DEC 08 - Barely into toddlerhood and already at our tit's end

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Tit's end...had to be done.

Hope this works!

Very very quick post as its way past my bed time.

Daisy, you have been so strong for everyone else around you, no wonder that it all hits you at some point. You are certainly not boring us - as others have said, we just want you to be kind to yourself.

Lovely to see Oli and Bisou!

Daisy: you never bore us, I'm just glad you feel able to rant a bit on here ads you have so much do deal with in RL at the moment. Hope the morphine eases things for your MIL.

Beans: poor DD, we have the opposite problem as DS2 tends to explosive nappies, but he eats a lot of fruit and veg and virtually no protein (apart from bm). Those pots of fruit are popular here and would probably help.

Urbane: sorry your DD is ill as well

Veggie: poor teeth! I am getting fed up with these molars. Though I felt two tiny points on DS2's gums yesterday, so I think they are breaking through at last.

Trace: yoohoo! Are you out there?

Kayz: hope DS1's eye gets better soon.

I want the spring to arrive! We're all getting a bit grumpy and run down thanks to lack of sun and fresh air. Fed up with winter.

The DSs had their swine flu vaccinations yesterday - DS1 was really good, he's been practising with his doctor's kit (it had a toy syringe, v handy) so he knew what to expect. On yell and that was it - quickly pacified by chocolate. DS2 was not happy as we had to wake him up and he is prob still not sure what happened. MMR next week.

On books, I've just got a Boris Akunin(?) out of the library and will be starting it this eve - looks pretty good

Morning all. No change on the poo front - I went out last night, so DH did bedtime and apparently at 9 it all kicked off as she was hungry - doesn't eat much in the day because I think it hurts her tummy. Then apparently she did a poo like a cricket ball - totally hard and really wide. I don't know how she gets them out! Anyway, we've gone back to full formula and giving her apricots and prunes today. And laxatives! Honestly, if there isn't a poonami soon, I will eat my hat.

Hello to Oli and Bisou! I hope all well.

Daisy - I'm so sorry about your MIL. When I was 8 months pregnant with DD my MIL very nearly died and was in intensive care for a few weeks and it was really tough. We were lucky that she pulled through, but it's so hard trying to be strong for DH when sometimes you really just want to bawl. Feel free to vent on here - writing it down helps me and we're all more than happy to support you. xxxx

I've managed to do something extraordinary to my back while I was sleeping last night. It feels like my ribs are all squishing inwards to my lungs and when I laugh or move too quickly or take a deep breath it really hurts across my chest and high up on my back. OWEEEE! I am a big whinger. Going to leave work early today, though. Mind you, it's doing wonders for my posture.

OOh, I also made myself giggle this morning (someone's got to laugh at my jokes!) when I thought about Rubes's post about meeting up with LadyT and MrT popping in briefly. I just suddenly thought, I wonder if he said "I ain't getting on no plane, fool". And got the giggles in the shower!!!

lol @ Beans: I saw a babygro with 'Mama aint raising no fool' on it and was severely tempted... we love the A Team in our house (low tastes). Your class upbringing are measured here between a) you were allowed to watch the A Team and b) you weren't allowed to watch ITV. We were firmly in section A .

IS measured!

AND I was allowed to watch Grange Hill, which was a definite no no in my school! Which is hilarious as it was a fairly rough school!

Oh yes, I remember all the fuss over Grange Hill encouraging bad behaviour (rather than documenting it, fairly accurately as I remember)...

Ooh, I did have one other thing... On the bus the other day with DD on my lap as she'd been in her buggy all day. She was v interested in the lady sitting next to me, who was being very friendly.

But then, to my absolute horror, as Whizz pointed at her in her 2-fingered pointy way, the woman (notice the change from lady there!), opened her mouth and took in both Whizzer's fingers and sucked them. Luckily she then got off the bus, but I was so shocked I didn't know what to do. Absolutely overstepped every boundary. I know DD will never remember it etc, but I was so repulsed and immediately got out a wipe and cleaned her hand. The woman wouldn't have meant anything by it, but I had a total horror and my face must have been extraordinary - I think my mouth dropped open and eyes went enormous with disbelief. But of course, far too bloody British to say anything to her!!!

