November 2012 - What is going on with these babies?

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4 good sleepers. Occasionally waking with teeth, illness or nightmare but that is the exception.

So you might have to try for another 2 eliza to do your research effectively.

Morning quiche. Can we have a sweary Wednesday in honour of my rtw next week?

Truly.

Cardiff.

Two good sleepers, then him

BP yes, she is spirited possessed

The possessed was meant to be crossed out. Oops. testing

Chasing could you get him up for the day. Sorry your day has started like this.
I hear you completely on the runaway train. I feel like I'm literally all over the place at the moment. Work has been completely manic. I'm starting to feel a bit overwhelmed about it all. I'm bringing work home, which I don't believe in, but it's the only way. My inbox is always full. Ds1 is on work experience at my work so I feel like I'm taking him places and having a full hour lunch and spending extra money to buy him lunch and travel and I don't have any spare cash. And hes driving me a bit nuts. He is in proper teenager mode. My mil might be coming at the weekend and won't know until nearer the time. It's Wednesday ffs, how much nearer does she need. And if she does come we need to do a big clear out as she'll be in ds1's room and its pretty disgusting at the moment and Thursdays and Fridays are really busy days as H is at nursery. There are always big piles of washing to be done, the house always looks a mess. I would just like an hour to myself, guilt free to do nothing and think about nothing. H has been lovely though. He's had a bit of a temp at the moment and a cough for about a month, he's fine within himself though. His 8 teeth have finally come through so he has 16 now. I know these are 1st world problems and I should be happy I have a job, but I would like a break.

Fuck yes PR!

Ds1 was a bad sleeper, didn't sleep through until 2. LO much better, started sleeping at 10 months. Feel very lucky.

Chick I had a beautifully clean tidy house when I just had one child. I even used to iron all her little vests and socks, and that was with going back to work at 5 months, full time. My husband did work away, which helped I think.

With more than one, it is impossible, in my opinion, so if you have visitors they just need to accept that. Please stop worrying about them, just prioritise you and yours x

You are right vq is impossible. I am often to be found flailing around under a mountain of smelly laundry. Don't be hard on yourself chick.

Hope you have emerged from under the pillow chasing [coffee] what about a Costa visit today to cheer you up?

silly me.

Does anyone else's little darling take a massive mouth full of water and then spit it out all over the newly mopped floor?

Or is it just mine?

Sophia we don't even get that. He just pick beaker up and turns it upside down and shakes it til the water goes everywhere.

he does that too sometimes!

Haha stunt. You're a brave lady.

I'm babysitting DN tonight and DH is working late so got to do bedtime by myself. Will be a test to see if I can cope with 3. Not sure I could go for 4 kids. That just sounds so many.

gt E fell off the sofa when I was hungover. Luckily no damage done but I felt awful about it for ages. I grabbed her feet in time but just wasn't quick enough to catch the rest of her. I should have said that in my other post. Accidents will always happen and like you said we can't beat ourselves up about them. Hopefully it has made FH more weary about getting into a drunken state though fingers crossed.

Got a busy day today, no time for more packing. DH has day off tomorrow and inlaws are having the kids so we can blitz the garage. Fab!

Morning all

Doing my level best to keep up!

Also made me chuckle yw!

pr awesome that they were both in bed then, brill

chasing have some long bedtimes are not fun

vq I used to say 2-4ish was my favourite age, pre e. I am going to live to regret this aren't i?

pass e also only naps properly in his cot. At home he still does 3 hours during the day but when out it can be as little as 20 mins. Also, happy anniversary!!

E will sleep for a good long while if left to it but I get him up at 7am, weekend or not. Not sure why, I like routine I guess. Longest sleep he's ever had was 7pm-9:30am and I also daren't chance a second because I'd be screwed with a non sleeper I'm rubbish!

Yes chasing I do feel like that sometimes. Hugs xx

bplp yes his rash has gone now, just normal eczema now! He seems to be back to his usual self, which is brill bar the throwing, I wish he didn't throw everything. F and her friend sound like a lot of fun, and eek at mucky pup!

Hope you feel better soon fatima

Thanks eliza :)

chasing doesn't sound like a good start to the day :( but hopefully it won't be too bad, lots of hugs

Fuck yeah for a sweary weds pr

chick I echo vq, you can't do everything and I wouldn't try to either, your mil will hopefully understand if the house isn't spotless. Will ds1 sort his room/help maybe?

