New things

It's Spring, well it looks like spring but feels more like Autumn as the temperature isn't quite living up to it's expectations. Little man hasn't made it into a pair of shorts and sandals yet and I'm still wearing jeans. I have swapped my comfy boots for ballerine style pumps though.

Lots of plants coming up and our tomatoes, runner beans, strawberries and my lone corgette plant are all in the new greenhouse and growing ok ish as far as I can tell.

The garden in still going through it's summer makeover and tidy up but there is still a lot to do and a garage to empty. Then the shed and lean-to will be demolished and their contents put back into now more empty garage (in theory). Hopefully the contents of the garage will go on ebay and earn us a pretty penny.

We're swapping out gas guzzling giants (2 volvos with 2 litre engines!) for a deisel 206 and a diesel 7-seater touran, the latter has been kindly donated to us free of charge by my in-laws!! Both cars will hopefully do 45+ mpg so we will be saving and the enviroment will have a few less grams of CO2 in it.

Also I'm eagerly awaiting my doctors appointment next week, why oh why do you have to wait for 2 and half weeks to get a simple appointment?!!

Sir Stropalots day

Hello I'm bombarding mummy's blog. Here's my day.

I wake up to some beeping noises, oh that's daddy's alarm, talk to myself for a bit about random things and listen to daddy have a shower. Daddy comes in to say good morning so I decide to start my moaning, groaning stroppy noises so mummy will come.

Mummy doesn't come so I go into her room and refuse to take off my nappy and put on my underpants. Mummy asks me several times to do this, I don't really know why.

I eat my yorn-yakes and demand jam on toast, say goodbye to Daddy and then Mummy and me watch Peppa Pig, Thomas and Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom. Mummy tells me to come and get dressed so we can go to the hospital on the bus but I want to play with my cars so I say no. Mummy tries asking a few more times and I repeat my answer.

Oh mummy has gone, I go upstairs to find Mummy and then Grandma arrives. Grandma comes to watch Mummy dress me and I select a bright yellow t-shirt, some dark blue jeans and a pair of monkey socks. I play with Grandma for a while as Mummy has to go to the doctors on a bus and I have deciede that I don't want to go anymore.

Mummy comes back and we go to the supermarket. Grandma comes to. I decide to see what happens if I poke mummy in the breast when she bends over. I try it again later and Mummy tells me off. So I decide to throw a bottle of milk on the floor from my seat in trolley. Mummy gets very angry and tells me I can't go to cheeky monkey's if I do anything like that again, apparantly the milk could of come out and made a big mess on the floor. We keep loosing Grandma although I think Mummy is doing that on purpose.

Oh goody we're at my favorite place in the whole world, cheeky monkeys. However I don't feel quite right but not sure why - oh I'll have a screaming fit and hide under the table for 5 minutes. MMMMmm biscuits and juice, that's better. I have a play, decide to go down the big slide once on my own and then decide it's too scary again. I eat my sandwich and run off to play with my new found friend.

Mummy says we have to go now so I cry and scream for a while but we still have to go. I do a standing up wee-wee in the toilet just like Daddy does but wee-wee goes down my leg at the end so I have to wipe it off.

I go home and play trains while mummy and grandma drink tea and coffee. Then Grandma goes home. Daddy comes home with sausage and chips from the chip van and it's very yummy.

Daddy played with me after tea which is very unusual but Mummy was packing for our holiday. I go upstairs to help mummy and try on all the shoes in the cupboard which mummy says I can't wear as they are too small for me. Personally I don't see the problem and am very upset when she puts them in the cupboard so we can give them to another baby.

I have a bath and soak the bathroom by jumping and doing "wees" (not wee-wee) I read 2 books with mummy and daddy and turn off my little light. Night Night zzzzzzzzz

all about me

A lot of my posts are about my little man. He's gorgeous and I love him to bits. Just as all you other mums out there will know, there's an extrememly strong bond of love between you and your child/children and it can be overwhelming sometimes!

This week is me week! So here are some facts about Me! More to come in the week that follows and more about what I have done.

I dislike phoning people on the telephone but don't mind texting or emailing?!

I think I might be becoming slightly addicted to the farmville game on facebook

I worry far to much about things I shouldn't do, although this has got much better recently.

I don't swear (expect very occassionally) and really hate it when people use harsh swear words in ordinary conversation.

I love musicals and would secretly love to star in one.

I like almost every type of music except opera

I have a teaching degree

I think some people find me dull and boring

I would love to live in middle of nowhere away from all the hustle and bustle

I will have been married for 3 years on Wednesday - something I thought would never happen!

