December 2012: the one where they're all potty trained. Sort of....

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The old thread was getting dangerously close to 1000 messages, so thought I'd better start this one.

hales she's got all the lines!
nutella that's so good that you're focussing on the good things - bless them! Are you getting enough iron and magnesium? I recently added a magnesium supplement before bed on the advice that it helps your body process the sleep hormones and I go seem to be getting better sleep. Being ill and knackered is such a vicious circle isn't it.
No idea where she got the idea to snort water but she's a real fiddler so probably just a 'happy' accident! I was off work today so took her to nursery this aft, poor lamb, if ever a head hung lower! I couldn't look back or i'd have cried.

WL magnesium I take for my legs (didn't know it helps with sleep too...) otherwise I get cramps. Iron... It could be low, might be with looking into.... I also take zinc and B vitamins. I have no idea if they work.

Would it be wrong to boast on here of Facebook or here that I have made 500€ ish selling on our old nappies??

Wow nutella! That's loads! They seem to go for quite low prices over here so you may well have captured a niche over there. Good on you!

Well done Nutella

H vomited once the night before last and has had diarrhoea since not alot though. (Maybe 4 separate episodes). I have shingles at the minute so we are wondering if this is the start of Chicken Pox for her. But she has just said
'mummy, remember when i had stomach ache'
so i said 'yeah why is your stomach sore now ?'
H 'yes it is'
Me 'whereabouts is it sore H?'
H 'in my head!'
Like i said she tickles me

Hales you've reminded me. Here a few things DS has said this week which have cracked me up (we have had a lot of rain lately, lots of thick cloud cover and no sun for tooooo long).
I picked DS up from kindergarten and there were some big dark ish clouds "Mummy, quick the weather is coming!"

The next day it was doing a sort of rainy/hail/snow thing and there is a guy with a van selling roasted chicken and chips in the supermarket car park. He is known to us as "Chickenman" (which makes me laugh, it sounds like he should be wearing a costume with a cape) so we go over to the supermarket to pick up some "special yoghurt" for DS (the corner ones - one of his little girlfriends has them and he demanded them, so it's a nice easy good behaviour reward. I'll get to the point soon honest) and pass Chicken man. DS shouts "Chickenman IT'S RAINING!" I wave to the guy and say hello and he laughs and says hi back.

Later, after buying yoghurt we head home. DS has to go and say hi to Chickenman, and you know have a little catch up and see how he is. Chickenman gave DS a little packet of haribo "Danke Chickenman!"

Oh, and on Tuesday kindergarten took a trip out to soft play. They went to a local one (we only found out about it recently) on the train. DS had a great day! He told me mostly about his lunch "chips, ketchup and more-nails (his word for mayonnaise), and no sausages at all"

Sorry, that's a bit long. But DS shouting "CHICKENMAN" across the supermarket car park really makes me laugh whenever I think about it

nutella did chickenman understand? That all sounds very nice.

WL he does speak in German to him, but he is called "Chickenman" by us now and he understands that, he thinks it's hilarious too he is actually Turkish and the second part of his name sounds to me like the German word for chicken - so that cracks me up even more, even though it probably shouldn't
DS is super cute and friendly so he gets away with all sorts of stuff.
I took him to tchibo for a coffee recently (nearest coffee shop to the dr's) and he had three free* kids cappuccinos. He took his little espresso cup back after each one to ask, very politely for a new one. Those big blue eyes, blonde hair and a little smile just seem to make the ladies melt. I think he knows it too

(*Not entirely free. I did give him some small change to give the young lady working there... I am totally enabling him I know).

Oops * fail

Wow Nut I thought I was doing well getting £40 for my battered old size 1s!

R does that in waitrose, blagging more free milk by asking politely "please I have more milk please lady" in his case it's the curls though

goat there were a lot of nappies the prices here for used nappies are mad! Which I'm not complaining about! Hahaha! Those curls would do it for me, I love R's curls and he is gorgeous anyway.

