Emmy's weebles are taking over mermaid's greenhouse!

[barbie1]

....therefore she cant throw us out!

Long may the support continue x

Hi ladies!
Quick catch up while little boy naps...had to rock him in his car seat to get him to go off
Although actually last night we had the best night in ages.. slept 7 til 4am then back down til 7 after a feed... was desperately needed as the 4.30/5am starts had really been getting to me and I got quite stroppy at dh yesterday as I was so tired. Feel more human today :)
Though I did wake at 3 in a blind panic that ds had stopped breathing as he hasn't slept that long in forever. I crawled into his room on all fours and listened to him breathing... !!

barbie I'm loving IsawBarbieKissingSantaClaus... gets my vote!! :) (will probably x-post with you all and this will be irrelevant though!)
Eek to the a/c and poor Dolly's illness though, hope you're all ok. Not long til dh gets back!
Exciting about coming off the pill! I think sabs might be a bit surprised by all the talk of her having another when she logs back on though!!

4ever we have finally managed to dtd but I'm still a bit baffled by my charts at the moment so I'll be a bit nervous too
Sorry you've been having lots of wakings too with S...such hard times!

sabs bless you with the babysitting comment! Thanks :) and well done on the weight loss that's fab!

buddha E's birthday sounds so lovely! And how beautiful you marked your lost LOs too.

blue you are soooo kind, thank you, would love some more clothes! But not if you can make money for them on ebay?? Definitely up for Love Actually next Weds...can't wait!!
Also, your ds1 has great taste, Lupin is one of my fave HP characters :)

Hi Gracie!! Good to see you. I see you're in the no sleep boat too...crowded in here isn't it!! I think sleeping-through babies are a myth

LBM You sound crazy busy! Hope you find time to breathe!

BQ massive hugs to you...here's my hand for your scan. So excited to have our big pants bench populated again soon!

Louey that goes for you too; so not long! And yeah that is a good idea about a babysitting arrangement with NCT friends hadn't thought about that. BTW, at your dh hating the cinema! Does he just not really like films, or the actual cinema? I could quite happily live in a cinema (as long as nobody sitting near me talked through the films )

Neeko you're so right about a year going so quickly. That's why I'm trying not to stress/complain too much about ds's sleep... I know I'll miss his baby days so much in a year and will (maybe!) have forgotten all this. Thanks :)

Vjay I did have to LOL at VJJ...I miss iggy! Oh and at Cjay falling asleep as soon as you read!

MLS hope the osteopath works wonders on Kitty!

QA I'm also mega excited for the ttc battle...and we will never evict you, we love any excuse to get the white coats out!! My pompoms are at the ready!

Missing monkey too, hope you're ok if you're lurking.

Oh my word I'm watching last night's I'm a Celeb and tearing up at Linford Christie having missed his daughter so much...EVERYTHING makes me cry these days!

Right..off to warm my hands on a radiator somewhere...it's f-f-f-freezing here!

X post hello to Bq too and huge yay for throwing up in car parks! Right with ya on understanding the supersticion of name changing! We all had our funny rituals, lucky scan tops and necessary things we had to do to keep us sane in our very paranoid pregnant states! Daresay id do it all next time too!

barbie ate all the mince pies? Really vjj* can you see my muffin top from there must go on a diet!

I will change my name as soon as Dolly wears herself out, i swear the antibiotics is like feeding her liquid speed, she is nuts!

bq yeah to spewing up your guts! tis a sticky one for sure...are you going to update from the scan room as soon as you can after your scan?

Dont all get excited about me stopping the pill, was only doing so to see if my periods would return (and i keep forgetting them anyway) as i havent had a proper once since 2004

cupcake are you sure you arent up the duff? crying at everything is a sign, dont you know

LOL barbie...I'm pretty sure I'm not it would be just typical though that after a year of trying for ds, I get pregnant with #2 on our first time of 'resuming relations'
No, have been tearful about everything to do with family/children/babies/birth since ds was born

So much x posting! At this rate ill make up for my recent dire lack of personals!

