June 2009 - terrible twos here we come

[bigcar]

Here we are ladies

Hi all!

NinjaGoose, gotcha! Love the namechange, btw! Aw, I bet getting rid of baby stuff was emotional, it was bound to be, really. Were you doing that to make space for the loft works? When do they start? Glad to hear E has no problem with lids Over here we're having a new prohibited action every day

Allsheep, oh dear, what a scare! Glad to hear N's OK now. Little ones get dehydrated so quickly it's scary Hopefully bugs will stay away for a couple of weeks for you and give you a rest we didn't have any last week Hope work is going well. I can't believe the leak was never fixed! As Ninja said, it was there the day you moved in! Shame on them Will you be moving near where you are now? Have you been looking at places already?

Snow, good move on the book front, I think the only way I read things these days are on the iPad, as the only time I have is when I go to bed I'll look into iBooks So glad to hear Z has put on yet more weight, yay! MS is almost gone now, it only comes back some days, but it's mostly over,

Mrsmc, I saw on FB you had some Carnival days there too hope you had a good time.

June, C and M seem to be having very similar tantrums Thank Goodness no fashion-related ones yet But I have plenty of others Now it's exhausting, we have quite a few every single day! I ignore and ignore and put a poker face every time but inside I want to implode Another think she does is plainly laugh in your face whenever you tell her off for something I mean, you're completely serious, and tell her off, and she just laughs out loud! She does the same at nursery and I'm completely about it. What must they think of us? Ooooh, you need a shopping trip! And a very well deserved one! Two pounds away? You must have reached that target by now as that was days ago. I wish I were in London so we could go together I love shopping trips

Right, busy days here but a relaxed weekend fortunately. DH was home Sat during the day and Sunday as well so it seems his timetable might be taking shape

I'm a bit sad as I found out my translator friend (the one that lives near us and has a DD with DS) is moving away She's moving near her parents, it's about 1.30hs away from here which is doable in a day to visit and all but it's obvious we're not going to see each other as frequently as now. I'm very happy for her, though, as she's been planning this for quite a while and now it's going to happen

I think I felt the baby kick this morning. I've been anxiously waiting for the first kick and I can't remember for the life of me when M did it for the first time But then it could have been just my stomach gas so we'll see

Off to make lunch and then off to work!

Waves!

morning all

gauchita, glad you like the new name It was very hard to get rid of the baby stuff, still got some left, need to do a boot sale. Someone dh works with, her daughter just had twins, she'd been told one of the babies had edwards syndrome and wouldn't survive the birth but it turned out the baby actually had down syndrome and is very small but doing well so she only had stuff for one baby. Was happy to help her out and so very pleased she has two lovely babies

Work starts on the loft in the second week of may [nervous] everyone is being very kind and telling me what an upheaval it will be and how much mess there will be no difference there then just want it all out of the way now but still so much to prepare [argh] Very exciting baby news there it is usually earlier for the second time around so it's very probable that it was the baby How many weeks are you now?

strawberry, hope all is well with you, haven't seen you for a while

well, we've been to visit the other school now and are convinced it's not the right place for dd3, have put all my objections to the LEA and just have to wait and see what the school thought, I didn't come away with a clear picture of what they would say. Either way, it'll all have to go back to panel, so we're back to the waiting game again, oh the fun

E has had his speech and language assessed and there's definitely a delay, looks very much like the result of prolonged glue ear so I'm not really worried, dd3s Teacher of the Deaf is going to set some focused activities for us [yay] she's lovely, strictly speaking she shouldn't have any involvement with E but she's getting stuck in anyway!

ooh, this text box is getting bigger as I type, this is new isn't it?!

hope you're all enjoying the sun we have today, waves to all

evening girls,
what gorgeous weather the last few days.I feel so much better when spring is truly here.

Having some good and bad days with Z, 14 weeks this week!Where on earth does the time go?

