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Emmsy's ladies - 4 years of weebling - still going strong!

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4everhopeful · 13/08/2012 20:02

Here's to us ladies! Proud to be part of this - onwards and upwards..

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Rumours · 10/09/2012 11:48

cupcake I've just read through my post while eating a cake, so really not sticking to my plan at all Confused Grin

Rumours · 10/09/2012 11:47

Got ds2's appointment through to see the paediatrician, it's 2 weeks today. Very impressed with how quickly we'll seen.

4ever I don't get my results til December, but that will be here before we know it!!

cupcake I can't diet just now, I'm comfort eating way too much. I find baking relaxes me but then I end up eating, vicious circle Grin. I've put on half a stone in the last month Shock so I'm going to try and eat three meal and no snack and smaller portions, so cutting back rather than diet.

blue thinking of you, hope you're continuing to be the strong lovely you are Smile

buddha hope your wee man is feeling better and you've managed to catch up on some sleep.

Pom poms are a jigglin for you 2ww's Smile

Where's mls? Hope you and your brood are ok.

cupcakefairy · 10/09/2012 08:32

Ah thanks lbm it is quite similar then. It's a really effective way to lose weight. buddha I very much enjoyed some sticky toffee pudding made by dh on sat as my treat for the week so mine also went a bit to pot! But was delicious! Then had to endure dh & ds1 eating it last night while I ate an apple ..ds kept going 'lovely pudding! I love pudding!' Haha, he's taunting me!!

4ever so lovely about your dream.. let's hope your subconscious is telling you a bfp is on the way :) congrats to big girl summer with the toilet training too!

buddha your poor little e :( hope he's ok..do u have to take time off work? We also had horrendous nights at weekend with ds2 full of cold so awake a lot, & ds1 kept sleepwalking and crying, bit weird he was just in a complete daze.

Anyway, back to routines today thank goodness, all our groups back on so must get boys dressed!

4everhopeful · 09/09/2012 14:49

Ahh buddha poor little man, Sad and poor tired you too.. Hope he makes a speedy recovery little mite..

Lbm & Cupcake thanks for diet tips, more I look into them all and GIs and good carbs and proteins more confused i get! Confused Think info so far and a bit of common sense should hopefully do the trick!

Think Summer read my post yesterday, Grin she is now loving the trainer seat, and had successful first wee's in toilet, hooray!

Edd of 4th angel but perhaps subconsciously barely thought about it, til after putting Summer to bed Dh called up to look out the window, and saw a Chinese lantern flying up into the night sky, felt very apt and peaceful Smile
Did have a strange dream last night,sounds wierd, but saw my 6 angel babies heads, almost like dolls heads, in a box, but not at all in a horrible way, as it sounds, in fact really lovely, I saw all their faces, they looked like Summer, 4 with brown eyes, 2 with blue, they were like newborns and a couple looked like they smiled briefly, but the age it would just be wind... Smile Very vivid, very real feeling, and strange as it sounds, very peaceful and comforting Smile

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BuddhaBelly · 09/09/2012 11:11

Missed the word diet doh!

BuddhaBelly · 09/09/2012 10:21

Morning ladies, think might go to pot today as I've been up all night with E and need crap food something to keep me going Wink Spent all night watching him as he was coughing and wheezing and breathing wasn't right. Took him to access clinic this morning and he's got croup poor little sausage Sad. More sleepless nights for me too Sad

littlebellsmum · 08/09/2012 21:51

cupcake as one of the resident sliming world experts - basically you eat carbs or protien but not much of the two together - so pasta with tom sauce and a bit of cheese is good. Or a large steak and salald with a couple of bolied spuds fine but chat you can't do is a massive bowl of pasta and a large steak - if by any strange chance you should want to eat anything so disgusting!!

cupcakefairy · 08/09/2012 12:35

4ever we're absolutely the same, huge portions..so just trying to get my body used to smaller ones now..been feeling quite hungry this week even though I'm def eating enough! Cutting out sugar completely really makes a huge difference. Also you really don't have to cut all carbs, it's what you eat them with that makes your body produce fat..so no bread or pasta with cheese for example. Brown pasta with just veg/tomato sauce is fine. And Brown bread with sugar free spread fine too. I think it's similar to the SW diet buddha can verify?
Anyway..
Thanks for compliments about my boys you're lovely..I think they're rather cute too Grin especially as they've both just gone off for a nap so I can have a cuppa!!

