'October 2009-chattering and on the run, our toddlers are such fun'

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Right ladies, off we trot into the next stage of our gorgeous toddlers lives.

HC
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Scout great news about your medication almost there
Poor S.
Have you all got stair gates up or down?
Also I am now feeding more again.C had a bad cold and is teething,it is so easy but I do want to stop when he is 2.What are you all doing with milk/bf?

I taught yesterday for the first time in a year and I can hardly walk today lol!

LP I think of you often with your 3.It will be full on.Happy sleep!

littlepea, you always sounds so cheery in your posts! Love it - hope you're getting on ok despite lack of sleep :)

scout that's great re the treatment. It seems a lifetime ago when you were thinking about it starting, getting Seb sorted etc. It has flown. sorry to hear about S's fall. We had one last year and I still feel guilty. Now have a stairgate and have (tried) teaching W to climb but his legs are too short to walk down - he wants to walk not shuffle

HT, that's brilliant! I worry that my neighbours would chuck stuff it they heard me sing

calypso how goes the TTC? also am v busy at the moment but come July am able to meet on a Tuesday for lunch (will be at work so easy). Anyone else fancy a summer meet up?

fidelma I still feed W but planning to stop at 2, a couple of months before Dc2 arrives. He still cant have dairy but tries cheese yesterday and no major ill effects except for wind

Did anyone find princess on FB? I don't know her RL name - feel bad as she did suggest it. Can someone PM it to me if they know?

Waves to HC and any other lurkers (wonders if ruby is around - although still see on FB)

Hiya, hope you are all well. All good here, enjoying the sun and dreaming of a bigger house that will magically tidy itself!

Joe in usual mischevous form. Stairs are his latest thing, that and launching himself off the sofa shouting "Johhnymo." I think he's trying to say Geronimo, but no idea where he's got it from. He's still not saying a huge amount of words but when he does speak, he's suprisingly clear ("Outside see bike NOW" and "Give me pear NOW"). Very shouty. I don't think he can be bothered to speak half the time. Not sure I can delay potty training for much longer, he's weeing and aiming for fun during the nappy off time I give him before bath. Peed in my shoes the other day and ran off laughing, I was not impressed! He still sees the potty as more of a toy and shuffles around with it on one foot but we did get him to sit down on it the other day and he did a tiny wee. Its a start, v early days yet.

Scout So glad Seb is ok, how scary for you. Boys eh?! No fear. Meanwhile, we try to make sure they do as little damage as possible...Great news that your medication is coming to an end-can you get home to the States for a bit of tlc?

littlepea Gabe sounds exactly like Joe was as a baby, always wanted to be in my arms and never slept! You are doing brilliantly. Had to laugh at your fb post re nappies though! How has your ds reacted to Gabe? I am in awe of anyone having more than one dc, Joe totally wears me out each day.

Fidelma After the palava with my tooth out and the resulting infection, I gave up bf for a few days-painkillers with codeine were the only way I could sleep. I really want to give up now and dh has started to do some of the bedtime routine to give me a break. Joe however, is having none of it and is feeding for Britain. I am going mad from the twiddling. He woke up at 3.30am this morning for a feed and a twiddle and went into meltdown when I stopped the twiddling. He didn't bloody well go back to sleep either so our Monday started at 3.30am[yawn].

iggly Great to hear from you, how are you? Lol at William and the cheese

Calypso How was the wedding?

waves to HC, princess and anyone else.
Very tired and in desperate need of sleep so nos da(Welsh for good night) all x

Oh crikey,am so poor at keeping up now. :-( The days and weeks seem to fly by and I go out every day. I take Matthew to the Surestart childrens centre 4 days a week and I love it. Me and one of the mums I met on the BF course run our own group on a Tuesday-get us eh? Am making the most of it as I realise how soon it will be before M starts nursery.

How is everyone else? Must set a reminder to check on here once a day.

Right, need to catch up now. Have stopped my AD's now but the withdrawal symptoms seem to be much worse than last time. Then with me and DH falling out this week. All OK now though.

Big wave!

HC
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Summer meet up-oh yes as long as it isn't too far away.

Calypso-I did POAS 3 times but still relieved it was -ve. Was 5 days early this month so hope it isn't the start of the menopause.

BTW, was at the centre today and there were 3 new mums there who chose not to BF (fine) but when I said I was still BF M at 20 months they were horrified. Asked if it was for me or M. M of course and it is only very rarely now.

