January 08 Shiny New-Year Babies - Here come the Tumble Tots

[madmouse]

hello

Well much more positive this morning thank goodness
H slept through, hoorah!!!!
(and so did T, but not so noteworthy as he usually does )

just woken by blardy cat at about 11.30, grr.

thought of a fab and cheap present for our age LOs, will sound mad but trust me...
we got them for our cats who never played with them, plastic golf balls with a bell inside. H loves his

don't know why as i'm normally so anti-confrontation but decided to get involved in another thread, really should have kept my nose out

madmouse - didn't sound like a moan to me! still not sure what we'll do re feeding on that one day, was just thinking of letting him have water during the nursery hours (9.30-5) and cramming in as many feeds as poss around them. or i could get organised and try to express but would i be able to express enough...will i be uncomfortable when we're only down to 4 feeds (hopefully) by then, who knows..
hope the hosp appt goes ok

lily - yes we feel that we are at a moving on stage in terms of toys/equipment. H now very happy in his walker for a bit investigating the kitchen cupboard handles but then we have to remember (had to remind dh yesterday) to shut things!!

mrsmc - hope you have a more restful day today.

well none of us are dressed yet (dh was up and out early) as we aren't going to playgroup today, hoping to go to a friend's for lunch later instead. hoping because H SHOULD go down for nap about 9 (as he got up late!) for 2ish hours, so we SHOULD be able to get there for 11.30 and have 2ish hours of happy H, then probably have to leave to put him to bed again. at least we won't overstay our welcome!
now just waiting for naptime so i can grab a shower while T watches beebies/film whichever he chooses.

good day vibes to all......

hi all,

yay JKS!

well my weekend starts here, work was Ok this week think we are all getting used to it. off to toddlers in a min, but just wondered if any of you had a housewife tip for me. the dog has protested about my return to work by raiding the bin, he finds ingenious ways to break in to it. anyway he pinched an out of date pot of cream that i had thrown away, then vomited it up on the living room carpet. I've gone over it several times with carpet cleaner but the smell is disgusting, and I havbe no idea what to do except pay loads to get it steam cleaned! any tips from ladies out there?
cheers x

Bicarbonate of soda is supposed to absorb smells - sprinkle large amount on, leave for couple of hours, then hoover up? Off to check Saint Anthea book in case anything in there...

hi all

just a quick one

JKS hurrah for sleeping thru, H must have passed all his wakies to nathan

surgeon confirmed that lump in bum is 'most curious' but just some fatty tissue and no need to do anything. reassured now it is nothing scary, although the thing may be here to stay oh well

back later

hi all

Have managed to log on to my mums very old computer

All good here DD refused some lovely mashed butternut squash for tea in favour of a jar

Typing one handed with wriggling DD!!

aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
apologies now bad bad day!
I am at breaking point , am shattered as dd was up on and off all night last night. DS seems to be playing up today , think dad being away is causing it.
dd1 is always a nightmare on a nursery day anyway as overtired!
Have had it today and have to say did 'loose it' in front of dc at bath time dd2 crying trying to get her ready for bed (no mean feet) and ds and dd1 arguing and fighting! Have to say my voice was 'raised'! Am so tired and actually p**d off that when dp rang he was on for 3 min and basically spoke to ds for two of them! Was arsy with him but he has never actually asked how i am at all whilst he has been away
Am in desperate need of some sleep, a rant (sorry ladies) and a bit of time to myself!

And breathe >>>>>>>>>>>>

oh Lily, i have days like that more often than i'd care to admit
it's tough when dh is away so i can totally empathise. i of course believe that life will get easier when the dcs are older so don't burst that bubble

i had a row with dh, only minor really, but given he'd only been home half an hour and was cooking my dinner at the time, i swallowed my pride and built bridges...
sometime though, argh.

simpson - hope a few days at your mums goes ok, and going home works out too.
ds2 ate loads of mash potato & fish that friend made at lunch and i had to spoon feed as her kitchen is new and spotless. of course he devoured it, ah well, blw has to take a back seat sometimes

madouse - glad nathan's lump is merely curious they'll be writing about him in medical journals next

ange - i don't know about the smell. hire a carpet cleaner?

so, lunch at friend's went well, apart from ds1 hitting her little girl in the head with a toy. she wouldn't go near him after that
home, nap for ds2, other friend's with toddlers came round, ds1 hit one in the head with a toy (spotting a pattern yet??? ) and headbutted his brother while wearing his fireman's helmet.
plenty of naughty step time

was really good at bedtime though

trying to get to playgroup tomorrow, depending on ds2's nap timings....

