Sept 08 - No no no, ME do it!

[CappuccinoCarrie]

Shiny new thread for Christmas!

Well, he did have a fab time

He's come home with three giant paintings and he flitted around having a play with all of the activities they had to offer.

When I went to pick him up he was quite uninterested when he saw me . He was totally knackered though and he refused to walk home so I gave him a shoulder carry home. I'm going to regret doing that aren't I?

ILTMIMI DP still has to give ds a shoulder ride in from the school bus. He'll have to stop soon as ds is almost the same size.

I'm starting to get nervy about Robyn going to nursery. We're having a home visit next week and then a trial run. I think she will love all the activites but not sure how she will interact with the other kids.

How do you cut the girls hairs? Robyns flops forwards and I have tried tp trim the fringe but she looks a bit 'pudding bowl' atm. She hates people touching her hair as well so we have to do it when she naps.

debs the only way I've found is to grow the hair, then at least you can tie/clip it back. Fringes on small kids tend to start from the back of their head, I'm not sure when the hair starts growing down rather than forward!

You guys are reminding me that I need to bite the bullet and put DS's name down on the waiting list for playgroup. He won't start til he gets his funding this time next year, but its a popular group.

She won't let me clip it, if you go near her hair she shakes her head wildly at you. We held her down today to finish the fringe but we won't be doing that again. Will ask the hairdresser if she can help.
It took us years to get ds to have his hair done, we even resorted to cutting it in his sleep and sending him to school with half his hair cut.

Ds2 will start preschool in sept. I cant waIt

Don't get me started on cod, my 11 year ss plays it for hours when he comes to stay here every other weekend, it drives me bonkers, his mum let's him play it so I can't really say no but ds1 is wanting to join in, but nooo way, I will let him think he is playing FIFA we have the move on the ps3 which ds1 likes to play, it's like the wii.

I tried F in pants today with not much luck, he is fine at home with nothing on the bottom tho I will give it a go in a few weeks.

Debs - i have often resorted to bribery when it comes to hair . I am rubbish at hair anyway, and dd1 used to scream as if i was beating her when i even put hairbrush anywhere near her, same for washing hair. Is much better these days though. Apparently sometimes they are better at kids' hairdressers though than they are for parents....

Can I ask you all something too?

Dd1 has been invited to a birthday party by one of her classmates. But the classmate is sharing her party with her twin who is in a different reception class, and also another girl from the other class. The invitation only had the name of the child in dd1's class on it - would you just have a present for that child? Or for all 3? I don't even know the names of the other children....

Any advice appreciated!

If they are in another class I would just get the 1 present for the girl who was on the invite

Back from night away in the most luxurious room we have ever stayed in!!! It had two roll top baths and a walkin shower with two rain showers. Huge four poster bed that was the size of our bedroom.

DS did very well in our absence. Slept through! Even had a dry night. Mum didn't put a nappy on him at bedtime and then heard him wake at 8 and took him to the loo. Haven't chanced it tonight as I wont sleep if I'm worried about him wetting the bed - will see if nappy is dry in the morning

bec good luck having that conversation. I wouldn't want my ds playing anything like that until he's at uni and can't afford to go out!

Am I alone in never having cut my child's hair myself? DH takes him to the barbers every three months or so.

Digi Your break sounds great! at the walk in rain showers. I am so impressed with your DS's dry night.

Are there any awards for Most Pesky Child? Can I nominate DD for constantly climbing on the dining room table. It's really funny apparently .

We have always taken toby to the barbers....just not something I am prepared to do

Toby still poorly...coughed so much last night he threw up Took him back to docs and they said his chest is clear but have given me some different Abs for him.

WWYD? If his chest is clear does he need them? Should I try them even if they give him diahorrea? sigh.

becs poor toby. I find coughing awful as there is nothing you can do to help. We put a drop or two of olbas oil under C's pillow but her coughing wasn't as bad as Toby's sounds. Hope he's ok. No advice re ab I'm afraid.

DG very envious of your night away. With DP's business struggles and the buggers at my place, February now looks jammed. I'm away for the whole week starting 14 Feb and DP is away at least one or 2 nights every other week in Feb - so our first night away together will have to be pushed back to March now. Had hoped to get away soon to enjoy the alcohol as hoping I can't drink by March.

And I've only ever had C's hair trimmed once - just after xmas and it was only to keep it healthy. C's godmother is a hairdresser so we went to her house. C hates having her hair washed and brushed. Normally peppa pig bribes work. Her hair is long enough to put bunches in now but when it wasn't I'm afraid we tied it up a la Pebbles from the Flintstones. Fringes are such hard work to keep on top of, I'm going to wait until she decides what she wants.

Must do some work. C's nana on hols so I'm looking after C working from home.

digi The dc's had their first hairdresser trip last month. I had been trying to save money by bribing them with choc buttons so I could cut their hair at home but it was a nightmare. So from now on they are going to the kids hairdressers so it can be done properly and quickly. The hairdresser asked me how I wanted DS's hair done and my slighly bonkers reply was "Can you do it a bit surfer-y, sort of long-ish layers, a bit like Liam Gallagher - but longer" . To her credit the lady did a good job, he still has longish hair but the layers are more defined and it has more body.

There's been a bit of an upset in my family today (and for the weirdest reason). I asked mum, sister and stepmum if they had a drill so I could put a bolt on the top of my bedroom door to keep the DC's out as I need to de-junk and tidy up. Mum and stepmum offered me their drills. But my sister has hit the roof and sent me angry text messages saying the DC's self esteem will be shattered if I don't let them explore in my room. I pointed out that their self esteem will be a lot more damaged if mummy keeps shouting at them to stop pulling my room apart and if its such a problem she can stand outside my room and stop them getting in all the time. I am so flippin' angry with her. Now my sister has had an argument with mum about it and mum is upset with her. I'm hardly locking them in anywhere, just keeping my room out of bounds when I'm not in it. The only reason I can think of why my sister has freaked out is that she might think I'm locking them out when I'm in there asleep . Obviously I am not in the mood to speak to her about it at this point and she can stew .

