Jan 09 Summer sun, peachy bums and... toddler tantrums..

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New thread here...

OK. Another confession. I might be a little drunk right now. DH came home very early for a Saturday night,( while DD and I were reading and doing bedtime,) and we had a beer I love but haven't had in a very long time: La Fin du Monde. Its from Quebec, (The End of the World). It was a beer that DH brought to my university studio when I was finishing up my Honour's Degree final and was practically living there. With my first sip a rush of sensations and memories came back and I carried a broad smile. DH smiled. Everything melts away.

Life is grand, Ladies. Eat it with a silver fork.

Ya... I'm drunk. lol

Chef, much smiling at your posts, sounded like a good end to a day and the food sounded yum!

Tree - H in in bed by 7.30pm? Wow fantastic stuff! Sounded like the evening was pleasant despite everything. Well done for rising above it all

Busy day today, so will try and catch up tonight.

morning

oh tree !! your sat does sund stressful

very pleased with my dh he finished all the wallpapering in the lobby yest looks great doing the laminate flooring next sat

realaxing today

Tree, so glad you enjoyed the party and BRILLIANT news about H's sleeping - see, told you you were nearly there.

Enjoy your lunch today.

We were woken up by the boys trying to kill each other this morning - nothing new on a Sunday to be honest. Have now had stern words with them both, they've hugged and made up and the mood has improved no end. While I was at it, I got them to agree to doing 20 mins school-type work a day in the holidays, plus writing a postcard each a day while we are away and reading a book a day for ds2.

Not much on today, ordering handwriting and phonic practice books for the boys, taking the camper out for a run and the usual Sunday school prep stuff.

hi mm

sorry for fighting

today i went to tip had lots of junk in middle of garage ready 2 go
cut some shurbs in th front garden that were sticking out everwhere,dh has put new door handles on lobby door and bedroom door
i went for a walk with dd2

Hi all.

Had a lovely lunch out, thanks everyone. H even went to sleep by the second course so was able to actually eat! Poor dd1 got stung on her thumb but has lived to tell the tale.

I'm a bit stressed this eve. I'm on nights now and won't finish till wed, and we are seriously looking at about 6 loads of laundry. Eek! Very tempted to take it launderette but we happen to be very very poor. Thing is, it's forecast rain, but it's waaay to hot for the heating to be on, so how to dry it all!?

Hope you had a lovely sloshed eve chef, you sound very very happy at the moment

Glad it's all coming together Tink.

Good to hear you have extracted high ambitions fromt he boys Moose, although I am actually crap at writing postcards so can't possibly comment on that.

AM starving and there is nil nada to eat. Apart from cereal. Boring!

Haven't done any reading with dd, I'll have to ask nanna to do it in the eves. It's also sinking in that I am workign every single weekend till Sept. How depressing!

I vote on hanging the laundry outside when about and keep an eye on the weather and then whip it in and place it on an airer to finish off. IYSWIM? It will do it faster than just leaving on an airer only. Just do the most important things first and work your way through things. That is a lot of washing

Laundrette's are handy aren't they sometimes?

Right. Harriets poo-filled nappies have had a hot rinse and are on hold until I make some progress here!

First loads of smalls is on, and will be tumble dried. Very unlke me, if anything the smell is grim Do I need those drier sheet thingies?
I'll stay up and put a second load on and tumbledry overnight too. 2 down! Assuming I can stay up.

Works well though, if I have a late night, I'll be zonked tomorrow, so more likely to sleep at 1 when H goes to nannas. SO less tired on my nights. Bloody nights. Think of the money.

Did you get your dress on ebay Tea? What you been up to tday?

SO yes, poo! H is either teething, dairy freak outing, or has a tummy bug. Or perhaps all 3. I dunno, but the stnks we have had this eve have been something else. SHe is asleep after 3 streaming nappies and a bowl of readybrek.

Bookmarking mainly.

Have a great time shopping Chef - if it is of any use DD was in a bed at 15mo and DS is in his big bed as of last week with no problems. In fact both of mine have slept much better in their beds than in their cots and DS has finally been settling himself without me in the room. He is so excited about his dinosaur bedcover too - so cute. He wraps himself up in it and points to the dinosaurs saying "Roar mama" so so cute. The difference with mine might be that they have both been co-sleepers, DD barely ever slept in a cot and DS has only been in a cot a few months and even then periodically we have slept with him in his own bed so probably a more natural transition than cot to bed would be normally. I can't remember what you use for bedding for V but if you do go for it with the bed you can buy duvet covers that zip onto the bottom sheet so more snug like a sleeping bag would be and stop them losing their bedding. They are not cheap but gro company do them - here. Never forked out for them myself but friends use them and like them.

Not got on here much lately, DH working 6 days until end of August so not getting a weekend, only Weds when he is off and I usually work then so evenings spent catching up with him and with housework.

