Due May 2007 - Thread for w/c 13 November

[peacemakerukuk]

Morning all, Am very surprised I'm the first around this morning. Re. krispy kreme doughnuts, the 3 Tesco's nearest us have been selling them for quite a few months now. I don't see the attraction in them myself - thank goodness, I have enough extra weight as it it

Bugger! Just remembered that i was going to get KK doughnuts when i went to Kingston today. How could i forget!

Got lots of xmas presents today, but still feel i have loads more to get. Going to spend the evening wrapping them up.

Congrats on the scans ladies and looking forward to hearing about the ones due in the next day ir so.

Mkg i am sooo pleased for you! How many weeks are you, cant believe you may have found out what the sex is already! Excellent news about the baby, sorry about the deer though. Hope your Dh was ok.

April am leaving chat room in horror at you forgetting to buy KK's when you had the opprtunity......
(largegin walks out with horrified look on her face, shaking her head)

LG&T, I'm 12+4. The tech said that this isn't exact yet, but they are trying to figure out how to determine the sex earlier because there are circumstances where they may need to know. It also depends on the positioning.

I loved the tech. She was so good, and really explained everything to me. When we couldn't get the baby in right position she looked at my bladder, and said oh, you're bladder is full no wonder we can't get the baby right. She said that with my pressure in the bladder and her pressure with the ultrasound the baby was trying to hide. She told me to take deep breaths and whenever I did the baby moved around and hiccupped. It was really cute because now I know that taking deep breaths gets this bean excited.

As soon as I went to the bathroom the baby found a great position. It was like it felt relieved. So ladies, keep those bladders empty because we're cramping our little ones.

But let me just say that I now have my heart set on a girl, and will be a little disappointed if it's a boy. I would love another boy since MRG (ds) is such a pleasure and an easy baby, but now that I may know, it may be a little of a let down. We'll know for sure in about 8 weeks.

hi all. i have been keeping up as much as i can. dh is home and i have to keep my time on here short so that he doesn't figure out how much time i spend on the computer.
just popping in to say so sorry to pebble for the sad news regarding your aunty. this must be a tough time of year for your family.

Morning everyone how are we all?

Dh sent me to look in some boxes last night for a disk, he has not unpacked since we moved. I wish i hadnt, i found some old photos in there of an ex girlfriend. He said he didnt know they were in there as he hasnt looked in those boxes for years (they were in storage before we moved)It made me feel horrible last night Then i had one of those hideous dreams where he leaves me, have had those quite alot since being prg. It must be the hormones sending me mad, im not normally so irrational. He has been very sweet and phoned me again this morning to see if i was ok. I wish he was home

Oh misery, doom and gloom and its raining. Feel like bloody eyeore

Hello!

Peacemaker - I have everything crossed for you. It must be a worry, but you seem to be keeping positive and that's great.

MKG - Really glad you have nothing to worry about re: the fibroid. And am ssoooo jealous that your sonographer was interested in looking for the gender so early. (And fingers crossed for you that she's right about it being a girl! That's what you want isn't it?) I can't wait til Jan and I can find out. My mum told me not to tell her when I find out and told me, "you were always like this, my girl. Always looking trying to peek round the wrapping of presents and no bloody patience." Well that told me... Not!

We picked our names at the weekend (when we should have been sorting hte house out). Wanted to keep it Irish so we have Conor for a boy and Aoife (pronounced Ee-fa) for a girl. We're also kind of considering Cassidy for a girl, but not sure. It's my nana's mother's maiden name, which she'd love, but I'm not sure if it's a bit gimmicky. We're leaning to Aoife anyway.

Sitting here on my arse whilst the packers pack my stuff. It's great. I worked my ARSE off yesterday. Tidying mainly, you know, picking up all the shite from around the house that should be "somewhere else". Actually did my lower back in with all the bending. (I know, should have been squatting not bending.) HOwever, it's paying off as the packers are just motoring through it all.

Actually doing hte move tomorrow, with most of our stuff going into storage at their depot and then come January, when we move to the new new house, they'll just deliver the other items. DH ACTUALLY said he was "impressed" at how I'd taken control and stayed calm. Last time we moved I had any number of rages/ breakdowns over it.

God, I'm gumming for a Krispy Kreme. Wonder if I can be arsed to go to Tesco?

AAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH i want a KK (am stamping feet in manor of Vernonica Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)

Love the names TYG. Some of us have been posting on a names thread, just look further down the thread here.

SOH has such cute names picked out, i love them.

Could do with KK to cheer me up, wander how much it would be for a courier to bring me some? Nearest shop to me is 50 miles away

I truly don't see the appeal in the KK doughnuts. The doughnuts that do it for me are the baked jam doughnuts from Pret a Manger, now they are delicious

Morning ladies. Happy TPT (not been to do it yet, will update when I have).

