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

[madmouse]

Here's new thread - enjoy

[madmouse]

Simpson don't please

Being single mum must be very hard work
You literally need to do everything

[Gingeme]

Wow JKS she sounds fab
Simpson being a single Mum is the hardest job I have ever had I know how you feel. of your holiday. x
Gonna have to try to think of a halloween name soon.

[LaTruchaaaaaaaaaargh]

Hoorya for your cleaner Simpson. I think many people who are not single parents feel exactly the same as you.

What do you think of the Halloween name?

[JustKeepSlayingVampires]

ahem Simps - i have cleaners and am not a single mum....double x

LaT - love it! hope you can remember how many 'a's' when you need to type it out, lol!

Oh + she played with H while i dropped my parents to the train station.

right, all quiet here, need a bath then finish x-factor

• wine of course....

[Lilyloooohhhh]

JKS and Lat LUUURRRVE the Halloween names very inspired

Simps i have yet to broach that subject when we all go to Aus next year! I think most teachers understand that you all need a break tbh! of the cleaner!!!

JKS she sounds like she is settled already! Glad to hear you can get things done now , it must be so tying with H sleeping so much that the steroids aren't working and that nothing seems to be helping him
I have just had pre xmas clearout now in a big pile in the conservatory It's the listing bit i hate!!!

Gingeme lovely day here today but freeeeezing tonight!

MM glad to see you lurking

Nothing much happening here just trying to clear out before the xmas onslaught! JKS yep back to steroid again after rough night last night. Overslept this am the sleep thing is so hard on family life Hope it improves soon!!

Are we going to arrange another birthday meet up ???? Would love to see the dc's again and the mums too!!

[Lilyloooohhhh]

Oh and just been with ds to church as he has preperation ceremony this Sunday as it is his comunion / confirmation this year.
We have a card with his pic in to take to one of the local older parishoners this week to ask them to pray for him. We don't know them the priest has chosen them.
Would you take something round when you visit ?

[madmouse]

Lily I would take something ver ysmall if at all. Thinking five home made biscuits or 3 flowers - just a gesture. But i don't think it is necessary - it will be appreciated.

We have a number of older church members pray for our Christianity Explored course etc and it makes them feel valued and part of things.

[JustKeepSlayingVampires]

Me awake from 3.30 for no good reason....

H up at 4.30 nodding/banging his head/screaming

T up at 5 'lost his pillow'

T up and wandering from 6-ish.

Always when I have orchestra tonight to try and stay awake through....

Anyway, Lily I have no idea sorry, MM sounds like she knows

Don't the DC mind about the pile in the conservatory? I mean don't they 'reclaim' stuff? If T ever sees anything I'm planning to get rid of, it comes straight back into the fave pile lol

[Gingemeeeklookatthatspider]

OMG JKS poor you we had a pretty eventful am too. DH woke coughing at 3.30 and woke me up. Just getting back to sleep when George woke crying. No idea why but sat with him for 20 mins or so. He seemed to settle so I crept back to bed. Fell asleep for 10 mins then George started again, didn't want cuddles or strokes or anything fell back to sleep in 10 mins. I went back to bed.
Couldn't find the rain cover for the Quinny this morning. Thought we would use the umbrella buggy but couldnt find the rain cover for that either DH looked in Mothercare for a universal one and it was £35 after going to playgroup we popped to ToysRUs and got the Quinny one for £22. Wgats the betting we will find the old one now

[madmouse]

Hi all

Physio says Nathan is now so good at floor sitting she wants him to try bench sitting. So bum on seat, feet on floor and no armrest for balance training.

She tried him on loose armrest of guestroom sofabed and he did really really well.

My dad will be over from Holland next week and I will ask him to make Nathan a small enough wooden bench - he's still such a titch!

dad's really good with wood.

[simpson]

Hi all

Madmouse - is fab news about nathen You must be really chuffed!!

JKS - sorry on the pants night

Gingeme -what is it about rain covers?? I could not find my cover for the mclaren this morning either so had to take bigger pushchair on bus

Lilyloo - M teething too and was saying "sore" this eve but when I asked her what was sore she pointed to teeth but said "knee" Maybe they both hurt LOL.

Well M was at pead today which went quite well actually and they do think that very gradually M is becoming less sensitive to dairy as she can now eat pizza ok. But still bad with soya

I also got some more Christmas pressies for Dcs. A Peppa Pig lap top for M and a Dora lap top for J which I know they will love

[Gingemeeeklookatthatspider]

Yey Nathan
Simpson David is after a Handy Manny lap top as it speaks Spanish as well as English
George is saying 'Bob' now while pointing to Bob the Builder

[Lilyloooohhhh]

Lol at Nathan getting his own titchy bench!!

