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.

Yes Thanks HD. Both are fine now. Ds is a beautiful happy baby now, he just continues to feed every two hours overnight. I don't know how I can change it
How are you? How ofetn are you still bf? I'm intrigued. I couldn't imagine breast feeding dd now.

Hopefully your ds will discover the joys of sleeping longer soon MrsD!

I'm fine. Still bf'ing at least once, often twice and sometimes three times a day (usually in the morning, always before bed, sometimes in between - although I now try to distract her when she asks for it during the day).

She was being a right cheeky monkey this evening, testing me by deliberately doing things I'd said no to, and laughing. Toddlers, eh?

ds2's going through a real wussy phase at the moment - scared of everything. Every time he wants to go into another room without us he says "no baddies, no crocodiles?" and we have to reassure him that there are indeed no baddies or crocodiles in the front room/kitchen etc.etc..!

Doesn't it test your patience. dd is quite often needing 'cuddles' lately. She asked for 'mummies' milk this morning and so I said she could try but she couldn't get any out we both kept cracking up.
dd's speech has just come on leaps and bounds and she comes out with words and phrasing which is surprising. She is funny with her manners too, we have concentrated quite a bit on that and she is very good with her thankyou's but forgets her pleases sometimes. On Sunday we were with dh's grandma and dd passed her a biscuit and grandma took it and took a bit and dd pipes up 'thankyou dd(name)' it was hilarious it was like she was telling grandma off but grandma was oblivious as she is pretty much deaf.
She often says things that she has to repeat a number of times as I have no idea what she is saying, she is quite patient with me most of the time.
MrsD ds is sleeping from 8.30-5.30 about once a week. I spoke to the dr on Monday about it as he just seems to eat a ridiculous amount for the rest of the size of him not sure where he puts it. She said just keep feeding him. We are now on 4 meals a day and lots of bf's. I feel like almost all I do all day is feed him.
It makes me think of your ds2 dot as I remember he ate lots too and he is fine so I keep thinking of that and he isn't big at all, actually quite underweight for his height. Somebody told me on Tuesday maybe kids eat lots to feed their brain as they use a lot of food to grow.
It has been freezing here, coldest June in 15yrs so very jealous of all the nice weather you guys are having.
Take care everybody

Yes, ds2 ate ridiculous amounts and I remember being all worried about his chunky thighs and how big he was..! But now he still eats tons but is a tall slim toddler - people who don't see him very often are always surprised at how thinned out he is - although he's nowhere near being skinny like ds1. I think they're both perfect!!

dd3 is rather good on her manners. I don't know why cos i'm not exactly polite and the other dds aren't great. she's ever so good at lisping litle please and thank yous, in a grateful way, whenever anyone offers her anything (somehow giving the impression that we keep her locked in a cupboard with no toys or food the rest of the time)

I'm slightly worried that ds2 tends to say "please don't put me in the dustbin" a lot - and he's a real drama queen and can say it with feeling - but we never have, honest..! I can just see the nursery staff writing out that referral to social services...

dot that's a legacy of having a 4yo brother i suspect. one 4yo I know used to whisper to his little brother things like "I'm going to put you in the dustbin" and "I'm going to cut you in bits and put you on the fire and burn you". typical 4yo threats I think.

where does his fear of crocodiles come from? Peter pan videos?

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hi yorkiegirl. grommets must be a bit worrying. is it to do with the illnesses earlier this year?

YG should be the cure, heaps of kids in NZ have grommets put in.

Dot I remember you being worried, the confusing thing is ds is still quite small and people comment on how 'small' and 'light' he is yet he is a pig.

We are finding some challenging behaviour dd has hit the 2yr old willpower and ran away and hid at the library and I couldn't find her and was stressing out horribly it is a huge 2 storied library and she was out near the door outside.

Oh and our big news is dd had her first nappy free night last night and had no accidents, so she has negotiated no nappy again tonight - we'll see what happens. Scary stuff...

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Hi YG - 10%? Is her hearing/speech affected? I hope the grommets sort everything out.

Chuffed - that moment when you can't find them - even for a short time - is awful isn't it.

Sorry YG, obv her hearing is affected. I meant just her speech. Doh!

grrrr... ds2 is going through a 'challenging' phase at the minute. He's gone into whinge mode - which is much worse than tantruming - and is constantly doing things he know will wind his big brother up. It's like pay back time for 2 years of being too small, so now poor old ds1 is getting whalloped.

YG, glad you've got a date for DD2's operation - hope it makes her much more comfortable.

Scary stuff, this no nappy thing. Not doing it yet DS1 seems a bit more interested, but still not ready - he asks me to "find out poo" when I change either him or DS2, which makes me laugh.

He's a Countdown fiend - has learnt the alphabet (capital letters only!), all the numbers and loves to point out letters when we're out. He often says "Sainsbury's" or "Homebase" when we get in the car - he likes going in the trolley! He came up to me the other day and said "Z makes zzzzzzzzzzz" and spelt out the NODDY on his trike to me - "And N, and O, and D, again, and Y" - he frowned when he saw another D which made me laugh!

DS2 is lovely - chubby, smiley, cuddly, just gorgeous. DS1 loves him so much - he's always giving him toys, stroking and kissing him. And DS2 lights up when he sees his big brother. He's 17lb something now, more than double his birthweight - and I'm going to have to think about giving him some food one day. He's 24 weeks tomorrow and neither of us are in any hurry though - might see if I can get away with another month

Loathing this weather - HATE being hot. Envious of the cold, Chuffed

wow HM all the letters that is pretty impressive. ds is now a whopping 15lb and 67cm tall not sure where he is putting his food, he eats so much and isn't hardly putting on any weight, just is a bonny average sized little chatterbox.

dot just remember the mantra, it'll pass, it'll pass, it'll pass...as soon as you get something sussed something else comes along.

LJ - I've been so proud of ds's speech and he seems the same level as you! He only knows two colours (blue and green) as in getting them right and matching, but he says lots... having said that my twin mindees definately don't have a speech problem, and they can't match a single colour.

I was super impressed the other day - ds can read his own name - but I wrote MUM next to it and he got it right when I asked him what it said! He knows all his colours but seems to get yellow and green mixed up a lot of the time.
I stupidly lay next to him as he was going to sleep at night when dh was away for the week - and now he wants it every night!! I have made a rod for my own back! bugger!
I went to a fortune teller last night and she said to expect a little girl within the next 24 months! she was spot on with all her other things - I should believe her - oops!

no reading from dd3. nor saying any colours. but she can scoot a scooter, that's her latest skill. and she can swing herself on a swing which I thought very advanced (til she fell off).

Not watching the football, Fennel? I'm not.

HM, is it ds who's the Countdown fiend or is really you, lol

Hmmm - ds2 is too busy having strops to be being clever or advanced... Has anyone else's 2 year old turned into a little monster recently?!

hi dot

no, dd3 is still pretty angelic mostly. not advanced or clever, but angelic

dd has her moments, dot. she's certainly not very good at being told what to do...

I hate the whinging - really, really hate it. That's when I really feel I'm struggling with all this toddler malarkey.

I'm going back to work full-time