Pebble- I'm so sorry to hear your sad news. Being pg as well really brings it home to you I'm sure. I'll be thinking of you and your family, especially your aunt. My SIL died two years ago last month, she was only 29 and it's so heartbreaking- sending you and your little moving baby a big ((hug)).

TYG- Blimey woman, slow down. Good on you though, it's hard work but so satisfying for you to eventually be getting on with the first part of the move. And it's a good excuse for a clear out (please read: good excuse to chuck some of the other half's tat out!).

MKG- fab news on the fibroid front (well not good news that you have one obv., but the best possible outcome). I think with private scans and super-duper equipment they can easily tell the gender at 12wks using the method you describe. I hope it is a little girl if that's what you've got your heart set on. I find it hard to imagine having a girl- just always pictured me having a boy first. I prefer the rough and tumble kind of image to the pink and girly dressing up image, but I'm sure as long as it's happy and healthy I'll be over the moon with what I'm given. And who says I won't have a tomboy hey? Or I might develop a liking for pink- though I doubt it very much!

LG&T- I've started having those 'hubbie runs off with slim, fit young whippersnapper from work' dreams. The hard thing is not punishing him when I'm awake. It's a common thing to dream in pg, as we are more aware of how much we have to lose iyswim.

JL- is it your scan today (foggy brain alert)? Good luck, get posting as soon as you've been, we're nosey!

Found out from an MN thread yesterday that Olbas Oil isn't safe in pg. Fantastic, used it three weeks ago as the pharmacist said it was 'perfectly safe'. I can't be bothered with getting paranoid about it- if I listened to all of the current advice I'd be wrapped in cotton wool and living on carrots and plain water, although carrots are probably radioactive and water is likely to contain nuclear waste .

Hello to any newbies- good to have you on board. Slightly nervous about TPT today, the bump's taking on epic proportions (but I am telling myself that it is the lack of appetite that is making everything else thinner iyswim!). Everybody else on here seems starving, I have odd moments of 'ooh must eat cake' so I buy a cake and take one bite before I decide I'm not hungry after all. Yesterday for example I ate two pikelets (bet nobody knows what they are), three crackers, a bit of cheese and about four mouthfuls of lasagne. It's appalling behaviour really. Also developed pg side-effect #451: nosebleeds. Such a joyous time!

Anyway, must rush, am at work and am probably waffling by now!

Olbas Oil must be much more safe than taking Lemsip so, as you say; I wouldn't worry. Bloody pregnancy police wouldn't let us do anything if we let them. If you do a google search for "olbas oil pregnancy"; the first result from babyworld.co.uk says don't do it, the second on babycentre.co.uk says "if you have a cold, a few drops of olbas oil on a tissue should give relief". They can't even make up their minds about it.

Pickelet like a pancake yes?

Oh and meant to say, DH actually went through his shirts and put at least 8 out for the charity shop. Plus two suits. You have no idea what amazing progress that it. I was in shock.

Hi all,
Largeandt-course you can have the frock-I will get it out of the attic this wkend.How dyou want me to get it to you?Dunno if there is somewhere more secure you can post your adress if your not happy doing it on here?

I've been feeling quite low lately-I hope its hormones, else im just a misery guts.That said fate seems to be conspiring against us right now.DD sick, washing machine bust, work hellish, M25 shut last night- 3 hours home not fun, DH has got CIMA exams next week so its impossible to even speak to him as he is s-t-r-e-s-s-e-d, and now to cap it all off he has managed to drive my car into a ditch.I only got it fixed after my two accidents so now we have to go through it all again!However he is ok, which is the main thing.
And actually having just read your post Pebble I realise that is isnt that bad at all-chin up if you can-I am thinking of you...

It may be the golden arches...Im not at liberty to say.Apparently they send a clowne round to beat you up if you spill trade secrets!Anyway unconfirmed as yet so dont get your hopes up too high.

I have got round the Olbas oil is it safe, isnt it? by putting a few drops in my oil burner and getting it that way.So its diffused a tad if you will.Probably no safer but it satisfies my paranoia anyway..

Had awful dreams last night about drowning, no doubt becuase of the end of Spooks, which I managed to stay awake for for the first time in weeks.Perhaps this signals the end of the creeping death fatigue!Hurrah!

Off to try and co-erce a local farmer into winching the car out of the ditch now.It will be full of muddy water and weed and stuff.Gross.

Good luck with your scan today JL.

I don't know how you guys cope with the traffic and rush hour in London, it would dooooooooo my head in. Such a waste of time!!! We do have rush hour here. School car park can get a little busy, well there are 48 children there! All those cars. Ohhh and not forgeting 12PM when the farmers pack up for lunch. May get stuck behind a tractor or two. hehe.

