Flynn ? how is the snow with you now? We have friends coming over from Scotland on Sat for a long weekend, hope it stays sunny for them here. On the subject of Godparents, I have them picked out for all the 4 kids I plan to have each time DH gets to pick a couple and so do I but now my planning is up the spout as a very good friend who in the past I would have wanted as a Godmother but then decided against because her DH didn?t like DH and I (and we figured we?d probably lose contact soon ) is now getting divorced! I was watching that episode of ?Friends? last night where Rachel is overdue with Emma and gets furious with anyone and anything, it reminded me how annoying I found everything my PIL said last pg irritating don?t know that car seat sorry. I would say though that if you are planning more kids it might not be worth getting a car seat that works until the child is 3 from a space in the car perspective as they tend to be bigger. Thanks for your kind words no, no not moving back to the UK, just to another apartment I hope!
Daisy ? tricky situation with your Aunt and Uncle but you must stick to your guns, everyone?s lives are on different schedules and sadly yours and theirs just don?t sync this time. Sorry to hear about all the worry over your folks, FIL and DP?s work when DD was tiny it must have been such a hard time. I hope you breeze the early days this time and really enjoy them DS was 9 days late but I have a feeling that this baby will arrive around 4/6 June (due date is 30 May) and our friends are arriving 9 June for a week ? NOT a time for socialising! I have seen lots of Bugaboos with that seat on them by the way, seems to work well I know lots of pals who have used all the same godparents for all their kids, you could do that?
Juicy ? totally agree with Tee, no apologising it?s the beauty of the MN world! I met up with one (well I have with a few actually) girl from MN and we became good friends and when we all got together (DHs and kids etc) the DHs used to joke that most of the people we talk to on MN are really dirty old truck drivers DH did refer to her as my ?imaginary? friend for a while too Before DS was born we did plan to try for no 2 when he was 5 months old but I was quite thankful when 5 months came that I was still BFing and there were no signs of returning fertility whatsoever that said, we had also emigrated and were trying to build a life in a new country so we had a bit more on our plate that we would otherwise, I was delighted when he was 8 months to find I was pg again though. We are now saying that we?ll try for no 3 when the new baby is a year old ? we?ll see! Lovely to have a holiday to look forward to 6 months is perfect. We went on holiday when DS was 3 months and that gave me a good enough excuse not to be looking too hot in a bikini because it was so soon after the birth but it?ll motivate you to get back into shape having 6 months lunch and dinner and shopping plus the Tube sounds waaayyy too much for me too! what a special Valentine?s gift, you put me to shame my 1st maxicosi is the turquoise one, love it
Tee ? like the Club rules would love the recipe for your pan seared steak
Littlesarah ? lovely idea about the drawing! Valentine?s Day is always a nightmare for me because DH?s birthday is 13 February! It?s hard enough to come up with a birthday present so sadly VD gets overlooked here quite a bit this year DH will be out on a boys? night with his pal from Scotland who arrives that evening ? that?s a token of my love isn?t it??
Bunnymother - I?d love to go to the Babyshow have a lovely time! That tradition of ?special time? presents that you have will serve you well when your baby arrives you?ll enjoy requesting times for long, bubble baths and to sleep in late Really don?t like Ferrero Rochers ? not enough chocolate in them for me!
Ermintrude ? I like the sound of your DH?s Valentine?s pressie Had beef Wellington at my Mum?s last week and she made me a little one without pate Agree it?s healthy for kids to see parents being loving towards each other that said my Dad always recycled the card my Mum had given him the year before was ahead of his time! Which sling did you use? I had 3 for DS and didn?t get on with any of them although I really wanted to use one.
I got most of DS?s first babygros from Tesco, Asda, Boots and M&S. I loved the Boots ones as they had little cuffs to put over their hands.
June ? your Sat night sounds lovely, why don?t you start with some Kir Royale? Last year, DS was 3 weeks old on Valentine?s Day and I made DH a card out of an old card and some tin foil and coloured tissue paper thanks for your thoughts I got a lot of migraines before I was pg too but took lots of medication then too! A few years back we had a total nightmare; bought a house, couldn?t sell the flat we lived in, we open bridged for a year, money was short ? total nightmare ? I made myself sick with worry and was off work for 3 months, it was very scary, it was an autoimmune thing, and my body just attacked itself. After that I tried not to worry about things that were outwith my control and to accept that sometimes there just isn?t an answer that will come to you through thinking, this is one of those situations and I should know better
Doris ? good to hear from you so sorry to hear about dd2 how horrible for you all, hope she is feeling much better now. I?m with you on the car seats and travel system combos. I was also told at my Early Pregnancy Physio class that babies shouldn?t be in car seats for longer than 40 mins at a time. I had the adaptors for my car seat but never used it on the buggy. Know what you mean about being 24 weeks hope DD2B stays where she is for a lot longer though!
Choccie ? those matrix cup seats are very popular here
Ineedmore ? what a horrible day you had yesterday, hope today has been better. How on earth has someone been stealing from your Paypal account? Love the look of that cake, will have to try that