March 2013 - time to wrap them all up in tinsel

[StormyBrid]

Old thread here.

worse we're like Plonky on the timings - we keep mealtimes and milktimes separate. I spotted something in Evil Baby Whisperer that suggested around this age milk should be at the time you'd give a snack. Thinking about it, that's pretty much what we do - milk at the crack of dawn, 11am, 3pm and bedtime, food at 9am, 1pm and 5pm. It seems to work, and Fartypants is definitely in the process of reducing milk herself. Those middle two feeds, she's having about four ounces now.

How is the worselet on mush? Does she show any preferences? If we were sticking with baby led weaning we'd be getting absolutely nowhere. Savoury mushes, she'll try a mouthful then get distracted by the cat. Fruit mushes, she practically inhales. For a reduced stress option, can I suggest getting yourself to Asda? They've a hell of a range of cheap fruity mushes, and then at least you're not having to throw away purees you've spent hours lovingly creating.

Incidentally, six month old Molly may love her porridge, but all that means is that Molly's a total weirdo - porridge is vile. It's weetabix all the way round here, with mashed banana in.

eco hang in there, it does get better. How long until 37 weeks for you?

I am thanking my heathen gods we don't have crawling yet. Nappy changes with rolling are bad enough. Especially when it's a particularly horrific one.

my favourite birthday present yesterday was a jigsaw

Ah bless Eco. He just doesn't want the vampires to get you. Twilight fan is he?

Me, I got a card... suggesting a romantic challenge. I will share no further other than to say it does rather require the worselet to sleep

Boring miserable rainy day again here today, with the added bonus of some lovely roadies digging a massive hole in the road outside our gate. I have no idea why they are digging said hole, and I dare not ask, but so long as out water/electricity/gas remain connected I shall remain happily in the dark.

Betty oh yes, we certainly have violence. With a side order of biting. Honestly, these little uns, they're supposed to love us aren't they?

We also have snot. Again. A whole day after the last bout of snot subsided. I have reached the point where leaving the house with a snot trail down both arms is deemed acceptable. I don't even try to dab it off first.

Happy Valentines. I luvs you lot.

Yesterday, at work, it took me until 2.15 to realise I had banana on my skirt and snot on my shoulder.

I seem to spend a lot of time with mush all over my glasses at the moment. DD's figured out she can blow with a mouthful of mush. It's getting messy. I also tend to have smears of baby snot everywhere. It's delightful.

Belated happy birthday, eco!

I told the man let's not do Valentine's presents (cos I didn't get round to getting him a new meerkat for his collection). Got up this morning to find a card, chocolates, fake roses (because he thinks I'm weird for finding it interesting to watch real ones slowly die and rot), and a teddy. So far I have got him nothing. Whoops.

Betty if yours is a sadist baby, so's mine. Not when she's tantrumming, but just for fun, she loves pulling hair and laughs like a maniac when the recipient screams. Also likes pulling my top down and pinching my boobs. Strange child.

Gerry I think the getting will because it's winter is actually getting ill because we have babies with brand new immune systems who are picking up absolutely every bug going, and giving us chance to catch them too. Normally I get one or two colds a year. I've lost count of how many this winter but it's been nonstop since a week before Christmas, and now I have a chest infection, which I have never knowingly had before. Hopefully next winter they'll have slightly better immune systems and we won't expire quite so constantly.

Wors you lucky thing

Stormy I should have specified only the slapping/punching is during a strop, the rest is accompanied by the same maniacal giggling as mini-Stormy! Is it terrible that I'm glad it's not just me?

We have the laying on the floor and screaming. Uh oh! Has the terrible twos come early?!

eco sorry I must have missed your birthday. Happy belated birthday.

I had a cake disaster. I made cake in a heart shape but dropped it in the sink. Had to make another one. Oppss.

Yummy oh no! Cake disaster. Did you have to sample the ruined one and destroy all evidence? Good effort with the baking. You win!

Plonky are you headed to Wales or not? Weather's pretty grim more of that later for travel. With regard wedding entertainment morons, it's best they discover this now ahead of the actual day I guess

Betty, any better? You have dh this weekend? Train the dog to fetch the night nurse would be my advice. Sounds horrid, hope you on the up.

Worse??!! (in that order!) Your day sounds fun. That is all.

Stormy your dp seems all squishy and romantic. That's nice! Does he really collect meerkats? Has he seen them in the wild? I've not but would love to. Popping up all over the place and being cute.

