December 2011 - me do it mine self

[TheOnlySeven]

Offers round and

Hope you're all having lovely long weekend ... My spa day was amaaazzing. So relaxing. Didn't go in jacuzzi as didn't want to risk it. Had fab facial, pedicure and head massage (which included a rose-scented mud mask on my hair which now smells gorgeous and is really shiny curly instead of frizzy) and lots of lounging about with my book. Then went and got supper at that fab food market behind festival hall. Lovely day all round!

That sounds like a brilliant day yesterday mopsy

Hope you're all having a good Easter Sunday so far. DD is 4 today, so it's all go here!

Ohhh spa loveliness! Good for you ! Nice to hear that everyone's having a nice weekend (despite rellies being around!)
We're back from the caravan which was nice, and included a trip to a nearby wildlife park - It was a zoo. Not sure what the difference is supposed to be. There were no penguins or elephants.,, maybe that's the difference. Not enough variety to be a zoo? It seemed very new, and unfinished, but it was a nice day out. Even if the Boi was a bugger. He was far more interested in scraping his feet along the dirt path than looking at animals.
The Gruffalo live on stage... We enjoyed it. Boi loved it. I thought it was all good fun. Apparently it has had terrible reviews.

Can I ask who is currently trying to Potty Train and how you are going about it? Sky started off okay a couple of months ago and we have been pretty relaxed about it. Want to try and crack on with it so done a sticker chart. She wants to wear pants but telling me 'no potty'. Do I cold turkey here on the pull ups? This is new to me as DD1 trained on her own before 2yrs old.

Thinking about starting Minimopsy soon so would also appreciate the wisdom of the thread on potty training...

No especial wisdom as we have been doing a lot of washing this week! dS been in pants for a week and a half now. Sometimes he's great (takes himself to loo) but more often we have to prompt him to wee or he gets distracted and wets. Most of the time he'll hold it back but then need a changed pants/trousers from the leak, so we're still working on it. He is dry for his nap almost all of the time. We put a nappy on for overnight and also use pullups if in the car on a journey for more than 30mins.

Cold turkey here on nappies, he was trained but regressed so pulls ups are only for night time.

Did it over the weekend, had an accident yesterday whilst throwing the worlds biggest tantrum and today having fallen asleep in the car, but aside from that, 4 hours of Bluewater and no wee. He lets me know when he wants a wee and has the choice of toilet or potty.
No stickers or rewards here, just lots of Clever Boy praise when he does wee.

DS2 believes potty is a bongo drum so at least he's showing an interest

We need to think about potty training a bit more DS not interested thus far I might be able to bribe him to potty and I've got him a toilet insert for him to sit on over weekend as he seems much more interested in toilet. I'd like to minimise the potty stage as much as possible.

Took DS to Cotswold wildlife park today at times he was charming and others he was a screaming belligerent devil he punched dh in the eye at one point and got the telling off of his life he doesn't listen, he runs off everywhere, he shouts and hits even the cm has said he's strong willed think we need to talk to her about discipline. I don't want to smack really and shouting is making me angry but at the moment he doesn't respond to anything. Yesterday he wouldn't sit in his naughty chair either (we can't do naughty step) and I don't want him to associate his room with punishment. Grrrrr

Don't want to get up. Can we has another Easter plz?

We are holding off potty training for now, DS is having some tests done at hospital in a couple of weeks to see if we can find a reason for his lack of growth (Combined with awful poos). HV suggested leaving it till we have results.

Currently at home waiting for Doctor to call, was supposed to be between 10 and 11. Think I have a kidney infection but they wouldn't give me an appointment just wait for call. I think I'm going to have to get DP home from work soon as I'm in no state to drive to pick up DS from nursery. Have missed so much work lately between me and DS being ill.

Oh no PTP, hope you got some sense out of the docs!

Ended up calling NHS 111 who recommended a different antibiotics and emailed recommendation to surgery who printed it off. So I didn't get to speak to a GP but at least I have more antibiotics!

DS is currently playing with his tea set, he really loves role play stuff at the moment, its very cute!

Back from Devon, well rested and incredibly stuffed by uncle who is an amazing cook...

Have got DS's dinner in the oven, and am just relaxing with a small gin. Will catch up properly tomorrow, but hope you're better soon PTP!

Yes, hope you're soon better PTP.
No potty training here at all. No interest at all. My incredibly strong-willed Boi has told me quite forcibly that the nappy is fine, thank you. I do not want to use the nappy/toilet.
Ok.
For now.
In Denmark today.
London tomorrow. Dining at Gordon Ramsey's Maze tomorrow night, and suffering the judgey pants of my parents for it. DH totally does not approve either but prefers silences to discussions so has not voiced his disapproval.
I accepted the invitation before I knew about the meeting in Germany last week. Shit happens. Get over it.
(You can't get over it? Then leave, and let me get an Au Pair to support me!) - I haven't said this, of course, as he has not voiced his feelings.
Hey ho!
Of course I miss my Boi when I'm away. But it's 1 - 6nights per month (max). And my career pays for our life - and gives me absolute joy, and makes me a good role model - and a great mum. Because I am happy and fulfilled, respected and challenged, I absolutely love my time with Boi and have endless patience. My relationship with Boi is sooooooooooo amazingly strong. He thrives from my positivity. So the odd night away will not harm him.
Grrrrrr at my silly family!
'Nuff said!

