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

[NorthernChinchilla]

Combining our catchphrases...sigh...

Oh and I found out I was pregnant with DS four years ago today how time has flown and how long have we known each other ladies!!!

Yep, seems like just yesterday I POAS and thought ......Yay, that's great, ......what if it's TRIPLETS.... Don't want to tell anyone IRL just yet.......,ooh, that Mumsnet might be a good wheeze...

I told you guys before I told Mr Mopsy! I wanted to tell him in person. Four years golly. What a source of comfort and joy you've been since

And speak of the devil AF has arrived what a kick in the teeth today

Oh bums figgy, sorry. We'll both keep trying I guess.... I know this cycle will be a weird one for me in terms of timing too. Bugger over the nursery, but if he is enjoying it whilst he's there (which he clearly is) it's just another of those bloody annoying things that toddlers do to make you feel crappy. We get the 'we're not going to preschool' every morning, and then more often than not a total wobbler when he's collected as he doesn't want to leave...sodlet.

I know though, I can't believe it's four years?! Where the hell did that go? So much has happened.... I joined MN for the support, and since I was a bloody microchip widow (as I call it) to DP I thought that two can play at that game. Best bit of slightly passive aggressive decision making every !

Great day yesterday, got home early from a meeting to find that my shrubs had arrived, so spent my 'free' time in the beautiful weather cleaning the bathroom and planting a hedge! Although today, for complicated reasons, I ended up walking 3.5 miles in 26 degree heat with a heavy rucksack. Bits of my feet were bleeding, and I was in my sensible shoes too.

Also got a text from DP who'd been contacted by nursery to ask if DS has had chicken pox as they've got quite an outbreak apparently . He is not allowed to bloody get it given all the time I've had off recently for my mc and his illness, aaaaargh!

Boo figgy is there anything medical you can do to make cycle more regular?

I might go see gp on Monday as working from home so have bit of time to go not that I expect there's much to be done.

Dh away now until Tuesday seeing friends awful thing to say but looking forward to it ds and I have lots of things planned and people to see.

Saw cm this morning luckily was in the car she was walking doing school run but of course ds saw her and it's made me so sad I just can't swallow my pride and ask her if he can come play one day even though he missed them all. We now thinking of applying to different school to that which we'd always planned as she does pick up drop off there and her kids go there don't think I want that every day.

Figgy, seriously, don't change your school plans. Act as if she doesn't exist when it comes to schools: this is all fresh and raw right now but it will fade, and for all you know she may move to Cornwall next year, or take umbrage at "your" school and move to the one you decided would be your alternative! Seriously, the school you have confidence in/is most convenient for you is WAY more important than the ill thought out actions of one other grownup.....

Well, life just keeps on with the fun. After a pretty awful day at work on Friday, up there in the top three of 'they don't pay me enough for this shit', I get home and my Mum calls to say my Gran has died

So I spend all of Friday night sobbing, as if i haven't done enough of that this month. Funeral will be incredibly complex, as I will have to travel from the SE to the NW to collect disabled parent; travel to the Midlands for the funeral; return with disabled parent to NW, then get self back to the SE.

At least her death was sudden and painless, there one minute and gone the next. Albeit not religiously inclined myself, I like to think of her making chocolate cake and knitting in heaven....I spent a lot of time with my Gran as she helped care for me as a small child, and then I spent most of the holidays til my mid teens with her and my Grandfather.

Hope you all have had far, far better weekends....

Oh no Northern. You are really having an awful time. I'm so sorry to he's your bad news. Hope you're ok.

Sorry northern to hear that how you feeling?

With dh having been away since Friday I've pretty much lived on a diet of bread and cheese in various forms I feel so Faaat!!!

Ds is now dry at night his nappies have been dry for a while (refused to put him in pullups While nappies still fit as they are ridiculously expensive) went to take his nappy off Sunday morning and he informed me he wasnt wearing one woops forgot up put one on, we've just gone with it ever since

We have a need for a new thread too!!

How're you doing Northern?

Figgy, Minimopsy keeps asking can she wear pants in bed not pull-ups but her pull-ups are always really full in the morning. Not sure what to do...

(((((Hug))))) northern.
We are also getting the "i big boy" wondering about dropping night nappies, but when it comes to night time there is an about turn and he wants them.. They are dry about a third of the time.
But in all honesty I'm nit rushing to get him out of them purely because DD2 still has bedwetting issues and I don't want to knock her self esteen by DS who is 4 years younger being out of night pull ups "before her". This summer we will try to get her done.

