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

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scones I'm sure your mum doesn't mind and that she'll not want 2 young children to lice in a building site

NK I know what you mean about by close to your parents. I'm lycky that my mum can travel easily to us and that she's able to see DS every 2 months (plus we use skype) but she'll be useful for looking after DS when sick.

CP how awful. How are you feeling today? Angry with DH I expect How is DS and DD's foot?

CP how are your LO doing today?

DS is good a lot better once I remembered to give him some lunch a few hours late

DD's sore foot isn't doing too badly, just she bangs it on something every now and then. However, she decided to run around with the clingfilm tube in her mouth yesterday and then run straight into a door. It has really caused her some bother, despite lots of pain medication she spent most of her sleep last night wimpering/crying and has been upset today. The bottom of your mouth under your tongue is where i can see red patches , plus looks like she bit her lip in a couple of places. DH spent the night with her, although she did sleep through after her toe injury.

Oh CP your DD has decided to get you some worries with her stunts. Hugs x

Hello!!!

We're online again, yipee! All moved in, pretty much organised now and feel ready for the advent of Jesus. Our new gaff is great and we're thoroughly pleased with it, as is DD. Only a few boxes of this'n'that left to sort out now, so we're starting to relax properly. Our Spanish "au pair" is lovely and DD gets on great with her, so that's good too.

I've got a birth doula on standby for the next couple of weeks, which eases my mind regarding the possibility of a marathon VBAC. She's very nice and in fact, is a medically trained midwife, so that's an extra bonus.
I'm now 38+3 with ELCS booked for Aug 29th and stretch and sweep booked for Aug 28th (last ditch attempt if nothing's happened by then). Bring it on!

I haven't had a chance to read back properly yet, but sorry to hear your LOs have been in the wars, CP

I'll be back soon to get to proper grips with what you've all been up to....

aww glad to hear things are still going smoothly over there IC

DD was a lot better today and hasn't woke up yet so fingers crossed for a normal night (Which seems to involve 1-2 wakings as standard). She got to 5am this morning before we felt she needed painkillers. DS had a slight fever on picking him from nursery so we shall see where that leads.

I am mostly OK with DH although I'm not sure if he thinks he was in the wrong. It was my cup of coffee but he had placed it on the table while I was doing some reading related to my last job and hadn't clocked he hadn't put it in the 'safe' position. At first I didn't say anything as figured he would be beating himself up about it and then it became a bit awkward to then bring it up. DS's face though :(

Boo my post just disapeared!

IC welcome back

CP I hope you manage to have some sleep

We're away this weekend for a child-free break!

IC Welcome back!!

After three weeks of very pleasant summer weather (25 degrees, sun, and white fluffy clouds) it's now getting hot here with a predicted 39 degrees by Sunday. Eeek. Quite pleased we are going home this weekend... We've had a lovely time but it will also be nice to be back in our own house and have British weather (waves to Mous, how are you doing?)

Oh, just seen the forecast for England and Wales... maybe I'll stay put after all!!

have been hiding as we have had more illness here and I always seem to be saying the same thing.

DS got us a bit worried by having nearly a day of spiking up to 39.8/39.9 but I think he is starting to lower now. DD is now up at high 39's but at least she is a toddler with it. I had a upset tummy, but DH took the day of work so I got to do the typical man thing and sleep though a lot of today. Even went to bed at 9:30 before I could feel anything was wrong for certain which should have been a big fat clue. Was a good thing as they were both up two hourly last night.

hope everyone else is OK

Oh CP sorry to hear about illness striking again. Argh. I hope you and the LOs all get better soon

Nice to be back too NK, SB..!

Our main issue with DD at the moment seems to be her inability to regulate her appetite any more. In that she now wants endless amounts of "more" of things she likes, be they snacks, treats or certain parts of her meal. We have a rule that she can't have more of anything at mealtimes unless she's finished everything in front of her and she understands that to some extent. But she's getting terrible at panhandling for extra snacks and treats - and I'm convinced it's not genuine hunger, just that she wants more of the things she likes. She's also discovered the repetitious whinge technique of grinding us down when we say "no" to something - we don't give in, but my goodness, is she persistent when she wants to be!!

Other than that, DD's on generally good form and has now discovered the joy of jigsaw puzzles. She has a relatively tricky one that she loves and does several times a day - she's built up an impressive turn of speed when it comes to completing it..!

fevers all gone this morning :) even took them swimming although they were both in bed before 11:30. I'm feeling pretty normal too.

