The autumn wagon is rolling: take your seats and fasten your belts if you dont want to fall off!!

[GiraffeYoga]

Here you go!

Happy new year

Hope u all hv great ones
Had a great new year here with parents
Played games and drank wine

Happy New Year! Here's to a happy and productive 2011 for us all
STAR, superwoman I wish . I think the motivation behind the gym is to give me more energy to actually get things done and feel better in myself. I've always approached having a big family as like running a marathion fitness and stamina wise, but have lapsed somewhat of late I haven't actually been yet though, just joined online
SES, so sorry for the very sad news at Christmas for you and dh Hope you had a good time last night - you both deserve it (on a totally unrelated note, I've always read SWI as 'shag with intent'so a little more exciting than plain old sex )

RUGBY, hey hey, that's great news about ttc plans Sounds like you had a great, very full xmas too
GRUFF poor you Hope you're feeling a little better now xx
STAR, was the the ch4 comedy gala thing you watched? If so, me too! Managed until 11.15 then went to bed! LOved the Peep Show sketch .
TINKS, great going on the shops. I popped into the Next sale a few days ago and was very disappointed - lots of sad looking summer stuff on the boy's rack - I must have missed the good stuff I have made it up with two pairs of boots (for me) and a few cardis from Zara, and have also ordered new trainers for gym and a few bits from the Sweaty Betty sale
Hi GYO! Nothing better than tv on New Year's eve I say! Wish I'd thought of curry too.
Right, better get dressed, love to all!

Hi all, happy hogmany and I hope that 2011 is a great year for all the wagoners.

We had a lovely evening - a couple of friends came over for curry then we drank wine and champagne and played silly board games. We didn't get to bed until 2am so I'm shattered today but it was worth it, I haven't laughed so much in ages .

Oh, that's DD shouting upstairs so I'd better go and get her up. Back later.

Hello all!

Rugby - your NYE sounds like it was great!

Star - standing tickets, oh yes! Not much will keep me from the TT boys!

Diege - you're right, "shag with intent" is much better!

Made some thank you cards this afternoon with DS. Glitter pens and crayons :)

Happy New Year Wagoners!

I was in bed by 10.30pm and also slept most of today and still feeling horrendous so I have succumbed to the antibiotics! I really didn't want to but my temp is still up and down and my cough hurts like hell and once Ive started I cannot stop. Im coughing gunk up (tmi!) so def have chest infection aswell as flu. Thoat is also agony as is every inch of my body due to aches and coughing aches. GC has because such a Daddy's boy, I cant even lift him!:( I had some cuddles infront of the TV this afternoon with GC which was nice. Im feeling very cheated out of our Xmas hols!

I'm still not eating much but managing to drink. I can barely stand. I don't think I have ever been this poorly!

Anyway I hope everyone had good new years and new years days. Im going to bed in a minute and Im keeping my fingers crossed the antibiotics kick in soon!

sorry for me post will try and catch up soon!

Happy 2011 wagoners!! And hope you all had wonderful christmas's... have tried to catch up....

GS- you sound like you have exactly what i had a few weeks back- hope you recover faster than me, it was around 3 weeks before i was even about 80% well again...

Ses- sorry to hear of DH's cousin, what a terrible thing to happen, and at what should be such a happy time of the year :( and fingers crossed for DH's pg by july comment!! :)

I'm getting flippin' enormous now!! 24+1 today, can feel my ribs starting to bow outwards to make room... look like i have a football up my top and cant bend down to my feet without leaving myself breathless already!! Baby was on the 'long' side at the 20wk scan... hoping it's just long and not 'big' as in long and fat.... i'm scared of a whopper!! Am also finding myself getting super broody for a no4 at some point in the future... tho part of me can never see DD2 as a 'big sister' and part of me is seeing how bad this pregnancy is.... tho i know with my own it felt much more positive... think i'll be making decisions dependant of if i can carry to full term this time etc... wouldn't wanna put the family thru a premmy baby again.

Trying to do some online shopping- DC's got some xmas money, we decided to buy them a new table and chairs for colouring at etc... the one we wanted was from argos, has gone into their end of year sale and is out of stock- but after weeks of searching before xmas for one it's the only one within a rasonable budget and with what we want & need from one... i'm really worried they may stop selling it all together and i'll have to start my search all over again!! :(

Hello all!

cant - 24wks!! Where did that time go?! Have you had any more scares with contractions? I hope not!
Re DC#4, I think you're right, just see what happens with this pregnancy and make a decision after that.

Gruff - sounds absolutely awful, you poor thing! Don't worry about GC becoming a daddy's boy at the moment. He'll love it when you are able to give him some more attention again and I'm sure will then become a mummy's boy for a while :)

We've had further bad news from DH's family today. Seems the cousin that was killed, well one of his cousins (from the other side of the family IYKWIM) hanged himself yesterday :( It all just adds to the tragedy and ongoing misery for the family.

I phoned my parents today and invited them over tomorrow for a meal. Conversation with my mum went something like:
Me: Would you like to come over for a meal tomorrow?
Mum: Oh yes, that would be lovely if you're sure?
Me: Yes, no problem
Mum: Won't it be too much for you? Are you sure?
Me: It will be fine
Mum: Well I guess it would help you to have more people around with O so you can get more done?
Me: No, that wasn't why I invited you.
Mum: Well that's ok as I had an angina attack this morning. I think it was because of your father snoring.
Are you sure it won't be too much for you tomorrow?

Is it just me or do you all have similar conversations with your parents that drive you mad?!

morning

yah for shopping diege

ses - so sorry

hi cant wow 24 weeks !! whizzing by!!

Thanks tink :(

Mum and Dad came over this afternoon and it all went well. I did roast pork and it was rather yummy even if I do say so myself!

