This way Wagoners! All aboard, it's time for a Spring clean!

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Hi guys couldn't think of anything else, hope this is ok!

Hi ginger and rugby
Went 2 clarks in mothercare this morning
Bought dd2 white doodle sandals and tbar canvas
Doodle
Getting dd1s after school
Bought them a summer hat each 2

bought dd1 pink and white doodle trainers and pink doodle sandals
got myself an amial hat and bought sun lotion
off to the zoo tom

Hello! Hope you are all enjoying lovely sunny weekends :)

O and I have had a lovely weekend, just the 2 of us with DH being away in Ireland. Lots of playing in the garden and his speech is finally coming on. Lots of new words and he's also learnt how to tell the dogs to sit by using the hand signal of clenched fist to the chest and saying "sit" (well more like "it" but you get the idea!)
DH is now on his way home and has said he'll take us out for late lunch/early tea to a nearby pub :)

Evening. Been a lovely but busy weekend here. DD1 was 5 on sat, went to gullivers for that and they loved it! Friends that I had the baby for came too - was really nice for my family to be able to see what my handywork had done in making them a family! :)

Then went to kirkby lonsdale today too... And being DH hour away from home were really shocked when we bumped into DD's best friend there with his family too!

Hoping they'll sleep well as were planning a lazy day tomorrow to catch up with ourselves. Then gonna get doodles for dd1 on Tuesday, and maybe the other 2 if their feet have grown too.

Friends got the DC's a thankyou present "off the baby" for borrowing their mummy... Well she said on Thursday she'd got a little something for them, I was thinking a few colouring books or similar... Well they gave it us yesterday to be opened today, was a large box wrapped up- confused us... They opened it this morning and it's only a new bloody tv for their playroom! I'd said I was buying one in the next few weeks so she beat us to it for them! Couldn't believe it when they opened it! So anyway, we also need to get a bracket over the next couple of days to mount it on the wall for them... They're so excited!

Morning all

Wow Cant- what a great gift from you friends. I cant imagine how amazing you must feel for making it possible for another couple to have a family:)

W/e sounds good Ses- while 1-2-1 weekends are hard work, I quite like that intense time spent. Great news about DS's speech and dog commands.

I went to clarks on sat and it was a mini version of hell. Loads of pushy parents trying to jump queue, all with 2 or 3 kids needing measuring (thats ok in its self) but the parents couldnt decide on the shoe styles so were ummm and erring over all of them holding up the queue further. Staff moody (probably due to the above!) and in the end the styles for standard walking shoes were awful so we didnt get anything!

Do you guys just use doodles for a main shoe in the summer? They get so trashed at nursery its hard to swallow paying so much £££ for proper shoes.

Best run, lots of work to do

G x

Ginger- I tend to normally buy a pair of doodles each at this time of year, then another pair just before summer hols and other than that they only have smart shoes for certain special outfits if they need them.

This year I may only need them for dd1 now as she has no shoes that fit for summer... Has started to feel tight in size 9 but size 10 too big. DD2 may possibly get some, but she has about 15 pairs of shoes in size 4, and the same in size 5 as she's got a fair few hand-me downs from dd1 and I picked up loads on the next sale for £1 each! So if she's a 4.5 I'll get a pair for now as she only has a pair of boots and smart shoes in that size! DS is getting too grown up and is preceding pumps, he has about 4 pairs to last him the summer so shouldn't need any doodles this time round.

Hi ginger
I buy doodles for the summer doodle trainers and doodle
Sandals usually
Hv bought both girls doodle shoes and doodle sandals
Buying dd2 another pair of doodles 2 .
Luv doodles they r great especially the sandals
U mentioned nursery ginger - dd1 used 2 wear clarks trainers
Got in the sale she Had another pair for out of nursery as used 2 trash them

Wow can't amazing pressy
Glad dd had a great 5th bday

Hi everyone

Have been lurking! But so much going on and am feeling so tired. 9 days until my c section now...and I am so ready for it!!!

DH finished work on Friday for 4 weeks so that is good. So great to have him home doing everything helping. Feel like a huge weight has been taken off my shoulders.

We have had a lovely time so far and getting loads done. we finally exchanged contracts and have found a house. is a lovely 3 double bed house with garden. going to be quite a shock going from two bed 3rd floor flat to that! we are hoping to be in by the end of May.

