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

I am trying to resist cake today as I looked in the mirror last night and decided my face was getting fat . I did spend pretty much all of yesterday eating....

vjay they are good and they are easier to use than some other types of reins. Mind you, it was a bit like taking a couple of dogs for a walk when I tried putting them both on reins together. They constantly got tangled up with each other . I really really hope Isaac grows out of his runner phase soon. Its the biggest problem we have, you literally can't let go of him unless you are in a gigantic field (preferably once which he can't escape from). He tries to escape from every house we go to so we have to lock the front doors or he's off. Hopefully he will be like cjay and it will wear off in a year or so.

Well done vjay i was wondering the exact dates of the birthdays :)

oh barbie i always run the tap when im going & dh is in the house too ridiculous isnt it!

louey i have bakewell tart & banana cake & choc muffins & cookies all good work about to be undone!!

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Medium pants

bakingqueen BFP 7/10/10

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Loueytbg EDD 29/06/11

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VJay 01/09/09 BOY Alexander James 8lb 6oz
Lionstar 27/09/09 BOY Arlo Bryn 9lb 5oz
Sabs 30/09/09 GIRL Saara 9lb 1oz
Buddhabelly 25/11/09 BOY Ewan James
Annie 25/11/09 BOY Ellis Charles 8lb 11oz
Bluesatinsash 23/12/09 BOY Benjamin Charles 8lb 3oz
MM 30/12/09 GIRL Nieve Ellen 8lb 6oz
Curly 05/02/10 GIRL Grace Eliza 8lb 4oz
Graciegirl 05/02/10 GIRL Isabelle Clare 7lb 1oz
Barbie 21/02/10 GIRL Devon Nimah 5lb 15oz
MrsKate 09/03/10 BOY Jack David 6lb 13oz
Neeko 29/03/10 GIRL Hannah Denise 8lb 15oz
Littlebellsmum 18/05/10 GIRL Joanna Emily 7lb 7oz
4everhopeful 26/05/10 GIRL Summer Clementine Hope 9lb 5oz
cupcakefairy 05/06/10 BOY Jude 8lb
iggypiggy 25/07/10 GIRL 6lb 14oz
MummyLovesSadie 11/10/10 GIRL Kitty Violet 7lb 1oz

I might get Ajay some of those reins they look good .

louey Cjay used to run off ALL the time it was really bad, and although it went on longer than say NT children, he doesn't do it anymore. I think he was about 5 when it stopped.

barbie what is it with men sitting on the bog with the door open , and to top it we live in a bungalow so there's no escape, but I suppose at least he wants to talk to me

cupcake I've made cakes today for the boys and allowed myself one and really enjoyed it and.......I DIDN'T go back for a second

blue your girlie night sounds fab. Sing a song for us Emmsys

Right I'm going to track down the list as there are a few birthdays coming up

barbie these are the reins - Mothercare might have them, otherwise try online.

cupcake Ooh cake - shame you are so far away as otherwise I would take you up on the offer. Have already eaten a bakewell tart this afternoon at the lack of sleep your friend must be getting.

So who wants to explain our thread title....[[http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1137795-Please-can-someone-explain-all-the-mumsnet-
groups-to-me?pg=3 its got a few people stumped]]

Hi ladies :)

Sorry to hear about all the illnesses...especially you barbie although I too snorted at what you said to the doc
And at you not pooing with dh in the house! I know we share our ickiness at anything to do with poo and similar things but I think I have got much better since having ds ...probably from being projectile poo-d on when he was tiny, cured me of all poo fears!
I've never put ds in jeans either...I just think they look wrong on a baby. At Christmas my Grandma gave him a 9-12 month outfit with jeans so I may have to succumb to that!

monkey urgh, can't believe your gynae made you feel bad for knowing your body and I bet he/she told you 'all women ovulate on day 14' hope you're ok lovely lady...what's the next stage of your PLAN?

speaking of PLANs, mermaid what's the latest on yours? Hope you're doing ok too.

blue, definitely allowing myself treats...we have a ridiculous amount of cake and biscuits left from yesterday...anyone wanna come over??
LOVE the sound of your girly night! DH and I are having a games night here this week with some friends which I'm quite excited about but there won't be any singing, boo!

Hi Vjay massive high 5 on your weight loss, and on how lovely you and your dh are.

Hi curly! major at curlygirl chatting away :)

Lovely sabs thanks for the email too...sadly that day is my sister's wedding but hope you have an AMAZING time, sounds lush!

