December 2011 (drop-in) - The Trouble With Dribbles

[LittleMissFlustered]

Oi I actually snorted whilst reading that.

Have convinced DH that French bread and Greek olive oil and balsamic is a worthy BH starter. Rah!!!
Yes kitty 'twas a true snort-worthy moment.

Hi

In our local pool they have big red plastic changing tables in the family changing rooms that I plonk figgyboy in while getting Changed other than that the same equipment as others have suggested ,

Dh got back from his trip early so
Took lo to local park, say in sun with an ice cream was lovely. What a difference the sun makes!!

Had a great time at the steam fair today: DDs loved the old-fashioned rides (though we had to pass on some of the big ones which were justifiably over-fives only). And candyfloss is a perfectly legitimate weaning food, right?

No luck at Co-op so we went to Waitrose on the way home to look for nappy sacks: their non-fragranced ones were on sale....and completely sold out. I am destined not to have more nappy sacks! Will admit defeat and wait for the ther ones to turn up.

Kate that does indeed sound like the job from hell. I'm sure no-one leaves school saying "I want a career at a THEME park!" (though working on a steam fair would be infinitely more appealing)

oi, I'm drooling at the farmers market! There is one near up that i try to get to, but with the DDs it's more hassle to get us up and out so it doesn't always happen.

Northern what did the mummers do: mime you in a scary fashion? Were they blacked up ones or something?

sorelip we have taken LO swimming a few times and
DH and I have our cossies on before we go, and we change LO into the swim nappy before we leave home.
We take our towels and underwear, LO's change bag and towel and a spare swim nappy because we're neurotic.
We take her into the building in her car seat and just take the clothes off and she's ready to go in (this place don't ask for a neoprene outer).

After swimming we dry and dress her first and either put her in the car seat (or one of the travel cots provided) while we change. Normally we need to use the change mat when dressing her else her clothes get wet; I put it on top of her towel as the floor is hard tiles.

Mummers are sort of Morris dancers Oi, but as aethel mentions they're blacked up, and wear feathers and rags- sort of alternative goth Morrisers!

We encountered them in the pub following a fell walk- one of them wanted to put some of the black paint on my face (I was young, probably 7ish) and I really didn't want him to, so hid under the table. My Mum and everyone pretended that he'd gone, so I came out- naturally he hadn't and he pounced and got the stuff on my face. I cried. I've been slightly freaked by them (and the 'statue' street performers as well, think it's the face paint connections) even since.

Am v v v of people's lovely day- ours has been crap. I made it even worse by going to bed for a nap when DS did, and oversleeping. Two hours. For some reason DP didn't come and kick my arse out of bed, and by the time I got up it was time to get DS ready for bed.
Tomorrow it's just clothes sorting and getting ourselves to the bloody supermarket, as it didn't happen today.

And for the love of Bob gimme some SUNSHINE!

I was confused by Mummers, they're Molly dancers in these parts though I can't stand them or morris dancers.

Pleased to hear most people are having good bank holiday weekends. I've been having a lazy day at my parents while DS has been playing shops and DD has been having cuddles.

Eva has what looks like nappy rash spots on her cheek, presumably to do with teething and dribbling. Is there anything I can put on it, I'd rather not put bepanthen on her face!

I have a night & morning off baby duty (having stayed at a mates last night with DS) so I'll be playing playstation & eating curry.
I don't think I could be a mum pre-sky plus....we've got loads to watch (the whole of Homeland, Eastbound & Down & lots of The Wire).

Northen, if Bob delivers you some sunshine..could you chuck some my way?
Have been in a bit of a funk about MCA too, will use it as an excuse to play DS lots & lots of hip hop. Sung him Fight for your right (to party) earlier, he loved it..probably.

Tried getting a piccie of the tooth, but he'd rather chew on my finger then let me prise his jaw open...in other news he's too heavy for his swing (it won't move with him in it), how the shag do you get them to sleep during the day without a swing?!

hawthers, how was the M1?

seven, DS gets smeared in nappy rash cream where ever he needs it (it's really, really good for my dry skin too)!

Oh no northern, that's justifiably traumatising!
I think you'll find that all of us have very long to-do lists, I know I have. I tend to oscillate between getting one or two things done on a need-to basis (see previous posts regarding washing, cluster feeds and obsessing about nappy bags!) and giving up on the huge list. I sympathise with the daytime nap thing: I just can't do them at all as they leave me more tired than before i had them.

seven, a dab of nappy barrier cream on faces is perfectly legit, it's also good on neck folds if the skin there gets sore. If it feels "wrong" to use the same cream on bum and face, then maybe get a baby pot of sudacrem or zonc oxide for the top end and have a "face"pot and a "bot" pot?

Sudacrem is marketed for all sorts of gubbins so don't worry about a smear of bepanthen on the cheeks:)

Cross post with aethel who is far more knowledgeable as usual:o

AWCH lol @ terrified of putting effort into parenting Love this thread; I was feeling utterly miserable but I just have to come on hear to cheer myself up

Prepare yourselves for a rant ladies, I need to vent It has not been an easy day as DS has been very grumbly; it's either teething or tummy ache or maybe both but then OH came in late & told me that we couldn't go anywhere tomorrow as one of his tyres is messed up (it's bulging apparently) & I asked why he couldn't put the spare on...surely that's what it's for? Well, apparently we need to stay in & clean the house anyway because his dad & partner are coming for dinner which is bullshit because the house is certainly cleaner than it was when his dad came for dinner 2 weeks ago & they were both here yesterday anyway so they know what it looks like! I know he doesn't want to go to the effort of changing the tyre but if it's that bad I think he should change it before driving to get a new one fitted anyway as it seems pretty reckless to drive on it. So, I said I wasn't going to spend the one day we have this weekend (he's doing DIY on Monday) cleaning the house especially I'm spending this evening preparing Sundays dinner while he is going to a neighbours house warming party. Then DS started crying so I had to run upstairs to settle him & I heard OH come into the living room, see the laptop open & mumble something along the lines of well all you do is sit in front of the computer all day anyway If I hadn't been settling DS I might have come down & killed him I was shaking with anger. The best bit is that the computer was open because he'd asked me to look for train tickets for him. Selfish, inconsiderate, unappreciative prick!

