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June 2013: Here come the terrible twos!

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HungryHorace · 18/05/2015 17:26

New thread. :-)

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Mrs81 · 19/07/2015 21:57

I'm easyosey about Peppa. I don't like the way that Daddy pig gets teased for his size. But two working parents etc is good...

AlohaMama · 19/07/2015 21:58

we have thus far avoided peppa. don't even live that far from peppa pig world but haven't made it there yet. the only show she likes is 'dot-doughts - otherwise known as octonauts. mainly becasue that is DSs favourite so that is all they watch!

cuphat · 19/07/2015 22:04

DD goes looking for ants in the garden.

I must look that up, hungry. Not that DD needs any more toys!

Bearing in mind DD has only recently started watching it, she has a good collection of DVDs already. They get a bit repetitive otherwise.

I'm just glad that there isn't much singing. DH has let DD watch Mr Tumble. That's all I have to say.

Sunbeam18 · 19/07/2015 22:18

Agree that Peppa is fine, and the stories quite sweet. I have to switch Mr Tumble off; he seems very sinister to me!

Raeside · 19/07/2015 22:27

We are a Peppa-free zone but what we have in spades are multiple train sets (various makes/sizes/brands/materials) and a nightly dose of Chuggington. I have to admit to liking Chuggington....

SunnyL · 20/07/2015 07:48

I didn't buy any of the Peppa Pig crap we've got in the house. It's my so-called relatives that have inflicted us with this plastic. Yesterday she came back from a weekend at Granny's with a Peppa Pig magazine. I've been avoiding magazines as currently she doesn't realise it is within my power to buy these things from the shop.

Darn you mother with your free babysitting shakes fist

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HungryHorace · 20/07/2015 07:55

Chuggington is great (though not the badges(?) one, the normal one). But nothing is as good as Hey Duggee! It's awesome.

And I've nothing against Peppa as such, we just only watch CBeebies as it's easier not to keep swapping channels! Maybe I'll find some DVDs if people think it's worthwhile?

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cuphat · 20/07/2015 08:05

I think it'd go down well. The DVDs are only around £3. DD has only had a few of the books up until now.

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HungryHorace · 20/07/2015 08:13

We've got the ice skating book, a torch, a talking microphone thing and now the tickle me toy. A few DVDs can't hurt!

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BeanCalledPickle · 20/07/2015 08:20

Rather than DVDs I would recommend downloading them onto your phone. Easy way to buy yourself five minutes when attending to something with the other child!

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HungryHorace · 20/07/2015 08:21

That's a really good idea!

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HungryHorace · 20/07/2015 08:22

We've got Apple TV so could watch them in TV too if we wanted.

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cuphat · 20/07/2015 09:15

We tried downloading them via Sky On Demand but they still have adverts between the episodes which is what we want to avoid (unless you put a single episode on). I also have Amazon Instant Video on my ipad (via Prime - I've never used it!) which has the complete first series but I'm refusing to let DD have my ipad.

SunnyL · 20/07/2015 10:15

We've got Peppa on Amaon. I much prefer postman pat but its on YouTube so we're kind of limited on episodes. Think I've seen the one about the train inspection about a 100 times!

BeanCalledPickle · 20/07/2015 10:48

Occasionally I step back, look at conversations such as these and wonder what has happened to my life.

Sunbeam18 · 20/07/2015 11:02

Ha ha, I know! Sunny, did you just say 'a weekend at granny's'? OMG. Is this something that exists? We haven't had that offer. Sounds amazing! Grin

cuphat · 20/07/2015 11:13
Grin

I'd been excited about getting the chance to relive my youth. Made the mistake of showing DD one of the rubbish new Thomas episodes before showing her the original and best. She only likes the new version as the steam is more impressive. The same will not happen with Postman Pat!

I wish someone would take DD away today.

SunnyL · 20/07/2015 11:47

Yep we had a weekend in London at a v fancy wedding that was no children. Actually we're very lucky with offers of help and have had quite a few weekends away without her.

DH keeps seeing jobs elsewhere but I keep saying no as I can't imagine what it would be like without all this support on tap.

BeanCalledPickle · 20/07/2015 12:07

Support is invaluable. One of the downsides of my age and my life is that my dad has already passed away and my mum is nearly seventy. She's happy to play but not change nappies etc. Sean's parents aren't local and are of a similar age so again no real help. I try not to resent this as they are our children and it was our choice to have them - and I'm proud we've managed mainly alone - but it would be nice!

The only time we get a break from them together is when we pay for a baby sitter. Was wondering when it would be ok to dump the little one on a sitter!!

Mrs81 · 20/07/2015 12:11

Slightly jealous of this help on tap lark. We haven't had a night away on our own since ds was born!

No family near by and whilst there is family slightly further away, they show no interest in doing that sort of thing yet. We manage because we have to, we don't begrudge it because we chose to have a child, but the utter lack of restbite other than nursery is occasionally exhausting.

If I think about it too much it makes me sad more than anything else. DS is a cracking wee boy, very joyful and loving, and they miss out on that. PIL see him the most, though they are furthest away Hmm but are in their mid 70s and he exhausts them! MIL struggles to carry him (arthritic) and couldn't run after him if necessary.

Mrs81 · 20/07/2015 12:14

Oh, cross post with Bean.

Family members change nappies? Really?? That's news to me!

BeanCalledPickle · 20/07/2015 13:11

We could have written each other's posts! Could you discretely ask one of the nursery girls if they do babysitting? We do that every now and again. It's great. You know them, and trust them. They get paid bugger all so are grateful for the occasional extra money.

SunnyL · 20/07/2015 13:21

To be fair I've benefited from my sister having kids already. My mum didn't do overnights with her kids for years and if she did babysitting it was in my sisters house. She only started doing a little bit of childcare for her once the youngest of her 3 was 3 years old I. e. 7 years after the first grandchild was born.

It means when Lil came along my mum was much more confident about little babies and didn't want to miss out. She started taking her for 1/2 a day a week from 7 months and as a result the pair of them have a great relationship.

Add to the mix my sister who would have been one of those 16 kids and counting women if only she could have afforded more kids.

Plus we've got the world's most sensible 16 year old 2 doors down who happily babysits - her mother keeps telling us to stop paying her so much because she'd do it for free.

Sorry you guys have a lot less. My brother is in a similar boat as he lives so far away. He originally booked a babysitter through one of those childcare websites but has since negotiated to book her directly so it saves them both money.

Mrs81 · 20/07/2015 13:22

Smile We could have, couldn't we?!

I think nursery staff do babysit. Perhaps when DS has got to know staff better downstairs we'll explore that. In the meantime we have neighbours who have become close friends. They have 2 slightly older children (6 & 4) and we do odd bits of reciprocal babysitting. We'll make more regular use of this I think when the holidays have passed. I know they struggle too and this is a good solution for now.

Sunbeam18 · 20/07/2015 14:24

Similar here. My parents are both 70 and my mum is a great help when she comes to stay (they live 90 mins away) but isn't confident to try bedtime so we haven't been able to leave him overnight with her. Mil is 83 so obv can't really take sole responsibility even for an hour. We have had 2 nights away in 2 years, both when SIL came up to stay - it was fab.
We don't even have the respite of nursery and we've yet to use a babysitter! How do you train a child to go to bed for a stranger?