Ooo hello Lenni, hope all is well, if very very busy.

Interesting about the bed debate. Some do seem much happier in a bed than a cot don't they.

I forgot it was chefs big shopping trip. Hope you are having a ball!

My babies have both been big and our cot is quite small, plus neither really spent much time in there so I guess that helps. I think it also helps that they have both made their own decision to go in the bed, we've always had the beds in the rooms as they were there before we lived here iyswim we just put the cot alongside when the babies moved out of our room so I guess it isn't a big deal to move from one to the other. Both just refused the cot and that was that. DS is also refusing his highchair as of this week, which is a pita as he is now free to roam at dinner time!

Hope you made it through your washing mountain.

Life is good at the moment, DH and I have come out of a sticky patch. We always have one about this time after a change to our lives (DD, DS, getting married etc.) I guess it is just the adjustment. Anyway things have settled again and we are happy and that feels good. A shame we don't get so much time together, but only a few more weeks.

My dress? It was bought in a shop.

Today I had church and then lunch with my brother and his wife who are mid thirties with no children, so always fun as they totally do not get anything kid related and still have all those wonderful ideas pre children I'm sure if reality ever bites for them they'll have a light bulb moment about all sorts of things So awkward with a very very unchild proofed house, how I manage my DCs, how I discipline etc. Despite now being 32 this particular brother still forgets how old I am now and still makes me feel a little sometimes even now, especially about child related things and his opinion versus mine... IYSWIM?

I do indeed. How hard for you tea. You did well not to fume!

I meant did you get it on Ebay, as in did you list it to sell as planned?

Oooo Enigma is on. I fancy nearly every single member of the cast
Exhausting!

I did list it yes. Pictures aren't that great, need to find someone to wear it, so I can take a good picture, as my photo's I'm using, do not show it to it's full glory. May not sell it until I improve pictures I think.

Put it in your local paper and in the supermarkets. I see lots in ours.

tea, pics defo make a HUGE difference on ebay. If you want me to photoshop your finished pic once you've got one with a model, I'd be happy to. Have done it for all mine and it makes the mats look a lot more professional.

Book marking again! last week of term...this time next week we'll be in Spain...am so over excited...just need to get through the next five days.
Had mad weekend of weddings...car breakdown in the middle of the night....collapsing wardrobes...needless to say I need more sleep. Still getting MS some evenings which is really annoying. My clothes are nto fitting now and I seem to have misplaced all my maternity gear, which is v annoying...will just wear a sarong for the rest of the summer and think about it int he autumn.

Hope everyone has had a good weekend and happy Monday!

(ps. J is properly walking now! Whoop whoop! Saw the OT last week and she was very please with his arm and how he is doing, so things are looking up for him whcih is all good)

Will catch up later, had better do some work!

morning

tree - that is alot of washing good luck

mum here today

Great news HKZ, about J. Great stuff. Less good about the MS and general collapsing of stuff! Yay for holidays.

Morning Tink, good your mum is up. t's so good to have company nad help isn't it.

Hi 120, hope all well. Still no brownies but I want to enjoy making them, and there has been no such zen in our home this weekend.

H woke and vomited, and has had another 3 runny nappies. So I guess not dairy or teeth, more tummy bug Will go dairy free though, as many infants develop lactose or protein intolerance as part of a tummy bug. I think we can assume H would be one of those!

Wped wiped wped out. Was up til, 2, and dh slept in and did no overtime and was 10 mins late. Being late is a total no-no. He hasn't eaten or drunk and forgot his lunch too. Poor thing. He has to get girls on way home and do double bedtimes, as I am nights and getting up at 7pm and off to work. Poor him!

H just stomped off in a huff, into J's room. SHe has been chuntering in there for 5 mins. I just went to see if she was ready to be consoled after her strop, and she had in fact closed herself in and was chhuntering to be let out! Poor H.

Havng a bottle of formula now, and hopefully a nice sleep before heading to nannas. Then I'm hoping to sleep 1 till 7. I'm too tired to stay up all nght otherwise!

What you all up to? Last week of term! Woo hoo!

Morning

Hi HKZ, great news about J's walking and progress with his arm. Sorry you are still getting some morning sickness though.

Tea, I have a younger sister who has no children and no idea as well. She does try though and she really loves them, but every now and then she makes a comment about my parenting (she's very forthright) and I have to try really hard to bite my lip. She doesn't want children herself though, so can't see it ever changing really.

Tree, sorry to hear H is poorly. Dd is also under the weather, I was thinking teeth, but it seems to be a bit more than that. We had 5 dirty nappies off her yesterday and this morning she just wants to be tucked up on the sofa with my pillow and her cuddlies. She also had a completely dry nappy overnight, which is very weird. Think I'll be keeping a close eye on her today.

