Due May 07 - W/C 11th Feb

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Morning all.............

This weeks resolution for me is to get off my bum and organise my life.

You can put those Gü things in the microwave... Not quite as nice, but I never turn my nose up at them!

wow - you found umlauts! unfortunately no microwave either. never really learnt to trust them properly having said that i do use the one at work for porridge so shocking hypocrisy thing going on there!

Ohhhh befnalbub I wonder how long post baby it is before you invest in a microwave.

oh i agree - i remember the times when baby wakes up just as you have your first mouthful of dinner!! just one example of wen u cant live without the microwave

Evening all

I did try to catch up but ds2 keeps chatting to me and ive lost track of everything (hate it when that happens) I will try again later when he is in bed

Dh suprised me with a lovely romantic card this morning (normally he buys the first one he picks up regardless of the words but he put a bit of effort into it this time) I also got a bunch of lovely red flowers (all different types) plus a single red rose as dh didnt realise there were roses in the first bunch (as observant as ever!!) and a heart shaped box of Ferrero Rocher. I got him a NIKE sweatshirt (not very romantic but it was the only thing he wanted. He's at work tonight so no romantic meal here, instead i had pie and chips with the other two men in my life

Had MW today, actually got to see her after the hassle of last week. Ive decided i must walk aorund with my eyes shut because I realised today my MW is 8months pregnant I know I havent seen her since before Christmas but I still should have noticed. Everything is as it should be, strong heartbeat, right size, blood pressure fine but she did find protein and blood in my urine so I had to do another sample for her to send off, should get the results back on Monday. She also made a note of when i need my next 3 appointments so at least I know where I am, in 3wks time ive got to have more bloods then its my scan and another GP visit and by then my MW will be on maternity leave having had her little girl so my next MW visit will be with someone new

I had some great news yesterday, my friend (also a MNer) got her BFP after TTC for ages and having several MC's. Im so happy for her (and her dh who can now have a rest )

LOL - I'll keep you posted on the microwave front. Only just persuaded my very green DP to buy a dishwasher to put in the new kitchen (needless to say AAA rated).

Hi ladies

Dh and agreed that we would just do cards today as we are a tinky winky bit skint at the mo, so was very surprised this morning when he presented me with a beautiful bouquet of roses and other flowers and a dvd of 'The Devil Wears Prada'. I had stuck to the 'lets just buy a card' agreement and felt very bad!!

Been having lots of BH's today and it has brought labour flooding back into my head.

Well my maternity leave date has been pushed back by 2 weeks to the 13th April Bosses have begged me to work the first 2 weeks in April so that they can go on holiday at easter with the kids. I very kindly agreed as it will mean that they will have to pay me £500-600 extra for those dates as i have to use my holiday allowance up before i go on leave and that would mean i still have 2 weeks to use up. Not going to complain at the extra cash.

Befnal, I fully respect your greenness, but must say, it would be a hard-hearted parent who could withstand their infant's screams of hunger whilst heating up bottles via old-school means (what do you do? pan of hot water?) ...microwaves are a godsend!!! Plant more trees to make up for it?

Still on the hunt for the perfect pink bouncer chair. Anyone ever tried one of these beanbag thingies? here

Couldn't live without my microwave. I hardly use the hob. I steam ALL vegetables in mine in special microwave bowls with a steam release lid. Makes washing up, sorry dishwasher loading very easy and saves use of gas for cooking. AFAIK, using the microwave for 8 mins to do my potatoes uses less energy than boiling for 20 mins on the hob so I reckon it's pretty green.

Having a DH who is regularly late home necessatates a microwave, else I'd have to reheat in the oven. Or cook two meals. Yeah right!

Evening all!

Have just cleaned the entire kitchen/living room area (AGAIN) and am absolutley kaput! It was so mingin, went into make myself some dinner and just thought 'I cant stand to be in here breathing let alone cooking'. So tidied and am now to shattered to flippin cook though my tummys screamin out for food! And have just been informed that there is another party going on in the flat tonight, I've just finished cleaning up from the last - of which had nothing to do with me. If I had known I wouldn't have cleaned as it's just gonna end up trashed again Oh woe is me!!!