Ginger we have just bought GC's 5th pair of shoes. I have never done doodles, always done clarks shoes and then pair of crocs in addition for the warmer months. I just prefer the support to the foot in the normal shoes. find the doodles quite 'pinchy' but have only tried them on him once. We have been lucky that 4 out of the 5 pairs he has had since 9 months have been in the sale so we have saved quite a lot. I got some in the sale last week for £15. He had gone up a whole size to a 6.5 G.

I cannot believe my boy is 2 on Friday! He is speaking like a child now, I realised today he is def no longer a baby. he seems to have grown loads in the last two weeks. He speaks so clearly and in fairly long sentences most of the time. I keep getting quite shocked. It was only a few weeks ago he was starting to string 3 words together!

anyway - Ses/Tink/Cant - weekend sounds good :-)

Ginger - have you decided what you are going to do about going abroad??

hi gruff
great news on the house
not long for you now
sounds like you have done well with shoes

Just checking in!
Wednesday, so a day with O :)

Gruff - good to hear from you and glad things are falling into place and that you have DH home for 4 weeks now!

Hope you're all ok.

Hi Ses and Tink, hope you are both having a lovely day.

Gruff - the house sounds amazing and I can't believe it's only a week until your c-section. It's very exciting.

I have found an advert for my perfect job so I am madly rewriting my CV and cover letter. The only downside is that the contract is for 15 months which is okay - it finishes a few months after my contract here so I'm not losing anything - but it doesn't really give time for a maternity leave. It looks a fantastic job though and it is 3 days a week and still based at the university which is amazing. Please all keep your fingers crossed for me.

Hi ses and rugby
Good day here hv been 2 tesco bought girls
A cuddly toy each 4 easter
Otherwise quiet
Dh off yest and today
Nice 2 hv help and company

very quiet on here
off to see my friend today

Must of scared everyone away!! [Grin]
Had a great time
I hv known her since I was 7 ~ she has a 6.5 year old
, 2.5 year old and a 10 month old
Her hubby had an affair a year ago so is a single mum!
Awful situation!
Hadn't met 10 mnth old till today he is lovely has a feeding
Tube and weak limbs

Hi TINKS! Meet-up with friend sounds good; I remember you mentioning the situation with the husband before - must be tough.
RUGBY, job sounds great; fingers crossed for you. Would it be an option that they might extend the contract once it's finished?
HI GRUFF! Wow, only a week to go!
SES how are things?
CANT, what a lovely gesture from your friends for the dcs
All fine here, though have a migraine that is laughing at the paracetemol I've just taken. Had a follow-up scan yesterday and all good. Baby wriggling around, sticking its tongue out, and measuring 10 + 5 (on paper I was 10 + 1 ) Hope it's not another big 'un!
LOve to all x

Hooray!!! I have a new baby niece, born this morning 8lb 1oz. No name yet but SIL and the wee one are doing well and will be home later today.

Hi Tink, glad you had a nice time with your friend. It sounds like she has had a really tough time recently so it must be lovely for you both to get together.

X-posted Diege, good morning and I hope the rotten migraine goes away. I don't think that the contract can be extended - as far as I understand it the position is mainly funded by lottery money and it runs out in 2012. I can't see the current govt extending the project so that will be it. I'm not too worried though as I would hope to have DC2 when it finishes and go back to job hunting afterwards with 15 months great experience. The only downside is that we were thinking of ttcing next month but if I got the job we would wait a bit longer so I could finish the contract. It's not too long to wait though, still plenty of time for DC2.

Rugby- how odd your niece arrived yesterday, 2 of my cousins other halts gave birth yesterday too! One a girl, first baby. Other their 2nd boy. Seems it was a day for babies yesterday! :)

Diege- wuhoo for another good scan! This last pg measured 5 days ahead from the 12wk scan... She wasn't massive for when she was born but wasn't small by any means either, at 5lb9oz at 5wks early... Dreading deciding on a dc4 and going full term and having a whopper! Still super broody tho!x

Congratulations Auntie Rugby and Auntie Cant :)
Baby boom day indeed

Rugby - The job sounds good - I hope it works out and your ttc plans fit in :)

Diege - yay for another scan!! Hope your migraine is clearing up? How is the sickness?

tink - I remember you mentioning your friend too. It really makes you appreciate what you've got, doesn't it!? Great that you were able to catch up with her.

