January 2008 Shiny New Year Toddlers - I want it nooooooooooooooow!!!

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Hey all

LaT - there are some really cheap shoes out there, like plimsoll things from primark i think i saw the other day, doesn't matter if they fall apart if only a few quid and you get home ok!
Agree about MN btw.

Gingeme - sure that will be a strange cup of tea.....!

Simpson - for J about the pumpkin. I found a plastic one that you put batteries in for £5 in Lidl if that would do for a while? T loves it!

things here the same. hopefully we will start chasing the hosp for a date from tomorrow - 2 weeks since they told us he should have the op ASAP.

watching grand prix with FIL while the others are out for a walk round the block.
then going to go through DLA form with Dh just to make sure i haven't missed anything obvious.

yey for pre-sch starting again tomorrow

jsut done message charlie deleted so my sister posted pics of charlie and noah on facebook if you want a peep - nicola st louis

Helloladies,

Just was felling bad at not doing proper cath-ups while wer'e away, but I'm on someone else's computer and feel I have to rush.

Hope everyone is well today

Sorry that I haven?t been on for a while, I don?t know where the time has gone! Hope everyone is doing ok.

LaT ? wonderful news congratulations. Hope you are a lot better this time round and that the sickness stays away.

We had a very fruitful weekend ? friends are moving abroad and are not taking anything with them so we were given a walker, a trike, a motorbike (manual one), a swing, a play mat and a huge box of clothes. DS is crazy about the motorbike and the trike but DH isn?t happy as they are both bright pink!

Apologies if you have already discussed it but what are you getting your toddlers for Christmas/birthday? I have got a CD player for Xavier from the ELC, I know he is going to love it, he loves to boogie need some help with stocking fillers though

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Feel terrible just want to go to bed am waiting for M to go down for nap so i can.

Weak Hope everyone is ok....

Hope you're feeling better Lily - [passes Ultrabalm tissue]

MrsMc - Thansk for that. I am terrified about getting hyperemesis again. Last time it came on exactly at 7 weeks - which is a bit more than a week from now. Fingers crossed please! Every twinge of anything that could be nausea has e on edge right now. Sabela has already had all her Christmas and birthday presents ! She got farm animals, a big Duplo house and a cooking set complete with knitted food. There are a couple more things to come, like playdoh and pyjamas. She just really needed something new to play with! She DOES like to boogie too.

All ok here. Tired, napping in the afternoon and then not sleeping at night. What is it with pregnancy? Is it just to get you in training for when the baby arrives?

I'm fairly sure LaT that most people could track me down if they really tried so don't panic about that one

I shall keep my trap shut...... or i may burst- but either way your secret is safe with me

Mrs Mcjnr - have got M a massive Peppa pig half price from sainsburys and a Peppa pig lap top (do you see a theme here?? )

And also a dolls pram to push around which I know she will love

LaT - sending positive vibes your way re no sickness allowed!

Lily loo - get better soon!!

All ok here although kids fighting has been getting me down TBH. All day they fight then when J re starts school M spends all day saying "want it Joshua!!" Grrr...

singing nursery rhymes M style

First verse of Twinkle Twinkle little star

followed by "put your hands upon your knee" (fromwind the bobbin)

followed by "have you any wool" (Baa baa black sheep)

and some E I E I OHs at the end from Old Mcdonald

then a big "yay" and lots of clapping

Simpson love it

LaT that early pg tiredness is awful

I have got M a wheelybug , a Waybuloo bath pod , my first baby born , big barn farm and ITNG dvd and ITNG soft toys.
Have finsihed most of my shopping now for dc's , hoping to get last thing for L from a mnetter on here and am saving up for ds football kit (£60) and wii game.

Now to start for family

Still feeling rough and a bit peeved that when dp was ill last week he came home and went to bed

Anyone lives near asda they doing two big tins of chocs for £7. Might help for teachers pressies (or to treat yourself)

Afternoon ladies.
I have finnished most of my Christmas shopping now Got George a Lou Lou from Waybuloo. Thats is for now.
Had David off school today. He was howling from ear ache last night DH took him to the gp who said he had compacted wax and gave him olive oil drops. If it hasn't improved in a few days there might be an underlying infection. He seems alot better now. He is returning to school tomorrow.
Lillyloo already have 4 boxes of chocs, one open
I treated myself big time today. I fell in love with a pair of shoes from Clarkes a couple of weeks ago. Kept mmming and aahing about them. Went to get my nails done this morning and there is a Clarkes near the nail place so I bought them and a hand bag to match
They are red and they are called edible fruit......x

after some advice from those with school age Dcs or anyone else with ideas....

