March 2013- the one where plonk gets married!

[Gerrythetootallgiraffeswife]

Perilously close to filling the old thread suddenly!

Happy mr and mrs plonky day! Hurrah!

Congratulations Mr and Mrs Plonky

for those of you on the marchers Facebook page, check it out for a sneaky peek at our plonk in her lovely dress receiving our card! Nice work Something. thanks!

Awwww. Raised a little tear on over emotional Saturday. Well done Eco and Something. Good work Marchers!

Do the people who don't use fb get a pic via email, prettttyyyyy pleeeaasssseee?

yummy and shattered I just tried emailing you a link, try it!

eco Thank you. The link sent me to facebook. All for plonky I may log in to see pics. What was our fb group called?

If you want to pm me your email addresses, I can send you the video

Had such a lovely day and am now totally knackered! Hope you all enjoyed the gorgeous sunshine with your gorgeous toddles!

You should log in even if you've already been emailed the video, yummy. And then upload a photo of your lovely DS so we can coo over him.

This afternoon I have to look after not one but two small children, all by myself. Any tips for preventing chaos?

I often look after my nephew with DS, especially during school holidays. My advice: go out. Take them to a country park for a picnic or to soft play, or visit friends. Knacker them out! I think when I've got them tomorrow, we're either going to have a picnic or convince DM and DF to take us ALL out somewhere. My second bit of advice: get booze in for after, to reward yourself!

Three problems there. 1) no car and no double buggy, so we're stuck at home. 2) I'd be run ragged keeping an eye on DD at soft play, let alone two of them. 3) Everyone I know is off to a gig today, which is why I'm babysitting in the first place, so no one to visit!

Belated congratulations to plonky! Hope you had an amazing day yesterday!

stormy recommend an activity like cooked spaghetti play or cornflour slime to keep two little ones occupied for a long time. That's what my nanny does a lot when things seem to be getting chaotic with two.

Thank you all so much for the amazing card garland. I took it to the hotel with us and we spent a good five minutes this morning sipping coffee, eating croissants and reading all your kind words. We are both very touched.

Ah Plonky, glad you had such a lovely day. I can only apologise for my addition to the card, I completely ignored Eco's excellent instructions and sent the wrong size hence the jigsaw effect!

Also, what can I do with DD on a hot day on my own with a hangover? Help me!

There was a size requirement? Whoops...

Betty two options. Either you and DD build a time machine, travel back to last night, and stop yourself drinking, or you could teach her how to make bacon sandwiches. Failing that, stick her in front of CBeebies and have a sneaky nap?

Stormy I've tried and today! for the first time! magic Peppa isn't working! I need Netflix and a Disney selection. Instead we're making and eating a constant supply of toast because there's bugger all else in.

betty ceebees and mega blocks work for me.

stormy I had been thinking about your dilemma and guessed you might need a double buggy to go out. Do you have a paddling pool? If not do you have a baby bath? Fill it with water throw in some toys and other baby friendly utensils and that should keep both occupied.

I am contemplating fb. Its that my dm is on fb and she is the worst fb friend you can have. She posts on every status, shares random pics and songs and she even likes her own posts. There was a thread on here the other night about parents on social media and it was hilarious.

When I have time later I will join the marchers page and post a pic. I can get to coo all over the gorgeous toddlers too.

plonky I am sooooo happy for you. Have you experienced the come down yet. When you are back from your honeymoon you are going to be wondering what to do with all your free time.

See, Betty, this is why I don't drink these days. Except when the man agrees to be here at 7am and let me have a lie in. He even takes DD on a bacon-buying expedition. It's great!

Paddling pool isn't appealing. Based on the other day we need one adult per child at the moment. One to catch Fartypants when she slips while climbing in and out incessantly, and one to rescue the littlest niece when she tries to pull herself up on the side of the pool and slips.

Oh, and yummy, you could always do what doli did - she uses fb under a different name purely for our group, so no RL people involved.

Yummy as Stormy said I'm on there under my maiden name, and have privacy settings set so that no one can message or friend request me other than friends of friends. Keeps RL out! Not that I'm hiding... well not much

Stormy I have no idea how to simultaneously entertain two small people. If you find a way, please let me know. This is a skill I'm going to have to learn, and is something that scares me possibly more than the birth itself!

Plonky how's it feel to be a Mrs? Fabulous I hope. Your dress certainly was. Fabulous that is. I hope you have lots and lots of photos to look back on in years to come.

While Plonk was having the time of her life yesterday I was stuck at an all day BBQ thingie, in the heat, being ignored by people I thought were my friends. Fortunately people I don't know so well were a lot of fun. It was one of those moments when you realise that having a small child, and being pregnant, make you a social pariah among those who have been there and done that 20 years earlier and settled into the calm routine of life after kids and before grandkids. Makes me very grateful for the wonderful people I have met through the toddle.

As for the toddle, well she surprised us all. First she raided my plate at the BBQ and helped herself to food I would have previously thought was on her 'not now not ever' list, and then she grabbed DH's glass and took a swig of beer. Although I didn't tell you that really . Made the point though that she's ready to drink from an open cup, so I'm just going to bypass the beaker stage all together and try not to think about the money I have wasted buying just about every type of beaker available in a 10 mile radius.

I'm off to relax now as I have spent the morning cooking and doing housework, another downside of having spent the entire of yesterday at that BBQ. I did make cornbread though, which was cheering. I haven't made cornbread for years. I had forgotten how good it is. Even the toddle stuffed a load down, despite not having pre approved and signed it off as an acceptable foodstuff. If you haven't tried it.... do!

doli I reckon you'll cope with two, because there'll be time to get into the swing of things, and by the time babax is old enough to want to cause mayhem play, dolitoddle will be that bit older and (hopefully) capable of not killing herself if left to her own devices for a few minutes, and she'll understand things like "Don't poke the baby in the eye". Bit different when the elder is mobile, very headstrong, and not good at not killing herself, and the younger is newly mobile and full of teeth. But, I shall cope somehow.

So is anyone else here not married, or is it just me now?

stormy I'm not married either! He's got until next May to propose. By then, it'll have been ten years and if I'm not engaged, I reckon I'm due for an upgrade

Aaaaaaargh!

Fartypants is in a vile temper. Littlest niece is being as good as gold, and throwing into sharp relief just how challenging DD can be all the bloody time. The littlest niece eats. No fuss, no screaming, no spitting, she just opens her mouth and eats everything that's in front of her. She plays with whatever's to hand, with no screaming, no throwing things in frustration, no constant demands. doli if babax is like the littlest niece, you'll be fine. If babax is like Fartypants, you're in for a nightmare.

stormy i think a lot of children play up to their primary carer because they are comfortable with you to do so. They know that no matter what they will do you will love them regardless. So it is a good thing. I am sure your niece is different with your brother and sil.