Bought A?s first shoes on Weds, she is very proud of them. They have peep toes and she is fascinated by the fact that she can see and touch her toes. DS is less enthusiastic about his sandals. He only wanted to try on high heels and had a hissy fit when I wouldn?t agree to a pair for him; he had to be pacified by a beach ball from the shop attendant, so embarrassing!
DH only works 1-2 in July and August so it is going to be great having another pair of hands in the afternoons he will probably just lie about watching footie but the kids are happy pottering around him and it means I?ll be able to get some stuff done and finally start preparing for the house swap which I am now starting to panic about ? my oven and microwave and windows are filthy!
Reading backwards?..
Whenskisargrey ? have a wonderful 1st birthday for C tomorrow!
Gauchita ? my Ds never had any tantrums until a couple of months ago but A has been throwing them for a few months now, they normally entail throwing her head backwards wherever she is which is bit worrying. I try distraction and if that doesn?t work once she is safe I ignore it. Glad to hear that M is settling into nursery well I met a Mila the other day and thought of you! Sorry to hear that you are down about the in law situation, I hope the book helps and that you can get DH to see your perspective of things.
Bigcar ? interesting to read how the nursery and school system works in England, I didn?t know that sounds like E is very determined like A is; if the stair gate is left open she?s out of her safe zone in a shot! Glad to hear your DH is back to work now.
Snow ? glad to hear that you are enjoying working I know that you did tell us but remind me again what you are doing. Good to hear that A is doing well at nursery, neither of mine have been interested in rattles or soft books either but then A had some many other more interesting toys to play with with having a big brother. She adores his electric taxi that he/she sits in, will put a photo on my profile! We are having issues with the kids eating out at night at the mo, even if it is early, they are diabolical, I know we have to persevere but it does take the enjoyment out of it! A?s sleeping was improving a bit before the latest teeth started cutting through, thanks or asking she is in her own room and most nights will sleep from bedtime (somewhere between 8-9.30 depending what we are doing) until sometime between midnight and 2am, sometimes 3am only waking up a few times for minutes at a time but when she wakes properly she won?t go back in the cot and wants to be in the double bed with me or with DH. When DH has stayed with her she will happily go through to 7am without milk or waking but if it is me she wants milk all through the night and neither of us really get any sleep but DH often doesn?t hear her so I end up going. It?s a slow process but we will get there! Glad you had a good trip to Oz and that the pregnancy is going well. Bleeds are so scary but I have had them in all my pregnancies ? do you think the heparin has something to do with it too?
June ? sounds like you are doing really well with getting fit again, good for you. I keep promising myself that I will do some sit ups and watch my diet so I weigh less and look better when we go back to Scotland on holiday in just under 5 weeks but the weeks are rolling on and I never get round to it ? excuses, excuses! When DS was little we would put him to bed as usual, get ready to go out, put him in his buggy and walk to the restaurant of our choice, have a lovely evening, he wouldn?t have woken once and when we got home we?d put him in his cot again none the wiser, we didn?t know how lucky we were! Generally as a rule we don?t take the kids out at night with a view to them sleeping, we only go out with others with kids and I don?t find it very relaxing I have to say. Lunch is much better. Can?t believe your MIL still gets your name wrong, that?s just rude! You are still a Spring chicken, plenty of time for more babies I would still do what I have done in retrospect (i.e. having 2 close together) it is hard but there are great benefits too. For me the question is around a 3rd (and maybe a 4th..) I?d like to wait a couple of years and then have 2 more close together but DH isn?t that keen. I don?t want to add another one to this mix and lose the plot but nor do I want to have only 1 in a few years time who then doesn?t have a sibling close in age to play with I am also 37 in 6m time!
Hey Doris nice to see you again on here, LOL at the rugby tackles; I guess she will need to be able to hold her own though! I know what you mean about them being more mobile, A is definitely having more fun but I still have to watch her all the time when she?s out of her safe zone!
llynnnn ? DD has her madam moments, she is very attached to me and when she is tired she does try to bit us. DS is phobic about bits after a nasty one when he was little so he gives quite a reaction which she finds fascinating! Sorry to hear about I?s reaction to the heat, she?d hate it here just now. The upside is that mine will both sleep for 2 hours in the afternoon and if I time in right, they will go at the same time! Ok, they are both up at 7am and rarely go down at night before 8.30/9 but the couple of hours in the day to get things done are a godsend!
Strawberrysam ? sorry to hear about your back hon as the others have said, there is never a good time to have a baby in many respects, at least if your Dh is at Uni and you are at your folks you?ll have lots o hands on deck which should help enormously with any PND you may encounter. Hard decision x
Ineedmore ? thanks for the kind words, I know that another friend had similar issues with her son at this age and he is 3 next month and is much better, that said, I don?t want to wish his toddlerdom away but sometimes it?s hard to see the funny/quirky side of his behaviour!
Thanks for all your kind words on the toddler issues ? he?s chucking a fit at the moment and likely to wake DD up so I had better go and sort him out. We are going to a Feria locally tonight and DD is wearing a little Flamenco dress I bought her ? so cute, can?t wait
Promise to write more often now that I am back!