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Due in the New Year - waddling our way past the half way mark

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mixedmama · 15/08/2007 15:52

Hellooooo there

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MamaMaiasaura · 08/09/2007 21:46

ds and dp loved it, i wasnt too bothered although laughed at a few bits. Decided it is a better 'home movie'

Dreading next week as that is when the 'real work' starts on next doors kitchen so who knows how many more visitors we will have. Ah well, hoping to move, just hope that no mice make an appearance during viewings!

I agree re carpets in nursery. You must be shattered, cant imagine staying up so late now. Tired now! Going to snuggle with dp and have a callipo he is off to Japan in a couple of weeks so making most of time together. HE is also encouraging beanie to dance, and is finding it funny how active he is.

LilyLoo · 08/09/2007 21:49

am sure calippo will get him dancing
was dissapointed that the best bit was the pig bit wich i had seen on the trailers. dp was a bit dissapointed coming from a serial Simpsons fan! enjoy your snuggle and make the most of them for now!

gingeme · 08/09/2007 21:50

Evening ladies. Had my parents visiting today. My Dads convinced I am having a girl this time. Sorry Dad. Nearly slipped up a couple of times but think I did ok.I see we have a few newbies.
welcome ladies. Just so you know we are having a meet up on the 19th September at Pizza Express Picadilly Circus at 7pm. I havent booked the table yet so if any of you fancy joining us please feel welcome to do so. We have 6 coming so far.Let me know. Thanks.
Off to bed now. Beanys doing somersaults at the mo so I think its going to be a heart burny night.Night all xxxx

MamaMaiasaura · 09/09/2007 18:46

Evening all Had a busy day today. Started off with ds at rugby training and then went to my sisters and collected moses basket (40 years old), stand and a big bag of my ds's old baby clothes! Already washed a load of them and hung them to dry. Cant believe the time has flown since ds was wearing them.

DP has wokred very hard with DIY/decorating today. He is a bit stressed out about how much we have to do and also him going to Japan in 2 weeks. We are trying to get house all together to sell.

JUst popped on as dp & ds are having some time together. Hope you are all ok.

We will need a new thread soon.. any ideas on titles? It appears our beanies are all pretty much dancing on our bladders, we are starting to near the 3rd trimester too.

beller · 10/09/2007 07:39

Morning all!

Hope all is well..

Twinsandtriplets - your children sound so cute with their stories! xx

Awen - did you get to the new forest? hope it was good..its one of my favourite places x
Well done witht he mice...not sure I would cope with them very well!

Cazzybaby- Hoe did the packing go? Moving is stressful, hope all is going as well as it can be x

Kezzakezza - welcome!! I havnt met my midwife yet!! Have just seen the sonographer twice and a different hospitale for blood results. I see mine 19th sept, which will be 26 wks?

Lillyloo- I keep saying im going to opt out of social events...went to see Police saturday , which was good..but late. Dont know how im going to cope with TAke that twice n November, one fo them being in Birmingham!!

I had a good weeekend, went to see "knocked up" with my neice yesturday, which was funny. I also bought all my nursery furniture/pram/car seat and base saturday! My brother in law starts decorating the nursery today, cant wait to see it finished! I know its suppsoed to be bad luck to have the pram in the house before birth, but what about the cot?
Hope you all had a good weekend xxxxxx

MotherofZ · 10/09/2007 08:08

Morning all!

Hope you are all well and blooming .

Did you have a good weekend??

Feel sooooo shattered this morning - came back late from London last night, got stuck on the M40 in motorway traffic for an hour and a half (thank goodness DD slept through it all), plus I was so desperate for the loo. Saw some people walking off to the bushes to relieve themselves - but I was thinking no-way am I going to do that!!! Just hold it!!!
Hubby got some take-out when we got home - must have eaten something dodgy as I saw throwing up loads last night and still don't feel 100% this morning .
Anyway had a nice time in London - mum cooked me loads of dishes to take home and freeze...so glad I don't need to worry about dinner for the next week!!! Defo going to be cooking and freezing loads of dishes when I am on M/L too.
Have a nice day...

bluebell82 · 10/09/2007 08:34

hello all sorry to jump in but I have my 20 week scan today and I am worried, there is no reason to be worried but just wondering how daunting everyone else found it!!!??

