Feb '06 Chatterboxes

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CAMERON, Birthdate 6th Jan, Due 28th Jan, Weight 5lbs 13oz, Born to Teuch, Baby no 1, Lives Inner Hebridean Island, Gas & air and morphine
PEYIA, Birthdate 23rd Jan, Due 4th Feb, Weight 6lbs 12.5oz, Born to TicTac, Baby no 1, Lives Horwich, Lancs, Gas & air only
ALEXANDER, Birthdate 24th Jan, Due 4th Feb, Weight ??, Born to Yeahbut, Baby no 3, Lives Holland, Elective c-section
CAITLIN ERIN MONICA, Birthdate 25th Jan, Due 10th Feb, Weight 8lbs 10.5oz, Born to Womba1, Baby no 3 (1 stillborn), Lives Eastbourne, Elective c-section
MAISIE, Birthdate 26th Jan, Due 7th Feb, Weight 8lbs 5.5oz, Born to ellenrose, Baby no 3, Lives Bristol, Induction due to SPD
JESSICA HELEN, Birthdate 30th Jan, Due 9th Feb, Weight 5lbs 11oz, Born to JuA, Baby no 2, Lives Chorley, Lancs, Elective c-section. Twin 1.
EMILY ROSE, Birthdate 30th Jan, Due 9th Feb, Weight 6lbs, Born to JuA, Baby no 2, Lives Chorley, Lancs, Elective c-section. Twin 2.
ELIZABETH GRACE, Birthdate 3rd Feb, Due 3rd Feb, Weight 8lbs 5oz, Born to Kando, Baby no 3, Lives Holland,
PETER, Birthdate 6th Feb, Due 12th Feb, Weight 7lbs 9oz, Born to popmum, Baby no 2, Lives Herts,
LAUREN EMMA, Birthdate 6th Feb, Due 22nd Feb, Weight 6lbs 14oz, Born to Morgan, Baby no 2, Lives Dubai,
PHILIPPA ROSE, Birthdate 8th Feb, Due 2nd Feb, Weight 9lbs, Born to CSWS (Tabs), Baby no 1, Lives North Herts, TENS and gas & air
LEWIS JAMES, Birthdate 9th Feb, Due 31st Jan, Weight 9lbs 2oz, Born to PhoenixGirl (Cuffyj1/lewsmummy), Baby no 1, Lives Barnsley, emerg c-section
SETH PETER, Birthdate 9th Feb, Due 1st March, Weight 7lbs, Born to angedemarche (Jangus), Baby no 2, Lives NI, Elective c-secion
EVIE HARRIET, Birthdate 10th Feb, Due 29th Jan, Weight 9lbs, Born to Hotmama, Baby no 2, Lives Nottingham, emerg c-section
RHUARIDH GEORGE, Birthdate 11th Feb, Due 20th Feb, Weight ??, Born to MrsDoolittle, Baby no 2, Lives Newbury, Water birth
BEN, Birthdate 12th Feb, Due 2nd Feb, Weight 8lbs 4oz, Born to 3K, Baby no 1, Lives Gravesend, Kent, c-sec after failure to dilate sufficiently
OSCAR, Birthdate 12th Feb, Due 13th Feb, Weight 9lbs 10oz, Born to Chloe55, Baby no 1, Lives West Yorkshire, Pethidine, epi & lots of stitches!
LUTHER, Birthdate 14th Feb, Due 6th Feb, Weight 8lbs 8oz, Born to NotAnOtter (4blue1pink), Baby no 5, Lives ??,
ANYA OLIVE CATRIONA, Birthdate 20th Feb, Due 8th Feb, Weight 7lbs 9oz, Born to Popadopalis, Baby no 1, Lives Bedford,
BRAM THOMAS, Birthdate 21st Feb, Due 11th Feb, Weight 9lbs 15oz, Born to mustrunmore (Ixel), Baby no 2, Lives N London, c-sec
LUCA, Birthdate 21st Feb, Due 18th Feb, Weight 8lbs 3oz, Born to 2boysmacca, Baby no 2, Lives N Essex, Home birth
IMOGEN ROSAMOND, Birthdate 23rd Feb, Due 2nd March, Weight 7lbs 9oz, Born to Ags, Baby no 2, Lives Kent, Elective c-section
EMRYS JOHN, Birthdate 24th Feb, Due 24th Feb, Weight 8lbs 5oz, Born to Flamesparrow, Baby no 2, Lives Bournemouth, Home birth
ISABEL ERIKA, Birthdate 24th Feb, Due 3rd March, Weight 7lbs 5.5oz, Born to Amiable, Baby no 1, Lives North London, Gas & air and epidural. DH German
RORY JOHN, Birthdate 25th Feb, Due 23rd Feb, Weight 10lb 2oz, Born to dewmeadow, Baby no 2, Lives County Tyrone, Ireland, emerg c-section
LEON JASON, Birthdate 26th Feb, Due 18th Feb, Weight 7lbs 13oz, Born to Jelley (Jasnem), Baby no 3, Lives Waltham Abbey, Rapid labour, ventouse and episiotomy
SALLY ANIELA, Birthdate 28th Feb, Due 28th Feb, Weight 8lbs 13oz, Born to Thell, Baby no 1, Lives London, Water birth at home
NEVE, Birthdate 4th March, Due 27th Feb, Weight 8lbs 11oz, Born to Frizbe, Baby no 2, Lives Ripley, Derbyshire, Water birth
ALFRED WILLIAM, Birthdate 4th March, Due 27th Feb, Weight 9lbs 15oz, Born to damewashalot (Helen38), Baby no 3, Lives Warwickshire,