Yes sophia only e looks me in the eye, grins his I'm going to be a toad grin and dribbles it slowly down his clothes. I struggle not to explode at this! Lol!

Good luck with it today eliza sounds very busy!

No way could I cope with four kids. I always wanted three but I'm starting to think perhaps that's one too many.

sophia we get that too. C will take mouthfuls of water then deliberately let it run out of his mouth and onto the floor I have to try so hard not to let him see me laugh sometimes.

chasing how are you now lovely?

We were hoping to go away for a long weekend next month. Just a cottage by the sea in Norfolk to get away for a few days and chill out. I gave DP two dates to check with work but he came home on monday and said he can't book any of them as their holiday year is april to april and he has no annual leave left. Disappointing.

Just imagining having four kids to look after.

Four kids?

Well O ended up in with me and slept for an extra hour. Him, not me. First time he's slept in my bed since July. It won't be repeated - I can't get back into that habit again. We have decided to start the day again. Our friend has cancelled our plans today though, so need to think of something to do.

Awful start of the day here, I completely lost my temper with O and threw her beloved Brunyo across the room. She wailed, never heard her crying so much. How did I dare hurting Brunyo? It wasn't her fault really, I just woke in a bad mood. So got dresses and went out for a long walk by the river, that was before 8 o'clock. It really helped and I feel fine now.

Went for music class after, was good to socialize.

As for the train, I'm on a fucking slow one. if I wanted to get off, I could take it over by walking. I live in a bubble and have had enough of it. I want change but not sure what kind.

Hugs to all who need them.

I have just had a patronising e mail from my twatface exH. I was expecting it but is has made me cross anyway. It turns out DD2 has had some bullying at school. He says he has worked with the teachers etc to deal with it, good, but then he wrote this........

"As you well know I won't stand for any problems affecting my children and will stamp them out the instance they arise.
I also spoke to one of the dads of the girls (main culprit) and told him exactly what would happen to him personally if things continued. All sorted."

It has really made me cross. Firstly the ref to "my children" which he always does to put me down and it really upsets me, secondly that he has spoken like that to another parent. I don't believe that kind of threatening behaviour. Is the best way to deal with it? I know you could say that I am not there and he has to deal with it but he knows I would get involved with stuff like this as much as I could if he mentioned it to me but and that I want to but he has cut me off from all this stuff. I also don't think that bullying back is a good example for the girls.

Hold my tounge? I don't want to rock boat before their trip. Or say something.

Arghh ..... need to share. I suddenly realised this morning that I've not had a period since the start of January. And Jonas has been sleeping through so AF normally appears (despite BF) when he's not nightfeeding. So I bought a cheapy test on the way back from dropping him at nursery and there is a SFP (small faint positive). Argh I'm so shocked as we've not been that careful but I'm not feeling like I did last time (just a bit burpy, heartburny and some trippy dreams ). And I've not been taking folic acid arrrgh. DH is working in London. I've told him and he's all and is to bring some proper digital preggo tests home with him tomorrow so I can do a test that doesn't require squinting for a faint second blue line.

I'm really excited but trying to keep a lid on it as we have had a MC before and I know it's early days. Given our family history of prem babies when tandem feeding. Do I wean J early or stick with my plan to wait until 18 months when he'll understand it a bit more (maybe?). I reckon baby will be due in October if we are indeed updiffed. So five months earlier than we were planning for but hey what's five months?

Wait til they are safely on their way then give him an earful soph . It's a problem he should not have kept from you. Whichever way to handle it.

Wooooooowwwseerrr yw I hope the sfp becomes a BFP! Another quiche baby! I can' they'll on the feeding issues really. But if was me I would wean him, I am a bit risk averse. (Mostly)

He has actually managed to alienate quite a few other parents at the school because of his behaviour but that is another subject entirely.

Ahhhhh yw you know what they say, there's no such thing as a false positive and it sounds like you have a line! 5 months is absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things. I will be having my fingers crossed for you tomorrow when you do another test. No idea about tandem bf, sorry.

yw fingers crossed. How do you feel? In your situation I wouldn't risk the prem baby but you can wean him slowly right? Can I whisper congratulations?