March 2010 - Our Terrific Terrible Twos will be big siblings

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I hope nobody minds, but I went and started a new thread .

Sorry, headgirls!

fab well done charlotte x

No PT here. Alex will tell you if you ask ( "Alex, have you done a poo?" "Yes". Then stubbornly refuses to co-operate with changing.) we're going for "the summer" too.

Everyone well?

Has everyone seen
Dairymips (Dalrymps) recent FB news?

Oh, yes, fliss I surely did - what a cutie!

Ah, at least Alex is honest, bluey. With James, the senario starts in a similar fashion: James, have you done a poo?

If he hasn't he will simply ignore you and not reply. If he has he wails, noooooo, NOOOOOO!

And then, much like Alex, will not cooperate with changing. This usually takes the form of running off whilst still wailing No!

It seems that 'the summer' may be some time off, too. well, y'know, if it wasn't all dark out there because it's almost midnight it would

MissP again, excuse the namechange.

Yes, big congrats to Dalrymps/Dairynips, he is gorgeous. And Fliss, your DS is growing up so fast! All these new babies, where does the time go? Manda have you settled on a name for your little one yet?

Potty training is in full, erm, flow here. First few pees went on the floor, but then the next ones went in the potty. This morning she went to the potty herself when she needed to go, but she does need help getting her pants off. Not sure whether to just leave them off or practise getting them on and off a bit. And the first poo of the day was technically done on the potty, but unfortunately the pants were still on. I was pleased that she at least knew that she needed to go, and went to sit on the potty. We've had a few pees on the floor since, but that was my fault for not asking her frequently enough if she needed to go. Will go back to trying every half hour after her nap (for which I've put a nappy on her; is that what everyon else would do?). Anyway, it's a start. Lots of praise, stickers, and chocolate buttons for me. And the teeny pants are cute! Siamese (and sarah, did you mention potty training too?), how are things going with you?

Everything else is fine; 25w appt with mw yesterday, all good, and baby is kicking away. I'm enormous though, I probably look like I'm 7 or 8m, and people keep asking if I'm having twins

Ooh, and my Dad sold his house! My Mum and Dad are moving down nearer us. He had it on the market last year when I was thinking of going back to work, but didn't get any sensible offers. So it's quite exciting now, I'm looking forward to having them closer by when DC2 arrives.

Hope everyone else is well :)

That's good going missp, clever lass :) we're doing ok here too, 90% wees hit a target, she still doesn't ask but goes herself/ we take her every half hour. Poos not so good, until five mins ago when she off and did one on the potty herself, she had missed EVERY one since last wed, inc at nursery.
Bollocks spoke too soon- back later!

hey all- wow izzy seems to have got the hang of potty training- Elliott is still very hit and miss- generally when we are at home he runs round in just a tshirt- he will sit on the potty and sometimes will wee-but generally its about me encouraging him to go and getting the timing right- he has poo'd on the floor countless times and thinks its very funny- such a boy!

i am going to moan- ELLIOTT is driving me mad! i feel like nothing is good enough for him, we can be busy doing/ playing/ chatting/singing and he will just become naughty, screaming ahouting etc for very little reason, he is horrid to Rosie and Harry from time to time- (eg dragged rosie along the floor by her hair this morn as she dared to ask for him to play) i know its his age but he is frustrating me!

he refuses to hold my hand any more, if he has reigns on he just flops to the floor- hates the pushchair- please tell me its not just him doing this!

sorry dfor the moany post- love him and his cute little face but .......arghhhhhh

moan over~!

Maybe I sounded more positive in my last post than I should have, or maybe we had some beginner's luck, but we're about 50/50 as far as potty training goes here. More wees in the potty than not, but that's really only when we remind her. And we've had two poos in the potty, but again that's down to good timing on our part. All the others have been in pants (and then leaked onto floor on the occasions she hasn't even noticed she's done it). It's a bit grim, but sounds like sarah and Siamese are experiencing similar, so do I just persevere? Is it all part of the learning experience for her? Or does it mean she's not quite ready?

sarah Izzy has been extra specially grumpy recently, I guess the acting up is just an age thing. There was a while when she would hit me when she was angry but she seems to have stopped, although she does shout, and then gets upset. And she can suddenly become incosolable over the strangest, tiniest things.

