Dec 2011: The one where they sit on potatoes. And turn TWO!

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New fred! Roll up roll up, potty adventures and birthdays galore!

Cake was found, as was emergency Peppa pig DVD and annoying oinking soft toy as extra presents.

Awful day yesterday though. We had a meeting with a rather pompous man from one of the charities I applied for for DS trike. He didn't know anything about his condition, clearly hadn't even googled it. Then had the stupidity to ask what his prognosis is like in front of DS , who still doesn't know about his condition. Was I actually meant to say in front of him that he won't be able to walk by the time he's 12, then his muscles will get weaker until he can't sit up or feed himself, until eventually his hart will give up all before he reaches his mid-twenties? FFS I know he has to know soon but surely it should be on our terms and even then a wouldn't tell him about the long-term prognosis yet.

Anyway, today is DD1s birthday. Having a cuddle with DD2 waiting for her to get up.

Sorry oi didn't see your post, hope BOi is better soon as well as figgy boy.

How insensitive seven ... what a *&!**

Seven happy bday to dd1 hope she has a nice day we Will need a fb pic obviously. I think it was Hopes bday this week too so happy bday to her too.

Sorry about your DS that must be a horrible prospect telling him what the future may hold is what u described above worse case scenario though? How old is he now? I seem to recall you were concerned that if u had had another boy it may too have been at risk you are very brave. It certainly puts DS cold into perspective.

DS woke me coughing at 4.45 I picked him up to go get his medicine and he decided to throw a half asleep tantrum backing himself into a corner at the top of the stairs throwing arms about so couldn't get the spoon near him then couldn't find a syringe, screaming and crying all the while dh stays in bed as he was up til 1 watching the ashes and then got on at me for not asking for help. Why do I need to ASK he can hear fine the palaver that's going on and it's clear I need it. Honestly it took over an hour to get DS calm and back to sleep and even then every 10miins or so he would shout, whinge or moan needless to say I look and feel like utter pants today. Going to v miserable at work but need to go in

My ds has a cold n tantrums atm as well,. Think they have a plan... He's given up on naps too, it's a loooong day.
The joining in songs thing is very cute, ds does it too but I will be teaching him the correct sign for diamond in the sky!

for that man, seven, shocking insensitivity. I suspect he just had No Clue.... Or he may have mixed up Duchenne with the milder type of muscular dystrophy (Beckers). Beckers is still not great to have but isn't as severe. (And Figgy, sadly seven's being realistic rather than worse-case. DMD is an incredibly cruel and unrelenting condition. One of the many I'd love a magic wand to get rid of. Hopefully research will help provide a treatment in the future....However life is about quality not just quantity, let's all make the most of what we have)

for all of us for trying our best with coughing children (grumble up three times grumble)

Oh seven that man was horrible. So sorry you are facing this. But science is amazing and advancing all the time, who knows what the next decade will hold RE treatment and prognosis?

Boo, boo and a third boo to all the bugs and non sleepers. They're conspiring against us again. Houses and plumbing and babies, uniting to bring the Dec 2011 mums to our knees, begging for cake and gin

Figg I feel you on the half asleep tantrums. They're just that extra bit more belligerent and miserable when they aren't fully awake.

After a series of shocking nights of DS waking up coughing or just feeling a bit crap and crying for 'big bed mummy! Lie down mummy!' and then tossing and turning and head butting me all night... last night actual sleep was had by all in the HopAlong house. 'Twas like an early Christmas miracle.

We've bought DS a toddler air bed for when we visit family at Christmas. I have no idea how he's going to sleep in it. But he just doesn't have enough room in his travel cot. My worry is that if he does sleep well in the travel bed, he will then not be happy about going back into a cot at home and we will need to move to a toddler bed. I'm not ready for that. I'm not ready for him to be two and not a baby anymore. I'm reluctantly agreed to a haircut after his birthday and I thought of those little wispy side curls and four inch long rat tail strand at the back getting cut off make me so I can't cope with this.

Oh, I got a full rendition this morning of:
'wound and wound da garden
like teddy beeeeaaaaar
one step
other step
kiss ooo unda der!'

Complete with actions. Was very cute.

Hop DS is so far away from singing like that it's crazy we were dancing last night though to kids fave party tunes and he was laughing like a hyena think he's a dancer not a talker. I assume 2yr checks still happen if the HV say anything about his talking I'll be really sad

There is such a range of normal though. DS is a chatterbox but he's got absolutely no interest in things like jigsaws or lining up his toys or really doing anything like watching TV or reading a book to himself (not that I can read, but you know what I mean). He's all about the gross motor skills and the yammering. I think the check is just after they turn two? figgy boy goes to a CM?

