The Deli gets funky: Ah, PESH it good - P-PESH IT REAL GOOD!

[Scorpette]

This fred ain't for everybody - only the menkul wimminz!

BESH BAYBEES

dontrythisathome, girl born March 25.
Cheggers, twinz girlz, born April.
FannyPriceless, boy, born June 8.
CurlyCasper, girl, born June 24.
CUNextTuesday, boy, born June 29.
AlpinePony, boy, born 1 July.
Carrots, boy, born July.
IggyPiggy, girl, born July.
Cosmosis, boy, born Sept 5.
Backinthebox, boy, born Sept 7.
Skatergrrrl, girl, born Sept 10.
VAG, boy, born Oct 2.
Silversky, boy, born Nov 1.
SomethingSuitablyWitty, girl born Nov 2.
okiecokie, girl, born Nov 12.
Honeymoo, boy, born Nov 11.
ReginaMonologue, boy, born Nov 13.
Maswera, boy, born Dec 24.
PollyPoo, girl, born Jan 5.
MrsFC, boy, born Jan 7.
ChoChoSan, girl, born 6 Feb.
Ginhag, boy born 11 Feb.
Muser, girl, born 15 Feb.
CluckyKate, boy, born 18 Feb.
Perfect Dromedary, boy, born 23rd February.
Medee, girl, born 26th March.
Casserole, girl born?

UPDIFFED

Scorpette, not top of the list at all, lalala, I can't hear you!, due 18th May.
Laurielou, the unmarried hussy with the "surprise" diff, due 31 May (ish).
Rocketleaf, sprouting out all over the place, due 1st June.
TwinkleToes, supergluing her fanjo shut, due 20 June.
Orchid, hoping for a zen like child, due 1st July.
Ginfox, loving the new mega-boobs, due 12th July.
LadyGoneGaga, No, it's not fucking twins, due 24 July.
Ivegotmrbitey, appears to have eaten posh spice, due 27th July.
Macaroonmum, eating for 7, due Aug 6th.
Owlbooty, suddenly weeble-shaped, due 7th August.
Ocarina, there's a what in there?! due late August.
Mountie, too shy to shine, due Autumn.
Truffkin, growing a padawan, due 17th November.
kat2504, 25 sticks pissed on and counting, due 5th December.

Oh Kat, I'm so sorry. That is really fucking shit.

oh Kat, I'm so very sorry.

So sorry, Kat, that's awful. Be kind to yourself and do what you need to to get through the next few days (and beyond).

Jesus Kat I'm so, so sorry to read that. As Ocs said, do whatever you need to to see you through the next few days. You're in my thoughts, x

So sorry Kat I hope you have lots of support at home and are looking after eachother. (((hugs)))

Oh Kat, it's so unfair. My heart goes out to you and Mr Kat; look after each other and be gentle to yourself. Thinking of you XX

lots of love to you both kat I am so sorry.

Oh Kat, so, so sorry to hear that. Thinking of you xx

Kat I'm so sorry to hear that. I know nothing can be said to make it better but will be thinking of you. Xxx

Oh Kat, I'm so, so sorry. It's just not fair. Thinking of you both xxxx

Kat I'm really sorry to hear that. You poor thing. I'm also thinking of you.

Oh Kat I'm so sorry.

How are you doing today, Kat? Hope you are ok and getting some good support. I was wodnering last night, I suppose there is no chance your dates are out at all? Hugs.

How is everyone else today?

The beauty of the weekend took my mind off it being my due date today. So did feel a bit sad/weird but just going to focus on this little one now. Been wriggling around like a good un which is lovely. MiniG had a fab time at GP's climbing trees and having Easter egg hunts whilst I lolled around in the sunshine. 27 weeks so entering the third trimester. Officially huge and not sure where three more months of growth will go!

Morning all!

Kat I too am also thinking of you today.

LadyG A bittersweet day for you too. Sounds like you've had a lovely weekend though. I think we should all cherish the simple times like that, x

How is your first week as lady of leisure, Loz? Hope you've got some nice stuff planned and not just frantic cleaning?