buddha can't believe it'll be 12 months of ttc, like 4ever I hope you don't have to return to docs..pompoms waving for you. Loving the bribery for pottytraining.. sounds like very clever mummy to me not a bad one at all!! Grin

4everhopeful · 08/09/2012 12:02

Big handsqueeze to you buddha, know how much you want this bfp and how frustrating its been, any news on follow ups for your LH bloods after what you googled? Fingers xd this 2ww ends with a bfp so you don't need to chase it up.. Wink I'm potentially on 2ww as well, but also not too hopeful as half hearted effort this month, as opposed to olympic effort made while still in 3m treatment window.. Hmm Well done on the weight loss btw, that's great going! Envy Huge well done to big boy E too, but yuk to pooey pants! We invested in a peppa trainer seat for the loo, but as yet she's unimpressed, and preferred trying it as a hat Hmm

Rumours Thanks and a huge Wine to toast the completion and submission of 6yrs of your hard work, dedication and general cleverness! Grin Huge proud pat on the back for you from me! When do you get your results? Do you get to go to a graduation ceremony?! Hope the new papermache model worked out ok in the end? Was C ok about it?

Cupcake OMG just the cutest and adorable pics of your boys! Just turned my broodiness factor up a zillion if that was actually possible! Their delicious! Smile Well done on the weight loss too Smile and thanks for the inspiration too, Dh gonna get on board as well, but we are gonna wait til after the hols next wk.. Will kind of follow yours, no sugar, but avoid/limit carbs where poss, we have both piled on the pounds, I'm 3 stone heavier than when we married Blush think he's the same, contentness and all that, as well as quitting smoking a few yrs back, but in my case 7 pregnancies, 5 of them within 2 yrs, definitely hasn't done me any favours... Confused Anyway we are both geared up and excited to get on the case with some healthy eating (not that we don't eat healthily, just our portion sizes are huge, and we're both adverse to too much bread and cakes, biccies and choc! Blush

Lbm well done to big girl baby belle, a proud and sad moment all wrapped up in one, lovely to see them asserting their independence but also a hard wrench to see them being little girls instead of little babies!

Big wave to neeko and thanks for shaking those pom poms and simultaneous hugs Smile

Well one date down, remembering my 4th angel today, the one before Summer, so remembering with a Smile

The sun is shining and its glorious here, lovely day yesterday out with DH and Summer feeding ducks and enjoying the weather, simple pleasures are the best.. Smile Chilling in the garden today, think the paddling pool is required! Grin

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BuddhaBelly · 07/09/2012 21:35

Blue How are things with you? I was so sad to see that you are at the receiving end of bullying/harassment Sad I hope you get it all sorted and very soon
Blackrocked I am pretty sure we were on an mc thread a few years ago (I was molliemooma back then) sorry to hear that you are struggling to conceive again, let's hope this thread brings you some luck
4ever How is that toe of yours I think I broke mine on holiday in May, I just ignored it (such a martyr Wink) its nearly back to normal now Smile
Neeko How is dd2, hope her cold is better? Can't believe your dd will be 5.5 when she goes to school Shock
Rumours So sorry I missed Ajay's birthday Sad sounds as if he had a fantastic time
cupcake Big waves to you missus, good luck with the diet, I've been doing Slimming World for the last 10 weeks and lost 13.5 lbs, still another 50 stone to go Wink
lbm Was it nice to get the kids back to school or are you missing them?
4ever Taking a deep breath and getting shoulders ready for your horrible month of anniversaries, we'll be here for you my lovely. How spooky that you are on holiday the same week as us, I know you were meant to be away when we were in May too, we must be in synch for breaks, let's hope we can do the same with a bfp (moon too of course) Grin

We are doing potty training at the moment, had a few number two accidents, really not a fan of washing out pooh filled pants but not going too badly to be honest, we've used good old fashioned bribery as he's desperate to move up to the preschool room with his little friends, so Ive told him that he can't until he's in pants (naughty mummy) On 2WW at the moment, but not hopeful, when this cycle is over with we will have been officially ttc for 12 months Sad
Apologies to anyone I have missed x

