December 2011 "Mummymummymummymummy.... it's MINE!"

[NorthernChinchilla]

Combining our catchphrases...sigh...

Argh!! Half my post disappeared!
I started by saying that 2015will start in a v exciting way. I have a date arranged on the 1st with R (formerly known as the OM).

Oooh very exciting! Don't fake tan, you don't want to have to cancel 'cause you look like you ate too many satsumas!

Oooh nice work on playing it cool, Oi! Keep us posted!

Minimopsy is playing up massively. Being really naughty, loads of tantrums. Also started wetting her pants a lot. I know this is all normal with a new baby but naturally it has to coincide with Mr Mopsy going back to work. Already had to use naughty step cos she pinched me and pulled my hair during a tantrum ... it is very trying. After lunch I'm afraid I turned on Frozen. Bad mother guilt but I was so frazzled. She also has to sit on my lap when I'm feeding Mopsyboy. I hope she moves on fast from this phase. Just trying to give her loads of attention and praise her when she is being nice! Luckily she loves Mopsyboy and is always kissing and hugging him.

I have to false tan, my wobbly white folds don't look as scary with a bit of colour. I bought a Clarins one, it's more like a moisturising body butter, with colour. So I hope it is a more gentle, non stripey, non-satsumaesque option.
I also bought new underwear and hold up tights. Am a whore.
Although admittedly an m&s whore, I couldn't face going to a real in-town shop, so stuck to the nearest retail park - sexy! - ha! Am such a mum! And I hate m&s underwear! Although my word it's cheap!
Right, I'm supposed to be finishing painting today. Onwards!

Have just applied said fake tan. Am rather pleased at the moment. It's coloured so you can see it going on. ( product reviews r us)

Yes, good colour, good coverage, no obvious stripes visible (I can't see my back!).

Nice work Oi! I can never do fake tan without streaks, even just the moisturiser with a tiny bit of fake tan in. So I just have to stay pasty white

Goodness, I can't live without my moisturiser with a tiny bit of 'sun' in it... I'm less 'pale and interesting', more 'why is that corpse up and walking?', so I use it on my face and legs. I don't wear make up so it's my one indulgence.

Yesterday was one of those occasions I wish I could pretend didn't happen. Wasn't feeling well at all, but had to nip into town to get DS's big boy pants. Would have only taken about 45 minutes, so got us ready...and because I was not with it, and was wrestling with DS, a dirty nappy bag, etc, I closed the front door. Without my key. My key, in fact, still being in the lock inside, meaning that the spare keys I had with neighbours/friends etc, were useless and we were completely locked out on the coldest day without any provisions.

Went into town with DS to get the damn pants, and get a bit of lunch. We went to a little arcade that DS loves, bit hairy having the sandwich, but then when I tried to get him to leave, all hell broke loose. He would not go, and I had to get home to meet DP and the locksmith. I had to physically pick him up and take him down the stairs, which knackered my back and knees; he wriggled out and got to the floor, making me trip over him and swear. The next half hour was me alternately picking him up/dragging him/cuddling him to get him out of the bloody place. I was expecting a battillion of social workers to be waiting for me

Locksmith got us in, but we're £40 poorer

Potty training score was four wees in pants, none in toilet; one half poo in potty (urgh).

Then approaching bedtime, DS had a meltdown, throwing things; one piece of plastic food hit me on the bridge of the nose, and I just burst into tears. DS did notice, and said sorry and starting clearing things away, at which point I felt grateful I hadn't raised a psychopath.

He started throwing things again.

So teethbrushing was a major hysterical wobbler, with him trying to hit me and bite me. I got him into bed and cuddled him asleep; he was gone in minutes. So definitely know how you feel hop!

Potty/toilet training score so far today is toilet/potty: nil. Floor, pants, and playground: many. Will keep on trying for a few days, then will give in for this time. of your quick success figster!

Poor you Northern... sounds like a proper nightmare

Nightmare!

I think my NY resolution will have to be "be less shouty".
As well as lose a stone.
Get better balance for Boi - a more uniform plan between daddy's house and here. Less pillar to post activity!

You know, I want to be less shouty, but DS just doesn't to a word I say unless I say it 10 times. He has such a temper on him, and as soon as he get's frustrated he starts slamming things around. Just like his dad. Urgh.

Need a drink and a hot bath.

Northern, sorry about your day. But look at it this way; you got through it. And I feel like an expert on carrying a tantrumming toddler these days, I find over the shoulder the best option.

