October 2013 - Countdown to D-Day!

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Baby due dates/sexes/name choices here

Ana my last shift is the 29th September.

My boobs are killing me today really "throbby"

I am currently subjected to football DH is english but tbh I just find football so so boring......away to find something interesting to watch in the bedroom!

oh no... poor DD jelly. Is she better now? did she need stitches?

natalie what a great lesson but how lovely they are planning it for you!

MoN Desperate Dan never disappoints

rox hope you feel better now . We all get these moments and your DH sounds lovely. I'm sure he will make you better

pink so not unreasonable! What do they do for you to thank for all these favours? Or is it a one way road? Doesn't sound like they are even friends right? I would understand if you were picking your DS anyway and their theirs at the same time. But leaving the house just to get theirs and disrupting your evening is different. We both work in demanding jobs with long hours and always manage to pick up DS somehow. I would never have the courage to ask someone to pick him up unless it was a very close friend or family... You can't suffer for their lifestyle. Real emergencies are different of course

An observation... I'm beginning to understand why some of my single friends have such terrible diets... cooking for one is so depressing and uninspiring. After 2 hours of procrastination all I could manage is spinach and eggs. What's the point

Just watching Celebrity Masterchef - one of them cooked polenta and presented it to Greg and John as PLACENTA. haha

I may switch to Channel 4 though... "How not to get old"... the title speaks to me...

Oh no jelly. Hope she feels better soon.

Nat, think of the positive... You can dress up and look lovely for your surprise.

Thanks ladies, she is a brave wee fighter but her condition means she doesn't feel pain so has good and bad points. Today was a good point as never made a fuss. They don't stitch head wounds just glue it back together with a dissolving superglue so can't wash her hair till Sunday.

Watching footie, I love it, but tummy did not like me cheering when Scotland scored. Need to learn to sit on my bum and not jump up and cheer

Ana....... I was working for a family as a nanny but they moved house and I was made redundant. I didn't have a choice about going on maternity leave at 30 weeks. Although in all fairness, because if the SPD, I was really starting to struggle anyway.

It is nice to not work over the summer holidays as my older 3 are wearing me out........I have no idea how I would have managed working too. I am exhausted. Especially since I am again and in pain every 1.5 - 2 hours through the night.

Only 5 pages till another new thread! Wow we talk a lot!

Jelly.......I have had that glue twice on my head. I am clumsy even when not pregnant. Sorry if I'm being nosy, what condition does your daughter have?

Wicked don't want to out myself so don't want to say if that's ok. She only one in Scotland and one of about 5 in UK with it. She has a secondary diagnosis of Ataxic Cerebral Palsy. Chances of anyone here knowing us is minimal but if I googled it after writing it here it would come up.

Hope I haven't offended by keeping condition name private x

I'm tired fed up and pissed off with dh at mo - think maybe a tad hormonal not that I intend to admit that to him of course!

ana I don't finish work until 4th Oct and they are currently planning a sweep at 39 weeks which will be the 9th. Not sure if mad or jyst stupid for trying to work that close.

Hoping for a good night's sleep tonight - good night all

Jelly......I thought I might be being too nosy. Sorry. I didn't want to make you feel uncomfortable. I hope both you and your daughter recover quickly from what would have been a very scary incident. Xx

Wicked you were not being nosey I would have asked if it was one of you ladies. She is missing parts of her brain and what's there is a bit mis-shapen but it doesn't stop her doing anything. She is our walking miracle .

She so chuffed to be starting school with a split head

Bless her

Hey everyone.

ana, flyer and bluesnow I'm working til the 29th Sept too when I'll be 38 weeks. So hopefully I'll have at least a week off before the baby arrives.

When are you finishing up legally? it must be twice a hard with twins...

Sorry for everyone who's been feeling rubbish. I'm feeling very lucky as my DH has been great at cooking meals, doing stuff round the house and sorting out the kids.