Aaah, that's better....feels good to share

Oh & AWCH I feed DS to get him to sleep, usually lying on my side (minimal effort) & if that doesn't work I rock him & it's a hell of an effort...Bob knows what I'll do when he gets bigger at 18lbs he's about as much as I can handle

NC Mummers sound horrendous. Why do parents do these things?? When I was little I had a toddler sized clown doll sat in a chair opposite my bed lit scarily by my night light until I was old enough to shove it in a bin.

Right, need to go & make a Mushroom Lasagne & a Tiramisu...Bob help me!

Shudder! Mummers sound like Papa Lazarou en masse. Scary! (and that's from someone who didn't watch scary league of gentlemen but whose DH dressed as PL for Halloween once and called me Dave all night and flashed pegs at me. Too scary!)
I used to be scared of bananas, but Mummers sound worse. (I still won't be giving Ali bananos, GPs can do that, and DH will do any resulting nappies).
awch that made me laugh too. We put him in the pram and get him to sleep by pushing and singing. And I'm going for Baby led weaning due to my laziness. But am going to buy the book to make me broaden my diet horizon and introduce some fruit.
Grrr at your DH honey! and a v large haddock!

I'm his wife now.

Just shared a bottle of rose with dp and feel a bit tipsy - what a lightweight!

Def haddocks for your dh, HLC, my dp sometimes says a sarky comment about me spending time on my iPod. I say, oh sorry I didn't realise you wanted a conversation, I thought you were just flicking through the channels! Soon shuts him up!

Papa Lazarou is scary but I wibble at clowns - brrr horrible!

Oh God yes it is like Papa L And what are the chances of moving somewhere where they have a sodding festival that celebrates your fear?! If they start hosting an international wasp festival then I'm buggered.

Good on you for binning the clown HLC, that sounds horrendous. Sorry your OH is being unappreciative again; it sounds like you do a fabulous job in being a SAHM can I borrow you and you deserve better!

If I had some sunshine AWCH I'd happily chuck it around. Really sad about MCA- my very first boyfriend and his mates got me into the Beasties, and I love them... Bloody 47. And it makes me feel ancient as well. Will join you with singing their greatest hits!

Sorry can't name check but at mil with dodgy reception. M1 was surprisingly good. Both ds' coped really well and we made fantastic time because DH drives like the clappers

But been up since 5.30 and finally got to bed only for h to make enough rustling to wake DS2 now I'm stuck feeding him when I'm so tired I could weep. Afternoon nap for me tomorrow I think

aethel to give you hope DS2 took a bottle today. Persistence finally wore him down! I've been trying every day for about 2 weeks and today he finally resigned to it. Keep persevering.

I can't actually remember if Octoboy woke up earlier:/ My brain is mush, mush I tell you!

HLC, rant away! For Sunday dinner prepare a lovely , childish but will make us all laugh. So you know it's worth it.
Mushroom Lasagne sounds lovely!

I didn't have anything scary in my room growing up, but a friend had lots of 19thc portraits in her bedroom...so at night you could see them all turn to look at you.

Oi...or shall I call you Dave!? Papa Lazarou is terrifying...when our DC are teens, League of Gentlemen will probably be one of their cool cult programmes!

Northen, I'd be fine with an international wasp festival. International tall buildings & cranes (building cranes, not the birds) festival I'd be needing one of DS's nappies..have a fear of looking at tall buildings/cranes (great fear when you live in London).
When the Beastie Boys last played Wembley I had tickets, but abusive arse of an ex stopped me going so I never got to see them live, grrrrh!!
I like your idea of borrowing HLC, I think it's about time we all swap & see if DC/families notice. Just for a day or two.

Hawthers, yay! Glad it was a good journey. Good luck getting a nap tomorrow.

scooby congrats on the bottle giving, have imagines of DS2 huffing & rolling his eyes in defeat!

Rash, since DS was born I've had a glass of champagne & that had me feeling slightly merry...too scared to try drinking anymore!

Tonight I resented having to feed Octoboy. My head is in a glum spot:/

Tomorrow will be better.

Keep going lmf, it will get easier. Holidays/weekends are the hardest on your own. Sending you great big bear hugs.

LMF hugs

i have phases like that too. Keep going almost six months now.

Thanks sc00by, I'll keep plugging away with it gradually. What I refuse to get into is the whole procession of trying ten different milks, twenty different bottles and getting too obsessed with the while thing.I reckon when he eventually gets onto regular solids he'll probably start taking it in a cup.

Bon courage, lmf, hope you got a few hours tonight and that your headache remains banished.

I'd go one step further than NC's idea AWCH; I think we should start a commune so that we can all have a couple of nights off a week Minus haddock-worthy OH's of course, who can only join us if they follow the rota & pull their own weight in all aspects of childcare!

I didn't get to bed until midnight (annoyingly I go into a cooking/cleaning frenzy when I'm upset so OH gets a clean house & nice food ) but apart from being woken by OH coming home in the wee hours I had a wonderful sleep until just gone 6...probably because OH slept downstairs. I wonder if I can convince him to drink so much today that he has to do it again :)