December 2012: we need more chocolate and cake!!

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*whole... Bloody phone!!!

I half them JackandJill.

Prior to MN I'd have said a joint party was a great idea, but I've read too many horror stories . I think as long as you lay out exactly what both of your expectations are (i.e. one isn't thinking of spending £20 and one has hundreds to spend) you'll be okay. Plus get 2 cakes, they have to have their own cakes!

DS has 2 molars coming now, however, I think we're way off them making an appearance. He gave DP the runaround from 2-4 this morning. In the end I got up and got in the spare room with DS as DP was starting to lose his rag a bit. He'd gone from a gentle shhshhshh to a terse shush DS, that's enough. Time to go to sleep now. Shush. Which was proving pretty counter productive.

I got up and dosed him to the eyeballs, he'd fall asleep, I'd lay him flat and the second his jaw touched the bed he'd shriek the house down. In the end I had to prop him up to sleep and we went off about 6ish.

DP must be knackered

Thanks all. Yes willyou, I think that's the only reason I'm doubting myself!! Seeing her later so will see what she thinks. Can I also just clarify we didn't plan to have babies at same time in some weird way! It just happened! We didn't know we were each trying...we ended up with due dates 1 day apart

I don't chop or cook blueberries!

So long as you are both clear about what you want, a joint party could be good.

A is revolting. He went too far today, not content with trying to put his hands in the toilet. I was getting my breakfast and heard bumbling and banging noises in the downstairs loo next door to the kitchen.

When I got in there the toilet brush holder was on its side on the floor, and A's hands and the feet of his baby grow were soggy. DH eventually found the brush behind the toilet. Gross.

Sadly we can't keep the bathroom doors closed, because DD struggles to open them. So must remember to shut A securely away if I'm not there.

And DD's choice of present for excellent behaviour at church? Moist toilet tissue to use as wet wipes for her doll.

I've put her to work now. She's picked all the crab apples off the lawn so I can make some jelly later. And I picked my quinces earlier so I've got to decide what to do with them.

Barbeasty Oliver is a toilet explorer too he's fast as lightening in his walker and he's in there before I realise he's gone

My 2 older boys keep "forgetting to flush the loo after they've used it though Gross!!!

Safe to say I have quite a large supply of anti bacterial hand soap and hand gel

He's much worse than DD ever was.

I take it back.

On the way to Slimbridge she drew 2 monsters on one leg and a policeman on the other knee in red felt tip.

In the way home, I thought DH had confiscated the red pen. But it would appear not. One arm is now covered in red spots.

But just to even things out, when I was putting her to bed, A was playing with the big cardboard box again, and he tipped it over so that it was completely over him and he was stuck in the dark. He didn't like it!

Tomorrow is another day!

Oh dear beasty! Dd is currently in bed screaming because she wants to stay up how ds has stayed asleep I've no idea, he's right next to her.

I've got too baskets of washing to fold

My god, baby lazza is screaming, I'm crying, dd1 is crying because I can't do her story & DH seems oblivious. Yep, tonight is the night I decided I had to try something to improve our nights. It's horrible & I doubt it's even going to bloody work. Baby lazza must ate me right now....2 minutes feels like forever

That's the thing though, with 2 or more you can't please everyone.

We did manage to stop DD pulling her top down on one side in the pub, so baby could have some milk. Pretending isn't good enough, the doll needs access to the pipple! She agreed to wait until the car home.

Dd pulled a highchair on top of her today when we went out

Lazza she doesn't hate you. Tell you dh to snuggle with dd1 and read her a story or you do story and he deals with dd2 for a bit he really needs to support you on this

Sending you and all of the other mum's with screaming lo's a hug lazza

I've said it before but I'll say it again, I love reading stories about your DD beasty.
Had a really productive day today. DP took R to see his family and I have cleaned, cleaned, cleaned. Also made a lovely roast dinner and now chilling out and catching up on what I've missed.

lazza i did gentle sleep training with a bit of cc (i mashed up all the methods into something i was comfortable with) R now sleeps 6-5:30/6 with 1 or no wakes. Last night, in the travel cot at MILs, he woke at 7:15 and 8 (noisy big cousins) then slept til 6:15.

You're giving him what he needs not what he wants

Thank you all. She's asleep now but I hated every second of it. It took about 40mins. I kept going back in to reassure & every time she was out of her gro-bag! As soon as I picked her up to put it back on I could feel her relax & she could hardly keep her eyes open. Then screaming commenced as soon as I got near the cot. She absolutely most definitely dd not want this! I hope you're right pidj

DH did DD's story. He's convinced this is going to work because it did with DD, I'm not so sure.

Jealous of your productive day 2blessed. even when I get time alone (very rare!) I can't find the energy to do anything constructive.

Sorry for those with howling LOs. We have been at my cousin's today and had a lovely day but O is now over tired and hyper again! Have given him early supper and now doing milk but the odds of him going to sleep any time soon are slim...

I need to prep a load of documents for a pre-start meeting tomorrow, which the client only gave me notice of in the middle of Fri afternoon. And it's at 8:30am.

I'm just feeding T to sleep (how she's still awake on 2 x20 min naps today I don't know) before my 3rd trip of the day to the leisure centre! First there was big 2s swimming lessons, then dd2 had a party there and tonight is my swim night.

lazza I agree with spotty and pidj - DH needs to pitch in and in a family, sometimes one person has to lose out so everyone else gets what they need. I'm guessing you're at the point where you need better sleep to be a better mummy/wife/happier person. All of which are necessary for everyone. Fx she gets the hang of it soon. In the meantime there's wine.

I have discovered a fun game - exposé myself to T and she bobs up and down with excitement, cover them up and she cries, repeat at speed for much hilarity!

love that game WL

DP and R are not home yet .I think I may retire to my bed...

Ds is very uninterested in boob atm.

Have fun swimming WL

A is wide awake. This isn't meant to happen!

J goes wild if he sees my boobs, I have to dress v quickly! He also took a swipe at dh's exposed nipple yesterday, much to my amusement

Looks like I'm in for a loooonng night :( my twatting neighbours are on one again they've woken my boys up twice so far. I now have Oliver and DS2 in my bed and DS1 is asleep on the couch next to me. Neighbours are still banging and shouting though

Oh dear bops that must be awful. I'm sure my girls would find that quite upsetting. You could call environmental health - a friend of mine did it a few weeks back as her neighbours were having a mega party until 4.30am.

Lazza - hope you're feeling ok. Don't think there's an easy way to deal with it, but sounds like you are getting there (even if it doesn't feel like it). Would second WL's suggestion of in the meantime.

Hope the meeting goes well Utopian.

We have a toilet explorer here too. Funnily enough, I don't remember it being an issue with DS1 either but N will seize upon any gap in the door with lightning speed.

Have had a nice evening - went for a meal for our sixth wedding anniversary. Went a bit earlier than we would have gone pre-DC, and got back just in time for N's "only mummy will do" zone so all good .

I was thinking of reporting them to my landlord (I'm in a HA house) but I don't feel I can as my house is extremely noisy during the day. DS1 has SEN so he's very loud, boisterous and has no self control. However, my house is quiet after 7.30 once the kids are all asleep.

My neighbours are drinkers and they're always arguing and banging at night. They were banging that loud the other night it sounded as though they were going to come through the wall