December 2012 - 2nd birthday party chat? Already?!

[PurplePidjin]

Here we are

Nutella i agree don't be hard on yourself. You got H what she desperately needed which was sleep, sometimes they fight against it and it leave you feeling bad. When she wakes up she will have forgotten all about it

Utopian i hope A is feeling better soon

Definitely Nutella. There'll be so many times when 1 child has to wait because of the other. She won't remember it, and you might find that it's what she needed to get to sleep.

I started my job at the end of June. Today they have finally sorted my holiday allowance for the year (end 31st December)!

Couldn't change it as needed some bits from town for New York. Dd was fine until lunch time when she went downhill. Have antibiotics now and she's asleep on the sofa. Hope she perks up as I'd hate leaving her like this.

Spotty I'm sure the antibiotics will luck in quickly.
For New York you will need lots of layers! And the comfiest shoes you have or you will regret it. You don't realise how much walking you end up doing. Use the subway as often as you can!
Are you going to do Xmas shopping? Macy's have a wonderful Xmas shop

Probably do some shopping, not necessarily Christmas shopping

I've got comfy shoes and shock absorber insoles.

Tbh I'm so tired right now I don't want to go I know I'll feel differently after a good nights sleep though. Got work tomorrow. Going to miss the dc so much feeling awful for leaving them

Oh dear spotty just last minute wobbles I'm sure. Fx dd will be on the mend by tomorrow and you feel better tomorrow. Fwiw I think the thought of leaving them is worse than actually leaving them. You'll be so busy having an amazing time you won't have time to miss them too much.

Thanks, I know you're right dd just seems to poorly. Her lips are cracked and she's pale and she's only eaten two biscuits all day.

Bless her. Sounds like she needs lots of fluids. Fx.

I hope Dd is feeling better in the morning once the antibiotics kick in. I also think that the nerves are completely normal about leaving them but they will be fine. You are only going away for a short time, go and enjoy yourselves and have a fabulous honeymoon

I hope all the DC are feeling better today

Well i managed to look after H and my DN last night overnight. They both woke up loads and had little chats until i shushed them and they would go back to sleep.

hales cute but exhausting!

oh my word, i wish H would go to sleep, i've been snappy mum today as she just hasn't listened to the word no.

so it turns out telling r that Santa's watching is greeted by pointing at the Christmas tree, cries of Manman and...

drum roll please...

improved behaviour

Pidj i am very jealous H isn't bothered. She does call him Farfar christmas though

Superb pidj!! We have to get a tree still. Slightly worried that between O and the cats it may have a rather torrid time..

O and A had a first bath together today at O's request. O had a lovely time - he seems to really enjoy helping now, which is lovely to see.

See you all in a week

Have a great time spotty!
Damn, I should have got you to buy the buggy I want (its originally from the states, of course, and getting it in Germany is a huge PITA! )

DS was ill yesterday. He slept in the buggy in the morning. I was surprised that he wanted to get in the buggy and a little bit when he fell asleep but figured that since he had had a bad night he needed it. Then when we got home he had another sleep after lunch!

Fortunately he slept well last night & today he seems fine again. His usual running around self. Yesterday he was lying on the sofa not doing much.... How can kids bounce back so fast? DH has been feeling ropey since the weekend.

I'm always amazed how quickly they recover but they also tend to suddenly go downhill as well which scary!
Dd has dropped her nap at home but will still nap at nursery- what's that about! It's not that she needs that nap it's me that relies on it :)

That's true, it did go pretty much as fast as it came. I said to DH Monday afternoon that I could hear something was up with DS. Then that night he was ill.

I left DD to whine a bit in her bed earlier - she went to sleep! I hope she grows out of this soon. She is impossible to get to sleep so this is the only thing left that I haven't tried not what I want but she is lovely after asleep.

Spotty have a brilliant time.

Nutella glad he recovered so quickly.

I am absolutely raging at the moment DPs tramp ex has sent DSD to ours once again this weekend without letting us know that she had nits. This time i wasn't so lucky as last and H has nits. I've done a treatment and got a few nit eggs out of her hair. I wouldn't mind as much but i brought loads of things for DSD to use at home alone and they've been ignored. I was crying as i feel i've let H down badly. I've told DP he can tell the tramp to tell us in future so that we can sort out DSD's hair as soon as she arrives.

Hope you're having a good time spotty!

Dh was home sick with the lurgi sweeping our family yesterday. He was in a horrible way really, but came and put A in the spare room bed with him for snuggles while I worked, which was nice, as it's a bit boring working at home alone. O was out larking with the day nanny that morning.

my mother's been coming once a week from Dorset to stay on a Wednesday night, do a day with O while I work and heads back Thursday 5pmish. She's starting to feel the tiredness plus missing my dad on the night and was talking about going to every fortnight instead - I want them to do 100% what works for them and we'll sort out plans around that, but I feel a bit sad that it might partly be down to simply being a bit older.
I don't feel ready to think of my parents as 'older'..

I am sorry for calling Dps ex a tramp yesterday, i was very angry that once again she had left Dsd with nits and not told us. We could have treated Dsd whilst she was here but the poor girl will have to be treated this weekend. I have calmed down now and realised that i shouldn't call her names.

Utopian i think its an awful moment when you realise your parents are getting old. I hope your DH is better today

hales no need to apologise, she sounds awful. Try not to feel bad about H having them - you haven't let her down at all - the tramp has been irresponsible to all. If dsd keeps coming to you with nits maybe you could add checking/treating to your routine - I do mine every couple of weeks in front of strictly, but as dsd is older, maybe you could dress it up as pamper and also do nails etc?
utopian I totally know what you mean - dm has always been active and 'young' but this last year has all changed - she has terrible arthritis in her back which is making her seem physically old but is also distracting her mentally and so making her less sharp :-(

Is anyone else finding the news about the woman and newborn baby from Somerset upsetting? I keep thinking about it and just cannot imagine what her family and even.the midwives who cared for her are going through.