MLS about losing photos :( after reading your post I told dh we must buy another external hard drive to back up our pics again...I'm so paranoid! Like blue we print our favourites from each year to make an album but we take waaaaay more than that so would still be crap to lose them. Glad you have your faves though. Are you still going to the cranial osteopath with dd? How are you finding it? One of my NCT friends' babies only sleeps 4 hours out of 24 and we keep telling her to go to a CO...

Poor you barbie it doesn't sound like a lot of fun. My MIL is going in for the same thing on the 14th and she has to be flushed out too. at your DH snorting though! Hopefully they will get to the bottom of whatever is making you feel yucky You need some reins for Dolly by the sound of it, still using ours for DS1 who drives us mad by running away at every opportunity...get the little life rucksack ones, when they get older, they can carry their own snacks

Hello

blue I'm very at your girls night in with SingStar. Sounds like a fabby night to me. Isaac was much better this morning, temp has gone and because he was in bed at 5.30pm last night, he was wide awake and in our bed at 5.30am this morning as was Luke. Luke can lie quite still but Isaac is a wriggly worm so there was no chance of getting any more rest once he was up. Consequently I'm now knackered! I'm planning until working until 23rd May - I've got no holiday left so will be straight into maternity pay. I am going to take the full year and I will then have a month or so of accrued holiday to take as well. I'm planning on another c-section so that is likely to be around 22nd June (39 wks) so I will hopefully have a month off before the baby arrives. I do know that this time if it gets too much I will get myself signed off. Having had prem and very little babies who were in SCBU last time round, I don't want the risk of having a small baby again. I am already getting grief from my mum about how much I'm doing. This was after I said I had signed the boys up for swimming lessons on my afternoon off from work. I did point out that it was easier taking them to lessons than taking them in the water myself...

monkey poorly you I hope you feel better soon. Lots of bugs around at the moment (I know, its that time of year...)

moon to add to the blood tests that monkey has mentioned, they may well want your DF to do a sperm sample. Might want to forewarn him cos I know it can take men a while to get their heads around it.

QA how was your weekend away??? Am hoping that TEW has stayed away....

I am freezing, my office thermostat has gone (again) and I'm waiting for them to fix it. I don't appear to have enough warm winter maternity clothes and even though its still January, all the bloody shops have switched to summer stuff!!! Have finally managed to track down a black cardigan online which will hopefully do the trick. I don't understand all those people who say its great being pg during the winter as the baby keeps you warm. Mine seem to suck all the blood out of my extremities and I have permanently cold arms and legs

X post, hello Blue

Hello from me

Been poorly, so not been up to posting, but am out of bed today, and trying to eat something, so thought would post quickly to say I have been thinking about you all!

Louey sorry to hear Isaac's not well, I saw your pic on FB, and he did look v flushed! Hope he's better soon x

VJay for your dh's workmate, but he's lucky to have such lovely caring people to help him out. Was he staying with you? You are just brill Well done on the weight loss too!

Curly sorry to hear that curlygirl's been poorly too, is she a bit better now? Hope so!

Moon your df sounds fab, and it's great that he's going with you, it makes such a difference to go as a team. I hope your doctor is lovely, but if not, don't allow yourself to be pushed around. My last gynae was terrible, and made me feel like I was doing something wrong by knowing what was happening with my cycle. Mermaid is right - you should deffo make a list with everything that is bothering you. I would expect them to either refer you (not sure how it works in UK), or at least to do a Day 3 blood test (to check your FSH, LH and prolactin levels) and then a Day 21 blood test to see if you are ovulating. Any questions then shout, we have been through lots of tests, so I might be able to help! When is your appointment? Lots of luck, and remember we will be with you in spirit!!!

MLS Lovely to see you back, but re your photo's. Thank goodness for FB hey.

I have to go as the cleaning lady needs me out of the kitchen, sorry if I haven't managed to catch up with very many of you... Lots of love to you all, will be back soon! xxx

Hello ,

Lunchtime work catch up after busy weekend. Just munching on some nuts (good slow release energy, keeping me away from sweetie machine).

Talking of which well done cupcake and Vjay on the weight loss, fantastic . Hope you're allowing some treats now and again.