Thanks JKS ma posting on 'crap mum' thread and have resorted to wine

JKS I am pretty sure Nathan has been written about already in medical journals. His seizures and brain damage are of an unusual pattern too .

Lily, you are a great mum and lesser mums than you would have lost the plot far sooner. your dcs are unlikely to be traumatised and may even learn that you can push mum too far .give yourself a break. Is your dp never asking how you are because he feels guilty and knows it is tough for you? Or do you feel he is thoughtless?

MM, thoughtless feel really annoyed about it tonight tbh!
Enough to start a thread about it!!
Never thought about guilt tbh but just feel like i suppport him and a 'how you coping' wouldn't go amiss!

oooh, madmouse - famous under-1 my mum was in hosp for ages a while back, she was a guinea pig for a new schedule of chemo drugs so every reaction was well documented.
she got really bad peeling skin on her feet (nice) and we had a day when the experimental team came to visit her and take photos of her feet
not sure if she remembers actually, will ask her!
famous feet

lily - there was an experiment done about teachers not changing their emotions, just being 'flat' regardless of behaviour in the classroom and the kids hated it! they are human, and know we are human, and find it harder to cope if we DON'T react appropriately. and it IS appropriate to get angry when things go wrong/don't go our way/etc.
i have a temper and need to learn to control it better, esp where ds1 is concerned but if it's just shouting when they have actually done something naughty/dangerous, that's a perfectly normal human response.

and yes, they WILL still love you in the morning

Hi guys,

Just popping in. We're getting through here. Think I will collapse once I'm home.

If anyone gets The Guardian on Saturday, look at the death announcements - Mum's there - Elaine Jordan. Or if any of you are in Essex, it's in the Standard! It looks like the funeral could be huge and I said I'd speak before I knew it. Might get DH to do it for me.

Hope you're all bobbing along. Can't wait to catch up.

LaT - good to hear from you. Was just thinking about you this morning actually..

Get the Guardian anyway to will look out for your mum....

Lily - hope you had a better day and dh is home?

LaT - we are in essex, will check the standard, may even get the guardian as a one off (not dh's fave paper!). I would be terrified to speak but at the same time really want to iykwim.

simpson - you still at your mums? or home for weekend by now? hope it goes ok.

dh out tonight, so i am vegging in front of a csi with a glass of wine and planning on early bed.
H of course didn't sleep through again but i was fed up at 3am and decided i would NOT feed him at night anymore so got dh to settle him, took a while and i lay in bed awake listening but maybe he'll have got the message...
and then tom was up at 5.30, argh. dh went down with him but let him run around making loads of noise and i thought dh had to leave for work so i got up. but he didn't so i could've gone back to bed but then H got up anyway, double aarrgghhh.
tried to go back to bed when dh got home from work as H was napping but had a grand total of 8 mins....triple argh

anyway, as usual have waffled far too long to everyone, sleep well

JKS - Am back home now till Monday eve. Tuesday is D day here when DH goes back to work. Fingers X!!

DD been fab today DS a little trying but guess the going from one house to another is bound to unsettle him somewhat.

Totally bored tonight have even started wrapping the Xmas pressies i have bought

susie hi glad to see you

I spoke at my mum's funeral at the tender age of 22 and never regretted it. Not sure how I managed, but i did. i told the people present about the last time I saw her, how she was as a person, a mum, a wife as far as I could see that of course.

Are you able to speak to your brother? The nature of your mum's illness can't make that all much easier.

so tired here. Having gotten used to Nathan sleeping much better he is now up every few hours again . And he keeps on having leaking nappies (so wet pj grobag sheet and upset baby ), anyone know why his copious wees suddenly end up in the back of his nappy. Have bought an expensive pack of pampers (instead of usual tesco) which is for different weight range in the hope it helps.

speaking of the devil, was just called upstairs after one hour asleep. he refused to wake up when I put him in his cot at 8 so cried when he realised I was not there. But then he is also bunged updown there and needed a lap to stand on so he could push real hard. success , and after some more milk very content baby now asleep again.
Have told him it is my birthday tomorrow, no shenanigans from 12 til morning (ha!)

so sat here with the smell of this wafting from the kitchen for the little celebration I am having with my mate and her family tomorrow.

