August 2008 - Warning! Stunt Babies At Work

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Here we all are

buckets I adored the time travellers wife but just couldn't get into Captain Corelli at all - you've possibly inspired me to try again though

sazz well done you

I had a nice game with Kurt today in bed throwing a pink plastic ball at each other from about a foot apart. He also tried to copy the sign (and noise) for pig although it was totally without context, not sure why I was doing pig signs at him without even a pic of a pig in sight. Ditto what Oops said about being in love at the mo, he is such a guileless, joyful little thing. Have seen many grown men quivering with a flattered broodiness when flashed the full Kurt-flirt (strictly for men only, mind. He just beams at them with this religious kind of adoration.)

I am also totally in love with Bristol and we're now going to have a stopover in the fabbo youth hostel on our way to Tenby in August.

Sazzles Good work on the weightloss, that's pretty damn impressive.

Dizzy Quick q, do you put food colouring in your cupcake frosting? I made a cocoa-cream-cheese one with red food colouring for Red Velvets and it came up a gorgeous maroon colour. Wondering if yellow for Hummingbirds is a good idea? Still cream-cheesey with cinnamon too.

buckets I don't tend to unless its for the kids cupcakes - I like the smooth whiteness of the frosting against the red velvet or hummingbird cakes although the cocoa cream one sounds divine

having made the vanilla cake for the 3rd time now I feel confident enough to post it as it has been DELICIOUS each time

Cheers.

Sazzles Logistical Q for you please if you don't mind, I know you love it. Can you think of somewhere just outside Bristol where we could park on a Sunday, get the train to Temple Meads in, stay the night, and train out again on the Monday? Without getting clamped on the Monday iyswim...

buckets - if you are going down the colouring route might I suggest the colour pastes rather than liquid, much more effective

well i've found out what's wrong. its because i asked him "didn't he want to spend time with DS" this was after he told me he was going to be away all this weekend (camping sat night) and away all next weekened (again camping sat night). this was a conversation we had on friday ffs. i didn't even realise he wasn't talking to me yesterday. i thought he was just fed up with drving home in traffic yday
He's also been quoting me from here and reckons the tree wans't cut witin an inch of its life. i don't care if he reads what i've written. at least he knows why i was upset
i'm feeling really lonely tonight. typically DS is sleeping so i'm sitting on my own.
i can't believe he's the same person that was so lovely last week.
sorry for moaning. i can't tell anyone in RL

ah miamla, don't beat yourself up about it -blokes are allowed to have their wee strops too and maybe he's needing some time to vent

awwmiamla dizzy is right. Me and dh had words at 2 am this morning amidst screams from BOTH dcs at the SAME time
I snatched ds off him as he wasn't consoling him how I would have liked (he was moaning baout him crying) I said piss off to bed as I can't deal with you aswell like that it's like having a third child, which resulted in him calling me an arsehole quite loudly and slamming the bedroom door.
Yes I was as all windows were open ours and neighbours due to the heat. I was then left with 2 screaming kids to deal with on my own both fighting for a knee to sit on.
I realised that we are both tired and I forget that he is allowed to vent and be grumpy just as much as me.

he reckons just because i've given up everything for DS doesn't mean he has to
i'm off to bed now
night all, hopefully the smile fairies will deliver something to me tonight

sorry to hear you're having a hard time as well no1
thanks all for listening/replying/advising

Buckets - Which way do you drive up? Also how long is the longest train journey time you want?

Miamla - Sorry to hear about your crappy weekend {{{HUGS}}}

Sazzles - Did DH go down and see the crashed balloon? Mine would have.

No1 - Sorry to hear you had a rubbish night - I hope tonight is better.

My parents came down and we had a great BBQ - it was nice to see my folks relaxed and for my mum to sit and play with DD without having to worry about sorting visitors out. My sister drove the car home and was VERY excited - we haven't told her that it will be her 18th birthday present yet but I can't wait to see her face. DD in bed, DH on the phone for work to America and i am mning packing.

Dizzy - that cake was amazing - pleased the weathe stayed dry for you and the birthday girl.

I killed the thread

just another nonsense post - I couldn't leave it on 666.

oops - how funny!, thoughts for miamla and glad that things went OK dizzy. Hello and apologies for people that I have not mentioned.

DS has a temperature. Poor unwell little boy. It makes me sad when he is sick, but I kind of had a "this is what being a mum is about" moment as I lay in bed with him worrying.

lwfh hope poor DS recovers soon.

Miamla hope DP over his strop and No1 your DH has apologised. FWIW DH and I have had a fair few of these conversations arguments over the past 10 and a lot months.I guess we're all still adjusting to becoming parents.

Pah a heatwave at 33 degrees - welcome to my world and imagine that for the next 364 days of the year as well ! I suppose we do have the luxury of air-con though!

he came up last night about half an hour after i'd gone to bed, woke me up and i found out that he doesn't think there's any point in him being around because he's not allowed any input on DS as i make all the decisions and don't listen to his views. the example he eventually gave me was putting DS to bed 12 hrs after he's got up. i politely pointed out that it was working, that he's sleeping a little more and until he was getting up for DS during the night then we were doing it my way. apparently that wasn't a fair thing to say and he wishes he could do more for DS. that he doesn't like it that DS can't be comforted by him during the night.
i'm fed up of all this. i'm fed up of being sad. i'm fed up of being angry

sazz but I don't feel like i need time out from DS. unless of course anyone's offering me a couple of hours now? a bit more sleep would be good! whereas dp works all week and was originally planning on being away two consecutive weekends.

expectant i think you're right, he is still adjusting to being a parent. i guess i thought he'd sorted it out in his head by now

oops glad you've had a lovely day.

just had a funny moment with DS. he'd managed to get one of my books off the shelf, was looking through it, saw me coming and pushed it away from him! was like he was saying "look, wasn't me, its miles away!"

Miamla hope you're not up for the day already!

DH is a bit like that about not being able to settle DS in the night too.

They're pretty smart these little ones aren't they? DS bit me on the leg so I said no and he did it again so I said no again and he shook his head at me.

expectant yup, had a 5am wakeup this morning!
i've got the same problem with ds and 'no'. he just giggles and carries on with what he was doing. ARe you managing to get through to S that no means no?

being up at 5 meant he was ready for a nap at 7. so 7 came, i gave him a cuddle, he closed his eyes and went to sleep. dp then got up 10mins later. reason for me telling you all thiss is because dp cross again because i put ds down for a nap minutes before he got up. so ecause of that he wouldn't say goodbye to me this morning. yup, i'm crying again.

sorry for all the typos

Oh Miamla HUGS for you. Sometimes men don't see the reasoning behind why we do what we do for the LO's. DH got stroppy with me because I put DD to bed before her got home last week and I was wrong because he wanted to see her. and no amount of explaining would set him right - late to bed = overtired and less likely to sleep - just does not compute. Can you get a nap in today?

Well we are off today to the part of the country where the heatwave won't hit and is likely to be rainy which will of course teach DH that changing plans isn't such a good plan!

Oh Miamla your DP is being a proper arse I'm not surprised you're crying sweetie, you must still be utterly exhausted from all the waking. That would be enough to set me off if there wasn't enough milk for a cup of tea, never mind a DP acting like he was in a prize pillock competition

Just wanted you to know I'm thinking of you today