Random catch-up from me ? loads of stuff I meant to reply to but I must have missed tons.
Congrats to penny, Allie, modernlove, snorris, trace, babblington, rosmerta, hiccy and anyone else who might have popped since I was last on. Wow, it's really getting going now isn't it?
LadyT loved your HV story ? she sounds like a classic. And no prizes for guessing what your non-chocolate vice is, given your scandalous mug collection and quite frankly disturbing enthusiasm for getting back in the saddle so quickly after the birth. Just had a rifle through our mugs and the raunchiest one I could find said 'Hackney Homes ? Building Excellence'. Just about says it all really. Also loving the MILisms ? keep 'em coming everyone. Mine is similar to yours Jam ? I was priming DS for introducing him to the baby the other day by pointing at my belly and saying ?Where's the baby gone?? when DP's mum pipes up (in DS's voice) ?What do you mean where's it gone? It's still there?. I suppose she has a point ? I'm starting to think the ?are you sure it isn't twins?? comments are actually more appropriate now than when I was pregnant...
Trace also loved your 'confession' to never having tried G&B choc followed in the same post by an idle mention of your crush on Philip Schofield & Shaky ... hang on, something not quite right there!
arti ? spooky that you've considered Nina Camille - what can I say, we have great taste in names! Looking forward to hearing your final choice.
Verso I am watching with interest how you are getting on with the feeding and quietly cheering you on. Although it got off to a good start for me, I'm suffering now ? sympathies with all the others struggling. Every time I read of you having a good night or a good feed I keep reminding myself that you're 11 days ahead of me, so keep up the good work! By the way, can't remember what you said about the silverettes ? did you try them in the end and are they any good? Have managed to get a referral to a tongue tie clinic on Tuesday ? not sure if she is tongue-tied or not but am going to get it looked at by an expert anyway.
wg congrats on your graduation
jj & Beans - lovely pics.
oli great news about the immunity.
Jam that is really crap of your PILs ? that was my worst fear, having DP's parents and DS hanging around the flat while I was in labour, but I just came out and said it to them straight that I didn't want anyone around and it worked.
Sorry to hear about all you pg ladies who are feeling fed up. God it's only 5 days ago since I was pg and it feels like forever! Can't quite get my head around people still not having started mat leave yet either ... work seems a lifetime ago.
DS (20 months) has been great with the new baby so far. At first he was getting upset when I fed the baby or DP changed her, and we were assuming that he was resenting the attention we were giving her, but actually as the week has gone on we've realised that he's getting upset at us because he thinks we're making her cry and he's just being protective. He's also started pulling out all the stops to hog the limelight ? he's suddenly discovered he can recite Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Baa Baa Black Sheep from beginning to end, as well as counting to 10. On the other hand, he has also become fond of bursting into the room with his arms flung wide shouting 'Fuck off!'. I blame CBeebies. He did something that really tickled me yesterday ? the Makaton sign for pig is a fist held in front of your nose and moved in a circular motion. He leaned over the baby yesterday and did the sign in front of her nose and said oink oink. She does have a particularly turned up nose ? I keep thinking of the Duchesses pig baby in Alice in Wonderland now. I think it's going to be loads of fun with 2.
Was going to catch up on other stuff as well (not least my birth story ? must get round to it) but I think it'll have to wait.