the wheels on the wagon go round and round into the new year and all those new babies

[tinkisfourtyweeks]

hi ladies a new thread hopefully it will bring me my baby

Evening all

I am so tired!I just dont want to do anything. Feeling so lethargic. Have sat on sofa all night - nothing new there - but actually cant possibly get up!

Did go to work today. 12-6. DH drove me in and stayed with me and we took the girls I look after out and played in the snow for 1 1/2 hours. Thought it was pretty cool to get paid to play in the snow. And to be fair I just watched, DH did all the hard work

DH's school is closed again tomorrow (its in the mid of nowhere) so he is coming to work with me again for the morning which will be lovely. I feel very spoilt getting all this time with him!

Gyo - exciting about cot and floor for nursery etc. we are still clearing out cant believe how much stuff we have. We are a bit nuts nad have decided to get new floors throughout before the baby comes not to mention still painting the nursery, kitchen and bathroom. It needs doing though!

Ses - glad you have had a good rest, be careful!

LB - sorry to hear DH is being so horrible to you. I hope you can sort it out.It must be so hard to have that going on with everything else too

NJ - Im impressed you have managed to get on so much today - go girl!

Astarte where are you??????? We need a progress report!!

Morning! Agree, we need hourly twice daily reports ASARTE!!!
Hope you're feeling ok LB - think your dh is being totally unreasonable - hope he sees sense soon.
Glad you're feeling better SES - take it easy woman!!
I have decided that today is going to be a day where I get things done, rather than avoiding doing things. I am very behind with my marking, and the sooner I get it done the sooner I get paid and the buggaboo is mine!!!
Hope everyone is well and had restful nights!

BH all night, never progressed further than disturbing my nights' sleep. Happened 2 nights ago too.
Highly likely it's pre-labour as this happened with ds2 and when labour started it was as Nat described further down, very fast & furious.
I'm thinking it's likely to go that path again. Feeling very calm & collected though.....hypno cd? or simply deluded? hmm.

I still think Sunday. MIL is about if I need her today so that's reassuring Dh managed his meeting yesterday so everything is clear now for arrival.

Nesting is in 'battle mode', it's that bad

still haven't done birth plan.

LB forgot to add he's being a shit! If you don't want him at the birth then be honest with him about it, sometimes they don't see the wood for the trees, do they?

Maybe straight talking is what he needs. He's probably panicking in general about you all, what with the recent A&E adventure and you ?having an infection, with birth just around the corner....still should engage his brain before his gob though .

Ses I dreamt about you last night.
Everytime I got a BH and awoke, I could hear your 'voice' telling me to 'relax', 'everything would be fine' . How bizarre!
I kept saying thanks to you, fancy being my birth partner?

Morning,

I need some reassurance please. I have left DS2 upstairs as he was fed about 7 and he is still asleep. His monitor is on, but I am using all my strength to stop myself going to get him which will wake him up. My SIL's friend lost his little boy to cot death 3 days after his 1st birthday. So it is on my mind atm. DH is being normal and saying he'll be fine.

He'll be fine Kayz.

If you feel the need to check on him often why not babywear?

Worrying about SIDS is not healthy, it is highly unlikely to happen Enjoy the peace and have a cuppa uninterrupted, he'll be up soon enough.

I don't have a monitor. Threw it away after the first child, it drove me nuts listening to it.

Morning

Sunny here but still FREEZING!

Kayz- I am sure he will be fine. Probably enjoying peace and quiet having a sleep on his own. Hope you arent too worried, but its understandable.

Astarte- all getting exciting, sounds like you might have such a quick labour we wont have time for running commentary- unless your laptop will work from birthing pool

So exciting.... now where is your syndicate list gone..... Im off to find it....