Right am gonna attempt to make some food, hopefully I wont fall asleep at the cooker! Hope everyone else is having fab nights, oh and happy valentines day to all lovely ladies and bumps

Hey everyone,

We got a snowstorm last night so after I came to my mom's house to feed her sheep (she's away because my 3 year old niece had her tonsils out) I went home and shoveled snow while dh (wondering if the D is appropriate right now) slept. I made cards from ds and me, because there is almost nothing open today. D?H probably forgot about valentine's day. which isn't surprising because he never knows what day it is. I love him anyway, and will be making macaroni and cheese and hotdogs for dinner. It isn't the most romantic, but I'm pregnant and that's what I want.

So is your pc fixed now? Or are you still at your mom's?

I hope you didn't strain yourself shovelling snow honey. I know how easy it is to just thing, "feck it, I'll do it myself", rather than wait around for DH to do it.

You ok?

I'm at my mom's house. she has a nice satellite dish so I'm sat on her sofa typing and watching tv. I don't know when my pc is going to get fixed and at this point I'm not even thinking about it.

I was fine with the shoveling. It was more of the fact that Dh was sleeping while his pregnant wife walked the dog, shoveled the snow, and took care of his child. Oh well I have some guilt to hold over his head.

I'm doing great otherwise. I can't wait for February to be finished and May to get here.

Yeah, I had that last week. I felt very put upon and flounced about it and ignored DH for a few days. Then he felt victimised and I was the baddy so I got absolutely nowhere with my sulking!

That said, he did feel bad and has been very helpful since Saturday.

Any luck with the pants yet? I bought some under-bump ones and there's no way they'd stay up without a belt, but they're very comfortable all the same. I have borrowed one of DH's belts for them.

I found some that are super comfortable, but I walk around feeling like I have to pull them up all the time. I've started eating more because I want to fill them out. I could still wear my "fat pants" with a belt under my bump. , but those fall down too.

I'm a mess. I just can't wait for May. This pregnancy has been pretty easy, but I'm getting bored with it. Maybe it's the cold weather too. I hate the cold and it's making me miserable.

I'm a bit bored of it too. The 20 week scan made me excited after the lull around 17 or 18 weeks. I'm hoping my re-scan on Friday will improve things. I just want to get on with it.

I think, no, I KNOW leaving work will help. I just can't wait to get away.

I am enjoying the pregnancy - I'm just really, REALLY impatient!

thought i would do an update on my inconsiderate dh!!! he actually hadnt got me a card or anything at all was late for dinner and wen looking at candle lit table said "ill make my excuses now" i said dont bother..... all night tried to 'get over it but woke up at 2 this morning in tears cant believe it weve only been married three months didnt get back to sleep till 5!!!!!

Try not to get any more upset. It's only another day, after all and we've all been duped into thinking it "means something". (It's all Geoffrey Chaucer's fault according to This Wiki Article

It's hurtful when husbands are late home for dinner on any day, without explaination. Try not to get too emotional about the significance of yesterday.

If he's thoughtless a lot of the time over a lot of things, then deal with that - the bigger picture, but try not to focus on one day of the year. I can't speak for your husband, but in my experience, most men switch off to us when we are too emotive about an issue and would probably see it as "going on about bloody Valentine's Day", whereas I daresay you would prefer he was thoughtful most of the time, rather than focussed on February 14th.

taken and understood hun ty - just the principle of it you know ill have forgotton bout it by the time he gets home i expect

Yep, I know what you mean. You build yourself up with expectation and it hurts ten-fold when you're let down. I know. I've been there before.

Let him make it up another time. Men are a bit 'fick sometimes.

Morning all,

Sorry your evening didn't go as planned lillaura

Notsolilkel, my BF has that bean bag seat, it is very comfortable for a new born and her dd loved it for the first few mths. Dd is not so keen now at 8mths. Her ds (4) quite often sits on it to watch TV. The washable cover is good but on a downside it has done as most beanbags do and lost quite a bit of it's firmness. I don't think she has used it as much as she thought she would. Hope that helps.

lol needed 'hug' - he did say he would take me out to dinner at end of month for dinner so u never know hope yet!!!!! rubbed it in a bit that he had his fav dinner that i hadnt cooked for him in ages - so feel bit better for that

pmsl at the bit 'fick sometime comment TYG. Hehe thats brightened up my morning. x