MAY BABIES 2004 GIRLS - LOOK HERE PLEASE!!!!!

[Egypt]

Sorry to do this, but for some reason I can't get into our old thread! Have tried for days, internet explorer bans me and shuts me down!!! Can you all convert to this one please?!! pretty please?

we had DS1's first preschool session this afternoon - 9 kids there - 3 identical Thomas lunchboxes! And we have to go again tomorrow - they had written to me with the Tues session starting in January but because I couldn't accept one of the places offered apparently he got fasttracked for Tues - only they didn't happen to tell me.....
I am so mentally unprepared to get them both up and breakfasted to get there for 9am!!! I thought I had months before that all started .
I am also mentally unprepared for all the "theme" stuff for two different preschools - one's doing colours, one's letters and each week ahs a different theme at each place.... He'll never have the right object in the right colour starting with the right letter! I just can't do it.
PR slopes off to bed with a lemsip and lots of tissues. Have I mentioned my red nose?

well helllow girlies. happy birthday helsy, glad you had a goosd hols bozza and hope your cold is better soon PR

all schooled up on this side of the world too. dd finished her little school because she has a place in the nursery at the british school, starting thursday! (same term dates/hols etc as UK). it is absolutely FABULOUS. so well resourced it's amazing. their playground has numerous climbing frames, sand pit, cubby houses, etc.... dd was mad about it on monday. (we had an orientation day). her teacher is wonderful, her best mate is in her class and we are all very excited. you might remember me saying that she went on the bus to her old school - just around the corner. well, she is on the bus for this one, except it's half way across the city, so mummy is QUITE nervous. i'm going to follow her in a taxi on the first day and watch her go into school. bless.

....when i say bus, i mean small chartered mini bus just for the nursery children with chaperone - ok? i'm not that mean!....

and it does mean that i just have to roll out of bed, get her ready and chuck some clothes on to take her 100 yards to the gate of our condo. bliss........ no school run

anyway, i shall shutup now.

dh is away again. he's been in tokyo, australia, india for 3 weeks, with a visit home at the weekends, then is off to india again for 10 days at the moment, so no weekend here, then home for a week, away for a week, home, away then home for a month - then away.......it seems never ending at the moment. anyway, i have become the queen of bedtime routine with a baby and 3 year old. not saying it works particularly effectively in the sense that dd1 will not settle until 830/9pm, but little one is out of the way by 7 and i can manage without too much stress.

phew...going to check she has finally fallen asleep and turn her light off - which she insisted must stay on. and see if she's peed herself, as she refused a nappy too....nope, still not dry at night. but - i was watching her tonight through the crack in the door and she got out of bed (i hid) and went to the loo and back into bed. didnt call me or anything, so maybe this is the start. do i put a nappy on her in her sleep -? because she WILL wee herself. and of course i must check her loyal cuddly 'dog' is ok, as the last words to him tonight (as i spied) were "WHAT did i tell you? NO hitting or I WON'T let you play with monkey!"

Just popped in to say I have set up a public profile page with a photo of DD's famous dancing bun on it. Also a couple of others on the my photos page. When I get more organised I will make you all mates (I haven't got any.... ) and then add more photos that are exclusive to you.

Well nobody interested in my photos then? DD is currently going through a phase of feeling left out because of all that DS is doing. DS does beavers (started last night), swimming and football and DD does swimming and dancing so given there age difference I think it is equal given that DD is too young for rainbows. But last night she really cried becaus she wanted to go to beavers, so I had to let her come with me to drop DS off, and she insisted on changing back into her dress from her shorts and t-shirt that she'd put on to ride her bike, then I had to do a sand picture with her while he was there, so I probably went out for my curry with bits of glittery sand everywhere. Then on Tuesdays she insists on coming with me to watch DS's swimming lesson, and on Wednesday when DH takes DS to football we will have to make a wooden spoon puppet. Also DS is having a friend for tea on Friday, so she wants a friend for tea but she only really has one friend that comes for tea.

