Jan 2013 part 4: the one where we are closer to the end than the beginning

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Here we go!

Stats: 16 girls, 9 boys, 13 surprises

BuntyCollocks (29) DC2 EDD 28/12/12 She?s a girl!
Pmgkt (33) DC2 EDD 28/12/12 He?s a boy!
Birdies (33) DC2 EDD 30/12/12 She?s a girl!
Pascha (35) DC2 EDD 30/12/12 It?s a surprise!
PricklyPickle (31) DC1 EDD 31/12/12 It's a surprise!
LowLu (31) DC2 EDD 02/1/13
TootieMaroo (32) DC2 EDD 03/1/13
MarasmeAbsolu (31) DC2 EDD 03/01/13 She?s a girl!
Lora1982 (30) DC1 EDD 04/01/13 He?s a boy!
IsSpringSprangedYet (?) DC4 EDD 05/01/13
DollFisher (28) DC1 EDD 05/01/13 She?s a girl!
Allchik (30) DC1 EDD 06/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Pockemuchka DC3 EDD 06/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Happyhow (26) DC1 EDD 07/01/13 It?s a surprise!
EmilieFloge (38) DC? EDD 07/01/13
Complicated24 (44) DC1 EDD 07/01/13 It's a surprise!
Newbie6 (36) DC1 EDD 08/01/13 He?s a boy!
Norfolkinway (25) DC1 EDD 09/01/13
Octanegirl (34) DC1 EDD 09/01/13 He?s a boy!
BumgrapesofWrath (30) DC2 EDD 10/01/13
Kim222 (30) DC1 EDD 11/01/13
Lulabel27 (29) DC2&3 (twins) EDD 11/01/13
CraftyGirly (26) DC1 EDD 11/01/13 She?s a girl!
Cejay8 (32) DC2 EDD 12/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Tinyeyes123 (30) DC1 EDD 13/01/13 She?s a girl!
CreepyCrawly (22) DC1 EDD 13/01/13 She?s a girl!
PixelCarrier (37) DC1 EDD 13/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Shakemyhead (37) DC1 EDD 14/01/13 She's a girl!
Godzookey (35) DC1 EDD 14/01/13 He?s a boy!
PeshwariNaan (33) DC1 EDD 14/01/13
Hormonalhell (40) DC2 EDD 15/01/13 He?s a boy!
DoIgetastickerforthat (36) DC4 EDD 16/01/13 She?s a girl!
Theboutiquemummy (35) DC1 EDD 17/01/13
ChutesTooNarrow (33) DC2 EDD 18/01/13 She?s a girl!
Glorious (28) DC1 EDD 18/01/13
Tugstonia (33) DC1 EDD 18/01/13 It's a surprise!
SpringFlowers (39) DC4 EDD 18/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Eagleray (40) DC1 EDD 18/01/13
13mma (29) DC1 EDD 18/01/13 scan 13/09/12
LetThereBeCupcakes (30) DC1 EDD 20/01/13
Silversixpence (29) DC2 EDD 20/01/13
mulan07 (27) DC1 EDD 20/01/13 He?s a boy!
BadgerFace (34) DC1 EDD 21/01/13 She?s a girl!
PreggoFabulous (30) DC1 EDD 22/01/13 He?s a boy!
Bunny222 (31) DC1 EDD 22/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Bealos (34) DC2 EDD 22/01/13 She?s a girl!
AppleCrumples (??) DC4 EDD 22/01/13 It's a surprise!
Woody2313 (33) DC1 EDD 23/01/13
SigningGirl (?) DC1 EDD 24/01/13
Mrsbugsywugsy (34) DC1 EDD 25/01/13 She's a girl!
SquealyB (29) DC1 EDD 26/01/13 It?s a surprise!
knuckingfackered (39) DC2 EDD 26/1/13
Thinkingpositivethoughts (28) DC1 EDD 26/01/13
MrsMallard (35) DC1 EDD 26/01/13 She?s a girl!
Salt1 (38) DC1 EDD 27/01/13 She?s a girl!
Lilblondepessimist (33) DC4 EDD 28/01/13
MamaMary (31) DC2 EDD 28/01/13 She?s a girl!
Sebsmama (32) DC2 EDD 29/01/13
BionicEmu (26) DC2 EDD 29/01/13
Missymoo (32) DC2 EDD 30/01/13
DiscoDomina (31) DC1 EDD 30/1/13 He's a boy!
Brugmansia (35) DC1 EDD 31/01/13
Mummypud (32) DC3 EDD 31/01/13
PipIsOutNow (27) DC2 EDD 31/01/13 scan 19/09/12

Hi all

Will be getting the whopping cough jab as recommended. I had it when I was little and it was very scary.