Not that he can read. I can read, obviously. Just not type.

Yes he is at cm 3 days a week with kids of varying ages so well socialised but he is obsessed with tv unfortunately and he's def a transport schema kid with his cars and water obsession.

I'm sure your CM would let you know if she had concerns about his development, don't they have to be trained in early years education?

DS very much objects to being called 'darling' NO DARLING MUMMY! Me CAFFA! NO DAAAARRRLLING!

She is great very up on her training and record keeping. she has mentioned it before and i can see he has new words unfortunately they are mainly related to his Disney story books TV shows - Pooh Bear, Nemo, Jessie and Buzz (from toy story), Ruby (Max and Ruby) and his favourite "no cheese" from Wallace and Gromit.

That sounds really bad doesnt it!!!

Not at all, he's obviously picking stuff up. I think they just go through a language boom and that happens at different times. My friend's DS was two last month and so far he says 'yes' and 'daddy'. He doesn't babble though or do that gibberish nonsense they do before trying proper words. If there was no babble I would be concerned a little bit.

I taught my kid to say 'Fucks Sake!' That's something to be concerned about!

God will this never end he basically started crying at 6 o'clock frantically flinging himself around hitting off most surfaces in the house before we took him upstairs he's in bed crying doesn't have any trousers on couldn't physically get them on him. All this whingeing tantrums is not doing me any favours in the second Child campaign with dh.

One of my two colleagues at work today announced that she was pregnant very happy for her and she also had to convince her husband however have told DH about it and he refused to even acknowledge I had said anything. I need to get DS on the charm offensive to back my corner

Begone germs!!!

Yep, they're all being psychic again- I had to work late and DP stated DS had been in full-on whinge mode. However, sounds daft, but I like to hear that he's like that with DP as well and DS swiped at him too when I was home.
Made me with the charm offensive figgy, good luck.

Don't do it hop! Everyone keeps on going on about how DS will need a hair cut soon, and I keep on telling everyone over. my actually their. dead. body. I love his little nest of curls, and it's not in his eyes, so it's no bother. They must remain our babies!

Sorry for all the bugs and crap sleeping- we had the two hideous nights, but DS has gone back to normal thank Bob.

How's your work/life balance going at the moment aethel, I know you said you were having a bit of a trying time?

I'm trying to call our solicitor, but unfortunately when I've been free he's not, and vice versa, but I'll try tomorrow- glad that we're using a family friend, as the vendors' solicitors, sheesh.... If we have to ask for a third time 'what was done to the loft room' I will go and sit in their office (it's on my bus route into work) and not leave until they give me a damn answer.... And they're taking 2-3 weeks to answer letters.
I want to moooooove!

Still on way home grrrrrggghhhuughhh
This has been horrible horrible working week.
But tomorrow is Friday yay! And we are going away for our anniversary. Quite close by but still nice family weekend away. Can't wait til 5pm tomorrow!

Will try catch up and reply to people later.

Seven - hugs, hugs and more hugs. Xxx
Northern - our sale is floundering again... The first valuation showed no problems, the sale just fell through at the last minute as the chain broke. Now in sale no. 2, the valuation is talking about damp and holding back £1k. So fecking annoying. The house would be worth more even with damp! We dropped the price for a quick sale!! The whole industry needs a overhaul. Why will an independent valuation never value the house above the agreed sake price? It makes no sense. It's a mess. I hate it all!

Haircuts - I can't remember how many the Boi has had. But he's got hair as thick as me. It needs cutting and thinning!
I "clippered" his hair again at the weekend.

Thanks all, and extra thanks to aethel for clarifying. I hope you lot don't mind me talking about it. I know it's depressing but it's a big part of who I am and unsurprisingly no one in RL wants to talk about it.

Hope a good night is had by all.

Of COURSE we don't mind seven. Please talk as much as you like on here.

aethel your comment made me cry cos I'm soppy and pathetic

Another day of hysterical over reactions here with general screaming flailing hitting and crying is this what terrible twos are? He's always been so good I don't think dh or I will cope very well if we've got this to look forward to for the next year. I think be sure he's usually so well behaved this week has been a marked change.

We didn't go swimming today due to ongoing colds and his general short fuse looking forward to his bedtime tonight.

Hope more positive days all round for u ladies

Fig - the Boi is the same. I'm definitely going to buy that taming toddlers book to see if there are any helpful hints (dr. Christopher green?). This behaviour is hard work, and you're right, it can't be helping our marriages!
In taxi now from the airport on the way home to my Boi.
And yes, I agree, this thread is fantastic for support. Seven - we will be here to "listen." Xxx