Seen dietician, she thinks it might be a cow milk protein allergy. Can't say I am convinced, however, I am giving the non diary formula a go and Z is still vomiting it up with regularity.

We had a similar experience with A, no one could believe that reflux could cause such vomiting in the absence of anything else. It did.

gauchita How many weeks now? So pleased the MS better. Very sorry about your friend moving away, there is something so lovely about having people nearby that you see regularly. I am starting to make some new friends here.

bigcar poor E, but great the teacher helping out. You could really use some dedicated education/health professionals at the moment. I have everything crossed for you that the LEA/panel come to their senses and give DD3 the correct placement (and soon).

allsheep how scary for you. I hope N is much better now.

june somedays, all day, I seem to be putting A on the time out step. V trying at times!

Bugger, Z stirring, be back soon. Happy sunny weekend everyone

Hi all!

Lovely sunshine here

NinjaGoose, oh poor family I can only imagine the worry when being told the baby would not make it. Glad to hear both babies are OK, so nice of you to give her some baby stuff Oooh loft works are coming soon, but you still have some time before they start so don't fret I'm 17+3 now

Snow, 14 weeks! Wow, time definitely flies by! Sorry to hear about the milk protein (potential) misdiagnosis. Did she say how you were to proceed should that not be the case? It does seem like it might not be that, if she's still vomiting quite a bit. How did A get over his reflux back then? So glad to hear you're making new friends It can be very isolating when family and friends are so far away. They can't babysit through Skype!

Hope everyone else is OK.

Right, I think time for a time-out zone is inevitable now I think a chair in the living room might be an option. Her room is not an option as she opens the door and comes out, cue me taking her back inside dozens of times and the whole point of time out evaporates into thin air I don't think she grasps the concept yet How how how do you ladies with more than one manage?

Oh, I discovered nasal drops and they're very very useful at night when Mila gets a blocked nose and starts coughing. It's amazing how quickly the nose is clear and she can breathe! I have to use them after she's asleep, though, it's impossible to give them to her while awake

Off to Leeds with my translator friend for some belated birthday lunch (her birthday was two weeks ago but she was poorly) and some birthday shopping, it should be fun

Waves to all!

gauchita your skype comment made me laugh! My dad and step mum sing and read stories to A over skype- I strap him into the high chair and i gives me 10-20mons to sort Z I love skype babysitting

Book marking, can´t believe I left it so long I lost you!!

snow that's a great idea, I might use skype like that more often! C. usually ends up walking off though, and creating havoc while we try and catch up :D
gauchita how are you feeling? How's working with dh been? and how was your friend's bday lunch? It has been a long time since I went for lunch with anyone (with or without the baby), must add that to my to-do list!!

What are you guys doing for mother's day? anything special?
We have a friend visiting from abroad at the weekend and we're all going out together to a carvery with our mums/mils. (not exactly what I had in mind but hey, I'm sure it'll be fun too, maybe).

alloverit I think I have joined the group on facebook, I'm not sure if you have to click anywhere specific or just visit the page? (I have an option to "leave the group" so kinda assuming I'm in??)
Which race did you join? I was going to join a 5k but my trainer is pushing me for a 10k. I can run both quite easily on a treadmill so he's definitely right, I'm just being chicken!!.

I want to buy a trike/scotter type of thing for C., any suggestions? Isa trike more for babies than toddlers? she loves the little bikes at nursery and I feel now is the time to get one. (that and 25% off at amazon atm!)

mrsmc time is just flying by isn't it. I have been spending a lot of time learning about fitness recently and not so much time mnetting, probably a good thing, aibu is addictive and not exactly productive! ;)

I'm spending pretty much all my spare time at the gym, loving it, hope I can keep it up, back in my size 12 jeans, and that feels very good!

theninja (liking your new name :)) did you get the statement for dd3? Half term soon, I know that means a lot more to you than it does to me with all the kids at home for a couple of weeks. I have cold sweats thinking about entertaining C. when all the groups stop. (Already booked in nursery one extra morning...)

