October 2007- These Little Piggies started throwing tantrums

[FloriaTosca]

The lastest thread for the fabulous women who were due their babies in the October of the Chinese year of the pig and who now have terrible tantrums and delightful cuddles in equal measure from their almost 2 year olds. New and old members welcome to drop in for a chat anytime....

Inzi - when are you due again? Please dont ask me to do the math, as I can barely remember what I had for breakfast! Enjoy the sleep while you can (even if you have to trick Jane to stay in bed to get it). I have decided to take out the potty and put Sofia on it during morning and night routine. This way she gets used to seeing it and sitting on it. Then, when it gets warmer, I will put the effort into training her.

Its been absolutely FREEZING here today! -16 degrees! Even if we had more snow, it would be too cold to go out and play in it! My DCs are getting cabin fever being cooped up in the house for so long! Am looking forward to the start of school, just to get a little peace! Next 2 days I have made play-dates with friends so at least I will have some adult conversation time!

Hi all

Well, funny you should mention potty training babyblue, I decided today's the day with Henry. He loved his Thomas pants -I tend to go straight to pants from nappies so they can feel what's going on - I changed him into a nappy 'night time pants' for his nap and he came sownstairs holding them and wanting them back on. All good....

...until he weed on the floor. He was distraught to say the least. Saying 'Mummy dirty, eugh yuk yuk!' downhill from there really he actually asked for his nappy to be put back on Goodness knows what he thinks I'm doing to him!

Not sure what to do tomorrow as he's at nursery but might give him the choice as he certainly understands.

Lovelt day with the 3 of them, walked down to M&S and Asda in the pouring rain. Ollie started to complain on the way back but if he won't wear gloves what can you do? Cooked a stew which the boys actually ate -apart from Toby (who normally eats ANYTHING!!!) so that's one down for the home cooking for this week. I used to but since Tobya arrived I can't seem to find the time (or energy quite frankly) but friends gave us the Hugh Fernly do dah 'Everyday' cookery book so I aim to try one thing a week from it. We're first going to try the lemon cake as Ollie's Aunty J's is the best thing in the world according to Ollie.

Inzi - Sorry for the MS and hope it passes! I think you'll be amazed how quickly the time passes and we'll be heading towards August faster than you know it! I know now is not going fast though and I still hope your Grandad is as comfortable as he can be xx

Babyblue - Wow! That is cold! I can't wait for the darlings to go back to normal routine/school too. I thought I would love the holidays being a teacher but I do feel at the mo it's more like just 'getting through the day' rather than actually doing anything with the boys. Still, Ollie and I did Hampton Court again on Sunday and I'm taking him to the London Dungeons next sometime in the feb holidays.

Love to all
xxx

BabyBlue - we've not started potty training yet, although we've put one in the bathroom and Anya seems quite interested in it (mainly to stuff toilet roll in it). I'd rather leave it later and then breeze through it really quickly. That's the plan anyway . And lol at decorations in the microwave.

Inzi - awww at Jane saying she has to stay in bed because of the broken door. That's a cunning move! Sorry you are having such a lingering, hard time with your grandad - I've never been through that and can't imagine how heartbreaking it is. Thinking of you x.

Muppet - poor Henry weeing on the floor. Cross fingers it all clicks with him soon.

I can't wait until all the ice clears - the pavements are all too slippy to take Anya to the park or for a walk to the shops as the only safe place to walk is on the road . I have started taking her to the supermarket for random shopping trips just to get her out of the house - friends and family are all either away or ill. Anya's incredibly clingy with me at the moment - probably because I've not been at work for over a week so she's making the most of me being around. Last night she kept waking up just to have a cuddle with me - and really me, not dh. It's a bit tiring but it's lovely too.

Hope you all have a happy new year! What are your resolutions? I think mine will be to try and dress nicely every day. I often save my nice clothes for days that never happen if you know what I mean! Not sure what else to do yet. Would like more confidence and some friends but not sure how to do either of those!

Hard to catch up properly as DH studying on the computer all the time but I am thinking of you all!

Happy New Year for tonight in case I don't get on.

Thank you ladies for another year of fun and friendship with a lot of support thrown in. You all mean the world to me xxx

As to New Year's Resolutions...?

1. To keep up with friends more (I am terrible)
2. To to take that exam (I am scared)

That's it really.

Love to all
xxx

hello everyone!
Happy New Year to you all in advance - hope you have a good evening if you have something special planned - we are off to some friends of ours for dinner, but i have a bad cough and cold so it's gonna be an early night for me after that!

I don't know what my resolutions would be - perhaps to lose another stone, be stronger at work so i don't get pressured so much and persuade DH that we should pay someone to come and finish our DIY??

Here's to a great 2010 xx

Choc - good resolution - know exactly what you mean about saving clothes and never wearing them! I do that with accessories especially.

