Due November 2008 - hang on a minute, that's NEXT MONTH! Yikes!

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Not that it'll even BE November by the time we run out of space on this thread...

All your teas sound lovely but I can't fancy food at all. I had lunch tho' and flapjack (again) at about 4pm. Just not hungry now, and DH's food smells odd. Anyone else got this?

PS for me not being hungry is like not having a pulse, even when not pg...

CRASH Lack check me out! Scuse the crash X

Well I agree about the plank of tiredness but no sympathy (apart from odd occassion) from my plank DH.

He has been off work with tonsilitis bless him and has had some days worse than others. But he does forget that I am heavily pregnant, looking after a very energetic and strong willed 2+4month year old who is also off colour whilst I am off colour myself coping with the daily stresses on top of the additonal ones that keep bounding my way.

To be honest DH can sometimes be very selfish and without realising it only thinks of himself. Tiredness is the main time when he is selfish. Saying that cant help genetics can he. Naughty me shouldnt say that!

friends - I have a friend that I have known since uni, approx 10 years and she offered yesterday for her and her husband to come (live 30 mins ish away in Stocksbridge) today and decorate my living room for me as last she heard I was heavily pregnant, in a house full of sick people, exhausted/poorly and with no decorated living room. So sweet. I thanked her but explained we have had someone in.

Well today a massive bunch of pink roses was delivered by interflora. DH said "dont get excited love they arent from me". They were from my friend and her husband with a note saying "just a little something to help brighten your day". I nearly blubbed. Especially her and a couple of friends from Manchester whom I met at uni were coming over tomorrow to meet up after months but we had to cancel due to lots of illness.

I felt amazing to know I have friends like that.

Then intervene DH discipling DS who accidentally hit me and DH went off the deep end not even explaining to DS what he had done. We ended up arguing about DH behaviour and handling of the situation and I felt depressed and cried on my own. BLOODY HUSBANDS! ONLY SO MUCH CAN BE BLAMED ON BEING MALE. Completely ruined any good feeling I got from my friend's flowers.

lol LOM...I have come and sat on the fence added my tuppenceworth in a non commital way

Have you been drinking?

vbab, your friends sound lovely; real gems

but at your DH. I hope this has shamed him into doing something lovely

rutho, I have a permanent bad smell under my nose and am forever wandering around the house asking "Can you smell anything?"

OOOhhhhhh had some pinkish discharge when I wiped earlier.....only a teeny tiny amount, but I felt quite excited about it as things are hopefully starting to loosen up

And i did something very uncharacteristic earlier........I hid a thread which I never, ever do. But I DO NOT want to see a thread title about a horses infected nether regions when I'm tucking into my chinese takeaway!

Lack I haven't been drinking but I might start. I've just let off a rocket.

so I see.......I'm ducking from the flames as I type!

Vbab sorry to hear of that naughty dh.
My dh has been naughty too.
Asked me why I hadn't done a/b/c.
I said, you have got to be joking. I made lasagne today and was kind of pre-occupied with what baby was doing. I was so cross.
He is normal a sweetie. But i was very shocked at his insensitiveness.
Shall we hang them both ?

obs. You know i think they just forget as it's such an external experience for them.

If only there was some way of wedging an 8lb ball in their pelvis for even a month

shall we give it a go Daisy
Honestly. Maybe I am playing this down too much. I try not to worry him. But if I really told him how I was feeling. God the man would worry HIMSELF to death.

Vbabs and Obs. Ooh - sometimes you just want to throttle them. I think it's the fact that they really DON'T know how we are feeling that drives them to behave like arses. My sympathies.
Men can be SUCH arses. Example. Today, was crossing pedestrian crossing on our high street with DH and dog. Some ARSE in BMW almost ran me over - I mouthed TWAT at him, and he wound down his window and called me a twat back. DH cross as says I should keep gob shut. Probably right.
Lacks. Please stop winning at Scrabble.
I've eaten too much and there isn't enough space in there to digest it all.

monkey - i cant believe you didnt move and bow down for the BMW to pass.

To be honest I think I would have reacted just like you whether through shock or anger. But I suppose DH has a point as the guy in the BMW may have reversed now knowing he had missed you!

....NO, I'm enjoying myself.

Oh Obs, tell him how you feel; you need his support at the minute. How is the kick chart looking?

Monkey, tell DH that it's your protective streak kicking in already and if he thinks that was bad just wait till the baby is born!

Lacks Am liking that as an excuse reason to be stroppy! Good one!
A few years back I had a run-in with a white van driver at a Motorway service station late at night, and I ended up with my window being smashed in so DH gets all nervous if I get chopsy with car drivers.
BTW - is "Chopsy" a word familiar to you all?

not heard chopsy before, but I will be adopting it

I was horrified at how protectvie being a parent makes you. We were at a soft paly centre when DS was about 14 months old and an older kiddy decided to use his back as a stepping stone. I was like a rottweiler . This poor little boy ran screaming to his mummy that a bad lady had shouted at him

and i used to get "chopsy" with other road users until after flipping the bird to a car that had been screaming to get past me on the motorway (I had been doing over 80), I looked over as he passed me, still gesticulating, and the passenger was waving a police badge at me and was taking his flashy light out of the glove box and switching it on . I spent the rest of the journey in fear of being stopped, but, to be fair he should have had his flashy lights on before he started sweeping cars out of his wake! I'm much more cautious now it has to be said.

Like 'chopsy'.
Bed for me.
Getting better at scrabble.
Still nowhere near beating MonkeyM though.

Still here then MMargot, it is Lacks or Vbab then or Cricri, you sound close too. Pink stuff very exciting, Lacks, what's your EDD again?

