March '13 - The One With The Babax

[Plonkysaurus]

New thread , and I can assure you all, it'll be a corker.

eco how is dd?

worse how is nanny hunting? Hope it has been easier to find a nanny than a cleaner.

Happy Birthday AnyToddle! It looks like you've planned a lot better than I have for Friday!!! She's so gorgeous and looks so grown up, I think it's the full head of hair! I hope you've all had a lovely day.

Happy birthday toddlepants! Hope she's now exhausted And in bed. Did you have a good day?

plonk do I need to look on your FB page to see pics or do you have a business page?

something I'm very excited re the dress!! When's the wedding date?

Hope everyone ok. Toddle just in bed, hopefully tired. Need to start planning what cake I'm going to make him!!

Happy birthday Toddlepants! Two???!!! Just where has the time gone? Seems like only yesterday I joined this thread asking for advice on how to get a non-compliant baby out of my bed and into their Moses basket I'm still asking the same question

Plonk you star. Well done! So glad the new career has kicked off so successfully, and here's to many more bookings.

Something you have a dress? Yay!!! How exciting. I also bought the first dress I tried on. When you find 'the dress' you just know.

As for me, after an epically bad night last night which saw both DH and I pacing at opposite ends of the house, each with a screaming child, for what felt like an eternity... well several hours, I am finally feeling relaxed. I have a maternity nurse starting on Friday! I don't even care that I'm a slightly antisocial kind of person who likes my own space and finds sharing the house with strangers a trial. I'm just grateful. Not the Chez uber-babe, she turned us down in favour of a London position gutted, not , a lovely Malaysian lady who is my age, so will probably fit in well. She also loves to cook. How lucky am I? What I need more than anything right now is sleep, and decent food, and she'll provide both.

Oh well done worse - she sounds just the right tonic for you. Hope she's brilliant for you.

Toddlepants had a great day - DH had an early shift but came home at nap time, then we did pressies in the afternoon. She had no concept of 'Birthday' except that people kept phoning and singing it to het so hy the end of the day, when I gave her a teeny tiny cake, she was singing along (sort of). We're having a small gathering on Sunday (same as plonky with just a few close people but at our house ) so she may get the idea then. She loved all her cards though and we have constructed her new wooden kitchen tonight for her to play with tomorrow. Aaaaaand she's just woken up. Bugger.

It's thirsty Thursday and I'm waiting for my toddle to sleep and then I may crack open a nice cold bottle of white. Bloody thirsty this week.

Ecotod seems well over her bug but has another one now, just a coldy type one this time. It's times like these when you're thinking 'every bug is building resistance and building towards the day we don't have perma illness' that make me think I'd not cope with starting from scratch again with a brand new baby selfish cow Shattered I am doing rob Kelly's thrive programme. I have been bad and doing it when I've been feeling ok if that makes any sense. My motivation for doing it comes when I feel bad. I should just crack on. And, what cake did you decide upon?

Something that dress news is exciting. I'm glad someone asked you about it. Any details forthcoming? Long? Short? Ivory? Strapless? Lace? It's been said before....Betty and I love a wedding!

Betty is your toddle birthday tomorrow? Do you have a plan now? Have fun! And belated happy birthday toddlepants. How did the kitchen go down Any?

Plonk you seem to have fledged quickly to a proper professional photographer! Well done. Big milestone for you. Feeling happy with yourself? I hope so.

Worse, so tomorrow is the day eh? I would put money on the fact that you've tidied up in preparation for wonder nanny When is dh going? Is there an overlap? I hope it works out smoothly. You never know....not having him around might be easier because I bet wonder nanny picks her socks up and doesn't drive toddles around country lanes too fast

Stormy did you decide on nursery or is there no hurry at present?

Yummy are you spick and span ready for the weekend now? Do you work Tues, wed, thus? It's nice to have Fridays to gear up for the weekend.

I went out for meal with toddler group mums last night. I feel quite at home here now. I'd go as far as to say bloody Bedfordshire is ok. In fact we've put the bigger Norfolk house on the market today. The house where my baby was born! But not really sad, gulp a sign that we're happy with our decision of relocating I guess.

Our toddles group has a dress up day tomorrow. Ecotod is going as a bee. Of course. And being as dh is a cool and groovy DJ type we've been charged with creating a toddler play list for our end of session baby disco so that's fun. You've got to get your kicks where you can.

Eco you're absolutely right, it will probably be easier with DH away! Although I may be saying that from a slightly biassed point of view tonight as yet again he has taken the toddle up to bed, got into the spare bed in her room and gone to sleep. This happens every night. So, from now until about 11.30pm when Babax may possibly stop shouting, I'm on my own, and I'm really tired. Cross? I'm getting that way

Happy Friday ladies! Mwah mwah!

