January 2008 Shiny New Year Toddlers - Now they are 1 the fun has only just begun!!

[Lilyloo]

We talk too much

Hi all

Had a manic day today, totally knackered!!

DD had MMR. For some reason I thought they were in legs so she had tights on I could easily pull off but no it was in arm and DD's dress a bit fiddly to free arms

Went to the last toddler group before Easter and had a good old chin wag with the other mums over a cup of tea....bliss!!

Done a totally lazy tea for DCs boiled egg (well 3 of them!!)for DD and spagetti hoops on toast for DS....

Forgot to say I braved it and gave DD a jar for lunch and was expecting total temper tantrum etc and she ate 3/4s of it!!

Think it was because we were out and about and she was fed in buggy so knew there was no alternative iyswim.

Going to give her a jar every tuesday when I have toddler group, will make it so much easier...

Simps - we had MMR in leg with both DC. I thought that was how it was everyhere..

MM - funny you should say that, all the mums at the toddler group said their LOs had it in leg too

Am sure DS's was leg....

Georges last ones were in his arms

have jsut booked charlie mmr today. I think a bit of everything on the food front really isnt going to matter. Charlie has had KFC twice well chicken and potato I take the skin off etc but how bad can it be every now and again.
for instance at nursery today she had lamb curry and rice, chocolate cake and custard and bean, cheese and potato pie for tea plus the usual milk yoghurt fruit etc - and thats all monitored by the government nutrisionist thingeys so hey.

charlie also likes daddy's crisps and the odd biscuit - and also tried soem of our whippy ice cream the other day - you see very very bad parenting going on here. But she eats everything really well, sleeps really well is nice and tall speaking loads and is lovely and smiley so I reckon feed bad things is a good thing . I could only post this here - actually I have never been on to any other thread i dont think.

And blow off is what we use

hi all

spent the afternoon in A&E with Nathan, had his chest checked by GP, not his normal one, who said he had difficulty breathing and needed oxygen. i was not convinced, as Nathan was quite happy giggling on my lap and bouncing up and down but off we went. They were could in hospital, only an hours wait and a nice doctor who says he has an upper respiratory tract infection that just sounds like he has a chest infection but he doesn't. It is just a virus.

Result: one quite happy if noisy baby, one mum who discovered that trips to A&E are not good therapy for ptsd. but won't go into that, friend just spent ages cheering me up

hope all ok. nicky sounds like you do it well, everything in moderation.

meant good not could in hospital

housemum it's trumping here!!

Simps we have always had them in the legs too!

Nicky i totally agree a bit of everything in moderation leads to a healthy attitude to food imo!

Had lovely afternoon after school all the lo's neighbours were out in cul de sac. There are 11 of them between 4 of us M is the youngest and 11 is the oldest. So the mums spent a couple of hours putting the world to rights and the dc had loads of fresh air!! Hopefully we will be able to do more of this in the summer. But M did fall earlier today on the driveway and has a nice bump and graze on her head

xpost MM , poor you the last place you needed to visit i guess! Glad he was ok though and your instincts were right!!

Forgot to say earlier DS did his Easter egg this morning with DH and literally covered it in glitter, paint, tissue paper, paint etc. It looked at right mess

When he went to school some of the parents had done paper mache etc...but obviously done by an adult iyswim.

Nicky - you deffo have the right attitude to food for Charlie...I didn't give M any of the chicken as it might have lactose in it. Even had to check the MMR today for milk in it

Lilyloo - sounds like you had a fab day

Poor M though

Madmouse - glad it wasn't serious for Nathan but it can't do you any good. Hope you are ok ((hugs))

Forgot to say I bought 15 new vests for Molly today so hopefully they will last a while before being chucked

Morning all

Had a truly shocking night with DD. Surely can't be caused by MMR already??

Was up with her from 11.15 till 2.30am. Then DS woke at 7am so really tired today...

Oh well, will just have to keep busy!!

Madmouse - How are you and Nathan today???

Must go and get Molly dressed, she is still in her pajamas

poor M Simps bet your shattered this aft!!

