June 07 - Do we smell? Yes bumper, I'm talking to YOU!!!!

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Daisy and Bumper, sorry to hear your DC woes.

Daisy I have no useful advice I'm afraid as I have only got experience with age

You are right Fury, I'm sure it is a phase, I'm just spoilt by her usually being so content to potter around on her own. She is exhausting at the moment. The talking is funny though. She refers to herself as 'Baby' at the moment as in, 'Baby yoghurt?', 'Baby water?' 'Baby milk?' and if you show her a picture of herself and say who is that she says 'You'

Don't know what to say about your DS though, I guess it's quite often that antisocialness comes hand in hand with being bright.

My assumption is that he is bright, quite possibly because I don't know many other 2 year olds to compare him to - the likelihood is that he is perfectly average but to me he will always be a genius

He is very antisocial. He only likes being with adults. This confuses me as he has been in nursery since 3 months old, I would have thought he'd be well and truly social by now!

Oh well. I am sure it will pass. To be fair DH and I are hardly social butterflies, perhaps being a solitary mizog is genetic

As is being whingey and a drama queen here!

just had a bath and put on new bra and blouse - I feel like my norks are jumping up and down in front of me like small children, shouting "me me"!

the jousting is a display, I won't be galloping up and down myself (and must remember to stand near the back of the crowd for the bit where the black prince comes out and throws a woman over his shoulder)

don't actually want to go now, would rather go back to bed.

bumper, I know it isn't any consolation when you have repeated the same word/task/telling off for the numptieth time that day, but toddlers thrive on repetition; it's how they learn.

I empathise with the fecking high chair straps though...and the pram...and the baby's car seat...and the booster chair that she uses as an armchair...and bumble's wee relaxing chair...and did I mention the toddler seat on the pram???? But, not only does she do them up, she climbs in to the aforementioned seats, straps herself in and then all I hear is "down now, down now, down now mummy"

It's definately a challenging time, but they joy on their wee faces when they manage to do/say something new is uplifting

I am trying to come up with a novel sleeping solution here. bumble needs to be away from me at night as I seem to be the only thing waking him up. But, I don't want to put him in with DD yet incase he does still wake up, and not sure about putting DD in with DS1 as his bedroom is way too tempting and it's hard enough to get her to stay in bed without an aladin's cave of illicit toys to be got at. But I need to sleep before I lose the plot entirely.

re the allotment bumper, can you give her her own digging patch and get some little toy tools for her? Mine love digging.

Alternatively something like [[http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LITTLE-TIKES-COUNTRY-COTTAGE-PLAYHOUSE-WENDY-HOUSE_W0QQitemZ220394773798QQcm dZViewItemQQptZUKToysPreSchoolRL?hash=item220394773798&trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7 C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 this so she can happily play while you dig? or else a sandpit?

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and third time lucky!!

Hi -

Typical - finally find time to get on here & there's no one around. Oh well, would only moan anyway so probably just as well.

I missed you T. Hope all is well and that things aren't going too badly in your solo endeavours. Are you getting into a routine?

norty, love the photos of DS's smiles.....he is just sooooo cute

butterfly i know that one, central london is a nightmare too, tubes and pushchairs with toddlers in tow.. omg

Hi all. I am sooo knackered that my DPs have just come & taken DT1 for the night in the hope that i might get some sleep. Am feeling guilty already, she's so little to be away overnight. I cried when they left & I miss her already.

aww T, dont worry
bless you you need sleep too.

how are things with all three? coping or feeling like u cant?

aww T, dont worry
bless you you need sleep too.

how are things with all three? coping or feeling like u cant?

random computing moment there..

i agree, and you will be the better refreshed mummy for it

Well, before DH left they were going down around 8:30, DT1 taking about an hour to settle but sleeping till 5ish, DT2 dropping off no fuss & waking around 4.This week, neither will settle & they are playing tag team all night long starting around 12:30 & still screaming at 6am. Then they want to sleep but I have to get up around 8:30 with DD.

When DH called the other morning I had one screaming in her chair, one on the boob, DD on the potty & was trying to read her The Gruffalo. He had the bloody cheek to tell me he was knackered after his long flight. Meanwhile DD vacated the potty & weed on my rug. The phone call was ended abruptly I can tell you.

I know it will pass. Just need to keep repeating the mantra

aw T sounds tough, feel for you.
but your right it will pass, you a better woman then i am tho, i usually collapse in a heap sobbing manically..

lol butterfly
my DH the same, will call me at work to say how tired he is when i have two screaming kids under my feet i dont want to hear it! he has it lucky!!