due in June - except for the lucky few who have already popped!!!

[derlor]

hello

yeh, get her to bed nice and early and settle down on here.

my children are behaving oddly. especially DS2. Wondering if he's coming down with something.

have cleaned kitchen walls as diversion tactic (so I can be diverted away from them!)

Hopefully she'll go to bed early, but early for her is 8! I'm also pissed off because we have very little food and were supposed to go shopping this evening. I have just drunk the last of the milk and squash! Looks like it's water for us to drink tonight!

I need some inspiration. What is everyone getting DH/DP for father's day?

A kick in the nuts!

LOL

Afternoon you chatty lot!!
Been to the hospital today for final scan - LO's head is down but not engaged and not yet past fibroid - but they want me to have a normal delivery and if poss NO CS!! I'd sort of got round to the idea of a CS - that wouldve been in 2 weeks - but now it oculd anything up to % weeks plus - so dont worry Foxy - I'll prob be last!!

I was going to get him the new fulham shirt, but I think my first suggestion is more apt!

that should say 5 weeks plus

Glad things are ok for everyone.

My lovely Dh took the boys away for an hour so I've had another nap. Still feel like poo. Maybe I'm laying down energy stores for labour? They came back with flowers too.

Foxy, that's one of the reasons I don't go to parks. What a silly cow. Unfortunately kids do that but you can't sit back and watch and then complain, she should have done what everyone else said. (I would have cried and come homebut that's my answer to most things). It's funny you mention cleaning your walls as a distraction - that's why I do all my cleaning. I can cope with them much better if I'm partially occupied elsewhere.

Sadly I have to go and COOK dinner. Bugger. Back later. x

Ria, sounds like you've had a lovely day. Sausages for dinner tonight (again)

Father's Day - I hit matalan the other week and got DH a t-shirt that says "dad - king of the unfinished project" (oh so true in our house. If I can find them on ebay I want some chef tshirts too that say "fork it" and "it's not illegal to toss salad"). DH likes t-shirts, honest! I got one for my dad that says "real dads don't read instructions" and another guide bood for NZ and a natural toothbrush!

Gifts are always weird or predictable here, and always cheap.

LOL re the t-shirts. I like the idea of weird or cheap - i tend to go with predictable as DH is sooooo difficult to buy for.

I like that Ria - I always call my DP 'half-job'.

Oh yes, cleaning is a good way of avoiding interaction with children! I used to particularly like baking because I'd feel especially "mumsy" and virtous knocking up plates of scones and victoria sponges.

The things we do to avoid our offspring!

Poor DS2 has dropped off to sleep. Not sure what to do with him now, he won't go to sleep tonight if he sleeps now. Perhaps he's getting sick after all.

DP is away with the kids on father's day, I have a weekend to myself! yeeee-haaa! They are back on the sunday (or before if baby comes).

Holly, how easy is it for you to get the train to Forest Hill/East Croydon? Am thinking about our trip to the Horniman Museum in the summer.

Foxy....not ignoring you...been off paying for our week in Staithes and booking our ferry for our holiday in October....very odd putting in the baby's passenger details when she isn't even born yet...lets hope we're right about the sex, LOL.

LOA is Left Occiput Anterior...i.e her back is facing to the left of the front of my bump....40% of babies are in this position at birth and its the easiest and quickest position according to my MW and Prof Regan.

Yahoo - have managed to stretch the afternoon out with coffee at friend's & in-laws so junior quite happy to do a bit of 'craft' until tea time. On the home stretch now for the whole tea, bath, bed malarkey. Have got strange sort of 'period pain' - can't decide whether it's just from walking back, baby's head engaging or what... DH away overnight on Saturday so just my luck that it'll all kick off then.

Here's to a quiet evening for all of us...

Take it easy westcoaster....you don't want any other scares

Hmm, perhaps baby is moving downwards ready for the great leap forward Westcoaster!

Derlor's been quiet today ?????

I can report not hearing anything from her or Mr Derlor by text message!

Is she telling you when she's going in t hospital...or is she having a home birth?

She's going in I think. Am fairly sure. Her DP has my number too. Though he refused to put it in his phone as 'Foxy' I think!

She's there, just watching and waiting ... getting ready for tomorrow!

westcoaster...Lulu has been looking for you on your prolapse thread......

Hope Derlor is OK - keep us posted Foxy.

Daisy - good news on your 'optimal positioning' - all that ball bouncing must be working!

By the way - am hoping that there will be no great leaps - forward or otherwise!

Daisy - LOL at 'my prolapse thread' - what has my life come to!!!!!