gotta go pick our little angel monster angel monster angel up :D

afternoon all

snow, how'a Z doing? Wow 14 weeks already, time really does fly. Loving babysitting by skype

gauchita, how was shopping Is M ok now? You must have your next scan coming up soon!

june, scooter or trike would be fine, definitely not for babies, takes a while to master peddling and scooting just check the age recommendations as some will say from 2 years, others may be 3 or 5 years depending. Everyone round here has the mini micro scooters for their los but I think they say from 3 although E has a go on dd3s, if you look at these watch the price, amazon has them on at about £95 we paid about £35-40! Yes, all Es groups will stop which is no fun, but I'm just glad I have no school run for a couple of week, really must get my act together and sort a preschool place for E. Fantastic jeans news there, that must feel wondeful, well done

nothing planned for mothers day really, we'll pop over to mils for an hour or so but nothing else . . . hopefully a lazy day would be good!

thanks for your support for dd3 juners, still no news, the school they made us visit have said they can't meet her needs, so that's off the list [yay] so we're back to waiting again [sigh] It was her 5th birthday on monday, we got her a 10ft trampoline at least it's out in the garden! She loves it, E on the other hand screamed when we put him on it! Dd2 and ds1 keep asking her of they can have a go, so far she hasn't let them on she's normally pretty good at sharing so we'll suggest this at the weekend, it's just nice she has it to herself for a while. E didn't like the fact he couldn't open her birthday presents, he got the right hump but it's less than 2 months until his birthday and he'll be 2!!!!!!!!!!!

waves to all

Hi all!

Ninjagoose, well, good news on the "other" school front, then At least it's off the list! Happy belated birthday to DD3. I can only imagine her look when she saw the trampoline! Bless poor E wanting to unwrap the pressies. Don't even say it, June is way too close! I can't believe they'll be 2 so soon! Scan on 14/4, can't wait! Shopping was nice, we had some sushi and then we went to Cath Kidston for her present, she picked a sewing book And I bought M a little bag this one I just couldn't resist! and she loved it

June, nice to hear from you! It'd been a few days without any news, you busy busy bee Oh yay on the jeans front, any shopping trip done yet? I'm feeling much better, thanks. Energy levels are up, fortunately. I'm planning on resuming pilates now that I'm in the second trimester. We bought M a smart trike (those that are 3 in 1 and they can start using from 10 months till 3 years) last year and she used it during the summer with the aid/frame, now we can take that one off She loves it.

Mrsmc, hope things are well

Snow, oh I ask them to do that all the time! Especially to go downstairs to the postbox. I always take my phone of course, just in case, and I'm back in less than 1 min so it's fine. Then, to do things around the house it's very very useful Although sometimes M is like June's C, she ends up walking around or playing somewhere else so they can't see her. I always say I need a camera that can follow her, now THAT would be a useful invention! How's Z doing? Any other news from the dietitian?

Right, no plans for mother's day. A bit of an "off" week with DH. When he's busy at work he tends to get too caught up in things and doesn't think how he speaks to people. We've talked about this and I've been very patient but he's spoken to me over the phone in a way I don't appreciate, and then he acts as if nothing, which makes me fume!! So no idea whether mother's day will be celebrated tbh.

Advice needed now from you wise ladies. How do you deal with a "bolter"? I mean M, not DH I'm finding it really hard these days... even when we leave the building and go to the car in the car park she holds my hand but suddenly and out of the blue she doesn't want to hold it anymore and runs! I have my bag, her bag, and things in my hands most of the time so it's hard! Besides, as soon as she sees I'm coming for her she runs even faster She does that wherever we are, when we leave nursery, when we're in a shop. I try to stay really calm, just talk to her, or even distract her act like a fool and say things like "oh look what I have here" or something similar but she's not faced at all.

