Oct 08 - It's all about weeeeee!!! Hopefully in potties but who knows!

[50ftQueenie]

Hello! It's me. I thought I'd start a thread which is VERY cheeky for someone who's not been around for AGES!

As predicted I've been awake half the night. Will be sporting the zombie look at work today.

Good luck to all the new starters and returners to Nursery/School.

CSWS have pm'd you back :)

Am now dragging myself upstairs to get dressed :(

No option for packed lunch it actually keeps me awake
PP have fun today!
Pepper best of luck.
Csws I agree with pistachio. biscuits are necessary.

Oh PP that's a grim start to the week.
I didn't sleep brilliantly - mainly as I remembered DH hadn't transferred quite a lot of money needed to pay the builders today , Before school this morning i had time to go up in the attic and retrieve an art overall, crawl through the understairs cupboard and find DS2s bookbag, write the school lunch chq, truss up DS1 in his new school tie, quick lip wobble as he looked so grown up but so small, named one pair of shoes, DS1's bookbag and PE bag. Unsurprisingly I had no time for my own breakfast!
How are your muscles today CSWS - does it hurt more today??
HP do they explain to Q that it's not meat? or that it is normal food for him if that would make more sense?
I have no idea if DS1 will eat today, he has school dinners and I couldn't see where to sign him up his meal choice so just trusting the teacher talks them through that.
I was talking to my (younger) sister this morning, and she was nervous for her daughter starting a new school today - except her daughter is 21 and a new teacher!
pistachio - hope you've forgiven me!
Builders are re-arranging the scaffolding today. Nice restful afternoon here

Pepper, i'm amazed you manage to be in the right place at the right time for the correct child!
I'm glad everyone's first days went ok. I had my new class today. All fine except I have completely lost my voice. I had a horrible sinusey cold all weekend and feel much better today except my voice has gradually turned to a whisper, then nothing. I'm sitting here with a pen and paper so i can communicate with dp. Not sure how tomorrow's going to go...
Ugh to chickenpox Pistachio.

I hope DS chickenpox aren't too bad, pistachio. I remember it getting horrible all of a sudden. Piriton was the lifesaver, though!
Q got stung by a wasp under his nose on the first full day of preschool poor boy cried at first, then had cuddles with one of the teachers and refused both lunch and pudding because it hurt. They rang me because it was swelling a lot and wanted to give him piriton and needed my consent. I was so paranoid that swelling meant allergic rxn. Thank goodness it didn't. They showed me the Mark. Then when we got home I could see that he was actually stung twice more on his cheek as well
He does love it, though. I wish they had a full time space.

Hello.
I am so rubbish at the moment.

HP brilliant that you have finally moved home. How are you coping with out Q in your room every night? Or do you sneak in with him

Pepper The BARN again!! Building works and small children. Nightmare. Sounds like you are on top of it all.

Ekka, three children and the school run just means that you have to get up earlier and make sure everything is sorted out the night before. I refuse to get children to school late. I much prefer to be the judgy smug one at the gate

CF You need a really big white board and a marker for school tomorrow

CSWS. Joining and actually going to a gym is a massive thing. More than I have managed for years!

Ksal. The senario you described almost wrecked my marriage this year. I eventually sat dh down and stated very clearly. Help or leave. Worked a treat. Although some days I do have to stand in the door way with an eyebrow raised or helpfully say loudly are you helping or watching TV? It is enough to get his arse moving most of the times.
I no longer have to do everything on my own, which is nice.

One small child back to nursey, dd1 is off to Christ's Hospital on Wed and dd2 goes into year 2 on Wed as well. Busy week.

Hi Ronshar
Your life sounds very busy right now. Is your DD1 in hospital?
No, not sneaking in although when he did the smallest moan the first night, I went and grabbed him and put him in our bed. In the morning, he cried and said, "but I wanted to sleep in my own room" and I said "oh, you were but then you cried and you wanted to come to mommy's bed" - to which he replied, "but no I didn't say that".... Uhhhh errrr ummm.... "yeah.... I inferred it"
He's slept through the night soundly and happily in his own room since then!

Also, Q asking "what would happen if..." about everything lately. I'm glad he's curious but it gets old quickly

HP - ronshar's dd is off to a boarding school with 'Hospital' in its name, rather than an actual hospital.

lol at you kidnapping Q in the night.

eek for chickenpox pistachio. Still only 1 of mine had it, so I guess I have it to look forward to for both boys at some point still.

Gym again this afternoon. Legs not so sore this time (yet).

D going for his first day at dd's old nursery school tomorrow. 9:15-4:00.

Yes it is a school HP. I knew you would have Q in your bed (grin)

CSWS are you looking forward to ds going all day or will you miss him?

Now ladies I need help with a dairy free chocolate cake. Dd2birthday on Friday and she has tasked me with making a cake for her! It is deliberate torture as she does know how bad at baking I am.
I need a failsafe not too technical recipe, can't even spell it!