JKS one day both kids will sleep through. have faith. I do. Kind off Most of the time

DP home i am much calmer but still tired he has offered to take dc out tom but i have some studying to do

LaT glad you coping i couldn't speak at my mums funeral i couldn't have even comprehended that but my sis did so only you can know whether you are going to be able to do it. Either way you will say your goodbyes don't feel pressured. Have you spoken to brother ?

JKS thanks but for an easy life!

Simpson wrapping pressies now is real boredom i hate it that get's done xmas eve!!

Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! for tom MM hope you have lovely day tom and Nathan sleeps through for you tonight well we can all dream can't we i am glad to get past two hours at the mo!

Hey all.....

Quick note to say Aaliyah's sleeping is fixed. I don't know what fixed it as did 3 things at once. She now is back to 3 bottles a day and 2 naps. Plus heating is fixed. She's now sleeping from 8pm till about 8:30 am plus an hour twice a day.

Also my course has arrived so i'm now a student again!!!

HUGE HUGS to you all and I promise I will try to catch up properly. Or at least try and remember the things I read.

MM - Happy birthday for tomorrow.

JKS ? glad you got a good night but I know that feeling, baby is an angel and the cat decides to party ? grrrrr!

Angechica ? sorry to hear that about the dog and the carpet. I?d go with Housemum?s suggestion

Housemum ? is Anthea?s book any good?

Madmouse ? what a relief about the lump but hope it goes away on its own

Lilyloo ? hope you?ve had a better day, no wonder you felt overwhelmed, bad sleep and 3 kids to look after! Hat off to you lady

LaTrucha ? nice to hear from you, you must be having such a hard time, thinking of you lots xx

My baby monitor stopped working last night so I slept really badly thinking I wouldn?t hear DS if he needed me (which of course I did, he?s only through a paper thin wall).

Simpson ? hope going back to work for your DH goes well.

Madmouse ? I?ve only used Pampers (Dodot here) and touch wood haven?t had a leak since those very early runny days!

Anyone tried the Liddl nappies? They are meant to be really good.

Mrs Mc - We use lidl nappies, there is nothing wrong with them. Cheaper too!

Another fan of lidl nappies here just switched to them from tescos ones.

hi all sorry to hear about the bad sleepers. I complained to my brother that charlie woke up at ten to 7 the other morning and he replied we dream of waking up at ten to 7 their eldest (6) is one of those kids who doesnt need much sleep and is up at 5.30 almost every day.

all good here apart from i think charlie may be teething - about time as she still has no teeth! But bad cough and runny nose, bit grizzly, and sleeping a bit more during the day.

ANyway she had her 8 month check all fine and today was weighed 19lb 4 and measured, on the 75th still for height and nearly the same for weight - so am pleased as the health visitor said that i should be feeding her breakfast and then 2 proper meals bot one meal and then picky things (sandwich, fruit, yoghurt, cheese ) etc but I was brave and challenged her and said why do i have to feed her 2 dinners a day , she then asked how much milk she had i replied with breakfast and a bottle before bed and then asked well does she sleep through - i said yes and always has. So she then says ok then that must be fine but if she starts waking in the night you must start giving her 2 dinners. made me annoyed.

Anyway rant over -

me and dh went to our weekly ballroom dancing class on tuesday - we learnt the foxtrot strictly come dancing here we come. Also went to a black tie do for work last night so am a bit weary. DH out tonight so I am going to sign off and get a relatively early night.

good sleeping vibes to all lo's

have only ever used huggies are they worth a try ?

What a wierd HV nicky.

DD has brekkie lunch and then dinner with some snacky things but she's a fatty so... lol. That just seems wierd advice.

Seriously EVERYONE should use Lidl nappies. They're so cheap and BRILLIANT. Although my advice is go smaller than you think as they stretch pretty well.