Hey girls

Dr T - well done on your test results. I knew you'd be fine! Advance congrats on your citizenship You're one of us now! Woo!

I vaguely knew some of that All Saints Day stuff. And it doesn't surprise me that Christians tried to attach things to a pagan ritual... that's not the first time as you say!

Thanks for the hugs. Greatly received. If you've read some of my posts you'll know I'm struggling a bit atm but I'm sure I'll get there.

Just wondering if anyone else's bub has turned into a bit of a monster right now? Or is it just me and our particular circumstance?? X is pretty much whingey and grizzley aaaaaaaaallllllllllll day. My patience isn't the best right now which I'm sure isn't helping but he just has tantrums at the drop of a hat. He wants wants wants, he can't quite communicate and when I don't get it fast enough (or at all) he cracks it. Throws himself backwards screaming and usually smacks his head on whatever surface he is standing on... Sigh.

I know he knows what he is doing - tonight in the bath at the IL's house I watched him crack it over something, he started to throw himself backwards and then realised he would end up underwater and he stopped himself and sat upright. Cheeky munchkin...

I'm just at the end of my tether with him. Every thing is a fight - nappy changes, eating, getting dressed... He has started biting when he gets frustrated - me, DD, his cousins... DD went through a biting phase too (why are my kids biters???) but I can't remember how we stopped it with DD. I think we created a rule for her, to keep her hands to herself, and mouth, and feet... to teach her how to play nicely with other kids. She mostly pushed and sometimes bit when she was frustrated, tired, waiting for her turn with a toy or something. But she never bit me, so I think this is a bit different. I'm not too sure how to approach it... that and I don't think he would get it, not like DD did at the same age. He just seems so much younger than her.