Any suggestions, deeply appreciated!

I'll go now, this is an essay! Sorry!

Waves!

gauchita, I know some people hate reins but when you have a runner . . . we've got these dd3 has the pink one, E has the shark. It's hard to see from the pictures but they are basically a little rucksack that has a strap across the front so they can't take it off and the rein attaches to a small metal loop on the top when you want to use it. All mine have been runners apart from dd3, you have my sympathies, especially at the moment! That bag is lovely I do like Cath Kidston bags, a friend of mine is heavily into CK, even has the floor covering in her bathroom! Not long till your scan now then

NinjaGoose, thanks for that Some people hate reins, you're right, I'm surely going to get disapproving stares around here Oh well! It's really exhausting to chase her around on my own, and quite embarrassing really if you're in a store in the middle of paying for something and you have to run behind the toddler who just fled I have one of the small bags from CK and use it as "nappy bag" for M. They have lovely stuff, although some of it is a bit pricey

Happy Mother's day, Juners! Lovely sunshine here, hope everyone is having the same

happy mothers day ladies

thank you, happy mother's day to you too :)

gauchita dh is exactly the same ... hope you have a nice day today!

just popping in quickly to say dd3 has had her school place agreed for the one we want thanks for your support ladies

OMG ninja that's actually given me goosepumps :D That's excellent, so really pleased for you!!!

Ninjagoose, yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! So so so pleased for you all, you must be so happy and relieved! Hope you celebrate

Back later for a real catch-up.

evening girls,
it is such a lovely sunset here. both kids in bed, hopefully will remain quiet so i can post in peace!
ninja Oh wow, what an incredible day, you must be beside yourself with happiness. ?feel like a big weight off your shoulders? Am just delighted for you
june am so impressed with your training and fitting into those jeans. You need to book in a date for shopping, c'mon girl! get some retail therapy
gauchita glad i am not the only one babysitting with skype . A is a bit of a bolter, getting in/out of the car is the worst time. Tend to have Z in the sling so I am hands free for him. Otherwise i strap him into the P+Ts.
I think e will invest in the reins ninja linked to

How was everyone's mother's days? Mine was pretty crap. Nothing said/done all morning. After he spoke to his mum at lunchtime, who has 2 cards from us, I asked DH where was mine? So busy said he, hadn't written it. yeah, so busy sitting onhis arse that he hadn't written it. DH then took himself off for a sleep in the arvo and after 2hrs and Z being fractious, I woke him up yelled lots too. and thenlocked myself in the bathroom for a looong shower. Did cook a lovely dinner but by then i was way too pissed off to enjoy. He goes away later this week, can't say I will really miss him. Maybe abscence will make the heart grow fonder. [hmmm]

Rant over, I really hope everyone else had a better time of it.

Z doing well with slow weight gain. Paediatrician appt this week. She is getting so cute, lots of 'ah goos' and grinning

Hi all

Sorry it's been a while. There have been a few colds in the house and my dd's birthday was grand enough to rival Will & Kate's nuptials!! House guests both weekends and two birthday parties - one a shared party with school buddy and whole class invited - games, clown, the works. The second a little family 'do' on her actual birthday. Anyway, it's now rivalling Christmas and I really have to do a little less next year - it was fun though and lots of complements. I'll pop a copy of my invite on the photos page (it was double sided - I did a little photo shoot) so you can see. It was Fancy Dress so apparently they all compared notes for the fortnight up until the party on what they would all wear. I highly recommend it, as they loved coming as superheros and princesses etc. Even had a couple of senorita's!

F's teething pain is one lonely last point away from being over. Once I've caught up on sleep I am taking a couple of girlfriends for a very boozy night on cocktails to celebrate. His teeth have taken me to the brink of madness at times. Twice I've almost hopped on a train to Scotland because I was worried I would hurl him or me off a cliff. He has been far more challenging than dd. She calmed down a bit at 14 months. For him it will be 22 months.