I am finding it a bit tricky because I don't want to stop DS doing his things but she is too little to understand and I spend a lot of time compensating with her for what he is doing. Like last night we were playing out on the cul-de-sac and my friend/neighbour was out and quite a few children, but I had to go in to put the potatoes on and I made DD come in with me but I (for the first time) let DS stay out as most of the children his age do. So then she was upset and stood at the window watching them, so I end up saying "why don't you put your cinderella dress on and your new cinderella shoes and go show (neighbour)". So she did that while I put the potatoes on and then we went out again and she was happy again - until it was time for DS to go to beavers.

Sorry for waffle.

ooo bozza - I AM interested!! I didn't think you would be blonde. Do DO set me up to see more please!

will chat more later - promise x

Blonde?! Have I put a picture of me on? That was an accident. I am, of course, a non-natural blonde, although DD is properly blonde. And actually I am a bit less blonde now because I had lowlights last Monday. I will put some more on and do the friends things.

Am in a bad mood because I had a row with DH. And he seems to think that he can just ignore the issue and it will go away, but if I bring it up again I am "not letting it rest". He also imagines apologies he has not made.

Just looked and it was the Venture photo, that is 2 years old so I am slightly more haggard now.

Right Egypt you are my first mate. I have added some photos and will add the rest of you as mates later.

bozza, I was exhausted just reading about your week! (and I thought your blonde looked very natural )DS1 has settled in well at pre-school and I have managed to upload 2 whole photos. The DS's look pretty much as they do in real life, and yes, my hair is that fluffy, though tis now shorter and darker.....

i cant see any pics pr.....?

nor your new ones bozza. what do i do as your mate?

I have no idea egypt sorry. I will come back on later and try and work it out. I have never bothered with the mates before.

Hmm, have now pressed the button that says "visible to any mumsnetter",,
see if that works

It does work now. But we need to sort out this mates thing, don't we?

Ooooooh photos! That's pulled me out of 1 month of lazy "I'll post next time, honest" lurking.

I've been able to see all of them, I think. 2 on PR's and 3 on Bozza's. They are all lovely. I might update a few of mine soon. Egypt, have you clicked on the photos link at the bottom of the profiles?

Bozza, that sounds pretty exhausting. I always listen intently to you, Helsy, Judd etc. to see what I'm in for in a few years time !

Egypt, how's it going getting DD to school? Did you follow her in a taxi first day? I'm sure she'll be fine.

I'm trying to think of what I can tell you about the Ponka household recently but there's not much news. We're just trying to enjoy the summer. We had a lovely time at Belton House in Grantham this weekend with another family we know, DS was flying down huge slides and zip wires [gulp]. DS2 was attempting to sneak off and give it a go, too when he thought I wasn't looking.

DS1 has insisted for much of the past week that I refer to him only as 'the acrobat' because he has learnt to do a proper rolly-polly on his own. He's been putting on shows for me to watch (mostly him prancing around his room, standing on one leg, that kind of thing. It is very cute. He went to bed at 6 today after no tea. He was crying and complaining of a headache. He must be proper poorly because he usually kicks up an angry fuss and tantrums when ill. It was nice to be able to look after him and cuddle him but I'll be keeping an eye on him because it's not normal.

Hello! Must say I've not been around much at all - sorry! I've weaned myself off TV loads and am trying to do the same with Mumsnet...you just gain so much time!
Glad everybody had good hols. We went to the Greenbelt Festival at the Aug Bank Holiday weekend and had a fab time. We bought an 8 man tent and so had acres of space. We also camped with friends so got to go out in the evenings to the Festival whilst other couples stayed up top and provided a baby listening service!
I'm going to get Ds's registration form for school this week. He'll go to the same one as DD. He's doing 5 sessions at pre school now - 2 morning, 3 12.30 - 3pm. So I have to LEG it to get him at 3pm and then drive like the clappers up to school for 3.15pm. And today he had a tantrum most of the way because I wouldn't buy sweets at the newsagent (Friday treat only) so I had to shove him along the whole way. Deep, deep joy!
DS also wants to go everywhere DD goes. At the moment she does Rainbows and swimming and he does Tumble tots and swimming but during school time. Last week DD had a friend home for tea and I sent them upstairs to play (DD quite poor at playing with children her own age, would much sooner revert to 3 year old and roll around on the floor) and DS collapsed on the floor in tears because he wanted to be with "the girls". I also find him hard work when I do the reading book with her or any sort of homework.
One day I will make a profile page for you all to look at and admire the fruit of my loins!

