Weekly round up

Weekly Round-up

Well this week has been busy, busy, busy. Well last weekend to Wednesday has been non stop.

We enjoyed and family weekend with catching up on jobs in the house to car boots on Sunday. 

Monday we spent most of the day out at the Hospital with Deacon for his ECG and heart scan. (I will do a whole post about it)

Tuesday we had a few errands to do in town, setting up bank account for the boys as their old ones were opened by my grandparents.

There was a fair on in town so naturally the boys needed to go on the rides.

We got more Christmas and birthday presents. Yes we are nearly done with the boys presents for both occasions.

Wednesday was a boring trip to Aldi for a top up on shopping which also consists of the boys trying to by a shops worth of sweets.

Thursday sorting out the house (yawn), and playing pokemon because its real don't you no! We have pokemon all over our house.

Friday we finished off chores and and bought cake, which will go perfectly with a cup of tea to round the week off, and prepare us for the weekend!

Oh to be a kid again!

                  Oh to be a kid again!

As i write this i am sat at the mother-in-laws watching the children play! Oh to be a kid again!

The innocent imagination and how small things are pure entertainment. When did being an 'adult' make things boring?

I just watched them play in a tent and put a small table on there and play sweet restaurant!

Right now they are bouncing on a trampoline! Oh to be a kid again!

Being an adult is so boring! You have to supervise and make sure the kids are ok.
However really i want to play sweet shops and jump on a trampoline!

I wish i could be a kid again for a day when putting some cushions on the floor and finding different ways to jump on them. Making hours pass with a blink of eye!

Not only that but raiding the sweet cupboard is more then acceptable especially as we are at the kids nannas!

In fact being a kid and going to your grandparents. Where mum and dads rules no longer apply!! Oh to be a kid again!

What do you miss from being a kid?

Friday fun fact

                      Friday fun fact

This weeks froday fun facy comes to you on saturday sorry! This week has been not so fun and well a little crazy too.

However as promised every week i will find one good thing that i will share will you.

So this week we got a new bed. And well, it is even more of a chire to get out of it early when the kids wake up!

My eldest son however said, 'i love OUR new bed'. So i asked him what he means by 'OUR'. To which he replied 'well it is so comfy i think i should sleep in here to'!!

I think not little man. So looks like a new big boy bed for him so he doesnt invade mine!

Parenting goals for when you have young children

Parenting Goals

This year i want to acheive certain things as a parent, these things are goals that are important to us parent as I am sure most of them are applicable to most parents.

1. Have a cup of tea and drink it whilst hot.
    I have been a parent now for 4 years. And I think I can count on both hands how many nice warm/hot cups of tea I have drank whilst I am looking after my children. Yes I no the dangers of hot fluids trust me I burnt myself as a child.  But you no that optimum temperature 8that makes a cup of tea so pleasurable I crave it. But by the time it has cooled to this temperature my 4 year old is throwing Dino chargers everywhere being a power ranger and my 1 year old is filling his nappy. Therefore before you no it my tea I colder then the milk from the fridge!

2. Eat all of my dinner to myself without toddler slime all of it
    Even if we have the exact same food on our plates the children always want some of ours....its like they think I'm disguising it as a carrot but really it chocolate, this then leads to some sort of toddler slime on your plate! It becomes even worse if they have a cold, they always have the timing to sneeze right over your plate (sorry if you are eating). No matter how much you try and tell them you have the same they do not believe you, so you proceed to eat there food to show them they are the same and before you no it they have swapped plates with you, only to give you the slimy bits back.

3. Go to the loo without the kids or cat watching
    This is probably something that no matter how hard you try to sneak out the room they will always follow. Its like they have a secret sensor that is on the bathroom door and alarm bells go off like 'how dare you enter the bathroom without me'. If having two small humans that are basin height is not off putting in itself then you have the cat who thinks your toes are chew toys, or decide to sleep in you trousers round your ankles! This is one thing that you actually cannot wait for them to be older for when be in too small of a confined space with you just isn't 'cool' anymore.

