January 2008 Shiny New Year Toddlers -Summer's here and our babes show their butts

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Hello new thread

Simps i am sorry he has let you all down again

Well am just sat down for the first time today. Has been mega busy but kids all ok other than baby who wouldn't take a bottle , she bf normally. So spent most of day with her on my hip ! M has been so good just taking herself off to potty and did her first poo on there today Am shocked how good she has been tbh
Ah well feet up with nice glass of wine now before tom when L has her dancing exams and then H and L are dancing at the church summer fete!

Hollyoaks hope you had good day at alton towers my sis said it was heaving. Managed to get on 6 rides and was there 10 hours !

Congratulations Lilyloo!

I believe the fateful day has arrived here too. Ive been fending off potty training for ages. Today a little friend came round brandishing a pack of knickers. S insisted on wearing a pair - and kind friend let me. In 30 minutes S had told me she needed a wee and got halfr in the potty. So, ready-prepared pack of knicks and potty story book came out and looks like I'll have to.

Read the MN guide on here. looks reasonable. Help! Not 100% sure I'm up for this.

LaT - you might wish for a better time but really if she's ready it will be hardly any bother. And we forget so quickly how convenient tiny babies are - ie they don't move once we put them down! so even if D objects at being put down when the call for wee/poo comes, you know he'll be fine 'til you get back to him. And it will be such a blessing when you are chasing him around to know she is fine
So, good luck!!!

Simps - gutted for you, hope your parents gave him a right b*llocking!!!!!
Glad M got in the bath though.
Will email coeliac friend for you (pretty sure she would have mentiioned anything like a gut biopsy though!)

Lily - bet you are still knackered after yesterday! Hope the dancing went well today?

Ange - had been hoping the trip would go ahead, though i suppose you are happy DH is at home? The camping trip does sound brave, but I'm sure you'll all have a fab time

Nicky - have you read other people's stories of similar to N? what kind of age do they tend to grow out of it? sounds miserable in the meantime.

Gingeme - did they scan your kidneys after the lady bits? sounds pretty crap!
Well done to D on his report!

Hollyoaks - hope you have a good time at center parcs, i love it but it is so expensive in school holidays, grr.

WST - i will harden myself to the assessments don't worry, was just naive about this one. Have to say i left mostly thinking the pead is nuts as she put his hand-eye coordination at 7months....

We have had a bumper crop of mulberries today, H decided they were yummy so hasn't eaten loads - think i've got a good pic of him covered in the juice will try and upload later.

H has also learnt how to manage the steps down to the garden from the kitchen so it's lovely now as we can chill wherever we are and he comes in, goes out, mooches, etc.
He's currently outside, DH asleep on sofa, T playing/watching tv before bath & bedtime.
The boys are really struggling to get to sleep before about 8.30/9 at the mo, only 3 more pre-sch mornings for T left so hopefully it won't be a problem.

Simpson poor you what a nightmare.
Jks not really read stories but there is a good site called living with reflux which was useful back at kings on Friday so will find out more. It varies from child to child but once he starts walking it should improve a lot and to be honest it is much much better. Hopefully by 18 months! X

LaT good luck !!Agree with jks if she ready it will be much easier!

M had a poo accident today , oops but no accidents all afernoon whilst we were at church and she asked for potty when when she needed it.

JKS great news about steps a bit more independance must make things easier!

Well last week at work and then 7 weeks off for us all! What do you all have planned for summer hols ?

JKS - I was talking to a friend whose son has been ill a loy and whose DH is an intensive care nurse (so has seen both sides of the story) and she feels that paeds often just can't see things the way an 'ordinary' person does. Symptoms etc are a set of facts and that's that.

I was talking to another friend about the paed who was treating Daniel, who has treated her DD aswell. She calls him 'smiler' because he always says things like, 'Your child may have Lupus, which is a life threatening condition' witha massive grin on his face. Not the best either.

OK! First baby toddler trauma. Did I handle this well? Our kitchen and lounge are run into one another. I was washing up and DD and Daniel were in the lounge. Daniel wasn't in sight but close to me, about 2 metres away.

