Now they are two! (new thread for the April 2004 lot)

[hewlettsdaughter]

So - dolbear, you said you were starting to get broody? Not me - I took my pram and a load of baby stuff to a local charity shop the other day (did get a bit sad when I handed over the pram though - the woman in the shop didn't help when she said "think of all those walks you did with that!"). Hope you are all doing ok.

Don't go back Chuffed!!
Just stop asking her, leave her be. She'll probably hate getting wet. I don't know. I think that's what I would do.

I won't go back, two accidents today it is like she just forgets she isn't wearing nappies and just stands there and pees or poos.
If no undies on she is just 100% but with knickers on she isn't quite as good. I know it will come in time.

I've tried bribing with a lollipop to use the toilet - but no sucess yet. ds is bare bottomed most of the time just now as its so hot - but he has multiple pee pees and even a poo this morning on the floor!

Fennel, ds was bf until 9 months, when it all seemed to come to a natural end, so this is new territory. I would actually like to stop now, but I don't want to make dd go cold turkey and I'm not sure how else to go about it (am hoping she'll lose interest soon!).

Were you sad when the cot went?

HD a couple of people at playcentre had weaning parties, had all the family there a cake and a present and it signified the end cold turkey. It seemed to work quite well.

Tracy sounds like maybe ds isn't quite ready yet. With dd one month she wasn't and then suddenly she was.

No accidents yesterday with knickers so I think it will just be time out of nappy to get her used to it. Normally when she has an accident it is like she just lets go as though she has a nappy on like she forgets.

the last two times I have made her clean up her wee get a towel and wipe it up and take off her knickers and just kept doing whatever I was doing. If she can just carry on doing whatever she has no consequences and this way it means I don't stress so much and for her cleaning up isn't a 'bad' thing.

If your ds/dd has dropped their nap - what do you do in the afternoon. Do you stay at home or is it safe to go out in the car? If ds doesn't nap and I dare to go out in the car after 3.30ish - he's out like a light. How long would you let him sleep for??

DD fell asleep at 4.45 pm the other day - we let her sleep for an hour then put her to bed at 9 (which is an hour or so later than usual). I have never worried too much if dd has fallen asleep late but I know it really disrupts things for some children/parents.

Chuffed - a weaning party! It's an interesting idea...

HD no i was quite happy to see the end of the cot but DD1 (age 6) cried buckets at the old cot bed mattress going at the same time. she gets very sentimental.

i do let dd3 nap in the evening if she's tired and missed a nap, but then i wake her up after half an hour or so and put her to bed a bit later than otherwise.

ds2 is still having an afternoon nap - and long may it continue!! And the best thing about the recent hot weather is that him and ds1 are sleeping later in the morning - an amazing 7.30am lie in most days - I've been late for work every day for the past week! I'm sure it won't last but it's lovely!

We're continuing to squash ds2 into his cot - he hasn't got the physical co-ordination to think about climbing out so he's staying in there until Christmas if we can get away with it...

another one still having an afternoon nap too - sometimes 2 hours, yippee!! Gives me a chance to put my pregnant feet up

Poor ds slept for almost 4 hours yesterday - 2.45 till 6.30pm - I didn't have the heart to wake him as he had been sent home from nursery with suspected chickenpox. I don't know that he has it yet - but I'm sure he's not 100% well at the mo. So bound to catch it if he's a bit under the weather - it's rife at nursery.

Tracy - both my kids had chicken pox earlier this year. It wasn't too bad - though they were quite spotty. If your ds does have it at least he will get it over and done with.

drat- I don't think he has it! I think it was a heat rash or allergic to sun tan cream. Its cooler here today and no spots anywhere!

We've had chicken pox over the last three weeks. Dd got it 3 weeks ago and ds 2 weeks ago, both were very spotty but ds was worst. Dd slept loads and whinged.
I have to say that I don't pay any attention to her sleeping anymore. If she is whingy I put her down, if she isn't I don't. I always put her to bed at 7pm though - my 'ME' time is most important. Thankfully I don't have any trouble with either of them.

