January 2008 Shiny New Year Toddlers - Happy 2nd birthday to us!!

[LilySwalLoosHerTurkeyBaster]

Where did 2 years go ????

Tell me about it JKS! Sabela has a particular liking for stroking car number plates (she's only managed stationary ones in people's drives BTW.) She's also nuts for JCBs.

In fact, does anyone else find that their toddler is really interested in writing ATM. Sabela is obssessed. Particularly with road signs etc. She even imitates my handwriting!

JKS - fantastic image of you walking along with H. Is he walking 'handless' too? Sorry if I missed that. Sorry about his cold too.

Simpson - yay for J. He must feel a lot happier now.

Rotten with cold here and exhausted after yesterday. Sabela was an absolute darlign all day. It did help that it was in the place where they hold the bf group in that village so they had toys and things. She was great. I, on the other hand, was a big, pregnant embarrassement to myself and probably others. Living in Wales, there are lots of windy country roads. So, picture this: LaTrucha having ruched her breakfast to make sure she has everything ready to entertain Sabela; back seat of a complete stranger's car (very shiny and new); lots of boxes and not much air and space; windy roads; early morning; pregnant.

What happpens next?

Well, I'm sure you can guess, but you might not be able to fathom the spectacular style in which I did it, not only hitting everyone in the car but also getting as far forward as the steering wheel.

The worst thing was, I hadn't got it all out, IYSWIM, and spent the whole day trying to hold back, including the journey home. Came home and did what needed to be done in the toilet and am still feeling well and truly sick the next day.

Awful.

But course was fine. Or what I took in of it.

Do you think I should get the driver flowers for next time?

LaT - ouch that must have been so horrid for you!!! Hope you are not feeling too embarrassed anymore. I would indeed take some flowers for the driver and offer to pay for any cleaning which really she will probably refuse. I know I would.

I did offer the cleaning thing. She did say no. TBH was very impressed at the wipe-cleanability of her car!

Well done LaT - I do feel for you. I guess you had to sit in the back with Sabela? It can't have been pleasant.

Feeling very tired here today - been ebay shopping for spare vacuum cleaner parts as it meant I didn't have to get up (do need them!) and only just cleaned away lunch mess. I had a phone call yesterday from a very nice Dutch police inspector to make an appointment to meet him and a colleague about the abuse case at the end of Feb and I was out of sorts all day and totally wired by the evening. So my brain and my son (who keeps waking and wanting company at night although to be fair I think he had tummy ache last night) between them kept me up most of the night. Yawn....

LaT - how awful for you. How are you feeling now? Glad Sabela was good though

Yes M is desparate to draw all the time, but think its because J practises his writing after tea in the week so she wants to do the same iyswim.

JKS - wow on H Hope he is feeling better now.

All good here, went out for Sunday dinner to restaurant with my family and DCs and they behaved very well

M ate everyone under the table But had a few mouthfuls of ice cream so who knows what tomorrow will bring poo wise

H and MIL (soon to be ex MIL ) are arriving from Ireland on thursday

They are supposed to be staying with my mum at her house but her boiler has just packed up. She got someone round to look at it today and its going to cost £2,500 and also another problem has arisen in her house with electrics and they cannot put new boiler in till thats done

So basically H & MIL may have to stay with me Will have to see what happens.

My mum said her house is painfully cold Have let her borrow 2 heaters and my electric blanket. Which I will really miss tonight, but she needs it more

willsurvivethis - hope you get good night sleep tonight and Nathan is ok...

Morning all..

Have read everything but retained very littl I am afraid.

Fab JKS about H.

LaT - how awful...things like that happen to me a lot so I know how you feel.

IWST - glad you have the appointment fixed, but must be difficult.

Everyone hello sorry I cant retain much... had a long weekend, kids waking ILs changing my plans and thus knocking everything upsid down and now hae loads of studying but just wanted to check and say HIYA!

LaT poor you i hope it passes for you soon , i remember throwing up all overmyself whilst driving when i was pg with L.
Agree some nice flowers for driver. What was the session like ?

Iwill whilst it must be hard to make the apt to see people i am glad that you are getting the help , yawwwn at N though , we currently struggling with M at night again too!

JKS wow a month already he will soon be into everything

Simps sorry to hear about your mums boiler and even more sorry to hear about your impending visit. Can they not stay in local b and b or hotel ?

Hey to everyone else.

Am sat waiting for my car to be collected and courtesy car dropped off. Can't remember if i told you a mum drove into back of me on school run before xmas. Only small dent. Car booked in today so drive the 25 miles there. No courtesy car despite booking one so sent back home and they will bring it to me

Evening all
Avery nice weekend had here and I was very good re my diet
We went to a rl friends kids party and resisted all party food temptation .
I hope your feeling better LaT
Ouch re the boiler Simpson. Good luck with the impending visit.
H sounds like he is doing fabulously JKS. Keep it up little man
I got a new iphone today. DH has one already so he put a few apps on it that the boys play on. I just abour got ths contacts and bits sorted on it and George woke from his nap and went straight on it hes too clever by half that boy, pretty sneaky too !!

Happy birthday to Xavier if you're calling in MrsMc.