Huge hug and kiss lovelycupcake your fab post puts me to shame! Im so glad Jude let you get some more sleep in! Lol at you crawling in to his room on all fours! How funny we are now talking about no 2s! Oh and just so pleased about dh job extension! Loving celeb too, stacey a lil ray of sunshine, shaun classic, dom hilarious but now turning a bit narky dontcha think? X

Santabarbie gets my vote

It's Christmaaaaaaas as Noddy Holder would say .

Vjayjingles or Vjj . DS1 falls sleeps after two pages and I have to remind myself to stop reading! I've set myself a target of 2 chapters per night of half-blood prince, so its HP a go-go in this hoose. Well done for e-bay uploads, 20 - you go girl! Its great seeing who is bidding, dont'w worry if there's not uch activity until the last day as people are very canny and just burst in at the last minute (as I did on Tues night and out-bid someone for a £20 COAST dress with 5 seconds to go, my heart was racing!! It brings out the competitive streak...)

cupcake - you are wlecome . Its mainly vests, cardigans and dungarees, all lovely but unless they are Mini Boden, baby clothes don't sell for much on e-bay and I'd rather give them to someone I know . I'll include some 3-6 months cardigans from NEXT as they are big made and Benj was wearing them until he was about 8 months and he's a big lad! I think I have your address but will txt if I don't.

QA welcome back and ttc ammunition at the ready...

baking not long until the 12 week magic mark, hold on..

louey - glad the DT's are behaving . Will be holding your hand come Friday..

MLS - how is DD2? So pleased the CO has helped. Would you stil be up for doing me two pictures of my boys come spring? Just file it away as I know its the last thing you want to think about at the mo!

neeko - hope you're enoying your DD filled days. We need a recent piccie please!

LBM - fellow owner of a label stroker . You are a busy woman . I take my hat off to you. I can see how you called everyone a 'J' initial, can say it faster in the mad sash out the door in the morning..

4ever - this Xmas will be extra extra special for you and rightly so . Now S's sleeping,... As you say she doesn't need fed for hunger, more out of habit so you need to decide when to close the bar.. I know its a trade off as you would miss the night time cuddles, so what you want more, night time cuddles or sleep..

I feel for you all having sleep problems, its the pits. DS1 was a poor sleeper or rather a good sleeper but a god awful early riser. Ben though has been a revelation after the early months of 4 night wakings every night . He's slept through from 6.5 months not a peep from 7-7 BUT only I think because he has been formula fed from 5 months which works two-fold 1. fills them up and 2.(and critical IMO) you don't have your boob to offer so don't get into habit of using it to console them when they do wake... I'e always been very pro bf and still am but when I hear of GG still having to feed Isabelle even when she is on 3 meals a day, then it just rings alarm bells of a habit needing to be broken.. Sorry if I sound a bit Gina Fordy..

Soo excited at some ttcers gearing up again. That ship has passed for us, happily so, but will watch and be there every step of the way for our tentavely thinking about it TTCers sabs, 4ever, barbie....

The snow up here is amazing, I've never seen it this deep ever, our snowman has been dwarfed by it . I'm home alone as took today off to gut house ahead of crimbo and thankfully DHmanaged to take DS's to his Mum's - it was touch and go and I am to admit I was going to have bit of a meltdown if I didn't get some time today. Been planning this gut out day sfor weeks...

Anyhoo, play room re-painted, new pictures up, 15 trips up loft to hide put away stuff. e-bay sales sorted, just need to dye my hair and my to do list can be ticked.

