December 2012: Everyone loves nap time.

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Started a new thread for us before we run out of room.

wl DH can be like that. He was away for two long days the other week and actually it was fine, because I could do what I wanted exactly how and when. It got a bit wearing having to always shut DS in with me upstairs (because DH hasn't managed to order a third stairgate yet. And I've figured out that actually neither is installed properly anyway because he was too lazy to drill the holes needed in the wall ).
We have spent the weekend in Munich and DS has been a star but I had to explain to DH that since we would be on the train at lunchtime we needed to think about lunch for DS. It was as if I'd started speaking in code honestly
"it will be lunch time, he needs lunch. For lunch he eats food. We need to buy some food for him"

In the end DS was fantastic (we missed the morning nap, I kept him awake until almost 12:00 and filled him with snacks) and I managed to get him to sleep for two hours in his buggy in the train.

utopian I really really wouldn't worry. It sounds like his motor skills are very advanced. If DS finds any kind of small tool or thing he likes to throw it on the ground because it makes a good noise (if it's metal on the hard floors he thinks it is hilarious) or he tries to eat it.

Spotty bed with no tea is not unreasonable with that behaviour!!

DS says dadda mamma hiya and just this week is saying "ah" for ta and ma for more usually for cake
He signs for milk but understand signs for food, plane (we live on the flight path), all gone, bird, cat, dinner (food), thank you, please, hello and all the ones from the baby sensory say hello song :)

He definitely understands things like dot on your bottom, bring me xx, do you want to get out of your chair etc so I think he's doing ok.

He hold things up and makes this same sound which must be "what is this called" as he brings lots of things to me to ask.

Canines making an appearance here :(

Sit on your bottom not dot!!!

She did eat a slice of garlic bread and a piece of roast chicken. I think she tried the couscous. This is the most difficult age so far that's for sure.

Sorry for those having bad nights. Ds might not talk but at least he sleeps...

Is DD around 3 1/2 Spotty?

Ooh I'm approaching the end of my tether tonight. DS is refusing to go to fucking sleep and is just screaming and trying to make himself sick in his cot. When I get him out and try to get him to sleep in my bed he laughs and punches me repeatedly in the face.

Deep calming breaths, deep calming breaths. He'll be knackered tomorrow now too.

She's 4 in three weeks!

WillYou what a nightmare can you go back to the beginning 2 mins settle 4 mins settle etc

I think DS may be a mumsnetter as soon as I wrote that he have in and went to sleep.

I'm so tired I just want to go to bed but I have a massive ironing pile to tackle

spotty hindsight is a wonderful thing. I often think I could have handled things better but all you can is try for next time. Honestly I don't think it does any harm for them to see they've pushed you too far once in a while.
Yes I should have sent him to clean the bathroom but there's clean and there's man clean! He's the most untidy person on the planet so asking him to tidy (which was also what I wanted to do) is pointless. And sad though it is, escaping to do chores is actually a bit of a break for me!
Dd2s writing is sometimes legible, sometimes not but she's really keen to try. Dd1 never was never really interested in pens, not even colouring and really struggled with handwriting.
nutella that sounds familiar! We are on no 3 though so you think he'd be better at it!

spotty 3 was def the hardest age!
willyou do half an hour if the essentials and leave everything else. V jealous of your clear out skills - I'm a massive hoarder and never seem to have the time/space to clear stuff.

I'm moving in 3 weeks WL and my new house won't be ready in time so I gave to live with mum and dad. Decluttering was essential!

I did read dd a story before bed so wasn't completely mean!

Dd woke at six and ds is still asleep, but he didn't go to bed until 7 as dd went before him.

Lots of cleaning and tidying today, boring but thankful of the extra day off to allow it all to get done!

Willyou, good luck getting ready for your move.

I am still having trouble using the App. MNHQ better hurry up and sort it out.

I keep praying the nights will get easier and last night it did we were only up 8 times.

My app was being crap but it's ok now.

Hales poor you

I'm still not able to log in on the app

R is asleep already Having only woken once last night, with that wake being 5:45am so not exactly a night waking, he played for a bit then I had to wake him just before 9! He refused to nap in the buggy for my mum (I was meant to be at a work thing that got cancelled so she had him any way ) he was screamingly over tired and begging me to put him to bed. So I did. And it's not even wine o'clock!