Hi all

Sorry bit late on a few (again!)

LaTrucha - DD1 1st Jan (Sabela) 2 Years Old
Housemum - DD3 3 Jan (Amelie) 2 Years Old
Gingeme - DS5 10 Jan (George) 2 Years Old
Mixedmama - DS2 11 Jan (Ediz) 2 Years Old
LuckySalem DD1 16th Jan (Aaliyah) 2 Years Old
Lilyloo DD2 18th Jan (Martha) 2 Years Old
JKS DS2 21st Jan (Henry) 2 Years Old
Nicky DD1 23rd Jan (Charlie) Belated Happy 2nd Birthday!
MrsMcJnr DS1 24th Jan (Xavier) Happy 2nd Birthday!
Bluebell82/Rubysmom - DD1 (Ruby) *

Filly DD1 29th Jan (Tamara)
Simpson DD1 29th Jan (Molly)
Angechica DS1 29th Jan (Alek)
Madmouse DS1 1st Feb (Nathan)

• When is Ruby's? wasn't it the other day? Sorry Rubysmom

Happy belated birthday to Xavier and Charlie

Took M to snakes & ladders soft play yesterday with one of her little friends as an early birthday treat and she loved it

She has not stopped talking about it since

Happy belated birthday to Xavier and Charlie from me too!!

Ugh, having nightmare week at work (and covering for boss all week) and am an utter hormonal jelly-like mess, permanently on the verge of tears...and have T's birthday party on Sunday but no time to bake/prepare because working all week instead of 4 days....

JKS - yay for H's continuing amazing recovery Can't believe you've been home for a month already...how time flies

LaT - have to say, I feel for you, even reading it for the second time on this thread. I think flowers would def be a good idea. But hurrah for Sabela behaving so nicely all day, even if her mummy was being embarrasing

Gingeme - glad the diet has started well. V impressed at George's technical ability!

Tamara insists on sitting at the table to do her drawing whenever A has homework...cute, but makes it harder to give ds my full attention when she keeps wanting me to help her draw a cat/bear/whatever...

Iwill - sorry this is bringing you down so much, but good for you for seeing it through. We're all here for you for support and a place to unload - I think you're being very brave

Simpson - why dont you get your mum to move in with you, and then soon-to-be-ex-MIL and H can stay in her house instead? Even if it is cold...that way she gets to be warm and you don't have to have them staying with you....??

What is happening with sleeping at the moment? Tamara had me up 3 times in the night, for no reason at all, as far as I could tell (she went quiet as soon as I went in each time). Then she threw a massive temper tantrum when dh and I decided she was fine and we weren't going in a 4th time at 5am...she literally screamed (anger, not upset, iykwim) the place down for 30 mins before going back to sleep. Even woke ds on the other side of the house!! I am so not happy about this...

filly shes 2 thats all I can say, sorry.

LOL filly think we have the same child

M doing the same thing as Tamara with homework and has to draw at the same time.

She wants me to write the names of all her friends "write Keeley" or "write Harvey" etc when I am trying to concentrate on J

Ange - I bet your DH is gutted about Palace...

well remembered simpson

Happy belated birthday Charlie. Sorry for missing it and hope you had a good time.

I got Xavier on FB!

Filly - commiserations. I'm hoping I won't get the same from DD tonight. She did wake up last night but DH saw to her. When I asked her why she had been crying she just shrugged.

Struggling kind of a day. Heavy cold, sick, toddler, and brother is causing me trouble again (I can't say he's off the rails because he's never on them). Spent last night fielding calls from the police and tonight fielding calls from my Dad about why I didn't call him last night (too tired and upset).

I am totally and utterly sick of this, and it's all for someone who never spoke to me, never played with me as a child, never shared family meals with us, has never wished me happy birthday, whose friends say when I meet them, 'I never knew had a sister,' and who was perfectly happy to ignore my existence until he needed my help. Fed up to the *** back teeth.

Why do I do put up with it? So my dying Dad doesn't have to field all these calls from neighbours, work, police etc etc etc usually at 8am in the morning. Waiting for social sevices and environmental health to call now. Apparently they've been passed my details. Great.

And not one of these people has any help they seem to be able to offer or force on him.

I could weep. In fact, being pregnant, I probably will.

Rant over. I needed that.

Hearing you laT - big hug. I would say leave him to rot but I so know where you are coming from wanting to protect your dad. It makes things very hard for you - you really don't need it xx

LaT, its not much use (and not really 'allowed' on MN but I know I can get away with it on here just this once)...sending you a big virtual hug for support. You can always vent on here and if there's anything practical we can do to help, please let us know.

T slept right through last night (thank goodness, I couldn't have coped with another one like the last) but has hit the 'terrible twos' about 2 weeks early and is now having totally vile screaming fit temper tantrums at the drop of a hat. Horrid I know 'this too shall pass' but although ds wasn't 100% lovely at this age he was nowhere near as bad. Maybe because his speech was better so we could get him to tell us what was wrong? Anyway, she's also gone from 'perfect-will-eat-anything' child to spitting out her food, refusing her meals and generally tantrumming at every mealtime.

