June 07 PN - Christmas is coming, and our little puddings are becoming cheeky monkeys. Will Santa come?

[educatingRia]

best I could come up with on my enforced alcohol limitation

its hard isn't it Jammy. K was crying yesterday and had forgotten what she was crying about. She was so worked up, I couldn't calm her down. In my ill and hormonal state I sat her on my lap facing me trying to calm her, and ended up crying myslef. She took one look at me bawling, and screamed even louder. FFS. Certainly my LO needs to learn she cannot have her way all the time...presumably, when next one is here, she will have to learn, cos I won't have any choice.

Thankfully, my TV is attached to the wall, well out of reach. On holiday she watched TV from about a 2 inch distance

can only suggest distraction when they are doing something undesirable.

I say 'No' firmly to LO. She pouts, looks down, then raises her eyes to me and looks out from underneath her long lashes. She knows how to work it, that one! Usually for chucking her food around. Or pulling my CDs out and posting them into the floor. I can't really imagine putting her on a step, because she is still very much a baby - (as individuals they vary massively between baby/toddler/little girl at this age, not being critical)

I think DS1 was about 2 when I introduced the naughty 'chair'. It wasn't a punishment as such, just somewhere to go away from the situation/scene of the crime. He would sit on it, say sorry, job done/ He just 'got it'. DS2 didn't for a very long time. By DD1 I gave up with the whole thing

Bed for me too.
Night all.

That sounds like a great day Butterfly!

Its great when you turn that corner, and it suddenly becomes managable and you realise you can do stuff

Can't wait for it to happen to us again!

Its the throwing food around that really gets me going. She eats a certain amount, then starts offering it to me, dog, and fnally throwing it off the highchair. I get so fustrated - hence tears atm ....mainly becasue whatever I try, doesn't make the smallest amount of difference.

Night Jammy / Daisy....here's to lots of sleep and better days tomorrow

There's not a mum on here who hasn't cried those tears of frustration Norty.

Its a release.

Sorry, somehow missed your advice before saying goodnight. Didn't mean to be rude . Thanks! It is hard - she knows what I mean when I say no (very firmly) but just plain ignores me! So yes, we could wall mount the TV and get it out of reach, but it won't address the root problem. I think she is too young to "get" the naughty step, but it does get her away from the TV, and it gives me a minute break to draw a few deep breaths...

OK, really good night this time

It will serve him well in life, Butterfly

I am off to bed myself. Hopefully won't get another 5am snotty baby start again.

Night all.

I'm off too.....night all x

Well I can finally do stuff because at last I am able to drop Baby Sputnik off at the nursery for a few hours! They just opened a big outlet village thing near me and I went for a stroll round today. It was lovely not having to worry about someone elses attention span. I just bought a few pairs of bargain tights but it was nice anyway.

He is still pretty good natured I have to admit, though strong willed. I feed him myself though because 90% of food I pass him goes straight on the floor.

Strong willed children certainly seem to be a theme on here atm....I'm all for DD to develop her independance etc, but it is certainly trying....mind you, she has 2 very strong willed parents, so shouldn't be too surprised i guess

evening. I've missed the chat and you've all gone, but as I still have the entire contents of the cupboards strewn all over the kitchen, it's just as well there's no-one to distract me from getting back to work. Knackered though. I started this morning doing the sink cupboard and cat food/veg cupboard, and lining them nicely with some lino offcuts we found in the loft, but it's turned into a mammoth task.

It's worse than nesting!

Just hope I'm not still at it when DH gets home.

Jammy baggins woke up from his nap in a massive strop today, wouldn't eat his lunch and screamed and screamed. I put him in the pram and we went for a walk. I konw that's not always practical, but it's another distraction technique.

of your meal out butterfly.

back in a bit...

They'll get there.
And anyway, perseverance is a positive quality, no?

Hi Ria. Presumably you heard from you DH. Mine is away too til the end of the week.

I have to admit I gave up trying to get mine to nap today, then let him sleep in the car later when I picked up DD. It meant it didn't take 1 1/2 hours to get him to bed tonight, as has been happening a lot lately. I think you just do what it takes to (attempt to) preserve sanity.

Anyway, I'm off now too.

night all. have finally got tidied up. unfortunately unless DH looks in a cupboard he'll think I've been doing nothing all day.

Apparently he is on his way home (about 4 hours earlier than expected) so maybe he'll get back before I collapse!

hope everyone sleeps well tonight

BTW foxy, costume sounds great

Morning all, full on stropping little minx here too! Poor dh, she is being a trial at the moment. She yells if you put her in the push chair (yes we are at that stage already , yells if she can't get her own way, last night it was because we wouldn't give her any ore ketchup. We has homemade weges and burgers but all she wanted to do was dip her fingers in the ketchup and eat it! And then yelled when we wouldn't give her any more.

She has got a few nasty teeth coming through though, and is very red of cheek.

I'm not sure we'll go with a naughty step (we don't have and steps anyway) but DD seems very much old enough for that sort of thing now, she doesn't seem like a baby at all any more

I'm not a naughty step type of person myself, but I think you have to experiment a bit to see what suits your child too really.

gosh strong willed toddlers all round then?
well i have 2 on my hands atm, both going thru a partically difficult stage. i think its the stress i am under thats effecting them tho so im trying not to get upset and try to be understanding.
kids do feed off your anxity dont they? we got the moving problems, im still less then 12 weeks and worried sick, plus its christmas in like 4 weeks... omg looks like so much in text lol
ah well be ok, we always are (well someones gotta be DH is cracking up!! prob the lack of sex for him tho )

good news... drum roll please....

my washing machine came!!*

its running now.. ive never been so pleased to see a washing machine in my life...

Hi all, I'm still here, but its pretty busy in our house at the moment.... I'm reassured to hear about everyone else's dcs being strongwilled. Seems like the only way I can get dd to listen to me is by bellowing at her 4-5 times - not good. We're off to pixifoto today to use up her free 12-18mth session, not entirely looking forward to it as she would rather be playing with cameras than having her pic taken & sees shops as a great place to run away, so it should be fun.

of your day out butterfly, can't wait till we can start doing things like that again!

Took dd on a carousel at our town's carnival last night, she wasn't sure what to make of it really, but I think she enjoyed it. And we're off to see Santa arrive at our local garden centre on Saturday - I'm trying to get into the xmas spirit already!

Oh congratuations on your washing machine
It's true they pick up on your stress, and that stress can make you over react. I have to pull myself up sometimes and ask myself whether what they are doing is really unacceptable or something I'm just finding irritating.

LOL at the incredible hulk!

sputnik thats very accurate, thats exactly what im doing, 'is this worth getting upset ova??'

and thanks washing machine seems to be doing ok, cant wait to put ellen back in her reusables she gets terrible nappy rash from disposables now, must be the 'stay dry' layer in them. i know im allergic to the blue strip in sanitary towels, and i think its the same stuff isnt it??
im allergic to everything, depressing at xmas as nearly every year my FIL buys me bath stuff that goes straight on ebay, despite pointed comments throughout the year!!