Oi put them back in their box quite right!! If roles were reversed and it was your dh with the high powered job requiring you to stay at home with boi would they comment? I was in Epsom yesterday Birmingham today London tomorrow sometimes it goes that way if u want to reap the rewards you go where you need to its not because you want to be away from boi, you have to be if you want to be successful in your role. We the same in our house but at least I don't have the nights away you do.......although am on a 3 day course in may where I won't see DS for Sunday night to Thursday morning it's a horrid thought but good opportunity for me and good for the career.

DS was wailing at the back door this morning when I left he's not done that for a long time.

I got toddler taming book out last night as DS hit another boy at cm yesterday and refused to say sorry after his tantrums on weekend think he needs a bit of reinforcement. Hated the book too American!!

Oi tell your family to go stick it. No one would bat a bloody eyelid if it was your DH away for work, bloody double standards.

figgy they do like to test us, don't they!

Glad you had a nice time northern

PTP hope the new antiBs work and you feel better soon.

Busy week at work, moving office furniture around trying to get ready for new staff, going to be a tight squeeze in the office and I've lost my much coveted window seat
Running tonight, then out with the mummies on Thursday, then out with DH on Friday. In-laws are up and we've taken the executive decision that since they have offered to babysit, they can put the little beast DS to bed and we will go out for cocktails and a nice meal. Thai food, nom!

DH realised last night that his passport goes out of date at the end of this month, and we go away at the end of May. Forms all filled out though and money paid so fingers crossed it will be here in time.

And Oi tell your folks that DH and I are off on holiday, without DS, for four days, and I feel not one ounce of maternal guilt. So stuff it!

Cheers, ladies!
Have had to buy hair straighteners in perhaps the most expensive airport in the world... Ahem... I forgot mine. (How??????) they only had tiny travel Babyliss ones, I hope they'll be ok.
I didn't want to risk trying to buy them in London as time is going to be tight. I land at 4, got to get to my hotel in the centre, get showered and changed and into a taxi to the restaurant by 7.
The website says that the Heathrow Express only takes 30mins or so. I hope so!!!

Aaaaaaarrrggggghhhhhhhh!

As you were

Aaargh?

ah I love bedtimes when DS doesn't nap, went to wash my hands after changing his nappy and came back a minute later fast asleep on the floor at 6.15.

And Oi, I agree you wouldn't get the comments if it were DH its so one sided. DP regularly doesn't see DS for several days due to work, people always comment how great it is that he sacrifices so much for his family. Enjoy your dinner and ignore the eye rolling!

Well there's a good week, kidney infection, think DS has tonsillitis oh and DP just came home from work to tell me he's leaving me. I feel so crap I don't even care if he means it this time. I should have left ages ago so he's probably doing me a favour.

Can I add to the arghhhs!

My aargghh seems really insignificant now

I gave a load of baby stuff away (bottles, dummies etc) as DD has decided she is quite happy with water when I'm not around, and milk from me when I am. Offered them on a local selling page on fb but for free stuff iyswim. Then added a load of baby grows and stuff that had seen beter days and so I wouldn't be able to sell

Anyway the cheeky mare who got in first hasn't stopped sending me messages since asking if I've got anything else. I'm too bloody nice, so haven't told her to fuck off yet, but
NO. I. DO. NOT. HAVE. ANY. PRAM. TOYS.

In other news AF is due anyday so I am particularly rant filled

Blimey Ptp sorry to hear that how serious about leaving is he?

Fairly I think, although I will be the one doing the physical leaving with DS, just because its easier that way. Well doesn't this just suck

Aw, shit PTP, I really hoped he'd pulled his act together and sorted it all out, and stopped being a tool. After all you've put up with as well.
Still, if he can't recognise that he's amazingly fortunate to have you and your DS then he doesn't deserve you.

That is the week from hell you're having- we'll all be around for you though, vent/despair/rage away.

It is such a pile of crud Oi, it's not like you've shipped Boi off to boarding school so you can lie around getting your hair done and drink martinis. People seem to forget that most of us have to do this funny thing called work, to, y'know, eat and have a roof over our heads. And gosh darn it if some of us aren't quite good at our jobs and have the temerity to enjoy them!!
Enjoy the meal, and the foreign trip, and the BOi snuggles on return .

DS is showing a real interest in all things nature-y at the moment: we have a pet snail in the porch , 'pretty flowers' are his favourite thing, but best of all is his love of bees. The wonderfully mispronounced 'bum bum bees'