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!

DS latest annoying habit is kicking. He'll climb onto tje sofa whilst I'm feeding DD then proceed to kick me. And her obviously.

I did wonder if it was a jealousy thing, but he did it to DH last night (who obv wasn't bf at the time). So just another developmental blip then...

He likes sitting on the stairs, so need to find a better time out area. The play pen might be coming back out of storage.

It's Kat btw. Watched Grosse Pointe Blank last night

We've had the playpen up since DS was 6 months, and it's never gone down. We wouldn't be able to shower or leave the house dressed in the mornings without it....and as mentioned, it's great to contain DS briefly when he's being a little sodlet challenging.

By the way hop, the only other suggestion I have is 'outside'. Get DS outside on a walk, or to the park- it makes them easier to handle as they're doing something they enjoy, stops them being cooped up and 'challenging', and tires them out.

I'm know this is all stuff you know in a 'sucking eggs' way, but it's vital for us. We're taking DS out in all weathers in his all in one to burn off the energy, otherwise at least one of us would be metaphorically under the patio by now... How's it been today for you?

He threw a wobbly that it was me getting him up, with lots of crying and 'want daddy! Go way mummy! ' BUT he's been fine since, only one incident of bitting and I just stood up and said I wouldn't play if he hurt me as it's not kind. Then just distracted him with tickles and that was it. We've been swimming today and he's clearly enjoyed it just a being him and us and having 1:1 time with each of us.

Happy New Year ladies.

Hope the naughtiness stops soon.

I brought my first Christmas present today organised or what!

Darcie at my mums for weekend so peaceful as can be with Sky running around. We have a leak in the car boot which have found where coming from and is getting fixed on Monday.

We have started the new year off well by adding a feature wall to our living room & bedroom.

So alls well Chez Queen

Your new wall looks lovely queen.

I had a terrifying episode earlier of DD2 silently choking on a rice cake. We only started finger foods yesterday :(

Thanks Seven The mirror hanging on the chimney wall will be going it is older than Darcie. I brought it when I moved into my first flat! going to find a nice clock or something to go on it.

Hope you all have peaceful evenings.

Seven- sounds horrible, baby stage can be terrifying

I'm another one who needs to work on dd2s sleeping - she's been bfing and cosleeping but just left her with dh and in laws abroad for a week, so hoping to stop the bfing need at night and then in feb I will work on her night sleeps as I'm taking a month off on unpaid leave from work due to child care issues. I didn't say bye to her which I feel sad about but at least it saves me seeing her tears, it was enough seeing dd1 crying her eyes out this morning. Oi- how does Boi manage/react when you go off on your business trips?

(Whispers- I had a day out with my Dbro and friends!)

hop, it's not you, it's not deliberate on DS's part, it's just being two and pushing all those buttons. Toddler Taming by Christopher Green is a very sensible read (who among us gets time to read?!). But all of us on thread are having similar issues to some extent. Our big thing at the moment is DS not settling through the night and coming into our room several times. Really don't want to get back into interrupted co sleeping. Oh, and he's a chocolate/sweetie-stealing ninja who keeps raiding the DDs bedroom stashes.....

We're at the stage with DS where everything takes twice as long because all we hear is: "me do it mine self". Fortunately no sleep issues but then he's still in his cot bed and I'm in no rush to move him out of it into the big boy bed. So far no terrible twos with him, but I am having to deal with a threenager in DD with some very challenging behaviour at times. I know where you're coming from hop, there are times when I can deal with it calmly and others when I just lose it :-( I can't wait for routine to be restored from Monday onwards!

I am currently suffering the most horrendous cough. I got a cold the week before Christmas and it just won't go away. Started off in my head, now moved to my chest. Been wheezing for days and am having such violent coughing fits it's leaving me exhausted and with aching ribs. Really quite bored of it all now!

I spent last night making a playmobil horse farmyard thing for ds2 bday (he loves it) and today spent a high potential stress low actual stress morning in ikea to obtain toy storage for the extra stuff acquired over crimbo. So if course I spent this evening assembling flat pack furniture. Rock. And. Roll

Farley is still waking at night but now down to once a night so I'm ever h

Hopeful if a sleep through. He is really cute though so successfully setting off the little sod behaviour. Had to confiscate his bosch wheelbarrow as he threw it across the kitchen.

Being on ds2 I have seen the atropine as before but conveniently forgotten it. It is coming flooding back and vividly remember screeching at ds2. Am trying really so hard to be more serene this time round as for us it escalates and ramps them up so they screech more and then I really lose my shit. If I can pretend to be Mary poppins (pah) them I can mostly keep my cool until the moment has passed then they go to he'd and I drink a lot of wine

Hop - I found myself constantly shouting and saying No to boi's really challenging behaviour. I didn't like me. I started just ignoring some of it, and not reacting to other things, and tickling him, and distracting him by doing something completely different, eg:"let's put on a Disney cd and dance!", from jigsaws... Or let's go and have a bath.
We are tackling the sleep issue. Last night we were determined to get him to sleep in his own room, we stayed in his room with him, listening to him cry and scream until 10pm. but then he slept thru.
Tonight was much calmer and he gave up at 9pm.
Seven - Boi has been mainly ok when I've been away with work, but he has become more aware just recently. I'm away on Thursday... We'll see how that goes.