As for the rest of the weekend we were planning in buying a new bigger car but my parents have just offered to swap our old Nissan for their new Toyota Aveneis as they now live in Spain and don't need the car as much! Such amazing news as that has saved us a few thousand pounds. Plus built some furniture and did done sanding. All in all very busy!

lora bunty I'm tired just thinking about it going back to my aero biscuits hehe x

Excellent news, squealy!

Blimey you guys! I sat in doors most of the day, ate a massive packet of cheesy nibbles and a carrot cake.

Bunty does that mean you have now bought everything for the baby? We have bought NOTHING. DP won't let me buy anything until 30 weeks as he's still nervous that something will go wrong, plus we still don't know whether we will be moving before or after the birth, if we end up moving before we don't want to lug everything from one house to another - but its not fair, I want to buy things!

Thanks bunty I am really shocked and grateful for their generosity. Amazing news on the deposit too. Lots of moving and nesting going in here. Such exciting times for us all.

prickly you are so disciplined I would have bought at least I've illicit sleep suit by now .

I am currently reading up on labour... somewhat scaring myself but better to know what is to come I guess [shocked].

mum was warning me today that the drs wouldnt give us the whooping cough vacines as kids cos she had epilepsy and something in it would have affected us. i was all set for getting it!! i do think that perhaps info has changed in 30 yrs so i will def be asking them though.

Currently lying in bed at my parents house having just got back from a wedding reception and a curry. DS is asleep on the travelcot next to our bed so being very quiet now. I am stuffed from the curry and feel about 15 months pregnant with a food baby now

prickly yes - we are DONE! Did have 95% from DS, though, and technically the last bits, apart from the isofix base, were wants rather than needs. Had a perfectly good bouncer and playmat, but wanted to upgrade DS hated the bouncer we already have, and I never got to pick the playmat (control freak).

I'd have bought an illicit sleepsuit, too!

squealy despite the fact I had a horrendous time last time, hand on heart, I didn't think labour was that bad. Keeping mobile is the key ime, and if you can't have that, have drugs ;)

pascha sounds like a good night

I will definitely be getting the whooping cough jab. I'm booked in for my flu one next week, and will be scheduling the other for a couple of weeks after.

Prickly my husband won't let me buy anything until it's born!!!! I did buy a little blanket and toy though in the summer but they are at my mums (she bought it very cute little bootees too) so he doesn't get all funny about it. He has conceded that we need a car seat to bring it home, something for it to sleep in and a few clothes but that's all I'm allowed to buy - basically whatever is needed in my hospital bag and for the first few days. He's very superstitious about it all. We'll be moving too so no point in taking stuff from one place to another when it's not necessary.

I pretty much sat in all day yesterday because my pelvis was very sore but I insisted we went to the pub at night!

I'm booked in for my flu jab next week and will probably get the whooping cough one too. I've totally missed all the info about it in the press this week so I'm glad you lot brought it up! I'll ask the midwife about it at my 28 week appointment.

Apart from the pile of marking I have to do today, I think I'm going to start clearing out the flat. We got our house so need to think about what really needs to be kept and what can be chucked out!!

We've just started properly buying stuff. We'd been buying bits and pieces of clothes and got a load of stuff of Freecycle. I'm not allowed to buy any more clothes for now.

After weeks of deliberating I finally decided which pushchair to go for. Today we picked up a second hand carrycot for it. We'll get the main chassis and pushchair part new - fingers crossed we can get one in time as we've gone for an iCandy.

Happyhow eer you sneaked that in you got the house ! Congratulations I bet that's a huge relief to be sorted

We're still waiting on the new home report but there shouldn't be anything wrong with it. It's a relief in a sense but we'll only have 5 weeks to completely gut it and put it back together... Hoping to move in mid dec so that I have time to unpack everything before Baby arrives and we can hopefully have a nice Christmas. Hubby is confident it can be done though so I'm trusting him!

Busy weekends all round for everyone!
I just had the parentals round for Sunday lunch - am still waiting for them to offer to buy something -have dropped a few hints i.e. how tight it'll be managing on one salary, trying to save whilst in my overdraft even though just got paid on Friday etc etc, they nod sagely but still haven't bought as much as a pair of cheap bootees!!! Even a £30 Moses basket would be something but still nada!!

Still MIL has offered to buy the travel system we want, DH thinks when she finally realises how much it is, she'll try and duck out, however, i sent her the link and she didn't comment. Plus hope to get it at a discount when we go to the baby show at the end of the month!

OK, maybe presumptious that they would just offer but it is the first grandchild for both sets of grand parents... although my step mum has just spent the best part of £30k on a new kitchen for their bungalow!!

