Good morning all
I am awake of my own accord - DS is still sound asleep in his bed 
DH worked until late last night so is also zonked (although even if he didn't he would still be asleep until i forcibly push him out of bed and there is no way on earth he would wake up at 5.30!). So I am watching my favourite american programmes online wide awake (And it's lovely!!!). I will suffer for it later but then I think I was asleep by 9 last night and had a relatively good night (5 toilet breaks but managed to go straight back to sleep!). And the babies are wiggling away which is a nice feeling.
Sassy glad DD gets to control the situation. I have a friend who has to drop her children off kicking and screaming with their father even though they hate it and beg her not to leave but the courts won't have it any other way.
Oooh ice cream preferences - I would go for real cornish vanilla if it's something like strawberries and ice cream but by itself, strawberry cheesecake Haagen Dazs.
Bilblio I know. I've decided not to let myself get even more worked up about it and basically tell them to back off until half term which was what was agreed in the first place and then we will have the relevant discussions. If that means access to SLC is delayed by two months and he needs it then I will pay for it privately to make sure he has it when he needs it.
I hate being pregnant - well that's not completely true. With DS. I HATED, HATED, HATED being pregnant. I was sick for the entire 9 months and had a really bad last few months with him. I also (and this is a horrible thing to say) really really resented my pregnancy as it was taking me away from the life I knew, I couldn't go out with my friends, go to the gym, work was changing etc - very shallow but I just couldn't get my head round it. This time up until about 6-8 weeks ago (and apart from the horrid, horrid ms up until month 4) it hasn't been nearly as bad but I think that's more to do with me and my own mind accepting it much more readily. Although I wouldn't chose to do the 9 months of pregnancy again if I didn't have to to get a baby!
Scheh ouch for painful movements (and I still lick the bowl too - I can't help myself!!! 
But I always feel bad after I do!). Can't believe that dog bit you - did it break skin? What did your friends do?
Leo he was two in April so is 29 months. And in other news... how exciting!!! Crikey it's really starting to feel real isn't it!! You know we are all going to be out buying pineapple today don't you!
penelope it took me about a year to get my pre pregnancy body back with DS (and I bf'd for 9 months of it). I am hoping taking longer mat leave and running around after the kids this time will make it easier this time but while I cannot wait for my old (and new clothes), I am in no rush to push the weight off. I do think you have to do it slowly and not have the added pressure of looking good. I was just and just back to my size 10 skinniest jeans when I got pg with these two. I do want to get back into exercise but only for my own health rather than weight and I love to put on my running shoes and just escape for an hour or so.
Cheshire yes that's what happened to me. Poor DS was drowned in the the 0-3 clothes I got him for hospital as they told me he was really big and ended up having to send my mum to get tiny baby clothes (as he was so skinny newborn didn't fit him either!) so he didn't look quite to awful coming home!
36+4 today and this time in 9 days I will be taking my medicine for the tummy acid and then getting ready to leave the house at 7. Come on babies, we are in single figures now...