December 2006 - The sun has got his hat on, hip hip hip hooray, tshghho now let's keep these bugs at bay

[LenniEd]

I got all brave and made us a new bug free thread...

Indith - I echo AQ in seeing if you can get some help from your mum/mil. Coudl they take your 2 out during the day and you get a bit of shut eye?

I felt crabby after having just one night like yours last night. You're blinking fantastic to be even barely functioning after dealing with this for so long.

Just coem back from A&E. DD2 wasn't gettig better nad wouldn't drink so was getting lethargic. They gave me rectal paracetamol and boy it's made a huge difference. She's eaten a bit of dinner and drunk her milk. And she's smiling. Thank goodness.

EV - Interviews are okayish. 50% of it is being in the right frame of mind, don't you think?

Yes Margo. If you are enthusiastic you are more likely to succeed. Try and dress smartly, and dont be negative about current/previous employers. I was interviewing someone last week and a lady told me she hated her current job and the people she worked for and she was really unmotivated. Not a good interview.

Good luck on the interview Margo. I'm glad dd2 is feeling better.

Indith, no advice I'm afraid. Ds2 woke up every 2 - 3 hours until he was 2.

Have a good time eli!

You're all v.quiet.
Will miss you Eli.
Indith, hope you get a breakthrough soon. Dd was doing the screaming thing last night at 4am and I thought of you. she's stopped feeding too, I thought that might have stopped it.
Margo, good luck, fingers crossed for you! Is dd2 better?
EV, were you just having one fed up day or more than that?? Hugs whichever, sorry I've not been on here much or FB, you're always so lovely when I am having fed up day!
must go, think ds1 will be waking us in the night as well as the dt's - he's just got up with trouble breathing, has temp although not that high. Dp thinks SF but I'm loath to give him drugs he doesn't need. Both dt's better thank goodness but poor ds1, he's not been that great since ear infection last week!

I'm around.

AQ - I'm a bit up and down atm. Lots going on.

DD1s best friend has swine flu. We saw her on Tuesday afternoon/evening. Dds are being flowergirls next Saturday. Eek.

I'm around.

AQ - I'm a bit up and down atm. Lots going on.

DD1s best friend has swine flu. We saw her on Tuesday afternoon/evening. Dds are being flowergirls next Saturday. Eek.

No DH, no DCs so what am I doing?

Decorating.

Gah, forgot how tedious and time consuming it is. Still, DD has a lovely pink room now.

AQ, hope ds1 is feeling better, poor boy has been through it recently, hasn't he?

Hi Olihan

No illness yet except a bit of a cough/cold for dd2. They're both grumpy but then it's been raing and dh and i are tired.

Packed them off to bed early.

Is everyone else on holiday?

EV, do you want to vent some or are you just to tired? Some days/weeks/months it's just about getting through it, isn't it?

Oli, it is nice to accomplish something though whilst dc's away (for some reason we always do the garden if we just have 2 or I like to tidy the garage weirdly). I always make plans for when the boys are at their gm's but dp wants to veg out every time!

ds1 not well at all, he's slept nearly all day, just wakes up periodically day and night struggling to breathe and v.panicky. Has eaten a slice of toast all day, will barely drink and I have to coax him to have meds. plus threw up twice from the tamiflu. He's already skin and bone again. I have renewed sympathy for you, Indith with both your two having it. I am wishing, hoping anything that the other 3 don't get it. DS2 already has a bad cough. Best go to bed early and keep my strength up in case!

I'm here, will catch up tomorrow.

Poor DS1 AQ, hope he is better soon.

Hi Lennied
ds2 has it now I think. Sigh.

Oh no AQ. Hope it is all mild.

I'm here. Have been away but not on holiday

AQ, poor DS1. Is it SF? Hope he is better soon.

Oli, am very envious though not about the decorating! lol at the "f$king bed". Have made many similar faux pas. One elusive (at the time) castle in Scotland is still known as "the f$king castle"

EV, are you ok? If you want to chat at all, FB or email me xxx

Gorgeous day here today. Will it last?

[Grin] Oli. Ds has thakfully managed to miss the "fuck" out from "will you shut the fuck up" although having him going round telling people to shut up is still enough of a reminder that I need to watch it.

It really is just about having to remind yourself that oyu need to be a saint isn't it. I've been having a horrible time with ds recently because I just want to hide and not play this that or the other or read Thomas for the nth time whilst listening to Nellie the bloody elephant but of course a couple of days of reminding myself to polish my halo and be saintly, talk to him, difuse situations, give options etc and things are much better.

Hope the SF gets better soon. It is horrible

Hope you are ok EV.

We have begun some sleep work, have just typed it all out on the other thread so can't be arsed to do it again but went ok. Shall see what the next couple of days bring.

Impressed at the decorating Oli. Dh has gone out with the dcs, I am supposed to be starting some packing so I had better get my arse in gear as they shall be back by 12 for lunch. Hope dd is ok, think the noodle went out without a snack for her and he habn't quite got the hang of baby is on solids, sometimes baby is grumpy due to being hungry, if you have taken baby out just after a nap and she has not yet had a snack the possibility of baby being hungry while out increases.