Think we may have cpox here ???
At toddler group this am i noticed a couple spots on her hand.
When we got home i changed her nappy for nap and she has couple on tummy and on legs too

Oh no lilyloo

Have been waiting to see if DS got CP as his friend has it.

Have H & L had it before? You don't want all 3 ill....

Not keeping up well & waiting for a friend to arrive any second so not going to try and catch up properly now...

Simps could be

Lily for you too if it's CP.

lovely sunshine, yey

best go, heard a car arriving..

back later.

Afternoon ladies
Oh poor you and M Simpson. Could be a reaction some children have worse reactions I'm afraid hope tonights better and you catch up on some sleep.
Lillyloo you don't know how many times my dc have been with dc that have chicken pox and I have seen spots and thought the worsed for it to turn out to be a heat rash or just baby spots hope its just this.
You sound like me nicky6 with biscuits and stuff. Yes I agree it sends a very healthy attitiude to them for the future
Madmouse how are you after Nathans visit to A&E ? I think youll find a mothers instints are usualy right
We had a lovely morning at Clown Town. Well me and George and my rl friend. Popped very quickly to Tesco then home for the boys naps. Both settled lovely only to be woken again by the f*ing drilling next door Luckily Edward slept through it but alas George didn't . This is the second day this has happened and it only seems to be about 1pm they drill for a short while then stop. Feels almost as if they are doing it on purpose......
Ah well thats what happens when you live in a flat you have to put up with everyone elses noise.
Right two smelly bums awaiting here.
Catch you all later if I can xxx

Gingeme thanks for asking. Nathan is fine, snotty and happy. I am better than I thought I would, having thoroughly talked everything through with dh and a friend before bed. Although dh had a few intrusive memories of his own at bedtime .

Thing with maternal instinct - mine is shot. Believe me - have your baby stop breathing in your hands and not notice it until dh says he is blue and you never trust it again .

about two dirty bums. What is it like having two still in nappies?

Hope cp stays away for you all guys.

Lucky where are you? You are normally around at the start of the week? LaT you ok?

I'm here but only floating around. I feel bad as I don't have time for some reason to catch up properly.

Holy week parades comng up here. They've been practising with the drums here for ages. Apparently, they are quite something, although not my thing religion-wise.

Madmouse - glad you have had a chance to talk over things with DH re hospital visit.

Both DCs really ratty here. Trying to keep DD up till 6 but don't think it will happen some how.

DS will be in bed not far behind her

Think he really needs the Easter break from pre school TBH....

LOl at trying to keep DD up until 6 .. although not for you probably. Babies here don't go to bed until 9 or 10. IT's taken us a while to adjust, and it'll be worse adjusting back.

TMI - Sabela hasn't done a poo for two days, which is unheard of for her. She's hardly eaten anything either.

She woke up (for the first time of many) last night at 2am on her tummy, with her arms at her sides, head in the mattress and bum in the air, legs working like crazy. It looed liek she was trying to get to Australia.

BTW, brother in hospital again

Ok, that was all me but perhaps bette rthan nothing, eh?

Still not 100% sure tbh but think so she has about 6 largeish lister type ones on both hands. About 4 on her face and then the odd ones on her tummy legs.
But weirdly a cluster where she has eczema on the back of her legs and i don't know whether it's nappy rash or what but a lot down below!
She also crying eating a tangerine this aft so wondering if she may have some in mouth She whimpering in bed now too!!!

Took L dancing and we havne't been barred after last week!

Simps i have opposite prob can't get H to bed as it so light. He still up watching England now but at least he stayed in bed this am!
He doesn't break up until next Wed!
Yes both H and L got them together. L was M age now! H was 3! He was ok but L was really poorly with them.

LaT oh dear about your brother again

Gingeme have you knocked on to ask them how long they will be drilling for ? Maybe they could try and minimise drilling at nap time ??

Mmouse it must be so hard but you did know that he was fine and didn't panic so your instinct was right. I know it is much easier said than done for you though Any news on the pts counselling ????