Lenni, you are so lucky having children that stay put when you put them to bed. The boys were very good when they made the transition (although they were a lot older and both loved their cots), but I am 100% sure that dd will be a wanderer, she is soooo naughty compared to her brothers.

Well, yesterday didn't improve. Ds1 was on a parent testing mission and was so short-tempered and rude to us all day. We both ended up losing our tempers first with him and then with each other.

Things just seem to be so stressful at the moment, we are both feeling very low, with really short fuses - not a good combination.

Neither of us is looking forwards to our holiday this year. It feels like its just going to be a logistical nightmare with my foot the way it is, we won't be able to do any of the walking we usually do, so will end up on the crowded end of the beach instead of being able to walk up and nab ourselves a secluded spot, we don't have the money for days out or eating in cafes etc and dh is going to have to walk the dogs on his own every day leaving me at the holiday house with all the dc's. I usually really enjoy taking the dogs off up the beach by myself while dh has the dcs. I find it really relaxing, especially if I get all the way to the point, as there isn't another soul up there (well if you don't count the seals) and I get to sit on the white sand and meditate a little. May as well stay at home really, its just going to be business as usual for us with none of the perks of a holiday. If it wasn't for the dc's being really excited, I think we'd probably cancel.

Oh and I have been up since 5 am, because I was so uncomfortable I couldn't sleep. In the end I got up, came downstairs and took my cast off, positioning a variety of cushions to support my foot instead. I think I eventually dozed off for about 20 minutes, before dh got up and woke me up.

and ... dh neglected to tell me there was no coffee left and forgot to buy some when he went to get milk last night. So I haven't even had a cuppa yet this morning - sure fire way to put me in a bad mood that one, despite the fact that I only drink decaff - its psychological I'm sure.

Apologies for the major grump ladies, I am one mardy moose this morning.

Oh Moose I completely understand why you feel as you do. Oh honey I hope your foot/ ankle gets better soon and you do find a way to make the most of your hols. Hope your DD perks up too. I know girls are different from boys, as I had my girl first and she is so so so different but putting her into a bed, despite her spiritedness was ok, after a few nights of repeatedly lying her back down without talking, she bored of the game and began to remain in her room. So even though it's a long way off yet until she goes to a bed, it maybe ok.

Tree - my boy goes off dairy too when sick, makes him sicker if I give him dairy. So no formula either when this ill. I buy a dairy free formula or he seems to find goats milk or oat milk quite nice too at times like this. Know that doesn't make too much sense though? Hope you manage to get some sleep and washing done Ddidn't know you had a tumble dryer otherwise I'd have forgone my suggestion

Waves to everyone else, especially HKZ, I know I've missed some posts, feeling a bit tired and need to eat something. Sorry

Oops sorry about the typos, my head hurts. Must find some paracetamol

Thanks Tea.

Just received my Next order and realised I clicked on the wrong colour school trousers for ds1! Aargh! Will have to do another order and ring the courier to come and collect them now.

Not sure I like the stuff I ordered for myself either, but am so broke, its the only way I'm going to get any tops to wear over the summer.

Oooh Moose. Pap pap pap. Life does feel pap sometimes doesn't it. Where are those big lists of hgh intentions we made????

Right - tops. Well, they may not be exactly what you wanted, but you'll be able to sling them on and know they are nice, new, unstained, not been dried wonky 1000 times, no deo marks and so on And you know what, you have lost loads of weight! Therefore everything you wear is going to feel more comfortable and look better. You can in fact wear a sack, and lok ace.
Plus they are plain tops, so they will be really easy to wear. DO you need to buy yourself a few nice scarves or beads to wear with them, to jolly them up when you are in the mood? You could get a lovely selection to suit your mood on holiday. Or some great corsages etc. All that stuff costs about a pound from Asda/Sainsburys/matalan, get yourself shopping with a £10 budget or something.

Instead of you getting out and away with the dogs, could you stay in the van with good book/portable dvd player whilst dh does kids and dogs? And have your time that way?

I can totally imagne how you feel.

Tea - hope your head improves, poor you. DD2 is on a semi-elemental formula that has all the dairy proteing almost totally broken down, and no lactose either. It's great as we know however poor her eating, and however she react to Dairy, we have this to rely on. SHe still has 2-4 full formula bottles a day, I can't see it changing to be honest.
It's hard, as I wonder if she had less, would she eat more. However, she is gaining weight on her 9th centile, has a lttle bit of 'plump' that was never there before [entirely due to pringles] and so we are just carrying on!!

Am not thinking about uniform It's too hard. There are no tights in England with a thin enough foot for dd1. And her waist is an age 2-3, whilst her height is 4-5. So anything with a waistband looks like she borrowed it. So blow it. If I just let her eat crisps and choc, maybe she'll put some chunk on and it will be easier to buy her trousers