Hats off to you all, I couldn't do it.

Morning ladies. I hope everyone is doing well today. Life is good, mrg is excellent, and we believe he may start walking soon. Of course we've been saying that for 7 months, so not really anything to brag about. I'm excited, because Thanksgiving is coming and my sister is coming for a whole week. Thanksgiving is the best. It involves awesome food, but no presents.

Hi all

I'm at work today so haven't got round to doing TPT but feeling huge so should be at least 10 sheets !!

Good luck to anyone with scans coming up.

I know what you mean scootermum about feeling low - mine comes and goes but I'm trying to be positive and think of all the things I do have!

I'm not sure if I like KK donuts - are they really sweet? Probably wouldn't be able to get them in the depths of lincolnshire anyway. I am happy with my M&S chunky choc flap jack.

Hullo ladies!

MKG - wow! Your scan sounds so excellent. I would really love to find out the sex of this baby but my husband isn't so keen - he wants to keep it as a 'nice surprise' at the birth, which I can understand. He's mentioned that he would quite like another girl - I really don't mind but have a strong feeling (why, I don't know) that it'll be a girl.

Pebble - so sorry to hear your sad news. If you ever need to let off steam or talk about what's happening, you can always come here.

It's TPT! I'm quite shocked to find that I've stayed at 8.5 sheets. I mustn't be measuring myself correctly - I'm the size of a house, for gawd's sake! I caught sight of myself this morning as I passed the hallway mirror again (I'm going to have to move that bloody mirror!) and I guffawed out load at the state of me. I was wearing one of my husband's t-shirts - he's working away in Reading at the moment and I find it comforting to sleep in his t-shirts when he's away. I don't know if you've seen the film Napolean Dynamite but the t-shirt is from that - it's one of the 'Vote For Pedro' ones. So I'm standing there in the hall, wearing this huge t-shirt with Vote For Pedro stretched across my bosom and belly and it occurs to me that I look like an air blimp that's being used as part of an election campaign. GAAAAH!

All this talk of KKs isn't helping either!!! When husband is back from Reading, I am going to make him take me to get some. Right now, I'm trying to compensate for the lack of KKs in my life by having a glass of milk and a Jaffa cake bar. It's just not the same!!!

TYG - what beautiful, beautiful names. My father (and consequently his side of the family) are Irish, whereas my mother and her side of the family are Scottish, so I would love to go for a Celtic or Gaelic name. I've always loved Aoife. Maybe I can talk my husband round this time - he worries that, being in England, people would have difficulty with pronouncing and spelling the name. Mind you, I've always had to do that with my name, which is not at all unusual.

Right. I think I've waffled on enough already. I'm off to get some more milk. sigh

tpt - still flippin 7 sheets at 13+4 don't think I'm growing!!! Yet

Creena,

If you want to find out find out. A couple in my hypnobirthing class did that. the husband wanted to know (apparently he couldn't live with the fact that the tech knew and and he didn't) The wife didn't want to know. So the tech wrote it down for the husband and that was that. However, when the wife got an overhwelming amount of pink clothes at her shower she got the hint.

TPT update: still 7.5 sheets at 13+5. Bump's harder though so maybe that's why I look bigger.

with my estate agents (realtors I think they're called in the US). They were supposed to have sent our full mortgage application (and survey fees etc) to the building society two weeks ago. Turns out they have "lost" the application. Grr! Lots of hassle, have to go and see them to start filling in new forms, cancel cheques, write new ones etc. I know it's only a fortnight and things could be worse but I want to move house and decorate before I'm too big to negotiate the wallpaper table.

Anyway, whinge over!

TYG, this is a pikelet It's like a crumpet

MKG - you know, I've been thinking along those lines. Like asking the sonographer to whisper it to me or something!!! Writing it down is much more sensible!

Also, those pikelets look nice. I've got some crumpets in the bread bin. Maybe if I put some jam and icing sugar on one, I could pretend it's a KK........

pikelet--looks like an English MUffin

I cant measure....yet. I've run out of toilet paper,not a sheet in the house

Will have to do it after the school run, its not my fault you understand. Ds #4 keeps putting whole brand new tubes down the toilet. He is driving me crackers!

There is no pretending with KK creena, it just wont work.

Luckily both me and dH want to find out, only 4 weeks to go, maybe less.....

For all of you with your kk cravings I found this on a consumer forum

Just register and they will emmail you a voucher for a free dozen Original Glazed with the purchase of another dozen Original Glazed.

www.krispykreme.co.uk/Friends-Sign-up?international=1

I dont have one near me so no good but hope it satisies some of you

Lisa x