January & February Mummies 2008

Freesia I wouldn't think it's a dummy thing because Rowan's doing it too. Some nights we're putting her to bed for up to an hour. We're starting to run out of ways to keep her in there too. The current one is the toys go and sleep in our room because they're tired and she won't sleep (she sleeps with about 4 soft toys).

ETA: Today was our anniversary - 11 years

Edited by Bobbie

Charly, can we drop off our girls to your mum's boot camp as well I thought it might've been being away that's made Livvy's sleep so bad but we seem to be getting worse.

Livvy's taking an hour every night too. Last night she woke just after midnight (some f'n yahoo's partying outside up the road freaked her out) and I'm so tired I just told DP to put her in with us. Luckily she actually did sleep pretty quickly after that and although sleep was broken and very uncomfortable, we didn't have to fight with her all night. DP wasn't happy about it but neither of us was in the right mental state to deal with her crying and getting up and down for a few hours again. We're probably making the situation worse by putting her in with us but it was either that or really lose it at her.

Happy Anniversary for yesterday Bobbie

Oh Liz thats awful, I can only imagine how horrid that must be to be trying to treasure every last second with your child and yet people around you are planning her funeral!

Sleep isnt too bad in this house .. she goes down at 7.30-8.00, after her story if she is playing up a bit and wants another story, we tell her she can sit up in bed and look at her books but Mummy and Daddy are going. Sometimes she is great and sometimes she protests, either way she goes to sleep (her door is shut).

EThan has sleep issues too..either not going to sleep or waking randomly in the middle of the night and only wanting dad..i wont do:( he used to do it sometimes with teeth but its not that.. he always has daytime sleep 11 or 12 ish and then night time by 630 and hes knackered so its not that.. oh well hopfully we get it sorted soon..

hugs about sophie!

Well DP stayed out there the night. My dad was out there as welll and mum had strict instructions to pick him up last night when the racing finished but he rung saying he was thinking he would stay out there as well cos his mate in the tent next to them said he could hahaha my dads a funny drunk. DP however was incoherent when dad rung so i didnt answer the phone when he rung back later. He was happy to stay out there it was more the next day if he was too tired to stay for the rest of the racing that i might get the call to come get him from the bushes.

Josh has always been a problem to get to sleep i can be after 10 before he goes down but he sleeps really well most afternoons. If i cant get him to sleep i close the door on him and he screams and crys then plays with his toys and falls asleep on the floor or climbs back into bed but at night he mostly just screams and crys cos it dark and mostly i give in and go in too soon. I might get the kiddie gate from mums and use that for night time so he can still get the light from the hall.

Aaarrrggghhh Josh has started taking the tops off his drink bottles and tipping his drink down the sink im sooo sick of it cos i will make up a drink for him to take out he will have a sip then tip it when im not watching that and if i dont let him open his own yogurt or tip it into a bowl it gets biffed on the floor. I lost the plot when he did it this morning i wish i could have rubbed his nose in it or something but instead ive told him daddy is going to eat all his yogurts and he wont get them again although i doubt he understands.

Poor Sophie i cant believe josh hasnt broken anything with all the falls he has had.

Thats so sad Liz i know what you mean about this sorts of things getting to you more once you have kids of your own.

Josh sounds like such a wee handful! Gosh, after watching my neighbors boy racing around our yard causing havoc last night, I was kind of dreading Ollie turning into a toddler Boys look like a lot of work compared with girls. Lol. Hope your DP is in better shape this morning, WRX.

Chloe hasn't worked out how to take the tops off drink bottles yet, thank goodness.

That's not helpful giving him a bollocking about the bedtime! Grrr. Maybe they are starting to get into that annoying transition phase of needing less sleep during the day, but not quite ready to drop a nap yet? IYKWIM.

LOL TA, we rubbed out dogs noses in it if they wee'd inside and they learnt super quick not to do it. If only kids were that easy to train

LB, I agree with Bobbie, wait until you're both ready. That's kind of the last thing you need to be stressing about at the moment.

Bobbie, nice and helpful of DH's workmates There is no way Livvy will go down before 9pm lately. One day she even missed her day nap and I was thinking that I'd be able to get her down at 7.30pm or so but nope, still 9pm.

Sorry Peanut, Livvy's not asking why yet so can't help you there. Relatives children seem to start doing it at about 2.5 years though so maybe that's the norm. Not looking forward to that stage.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOBBIE!

Hope you have a good one and the girls are good for you today! At least cg might tire Rowan out.

Happy birthday Bobbie!!!!!! Hope you have a great day.