Rumours · 07/09/2012 10:12

lbm I hear you on the growing up too fast, but what a good girl babybelle is Smile

cupcake well done that is great weight loss. Ds is ok, I was going to remake it without him knowing but he's found out and it really is smelly now. It's a jellyfish and it smell like a washed up one! I've just made a start on the new one now, I'll do the main bit and he can colour it Smile

cupcakefairy · 07/09/2012 09:08

Ooh and lbm what a good grown up girl you've got! I have 2 thumbsuckers here so will be a while before that stops I'm sure!! In fact I'll post a little pic on my profile I took yest..

cupcakefairy · 07/09/2012 09:07

4.25lbs off this morning Grin one very happy lady!
rumours I saw your other topic :( hope ds won't be too upset by it. What's the model of? Did it take him ages?

littlebellsmum · 06/09/2012 23:32

Sadly, cupcake and rumours papermache is not a strength of mine - the kids never have the patience and I've only done it with PVA once. It didn't stink mind

Good luck with the diets - I really should join you, if I could only step away from all the cakes and chocolate in the house...

Forgot to mention the other night - BB came up to me on Sunday, admist much prompting from her big sister looking pleased with herself and holding her hands behind her back. "big girls don;t need dummies, Mummy" and handed me her dummies. Since then, she has asked where they are a few times and we have just reminded her that big girls don't need dummies and she has settled quite happily.

However, I really don't like it - she's not a big girl, she's my baby and I don't like her growing up one little bit!

cupcakefairy · 06/09/2012 19:07

Sounds like a question for lbm! I don't know, sorry..only done papier mache with wallpaper paste.
Huge congrats on handing in the assignment! You must feel so relieved & proud of yourself. LOL at KFC and chocolate biscuits! (im jealous)

Rumours · 06/09/2012 19:05

Also I wonder if any of you can help me, ds1 has made a paper mâché model and it bloomin honks. We made it with a water and flour mix and it's not due to be handed in for another 2 weeks. Is the smell going to get better or worse? And if worse what can I do? I've posted in arts and crafts but no one has replied yet. It's not 100% dry so it may smell better once dried

Rumours · 06/09/2012 19:02

Well the diet is going well...not! I've had a KFC for lunch them made some yummy chocolate biscuits of which a few I have sampled, but I'm celebrating the submission of my final piece of work. I was going to leave it a few more days but I thought bugger it, it's done. Now I can get chasing up appointments for both ds's Smile

cupcakefairy · 06/09/2012 08:32

Excellent, lovely to be joined for some moral support :) Friday is my weigh-in day (then I'm allowed one small treat at the weekend if I've lost some!) but you guys do whatever you fancy.
I'm basically following the Montignac diet but only for breakfast & lunch..too complicated to do it for dinner with dh & ds to consider. It's no sugar, and no fat with carbs. So breakfast is bowl of no added sugar muesli, & 2 slices of Brown bread with no butter just sugar free jam (st dalfour).
Lunch is salad with whatever proteins I fancy (tinned salmon, boiled eggs, cheese) - no carbs.
Snacks are plain crackers & fruit (pref not bananas)

I did this after ds1 and lost weight quite quickly. we'll see if it's harder this time!

Btw neeko & blue I've finally caught up with Grey's, watched season 8 finale yest, I'm in shock!! Can't believe I have to wait ages now for 9, been used to just getting the while next season straight away!

4ever that is annoying about the October hol.. but I think a good idea to get booked up & just play it by ear. Here's hoping you conceive this month then you could still go with a 4 month old in tow :)

Neeko · 05/09/2012 21:25

Cupcake I'll join you on the weightloss too starting tomorrow Blush

Rumours Woohoo! Well done on the assignment. Clever girl!

4ever A big hug from me for a difficult month. Waving my pompoms for you too.

Hugs for Rumours and Blue and anyone else who needs them too.

Rumours · 05/09/2012 18:18

I will join you cupcake, I have a stone and a half to shift. I'm off for a swim tonight and can't wait Smile

4ever oh lovely we're all here to hold your hand this month, I'm glad you've got a holiday to look forward to. No appointments yet, I'm giving it a couple of weeks then will start making pone calls.

