December 2007 - Not Quite Two, Already Terrible ;)

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Oooooh Skid - you must come on here and update as SOON as you start getting contractions, we expect a blow-by-blow account I am so excited on your behalf!

Clairey - so is your window cleaner actually hot or is it a case of fancying anyone in trousers ?

clairey - I had a curry followed by heartburn and acid reflux which kept me until 3am! So not overly romantic....

That's brilliant you are lusting after lots of men. I have always found the idea of a window cleaner strangely appealing. Is he handsome? Would there be a WINDOW (ha ha) of opportunity when DD is at pre-school and DS is asleep that you could make the most of? Oh no it's half-term though, isn't it?

clara - will def keep you posted although nothing at all since yesterday so maybe I was being overly optimistic...

Lol window cleaner is actually hot but is unfortunately not available so I'm trying to get over it asap

But any attractive (and nice of course!) man would do right now Do you know any??? (not your dh's obviously, I'm not that bad)

Sorry about the reflux skid. I found it really hard once it got to counting in days, was too impatient!

Oops thats clairey, just outed myself

We have a father and son who do our windows, the son is very nice looking but a bit too young (think he is only 22!). Lovely lad though

Daniel's eye has been weepy for quite some time now, many months so don't think it is anything in it. Still waiting for an appointment

DrSkid - how exciting! Shall look out for your labour thread It has come around quick though, at least it seems like to me!

(Skid did you like the "done some work" cover up on the other thread He did also help me move my washing machine when I was moving...)

Some more funny comments from ds

-Mummy why you doing a poo?
-because I needed one
-Why do you need one?
-Everybody needs to poo sometimes
-Yes everybody needs to poo sometimes. But sometimes it's just windypops
(pause)
Mummy your poo is very very stinky isn't it?

then later
-Mummy are you having a bath?
-Yes doudou
-Why you got a baby in your tummy?
-No there isn't a baby in my tummy
-oh, but you got big tummy for got baby in it

One day I will have some privacy in the bathroom!

X post BT, sadly your window cleaner is a bit far away for me to obsess over

clairey - my conversation with ds1 (3yr) today went something like this

daddy has a big willy, doesn't he mummy?
errr yes
do you have a big willy?
no, I don't have a willy, I'm a woman
did daddy take it? is that why his willy is so big?

made me laugh but no idea how to answer the question, is it bad I distracted him with biscuits?

drskid - how are you doing? I watched that maternity programme too, you are a brave woman watching it at 39wks!! (I would have punched he one guy but thought the girl who had the c-section was lovely) I thought it might cure my broodiness, shame it didn't but having 3 sick children this week might, I've never had all 3 sick at one time, my washing machine is taking a battering!

beckle - on feeling broody, how do you work out if its the idea of wanting another or actually wanting another?? its still playing on my mind...

we have a lovely window cleaner, not my type though, happy to pimp him out to any one wanting an oggle should really find out if he's single...

Skid, ooh so close, baby will soon be here! It seems to have come round really quickly (probably not for you though...) at DS in a dress! My friend's 3yo DS likes to dress up in Evie's dressing up stuff - he looks incredibly cute! I think you do more damage by making a fuss of them cross-dressing at this age, he'll probably soon grow out of it!

Cazzy, please do invite yourself over! We are hoping to get some more chooks at the weekend (although I'm a little worried about introducing them after what happened to poor Crunchie), they should be nice and tame by the summer (or Easter or whenever...) Eek at the school report... How did the appointment with the MW go?

Clairey, I like your DD's prediction, 3 years gives you plenty of time to seduce the window cleaner meet someone lovely . As for privacy in the bathroom...DS1 is 9 and still walks in on me without a thought

BT, how annoying about DS's appointment, has it arrived yet in the post? The NHS can be very frustrating...

Clara, your night away sounds fab I would miss the DCs too though, I rarely even go out for an evening as I don't like leaving them.

Insy for your poor poorly DSs, I hope they are all recovering now. I have no idea how you work out if you are really broody or not...I had this conversation with a RL friend the other day and she seems to think she is broody because she doesn't know what to do when her youngest goes to school, her theory is that she'll stop being broody once she has something to do other than being a Mum. I'm not convinced that's why I'm broody though. I'm trying just to sit on the broodyness until I'm sure either way. I know I don't want another until DD is older (I don't want to share her) so perhaps it'll be more clear to me then?