Morning all (just)

kat hope you have managed to see a sympathetic medical type person and get some sort of a resolution. Thinking of you lots this weekend, it's so hard :( Hope you and mrKat are coping ok.

lady sounds like you had a good weekend despite the connotations. I hope you can get a little bit of closure and look forward now. Welcome to your 3rd trimester and 'fat club'. :o I am feeling proper unwealdy now.

Had a really rubbish nights sleep, I got really upset about my folks again for some bizarre reason at 2 am and got myself in a tizz (delayed reaction from seeing them at the weekend I guess) til Tb woke up and sorted me out. It also suddenly dawned on me that its quite possible Sprout might put in an early appearance anytime now and I AM NOT READY!!! I think I have just always assumed she would be late and all my fears surrounded induction that its only just occurred to me that it could be the exact opposite. So I am getting everything together for the 'just in case' hospital bag and trying to get my birth plans sorted so at least I can forget about them again. Plus TB has had a bad back for a week and has finally gone to the docs today, they have given him stronger diazapam than I got when I slipped my disk! Just hope it works as I really need him to be fit asap.

lozzer weren't you seeing the MW again late last week to see if Bug has headed south? Any news (or did you already post and I missed it?)

Hope everyone else had good weekends filled with vast quantities of chocolate consumption.

Kat, have been thinking of you over the Bank Holiday. Sending yet more love your way and hope you are doing as well as possible in the circumstances XX

Big hugs to GG for today (though I'll happily hug you everyday :) ). It's not going to be the easiest of days, but keep focusing on that wriggling and the gorgeous MiniG. As for getting bigger, well MEH. I now hove into view, I am that massive. All the swelling makes me look like a bastard marshmallow too!

Loz, are you slobbing about in your pjs watching crappy telly and eating whatever you like? I demand you do so!

Rocket, ouch for TB's poorly back. Hope the jellies help him. He sounds a proper good 'un, making things better in the night :)

I've gone into a zen zone and nothing is stressing me or mattering much. For someone who's always been pretty anxious and neurotic, that's odd (in a good way). We've massively decluttered, tidied and clean and the flat is lovely now (worthy of The Lad). I'm a terrible hoarder and yet I've thrown so much out; the future is what matters, not clinging onto random stuff from the past. JL delivers the moses basket, etc., tomorrow, so we're all set. Even though I still have loads of aches and pains and generic niggles, I'm now actually really enjoying being pg and am treasuring every minute. Adore how big and active my baybee is now - think I might be having an octopus BUT! Like Rocket, I don't feel ready yet for the actual reality of a) giving birth and b) the baby actually being here. Those things, I am not so zen about V scared of labour, actually, so keep putting it out of my mind (probably the worst thing I could do, but heyho).

TYF has put in a request to the baby that he starts coming next Tuesday so he get a whole week off work and BHMonday isn't counted towards his paternity leave. I admire his optimism!

Hallo Peshlies. Mucho hugs to those requiring and roundhouse kicks to others.

This morning TinyNephew sat and smiled at me for ages. He's about the same size as BobKate but looking so good. He has chubby little legs now. He's just a smasher.

oh kat, I'm so sorry. I just want to reach through cyberspace and give you a big hug. Be kind to yourself.

muse fab Neph news!

Morning ladies!

I'm bored . Day 1 of mat leave yesterday & I felt a bit lost really. I usually take time off work to do something, & when the whole day stretched out with nothing planned, well, it felt funny. So I went to my sister's to help paint the garden fence. My mum came around & shouted at me for jumping up & down WTF? I was bending to put paint brush into tin, hardly triple jump. But it made me feel better - fresh air, exercise & a toasted hot cross bun for tea break.

Yes, I did have MW appointment last week & MW now thinks Bug is head down. But unless she is 100% at my next appointment I'll be having a scan to make sure.

Muse that is just a lovely image of TinyNeph, I'm so, so pleased for you all.

Scorps I admire your zen. I'm still firmly in denial about it all. Mr Loz had a panic & apparently I have to have my hospital bag packed for this Thursday. Oh, tomorrow in fact. Don't know why, maybe he's had some kind of premonition.

