Feb 2010 - turning two and turning heads

[BigBadBear]

Scones after 6 nights it clearly wasn't the right time.

That night I posted about DD sleeping through was the only one, but normally she is really easy to resettle so not too much of a hassle. Night terrors sound awful to contend with. DD was crying last night but she has a cold.

I made it cake today but a good amount bit fell off in the transfer to the cooling rack. I like to think I'm good at savoury meals. I nearly failed orgainc chemistry and cakes are the same as far as I am concerned. Will attack it with butter icing later.

Still has a bit of a limp but the bump on head has gone and we won't mention the falling head first out the buggy the other day

Hope all are well, I've sent DH out to the chippy and think he has just pulled up.

DS headbutted the door today, so he has a nice purple bump with a cut on his forehead. I think our little Februarier are little bruisers

scones use the dummy at the moment but I agree that the dummy fairy or Father Christmas seem to work well to get rid of it (both methods were used by friends with success).

yy to teething. Not sure if it is canines pushing further through or some new ones

I'm not counting my chickens just yet but there is silence in both dds' rooms!

BG yepee

Ha, well that will explain the lack of appetite at supper time. Five mins before lights out, DD suddenly vomited everywhere. Apart from the not wanting to eat much, she had been as perky as ever, so it took us by surprise. And it didn't take her long to get her colour back afterwards and she was back to being her usual chirpy self again straightaway, so I'm hoping it was just one of those random tummy upsets and not a sickness bug.

It's the first time DD's vomited since she was about five months old
she's never been a sicky child, so this was certainly a surprise.
Hey ho. Let's hope that's an end to it.

Is tomorrow the party, PA? Hope it goes well!

yep IC see fb for cake update

why can't the kids enjoy physics lectures instead of cake but it is egg, soy and dairy free

and of course for your DD

dd1 is still coughing! Does anyone know a good cough medicine for a 4 year old?

BG I have something called "revigrip honey" but not sure it is available in the UK. It is only for chesty cough and usually on prescription. For tickly cough I give DD1 fruit tea (or hot lemon) with honey. (or if no time just a spoon of honey)

PA if you make it fun DD1 will prefer the physic lecture , probably DD2 too. Unless it is chocolate cake the only kind she eats.
Good luck with the party!

DD2 is getting better at eating at least she is trying and stopped spitting. She will try from my plate not hers, and will taste only if she can feed me first (you know like the queen just in case it is poison ).

SB cute.

BC good on the wedding. Good luck for today.

scones It will be OK. New house, new rules?

IC poor DD, hope she is better.

My sister gives her LOs "honey water" for coughs, BG. Her DH (who's a GP) thinks otc varieties are basically no better and cost more.
Have you tried upping the humidity in her bedroom? A pan of hot water or a saucer of water on her radiator? That might help.

DD slept fine and woke up as chirpy as usual, then ate a reasonable amount of breakfast, so I think she's okay and it was just one of those things. I've just bought a bottle of disinfectant though - last night's incident showed me we need to have some handy. Just goes to show how lucky we've been up until now!

I give DS honey when he coughs a lot

survival how is your DH's head today?

BBB I hope you had a good night children free

PA good luck with the party and ILs

Oh dear, spoke too soon. No more vomiting, but DD's appetite's gone, her temperature's up to 39 and really, she just wants to be cuddled and/or sleep. I've put her down a bit early for her nap and not bothered trying to push lunch as she isn't interested. She had a mouthful of water, but nothing else. I'll see how she is after she's had a sleep.
Am I the only one that goes on alert for possible signs of meningitis in this sort of situation? I'm aware that DD's symptoms are most likely just a non-specific virus she's picked up, but it's impossible not to worry a bit...

IC I'm not fully aware of the meningistis symptoms but if you're worried about her, can you give NHS direct a call? (I think that's how they're called? )

Forgot to say, DS slept through last night, no terror! Yay. The only thing we did differently is that DH when he left for work at 5.30pm told DS that he'll be back home soon and he'll see him in the morning. It may just be a coincidence but I'm happy to try anything.

We're decluttering by selling stuff on ebay (to advantage of the free lsiting last weekend) and all the items are finishing this afternoon. Fx they sell and for a good price...

dh is just back which means I am history and the girls are very happy... Also means I can post here for a change!

IC It's always at the back of my mind... I am a little more relaxed second time round but if one of mine had a high fever (39.9 is when I get twitchy) that wouldn't go down with calpol/nurofen and they stopped responding to me/could not be comforted and/or had a rash anywhere I'd always get a second opinion. Oh, and fever with vomiting would probably ring alarm bells for me but only because mine are very un-vomitty children (one episode with each of them so far).

dd2 is delightfully random in her behaviour at the moment. When she has a lunchtime sleep I can't get her to bed in the evening until close to 9. If she doesn't sleep at lunchtime she's in bed before 7 but then wakes with a night terror around 11pm (too much to take in over the full day without a chance to recharge?) and tends to wake early (ie before 7) in the morning. She also seems to be going through a developmental spurt and is a real sponge when it comes to picking up new words and sentences. I often have to repeat what she said in my head before understanding her, not because she doesn't make sense, but because I didn't know she knew those words, especially in English. Her chattiness does help to keep tantrums to a minimum although the toddler logic does get me sometimes: at lunchtime today she said one of her potato pieces was 'too big' so I reached over and cut it in half... Cue massive hissy fit - how dare I cut up her potato!! I have also started giving her a limited choice of things (eg between porridge and weetabix for example) and it has helped to reduce the 'pushing away bowl in disgust' episodes.
As for pushchairs, I still use ours for now because the school run is just that bit too far for her to walk. I'll reassess this summer though because dd1 got turfed out of the pushchair at 2 1/2 (to make space for dd2!) and has walked ever since, and I also hope to sell it while it still has some value. If anyone knows of someone interested in a well used, well loved and well looked after bugaboo gecko with lots of accessories, let me know...

dd2 still thinks putting anything sweet on to toast or bread is unforgivable but didn't bat an eyelid when I put marmite on her toast this morning for the first time . She's definitely more a savoury kind of girl... (If I'd done the marmite thing to dd1 she'd bounced around the kitchen making retching sounds).

Arf at your DD2's contrariness, BG! DD is exactly the same. I usually employ the French "Pause" before complying with a request as I know she's apt to change her mind two seconds later (DH has yet to learn this technique, which may explain why he has more squalls with her than I do..!)

Well, DD was still pretty droopy and feverish when she woke up, although her temperature had dropped a little bit. She still didn't want to eat. I gave her a couple of mls of paracetamol and she cuddled up with DH then me and rested and snoozed, then rallied, ate a few pieces of pear and is now apparently back to normal, temperature seems fine again. It never ceases to amaze me how quickly toddlers can get poorly then bounce back again. I'm not trusting that she's over whatever it is, but it's a relief to see her all perky again.

Glad dd is a bit better IC

dd2 objected to dh hoovering and went to turn the socket off... She's one smart cookie

Disclaimer: I don't encourage small children to touch sockets of course. Just admired her decisiveness when she thought it was too loud.

have you recovered from your night out BBB?