December 2012: Everyone loves nap time.

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

hales so glad H's cough is better, the joys of being lord of your own castle eh?
The joys of warm weather - 3 little naked bottoms running round the garden playing in a make shift paddling pool! 'Twas lovely.
I'm aiming for an early night all round. Db coming round tonight to borrow some camping stuff and I've got to prep stuff for an nct sale tom.

WL hope T's lip is better soon. MIL looked after both DC last night so we could go to A's parent's evening at nursery. Several times DD described it as "the best day EVER!" because MIL had the paddling pool out.

Hales I'm glad the nights are better.

DH is stuck upstairs trying to get A to sleep (after several late nights etc). He'd better be soon because he's cooking and I've got a bottle of wine left.

Just 2 weeks left now before I start my new job.

We've got an amazing thunder storm. How the DF aren'tawake at this. ...

great news beasty (on the job front, although I do love a good storm). Beautiful day here - so nice getting the washing in, watering the garden and chatting with my neighbour - dd1 threw her paddling pool soaked knickers 'accidentally' over the fence.

Beasty i love a good storm.

WL we're not in the new house yet, we're still awaiting a date and despite me constantly pestering them i can't get one yet.

I have hugged H that bit tighter tonight after hearing that a local family have been told that if the cancer in their 2 year old has spread then they need to think about pallitive care. I can't even imagine the horror of going through that.

Omg hales that puts it all into perspective. How awful.

Heidi ended up in my bed last night. When i woke up shes managed to take her nappy off and is lying asleep next to me completely naked. Luckily theres no wee anywhere. She hates wearing nappies!

Hales hope she stayed wee free.

We went to drop our old car seat bases at Dad's today, so he can use them for younger grandchildren. Thankfully DD posed her question to me before we got there "so who will grandpa choose to marry now?"

DH has just put the meat on the barbecue. Right on cue, it's started to rain. I'm hiding under the gazebo!

I think A has hit his sleep regression right on target. Took 2 hours to settle this evening, similar last night. DH ended up sleeping on their floor from about 4 this morning. When DD woke up she got down with him and put her cover over them. He woke up to A shaking his beaker of water over him and DD laughing! !!

A did say a few new words today, including DD's name for the first time.

hales have you tried no nappies/pull ups at all? Maybe she's ready to be fully potty trained? Ime refusal to wear nappies is a definite sign! Although T takes hers off given half the chance just for the delight of nudey babyness and the joy of weeing in random places! Actually I might get the potty out just to see if she likes sitting on it although I don't think she's near ready to potty train yet.
beasty cute of dd, super cheeky of ds! How's your dad coping? And you for that matter?

I think its time for me to stop bfing . T is still so boob focused, all the time, I think it's now getting in the way of her growth and development. She's not interested in food and would rather have boob every time, she asks for it all the time (i do say no sometimes in the day) and is back to 1/2 night waking which only boob can settle. I'm also a little concerned that it's her main (only) method of comfort if she's hurt or upset. I think I'll start the wind down next week when her lip has healed a bit more and after my interview - nights will be worse before better.

Dd loves to sit on the potty and say wee & poo and looks down as if expecting it to magically appear. Looks very confused when it doesn't! So think she's starting to get ready for potty training but doesn't have the physical control just yet so for know we'll just let her get comfortable with having the potty around.

wl that's a shame. Do you think you'd be able to slowly cut nights feeds and maybe day to just morning and pre bed rather than having to stop?

That's what I'm going to try for initially ddas
DH has been given his cards and presents and now he's off to work til after dds bedtime. I've got a friend coming round instead! Hopefully the weather will be nice as I bought the dds a big paddling pool yesterday (for our very small garden!)

Birthday trumps Father's Day here dd's being horrible and she's made a friend who just will not bugger off

Happy birthday spotty! Hope the 'friend' leaves you in peace soon.