Moon - feeling excited and relieved and onwards and upwards for you and your DF. Its been a long time coming and really hope its only a short hop, skip and a jump to parenthood

MLS - lovely to see you back and saw your post on FB about your laptop. I had to retrieve a photo from FB too which I was relieved about. I'm still old fashioned and print my photos out for albums so if PC does melt I have hard copies. What the latest with your consultant?

Vjay - what a lovely kind thing for you and your DH to do for his colleague, hope he gets on his feet soon. at you cutting Ajay's hair. I'm letting B's hair grow long as its poker straight and really suits him in a shaggy 70's vibe way. DS1's hair has to be kept short as its thick and wavy and just kerazy if it gets too long.

mermaid - at your rick Stein chippie. So is it with salt and sauce down your way ? Or is that a Scottish (read heart attack)thing? hope this week is easier for you and check you with your i-phone

barbie - loved the Dolly and Barnabay clip . LBM's jammie link was lovely, you could also try very sweet pj's here for Dolly. I love converse - have several pairs myself and going to buy some for boys summer hols.

louey - hope Isaac is feeling better. Like cupcake I didn't know sex of either of my boys and wouldn't have had it any other way. Not knowing was so exciting and had doctors all prepped that DH was to tell me if I had a son or daughter, and unveiling the sex was magical . You would have thinked I would have know DS2 was a boy the amount of scans I had but never once noticed his teeny tiny weaner . I have a hunch you are having a girl but I was 100% right with DS1 and 100% wrong with DS2 so what the hell do I know! when are you thinking of finishing up work? how long are you taking off? How is your sister this week?

LBM - how's the holiday prepping going?

curly - hope curlygirl is much better. What are you doing for her b'day? When are you back at work? Are you going back part-time? Will we lost you forever when you do ? I'm lucky can catch up on lunch break but do feel a bit guilty as we're only supopsed to access work related websites - but hey - its not facebook!!

Not much news from bluetowers. Having a girls night in 'chez moi' on friday. Boys are going to grannies and my friend is bringin 'singstar' round. Cue 10 drunk mothers trying to sing 'total Eclipse of the Heart' or - even worse - Lady Ga Ga. I may have to warn the neighbours (and I live in a detached house).

moon I'm sorry you had such a rough week but like so many of us, I'm really really pleased that you are going to the Drs. And that DF is going with you as they are less likely to fob you off. I think mermaid's advice is spot on and I hope that you get a sympathetic ear and some action. What they will do varies from place to place, some GPs just refer you on and don't do any tests themselves, others will do some simple blood tests first.

mls poo to you losing all your photos but yay to having a new laptop and being back on MN . Please get a portable hard drive and back up all your stuff so you don't lose it all again. DS2 had the friar tuck look for quite a while before his hair grew properly. Hope DD1 settles down again soon. Its just a phase (as they say....)

cupcake am very at you being under 10 stone as I don't think I will ever be again . Very well done you. Hope the dedication went well today

and to the increasingly svelte vjay too. That's fab - 7lbs in a month. I bet you will need lots of new clothes soon . How lovely of you to put up your DH's workmate especially as you have enough to deal with.

curly what's up with curlygirl??? Hope she gets better soon. Its lovely when they start chatting away. When are you back to work?

mermaid now that we know that bq is having a boy, we need some splendericious mermaid boys names for baking prince Hope the wine helped after your yuck week. We're here if you want to talk....

barbie love the sandpit Dolly will have great fun with it - we have the same one (in blue) for the boys. THey are a bit big for it now so we're thinking of getting a bigger sandpit for them in the summer (poss from the baby).

lbm are all your bells fit and well and have you got any money left after researching clothes for barbie

We have poorly boys - I think its just a cold but Isaac has a really high temp tonight so I'm keeping a close eye on him. I have a feeling that one of us may be staying home from work tomorrow.

mls that was meant to say 'I have a lovely...'

moon that was meant to say ' I don't have anything else...'

See I'm stressed!!!

Hello

mls lovely to see you back , I lovely a lovely mental image of your baldy dd2 . I had to cut Ajays hair this weekend , but I only trimmed a little around his ears and at the back, but he does look like a proper cheeky little boy now.

moon I don't heve anything wlse to add really, but love mermaids suggestion of telling them that you've tried EVERYTHING and throwing in the lingo too, else they'll tell you to come back in 6 months if still no joy!

cupcake well done on your fabulous weight loss, that is brilliant. I have lost 7lbs this month, and between an inch and 2 inches off various parts .

