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Emmy's weebles are taking over mermaid's greenhouse!

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barbie1 · 27/10/2010 16:26

....therefore she cant throw us out! Grin

Long may the support continue x

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barbie1 · 01/12/2010 12:39

stamps feet, the beat didnt work!!! boo! shame on you mnhq!

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barbie1 · 01/12/2010 12:38

Ho ho ho [fbear]

And a merry christmas to you all....im in the christmas spirit cos i made my first purchase.....some gift bags Xmas Grin nowt all else mind you Xmas Hmm

AC still broken, 250 to fix it the thieving b***ds! Shock

qa lovely to have you back, let the ttc begin, i think sabs is joining you, if i have heard correctly also...... i have stopped taking the pill...eek!

Have just been to ikea and bought Dolly the igloo tent, its in our garden melting under the intense sun, she loves it!

blue your winter pics are gorgeous!, very Envy of all that snow! Even mermaid has it in my home land, tis very early me luvver...Getting worried about dh making it back from europe now!

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loueytbg · 01/12/2010 11:51

Yay - christmas emoticons Xmas Grin Xmas Wink

back later...

mermaidspurse · 01/12/2010 10:40

Xmas Biscuit I look like this.

well done vjjfor listing on ebay - may have to do something too.

I can't think of a christmassy name.

big gold star to louey for flying solo whilst feeling sick.

barbie hope you have the ac fixed.

qa yipeeeeeeeee for you and waht a great time to begin practising. So glad that you are back on your feet.

work, must work.

VJayJingles · 01/12/2010 10:06

Oooohhhhh look Xmas SmileXmas GrinXmas SmileXmas Grin

VJayJingles · 01/12/2010 09:50

I dreamed of that big purple dinosaur last night!!!!!! Grin

Do you like my Christmas name? I've fashioned it on this years revelation that my name is infact the American way of saying fanjo (thanks iggy), so I've added the other J, to become VJJ Wink

We are still ankle-calf deep in snow, barbie I'm sending you some, I have plenty to spare.

blue I ebayed yesterday, you'll be so proud, I listed 20 items, took me 2 hours, and it was really easy, I can't wait til SUnday and see what sells Smile

qa good to see you and I can't WAIT to start obsessing with you, my pom poms are a ready...

loueytbg · 30/11/2010 22:48

Have clicked on the link. Mermaid am so glad I didn't click it at work, the bloody song would have been in my head all day. My two love it too, I can't stand it. Thanks barbie Grin

QA lovely to see you back and talking of TTC. Would love to help you over analyse charts/symptoms etc.

barbie am coping fine - boys are being very good on the whole so that is helping. They are very excited about it being December tomorrow, as am I. Bet you can't wait until DH is back.

I'm trying to sort out the boys PNP videos - done Luke's already - its wonderful. Can't wait to see their faces tomorrow night Smile

QuestionsAgain · 30/11/2010 20:25

pps Oh and the purple one too Wink Love that clip, especially the, err alternative version someone has posted in the comments section of youtube Shock

QuestionsAgain · 30/11/2010 20:23

Grin Wink

Hello everyone Smile

Just thought I would check back in. All going well here, on track for starting to ttc, just need to wait awhile for CD1 [impatient emoticon], So get those white jackets at the ready. I warn you now I will be incessant, become a 2ww bore, ask every possible question, symptom spot like there's no tomorrow, in short I don't mind if you all end up signing a petition and Mermaid needs to evict me. Grin

I have lurked from time to time, though not really been up to reading or posting much, to check on BQ and Louey in particular and glad to see you are both still ok and generally feeling a bit sick Grin Just seen you have your scan on friday Louey will keep everything crossed for you. BQ when is your scan?

Sleep deprivation seems to be a common factor on the thread at the moment, you all have my sympathies, am hoping that things ease a little for you all soon.