Sigh...and we're going to go through this all over again in a couple of years???

Ugh...

Afternoon ladies
Seems the thread is on a bit of a downer today
We had a rubbish night with Edward last night. Finaly getting to sleep about 1.30 am to be woken at 6.18 am by a screaming George but on a good note DH and I went for our first weigh in this morning, I have lost 3 1/2 lb and DH has lost 4 1/2 lb and long may it continue. Had to pick George up from pre school early too as he was screaming and screaming and the lady who runs it thought it would be best if we got him. Hopefuly when Edward is there tomm he will be fine
Oh no Lat not again your an excelent daughter and sister even though you may not feel like it just now

Argh filly doesnt sound good. I try not to compare my boys as they al have different charecters but it is hard when one is being particularly naughty at a certain mile stone when the last one wasn't I hear myself saying 'I'm sure so and so never did this?'.
Well not much planned here today. Got 2 sleeping toddlers in bed so Im gonna catch up on FB then order something from my Kleeneze catalogue......

Gingeme well done you and dh
Poor George hope he is better t pre school tom.

LaT ((((hugs)))) you really have no choice i guess , which is even harder. I am sure your dad is very thankful he doesn't have to deal with this alone and that is why you help your brother.

Filly having tough time with M here too at the minute.
This week she has drawn on the wall and pulled about ten keys off the laptop
usually when i am doing tea etc.
Add to this a very 'kevin' like nearly 8 year old and i am at the end of my tether this week.
Have been really down about it tbh , dp brought me a bottle of wine home tonight so enjoying that.

Evening all,

Filly and Lily (sorry, couldn't resist) - I find it helps to repeat to myself, 'They're supposed to do this, they're supposed to do this'. It's just some days you can cope with it better than others. For example, today Sabela has not had her nap, deliberately written on the oven (she knows not to do this very well, neither to touch it or draw on it), and spat her food at least a dozen times, which drives me crazy. And probably lots of other stuff. Today, I can take it in my stride (told her off but without getting really angry and stressed) because I got enough sleep last night. Yesterday, I couldn't have. Tomorrow is another day. Failing that, next week is another week!

I would like some wine too Lily!

Thanks for the hug Filly. I wish there was some help to ask for but there just doesn't seem to be!

Gingeme - George obviously out of sorts today. Could itbe back moalrs? We're having htis. Hope it's better tomorrow.

Iwillsurvive - thanks for your thoughts. Actually, might nip over to FB. DH not here, so am free to doodle about on the internet as much as I want!

So, DH away. Very quiet tonight. Forgot to buy myself a DH away treat, but not really minding. I've been doing lots of speculative baby shopping and it has juct made me desperate to find out the sex. Roll on 11th February (and baby, don't cross your legs or mummy might just go nuts!)

i am happy to do 24th if everyone else is? i think from scan through everyone is ok with that so now for venue been trying to find soft play but quite tricky. there is a good place in putney called eddie katz which has nice cafe for us to all sit at but dont know how convenient or otherwise that is for people.

not been on as my laptop died so have to use dh's.

birthday wishes to those i missed sorry.
took charlie to pantomimne her grandad was in for her birthday and she and noah managed 2.5hours sitting pretty still . charlie loved it.

same here re tantrums although have been getting them for about 4 months and actually fingers crossed things are a bit better.

charlie hadbeen screaming at bedtime until the other week when we decided to crack down final straw when charlie said to dh after he told her he were not coming back in unless something the matter ...dont worry daddy mummy will come back in to charlie's room and pat me. so then we knew we were being played!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i agree with Lat some days its all copeable other times its not for me it totally depends on how much sleep i have had. Noah still has really bad wind and reflux so although doesnt need a feed through the night is often up a couple of times and often wakes charlie up to - nightmare.

anyway best sign off as dh looking over at his computer longingly .

Any ideas for alternative meet up welcome

Morning all...

Sorry had a busy weekend gatecrashed bymad ILs (in a niceish way) then been playing catch up with my reading blah blah.

LaT - The support available is so lax and rubbish, I know exactly what you are going through and 6 years downt he line support is still almost non-existent, but I have always had a good relationship with my brother. Feel for you, you just dont need it on top of pregnancy, toddler.

GINGEME - brilliant. Keep it up.

Hellloooo everyone

Hi all

Well today is D day as H and MIL arriving from Ireland

More worried about MIL tbh as she is bound to say something to wind me up

LaT - sorry you are having a tough time with brother ((hugs)) Not what you need when pg. Not long to go to scan though!!!

Gingeme - well done you and your DH

Nicky - we have been having temper tantrums for a few months here too and some days drives me up the wall Am hoping play group will help as it will tire her out

Lilyloo - sorry you are getting tough time from Dcs atm. Did the wine go down nicely??

Have been very good here and had none since having swine flu

Mixedmama - glad you had good weekend, hope you catch up with work...

Hi to everyone else. Brain gone to mush M been waking every night at 3am

Yesterday thought I had cracked it, spent ages in park to tire her out then she was getting very tired so made her walk to school run so she could not doze off in buggy so she was totally exhausted when she went to bed and she still woke. Grrr...