Oh Syb thanks for the offer of cakes. I am actually salivating at the mere thought. However, my hips are telling me to say 'no'. Such a kind thought though, I do appreciate it. In fact I have jusr been for a run, which was good and clears my head (not to mention making me sweat a lot and breath rather dubiously). Think Eddie in Ab Fab and thats pretty much me dragging myself round the streets

effie, Saturday just wasn't Saturday without the A-Team back in the day!!! Apparently they have just made a movie of it, I bet its nowhere near as good!

Beans and OMG!!! What was that woman thinking. I do think I would have actually let out a mini scream.

Veggie, glad you have had a lovely time with your friends. Annual ticket to the museums sounds fab!

Oh Beans, that's funny re MrT (I did giggle to myself when I typed it)And, shocking, I would have said something to that lady (I think)but I'm not British either
I have a full blown cold / congestion now. Just hope ds doesn't get it but not sure how he won't. I even sneezed accidently all over the dog thismorning and she shook her head
Aubi - dh had a good look but said it wasn't as easy to check out that area as it was with ds as dc2 was wriggling around so much more but said if he had a bit longer and was able to take the controls he could have been more certain! he said he was about 60% confident on his guess this time (but that's a secret )
Right, back to the couch...

Hi everyone, I hope you and the lovely babies (and bumps too) are all well? Just book marking, as its been so long since I've managed to get on here. I'm not sure if I'll catch up at all as I'm really tired tonight (DD spent 3 hours from midnight til 3 wanting to play last night ... grr), I'll try my best and as I have the house to myself on Saturday evening I'll be back then. Big kisses to you all (sloppy ones of course, a la DD)

We're well here. DD had her booster and MMR this week but fortunately we've not had any side effects yet apart from the odd grump (easily cured with chocolate - both of us). And I took DD back see the HV to get her weighed, as I was a bit concerned. I had her done on her birthday and she'd only gained 15oz in 3 months. In the 5 weeks since then she's put on over 2lbs , so I don't think there's any reason to be concerned anymore.

Right, off to try to catch up now ...

Back from the chilly Midlands and off to Cornwall for the weekend tomorrow, via Surrey - Rubes is kindly babysitting me again as DP is working near her and we need to make as fast a getaway to Cornwall as possible (I do not want to go but that's another story - it's basically that I find memorials and things like that hard because of DH).

Anyway, have been trying to read up on my phone - a big hello to Bisou and Oli, good to see you

Beans, that lady on the bus was so weird...

Daisy, I am just so sorry for you all I can't tell you. Please do write anything on here if it helps. You know everyone is sending you lots of strength and love.

Oh, and I have laughed about MrT, who strictly speaking is actually MrG but he is MrT for the purposes of this board! Back on Monday girls...have good weekends...

Beans: how strange! No idea what I would do in that situation (other than say nothing and gape a bit).

No news here: rainy and grim, DS1 under the weather thanks to swine flu jab (he's always reacted strongly to immunisations, bah) and DS2 still with a nasty cough. And now DH has my cold, so of course he is dying... no matter that I dragged myself into work in the early hours of the morning when I was ill. Hey ho.

LadyT: hope the weekend goes well.

Daisy: am v impressed at you getting out for a run. I have been vaguely thinking about running myself, but am using the excuse of No Time. (I do have time to watch trashy tv and eat my own weight in minstrels, but that's another matter).

We haven;t heard from the Cambs contingent for a while: Summer and Jump are you out there? Hope all is well

Morning ladies I'm currently sitting next to a sleeping DS2 with my coffee and hello mag (a freebie from my friend who nicked it from the Hungarian airlines departure gate stand) I'm hoping to catch him when he starts rousing and pat him back to sleep again. He is having such short morning sleeps that he is needing another afternoon sleep which means he ends up going to bed much later in the evening. If he doesn't get enough sleep he is also cranky at dinner and that's not fun.

I've had just the best news this morning. A wonderful friend of mine is pregnant. She has been trying to get pregnant for years but due to horrendous endomitriosis she has only concieved once and sadly miscarried. When she and her lovely hubby married he used to half joke that they had to get on the job quickly because he wanted 5 kids so as time has gone on it has been such a stress for her not yet having had a baby. Not just for him though she has so desperately wanted to be a mum, they are both from big families and are such wonderful people, I'm just so so happy for them. They live back in
melbourne now so I'm looking forward to meeting their new baby who arrives in July when we go home.