Thanks for your good wishes for my scan, makes me feel better Still haven't told anyone in RL other than my SIL who is looking after the DCs on Friday when I go for the appointment. The letter I received with the appointment said I should get results in 8 weeks DH spoke to one of his brothers earlier in the week though who is a radiographer and currently training in endocrinology (study of thyroid lumps or something), he was quite reassuring about it all saying that anything bad would be unlikely to have come up so fast. I'm bearing up and feeling a little more positive which is good

PMSL Insy

Maybe it's in the window cleaner job description "Must be easy on the eye and lovely"

Wish my children would stop fighting

Me too Clairey, they always bicker but these last 3 days

Every 5 minutes there is a scream and "Mummmmeeeeee C hit me"or "mummmmmmyyyyy D pulled my hair again"

Shame because they can play together so nicely...

bugger...am failing in the potty training stakes....see I would leave it were it not a ten minute battle to get a bloody nappy on and then when the thing is one she takes it off...

Having Evie is a humbling parenting experience - I used to think it was all down to my great parenting that the other 2 never had a tantrum.....either she is completly adorable (in a way the other 2 weren't) or full on screaming

Sounds familiar Clairey, the boys will be giggling and playing great together one minute and then the next its "Muuuuuuuuuuum, H did X"..."Yeah, but J did X first" I don't know whats got into them this week, they have just been really naughty! I have never known them to actually be naughty before, just irritable with each otehr normally. This week so far (amongst other things) they have tried to climb onto the conservatory roof from their room, DS2 wrote on the bed and his clothes thad DS1 smells and DS1 called DS2 the C word As a punishment for that I made him look the word up on the internet and write down what it meant and then write why he shouldn't say it and how he would feel if someone said it to him He came to the conclusion that the word was offensive but that he still didn't really understand what it meant. Then I told him that was why he shouldn't use it! Hopefully job done...

Cazzy, I'm sure your Evie and mine are one and the same. She is an absolute delight when she is happy but when she has a meltdown...eek! She will only sit on the potty fully clothed though so still putting off not trying potty training yet...

Good luck skid!

cazzy, beckle, clairey - I truly think its just the age. Which is why its so great to have this thread and track what each of our DC are doing to make ourselves feel better!

I too don't remember DD1 having this many tantrums or being so downright bossy but am sincerely hoping that this peak passes quickly. In some ways it gives her a heap of personality which is great. I'm also sure she's much better at manipulating me - regular use of "pleeeeease" in a wheedling tone!

Two days to puppy day now. Have tonight been sorting through toys, some baby ones to give away, others to put up in the DD's bedrooms which I hope to keep puppy out of. Of course we will still chew anything in sight...

he will chew anything in sight...

Buzzy - sounds like your'e preparing your hospital bag for the imminent arival

Beckle - I should be taking notes from you about how to deal with the dd's when they are older. How old are your two ds's?

We're really struggling with dd1 coming into our bedroom at night. I take her back to bed but 9/10 she's just in again, crying. Bad dreams I think. We do have a big bed so she comes in with us - yes I know this is the worst thing to do but I am so tired in the middle of the night I can't cope with the battle of getting her to stay in her own bed, especially as it means she may wake up dd2.

Previously we used a star chart fairly successfully but this time it's not working at all.

Anyway my parents left yesterday. It was lovely having them to stay but it will be nice to have some time to myself again (although now it's half term so I will be busy looking after the dd's full time..)

clara fear we will still be sharing a bed with dd when she is 10! when she wakes up (not every night) dh always brings her in. i am blessed with sleep-of-the-dead and rarely hear her first. it's all very cuddly but not so good when one of us is ill.

which brings me on to a question for all my wise and lovely mnet friends: if you had had repeated tonsillitis/upper respiratory tract infections (not apparently catchable by anybody else in the family) every 4 to 6 weeks for two years, and somebody said you could have a tonsillectomy, would you? i've just gone down with another bout, only 10 days after last one cleared up. on top of which step mil's funeral is tomorrow, so this week has been pretty foul all round. ent consultant said is not as bad as childbirth but is a 10-14 day recovery and will be sore, but should mean no more sore throats. is it worth it?

Skid are you in labour/with newborn???? You do realise that if you dare not post for half a day or so we will assume it is it and will be awaiting news

Beckle I think I would have worried what google would throw up looking that up!

Dundee/Clara ds stll comes and gets in with me most nights, sometimes it's 5/6am other times he spends most of the night in my bed. He's such a noisy breather though and insists on holding on to me (usually my boob)that I don't sleep well with him there.

Dundee my friend just had her tonsils out but has had 3 infections since...

clairey - no fraid not, still here, still preg , Saw MW today who said the baby is back to back so feeling very sorry for myself . She also tried to do a stretch and sweep but said my cervix didn;t look ready so am feeling well pissed off!

To add to that, DS had threadworm so we have been on a mission to wash everything in the house (toys, bedclothes, towels etc etc) and be ultra-hygienic for the next SIX weeks in order to avoid reinfection - just what I fancy doing being 9 months pg. Plus DC are banned from nursery for the rest of the week so my little afternoons of relaxation and fun I had planned are gone woe is me!!!

beckle - good luck for tomorrow. Let us know how you get on.

clara - if you can still sleep with DD in the bed I wouldn't worry about it - it is almost certainly a phase. I am also far too lazy to spend any time shushing the DC back to sleep in their own rooms if I can haul them in with us and go back to sleep!

clairey - how is your broken heart?

