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Due April 2007 - eggs on legs, boiling steadily

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Ellieump · 01/03/2007 13:12

slight change from the one i had planned but figured we'll only truly be hard-boiled once we're overdue!

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octopussyintummy · 01/03/2007 13:15

More like a space hopper with legs LOL!

octopussyintummy · 01/03/2007 13:17

Do you know I feel so much calmer and more together for seeing th consultant. Maybe will focus on being good mummy for a bit and have a household no shouting or whinging week!

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Ellieump · 01/03/2007 13:19

where's the excitement in that

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octopussyintummy · 01/03/2007 13:25

No excitement here apart from being able to go ahead and deliver naturally - relaxing and calming is the new thing - may even try to massage my kids ROFL!

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Ellieump · 01/03/2007 13:27

HELP!!!! someone has kidnapped octopussy!!!!

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Birdiebump · 01/03/2007 13:44

Nice new thread title Ellie!

Glad all news is good Octopussy. I'm not seeing mw until the week after next, so I will update you on my size estimate then! I think a no shouting or whingeing week sounds great (albeit somewhat boring! ).

Now can it work in my house? DS1 (age 14) is by far the most laid back member of the household so no probs there but DH and DS2 are actually rather similar and both guilty of shouting and whingeing on a regular basis.....

Sexonslightlypuffylegs · 01/03/2007 13:54

Hiya. Ellie, really hope you get things sorted with Stephen one way or another. You don't need any stress just now on top of what you have already.
Thanks for sending the email, and apologies for forgetting to say who I was - mush head!

Clarice, poor dh. Is it something awful? You said he had returned to you in Spain but was poorly. I hadn't realised quite how poorly though. Thinking of you.

Hi to all. Have to head, as running late to meet a friend at one of these farm places.

Catch up later. xx

runnyhabbit · 01/03/2007 14:24

ellie - hope everything works for the best with Stephen. And thanks for sorting the e-mails out

ds cold still hasn't cleared up, and he's now got a rather nice cough to go with it, so am taking him to the docs tonight. Seems ok in himself, and looks so handsome today in his Welsh rugby jersey (its St Davids Day). Cue runnyhabbit bursting with mothers pride

octopussy - really pleased everything went well for you

only got tomorrow left in work.....

runnyhabbit · 01/03/2007 14:29

We've been thinking about buying a gift from this lo for ds, but don't quite know what. I like the idea of some sort of keepsake, but I know that ds won't appreciate it as much as a toy.

Any ideas?

weeonion · 01/03/2007 14:30

ellie - love the new thread name!!

flumppootle · 01/03/2007 14:31

Clarice, sorry to hear about dh. Hopefully his appointment will be soon and he can come home to you.

YEAH to your news octopussy, what a weight of your mind, really pleased for you.

I am .
I baked dh his cake and it is cremated! He had glued the wrong dials onto the wrong cooker bits!!
I said to one of you at the weekend that DIY is a swear word in this house - AND THAT IS WHY.

Dh couldn't stop laughing when I took it out of the oven.
His comment......I have heard of well fired rolls but have never seen a well fired cherry cake....AAARRGGHHHH
At least it cheered him up I suppose, just not quite how I intended it to

mammyjo · 01/03/2007 14:32

Runny, know what you mean about the rugby shirt. My ds has gone to school today in his for st davids day and he looked bloody scrummy if I say so myself!!

mammyjo · 01/03/2007 14:33

flump!!

mammyjo · 01/03/2007 14:37

Thanks for the email Ellie, oooggs is my buddy but not on there yet and has been quiet lately. Wonder whether she has already produced?! Hope you get things sorted with Stephen xx

GirtWaspbElly · 01/03/2007 14:37

Hiya,

I'm SOOOOO sticking my head in the sand about this baby. Due in 5 weeks and not re-assembled the sterilizer (hoping to bf again) washed/located tiny clothes, found the basket for the moses basket..

At least we've managed to move sd into his own big biys bed - which he's getting better at not falling out of - the first night he seemed to be doing laps of the bedroom floor in his sleep when ever we popped our heads in!

Managed to have another row with dh about him coming home & cracking on with DIY whilst I attempt to think of an d cook dinner with clingy ds ronud legs wanting to help/see. He can't see that he would have a much happier evening if he could give me a break in getting ds fed and into bed then he would be free to set off on his own agenda for the evening.

I put ds down to bed last night said I'm not organisng food, going to bed myself and then did. RAAAH.

Considering how tired I am again today (despite a marvellous sleep) we may yet get a repeat performance tonight!

Boobs - mine grew & stayed at least a cup size larger after 6 months bf without any droopage (but then they were always perky lucky me!) Hoping for similar this time!

