March 2013 - by the time we finish this one we'll be shopping for elf outfits. Eek!

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Here we go again then ladies. Plenty more shiny new space to fill up with ramblings :-) Link to last thread

Oh yes - it was Stormy

Well it definitely wasn't me any. Me and ds have been up for an hour or so. Watched an episode of Lost and had some toast we are now both in our beds trying to get back to sleep. Good job I ain't working tomorrow.

I wonder if we are due a wonder week? Similarly awful sleep here, although mainly with getting the toddle to sleep. 11pm is a fairly normal bedtime now, and that's only if I relent and cuddle her to sleep. What makes me question it is as she drops off she often repeats new words she has learnt that day. It's as if her little brain just can't switch off. It's quite cute. 'Orse.... hee hee hee. 'Orse. Sigh. ZZZzzzzzzzzzz'

Bad start to the day, as the toddle tore a big toenail off when she caught it on her sleeping bag. Seriously sore. I've done what I can with germoline and a plaster, but a big raw patch of toe rubbing on a shoe is going to hurt.

Scan day today so we get to see babax. How exciting is that?

Plonky completion? Yes?!

Don't blame me! We've had good sleep for nearly a year, so I can't be blamed for stealing sleeping powers a few weeks ago! And I wish I knew what to suggest to help. The only advice I could give is "rewind time by nineteen months, sleep train, and have a heart of stone," and even if you could do that it wouldn't necessarily work.

Actually, sleep-wise we seem to be in a very similar place to last year. It makes me worry about next Christmas. She won't have any available naps to drop, so what fresh hell will she come up with?

Ouch worse. Sounds painful. Its a shame its not warm enough for dd to wear sandals. Enjoy seeing babax. Hope he behaves during the scan and not turn camera shy for you.

The boys in my family (sorry to generalise but in my family is true) were bad sleepers. I remember mum having a hard time with my dbro and my auntie had a hard time with my cousin. I think some babies/toddlers find it very hard to switch off. It could be a ww thing too. Ds is learning new words and sign language he learns from Mr tumble. My favourite is kwismis twee (christmas tree and cocklat (chocolate).

To Yummy, Any, Eco and of course Worse. These toddles really know how to put us through our paces!

Sleep is variable here, the last two weeks she's been up 1-3 times most nights and taking longer to get to bed but I think Worse might be right because her words are increasing at a rate of knots.

I've been felled with tonsillitis and had a fun argument with a very unsympathetic colleague who told me to either sort out cover (half the department is off) or get over myself and come in. Not a chance as strep infections and labouring/postnatal mums are a match made in hell! I've been trying to rest but the list of Christmas to dos is winking at me!

Eco how shitty missing all of your Christmas fun! Poor EcoToddle though, hopefully she'll have shaken it completely by Christmas Eve!

Worse, good luck for the scan today, I hope Babax is behaving himself and you get a good peek.

What's everyone else's Christmas plans? We're having my parents here and having never hosted it before I'm suddenly realising just how bloody much there is to do! It would help if I'd finished shopping too.

Plonky I hope it's going well under all those boxes!

To Yummy, Any, Eco and of course Worse. These toddles really know how to put us through our paces!

Sleep is variable here, the last two weeks she's been up 1-3 times most nights and taking longer to get to bed but I think Worse might be right because her words are increasing at a rate of knots.

I've been felled with tonsillitis and had a fun argument with a very unsympathetic colleague who told me to either sort out cover (half the department is off) or get over myself and come in. Not a chance as strep infections and labouring/postnatal mums are a match made in hell! I've been trying to rest but the list of Christmas to dos is winking at me!

Eco how shitty missing all of your Christmas fun! Poor EcoToddle though, hopefully she'll have shaken it completely by Christmas Eve!

Worse, good luck for the scan today, I hope Babax is behaving himself and you get a good peek.

What's everyone else's Christmas plans? We're having my parents here and having never hosted it before I'm suddenly realising just how bloody much there is to do! It would help if I'd finished shopping too.

Plonky I hope it's going well under all those boxes!

Betty hope you are feeling better, and your difficult colleague is feeling very guilty. Haranguing someone with tonsillitis - so not cool

Hosting xmas - wow, now there's something I have never done, and never will do! I have a cunning ruse for getting out of it. I never ever cook a roast. The idea of xmas without a roast is enough to scare most people off. What I haven't told anyone, is the no roast rule only applies when we have guests. I should patent this

Scan went well. Babax is still a boy, about 5lbs, heading for 8 plus (so not enormous after all), and sitting just about as low as is physically possible without actually falling out.... although I could have told the obstetrician that. Wasn't playing ball for a good mug shot, but we did get a lovely one of his bllcks . So all in all a reassuring trip out, although my advice to any of you having no2 - do not take a toddler with you to the appointment. After the compulsory nappy leak and change of clothes into the only spares I had with me (a gruffalo onesie... the shame), she went on patrol round the waiting room, where she selected a new dada and hugged his legs, before having a full on panic attack when the nasty man started untrasounding mummy's tummy. I had to hold her hand to reassure her I wasn't being murdered. Once reassured she stole something off the shelf and tried to make a run for it. I bet she can't wait to have a little brother. A partner in crime... hours of fun!

