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My 2 girls are 6 and 4(soon to be 5) and they can be best of friends and worst of enemies. God know what it’s going to be like when my 5 month boy will get get mobile
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My 2 girls are 6 and 4(soon to be 5) and they can be best of friends and worst of enemies. God know what it’s going to be like when my 5 month boy will get get mobile
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Didnt know this thread existed either.
I am a new dad to 10 week old son. Still trying to get used to everything!
I am a new dad to 10 week old son. Still trying to get used to everything!
Bah, at 10weeks old they are still on easy mode
wait for when they start being mobile. Then hard mode is activated
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It’s all difficult. Life has gotten easier in some respect but much more difficult in other. I’ve got teething joys at the mo. I really don’t know how my wife copes with the 3 of them
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Number two for us arrived on the 9th, 10 days early. Birth experience was significantly less stressful than number one, yet again Nottingham city hospital maternity was fantastic. Here I am at the end of two weeks off though looking forward to getting back to work.
I'm 45 and outvoted 3:1 now, my life is pretty much over.
I'm 45 and outvoted 3:1 now, my life is pretty much over.
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Only nutters have more than 2 kids. 
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Only nutters have more than 2 kids.
Only nutters have kids I haven’t slept for more than a slid 4/5 hours for 7 years. Even when I go away for work I hear phantom crying in the middle of the night
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Ours are cool now, just get up and amuse themselves.
10 and 7 year old. Can "lie in" till about 9/10 on weekends.
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I look forward to a lie in past 7 on weekends lol.Ours are cool now, just get up and amuse themselves.
Congrats, the rule of thumb for me so far is that you need to enjoy the little things at every stage they go through (falling asleep on your chest etc), and try to ignore the stuff that drives you mad. I'm finally at the stage where I can have semi-cogent little chats with my daughter and it's great. It does also mean that she has the capacity to say things like "I not like daddy" and other incredibly hurtful things when she'd prefer not to have her teeth brushed
In short, you've a wild ride ahead and there's always something to look forwards to, and things you'll miss.I got married yesterday and amazingly our girl sat quietly through the ceremony, only insisting in joining in for the photos of us signing the register at the end and giving big smiles for the cameras. Even more amazing was that her white dress remained stain free for the duration, even with raspberries involved. Looking forwards to seeing @Raymond Lin shots in a couple months time as I reckon he got some good ones of her that I never could have.
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Yeah me 2, although I'll take 7am in the morning over the 2 years we spent having to get up 4/5 times a night from 6 months old onwards. Starting school in 2 weeks, it's been a long one but time for the next chapter in experiences. Think I got the t-shirt in the no sleep department at least.
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It's not a hiding place from the older ones though, then the smaller ones follow them so no respite!
Congrats.Congrats, the rule of thumb for me so far is that you need to enjoy the little things at every stage they go through (falling asleep on your chest etc), and try to ignore the stuff that drives you mad. I'm finally at the stage where I can have semi-cogent little chats with my daughter and it's great. It does also mean that she has the capacity to say things like "I not like daddy" and other incredibly hurtful things when she'd prefer not to have her teeth brushed
I got married yesterday and amazingly our girl sat quietly through the ceremony, only insisting in joining in for the photos of us signing the register at the end and giving big smiles for the cameras. Even more amazing was that her white dress remained stain free for the duration, even with raspberries involved. Looking forwards to seeing @Raymond Lin shots in a couple months time as I reckon he got some good ones of her that I never could have.
does anyone think it would be wrong of me to suggest my son can't open his presents from me on his birthday and has to wait 3 days until I get there?
he's only 2 so I don't think it matters much to him and I want him to know they are from me which he won't at that age really unless they actually come from me.
want some opinions before I suggest it to my partner
he's only 2 so I don't think it matters much to him and I want him to know they are from me which he won't at that age really unless they actually come from me.
want some opinions before I suggest it to my partner
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Just take them with you when you go? Is 2, wont even remember it.
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First time I've ventured into this thread.
I have a 22mth old daughter and a 2nd child (sex unknown at this time) due in late February. Fairly later starter with kids (I'm now 37) as myself and my partner were told long ago that it wasn't a possibility for us so to have one was a miracle for us and now to find out No2 is on the way.
Upto now our daughter has been an absolute breeze to bring up. Slept through from being 3 week old, pretty much weaned herself at 4 months and is picking up words & making sentences almost daily. I just hope the next one is as easy ....
I have a 22mth old daughter and a 2nd child (sex unknown at this time) due in late February. Fairly later starter with kids (I'm now 37) as myself and my partner were told long ago that it wasn't a possibility for us so to have one was a miracle for us and now to find out No2 is on the way.
Upto now our daughter has been an absolute breeze to bring up. Slept through from being 3 week old, pretty much weaned herself at 4 months and is picking up words & making sentences almost daily. I just hope the next one is as easy ....
due to circumstances outside of my control I am unable to be there until a few days later.
I'd like to see the joy on his face as he opens them first hand, is this selfish and unreasonable ?
last year he wouldn't open his own presents so his older sister did it and he didn't seem to get they were for him, I guess this is the first year where he will open them by himself and get what it is to some extent.