Is there anyone else who'd like to come along to the meet-up in August who isn't in the FB group? It's July now, August will be here before we know it..

First, we went to a wedding yesterday... Didn't turn out well. But James looked super-cool and I've put a picture of him on my profile because I wanted to show him off to you all!

He has the most spectacular tantrums. And such stamina when he has them - the usual 'ignore' won't work, shouting doesn't work, distraction very often doesn't work. He's just horrible - such a temper. Don't know where he gets it

And yet, like the 'little girl with the little curl' when he's good he's beyond adorable. And so bright.

So part of me wonders if it's that his verbal skills aren't up to expressing himself properly means major frustration coupled with the regular developmental lack of it's all about thow they feel in the moment/lack of empathy. Still, it's hard. Especially as I have a velcro baby (who thus far hates the moby I bought to try and free up my hands) and simply can't get up and give him the attention I always have done up until the baby's arrival.

Earnest/MissP if the details of the meet up are the same as up-thread I'll definitely be there. Ive just recently come back to Facebook, whats the name of the group so I can find it?

Ive been lurking on here a lot but never really have the time to update properly.

DS is 8 weeks on Wednesday, time is flying. He is all good. DD adores him, she wont leave him alone, always trying to kiss him or wipe his dribble from his chin. It is very sweet to see.

We haven't started potty training yet, Im biding my time for a little bit longer but in the meantime trying to get her to verbalise with me when shes done something in her nappy. Which is fun not

Her vocab seems to have gone through the roof, she catches me by surprise with some of her sentences and she can remember peoples names quite well. Her Nursery said that she doesnt so much chat to the other kids, but she can be heard chatting away to herself and while playing with toys on her own. Very much her Mother's Child, there.

Having problems with her eating though, in that she will hardly eat anything. She'll eat Weetabix, Yoghurt, Pizza, Chips, Toast and Evening meals sometimes but Im really struggling to get her to eat vegetables. Its hit and miss at Nursery, it purley depends on whats on the menu on the day. But Im hoping its just a phase because she was never this picky before and used to eat anything we gave her.

And dont even get me started on trying to do her hair

Hope all of you are well

ruby it'll be lovely to see you again! And DS.
Hair- DDs straight blonde hair I cut myself, she sits nicely still if in front of a mirror. But she won't have it put up unless she wants it, she protests and runs off. Your DDs hair is probably less easy to do I'd imagine!

Dd was accident free yesterday, and even asked to go to the potty when wearing her night time nappy ( so mil says- I was at the Stone Roses :) ) MissP I'd persevere- 50% or more sounds about right for one week, we've just completed two and our biggest issue is poos really. Stickers worked I think but now she gets so many I need another bribe.. And I'm going to avoid our local library for a while as dd has left her mark on both visits!!

manda James looks adorable! Did velcrobaby dress up too?

Sarah hope you had a lovely anniversary x

Ruby the group is called MN March 2010 but it's a closed group so I don't know if it comes up in a search. If you like you could PM me your surname (I remember your first name!) and I can find you on FB and add you as a friend, then add you to the group? And 8 weeks already, how did that happen? It really doesn't seem that long ago.

Manda James looked so cute, I love the trainers.

Siamese excellent news on the potty-training front, this morning I was contemplating giving up for now after another poo went unnoticed (she doesn't even tell me after the fact now, which she used to do when she was in nappies) but I guess we'll stick with it a bit longer. I think I need to reinforce the idea that pooing in pants is bad, but without making her feel bad for having accidents. I did tell her this morning that pants don't like having poo on them, it makes them cry I've now stocked up on some Moshi Monsters (a current obsession) to give as rewards for poos in the potty.