Also a bit TMI alert, but this morning DH took DS1 to school and let me sleep in. When he got home DS2 was safely playing in the little room which ajoins our bedroom so well as I was awake and had a good sleep last night...well you don't need the details but we decided to do 'what mummies and daddies do when they love each other'. So we were doing the do, DS2 was so quiet and of course...yes he joined us!!! He quietly walked around our bed climbed up onto the bed and tried to jump on us!

Morning all! Ha Veggie what did you do?? I would have screeched in shock I think! and possibly thrown a handy pillow over his eyes...

I am feeling very chipper today as DD decided [drum roll please] to SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT!! First time EVER in 13 1/2 months. I think I am actually drunk on sleep.

Woo hoo kiwi!!! Brilliant news.

Veggie that is priceless. It nearly made me snort coffee all over my keyboard.

Question for all those with babies who have been good eaters...have they suddenly gone off their food?? DS was a fantastic eater, but this past week he screams uncontrollably if food goes anwhere near him. At first i thought it was beacuse he was getting all independant and wanted to do it himself. But me letting him do it just resulted in him throwing food everywhere! Teeth maybe? He had 6 by his 1st birthday but nothing since Its so frustrating, especially with his constipation, I need to get lots of fruit and veg in him.

Hello from a knackered aubergines. I have suffered from insomnia this week, no idea why, but I have also started running for 30 mins every other day. Today the hours lost have caught up with me. Thankfully I took the advice of you lovely ladies and ordered a load of vintage kids films so DD1 and I are tucked up under a blanket eating biscuits and watching Mary Poppins while DD2 sleeps.

Kiwi - gold star for babyk! I am so pleased for you. Let's hope there is much more where that came from.

Urbane - I hope you DD is feeling better. I am going to hunt out the meet-up thread in a sec as I am very up for an evening out.

Veggie - lol at your morning. I guess that rather killed the moment.

LadyT - I hope the Cornwall memorial isn't too painful. I chuckled at the MrT jokes too but surely given your own title he is a Lord not a Mister. Given my job I am very alive to peerage etiquette (yawn).

Sybs - I am very impressed with your dental connections. Did she dish the dirt on what kind of patient Ms Minogue was? Can I remind you that Kylie and I have stuck our tongues in the same mouth (albeit at very different times). I am sure I have shared
by (very) brief liaison with a certain Mr J Donovan.

Trace - where are you??? Let us know how you are doing.

Hello to Oli and Bisou. Lovely to hear from you both. But we need to here from our other missing veterans; Tilly, Katie, NJAN, Poison... Where are you all??

PD is back at work and very busy - I know she's lurking but hasn't time to post! We met up the other weekend and her lovely DD was in great form

Daisy DS2 is the same, he has been a great eater up until recently even eating broccoli and absolutely goes mental foe fruit esp grapes & mandarins but the last couple of days he is right off his food and just wanting to be BF. I'm def it's his teeth as he cries a lot and points to his mouth, and he kind of holds his jaw ajar as if it is too painful to close his mouth. It's the saddest thing to see him like this. I gave him some remedies and he perked right up for 5 mins but is sad again now so I'm going to dose him with the big guns now for bedtime. DS1 had bad teething pain but not like this, DS1 wore an Amber necklace for teething pain but I thought it didn't work because he still got pain but maybe it would have been worse like this if he hadn't worn it. I've no idea where it is now.

Daisy, ds is a carbon copy of what you describe.... its been for a couple of weeks now at least. He will eat breakfast no problem and then either refuses lunch or dinner, but he will usually eat one of them (so two meals a day) I too thought he was wanting to feed himself but that was disasterous, so I'm putting it down to his teeth as well. He literally screams if he see's a bowl of food coming sometimes. Today he wouldn't eat lunch but he did eat dinner (tuna pasta bake) but only after I shoved some into his screaming mouth and he decided he liked it Anyway, I haven't been substituting - just leaving it if he refuses as he always eats the next meal and never fails to have his milk. he will eat apples cut into chunks, but he has started to take a bite out of each piece then throw it on the floor, and do the same with every piece.
Had a nice afternoon with LadyT - we were wondering where this meet up is going to be?