Back to work tomorrow and back to routine...

Morning all and Happy New Year!

Cant- 24 weeks

Gruff - how are you feeling

Ses- Roast sounds good. I did laugh a bit at the conversation with your mum. I hope she was ok on the day itself.

Tink- Hi!

Hi everyone else!

Back to work today. Work is making me really anxious at the moment. Was really stressed before "breaking up for xmas" and again since last night. Not so good. Hope January is calmer than decemeber.

xx

Hi all

Im 24 weeks on Thurs :) Agree CANT that just go with the flow with this pg and you can reassess the situation re DC 4 after.

GYo - sorry to hear you are stressed. I am dreading going back to work but am too ill to go this week anyway!:)

MIL is here to help as DH went back to work today. I think I a, feeling slightly better today. Everything still hurts though :(

Ses - was your Mum always like that or is it just with age?

sorry for quick post, hope everyone else ok

Hello all.

DC4 is just an 'icing on the cake' kinda thought... 3DC's is brilliant, and if it wasn't ideal or possible to have a DC4 i'd not be dissapointed- and i'm kinda thinking 6-8 years down the line...

Ses- not had any more scares with contractions. Lots of BH's of an evening but nothing too bad recently.

Went shopping today, had a bit of a slurge... got some shoes for DD2 from clarks, also got her a new dress and a pack of sleepsuits. Got DS some jeans and a top and got them all some storage tubs etc for colouring books and crayons to keep them all organised once they get their new table...

hi cant - yah for shopping

hi ses - glad meal good sounds yum

hi giraffe - sorry work making you feel anxious i have been feeling stressed in hols havong both girls for so long

Thanks Tink - Hope you feel better now that DD1 is going back to school. I've had periods of anxiety in my life and am going to do my best to stop it recurring now!

hi ginger yes much better !! peace and can clean better now

Morning all

V quiet on here.

:)

just us again ginger

where is everyone have we scared them away

heavy rain here today [grr]

same here its wet and horrid.

Think they are all busy falling off wagon!

Morning all,

I am bloody shattered this morning. DD woke up at 3.15am and refused to go back to sleep despite everything we tried grrrr. I finally gave in and got up with her at 5.30. She does this once or twice a month and it drives me mad - she isn't upset she just wants to play. I have tried (not all on the same night):

1. leaving her to cry (either going in every 10 min or so to resettle or just ignoring her) but she will cry for over an hour. She screams and cries but as soon as I go in she just gives a big smile, starts giggling and holds her arms up to be lifted out.

1. staying with her to try and settle her but she just chats and tries to play.

1. bringing her into our bed but she won't lie down and just wants to play.

1. rocking her to sleep (which we have never really had to do) but if she feels herself starting to drift off she fights to sit up and starts chattering.

1. I've even tried bringing up a bottle of warm milk

Any other ideas/tips? I always check she isn't wet, cold or too hot. Once or twice a month isn't too bad but it is so frustrating - I am always torn between wanting to kill her and wanting to smile at how happy she is to see me when I give up and go in to her or get her up. Bloody kids!

Okay, rant over. I'm off to find some caffeine and breakfast. Back later to do personals. Morning Tink and Giraffe - it's wet and miserable here too and we are meant to have snow this afternoon.

Hello! Sorry for my absence - blame returning to work this week and the accomanying stress over what I didn't get finished before xmas
I have to say SES that your mum does remind me so much of mine. I've given up asking her over as they'll always be some embarrassingly trivial excuse. The only guaranteed way is when she wants to go to IKEA as it's not far from us
TINKS.GYO weather rubbish here too. Snow this morning and heavy rain here now. Feeling a bit rubbish as af here, very early in the cycle though I suppose I can put the blame on post-mc cycles?
Hi CANT! Ds was my 'iceing on the cake' baby and look at me now . Agree with what others have said - give yourself time, though I have a hunch you'll go for that number 4

OH and sorry Rugby, didn't mean to ignore . I think I would stick with the controlled crying if it were me,going in every 10m mins or so and reassuring verbally but no picking up etc. Had this with dd1, and it did work, though very stressful at the time. Suppose it depends on how much it bothers you?

Cheers Diege, usually I'm not that worried about it but I was tired yesterday anyway so it felt like a VERY long night. She usually sleeps through and re-settles herself if she wakes up. It just occasionally she seems to be ready to start the day early - the controlled crying doesn't seem to work and an hour is the longest I can manage. I'm tempted to just stick a couple of books and toys in with her next time and see if she will amuse herself for a while. I have done that once before when she wouldn't settle at bedtime and she looked at her books for a bit then fell asleep.

Sorry you are stressed at work - have you caught up now?

Hello!

Rugby - I think from what you descibe, I would also be tempted to give her some books/toys and see if she will at least play quietly and then hopefully re-settle

Diege - mothers eh?!
I hate it when work gets in the way of MN! Hope it is all starting to calm down?!

Hello tink, Giraffe, Cant, Gruff and anyone else around. Heavy rain here most of the day too.

Rubbish day at work - someone I'd recruited and was due to start work in 10days has suddenly backed out as he's relocating! Then I just seemed to be speaking to the most stupid people all day! I'm sure it's nothing to do with the fact that AF has just arrived....
Guess that means I'm now on the 4ww. Let's hope nothing gets in the way of some good ol' SWI this month!

Morning . I agree with SES RUGBY, it does seem that dd is maybe not tired if she is so chipper, so toys may well be the answer. JUst keep an eye on it developing over other nights, it being such a possible incentive to get you up
SES what a rubbish day. Af here too (cd 1) so sounds like we are cycle buddies!
Hope everyone is well x