Happy birthday Spotty. It's my birthday tomorrow, but as DH is working DS will be taking me out on a lunch 'date' somewhere. Not really sure where to go at 38w pg, I'm limited in my walking, and I've got a wee man to keep happy. Probably a soft play and a nice lunch, but it could be worse. Went out to dinner with DH on Friday for my birthday celebration, so this is just a top up really :)

All this talk of potty training has me wondering about getting a potty for DS. Though, I'm not going to have the time for any kind of training, and with baby coming it'd be poor timing. I don't want to rush him out of nappies, but I'd like him to know what a potty is and what it's for. Super impressed at the babies who're looking ready though, and at R doing so well Pidg.

We're at the IL today for a mass birthday and Father's Day celebration. It was meant to be a nice sunny day, bit instead has been drizzling all day. DS is quite bored stuck in a room with just a few toys. At least there's lots of adults for him to jump on, which aren't me!

happy birthday spotty and stacks

another nearly dry day today - we went to a music festival 45 minutes away. dry r was distinctly unimpressed by a portaloo

Happy birthday Spotty and Stacks. And well done little Pidj

Evening 3 of A and DD's 18 month regression.

A managed to fall asleep clinging to a float in today's swimming lesson!

We're both fine, thanks WL.

Glad your ok beasty although sorry to hear about crappy sleep.
I managed to fend off a few requests for milk today but we were out for most of the day so there were lots of distractions.

Happy Birthday Spotty

Happy Birthday for tomorrow Stacks

Hope tonight is easier for you Beasty and WL.

H has made me giggle so much today she really has a cheeky determined personality. She asked for a poo so we put her on the potty and the room stunk but when she got off there was nothing there. She kept repeating poo so i got her to sit down again when she picked a piece of poo up off the floor. It must of dropped out when she stood up. Anyway that wasn't fun to clean up but she thought it was hilarious.

Happy birthday stacks! We're going home tomorrow back to reality. At least I have my 'hen do' and New York to look forward to!

Hales she sounds super cute.

Beasty I hope you got some sleep. The dc have been sleeping eleven hours whilst here at night and going down fine although dd's in with us.

WL good luck with weaning. My niece was like that. She's stopped now but she still doesn't eat much yet is about three times the size of dd!

Happy birthday Stacks.

Once A's asleep he pretty much goes through the night, at least until 5.45!! It's the getting them both to sleep that's the issue at the moment.

Enjoy your last day Spotty.

Out for a walk on the beach and I got my period really heavy. I haven't had one since I started on depo five months ago, bar spotting, which I've had the last week anyway. What's going on?! Plus I have no clean underwear left now

Sorry needed to moan and dp doesn't get it!

Yuk spotty I always get mine if I travel - messes with my body clock somehow.
Well T made up for lack of day boob by being up 3 times last night. So tired today and I have my 2nd interview tomorrow. After that it's reclaim the nights AGAIN. Still really undecided about how I feel about the job. I thought is made up my mind against but then again...!

Good luck for tomorrow (and tonight!) WL

I've had spotting for just over a week now, first time since A was born. Wish it would either go or happen properly.

I had an email from my new team today. I knew they were planning a team building thing, because we're a brand new team, and had said I was available. But I thought it would be in our company training centre which I could (just) come home from each evening. Instead it's 3 days in a youth hostel in Surrey- not sure that's commutable to Gloucestershire!! I've not broken the news to DH yet. He's not had a night alone with both DC yet. I think I'll have to sell it as a chance to stop feeding. I don't particularly want to (and A doesn't) but DH gets uncomfortable when they can help themselves or verbally request it. And it would be easier.

Ooh come visit us surrey-ites! There's me and spotty and maybe ddas? Where is the hostel? My DH coped with my 3 while I was away and dealt with T much better than expected - given his inability to lactate! Being away for a couple of days didn't interfere with feeding but if you think the time is right for you then it's a good opportunity.

All I know is that it's somewhere near Dorking.

It's one of DH's hangups, that he doesn't want me to travel for work because he panics about looking after both DC. Although now they are sleeping through it isn't as bad. And I know he would refuse to travel- but his company wouldn't insist.

I think with just 1 feed a day anyway in the week that missing 3 days might stop it, but at least I shouldn't be uncomfortable! I'm not bothered one way or another. Went on about 6 months longer with DD.

It would help sell the idea to DH though...