BeckyAu · 10/09/2007 08:55

Good morning all! Hope everyone had good weekends? Thanks very much for all your advice about what to put on the floor in the nursery - very much appreciated

Beller - ooh what did you buy? All sounds very exciting! We've not got anything yet. We're about to move (oh please let it be on Friday... no conformation yet - due to exchange today) so once we get to the new house I can think about this one's room. But I do look forward to buying the furniture and doing the decoration. Your sounds fab! Don't worry about bad luck - I have no knowledge of superstitions but I thibk you can make your own luck and it'd be worse if you left the new furniture somewhere and it got damaged! So I'd say bring it in the house where you know it's safe and when Babybel gives you a kick you can go an look at it an get excited!

Motherofz - feel better soon

Bluebell - don't worry! The scan is fab! Have a read through other people's experiences - you'll see we all got really excited and amazed at what you can see. My bean was really rather lazy compared to some who did somersaults but it's an incredible experience. So relax and enjoy it - and let us know how it went. bet you'll be grinning from ear to ear after the scan!

Love to everyone else xxx

beller · 10/09/2007 08:57

Hope you feel better motherofz! dosnt sound good, think ill do the same with the freezing dinners x

Bluebell82 - thinks its natural to worry about scans and appts hun. Good luck, what time is your appt?

MotherofZ · 10/09/2007 09:02

thanks guys
Becky - have you reached a decision about what sort of flooring put down.
Bluebell - i think it is normal to be a bit worried prior to the scan - but once you see your little one on the screen you will be so amazed. Don't forget to take some change if you want any pictures!!

beller · 10/09/2007 09:03

Beckyau - Have fingers crossed for you for Friday!!!
Well I bought this furniture www.mamasandpapas.co.uk/range/1105/ wadrobe,cot/bed and chest. Plus this pram
http://www.mamasandpapas.co.uk/product-185748801/type-i/, and this car seat www.mamasandpapas.co.uk/product-419148800/type-i/.
I didnt buy off M+P though, there is a discount warehouse near me, got 20 pct off the furniture and £100 of the pram! Still expensive, but I couldnt resist

mixedmama · 10/09/2007 09:38

Hola,

I am back from my week off.

Finally, I have had my scan. Went really well. The sonographer was so nice, I had forgotten to go to the bank so couldnt get a pic but she got the perfect pose and as i left gave me the pic and said it was just too good not to give one.

Anyway, to the most important part (other than the fact that LO is healthy) is that ITS A BOY!!!

Anyway going to catch up with all the posts now.

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MamaMaiasaura · 10/09/2007 10:06

fab scan. another boy too this thread def has a strong blue flavour!

beller · 10/09/2007 10:08

Glad it went well Mixedmamma and congrats on your boy! x

MamaMaiasaura · 10/09/2007 10:09

that was for mixedmamma. how was holiday?

BeckyAu · 10/09/2007 10:18

MotherofZ - I think I may go the carpet route - especially a carpet that's scotchguarded! My mum also said this weekend there will be times when we are in the nursery, sitting at the side of the cot, waiting for the LO to go to sleep, and she said many times she fell asleep sitting on the floor with her hand on the baby, then crawled out of the room to avoid waking the baby up! So I think that with some rugs perhaps that go in the washing machine, and as Fluffymummy said - have a bottle of 1001 carpet spray at hand!

Lucky Babybel! I am loving the furniture and seat - it looks just fab! I bet you're pleased?

And HUGE congrats to Mixedmamma on your boy! As Awen says.. there's lots of blue bumps on this thread! I wonder if statistically means mine is a girl? I'll let you know in January! xx

MotherofZ · 10/09/2007 10:29

Congratulations MM on your scan. Did you have a nice break with your family?

Just had a busy morning organising my replacement even though I'm not leaving until first week of Dec! Just so much to hand over - don't know where to begin...

Angechica · 10/09/2007 10:40

You bought the Pramette Beller! I'm still so undecided.

I went to Pet's Corner (a rather sad little "petting zoo") with 4 under 4's yesterday & spent a lot of time spying on other people's pushchairs.

Found out the hospital we're booked into is one of the most eco-friendly in the country -it even has its own wind turbine.

When I went to the doctor I was given a "schedule" of appointments I had to make with the mw. Booking at 8-10 weeks, then 16 weeks, 25 weeks, 28 weeks and then more frequently. Plus the 2 scans in between these.

Bettymamma · 10/09/2007 10:44

Hi ladies

Trying to catch up from Thursday! Its been busy again. My dd had her 2nd birthday party on Friday it was brilliant but knackering without my dh (still in China - heh 4 weeks to go!). I'm getting the tiredness back again.

Congrats Mixedmama on the scan - another blue one!! I'm the only one with a pink one? That's fab news. I think you thought you had a blue one.

