********** December 2006 PART 2 **************

[castlesintheair]

Will this do?

So yet again my post office have given me duff information? Usually they are so good. They sent me on a wild goose chase for passport photos - ended up in a photo booth and on the 3rd attempt asked a kindly stranger to help me push the buttons whilst i invisibly held ds
Today's mantra - I will be more upbeat for the weekend, I will be more upbeat for the weekend.

Castles, will do that thang.

Indith, if you haven't had pox already, you might have natural immunity? Here's hoping - blistery, scabbing over spots do sound rather pox like I'm afraid. Though molluscum can look a bit like that - dd1 had it at about 8 months, just the odd one on her torso whenever she had a cold, for a few months. Fingers crossed for you.

Oli, congrats - and commiserations, both. One of my original antenatal group friends, plus Mum of dd's best friend, has just moved a long way away Will you stay in touch? Bet you will, and hopefully add new ones to your cake-list - but nonetheless, definitely understand the loss.

Oli - I bet it's going to be a long weekend with packing. Good luck.

I have spent the morning at bounce and rhyme then mums and toddlers in the afternoon.

dd1 should sleep unitl midday tomorrow!

Indith it was my DD with the pox! One spot for 5 days before about 20-25 more appeared! DS on the other hand had loads and all nasty big yellowish blisters, not that it bothered him - I was the one sobbing when I changed him. Hugs to your DS, and fingers crossed for your immunity.

the ENT visit went like this . And to think I missed getting DS weighed. By the time weigh-in clinic is open again in two weeks it will be about 7 weeks since I last had him done.

DS in bed now and sleeping well - despite his sisters best efforts to wake him by hula dancing with her Lilo doll. I think letting her play in her bedroom till she sleeps is going to be reviewed

But I can't stop watching the flashing light on the monitor and counting between each flash.

Sorry to be away so long. After our good night on Tuesday it has been an absolute nightmare the last two nights. DS2 has been up for 2 to 3 hours in the middle of the night in addition to waking every two hours. I am utterly and totally shattered, physically, mentally and emotionally. Dh is just like the other dads in thinking that all ds2 needs is to eat when he wakes up and everything will be fine. I have explained several times why it is not a good thing to have him in the habit of nursing every two hours all night and that he will not just automatically stop. Cue replay of ds1's first two years of little sleep

AQ - so glad that adding structure helped you as it did me!

castles - I would be hurt and angry. Is this typical for your mother? Not sure how I would approach it. Do you think she's trying to get out of it or really forgot? I'd be quite tempted to remind her that you've got all 3 on your own during the week and a little help would be greatly appreciated!

LFM - How scary!!! Poor you, you have been thru such scary times with your little ds. Good luck at your appt.

Oli- Congrats on the better nights. Very

Sorry if I've missed anyone. Still drifting in a sleep deprived fog.

x-posts LFM, how at your appt!

LFM, at your experiences today and this week in general Don't know what ENT is but can you ask for a better referral cos the dr sounds rubbish. Is this a paeds clinic? I know nothing, have been so lucky compared to your little ds (who I think is exactly same age as mine) stopping breathing all these times.

Oli - you always have cake-eating friends here and no, he didn't sleep thru after formula (woke at 1) so we're back to marathon, nipple-aching 60-90 minute feeds plus winding. Is taking me nearly 2 hours to get him to sleep every night but my god, he sleeps!

AQ - Ear Nose and Throat, another referral will just send me back to the same stupid department!

Am not too worried as another MNetter has told me she's had the same this week with her DC. Just got to train my eye off the monitor light!

As for cake eating, another 12 jaffa cakes devoured today in the space of oh.........5 minutes

Off to Wicksteed Park tomorrow, weather permitting!

helloooooo everyone. I'm back

Far too much to catch up on, but

~ I'm glad you feel a bit better AQ - i thought a bit more structure would help.

~ I bath my DD every night with just water but we wash her hair with dentinox as she has bad cradle cap.

~ UNI present - what about a coffee machine? To make lattes, cappuccinos etc. My DH has one and loves it. The she'll be able to help her hangovers

Well, we had a lovely time at centerparcs. A few hiccups but DD1 had a great time. She had her face painted like a ladybird this morning and kept it on all day until i frantically tried to get red paint out of her eyebrows at batht time

DD2 is being a star. Sleeping from 7.45pm tunil 3am, having a 20 min b/f, and then back to sleep until 6am. wish i could string it out to 7am but there you go...

She is feeding well. Learnt that blowing raspberries with baby rice in mouth is very funny!!

AQ, I did get a nap today but still feel like I've been run over by a truck. I'm working an extra day tomorrow for a doc who's on vacation. I'd been rather excited about making a bit of extra money as business has been rather slow this month. Now I'm kind of dreading it.

Ok, everyone with good sleeper's, start sending some sleepy dust for those of us with little night owls

GS - I'm glad to hear you had a nice holiday. We're off to Butlins in June as it's the only place I can think of where both nans can come and spoil dds. (my mum won't go abroad)

I so want a holiday abroad with the family, but she can't be convinced

Jabber, know how you feel as DD2 is not sleeping very well at the moment, nor is DD1. I just try and think through it to the other side on not dwell on my knackeredness, IYKWIM. Things will get better. Do you get spatone over there? I find it amazing stuff - really perks me up.

Oli, good luck with the move. Also know how you feel as we moved when DS was nearly 2 and I also had my little group of pals. 4 years on everything is great. I'm sure you'll make lots of friends - it takes time though - and remember, you still have us!

LFM, sending your LO healthy vibes.

Indith, DD2 had about 5 chicken pox in January. She didn't seem to have any other symptoms and the good news is she's now immune. They seem to suffer more the older they get, so better now really

Hmm, think I spoke too soon. Bed at 8.30, feed at 12am, feed at 3am, feed at 4am , then up at 6am. Why do the good nights have to be the one offs and the bad nights the norm? [self pity]

Jabber, you poor thing, I have days when I am SO tired I am just a mess. I seem to be beyond the point of tears a lot of the time, just ragingly angry until I sanp then the tears come. Horrible feeling but I'm too tired to control it. I just have to keep telling myself that he WILL sleep at some point (around 2018 at this rate!).

Ds1 is going through a horrible phase at the moment. I'm not sure if he's still recovering from last week's virus or if it's just an age thing but he has started having the most horrendous tantrums. He used to jst scream and stamp, now he's progressed to kicking, hitting, hair pulling, etc. I ended up smacking him on Thurs because I couldn't do anything else for him, he was so out of control. It was so awful, I can't describe it. Then he did it again last night and dh had to use his restraint training from work to hold on to him until he calmed down .

I so hope it is just a phase, it's like (I hesitate to say it but can't think of a better way) he's possessed because he's so out of control and un-calm-down-able. I am at a complete loss as to how to deal with it.

Indith, how are the spots today?

GS, so glad you had a nice holiday.

AQ, sympathy about the bedtime feed, not sure how you solve that one. Is he more comfort feeding than actual food feeding? Would he take a dummy, to give your poor nipps a rest?

Eli, hope you had a better night last night!

LFM sorry the apppt was so disappointing.

Margo - we're getting the removers to pack for us [lazy] so it's just a case of doing the last few bits of sorting and trips to the tip this weekend.

Hope I haven't missed anyone!

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