Scout-poor Seb. M fell down the stairs yesterday as someone left the stairgate open. Frightening at the time isn't it?

Connor had a full strop today when I would not let him have any "mummy milk" in the afternoon.He was sobbing,hitting and throwing himself on the floor very sad for him.He did have morning mummy milk,before his snooze and bedtime [sigh] I would keep going if it wasn't for eveyone eles frowning.

Also a friend last night was telling me to just walk out the door for the Take That concert and forget all my dc! not easy when you still have a 20 month old,who needs you.I am cross with her for being insensitive.(her youngest is now 9 and that is a whole different ballgame, she also only has 2)

Had to have a massive filling today and falllen out with dh so not good.

Big Welsh cwtch to you fidelma, sound like you need it.

I've applied for a job. (gulp) I've been told I have a pretty good chance of getting it. Their offices are in rural Wales .

Fidelma Stop bf when YOU want to, sod everyone else. I wish you were closer-you could join me on a massive breastfeeding picnic next week. Lots of bf toddlers will be there. Your friend has clearly blocked out the early years of motherhood!

Great location for the job HT thanks for your words X

I dont BF as you know, but i will join you on a BF picnic & use a doll lol.....its up to you as a mother, to hell with anyone else, let them watch! At 20 months they are still babies!

HT hope you get the job!

Something in the air....im not talking to DH...pig that he is! He was meant to be back here 2 days ago, but phoned up today again to say it will be tomorrow, he can find time to go out drinking with his mates, but not to get back home on a plane....ive told him to off!

Hope everyone ok.......xxx

Hi all, I would join you on a BF picnic if I lived nearer. Matthew only feeds a little bit now but I think that's perfectly ok at 20 months.

littlepea-men are a challenge aren't they?

Raining here today and don't feel 100% but DH wanting me to help him at work later. Boo!

HC
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Afternoon all!

Just got back from Spain. Was a bit of a shit holiday; Annalise was really ill, so ill she was taken by ambulance to the regional hospital as she couldn't breathe and wasn't responding to asthma drugs and 02 mask, xray showed enormous throat infection (strep/tonsilitis) which fortunatetly cleared up after a couple of days of anitbiotics on a drip. After that we went back to DH's dads house to prepare the house for the wedding blessing which meant HOURS of sweeping, dusting, hoovering, cleaning, re-tidying, 3 dogs constantly barking and lots of shouting as DH's dad and brother-in-law are both deaf-ish. Not only that, but I totally abstained from any alcohol only to get a negative test result yesterday (unsuprising what with all the stress) and period today. BAH.

HT good luck with the potty training, I'm starting as soon as A is settled into her new room (toddlers!!) at nursery in around 3 weeks. As shes in terry cloth nappies I'm hoping it will be quite easy(?!) And ARGH at the middle-of-the-night feeding and twiddling! that would drive me crazy, perhaps time for a trip to the shops so J can choose a smashing new cup which will be his big boy night water cup as there's no more boob?
Have fun on the toddler BF picnic, sounds great! And GOOD LUCK with the job, the transfer will do you a world of good :)

Yikes to all the LO taking tumbles down stairs - A did on holiday (PiL house FULL of stairs in every direction tiled in hard terracotta). Really have to watch them like hawks!

scout horray for nearly end of the treatment!

Fidelma sorry about the toothache, and 4 DCs is really a massive commitment, you're so selfless!

Littlepea tsk at your DH, I can't imagine looking after 3 DCs alone, that is annoying!

Iggly am working full time early 2 weeks of July but can do third or forth week Tuesday for lunch! Have penciled you in and I think you have my email? Will by green with envy of your bump :)

Hello to everyone else! XX

Calypos that was a scarey holiday. I hope A is now on the mend.I am sure you will get a bfp soon.It can be disheartening though.

LP hope your dh is home and making it up to you.

HC hope M is OK.

HT how did the picnic go?

DH and I have been out for dinner together tonight.We left at 7pm leaving all the dc up and quite high after their homemade pizzas and 3 mile walk/cycle in the pouring rain.However we have come home to all in bed late (great = lie in) washing done and on the pully or in the tumble dryer and the whole house tidied.She is such a gem.Wish I could have her every night and let you all have her. Golddust comes to mind.

A bottle of ze finest red winging it's way to Calypso,wow what a scarey time you had of it on your hols. So glad A is ok now. It may be therapeutic to start planning your next holiday...and you may have a bump of your own by then

fidelma Bf picnic is on Tuesday. It's turning into something of an event now-local paper covering it, big raffle and a possible guest appearance from Peppa Pig!