I never told you all, but I'd been very worried about F over winter. He was constantly sick and in so much pain that I was giving him a lot of calpol and nurofen. He wasn't progressing, wasn't eating, wasn't talking and I was sick in the stomach. About a month ago, after a story in the papers I decided to completely stop nurofen & calpol. He wailed inconsolably for two days - I'd resolved just to cuddle him for as long as was needed, day and night. Anyway, after 48 hours he calmed noticeably (still anguished outbursts but better overall) and suddenly started eating and a week later started talking. Just one month later his vocabulary is at about 20-30 words from just 'Daddy' a month ago. Every day he says more. It may well be coincidental, but I'm sure not entirely so. I have read that painkillers can aggravate the stomach and I wonder if that was what some of the pain was about. And not being able to eat, left him hungry. There was no doubt he was sick, and was teething badly, but my instincts are that the painkillers were bad for him. At the time, I felt I had no choice, and that it was mean not to try and relieve his pain, but I look back and regret it. Painkillers also can affect hearing and I can't help but wonder about that. Well, thankfully all is much rosier now so I can stop hating myself.

DH finishes his job at the end of the month, but on a great package and he's very employable so I am jumping with joy at the thought of him taking over the running of the household at times. We will do three nights of cooking each and get takeaways on the fourth. I can do running while he does the bedtime routine. I am so ridiculously excited, that I think I've come to realise how tiring it has been bearing 99% of child/baby responsibility for the past 5 years while he worked his butt off. Then I felt I needed to look after him at the weekend. Our ideal would be to both work on average 3 days a week and share responsibilities but I realise ideals can be hard to realise!

Anyway, won't make this a novel. I had a lovely mother's day. DH paid for haircut, colour & style. He got me two clematis for the garden and lovely cards from the kids. Both their nurseries did cards too.

june - well done on the weight. I am deeply depressed about mine, and currently groping for inspiration. Micro scooters and just fabulous and so much fun. If she is keen, go for it. Most kids I know get the hang of it around 2.5yr old but aspire from a younger age!!! Has dh noticed yet???

gauchita - is it 20 week scan you are coming up to? My friend is having her 20 week one very soon. It's a wonderful scan. Reins never worked for me, because she would fly off, the reins would pull tight and she would fall on the ground and cry hard. Once was at a train station, so I was happy she didn't go on the tracks, but she did really hurt herself! I found that it was easier to go through a fast 'tough love' learning curve over a couple of months and she got much better. But as you are pregnant, reins may be the best solution. I would post a question in products on the most effective ones.

snowwombat - you worry me. Me and DH were barely on speaking terms at times after the birth of number 2, but there seems to be a real 'disengagement' going on. Can you describe your DH as how he was before you had children and how he is now? And what you love(d) most about him?

ninjagoose - sometimes in life, things just come together in beautiful harmony and your success in getting DD3 into her wonderful new school must be one of them.

alloverit - it looks like you have a massive campaign going on to save your preschool. Well done.

Hi to everyone else. I must go, as this is sooooo long!

Hi all!

Venetian, glad to hear from you. So sorry to hear about F, you must have been so worried and at the brink of madness with him not improving and not eating, etc. Gutted we couldn't be there to support you or hold your hand at least through those worrying days Sounds like following your gut instinct was the right thing to do and glad to hear he's getting better

Snow, I second what Vene said in that I'm also worried about you I know your DH has been away a lot lately but have you had any chance to talk a bit? Or is he not interested in talking at all? Sorry to hear about mother's day, definitely not his best replies to you there Glad to hear Z's weight is improving slowly but surely...

June, oh, someone else with a similar-mooded DH! We should exchange notes on how to deal with them Have you decided on a scooter for C?

Ninjagoose, how was the celebration?

Hi to everyone else!