Giraffe - have you had any further thoughts about your job?

Gruff - not long now! V excited for you :)

All ok here but had a stupidly busy couple of days with work. In the last 36hrs, I've been to meetings in Chichester, Tunbridge Wells, Brighton, Cambridge and Gatwick!

Yah some people

Hi diege yeh seeing friend was great
Great news about scan
Hope migraine goes soon

I hv a headache girls annoying me today really
Whingy!
Got yummy bits in tesco
Dh away @ wknd off cing friends
Sure I eat 2 much choccy can't stop eating easter
Eggs and haagendaz

Hi rugby congrats on niece

Hi cant

Been extremely quiet on here lately! Guess that's the effect of the school holidays. Hope you're all having a good one. We're on 2 weeks off work this and next week. Just having some family time at home and off to my Mum's this weekend. Might go to the beach on Mon if the weather holds

We have a sneaky 2 days tomorrow and Thurs with the DC in nursery and we're off - painting and doing other jobs at home tomorrow then a day out in town on thurs - what luxury!

Gruff - thinking of you, not long now and so exciting!

Congratulations Rugby and Can't on new nieces/nephews.

Hope you're coping with school hols Tink.

Forgotten everything else, so need to read back and scan.

Lovely photos by everyone at the mo on FB. Must go now and wrap DH's pressie whilst he's lying in - it's his bday today, so we're going to take a picnic to the park for lunch

hi star - happy bday to our dh enjoy picnic

yes managing thanks star
last week dh took 2 days off and we went to see friends
my mum is over today and was over yesterday
it has been nice
today have had a good day went to dentist this morn gums have been tingly said all looked fine
had a relaxing aft my mum took the girls out to the park i watched tv

Hi everyone!

Not much time to post lately as so busy getting everything ready for when baby arrives and also my sisters, mum, niece and nephew are coming tomorrow so I have been trying to prepare for that too.

I just wanted to say I am hoping to post whilst in hospital on my phone so will keep you updated :-)

I go in Thurs am at 0645 but apparently I am 3rd on the list so will be probably be my turn by late morning.

I cant believe its nearly time! It has come around so quickly!

I will try and post tomorrow, if not "see' you all in a couple of days :-) x

Morning all!

Gruff - looking forward to your updates :) Really excited for you :) :) :)

Star - sounds like you've been making the most of the school hols and having some lovely family time. Enjoy your time with DH and trip to town tomorrow. Happy birthday to your DH too!!

tink - lovely to have your mum over for a couple of days.

Wednesday but no Jo Jingles as school hols so I'm meeting a friend here We're just going to the playroom and have lunch but I'm going to get there a bit earlier so that DS can get his hair trimmed (only £3.50!)

As for ttc, I think I ovulated yesterday. DH away with work yesterday and today so not great timing but we did manage Sun and Mon :) Chart here

Hello to everyone else - hope you're enjoying the sun :)

afternoon... not got much time to post recently with all 3 kids at home and DH back at work.

Just wanted to say i am keeping up via my phone, but it takes so bloody long to post on it i tend not to manage the effort

I'm feeling V.tired today, DC's are seming to be allowing me an extra hour in the mornings the last few days, making the most of it, but think my body is trying to get greedy!!

Finally the aches and pains i had have all but eased. I'm now thinking the most part of it was healing after having a section last time with DD2... I imagine if i had a newborn to concentrate on it wouldn't have bothered me so much...

Also i'm getting a bit further with DH on the task of a DC4... will still be in a couple of years at least, we need to have got a newer, 7 seater car first, and have payed off our debts, which we've worked out will be in about 2-3y time... but nice to know it's on the cards, and a couple of years will dissapear before i kniow it!! have said i'd get sterilised after a 4th tho as i really know he's gone to the earth and back with my broodiness and my need for more children, and with us living on his wage he feels the pressure to provide and gets stressed if we have an unexpected expence etc... i'm sure if i tried to talk him round to a dc5 he'd go loopy!! plus i curse myself for even wanting a dc4... luckily all 3 dc's seem to be at good stages behaviour-wise, but when DD2 started walking we had a good solid few months of what felt like hell with naughtiness from all of them as they went through their 'stages'... i feel stupid wanting a 4th myself, however its all i can think about right now!! Think my body must be coping with recent events in making me want another baby myself rather than thinking about the baby i've just given birth to...