I have tried not to be 'No no no' with DD in relation to Daniel so haven't given her a list fo rules. I've been trying to semi leave them together (but not really) so she finds him 'normal' etc

I heard him beginning to cry/ squeak and went to check as couldn't see DD in view and found her putting a ball of cotton wool (don't know how she got it) into his mouth. . I didn't shout but I said a very loud 'No', remained outwardly calm, took out the cotton wool, led DD to her 'time out place' and left her there for a minute so she would know she had done something serious, even if she didn't know what, then went back and calmly explained. Would you have done it differently? Do you think I should never leave them together, even if I am just in the kitchen.

Lat - sorry but cotton wool in mouth made me laugh. With c and n 17 mths apart I took the let them be together but whilst I was nearby to hear if not see exactly what happening. Don't think you handled it badly at all. The only rules igave c was that he was very small and couldn't do all the things she was so clever and big to be able to do and when he got big he would be able to do them to. I found that useful particularly for tryi g togive him toys etc that he wasn't allowed. When n very tiny found c trying to feed hiM
raisins! Also repeated telling her how funny and clever he thought she was and how she had to look after him gently. Don't know if that helps at all?

Don't want to say it too loudly but Noah slept through last night for the first time!!! Fingers crossed he is beginning to grow out of it

Perfect LaT
Oh FFS Simpson re the cough David had something similur last summer and was given a brown preventer and blue inhaler which he took 3 timeas a day for 3 weeks and was fine. Hasn't needed them since. The doc said he had a slight broncial infection at the top of his erm chest bit and this cleared it right up without anti b's
No JKS they didn't I'm going to ask my doc to be referred agaain. I had a scan for the same thing about 3 years ago in a different hospital and they scanned me all the way around my torso ! I will keep you posted.
All well here. I took the boys hair down to number 1 yesterday. They look so cute. I keep stroking their heads now . David has unknown freckles too aw
Right I'm off to bed now.
Wish you all well xx

LaT - Al is left with Ab alot. We are within hearing distance but left. She is allowed to bathe her in the bath but not splash her face, she's allowed to play with her but not pick her up.

So far she's not wanted to give her anything so we're ok (except teddies) so were ok but I think if the same thing happened we'd do the same thing here so well done.

Just a quick post as Mia is about to yell for her next feed....

LaT, I think you handled it fine, and you're right not to have too many 'no, no, nos' around the baby. We've done a bit of explaining that Baby Mia can't do the same things as Tamara, and that she has to be very gentle with her, but apart from that I think its just a case of taking a deep breath, hoping it will be ok, remembering babies are a little bit tougher than we think and having eyes in the back of your head for the first 10-12 weeks I think we left T alone with A from about 3 weeks (but checking regularly), and so far we've left Mia alone with T (or T & A together) a few times, but check regularly. No incidents so far, but I'm sure there'll be something at some point...

OK, madam calls - feeding time

Gingeme - J has just got one inhaler (the blue one) to use 3 times a day which seems to be helping but cough still there and op is a week on Friday

Had his first sports day yesterday and was very proud of him as he got 2 firsts, a second & third!! He is actually rather good at sport, running in particular. He does not get this from me

Have made docs appt for M next week to discuiss coeliacs and typical J's school have just announced reception assembly at the same time. Grrr.

H's visit was actually a suprising success considering the beginning iyswim. He did more with kids and I had a few days off and a night out.

Bit gutted tonight though as I do a dance class tonight and have no lift to go so looks like I will miss out so have got wine to cheer myself up

2 yr old from next door was outside earlier with my kitties and she was throwing one of them hard on the floor firm words were said I can tell you!!! Am just worried about kitties now being very nervous. Lucky - if this is the case, will they be ok with my 2 kids do you think??

Erm..... they should be ok. Some cats (believe it or not like to be rough-housed, salem LOVES it! lol) so they may love it, they've also unfortunately grown up with it so may not see it any different.
If I was you just watch your kids around them and see how they react but can't see a prob to be honest. They're young, they'll adapt.

unfortuately they definately don't like it as it was shaking with fright when I took the black kitty off her There was a panic as she had put the brown one somewhere outside and said it was "hiding" But luckily it was found.

