FEB 2010 Terrors sometimes, angels at others - yep, they're properly two now...

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New thread!!

Oop s that was a bit short good bye but DH was breathing behind my back

Waves to survival, BBB, rainbow, CP, BC hopes things are improving
SB good luck TTCing! (I once poured milk onto a lingam in cambodia for a friend having trouble, it worked (coincidence?) I will try to find what is the local practice in transylvania!)

RK I'm here but was working! I thought it was you as there're only 2 people with a DD2

PT is going well with a poo accident everyday... Bribery didn't work so let's wait and see. He now can pee in a big toilet when we're out with a lot of comforting (and holding).

mous thank for the offer.

just did a one mile run :) will do at least another 3 of those before anything more.

CP sorry to hear about feverish LOs - I hope whatever it is clears up soon. Meanwhile, I'm mightily impressed with your running! Just the thought of running makes me feel breathless now...

I must say, I don't miss those extremes of heat Mous - but apparently your puff of warm air is going to work, with temperatures in the (gasp) mid-twenties predicted for next week.

NK lovely that your DD1 had such a good first year at school (yours had a good year too, didn't she BBB..?) - is your dubiousness about the young age of starting a bit less now? I guess a lot depends on the individual child and the particular school when it comes to how they take to it.

DD is being very "two" at the moment - totally hilarious at times, but pretty exasperating at others. DH came back from an outing to the park and the shops with DD today rolling his eyes somewhat. It may be my imagination, but I think she gives him more grief than she does me. Not sure why. I wouldn't say he's softer with her or anything like that. Maybe she's just become an expert at pushing his buttons!

DD and I visited the new house today and hung out a bit with our lovely vendors and their two DDs. My DD didn't want to leave - probably a good omen, given that she won't be able to soon enough!! She was delighted by the chocolate peppermint growing in the garden and voluntarily nibbled on a green leaf of something for the first time since she was a baby and tried some lettuce.

Groan, dd1 was up before six excited to be on her first proper summer holiday...

Ouch NK that's going to be a long day

DS started making noise at 6.15 and we're up since 6.45.

It's our 5th wedding anniversary today and we've managed to convince our of my BIL to watch tv at ours and keep an eye on DS babysit tonight in order to go out

oops I press the post to quickly

IC great news about the house and that your DD likes it, it should make the move easier.

CP I'm well impressed by your running

mous you see your DD2 was just a slow starter, she won't stop when she starts Has your DH find another job?

Waves to BBB

DD woke about every ten minutes from 10 until 1, where she was then awake for a few hours. I had her until 12 where I switched to DS. He had very fitful sleep and then screamed for 2 hours from 5:30 until he had another restless nap for an hour (we didn't dare move from co-sleeping). DS hasn't fed since 11pm last night and only took a few mouthfuls of expressed milk. DD is very grumpy. Both their fevers are gone, DD very pale and says her mouth hurts. DS really just back to crying :(

still at least it's the weekend and DH is here

CP hopefully they'll improve soon. Did your DD had HF&M? It may be worth checking for blisters in her mouth if not.

CP, check for HF&M anyway even if she already had it there is several viruses which give the same symptoms, and having one doesn't mean that you are immune to the others...

Hugs CP. That sounds an incredibly bad night. Thank goodness DH is around to share the load. Do lie down and rest if the DCs nap at all today. And lots of get well vibes being sent your way.

SB and NK ouch on the early Saturday start. DD1 gave me until 7.10 this morning, as long as it's post 7 I can cope (otherwise I'm straight back to bed as soon as DH is up).

DH has sprained his ankle while at toddler gym with DD1 yesterday It looks very swollen and he can hardly walk. I am making him cups of tea and doing all the washing up through gritted teeth.

Happy anniversary SB! Have a lovely night out. Where are you off to?

Thanks for the loan of some summer sun Mous! Washing will be billowing on the line shortly. Have a great holiday, where are you going?

Glad all's good BBB

Your vendors sound fab IC. I really hope your move goes smoothly. I was so worried how DD1 would take to moving but she barely seemed to register. A few times asked to go home that was it. Now she doesn't even remember our old house.

Waves at survival Now the 'holidays' are here, do you have 6 full weeks with your boys? Are you raring to go?

I can hear DH trying to persuade DD1 to do a poo on potty or toilet. She is still waiting until we put a nappy on (for car journey or longish buggy trip) but knows when she needs one and asks for a nappy to do it in. We have tried offering chocolate, even that hasn't worked I'm tempted to wait, let her poo in nappy for a while and hope she will do it when she's ready. Or will she just rely on nappy... For how long? Surely at some point she will decide she wants to copy us and use the toilet?

I have locked myself in the bathroom while DD2 naps and DD1 refuses to poo. Having a long, solo bath, it is so good

scones for DD1 we let her watch TV (put the potty in front of cartoons, it was new and fascinating for her), for DD2 we have hidden the nappies they come only at night.

