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

[willsurvivethis]

Hello new thread

Am also on baby movements

Well my grandmother suffered a massive fit this morning/last night and was found by her carer who has a key to her houses this morning.

She is in hospital but does not know who anyone is etc

She is 92 and has got very forgetful and has been forgetting to take her meds

its very worrying as she has now got to the stage where she can no longer live by herself

Oh Simpson its so sad to see relatives like that isn't it? DH 's Nan was like that and I had to introduce myself every time we went to see her. Well so did DH and the MIL
We went to playgroup this morning and popped into Davids old school after and he went very shy and quiet. Looked almost teary in fact His friends were very pleased to see him though
We have also ordered his new school uniform on line so hopefuly should get it before his start date. As long as he doesn't grow again before then

Bugger, typed long message and it didn't post

Shorter version:

It looks like M has chickenpox She only has about 10 spots so far and is her usual mad self, still eating lots etc so maybe she will get it mildly

Only problem is ferrying J around when M can't go out and getting food in etc...

How's M Simpson ? Is it chicken pox ?
How is everyone else?
DH put George to bed without a nappy on last night . He forgot didn't realise till this morning. Thought he was dry till we smelt him! Ah well everything in wash .
Staying in today.

Gingeme - its definately chickenpox

She is very spotty on her groin, back & tummy. But tbh I was expecting it to be worse. She is not covered iyswim.

No sign of temp, she seems totally fine (apart from spots) eating like a horse still etc.

My main concern is the logistics of getting J to and from school when I cannot take M out

My mum is going to Oz next week for 2wks so won't be around to help if when J catches CP.

Also the guy laying my new floor wants to do it next week so will have to stay at my mums house for 3 days and can't go outside when there due to M's CP. Also worrying about the cats....

very quick hello all, very deep snow up here. MIL has just got the train back to london all right though.

Cycle 6, BFN sigh.

Aww next time Ange - took us 10 cycles and with DS1 and DS2 all I seemed to do was think about sex.

Simps - J needs to go to school doesnt he so I guess you just have to take M out, what are the other options. Is there a scool friend he can go with?

Ange - it took 10 cycles with M too.

J was unplanned

Grrr at the footie today

MM - A friend (whose DD is at same school in reception) who lives round the corner is going to pop in with her kids (her LO has had CP) and I will take J and her DD to school.

My mum will pick J up and take him on tuesday.

Tuesday is a problem but J has footie after school so won't be so many people around iyswim. I may have to take her in buggy and keep rain cover on or something...

Ange - isn't nine months the average? Made me feel better until we got to nine months. Fortunately, that was the month for us. Hang on in there.

Although, Sabela is driving me nuts right now so number three is in real doubt here. She did not sleep after 1am last night. I'm really struggling with her now.

LaT - I went out last night and got in at 1am and M was wide awake so she came downstairs and had crumpets with us (me and friend)

Luckily she slept late this morning

Nathan is regularly awake from 3-5am or similar, saying biiiiig car very loudly over and over again, singing and/or banging his sleep toy (hard plastic) against the head board. If I take the toy away I get such sad sobs (it's all he's ever slept with) that that's no solution either as i would still not get sleep...

He's happy, we are tired, and by 7.30 guess who is all snug curled up in foetus position and un-wake-able

Biiig yawn MM. Repeat 'this too shall pass'....we hope!

H is waking at 5.30 pretty much on the dot, seems happy enough to stay in his room playing/chatting for a while but then wakes T by about 6 which is really a little early for him.

So every morning it's a decision;
stay in bed, let H play, see how long T can sleep or;
get up, try and sneak H out of their room, go downstairs and try and doze on the sofa (in the cold) while H plays & probably wakes T anyway

Problems with heating & hot water, too tedious to describe, but v annoying.

LaT - how are you doing??

Ange - sympathies, i know how disappointing it is each month to not be successful.

Simps - how's M? hopefully doing ok with spots and you are managing school runs.