Oh judd DD is awful when we are doing DS's reading book. It really brings out her jealous streak. She tries to sit between us and so usually ends up on my knee as a compromise and covers the words up and all sorts. Even when DH is around to distract her, she totally refuses to be distracted, and, DH doing the reading doesn't work either. I will add the rest of you to my mates tomorrow at work. Currently Egypt is my only mate.

still dont 'get' what i do as your mate though bozz. anyway, i can see 3 pics and 2 on your's pepper. cute!

nice to see you judd and ponka - so you do lurk then!! bit like me!

School is going great thank you. I did follow her on the first day. She was the only one on the bus! I followed in a taxi and the driver though I was slightly mad. (Has no kids of his own). He kept asking if I was going to do this everday. Anyway, she got off the bus and was met by an assistant who walked her to her class. She knew I was there but really didn't bother about me and was so pleased to see her friend already at school. So I said goodbye and that was it. Bless. Although today I'm feeling a bit weepy as she got onto the bus fine as always but the little boy next to her was crying and as she looked at me to wave she looked a little bit like she was going to cry too. Hope not. Maybe just her reaction to him. She's quite sensitive to other children in distress. snuffle.

SO from next weeks she will be doing 9-12 5 mornings a week. but with the bus ride = 820 - 1230

oh, i have a baby to look after......

A baby on its own, is not the same as a baby with a 3yo, egypt.

yep - thank the lord!

Evenin'.
Egypt I love the idea of following your child around in a cab! Think I'll be doing that when the dds are 17...Glad she was ok, anyway.
Bozza, Judd, dd2 is also v jealous of everything dd1 does and generally sabotages it if she can. The worst is when dd1's friends come to play because they, being 7 and 8 yr old girls, love dd2 as she is "sooooooooo cute!" so dd1 often gets ignored, much to her distress.
I like all the photos, far too cagey to put any up myself.
Dd2 is now in the "big room" (the preschool room) at nursery. She loves it because they do "big girl" stuff like - erm - "watching TV and going on noisy bikes". She's measuring when she can do big things "I can have a mouse when I'm seven, can't I?" (NO) and "I can have felt tips when I'm four, can't I?"(oh all right then).

What you've managed to keep felt tips away from her? You are made of tougher stuff than I. When DS has friends to play they are not really interested in DD but she follows them around and annoys them. All except one boy who is an only child with divorced parents and he has a soft spot for DD.

aww how sweet bozza, re: the little lad with the soft spot for dd2.

dd1 is grieveing a bit for her friend actually. not that he's died! he left singapore with his parents and moved to america, a few weeks' back. we were very close friends with them and they were our pillar of strength when first arriving here. he is, though, 7. she is of course, 3. they loved each other and played very well together despite the age difference. bless her.

anyway, she starts school 5 days a week from tomorrow. what SHALL i do with myself?! desperately need a haircut and a back massage - cheap as chips here, almost served to you in a fast food type manner. like the mcdonald's of massage. turn up, pay a pittance, find a chair and the next available masseur is there to serve. but it is GOOD

as for felt tips. how many times have i had to scrub at dd in the bath? especially on a school night - when she's decided to draw numerous black lines from the groin to her toes.

Ah yes egypt DD had her friend for tea on Friday and they both drew on themselves. Since her mother was going to do her first party as a virgin vie rep that evening I felt obliged to bath and scrub them both and send the friend home in ill-fitting, borrowed pjs. Maybe helsy as a point?

has

yes, must say i have hid them...but she always manages to find one of our's - in a drawer or somewhere, of the black marker variety.....

caught dd2 with a sticker in her mouth the other day. dd1 had given it to her. how kind. she had actually PUT it into her mouth. and there's me thinking she is totally safe being left in the room together for 2 minutes. i tried to explain how dangerous it was - that she could choke and if she did we wouldn't have her anymore - 'do you understand?'. clearly she did as she then said - 'if she died will we have to put her in the bin?'

ho hum