LaT - sorry your brother back in hosp

Luckily due to DS's spiderman house (think of boys wendy house!!) she lasted till 5.45!!

How about giving S load ofs of grapes??? Works for M.

Having said that everything makes M poo the latest is jelly

Right, planning to catch up properly now - from Monday night

Nicky - sounds like Charlie is going to be a good early talker, T was so lazy he raised flags with the HV at his 2yr check but is fine and is anon stop chatterbox now H is an earlier talker so far, 'duck', 'cat', 'all done', etc. of course they aren't that clear to anyone else
H totally does that, finds something forbidden, turns to look at me and grin, then shove it in his mouth
Hey i reached 12 stone easy in my pgs, not sure of my maximum tbh as stopped weighing myself!!!

Mixedm - i know you are over it now, but honestly i have done worse, felt bad and then moved on. i figure it's healthy for T to know i have limits and that he's gone too far sometimes....even if it's not a textbook 'perfect parenting' response.
the bedtime sounding good for you. working well here too. H is in cot snuggling down/chewing blanket while i tell T a '2 little boys' story - basically a story version of his day about 2 little boys called T & H

Housemum - thinking of giving myself some medised tbh as my cough is waking me more than the boys are! i am like you re food, in fact another mum said to me today that she is relaxed with me because she knows i'm relaxed about food while another mum we both know is a bit uptight!
not sure about the fart word here - we tend to say T has to say 'pardon me' which is from his cousins, so they end up being called 'pardonmeez'

Lily -
sorry to hear M self-weaned, are you sad? though if she's sleeping better that must cheer you up! am sure that when i've had my last one i will want to keep feeding forever!!!
(have personal anti-party-bags campaign going btw!!!)
Like the sound of your cul-de-sac
Any more spots????

G - the joint napping is making me v !!! how old is E now? can't be many months of naps left for him? just kidding!
really about the drilling and spoiling G's sleeps in particular. hope they are nearly finished? worth finding out who it is and asking them to avoid certain times?

Simps - H reacted v quickly to the last jabs he had so am expecting a swift response to the MMR + Pneumo one. PIL arriving the next day so hope they can help if he gets too grumpy
(hope you at least texted while dd ate her jar on the go!!!!)
(expecting legs here too btw, weird)
LOL at DS's egg decorating! T came 3rd in his egg picture thing at pre-school and i feel a bit about it as it's obvious i helped him....anyway he won some chocolate bunnies which he had for lunch-pudding so he was chuffed

MadMouse - am sooooo soooo that you had to experience A&E with N sure he is absolutely fine but it's you i feel for. and your poor dh too if he had a wobble. i do get what you mean about doubting your maternal instinct (as much as i can i guess) but really you know N better than anyone else (even your dh) and would know if he is really ill from now on. maybe more so than any of us as you are hypersensitive to his changes in health. don't want to upset you so tell me to shut up/ignore me. but you can only learn from your experiences, beating yourself up will help no-one.
onwards & upwards

(make sure you add that to list of things to talk about in counselling)

I have 2 in nappies and sometimes it's fine, have to take a bag anyway, etc. but...sometimes it's fed-up-inducing, we call it 'doing the double' lol. there have been occasions of doing the 'treble' too

Lucky - you about???

LaT - not so sure about the drums is it an excuse for a party? wine?
about your brother....

um, friends round with their dcs today, was chilled as it's all down to the mix of toddlers now.
yesterday one of the little girls was one i've been having a few problems with - and her mum's approach to dealing with her - and she drives me crazy! i find myself not 'liking' her - she's 2 fgs. but one of today's mums mentioned it and we agreed with each other - whilst desperately not trying to bitch about the mum. though today's mum did say 'i wonder how much is nature or nurture?....'

DH staying in london so off to bed in peace on my own soon, hopefully home early-ish tomorrow. we are planning to go out for dinner to a new restaurant 'pan-asian'
trying to go out just the 2 of us once a week to try and catch-up as i find we don't talk to each other very much anymore, DCs either there distracting us or we're knackered and watching tv/vegging or asleep.

anyway, this is massively long sorry

hello & goodnight