Graduated Elderberry Pavlovas - Thread 7

[Cavort]

Newly diffed right through to new Mums. A thread for the over 30's expecting their first baby.

should point out we didnt actually go clubbing we went for a meal then to heaps and heaps and heaps of bars!

My app yes Im sad I have a pregnancy app just told me its 39 days till my due date. That sounds REALLY soon....eeeek.

I think I've added you to the group Alex...

I've got 60 days to go, you're right it does sound sooner like that! 39 days though, wow, we're really on countdown now!

Oh and random aside, just seen the new series of homeland starts next week for those who are interested!

janey can anyone else see what we do/post in the group? Guess not as it's secret? I am para aren't I!

Oooo Alex, I am very much interested in a new series of Homeland! I do hope they don't drag it out for a million series though with nothing actually happening like Lost.

Mother I am obviously also sad as I had a pregnancy app, a labour/contraction app and now have baby apps.
Every time the dog goes near Elodie's things we consistently say a firm 'Milo, no!' and he seems to get the message. He's so good now - if we throw his toy and it accidentally lands on the playmat he won't even go on the mat to get it, he waits for DH or I to get it for him. And he hasn't chewed a single toy so far. Aww, he's a good boy! I feel the need to give him a treat now just because I'm thinking about him leaving Elodie's toys alone

Glad I'm not alone cav I do love an app

Oh Milo sounds like such a good boy! Cleo does things she shouldn't then runs under the table to hide as she knows shes been naughty .....odd dog. When we've had toddlers round she tends to go and get her toys and gives them to them, it's so cute.

Yeah it sounds a bit scary doesn't it alex!

Phew just seen janey has added you Alex. Yes it's secret which is why I was worried you had found us!
I also can't wait for homeland!!! Love it.
Mum left yesterday. I feel really sad and lonely already and dh is at home since it's the weekend. Dreading tomorrow.

My dogs are very odd, they show no interest in toys. We bought them several dog toys, and just got the "Why on earth should I chew on that? ' looks. A dried pig ear or ham bone, now that's another matter.

Lol you'll be fine. I think you just have to have the attitude that things will probably not happen at the times you want them to. When I was first on my own I used to make myself a packed lunch the night before to make sure I was eating properly and I had a bath/shower in the evenings while DH was there. It sounds so simple just making yourself some lunch but honestly some days I just never got chance.

I'm hoping it's just his age and breed and he'll grow out of it, but our dog is a champion chewer would happily chew the whole house if we didn't give him his own bones/toys. This is why it's such a massive achievement that the baby stuff is so far unscathed.

Well our non-sleeping baby got up at 7.30, fell back asleep at 8.30 and is currently showing no signs of waking up any time soon.

Sleeping for Vic as well, he got up at 8 and is still awake

I'm about to have a nap so rock an roll just took the dog for a 2 hour woodland dog walk and I am now incredibly knackered.

How are people posting pics in the Facebook group and why am I the only idiot who can't? Maybe it's because I'm on my ipad?

If you go onto the group page you can do it from the top there. I'm doing it from my iPhone so iPad should be fine..?

Just checked and I can do it on the Internet but not my ipad app for some reason!

Wish me luck folks - I am looking after my 14m old niece all day today by myself, eeeek! Think this is going to be a baptism of fire. Not going to be made easier by the fact that I have slept really badly and am awake at 5.30am...

good luck quod

Good luck Quod! If by the end if the day you're thinking 'oh god, what have I done?' Don't worry, newborns are MUCH easier, they can't run away

14m certainly sounds like a challenge Quod, you are very brave! I hope it goes well.

So Elodie is still bunged up and snotty from last week's cold, and now DH and I have both woken up this morning feeling achey with swollen glands and a headache. Ours is a very happy house this morning.

I did a similar thing whilst heavily pregnant quod. It scared me! I babysat my niece and nephew when I was about 36 weeks, who are 5 and 2. At one point the five year old jumped off the sofa onto my shoulders shouting 'now Lexi now' whilst she ran out of the room having stolen my glasses. It was exhausting.

As purple says, I'm pleased to report that newborns are much easier.

puts head firmly in sand over the fact babies inevitably turn into exhausting toddlers

Oh poor cavort. DP, Miles and I seem to be passing a cold around between us for the first three weeks. Is very annoying. Hope you feel better soon

I thought pregnancy was supposed to be the time when you are immunosuppressed but I was really healthy and didn't get so much as a sniffle in the whole 41 weeks, but since the birth I seem to have some kind of illness or niggle every sodding week and Elodie on her second cold. My body is apparrantly protesting loudly at having less sleep.

I'm reluctant to speak too soon, but we seem to be back to normal(ish) on the sleep front, thank goodness! If The Wonder Weeks is to be believed though the next fussy phase might start as early as next week and could last 5 weeks. OMG, shoot me now! DH of course thinks it's a load of bollocks and last week's fussiness was a self-fulfilling prophesy caused by me subconsciously buying into it all. I have told him that seeing as he doesn't believe in it, next time he can do all the get-ups and calm down all the screaming as it will obviously skip us if it's left to him and his skepticism.

During last weeks's weird hellish fussy week, Elodie wouldn't drink from my right boob for a few days (I think the let down is slower on the right) and now she has started taking it again but I am lop sided. This was NOT part of the deal! I am now offering the right one first for every feed but do you think supply/size will come back or am I stuck like this until I give up BFing?

I'm coming down with a cold too! We've all been spending too much time together

Good luck quod! Agree they're a handful at that stage, I'm always so grateful when DH is around as he seems to be a great entertainer! Although I was with a two year old on the weekend and did well because I downloaded an app on my ipad that she loved

AIBU but we have a pitch coming up at work and I'll have to be a main person on it but we might not have much time to turn it around, so my boss just said to me "we'll just put extra time in and work weekends etc" and I made it clear I won't be able to work weekends as I'm busy (I genuinely am - between NCT, DIY/cleaning, planning for a baby, a couple of other things and being huge). Part of the reason we won't have much time is to do with other people's holidays and she quizzed me on weekend plans to make sure I was busy! Also it's not as if I get anything out of it financially if they win anyway as I'll be on stat mat. I didn't mean to sound unenthusiastic about work but it irritated me - especially as I might not have a secure job to come back to from what I understand!