Sorry for a bit of a ramble - last day at work next Friday (hooray!)and then a epic train journey to see my parents for 3 days with ds and then home & stop.

Catch up with y'all soon

mammyjo · 01/03/2007 14:38

Going to get ds from school now as I seem to have had the tumbleweed effect on this thread! Catch you later (if you all come back)!!

flumppootle · 01/03/2007 14:47

Thanks Ellie for the mail

ROLF SOSPL!

Need to pick up dds so will mail you later WaspElly

nuttygirl · 01/03/2007 14:54

Thanks for the email Ellie, hope you get things worked out with Stephen. (((hugs)))

Got your email Octopussy, will have to put your number in my phone before I forget!!! (Yes, I am that stupid )
Glad to hear things went well at your appointment.

Runny - Maybe you could get DS a small toy & a keepsake, or could you get him something like tickets for a day out somewhere so you'd have photos as a keepsake.

Am getting a bit stressed as it seems both sets of parents are desperate to visit asap when baby is born. I just don't want anyone staying over that early on. Why can't people consider how I'll be feeling? I don't want to worry that the baby is crying at night and keeping 'guests' awake IYKWIM. Have been wishing for ages that baby comes on due date (just before easter w/end) cos my dad can't get time off work over easter, but now ILs have said how great it would be cos they could come for 4 days....ER NO, OVER MY DEAD BODY. It's a bit difficult to ask them not to stay over cos they both have so far to travel. grr...just had to rant about that - sorry.

maveta · 01/03/2007 15:00

Love the new thread title! Can´t believe how little some of you have got left! I´m one of the last so still 7 weeks 5 days to go but seeing some of you say only 4 weeks to go... I have to say in the end this last trimester isn´t going so slowly after all! eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek

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Ellieump · 01/03/2007 15:06

i've seen some lovely t-shirts in mothercare saying 'i'm the big brother' so think i'll get one of them for matthew from baby.

and need to find a tray with sides for him to play marbles on which will also be a pressie from baby, as he knows he can't roll them on the floor once it's here!

5wks+4!!!!!

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twinkle183 · 01/03/2007 15:27

Hi ya guys...

Back from the hospital with bump intact - all okay just want to keep an eye on me!! I was there for 6 hrs - god were we bored!!!

Thanks for the wellwishes and thinking of you commets its good to know I have the support of you guys...

Can anyone fill me in on what this buddy list thing is cos I must of missed it all???

Take care everyone!!!

Twinkle183

YvieE · 01/03/2007 15:46

Glad appt went well Twinkle
Had my AN appt this am, baby measuring right for dates, and head down.
Nutty - don't let the situation with the parents\ILs get you too stressed out-I can't offer you any advice though because I know I'm going to have exactly the same situation with my large family. Short of not answering my phone and turning the doorbell off I don't know what else to do - any advice would be appreciated!

mammyjo · 01/03/2007 15:47

Glad everything is ok twinkle.

Ellie, like the idea of that t shirt, will go into mothercare when in town tomorrow and have a look for one as ds would love it!

I have got ds a book called I am the big brother, and also some floam. Dont know whether any of you have seen it but its kind of like play doh stuff with beady bits in it but allegedly doesnt make the same mess. Ds has been asking for it for ages so have got that as I know he will like it. He is really liking biker mice from mars just now too so thinking I could get him a toy or dvd of that too. Nice idea about tickets for a day out, didnt even think of that one.

liath · 01/03/2007 16:15

Yvie - seriously - sometimes turning the phone & doorbell off is the way to go! We just left the answerphone on when we wanted a break. We have also said absolutely NO-ONE to stay for the first 6 weeks this time. If anyone is offended then tough titty, they might want to have a wee think about why we've said that (thinking of my dear MIL here!).

I asked dd what was in mummy's tummy yesterday and was informed that there was a helicopter. Oh dear.

mmk · 01/03/2007 16:50

We seem to have far more than our fare share of family problems to deal with. DHs who obsess about absolutely everything we do and mine who couldn't give a toss.

I've created a calendar for the birth and after, and given each a slot.

Last time, I put some furniture in the paper to sell, and the details only went in the paper 3 months later, which happened to be my second day home, when I was very ill with mastitus! The phone rang all day and half the night. We lost the instructions for the anwerphone too!

This time, we'll keep all visitors away, with a notice on the door (did that last time too, it worked really well). We had so many friends and neighbours desperate to get a peek or our very long awaited baby.
It said the best time to call was about 5, until 7. I also had the nursery fully set up, so when I wanted to retreat, I could say I needed to settle the baby, and disappear.