July 2006 - bring on those tantrums!

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

Congrats beadmum Love how you slipped that little bit of news in right at the end...

Beadmum - congratulations!! What fab news When is your EDD then?

Rhinestone - will pop over to Employment asap and have a look.

Bloss - good luck tomorrow - hope it is what you want and knock em dead!

And I don't agree that one child is easy - not when that one child is called Josh and appears to have had a personality transplant these last 2 weeks. He sounds exactly like Jacob - extrememly strong-willed, particularly about getting dressed. It was taking at least 20 minutes in the mornings and making me late for work so I have now started bringing his clothes downstairs in the morning and switching off Peppa Pig until he agrees to sit on my knee and let me dress him - has worked a treat for the last 2 mornings Not sure such bribery would appear in any parenting manuals though

Flick - you made me laugh how DH tells you not to shout at Jacob - it is the exact opposite in this household. Dh has a short fuse and shouts at Josh very easily with me muttering in the background 'don't shout at him'

Sorry I have not been around much - I really don't know where the time is going - have been sorting out all Josh's baby clothes and washing them - they are so small and cute!!

Hi to everyone else

Thanks ceebee - have posted on your lurgy thread too (can't believe you are washing out tiny baby clothes already, I'm completely in denial!)

Rhinestone - have seen your post - thanks for the information. Have checked the internet and it would seem not to be too serious if you are pg - good job since Josh decided he was going to give me lots of sloppy kisses this evening

I too was in denial until this week - then I guess reality has set in and I realised I better sort some stuff out - still not packed my hospital bag though! Also as Josh's clothes have been up to my brother and back, I think the amount of clothes have doubled and there are enough babygros and vests for the baby to wear a different one every day for a month

Congrats Beadmum-hope I'll be joining you soon.

HC
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beadmum that's great news congatulations!

ceebee we have to bribe jacob with going for a ride in a taxi as he is obsessed by them - he soon forgets though so i'm actually just lying i suppose...

not much else to report here

Hi Ladies,

CONGRATS BEADMUM!!! Fab news, so pleased for you! Like Rhinestone, love the way you just slip it in at the end!! Not a bother! Hope the yuckiness doesn't last too long.

Bloss, good luck for today, lettuce know how it goes. I'm sure you'll bowl em over.

been to see another school this morning, our closest one. To be honest I was a bit disappointed, as it seemed less fun, less boisterous, and a bit snotty, compared to the two I saw last week. However by the end, I was happy again... There was nothing actually wrong with it. Hmm, decisions...

Mimi got on fine yesterday at playgroup, once she stopped crying after I left. They both decided not to participate in the biscuit making though... a pair of outcasts I have! DH was so disappointed not to get his biscuit when all the other parents were munching away...

I'm in the 'one child is easy' brigade! Sure, they can entertain each other (bliss at 6am) but when one is asleep/ at nursery, the peace and easy-peasy-ness of it...
when I had just one though, it was very hard too!! For a long time I thought, 'having one is so hard, having two is no harder'.
I'm a bit confused though arn't I...

Rhinestone of your 12 hours sleep stretches! Long may it last (though not the snottiness). Glad to hear you don't have to hurdle any more in your condition!

HC, two weeks without vino now! It was very hard the first few days, but it's mainly just a habit that's hard to break. It's not forever either! Now that would just be insane...

Best go girls.
lotsa love x x x

God i wish i only had one lol

2 big ones and 2 little ones is lovely but fecking exhausting!!

I remember feeling tired etc with just ds1 but god i do look back fondly at those days.

Better dash,got to go pick dd1 up from dancing,she is doing a class once a week atm and does ballet/tap and disco. She looks so beautiful with her gear on.Mindee still eating snack!! I swear i have never seen a child like her before. She will eat anything going lol

See you all later x

Oh and Beadmum,i am slightly at your fab news.

Well done!!

CONGRATS Bead!!! So happy for you!!! Impy xxx

Ladies, have had the most dreadful day. This is the story:

Walking Em to school holding Sophie's hand, hear some children behind us shouting woo woo or something similar then next thing the lead boy ran into Sophie on his scooter and then fell off. Was so shocked and annoyed that he never even attempted to stop or avoid us I said oi, stupid boy and walked on into school. Then the boys mother dragged him crying to apologise so I said even though he didn't attempt to stop the matter was forgotten. Then, was just getting into my car when the mother came running up and asked for a word and absolutely laid into me like a mad woman (verbally BTW) for calling her son a stupid boy and the fact that another child overheard me say it was a terrible thing and that was why he was so upset, me calling him a stupid boy. I apologised but said how shocked I was at him running into Sophie but she went on and on about it. Then she said 'he has apologised to you so what do you have to do now? You need to apologise to him'. I felt about 1cm high as she spoke down to me and was fighting back the tears. I said I would apologise when I saw him later. Thought about it all day and believe I have no need to really as what is wrong with saying stupid boy in the heat of the moment? Feel she has overreacted a tad and was downright rude to me. Anyway, got all prepared to ignore her tonight and she wasn't there and neither was he-must have been at a kids club and now I'm going to worry all night about any confrontation tomorrow. Sorry for the essay but this has really upset me.