Worse that's hilarious!! I remember the ultrasound lady indicating ds's willy on the screen. In my normal inattentiveness pregnant haze I asked 'how can you tell?' And was told 'that's what penises look like'. Considering I was 34 weeks pregnant, you'd be forgiven for thinking Id know that.

I'm pooped. And there's still packing. Waaaah.

Hope all poorly mums and toddles are feeling better today.

worse your dd is so cute. She made me laugh.

betty ignore your colleague she's probably just very stressed. Hope you feel better soon.

Like last year I am hosting. There is 7.5 of us. (.5 is ds he will probably only eat the roast potatoes) dm is braving the shops for me on xmas eve to get the veg. I only need to buy cling film and ingredients for my chocolate yule log and I am done.

We have reached another milestone in the yummy household. I have ditched our yucky high chair for cute table and chairs. Its a hit with him. He clinked his glass with dbro and drank juice from a glass. I have no idea where he learnt that. Another cute moment is when he got a sheet of paper and started wrapping his toy. What is not so cute is that he only had an hour nap and is still not asleep. He's talking toddle language in bed.

eco how is dd?

Rainbow how is the move going?

betty how are you doing? You sound very poorly and very busy. I hope there is a rest in your Christmas stocking.

worse DS mainly showed us his bum on the scan. I'm glad all is well. He sounds like a happy healthy chappy.

yummy I bet DS looks so big at his table. Does he like it? Ooh and where are you up to on Lost? I'm rewatching it

As we speak I'm currently on season 4 with a snoring toddlePlonk in my arms while toddleSome is in his bed. Doing the big shop must have knackered them both out!

Ds likes his table but he now runs away from food whereas he was harnessed to the high chair. In the middle of dinner he comes up to me with a cheeky grin then sits back at the table. Repeat x100. It's hard not to laugh. I keep a stern face but giggle away lots.

I am only on episode 4 of season one. It's really good.

something does this mean you did the BIG shop with 2 toddlers? well done!

plonky hope you are not too stressed wih the move.

I mean I am giggling inside*.

betty or anyone else I may need your advice. I am having really badddd period pains and only slight bleeding. I haven't had a period or any pains since around August. My really stressful time with work was about 3 weeks ago. I am not ill or changed my diet. Is this normal then? (I have been on mirena since June 2013).

I'm trapped under a snoozing DS and Dh has taken another load to the tip so I have the perfect excuse to be on MN.
How are you today Yummy? And Betty how are you feeling? A little more human I hope! I hope your lovely colleague never gets tonsillitis, it's properly shit.

Yummy it was perhaps the least stressful move we've ever done. The excitement of our first buy and worrying about moving with a toddler meant we were reasonably well prepared. Oh and we had a buttload of help, from my dad taking the bannister out and replacing it so we could move the big sofa in, to the wonderful Something taking ds off our hands for all of yesterday.

Oh bugger, dh is back. Best sort lunch and forfeit sleepy cuddles.

Yay for new house, Plonk. Well jel, as I believe the kiddies say these days.

It is time to accept that I can no longer drink like an alcoholic (this is possibly no bad thing). I stropped at the man about problems in our relationship on a repetitive loop for two and a half hours, then spent seven hours throwing up. Urgh.

Whoops, killed the thread with my vomiting. Where is everyone?

Manic few days here. I've just dropped ds at nursery and come to clean the old house. The new place definitely feels more like home than the old house ever did.

Has the vomiting stopped Stormy? Oh dear. We've all been there!

Wotta any joy from the viewing?

Worse how are you and yours? I wish you a restful Christmas before chaos descends in the new year. Speaking of, how's the hotel conveyancing? Did your eardrum ever perforate? And I like your style re never hosting Christmas! I think we'll only ever host my sister and her family, whenever that may be. Dbil isn't arsed and christmas anywhere but the PILs is unthinkable to dsil. And we know how delicate she is... But that suits me just fine!

Eco I hope you've stopped rushing hither and thither and can enjoy Christmas with your family.

Yummy have you broken up for Christmas yet?