I would like a teapot and some new clothes for my upcoming birthday.

I hate the caravan - but we couldn't afford to go away otherwise so it has to stay for now!

it's time...

It's arrived, the end of my period. This is significant because we have decided that from today onwards we're throwing caution to the wind and allowing baby making to commence. Despite having terrible PMS (cold and flu symptoms and icthing all over) from some huge hormone inbalance I am hoping that this time will be the right time to concieve. Hopefully the docotor won't have any concerns when I go for a check up on Monday.

We've been avoiding the November/December due dates as we have many family birthdays around this time and don't want another birthday near Christmas. Little man will have to make do with 1st December but hopefully his brother/sister will arrive sometime between Jan and October 2011. Oh, very exciting - also scary. I do hope it works quickly, I am not patient and do not expect to be so when the waiting comes. Little man was a happy accident so we avoided all the waiting last time!

I'm also worried about coping with a tantrum throwing toddler whilst pregnant. I was very tired and nauseaus last time until 16 weeks. At least then I could have a sleep when I needed it! Only time will tell.

Maybe we will be in team pink next time? That would be great but I feel quite strangly convinced that it will be blue! No preference this time round and love the one I've got so much I can't describe it.

Naughty hubby!

Hubby has been naughty, He's been bidding on Ebay. He's spent a lot of money on a LGB train, track and some trucks. He spent £138 on it. It's pretty much what you see above.

We don't have very much money and at the end of the month we have almost nothing.
Do we really need this when our toddler is perfectly happy with fake Brio?!!! We always discuss big purchases, I don't spend our money on anything other then groceries, clothes for the little man and the odd lunch out with friends but it's all agreed in advance.

I'm more upset than angry. Don't really know what say, might have decided when the credit card bill arrives. Hmph!

Me not like it here mummy

Little man has now had 3 of the major tantrums. Just as you think you're having the terrible twos, they suddenly rear themselves up and come at you with the even more terrible than the terrible twos!

We are now into screaming for ages and thrashing all body parts around wildly whilst crying and tthrowing oneself around. Any attepmt to cuddle, pick up or even approach is met with shouts of " No, no, no, me not want you to come here, me not want a cuddle. Distraction, tickling and even bribery (not recommended) do NOT work anymore, even if you do resort to bribery you find your little darling will suddenly declare he doesn't like his favourite thing in the world, even chocolate!

Attempts to remove tantrum throwing child from car seat or pushchair are at ones own risk and the likelihood of receiving a wallop from one of the thrashing limbs is quite likely.

Whilst in mid major tantrum the terror tot will shout out sentences such as, "me not like it here", "me not like trains", "me wants to you to go away" and the gut recthing "me not like you Mummy" cue biting lip to prevent tears.

By the end of it (and you will be waiting a while) you may also be crying, it's not nice to watch this happening to your little darling. You may also be rather angry and there is no point shouting at your little monster. Anger is rather contaigious so walk away and scream into your pillow.

Eventually your little darling will be returned to their previous state, beware of the eye of storm as sometimes this is only a temporary restoration of calm.

Post event, lots and cuddles and kisses, don't talk about it just hold them tight and tell them you love them. Make them a small snack and suggest an activitiy to do together.

At 7pm or whenever your little one is finally asleep, collaspe onto bed and have a big sigh!

Oh and these can happen at night too! We were up for 2 hours on Tuesday night, with one he woke up having a major tantrum.

After a few days you will probably feel quite emotional, I do. I don't want anyone to take my little one for a while to look after him. I just feel a bit overwhelmed, I think it sneaks up on you all of a sudden!

We're now working hard on tantrum avoidance tactics, which involves quick thinking and lots of patience. Turning everything in to a game or race and pretending to be a steam train in the middle of Tescos also helps!!!

aaarrrrrggghhh!

Little man has mutated into a naughty, answering back, screaming, stropping and generally being rude toddler!

AArrrghhh! Let's hope it's the lack of routine.

They've changed the Cbeebies schedule - no more show me, show me and for those whose children love Waybuloo at bedtime, it's been replaced by 64 Zoo Lane.

Luckily little man doesn't like many of the Cbeebies programs but the current lunchtime run of Show me, show me followed by I can cook has been a hit for us and allowed me half an hour with a cup of tea. Very annoyed they've chnaged it all, just as little man has become a nightmare!

Also I may have gone a tiny bit fast through a mobile speed camera recently, still not got the letter, if I'm going to get it and it's annoying me as I want to know. We all do it, everyone speeds, admit it, I might have just been unfortunate enough to be one of the ones of gets caught.