Due APRIL 2008- BOTTOMS UP!! Babies and raspberry leaf tea!!

[TLSM]

Here we go welcome all

30 March: Peachy, 34, from Caerleon, S/Wales, a boy. 4th baby (already has 3 DSs (8, 7, 4.5)).
01 April: siameez, expecting a boy.
01 April: vacaloca.
02 April: Redmonster, 29. This is her first baby.
02 April: Sheds75, from Cheshire, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
02 April: V1KK1M, from Hertfordshire, expecting a surprise. This is her first baby.
03 April: NoMoreHighHeels.
03 April: Sal22, 30, London, our first baby (boy)
04 April: CeylonSapphire, from Twickenham. This is her first baby.
04 April: PortAndLemon, 35, from SW London, expecting a girl. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (3)). Next scan 5th March.
04 April: lorisparkle, 33, from Cotswolds. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (15 months)).
04 April: Themaskedposter, 35, from SW London. This is her Second child, expecting a surprise.
06 April: micegg.
06 April: paranoidmummy, 24, expecting a surprise.
07 April: Daftmoo, from South Hampshire. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (8)).
07 April: Fleecy, 30, expecting a surprise. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (14 months)).
07 April: Piccalilli2, 32, from Sheffield, expecting a girl. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (2)).
08 April: Denny185, 33, expecting a girl. This is her third baby (already has 1 DD (5) and 1 DS (14 months)).
08 April: Elfsmummy, expecting a surprise.
08 April: KnitterInTheNW, 32, from Warrington, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
08 April: Rainbowdays, Expecting a Boy. This is her third baby, (already has ds 4 and dd 3). baby expected to arrive in March
11 April: VictorianSqualor, 27, from Bicester, expecting a surprise. This is her third baby (already has 1 DD (7) and 1 DS (3)).
09 April: egyptianprincess. This is her first baby.
09 April: mummyofaprincess, 21. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (2)).
09 April: siikibam, expecting a surprise. This is her first baby.
10 April: Gangle.
10 April: MathairNua, 29.
11 April: scorpio1, 23, from Cornwall, expecting a girl. This is her third baby (already has 1DSS (5) and 2 DSs (5 and 2)).
12 April: gemprincess, 29, expecting a boy. This is her fourth baby (already has 3 DDs (7, 3, 16 months)).
12 April: Velbels, 28, expecting her first baby.
12 April: positive, 38, from N Ireland. This is her first baby. High risk baby has Down's.
13 April: MassiveMollyfloss, 32, from Ireland but living in London, expecting a girl.
14 April: Jaq39, from Edinburgh.
14 April: SuzeM, 35, from Ireland but living in London, expecting a girl. This is her first baby.
15 April: Bainmarie, 30. This is her third baby (already has 1 DD (almost 4) and 1 DS (2)).
15 April: pad.
15 April: PippiCalzelunghe. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (2.4)).
17 April: babywhiting, 30. expecting a girl.
17 April: EllieG, 29. (already has 1 DSD).
17 April: soph28, 28.
18 April: bunyanvillas, from W London. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (3)).
19 April: dolly1, from London, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
19 April: northeastmummy, from Aberdeen. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (16 months)).
19 April: AttillaTheHan, from Preston. This is her second baby. Has ds 3 1/2.
20 April: Ayomi. This is her first baby.
20 April: mumzyof2, 21.
20 April: munchkinmum. This is her second baby.
20 April: Toastaddict, 31, from Nottingham. This is her first baby.
21 April: Annieroo. This is her first baby.
21 April: littlemissturquoise.
22 April: BabyBratt, 30, from Manchester. This is her first baby.
22 April: rdk, from Manchester. This is her second baby.
22 April: Soph73, 34, from Gran Canaria. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (5)).
23 April: Carey87, 20, from Orpington, Kent. This is her first baby.
25 April: loisstella, 33.
25 April: scampmum, 29. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (18 months)).
26 April: TLSM, 29, from Surrey, expecting a boy. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (3). Next scan 14th March
26 April: eva07, 29, soon to be from Cardiff, expecting a surprise. This is her first baby.
26 April: Sagitta, 34, from Suffolk, expecting a surprise. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (21 months)).
26 April: meandbump, 21, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
27 April: ShellySara, 30.
27 April: Lennsuey. This is her first baby.
28 April: Beeper. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (8.5)).
28 April: honeybee10. This is her third baby.
28 April: Woollymummy. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (17 months)).
29 April: Mum2b2babyRoo, 32, expecting a surprise. This is her first baby.
end April: chipmonkey, 38. This is her fourth baby (already has 3 DSs).