I have hated ds at times today disobedient hitting refused to walk when we were out today kept throwing stones in the ponds we left after an hour I just had no patience to deal with it today, dh had the brunt if his hitting today he put him out in the garden at one point by himself scared the life out of him.......why does it have to get that bad before he listens !!!!! I'll be glad to get back to work

I've had a couple gins going next door for champers any time now early bed though.

If I'm not back tonight happy new year lovely ladies!! See u on the other side

Happy New 2015 everyone!
I'm looking forward to new opportunities.

...and potty training.

Happy New Year to everyone! Long time lurker but wanted to wish everyone (inc those not on fbook) a very happy and healthy new year.
I've had a small glass of fizz and now on the alcohol free red wine (not the same AT ALL but will have to do!) Cheers!

Happy new year everyone

Have come to the conclusion that I need to keep up to date with this a bit more. I just have to not go near AIBU...

Merry new bellybutton to you all. May there be caffeine and a cessation of plagues.

Happy New Year!

Our fence blew down last night, so goig to break the saving money Ny resolution already!

Oh that's a good one.
N y resolutions:

1. Be happy, look forwards, it starts now.
2. Get fit (includes losing 1 stone, but mainly get fit so it doesn't hurt when I straighten up sometimes!)
3. Stop spending money on frippery nice-to-haves.

Oops, fell off thread!
Happy New Year to everyone...
.... What a lot of stuff has happened.
Feel for you seven, there's such a lot on your plare already without grumps from DH too. Get thee back to the GP for a chat about it when you can and hope you can have a bit of RL support too. I hope things will get easier as your brood get older: personally I found the juggling hardest each time when the littlest baby was 6-9 months old as they just needed watching constantly but the older ones needed lots of stuff too. Plus everyone assumed I was getting sleep again, and I really wasn't!....just repeat the mantra It Will Get Better....

Whoah oi, that's a bit interesting! Good luck and hope it all goes well...

New Year is the year to balance being sensible (eating/exercise) and having good fun and proper family balance stuff. Honest!

Happy New Year everyone!

I was wondering where you'd got to aethel, but didn't you have more work on, as well as Xmas/NY? Last year was certainly an eventful one, hoping for a quieter one this year. Mind you, seeing as my resolution is to get pregnant, not sure if I'll keep it!

Lovely to see you too Kitten and Benny

This thread is always reassurance that others' toddlers aren't sitting there quietly learning Sanskrit, meditating and bringing their parents breakfast in bed. We did indeed deploy the child over the shoulder move today hop; DS has this fantastic, Gandhi-like approach, where he just lies down on the floor, silently, and refuses to move. Two members of staff approached us to see if he was OK and so DP just chucked him over his shoulder.

Oi we ditched the potty training after two days too; DS didn't get a single thing in the toilet/potty, and started getting upset, so we just went back to nappies. Will try in three months, and will just keep at it, but not stress him out.
But more importantly, how did the date go?!? Are you bronzed, streak-free, and ready to rock and roll ?

Glad to hear all is chilled mopsy, and that mopsyboy is being a delight. Long may it all continue!

And that's a total sod about the fence LordJ, it's awful when you get one of those expenses so close to Xmas, just what you don't need. Bummer.

Just waiting for our traditional New Year's Day curry to arrive; pre-DS we'd go out for it, and will do when he's a bit bigger, but it's definitely a few years of takeaways. Thankfully the local Nepalese place is open every day of the year, is tasty, and delivers!

Enjoy it northern! Puts our meatballs-inna-gravy-on-jackets in the shade...

I an sitting downstairs listening to the three-way conversation of my delightful offspring who are technically in bed. In theory. DS is inciting the others....

"Dum on DD1, Dum on DD2, you dum o'er here, reeda dory... I want youta Ree Dis Book....Looook issa Book...."

Anyone else have a limpet child at the moment? Almost 2 weeks together has turned ds into a clingy whinge monster!! I can't leave the room with drama he sits on me constantly it's nice to be told endlessly that he loves me but I would like 2 minutes to go bathroom without a melt down

Happy New Year everyone.

Sorry to hear of all the woes, onwards and upwards I hope.

I had the best NYE ever (except the one 10 years ago when DH propsed obviously)

An old school friend lives in the US and so when the rest of us get together we try to arrange a phone call. So everyone turns up to mine at 8 last night, sure enough the phone rings and DH answers and chats, passes phone to another friend who chats, passes phone to me and we are mid chat when the doorbell rings. Yep, there she was!

Sneaky bugger has been over here since Sat!! Anyway, lovely evening, haven't actually seen here since before DS was born, we have a play date with her kids on Monday.