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[VJay]

How's that? Just hope we all haven't had the same idea and there are now 5 new Emmsys threads

Morning curly

Waves to vj

Lovely long post back there curly , I had a lump in my throat reading your lovely words about Ajay

blue good luck to ds1 today at nursery, and neeko how did your dd1 get on last Thursday?

moon I agree with the others, go for the opk's, I had no idea when I was ov just pot luck really, and they give you a positive when you're pg too.

Right need to get ready for the school run, laters

I meant it vj. He's a little miracle :)

Hope It goes well today blue x

Hello...lack of sleep again but true to my word i aint gonna moan!

Dolly was 6 months on sat so we have been busy with injections, packing and loads of other stuff....flying tomorrow night ekk!

Will promise to get back and post before i go...i need to have a work with moon

word not work...doh!
Dolly stood on her own yesterday!

A few more pics on profile for all of you not on fb...am trying to upload more but its not working

Morning girlys! Big waves to Vjay, Curly and Barbie ! GORGEOUS pics of Dolly!
Was gonna attempt a hig post but Biscuit just woken and raring to go! Attempting to run a marathon on her back on changing mat and chatting away to the curtains! She has her 2nd jabs tomorrow

Will just post links as promised to the dress MY DRESS i brought for the christening, the fab invite site INVITE you will all be interested in (scroll down), got amazing invites done . And here is a link to the SUMMER DRESS we think we are getting for Summer but of course as its still 8/9 weeks away cant really buy yet size wise? [Hmm]

Will be back later! x x x x x

hi ya just a quick lurk .am seeing gracie tomorrow so will pass on the love xx

Hello mrskate long time no speak! Cupcake just saw latest pics of Jude on your profile, too cute! what a gorgeous lil fella! How sweet in the bath with daddy, agree he def looks like a little boy, all solid and determined looking!

4ever fanjo talk again Love your dress - very elegant and perfect for a Christening. Summer's dress is very sweet too. And the invites are cool - would never have thought about ebay for something like that. I have bookmarked the shop because they look really good for party invites too. Hope the jabs go ok tomorrow.

barbie blimey 6 months old and standing already methinks she will be walking running early too. Hope last night was just a blip and Dolly gets back to sleeping for more than 2 hours at a stretch. Can't believe you are flying tomorrow night - it seems to have come around quickly. Agree with curly its very humid in London at the moment although its supposed to get fresher over the next few days.

mls less than 50 days to go!! I rememember the escaping through the rib-cage feeling - it was very uncomfortable. I found it very difficult to sit up for more than a few minutes towards the end. At least you know there isn't long to go now.

moon I've also got OPKs from babymad (I think mls pointed me there). They are very cheap, quick and they work. It can't do any harm to use them? My cycles have been all over the place since the mc so I would be a bit lost without them.

vjay really hope you haven't got it too - how are you feeling today?

cupcake how on earth do you manage to feed and read a mighty tome like LoTR at the same time????

curly watched x-factor last night - I love it!! Have seen that there is some scandal today though about doctoring the sound? I'm not sure about 16th - its looking likely that DS1 is going to have occupational therapy on Thursday afternoons so that would rule me out. I will find out later on this week for sure. Sounds as though curlygirl is a little minx. Isn't it amazing how they can be that small but still manipulate you Hope the hormones settle down soon, its hard when you are feeling a bit up and down like that. Have done a search on mn and found lots of posts about labyrinthitis, thanks for the tip. Fortunately, I don't think I have it as bad as some people.

blue hope today was not too traumatic for you all and Isaac has a good first day at pre-school.

jools monday transport hell! So glad you have a holiday to look forward to. If anyone deserves one, you do.

The good news is that I'm not anaemic. The bad news is that I've almost certainly got labyrinthitis (inflammation of the inner ear for those who were asking, usually caused by a virus). vjay yes it will clear up on its own and the only thing the Drs can do is give some medicine to stop the dizziness/sick feeling. I want to go the gym for a run but am feeling very dizzy again at the moment. Not fair. I'm not sure I will live down falling over on the treadmill at work so probably best not to risk it. And on ovulationwatch, it appears (despite what the dr said last week) that I'm gearing up to O today or tomorrow. Have familiar pains and CM and will do an OPK later but am guessing it will be +ve. CD10 today which is going in the right direction. Maybe its just going to take a little time to get my cycles back to where they were. Am off out now to buy some EPO and vit B6 (thanks mls for tip). Every little helps (as they say....)

Big waves to all the other emmsys hope you are all ok.

Arggghhhhhh it;s so hard to pack with a little one in tow!

Dh is being a typical man, you know.....lets leave it all until last minute and cram as much as we can in the case...meh.

