Due in April 2007 - Keep this to yourself ...

[EllieKwithabigbump]

had a flash of inspiration from Katy!
and seeing as our usual topics are quite , seemed appropriate somehow

Ooooh, I am not too sure about being impatient - Like I said earlier, they are less trouble when they are safely tucked up inside - Rather be having the discomfort than juggling 3 under 3.5 - Starting to get a wee bit anxious now - Is anyone else going to have plethora of "wee" ones comes April or just me??

[[[hugs]]] BugMum - Total sympathy hon. xxxx

That's ok geordie - I am sure it was v.nice!

Oh yes, i forgot to reply to your post runnyhabbit.. Yes I am getting quite excited I guess. He seems more and more real to me all the time and I dream about him almost every night it seems. But I´ve still got 11 weeks 1 day left which feels like a long time to wait so I am trying to temper the excitement a little bit. I´m one of the last due to pop on this thread and sometimes seems you are all so far ahead of me!!

Bugmum - sounds like you are feeling a bit emotional lately, god don´t we all know how that feels by now try not to worry about the dust..it´ll make for a healthier baby.. they do say it is better than being brought up in a totally sterile environment! I dust when I can be arsed which is normally about once a fortnight..on a good roll! But I am pretty down with ornaments too due to their dust collecting properties so don´t have too many around. You should do like someone on here mentioned ages ago, re. a vacuum.. when the baby is born just constantly have a duster and some pledge lying around somewhere obvious and when people come over you can pretend you were JUST about to tackle it

I just started crying watching Portland Babies on Living tv. God that channel is dangerous for pregnant women!!

Bloody internet connection - wouldn't let me add a message!!

SOSPL - sorry you are facing crap day with potentially nasty dismissal. It must be the worst aspect of working in HR, but hope it goes okay.

DD was a total star at her pre-school booster injections. Very un-phased and really brave, even when it came to the second one and she knew it was going to hurt. I was so proud (and relieved)!

((((((hugs)))))) to all feeling yucky / tired / achey / down in one way or another (that'll be most of us then!). Just remember, we are definitely on the home straight!

It was bascially 2 rectangle cakes covered in red icing... they used those licorique(sp) circles for wheels, matchmaker sticks for the ladder and then just drew the rest of the design on with icing pens... it looked really good... have tried going back to the website but it doesnt work now either... perhaps I just imagined it... or someone has spiked my tea with lsd...

Hi ladies.

lol at the cake requests, as this reminded me of Becky's request last year for a pink motorbike cake! I haven't made a cake since I was 16, so had to get someone else to do it. They laughed at the request, especially when they heard it was for a 3 year old. But, they did an amazing job, and Becky still talks about it to this day. She wants a quad bike cake this year! Pants! I was hoping to fob her off with a shop-bought fairy cake!

Bugmum, sorry to hear you are feeling a little down. I am a bit up and down at the moment, and panic when I see the mess the house is in - not dirty, but not to my pristine standards. Also panicing that everyone else seems to be getting organised and I have done next to nothing.
I am sure it will all come together when I go on mat leave.
Also, dh is working stupid hours again and it is really imposing on home life. Just don't want him to get ill before baby is born - he was off with a virus a month before Becky was born, and that was bad enough. I do worry about him.

CD, sorry to hear you are feeling poorly.

Maveta, enjoy your lunch with dh.

Well, we had to dismiss the chap. Feel bad as he has 2 young children, but it is the right decision. Thankfully, I didn't break down in tears - phew!

Right, need some lunch as I feel sick with hunger.

Ha... I'm not going to be out smarted by a dumb-ass website..

\linki145.photobucket.com/albums/r203/geordiemacminx/0403_mm_fireengine.gif\fire engine}

tw@t

\linki145.photobucket.com/albums/r203/geordiemacminx/0403_mm_fireengine.gif\fire engine}

finally

Wow GMM - that looks like some serious work to make that cake!!

Hats off to any of you brave enough to try..

By the way, is everyone feeling hiccups now? I haven´t felt anything that fits the description feeling very cheated!

Wow...good luck with the cake CD! Think I'll be passing that job off to my sister (she's done courses in cake decorating!) when the time comes.

I am getting very excited about the bean arriving but starting to stress a bit about the birth. Getting more stressed about how to deal with family though. I know my mum won't be able to stay away...I wouldn't mind but me & DH would really like a week or 2 to get used to it all. I really don't want mum there saying "this is what i used to do..." and the like. Also feel like I might struggle with bf and if mum's there I know she'll say "oh just use a bottle" and I'll end up giving up. Also MIL suggested last night that she could come for a week when LO is a few weeks old...there is NO WAY i'm putting up with her all day without DH and he can't afford to take any more time off work than he's already planned for. Don't mind if she wants to come for a long weekend but not a week...I'll end up kicking her out (or murdering her!!!)