NEM: The doll really works, she will copy everything you do with the LO. It's very cute!

So I've been out and I got tomatoes, avocado and lovely basil pesto dressing but the woman at the cheese counter said no way should I have mozzarella, that she has just been on a training course and even if it's pasteurised, it's still not good because of some bacteria that is still in it or added to it when pasterising. She said it is new research... huh? Made me all paranoid and am thinking of putting something like artichoke instead of mozzarella, even though it says here that you don't need to avoid mozzarella

LOL at all our 'can't be bothered-nesses' - I am actually doing a chicken casserole - which I wouldn't have been bothered to do if I hadn't taken the chicken out of the freezer this morning.

How lovely that you guys (Knitter, sheds and denny) met up in RL .

Glad today is 'over' as such now - ie don't have to go outside again - as the weather has been abismal. Where are the wonderful spring days? I ask you.

Oh and also (after having another effort at a catch up on this thread) to you Scorpio re your Nan... hope you are ok.

By the way, am SO glad you're all suffering the same domestic inertia as I am! Apart from Ellie, putting us all to shame with her home baking, of course . We are having a DIY toad-in-the-hole kit that DH found in Tescos for 62p yesterday. That counts as home cooking, right?

Urgh everything HURTS. My DB kindly told me this morning that he reminded me of all of this when I told him we were trying for number 2. It wasn't nearly this bad last time!

Too much chocolate in this house. Only thing saving me is that it's too far to walk to the kitchen.

blimey MF - I've had lots of Mozzarella, just checked to see if it's been pasturised and scoffed away ...

ps Scorps, hope all was OK in the end at the w/e. DH got back after 1 (he phoned me so I got to tell him to come home... ), I let him sleep in until 11.30 when I made him a bacon sandwich. Particularly impressive I think given that he went to sleep in spare room to save me his beer fumes, woke me up by knocking over the clothes rail and pulling off the doorhandle, so I had to let him out, he then ran into the bathroom and weed in the shower (??) only to come back to sleep in our bed and grind his teeth (he does this anyway) SO BADLY there was no way I could stay asleep, took me ten minutes of lights on full body shaking to wake him up (apparently he added to his 8 pints with night nurse when he got home and he's a pretty heavy sleeper at the best of times) and banished him to spare room (I couldn't climb over toppled clothes rail) so I basically had f all sleep! He then went back to sleep in the afternoon - and he doesn't get why I don't like him going out really late??

I've eaten loads of mozzarella
In fact, at reading this thread I made a mozzarella, avocado and pine nut salady thing about an hour ago (no tomatoes in house ) Twas yum

I think in the opinion of deli woman vs. opinion of government debate, the governemnt wins. Especially when they say what I want to hear!

Scampmum, there's something so unfair about your DH going out getting plastered when you can't but reading the whole story has me PMSL ! You were very nice to make him a bacon sandwich after all that!

I'm supposed to be doing a roast chicken tonight.
Think I might not though, the chicken still doesn't feel defrosted properly, ah well.

lol VS - I like your style!

I've eaten loads of mozzarella too, I reckon the deli woman was just trying to cover her own back in case you happen to get ill after eating it.