Dolly and i are all but organized, just need a few last minute bits tomorrow and we are ready to go. Im dreading the flight, 2.30am...which means Dolly should be sleeping, so im going to have to hold her in the sling or something as there are no basinette seats left although to be honest i dont really trust them all that much.

Injections today made dh come with me again, im such a wimp It wasnt too bad....made Dolly sleepy!

curly we had 4 sleeps today and 3 of them where in the car as i zipped around dubai trying to find bigger warmer clothes. Sadly i cant swop with my sis as she is a size 6 Have you started cc? The mid wife today told me never to leave baby crying for more than 45 minutes, if this happens take her out, check her over and start again. Thankfully we havent got that far yet. Im dreading the stopping the night feeds, apparently i should only feed her 2 times max, the rest i should do cc on. We will start when we get home and she is in her own room. Good luck for when you start!

4ever i love that dress! and summers one too. If i where you i would try them on now, if 3to 6 months fit her you can be quite sure she will need the bigger size come 8 weeks time! sods law

louey boo to feeling a bit under the weather, i sometimes get that dizziness, i always tell dh that i feel a bit drunk! I used to get loads of ear infections as a child...im pretty sure my dizziness is down to my dodgy heart though Hope you feel loads better soon. Fingers crossed for you that this is your month.

blue how did it go today, how many tissues did you use????

jools i agree with everyone above, you work to damn hard. I hope you managed to get a seat on the train and a glass of wine strong coffee.

mls 50 days Jeeze thats come around quickly! I hope you have got some unisex clothes to wash just in case any luck on names or is that still a sore subject???

mermaid are you ok sweetie? Im super duper excited about being back in the westcountry, proper pasties and cornish ice cream...yummy! (sod the diet for 2 weeks!)

mrskate hello and welcome back! Yes please, please send our love to gg and tell her she is missed....

vjay how is the cycling going, sore bum? Dh is going to get me a wii fit (cant remember if i have said this before ) i figured that 50 quid a month for the gym is a complete waste as i can never go. 5x months gym membership will buy me a wii and a yoga mat. My friend lost a stone in a month the new one charts your progress daily and tells you off if you cheat, i so need this! Ill let you know how i get on, i plan to do it once a day during one of Dollies naps!

iggy how are you getting on, i laugh at your fb updates...hope little one is a good girl and not a cheeky minx like mine!

sabs how is the fasting going? Its not been to bad over here this year, a lot more places have stayed open just blacked out the windows!

lbm how was the camping... did dh look like this at any given time??? ha ha hope you didnt get too soggy!

pfj are you still here? hope you are ok

and last but not least moon

Come here and talk to barbie....yes stand right there.

barbie gets out wet fish and slaps moon around the face!

Now listen here young lady, you will get pregnant and you will have a baby. I dont know when, but i know it will happen. Keep positive, remember the saying positive things happen to positive people? well im not usually into all that bullshit but i do believe this one to be true. When my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer the outlook really wasnt good (5 years max) my mum took this news and thought sod it, ill show you! She remained positive throughout every one off her chemo sessions, had a party where she shaved her hair off, laughed through the sickness radiotherapy caused because she thought it was hilarious that her sick was radioactive and you know what? 12 years down the line she is still here. The doctors put a lot of it down to her positive attitude.
What im saying is, dont look at it each month of getting a bfn as a failure, look the next month in the eye and see it as a challenge to get pregnant. Give it your all use opk, pre seed and everything else but most of all believe that you can do it and you will succeed. Come on here when you are feeling low, we can pick you up and dust you down or even give you a hug!

Right.... did that talking to work???

Oh and monkey thanks for the text it was lovely, hope you are having a nice time with your dad.

Whoops nearly forgot neeko... did you manage to get hold of a NUK sippy cup? Dolly can speed drink out of hers now, no wetsuit required i can get you one and bring home if you like... (need to know in next 12 hours though!) Happy sleeping x

Right im off, lots to do. If i dont catch up before i leave ill try my best when i arrive. xxx

barbie have a fabulous holiday, you so deserve it . Let me know how your wii fit goes when you get it, we have one but I don't use it. We biked in the rain today, but it was still fun

Will catch up later, just wanted to wish barbie a happy hols and Dh wants the computer xx

Hi to all Another quick one from me as about to put ds to bed... Will try to come back on properly tomorrow as I haven't had much chance to catch up, but just wanted to wish you a safe journey Barbie and a lovely holiday back in the UK, you must be so excited! Hope you have a fab time, and I shall look forward to hearing updates on how you're getting on with the wii, I would love one!

Hope you're all okay, apologies for not checking back through posts - have been mega busy with my lovely daddy and ds!

