Jan '07 part 4: all we can talk about is poo, wind, sleep and bogeys...so how come we clocked up 500 messages in a fortnight?!

[2Happy]

I'd moan more but ds2 is having a very off day!

Luke older boy, only have two carrotcake.

2 happy Dont think they can understand that day in day out is very different to eve and weekends!

Sorry crossed posts carrot, thankyou! Read that one two.

Do you mean Lukes account is where you went today or with B&B

first save acount at bradford and bingley

Basically you get 5.25% (includes 0.5% bonus if you make less than 3 withdrawals per year) you can open it with £10 (any cheques need to be payable to child). If child is under 7 you must have at least one trustee but you can have both parents (but both will need to be there to open the account)

You will need
one proof of name and address for each trustee (driving license utility/council tax bill (dated in last 3 months), bank statement etc) and

another proof of address with name and signature (driving license if you havent used it for address id, passport, etc)

and for the child you will need birth certificate

If you are doing 2 accounts with 2 trustees on each shouldnt take longer than 20 minutes max and you get a free book for each of them at the time of opening the account

I feel like I am back at work doing my sales pitch (if the cashier doing their job properly they should ask you about your current mtg deal/life insurance arrangements and home/car insurance) but dont worry just say everythings fine and they won't hassle

30 messages already . Better start at the bottom and get reading. Back soon.....

Exactly, DH. It's fine when you've been out all day and not had screaming and hitting wearing you down until it gets too much. Esp when ds2 is screaming too and you're knackered because you're doing most of the night too. It's fine most of the time, and ds1 has been a bit better recently, and really he's a lovely kid. But you need back up and support from dh not criticism (or at least not when ds1 is mid-tantrum, and probably not in the middle of a shop for you!). It is so embarassing when they kick off in public you do feel like people are judging. And it does make me feel like I must be doing something wrong sometimes .dh is off from tomorrow afternoon until very late thurs eve too so I will be alone with dses basically from tomorrow early pm until he gets home friday night from work (probably after ds1's bedtime). And the weather's shite. Can I come to your house?!

posted the swim nappy today Rgee

i'm currently trying to put Zac to bed, he's not having any of it thoughhe's usually really good

DH and i rowed last night, over him putting the washing away wrong. he said he felt like every time he did something to help i criticised him, but i interpret that as "you should be grateful for what i do even if it's crap".

i'm so scared of anything happening to me though, as i know he'd be screwed if i wasn't there. it's probably quite irrational as i'm not planning on going anywhere, but none of us know what's round the next bend do we?

EAH- L account at Halifax but they give you 10% on their children's regular savers account which I cant beat anywhere I have looked. Might try and open an acocunt online and see if I can just pop in with ID.

Yes please do 2happy. Feeling a bit lonely TBH. You can come and we can put the lo in front of the telly! KNow it is bad but it is the only peace I get at the mo. He not alway naughty but just 'busy' and always find thing I havnt put away when I am feeding R!

Urban, if I could count the number of times we have had that argument!!

UD - I always think that because I do 98% of the things for dd's, from washing,ironing,dressing,hair cleaning,food shopping, cooking and deal woth all the finances I know he'd have to cope but he would nee so much help that they'd probably end up living at his mums or the girls would live at my parents especially with his long and unsocial work hours

BTW, I always find that DH copes better with los when I am not there. If I am I spend the time helping him and saying that I have to do it on my own all day! Not sure if tha tis him being useless or me being controling though!

Dh - I suspect I may be resorting to ds1's tractor dvd's over the next few days. Yes, they even have a song about muck spreading!! (What's worse is I find myself humming it as I wander round the supermarket!)
UD - how come it always turns round to being our fault for nagging? I sort the washing, put it on, hang it out, iron it - all dh has to do is put his in his drawers, and does he? No, leves it for cats to sit on so that it gets filthy and needs washing again! Gaaah!

EAH - many thanks for that. We went swimming today and used a disposable swim nappy. Had a great time in the pool - just got lots of smiles (until I took her out and then she screamed for 10 mins, but hey). (Loved the sales pitch by the way. Ours is in the Yorkshire BS)

Lizz - I can't believe you LIKE Grease2 !!

Dragon - am of you Dirty Dancing holiday. Did you jump up in DH's arms whilst in the lake?

Sorry to all of you with older child and DH problems.

Oh and he copes better with ds1's moods because he puts the tv on from the word go whereas I try to leave it as a last resort!

when I used to work on some sats and he looked after ellie they would have a fab tme but he would only change her nappy if I phoned and reminded him or it was falling off her bum. They would have a fab time doing all the 'fun' things but no housework/washing etc would be done, dinner may have been done for Ellie but it would be left on the kitchen side/table and she'd be completley out of routine as he'd let her sleep or not sleep depedning if she felt like it.

He is a great dad but at fun things not everyday normal things and cannot multitask at all

mmmnn 41 messages in 45 minutes!

I don't think I know a man who can multitask. I can't complain about my dh - he really is a sweetie and helpful. BUT I've just reminded him about doing the washing up and he says he doesn't want to whilst the bottles are on the draining board. I gently suggested that perhaps he could move the bottles to the steriliser....

I'll start thinking up the next thread title then
Actually I better had switch this off or I will be divorced and then I'd really have something to moan about

Faster faster. Surely we should be aiming for a message a minute.....

lol RGee!

Dragon- have you read 'a spoonful of jam', 'cuckoo in the nest' and 'a little love song'?
I love her books, I read them as a teenager but still like them now..

it's like a part time job this thread

Yes. Better turn off too. DH wants to come on and do our shopping (erm...not I know I CAN'T complain about DH. I've already talked about him doing the washing up and now I've let the cat out of the bag that's he's going to do the shopping too.)

Thats why I feel the need to log on each night I'd never catch up, mmmnn will be interesting in July when I am back at work as well (hope they havent looked a my internet history which was mainly mn and removed my internet priviliges whilst I have been on mat leave)

Carrot, I have read cukoo in the nest but dont think the others. Might have though as I read them when I was at school too. Love them

DH is putting R to sleep tonight and even though he is struggling, I am not rushing up there but letting him do it alone! I am posting to stop myself 'helping'.