Enjoy the bath.

Scones - dd1 asked for a nappy to do poos in. It only lasted a few weeks. I think it feels more safe for them because it doesn't plop down! :-)

Oh CP you poor thing. Hope your dh can help to get things on track for all of you to get some rest.

I feel sorry for myself because my cold is still really heavy and my sinuses are so blocked that I feel like passing out when I look down. Well, it gets me out of tidying at least... :-)

cp hope things have improved? Sounds like a bad night and a bad day so far

sb hope you are enjoying ttc

ic if only all house moves were so smooth good luck with it all.

bear how are you?

Survival glad the term has finished and you can now enjoy some time off with your boys.

nk you have nothing to worry about with your dh. If mine saw what I post on here, I dread to think what he'd say

mous thanks for the weather and glad your dd2 is doing better.

All well here. My weekend away was wonderful and I left my friend well fed and with a well stocked freezer and her house hoovered. Dh coped really well in my absence and I got home to washing drying on the line and a cooked lunch . But he has since admitted that he spent all morning tidying and cleaning before I arrived home, everything took much longer than he thought to accomplish, and only ate out of the freezer. And he found working at home really difficult so I feel slightly vindicated . Dd2 was ecstatic to see me, dd1 less so but she has been a bit difficult recently so I have ramped up the praise with her and she seems to be responding well. She's had a great first year at school and got a wonderful report so that's fine.

Someone mentioned poo issues. Dd1 was a dream for wees but hated pooing in the toilet, so she asked me for a nappy (and literally had it on for 30 seconds each time). This went on for a few months then I bribed her out of it. Hmm, have I said all this before? Sorry

I have the girls on my own today as dh is at the cricket but we're having a lovely day

We ttc last night (first intercourse since Feb) but as I only had one real period since stopping the pill I don't have a clue if it was a good time so I'll now wait and see if AF will come and if there's nothing I'll test in 2 weeks...

DS poos in his pants every day. I'd rather prefer if he would ask for a nappy or did it at night time

CP that was one hellish night, so sorry to hear about it. Here's hoping now the fevers have broken, they'll settle better. Poor things and poor you

NK sorry to hear you're feeling rubbish too, bah.

SB Happy Anniversary! Remember you need to dtd as often as possible to give you the best chance of conceiving - once per month might be a bit hit or miss

BBB good to hear you got back to house in reasonable state and untraumatised DDs (and indeed DH!)

Scones your poor DH, what on earth did he do to sprain his ankle!

Sorry to hear that means you're having a heavier domestic load to cope with....

Yes, I do feel lucky with our vendors - the fact that they are former colleagues of mine with whom I always had a very friendly relationship (without exactly being friends outside work) could have made things tricky when the inevitable snags came up in the buying process, but they're both eminently reasonable people and I like to think DH and I are too, so we've managed to sort out any problems without rancour. We're looking good to complete on Aug 1st, which is great news - I will be 36 + 3 then. Given that DD arrived at 36 + 1 - well, you can understand I'm a tad nervous about the timing, but here's hoping Jesus will keep cooking okay for a bit longer than DD did.

I think I mentioned on the thread that I had my doubts about the accuracy of Jesus' dating scan, given that if it's correct, I would have conceived on CD4, not having dtd with DH since my period started (very early ovulation plus five day-old sperm swimming against the tide of menstrual blood....doesn't seem likely, does it?!)
My MW finally admitted that it's reasonable to allow a week either side of the dating scan date. Which made more sense to me. But then it occurred to me: what if we conceived late in my previous cycle? And what I thought was a (not terribly heavy) period was actually an implantation bleed or an echo bleed? Which would put me a week ahead.....? Eek!
Just thought I'd share that thought......

IC and breath

I know rhat once a month is not enough but yepee there was at last action in the bedroom (which I planning to have happening more often)

(while I remember)

mous this always makes me smile and think of your DD2 (rightly or wronly) but DD loves doing a wee outside. I'll be walking with DS or putting him in the car only to hear 'I'm doing a wee wee on the grass'. Sure enough she has hoisted her dress and lowered her knickers.

CP Now go to bed and try to catch some sleep

Where is every body??

Too tired to post, will update tomorrow

All the new bedroom action has worn you out SB

Arf at your DD and her preference for al fresco weeing, CP! Here's to a better night's sleep for all of you tonight x

We spent most of yesterday at the Harbour Festival and most of today in one of the local parks - fun times! DD obligingly took her nap in her buggy yesterday, but flat refused today (not enough loud music going on?!!) - still, she remained fairly cheery and the upside is an earlier bedtime with much faster settling.....

IC

DS did a poo in the big toilet while we were out! I am so please and bribery worked in that occasion. Fx it continues...