Earnest - I've made you an FB Admin for the MN group. Ruby - welcome onto it....

I'd like to share with you all the song that Izzy sang to me this morning after using her potty:

"Poo is great
Poo is great
yeah yeah yeah
In my potty
You're cleaning my bottom
You got some poo on your socks*

Mummy, I singing a pooey song!"

*This part is, sadly, true. I stood on an, erm, escaped bit on the bathroom floor and had to change my socks. Eurgh.

Aren't toddlers wonderful

THat's genius, bmi

I sense a future in songwriting. Watch out Bernie Taupin and/or Tim Rice!

cute pic manda his adorable x :)

still persevering her with potty training, so far about 50/50- not putting too much oressure on tho- he will do it when ready x

Siamese- we had a fab anniversary the nest yet :)

gotta go hooked on Mr Christian Grey- this book is ace x :)

OMG we left the house for the school run this afternoon in pants- got home still clean and dry! RESULT- Elliott has been taking himself to the potty all day and only had two little wee's on the floor! :) i think he gets it! :)

Still nO potty training here, Alex is just not ready and the weather is not ready for the washing. I may have said this before but we had one abandoned attempt with DD, left it until she was readier and had very quick success. She was interested second time around; first time was more about us and many of her friends being potty trained so we thought we ought to try.

Sympathies on the weeping and wailing. The world crumbles sometimes if he doesn't get his own way. Bring on the day when he works out the weeping and wailing don't work. But I'm with Manda, they are super cute the rest of the time which is probably why the human race isn't already extinct.

Anyone else's MM2010 baby dropped all sleep in the day? Alex seems to be ready to drop his last nap but surely not yet ?

So exciting to hear about all the new babies!

Hey all, long time no post from me!

Sorry I lost touch, just found it hard to keep up on here although I enjoy seeing updates from some of you on fb

Sat here with 4 week old ds3. Having a bit of a silent reflux nightmare but gaviscon seems to be helping a bit today.. (had some left from Miles so tried it in desperation as he's not even registered with the dr yet)

Miles is a fantastically mischievous terrible two now, rascally and adorable in equal measures

How are you all?

Sorry Earnest I just read your poo song and laughed out loud at the poo on socks bit

hey daryl, good to hear from u, hope ds is ok and the gaviscon does the trick- love seeing ur updates and pics on fb too

Hey simplysarah Gaviscon helping a but although such a faff to give! The ranitidine Miles used to take was easier and less had to be given so might push for that..

How are you?

hope u get what the little guy needs, all good here,

Took elliott for his first nursery session this morning, he starts in september and is very excited x :) ( not as excited as me tho! hahaha)

i dont think he will have any problem making himself at home- :)

Aww bet he'll love it! Miles will go when he gets his free place after next March. Seems ages away but sure it'll be here before I know it!

Yeah, I recently checked when the free allowence becomes available to our 2010'ers... apparently, 1st April counts down the moments

I bought a phil and teds vibe to try and get out a bit more (spending a lot of time in - James is so, um, forceful in his protestations to pretty much everything lately and Ted hates the moby...) but so far only managed to use it twice. It's HEAVY (I'm on the first floor - leaving it downstairs not allowed/nor advisable if you want it to actually remain your property...) and it's still such a faff to get anywhere when James doesn't want to much of the time so tantrums, I can't leave him and Ted alone to get ready because James will end up killing him with kindness (LOVES him, truly, but shows it by climbing on him and smothering him). Not to mention the weather. When I see yet more grey skies and drizzle, I'm not motivated to go through the exhausting rigmarole to get out.

But this too will pass.

DF had his appointment for his snip at the hospital today. We thought it was actually going to be D Day, or more accurately, V Day, but he's text to say he doesn't think they are doing it, it seems to be a lot of pre-assessment and stuff. Anyone know the usual procedure?