Right, a friend of mine lent me some reins (I wanted to try them on M for a few days before buying some) and I think I have the same problem Vene had with her DD. M hates them, bolts anyway but as she obviously can't go anywhere just falls down and cries/complains At the moment I'm resorting to leaving her inside the building while I open the car, leave all the bags and stuff I have in my hands and then coming back to get her She's so so so stubborn, though, if I didn't keep calm and try to talk to her/persuade her to come with me/hop on the lift with me/not run away, I'd have to scream at her all the time! Something which I know is not useful or good at all anyway so I don't do it. She really doesn't care, though, she just sits and grins, or runs and grins, it's exhausting.

Mother's day was OKish, no presents as DH failed to place an order in time we went out for lunch with another couple and their DD.

Is anyone else's toddler starting the "no sharing" age? M all of a sudden wants everything for herself, and will scream and cry if you try and make her share things Tell me I'm not alone!

On a happy note, I'm 19 weeks today and since a few days ago I can really feel the baby kick

Waves!

aaahh, two children asleep and the remote control to myself. Just time to post before masterchef starts . Anyone else hooked this season?

I hope everyone has had gorgeous weather. What a day!

Such a shame we spent 4hrs of it in the hospital, but was worth it. The paediatrician was great. Listened, made a sensible plan for managing the reflux and I left feeling much better about things. Happy that reflux is causing the chucking, and given her a bigger dose of medication to try and settle her a little.

oh vene you must have been beside yourself with worry . I am so pleased that F is finally on the mend and moving forward in leaps and bounds. Bring on the sleep for both of you. Set a date for your night out? Oh, and now that DH's contract is finishing, are you going to launch your business?

gauchita feeling the baby kick
So sorry the reins didnt work. How is the double pram search going?

Girls, thanks very much for your concern. We managed to sit down last night and have a bit of a chat. We do love each other and I know we will get through it eventually. Just fallen into a nasty habit of fighting and taking each other for granted. Only three weeks till our holiday and a month continously together. That should help.

Masterchef started, anyone care to join me? I cannot believe Jackie is still in!

gauchita - Tie her up? Taser? But seriously, I found it was really bad for about 2 months and then it began to improve. I felt she was really testing the boundaries, and in some ways I was happier that we went through the tricky stage, and that came out it the other side as I then knew to what extent I could trust her and in what situations. But as you are pregnant, it is a bit different, as your response time will be a bit slower. You may find with reins that after a week or so she gets used to them?

snow - oh good. So long as you are both able to still talk, that is good. I found that the combination of sleep deprivation and constant stress (my babies were reflux and colic ones and cried a lot) made it ridiculously hard. On hindsight I think I was an angel at keeping it all 'together', but naturally really struggled not to sound sharp at times, and he would just be horrible back. I tried to say, I am the one getting up in the night, I am the one who gets no break whatsoever, I have a tiny baby who cries constantly....and this is just one of those times in life when you have to let it wash over you and NOT REACT. But he is not someone in life who can shut up when he is not happy with something. It's hard because you feel like saying 'Whatever you are suffering, believe me, I am suffering 5 times more' but all they see is that they are suffering and nobody cares/they are getting no attention, and on top of it they are being snapped at constantly (or feel that way). I am amazed more relationships don't break down at this stage in life.

snow - business thing long winded. Will tell you about it next week. Thanks for asking.

I'm off to London till next Tuesday with the children. We have early Easter holidays at dd's school.

isn't this warmer weather nice. Just got my clematis in the garden yesterday.

Morning all!

Venetian, ha! She's definitely testing boundaries, and is a stubborn little thing at that. Hope you enjoy your trip to London with the DC. Looking forward to hearing news about your business!

Snow, oh what a delight to hear the news re. the dietitian. I really hope this is the turning point for Z's reflux problem It's so important to feel supported by professionals when you're struggling so much with a problem like this one, right? I hate when some of them make you feel as if you're insane and imagining things Very glad to hear about your talk with DH I agree with Vene, as long as you're communicating with each other, then there's always room for change and improvement Oh a holiday sounds like the perfect break for you all, I'm happy for you Where are you going?