J is very tired when he comes in from school and something always triggers him off despite my best intentions

And it sets him off screaming...he will just lay there and scream, cannot reason with him

And it now upsets M so I have 2 Dcs screaming

I know he is tired but it is driving me up the wall....

He has been screaming for 30 mins refuses to get undressed out of uniform. Refuses to do anything tbh...

Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated

Simps - i don't know really, sounds horrid though. Maybe something to eat as soon as he comes out of school? maybe a sugar thing? and the usual sticker chart? build up a weeks worth of stickers for a prize at the weekend? he should be old enough to reason through the value of that.

G - Like the shoes & well done on Christmas shopping i think i'm done re the boys, and i may tell family we aren't doing anything this year. was already thinking something boring like chocolates for everyone, but now have lost will to buy anything. Have bought DH a 'pickled onion' spoon from Lakeland, as you do. and that'll be him done. think we are going loooooow-key this year.
Hope D is better?

Lily - good to see you, hope you are recovered? does grate when other halves just 'give up' when ill i know!

LaT - i really hope the sickness stays away for you this time, was reading a thread about it on MN yesterday, sounds like a sodding miserable way to spend a pg tbh.

Hi MrsMc & Nicky & anyone i've forgotten.

Oh and just realised i haven't told you - head is a mess right now - we have a hospital date!
16th December we go in
17th H has his 'grids'/electrodes put in
he is monitored until
23rd he has them taken out & any parts of the brain they feel are causing probs (as decided by the monitoring)

so that's why Christmas will be lower-than-ever-thought-possible-key!

we are thinking of 'doing' Christmas on the 15th with T, then letting grandparents take over with him. he can have multiple ones anyway, not like he'll object!

meanwhile i braved it and went to the doc yesterday.
my hormones are all over the place & i'm convinced my PCOS has returned so she prescribed some Metformin. and also some mild ADs to try and get me through the next few months.
(haven't started the Met yet as the packaging says not to take with ADs so need to check that with doc).
started ADs yesterday. mostly felt odd but don't know how much of that was in my head. well i suppose it's all in my head really...

hope this posts, my MN keeps crashing on me, grr.

Simpson ds1 and ds3 do this, well ds1 when he was alot younger obviously. Ride it out and it will pass, honestly, it does pass. Try to keep things upbeat on the way home from school. Suggest some things to do straight after he has got changed. Keep it positive at all times ' if you do so and so we can do so and so' etc. I know its grating especialy when other dcs are responding. Make a real fuss of M while T is kicking off. Totaly ignore him and when he sees you having lots of fun with M he should stop and want to join in.This should take both their minds off the tantruming. If all else fails take M to a different room or garden and let him get on with it. Again when he realises he isn't getting the attention he will stop. Good luck. It does pass Good luck.
JKS oh you are realy going through it aren't you? I bet you are so not looking forward to the 16th. Will you be staying in with him? What is the surgery for exactly? I mean what will it achieve?
Wore my shoes round Ikea today. So so comfy
David was off school today. He had a pretty good day as far as pain goes until George clocked him round the head with a toy cue screaming and crying and ouching from David
Well its my birthday tomorrow I'm going to a comedy evening with 2 rl friends tomm evening and a nice ladies lunch on Saturday. Can't wait xx

Hi guys

That sounds like very good advice, Gingeme. Hope you're enjoying your shoes and you have a happy birthday.

JKS - Good plan about Christmas. Good news about the date. They seem to be pretty efficient, don't they. Hope the ADs help.

Simpson - Good luck with what Gingeme said. Sorry it's so rotten ATM. How's the house repairs?

Had a very tiring day. It was raining like hell and really cold so limited outsiede time. Not good with Sabela. She was also constipated so not eating and obviously not feeling comfy so wanting LOTS of distraction. Very tired now.

Decided not to go home until Monday as the trains at the weekend look like a total mare. Three more days without DH and lovely, lovely home but to have them.