Oh and how big are the bags you're all taking to hospital (if you are going to hospital!)...I bought a new bag but i don't think it's big enough...seems like I need loads of stuff and just wondering if I'll look a bit strange taking a HUGE bag!

LOl at huge bag nutty I think we all end up taking big bags. I pack one for me and one for the baby then leave a pile of stuff out at home for dh to bring in as I need it

Glad to hear your hard day is over SOSPL - not nice for you.

Bugmum to feeling down

Bramshot -yeah to your brave LO, they always suprise us when we least expect it making us twice as proud

CD - Hope you are feeling a bit better now, have you managed some lunch?

I haven't noticed many hiccups this time either yet Maveta and I think that we both later in April so maybe we will have some soon

Got my mw appointment later today and have to go and pee in a tiny pot (sorry tmi) I find this impossible. Why do they give us the smallest pot that they can find?

Hiya loves. Lots more posts again - I can't keep up!

Nutty, I think I'll take an overnight bag like I did last time, and then if needs be dh can get more stuff for me. Mind you, God alone knows what he would bring in for me!

Have you been reading the other thread about in-laws coming to stay after the birth? Makes fascinating reading!!

Flump - pmsl at the peeing in the small pot. I had to do that last week, and with a huge bump in the way, it is a nightmare trying to aim right! Good luck, hope the appt goes well.

Maveta - not sure if I have felt hiccups, but I am getting kicked and prodded like mad, to the point of it actually making me feel a bit sick!

Hope everyone is ok.

Glad it was okay SOSPL.

Maveta - when I was in hospital with DD I went in with one reasonable-sized bag, then was in for 5 days and got DH to bring in different new stuff each day, and left with my original bag plus about 12 carriers! DH had to make 2 trips to the car. Will try to be more disciplined this time, but there is so much stuff you need. Should really get the stuff and pack a bag I guess (as DD arrived at 33 weeks and I am 31 weeks now), but somehow feel superstitious - as if if I get ready, it will come early! Planning a jaunt to Mothercare for bits and pieces next week though (prior to lovely pre-baby / valentines day lunch out with DH).

Sorry, got confused - it was nuttygirl who asked about the bag!

Hello all,

Been a long time since I last posted, been saying away from the pc and hard chairs etc since all the backache and pelvic pains....

Looks like I've missed out on a lot!! Will have to catch up in a min, what is the hot topic of today?

Ok off to catch up as much as pos....

31+1weeks
xzx

hmm...maybe I'll use the new bag for baby stuff and a big bag for my stuff. How long should I expect to be in for? I keep meaning to ask mw but always forget!!! Think the 'first timer, not sure what to expect' nerves are setting in!!!

got sent this earlier... not that I endorse child cruelty or anything....

when the naughty step doesnt work

Hi bubblez

Have just read the thread about the in laws staying - am now sweating! Although doesn't apply to my ils but my m&d

Has anyone heard from Pesha? She hasn't posted for a while - if you are lurking are you okay Pesha?

PSML Gmm very cute though!

SOL - yeah I have done a bit of reading of that other thread, I guess it depends on how well you get on with in-laws and whether you'd be able to relax around them really, which is why I'm putting my foot down. I just can't relax around my in-laws and feel like I have to run around after them...I'm not obsessive about the house being clean and tidy but the last time they stayed MIL just kept leaving used stuff in the kitchen and not wiping up after herself and I felt like a little slave! Have told DH they can visit on the condition I don't have to cook for them, make tea for them, wash up after them or generally get up off my arse! Have told DH that if they complain about the state of the house etc I'll be telling them where the cleaning stuff is .

What does everyone do about bf in front of DHs family...I'm a bit worried about that too.

Afternoon - ds2 asleep in car - so quickie hello!

I have decided to take one bag for labour and stuff for immediately after birth and then leave hospital bag and baby bag in car. Last time I kept running out of sleepsuits in hospital - is was so emabrrasing - poor ted This time will pack more sleepsuits, vests and nappies.

I have everything in my cupboard except earplugs! Hoping won't have to stay in too long this time - keen to get home - would like support with breastfeeding but feel hospital may not be the best place - think would rather have someone come to the house or supportive friends help me.

Right - better check on ds2!

Tea and jaffa cakes all round?