Feb 2010 - turning two and turning heads

[BigBadBear]

SB they are called training pants they exist in disposable as well (do not mistake with pull ups).
But TBF if your DS needs them it is probably because he is not ready. Plenty of naked time, and don't force the matter. On the other hand if you have carpets everywhere it might be a good idea to get some before he can get into big boys pants. Cleaning accidents off carpets is not fun.
Have fun on your break.

BC good luck. It is a bit weird to have a planned baby, but very relaxed too.

Poor mrPA ! hope he gets better soon

Ooh bc exciting! How are you feeling?

SB have a great time.

PA well done on going it alone. Hope DH pulls through

LBH I don't work outside the home and take my hat off to all of you that do. Especially you with your crazy hours. I don't do housework either but that's because I've convinced myself there's no point until the house is sorted (and I git far too used to having a cleaner and miss her dreadfully).

I survived my long weekend of solo parenting. DH worked all weekend and I've been dreading it for ages. It was unfortunate that it coincided with pretty bad nights and pretty bad grumpiness from me. DD1 had a 2 hour nap Sat pm which saved my sanity. He should be back to normal hours from today and we are going to try to bath them together and put down at the same time.

Oh and IC yy to going out while you can! We managed fine when DD1 was born, either took her with us (initially) or had babysitters quite often (in retrospect). Have only left DD2 once and she screamed the whole time and have't been brave enough to try again. So in 5 mon

Blimmin phone In 5 months we have only been out together once, I really do miss it and feeling like a person instead of just a mum.

we have a night out on Thurs, which considering DS doesn't take milk from bottles/cups should be interesting. We have tickets to Richard Herring but at least my mum knows what she is potentially in for.

Glad your weekend went well, DH is away for 2 nights next week I have a plan though.

IC agree with scones. Although a few people have offered they have 2 DCs themselves plus I feel asking someone to look after two is too much.

bear good luck in case I miss it nearer the time

stone enjoy your trip away

BC Good luck and a speedy recovery from the cs So exciting! Would you like some very cute dresses by any chance? I have a suitcase full going now that IC has let me down

Good luck Bc!!

Sorry for my traiterousness, BG

Hmm, yes that's a good point (leaving two in someone else's care) - I don't think I could leave a breastfeeding baby, so yes it'd be a while before we were socialising together again after the Fosbury's appearance. Mind you, it'll also be DH's NQT year, so he will almost certainly be too busy to go out much anyway (apart from school holidays, although even those are likely to be dominated by marking etc.).

Thankfully, normal service was resumed last night with DD, so not a peep from her until 07.15 this morning, thankfully. Feel a bit more human now

IC found me posting on a thread somewhere and PM'd me to say "hi". She reminded me of you all and I thought "oh, I really should get back to that lovely bunch". So here I am.

Seems like you've all been busy sprogging - congratulations all round.

Brief bit on me before I go and read at least the last month of so of posts - DD had a terrible 6 months after DS was born last July. She acted up very badly and took to hitting and pushing other children. Thankfully we now seem to be through that and she spends most of her time trying to hold other children's hands and give them her toys. She has also decided she likes her brother and makes him laugh by tickling him and playing peek a boo.

I'm on mat leave till September and am busy planning holidays at the mo. Next stop road trip through California in May.

Right - now to see what you've all been up to....

Ooh, goody, hiya Stangirl!

Good to hear your DD has reconciled herself to having a little brother now! That must have been a bit harrowing for you while she was letting out her frustrations, though.

Road trip through California, awesome! Any tips, PA?!

Oh yes PA. I have a particular problem about the visit to Yosemite. All accommodation inside are only accessible via a phone number and are probably already booked so I'm looking to stay outside the park and drive in. One friend has recommended Lee Vining as it is at Mono Lake - which sounds fab - and has a celebrated restaurant/deli in a gas station. Any ideas whether that's sensible or any other suggestions how I can do it?

That's pretty near where we stayed, they have a beautiful sunset there just as the road that leaves the park hits the highway. It is a drive in from there, especially if you get stuck behind slow go-ers on the tioga pass. If you leave early though we encountered no real problems. Yes I wouldn't expect inside park accommodation to be available. What's your planned schedule and time scale, plus what have you done before e.g. San Fran?

Both our yosemite days were looong days but worth it. The first we headed right to the other end to the red woods and frontier land, then glacier point and the lower falls in yosemite village (did that first as parking there is a right hassle later in the day, we only just made it into the main car park before it was full). Second day we mopped up yosemite village and then did things off the pass on the way out. Second day wasn't too long actually and could have been shorter if we walked less. We did tunnel view in the morning which was a mistake as the sun was too bright and wrong direction to see much.

