Due April 2008 -The one where SCORPIO GETS MARRIED!!(and we get virtually drunk)

[VictorianSqualor]

Hugs to VS and knitter. Don't have anything constructive to say on CofE schools cos we don't have any.
VS - Am glad it's not only my DSD who is a snail in the mornings! Sometimes I watch her and she can sit perfectly still staring into space/at Tv for 10mins without doing ANYTHING. Makes me go all raaaa when in a rush.

It's not just the slowness that gets me Ellie, it's the shrug
She just seems to be oblivious to the world around ehr, I go in her book bag every few days and there is always letters in there, when I ask her why she didnt tell em I get the shrug and either 'I don't knooow' or 'I forgot' ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH

Sorry to hear you're having a shit day, VS. Can you do something lovely at the weekend to make up for it, and get DP to look after DCs?

How awful for you, TMP, very scary. Glad it turned out well though, and good you got confidence about hospital.

Velbels, thanks for E111 info. I seem to remember from last time that I didn't get any info on anything till about 34 weeks - but at the end they really crank it up and you have to see GP/midwife/hospital all the time. I was out of the country until 30 weeks though, so it was a bit different, but it took me a while to get appointments and I didn't seem to have missed anything. Antenatal classes were really near the end - maybe 35-36-37 weeks? TBH, no one asked me about the birth, but I got a lot of MW appointments at the hospital at the end, so I guess that's when you start to talk about it. I wouldn't worry. You can always go and see them if something happens.

Sagitta, I'm sleeping all weekend, whether they like it or not!!!

Oh except tomorrow DP is having his first flying lesson, and his boss is moving house this weekend right roud the corner from us. Fuck.

Flying lesson? That sounds good - except for you and sleeping plans! Unlucky about his boss moving near by. No sickies then

Sickies arent too bad, he's really funny about having a day off unless its holiday but as he often works out of the office he normally comes home early, no more of that now.

VS, 1st flying lesson? Argh, that's the first step to the slippery slope downwards! My DH has a microlight lisence and him, his dad and a couple of other blokes bought a kit and built their microlight. As you do. I've made it very clear that our lo isn't going up with his daddy until he's old enough to be trusted not to press any buttons that might do something dangerous! Poor little thing has about a million things with aeroplanes on too already, including babygros from mothercare with 'little aviator' on. I hope he likes aeroplanes!

oh VS - hate it when days like that happen ... make sure you do sleep loads this weekend and relax ...

btw at 'Tarquin'

Yeah, he is really hard to buy for so for xmas I got him a lesson, whether he'll like it or not I have no idea.
He's really into cars anyway and is desperate for a motorsports license but I bought him all the crap he needed to apply for that and he still hasn't got round to it, so I might be lucky that he has one lesson and procrastinates for the rest of his life

TMP.

Hmm, I posted all my comments below half an hour ago on Knitters school thread by accident Anyway here I am back the right thread...

Very cute peachy!

Velbels, you might want to check out some of the hot threads on home births going on at the moment. here & here
The people I've known who have had home births have prepared for them months in advance and read tons of books on the subject but you still have time if that's what you want. I'd just say that most of the preparation is down to you.

TMP: Glad to hear you're ok. that must have been quite a scare!

VS: Sorry to hear you're having a crappy day. Hope it gets better!

Knitter:l The whole schooling system over here is a bit of a shock to me. In Ireland primary school was Catholic by default (because almost everyone was Catholic at the time, though that's all changed now) but the odd one's who weren't just didn't do religion. For secondary our religion classes were about 'all religions' and all sorts of topical issues (family planning, homosexuality etc) and I learned a lot but I think the school was quite forward in that way. I've understood from my cousins in the UK that the better state schools are usually Catholic and so you have to be Catholic to get in and even then the Parish priest can interview you and you have to be seen going to mass etc. so some of my cousins are actually starting to go to mass now for the sake of their childs schooling! My husband is jewish and I'm catholic so i guess i'm in trouble...

I've just checked with my insurance and I'm covered for abroad. My friends water broke just after midnight and I am waiting for news. This is her 2nd baby and I will hopefully get to see him/her when I go to Dublin on Monday! The arrival of babies is even more exciting now that i'm expecting my own!

Sorry, here are the homebirth threads. Fingers crossed they work this time here& here

VS - mine does a shrug too. And then looks oblivious to the fact that I am getting cross and just says 'I forgot' or 'I lost it' and doesn't seem to care. Have to keep reminding myself that I probably didn't care that much about getting to school and lost lunchboxes/cardigans etc at 9 either. [sighs]

Thanks for your comments.

DH did think i was getting a bit carried away worring about delivery now! i just want to be prepaired- i am checking out the links on home birthing. Thanks Mollyfloss

I think once you get into the third trimester it's normal to start really thinking about the birth. There's so much info out there to read and it takes a while to get through it all. A couple of people here gave birth at 32 weeks so you just never know! I'm still finding the 'what to expect when you're expecting' a great book for the facts.

Hi everyone. System is still playing up so 1st time I´ve mangaged to get on my machine. Great message peachy. Good luck tomorrow Scorpio - wish I was having mine again

My friend decided not to go to hospital to have baby turned as her private gynae said there was no need and it could be excrutiatingly painful so if it´s breech, it´s breech and that´s that

Had to have yesterday off as pump for our water tank gave up the ghost. Then found out our pipes were so furred up that pump wouldn´t work properly unless they were cleaned so am now 800 euros poorer, which we definately didn´t need right now

It meant that Wed night I spent in tears and ended up having about 3hrs sleep as all I could do was stress about it. However, am better now Looking forward to a restful weekend & at least we don´t smell now

Sorry for so many little messages but my machine won´t let me post anything bigger

Well, gotta go. Have good weekends everyone & (fingers crossed) my machine will be more co-operative on Monday
Go Scorpio - Yay Will be thinking of you.

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