January 2008 Shiny New Year Babies- these booties are made for walking!

[madmouse]

Hello!

Yet another thread

Hope everyone finds it

tried to find you using your first name and the last name pinched from your email, but there are a few of those. make me your friend, you have my whole name from my email address. Then I will invite you to the mumsnet Jan 08 group.

Is that it ??

yep, have accepted you as friend, invited you to the mumsnet group, sent you a private message with the real names and nicknames of those who are on facebook so you can find them and know who is who . all without poking. saw you were on, considered chatting to you but did not want to scare you off

Lucky and I chat for ages on facebook, often when I should be in bed

Morning all

DS1 taken to getting up on the dot of 6, yawn.
could be worse....

busy day today, pre-sch, sing & sign, cleaners, friends coming round later for afternoon & tea (pressure, what to have for tea!) and orchestra. DH home v late so he can be here for H's birthday tomorrow.
(read - Dh will be waking me up in the middle of the night when he crashed about!)

LaT - i don't think you & dh are mugs at all. but...i am worried, what will happen as you, Dh & Sabela walk out the door to the airport? If he hadn't anywhere to go yesterday, will he have anywhere to go then? Sorry if i'm putting a downer on things, just worried that you'll have huge stress at the lat moment. Can he stay at yours or are you renting it out? Is he 'house-proud' enough for you to trust him there on his own?
sorry that you have this to deal with

Madmouse - i thought you already knew that about PP which i why you had recommended it! sounds lovely, hope the massage is good. makes me think i want one! ok maybe not a neuro not, not sure what that involves!

Lily - are you L? just saw madmouse has a new friend, wondered if that was you?
I agree FB can be annoying at times. i'm a dipper in then leg it kind of FB-er
good news about the phone!

H still sleeping so i have been sorting out laundry & tidying up pre-cleaners and really should try and get hair washed but....

MrsMc - thanks re pashminas, maybe. WOuld i really be warm enough though! tbh i think the dress is a no go unless i can find a warm jacket that matches it. will have to take it with me into debenhams maybe tomorrow when ds2 is sleeping and dh can stay with him.
Althogh i think the 'Basil' coloured one could be a good match. I can just see myself shivering all day! i am a cold person.

Just a quicky from me George slept 7-7 last night shame the other two didn't xxx

Morning all!

Can I just say I HATE BUYING / UPDATING AND ANYTHING TO DO WITH INSURANCE!

Thankyou for letting me get that off my chest.

JKS - we ARE insisting thta he goes the day before we leave. He seems to be making plans. Thanks for your concern. It certainly is valid. And now I have a proper reason as if anyone is in the house after that date we are not insured and so mortgage agreement invalid.

Can you tell what I've been doing all morning? . Would MUCH rather mumsnet!

Gingeme - - and you cna tell your boys!

Hi all

DD been on top form today but had poo all up her back again this morning

She has just exhausted herself after playing with DS so has gone down for a nap and I am just about to have a nice hot bath, the joys of having DH at home

Simpson - have a lovely bath

Gingeme - well done george!

LaT - well at least the mortgage stuff 'makes' the decision for you.
I have been trying to sort out life insurance on me so that if i died DH would get some money to sort out childcare. At the mo there is no way he could carry on his job (which he loves), even if the grandparents helped out.
morbid i know.
so have had this guy calling me trying to sell me a plan but managed to stay firm and just give him dh's mobile number last night. dh is much better at these things

OK, so i know i'm being pfb about this but....

I am so embarrassed.
Lady at pre-sch: T had to have a time-out this morning.
me: Oh, what for?
her: he ripped up a book.
me: oh no, that's very naughty (thinking omg & what am i meant to do now?)
her: just telling you in case he talks about being in time out so you know what he's talking about.
me: ok x lots

So, now do they think i'm raising a wild child that totally disrespects books, and is therefore going to be illiterate, illmannered, etc. etc.?
He's never ripped up a book at home. the odd flap has come off when he's got over-enthusiastic.

I mean, he's 2.5 these things happen, right? i don't know what i'd rather he got timeout for but ripping up books is pretty bad IMO.

So tell me to chill & he's just a normal toddler and they are used to these things happening and are not thinking how awfully i'm dragging him up.....please!

