Here comes the terrible twos!!! (OCT 04 TODDLERS)

[biglips]

wwwwwweeeelllllllll im still calm.... (just about!!)...

DD had passed her flying colours as she is very well

will that mean ill have np getting her into bed now or will 2nite may be a different story?

How did it go last night Biglips?

Well done Tweenie!!
We had a bit of a night last night, with Alf getting up twice because of this stupid tooth taking ages to come in.
He was doing leaps into the air and landings on his bum??
So today he fell asleep into his tea at about 5, after refusing to go for a nap all day. He woke up again at 8, and has just gone back to sleep.
Kath, Alfie has started to say 'ga way' (go 'way' as well now. He must have read your post about Moley).
He seems to have really picked up on the talking since Christmas. He still isn't what you would describe as advanced, but he copies me a lot more and is interested in new words, rather than just repeating 'car bus car bus car..... etc...
I think it's because I start laughing when he copies me, so he keeps repeating what I say - which means I have to be a lot more careful about what I say.
and he now says Affie car (which presumably means his car)
He calls himself Affie, so I've started calling him Affie as well.
I think we might be going on holiday in February to TUNISIA!!

Masie - where abouts in Tnuisia are you going? We went in October! (Are you sure moley & alfie weren't seperated at birth?!)

tweenie is doing well unless i stroke her hair coz as soon i put her down in her bed she say "mummy, stroke" and point at her head!

since the side had been off she had stopped her afternoon naps

also tweenie always said "Go away" to me when i catch her straining her face as she is filling her nappy!

maisie - holiday!?!

hope jbadgirl and cazzy doing ok?

Yes holiday! But they won't answer their bloomin' phone. It's in a Spring brochure of Direct Holidays - all inclusive to Monastir.
Hotel beachy beachy boom boom or something. I will have to check the brochure.
Kath is Moley still having tantrums or is he chillin' now?
I don't blame Tweenie for wanting some privacy, I would.

Hi girls - hope you had a good Christmas - I didn't I had a miscarriage started bleeding on Christmas day. At the momnet I am in denail as I am still hormonal - boobs hurting etc anyway..

pluses of Christmas - have potty trainned Grace and had a really nice week with her. We were all supposed to go on holiday to see some friends, but I couldn't go as I was too sad so dh and dd1 went and I stayed at my parents with dd2.

We got Grace a Puky bike - like a bike thing. It is metal with pneumantic tires and very cool. Although she prefers to push it rather than ride it at the moment!

oh no Cazzy im so sorry to hear. Here is my and DDs hugs to you {{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}

And I have stupidly told some people at work so now I am going to have to untell them and my friend is due 2 weeks after me so I was so looking forward to getting fat together, but it was not meant to be...so now have to concentrate on getting pregnant again ASAP.

Oh no Cazzy, what a nightmare.
Go for it though, I read the hormones are perfect for conception right after a miscarriage.
You must bad right now, I can't really imagine because it hasn't happened to me, but it's just one of those things and it's not uncommon, which probably doesn't help, but I just mean it doesn't mean there is anything wrong with you.
We are TTC just now, really since Christmas, but it's been impossible - has to be the worst time of year to try - far too much on and too many visitors etc.... I think January onwards are great for TTC, because you're usually skint and it's dark, so it's not as if there's much else to do.
I really really really wish you another baby very quickly. To complement your two other gorgeous babies.
Have you been to the miscarriage section, just to get a bit of moral support from people who understand.
{{{{{{{{{{{{Big Hugs}}}}}}}}}} to you.

And don't worry at all about the people at your work - I'm sure they will totally understand, even if you choose not to discuss it any further.
People can be lovely, when you don't expect it sometimes.

Thanks for your support! it means more to recieve it from friends!

(Well not that it not helpful to get support from other people too - cb backpeddles fast!)

And Yay Grace for potty training!! She is a smart cookie that little girl. I remember she was one of the first to start walking as well - very independent.
Is she using a potty and the toilet?
I still can't be bothered not putting a nappy on Alfie to go out, it's easier to just stick with the nappy.
Is Grace good at telling you when she needs to go when she is out? How does she like public loos??? Sorry lots of questions, but I don't know many people who have potty trained recently.

Thank goodness for Mumsnet, when stuff happens there are always people who you can talk to. I think I would blank it out as well, and try to move on pretty fast, but probably cry quite a bit.
It is a little loss though, so perhaps you have to acknowledge that before you can move on.
I don't know?
But I think you are in a great position to cope with this type of thing, lovely family and people to talk to.
Please feel free to wail and moan and complain as much as you want to.

Thanks maisemog! I have cried - I don't think I am grieving for the baby, just not being pregnant anymore - does that make sense? And of course all the worry will I ever have another baby?

Grace is pretty good at telling you if she has a wee coming, but of couse I am nver sure quite how much warning I will get? When we are out I try and take her at least every hour or when I see one! Mind you no accidents for over a week!

Oh shit Cazzybabs just read your post. Am so sorry. I know its a cliche but we're here if you need us.

maisie - my tweenie had never been on the public loos as she have her pull ups on whilst out.

Since the side of the cotbed had been taken off tweenies nap and bedtime timetable is all over the place as she wont nap in her bed in the afternoons so i took her to the beach to wear her out - it was windy and a bit cold too but it was lovely (i must be mental but i had to wear her out didnt I?)

Biglips how nice to be able to go to the beach. Dh has taken the girls out swimming as I supposed to be writing (yawn) reports - ahhhh god I cannot face them. I write a sentence then read MN - it is not a good statergy. I still have 5 tutor ones to write, 18 maths, science, art = oh god.......must motivate self...

Hello everyone.
My dd just wont listen to me!!! some days im at the end of my tether and ending up shouting(ARGH) and i dont want to do that but when i try calm she laughs..
She smacks bites nips and tantrums at every opportunity!

Anyone else? a few tips would be very much appreciated..
Thankyou.ld

hello laney ....ive learned to calm my voice down (or still learning!). If my dd doesnt listen to me i give her one warning only and if she did it again i put her into her bed and i explain to her why she is put into bed and she did it again...repeat it till she clicked on that she gotta be good and i make sure she always say sorry. Once i had to return her back to bed 4 times and then she realised she had to be good OR ELSE!!

Cazzy sorry about your news. And reports, that is my biggest reason for being glad i'm not teaching at the moment - you have my greatest sympathy.
Biglips babygeog is still in his cotbed just so I can preserve his naps, makes him seem quite a baby as his brother had been in a cot 6 months at this age and was toilet trained - I haven't even tried that one!
In otherways he is grown up, he went for his first sleepover last night! It was my birthday and he stayed with my parents when he came back all he kept on about was what he'd eaten - must have been a lot as he has refused lunch and dinner today and thats unheard of!

To Jaems

I graet christmas

Love Alex