My parents had offered to buy our pram. Last week we decided which one we wanted, which was on the pricey side. I had a bit of an awkward conversation with my mum earlier this week. As there are so many different elements we've agreed they'll buy the main bit and we'll buy the various additional bits, hence tracking down a second hand carry cot (which is barely used and cost about a third of the cost of new).

Brugs - sounds like a good compromise, fair cop i say. For me it's just the offer, even if it were something small, it's the fact that nothing has been mentioned or seems to be forthcoming that's bugging me a little.

First time they have come to our house today, even though we've lived here for 10 months and the stepmum asks for our address so she can put us on her Christmas card list... Wierd!! Forget the card, just buy me an electric breast pump goddamit!

Happyhow well done on getting the house. We are putting ours on the market this week. Moving things along as fast as we can but it will take a while and am not looking forward to the stress of it all. However, we need to give this a try as in many ways it is a good time to move.

Ugh Monday morning :( am sooo ready to leave work! Full of cold and getting awful acid reflux at night thats stopping me nod off...aw well,only 4 wks till half term...then the final straight! Hope everyone is well x

Congrats on the house happyhow.

Godz it is really funny how people are with stuff like this.....I guess it takes all sorts but hard not to get frustrated sometimes. Brug that sounds like a great compromise.

I had a lot of fun last night putting my iphone on the bump with some nice classical music playing (as I was trying to get to sleep) and watching as the baby kicked the phone! It was by far the most fun I had all weekend. I can thoroughly recommend it

I find the whole issue of other people buying stuff a bit of a minefield. My parents offered quite early on, but we didn't discuss it that much, in terms of the scope of their offer and what they were expecting it would cost. DP also felt awkward in general. It's a pretty important purchase though and I didn't want to compromise what on what I actually wanted because someone else was paying. We offered to pay for the lot ourselves, but parents insisted they're happy to pay and I think what we've worked out works.

on the other side of the family I want to make sure DP's mother doesn't start buying stuff. She will want to and because she lives overseas we will probably need duplicates of some stuff to leave over there. Financially she is in a different position to my parents and we need to find a way to make sure she doesn't feel she should or bad about not buying stuff.

Full of the cold today. :( And I'd only just shaken off the last cold.

I have been wandering through Ikea online today for storage solutions as we haven't, as yet, sorted a room out for baby. My bedroom is going to have to incorporate an extra wardrobe and some wall storage I think otherwise Widget will be sleeping in the bathroom after it grows out of the crib. I still need to persuade DH that we really really do need to swap the bathroom and 3rd bedroom (which is tiny - 5ft x 7ft at a push) but I can see this not happening until the cot gets upgraded to a little bed.

As to parents buying stuff, DH's parents are already giving us their spare cot when we need it and have offered to buy a swing chair/bouncy chair as well. I don't expect my parents will offer anything. We borrowed so much last time, to suddenly need it all again and have to buy it this time makes me feel a bit crap really. The carseat is the biggest one which we haven't figured out yet as DSs one was a)borrowed and b)now older than 6 years so not suitable anymore.

Weather is crap. I feel quite down about it all today. Hope you feel better soon Mama

Great news on the house, Happy

Brug my parents aren't well off, but my mum has been buying me lots of bits from charity shops / car boot sales (and seems to have been having a lovely time picking things out), plus she has rediscovered the ability to knit and has been churning out little cardigans, hats and booties at an alarming rate! Can your DP's mum knit too? If so you could drop lots of hints about how cold it will be in January and how much you'd love some hand-made things for the baby...?

Hope you feel better soon Mama

Pascha we currently have a 'spare' room which has a sofa bed, computer desk, loads of books and paperwork, and is also used for drying laundry. This will eventually be the nursery, but I've no idea what we'll do with all of our other stuff! The plan is for the baby to sleep in our room to start with, so we're not thinking about it too much yet. Re. buying equipment, you can get some amazing bargains if you don't mind buying second hand.

You're right, of course MrsBug but the carseat will have to be new as I don't know anyone with a seat I trust not to have been in an accident. DS's room used to be the spare with computer desk etc. We sold the desk, moved all the paperwork downstairs, shuffled stuff around and felt very pleased with ourselves and DS's room is very nice. I just wish we had the room to do the same for DC2.

MrsBugs, DP's mum has been knitting. A pair of booties and a teddy bear so far. His gran and aunt apparently are also knitting as is my mum.

My main worry is that DP's mum will feel she should be buying more substantial things, or just go out and do so as a surprise. She's pretty insecure anyway and because she's abroad I'm worried about her feeling less involved. It's just about finding a way to reassure her (difficult anyway) and stop her spending money she can't afford.