Screaming stamping hissy fit at having to go home, and generally behaving like a little sh*t. Oh, and chuck in a bit of answerin back. I don't mind (well, I do MIND, but I know how to handle it) if it is routine based meltdown - that's an entirely different thing... this was just basic demon child-ness.

I was leaning towards beating too!

I put ds to bed at 4pm for time out from each other as we had lovely bath then it proceeded to take me 20mins to get a nappy on him as he thrashed about, screamed the house down and generally stropped - he fell asleep and is still there!

Ooh I have one of those too. How old is she Flame, older or younger than mine (was 3 in Dec). I have a teenage toddler. Strop strop strop, slam doors, screaming, growling answering back. Comes down stairs as nice as pie, asks for something, doesn't get, strop strop strop, scream, growl answering back. This time last year he was a little angel with curls

Mine are both in bed too. Ds2 still struggling with all themedicine he is doped up on. Ds1, I've had enough of and besides which he was up at 5.30.

for all the stroppy children, i've got one of those too, if we tell Lewis 'no' he screams and attempts to hit us, he's got such a temper.

The dentist was ok i suppose, but its not very reassuring when they do the x rays and have you bite on the thingys and point the radiation machine at your face then walk out of the room

The roofer hasn't ended up coming out today he's coming tomorrow morning instead, but the joiners been and is gonna do us a rough estimate over the next few days. But how he was talking it sounded expensive but he didn't give us any idea on a rice so we'll have to wait and see.

Forgot to say earlier Have a geat holiday Frizbe

for those with stroppy three year olds. Not fun.

pg - funnily I was thinking how much ds has a temper today. He wails when he can't go where he wants, and is really not keen on hand holding. I got the reins out today, and I think they will be a permanent accessory. He wasn't keen, but I walk everywhere, and I'm not having him run off and get sqashed, so he will have to get used to them.

I will buy him proper shoes, but I'm going to let him wear out the baby shoes first.

DD will never hand hold, and won't walk in the right direction most of the time, so she still gets strapped into her pushchair when needs be. She actually hits as often when she's happy as when she's not, so I'm not reading anything into that at the moment, and hoping that she'll grow out of it.

No advice re 3 year olds, but hope it's just a bad day that all seems better tomorrow.

Ds's latest trick is sitting and pulling down with his arm when he wants to go in the opposite direction from us or literally just flinging himself to the floor - head included! He has hurt himself so many times doing that and still hasn't learnt from his mistakes. He hates his pram, isn't keen on hand holding and is a nightmare on the reins - any other suggestions?

