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hi ladies here is our new thread

Hi Guys,

Quick post to say hi. Haven't had time to catch up and have to get ready to go out now but realised I hadn't said hi for a while.

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

I'll try to catch up later but looking after a friends child as well this afternoon so might not have a chance.

Morning!
TINKS, we have the trainers in your first set of links - they're great; really light and look very pretty on. Also had last year's version of the sport's sandals. Bet you're looking forward to dd1's sleepover(s) . Always nice to spend a bit more time with the one(s) left at home I find.
CANT, very exciting on the surrogacy front! If they were to say yes when you asked (ok, not there and then but you know what I mean!) would you start ttc this summer? My problem wiith ttc-ing is purely the thought of coping and the sickness. I will be writing up my research over the summer, so not many travel demands, so not a bad time for me, but I do remember how debilitating it has been in the past, and it's really putting me off... Hope your headache goes soon - have you tried solphadeine plus? Always takes the edge off for me.
PLAYING, good to hear from you - how are things? Hope the afternoon is fun
Working from home today - have been reading a few sob stories from potential students who have missed the UCAS deadline and are trying to get onto my course through direct entry...ahh the power . I'll remind them of the promises they made when they're missing deadlines next year..Other than that I am trying to figure out my new dictaphone...too complicated for my limited IT brain and also figure out what questions to ask the midwives I'm interviewing tomorrow. Feeling nervous - will probably have more time with a midwife tomorrow than I had in all 4 of my pregnancies

hi diege

will prob get those trainers then they look sweet
cant decide if those trainers and just sandals are enough to get for weekends as she is @ school

TINKS, for my school-age dds I've got sport's sandals, and then some more dressy ones from Mini Boden (awaiting delivery anyway). I'm also getting them canvas pump-like things for when it's cooler, but not wet if that makes sense? Mine are probably harder on their shoes than your dd though,being 8 and 7, so what you've got may well be fine I've certainly found that they need a greater 'range' of things as they get older.

cheers diege

TINKS, just in case you have a splurge in Clarks, if you enter BSPRING at the checkout (on-line ordering) you'll get 20% off if you spend over £60. Offer expires Sun 18th April

Hello

Really quick catch up, haven't touched the house today and it needs a good going over before DH is home.

Can't, glad to see you back Finger's crossed it will come up next time, sound's like you've more than got your head round it.

Diege, good luck with the dictaphone! I have just got my head round a label writer thingy, once you've cracked it with these things it's easy!

Tink, always shopping...

Ses, doesn't sound like much fun at work recently, I've no advise, just lots of luck and good thoughts. Hope you get something sorted soon.

Hi to everyone else

Well, we've got a moving date for deffo now, the owner's have found somewhere to live (I was very impolite on the phone, didn't even ask her about it I was just so excited!) so they are moving out on the 4th May, we'll get the keys either on the 4th or the 5th, spend a couple of days just taking car loads down while DH is at work, then on the 8th we'll have the truck and jobs-a-good'un I am so excited! Keep looking at the plans I did and picturing our things in the rooms, am finding it just completely unbelievable that we are going to live there, just can't get it in my head - 17 rooms!!!!

And my face is starting to ache but can't wipe the grin off yet!

Nat- 17 rooms sounds fabby!!! Wish I had that many rooms- I could spread the load and our house wouldn't look so cramped!

Diege- if they were to say yes I'd be willing to start once the DC's break up in July so I could be pg by them going back in sept really... I'm expecting 3-6mths to concieve, took 3mths to fall pg with DD2 so going on that I think it'd be later in the year that I'd be pg, and prob end up due next spring- summer time. And there I go with the over-thinking!! I mean they might not even want to risk it, risk me being sick, risk having a prem baby, risk having the same 'problems' we're currently facing with DD2 because of being prem...

cheers diege

have decided to get white trainers with bugs on and doodle shoes with stars on for now, plus the school shoes
will be buying in shop

can get sandals later

sold slide today and trike

have just ordered from elc - trampoline with handle for dd2 for inddors and out
large little tikes slide for dd1 and 2 for garden to replace small one
was going to get another sand and water table leaving it too messy!!

other items for sle in paper fri

had a nice time with mum today she did our gardens
she has just gone with dd1 is so quiet now
bracken is enjoying the peace

nat - what great news dont blame you for being overexcited

Hi everyone
writing from a train so might come out a bit weird

nat- yay for moving date

can't -hope your head is better soon. I hate that, also had that yesterday. Snap tink

hi everyone else. Had a lovely afternoon with Gruff and GC yesterday. The SG and GC were being so cute playing and (mainly!) sharing toys whilst we had coffee. Lovely to see Gruff too.

