Bettymamma ? chopsticks hey?! I can see those advantages i.e. being in charge of the remote and the bed space but ironing would be a disaster if DH went away as he does it all he was sweet, even asked at the nappy thing last night if they had to be ironed! that?s a good idea about the recipe section. I love cooking and before this pg I was always trying out new things and testing them on DH and friends, I?ve got really lazy since though but for the first 4 months the smell of meat cooking made me feel really sick. So it?s true, you do forget what happens in labour then? That is comforting My Dh doesn?t have a middle name and he wishes he did so he?s all in favour of our baby having 2
Naetha ? ah yes, I remember now Thackray! So no Zacharay?s for you! We are having two middle names for our little one, we want to use a relative?s name as the second name and my maiden name as the third ? my father is an only child, I am one of 3 girls and we seriously considered double-barreling our surname to include my maiden name but DH changed his mind probably because mine had to go first for it to sound right! I don?t want my family line to die!! Mind you, in Spain you always have 2 surnames, your mother?s and your father?s so we are only giving our kid what other kids will have at school in Spain!
Mixedmama ? it is hard but I am getting so attached to this Beanie and know that he/she wouldn?t have been here if fate hadn?t intervened, I guess I have to look at it that way LOL now have a very wrong image of you and DH oil wrestling in your front room on a Sat night! I hadn?t realized Turkey was so huge with such a massive population ? including camels! I?m with you, meals are a time to sit and chat and catch up, and DH would rather eat in front of the TV. I hate it. On Sunday, he was out all day at the football so I cooked him a 3 course dinner and we had a candle lit dinner in our dining room (going to make the most of my lovely house now!!) it was lovely to do that just the two of us, we normally sit at the kitchen table when it?s just the two of us. I?ve heard that bi or tri lingual kids do take longer to say much ? my friend has that issue with her kids.
MotherofZ ? sounds like the Strep B is one of those things that you are going to have to keep bringing up with your carers! Your DD sounds sweet ? what?s her name? I love the things kids say ? at my wedding, my nephew was the ring bearer and was 2 ½ yrs. When I arrived in my dress he beamed from ear to ear and shouted ?Aunty Manda?s got a tail!!? it was hilarious!! I?ve put on 12 pounds since hitting the 2nd trimester, I didn?t put on any before ? I am hoping its all baby and boobs ? no doubt my mother will tell me otherwise when I see her on Friday!
Hello Barristermum it?s freezing up here today (ice on the windows) but lovely and bright ? I love September! Can?t believe you will still be working in 2008 hon!! sorry to hear about you Mum, my MIL had awful PND twice and is a manic depressive, she?s been institutionalized a lot and has tried to take her life a few times, DH can get really, really low for days and it scares me sometimes. I do worry that Beanie might inherit it is that stupid? I sometimes feel overwhelmed already but most of the time I feel ready and excited. You are right though, we?ll all be around to support each other after our babies arrive too and with that buttress, hopefully we?ll all be fine yeah, yeah the vinyl is getting relegated to the loft! I don?t approve of paying for brochures either ? that?s why I boycott Next!! I have two pairs of mat pjs and they are sooooo comfy. Here www.littlewoods.com/rf//navigation/product.do?D=406128367&thisprod=406128367&Mis_item_loc_id=1&Ntk=g roupsearch&SNtt=maternity%20pajamas&N=85%20103&Nu=thisproduct&Ntt=406128367&Dx=mode+matchall&Np=1& product=406128367&Nty=1&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&SNu=pcaid&Misitem_id=15 and here www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/detailgroup.php?type=GRP&code=A9062&branch=IC&category=CSD LOL I have to say, this is the first time in my life that I have actually liked my tummy!! Thanks hon for your kind words, it?ll be weird but I am looking forward to getting past it to be honest.
Hey Jenswish sorry to hear you?re having a bad time I hope the cramps have gone and that you are feeling much better today.
Gingeme ? ok thanks for your help - so we will need to consider contraception then, crikey! I was on the pill for 18 years (little did I know the risks I was at then as I didn?t know about my blood clotting issues) I?m not allowed back on that ? nor would I want to so I guess I will put the temping method to the test (it worked when we were TTC ? eventually!) DH would not be happy if I suggested condoms! I can understand why that habit of DH?s would annoy you ? it would bug me too. My Dh is a pain as he goes round the house turning off all the power at the walls, now that?s fine when it?s not something in use and I appreciate it is very environmentally friendly but when it is the fridge or the freezer or the alarm clock ? it really bugs me!!!
Lilyloo ? yeah, we can celebrate mat leave together!! I got given a break down from HR of the amount of money I can expect to get ? ball park ? that was a little sobering!!
Awen ? thinking of you and DS today, it will be such a relief for you all when it?s over x
Hey Sabinar so glad you had a lovely time! Offered a seat?! so there are some gentlemen out there, I am still getting pushed out of the way on the train and there is no doubt that I am pg Thunder and Falcon ? now those are unusual
Ah Mummyto2 ? that?s lovely congratulations! Lovely names you?ve got me singing Eric Clapton?s Laila now love that song!
Beller ? a memory name is just that hon whatever it is, if our Beanie?s a girl, her middle name will be Rosemary for my Gran, quite old fashioned but I like the idea of linking the name to my Gran. My Mum?s name is Rowena ? I did consider Rowan for a boy but DH was having none of it! I think Ava Robina Bell sounds fabulous!! ? you go girl!! a variation is Eva if you really have to appease your friend!! thanks for your sentiments for me. I?ve healed so well thanks to all the lovely ladies on MN, the pain is so much less than it used to be.
I see Charlotte Church called her baby Ruby Megan I like Ruby ? it?s a family name in DH?s family as is Rose but there is already a Ruby Rose Mc and she is only 4 (DH?s cousin) so that was out for us!
Hey Nicky6 LOL at your Mum and step Dad ? fabulous! Yeah ? hope the nursery rules! We did the Nursery Advisor thing at JL it was free and frankly really helpful, we wouldn?t have known where to start otherwise. All the best for Friday and how exciting that you?re an classes start ? can you teach me what you learn? I am so worried that my baby will come before I?ve learnt anything! I have a smart black dress borrowed from my sis and I intend to jazz it up with bright, jewel coloured pashminas this winter!
Sideways ? Cyprus or Turkey should still be warm. We head to the South of Spain on Friday but I know the weather will be really hit or miss now.
Hey Neuro LOL you sound on good form!
Coming up for air! Taken me an hour to catch up!