He has just woken up. He has gone straight to sleep down here. It never bothered me with DS1 but MIL made a big thing about SIL's friends little boy and how we should be careful(despite her telling us to put DS2 on his front), it has just freaked me a bit.

ahhha, here it is, hope its the latest version:

2BG - Feb 2nd @1.34pm 8lb
Astarte - Feb 5th @ 12pm 7lb 7oz.
Diege - Feb 6th @ 10.00am 71b 8oz.
GYo - Feb 7th @ 07.30am 7lb 10oz.
Glask - Feb 8th @ 03.46am 8lb 1.5oz.
LBOT - Feb 8th @ 11am 7lb 4oz
Moos - Feb 9th @ 2.03pm 7lb 11oz.
tink - Feb 10th @ 12pm 8lbs.
Star - Feb 11th @ 4.15pm 7lb 12oz.
Kayz - Feb 12th @ 02:44am 8lbs 2oz.
Chloe - Feb 12th @ 4pm 8lb 4 oz.
Gruff - Feb 14th @ 7.30am 8lb 5oz

Births:
Kay - 12th December - 6:49pm - Dylan George - 10lbs 5ozs
Teuch- - - boy
Pop - 23rd December - twin boys, Hugo & Henry
Nat - 27th December - 8:36pm - Mikey Bradley - 6lb 10.5oz
Gin - 16th Jan- Girl - 7.25am- details tbc
Tink- 19th Jan - Girl - 1.51pm - Bracken Hope Willow - 8lbs 7oz

Scan list:
LBOT - 22 week scan - 23 March

Weeks list:
Astarte - 39 weeks, Girl (10th Feb)
HappyNappies - 36 weeks, (17 Feb) Surprise
Lardybump - 37 weeks, 3 to go (I hope) surprise.
Playing - 35 weeks, 5 weeks left. Boy.
GYo - 34 weeks, 6 wks left. Surprise (17 Mar)
Star - 32 weeks, 8 weeks left. Surprise (22 Mar)
Cosmo - 32 weeks, 8 weeks left. Girl.(31st Mar)
Gruff - 29 weeks, 11 weeks left. Girl. (16th Apr)
Glaskham - 29 weeks, 11 left to go. Girl. (17th Apr)
Ses - 26 weeks, 14 left. Suprise (10 May)
2BG- 24 weeks, 16 to go (19th May) Surprise(just)
Diege - 20 weeks, 20 left to go. Boy!!!!(21st June)
LBOT - 15 weeks, 25 left to go (24th July)
KookyKid - 8 weeks

Girls = 4
Boys= 2
Surprise = 5
Unknowns (yet) = 2

MW apps list:
2BG- @25 weeks - 3rd Feb
Star - 34 weeks - Mon 9th Feb
Ses - @ 27 wks - Tues 10th Feb
GYo @34 weeks- Tues 10th Feb- more Rh jabs and bloods- delayed due to snow
Gruff - @ 31wks - Fri 13th Feb
LBOT @ 17+3 - Mon Feb 16
DIEGE @ 23 weeks - Thurs 19th Feb - CConsultant appointment.

Mat leave countdown:
Playing - on Mat leave!!!!
GYo - last day 6th February (34.5wks) 3 days to go! (3 working days!)
Star - last day 13th February (35 weeks pregnant) - (15 working days!)
Cosmo - last day 27th February (35 weeks pregnant) - 19 working days to go
Gruff - last day 11th March (35 wks)39 days (20 actual days due to some time off )
Ses - last day 3rd April (35 weeks) 63 days, but only 37 days actually at work

Wow Gyo, the next 6 weeks are gonna fly!

Sounding like pre-labour ASARTE!! Very excited for you .
KAYZ, I know it is hard, but please try not to worry about SIDS. I also had a friend (well, friend of a friend) whose little girl died of SIDS on xmas day - heartbreaking, but it is very, very rare. I'm another one who got minitor for dd1, then didn't bother for others. Worked out that our house is so small that I could hear crying from anywhere in the house anyway!
Very exciting all these births coming along - will get the wagon through the winter months!!
I am now going to have a rolo donut and a decaf coffee before starting marking.

A rolo donut???? Where do I get myself one of those?

Tee hee, got mine from Sainsbury's but sure they are available in most places. Let me describe it for you KAYZ. Ring donut smothered in rich, thick milk chocolate. Generously sprinkled with large chocolate sprinkles. Rich caramel inside when you bite, just like a rolo. Mmmmm....

I'm hoping its less than 6wks

Anyone else fantasising about a post birth meal that involves eating without heartburn and all the things we arent supposed to eat now?