Thank you very much in advance

Wow that was the hardest day ever. My little girl all grown up and at big school.
This parenting lark doesnt get any easier as they get older!

Is this her first term at boarding school Ronshar? Definitely an emotional time for everyone... My dsis went to boarding school at 11 and loved it, but the first term is definitely hard on the parents!

Nightmare 24hrs here with Daniel - he's been really unsettled and only not screaming when feeding. I went out for a walk with him in the sling at teatime and he got an hours rest but as soon as I stopped walking he woke up. V tired and have a nasty headache; I just hope it clears before dd's first day at school tomorrow.

Ronshar I do have a couple of good recipes but haven't had a chance to dig them out today with all the chaos. You could try googling vegan chocolate cake recipes? I can try and post my recipes tomorrow if that won't be too late, am in bed now and hoping to get some sleep soon!

Oh Ekka that sounds dreadful I hope he settles soon! Poor you and him.

Ronshar - thank goodness! wow what a hard adjustment for you. Does it seem empty/quiet with her gone or do the other two keep the bustle going? Q is in his own bed now every night all night without even a whimper. I can't believe how much having his own room has improved his sleep! (and mine!)

Csws I hope D enjoys nursery!

Q screamed like I have never heard before this morning when I brought him to cm
I cried as well it was so bad
He didn't cry at preschool mon and tues and when I said we were going to cm this morning when he woke, he was excited
Maybe too much change at once after 10 weeks not in any childcare whatsoever?
I hope tomorrow is better. I cried to my colleagues when I got to work they had so many stories of their dc doing similar and that helped a lot.

Ekka does he respond to a vibrating bouncy chair? Q used to scream at first then settle if I bounced it as well with my hand then foot.

Has anyone got a birthday club code for 20% off at elc please?

I had it the other day on my email now it's not there I find it hard to believe I'd delete it... I'll have more of a look later. Open house tonight at school until 9pm yuck. Off to get my car from MOT garage. Needs fixing = £££££
30 min walk from work so nice time to mn

Hi all- working full time sucks and this has been the longest week ever. I don't even have any Nursery children in until Monday so I will be even more exhausted next week. We had a really inspiring INSET on wellbeing though, all based on how you need to be well and happy as a teacher to ensure that your pupils are happy and getting the best from you, so I am determined not to let work get me down and am even looking into getting a masseuse to come to work for staff

HP really sorry to hear about Q. I am sure that it is just the change in routine and the fact that the reality of being at Pre-School and CM has kicked in. J has done this before to me too and it is utterly heartbreaking. I have cried in front of his Nursery staff and all the way to work. After last summer when he went back he would start to sob in the car at the Nursery gates "no Abi please no" (he calls Nursery 'abi' after his first keyworker) which broke my heart. He settled again though after a small adjusting period. So far this week he has been great but I am fully expecting him to cry soon when he realises that yes this is life again. That isn't to say he isn't happy there, it's just the change and the being used to spending time with Mummy and now back to Nursery.

I am sure this phase for Q will stop as soon as it has started. Did your CM say he settled after you left? In my work experience the children may cry when they are dropped off and five minutes later they are happily playing while the parents are no doubt still sobbing outside. I will ring a parent if a child has been very upset at drop off to let them know they have settled as I know how upset you feel when the roles are reversed. I've also rung J's Nursery quite a lot in the past when he has been upset and they've just said things like "oh yes after you left he sat straight down to breakfast and was fine" grrrrrrrrrrr!

Ronshar how does the boarding work, will dd come home at weekends? Did you board too? I have no knowledge or experience of boarding but I bet it's hard to adapt to as a Mum...or maybe silence is golden?

Ekka for you. Sorry to hear you have had an awful day.

CSWS are you out there? Any decisions on SW? We went out for dinner tonight and I ate loads and loved it. I've been eating like a mouse for the rest of the week though...so boring..but I'm feeling less bloated so it's worth it (I type grudgingly).

Just a quickie as too late to bed.
Got a code for 20% - ELLA1 if anyone needs it.

PP I hear you. It's not easy.

Just keep reminding yourself that it's all worth it for the long periods of time you get to be at home with him. truly, in the long run the benefits outweigh the difficult transitions. It seems like the end of the world at the time when the changes throw them off, though . I thought my life would end when Q screamed that day at cm's

but we are so lucky for the amount of hours in a day and holidays that we are able to spend with them compared with "normal" FT working mothers.
I agree, though. It is exhausting. My class seems really young this year. Very needy in every way and it's draining after having just one child needing me all summer! . After a few weeks, I'm still getting the hang of how to manage and conserve energy.

Pistachio glad that DS is doing better now. Was it a bad case or manageable? Has P gotten it or showing signs at all?

That's lucky, pistachio! When Q had them he was too young to scratch them. You could tell they bothered him but didn't occur to him to scratch but I was glad for no scarring.
I also hope for your sake that P doesn't get them now. I had them as a baby then again (horribly) at 25. Awful.

Are you getting more used to life with 3? Do you think it will be easier when P is walking & talking or will that make it all more difficult?