, but he does need telling, and reminding, and occasionally nagging, which is tiring.

I do hope he gets the idea very soon. It's not nice to feel the whole weight of running a house is on your shoulders.

Meglet what does the peanut challenge entail? I'll have to do an egg challenge with Diego, I suppose, in about a years time if he responds positively to skin prick test for egg alergy. He is also allergic to nuts, but apparently not as strongly, and nut allergies, we were told, are not as easy to grow out of. Best of luck!!!

Bec I know what you mean. DP is very good and will help, and if I ask him to put C to bed, he knows what to do but....I still HAVE to ask. I just wish he would do things unasked. Even as simple as seeing a pile of washing on the airing cupboard that needs putting away. He'll do it without a fuss if I ask but will he do it on his own? Will he f*.
It's exhausting to always be the one who has to think of everything. And he still constantly asks me what c wants, rather than asking her. Shouldn't complain, he is a good DP but also a typical bloke

Great news re toilet use. C is graduating from the potty to the toilet now and I am so proud of her that she will happily use the portable toilet seat out and about.
She still hasn't done a poo anywhere but on her green potty at home but does hold on if she needs to go and has started a routine of pooing in the morning before we leave the house.

No accidents at all out of the house and only has the odd one in the house (I reckon cos she's more relaxed at home). The girls at nursery say she comes up to them and says 'Hey! I need a wee!' Am very amused and proud.

I have a qn for you ladies. we are staying in Bristol at the Marriott in Feb and have asked for a family room. They do not have any single beds and a familty room is 2 double beds. WWYD? The beds are quite high. C is in her cot bed but still has a little rail. I thought of asking them to remove the bed base and have her sleep on the double mattress on the floor. Am worried she'll roll out of a double bed. We have a portable bed guard but it's a dream pod that only fits a single bed. Don't really want to buy a new guard just for this.

ILTMIMI We use the mariott at windsor quite a bit and we have a family room...ds1 and toby in one bed which we move up against the wall so toby cant fall out and me and dh on the other (til the early morning game of musical beds!) It works fine for us, but if you do that with C you ir dh will need to sleep with her which may not be what you want?

Also, the one we go to has a weekend deal so you get breakfast included and we get to use the swimming pool/gym facilities too which the dc love.

Will probably be going in June for ds1's b day.

Thanks for the sympathy. Arent I being moany? Sorry. I will desist.

Have a good weekend ladies x

MrsA I'd be ok with ds2 on a double bed. I'd prefer that to a normal single bed as he'd have to roll over a few times before he fell off! You could ask for extra pillows and line them up along the edges then they should stop her rolling off but if she does roll far enough to push the pillows off she'd hopefully land on them!

I'd like dh to take the hint about going away somewhere for my birthday weekend, only thing is that it's royal wedding weekend so everywhere will be expensive. And we do actually have quite a few trips planned including one to Cardiff for a weekend of rugby in 4 weeks. We're staying in a travel lodge and the family room has a double and a sofa bed so it could be fun with both boys in the same bed!

Bec YNBU, maybe a chat/moan at him would help. My dh is brilliant but does also need to be told to do things then sometimes it feels like nagging.

We had the biggest meltdown ever last night from ds2 at bedtime, it was crazy, he was soooo exhausted but somehow had the energy to scream the house down. He wouldn't get undressed or put his pjs on. I eventually got his clothes off then left him to calm down and when I came back he'd got into bed! so I just tucked him in and left him in his nappy and vest and he went to sleep. Thought we were going to get a repeat tonight then dh ticked his foot by mistake and he changed from screaming to laughing in an instant!

and ds1 has to go to school dressed as his favourite book character next Friday! Where do I start with that?!

what is his fave character debi?

He doesn't have any 1 favourite book or series of books. His suggestion was the Gruffalo but that might be beyond my skills! He likes Where's Wally so could go as Wally. Should be easy enough but wouldn't win any prizes (not that I'm trying to be competitive!)

What about Cat in the Hat? One of my FB friends sent her DS as the Cat last year. Let me check the photos and see how she did it.....

.... right, from the looks of it he was wearing..

• black jogging bottoms (trousers)
• Black long sleeved t-shirt.
• black shoes.
• White furry material in large oval shape over his body/ chest.
• red fabric for large bow tie.
• red/ white stripey waistcoat. Not sure if it was a white one painted with fabric dye.
• Tall red / white striped hat, can't see how it's made but I'm assuming it's from light cardboard.

And black nose and whiskers painted on his face. Wish I could show you the photos as he looked ace!

Oh gawd, I have no idea about fancy dress costumes. I have NO imagination for things like that.

Well, we bought ds some pants this morning and after his lunchtime nap we left him nappy free and kept mentioning 'remember, if you need a wee to use the potty'

He done a wee in the potty and we didn't even realise he had until he dropped a cashew nut into it and then heard a slshing noise when he was trying to retrieve it!

Then he said he needed a wee and put himself on the potty, and did another huge wee.

I'm pleasantly surprised and now realise the biggest thing holding him back would be my laziness, ie nappies are so convenient.

Anyway, the plan is for tomorrow to be a nappy free day as we will either be at home or at my m&d's. I will report back tomorrow!

Go Mini-ILTMIMI! good luck for tomorrow. :)

MIL drops loads of hints about E still using nappies. If prompted E will sit on the potty or supported on the toilet, and sometimes she will do wee's or poo's, but mostly it's a source of fun. I was hoping she will potty trained by the time the new baby comes along, but it is looking less and less likely.

Also have been signed off with SPD and have physio on Wednesday :( I seem to remember some September 08 ladies had it before - any tips would be gratefully received :)