OP- DD has been doing the same thing. She says she's scared too, and has told me a couple of times something about a 'scary monster' Usually it's when she wakes up though because it's still dark now when she wakes I think. She seems scared of the dark now.
OP with the wake ups, DD2 has been waking again for the past few weeks mainly just for a cuddle, she slept through last night (thankyou rescue remedy and magnesium spray) so hoping that continues. DD has a nightlight, its a blue star that ive covered with blue celophane so its not so bright and becuase blue is a 'sleep colour' rather than the yellow light.
The arm had to be re stayed on Thurs. It had moved do they had to saw off the cast and put on a new one. She was terrified. The new one is fiberglass so much lighter. She has to have another xrsy on Monday. They have said that if it has moved that she will need to have it re broken and set again. So really hoping that it goes well on Mondy. The impetigo is not too bad.
They found that when they removed the cast her skin integrity was not the best at her elbow. So they hopefully that turns out ok.
I had a good mothers day. Itvwas actually the next day as dh was working on. The actual day, but a nice day nonetheless.
So if you had a bad MD you have a few months to plan the perfect fathers day to make them feel bad about their effort for mothers day.
Lilima that all sounds too much for one little bubba!
Miss A wandered out to see us last night....first time in ages...took her ages to get back to sleep...so maybe dreaming?
So...today I get a text asking me to text him the shopping list...which he did on the way home...and walks in the door with flowers...which then caused the girls to have total melt downs because they wanted to play with them...I took great delight in explaining to him that they have never seen him bring me flowers before so it's new for them ....HA HA HA!!!!
Ellie- Thats great he bought you flowers, he mustve got the message from all those cards! lol.
Meg- Hope the xray monday goes ok, sounds horrible to have to rebreak, too much for the poor thing to go thru and you too.
OP- DD2 seemed have nightmares couple times, wakes up screaming and calling mummy even when Im holding her and she's stiff as a board then suddenly she'll go soft and cuddle into me and go calm.
Things not so good here, Df and I are having issues, don't want to go into detail on public forum but we'll see what happens.
DS still isn't sleeping through the night, still waking up, does the clingy thing then 20 seconds later its like "Mum you suck, I want dad because Dad is sooo uber cool". Has soem separation anxiety when daddy goes, but it's all good if mum goes, except when he's trying to get to sleep then it's all mum, mum,mum.
DH took DS out on the friday night before mother's day and they bought me a nice fluffly dressing gown and slippers - because I asked for them - and I told DH that if he had to ask himself if the dressing gown is fluffly enough, then it's not fluffy enough. DS picked the colours and I'd have to say he did a great job, with only a little guidance from DH.
Shell - sorry to hear about your probs with DF.
DH is driving me crazy but hey, what's new.. he's decided to move DS room, just after I put up some transfers on the walls.... well he can move it all himself, because I'm not moving it - it will get half moved - I guarantee that.
Hope everyone is travelling okay.
Better get back to the book edits... so hard to focus on something when you get 10 minutes to write between doing stuff - no wonder the editing is taking forever... going to try and get DS into childcare one day a week, but it's pretty impossible.
Ellie - on the cards!! That's awesome and I'm so glad you got some flowers hun.
Lilima - good luck tomorrow with the cast. Will be thinking of you and I hope it's ok and doesn't need to be re-broken. I would be terrified having a cast cut off too.
Shell - Sorry you guys are going through a rough patch. If you ever want to chat I'm around.
OP - Nightmares and being scared of things like the dark and monsters can start around this age I think. I have a mate IRL with a boy born in Feb who has been scared of the dark for a few months now. DS is starting to talk in terms of time - tomorrow, yesterday, 2 minutes etc and also about things that aren't immediately in front of him like people and stuff he wants (milkshake, DVD's when in the car etc). So I guess this is the beginning of imagination? Being able to think about more abstract concepts?
olive - Didn't know blue was a sleep colour. Thanks hun. Could partially explain why DS still doesn't sleep through with any regularity. His night light throws a red tinted light
On the topic of sleep, DS is not having nightmares but he is all over the show atm. Resisting bedtime tonight, sleep through virtually last night, up for hours in the middle of the night the night before last. And it goes like that. I'm so over it. I think I would be a much better mummy if I was getting consistent sleep nearly every night instead of sleep throughs intermittently. It's not as bad as this time last year but I'm still over it Can hear him in there now grunting and breathing. He's definitely awake. Lets just see if he resettles himself.......
Hope everyone has a great week!! I'm back at work tomorrow (haven't been for a fortnight) so I'm not looking forward to that!
Shell - we will have a good catch up and man-break when we are in Sydney. Maybe they will appreciate us more after a weekend with the 2 girls to themselves!
my SIL just walked out of hte house and left her hubby to look after two kids for three days... He had to get his brother into help... She didn't even tidy up for him - just remember than when you are getting ready for mummy time in sydney.
I did a similar thing with DH - but went away for two days - neither of the boys slept much while I was gone, and the house still looked like a bomb had gone off when I got home, but I did notice that DH was a little more understanding about how some days, a whole lotta nothing gets achieved.
shell, i hope all is ok, the break in sydney will be ace for you xxx
Kaz have you looked in to epsom salt (magnesium) in the bath for DS? or magnesium spray?
i give (if she'll let me) DD magnesium spray at night, it helps to relax them, as well as rescue remedy sleep, maybe try those.
lilima - that really sucks hun. I hope your washing was dried today and that it's only a 24 hour thing and doesn't keep going on and on.....how is DD with her cast? I hope they haven't had to break and re-set.
olive - I think I had sleep recsue remedy recommended the other day by a mate IRL. What's in it? might go and google it.
Is anyone giving their 2 yr old a flu vax this year? I can't decide what to do with DS. The ones they use this year are not the same as the one from WA last year but I still feel quite freaked out by the possibility of a reaction (they have traces of formaldehyde in them plus traces of other stuff that doesn't sound good but gives good shelf life etc). I've had it no drama but I'm not sure who's at more risk in either scenario, DS or DP. It's so hard to know what the right thing to do is. DP doesn't care either way now but I want to make the decision I won't regret where is my crystal ball when I need it?
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mainly just for a cuddle, she slept through last night (thankyou rescue remedy and magnesium spray) so hoping that continues. DD has a nightlight, its a blue star that ive covered with blue celophane so its not so bright and becuase blue is a 'sleep colour' rather than the yellow light.
on the cards!! That's awesome and I'm so glad you got some flowers hun.
Sorry you guys are going through a rough patch. If you ever want to chat I'm around.
plus traces of other stuff that doesn't sound good but gives good shelf life etc). I've had it no drama but I'm not sure who's at more risk in either scenario, DS or DP. It's so hard to know what the right thing to do is. DP doesn't care either way now but I want to make the decision I won't regret
where is my crystal ball when I need it?
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