December 2006 drag yourselves over here!

[Indith]

Oooops no room to link to old thread!

Lol at AQ forgetting that she is pg Sure the madness will pass. And don't worry about my chocolate supply, I live round the corner from Tesco

Jabber I think you should pop ds in the post and I'll sned him on holiday with all my clibing friends, they do similarly dangerous stunts on a larger scale. He'd have a ball

TBH, Margo, I had to stop myself as her little face went purple. It was really very funny!

Ah, mystery solved Margo. Thought it sounded like you!

Glad it's not just me, I kept meaning to post about my little horror BP. DD2 has started throwing tantrums (short lived thankfully) but very loud.

Also, isn't it a bit young for a 16 month old to be demanding to wear dresses (preferably pink) every day?

How is DD2 Eli? Have you taken her to a homeopath/cranial osteo yet? Honestly, I cannot recommend it enough: DS has not been ill (not even a cold) since September when I first took him.

Castles - My DD frequently insists on certain clothes and will try and take something off if it isnt what she wanted.

Lol, neither of my boys cares a flip about clothes however ds2 frequently throws himself on the floor, distraught, when he doesn't get his way. I usuallly just ignore him but it's hard not to smile.

Thank goodness for boys who don't care what they wear

He is starting on the tantrums too though. mostly passes when ignored, dp is way too soft though and if he is getting angry at something will pick him up and cuddle and try to soothe so of course ds gets even more pissed off. Have tried to point out that if you just ognore him he gets less worked up and moves on but he has yet to learn Mind you then I get occasions like yesterday when I'm not sure if it a tantrum or if something is wrong. He woke from a nap, started howling and was still going half an hour later. Nappy changed, snack and drink offered, cbeebies put on, music channel put on, duplo brought out. Nothing worked and I ended up with one of those screaming infants you have to put down on the floor because you can't keep hold of them! Half an hour in I plumped for the something bothering him option, gave calpol and 10 mins later we were snuggled watching cbeebie He was a bit tetchy the rest of the day though.

Lol Indith. I always feel really guilty if I've had a fractious child for hours and then just before bed I think of calpol and it cheers them up straight away!

Glad it's not just me. 2 friends at school also said their 3rd DC is highly opinionated and at such a young age. Maybe this means we will be over the 'terrible twos' before we reach them ...

Having said that, DD2 has been really quiet all day which has got me scratching my head a bit ... until I gave her some calpol and she cheered up. What is in that stuff?

Wow, can you send a case to the US?

Tis magic that's what it is. The manager at creche says when she gets a bottle out for one child that needs it the rest of them are all gathering round begging for some

We love the pink stuff in this house

at girls demanding dresses! Tho ds1 did fish his superman t-shirt out of the ironing basket and had it on before I noticed! The shame of an unironed superhero top Pink stuff or in fact anything in a bottle or packet always welcomed in this house. ds2 gets the spoon and looks hopefully in the direction of the shelf

Wry of recognition at the highly opinionated babies. DS2 falls very much into that camp. DH and I frequently look at each other and say "I'm sure ds1/dd wasn't this strong willed at this age!"

His current thing is pants. He likes to wear pants.

Dd's Dora pants, to be precise.

Luckily, over is nappy but the nurse did look a bit at us when I took his trousers off for his jabs and he had on pink spotty Dora knickers. Hey ho .

He is obsessed with 'Dor-dor' though. He loves it and can spot anything Dor-dor related from 5000 paces. He talks back to the DVD, sings the Backpack song and can name all the characters. Who says TV isn't educational .

Cute pics, Godzilla.

AQ, DH's colleague had twins last summer and she was induced at 38+ wks. That's not a reason not to get sorted, more a reassurance that twins aren't necessarily early .

That's so sweet Olihan. DD2 loves Fifi - never really watches the programme but has books and toys and pyjamas. She says 'BuBu' for Bumble and is very proud of herself. Having said that one of her clearest words is 'Barbie'. She is not interested in any baby toys at all and likes books, baby dolls and barbies.

So sweet I wish I could get ds2 interested in tv because it'll be darn handy when the twins arrive! Not a flicker, although to be fair it's usually when he's having his nap that it's on for ds1.

I'm not actually sure what makes me more nervous, them arriving early or not being able to move for weeks because I am so big. I am waddling already 18 wks tomorrow fgs! I'm feeling v.ambivalent about leaving work for good, am actually finding it more interesting and satisfying now that I've settled back in. I know it's going to be impossible to go back, but I've got all this knowledge and it's going to go to waste now. I'll never catch up in this field (web devt/info mgt) again.

DD2 isn't really interested in baby toys either, FGS. She just wants whatever her sister has I am resigning myself to years of 'Please girls, would you just share/play nicely/stop shouting'

AQ, ds2 only watches it on the car DVD player. If it's on in the house he ignores it in favour of toys/dd. He's like your dd2 though FGS, we have none of the toys out that dd and ds1 had at this age - all our 'baby' toys are in the cupboard. He plays dolls with dd, or 'cooks' in the play kitchen, or they play with the dolls house, etc. Basically, whatever dd is doing, he does. I'm dreading September when dd is in preschool for 4 sessions a week. How am I going to occupy him?

LOL, x-posts, bp. I'm saying that constantly already, but not often to ds1 and dd, it's to dd and ds2. They're a really cute but very gruesome twosome!

Aw at baby Oli and his Dora knickers.

DD2 is going through a phase of running round in circles and spinning. Obviously she seems to prefer doggy games rather than steal toys from her sister. I'll really worry when she starts sniffing peoples bums.

Morning Guys Flylady Babysteps Day 18 - 11 commandments
Quite a good reminder..

Another willful one here. DS likes to walk off, he knows he shouldn´t so he sends me a little wave first then carries on...when I tell him to come back he shouts back in his own baby way. Its really loud too I have to stop myself from laughing

He´s also started having moments of frustration tantrums and I thought it was supposed to be the terrible twos I just leave him writhing on the floor and eventually he snaps out of it

So cute about the Dora pants Oli

I am finding it hard to occupy DD2 during the morning until DD1 comes back from nursery at 1pm. I have to take her to playgroup to stop her causing mayhem and because she is so sociable but tbh I'm getting so bored of the whole m&t malarky. Which reminds me, have to ring the nursery that should be able to take her in September

castles - I find it tricky in the mornings if I'm at home as DD2 misses DD1 and is also into everything. Doesnt want to play as such, just wants to explore and have books read to her.

Yes FGS, Dd2 follows me around, wants to be carried or just causes mayhem. She only plays with toys when the other DCs are here. I've just rung a nursery and am now overcome with guilt ...

DS2 is the same! He just demanded to drink his smoothie in a cup then proceeded to pour it on the floor and fingerpaint in it So goes the start of my day...

Ah, the old food is art trick

Nice to see the students being so studious tonight. Or are you chatting on other threads (BP waggles her finger accusingly)