Lol JKS I think for a time out i would be pretty happy that at least it doesn't involve an injury to another child which does give cause to
Have you asked him why ?
Maybe you could offer to replace it with one of his books so he get's the idea ??
DS spent a lot of time in time out at playgroup , usually due to him getting too boisterous with toys and children!
Yes am L!

Just called into the charity shop to get dd a book and got some brand new soft pink boots , a brand new outfit both for dd2 and some new burberry jeans for dd1 for £3.00!!
The jeans are £79.99 in harrods!!!!! It was buy one get one free so am going back after school to get ds a new box of lego that was 99p!!! Hope it's still there.

Thanks Lily.
I said that the lady had told me he had time out and what was it for. He remembered that he had ripped a book but didn't say why.
Maybe will get him to take a book in tomorrow though it could cause tears may have to choose carefully.
We had a discussion about how that made mummy sad and it would make daddy sad too. he said sorry to me. then i said right no more talking about ripping books and we moved on. was i too soft?
I think i am soft cos i like an easy life/am lazy so i let him get away with things. but then other times i'm quite strict and he knows that no can sometimes mean(s no.

Charity shops are fab aren't they?!

Lilyloo - well done on the bargain shopping Hope the lego is still there.

JKS - Think you handled it right

On Friday DS's pre school teacher asked to have a word with me and I am thinking "Oh no what's he done" But it turned out he was very upset as another child had thrown sand in his face

When we got home I had to have a chat along the lines of if a child hurts you go and tell teacher etc. But DS was fine, and just said "mummy Steven was naughty"

Ooh jks tread carefully.
We went to a soft play place today and there was this little boy about 3 years old biting everyone. I felt sorry for his Dad he looked exhasperated. He bit ds3 on the mouth. Didn't draw blood but scared the hell out of ds3 . Ds5 was taking 4 or 5 steps between Dh and I while we were there too still loves holding on with one hand to walk though
DH's birthday today. Going to go Pizza Express for dinner yummy
Right better go ds's everywhere and things are getting noisier and noisier !!!

Gingeme - hope DS3 ok? Go George on the walking front

DD gone to bed already She has totally refused her tea which is not like her at all.

Did manage to get a small piece of toast into her though and she has had 4ozs of milk.

Don't think she is coming down with anything, just tired as she refused her afternoon nap today

Hope she doesn't want to start the day at 5am

Talking of afternoon naps, what sleep are your LOs having during the day ATM?

Sabela is having one longish nap from about 10am for an hour or two. She's just too tired to stay awake until after lunch.

well done George in the walking!

Simpson - hope DD sleps well despite no dinner. There's no telling with them, is there?

JKS - I think you handled it fine. Kiddies do these things, sometimes to hear the noise, sometimes to see what reaction theyll get etc.. ANd he'd already had his punishment at school, hadn't he? So good to move on. OF course I have NO clue!

Lilyloo- you are the undisputed bargain Queen!

Hi all

Feeling a bit bleeeurgh

Nathan has not been totally well, little appetite, constipated and a bit moany. I think it is teething (he did not want his normal food at lunch but chewed chewed chewed on bread, ricecakes etc)and the constipation which i think in turn is that he has not been drinking quite enough. And of course it has been a hectic few days. But I worry so easily and I kinda feel now he has stopped bf that if he does not eat there is not my good stuff to back it up. Nearly got my boob out again.

Took my parents back to the airport this afternoon and the only sleep Nathan had today was 10mins on the way there and 30mins on the way back, which does not help.

Then I was watching Obama make his vows (v excited about him as new president)and absentmindedly let Nathan play with an empty cola can. We play with empty cans more often, but in terms of batting them off the table, particularly with his right arm. Now he had been playing with the opening and I suddenly noticed blood on the can. Daft thing had cut his finger, not that he cried or anything felt like the worst mummy ever when he had to wear a tiny plaster.

Tonight he has eaten 3/4 of a large cow and gate jar and a bit of yogurt with prunes, so i am a bit happier about that. He has just done a pale very hard poo that took superhuman effort to get out, even had a little bit of fresh blood on it from the straining, he was hanging off me sitting on his haunches going hnggggggg. Hope this is it now. He was very relaxed after, took 2.5 oz warm milk from his tommee tippee rather than the 1oz he normally has in all of 30sec and was in dreamland 30sec later.