And you've reminded me, there is a young lady who I think is doing a sort of work placement at KiGa at the moment, she has long blonde hair. DS has a huge crush on her, he turns into silly giggly jelly when he sees her

Beastly buba T came in approx 10 times last night!!! Not exaggerating. Oh the irony that I then went to work to deliver a presentation on wellbeing.

Am now so overtired I can't sleep! Boo.

XP's been in touch. Knows I'm going on a date and can't believe I'm over 10 years together in just a few short months.

I can't even begin to deal with this shit.

Frazzled I'm not sure it has ever been more appropriate to tell someone they can Fuck off to the far side of fuck, and when they get there they can fuck off some more. He has absolutely no say in how you feel, let alone how he thinks you should Feel.
So don't deal with it, it isn't your problem. It is his problem to deal with and why he wasn't sure about your relationship is all on him.

WL I hope you have caught up on some rest. Fingers crossed T has left you in peace.

I still have a sore throat... it feels like forever. In reality it has been 10 days. Which still seems too long.... I probably could go and see the ENT dr. But since I don't really want to have my tonsils out, I'm not sure what I'm expecting him to do

frazzled what nutella said! If I recall rightly, it was he who called time and who messed about making his decision. Did he really expect that you would just sit at home and be sad and wait for him to mess about some more? Hope the date went well!

Thanks nutella I had a great sleep in the end (boshed a couple of pills) and dh let me have a long lie in. Unfortunately I am now feeling rather anxious about work - I'm pretty sure I made a bad decision in moving to this job. I got an indication from my main stakeholder that he's not getting what he needs - which I have been feeling. My boss is still being supportive but I have a horrible feeling that it's just not the right place for me. About to sit down with my cv.

Frazzled and in that one text he manages to prove that your better off without him. How does you going on a date affect his useless ass!

WL if it makes you feel better i think your being sensible, your not happy working there and life is too short to be unhappy.

Nutella, get well soon, and have plenty of ice cream.

Thanks hales you're a sweetheart. I do also realise that work stress plays a huge part in my intolerance of dh, which obviously is not good. We spent the day walking up and down hills - just the 2 of us and it was good.

Maybe thats what you needed some you time as a couple, i think sometimes just the routines in life can break you down and that little change allows things to reignite.

Talked to my boss, she was super supportive so will hang on for a bit. hales it's so easy to lose each other in all the other stuff that needs doing.

Ah fell off the thread!

Frazzled what a twat after everything he did! Go on your date and have an awesome time.

WL sorry you're still struggling with your job I hope you work it out.

Rang my mum crying last night as bedtime is awful with H. My mum showed up at 4pm today with her nightie and work clothes in a bag to help me. I am a lucky girl sometimes

Oh hales what's going on? So glad your mum came to help.

Hales that's so sweet!! What's going on at bed time?

She just fights her sleep until she cannot fight it any longer. So i take her upstairs she goes to the toilet, brushes her teeth then jumps into bed. Thats when the fun starts she starts screaming and scratching and literally fighting until she cannot fight any longer. At that point she talks and talks and talks until she finally closes her eyes and goes to sleep. I think i am just drained by it. If i try to walk away before shes asleep it becomes a million times worse. I am going to wait until the school holidays and i am going to put her in her bedroom close the stairgate and walk away i think as this situation is no good for anyone as her behaviour in the day has deteriorated massively as well.

hales that is so lovely that your mum can and has come to help, how sweet!
I hope that when you're ready you can set a bedtime and routine for H that works for you and that you get results quickly and reasonably painlessly. Bad sleep and a fight at bedtime is always stressful.

DS sleeps in our bed most of the night because that works for us. The therapist was always very clear that if we wanted it to change and had decided it had to change it would work, but we had to be ready and really want it. Until then... It works for us.

When we had fights at bedtime it was horrible and so draining. I feel for you! Strong willed children are not easy.