Beckyau - you have just described the first year of my dd's life at night (settling and then crawling out of room on all floors) - oh joy!

Beller - nice purchases. I see you have a pramette - good choice! Bring the cot in - you'll be too big/tired very soon to attempt to assemble it (and you'll need 3 people to assemble it normally!!)

MotherofZ - I see you're tired too. Maybe we're heading towards the asleep on your feet stage. Enjoy the frozen dinners.

Bluebell82 - yes normal to be scared. Good luck.

Right - better get on with some work today

Hope everyone is well is blooming too.

MotherofZ · 10/09/2007 11:12

bettymama - that sounds like a good title for our next thread
'Asleep on our feet'.....???

mixedmama · 10/09/2007 11:32

Just caught up with everything and got quite emotional that you guys remembered me on friday with my scan. So yes, i am teary like the rest of you.

Holiday was lovely. Didnt do much, saw my parents loads as they are finally back from hols.

Had a few appointments. Went with my parents for my bro's doc appointment - can you believe that he has been on medication for 2 whole years and not at any time has a diagnosis been given.... so I went along and extracted every last bit of info from them. Disgusting that not him nor my parents were ever given even a leaflet. Turns out he has paranoid schizophrenia, which I sort of knew but they never actually told him or us. I was fuming. pleased that i managed to get some answers though.

yep, i did think we were having a boy, altho a small part of me was hoping a for s DD. When she said boy i did have a little eyes watering moment, but that was over once she showed me the penis and scrotum. DH had a silent moment on the phone when I told him but when he came home was very excited and started talking names.

In terms of nursery we have two rooms so they will be sharing. DS has a jungle theme at the minute which will work for both of them and Mothercare still stocks the range.

beller - i know the convo is over but just wanted to say you are doing really well in your situation.

Angechica - i have had crazy nightmares... I had a really disturbing nightmare about Lucy Beale from Enders last night. It was her face but a toddlers body and stuff had happened and i had to clean her up.... i woke up very distressed. Also had a dream about Communist Red Guards chucking me out of my home and burning my books.

MotherofZ - good to see that your enthusiasm for Greggs has not waned in my absence.

Barristermum - I am nervous about meet up too. I am thinking i will walk in and go up to the group of pregnant women and just be like "hi I am mixedmama" which sounds quite silly. i am going tolook for Gingeme as I have seen her pics.

I was a SAHM all last week and I loved it. Cooked dinner every day and the house is spotless, very proud of myself. And, it was great spending so much time with DS.

I bought my first purchase for LO on Saturday - a cute little blue tracksuit. He wont be able to wear it for more than about two weeks but just wanted something especially bought for him. My friend has offered to give me loads of her stuff but (and I know this is ridiculously selfish and stuff) but I dont really want her sons stuff, didnt have the heart to say no as it was so nice of her to offer tho. I knw that is silly of me, but I know i wont use it.

anyway I think that is me caught up.

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Bettymamma · 10/09/2007 11:32

Oh i like it Motherofz

I've not named the thread before - goooo on.
We are all seriously going to get knackered again as we head towards the 3rd trimester. Scary...

mixedmama · 10/09/2007 11:36

I feel absolutely shattered already.

At 23 weeks I feel how I felt at 35 weeks with DS1 (feels funny to say DS1)

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fluffymummy · 10/09/2007 11:36

Good morning ladies...hope you're all well? Had a lovely weekend, for the first time in ages we weren't totally overbooked, and spent all day yesterday having a picnic in regents park with lots of friends and multiple babies and small children. Even went out on the rowing lake with DH and DS, who was very excited about seeing the ducks so close...I was quite amused as it turned out that I'm an awful lot better at rowing than dh! Was good to get some exercise .
MotherofZ - hope you feel better soon; you poor thing....
Awen - I think its time to get a cat!
Bluebell - enjoy your scan; relax, it's amazing! (Although I always do worry beforehand....)
Mixedmama - congrats on the results, so happy for you
BeckyAu - have to admit that carpet has definitely saved my knees on innumberable 'crawling out of nursery' nights! It's also just nicer for sitting on...but scotchguard, dark colours and 1001 are all essential
Can't believe I'm finally past the halfway mark, feels like this is going so slooowly sometimes...but then my weight is skyrocketing at the moment. It can't be normal to put on 6lbs in 3 weeks, can it!?!

mixedmama · 10/09/2007 11:37

We are going to need a new thread soon i think. Amazing how quickly it all goes.

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