I have decided I really don't like this toddler malarkey. Whinge, whinge, whinge - drives me nuts!!
She is lovely so much of the time but this tedious whinging whenever I say 'No' really, really tests my temper. To make it worse, she knows it does.
She is very very testy. I have decided my easy baby has turned into a wicked toddler.
Ds really is the most beautiful, interactive baby breaking hearts all over the place but I do find him seriously hard work. He feeds 3 times a night, he loves breast feeding. I usually have to take him off as he'll settle himself at my breast and fall asleep. I am so tired, chronically so these days, I hate it.
But when he smiles, I forgive him everything.
At one point I really felt he really would have trouble competing with dd for the rest of our families for attention because they all love her so much. I needn't have worried.

Ah MrsD - it sounds like your doing a brilliant job with both of them. Your ds sounds so sweet but it must be terribly hard work feeding 3 times a night. I know i'll be in for a shock in September! At least you have the dreaded pox out of the way. Lots of ds' cousins and friends have had it but he hasn't got it yet.
I;m with you on the whinging!! Ds has started throwing a strop when I go to change his nappy. It's the whinging/tantrum for no reason that does my head in. Like when I'm making his breakfast and he sits there pretend crying because he's apparently starving to death in the 1 minute it takes to prepare some weetabix!!

Mrs D - sounds like hard work at the moment - I remember the chronically tired feeling all too well, and it still only takes a couple of bad nights for me to be right back there - but at least now it's only when they'll ill or something. It's soooooooooo hard when they're tiny - it's what's putting me off wanting any more!

Meanwhile ds2 is getting bigger and bigger - officially in 3 - 4 year clothes now - nothing smaller fits him, so it's a pain now 'cos ds1 is still in a lot of his 3 - 4 so we're having to buy double of summer stuff for the first time.

they're getting tons better at playing together and without grown ups - I'm sure it's because I'm on my own with them on Sundays now and have trained them to go off and play while I Mumsnet/drink coffee... Still, good for their independence and social skills I reckon.

Don't understand ds. Pick hm up from nursery now at 1pm and he won't nap in the car - even though I can be driving to my friends for up to an hour. But on Sat and Sun -we go out in the car a 11am - and he's fast asleep by the end of the road!

tracyk - if he's like my ds he might be just more tired at the weekends after all the activities in the week - ds usually catches up on a Saturday.
We went for his 2 year developmental check today. Everything fine except she thinks his speech is a bit behind - still says 'goggie' for doggie and 'nana' for banana and he only says 3 word sentences. he also doesn't know his colours yet. She said it's nothing to worry about just yet but she will see him again in 6 months and if it hasn't advanced she'll refer us to a speech therapist. She's going to be one of the people visiting whe the new baby is born in the autumn so she said she'll be able to see if he's come on then...

LJ - that all sounds fine for a 2 year old, surely? Do you think the hv is being over-zealous or are you worried about ds' speech?

Hi HD - no I wasn't worried at all until we went to see the hv!! I know that some of his peers do seem to be saying a lot more and he doesn't know lots of words still. Hope the hv was bein over zealous!!

My ds still says nana for banana too! does he go to nursery LJ? my ds has picked a whole new list of words since being moved up to the 2 - 3 yo class as he has quite a lot of almost 3 yo's to copy from.

Hi tracy - yes he does go to nursery. maybe when he moves up a room he'll progress a bit more!! I'm not too concerned. My nephew and brother had speech therapy because they were apparently delayed and they both turned out alright!!!

Lucy, if you're not too worried then ds is probably fine . He doesn't sound that different to my dd, tbh. My ds talked early but I don't think my dd's speech is delayed, just slower than his. She's physically more confident that my ds at this age, though. It's interesting how their different strengths develop...

LJ - Dd is exactly the same. But it seems ours have been very similar all the way doesn't it?
I'm not worried - she's taking her time

MrsD, how're things with you? Are the children fully recovered from the pox now?