#104

Morning all.

Today is my Friday. Gonna head towards St Ives tomorrow morning, stopping off in some place called Launceston so we can look at a castle and go to an otter sanctuary on the way down.

Then at some point next week while in St Ives I’m gonna propose to my girlfriend.

Hope everyone is well. Try not to break anything while I’m gone.

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#106

I admire the effort if nothing else.

(“they were being kittens” might have worked slightly better - perhaps we should take this to Ant’s old Joke Workshop thread)

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#107

Good luck Colossalhorse, break an ankle!!

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#108

like… dentistry?

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#109

:smiley: Imagine.

#110

Hello!

Have work this afternoon/evening, as well as tomorrow and Sunday, after a full 3 days at home/in bed. Really really hope there’s not too much happening.

Also I really need a new winter coat. :maple_leaf::dash:

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#112

XYLO & WR COAT SHOPPING SPREE!!!

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#114

(PS @Witches, I will start that thread at some point today)

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#116

:confused: Shit. What’s going on DB? LOVE XX

#119

Oh no… yeah I was going to say when do you start you’re job? That’s at least something… still though, stress :frowning:

#120

Ohh it’s on at the Kings and supposed to be absolutely smashing.

#122

My 18 month old tomorrow baby who has been walking for 8 months is definitely still a baby. Actually sometimes I feel like he’s a teenager, but when he gets sleepy/ crawls onto my lap to breastfeed, he is definitely still my wee gorgeous pudgy baba.

He is also not sleeping just now so I will send you a FISTBUMP. I had an important meeting today so last night I slept at the opposite end of the house and missed it all, but my poor partner had to deal with the up-all-night-raving dramaz. Bloody 18 month sleep regression. It’s supposed to be the worst one, but apparently it’s the last major one before they start becoming lazy sods who won’t get out of their pits, so we will ride it out.

#123

fucking hell I’m dreading this. He was terrible for the first 6-8 months but has slept through almost every night since then. Just know he’s gonna become a nightmare again at 18months D: D:

#124

I like to put a positive spin on this. It is a major leap in brain development that causes it. it happens at that age regardless of what you do, so you may as well suck it up- admittedly some kids are less affected than others, but on the whole it’s just a fucking nightmare. however, it does happen for a reason and it signals a whole new stage for them- usually talking, as in saying words together rather than just shouting ‘ZARA’ at everything (the name of one of our dogs. Every dog, and indeed most cats and the neighbourhood fox, is now a ‘zara’). I am so looking forward to it, so I am trying to remember this whenever I am crying into my knees at 5am when he’s been up gibbering for 4 hours and the alarm is going off at 6.30.

#125

I feel your pain UP. Like, does he just want to get up in the middle of the night or is he sleepy but won’t settle? Can’t imagine either are great. <3 <3

#126

lmao so true huns #coffeegoals xDD

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#127

‘black opium’ :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

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#128

It’s kind of a middle thing. he is up, wants to be up, and is wired, but he is also exhausted, and he sometimes falls asleep with his head in his breakfast. Like an exhausted Duracell bunny who WILL NOT FUCKING SLEEP. GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP. Even old tricks like rocking and boobfeeding just don’t cut it anymore. It’s remarkable how age-specific it seems to be- scout’s little girl seems to be going through exactly the same thing just now and they are the same age.

Still- speaking SOON, and I can’t wait for that fun part. Not looking forward to him grassing on us though ‘hi granny, mummy has a fizzy grape juice that I’m not allowed to try and last night she fell over’, ‘mummy has a funny stick that smoke comes out of’ etc etc.

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#129

We didn’t have this with either of ours. The eldest was a nightmare for the first 3-6 months and then gradually improved; the youngest was a dream (no pun intended) from months 0-3 and then difficult for the next six months.

In short, all children are different, and they are challenging enough without adding dread and anticipation into the mix.

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#130

seriously, we need to demolish north london.

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