Feb 2010 - turning two and turning heads

[BigBadBear]

scones is the delay in the move a good or bad thing? Hope nursery is going OK.

mous snow? Gloriously sunny here today, i was thinking of doing the school run coatless this afternoon :o

BG love your mum's theory on lefthandedness!

survival good luck with the wedding!

I've not worn a coat for a week now, but to be fair I've given up putting Nigel in the buggy (as he just cries) so have a baby strapped to me for extra warmth.

still take the double though as (i) it's easier to push and (ii) have somewhere for my shopping

Most people with pushchairs say that PA Personally, i can't wait to get rid of the pushchair (had done it by now with DD1, except for very long walks) but I think that's because there's lots of hills and steps where I live :o

BBB well done you. You deserve

Weather yesterday was lovely and sunny today, thick fog.

I don't use a pushchair in the morning anymore, DS and I enjoy the walk along the marina and looking at the ducks. It's fine because it's flat but if you were to go to town from home, he'll be on the pushchair as we live at the top of a steep hill.

IC about your mother's reaction but good tht you put the record straight.

DS didn't wake up during the night, so I felt much more rested this morning. FX it'll happen again...

If I had just DD she would walk a lot more, but I'm being lazy and using what works for us. She normally has a option of walking home but is usually too tired to take up the offer. If DS needs a sleep then she walks too slow to keep him quiet, plus if I then take the buggy just in case then I have him in sling, one hand on buggy and one hand for her (if no buggy then a bag to contend with).

There is also the time issue, I'm usually end up leaving at the last possible moment I can to get places for a decent time as the days she could walk a good distance he'll have a morning nap late and I'll be making toast at 9:30.

To those who are expecting you'll love it really

PA I'll be in your shoes, DS will be strap in his pushchair as I could not face runnig after him with a baby on a sling

PA SB I tried without the pram yesterday with DD2. We walked and sit on the subway, shopped, subway, and walked again. When crossing a road, a dog barked at her and scared her. So I picked her up up. By the time it was our turn to cross (2 min max) she was asleep. And then, I had 15 kg lump to carry home. Believe me, today she was in the pram again! While walking today she also tried to eat dirty snow and pick up a ball of dog poo? I do NEED a pushchair.

mous poor you. DS only weighs 12kg but seems heavier if in my arms so you've got all my sympathy.

Well I had to take the rest of the day off as the gas men turned up this moring to move our gas metre. We were not advised that they were coming today I know it's not their fault but the one of the head office but still [grr]

We had very thick fog this morning which is just started to lift, hopefully it'll be a nice weekend.

Anybody home?

Yep, home alone and still trying to get my two small monsters to sleep!

dd1 is still arguing with her imaginary friend, which keeps dd2 awake... Then dd1 complains she can't sleep because dd2 is whining .

Ahhh, they have just gone quiet. Time for .

BG

Offer to everybody

DS woke up about 11 crying last night because he had "rubbish in a heartbeat" (!?). No nearer to working out what that was about than I am to finding out what a 'clock junction' is.

Today he had quite a few unpleasant loose and stinky nappies - and DH had to deal with him waking up with a leaky one this morning. I am hoping it will be better tomorrow and not a prelude to him coming down with something (possibly the chickenpox he was exposed to early last week).

BBB Well done on finishing the project. Do you feel a bit like you don't know what to do with yourself now?

PA How is DD's leg now? Clever Nigel with the rolling. What happened with that interview you went for with the family-friendly boss?

Mous Very impressed you managed to carry DD2 so far!

Got family coming for lunch tomorrow (she is more like an aunt but actually my mum's first cousin and her husband) and not sure what we are doing Sunday. Monday I'm seeing my consultant so will probably get a date for my caesarian. Eeek.

bc teething? DD1's hand is never out of her mouth at the moment and she's drooling for England. If they are meant to have two sets of molars, it'll be the second lot. No sign of the teeth yet (unless you count awful nappies, drooling, and terrible nights).

BBB round of applause! That is an immense amount of work. How was the lunch? What will you do with yourself now?