Oh blimey, Needing to keep the house immaculate when you have a newborn is just what you need Poor you.

I've been meaning to ask but keep forgetting, did you find a new house or are you still where you were?

Buzzy, I bet the girls are excited about getting the puppy! Does DD1 still want to call him Lenny? Fab name for a dog IMO!

Clara, I'm not sure you should be watching me for tips, given my DSs behaviour this week I am obviously not doing a great job, plus I've not done much other than shout at them this week! They are honestly usually much better than this! They are 9.5 and 7 BTW - little monkeys. I wonder if DD1 has been waking at night because your parents are about? Sometimes when life deviates from routine, even when it is in a nice way, children can react in funny ways subconsiously. I have always been rubbish at putting mine back in bed too, DD was in with me from 4.15 this morning but she is so snuggly I don't mind. The boys haven't done it since they were around 5 but they both went through periods of it. If it got to the stage of every night and was disturbing my sleep I used to put them back in their beds and get in for a snuggle then go back to mine. It usually took about a week of this before they gave up and stayed in their own beds.

Dundee I didn't realise your step MIL had passed away I hope it wasn't too bad for her at the end and that your FIL is coping okay. How are you bearing up? As for the operation, I would probably have it done. I had tonsilitis time after time after time as a child and eventually they took mine out. I still get the odd throat infection but only once every couple of years or so, very rarely. From what I remember the recovery was okay, I had to eat lots of crisps! Children do tend to bounce back better than adults but long term I would say it is worth it to have them taken out.

Clairey, some of google's answers were interesting! I guided him towards the more suitable ones rather than let him go through all of them

Skid, thanks, I am a bit nervous tonight but hopeful it will go well tomorrow. Sorry to hear that baby isn't here yet, hopefully he'll turn before B-day too! DS1 was back to back for most of the labour but turned just before the pushing bit so it wasn't that bad. Eek about the threadworm and for the loss of your relaxing afternoons, perhaps baby knows what is going on and is holding on on purpose

DD was so cute tonight before bed, she was speaking on the phone to SIL (who is madly looking after my DCs tomorrow for me) and SIL said "DNiece is looking forward to playing dollies with you tomorrow", Evie's whole face lit up and she said "I LIKE dollies!" She kept talking about it afterwards I had told her earlier that SIL would be looking after her tomorrow and when I put her to bed she said (with big cute serious eyes) "Mummy, you look after me?" and smiled hugely when I promised I would look after her forever [melts]

Last night I dreamt that Skid and Arcadie both brought new babies to show us (in my dream we were actually sat around together chatting not just typing!), Skid called hers Joseph (d'ya see what I did there Skid ) and Arcadie had a baby girl called Gabrielle. So there you are you two, if you are stuck for names... They were both gorgeous (obviously) but I didn't get a cuddle

Beckle - hope the appointment goes/went well, how frustrating you have to wait so long for the results though.

Skid - I wanted to insert an emoticon here for you having to do all that washing and cleaning when you are so close to having the baby but didn't think sad would do it, nor angry (unless you could be angry at the threadworm), so try and imagine a sort of feel-sorry-for-you-but-also-recognise your superwoman-status emoticon. A sort of pitying face with a cape perhaps? When is your actual due date?

Clairey - I have often thought it would be brilliant if we COULD all sit together in the same room chatting away. I tell you what if we win the lottery I'll fly you and your dc's all out here for a holiday!

Dundee - I would definitely go for the op, that sounds horrible being ill so often. Lots of people got it done in my day and as far as I know they're still doing ok....

Thanks for all your reassurance about night wakings/night into-bed-crawlings. Ironically, dd2 (eg the Dec 07 baby) actually isn't too bad and usually only in bed with us if she is ill. But dd1 (4)is the problem. Hopefully it will only be a phase (just like everything else..), it just seems to be going on for a very long time. I think mostly it's down to bad dreams.

Sounds a good dream Clairey, it's a shame we are all so scattered about as it would be lovely to all be together in real life for a meet up!

Hope Skid won't mind me saying but I just saw on a thread of hers (about back to back labours) that she thinks her hindwaters have broken...

Appointment was okay thanks Clara, scan showed a nodule on my thyroid with a sac of fluid behind it. They think the nodule haemorraged which was why it appeared so big so quickly. They have drained the fluid (blood) out of it and taken cells from the lump/nodule to test. The doctor said a large number of this kind of lump are benign but sometimes they are 'unpleasant' so its just a waiting thing now, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for benign. I have a stiff neck tonight from the needles though!