Feb '06 - Christmas trees and toddlers

[Jas]

CAMERON, 6th Jan, born to Teuch, DC1
PEYIA, 23rd Jan, Born to TicTac, DC1
ALEXANDER, 24th Jan, Born to Yeahbut, DC3
MAISIE, 26th Jan, Born to ellenrose, DC3
JESSICA HELEN, Birthdate 30th Jan, Born to JuA, Twin 1, DC2.
EMILY ROSE, Birthdate 30th Jan, Born to JuA, Twin 2, DC3
T, Birthdate late Jan, Born to ChasingSquirrels, DC2
ASTRID, Birthdate 4th Feb, Born to EachPeachPearMum, DC1
LAUREN EMMA, Birthdate 6th Feb, Born to Morgan, DC2
PIPPA, Birthdate 8th Feb, Born to CSWS, DC1
LEWIS, Birthdate 9th Feb, , Born to Phoenix, DC1
EVIE HARRIET, Birthdate 10th Feb, Born to Hotmama, DC2
RHUARIDH GEORGE, Birthdate 11th Feb, Born to MrsDoolittle, DC2
BEN, Birthdate 12th Feb, Born to Kelbelle, DC1
OSCAR, Birthdate 12th Feb, Born to Chloe55, DC1
OSCAR, Birthdate 13th Feb, Born to JoFan, DC
LUTHER, Birthdate 14th Feb, Born to Otter, DC5
BRAM, Birthdate 21st Feb, Born to mustrunmore, DC2
LUCA, Birthdate 21st Feb, Born to 2boysmacca, DC2
EMRYS , Birthdate 24th Feb, Born to Flamesparrow, DC2
ISABEL ERIKA, Birthdate 24th Feb, Born to Amiable, DC1
RORY JOHN, Birthdate 25th Feb, Born to dewmeadow, DC2
BOY, Birthdate 26th Feb, Born to Jas, DC3
SALLY ANIELA, Birthdate 28th Feb, Born to Thell, DC1
NEVE, Birthdate 4th March, Born to Frizbe, DC2
ALFRED WILLIAM, Birthdate 4th March, Born to damewashalot, DC3
BOY, birthday 10th March, born to UniS, DC1

Well, call me mercenary, but its nice to know other people are having shit bedtimes
FWIW csws, ds1 always used to drop off on his own until he stopped the dummy. With it, you just plugged him up and left him, asleep 2 mins later. But we still lie with him till he's asleep now. The way I see it, its not such a hardship; story and a chat, then a firm 'no more chat, sleep'. He really plays up for dh, but with me its usually ok (excepting hlidays and the subsequent lack of routine).

Our problems at the moment are just that ds2 isnt used to a bed,they dont stay in bed all night and we cant put them to bed at the same time. Last night was a nightmare! I di threaten to leave ds2 at one pint because he was messing about, and got up to go, which seemed to do the trick and he lay back down.

DS2 woke twice in the night; I got him back to sleep first time, dh went in the next time, so just brought him thruogh to uor bed Then I woke about 3am to find ds1 in our bed too, so I took ds2 back and hewas fine in his bed, took ds1 back and he woke up and had a huge huge tantrum. Which ended up in me sleeping with him till 5am Or, not sleeping really. And that was only after a tizzy because he only wanted dh with him, wh osaid he couldnt because he needed sleep before work, which set ds1 off.

This thread fell off my threads i'm on list. I have been reading just not posting.

for boiler Friz, hope it gets fixed properly this time.

for bedtime csws. I was looking forward to getting ds into a bed but ur doing a good job at putting me off I've got no reason as yet to take the sides off his cot anyway as he makes no attempt whatsoever to climb out.

Flame - at the robot, how long did that take you to do? for the dream. Hows the no nappy going?

Hi Jas, mrm, EPPM and everyone else who's around

Ds' eating is getting worse. He's just nibbling at his meals then handing us his plate. He's always ate breakfast cereals well but even they're not getting ate now. I've even been out and bought coco pops to try get something down him on a morning and i'm sat here holding a bowl of them that he's got bored of How can i get him to eat more or should i just leave him to it and not make a big deal of it?

I'm still not at work today, i'm going back Thursday (due back weds but its my day off). Still got a cough and now blocked nose again. How do you get rid of this damn cold.

You just donr like us do you?

I wouldnr worry about the food. If he's hungry, he'll eat evcentually. I really wouldnt go down the coco pops route though, speaking as a parent of someone that would live off sugar given the choice. He used to eat really well. Now he's such afussy little oink.

I know coco pops are shit but he isn't eating em anyway so dh'll eat em and ds can go back to porridge, weetabix, rice crispies or cheerios. The meals bit isn't really worrying me cos he's never been a good eater but has always had 1 or 2 bowls of cereal.

Yay for dh doing everything when you refused Jas. My dh would just continue shouting until I did it to avoid upsetting dd . He's been more help over Christmas, but is still quite a shouty person.

Try not to worry about the eating Phoenix. If he has a bit of a cold too then that could be putting him off.

What an exciting day in we are having . Dh working from home, whilst dd & I read lots and play and organise toys, which is hard when dh won't let me get any more proper storage until the extension is built.