Never heard "chopsy". It's a bit more polite than "arsey"! I hate rude drivers. L love catching them up at the next traffic lights and waving nicely [evil grin]. I was doing 80 the other day on a dual carriageway (I was overtaking something in lefthand lane) and someone came up REALLY close behind me. I was in a right mood, so I slowed down (just a little), enough to annoy the person behind but still overtake. He was not best pleased and I got a lot of 'gesticulation' when I did finally move to lefthand lane but I couldn't care less. People need to learn. However, respect MonkeyM, I am only brave when safely ensconced in a car.

Obs, glad scrabble is bringing you pleasure! . Talk to dh, you don't need to give him the full 100% of how you're feeling, but at least 70%, sounds like you are more like at 10% at the moment. He sounds like such a lovely guy, I'm sure he'd rather know than be too protected. I hope Monday can bring some answers. Maybe they can bring on the section earlier. When are you 37 weeks?

Lacka, your poor, ill household! I am hoping to be able to hear before the babies come out,. In some ways it is good to have blocked ears (I coulodn't hear any Xfactor tonight!), but it also makes you feel very odd and detached, living in a bubble.

Congrats to you Ladybuzz on receiving that austere title of GREAT AUNT LADYBUZZ! So, what's the baby's name then?

Barbs, visiting hours for non family are 2pm-8pm. I am trying to load up visitors as dh will have ds and I don't think a nearly 3 year old is going to enjoy hanging round a hospital for hours and hours looking at newborn babies. I will need someone to change the babies and pass me them for feeding . You are allowed to text, well everyone texts and chats on mobiles for hours based on my last stay in there. Probably the Friday would be good as most people will come at the weekend out of working hours.

Oh, I forgot. On the subject of pushing presents...dh tonight, TOTALLY spontaneously said, "I would like to get you a present, because you have coped so well. What would you like?" Ahhhhhhhhhh...I was really touched. Especially as I have spent most of the day either asleep or moaning or being very tetchy with the poor chap. And he cooked for me (well warmed up lamb chops I cooked yesterday and made pots/ beans), missing most of X factor, his favourite ever programme. Just wanted to big the man up, since I am usually moaning about him!

ok, dh now in my bad books.

yesterday i got up with the girls.

sundays is my turn for a lie in.

he is still in bed. he didnt respond to my kicking him and saying 'go make the girls their breakfast'

Morning all.
misdee grr for you. So unfair! You need to get a bit chopsy with DH I feel.
MerryM great news that DH wants to buy you a pushing present. In fact, since you're having twins, maybe two?!
Lacks - are you having a "show"? Is it starting do you think?

If it was starting, it's stopped . Feeling a right ole grump today though so am going to indulge in some retail therapy (big pants.....woo fucking hooo) to cheer myself up (well I might sneak in a new handbag as well )

DH, after being at death's door, is suddenly fit enough to go fishing and his idea of a nice day out is for DD and I to go and watch him and DS fish later; in the pissing rain, and trying to restrain DD from falling/jumping in the water. Can't take the pram as the paths aren't good enough apparently. Needless to say I'm not best pleased, as the highlight of my week so far was a trip to sainsbury's on Monday and I haven't been out of the house since Wednesday.

And I'm pissed off that I have had to do all the baby organising myself. He couldn't even tell me where the newborn vests and stuff are, let alone whether we have enough and then looks at me like if I buy anything else (he seems to think it's fine and dandy to put a baby boy in pink flowery pyjamas). Anyhoo, I know he is a star with the housework and I shouldn't complain, but it would be nice, if once on a while he could suggest, say, a night out for us instead of me having to organise everything all the bloody time.

And if he moans tonight about feeling ill I will do for him with a kitchen knife!!

and the christmas shopping seems to have fallen to me as well.

arse....maybe I should just go back to bed and stew.

Sorry for the moaning, needed to get that off my chest

arse for you as well misdee

Oh I think it is the day for it I'm n a right arse with myself too.
My Nanna has been on the phone this morning luckily DH answered as I was still in bed to ask why I wanted to go to my great uncles funeral?? WTF, he was family and my Dad asked me to go! I can't bring myslf to phone her back incase I shout and then she will make me feel bad for upsetting her!
My family are all being really lovely and offering to have DS to give me a break but only on an afternoon when he is usually in bed or a weekend when it is DHs time with him which TBH is not really any help at all. I am very grateful for the thought but I feel that I am having to change his routine so as not to upset them - I feel like suc an ungrateful cow.
Vbab I don't blame you for shouting at the man who almost mowed you down, I made a complete show of myself by screaming like a banshee at a young chav who did the same thing to me a couple of months ago in the middle of the street .
I also reported a van driver when pg with DS for being an arse - He got the shock of his life when I went through the transport manager at his HO who was one of my customers at work at the time, he ended up with a verbal warning for his attitude and I laughed - Evil hormonal cow
On a nice note my Great niece is called Summer Elizabeth and from the photos is very cute and very tiny, we are going to see her tomorrow - I can't wait!
On the downside her daddy is going to prison tomorrow for 4 months and my niece doesn't know yet poor love. - this is the one who went AWOL from the army and they caught up with him.
Hope everyone is feeling happier soon, Sorry for the mahoosive me post - it does help to get it off your chest though

ladybuzz your poor niece having that to contend with along with a newborn baby - guess she will need a lot of support. But, Summer is a beautiful name - very very pretty

DH also being an arse today - he was very reluctant to let me go for a nap this morning as it would have meant him entertaining DS for a while rather than sitting there and working his way through the Sunday papers as he usually does on a Sunday morning - and then he went off to the gym so I ended up putting a feature-length Dora on telly and snoozing on the sofa

DS now having his nap and then we are going to Blackpool to see the illuminations - am v v excited as I love our yearly trip to see them We usually mainly walk down the prom but this year, it is going to have to be car all the way I feel