I gave up making resolutions years ago as I never kept them. Not sure what this year's would be - spend less time on fb and mn ? (nooooo, that can't be true! [grin)

Here's hoping we all have wonderful years in 2010. Love to you all.

Happy new year everyone, hope you all had lovely evenings xx

Happy New Year to you all, my dear friends.

No resolutions here except the eternal one to try and lose weight again..good luck to those of you who have 'resolved' I hope you manage to maintain them better than I ever have.

Babyblue;Alex have been out of day time nappies since he was 18 months and night time ones since 21 months, but I was one of the lentil weavers who had him in cloth nappies and did elimination communication from the start so he was mainly having dry nappies overnight at 15months...we still have the very occasional accident but only when he is so distracted by something so unusually facinating that he forgets to ask...it is a long slow route to the same end and probably more frustrating but I'm glad we did it.

Muppet; I poor Hen being upset by his accident...I hope he gets over it and gets the idea quickly.

We have had a manic few days preparing for last nights party and guests coming up from Somerset to stay with us..cleaning, shopping, cooking, cleaning some more, you get the gist...but all done/gone now and reasonably sucessful (dissappointed with my quiches) but that's it for 2009...I hope 2010 is good to us all and that I can manage to make good my promise of a "piggies" bbq later in the year (hopefully before Inzi is too big to travel down to join us ).

Happy New Year lovely ladies. And a great 2010 to look forward to with the new babies

Hope it is a good year for all of us xx

Just need to offload as feeling awful...

As you know we have a Jack Russell, Stanley, who has always been an interesting dog He has become aggressive towards Henry ever since he has started walking so much that Henry is becoming scared of Stan and Stan realises this and growls whenever Henry walks past, is near him and now sits in his bed when Henry comes into the study and just growls bearing teeth.

Dh and I have talked a lot over the past 2 months and made the decision to re-home him before aything happens as he is spending an increasing amount of time in the study and not with the rest of the family. This is making the situation worse as he feels isolated and we feel cruel as he's separated from us which doesn't help him learn to be with us. As our house is on 3 floors the living room is upstairs and if I need to go upstairs I have to put Stan in the study so he doesn't growl at Henry and I certainly don't trust him with Tobes at all (though he does ignore him I think becasue he doesn't move about).

I made the wrong decision to get another dog and haven't spent as much time with him as I should and feel this may have contributed to him being the way he is -messing still around the house, weeing in his bed and generally being a little neurotic, though this isn't a definite -he could have turned out like this anyway! He's a fab dog and we've tried to change things by seeing a begaviourist and having dog walkers to walk on a regular basis but I feel we can't change the aggressiveness. He has a place in a rescue centre and we have to arrange when to take him in this week. I feel awful as I really want to keep him but can't take the chance with the children. We don't have a large garden... When we got him we had Oliver who was 3 and I could walk all the time but now it's more difficult.

I realise this sounds like a bunch of justifications but I do accept that it's my fault. (Sorry Inzi and Floria x)

We are also coming to the end with Dexter, Stan is ever increasingly aggressive towards him as he declines. Dex has spent this Christmas moaning to get into rooms and then ourt of them, to go out and then come in. He's not sure what he wants anymore.

Very sad as I have been a responsible dog owner in the past and had a lovely Jack Russell who sadly died. Our circumstances have changed and Stan's behaviour has changed as a consequence. I feel to re-home him now while he is a young good looking dog will give him a chnace of a happier and more fairer life.

Just feel really crap as does DH.

Hello ladies!

We are finally back home. COuldn't get on at my parents - for some reason although the other sites I use worked fine MN wouldn't load on my parents computer so couldn't pop in to say hello!

Babyblue Adam is very interested in going wee on the potty and toilet but we're a way off potty training. With Sam (ds1 now nearly 4) we waited until he asked for pants at about 2 years and 8 months and we're going to do the same with Adam. So could be tomorrow, could be a year - I'm pretty relaxed.

Inzi thinking of you and your family - hope if your grandad is still with you that he is not suffering... Don't feel bad about wishing for the end either - the waiting is often worse and often not great quality time for either him or you and your family. Sending big hugs and anti MS vibes too...

Muppet what a sad situation with your dog. Sounds like you have made the right decision although I too would be gutted. We have 3 cats and the thought of having to give them away is awful. Take care...

We have had a lovely week with Mum and Dad. As always they have been total stars helping with the boys. No snow though - despite a couple of severe weather warnings which prompted a stocking up Asda trip (M & D live in the middle of nowhere!) all that transpired was rain! Lots of snow up here in newcastle though!

Anyway off to finish unpacking and also to have a nice relaxing night with dh after 10 days with families! Chat soon...

xxxxx

Muppet - it sounds as though you're making the right decision with Stan. You can't take the risk that he will hurt Henry or Tobias - however awful you feel now you would feel so much worse if that happened. It's a sad decision to have to make though but don't blame yourself - here's hoping he will end up with a home that will better suit his temperament. Hugs to you all this week.