Been in London office today and will be again on Thursday. Bit unsettled being in different places but it's nice to be in London. It's so amazing on sunny mornings.

Better not write loads in case I lose connection when I hit post.

Hi all,

I knew I shouldn't have said in my post that DD is sleeping better these days - since then she has been a pain at night. I think it is partly teething (which is making her very grumpy during the day too ) and partly just temper. She is not a fan of CC - she thinks we should come when she calls and yells and screams when we don't - but we will stick with it for now.

We have a small concern about the house we are buying. It has come up on the searches as being at risk of flooding. That's not very surprising, most of York is on a flood plain, and we are not that worried about the house flooding as it hasn't in the last 25 years but it could make getting insurance very difficult. We are having some kind of flood search done to find out how 'high risk' the property is. What a pain!

Nat - yah for moving house soon . Wow for 17 rooms - do you have enough furniture to fill them or do I sense a shopping trip ?

Can't - for headache but good to 'see' you back. Has DD2 had any of her physio sessions yet? Was she having some speech therapy too or am I thinking of someone else (sorry, rubbish memory)? She seems very young for that so I prob am thinking of someone else .

Tink - love the trainers.

Giraffe - SG and GC sound so cute, did you take any pics?

Diege - good luck with the dictaphone, when are you doing the interviews?

Has anyone heard from Kayz?

Hi Playing, Gruff, anyone else lurking.

Oh yeah, I meant to ask. The nursery we have DD registered for has just changed it's website and is now advertising itself as 'following montessori principles'. I don't know much about it and the website is very waffley without giving much info. I can't imagine it will make too much difference at DDs age and we liked the nursery so we will just carry on and see how she does/what we think over the first few months but I just wondered if any of you knew more about montessori? My friend told me that there is a montessori nursery in her village and it has a reputation for being a bit lacking in discipline and the children often have problems when they start school but I'm guessing that, like everything, it just varies from nursery to nursery.

hi ladies

rugby - my dd1 went to montessori nursery it was great
@ her nursey they all shook hands and said hello @ the start of the day
the main thing with mont is the specialoised equipment they have wooden equipment like circles varying in size and pegs that sort of thing.
will be a bit more structured then other nurserys
they had register and a weather chart and took it in turn to slice and give out fruit

this should help
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori_method

dd1 definetly benefited from her nursery she loved it

evening all, DS still isnt well, still full of a cold and cough, and hes finished his meds now, been a week and half since he first started with it poor lil man.
ive also got a cold and cough / sore throat of him im guessing. had a great weekend first BBQ of the year on saturday was great
hope everyone is well. managed to get to work on monday, my cousin and his partner had max for me. and he was really good.

Hi everyone,

sorry havent managed to post for a few days. was away at the weekend and then been busy since we got back.

Had a lovely weekend away and went to my cousin's daughters christening on Sunday.

saw GY and SG yesterday, was really lovely to see them

we went to the zoo today with DH as he is still on Easter hols for a while - was a nice day for it!

Ses - sorry to hear work are being a pain, hope it gets sorted soon.

Diege - good luck with interviews with mws

Tink/Diege - I thought of you both today when I got a surprise boden parcel in the mail box! a birthday present for GC (its on Thurs!)from my step aunt.

This time last year I was on Day 4 of a 5 day labour

Rugby - hope the property ends up being low flood risk. my sis is in Lincs and her house is on a flood plain, but they decided to go with it still as it was their dream house. not sure how at risk though.

Cant - exciting about the surrogacy. over thinking can only be a good thing I am sure!

NJ - exciting about the house move. really not long to go then!

Hi to anyone ive missed

Right I have a deadline looming so need to try and get my work done. I will be lurking!

Hello!

MMM - poor M and poor you! Hope you're both completely well again soon.

Rugby - Hope house works out ok and flood risk isn't too high. Hope C doesn't suffer too much more with teething. It's awful for them and for us as we watch.