Will attempt to catch up over the next few days, but have been thinking of you all.

back soon x

PS I love Miranda too!

mermaidspurse · 30/11/2010 16:12

I repeat do not click on the link. You will live to regret it and have me saying I told you so for the rest of the dayGrin

barbie1 · 30/11/2010 15:56

louey its not a bad link i promise, it will warm your heart Wink
I love hats, cant wait to go home and wear them again! Glad you are feeling suitably sick, tis all for a very good reason Grin
Dh is not on line yet Hmm i bet Dolly wakes before i get to speak to him he is going to the moulin rouge tonight, purely for team bonding Hmm
Only 4 more sleeps til he is home Smile louey how are you coping flying solo?

monkey hope you gave in and opened the christmas present and you and little c are sat cuddled up watching it x

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loueytbg · 30/11/2010 15:50

barbie I daren't click on that link at work Grin. Hoping you have a very good night's sleep tonight.

4ever ah bless Grin I remember the first time we built a snowman with DTs (last Jan) was such a lot of fun.

mermaid are you still snowed in?

Have had 2 lunches today and I'm still feeling Envy. Oh and I've bought a hat, I think I'm getting very middle-aged as I was thinking it was too cold this morning and maybe I ought to have a hat on Confused It does have sequins on it though (so totally impractical Grin)

barbie1 · 30/11/2010 15:41
Grin But why mermaid?

Dolly has gone to sleep in her cot for the first time in days, not sure how long for so i had a sneaky bath and just waiting for dh on skype...

Night night x

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mermaidspurse · 30/11/2010 14:46

do not click on that link.

barbie1 · 30/11/2010 14:21

Enjoy Grin

Hugs to you all, still no Ac, and still with a clingy little madam, who is only happy when being naughty (as the fb pictures tell!)

Sleep still an issue, too bunged up to lie flat, sleeps in the crook of my arm all night Hmm

Thinking of you all, please be careful in the snow..i do worry about you all.

As soon as i get my pleasant child back ill be back posting xxx

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4everhopeful · 30/11/2010 12:08

Yay London is blanketed in snow! Grin Summers face was a picture, combo of puzzled and excited! Grin I got so excited i turned my calendar over convinced it was December today! Confused Grin

mermaidspurse · 30/11/2010 11:31

it's unheard of here this early ever my 'ansome. Am cold but at least I sleep - poor barbie et al.

gracie hello lovely lady and massive waves to little I tooxxx

My mouse hand is too cold, laters my loveliesSmile

loueytbg · 30/11/2010 11:05

Morning barbie - how was last night's sleep??

mermaid we have snow! I am torn between being excited and worried that I am going to crash the car. If it gets really bad I can walk the DTs to the childminders and work from home. In work at the mo and it looks like a blizzard out there but its not sticking yet.

barbie1 · 30/11/2010 10:32

Not you as well Grin Might have to get to the mall ski slope to indulge in the cold stuff!

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mermaidspurse · 30/11/2010 10:11

wipe out Smile

loueytbg · 29/11/2010 22:58

10pm and have just finished all my chores. Actually, that's a lie - I've finished all my urgent chores but I did a to-do list today and it was depressingly long.

vjay Yay for snow day Grin Hope you are not snowed in for the long term though. Sounds like you all had a lot of fun playing in it at the weekend Grin I have recorded miranda tonight because I want to see what all the fuss is about Grin

mls am keeping my fingers crossed that the osteopath can work some more magic on DD2. Will try and find the floradix - thanks for the tip. I think the migraine was probably caused by stress (all the stuff going on with DS1 and the lack of therapy).

4ever you sound so happy despite the lack of sleep - lovely to think of S helping your mum so much. Hope you have a lovely trip to see Santa. We have a nursery outing on Sunday to see Santa - we live very close to a miniature railway and every year they turn one of the stations into santas grotto - you get the train there. It could be bit cold on the train this year though!

barbie blimey - now I understand what your FB comment was about. Poor you and poor Dolly. Hope she is feeling better and doesn't catch the bug off your friend's baby. mls is right, febrile convulsions are very scary but rarely cause any long-term problems. Just try and keep her temp down as much as you can.

neeko hope your DDs behave themselves over the next few days. Have you escaped the snow then???

