Nov 2008 - because there was no thread space to think of a clever title!

[Yorky]

Had to be done soon, hope it works!

yorky RESULT ! DS stopped at mum's last night and Alyssa didnt wake until 9.30am . She normally wakes 6.30am onwards so i reckon teething especially as she has been so upset the last 3 nights at bedtime which is also out of character. So i could of had a lie in but got up at 7.30 (small lie in) to get showered and organised before Alyssa woke up. Am i mad or what?!

yorky

but ......go DD!

same old same old here; very noisy shouty baby brought into bed at 1, then awake again at 3 and again at 5

I am choked with the cold as well and feling rotten this morning. My poor children have already witnessed one mummy meltdown

We are off out for a walk in the sunshine to the post office; hopefully will blow away some cobwebs.

Yay to yorky & vbab on sleeping babies
not so 'yay' to daisy
really hope you feel better soon, I can only imagine how tired you must be feeling poorly and looking after 3 DC.

My nappies are in the wash thanks Ellie for my wee lesson this morning.

DH away working with his dad so looking forward to seeing him at lunchtime.

Hi to everyone

Hi again all, am struggling to keep up sorry!

Yay to sleeping babies too!

Big shout out to everyone back at work, hope all going well for you...

Yeah to Ceebs doc!! Totally agree too lookin fab!

Still having nightmare at moment, my MIL has decided to totally take against me and is not speaking to me. Am a bit "WTF???" about it all. She was totally out of order during our visit last week and despite my attempts to smooth things over has decided to withhold all contact except for one (not so reassuring email). Really don't need this right now and am trying to forget about it all for sake of my sanity but I am not one for embracing conflict and it is really upsetting me. Don't know what to do about it.

So sorry for me post know you all have your own stuff going on.. as you were.

Sparkle sorry to hear you are having MIL issues, they can be such cows at times! hope it works out for you!

Afternoon all -sun keeps trying to come out here between huge blackclouds....
Well done to those sleeping babies. Minirosa is not so good but I am only feeding her once now and then other times it is shussshhhh and dummy /singing but she does settle better with dh so he is getting kicked more often to go to her !!!
chocolategal soory about your dh I hope he finds something suitable and not 60 hrs.
sparkletoes not nice MIL it is her loss as by being nasty to you surely she will miss out on the dcs?
barbs thats lots of allergies but at least you have answers now.
Right off to do some on line shopping gave up on trying to do sales with minirosa and or dd its a no go ......

Hi All

Choc sorry to hear about redundancy. We went through this a few years before DS was born and DH retrained and he loves his new job far more than his old one, so it is a good thign to look at the positives.

Mimi has two new teeth - the top front, to go with the two at the bottom- so that will explain all her unsettled nights!

Yorky glad you are getting some kip!

sparkle sorry to hear about MIL but surely it is her loss?

sparkle sorry to hear of MIL troubles. I say stuff her. Dont contact her or get stressed about it. If DH wants to talk to her then leave him to it but just dont involve yourself.

Since coming back off my hols I have decided I cant be bothered with going out of my way and getting stressed over ILs. My MIL (&FIL) are nice people but they DO MY HEAD IN. They are very selfish people whom only think of themselves and order people to do things and expect us to fall into line. They also have lots maybe too much to do with SIL 2 kids and only something to do with ours if we go to them. We are 5 mins drive! Mainly though the probs are because we are complete opposites. I dont say anything of this to them out of respect though but I do tell DH (prob too much) how I feel and leave him to sort them. BUT we have started falling out or having words about them. DH wanting me to make more effort and take kids to them in the week rather than time with my mum&dad. As I explained I have many times and they arent in or feel like there was no point. My MIL even though she has trouble with her legs can walk to the bus stop, ride a bus for 15 mins then walk again to see her niece and great niece. But not walk to ours to see her GRANDCHILDREN 10 mins away OR even like I have offered loads I pick her up! It does annoy me though when we do see them, us made the effort, they are all over DS and A. On the very rare occassion they do ask to have DS for a couple of hours you can guarantee they leave it to the last minute and I will have arranged with my mum&dad who REALLY make an effort. Sorry I unleashed the rant!

pinky yay on the teeth .
chocolategal so sorry to hear of DH redundancy. Onwards and upwards.