4. Do my hair (not a ponytail) and make up for a school run.
I have always envied the mum who looks amazing at half 8 in the morning,even more so when she is on a school run. Im happy if i brush my teeth and quickly put my hair in a ponytail. So this year it is a goal to look presentable especially as my son goes to big school in september. After all it is only halloween once a year so it isn't like i have an excuse for this hot mess the other 364 days.

5. Go on the school run without snot or drool all over my top.
Well it is winter here in the uk right now, that means both of my sons noses stream faster then niagra falls. My 4 year old finally has the hang of snot in tissue, well after he attempts to use his sleeves as tissue. My 1 year old however seems to get a runny nose right at the moment his face is near my clothing. This resulting in me looking like i am a motorway for slugs amazing!
6. Remember the things i went in to a room for.
*Sigh* this one im trying to write off on the kids and here are my reason, i think its sleep deprevation 4 years of late nights and early morning none stop will take it out of your brain, the fact that when i go to get something one of the kids want something , done in a certain way, on a certain plate or cup. Or maybe im just losing my marbles before im 30!
7. Not watch the same cartoons again and again (or film for that matter).
If i watch the same episodes of Power Rangers, Peppa Pig, Ninjago or even Despicable Me or Cat in the Hat i may scream. And i mean scream as in shatter glass, make ears bleed. It is like daily torture. Yet my little darlings just seem to enjoy watching the same episode everytime. Its bad when not only your child but even you can recite the whole entire season!

8. Not be used as a climbing frame.
So we as parents get our children toys and, board games and, basically anything we feel will entertain our children for hours. When really all we need is a cardboard box and ourselfs, because my kids seem to have THE best time climbing all over me and sliding down my legs like im a climbing frame! 
9.Dont watch kids cartoons when they have gone to bed 
So you complain of watching childrens cartoons or the same blasted film all the time. However what the children don't know is, that when they have gone to bed, you sit for an hour or so still watching Peppa bratty Pig, before you realise your allowed to watch more advance tv, by this i mean people sing to judges, or dance for judges, or anything to do with judges basically.

Coping with sick children.

Coping with sick children.

Hello if this is the first post you have found of mine you may need some background first. I'm Rebecca I am a stay at home mum with 2 boys and a husband. Our children are 4 and 1 years old and we have had a few health problems with the boys. Our eldest had allergies from birth. He was allergic to cow's milk protein and eggs. So because he was diagnosed at 8 months we had to get very clued up about food, you wouldn't believe what contains dairy in any form. As hard as this was in itself I was also breast feeding. I had from day one but I would feed him what seemed every hour day and night because he was always hungry and I breastfed him until he was 16 months because the formula they gave was disgusting. So I was extra extra tired, then a little over a year ago he started with ear infection and July just gone he had his adenoids out and grommets in...however we think his tonsils are starting to be a problem now. Also our youngest was born with an innocent heart murmur.

So now the background is done with, how do you cope with your children being ill. Well for me if there is anytime for yourself at all relax or take a nap. If you have more then one child this becomes increasingly difficult nevermind when your kids are ill.

Always make sure you have medicine in and paracetamol and ibuprofen, because you no you will always run out at 3am when one of the kids is screaming down the house.

Patients remember it maybe hard for your child to be able to tell you what is wrong properly but ask them more then once, and trust me telling the doctor it feels like spiders in their ears makes more sense to them then you think.

Also as hard as it is when you haven't slept for a week and, and yet they want you to sit with them at 2 am only to wake you at 6am like nothing happened. Take a breath and crack on. Trust me this is hard you only realise sleep is precious when you don't have any.

If you do not think what the doctor is telling you is right then ask for another opinion, use your mummy or daddy powers and listen to your gut because you know your child the best. I have pressured doctors in the past and sat for ages telling them everything that has happened just so they know everything.

Remember your child may not eat a lot whilst poorly but as long as they are drinking and going to the toilet then this is good.

Also keep up your strength if you child(ren) are not eating it is easy for you to forget to have something to eat but you really do need it.

Hopefully if your children are ill they will get better quickly and you will all be back at sleeping soundly. If not the crazy train of sleep deprivation is interesting to say the least. You are not any less a mum or dad if you ask for help. You cannot help your child if you are neglecting yourself. Most of all remember it will pass and hopefully quickly!