Tink - I've missed the last 2 weeks of Neighbours! Any chance of an update?!

Diege - must be difficult contemplating ttc with the horrendous sickness you've experienced before. Probably a good idea to think of how the timing of any pregnancy would work but (I think it was Moosy?) mentioned taking vit B6 and I also know some people that have tried accupuncture.

Giraffe - sounds like you had a great meet-up with Gruff. Must be lovely to see them start to play share together more

Cant - good to hear from you. Prospect of surrogacy sounds exciting and v generous

Nat -
Yay for moving date!!! Get planning those 17 rooms!!

Thank you for all your supportive comments about work. This week has been better (so far!) but the conversations of last week are still looming over me. Tiredness makes it all seem so much worse too. O has been really under the weather the last few days which has meant rubbish sleeping. His conjunctivitis is finally showing signs of improving now so fingers crossed things will improve!

Hi Gruff! x-posted!
How amazing to think back to this time last year!
Happy birthday to GC for Thurs!!
Good luck getting your work done.

morning all, eerything jus keeps getting worse grrr when will it jus go haha. its awful. feel like rubbish.
but its a nice day so dont wanna be stuck in all the time

Morning all. Just popping in on DH's iPhone. Now I've started using this thing I can't stop!!!

Was just about to hang the washing out but saw it was fully charged so couldn't resist.

Woke up feeling loads better than I felt yesterday which is good.

Oh DD2 has just started crying soi'll pop back on later... Get some housework done whole I'm at it!

hi ladies

cant gladu r feeling better

ses - here goes for catchup of neighbours

donna has come back she is staying clear of andrew

kate turned 18 this week they helkd her a suprise party
her and declan kissed and are now seeing each other
stef found out she was pregnant it is dans
her and toady are pretending that they are back together it is only for babys sake
kate as won guardinship for her siblings
think that is main pic

summer returns lynns grand daughter
lucas smashes into toadies car is heartbroken after stef dumps him

popped to tesco down the road have bought yummy lunch and tea

have got bacon and cheese sandwich cheeses and onion mcoys and mini eggs,creame egg and pizza for tea only 70p reduced

have misses my quiet lunches while bracken sleeps haveing dd1 hear instead of school

I managed a quick skim catch-up read earlier and it's gone quiet ever since - have a killed the thread without even posting

Just had a very busy few days and no chance to check in - my bf came over on Saturday and told me she is preggers (1st baby) - she's 18 weeks and I'm trying not to be too miffed that she didn't tell me before now, but she said whe wanted to tell me in person.

Ses - sorry for trouble at work. Does sound tough doing your full job in 4 days and only getting paid for 4 days, but is unfortunately extremely common Just to give an HR perspective, I would make sure you keep anything you have had in writing (email, text, or even voicemail, etc - you can store them). I personally wouldn't engage HR at this stage, as if I've read your emails correctly, you have John's backing and they are just going to keep an eye on it. I think you need to keep a good log of any performance feedback you get from anyone and your timekeeping and whether you are meeting all your objectives/commitments (not because you should have to prove anything, but in case you need it if John/Tina turn round and try to make an issue of this). It does sound like Tina is tryign to make a scapegoat of you for her disgruntlement. Sounds like a tough time, but I think if you are a good and honest worker, which it sounds like you are and you have John's backing it should turn out okay, even if you have to involve HR further down the line. I think drop-offs is hard to manage and your nursery sounds good with 7.45 drop off and 6.15 pick up, all round here are strictly 8am to 6pm. I also think that teams/managers need time to adjust to accepting that people can perform well even when they're not working the standard hours and they need to come round to realise that the statistics that show that you actually get more for your time from part-time workers than full-time because they are committed to making the most of their working time. Hope it does work out for you.