It's funny with work, isn't it? In some ways I just can't be bothered and on the other hand I worry that my mat replacement will be better than me.

Clapham sorry you're missing your boys. Hope you taking the time to spoil yourself.

Jelly it's completely reasonable to keep identifying info about your family a secret on here. I hope your dd recovers quickly.

Wicked I'm sorry about the circumstances around leaving your job and your spd. I hope I haven't caused offense to you or anyone else who didn't choose to leave their jobs.

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who'll be working to the end. I have no idea whether this is sensible or not but I don't feel I have any reason to leave any earlier. Also there's a lot happening in my job in September and I don't want to miss it.

Ana........no offence taken

That's the trouble with posting online, you hope that no one takes offence at things but you never know. It takes a lot to offend me......I am very laid back about most things.

Right it's past my bedtime now........night everyone. Hope you all manage to get some sleep in between toilet runs, pains, other children disturbing sleep, partners snoring etc

THank you all for giving me absolution. Feel less guilty now.

I do love this thread- far more interesting than the telly. Good to hear that jelly's daughter is okay, and very envious at the surprise baby shower.

I also envy you all your complicated mat leave/cover situations. For various reasons (mainly linked to ttc) I've ended up working part-time the last couple of years on a specific contract that came to a close in July. Great timing in that I've been at home with DS for the Summer holidays, and then mat leave will just about kick in so not much point in going back to work unless they want me to explain the role to someone new. But I do feel guilty not being able to contribute to the family coffers and DH is looking more and more stressed about bringing home the bacon. Our industry ain't as lucrative as it used to be....(anyone need a house extension?!)

Ooh- bubba's got the hiccups. Just what I need to cheer me up. Time to go to bed and watch the tummy show. It reminds me why we're going through all of this. One day soon we're going to meet these little wrigglers and fall in love again.

Night night. x

night pink - I guess the grass is always greener on the other side. But your job sacrifice will be totally worth it once you see your little one. And there is time to work in the future.

moon I definitely took advantage of my lonely night and have spent the last hour dancing in the lounge to some cheesy music from 80s and 90s. Something you can never do as a mum and probably shouldn't do at the age of 38! I feel positively 18 now though. Blinds down of course...
Again - this never ever leaves this thread...

I love 80's and 90's music Clapham. My baby will know all the crappy 80's tunes by the time it comes out, it's all I listen to Last year I was lucky to fly the 80's rewind tour out to Cape Town, it's been the best celebs I've had onboard to date...Rick Astley, Nik Kershaw, Belinda Carlise, Tony Hadley i was star struck haha

Clapham sounds great! I have no shame about inflicting my dodgy dancing on my children. Which has led to my DS having an interesting dancing style as it's a mix between him copying me and his natural acrobatic tendencies. My DD just does her own stuff, which she takes very seriously and is very entertaining to watch.

Though my DS learnt all the moves to Gangham (?sp) style in the playground, so my influence might not last that much longer...

flyer sorry doesn't match up to the losing a diamond earring in Barbados story. :). Though still much more glam then anything I've done!

oh flyer I love Belinda Carlise! My evening started OK but then got out of control... currently playing Bon Jovi and It's my Life and It's Now or Never... and I haven't been drinking...

moon Gangham style is my DS's favourite, where do they learn it?? He also does a very funny although inappropriate Harlem shake...

Without wanting to sound like an alcoholic I can't wait for a decent bottle of wine rather than just a glass....roll on Xmas

without sounding like a fellow alcoholic, you wouldn't believe how many times this thought has crossed my mind... I've even decided which wine will be my first - meursault. No idea how I will cope with my one glass at this Friday wedding... and without heels...

You are opting for flats then.....very wise, my feet killed in heels the other week. I have 2 more weddings before October.....I was naughty and had a glass of champagne and a red wine too....then felt guilty and drank loads of water. It's lame isn't it being sober at a wedding.