On the pushchair dilemmas my one and only pushchair has a broken pole so i am without at the min trying to find a cheap second hand one now. Rarely use it as in and out of the car all the time but still need one

[simpson]

Lily - Grrrr just what you don't need on the pushchair front. I have just bought a cheapo one for my mum to take M to Irleand in from Mothercare was #35 (sorry pound sign not working!! And am v pleased with it.

M loves it as its pink, her fav colour and says v proudly "pink buggy" all the time

gingeme - M says "builder yes you can!!"

Its not v clearly pronounced but the tune is spot on Is most funny!!!

Wow on david speaking Spanish too.

Can you or DH speak it or did her learn it and school??

[Gingemeeeklookatthatspider]

Simpson no David will be learning French after Christmas but he did pick up a few Spanish words in Tenerife I used to love different languages when Iwas little but unfortunately didnt do much about it

[madmouse]

I put a photo of LaT Sabela and Nathan on fb under wall photos xx

[nicky6]

bad night here too - noah slept 10.30-6am hooray but unfortunately charlie up sobbing at 4, 5, and 6 befor going back to sleep 10 mins later dont know what was wrong sounded like little nightmares.

anyway she is so cute and funny actually quite hilarious most of the time. can now speak in pretty much full sentences and can sing the whole of most nursery rhymes/songs its really funny.

I said to her the other day when we going out come on lets get ready to rumble and she is now saying it all the time - including come on noah get ready to rumble.... hilarious.

hope all ok.

[Lilyloooohhhh]

Are you all on fb ?
echoes

If anyone is around just wanted to share my ebay bargain (LaT )
Just got a Luna pram with all accessories for £45!!!
Not a moment too soon as M being a nightmare at school pick up. Ran off today , cue me chasing her, cue L chasing me she goes flying i had to keep chasing M so had to leave her felt terrible.
As you do , want to stand up and shout yeah i know i can't manage my own kids when you hear the tuts and feel the eyes boring into the back of you.
Manage to drag a banana shaped M back to L who is now screaming in temper
ground , swallow etc!!!!!

[Lilyloooohhhh]

That's M screaming in temper , L sobbing with blood pouring down her knee

[madmouse]

sounds like you did well in difficult situation Lily - pat on back xxx

[JustBeBuffy]

Evening all

Lilyloo - how awful for all of you and i know that feeling of eyes in your back as life goes into meltdown in front of you! Hope L is recovered, M is in bed and you are ok now? Well done on new buggy, hope M stays strapped in, firmly, lol!

Nicky - hope N is still sleeping well? and C is back on track? Love the getting ready to rumble

Madmouse - love the pic, LaT - you look good with 2

G - can't believe David will be onto French already he's getting older so quickly!

Simps - you doing OK? i had something specific to ask you but i've forgotten it Oh yes, that's great news about the dairy & her eating pizza is soya in much? if she stays sensitive to it can she avoid it easily?

I like the look of the Handy Manny laptop but think that the Vtech one is better? any ideas? for Christmas for T obv.

Madmouse - hope your Dad's visit goes well & he gets a cute bench made for N while he's over

No progress with drugs here lots of phone calls & letters with various people. v draining.
oh and T's testicles haven't descended following his op nearly 2 years ago now. may have to have it redone. ho hum.
more fun and games in hosp...

H v grumpy this afternoon, slept 1.45-3.30/big nods/3.30ish-5/big whinge + some tea/5.30-6.30/milk & bath/7.30-......

[simpson]

Lilyloo - hope you are treating yourself to a glass of winr tonight...Did have to LOL at discription of banana shaped M though, sorry

Well done on buggy bargain!!

JKS - Just what you don't need right now re T being in hosp.

On the lap top front have a look at the Dora one. Its new and just come out, is thirty quid. I was all ready to buy VTech one then discovered Dora!! M's Peppa pig one was twenty quid.

Everything seems to be going wrong in my house all at once

Back door is knackered and has been since we bought house TBH and now seems I need a new door which will cost seven hundred quid!!

On the food front M had yogurt yesterday for pudding at tea and we had one horrific poo today, but only one!!!

She seems ok with pizza I think becuase the amount of cheese is tiny, but if I gave her a lump of cheese there would be trouble iyswim.

Sooo dairy getting better but soya no improvement at all and yes JKS its in everything

[Lilyloooohhhh]

Bloody humungous bottle of virtual wine for us all

[simpson]

cheers

[Lilyloooohhhh]

Simps
and everyone else will chill it for now!!