PIL gone home today, am so relieved as i was finding them suffocating this trip, i know i was being irrational and hormonal but still...glad to have the house back to just me & the boys at least for a few days.

shirking from home today!

reassurance good thanks ladies. It only took 4 months with DS. But I am nearly 38 now! Have given up coffee & trying to cut down on wine .
"all I seemed to do was think about sex" Mixedmama that did make me PMSL!

Big chips of ice falling from sky. Might not take dog out just yet.

A has his visit to pre-school this Friday :)

Hi all

I am decamping to my mothers for a few days from tomorrow so I can finally get my new wooden floor laid downstairs (from flood)

No internet access (or very little) boo hiss

So will check in when I am back

M still pretty spotty but no sign of J getting it yet as he will be devestated if he misses his nativity play next week....

i've caught up but am too overwhelmed and stressed to actually contribute anything useful...

absolutely stinking cold, awful sinusitis, ill baby, Tamara very not well, 35 for tea tomorrow afternoon, supposed to be travelling to Manchester on Monday with baby to visit terminally ill grandma....and had to bloody sack the bloody nanny for very inappropriate behaviour on Friday morning. Aaaarghhh! :(

I have a thread on AIBU if you want the gory details...

...but now I've got 2 weeks until the end of term with no help and am bfing at exactly the times I'm supposed to collect T (12.00) and A (3.45pm) every day. Any hints and tips? I know in theory 3 under 5 should be fine on my own, but right now its a little intimidating...

Filly I read your post on AIBU but none of the responses. I can only say that having been a child who was made to keep a very heavy secret from her parents for years and got quite messed up as a result you did the right thing.

Please make sure ds knows that no one should make him keep secrets and if they do it's always wrong and he must tell you.

Filly practical issues:

• can you feed in a sling? if so can you try feeding on the go?

or, feed her slightly earlier/later? or drive to sch (don't know if you already do) a little earlier, feed her in the car?

• get some painkillers down you, and whatever cold stuff you can take, and keep them going, don't miss a dose

• T; do the same, calpol, etc.

maybe keep her off sch for a bit? reduce pick-ups?

• tea tomorrow; cut any corners you can, get DH to do anything he can, call a friend who is good at cooking too and get her to help you out, Have no shame in this regard.

• Monday; you'll be fine, you & baby will travel easily, although obv a sad trip.

• lastly re nanny, do check you're covered legally, contract stuff etc.

Have i covered everything? Good luck & chin up :)

Filly - have just read your thread now.

Am on your behalf. Poor A, bloody woman. You have got well rid tbh.

I can just imagine J reacting the same way, they are only little

On the feeding thing, I think I would arrive at the school a bit early (in car) and feed Mia then if you can.

((hugs)) to you....

Thanks guys - it will all be fine and I'll muddle through. I'm very lucky to have MIL and mum who can help some of the time, and am sure some of the school mums will help out too.

Today went really well, but am shattered now. Still feeling pretty shitty, and have sprained my jaw, apparently, but hey....

Oh, and am not going to M'er tomorrow as can't risk infecting grandma :(

hi just checking in. Be back soon. Off to read fillys thread xx

filly off to read the thread.... i am sure the advice already recieved it on the ball though.

Yes agree with the lady son your thread Filly your well shot
All is well here. We went to Davids school this morning and met his new teacher.The school is massive. 600 pupils in all. David starts on Wednesday
How is everyone else?
Simpson how does the new floor look?
JKS hows that preg brain of yours fairing? And MM ?
Loving the updates about Nathan Madmouse

Bloody chickenpox!!!

Bathed DC this eve and it looks like J has a few spots (about 5) on his tummy.

He has his first ever nativity play tomorrow morning

eeek & its his Xmas class party on Monday and he has been counting the days

Simps - oh no! more spots this morning? definitely CP or just heat rash ??

pg brain is mush Gingeme, went out without keys in the snow with the boys, sensible.
tried to put trousers on back to front
and generally not really with it!

i slept terribly last night and for once H was up a bit later in the morning (6.40 opening their door, latest for ages) so boys wide awake, me knackered.