PA you're a star. I'll PM you about this more so people don't get bored with my holiday plans.

Stan I will have a proper look at the PM later if that's OK as need concentrating hat on, sent a quick reply back.

DD managed to shock me today. Prepping dinner she actually ate some raw carrot and asked for more. Normally she nibbles it, then spits it back out. Then at dinner she ate some couscous (she doesn't do grains). Not much of either but still adventurous. DS has now started weaning, we are doing BLW and now I finally understand why they say it's messy. Porridge was a success (who knew you didn't need a spoon) as was DH's sausage Have learnt that DD was an unusually neat eater who didn't like messy hands.

Plus, DD has slept through the last few nights. She seems to understand the gro-clock but haven't properly tested it yet as naturally the past few mornings she woke after 6.

What are people's food schedules like? DD has just moved her sandwich to normally before her nap so now feel like I need to provide an extra snack. This is an average

6-7 Bowl of porridge and a small selection of fruit
8:30 1-1.5 slices of toast
10-11:30 Banana (sometimes a biscuit if at playgroup as well)
12 Peanut butter sandwich on seeded bread
afternoon - fruit somewhere
6:30 dinner (normally not eaten)

2-3pm was normal sandwich time

PA ours is:

07.00 - 09.00 (depending on when she wakes up!) Breakfast: porridge, some cereal flakes and dried fruit
10ish - Mid-morning snack (fresh fruit/rice cake or cracker/a few raisins)
11.45-12.45 Lunch: (potato gnocchi/scrambled egg on toast/sweetcorn fritters/sandwiches/cous-cous plus fromage frais/yoghurt and a bit of fruit)
15.00ish Mid-afternoon snack (a few raisins/fresh fruit/bits of cheese/rice cake/carrot and courgette muffin/oatcake with butter or fruit spread)
17.45 Supper: (a DD-modified version of whatever we're having plus yoghurt and dried and/or fresh fruit)

If DD has a late-ish breakfast, we don't offer her a mid-morning snack. The mid-afternoon one is usually offered when she wakes from her nap.

PA ours is very like IC's - though with less food eaten.

8-9am Breakfast - small amount of porridge or half a banana or half a slice of toast
10:30ish Mid morning snack (fresh fruit or rice cake)
noon - lunch. soup or bagel (often not eaten)
3-4ish on-going snackage including cake or biscuit
5-5:30 tea something hot eg tortellini or scrambled egg plus yoghurt and fruit

DD has taken to taking all her clothes and nappy off and today peed over the living room floor (sigh). She likes to parade around nude apart from my high heels and some sunglasses.

well she is your daughter stangirl

so sounds DD eats a good amount, just she does it all in the am period. I get stressed about variety every so often. Should make her some muffins but generally I'm not a baking person. I miss our local wholefoods in CA, they had some good healthy treat stuff.

I think your dd does just fine pa. My dd2 is also more a morning eater. She often eats three or four bowls of cereal at about 7.30am, some of my toast at 9am, some fruit at 11am, lunch which is usually a sandwich or soup and bread at 1pm, fruit and a biscuit at around 3.30pm, but dinner (pasta, rice or potato based) is often a struggle, though she usually manages a yogurt and some fruit.

Meant to say to ic that I'm so pleased about your amnio and scan results.

yesterday she had a super morning of porridge, weetabix, toast strawberries, grapes, clementine, a doughnut and half her sandwich. I think the key is giving her something around 4 otherwise she starts to eat left-overs just before dinner. Also going to try and bring dinner forward a bit but really struggle to get dinner started before DH gets in.

Hi everyone - thanks for all the good wishes (and offer of clothes, very kind of you, Soc I would love some dresses). I'm going in in the morning but I'll try and make sure I update tomorrow either here or on FB.

We went to Brighton today to take my mind off things - it worked. Have very strong Braxton Hicks since we were in the car on the way back - so much that they made me cry out. It's calmed down a bit now but I was worried I was going to start actual labour.

Food -
8am - petit filous or a banana and a slice of toast and marmite.
11 ish - snack - rice cakes or crisps (organix) or fruit.
12 ish - lunch eg bowl of pasta and pesto, or fishfinger, waffle and peas.
3ish - another snack.
6pm - dinner - whatever we're having eg chicken tagine with carrot and cous cous.
8pm - milk.

He does also seem to get chocolate every day either in the form of biscuits, rocky road, cakes or just chocolate because I've been eating so much and I can't say no if I want to eat mine in peace.

thinking about you BC.

Good luck today, Bc!!

Haven't been on yet this week but attempting a post from my phone to wish BC lots of luck. Thinking of you.

Good luck bc Can't wait to see pics of LO.