I don't want to go back to work.

[Sirbendy]

We're back today, as is my missus. Neither of us wanted to, not least because it means littly will be starting nursery too (in theory, although the last 2 taster sessions she's screamed the place down, and since the last one she's been unable to let us out of her sight...Jem went in with her for an hour this AM). I'm neither ready to see my girl grow up away from us, nor ready to walk to my car at 7am in total darkness.

 

It's been an ace break...Christmas and New Year was a fair amount of driving, lots of food, eggnog, no drink until we got home. Lots of fun with daughter and the christmas tree/presents, and such a transformation in her, in just a fortnight...little people seem to go to sleep and wake up with new abilities. We've got walking unaided if distracted, walking holding my finger, stair capability, a large and ever increasing list of known words (even if she can't say them, she knows what they are). New signs, ability to get across what she wants 9 out of 10 times now etc.

 

It's like having a small semi-independent weapon..you turn round and there she is. She helped me scrub the kitchen last night (using a baby wipe), and then in an amusing logical progression, she started scrubbing..the cats.

 

1 ran off, the kitten is used to it, and my eldest cat just let her get on with it, only objecting when she started tweaking his tail.

 

Baby/toddler logic beats binary in fun factor by a mile..as does baby logic troubleshooting and fault diagnosis..hehe..

[mattx]

We're back today, as is my missus. Neither of us wanted to, not least because it means littly will be starting nursery too (in theory, although the last 2 taster sessions she's screamed the place down, and since the last one she's been unable to let us out of her sight...Jem went in with her for an hour this AM). I'm neither ready to see my girl grow up away from us, nor ready to walk to my car at 7am in total darkness.

 

It's been an ace break...Christmas and New Year was a fair amount of driving, lots of food, eggnog, no drink until we got home. Lots of fun with daughter and the christmas tree/presents, and such a transformation in her, in just a fortnight...little people seem to go to sleep and wake up with new abilities. We've got walking unaided if distracted, walking holding my finger, stair capability, a large and ever increasing list of known words (even if she can't say them, she knows what they are). New signs, ability to get across what she wants 9 out of 10 times now etc.

 

It's like having a small semi-independent weapon..you turn round and there she is. She helped me scrub the kitchen last night (using a baby wipe), and then in an amusing logical progression, she started scrubbing..the cats.

 

1 ran off, the kitten is used to it, and my eldest cat just let her get on with it, only objecting when she started tweaking his tail.

 

Baby/toddler logic beats binary in fun factor by a mile..as does baby logic troubleshooting and fault diagnosis..hehe..

 

You wait, you have yet to get to the 'I want this, I want that' stage......

[thepineapplehead]

You wait, you have yet to get to the 'I want this, I want that' stage......

 

That's lasted ooh ... about 4 years with my eldest. And it's only going to get worse

 

My littl'un has decided now that walking is much quicker than the odd one-legged bum-shuffling she's been doing (apparently crawling was a waste of time so she skipped that entirely), and her arms are a lot longer than I remember them being. The helping around the house is all well and good ... until she starts trying to clean the floor with her just-washed-and-tumble-dried clothes

 

To be fair though, if we tell her something she's just picked up is rubbish, she will toddle out to the kitchen, open the cupboard door, put it in the bin, and toddle back again

[aerospacemango]

Personally, I just can't seem to drum up any enthusiasm, today!

 

Didn't sleep well last night as the 6 year old son decided that he wanted to sleep between me and the OH......Then proceeded to knee me in the back at regular intervals.

 

Had to almost crowbar myself out of bed!!

 

Now, I am rebuilding our inventory system.....a job guaranteed to send me off to sleep, if I'm not careful!!!!!

[Sirbendy]

Didn't sleep well last night as the 6 year old son decided that he wanted to sleep between me and the OH......Then proceeded to knee me in the back at regular intervals.

 

Heh. We co-sleep through choice (have done since day 1). 2x double mattresses on the floor, lots of pillows, several duvets. Spacious! She tends to end up rotating through the night, so it's not unknown for her to lie sideways across the bed come morning.

 

That said, we have 3x molars coming in at once, a mild case of constipation and discomfort that seems to affect her sleep, and a possibly developmental milestone induced inability to lie still for longer than 5 minutes, leading to a 14 month old crawling round the bed/sitting up/falling over sideways whilst fast asleep. I reckon we got 2 hours tops the last few nights..argh.

 

It'll all pass...

[GeeHubb]

Oh you amateurs. Just you wait til you turn around just once and turn back to find that your daughter's hit 31 as mine does next week! Still at least she sleeps through the night now.........

[Theblacksheep]

I've been dreading coming back, not so bad once you're back in the swing o things.

[Sirbendy]

Oh you amateurs. Just you wait til you turn around just once and turn back to find that your daughter's hit 31 as mine does next week! Still at least she sleeps through the night now.........

 

Gods, scary thought! Missus is complaining as she turns 25 this year..heh. At 33, I fail to see what the fuss is about.

 

Can't for the life of me get used to going out to the car in the dark. Nice run via the nursery into work though..all lights stayed green, all roundabouts were empty.. From one carpark to another in 4 minutes. My kind of start!

[laserblazer]

Oh you amateurs. Just you wait til you turn around just once and turn back to find that your daughter's hit 31 as mine does next week! Still at least she sleeps through the night now.........

 

My daughter was born in '79 and she's as much of a hassle now as she was then.

[GeeHubb]

My daughter was born in '79 and she's as much of a hassle now as she was then.

 

lol. Ditto that. Mine was born in January '80. And the problems don't go away, they just get more difficult to solve!

 

...... and she uses the same tone of voice that I remember using to my mother when I was her age..... Scary!

[sparkeh]

Back at work and... its pretty good