Alice - nice to have you back. Glad you had a good holiday.

Nothing much to report here. Having lovely days with Anya, I could so easily be a sahm. Spent this morning scrubbing out the fridge with bicarb of soda and throwing out most of the food. There's been a really sweet smell in there the last few days and it had started to make all the food taste funny. No idea where it's come from - nothing was going off. Anyway, fingers crossed it's ok now.

I'm so sorry for you Inzi

Take care of yourself and we're all here if you need us
xxx

Inzi- Don't really know what to say. Just know that we are here for you whenever you need us.

Muppet-Can totally understand about Stan. I had a similar situation a few years ago. It was horrible and I still feel guilty now but it was a huge weight off my shoulders at the time. I'm sure he'll be rehomed with more suitable people and you're doing the right thing.

Sorry-pressed send too eaely, meant to say I'll try and get back on later but trying to do assignments still

inzi - so sorry to hear your news. it has been a really hard few weeks for you - let us know if there's anything we can do xxx

muppet - it sounds like you tried really hard to keep stanley, and have had to make a really hard decision, but it sounds like the right one for you all xxx

Inzi - so sorry for you and your family. Take care of yourselves and know that we are here for you any time you need our shoulders. Once the initial shock has passed I really hope you can take comfort from having been able to say all the things you wanted to say to each other over the last few weeks - but I'm sure that will be a while yet. Hugs to you.

inzi lots of hugs and support from me too... No words cut it do they really but please know I am here for you if you need to chat / vent / have a big hug xxxx

Happy New Year everyone

Inzi - So so sorry to hear you have lost your grandad we're here for you when you feel up to it. I suppose you can take a little comfort in the fact he is no longer suffering and is in a better place now... Still devestating for you though (((hugs)))

Oh and sorry the MS has kicked in already, poor you, I totally feel your pain, it's the worst stage, hope it passes quickly and isn't too bad.

Muppet - ((hugs)) to you too, I totally understand why you feel the way you do. Our dog is a mongrel but think she has a bit of jack russel in her, if she ever became agressive towards Dylan I would do exactly the same thing, the dog is an animal at the end of the day and they are unpredictable. You can't afford to take the risk. I know it's hard not to feel bad but i'm sure stan will find a lovely home where he can relax and play and do as he likes and will settle fine. We got our dog as a rescue when she was 2 and a half and it's like she's always been ours so sure stan will end up just the same with his new owners

I've had both my bro's and sils and niece here for new years, been hectic and tiring with late nights but really enjoyed it

One bro arrived at about midnight on the day before NYE and the other made it with 15 mins to spare to midnight ON NYE after driving all the way from cornwall!!! It was lovely to all pour a drink and celebrate the new year with them, I even had a splash of champers in my lemonade

We cooked a lovely turkey dinner on new years day and had our own little christmas and opened pressies. They got us some lovely things for the new baby and it actually feels more 'real' now we have things for the baby waiting to be used eek! I've only got 9 weeks left and am starting to feel a little uncomfortable and easily tired.

My niece was adorable and her and Dylan played together so well. She's 6 months younger than him but quite advanced with her talking so they're at about the same level and were chatting away and chasing each other around, so sweet

Bought a double buggy on ebay tonight, am very excited about it arriving! It's this one

Alicet - Glad you had a nice time visiting family. Bet you're glad to be home though after 10 days away. We've got plenty of snow up here in Berwick too, looks lovely today

Choc - Good new years resolution, I do the same, live in hoodies, so glamorous, not!

Haven't really made a new years resolution myself cause I always forget I made them or just don't stick to them!

NC - Hope you manage to get your assignments done...

WWAJC - Glad you've been having a lovely time with Anya

I bicarbed our fridge just before xmas, so satisfying when it's all clean and fresh!

Strawberry - Hope you had a nice NYE with our friends and that you feel better soon.

Floria - Hope your NYE went ok too and your not too tired from all the preperations!

BabyBlue - Hope you had a lovley NYE.

Not really started potty training Dylan yet although he has poo'd on the potty quite a few times as he's had constipation for a while and if he has a 'difficult poo' he seems to go quite easily in that position. Usually we keep the potty in the bathroom as we find the warm water makes him want to 'go' then when he says 'poos' we lift him out the bath and sit him on it with a towel wrapped round him and he does his business and then goes back in the bath

Apart from that we haven't really pushed the potty. He likes to wee when he stands in the bath and watch it come out and watches dh wee too . We're just trying to let him gradually get used to the idea and hoping he'll just show more interest over time, no rush really. Maybe come summer he'll be at a good stage to try it and he can run about without his nappy on with it being warmer...

Les - How are you doing? Did you do anything for new years?

Well i'm off for now, hi to anyone i've missed

Oh, meant to say..

LLL - Hi, hope you had a lovely NYE too