I was going to start an AIBU thread but am too pee-d off by it all. However I shall be a wimp and do one on here. AIBU locking the DC's out of my room?.....

Hello ladies, and happy new year!

I have been gone for a while, but loyally lurking.

It's been a bit tough this christmas with cold weather and illnesses. In fact, I've spent the past week feeling utterly horrendous, coughing, puking, and with achey limbs and terminal tiredness. I am feeling a lot better today, and VERY relieved, as my due date is the 18th - less than 2 weeks to go, EEK! I was panicking thinking that I would not be able to get through labour feeling so bloody ill. Also, morning sickness has returned with a vengeance, and I tend to throw up every morning. Apparently it's not unusual for early pregnancy symptoms to return at the end of pregnancy. Did you know that? I never heard it before.

Our Christmas was very low key, but I did have a friend come over for dinner on new years eve, which was lovely. I think I may have over done it a bit, which may have triggered this horrible bug. At any rate, Diego was delighted with all his presents, and now he is delighted to be back at nursery - I think he gets bored of his slow, waddling mamá.

Bec, sorry to hear that Toby is poorly. Diego also had a terrible cough for a while, but it seems to have gone now. His appetite has also returned with a vengeance, and he puts away an enormous amount of food! I wonder whether he's about to have a growth spurt...

Digi, what a lovely thing to do. I've never spent a night away from DS yet and I think I won't be for quite a while now. I'm kicking myself!

Meglet, once more, our DCs must not meet! Diego seems to have the same style of mischief, and climbing to dining tables is indeed one of his favourites. Also, he has developed the very annoying habit of dropping to the floor whenever I ask him to go brush teeth/change nappy/bed, as he knows that I can no longer pick him up :( . Then he screams for his daddy. Kids, huh?

Meglet I cross posted with you. Your sister seems totally overreacting. What you are doing can be equated with putting child locks in a cupboard. I would however bite the bullet and ring her to explain that this is to avoid mischief when you are not around, rather than to keep them away from you while you sleep. This should make her see how silly her reaction was.

Hope things settle soon!

Yanbu Meglet I have a lock on our bedroom door also the bathroom. DDs room is next for a lock, while she is at school the dss go into her room and mess it up.

Sorry to here about the illness pacita glad you're on the mend now,

Hope Toby feels better soon.

We take the boys to the barbers aswell, I think dd has had her hair trimmed 2 or 3 times, she doesn't have a fringe, she had 1 once but it was forevers getting in her eyes so she grew it out.

aaaw, pacita & lolly I could ((hug)) you both. I didn't think it was that odd wanting to keep them out. My sister however.......

lolly I have been tempted to lock DD out of the bathroom as she loves washing her hands whenever she gets the chance and her hands get sore even though I keep the soap out of reach.

pacita DD does the dropping to the floor thing too. It's so draining having to lift her all the time, she has got good at having her teeth brushed though so she has brownie points for that .

We take A to the hairdresser - but only the owner or the woman the owner says can do it, as from experience the others just can't do a speedy cut on a wriggly howling toddler...
I think it's the sheet they drape over me that scares him as he's fine until that point, so will ask not to have it next time.

Meglet, sounds quite reasonable!

Met my antenatal class this week, so 4 2yos and 2 new babies and a bump. A howled for ages after we left as he wanted to take a baby home... I'd been getting worried about him being hugely contrary and capricious, but seeing 3 others being the same reassured me I just have a two-year-old.

But I'm hiding Little Miss Contrary anyway.

I wish we hadn't started with the fringe now, she only has one because her hair is a, really fine. b, her fringe starts from her crown and will not brush back and c, she refuses to keep clips in. If I hadn't of cut it it would be down to her chin!

Meglet Tell her to butt out, your room should be off limits to the dc's, how else will you hide all the birthday and xmas prezzies. If it is a bolt on the outside then how can you lock yourself in?

meglet thats part of why I am worried about tackling my dsis over COD....she can take the most innocuous comment and make a full on fued about it

Your sis is BU.

Toby loves climbing on tables too...and hiding under them

Didnt go and see the pre school today as had to take Toby to GP.

Did mention to Toby about him going to A nursery like "balamory" and he just said;
"no...home!"

Oh dear.

I think a lock on the outside so you know there's a bit of the house the kids can't ransack is an excellent idea!
DS also does the theatrical throwing himself to the floor thing.
Not long to go now pacita!
NC we all hope you have your own baby to take home with you soon. Where are things up to with treatment for you?
DD had her pre-school injections today, its the first time DH has taken either of the children for any of their jabs...and DD didn't flinch! No tears, no demands for chocolate, nothing. Bah. He can take them all from now on.

Carrie - need to go back to check what the bloods showed last time, but it looks like I've done some ovulating with clomid at least. Spent much of time off over Christmas SWI. Well it makes MrNC feel helpful.

Friend did worry me though with story about her 2yo getting locked in the bathroom. They had to get a locksmith. I try to remember to keep our bathroom window unlatched except when we are all out, so when ds manages that one I can just get a ladder and climb in. Will probably forget to unlatch it when he does...

We have the locks on the loo and bathroom that can be opened with a coin/knife from the outside if they get locked in.

HTH x

Btw, Carrie, how are you feeling?