I agree Oi, I think they are now more aware of a parent being away. Whilst I don't have your business trips, work can mean that I don't see DS for 36 hours on occasion, and I've had a couple of weekends away. However, if they're used to it and are staying with DP/rellies, it's not too much of an issue except you get a bit forgotten! Glad you're wrestling your evenings back, doesn't sound much fun, but impressed with your resilience.

I find myself yelling no loads, and telling DS off: he made me laugh yesterday, he was doing the passive resistance and lying on the floor jobbie in Tesco's. However, he wasn't unhappy, or yelling, he was just doing it for a laugh (and cos I wouldn't let him run out into the car par) so I just stood over him, grinning, until DP turned up

How are you/DD this morning seven, have you got over the fright? I'd still be feeling sick in your place, how terrifying.

May I have a frozen sardine ladies? DP and I each have a lie in, til half 8(!) on different days at weekends. However, DP had the habit of staying up late playing on the computer the night before my lie in, and so going back to bed at half 8 when I got up, thereby losing the entire morning.

I pointed out this was unfair- I didn't do it on my morning, we were losing a whole morning, and he was prioritising his enjoyment of staying up late and playing on the computer over his family.

He promised not to do it again, accepting it was off.

And so where is he this morning? He stayed up late last night watching TV with me (I am not going to nag a 33 year old man to bed) and then DS woke at half 5; it was 5.45 yesterday and I coped. I told him as he got into bed I knew his promise was worthless as ever.

I'm doubly annoyed as this morning is the only decent weather of the whole weekend, so I'll be taking DS to the park on my own.

I know it's minor compared to some of the things we've all been through, but it has really pissed me off

Sorry your DH is being like that. What was his excuse when you told him his promise was worthless?

Well day 5 into 2014 and all's happy Chez Queen. DH & I had a long chat end of dec about being more of a team esp when it comes to Darcie and so far so good, long may it continue

Back from Cornwall fat as a house and in need of a slim fast kick start for a few days. DS needs to go into biscuit withdrawal as he's been helping himself and constantly with biscuit in hand needless to say he now not eating fruit. He has been, without a better term to describe it, a little shit while we been away throwing snatching not eating properly refusing to go bed we would have to give up at least an hour every night to get him to go to sleep last night back in his cot he was a bit upset but asleep in 10 minutes of whinging. He also doesn't listen and laughs when being naughty my friends must think we awful parents as were just constantly shouting or at least that's what it felt like. Can't face work tomorrow have loads of washing and Xmas decs to get down today don't feel rested after 2 weeks holidays at all.

I already have toddler taming book going to get it out.

1 good thing is his speech seems to be picking up finally he's copying more and last night he said dinosaur I thought dh was going to cry

Also off to get some storage for his mountain of cars tractors and trains he has acquired.

He was climbing into bed at that point Queenie...

I came home from the park. Extreme housework had been done by DP as an obvious sorry. He is just about forgiven, and won't be doing it again...

ahhh well at least he has attempted to make up for it

Glad to hear the housework has been done northern.

All is going well here so far this year too. Can't be worse than the last one though!

I'm sorry that so many of you are experiencing naughty toddlers but I'm so glad we're not alone. The most frustrating part is definitely the carrying on doing the naughty thing when she's been told no, and thinking its funny. Still, the next development stage is the most irritating of all, "why?"

Really not just us...

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1956675-Is-it-me-or-do-2-year-olds-make-you-despair

Much better day here, we're all calmer and things have been a lot happier and more relaxed. Think DS has haf a reaction to tomatoes though as he ate one yesterday and came up in a rash all round his mouth and cheeks. This happened once before when he was about one but we don't eat them very much so thought we would try it again. He also had explosive bum this morning. Gave him some piroton and the rash has gone. Doesn't happen with ketchup though?

Hi all. Challenging times for all it seems. I'm currently lying on my bed waiting for her to drop off. The screeching to sleep in my bed has been modifyed (through my absolute refusal to give in) to crying for me to lie on my bed while she goes to sleep. I'm allowing her that tonight because I can't deal with the screeching. She is still awake but lying down and quiet at least! Northern, a lot of that thread could be me. Nice to know we aren't alone. It is crazy how she can go from adorable cute funny little dote to screeching wailing flailing kicking little monster in a split second! Lucky she is a dote more often so the balance is bearable. There was one day though about ten days ago I thought I was going to lose the plot!

Saw her cousins this weekend and I saw all my siblings. Was lovely!

modified even

We're winning!
Night 1, mucho mucho screaming, hitting and horridness til 10. Slept through)
Night 2, a fair bit of crying, til 9:15. (Woke at 4:30, but did go back down eventually, and then slept til 8:15.
Tonight, a little crying til 7:45.
We will win!!

Oi - good going on the bedtime tonight - hope it continues