Back soon xxx

Happy holidays Barbie! Have a safe journey & hope Dolly is on her best behaviour for you! X

Oh Barbie she is amazing!!! That has to be a medical first No wonder she keeps waking up - she's having the nine month sleep regression already . Are you all ready for the trip?

louey it's great that you are not anaemic and that you are ovulating. There is no time to delay - grab dh and run to the bedroom. No gymnastics though with your dizzy spells!!

4ever your dress is fab :)and I love the one for biscuit. The model wearing it looks so like curlygirl, I got a bit of a shock though

waves to mrskate

How did ds1 get on today blue?

Ok I'm going to go write that email about the london meetup now!!!

Oops, missed half the posts on the page, must learn to refresh

Have a fab trip barbie. Have a bottle /boob ready for takeoff. Once the engines get really noisy she'll prob drop off :)

big hugs and excited waves to monkey and vj

moon barbie is psychic therefore you will be up the duff soon (weird curly logic!)

barbie isnt your dolly tall?! where did she get her legs from she seems so advanced.

thanks for my talking to i have to admit that for everyone else i am the most positive person in the world, however when it comes to me i am a pessimist. i think this is because i always set myself high standards, and very rarely do i fail, so this is one thing totally out of my control that i have failed at, and im not very good at handling it.

hmm so enough of me, have a safe trip barbie :)

i love you girls so much, you have always been here when i need you, i only hope one day i can return the favour

Hey

Pre-school (aka the first day of the rest of your life) went really well thanks . Isaac was v. handsome in his pale blue sweatshirt, my wee man .

curly - lovely lovely to have you back posting and such big group hugs one too . re: CC aare you still trying the pick up/put down method? We need a new photo of curlygilr please! Don;t want to have to look at my Next Directory - may be tempted to buy stuff

barbie - you could get a job as a motivational speaker . Really hope mmon took some pointers and reassurance and belief that it WILL happen. but about D standing unaided - she is super baby in fact you must buy her a t-shirt with that on it . Have a fantastic holiday back home and hope you;re not too cold - brrr.

Louey - honey you have had a lot thrown at you in the past week with your cycles and ear infection. Fingers crossed you're having a proper +ve... poms poms at the ready. Sorry to hear you sis didn't win - meh! How are those goergous boys of yours??

4ever - loving the dresses, can so picture you in that, bet you have killer legs . S will be the belle of the balle though .

neeko - how was your weekend? Hope you got more of your book read. H is no nearly 5 months - can you believe it?! One month until fooood which will hopefully mean less boooob and more sleeep.

Vjay - also get lunp in throat thinking of Ajay being one! Our first graduate, the leader of the pack . Been making any no point soup today?

MLS - brilliant photo of your DD with straigh thair! 49 days and counting...

monkey - hope your having fun with your boys . When do you go back to school?

mermaid - what are you doing this bank holiday weekend? I bet you've got something lovely and outdoorsy and food filled up your sleeve

Sabs - how are things going?

Ben has started 'bum shuffling' which is exactly as it says on the tin. So cute to watch like a moving Buddha statue . His 'fangs' are well through now - my little vampire.

mrskate big kiss to GG and Jack and Isabelle too.

right off to check bank account online. Get paid on Wed - first full pay since I came back Curtain fund ahoy!

argggggghhhhhhh just lost post
Really quick as lbm family is still dripping and I need to wash the festival out of my hair and every other bit of me...
Will try and add photo of baby J who was a little star and looks so cute in her little ear defenders!

Vjay I nearly wet myself at your comment about MLS screaming at me for an hour ( but then I have just had a baby and my pelvic floor isn't what it should be..) It's taken me about 5 minutes to work out what I'd written

4ever I love your links - the dresses are just lovely

curly will need to check diary but 16th sept looks good, Can we make it train/ tube friendly as I'm carless at the moment

Barbie I had a 6 hour flight with dd1 on my knee when she was 8 months and it was fine - she slept great, I was knackered!
And no, DH didn't look all weekend, more like [worried] emotion, especialy when the heavens opened from 7pm to 3am this morning.
I actually felt pretty bad about it - MLS were talking about this and we both have DH's who are worriers. Obviously we are not and so this can cause some tensions - on sat pm, we had a date type experience ( dh and me, no MLS and me!), as I went for a chat in his tent, as opposed to mine with the dc's. And over a hip flask of whiskey he explained what worries him abou the festival etc and I felt pretty bad about forcing him to go but then, on the other hand, if I listened to him, we would never leave the house and how much fun would that be! Funniest part is that he keeps complaining that my dad is a worrier....

Love to all got to go - bath and bed calling

Hello a late one from me

moon try babymad, I used them too, great value opk's and pg tests.

blue so glad all went well today, I is growing up fast, and loving B's bum shuffling, my wee sis did that and it was so fummy to see . I have a whopping great rock in my throat thinking of Ajay being 1, he is currently 11.75 months old and I am clinging on with my finger tips to his babyhood.