To everyone else OI! Post! You rotten lot

Right I'm off to polish a turd.

Countdown til 5pm! I can't wait. Need to go back to work now but I will catch up properly later.

Plonky weird isn't it, the right place just feels right from the get go. My first flat was like that. It was home, from the second I walked in the door. This place has been a completely different experience. It wasn't until the kitchen was finished that I could honestly say I felt comfortable. Up until then I felt like the housekeeper. It wasn't that I didn't like it, or didn't appreciate it, it just didn't feel like it was mine.

Speaking of all things house related, I am in such a good mood, as today, for the first time in far too long someone else did the cleaning . They did a good job too, if we gloss over the fact they completely missed the front room. I can live with that. They probably took one look at the xmas tree (which DH insisted on) and decided to keep their distance. It's been toddlered. There are no baubles anywhere below the 3ft level (and it's only 5 ft tall), the tinsel is virtually bald, and the floor is covered in sparkly shreds. As for baubles, thank god its the 2000s and elf and safety have got all over everything, as if they'd been glass as in the olden days I fear we may have been in A&E. Several times.

The hotel conveyancing is getting there - should be ready to sign in the New Year. This scares me. A lot. DH is beside himself with excitement and has been busy redesigning and spreadsheeting every single aspect of the place. Speaking of which, if you were to go to vair naice boutique hotel, how'd you feel about one of those posh baths in the room in front of the window with a view over the lake (upstairs only, obviously), and no shower?

Oh and the ear drum did burst, which was fine by me as it hurt an awful lot less when it had got that out of the way. I'm a bit deaf though, which has its advantages

Other than that, all is well chez worse, although DH is driving me up the bl**dy wall. In order to take the pressure off me a bit he has rather taken over toddler duties and is completely disregarding every single parenting decision I have ever made and totally fking up the routine. can you tell I annoyed?! . I'm not being control freaky, this is basic stuff. He's got this thing about milk. Apparently she needs more. Every single time I turn round he has given her another bottle.... even to the point where he'll fill her up with milk literally as I'm preparing her main meals. Result, she isn't eating enough, so she's waking at night hungry, which he claims is down to her nor getting enough milk in the day.... so he gives her more milk. It's like a catch 22 situation. Arghhhhhh . And breathe

Oh and bedtimes are up the swanny, because cot scaling is no longer preceded by a warning cry, so in the interests of broken neck avoidance the side has come off. This pleased her greatly until she discovered she was actually supposed to stay in there, with the side off. Like how stupid is that? So she doesn't. 4 hours we spent last night, trying to get her to sleep. 4 whole hours. That's an hour better than the previous night though, which is progress. Tonight I am banning DH from the bedtime routine, he's messed with that too

So there you have it, long and short, all fine and dandy, but if anyone wants a rather interfering DH on loan, I have one going, for free...

Evening all! I've just finished for Christmas and I'm mega excited but have so so much to do and still have a very sore throat and am struggling to sleep at the moment because I'm awake worrying about all sorts of nonsense!

Worse, I'm so pleased you found a cleaner! Now you just need to convert DH to proper routine and you can put your feet up!

Plonk, great news about the house! It sounds fab!

Sorry that was a very very short post but I'm off to decide what to do with my ham then go to bed. Tomorrow might actually be my busiest day ever!

Oh dear Worse, did dh not get the memo about weaning at six months? Food is just for fun until the age of one...after that it's pretty crucial. On the other hand I'm very pleased to hear he's being a thorough chap and taking the strain off you. You sound much more like your old self.

As for a hotel room with no bath.... Hmm I do love a bath, provided it's lovely and deep in a calm room. But for me baths are about relaxing, not getting clean, so I'd want a shower cubicle as well as a stonkin bath. Bath = relaxing before bed. Shower = waking up and getting ready for the day.

Speaking of, ds loves his tub in the shower. The best part is that when he decides to go nuts with splashing around I can just slide the door across and contain him! Perfect.

Ugh. Dh has put Saving Private Ryan on and there's folk wriggling about on a beach with their guts hanging out, so I think it's an early night for me!

x post Betty do let us know what you decide to do with your ham. I want to live vicariously through you.

Hello and merry sparkles everyone! The snot fairy made an early Xmas delivery chez wotta so all three of us are coughing and spluttering like gooduns but I don't care cos I'm not at work til 5th jan! I spent most of Monday (my first day of Hols) in the office to actually facilitate this but it's done now .

Ooh, lie in over, back in a bit...

Worse, we have the milk obsession too. He has milk morning and night but in my view should only have water in between. Dh gives milk all the time then worries that he's not eating just asking for milk . He doesn't have the excuse of not being hands on all the time either, very strange and annoying