To top it all off I am very upset with dh. Feel very neglected. There is a prayer evening on at church tonight with the bishop and an outside speaker. I had agreed with dh over a week ago that I would go and he would put Nathan in bed (now I no longer bf!). He announced tonight that he had not put two and two together and had signed up for a raid in this online game he is in. Guess which one he chose. Could not let him down could he , no but it is ok to let me down. Being a vicar's wife and having a baby my spiritual life is great as it is . Yes of course i could have made him cancel the raid. But I did not want to have to do that. But I feel so unhappy right now...

I hope you are not still reading. Just had to get it out of my system.

MM not like you to feel down actually you rarely ever come on here and complain.
Hope you can sort it out with dh but he should have put you before his game , not very fair.

LaT Nathan tends to stay awake all morning (but he does not get up until 8) unless he happens to be in the car seat or push chair or there is nothing exciting to do then he will have 30mins.

he tends to sleep 2hours on me while i watch daytime elly from 2-4pm. Yes of course I could put him in his cot, but it is soooo snuggly.

JKS meant to say I think you handled it well. I think the school handled it well, they clearly did not make a fuss, just gave you the facts. I would not take a book. Move on he is far too young it is too complicated a move. He has understood what he did was wrong, end of story. And honestly, if that is the worst he will ever do....

LaT depends on the night she has had.

If a good night she can usually go to 11 then has 2 hours.
On a bad night she usually falls asleep when i take ds to school for 30 min. Then has another nap from 1-3.

thanks Lily it helps to have a moan...

LaT - DD tends to have only one nap now but this morning she slept for about 40 mins and I had to wake her to take DS to pre school so I tend to try and put her down at 3.30 ish when I have to do this and see if she will have another nap...but no go today but was then so hanging she would not eat or anything.

Madmouse - sorry you are down Is definitely not like you...rant away to your hearts content

Poor Nathan, hope he is better now he has pushed the problem out so to speak Poor DD when ever she wants to do a poo I have to rock/carry her around as she still doesn't like going

Lilyloo - Did you get the lego?

Just looking in...

DS still in a real rut of waking at about 11-12pm, when I give him milk and spend up to an hour resettling him - sometimes I just give up and kip on a mattress on his bedroom floor (occasionally DH to give me a rest night) and 5am at which point I usually bring him in to our bed. Agreed to try in earnest controlled crying at half term - can't go on like this. I get really woolly headed at work.

He has walked across the room and likes the game of walking between me and DH. He pants with excitement and holds his fists in the air when he walks - it is very funny to watch.

He has 2 naps am and pm of 30-60 mins depending on what he's been up to. Doesn't give me much of a window usually to get things done.

There's a lot I could moan about re DH lately as well. Put down to tiredness on both our parts really though.

Evening ladies. Pizza Express was yummy/ I had canaloni and the boys had a small margharita each and DH had a 4 seasons. Realy impressed they now have plum baby food on the menu (for babys ofcourse ) so George hd the spinach one and erma vanilla one for afters as well as 2 slices of pizza and some of my caneloni and 2 dough balls and some of ds's ice cream. Still managed 7oz of milk before bed oink oinky me thinks!!
Can I have a quick vent while I'm here please? Now my family have always been big on birthdays. We send a card atleast to all our family memebrs weather they be cousins we never speak to but will get round to it one day to Mums Dads etc. Anywa my inlaws make me so f*ing cross because they just don't seem to put themselves out for anyone, ever! As I mentioned DH's birthday today. Asked SIL and MIL a couple of weeks ago if they wanted to go for a meal to celebrate. Yes definately. MIL getting the night off work etc. 4 days ago SIl texts me 'can't go for the meal just bought a washing machine' so I texted MIL to see if she was still joining us 'well no actualy because I'm going on holiday and need all the money I have spare' plus she had both her and SIL's presants at hers all day which she could have popped round any time but no texted DH to see if hell be in around 7pm after she finnishes work so she could pop it in? We were out eating so she said shell bring it round tommorrow then has the cheek to text DH to see if hell go and collect it rom her ? Oooh I could go on but I won't. It makes my blood boil. AAAAGGHHH....
And breathe

Oh I forgot to say George generaly sleeps around 12-1.30-2 in the afternoon and thats it

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