We've had a lovely day out in Brighton today and just when T seemed much brighter we got home in time for her to throw up everywhere. I think it was just because she'd been crying and is very phlegmy but poor little thing. She's had calpol and is calmly falling asleep on the boob now. She was quite cheery today but still only ate a few mouthfuls - even of cake!

hales poor you - that's a lot of wake ups! I thought my night was rough with 4 from T and 2 from dd2 (nightmare). T was not unhappy in the night just hungry I think after days of not eating. More of the same tonight I guess. Poor lamb.

Sending sleepy dust to all those non-sleeping toddlers (but keeping a handful for myself!)

A has really started climbing this weekend. First he went over the back of the sofa, trying to reach the patio doors to escape. About 10 minutes later he climbed up onto the sofa again and was bouncing on it, beaming away. But not facing the back and holding on. He was facing forwards and went jump, jump, jump, bang.

Then he decided to copy DD'S way of escaping the sitting room. If the gate is closed she will drag a table to it and climb over. I got to A this morning as he had his first leg over the top of the gate!!

We went to a family fun day at a local stables this morning. A had his first pony ride. And stroked a guineapig. Then we went to a birthday party. A nice but exhausting day.

Beasty did A enjoy the pony ride?

WL, i hope T is feeling better soon.

Unfortunately for us 8 wake ups is a good night. I was abit upset last night as i've explained to everyone that having the heating on makes H's cough worse. Last night my sister put the heating on to dry clothes so consequently H was up loads and even managed to cough till she was sick! She ended up in my bed as its under a window and the window wide open. That stopped the coughing.

Pidj i still havn't gotten access through the app.

Beasty that sounds like a lovely day out! I have a climber too, F swarms all over the furniture and gets upstairs like a rat up a drainpipe!

I'm quite worried about F's eating. He is a carb junkie and would happily live on toast, pasta and savoury biscuits. It's really hard to get him to eat fruit or veg, I purée fruit to stir into porridge but he almost always refuses veg.

Any suggestions? He had minestrone soup for lunch today so there were some veggies in there, but more pasta too...

And what's the app you're all having trouble with?

Will he eat things like pasta sauces? You can hide loads of veg in that. And in stews or casseroles. Will he eat stuff on savoury biscuits? There's a nice courgette dip recipe in the river cottage baby food book, which would probably work with all sorts of veg. How about pureed into a sauce on a pizza?

It was a good day, and A didn't cry so it can't have been to bad for him!!

I have a couple of savoury muffin recipies you could try cofee. DS loves the cheese and spinach muffins, there's also a carrot based one and a couple others I've not tried. Recipies are in the Baby Led Weaning Cookbook so can't post here for copyright etc I can pm them to you if you like.

DS has suddenly started spitting out all his food. He acts really hungry before dinner, demanding to go in his high chair and crying while waiting for dinner to cool down. But after the first mouthful or two he just chews for a while then spits it all out. Even foods he usually eats well. We can get more food into him if we let him out to run around and feed him on the go - he comes to us asking for more, so I don't think we're forcing in more than he is hungry for.

Just a phase? Teeth? Something anyone else had experienced? He's also playing with different eatingn techniques these days - from sticking his face in the plate to using the wrong end of the spoon/fork - so maybe it's some kind of experimentation?

Hales my brother had serious asthma as a baby, and we were advised to put tubs of water on all the heaters etc to keep the room moist but warm. Could that work with H?

Hope the early night didn't backfire Pidg. DS is awful when tired, but I'd worry about putting him to bed too early incase it becomes a nap and pushes bedtime further away.

Coffee my HV told me not to worry too much about what they eat whilst they are young as eventually they will get it and eat allsorts. She suggested that i mixed food H does like with food she doesn't like. And give them to her in one go. H's problem is that she likes all food but won't eat much of anything. A few mouthfuls and shes done.

Its the mumsnet app we're having trouble with.

Stacks H started doing that when she got a sore throat. She's still doing it now though so i'm not sure if thats any help to you.

My app is working fine

Ds will eat most veg but has decided he doesn't like peas. He manages to spit them out of each mouthful. I wouldn't worry too much though. Ds won't eat any salad stuff either.

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