sabs another one????? Did I miss something?? Well done you on the weight loss, 11 lbs in 5 weeks is very good going. DS2 is also really fussy about the temperature of his milk and likes it very warm. (He tells me in no uncertain terms if it isn't warm enough Confused) They still have their milk in <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=babycup.org/_members/babycup/babycup3.jpg&imgrefurl=babycup.org/&usg=__V5GVZT8fe9yjiq_A8VxGnUzk6kw=&h=300&w=300&sz=7&hl=en&start=92&zoom=1&tbnid=aY5cJK86CEyT3M:&tbnh=150&tbnw=146&prev=/images%3Fq%3Davent%2Bbeaker%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4SUNC_enGB384GB385%26biw%3D1291%26bih%3D473%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C2507&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1040&vpy=191&dur=140&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=126&ty=183&ei=3iv0TPShKsKd4Qb9tsiNAg&oei=xSv0TICxO426hAfokImwCg&esq=7&page=8&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:92&biw=1291&bih=473" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">avent magic beakers which have spouts. We put them in the microwave and they seem ok. I wouldn't worry too much about the bottle thing tbh - I know they say you shouldn't use them after 1 yr but as long as you use a cup during the day, I can't see the problem. Can't help on the crying I'm afraid - one of the advantages of having twins is they always had to wait and learnt very quickly that crying wasn't necessarily going to get them what they wanted.

LBM I agree with vjay your life sounds manic at the moment. Hope it calms down soon - although loving that you are now wearing cocktail dresses Grin. Very good news that babyJ no longer has an exploding bottom Grin I think you can't puree potato - it does turn to glue, just have to mash it really well.

Big hello to lurking gracie - given how much sleep you are getting, I'm impressed you can lurk, let alone post. Sounds like you and barbie need to bang a couple of heads together (gently of course Wink) We have the same song for teeth brushing.

blue thanks for ebay tips - I obviously have to hoard more bags I think. Mind you, the amount I order from next, it shouldn't be difficult Blush How did you cope this morning? Was the nursery open?

buddha sounds as though E had a lovely birthday Smile Have you recovered from the party yet?

mermaid hope you are not snowed in too. My PILs and SIL are (in mid-cornwall). Very unusual for them to be snowed in! THanks for the tip for the 4head - went out and bought some. Unfortunately, it didn't work either, just had to ride it out.

cupcake thinking of the babysitting problem again - have you got any antenatal friends who you could take babysitting turns with??? Wouldn't cost you anything that way. I'm also jealous of everyone going to see HP - DH hates the cinema so we haven't been for ages and TBH nowadays I would rather spend a night out with him talking instead of watching a film. Hope you get the sleeping sorted soon.

BQ hello my fellow weeble. Deep breaths, you are nearly there. Feeling tired is good, feeling sick is good. I also have days when symptoms seem to be less, and then the next day they are back with a vengeance. They will ease up at 12wks ish (at least they did when I was pg with DTs).

mrskate hope you are ok x

mls scan is on Friday afternoon - just trying to hang on til then. I sort of think that if that scan is ok, then we might actually get a baby. This week is difficult as in the back of my mind, I know this is where it went wrong last time (although I didn't find out until 12 weeks). It doesn't help that DH is away until Friday. Have just seen the weather forecast and am now slightly worried about the fact we are likely to get snow overnight. Its almost easier if we have loads because then I won't attempt to move but the likely situation is that we will just get enough to cause chaos and roads will be a mess (let alone the tube).

Right, this has taken me an hour (eek!!) must go and get some sleep.

VJay · 29/11/2010 20:50

This Mirander programme is hilarious, thanks for whoever first mentioned it GrinGrinGrin

MummysLittleSunbeams · 29/11/2010 20:20

Barbie what a nightmare you've had. The thing to remember when you have a child with a high fever is to keep them cool. Easier said than done in your position I know especially with no a/c. Just remember to cool her with wet flannels. Some children do have febrile convulsions & although they must be absolutely terrifying, they are usually harmless.

