October 08 - Got ourselves some crying, talking, sleeping (sometimes!) walking, living dolls.

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Well somebody better start the new thread, so might as well be me!

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Ksal wonderful news. Any age gap is a good gap. Having twins is the nightmare Another October baby.

I have held my friends 32 week premi baby this week and I was looking down at this 4lb 12oz baby and all I could think about was that I wanted another little baby.
What an IDIOT

Star the end is in sight for all us school people.
Stop texting her. Now.

HMM sound like teething. W is exactly the same but with out the temp.

Hello everyone else. [waves]

Just a manic weekend of family childrens parties to get through until school again. It's DH family, so will be difficult following the MIL b'day fiasco!

I have reins and will use them when I remember to put them in the car/buggy

What are the objections to them? Is it poncy mums who only feed organic local sourced produce and dont let Tarquin get told off because it infringes his human rights????

I'll investigate those little life things. Pistachio - I know exactly what you mean - we do a lot of walking along busyish roads and S is always saying "walk, walk" it seems ridiculous not to let him walk just because I don't want him on a lead.

Sorry to hear about your "friend" Star. It's a horrible feeling to think that you're the one making all the effort.

lol Ronshar.
who wouldn't want another little baby? just remember everything that goes along with it.

At the playground today, Q was starting to climb up the stairs to the slide and a 2 year old kicked him in the stomach and he fell right off! DH was more concerned that the mother didn't remove her child from the playground she did tell him to say "sorry" - which he did, then gave Q a hug .... but then went and pushed another toddler off the end of the slide...
However.... all I could think was.... "oh god, I hope that's not Q in a few months time!" . He seemed a really sweet little boy other than the pushing/kicking.

I also have seen that dh is looking up websites about language development and another one about special needs...etc. He's convinced there is something wrong with Q that he isn't speaking clearly and with loads of vocab now. ugh. Now I'm having to convince him that he's fine. In fact, his receptive language is stellar if I do say so myself

csws/pistachio - off to look up those bacpacks now. I think that would help us a lot actually. It's just about getting him to go the direction we want him to go. ANyone else have this? When we visited myjob, N seemed to just do whatever she was told and went with the flow. Good girl!!

oh, and Q doesn't say "walk walk" like aubergenie's S.
He goes "uhhh uhhhh" and points to the pavement and nods ferociously.

Dh is much more patient than I am with letting Q just wander about. I want to reach destination. Q wants to open and shut every slightly open gate en route, and like yours, pistachio, chase cats, walk on walls... run down hills and back up and back down and back up... I can do it for a little while then I just put him in his maclaren and off we go. When it's the 3 of us, dh just lets him explore sooooo much. I know it's a good thing, but ffs, we're going to the playground or to feed the ducks.... he can explore when we get there, right?

I'm actually with your dh on this one rather than you star. And there's something I never thought I'd see myself type! Unless you have to be somewhere at a set time, letting them explore safely is a good thing.

I'm afraid that most of us will have to deal with the hitting/pushing stage at some point star. I have a friend with a boy about 10 weeks older than ds who has been struggling for a while with his behaviour around other children. It's tough, but they grow out of it. Please don't feel that it's a reflection on your parenting if Q goes through a stage like this too.

ronshar - 4 is such a nice round number isn't it?

More pics on fb btw, in case any of you aren't bored of our holiday yet!

Congrats Ksal - how exciting! we have 22 months between the DSs and they play really well together - they're 5 & 4 at the mo so the ability gap is narrowing as well. Tho DD joining in isn't popular!
Ronshar - LOL at the poncy mums
We had reins for the DSs and they would both just sit down. Curing the wandering off problem in one easy move, but no use at all if you wanted to go anywhere! Haven't tried them on DD yet, she's only been walking for a few weeks but is very very determined to be free to go where she wants.
Her newest phrase is "get down" she uses this a lot after eating etc, but also to avoid face washing, nappy changing, staying in the buggy...
Ronshar - I'm with you with the tired of the school holidays as well. I have no idea what I'll do in the summer if 2 weeks at Easter has driven me insane . Tho we've had a picnic/day out/fluffy chick/soft play/adventure play extravaganza over mon/tue/wed as we went out every day.
Was very glad to get away from the squabbling and the bloody freezingfresh air to be in the office today!

