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July 2006 - bring on those tantrums!

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thefortbuilder · 09/08/2008 12:37

New thread now we're all mums of 2yr olds!

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kbaby · 11/09/2008 21:40

Hi Everyone.

I have finally decided to join a cake decorating college course. I start on tuesday night. Its for a year so im unsure if I will actually stick at it that long but hopefully it will be interesting.

2 of my friends have announced today that they are expecting their 3rd baby, made me quite although I dont know why because I find 2 quite enough work. DS started nursery on Monday and lasted 1.5 hrs of crying before they called us to pick him up. Hes really clingy now and cried at playgroup this morning and kept saying ' go home now, not like' hes got to go to nursery tomorrow so im hoping he's better.

Busy weekend coming up. Off out for chinese tomorrow to my fav restaurant and then sat swimming lessons for DD and im going out to buy a new car and then sunday we have a christening.

Bloss- we were looking at Turkey. Ive been there once before but didnt really like the men out here(felt intimidatd) but as its cheaper than anyone else then it will do for next year, plus its been yrs since I had any attention so will actually enjoy it this time

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aGalChangedHerName · 13/09/2008 16:20

Afternoon all

Not having a good weekend (as usual,sorry for the rant)

My wonderful mother has only gone and let dd1 down yet again Promised her on Thursday when she did her 1 hour visit that she would definitly arrange to come and pick her up today and take her to her house to see the dogs etc. I promise darling i will see you on Saturday etc etc. So she hasn't fucking turned up or phoned to say she would not be coming. This happens once a week/fortnight. She either doesn't turn up or else comes at 4pm with one of my brother's children in tow. Talk about rubbing salt in the wound eh?

Gonna have to tell her to fuck off soon i reckon,i am soooo sick of my family

My lovely s-i-l (db has fucked off with a just turned 19 year old,and he is 36 ) told me he was captured by the police 2 weekends ago for drunk driving. Mummy will probably be needed to hold db's hand and will have just not bothered to come and see the dd's again.

Bloody families,wish i didn't have one most of the time!!!

Sorry about that everyone. I only moan these days. I have been a shouty horrible mummy today cos dd1 has asked all day when Nana is coming to pick her up and i finally lost it with her Not her fault poor thing.

Hope you all have a good weekend xxx

HumphreysCorner · 13/09/2008 19:37

Oh Lordy Agalch-what absolute crap is being thrown at you. I am so sorry your mum has let DD1 down and as for your DB.

aGalChangedHerName · 13/09/2008 19:44

Yeah i often think i must have been a bad un in a previous life to be in this one lol.

Thank god for my DH and the dc's or i'd be..... well god only knows!!!

HumphreysCorner · 13/09/2008 20:32

You have most certainly not been bad in any life. Some people find it impossible to function properly sometimes.

HC
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aGalChangedHerName · 13/09/2008 21:13

Lol thanks HC

Texted my db today and let him know that i am no longer in a position to buy xmas gifts for anyone other than my dc's. I end up spending £20 on his and mine get theirs late and he never spends as much. So have decided not to bother. I haven't seen my nephews and neices for months because of the carry on and not sure if/when i will see them again so why bother???

HumphreysCorner · 13/09/2008 21:32

Well done you, a Christmas card will suffice.

HC
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Wallace · 14/09/2008 06:36

Just popping in to say hello

TheGoddessBlossom · 14/09/2008 08:37

Morning girls.

Hi Wallace!

Sorry about the family shit Algach, last thing you need.