Lewis always hits dh cos they play fight, well dh lays on the floor and Lewis crawls all over him and generally attacks him

He's still not mega confident walking but i walked the dog saturday and let him walk. He wasn't too bad at hand holding but kept letting go and holding on to the wall or getting down to crawl. I have bought reins ready though.

I've always had the rule that you walk nicely, or are strapped in the buggy, regardless of how much you wail and fight. It worked with the dds....

ds2 is crap at holding hands. But then, with ds1 around, ds2 is in the buggy 99% of the time anyway. He walks from the top of the road that nursery is on when we go to collect, or from the park if its been a nice day. But its with constant wriggling out of my grasp!

Flame, want to swop dd for the boy who had a seven minute tantrum in M+S today because 'I dont want to buy mangoes'? And who hit his brother in the face with a laptray this morning for absolutely no reason? His new favouite word is poo too, regardless of the context, happy or grumpy. Tedium. Tedium.

And poor ds2 now has a huge graze on his forehead where he fell off a winecrate in the garden onto the patio . He was just trying to keep up with ds1 and his friends; he's really starting to feel aware that he's left out.

Maybe it is just an age thing, as they all seem to be so rubbish at hand holding.

I'm really not looking forward to having a 3 year old again.

I thought 2 was supposed to be the worst age Jelley, not 3?

mrm - can't believe you didn't want to buy mangoes. What kind of mother are you?

I do have a vague memory of 3 being worse than 2 actually.
I think dd1 is saving the worst up for when she is a teenager, as I've never had huge problems with her.

Jelley, that rule worked for ds1. Most of the time ds2 is in his buggy for the same reason as mrm, it's not practical both being off their leads! Reins never worked with ds1, I've invested in a little life backpack for ds2, it seems to work.

Ds2 is always hitting, be it happy or sad. I am often whacked in the face for the fun of it

Just eaten. Dh got home at his usual time of 7.45. I'd prepared all the salad and as he walked in, I went to take the fish out of the oven. Whoops fish still sitting on the hob but oven was lovely and warm. Doh!!!!!

I think mrm is being extra cruel and does want to buy mangoes, despite her ds telling her it is a bad idea

3 is soooooo much worse than 2. I remember my niece being a little sh*t, in fact, 4 was worse than 3 too!!!!!
Terrible 2's
Tiresome 3's
Fuckin' awful fours

Happy days....

Good. I'm glad its not just ds2 that hits alot!

Jelley, teenage girls. Yuck. It'll be a nightmare

I bought the mangoes anyway. He didnt notice till we were paying, which sparked off the crying again. The funny thing is, he really likes mango!

I wasn't going to mention 4

It's quite embarrassing when you have a (large) 4 year old wailing all the way to school and home again every day for a weekbecause I wouldn't let her wear flip flops.

I wasn't going to mention 4

It's quite embarrassing when you have a (large) 4 year old wailing all the way to school and home again every day for a weekbecause I wouldn't let her wear flip flops.

I think I was about 23 before my Mum classed me as a good daughter

oh god stroppy babies, ds2 can strop for england (and ds1 has always been such a nice well behaved little boy - everyone said i wouldn't get another like ds1!). ds2 doesn't do hand holding either so no tips, don't do alot of walking with him though cos usually go out with ds1 on his bike and there is no way that ds2 could keep up. both in bed and dh away, so another night on the pc and none of the housework getting done

ds2 does hand hold!

Mrm 23? Was that because you were married by then

CR how old is ds1? Whereabouts are you in Cambs?

I had a wellington boot box delivered today and I have unpacked and built it. It needs a few more screws putting in so I have asked dh to finish it off He really doesn't do DIY so I am definitely asking for trouble

csws how is the car?

ds1 is 4.5, I am just north of cambridge, about 10 miles, a few miles from Newmarket.
Is a wellington boot box just a box you put wellies in? or am I missing something...

Car is great, except the Sat Nav thinks that there are no points of interest in Whipsnade , and the temperature display is disabled in the UK model so that it can display km/h .