Oh well they only have a week or so to go....

Thanks for the support! It's nice to know.

Sorry for being me me me again, but now we have a new problem.

We sent S off to nursery today. She had some spots ion her face and had, I thought, scratched them and made it worse. The nursery asked us to get her checked for empetigo (sp?) and it turns out she does have it. So, now she is on the world's bitterest antibiotics (the same as DS is on and they do taste truly foul) four times a day, plus cream to put on the spots that she's not allowed to touch and we're not allowed to cover and she's not allowed to touch Daniel or go outside where other kids might be for a week! Plus, I now have to phone nursery and fess up that we have exposed all the other kids to it. Feel like an idiot. It's not going to be a fun week!

Thankfully I bought a craft book, so I am going to have a look through tonight and plan some activities to keep S's little hands busy.

Thanks for listening!

Oh no LaT just what you don't need right now...

Thanks Simpson Ex-H managed to bu**er off yet? Sorry he's been such a prize plonker. Big sigh for you.

Got J's school report today which was good

He needs a bit of help with some of his maths but other than that is keeping up with the rest of the class well

LaT - H went on Monday morning. He rang on Monday eve to speak to Dcs. He was in a restaurant at the time with his mother who did not ask to speak to J at all!!

Am seriously thinking of putting a stop to annual visit to Irelend (every Nov) as it costs my parents over a grand to get themselves and DCs there for only 3 nights My mum doesn't do cheap hotels LOL!!

I have not had one phone call from irish family in over a yr asking how kids are so don't see the point in them going over. Although the s**t will hit the fan when they all find out the kids are not coming...

Oh dear sounds like everyone having a tough time. Me to work tomorrow. Noah bit better at nursery but still breaking my heart. Charlie bit wobbly too I think it's because dh been working at home last couple of months and now he is back working so she is missing him not being around.

Only 3 pounds off my weight before I had Charlie so hopefully by autumn when back to work properly I hope I will fit back in my suits otherwise they will be a very expensive few pounds xx

anyway am off to bed

Hurrah for J's school report Simpson - we can be proud mums together as A's was really good too ...but J's sports day sounds a lot more successful than A's - he came joint last in all his races and I know exactly where that comes from ! Never mind, he was very proud of his 'effort' badge But I'm so sorry to hear that ex-H is being such a prize plonker....its not fair on you or the dcs especially when you make such an effort to accommodate his visits etc. And yes, I wouldn't both with the visits to ireland either. Fingers crossed for M's tests, btw.

LaT - sorry, I forgot to say that I'd be absolutely furious with my dh if he forgot my birthday. Maybe sit him down and explain to him gently, but firmly, how that makes you feel? What is empetigo? How long does it last? How is Sabela? And how is the potty training going?

Nothing to report from the filly-household: 3 children seems to be a lot, but we're managing in a state of barely controlled chaos at the moment...

Hi everyone - just to say I'm still here - reading everything xx

Morning all.... not much to report here. Have read everythign and reatined very little.

Snapshot of my current world.

At work
Sick
Need to go home
No boss here to send me

LaT - i feel for you. S & E Got coxsackie and S only had a couple of hardly noticeable spots on his hands so we exposed the whole nursery to it before E got it all over. Thankfully it is just a virus and whilst contagious doesnt require any treatment etc.

I sympathise MM.

Snapshot of my current world.
DS can't exist without a nipple in his mouth.
DD emptying all our clothes out of their drawers.
DH thinking DS has the right idea but singing songs to DD and making me cheese on toast instead.

Hey ladies sorry for being AWOL again

Hello everyone...

Really not much positive info to share at this precise moment in time so will just say hi wave and run off.

Having recently been horribly sick while pregnant, I do feel for you MixedMama. I thought (whilst giving birth) that childbirth would put me off having another but actually it' pregnancy that makes me think twice... or twenty times. So hard. Wishibg you well.