Having a good weekend. H had swimming yesterday morning, then DH took him to BIL' to watch the footie. Then we had H's party at the local sports centre, and it sounds the other end of the spectrum to your amazing do Spin! I had paid £10 a head for 15 kids to have a football party followed by a tea. I provide cake they do all activities and food and party bags etc. So we get there with 15 kids and there is 1, count it, 1 football, a teenage "activity master" who says to me "So er, what would you like me to do?" No mate, this is wear you tell ME what you are going to do. I was livid, having phoned earlier in the week to make sure I didn't need to bring a pass the parcel or any other games to divert them. I had to go and get 3 footballs from our car FFS! It did improve, after I had complained to the Manager, but the reception attitude was terrible, and it was not a good start. Anyway, Harry seemed to enjoy himself, and thankfully they are all still babies enough to not be remotely bothered. At least the tea was ok, and it was thankfully only an hour and a half.

Then had to hoof it home, get the kids to bed, and go to a wedding reception, I was driving, but a friend was there who was also on the wagon so we had a good laugh. Our mutual friend was absolutely plastered, and tooka complete 360 tumble right in front of us and ended up under the table on her bag, dress round her middle legs in the air. It was funny, but I was a bit embarrassed for her. Doesn't that sound snobby and holier than thou! I know I like a drink, but I never drink to that extent these days, ie rolling around on the floor. I bet she is suffering this morning and I am bright eyed and bushy tailed! Alot to be said for not drinking. I wasn't saying that at 8pm last night though. How are you getting on Annie?

Think I met take the boys to the local church this morning, they have the family service today. Don't really know why,I'm not particularly religious, and if anything I am Catholic and this church is CoE. Just thought it would be a nice community thing to do once a month....ask me later when they have behaved atrociously and I am stressed!

Then going to a friend's down the road for tea this afternoon so that's Sunday sewn up.

Hope you are all having good weekends.

Love Bloss

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aGalChangedHerName · 14/09/2008 09:30

My db had 4 dc with s-i-l No1 whom i no longer see. No1 s-i-l doesn't have anything to do with any of the family. Those are the children that my mum has all the time.

No2 s-i-l has her own little boy and 1 little boy with my brother. I still see her reguarly with the children. I am trying to be there for her,she is still devastated obv. My arsehole db is still phoning/texting her saying he misses her etc. Hope she doesn't crumble and take him back if he asks her.

God Bloss i hate not drinking. Was at an Ann Summers on Friday and was the only one not drinking. Jeez i was bored. My friend was pissed and had a great time and a lift home from me so she is raving about it lol.

I haven't had a party for either of mine yet Been there done that with the boys and i can't be arsed this time round. Maybe next yera when things are more settled.

Hope you all have a good day. Off to drop ds1 at work and do my weekly shop with the dd's and my stroppy ds2. What fun xxx

kbaby · 14/09/2008 19:44

Spin- That sounds like a fab party, must have cost her a bomb. Not only is this course a year long but I can then do an advance course for another year!

DS was better on Friday at nursery, he cried briefly and then settled down so im hoping that hell get better each time he goes now.

I need to buy a new car because mine is clapping out but cant decide on another mpv or a car. Have a scenic at the moment and dont know if I really need the space anymore. I can afford a 3yr old MPV or a 1yr old car. I cant seems to make up my mind which one to go for.

Bloss- hope your church service went better than our christening. Both DC declared v loudly that they were bored and wanted to go home and then DD had a strop and threw her hair clips about etc while im muttered under my breath to behave. 1.5hrs long the service was, why do they have to make them last so long when its a service full of children is beyond me.

TheGoddessBlossom · 14/09/2008 20:02

KBaby, really glad DS was better at nursery on Friday and I think it's fab you are doing that course, you go girl. Felt terrble for not making H's birthday cake this year but just ran out of hours!

The church service was fabulous. 40 minutes. The Rector's birthday so big bag of sweets passed round. Bible story told with cartoon pix on a projector. Kids alllowed to come up the front to see everything. I really enjoyed it and I think the boys did too. Next month's is the Harvest Festival one. Great to go and get out of the house as DH was dying on the sofa

Jeez, Algach - I fully support you being eyes down looking in with regard to your family - for what that is worth. You all sound so lovely and your extended rellies just don't seem to see it!! Ditch if you can, don't let them drag you down. How hurtful of your mum to let down your little girl, I'd be livid. DH broke Harry's mask stick in front of him as he misread a situation and H was desparately trying not to show he was mopping up his tears on his t shirt and I could have killed seeing that and that was my own DH never mind anyone else! (he did apologise)

Anyhoo. Watching X Factor, drinking vinos, DH cooking, life is sweet.