I have the day off

Hope worse you feel like you get a day off today too (well, as close as is possible) and everyone else has lovely day except Bettytoddle who should have an absolutely fabulous birthday!

Many happy returns to Bettytoddle!

Worse that nanny sounds perfect, reckon she could do a bit of batch cooking and fill the freezer with yummy Malaysian food? Ex boyfriend at uni used to live with a Malaysian lad, his food was the BEST. Seriously though how it all goes ok. Is forgotten how tough division of labour can be in the early days, it must be hard with a Worselet in the mix.

Eco its sad to have to sell the house you love but good in many ways too. will you be putting down roots in Beds and looking at buying something once yours is sold? The emotional draw is tough, isn't it? My parents have just put theirs on the market. it's not where I grew up, but it is where I got married.

Any the party looked great. Ours is at home too and I'm quite nervous! also, how long did it take you to get comfortable posing babies during sessions? Our styles ate different anyway but I can see that this is something I'm going to have to get good at if i want bookings. And I've realised that means buying stands and backdrops and have got a bit carried away!

I'm done in ladies. Tired, headaches, always thirsty. Most likely attributable to a busy week with a bit of adrenaline and then too much time staring at a screen, and a toddle who's been up at 5 the last 2 mornings. Although I know this is all true I can't help but think I'm due on in a few dayscand wondering if it's good news. Being silly really.

Toddlesaurus had learnt a new word : trump. He blows a raspberry after he says it.

Just a quick one to say it is hilarious when they talk about farts, isn't it? I let a good one rip yesterday, and a little voice piped up, "'Scuse you, fartypants," followed by a giggle. Also we now have invented verbs following regular English patterns - the man was rolling a smoke and she watched intently before declaring, "Daddy cigging." And now I must dash, because I have two under two to corral this morning.

Happy Birthday Bettytoddle!

Plonk well you never know.... here's hoping! Division of labour isn't really so bad you know, and DH has been doing everything he can (we'll ignore the going to sleep bit) so I can't complain. What is making it hard is the reflux. Babax has to be held upright for 1 to 1.5 hours after every feed. Fine in the day, I just put him in a sling, but at night I'm up for 2 hours for every feed, and often by the time I've got him settled he is stirring for the next one. That's what's making me tired and fractious. Last night I was in tears by midnight, so DH took him, and stayed up with him until 3am. He's done that several nights in a row, and he got up at 6am to bath the toddle before nursery (we were both too wiped out to do it last night) and take her nursery before heading off to work so his Sainthood has been restored. The nanny arrives at lunchtime (and yes Eco I did tidy up! Well kind of. I slung a lot of mess into a cupboard, and made up a bed for her)

I love the 'trump'. We have 'big burps', and 'burr-oos' (Essex for fart, apparently). She's also taken to repeating everything we say... and I really do mean everything .

My lovely neighbour story for the day - yesterday my friend from opposite took the toddle for the afternoon, and made cakes with her. People are so nice! Making cakes with a toddle is a fairly big deal on the mess front

Happy birthday Bettytoddle!

Right, ds is falling asleep so I have time to post.

eco so glad dd is feeling better from that nasty bug. It really scares us parents when they catch this and we feel so helpless. Hopefully she will get through the cold she has too. It is good you are settling into bloody Bedfordshire and soon we will drop the bloody word and call it brilliant Bedfordhire.

I work Mon-Weds but sometimes I have to work extra days ie, if I have to attend court. My house WAS clean and tidy but with ds around it doesn't stay that way.

plonky fingers crossed it is a bfp this month. Me and dh are really broody but we have to wait a bit more.

worse I feel exhausted just reading your scary posts looking after newborn and toddler. I really hope the nanny is good.

betty what plans do you have today?

Happy birthday bettytoddle hope you've enjoyed your day off with her betty?
yummy what do you do work wise? Are you a solicitor?
eco hi. House looks lovely. did you have a home birth then? And forgive me for not knowing but what is the rob Kelly thrive programme? Is it something I should be doing??? cake is TBC. I will post a pic tho
yes something. Dress details would be lovely!!
wotta forgive me for being nosy but did you choose to go back FT to work or did you not feel you has a choice? As I say I'm just bring nosy so no need to answer if you don't want to!
stormy how was the two under 2?
plonk when can you test????? Fx crossed.....

Oh and worse !!!! Make the most of the nanny. Is she working evenings/staying overnight if you've made a bed up? Hope you get some rest

What a lovely neighbour Worse. and such fun for the Worselet.

I'm on cycle day 23 shattered. Got my planner out earlier and had a shufty. Now wondering if it's all in my head as that seems early. We shall see!