It's been a bit hectic in VJay land, dh bought home a friend from work who had nowhere to live, he's now found somewhere to live and all will be ok for him. It's been very for him, but he's on his way up now

waves to mls

Hello lovelies :) I've been looking after our poor wee sick curlygirl all day while DH was off at football so am now on the couch watching a dvd after a scrummy dinner

Yay for bqs scan and another boy :)

moon I smiled so wide reading your post. Your df sounds lovely (as expected of someone that gets to marry you :) ). As mermaid says, write it down and talk through with df beforehand. If your gp is anything like mine, the only thing he can cope with is facts . This is such a positive step for you.

I'm in total awe of your weightloss cupcake you skinny minnie :) Hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow.

lbm I love those pjs. Curlygirl has just grown out of the same ones!!

Barbie lol at dolly's clothes being too babyish on her I can't believe that our girls are nearly 1. curlygirl is very close to walking by herself and talks constantly - I don't know when she got so big. She breaks my heart with happiness she's so gorgeous :)

louey sounds like that bean is a girl - she's naughty :)

mermaid lovely to see ya in the greenhouse. I'm looking forward to going back and reading your mammoth post. Hope you are enjoying the fish and chips. Sorry if I've missed it because I've only read this page so far but why so horrible a week? Are you okay lovely?

I can't wait to catch up with you all... and if I don't do it now before I go back to work, you may never hear from me again

Yay BQ so happy for a good scan for you & the news you are expecting a boy. Right, names.....

Barbie, how are things on the sleep front for you now? (Sorry have not read back much on the thread yet so you've probably already said it all).

Write it all down moon. Cos you get in there and your brain will go blank. Tell them you have tried the sit back and relax approach the at it like rabbits approach and the scientific approach. Throw in some luteal phases and basal temps lingo and they won't mess around. CAnt do smileys cos on my iPod. May be worth starting a thread in conception and ask mAybe lovely.
Nice end to a really horrible week rick stein fish and chips and a bottle of plonk in front the fire.

Moon hello you, so glad you are going to the docs with your df. You are doing the right thing, they will probably want to do some blood tests but may have to do them at a particular time of the month such as 21 days into your cycle. Hopefully now you are breathing a sigh of "ahhhhh I'm doing something about it", things will happen naturally.

Hello ladies, remember me? My laptop broke just after Christmas - the hard-drive went & I lost everything, all my photo's from the last four years included. Thank goodness for Facebook as I put my fave photo's on there. I've only had my updated laptop for about a week now.

All is well in my neck of the woods. DD1 is being a little monkey & dd2 is an absolute gem. She went in her hanging baby bouncer & her bumbo for the first time today. All of her lovely baby hair has fallen our (apart from the strip around the base of her head which makes her look like a little old man!) so she's very much a baldy just like her big sis was. BF'ing seems to be going well but I've started giving her a bottle of formula at bedtime in readiness for me having to give up bf'ing at six months & in the deluded hope that it'll make her sleep through!

Right I'm off for a quick catch up & I'll be back.

It's so good to be posting again!

thank you so much for your lovely replies :) after i posted, tew arrived, just the icing on the sodding cake that! but i feel ok about it. is there anyone who can give me a heads up of what we should expect at the doctors please?

Bloody brilliant reading that moon :)
Just love love love to see that you and df are bonding and communicating even in just the crappiest of times. Marriage will be a doddle for you two

Really hope things will go well at the docs and you can feel positive and bright about all this again. 2011 is your year lady, I know it. So sorry work has been crap but none of that will matter once you have your PLAN (copyright mermaid) and your eventual baybeeee :) loads of love to you xxx

louey good call on not finding out the flavour :) I loved the 'it's a boy!' moment too at the birth (even though dh, who had been assigned the job of telling me the sex, forgot to for like 5 minutes...I was going 'what is it what is it??')
My NCT friend who has the twins also was convinced she was having at least one girl but she has two boys :)

barbie loving all the outfit party planning :) cannot believe it's been a year!! Lots of emmsy graduate birthdays coming up!

Well I hit my aim of 10 stone last week, and got down to 9st12 yesterday! So I am giving myself a break for a while as my bridesmaid dress will be too big at this rate!! Dh is baking up a storm in the kitchen for my bf's baby boy's dedication day tomorrow so I am off to 'sample'

{{{{{ moon }}}}} onwards and upwards

Sorry I'm a tinsy bit busy at the mo, normal posting should resume soon