Bloss

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thefortbuilder · 15/09/2008 09:53

agalch, you poor thing it sounds like you are having a real nightmare and i agree with everyone's great advice on here.

can't recall everyone's elses loads of posts all weekend so sorry for not replying individually!

jacob is getting better at nursery so that's good. sam has a cold and i think is teething properly now - the lumps are getting bigger and he's much more crochety!

jacob has started peeing in his nappy at night again....he's been drinking a lot more in the evening so will have to limit this i think. the plus side is that he's not been coming in with us till around 4am so that's something at least!

not much else to report in the flick house - our au pair arrives a week today, o'h and the washing machine is broken AGAIN - kept rtripping out one of the fuses on saturday late morning which was the circuit that the tv is on as well so dh kept missing bits of the rugby . but they can't get an engineer out till a week today and given i phoned them on saturday morning, and i don't think this is fixable so we'll have a nice long wait for a new machine i'm sure! my next door neighbour is doing our washing but i'm going to get dh to go to the launderette this weekend as well i think...

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thefortbuilder · 16/09/2008 09:59

OOPS i've killed the thread

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HumphreysCorner · 16/09/2008 10:56

You haven't killed the thread flick.

I'm just getting all stewed up with this TTC lark and AF was late this month but looks like it no longer is this morning so miffed off. Also put on yet more weight at WW so ready to jump off the nearest bridge I think.

Off to pick myself up and give myself a talking to before I end up going mad. Poor Em and Soph are taking the brunt of it.

Hope all OK and big, big wave.

HC
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AnnieAreYouOkAreYouOkAnnie · 16/09/2008 14:13

Hi All!

HC, big hugs to you, my sweet. I hope there's no bridges near you. No 3 will come along when 'he' is ready I promise.

Flick, good luck with the baby show. Lucky you with your au fancy pair!!

Bloss you church sounds fun!! Is that with a mind to schools is it? That's what we're doing, Church on sundays now. I'm actually enjoying it, though I do feel a bit of a fake, specially since I'm RC and it's Cof E! But our RC school is far away. I love the singing - even though you haven't a clue of the tune, you just shout it out cos you have the words right there!!
We went last Sunday, and left Joey and Mimi in the creche for an hour. That was good. Joey was fine, but Mimi realised after a while that we weren't there and got a bit upset, but they managed to placate her. She squeezed me so tight when we went to get her. Then got back for the communion bit, and just went up for blessings (again, wrong faith!) and I just followed everyone else, but DH faffed it all up and came back down all embarrassed! Bless!
H's party sounds like the boys made the most of it though. That's the important thing. So our HArry is 5 now!
Still on the wagon Bloss! Are you proud of me? Do you think I can last another two weeks? Do you? Do you??? I do... easy. It gets easier. Specially when you set a deadline, rather than say 'never again'.

kbaby, glad J is settling better at nursery. I takes a while I know. Today was Mimi's second day, and I made the mistake of saying goodbye, so of course that set her off, 'No, I want Mammy'... The staff are so good though, took her over and once I was out the door I couldn't hear her cry any more. Joey was not a bit bothered, though he did promise to look after her. Next week I'll try to just sneak off again... though she may know what's happening by then. Hmm.

Algach, gosh, what a load of shite you have to put up with. You sound like you are dealing with it very well, and please don't blame yourself for any of it. Your DCs do you proud so they do.

Spin, my very good friend, who lives in Scotland at the moment (she is Irish though) had a baby girl on Sunday and she called her Roisin! She's a whopper, 8lb 9 oz!