Hope all OK.

HC
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BeadMum that is such wonderful news, well done, so fantastic, really happy for you and your DH.

Love Algach saying wish she only had one, then drooling over DD then being [jealous] of Beadmum. Bless.

Spin I was only mildy winding up - 1 is easy. Fact. Toby is the biggest whingebag of the century at the moment. Either absolutely adorable or a complete pain in the arse.

Interview went really well. Fingers crossed should get an offer...

Bloss

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sorry HC didn't see your post before I posted my last one! How horrible for you! Try not to worry about it, I'm sure she will have calmed down about it all, she was over reacting. Horrid for you though. Hugs.

Lol Bloss i am an eejit eh? I stand by my comment about 1 being easier but if DH and i hadn't been so quick to get him the damn snip i would most definitly be TTC or PG by now!!!

Spin my dd's eat constantly. Dd1 is always up first in the morning looking for food,usually a round of sandwiches around 7ish before brekkie. They are both skinny minnies tho,DD1 is v tall for her age i am told but DD2 is tiny

I was told yesterday by 2 different people,one a MNetter and one a lady who was collecting for a childrens cancer charity that dd2 is a mini me. I was so happy because the ds's and dd1 are the spit of their dad.

I am taking the dd's to my friends after nursery,she is a beauty therapist and a CM,she is doing dd1's nails. Manicure and nail art so she is as high as a kite this morning!!

Anyhoo mindee arriving so must dash.

Have a good day xx

Morning all

Took Em to school and the mother was walking directly behind us and the boy ran on ahead (minus scooter). Emma said hello to him, I just carried on into school and put bags on peg, fruit in drawer and never spoke to either of them. Have never spoken to either of them in the past year so no need to really I suppose. Anyway, saw the mother talking to the Head but the Head was laughing, the bell rang and we all went on our merry way. Apparently, she is a teacher at the Local Grammar School (one Em could potentially end up at) and is well known for being a funny sod and a complainer. That explains why she spoke to me like a 2 year old but it doesn't excuse the way she dragged her son over to me kicking and crying to apologise. He is in Em's class so she and I will have to get over it as we will be seeing each other for the next 6 years!

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There, have drawn a line under it! Gone!

Hey spin, clever Roshi. Em could always hold a pencil properly from an early age.

Bloss-do you think you got the job? When will you find out?

agalch-hope things are better for you-have a good day.

Things to do, better move it. Love to all and thank you for being there.

HC
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LOL at your line HC. Well done, please don't spend any more time or energy worrying about that woman, she is clearly a nut case.

I am furious with H as T was asleep in the car when I collected H, and was hoping to slide him quickly into bed when we got home, so told H to be quiet and not wake him up. So H runs up to the car window and bangs on it and shouts as loudly as he could "WAKE UP TOBY!!!" Absolutly livid, as T is now sobbing in bed and unlikely to go off again and I have loads to do before we go out again this avo. I have to say H got slapped legs for that and lost two pieces of pasta out of his jar - he is infinitley sadder about the pasta than the slapped legs.

I did get the job by the way! They phoned this morning. Gulp. Start 6th October. Target is so big I can't see sky behind it. 4 days a week too, but at least based at home....

Bloss

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Well done Bloss - Yay ! Great that it is from home.

HC
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well done hc and sorry i didn't see you post to support you before!

well can i have a little winge now? there are a couple of mums on my march 2008 thread (one with a dd jacob's age and one a new mum) - well they have a book about sleep patterns and are basically saying it's the be all and end all and you can teach all babies to sleep through etc etc and that it works for all babies. there is one mum on there who is having a bit of a time with waking every hour previously and now 3 times a night, and they have basically said "use this book it'll teach your baby to self settle and it'll work". it just pisses me off becuase there is this belief that it will work for all babies and i've posted a really snotty post on there becuase i was so angry that there was no kind of "well it might be worth a try etc etc" - just blind belief, and no realisation that some babies are just crap sleepers!

sorry rant over - might be having to leave the other thread now, i wasn't very subtle

What a load of crap flick-how can following a book make your baby follow a sleep pattern. Children will settle into their own sleep pattern all by themselves, some taking much longer than others. Well done for voicing an opinion-wish I had your strength. Tried for 5 mins to follow 'the book' by SWMNBN when Em was born until I realised what a pile of poo it was.

HC
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yes i was less than subtle HC... just make me so mad when there is a real "o'h this will work for you it's worked for me" syndrome - like with GF or baby whisperer - nothing worked for jacob he was just a terrible sleeper, but he was so tiny and so hungry that there was no wy he was going to self settle - he wanted milk!!!