Rubs you have just described DS perfectly! Brekkie usual shovelled in distraced my ITNG or similar, and than a flat out refusal of one other meal! But I'm with you I refuse to offer anything else I made that mistake with DD and swear its why she is such a fussy madam. Besides DS is a chunky monkey, so he won't starve

MIL is now on 24 hour care, and possibly only days left DH took this news by drinking 2.5 bottles of red wine, and then driving to work at 6.30am this morning. I am furious with him. His reponse when I asked him to stop drinking, he told me to F*ck off, he's an adult and he'll do what he wants! Not really sure how to respond to him. He is an adult (not that his behaviour reflected that). BUt I kind of think he has to handle this in his own way iyswim?

Daisy, at least we're not alone on the eating thing - and Veggie too. The other day he refused lunch, had his afternoon milk and then refused dinner but when I shovelled a spoonful in while he was screaming, and he decided he liked it he went ahead and ate his dinner. Yes I don't think i'll worry unless he started looking really thin or something but right ow he's fine. I get annoyed at mil's as if he won't nap, or won't eat at her house, she pulls out yogurt or icecream etc, but I am hoping he will only associate that with her house iyswim.
Sorry to hear all what you are going through with your mil Daisy. You're haveing such a rough time, and no doubt have a long way to go. I guess just being there to support your dh is all you can do really, and ride it out... it's a tough time but it will get better at least, but unfortunately worse first But hey, you've got us

What an evening ... DH is out tonight for a meal and drinks with friends, a couple from the village were picking him up and rang just before they were due to say they were running late as they couldn?t get a babysitter so were taking their 2 DD?s with them. I answered the phone and heard myself saying ?bring them here?. Why would I say that?! Anyway, I now have 3 sleeping girls upstairs (their DD1 is 4 and DD2 is a couple of months younger than E), but boy I am glad I don?t have twins. Carrying 2 tired and crying babies upstairs was a challenge beyond me! And I don?t even know how long they?re staying ? I assumed that when our friends dropped DH off home they?d pick the girls up, but the eldest kept saying ?where is Mummy going to sleep when she gets here??! I guess I?ll find out in the morning when the house may be as normal, or full of a whole other family. Their DD1 was making me laugh tonight though ? it was her Mum?s 30th recently so I asked her if she went to the party and if it was fun. And then I asked how old her Dad is, and she said 68 (I know he is 32, as his birthday is the same day as DH?s) ? can?t wait to tell him that one!

So, the promised catch up. I?ve skimmed, so a big old hug to anyone I?ve missed out. You are all so very funny, wrong boots, People?s Friend and everything else in between. And so lovely to hear from Bisou and Olipop, all on the same page!

Daisy I am so sorry to hear about your MIL. I do her remaining days (or god willing, weeks) are pain free and peaceful. I am thinking of your whole family right now

Great news from Rubena (about the scan) and Beans (about the kicking). And also that Kayz DS2 knows where his nose and feet are. DD only knows where the tree and the birds are (and not even her Mummy and Daddy). And a big yeehah to babyKiwi for the big sleep. Has she repeated it yet?

I thought my pelvic floor was almost back to its old (but never full) strength, but last weekend on a very rare night out I ?dribbled? twice whilst dancing . Must try harder with the old clenches.

I?ve tried so hard to be brief tonight, this is really far too short for me. But its nearly midnight and I must go to bed at some point (forgot to ask if the 2 girls are good sleepers or not, so who knows what sort of a night I?m in for). Night everyone xx

Morning.

Zoe, hope you had a good nights sleep. Sounds like a full house at yours.

The boys are practically better now. Still got a bit of a cough but much better than they were.

Why do days off go much quicker than days at work?

SIL asked when we were having another baby yesterday so we said maybe next year. She will have probably told MIL so DH will probably get moaned at.

Aaaaargh DS now has vomiting bug. I have had enough of being vomited on. Enough. And the poor DCs are so sad with it. I had DD at A&E this morning because she's so lethargic.

Am sorry haven't had chance to do a proper catch up but I saw your post Daisy. I'm so sorry.