MSE Parents Club Part 11

searching_me

very greatful philip a very hands on dad ... esp the night feed .. or more like the 5-6am feeds as jaydens taking a liking to those times for some reason *shrug* x

MadDogWoman_2

I get cross with DH as he won't tell her off, he leaves it all to me as he doesn't like upsetting her so I'm the monster as I tell her off and won't let her do stuff.

He does his share though, he took on nappy changing and bathing duties, he still takes his turn with the toilet run, he sorts the kitchen out after I've been cooking.

scruffy96uk

Ok altogether all week we made puff candy ( holiday honeycomb in the recipe book), chocolate fudge, fudge, muffins x2, fairy cakes and a heck of a lot of mess!!!!
We've all had great fun, they go home tomoro but they wanted to stay longer.

scruffy96uk

MadDogWoman wrote: »

I get cross with DH as he won't tell her off, he leaves it all to me as he doesn't like upsetting her so I'm the monster as I tell her off and won't let her do stuff.

He does his share though, he took on nappy changing and bathing duties, he still takes his turn with the toilet run, he sorts the kitchen out after I've been cooking.

Sounds very much like my DH, bar the bathing and bedding that is my job!!!

SugarSpun

The thing is, he does loads of stuff with her, but as time goes on he seems to have unrealistic ideas of what she can and can't do. Some things he wants to believe she's still a newborn and not capable of them (like imitating sounds, he thinks I'm overreacting when I tell him not to swear around her), but when it comes to stuff like sleeping and not grabbing he thinks she should be able to follow instructions of No, and Go to sleep. And she'll be eight months old tomorrow, she's just too young for that. All the time I was pregnant he'd say, Our baby won't do X, and I laughed at him, but it seems like he believed it.

tiamai_d

I don't think it would marble, it doesn't have the right consistency. Colour it, yep. But you can throw on nuts or chocolate chunks (you would love peanut butter fudge). About a week is what it says it will last if you look online.

scruffy96uk

tiamai_d wrote: »

I don't think it would marble, it doesn't have the right consistency. Colour it, yep. But you can throw on nuts or chocolate chunks (you would love peanut butter fudge). About a week is what it says it will last if you look online.

I was going to say I didn't think it would marble but I ain't no cooking/baking expert lol but I agree with tia. I suppose if you want before it sets you could sprinkle sugar strands or something on it but I'm not 100% sure it would work as it might still be too hot and melt them or they may sink in!!! Or I suppose once it was set you could leave it as a slab and write on it with icing i.e happy birthday etc if it was for gifts!!!

wi3adora

just catching up from today

DH does bath and bedtime here I think DH is very comfy and warm so Daniel just goes out like a light.

We have one of the bounce and zebras got it for £10 off eBay and Daniel loves it, he'll point at it while sat on my knee, says "abda" wriggles himself off my knee crawls across to it stands up and bounces it with his hands. He can't quite get his leg over it yet so I'll pop him on and then he bounces like mad and smiles and giggles while doing it. It's great to watch it

SM I've sent Zoe her post today, hope she likes it x

Glamazon

SugarSpun wrote: »

The thing is, he does loads of stuff with her, but as time goes on he seems to have unrealistic ideas of what she can and can't do. Some things he wants to believe she's still a newborn and not capable of them (like imitating sounds, he thinks I'm overreacting when I tell him not to swear around her), but when it comes to stuff like sleeping and not grabbing he thinks she should be able to follow instructions of No, and Go to sleep. And she'll be eight months old tomorrow, she's just too young for that. All the time I was pregnant he'd say, Our baby won't do X, and I laughed at him, but it seems like he believed it.

OH always says things like 'oooo Jack would you like to stay up and watch the football?' and then is surprised when J is falling asleep at 7.30pm! It's like there is no concept that they are so young!

Jack is 7 months today - I'm struggling to see where the time has gone

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (this deserves a lot of O's)

OH's grandparents are looking to buy a house to rent out so we are possibly thinking of renting it off them (think around £400 for a 3-bed place in lovely rural West Wales) and they would probably leave it to us.
Pros - no mortgage, no need to work full time, nearer family (both mine & OH's), beautiful location with beaches and national park etc
Cons - no MSE meets (although I'm only 90minutes from Weezl), quite rural (but I'm used to that from when I grew up), I don't really know many people (but then I don't where I am now), poor job prospects.

Quite exciting really - we plan to start paying off some of our mortgage so that when we sell we have a nice sum in the bank ready for Number 2 (and 3, 4 and 5) :rotfl:

searching_me

glam you thinking of that many ... philip is .. i definately aint :rotfl: ..

thanks dora i bet she will x