Will catch up later but just wanted to say that I swear Hamster waved at a shop assistant today After I had finished paying, she waved goodbye at him and he definitely raised his hand in response (ok so he didn't properly wave it but still). I tried it again with him this afternoon and he did the same thing

Also has anyone with more than one DC noticed a different personality? I was just playing with stacking cups with Hamster and realised how differently he plays with them than DS1 did at a similar age. DS1 used to love playing with stacking cups but would wait for you to build a tower then giggle his head off whilst knocking it down with one swipe of the hand. Hamster, otoh, waits for me to build a tower and then very seriously will reach for the very top cup (which does usually result in the whole tower falling down) and when I laugh and clap he looks at me very seriously as if I am mad for laughing! How funny that their personalities are showing through already eh?

Sorry that was abit me me me

Choc so sorry for your DH - I am sure that it will all work out for the best but still a huge shock to the system (and the finances)

Sparks sorry about your MIL - I saw a post of yours on another thread and figured you were having serious problems. What is DH's take on it all? Is he supporting MIL (that is what my DH would do - make out I am the one being unreasonable )

sorry to hear about DH's redundancy choc, but I hope it opens new doors for him and he will end up with something that he enjoys and gives him quality family time.

spark about your MIL troubles, and I hope that DH is supporting you.

what nappies dod you buy choc? they look cute in the FB photo

I have had the day from hell here. DD has been whinging since she got up this morning, bumble has been crying in sympathy with her and DS1 has been challenging to say the least. I am sick sick sick repeating the same things over and over agaon to apparently noone listening to me. Popped out to the shops and nipped into M&S for a few bits. DD was refusing to walk, so I out her in the trolley and she screamed all round the store, and of course people were staring, or worse trying to cheer her up (which made things 20 times worse) then she started hitting bumble, he was pulling her hair, her wellies kept falling off causing more screeching and I was soooooo stressed and panicky. I was very close to just abandoning the trolley with both of them in it and walking out the shop

I finally got them bith asleep at the same time and had got the kettle on and the tea bag in the cup when bumble started again.

he is now sparko on the living room floor and the other two are having their tea (cues wailing over "I don't like that") I have officially HAD ENOUGH and DH has just drawn up outside...there is expressed milk in the fridge so I am off out. Don't care where, but I'm out of here.

apols for ranting

Hi everyone
Thanks for the nice messages about DH redundancy.

Daisy, hope you got a bit of time to yourself that sounds like a very challenging day.
The nappy was from my trial pack, a little lamb bamboo one, just put it on without the wrap to check the size.

Clever hamster ceebee with his waving
for your family issues sparkle, hope things get better soon.
Yay for more teeth pinky!
hope you got some bargains online rosa.

off to attempt an early night here

Hi ladies

Choc sorry to hear about your DH. I hope something turns up for you both. x

Ceebee clever hamster! I feel Becca is def totally different to DD1. Becca is much crosser and harder work!

Rosa good luck in the online shopping world. I have spent far tooooo much recently!

Daisy are you back yet! I can sympathise as I felt like that yesterday.

Sparkles sorry about your in-law problems. I have had a very lucky draw with my MIL! I do however have a difficult SIL!

I have been feelng like I have been slipping into a bit of a depressive state lately, been very very snappy, been on my period for the last 3 weeks bar 3 days and I believe its all down to the pill I have gone onto. I saw a doc today and am stopping taking it. Back to condoms.

We are off on holiday tomorrow but am hoping to use the laptop there! Burnham on sea here we come! God knows how we are going to fit it all in the car, even with a roof box!
Oh and Becca started moving even more now, wish she had waited until after hols!

What a mixed bag we are!

Sorry to Daisy and her challenging but lovely family
Yay to new teeth Pinky!
Sorry about redundency Choc, and well done for trying to look on the bright side
Yay to waving Hamster!
Sorry about MIL issues Sparkle and Vbab
DD can clap, she is so proud of herself and we can spend ages copying each other clapping!

DH at drs again this afternoon, different meds, fingers crossed - he hasn't kept food down for over a week now so uniform should fit much better!

Hellooo. We managed to have some nice family time after my ranty post, brainstorming names for my new nappy venture; DS1 was in charge of the paper and pen and we now have big sheets stuck over the walls with the fruits of our thinking, as well as some lovely scribbles from DD.

I made bumble a bottle of formula (which he refused from me and then from DH) and then went off out and wandered aimlessly around sainsbury's with an empty trolley for a bit. Sticked up on some bits and pieces of uniform for DS for next year, but think the trousers will be waaaaaaay too big.

Got back at quarter to nine and the older two were still awake and he had just got bumble back to sleep after getting him to take a couple of ozs.

Daisy glad you got a bit of a break and things are calmer!

coolkat hope you feel better soon. Sure the hol will have the desired effect.
lacks glad you had nice family time.