Gerry. Finally I jigsaw comrade? Or is this a one off jigsaw event? May I take this opportunity to recommend Wentworth brand. Once you've done one you'll never do any other sort and you'll be bankrupt. Everyone else you can tune back in now, boring comment over.

Any, may I confess something? I blow my nose on kitchen roll too. I need mumsnet to convey the social norms that escaped me a thus far in life. I'm sorry about my habit. I have just got mum's Cath Kidston hankerchiefs out to help me break the habit.

I'm going to post this and then tell you why I AM the worst mother of the lot of us

myself and ecobaby for a walk not run. I'm stupid but not that stupid.

oh! and a massive outing of my young dh with an old man's name. I am hysterical as a result of terrible incident

Why Eco? Why??? I am so intrigued even though I know it isn't true

I'm feeling a bit better thanks, like death warmed up rather than just death! DH is indeed here this weekend but I can see he's loosing patience now, neither of us are very sympathetic with mild illness so I can't really blame him! Poor DD when she's older!

Oh eco. I don't know what to say. This is a great story to tell dd when shes older.

The cake in the sink was inedible so that went straight to the bin.

I try to make an effort with special occassions as I have a fear our marriage will become boring and lifeless especially now we have a baby and spend less time with each other.

Oh Eco. You must have truly panicked - I would've! What a nightmare. Still, couple were prob glad to help - gives them dinner party fodder too!

Massive cross post obviously Eco! That must have been awful for you all, bless you! It's so easy to misjudge the weather though, I'm a bugger for it. I nearly gave DD frost bitten hands a couple of weeks ago! Plus it isn't as bad as my friend who gave the baby the keys to play with while she returned the supermarket trolley the other day & he locked himself in! Cue screaming baby for an hour and a half before AA arrived! Ecobaby may have been a bit damp & chilly but she was always with her mummy! Plus it'll be a good anecdote about brave adventurous parents once she's a teenager & thinks you're dull!

Eco! Those lovely people for being so kind and understanding. What an adventure, but I agree - perhaps best to rein in the romantic adventuring spirit for now, at least until EcoBaby is an EcoTween and can keep up with her mad parents.

Betty Glad you're starting to feel ever so slightly better. I'm the same - mild illness is such an inconvenience, isn't it? DP is currently 'full of cold' and sleeping it off. I'd LOVE to be full of cold, but then I realise I'd still have to get up with the baby at 5am.

Gerry I was the same RE winter illness (see above ) until this winter. DP used to be a postie and was out in all weathers for two christmasses on the trot, and we were both super healthy. Now we're all office job-y and babied up, and seem to be living a constant stream of mild illness. How's the bootcamp, btw? I've completely given up on it I saw you were the Biggest Loser a few weeks back, that's fantastic!

I'm thoroughly bored of winter. Really, really...it can do one. I want to go for long weekend walks and not have to worry about chilly feet, sliding about in mud etc. It's just so boring at this time of year. At least next winter we can all shove wellies on and splash about in grandad's field. Oh, Eco no, we don't need to trek to Wales, thankfully. Power's back on and the lovely neighbours were taking care packages round to the house for DP's grandpa. I think we're up there next weekend though. Hmm.

Oh and we also have a violent baby. Nursery has a strict non-violence policy so we had to go through it this week. When he turns 1 he will start to learn the consequences of such behaviour through time outs. Have to say at first I thought it was draconian but now as the mother of a nearly 1 year old, I fully support it.

Wow eco. But you know what? You were ok and nobody got hurt. What doesn't kill us and all that.

We went out last night for a nice meal - we got engaged on V day 4 years ago so we always try and do something. And it was the first time we've been out fully on our own since DD. Last V day I was so massive and soooo hungry I just wolfed down the lovely meal DH had prepared for me.

Omg Eco. You utter nutter!!! All's well, that ends well, and I'm going to go against the grain and positively encourage you not to rein in your adventurous nature. My parents are exactly the same. Our family holidays were notorious for their total unsuitability for children, and major disasters. They did however turn me into an extremely self sufficient responsible child at a very young age someone had to be, and provide me with enough copy for a fairly comical book should I ever want to get my own back. Be yourself, Ecobaby will love you for it.

I am in an amazingly good mood today. Finally, finally finally after nearly a year, nice Mr Personal trainer man has decided nothing will fall off if I do boxing and stuff again. So I spent the morning punching him. Life just doesn't get any better.