I know, csws . I'm actually more with his opinion on that, too! I just have more of a need to "get there" than dh does. He can wander around and just enjoy every day that he has off, relaxed and just running around with Q, following his lead...etc.
I need to accomplish things and feel like I've gotten things done. I need to just chill out, really. It would really help

Pistachio can you pull the racial discrimation card? You are being discriminated against because you is from sweaty sock land
Kick up a big stink. Bypass you local organisation and go straight to the top. NCT seem very much like a big clique. If you arent in London then you are not important!!!
Go on give them hell.

Def dont want another baby so there CSWS. Sticking out my tongue at you.

Thanks for the advice folks, I'm pretty sure it's the teeth, I'm going to bed now anyway. Ksal, congratulations again, that's wonderful news! I may do the same thing as you when/ if I get PG again, I don't like telling people before 12 weeks, altho it's gonna be difficult keeping it from you lot! I think if were were still all anonymous and we weren't friends on FB I'd tell you all straightaway but it's different now. I'd be worried that someone would accidentally put something on my profile page!

Night all!

That's just not good enough hmm. We want to know as soon as you do. You are all my fb friends too but I still told you all very early. I think I'll put 'congratulations, when's it due?' on your profile once a month just in case if you don't tell .

Grr pistachio. Remind me - did you say that you have to pay 25% of travel costs?

Pistachio that is not good at all.
I agree, kick up a big fuss. Write a letter to the top. And phone call if you can get through. It is unreasonable to expect you to fly to London on 3 separate days. I would find it highly unreasonable if someone told me I needed to fly to scotland on 3 separate days to complete a course, leaving my kids behind and having to pay 25% of travel costs... or even 5%.
for you.

That is rubbish Pistachio! What a ridiculous choice. I agree, you need to go to the top on this one. At the very least, they should suspend your fees is you have to postpone till March (and I'm sure you don't want to have to do that.) Is there a central body you can complain to?

Those www.theoutdoorshop.com/showPart.asp?part=PN38595 Littlelife backpacks are so cute! The question is which one shall I get? Pistachio and others who use reins, do you still get them to hold your hand while they're walking?

Star - I know what you mean about wanting to get somewhere but remember that for Q walking around looking at a fence or picking up some sticks is just as exciting as being on the swings or whatever.

I'm sure I'll be telling you all if I manage to get pg. Of course it's a completely personal decision but I decided to tell a few close friends last time because I thought I could do with the support if anything went wrong again.

Q wont wake from his nap. keeps cuddling back into me and sleeping. tv on now, I'm MNing.... wake up!!
Went to Wisley this morning with cm and her 2 y.o charge. so beautiful!!
I know you're right aubergenie. I need to relaaaxxxx.
Myjob - yeah right. She's an angel

Congrats Ksal!!!!!!

I am not broody at all....so...not me...never

14 month age gap here and all id fab..............................honest

Gotta go, fight breaking out.

Hope all is well, you All know Im never any good at catching up but will try to soon.

Star - I know how you feel, I'm the same way about getting there and doing things. I keep trying to chill out and remember that if all they want to do is run across a bridge 100 times, they've still had fun, which is the main point. But I do struggle not to chivvy them along all the time

Dd starts pre-nursery on Thursday, I'm sort of looking forward to it, but in a way a bit sad as she won't be my baby any more (iyswim). And from a more practical point of view - we are now tied firmly into the tyranny of fixed holiday dates and high prices, which is a major consideration when we have to fly to Vancouver to visit the granparents

At my school, parents sometimes take holidays during term time and I don't say anything about it, neither does the principal. They tell me (and office) in advance and I put together a bit of work for them to do that they will miss during that time... It's not encouraged at all, but as long as they aren't taking every holiday during term time, the odd one doesn't bother me in the least. And we can't mandate that they don't go. Of course they have to attend a certain number of days per year, but it's not like the British system at all (so it seems from what I've heard).