Its occupying far too much of my thoughts

I really really want one!!!!

I am going to go to Scarborough tomorrow to get one!!!

I do like Chocolate Toffee Danish's that they sell in a bakery here.

OMG Diege sounds fab

Please send over a bite!

Morning btw!

morning

dd2 slept much better fed her @ 11:20pm
she woke @ 3:30am then 6am and settled back down with no fuss.
dh slept in bed
dd1 is back @ nursery today picking her up 4 first time with dd2 later
good luck astarte
mine was the last baby she is over 2 weeks old now
your sister sounds a pain

2 weeks????????

It certainly doesn't seem that long ago Tink.

Morning everyone

Rolo donuts!?!?! What will they come up with next??

Astarte oooooh, so excited for you, it's coming soon! And so funny about your dream about Ses - maybe her voice sounds like your hypno CD? But you wouldn't know now would you. Just realized I guessed the same day as someone else in the syndicate - is that allowed? It's a different time, but same day...

Ses glad you're feeling better. I guess sometimes we have to push ourselves a bit to see just where the boundaries are - you'll know to take it easy next time. In the meantime, enjoy the pampering! How did the tidying go over the weekend, by the way?

Kay Glad to hear DS was just fine.

LB so sorry DP is being a PITA. Does he realize you're not only looking after your DD but another one who he can't see just yet, too? How dare he question your ability to take care of her! I'm sorry, I hope it gets better.

Gruff playing in the snow with DH sounds amazing! Really gives you a chance to see what it will be like when you have your own One of the best days of our relationship - probably of my life - was spent in the snow in Cenral Park. Snow days are few and far between in New York, but we had gotten over a foot over night in a freak storm so everything was cancelled. We spent the day in the snow and the evening in a few cozy bars. Was lovely

Have been reading this book my bossy friend gave me and I'm totally at it. She is the queen of unsolicited advice (should've tipped me off, then, right?) and warned me that the book was a bit old, but said she really enjoyed reading it. Well, the advice is so adamant, dismissive and antiquated that it's laughable really. It's called "Pregnancy" and it's by Gordon something or other. first published in the 70's and the edition I have is from 95. Just as an example, it emphatically swears that the best treatment for "threatened abortion" is complete bedrest only allowing for breaks to use the toilet. Also suggests that if your baby wakes after its morning nap and is still "wakeful" that you should "mother him for a while" WTF does that mean!?!?!? DDH keeps telling me to stop reading it because I'm obviously just looking for things that will offend me/to make fun of!

LBOT, It snowed everyday I was in New York and I was amazed how everything kept going. Especially after watching the news over the past fews days. New York just carried on as normal, even the horse carriages were still running.

Central Park looked amazing in the snow.

Morning

Worst nights awake sleep I can remember for a long time, DS1 was up all night with ear ache, DH has taken him to the docs, Mikey had me up twice, which although could be worse, it could have been better as well, and then because I spent most of the night half sat half led trying to hold DS1's ear while trying not to fall asleep on him and squashing the life-- out of him I now am hobbling about like a 90 year old, what a bloody whinger I am! I wouldn't mind as much, because DS1 obviously isn't at school, I could have slept this afternoon knowing I didn't have to get up to go and get him from school, but of course the bloody HV is due out at 1 - slap bang in the middle of DS2's sleep time...

...and I have 3 loads of washing to wash, dry and iron, (and that's your lot's fault, if I hadn't have been gabbing on here yesterday, I'd have done my quota for yesterday, now I'm behind!)

...and I have to clean the bathroom.

...and I need to hoover.

...and I need to get all of that done while running around after them all, and while listening to the sodding poorly voice

Roll on bed time.

Ast, have you enrolled DH in a bit of the old.... erm.... well, shagging?

at that book LBOX...stop reading it!!!!!!! That day in NY does sound blissful...
I only have one donut left now GYO and KAYZ, so sorry, I have to keep it, it being my last rolo and all..
TINKS, enjoy taking dd2 to nursery - I'm sure they will all fuss and coo over her
Right, onto another script..they've not been too bad today, a few have scraped through