Any Awww lovely. Beats my Valentines, as after all his promises DH collapsed in a heap after a tough day and fell asleep . He is not going to get away with this.

PS I blow my nose of kitchen roll too. Why is this bad? I had no idea. You did prompt me to buy some proper tissues though, which unbeknown to me were infused with olbas oil, so not only can I de-snot with class, I can also smell nice while doing so. Excellent.

I think it is my turn on worselet supervision now so I'd better get to it. She is convinced she can walk... but she can't... it makes for a lot of tumbles.

stormy, we are on the A1 and there are signs to Hull. We three adventurers are waving.

worse and eco - I have many petty annoyances, one if which is the kitchen roll. Here's why - I have bought 'Plenty' which is almost plasticky and reusable but also very expensive and can't be flushed. I buy balsam tissues as I hate having a big red hooter when I blow my nose on cheapo tissues/loo roll. I can't clean the kitchen with tissues. I like to use things for the correct purpose. I wouldn't use DH's toothbrush to clean the loo now, just because I couldn't be bothered to use the loo brush, would I?

Any I'm another kitchen roll snot blower I'm afraid. We don't keep loo roll downstairs and I'm far too much of a cheapskate to buy different tissues JUST for noses. Am I ostricised?

Also I think that given certain circumstances, being tempted to use the DH's toothbrush for, erm, other purposes, might be acceptable?

I basically blow my nose on whatever is vaguely suitable and to hand. Sometimes that's kitchen roll (usually sainsburys basics...) most often loo roll. Real nose tissues are a special treat. Sometimes it's last night's face wipe, and occasionally it's DD's muslin (cos, well, we're family innit...)

Eco. I feel the same about your story as I do when dd climbs into her trolley walker thing the wrong way round and starts playing the "let's jiggle til it nearly falls over with me in it" game. All my instincts cry "stop her before she hurts herself" but the rational part is whispering got to learn her own mistakes, musn't make her scared of taking risks, let her explore. Let her discover So I reluctantly agree with worse. Don't stop being our crazy eco but perhaps when gusts reach 70mph think on it for 30 secs

So, just like chez worse, we had roughly 17hrs snot free. But we now have our next cold, I'm lying in bed listening to the coughs and splutters, not wanting to go to sleep, just wondering how long til I'm needed...

Sigh. At least it's half term...

Maybe if you all got the posh tissues you may not have so many snot issues. No? Just me then with the weird paper product obsession then? I need to get out more. And tell DH that he was fine to use whatever he wants. Maybe not... I shall back away and not bring it up again

Oh, and I also use a used face wipe or nearest muslin. Sheeeeeeeet - somebody give DH a medal for putting up with my double standards!

I've been known to wipe my nose on a dirty sock, if I'm in bed and feeling too grim to go downstairs. Do I win?

Meanwhile, it's all stress in Stormyworld. I need to talk to the man about said stresses. Whenever I try, I do all the talking, he won't express an opinion on anything, I run him through the potential courses of action as I see them, he says nothing. And so nothing ever changes in a stress-reducing direction. I don't know what to do. And I'm very aware of the gist of what worse would say, but would appreciate hearing it in full.

He's never going to change, and start communicating and making decisions and taking responsibility, is he?

Any we're all allowed our little foibles. Me, I'm laisse faire about snot absorbers, but I do have a quirk of my own. The kitchen door. I cannot under any circumstances sit in the kitchen if the door into the hall is open. It drives me half demented. It also has me in a draught, given the insulating properties of the front door are negligible. DH doesn't get it... but he does humour me. Most of the time.

Stormy the thing about people is you can't ever change them. If DP is fundamentally monosyllabic about stuff, there is very little you can do about that. What you can do, is what you are doing, which is talk, ask for what you need as men never read between the lines, and try not to shut down and retreat into your shell when he isn't responding. Also, and this is the tough one, try not to blame. That was always my big failing before, I had a tendency to blame DH for my problems, rather than just say hands up, this is my issue, but can you help me solve it. You probably don't do this, but I thought I'd throw it in there anyway.

Gorgeous sunny day today, but I am feeling a tad ungrateful as DH has booked a pub lunch, and you know what... I really can't be ar5ed with thinking about a worselet approved packed lunch. Roll on the days when she can eat overly salted rubbish with the rest of us!

Happy Sundays everyone.