I've finished my final assignment, I can't believe 6 years of hard work is over. It's not submitted yet, I want to sleep on it for a couple of days and will submit next week. Eeeeekkk!!!!!

4everhopeful · 05/09/2012 17:52

Hello cupcake Smile thanks my lovely, hoping for that bfp too, Septembers dates have been evened out by the fact that's when we conceived Summer.. Grin Huge pain re booking hol though is that we are meant to be doing big family hol in Oct for BIL wedding, Confused everyone's booking up nx month, we will book but pay min deposit, and see how things pan out Confused its amazing all the knock on effects of ttc... Hmm

On a lighter note (hah! no pun intended then) I'm sooooo with you on needing to lose weight, 2 stone to shift here too, be happy with 1!

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cupcakefairy · 05/09/2012 17:29

Ooh and neeko inspired by you I've decided to go swimming one night a week :) stupidly excited about it! My post-baby diet started Monday too & it's killing me already not being able.to have a biccie with my tea! Anyone want to join me? I have 2 stone to shift :(

cupcakefairy · 05/09/2012 17:27

Hi 4ever sorry you have your difficult month coming up :( but maybe we can add in a happy date of another bfp! (i say 'we'... I mean you & dh Grin and a crowd of cheerleaders with pompoms!) So sorry you have the mind frazzle of all those decisions. You should book a holiday for May sometime and you're bound to get bfp!

blue so sorry to hear about the bullying that's seriously crap. Hope you're ok.

Hi gracie! Stop lurking and tell us about your new(ish) ds! And what about your dd, are you tackling potty training yet?

Must dash, dinner to do..

4everhopeful · 05/09/2012 09:38

Hello lovelies, promise will be back for a proper post soon..

Blue so sorry to hear of the rough time you're having, its horrible to have to put up with petty people, hope justice is done.. Well done you for getting on the case and putting your foot down..

LBM good luck (and a teensy hurrah?) for thr return to school! In fact Good luck to all our returning to schoolers..

Rumours any news on apts yet? Have you found engine sheds space for your abundance of Thomas goodies yet?

Neeko yes, am about to invest in peppa trainmer seat with handles, she is nappy free all day in the house, but still stands to wee, brings a nappy to me when she needs a poo, and is bare waist down, when has had shorts/leggings on, has had an accident as presume she thinks she has a nappy on?! Hmm Must master pulling down of bottoms and sitting...!

Sorry for short and sweet pass through, cbeebies currently babysitting for last 30 mins so must dash..

Its my month of 'dates' edd for 2nd on sat, edd for 4th on 26th, course without them there would be no Summer, so remembering with a smile, but also unbelievably 5yrs since first mc on the 14th, and my DDDDDDads birthday on the 11th, so bit of a time of it.. Sad Took my mum for a 'review' xray on her poor back yesterday and wandered along to EPU to see my now good friends that work there(!) but no one was in! Did however find out, my nice consultant has only retitred from ante natal care, but still runs recurrent mc clinic so that was nice to hear.. Anyway, up & down for me at the mo, driven by desperation desire to be preg again, and all the knock on effects it has on life in general (re booking hols for next year/work/money/age gaps/Summer starting pre school ect).. However do have another wk in caravan to look forward to on the 18th so hooray to that Smile

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littlebellsmum · 04/09/2012 20:40

Ok, so we've all been rubbish - happy birthday to DS2, Rumours. Hope he had a lovely time with the engine. Would have loved to have seen the cake - might have competed with the one me and the kids made for Daddy today - was a castle of doom and ds2 pipped up " It looked great in the book, Daddy" - and your point was, son?!

Really can't stay - kids back to school tomorrow and am looking for uniform, naming pencils (wtf), looking for school bookmarks, wellies, art aprons and everything else that we have lost

blue sorry you are having a tough time. Bullying none of us need.

neeko can't believe that your dd will be so old when she starts school, BB will only be 4! Not sure that I am jealous though as she will be very ready and that is an extra year of nursery fees we don't have to pay!

Hello to all, especially stranger Gracie and Blackrooked, welcome