Anyway, am off shopping with sister today, then we're meeting Mr Loz for lunch in Wagamama - YUM! That's the crazy plan for today!

Hope everyone else is OK, x

Yay for head down Bug! And very of Wagamama - I do luffs it. and we don't have one in our town . I think it takes quite a while to get out of the swing of work and into the swing of not doing very much. But I think it's an important tyransition - you're resting up and preparing mentally and physically for the birth and for a huge life change. And do make the most of it - this will be the last period for a long time where you can live life on your own timetable and generally sit around doing not very much and indulging yourself!

Ah Muse, Tinyneph news makes me all warm and fuzzy inside!

Pleased about Score's zen too. Probably means the hormones are kicking in . Don't worry about labour - it is a scary prospect but can't be that bad or I wouldn't be having a second!

I went out with the girls from my yoga class last night for pizza - was very nice although think I was the only non-first timer there which was a bit disconcerting. Bloody doctor promised to send me out a safe to fly letter for my holiday and he bloody hasn't. Grr. Wondering whether to bother chasing (he's at the hospital) or just make an appt with my GP. We fly next Thursday.

Great news about Bug lozzer hope he/she stays that way although maybe a bit of mystery surrounding it would be good as you get a sneaky extra scan. I bet it would be amazing at this stage.

Lovely TinyNeph news muse He must still be so wee and cute!

score good work on the zen like attitude. I had a mad tidy of the nursery yesterday and spoke to the MW about the pool and am feeling a lot calmer about it again, apart from....

I need a bit of advice re NCT. I signed up for the weekend class (for this weekend) in the city centre ages ago. I have only just checked the confirmation email to find out where it is being held as I was really busy at the time it was sent (beginning of march) and have just found out it is actually being held in a suburb on the opposite side of the city from us. I am really quite pissed off at this as although partially it is my fault for not checking at the time I didn't think I had to, they are still advertising this course on their website as being in the city centre!! It is now too late to do a different NCT class before our due date and the NHS ones start this evening (we weren't going to bother as it seemed over kill with the nct and the hippobirthing) Now one of the main reasons I signed up was to meet people in our area, this seems a waste of time if they are all going to from the other side of the city, might as well save myself 160 quid and go to the local ones instead. But I just dont know really and need to make a decision today really :( Any advice?

An amazing thing happened in hippobirthing last night. I haven't been exactly sure if it was working or not as I've always felt really alert when 'under' but last night she paralyzed my leg. It was SO weird. I could lift my left leg and arm and also i could feel my right thigh muscle working really hard but from the knee down nothing and my foot was literally stuck to the floor. So I guess thats me definitely hypnotised then!!!

Rocket I would think if they are advertising as city centre it is probably more about venue availability/wherethe educator lives. And if you are in this position then I'm sure other people will be too. My NCT classes were for Derby and were actually held in Duffield! But we had people who lived all over the place - from Wirksworth down to Chellaston, but enough of us close enough to meet for coffee and cakes (which is all that matters). (I am referencing specific Derby places as think you lived there!)

I am still undecided about Hippobirfing classes. I was all up for it initially but think with moving we could do with saving the pennies. Might just do my CD again. Prob is I do think it helped a bit esp in early stages but I was nowhere near those calm, zenlike wimminz you see on YouTube. But I have since read that asynclitic births are apparently some of the worst in terms of pain so hopefully I won't get that again and will be easy peasy by comparison.

Hmm the booking lady has just phoned me back. There are no other courses available in time for our DD and the other people are all from all over Liverpool (which they would have been anyway I suppose) although I think we are furthest away. But this is also further complicated by the fact TB is not sure he can sit in a chair for a couple of hours let alone 8 for the all day sessions, although its possible he might be a lot better by the weekend. :( We have decided to go an check out the NHS class this evening, and then decide about NCT tomorrow but I am thinking its prob just going to be better to stick with it if he can stand it.

I am a bit of a hippo convert after last night lady had to google asynclitic and it does sound like it would be rather ouchy! I am sure it will be a different story this time round, plus you wil be even more zen like because you have done it before.

I also suspect NCT will be a bit more in tune with hippobirthing than the NHS one but could be wrong.