Littlepea Hope you have been pampered by your dh and you get a bit of sleep. Definately something in the air-had a massive, v serious argument with my h this afternoon and the only reason that I didn't up sticks and take Joe to Wales for the week is because it's Father's Day tomorrow. Am still q upset.

HC Good on you for the toddler group! We spend a lot of time at our local Surestart as well, it's fab. Can't get Joe to do the messy play/creative stuff, he seems to want to paint other people rather than paper

Bloody sports days

Why fidelma

My mum thinks Joe is going to be some kind of mad, tearaway delinquent (her words)

Fidelma - share your sports day blues! I'm looking forward to A being old enough to do sports day, what's rubbish about it?!

HT pft, Joe is a lovely cheeky, bright, inquisitive boy, why on earth would your mum say otherwise

Helloooooo anyone else?
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Thank you Calypso Well today we went to our new very active group for the second time. In a better room this time, no 5ft stacked tables to climb like he tried last week or doorless rooms for him to run into. He was a lot more confident this time, played with a few more of the children (had his first scrap last week over a toy treadmill that mercifully wasn't there last week).

There are some lovely activities with big floaty tents that the mums hold up and the children go under and then pop up through the holes. He was too shy last week but dived on in today. Great I thought! Not wanting to be too much of a helicopter parent I just carried on with the tent when he wandered off but got a bit suspicious when he started to go from one big ball to the other, giggling manically. It's the big gym ball type ones. The little monkey had found a way to pull the stoppers out with his teeth and was going from one to the other, letting the air out - as people were sitting on them. He'd saunter up, give a really cute smile then bend down to pick a toy behind..and pull the stopper out with his teeth at the same time. One mum was rapidly sinking to the floor before we realised. Luckily all four of them took it in good humour and helped me rescue the other deflating balls. I had that sympathetic look and variations on the "does he sleep in the afternoon, you must need a break/he's a little livewire isn't he..." comments again-I get that a lot! My mum thinks he 's going to be a delinquent-or now perhaps a gymnast(he's doing full on headstands and I have a mini heart attack every time he gets his whole body in the air

I am sitting here with a HUGE bar of chocolate and I am now going in search of . Ta for reading/sympathising x

Aw Calypso, I feel for you. {{xx}}

As for me, my AF has started 2 weeks early so not a good sign as I clearly am not ovulating. Must be perimenopausal.

Had a sponsored walk in the rain at school today.

Looking forward to Sports Day on the 6th July (NOT !)

Big wave to all!

HC
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HT I have to reply about Joe as Im really [mad] at these people! I got this alot from people also about my DS1, alot of them telling me you can get meds for children like that, or just about how I can cope with him. Joe is just a little boy who is seeing so many things for the first time, and enjoying it! These things are new and exciting....wouldnt it be worse if he wasnt able to do any of it. It can be terrible sometimes, and you will get embarrassed by some of what he does, but most people, and they are the ones that matter, will smile or laugh with you & enjoy watching him have fun. I think he sounds great and to be honest.....very clever! I would of loved to see him pulling out all the stoppers with his teeth lol Hes a little boy & is lucky to have a mother like you so dont listen to anyone.

Calypso what a holiday! I couldnt believe everything that happened, you sound like you could do with another one to get over that one xxx

Fidelma what has happened??

HT my cycle was all over the place & I thought it was all over for me, which is why it never entered my head that I would of gotten pregnant again!

Iggly how are you feeling? Are you starting to show yet? Have you told work??

Scout been thinking about you.....not long now

Hi to everyone else, I was looking at the list that started on FB, some of the people I cant even remember! There were so many of us, always wonder what they are up to now......

I'm still lurking littlepea trouble is by the time I've caught up with all the posts I'm too tired to actually post!

Congratulations on your new addition :)

to everyone else x

Sports day so serious.But all over now for another year.

Pipe band practice every morning for the whole of the summer term (tierd)

2 sports day 3 children all disapointedsad but good sports.

school trips,teddy bears picnics,picnic up the hill,meet the new teacher days,report cards,school musical (till 11pm, 6th form)dd1 started serious swimming training.101 lengths tonight, she loves it.Mums night out lol.And Take That last night, brilliant.

Not to mention normal life LOL

Love all your stories.

Back soon X

Holidays start on Wed. off to the West coast of Scotland for 2 weeks.