December 2012: The one were they are stubborn Monkeys

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New thread for us.

I honestly believe that wages are not proportionately lower in the north so would be massively better off if we moved, but all our family are here and without a reason to go it's a bit weird. House prices here are crazy.

I don't think wages are lower, but there may well be a lack of similar positions especially for anyone London based. Down here it's pretty much all call centre, care, cooking and cleaning at under £10 an hour. Lots of jobs but nothing that would look like an office-based career iyswim

Good point delad. Grass is always greener eh!

After waking up dry for three night we decided no more nappies at night and no accidents last night. He's had one accident a day since Thursday but I think we're getting there...

Go little Spotty. That's fantastic progress. I've got no idea when A will be out of nappies at night. Definitely not dry in the morning.

Good work spotty and DS! I am really looking forward to DS potty training.

He was running naked around the garden yesterday and said he wanted to do a poo poo on the toilet. Took him in, sat him down, nothing. Went back to the garden and he did a poo in the garden ... Yeah... He isn't ready yet.

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Whoops nutella!

Checking back in after a long hiatus. Hoping to keep up this time.

Hi, honey, how's things?

Delad I read your post and it made me lol. I'm sorry, but it sounded like a pick up line

But yes, hi Honey! How are things?!

Exhausting. D is still being particularly challenging - his current thing is running up and pushing people over and laughing.
Still nowhere near potty training either.

Welcome back honey!

Welcome back honey

I'm taking both dc to the cinema today what was I thinking?! Especially with ds so newly in pants...

Welcome back Honey.

Spotty just get a seat by the door and check in advance with DD whether she wants to be left watching or go to the toilet if DS needs to go.

spotty sit him on a folded towel - tell him it's for extra height in The seat to help him see. What are you seeing? I love the cinema.

We saw inside out on a rainy camping day and it was fabulous.

We survived! We are (currently !) on day and night two of no accidents. Before the cinema dd had physio and then we went to homebase so we've been out of the house for five hours plus he slept in the car.

Welcome back Honey

Well done to Ds Spotty.

Hooray spotty!

So far today I've had to tell ds not to stick his finger up my bum (when I was drying after a shower) and not to out things down my knickers

Don't poke mummy's boobs

hahaha Spotty

I had to politely request that the fat controller be removed from my bra.

In the middle of Sainsburys.

Parenting karma repaid me though, i managed to help a mum and (great?) granny with an upset 7/8mo by proffering breadsticks. Cue happy baby through the tills

Hurrah for being the bringer of calm, delad, and dead impressive minipotty (realised I had mispelt that spotty, but seems appropriate.)

O is suddenly in pants! We've had a potty knocking around for ages but on the weekend at my parents he managed to get a wee in it, and we all made a big song and dance over how cool he was, and since then we've had most pees in the potty and a few asks. One poo in trousers under fil's supervision, but he's doing well and even asking..

Apropos house prices, we're in London (Walthamstow) and it's full mental here. Won't even go into it but the house price leap in two years is loony.