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

[NorthernChinchilla]

Combining our catchphrases...sigh...

Eek the school thing is scary! We are a two minute walk from the local primary school. It's massively over subscribed, and I got fed up of being told different things about DS starting school so I actually phoned them to check what the process was! They told me as long as DS is registered with a local GP then the council will automatically send a letter to is advising us when to apply for school places and the online process etc. I think I'll be quite upset to see DS in a school uniform!!

Watching High School Musical 2 with the DC. It's the Difficult Second Album. Fortunately we was only robbed of £1.99 by Oxfam for it.
DS is playing with his new fisher-price submarine (ta, grandma).

Oh aethel I quite liked high school musical the 2nd is dire!!!!! At least it's short

High School MusicHell!

Early bed, no stamina these days!

I've had the two boys ill on the sofa today. DS, who is normally the least mardy child in the world, was whimpering in bed this morning- went in to see him and he declared his head was poorly, and was crying when I tried to move him. Big dose of Calpol and clinging to me later, we managed to get him downstairs, but it took a dose of Ibuprofen on top of that to move him any more. He's been clutching his head, behind his right ear/top of neck- very weird.
DP has also had the grim cold that's doing the rounds, so he stayed off with him. DS appears to have perked up a bit this evening, though unilaterally decided he was sleeping in our bed so Bob knows where DP and I will actually be tonight....

How did drop off go figster?

Quiet, quiet weekend planned here, how about you all?

I have just spent over £100 on lightbulbs and smoke alarms.

This is in the main thanks to the previous owners getting two different- though equally expensive- daft types of bulbs in the kitchen when they had it done, plus we've invested in LED bulbs for a few places. At least we should genuinely never have to buy a bloody lightbulb ever again!

Being a grown up sucks sometimes

Tell me about it Northern am thinking back to my 20's when I was out pretty much every weekend dancing drinking having fun this weekend I'm hoovering cleaning bathroom doing charity shop runs where did my youth go???

Sorry to hear the men folk are ill!! Have you started ttc yet?

I think I may be spending my Saturday evening tidying my utility room.
Rock and roll!

(Sorry for crappy name change. Not sure why I'm bothering. Trying to protect privacy... Too late for that, perhaps?)

Hell yes... teens and twenties, out, partying hard (as well as being an fine, upstanding citizen, etc ) and now...
Mind you, given I've had those times, I don't feel hard done by now, nor would I want to be in a sweaty club and a grotty houseshare afterwards!

DS has been manic today: combination of not being totally better (though much improved, thanks figs) and not having the nap that he does at nursery. Come 6 o'clock he was just doing laps of the downstairs squealing like a banshee. DP and I had a stiff drink and just knuckled down...

We have indeed started on the ttc, ditched the pills mid Dec and have just finished AF. Don't mind too much for this month as I've now got a date to work from, and I know everything is working OK. How about you (taking it your DH is still alive ?

Hi all. Smashed my phone on NYE (in supermarket, boringly, not at some party) and only just set up new one. Will try catch up later. Belated happy new year to everyone!

Hi mopsy!

The DC have discovered "independant bathing": well, DD1 now insists on showers, and DD2 wants to not share with DS. It's the end of an era! just something in my eye

Hah! Bet it was whilst you were dancing on the podium after your 19th Jagerbomb Mopsy

It's always the little things that get you isn't it aethel?

DS has for the second night out of three taken himself off to our bed after being put down, guess he's still not right. And that I'm in for an interesting night...

Hi all. Sorry not caught up on thread yet but need advice. Minimopsy has been awake every night for hours crying for me. I have to either sit by her bed or get into her bed with her for her to calm down. Last night she was up for hours. I think it must be related to Mopsyboy and her wanting attention. Is so frustrating especially as Mopsyboy only needs to be fed twice during the night. Anyone gAve experience of this? How did you cope? I'm a wreck from the lack of sleep. Been going on for over a week. Hours every night. I was only in my own bed for 1.5 hours last night. Can't sleep in her bed. Way too cramped. I think I'm going to just have to let her cry. I hope someone has some good advice. I'm like a zbie from no sleep.

Hi mopsy. Do you want sleep more than minimopsy in bed? We have had months of DS not staying up in bed (and no baby to blame it on!)....
We asked him why and h says he doesn't like the dark/being alone.
For about £25 you can get a foam seat from ebay that unfolds into a single sleepover bed: we got one and put it behind the sofa! Once he's asleep there (or under the coffee table!!!) we carry him to bed. After a few weeks DD2 claimed it for her room but it stopped us haing to return DS to bed twenty times a night It's not a long term solution, we still don't have one- but maybe at least somewhere you can lie comffortably in her room would give you another option?

Yes aethel! I need sleep!!! Maybe I'll bring a mattress down to her room.

Sounds like you will need some combination of family sleeping... can Mr Mopsy and MiniMopsy share (would he 'do'?); can you co-sleep with MiniMopsy with Mopsyboy in the same room in a cot (and being woken by him a couple of times a night might put her off the idea)?
Would any sort of bribery work with her- a week or two of chocolate buttons before and after bed for not disturbing you?

I think most families go through bedtime mix'n'match routines more often than is known (and we've got DS putting himself to bed in our bed at the moment)!

Yuck mopsy that sounds tough how was last night?

Ds isn't getting enough sleep he's now not asleep before 8 any night and as he long have up naps he's misbehaving and grumpy now he's out of nappies and seems to enjoy pooing everything you ask him to do is delayed by "but i need a poo mummy" .....it's the ultimate delay tactic seemingly

Last night was better thanks! She was still really tired this morning though. Might try tough love tonight ... Let her cry for a bit And see how it goes.

My back has gone, I managed to get to train station for a day in London I gave a big laptop bag with me can barely stand up straight think I might be turning green

Why didn't I phone and cancel London??

Oh no figgy... Is there no way you can leave early?

Tough love seems to be working... Feel bad but also need to sleep! So far it is working anyway. Making sure to give lots of attention and cuddles in the evening before bed.

Jigsaws, jigsaws, jigsaws. It's ALL about the jigsaws....

Left her cry this evening at bedtime but I feel AWFUL. I hate hate leaving her cry. But she wanted me to get into the bed with her. I don't fit for starters! I think this is the only viable option. We don't get any sleep if she comes into our bed. We went in every ten minutes for reassurance (which just made her worse each time ) and she eventually fell asleep. I hope it is the right thing to do ... It is so hard. I know she's ok, not cold, hungry or ill. But it is still hard ????????

I'm reading ofsted reports

I've got two out of three snoring in my bed mopsy, so you're not alone!!!!