Things been ok here. As most days on my mum's week off we were with my mum and dad. DS been answering me back and being a s**t ALL day. But when I think about it he kept asking me to play in garden with him and his bubbles and I never managed the time. Bad I know . I got so fed up of DS behaviour and him crying "nannan" everytime I told him off or said "no" that I left theirs very uncharacteristically early. Not that mum takes his side but just get fed up of it. When we got home all was well. Both kids playing nicely. Although Alyssa has started playing with DH's PS3 a lot so I have started telling her "no" and moving her away. One time DS told her off and rolled her away before I got chance gently holding her head . I dragged DS away from her and told him he doesnt do that. I felt awful straight away as I realised DS didnt mean any harm and i saw the upset in his eyes and bottom lip quiver . But we retrieved the night when we sat cuddling and chatting while watching tv. DS then asked to go to bed at 6.55pm and stopped there . He normally is in bed very, very latest 8pm but before 7. Then of course Alyssa woke up hysterical as per her routine for the last few nights due to teething .

Anyone else find themselves letting baby get away with stuff DC1 wouldnt have? The last few nights when A been upset we have fetched her downstairs for quite a while. With DS we would have stopped in his room until he was back asleep. Even when teething.

morning all

I really am struggling to keep up with what everyone is up to.

O will now sleep 8 hours but then is either up or wants a bottle to go back down.

He is eating well now and i feel food is his main thing rather than milk now even though he has 3 to 4 bottles in 24 hrs.

Yesterday we had a family day out to Weston super mare and it was lush, really hot weather and no rain, sadly i didn't think we would need sun cream so we are all a little red faced.

I think i night try getting o to go to bed on his own by putting the tv on in his room, i know i will be flamed but it worked with dd1 and she has always slept a min of 12 hrs

DS went to bed earlier than the norm at 6.55. But was up just before 6am , also earlier according to DH . We tried getting him to sleep longer in his bed then our bed. No chance. So then I said play with your toys in your bedroom for a little while which DS did. BUT he chose his keyboard and to sing down his microphone. Which of course was on full blast. As I won the game of who can pretend they are asleep the most when Alyssa cried a few times in the night i thought i would admit defeat and get up with DS leaving DH and Alyssa in bed.

Yorky's clapping, ceebee's waving. goodness me, they are advancing, aren't they ? Dh said he couldn't believe what progress M had made in the last 2 weeks. Like a skills-spurt, rather than a growth-spurt.
How are you daisy ? Laughing at the idea of you 'breaking free' and ending up wandering aimlessly round sainsbury's with an empty trolley. Should have gone and had a stiff drink, in some posh wine bar. I myself 'broke fee' the other day, and also ended up in tescos, of all places !!
Sorry for redundancy choc.
Dh has no orders at his work. And we are so overdrawn, i need to e-bay to have any living money, once our mortgage goes out next week. Shit, anyone got a few £1000's worth of stuff they need e-baying Becausee I have car booted and e-bayed most of our stuff and prob have only about £4.99 left of stuff left. I kid you not. Maybe a few £100 worth , but not alot. Worrying times.

bumble loves clapping as well. Our nighbour is called Andy and everytime DH says I'm popping down to Andy's bumble starts clapping madly as he thinks we are saying "handies". 'tis very funny.

He slept till gone 5 last night but I am choked with the cold and still feeling incredibly tired.

He is also trying some odd crawling manoeuvre that involves his feet and hands on the floor, Mowgli stylee....he hasn't got anywhere yet, but he is pushing himself into that position and then sitting back down again; it looks like he is about to stand right up, lol!

Not sure about TV in baby's rooms at all tegan, but if the noise of it soothes him to sleep I suppose it could be seen as some sort of alternative music box?

Obs, sorry that things aren't good with DH's business and I hope some orders come in soon (what does he do?). Are you going back to work? or can you do some freelance stuff to tide you over?

I wish I could go back to bed for an hour

Well last night was a one off, had a worse than usual awake time, she is so cheerful and happy to see me - bad mummy for just wanting her to be quiet! Tried to give her ashton and parsons powders and got it all over her face - didn't improve her mood much!

On a happier note, DH got new drugs from dr yesterday and hasn't been sick since, fingers crossed

what's up with DH Yorky? I thought he was away with work?

Have faith in the sleeping though, our "good" nights are definately getting closer together as time wears on; fingers crossed they will start to outnumber the bad ones soon!

He was away with work but they sent him home ill last weds, and he hasn't kept anything down since inner ear infection so balance related and dizzy, but fingers crossed now.
Frustrated by his timing though as took him for reflexology on Weds am, then new drugs from Dr on thurs pm - so which has made the difference?

what is missing from DDs diet that she needs to eat post-it notes? her snack of choice while I neglect her in favour of MN