We've had a dire week with DD1. In retrospect, it was a bloody stupid decision to lose the dummy the same week as starting nursery. Once we'd done one night I thought it best to persevere. She's been going down fairly well, but waking several times a night and screaming, very difficult to resettle. I am so tired, and I suppose there is low-level background stress due to the move. I lost it last night at the second screaming fit, grabbed the emergency dummy (not even ours, a friend left it here, it's for newborns ) and gave it to her. She said "dummy?" in a tone of wonder and delight and stopped immediately.

So that was night 6 of no dummy and I cracked. Not great parenting I know, she won't believe anything we say now but I honestly cannot cope with the incessant screaming. I feel like I'm going mad.

Clearly nursery is having a huge impact - she is super-clingy which is very unlike her, and randomly tearful too. If this goes on I will knock it on the head I think.

We have a busy weekend, our last before we move. Although I'm on childcare duty today as it's all stuff DH has to do like try to pack up the shed you can hardly walk on the door with all the stuff in there.

So I suppose I should crack on

Oh and I take (double) buggy for all but the shortest distances. I can't do buggy with one hand, holding DD1 with the other. Nursery, one friend and DSis are all close enough to sling DD2 and walk DD1. A 2 min walk takes at least 10, and I am always late leaving though, so I find it stressful

Big night terror for DS last night, he woke up screaming and it took me 5mn + to make him realise that I was there with him, he looks shattered this morning. Rhe poor boy, I don't know what to do to help him

Night terrors are awful, aren't they stone? I used to find with DD1 that she'd calm down if I flushed them down the toilet. I think hearing the toilet flush reassured her that it was gone, and she used to calm down immediately. With DD2, I just ask her to give it to me in my hand and then she's OK.

mous I'm very admiring of your ability to walk so far with DD2 in your arms. My DD2 is a dot but is still heavy to carry.

bc good luck with your appointment. My DD2 has also had nasty nappies this week and I think it's because she has a new tooth (a canine, though she still has two incisors to cut but has her first molars ). Hope your DS is better.

BG hope your wine was nice!

scones hope the packing is going well. Don't beat yourself up about the dummy, just try again when you have moved (new house, new rules?). You could always get her to leave it out for Santa this year, I know lots of people who have done that to great effect. Hope nursery goes well this week too.

Quick wave to everyone... will try to post tonight once the two princesses are in bed (so about 9 o'clock if last night is anything to go by ). For once, being a single parent for the weekend, I am in high demand so there's a small person pulling my arm shouting 'stop it' while I type on my phone and another small person trying to climb on my lap demanding unlimited access to iplayer as soon as I go near the computer...

Lovely, while I typed the last post dd2 stuck a bead in her nose...

'up her nose' (same difference)

BG I do single handed Saturday most weeks but I only got one so you've got all my sympathy.

Survival how was the wedding?

DS has lost his long blonde curls! He now has a 'little boy' haircut. My neighbour is a hairdresser so she came home which means that DS was seated in front of Cars and didn't really move. (He freaked out slighty when a realised hair were falling on his face, but no tears or screaming - so all good). I posted a pix on FB.

BBB good for you, wow that's a heck of a lot of work! You must feel very pleased it's all done now!

Bc I hope your DS isn't feeling too under the weather.

SB the night terror sounds really unnerving, poor mite. Good news the haircut went well!

DD woke last night for the first time in a while because of a dream, but she wasn't too upset. Thankfully she settled straight back after a mouthful of water, a blanket reposition and a little bit of hair-stroking.
I woke loads though - with awful wind. DD was the least of my troubles last night..!

Scones not surprised you cracked after 6 nights of it. Ah well!! You certainly gave it a good shot. If you can't wait for Santa, the Dummy Fairies can be quite effective too. Good luck with the packing.

BG oops - hope you got the bead out with too much trauma..!

Blimey Mous, your DD2 is probably twice the size of my DD..!! Not surprised carrying her is a back-breaking enterprise!!!

DD scarcely touched her supper tonight. But seeing as she had various things she definitely likes on her plate, I think she was genuinely not very hungry. She had a substantialish snack shortly after three and hasn't been that active this afternoon, so I guess she didn't feel the need to stuff anything unnecessary into her tummy. Wish I had that self-regulating ability when it comes to food!!