Hope everyone else is OK.

I realised the other day I wrote "unfaced" and it was supposed to be "unfazed" when talking about M Oh well, you learn something new every day

This weather is just marvellous, isn't it? We've had temps of 18 degrees! We went to the playground with M and my translator friend and her DD, we had such a lovely time.

M had her first dentist appt yesterday. Teeth counted and checked I also got a deep cleaning session

Moan alert! I went to see the MW at a walk-in session they have on Thursdays. I've been having a pain on my left leg for about 4 weeks now and it gets so bad by the end of the day I can't walk without feeling constant pain. It seems I have SPD, she's referring me to a physio. She told me not to carry M at any time. I told her I don't carry her much these days, unless she doesn't want to move for example in the car park, etc

She also said my bump looks 25weeks and not 19. She said we have to be careful I don't have too much fluid inside, which apparently is not good. She said we'd wait for the scan next week and then see Moan over!

I have to go to work today, and M has nursery. She's so so happy at this one, she really enjoys it, the other day she was drinking her milk on the manager's lap while I was talking to her She looks very comfortable in the environment, I'm very happy about that.

Right, off to start the day

Waves!

hi girls, here to debrief after a hilarious solo parenting evening

So, DH away lots and on call this week, solo parent 5 of the last 6 nights.

Things have been going quiet well, in an utter chaos and carnage kind of way. My alcohol intake has been more in the last week than for the last 12 months, although I have held wine o'clock off until the kids are in bed.

Tonight, now nearing midnight, I am stopping for the first time since this evenings shenanigans.

A lovely afternoon spent with friends, A didnt hit or bite anyone and played beautifully . I enjoyed catching up with friends . Z screamed alot, but there is nothing unusual in that.

Made it home for dinner, Z happily playing in bouncy chair, in her PJs, A eating his dinner without complaint, me thinking how pleasant and easy this motherhood lark is.

Cue Z having an enormous fart and me jumping up to get her out of the chair . Delighted to see that there is no nappy leakage out the legs and cuddle her enthusiastically. Notice that I feel a bit damp on my chest , thinking bloody boobs leaking again or Z has snuck a vomit in and then realise the large poo stain all over her chest and tummy and now on me. Joy.

While sorting Z, A throws the remains of dinner all over the floor. Joy.

Run bath, get shitty clothes sorted and strip the kids. A wees on carpet in our bedroom during his ritual 'I must complete a nuddy run around the flat before I get in my bath'. A wees on bathmat and on me . Children bathed without incident.

Dress Z in bathroom and get A out of bath to sort. Z vomits over herself. Z starts crying. Re-dress Z.

Manage to get both children to bedroom. A decides to play chasing when I try to dress him. Z still crying. I sit on floor and encourage A to come to me, rather than chase him, A bashes side of head into door frame while doing another runner. Comes to me for me to kiss his head better and vomits all over me . Covers himself and me in vomit. Decamp myself and the kids back to the bathroom and re -bathe A. Z still crying. Get A clean and in PJs.

Bedtime completed without further incident for A. Z has a feed, Z is in 2nd set of PJs, she vomits all over them, missing the bib. Joy. 3rd set of PJs, vomits again but thankfully, is only on the bib. Get her into bed and begin cleaning the vomit, wee and poo that is now scattered around the flat.

Discover that DH has made a half arsed effort on the coffee stain in our bedroom from this morning .Add coffee stain to cleaning tasks. Feed Z. Continue cleaning.

Who says motherhood isn't the most rewarding job in the world

Was v proud not to have lost my rag during any of the evening's events. It really was, if I don't laugh, I will cry, moments.

Wish me luck for getting A to nursery in the morning, sometime before pick up time!

gauchita when is your scan this week? Hope you are ok

Must.go.to.bed.