On the one hand, you must know what will be needed re storage with the new extension, so why not get it now? Its not like you dont have room in your current rooms to fit things! But, speaking from experience, I'm never happy with toy storage.We've been through so many diffrent set-ups of boxes, furniture of various types etc. In my defence, storage neds do change over time ats the kind of toys change. I'm 99% happy with what we're currently doing, and my plan to get ds1 a second hand midi-sleeper when he outgrows the toddler bed. Ultimately, they'll each have one, with half the underneath as toy storage. The other half will be a place to hide while they're little, then put a desk there when older. And one day, we'll have no toys downstairs

All I can think of to ask my Mum to fet me so far is jewellery elastic (to fix 3 broken bracelets), or top up my bus pass for a week

Hi guys. How is everyone?

Glad to hear other people's problems other than my own! Ds2 has always slept well, been in a bed for 4 months but since we got back from my parents he refuses to stay in his bed (after never once attempting to get out). Anyway, I think we have it sorted, I have finally resorted to threatening to take away his dummy and that seems to do the trick. I am worried about tonight though as I have my course starting up again tonight. My biggest issue is getting him dressed, omg! I have never seen anything like it. Ds1 went through this stage but it was more of a game for him, this is something quite different. I took him out in just his vest last week! Took 3 of us to dress him yesterday too.....

Pg, eating. Ds has alway been a fussy eater, well, it started about 18 months and has gradually got worse and worse. My theory is, eat what you've been given or you get nothing after. When they are really hungry they will eat. Last week I refused to cook for ds because it kept getting thrown away, after 2 days of weetabix for tea he ate his next meal without any fuss.

csws. My sister went through the same with her daughter and I have to agree with Friz, you've got to get tough with her. The longer you keep pandering to it the longer it will go on, she really won't learn from it. You're just making yourself miserable and irritable and undoubtedly irritable with dh.

I took ds to a party yesterday and gave dh instructions on ds2 tea. Curry is defrosted, make sure you add yoghurt and cook some rice for him. I got home and ds2 was happily tucking into curry without any yoghurt, aka curry paste!!!!! I went mad at dh, absolutely livid. Idiot!! Needless to say he is suffering with his no. 2's today!!!!

mrm- what day is yr birthday?

that your bus pass costs £20 a week mrm!

macca - I don't have chance to get irritable with dh - he is in with dd all night so I don't see him .

I put her up in her bed for her nap this afternoon, and left her to go and have a shower (she was def tired as was dozing off having a feed from me downstairs). She was still up and mucking around when I got out, so I put her back to bed then and then left, and again once more after I'd dried my hair and dh had been up and spoken to her. She eventually got the message, and now seems to be asleep - hopefully in her bed, but I've not been to check!

Any sign of Boots yet for you mrm? Nothing here - about to phone them to find out what's going on with first order too.

It doenst always cost £20, usually about £15 (am on pay as you go at present, deciding whether pay monthly would be better value, but it depends what we do at the weekend).

I've avoided bedtime tonight by going out to aerobics 15 mins after dh got home, then chatting with my friend on thw street corner DS2 went fine, ds1 still being ridiculous.

Got Tescos due nowish, so am playing 'guess how many items will be missing this time'!

Boots; called them today. They said they werent sure when it was coming , but if it wsant here by Wednesday, phone up and I'll get a discount so if it comes, it'll now come when I'm out, of course. I'm not waiting in any longer. God help us if they leave it with the bad-next-door -people. iagine if I'd ordered nappies and was waitingforthem

dl might be coming here tomorrow. No idea which approach to take. I dont want to lose such a friend, but I'm still dubious that he is one, or at least not how I thought. but then again, stress and all that...

I spoke to Boots too. Turned out that I couldn't register my Advantage card with my account because it was already registered to my name @htomail.com .

They then said that the lines to talk to someone about where my orders are was very busy, but they would ask them to call me back, as an urgent for today. Needless to say, they didn't call, and nor did any parcel arrive. They are absolutely crap aren't they.

Dh ordered something from them once for a birthday present for me. They muddled it up with someone else's order and sent us their stuff instead. Were supposed to be sending someone to pick that up, and re-sending dh's order. We got the correct delivery then, but they never came back for the other crap.

Thought dd was going to go to sleep ok tonight, as she stayed in bed when I left the room and for a few mins afterwards, but I can hear that she is up again now, and shouting for me. Trying to hold out a bit longer before going up.

I stink of berry flavoured toothpaste. Dh did an astounding job of watching dd whilst he was running her bath, and let her smear an entire new tube of toothpaste all over her room - on her duvet (which I don't yet have a spare cover for), on a pillow, on her wardrobe, the radiator cabinet, the floor, her toybox, the safety gate.....

Excellent, whilst typing that last paragraph she's gone quiet again. Fingers crossed.

At least I've already claimed my points for this order instore! Remember when I got the zapp and had to return it, buty kept the points and bonuspints; 1300

Tescos has just been; 15 items unavailable. Typical.Mainly my things.

mrm- really...which day? I think we may be twins!

Have you seen this?