Doing OK thanks, though my Mum is a bit all over the place. She's not well at the moment either, which doesn't help.
Work as ever have been great and have told to take the time I need.

After DS's dodgy tummy issues we're just reintroducing dairy. He's back fine with wees, not great with poos n mainly does them in his night time pants. It's frustrating as we'd just cracked it when he got ill. We'll get there again; like many, he's dry sometimes in the morning, sometimes not.
Sounds like you've got a balancing act there aethel, tough one.

Sorry to hear about your Gran Northern.

I haven't been on here for a bit so thought I would give an update

Hope is still in pullups day and night, still breastfeed for her afternoon nap and bedtime and still sleeping in our bed

She has been accepted in to the nursary attached to Airs school in September so I will start getting her ready for school now!!! She can count to 20 and knows all the letter sounds and can read CVC words is very independent can get herself dressed and feed herself and hold full conversations but can't tell me she needs a wee. Its so frustrating at times. She is also having tantrums and testing the boundaries such as asking to go to soft play at night and having 30 minutes tanturm when told no its bedtime and its closed!

She has outgrowen her egg allergy but gained a nut allergy and has been given an eipy pen.

This week I'm trying potty training again

Cheap how's Potty training going? Ds just got it 1 day he wee'd himself that afternoon and then was dry we promised him a bike when he was dry at night then suddenly he was (better get on to buying that). cool about the school.

Does anyone have views on whether preschool in a school (so feed into the school they would go to for re prion) are better/more structured than nursery preschool rooms? I guess they're all just different.

Ds been a bit better at preschool drop off this week still sad face but he's only cried the once.

How amazing is this weather?! Got a buggy board so going to try it out in a bit. Minimopsy always gets tired when we go out. She's grand on the way then dragging her feet on the way back so thought a buggy board would be good. It is actually like a real scooter that attaches to the back. Hope it's not too difficult to manoeuvre ...

How is everyone? Hope you're getting on ok Northern...

She knows what to do but is hit and miss with knowing when to go so will just stand there and wee. Its like she just can't tell if she is about to wee or not! We keep trying but its 50/50 if she gets it in the potty.

Aaron was just like your D's, it took three days it just clicked and no more accidences and then one day I forgot to put a night pullup on and he was dry and never put one back on after that. Now he may have one night wetting every 5-6 months when he is I'll or super tired. Hope is just so much harder we have been trying for ages and she just doesn't get it!!!

The weather here is hot and sunny its so nice.

Hope goes to nursary right now, its ofted outstanding but not attached to a school. There is breakfast, songs storytime, painting and then snack outdoor play that is very ordered then lunch and indoor play. There is not much letter or number work and the play is limited.

The foundation unit that is attached to the school means Hope will be with the same children from 3 years old till they are 11 years old so they have a strong foundation for friendships and the same teacher for a year and go to the same building so its more stable environment for them when they start full time. The foundation unit is ofsted outstanding and its free flowing which means the teachers set out areas each day and the children pick what they want to do through out the day and there is unlimited outdoor access. The teachers also get to know your child and plan activities to suit their interest and abilities. So Hope likes to read and they will give her picture books to take home and read/letter work. The foundation unit has more money and resources which provide better opportunity forthe children. So I'm in favor of foundation units to private nursaries. But they are all different. Hope loves going to nursary as she get breakfast and she runs off to play and we have to chase her to say goodbye

Sorry to hear about your Gran Northern, hope you're holding up OK.

I think with private nursery versus school preschool it really depends on each setting. Naturally a private nursery will have more free play as the kids will be there longer.

DSs nursery have more structure from say 9 till 3 where there is adult led activities in very similar way to the foundation unit cheap describes. Outside of these hours its a lot more relaxed.

DS went to his first gymnastics class yesterday. I've avoided structured stuff with him for a while so watched holding my breath slightly from the parents viewing area, but he loved it and was mostly well behaved!

We are "stuck with" (though very happy there) DS's fee paying nursery, though the feed-in nursery to the DD's primary school would be lovely, I need wrap around care to be able to work, and the nursery at school just can't do that. It's far easier to stick with what works for us (plus he has a nice little social group where he is.) I don't think either set up is "better" and it's just what the individual places are like.

Who is going to be brave and start a new thread? I'm on app so can't link.

I'm on app too so can't link. Next poster YOU'RE IT!!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/2365221-December-2011-Attack-of-the-Threenagers

There you go!