G - tomorrow sounds good Enjoy and have a good one if i don't get on here x

The main aim of surgery/the docs is to stop the seizures. They want him to be seizure free.
Any developmental progress after that is a 'bonus' in their eyes.
The spasms he has now effectively stop him developing and stop him accessing previous development (apart from gross motor skills, like walking).
Well that last bit is debatable, is the prev. dev. wiped out or just stored/shelved? No-one can answer that really. Other kids who've had the surgery 're-start' development post-op.
Reading other people's stories, we're desperate to get it done!
Though terrified at the same time.

He may still have some form of epilepsy post-op, but hopefully it would a form that can be controlled by drugs ('normal' epilepsy if you like) and doesn't interfere with development.
We can only see the real him once this constant chaotic EEG is calmed down.

One of us will always be with him, we'll take shifts, one night on, one night off, given previous experience, night's in hospital do NOT equal a good night's sleep!

sorry waffled on there!

Thankyou ladies
Be back later xx

Happy Birthday Gingeme Have lovely weekend!

Am in the same boat Simps with L. I just do the meet at school with snack and let her veg in front of tv for an hour or so straight after school. She does usually come round then. I having difficulty fitting in the homework , reading etc. As Ginge said it will pass.

LaT weatehr sounds miserable , same here and very cold too. Am suppose to be taking dc's to bonfire and firworks tonight. Still hacking cough and cold and just want to curl up in bed!!

JKS what a time to be going into hospital A good idea about having an earlier xmas day though. Although you still won't beat LaT I hope you get the result you hope for from the surgery then it will be the best xmas i guess ?
Hope your medication works too. I cannot begin to imagine how you have coped with all of this

Hi to everyone else
Tesco have good half price toy sale with 3 for 2 as well for anyone looking at mo!

Happy birthday gingeme

Cheers for advice re J.

Lilyloo - he has been a bit better today

Have always given him a snack but think M not giving him space to chill iyswim and he is over tired obv.

We have had our first lot of homework today and basically its not going to get done

I am going away tomorrow morning for weekend to Leicester to see my little brother. My mum is supposed to have kids but she is unwell so my dad having them but think he will struggle tbh may end up having to take J with me so won't be partying hard

LaT - hope Sabela is feeling better and you not too sick...

JKS - you have so much on your plate atm Good idea to have Xmas early. Think you are coping fantastically well.

((yet more hugs))

How long will H be in after surgery?

Simps your away but just wanted to see if you had seen the code ZQ266 for £25 off at littlewoods/marshall ward/very etc thread No inimum spend... (or any other bargain lovers)

thankyou for my birthday wishes Have had a fab weekend. Even went to a firework display yesterday. It was lovely even though pretty cold. My Dads taking us out for Sunday dinner today too
George is trying to count now. Edward was counting how many cards I had for my birthday and George was copying him by saying ' too fwee too fwee'
Our new bed is coming on Friday. ds1 is having our old double bed, the new one is king size, so we have to arrange to take it down to him. My Dad has the same car as ours, picasso, and he can take the seats out. So as long as the mattress can go in the rest can be taken apart to be loaded in the car.
Well just a quick one from me today.
Hope you are all well and keeping warm xx

hi all

Had a lovely weekend away in Leicester and even managed to meet up with Madmouse* for a bit on Sat which was nice

Got to see first hand how fasinated Nathan is by yellow rubbish lorries

My parents had slight accident with M while I was away as she fell and split her head open and my mum spent nearly 2hrs in casualty

M totally fine, just a couple of butterfly stiches

Have major day tomorrow!!!

Going to Windsor Castle so see my aunt get OBE V posh etc.

Won't actually see medal being handed over as she is only allowed to take 3 people in but will wait in "drawing room" then eat there...

My dad having kids, just hope there are no accidents

Wow Simpson have a great day tomm poor M glad she is ok
Not alot happening here today. Been doing housework. Cleared out under our bed yesterday so hoovered all the dust bunnies up today.
Transferred some money this morning to pay for our new bed. Popped into Starbucks for a quick hot choc. George had great fun going up and down the 4 steps in the shop smiling at everyone passing
Putting a package together to send to my nephew out in Afghanistan. My Dad went to post office this morning and was told it can only be 2kg which isn't much realy. It is free to send however so I guess we could send lots of little parcels
Well off to do some farming on fb. xx

Simps have great day tom

just did a massive massive post which somehow got deleted cant do it again