4ever both dresses are lovely, and the invites are fab too, the Christening will be here in no time, dibs fairygodmother

monkey glad you are having a lovely time with you menfolk

curly and moon it's so good to have you back from lurking

louey I am still getting my dizzy spells, they happen if I move my head suddenly, I have had about 3 weeks of laryngitis (I think), so it's probably a continuation of the virus, if it gets any worse I'll see a doc, but the wine is helping for now

neeko where are you my lovely diet buddy?

mermaid hope you are ok and enjoying the hols

mls time is flying, I loved hanging out all Ajays baby clothes before he was born, they looked so cute for all my neighbours to see

I've probably missed a bunch of stuff, but I'm tired and mellowed from the wine

Hey lbm I just read your previous post as mls screaming at you for an hour , it did make me laugh .

Looking forward to seeing a pic of babyJ

Hi all. Been lurking but no time to post. Don't really have time now but will try.

Loving all the pics of the Emmsy babies - we sure do grow beauties! Really I won't be able to do the meet up. Too far for me. Maybe one year we can do one sans enfants...

Barbie Have a lovely trip. I had completely forgotten about that cup but I'm sure there'll be somewhere here I can get it. Hope superbaby (there used to a cartoon called that) enjoys all her family time.

Louey sorry to hear you're feeling so ill. Hope you get a +OPK soon.

Moon can only reitterate what others have said. It will happen but using OPKs, preseed etc will probably make it happen sooner. Go on! You know you want to Big hug.

Curly Welcome back! Curlygirl is just gorgeous. As for managing with two sometimes I don't! But it does get easier and the highs outweigh the lows.

MLS I get ridiculously excited when I think how close you are to popping! I feel like I already have so much invested in your little prince/ss after all those emails and texts. He/she really is your little miracle and if your baby is a boy I'm sending you the girly socks I bought the other day anyway!!!

Blue Glad I got on ok. It's such a stress isn't it? M is settling in quite well but playing up mightily at home. Having to be super strict (which I hate) and have put up a star chart to work towards her birthday party/presents. She likes this type of discipline. God help me when H needs it too.

Vjay I'm still here though not being as good as i should. We walked to nursery yesterday and I was soaked to the knickers by the time I got back. I love Scottish summertime! I'm very impressed by you with the bike.

4ever all frocks look lovely. I'd go for a 6-9 month size personally then when you have your next girl you won't need to rush to get her christened. How's the weight loss going?

H is stirring so better go. Going to try to get her to nap in her cot when M is at nursery this afternoon. Fingers crossed.

Love to all I've missed. xx

Also meant to say I have finally got work sorted out. I go back officially on 13th Dec (though I'm off that day!) but just Wed-Fri until June and they're paying me all week due to holidays owed! Hurrah!

ah yes well thought I would drop a small post while I slap factor 50 on and sip a nice cooling cocktail.

barbie had better bring some of that nice desert weather back home with her.
Know you arenot looking forward to the journey lovely so hope all goes well - just concentrate on seeing all your rellys

went to see my councellor this morning shock and horror when she discovered that the dr had given me double the dose that he should have - actually a bit pissed off at that - only just thought about it tbh. No wonder I was so ill. Told her I was following the rose how to get the french thing above the s? and trashy novels.

oh blimey samcam just had her baby at Treliske that's classic!

4ever lovely lovely lovely

louey ouch at your poor ears and i am sorry that your sis didn't win. hope you are feeling better and go go go

moon nothing much else to add rests elbow in rose puddle on the bar - this place is great for going agghghghghghghghggh in though and I think you are pretty awsome to have held it all together and been cheerful and lovely and not bitter.

barbie your inspiraional story of your mum felt a privledge to read btw and so right about keeping positive, so moon we are not just saying fluffy stuff to keep you going. It will happen. I hope things with yours and df families are improving tooxx

neeko well done for getting through the first days of nursery. shock at you even talking of going back to work, how has that gone so quickly?

blue well done in the blue house too. I am clinging to my lie-ins in the morning ha at you lot with your faces sorry. Am hating the thought of school uniform and shoe shopping - mental note must go and I just know they will have all sold out of ds size by now.

curly thank you for the email and those fabby photos. I don't know if I can manage the logistics but am thinking on it.

jools am so hoping that your holiday is around the corner.xx

vjay yes, yes muscle weighs more than fat so don't panic. We need a photo of ajay in his seat and helmet though.xx

mls I have baby names brewing. Rest lots, hope your chest is feeling better btw.

right better go and rattle some saucepans.x