Hi All, another fleeting visit from me (sorry for my popping in and out) from work - tut, tut, shouldn't really, but hey, MN is far more interesting than work today!
Gruff - sorry about course, but sounds like you have lots of options anyway. Also, I guess you can reapply another year if you want to? May work out for the best, if it means you get to focus more time on being with GC (and future cubs ) for the time being? I know you will be disappointed though.
Nat - excited for you for course. Room sounds great too!
Kayz - glad you and DH are getting back on track and hope it continues to be positive. Congrats on 1 stone weight loss, is really good going!
Tink - you never fail to disappoint on shopping front. Hope DD2 is feeling better today.
Diege - at bank card problems. Sounds awful to me and such bad timing with your shopping trip planned with friend - are you sure your DH hasn't been up to tricks to curb your spending
Gin - am sure it is just hormones settling down after coming off pill or are you seriously thinking it could be anything else?! Sorry for poorlies with children, hope they are all well now.
GBL - hope you had a good couple of days at home with DD despite her being ill. There does seem no end to the nursery bugs does there?!
Ses - sounds like you and O have both settled really well into you going back to work Your DH is doing a grand job too and sounds like you've found a great way of working together - I think lots of couples underestimate how hard it will be to truly partner on the parenting/household.
MMM - glad your feeling a bit better about your worries and sleeping better.
Smithy - lovely to see you back, sometimes see your updates on FB and sounds like you have settled in well to US life. Hope you are all enjoying it.
Rugby - yay for weaning - is exciting to reach a new phase isn't it!
Well, took the children to my Mum's for the weekend to escape the mess kitchen work. Should be finished by the end of this week - v. exciting! Then just the flooring for downstairs and the tiling in kitchen and painting of walls to sort out. Had a great time at my Mum's and the DC really enjoyed it - DS didn't want to come home! Am still not convinced that we've found the right childcare arrangement either. We're considering that DD is possibly wheat intolerant as she hasn't really had it at home and doesn't get it through bm as I am wheat intolerant so don't eat it. Since she started having it at nursery she's been really uncomfortable at night and had loads of wind. Over weekend has had none and doesn't seem so uncomfortable or windy now, so we're providing food for her for next two weeks to see if it makes an improvement, then off to nutritionist in 2 weeks... we'll see. But, more worrying is DS - he has been much slower to settle to nursery (although loves his pre-school bit he still gets to go to), has started sleep-walking at night and is grinding his teeth in his sleep lots too... But, as my role in work is only a project until July and I don't know what I'll be doing after that and then would really like to go to 3 days a week, am reluctant to change childcare now and then have to change again if it doesn't fit with new circumstances... We're considering a nanny, so anyone with any advice on how to go about that, grateful for responses.
On a happier note, DD took a few steps between people/objects at the weekend (and was really delighted with herself), so think she is itching to actually get going with the walking
Right, another humongous response from me - I do get to check on the thread more regularly than I get to post, so am thinking of you all
Really must get on with work!