30th

Gah! 30th? You said next week on yr other thread! we not twins then.

CSWS for dd finally getting some sleep on her own then??? (or did she not?)
Think of all the fun you can have storage shopping once its done though!
Eeeeeek for the Berry toothpaste..... at dh, should have made him clean it up (yes you Mr CSWS! Frizbe wags finger and tuts )

MRM sure tomorrow with lodger will go ok, maybe he's had a good bit of thinking time?

Phoenix agree with CSWS, cold maybe upsetting taste buds, along with more teeth??? oh and if you click on thread watch, you'll never loose us again

Flame where are you today?

Macca for the curry paste, poor boys bottom! good luck with the course this term, when do you finish it?

So back to aerobics here tomorrow night! started relative healthy eating today again too (my poor body is wondering where all the chocolate has gone!)
Plumber came and pulled out the bit to work on and it fired up again he thinks its a dry joint on the circuit board (as does my dad) which means a new board, depeding on price new boiler may be cheaper So currently heating working, front is off boiler and I'm left with wiggling instructions by plumber to keep us in heat If its still ok in two weeks, he'll put the front back on! if it goes again, it needs a circuit, but the wiggling will get us by in the meantime we hope.

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Anyone need any cheap 2008 calenders then? Prison Break especially nice view! or Dr Who?

Brighten up your evening/morning "tasty

I came to post and go tatally distracted by thosepics Frizbe

The plan for today si bath orderin, then dp plasters over the board on the ceilings and hat is another job done
I won't hold my breath o that getting done oo!

DS slept last nigh despite sleeping during the day, bu was up at 6. Tha is h earliest start we've had for a long while.

Who had a non-eating boy? Phoenix?
I'd avoid the cocopops (or anything else you don' normally buy in a desperate aempt o ge him to eat) route. I'm sure they don't need o eat aas much as they did when they were babies, as they arn't growing as fast. Let him eat when he is hungry, and try not to sress when he doesn't.

DS threw his tea on the floor last night. Very unusual for him, but I just put it on th side where he couldn't get it (the plate landed right way up!) and we ate ours. He asked later and dd1 gave it to him.

Ah, but EPPM, on the other thread I said I had to decide on my pressie in a week, not that it was the actual day in a week

Well, we managed to keep one boy out of our bed last nght. But i got up 3 times for ds2 and twice for ds1

Dh is now doing overs this evening, so I'n on my own sorting out me and dl

Hmmm - do you think that's intentional mrm?

Yes Friz - she slept fine. Up for a bit from 2:20, but once dh had popped in, it was really just her coughing that was disturbing her for half an hour or so. Up at 7:30 this morning .

Dh did help to clean up the toothpaste Friz. He did the patches on the carpet, whilst I did the rest.

Off to visit our friend with chickenpox this morning, and then dd is going to the childminder this afternoon. She is all crusted over now so cm is happy to take her.

Nah, its not. Its the offer of money!

Ds woke up before 6am this morning so dh went up to him cos he was getting up for work and gave him his dummys and told him to go back to sleep. He didn't so i went up just after 7 and brought him down into my bed and he went back to sleep and didn't wake up til 9.15

I've got my smear booked for tomorrow afternoon, has everyone else who's due done theres?

for having heating Friz, for possible cost of fixing it properly.

Jas - for bath ordering and dp getting another bit done (if he does)

csws - for crusty spots. Have a nice time at the gym.

mrm - Hope it goes well with dl

My soddin internet is being a nightmare!

DS has spent the last hour playing with my little ponies

You have all been talking faaaaaaaaaaar too much and I have forgotten everything pretty much. I might be getting a Halo calendar for one of our geeks Friz. Oooh and the wet men link I only started watching Prison Break last week and am having very bad thoughts about Mr Miller I am having similar thoughts about the psychic one from Supernatural too I'm not too sure why though, he isn't really my usual type.

DH is going to have to do different hours and lose his Friday afternoons he is miserable. He doesn't like the job anyway, the Fridays were the thing that kept him going. They were what kept me going too. I'm all argh at the moment and I don't know why. I think it is a baby age thing... when B was this age I was planning a wedding and a new baby, now I am planning no new babies for a ocuple of years, Emrys is dropping his sleep so I can't get so much work done and I am going slightly stir crazy.

That's my whinge over - better get some work done before I lose connection again!

Is it the not having anything to look forward to aspect that's upsetting you flame, as you should theoretically have more time to relax without a wedding to plan?!

Well done for booking the smear Phoenix. Hope it's over quickly and simply.

Oh yes, forgot to say for wiggly heating Friz!

Well mrm, any sign of Boots today? I've just spoken to them. Apparently they dispatched my first order to the carrier on 31/12. They don't know why the status of the order is wrong when I look it up online, or why I didn't get an email telling me it had been dispatched. The second was dispatched 4/1, and is with the same carrier (they did email me when this was sent). Apparently the carrier had warehouse problems last week, and is consequently behind with its deliveries. They are supposed to have caught up by tomorrow, so that is the latest that both orders should arrive. Is that the same story that you were given, as I know you said that yours could be any time up to Wedns?