I get a lot of 'bloody bike' etc under the breath from ds1. I just ignore it and hope he stops.

glad sleep better indith, hope it continues. have I missed dh having op?

best go out and help dp, we just bought huge plastic playground thingy off ebay and have to put it together. If we have a hull meetup can stick all the dc's on it!

ds1 much better today , very perky. But ds2 still fast asleep, hasn't woken since 6am.

I've been off MN for so long everything dropped off my threads-I'm-on

Much sympathy for the SF. Dh and I are nervous about it hitting our area. Otherwise I just feel like I'm working all the time. The good news is that it should bring in some extra money just at property tax time.

Oh, and I'm totally addicted to teen vampire novels atm

Lol at your addiction Jabber sounds interesting. I love getting hooked on books, those were the days!

Feeling a bit sorry for myself, hence relative absence. No sleep to speak of (hoping it's another growth spurt) and covered in hives. Bloody things are driving me crazy. Haven't had them since I was a kid - if they don't go soon I'm going to GP since Pharmacist was shite at trying to decide what I could take while bf and ended up leaving with nothing.

Talking of bf - tried to get DS to take a bottle of formula at lunchtimes so I could detach myself from his limpet self for the occasional hour or two - so easy in theory. Little swine cherub glugged it on first day, and has refused ever since. He'll happily go without any milk at all rather than have formula but that means about 25 feeds (slight exaggeration - only slight mind ) during the night to catch up. SO when did all yours get the hang of a cup? Or am I stuck bf every 2-3 hours forever?

How did interview go Margo?

at teenage vampire books, jabber, I was thinking of that party you went to a while back in fancy dress?

ds2 has SF as well, on tamiflu. Not as bad as ds1 but pretty grumpy. Dd's not looking great. GP's were meant to take boys for the weekend, but now may not happen and I was soooo looking forward to it. Finding school hols + illness a bit much right now. Oh well.

yes, margo, how was interview?

lennied, oh dear! He seems to have permanent growth spurts that one! Don't give up on the bottle. Lots of people have to experiment and if you're going back to work he'll need to take one won't he? Worth establishing if it's the formula or the bottle that he dislikes. Will he take ebm in bottle?

EV, how're you at the mo?

castles?

Had sleep clinic lady here again and she says I have to be very firm with dt's, apparently I am a wooss. Is that an aussie term, I don't know. Anyway, of course they were v.well behaved nap-wise rest of day. She's asked me to speak at a weaning group (or groups eeek) about BLW as she doesn't know anyone else who has done it in them there parts. I am quite happy to rave on about BLW as I really love it and so do the dt's!

must go off and sell stuff to fund ds1's climbing frame. Our garden now so full of plastic it makes my eyes hurt.

Hello AQ!

Poor DS2 - and you - no consolation but at least it's out the way. Hope he is over it very soon.

DS glugs ebm in a bottle but it doesn't fill him up - he cries to be bf afterwards. Not got to the bottom of why, maybe I'm only expressing foremilk?? But whatever it is giving ebm isn't enough for me to escape for very long unless I leave oodles of breastmilk and yes, this is all with thought to going back to work. Don't mind carrying on with bf - just need to cut out a couple of daytime feeds. Am still offering him a bottle at lunch but so far none taken for about a week. Have tried getting DH to give it, but no luck there either. Might knock it on the head before it becomes a battle. Am out all day Thurs and not back until after bedtime so he'll have to take one then eventually - although will leave ebm, as much as I can manage anyway.

I think I'm a wooss with DS as well - need to be firmer at night lately. He's taking the proverbial with his gazillion feeds atm. Need to knock his dummy on the head too.

I don't have the courage for dummy bashing. DS2 still has one! DS1 gave up at 3 so I'm waiting. I just don't think I can get by without them

Could you try mixing ebm and formula, upping the percentage of formula each time? I've read that's a good way to get them to drink it? He's weaning now as well isn't he so if he's having decent lunch you mightn't worry so much?

Sleep and babies. Arrgggghhhhhh. I hate this bit they're driving me loco. I'm not even going to bed early anymore because I can't relax knowing I'm going to be woken up!

still selling....

Hello. Wondered if you'd really all gone to Tuscany after all

Lennied, but had similar problems and sure I mixed a scoop or 2 of formula into ebm to con one (or all ) of the DCs. Bulks it out a bit as well as similarly my ebm was never very filling or maybe it's just a comfort thing?

Am total wuss too. In every respect

Someone has just sent me an email out of the blue though to say that in all their years in working with children they have never seen a child with such artistic ability aged 7. (Went to see aunt last week and DS drew her a piccy - she's obviously been showing it off). Proud mum moment. Don't get many of those. Anyway, my rambling point is, maybe my overly wussiness towards my DCs has led to them having heightened artistic ability?! Definitely got the right temperament

Thanks Castles/AQ - that sounds like a good plan. Would make my stock of ebm go further too.

What a lovely email to receive Castles - he sounds very talented in many respects from what you say.

Absolutely castles, I have hope that my woosiness (honestly how do you spell that) as a parent will result in great things for my dc's. A little heartwarming moment there for you castles to make it all worth it

I saw a lovely idea recently for scanning children's artwork and turning it into a book (for them or you or anyone really). tempted to do it for ds1's first year at school although he's not remotely gifted like your ds.