I think your chicken hasn't defrosted enough VS, I think it would be safer to cook it tomorrow instead

I'm on my own tonight so will eat M&S caesar salad and then have the rest of the Galaxy chocolate that's in the fridge. Think I might ring my bros for a chat and my niece (4) and nephew (2) too. I might even watch a bit of telly also (I hardly ever think to turn on the TV weirdly).

I think mozzarella is fine too. Will get some tomorrow (the dinner is tomorrow night)

Made me laugh too (in the light of day, not so much at 5am...).

I too have eaten loads of mozzarella. Unless it gives you SPD it seems to have been OK for us so far...

VS am sure that chicken will take at least another day...

VS: I admire you for even defrosting a chicken. I usually buy them already cooked (in a lot of supermarkets, they are only marginally more expensive and it's soooo worth it)

Molly, you lazy mare!
I'll have you know nothing in my house is ready-made
(doing a lot of preening today)
Also mozarella, I made pizza the other day with tons of mozarella, I was fine.

I'm off to sainsburys in a minute to buy toms, avocado & mozzarella for my tea. I NEED some now.

Well Knitter you prob dont want to cook dinner as your still full from lunch, Ive still got heart burn and realised on way home that out for tea tonight as well - could be an interesting night. Great to have met you both today, looking forward to doing it again in a few weeks, good luck Wed.

NEM - I think its tots bots that have started doing doll sized nappies so they can keep using them over and over.
Ive got a set of Thomas books for DS and getting some craft kits for DD - nice quiet sit down activities in case not able to get out for a few days.

VS: I cook a lot but when it comes to chickens and I see them roasting on the barbecue thing in the supermarket it's a bit of a no brainer. Honestly I'd much rather spend time on my Duck à l'orange

Wow Denny - that's a great idea! DD already steals her nappies for upsy daisy and they're far too big. I'll go and google tots bots for dolls right now!

-falls over in frazzled heap-

I finally DID the bathroom!! Floors, toilet, sink, walls, bath... and threw away all the crap we don't use... go me...

-passes out while saying 'Yay' pathecially-

aaargh!!!

need some good vibes!!! got my practical driving test today - am 33+6!!! - a;ready faied twice, vowed never to take it again if I fail!!!!

soooooo nervous!!!

Lots of good luck vibes coming your way.

Good luck Carey....

My aunt took her test countless times and always failed due to her nerves getting the better of her. She went to a hypnotist who said that, as her hands got cold when she was nervous, she should wear driving gloves.

She did, and I think she was so busy thinking about the gloves she passed!!

I use something similar to this distraction technique when I get panicky, (used to fly on businees a lot and am clostrophobic) I have a very keen sense of smell so pick something calming to wear or have in my bag... bit sad but usually Vicks does it for me!!

Not sure if this helps...

BR

Carey, good luck

PFJ - WHAT time were you cleaning til??? I keep hoping nesting instinct kicks in, as house is a tip and I have no inclination to tidy/clean. But nothing would keep me up til that time of night! I was dozing on the sofa at 9pm yesterday!

sending loads of good luck vibes to you carey! You'll be fine

WELL DONE PFJ - am very impressed by much nesting.

Will someone please explain to me why I have suddenly put on quite so much weight? I thought it was supposed to slow down in the 3rd trimester? Now I know I have been eating a fair amount of cake, but no more than I was before, and I've put on about half a stone in the last 2 weeks alone! I am officially mahoosive. And now, the grand total of weight gained is, [drumroll] 3 stone.
Oh God. Am going to be in maternity clothes and elasticated waist bands forever.

Please, please someone tell me I am not a freak. If you have only gained a couple of pounds you are not allowed to reply to this post, or I will start self-harming.

Ellie,
Of course you're putting on weight!! You can't exactly leap about doing gymnastics and you LO is piling on the ounces.

You'll need the energy when LO comes and will soon burn it off.

.... I know 3 people who've put on 4 stone.

Enjoy eating what you like while you can and worry about your weight afterwards.

BR