Rhinestone, hope Dom has settled again at night, is he teething still? Mimi is happy to sleep in her bed, but still wakes at least twice, and sometimes asks to come in Mammy's bed, but so far I haven't let her in. I find myself falling asleep in her room with my head on her pillow sometimes! Maybe you should get Dom a big bed, then at least you can reduce the hurdling!!

Right ladies, that was rather a large one!

Laters!

TheGoddessBlossom · 16/09/2008 14:57

Well done you Annie, have been wondering how you were getting on...no H is 4, and missed going to school by 4 days...seems to be enjoying pre-school though...

2nd interview for that job I want quite alot and DH wants me to have even more tomorrow morning. Think they will force me to work 4 days rather than 3 though which is not what I want but will probably settle for. DH looking after Toby for the morning while I go for it, which should be interesting.

Enjoying my first week for ages as a full time mum. T and I have been zooming around doing jobs. Sorry to all you who have one child atm, but one is soooooooooooooooo easy!

Off for a walk in a minute.

Bloss

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thefortbuilder · 16/09/2008 15:26

totally agree 1 is soooo easy bloss especially when it's not jacob at the moment- he is being so strong willed and dh's contribution is "try not to shout at jacob" and then reasons with him to get dressed. no wonder 25 mins later jacob was still not dressed and running around naked.....

sam is teething and has big head cold right now so is coughing his way through the night. dh of course sleeps through it all and NEVER gets up. or waits till i'm up and then says "you just tell me what you need me to do"...

HC it will all happen when it's supposed to darling! keep your chin up.

well done annie - i'm finding it hard enough getting to the end of the week at the moment!

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HumphreysCorner · 16/09/2008 15:54

Good luck Bloss-sock it to 'em!

Annie and flick for that matter-how can you bear to go 1 day without the vino. So very well done y'all.

HC
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thefortbuilder · 16/09/2008 17:46

yes sorry bloss good luck!!!

HC am trying to get rid of this tunmmy in time for my hols in about 3 weeks - that and waking up with a terrible headache from the champagne on saturday night is helping!

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RhinestoneCowgirl · 16/09/2008 19:11

Hi all

algach - sorry your extended family are being so unreasonable, you always sound like such a sorted wonderful woman, they don't know how lucky they are!

annie - Dom has had a snotty cold, but miraculously this seems to be making him sleep for 12 hr stretches at night, in his own bed . DH has made a new side for the cotbed (like a bed guard thing) so no more hurdling for me . DS has also started taking his naps in the spare bed, so getting used to a 'big boys' bed.

ceebee - don't know if you are around, but I have a v boring HR thread in Employment Ishoos, not sure if it's your area but would appreciate any advice.

Beadmum · 16/09/2008 20:31

Good evening ladies

Just been catching up on all the posts

bloss - good luck for tomorrow

algach - agree, your family are behaving terribly. true you can choose your friends but not your family (((hugs)))

annie - well done on the bed situation, it had to happen at long last for you

spin - whats bedtime yoga dvd, sounds interesting, is it relaxation for toddlers? 30c and not even summer yet our summer is over and never reached that temp ok not so shocking for scotland i guess

Well dh and i got back from paris on saturday, had a lovely time and the weather was great, lots of walking, romantic meals and sitting in cafes people watching which is my favourite bit. Done all the sights before so just had a nice relaxing time except for the many miles walked each day which is the norm in paris

charlotte had a great time at grannys and didnt seem to miss us at all, dh is still off this week so we are just having days out here and there, wish the weather was a tad better though, grr.

oh and my big news, had a bfp. Luckily i felt fine while i was away but have been felling very yucky last couple of days, hoping it passes quickly, lasted 9 weeks last time though. Not told anyone yet, want to try and wait until the 1st scan, had to tell you girls though

Good night xx