So, in the Star household, DD started properly walking on Easter weekend and is now all over the place . Have also dropped all but 1 breastfeed - usually feed her now at the first wake in morning (i.e. ca. 5.30/6am) and she often goes back to sleep after that. she does have a cough at the moment, so maybe illness is wearing her out, but night before last she slept from 8pm to 5.30am, had a bottle and bit of bf and then slept from 6.05am to 7.45am - wowee!!! Of course, we woke at 2.30am and had to check she was still breathing Last night she slept from 7.10pm until 2.30pm (except with calpol at 10pm because she was really struggling with cough) and then through til 7am - very impressed seeing as how much she was coughing. So, fingers crossed this is now the start of some better sleep (although have obviously cursed it by posting on here). Does seem to coincide with giving up bfing, but am pleased have just gone straight from bfing to oatmilk, so no need for yukky hypoallergenic formula - it truly tastes vile, so no chance of getting DD to take it! She's 13 months old tomorrow, so about time we got some good sleep. But, woe betide my diet - as soon as I'm sure we've totally stopped bfing (and I have minimal milk in mornings now) I shall be eating cheese, ice-cream, choccie and all the other things I haven't eaten for over a year - will have to try and eat in moderation

Tink - lunch sounds lovely and quality time with DD2 on her own must be lovely too - bet DD1 is really enjoying her quality time with her Nana.

GYo - glad DD has settled in new room at nursery, such a relief. Hope things are a bit clearer for you at work too?

Nat - yay for house, very pleased for you. Looking forward to some photos when you've moved in!

Gruff - happy birthday to GC for tomorrow, hope you all have a lovely day.

Rugby - sorry about the house news, but hope it all turns out okay. We are also on a floodplain and are registered with floodline, so if there is a risk of flooding we get a phone call warning (home and mobile). Did get a call in summer of 2007 (council brought round sandbags, the lot) when there was all that flooding, but we didn't get flooded. It does limit the number of insurers (more so since summer 2007) who would consider us, but hasn't affected our premium - we're with AXA currently. HTH

MMM - hope you are feeling better and DS is too. Sounds like you are going great with new job. Make sure you are getting your breaks at work - working time regulations define: Adult workers (aged 18 and over) whose daily working time is more than 6 hours are entitled to an uninterrupted rest break of 20 minutes.

Smithy - not sure if I've said congratulations yet - CONGRATULATIONS!!

right, must on with jobs for the evening. Sorry for ultra-long post

Just a very quick one from me! Have another 5.30am start tomorrow - I feel like death, but that's it until next week then. Mw interviews very interesting, although as usual I was the ultra-bad interviewer, finishing their sentences and interrupting
Hi STAR! Great going on the new improved sleeps, and on dd's walking!
SES, gorgeous fb piccies - J still has a look of O, though not as much now as when they were tinies.
TINKS, hello! Thought of you today when my parcel from Next arrived
MMM, hang on in there, you're doing great x
Missed loads, but bed is calling. Back properly on Fri!

Morning ladies,

I am shattered this morning! A couple of our friends came over yesterday and finished up staying until almost midnight, it was great to see them but I can't stay up that late any more. DP was drunk so he snored all night and was really restless and kept kicking and nudging me . I'm really looking forward to having a spare room in the new house as DP is a terrible sleeper when he has had a drink. DD then woke at 5.30 . On the plus side she is now sleeping 7.30pm-5.30/6ish 3-4 nights a week although she wakes at 4 on the other nights. We are getting there .

Diege - glad your interviews are going well but lol at you interupting .

Tink - thanks for the info about DDs nursery.

Star - hopefully our flood risk won't be too high but we will call a few insurers and see how difficult it is to get insurance. I'll try AXA. The flood map for York was redone last year and now huge areas of the city are classed as being 'at risk of being affected by extreme flooding' and the new house seems to fall into that category. I hope DDs cough is better today.

Cant - lol at your iphone addiction .

MMM - how are you today?

Off to Harewood House today with NCT girls so better go and have a shower while DD naps. Back later.

Morning... Yep, on DH's iPhone again!

Headache came back yest at 2ish... Could barely cope with the DC's by time DH got home, wasn't good at all!

Luckily woke up without it again, long may it continue! Need to take DD2 for her jabs, MMM was going to have DS & DD1 but can't now. Has anyone else taken older DC's along? I'd rather they didn't have to see it, but DH can't finish work any earlier and have no-one else I can call on without having a hour round trip on the bus to drop them off and collect them either side of the 10min app! Argh- I'm struggling!!!

Also dreading getting all the Q's and agro from the HV as she barely see's us. Oh that reminds me, for whoever asked, DD's physio won't start for another 6-8 weeks and she's too young for speech therapy, but they said they were going to look into it and see what can be done. On a positive she's started taking steps forward when holding her hands, and she made a 'ba' noise a couple of days ago which is the first. And she can also say 'hiya' but says it very rarely.