4ever welcome back. I remember that excited feeling of planning the 1st Christmas with dd, savour it as next year she'll be pulling the tree down! Smile

Blue did you manage to get out today? How about you drop the 'blue' for Christmas & go for something like 'SantaWearsSatinSashes'??!

Buddha you might want to try pick up/put down method from Baby Whisperer.

Cupcake I caught a bit of Miranda last week & I proper lol'd! I'm recording it tonight.

Right I'm flying solo tonight, dd1 in bed asleep, dd2 on my lap dozing - cheek to bare boob. Going to try & get her upstairs & in bed without moving her...... Hmm!

MummysLittleSunbeams · 29/11/2010 15:28

Right I started this post on Saturday, lets see if I get to finish it!

Louey get some Floradix as you might have a lack of iron. I had really bad headaches when I was pregnant & Floradix really did work.

Barbie you didn't sleep all night with your dd on your chest did you? Two nights ago I spent half of the night with dd2 on her cushion on my lap. It's funny how totally obsessed you get about sleep once you have a baby isn't it!

Vjay very jealous of your snow. We bought a sledge yesterday but still have no snow! I remember pulling dd1 to the shop up the road last year in her old sledge & she loved it!

Gracie glad to see you back. Are you going to post some more pics of Isabelle? Has she still got lots of hair? My dd2 is a bit of a ginge (looks bright carrot in photo's!) however it seems to be falling out now.

Neeko I know you are dreading work but just think - it's only 26 days until Christmas.... yeeeehaaa!

MrsKate glad to see you back too, hope your meds are making you feel a little better.

BQ one week to go until you can breathe a massive sigh of relief. Think what a fab Christmas you are going to have.

Talking of scans Louey when is yours?

Sabs dd1 has milk twice a day from a Nuby cup. It's a beaker with a silicone teat. As for night wakings - don't ask me, when I woke up this morning there were four of us in the bed! Grin

Well my news is that I've taken dd2 to a cranial osteopath. I've been having major problems getting her to nap during the day. I have to carry her in the sling at home & when we are out she screams her head off in the car & the buggy. She apparently has a lot of pressure & congestion in her head. The day after our appointment she settled herself with a dummy but has since spat it out & refused it! We'll see what she's like after her second appt on Friday.

I've run out of time - have to go & collect dd1 from pre-school but I'll be back later to finish my post.

4everhopeful · 29/11/2010 11:39

Poor Barbie what a palava!

Great to see the reunion chat and Gracie back! Grin Hope all the snowed in folk are hankering down and enjoying the winter wonderland that is the uk right now!

Sympathies to the disturbed sleepers! S has woken loads at night lately after the early months of sleeping through, Hmm she has a clockwork daytime routine and naps twice, but at night wakes every couple of hours looking for bf, falls asleep again within seconds so not actually hungry for it, just comfort, i put her back to bed, and same again within a couple of hours, by the 3rd or 4th time i keep her in bed with me as im too tired! Must break this lil habit! Also she loves her pureed food, but now not so interested in her bottles, have never really bf in the day, so attempting water in her cup but shes not quite got the hang of it bless her! However shes such a happy lil soul, even through teething! She is always smiling and laughing and fascinated by everything which is just adorable! Grin

I feel very bad to have been such a stranger! Blush I lurk reguarly but just havent been able to keep up with you all, im sorry! Blush I feel particuarly bad as theres alot of thought of this time last year when you all kept of me sane, as mermaid says, getting me through each week and each scan when i was so scared to believe! What a difference a year makes though! Grin Im very excited about doing lots of christmasy family things! Putting our tree up this weekend and planning to take S to see Santa at Harrods in a few weeks! Grin All else is well, still cant believe she is 6m, we all went for a meal with my mum the day after which is also my bros anniversary, it was nice to take S to the cemetery with us, having S has helped my mum hugely, she really has brought to much joy Grin

Oop she is stirring, better go, huge embarrassed hugs Blush to all of you lovely Emmsys and so sorry i been so crap with the personals of late but i love you all x x x x x