Betty hope you're ok love and that you've had a nice day with dd. Sounds like you could use a , or perhaps something stronger!

Yummy clean houses and toddles are but a distant dream. Today I gave ds a set of paints and some paper, put a big may down, popped an overall on him and strapped him into his booster seat. I managed to do a load of washing up and put some laundry on while he was occupied. Five minutes later he had paint in his hair, all over his face and covering about a third of the kitchen. Clean up took 30 mins, as he needed a bath. For the sake of 5 mins peace to wash a few pots! I'm pooped now.

shattered I am a social worker (child protection). It's not the nicest of jobs especially with a little one. Are you going back to work full time after baby2?

plonky toddlers love being mischievous don't they. I saw the photo on fb he looked so cute. Ds found crayons and drew over my cream carpets. grrr.

Today I feel like such a fraud, as I am now officially a spoilt cow. The nanny is lovely. She's more than lovely, and she's here 24 hours a day. I don't think I have ever been this spoilt, and in fact I may have to have a discussion re roles, as if she had her way I'd basically do nothing at all but play with the toddle. So far today she has done everything for Babax except feed him, cooked us all dinner, tidied up, and told me not to empty the dish washer as she will do it tomorrow. Along with the washing. I am to rest . Now I'm all for rest, but if I'm honest I'd quite like a bit more Babax time, and I can't have her washing my clothes. That's just not right.

Plonky we had a similar experience with felt tips. When DH was in charge. Every single cupboard ended up with a felt tip hand print, and the floor didn't fair much better. Washable felt tip thankfully, but the clean up job still took hours.

I guess I'd better go to bed now, and make the most of the fact the nanny has Babax, and DH is putting the Toddle to bed. He's away for the next week or so, so as of tomorrow Toddle bed time will fall to me. I'm actually a bit scared. She's a nightmare and takes literally hours to settle! That said I have a full week to try and change her bad habits without his nibs offering an opinion

Just in time to say Happy Birthday ToddleYo. I only have one functioning hand (left) so will rain check.

worse your nanny sounds awesome. I want one! My two under two yesterday was rather easier, because the littlest niece is sixteen months and capable of walking, playing, not screaming for milk all the time. Something to be said for small age gaps, you get to the bit where they can play together sooner. Although I didn't have to handle any joint naptimes. That would have been hell.

Today we have the Shirebrook posse descending again. They want an early start on burying DD under a mountain of presents. Fine by me!

any what is wrong with your hand?

worse your nanny sounds great. Just enjoy sitting on the sofa cuddling and sniffing babax.

stormy are you ok? Where are you?

We had a 6am start this morning. He went to bed at 9.30pm. I have learnt to accept this child is not a 12-13hr sleepy baby but he did sleep straight through meaning no milk and no dummy returns. I am amazed. Ds seems to have grown a bit taller since his head touches the bottom bit of the fridge door now. He has also become cheekier. I say bedtime and he says "nooooo". When he was playing with his toys dh went to kiss him and play with him but ds says "go sit". Me and dh were shocked.

What is everyone planning to do today? A trip to the supermarket for us and dm is coming over today.

stormy x post. I thought you disappeared.

Oh, had a lovely bit of surgery on my right wrist - had a ganglion removed. Bit sore, heavily bandaged and feeling sorry for myself but have staying with the DPs so have had little to worry about! Still having party tomozzles but I will be taking it easy!

Hope it heals well and doesn't come back, Any. "Ganglion" is a word that makes me shudder though. Makes me think of tendons and cartilage and other bits of the body that should be hidden away.

Fartypants excelled herself today. Went out for lunch, forgot to take anything to entertain her, but she sat on a proper chair and behaved beautifully for an hour. Also, loves her new toy Dyson. Planning to train her up on that and then when she's big enough to handle mine that'll be one less chore for me. Now, when can I teach her to make me a brew?

Quiet on here this weekend!

Any I hope the wrist is feeling a bit better. I had to ask DH (font of all knowledge) what a ganglion is. Sounds painful!

Yummy how was sleep last night? Another good one I hope.

Worse please tell us you're drifting about on cloud 9 with sleepy children and full tummies. She sounds an absolute star. Any chance of giving her a full time job for the next, oh, eighteen years?

eco is DD any better? I'd say I expect things round your way might've calmed down somewhat by now, but given that it's you I expect you've been busy having many adventures. Did you have the baby disco? I only ask because DS was dancing to Otis Redding the other day, and it made me do that 'squeeee' kind of sound, and I thought of your DH trying to entertain all those chiddlywinks.

I'm mainly posting here just because I wanted a whizz on the new computer. It's IMMENSE. By now my laptop would've crashed a dozen times. Sadly I think this one just leaves more time for procrastinating, but such is life.