Packing to go home after nearly four weeks with my parents. I am strangely reluctant partly because I am not looking forward to the journey (36 degrees here right now and predicted much more tomorrow when we need car, train, bus plane, bus, very long car journey) and partly because once home I have to do everything myself again (cook, clean, wash, look after children, shop...) ... There's something to be said for having family close by even if it is just someone in the background keeping an eye on them.

As for toilet training, dd2 is absolutely fine most days but then has days where she can't be bothered to go to the loo because she's too busy playing. With it so hot, by the time I notice her clothes have often dried again! So in that sense going home will be better because she won't like being wet and cold I hope.

CP Glad you all seem on the mend!

IC Interesting what our LO's take a fancy to. dd2 spends ages building things with lego at the moment. She's not too bad for whining yet but her sister makes up for that!

Meant to say that dd2 only ever wets herself at home when she is too busy to go to the loo but is totally fine on days out. It makes me think the accidents are really down to her being too lazy to go?

Well we're back home. That was a warm weekend wearing all the motorbike gears.

Is everybody surviving the heat?

Also back home , having escaped 39 degrees at my parents' for a more comfortable 21 degrees back home. Phew. (SB I guess heat is relative... just ask Mous! ).

NK by warm I meant that when we were taking our helmet and jacket off our hairs and tshirts were soaked but yes I agree warmth tolerance depend on people.

How was your trip back home?

I am housesitting for a friend so no internet, just back at home for the day and trying the old uniforms

only 30C today so cool!

Feeling exhausted after a day of dd2 really pushing boundaries. She's been incredibly defiant all day and plain naughty. Also denied she needed a wee, then denied having wet herself twice and at bath time quite deliberately weed on the carpet in dd1's room and came to tell us with a grin on her face. Hoping to have a sweet slightly mischievous toddler back tomorrow and not a small monster!

NK hugs. I guess after so long away your DD2 needs to get use to home again and pushing your buttons boundaries is her way to do it. Fx she'll be better tomorrow

I'll have this tomorrow as my mum is going home and DS is going to push his luck but he normally get back to normal within 2 days. But I know that the only thing I'm going to hear is 'mamie'. ..

Hello everyone (it's bbb).

Sorry to be out of contact for so long. I have found the summer holidays quite difficult over the last couple of years so this year decided that I was going to make sure I was completely on top of it by booking some holiday club sessions for dd1 while dd2 was at nursery (so I could work), and plan in some time away with family and friends. We are just back from a week away at my parents and then in Norfolk where I grew up and have some friends, which was fab, and the girls are going to my mil's for a sleepover tomorrow night so I can organise things for our trip to France next week. It's been great but I am a little tired from lots of driving and solo childcare . However these holidays have flown by compared to previous years and the girls have had a wonderful time

Hope everyone is ok. I have lost track of everything a bit, both on here and on fb, so apologies for a lack of personal comments

Dh seems to have missed us a lot while we were away and is vowing to change his ways. But I was a little upset when I got back to discover that he hadn't got any food in (despite me asking) and had done a load of his own laundry even though there was lots of our stuff in the basket from before we went away. I guess it is going to be a slow change but change does appear to be afoot and I am taking heart from that.

Will try and post more regularly and personally from now on.

I got all confused and thought I was on Nigels's thread then

Hello sciencerocks, lets hope the change continues and glad the holidays are going well.

I've been surprised that I have been OK with it, been quite busy so hopefully it won't now start dragging. We are keeping up the 2 afternoons for nursery for another month as feel I am only just starting to enjoy now they are settling a bit, although am worried I might be a bit heartbroken when it drops to one day. However we just don't have the money for it.

DD managed a few more injuries before the week was over. DS also fell out of the bed. She's so flighty and implulsive, not careful enough when she climbs/runs around. Part of me was starting to worry but being at the childrens centre today I think has reminded me of the normal range of children's developments.

I guess you can't expect miracles overnight, science!

Well, we've had a bit of a day of it with DD - big meltdown at the lunch table (typically, when we're being visited by friends) but I managed to defuse it quite quickly by marching her upstairs and telling her she was having her nap straight away, whereupon she calmed down and promised to behave better if she was allowed back to the table - a promise she largely kept.

Then poor old DH had a major tantrum to deal with at bed time when she decided she didn't want to get into her pjs. He kept his cool admirably, but I really felt for him because DD pulled an absolute screamer and kept it up far longer than she usually does. He was quite shaken, though.
I hope this isn't a harbinger of how she's going to act up once Jesus has landed...yikes...

Incidentally, he's only got a week left in which to make his entrance in the normal way. Send me your best birthing vibes!!