Going to watch Miranda on sky+ tonight

Bit rambly there, been on my own too long today I think

later lovelies xxx

PNP this is lovely I have just done one each for the boys and thought I'd link it. louey has already done it i think

Thanks Blue my lovely! Do agree boob is just a ploy for S to get in bed with us, might get ruthless in new year! You sound like a woman on a mission today! Im in awe! Sounds like a lot of fun is had in your household! Im happy with one mission a day at the mo! Have talked dh into taking half day tomorrow so we can do snow stuff with Summer and go food shop early so we dont get stuck!

Hello!! Gosh you have all been busy on here As ever I don't have long (sorry...) so impossible to catch up properly! Wow to Sabs Barbie and 4ever thinking about ttc again!

BQ Glad you're still feeling sick, I missed when your scan is? Will be hoping all is still well!

Louey So pleased that things are going well with you too! Hope the boys are allowing you a little r&r time xxx

Blue Your snow sounds fab! Plus, I think you sound like superwoman tbh You took the day off to get the house sorted, and painted a room? OMG you are brill! I've had the last two days off as ds is sick and the best I can come up with is doing some washing, changing beds and cuddling ds in front of the tv Can you come over here please

Cupcake at you crawling into J's room! I still have moments of blind panic, like this morning when ds hadn't woken by 8.30, I was convinced something had happened He was fine!

I am SO sorry not to do more personals but dh is due home shortly, providing he's made his way through the snow, and I have to get supper started. I have been lurking, but just not managing to post as I never seem to have more than about 2 mins, so just speed read through... All is fine here, just working, looking after ds & dh, and am busy trying to get Christmas organised - we have 17 for Christmas day I really want everything to be perfect so am planning it in minute detail!
Lots of love to you all, and hope everyone's managing to stay warm (or in your case cool Barbie ) xxx

Ah thanks so much blue you're lovely. yeah jude is still in 3-6 mnth stuff, his 6-9 stuff is all massive on him & he's a chubster too

wah thanks for reminding me 4ever i forgot to even mention here about dh, his notice is extended til end of june which is a huge relief! not jobless at xmas thank God!

Hi monkey :) Love the sound of your xmas planning. im looking forward to one day having my siblings & jude's future cousins over for xmas, for now we're all still invading my parents!

Omg jude has only just woken up, im in shock!! but very happy even if it is a one off!

4ever i forgot to reply to you sorry, yeah loving stacey she'll win for sure. was loving dom too butyou're right, so narky last couple of days. he's been nasty to kayla too which i don't like at all, even if she is a bit annoying. haven't seen last nights yet, will be entertaining jude with that over breakfast

morning everyone!

Yay to the long sleep cupcake! A corner is turned perhaps?! S however woke at 7.30 as opposed to her usual 9ish and woke loads in the night, shes now having an early mid morn nap do think will have to get tough in the new year, much as i love the cuddles in bed, may have to withdraw the boob/sleep association..

Agree on all points re celeb, kayla is a tad whiney but dom let himself down, a shame cos he was initially rof lol hilarious! Talking of telly i watched that natalie cassidy prog last night after you and sabs said you thought of me! Seems common to have long inductions, very similar to our experience apart from i was at least getting contractions all the way through the 5days, just not dilating, and like her didnt want a section, so despite the forceps and stitches was glad i had the chance to try and push her out for over an hour first, mad as it sounds! Ooh it didnt half bring it all back though! Sounds crazy but what a fantastic happy memory of every second of it! Wouldnt change a thing!

Phew, what a hard day...

Dolly wouldnt go to sleep since 11am this morning she is super duper hyper!

Im just watching for the football result for dh and then im off to bed myself...hope you are all safe and warm.

Will be back tomorrow to check for scan results, although they will be good!

Night night all x

jools especially for you!

Love it Barbie

Lovely Cupcake, a lie in!!! Let's hope he continues to enjoy his sleep

I definately agree re Stacey, she is so sweet and lovely, even if she has got amazing legs (oh, and a nice rack as dh said ) I really hope she wins.

4ever What was the programme about Natalie Cassidy? I didn't hear anything about it - did she come across well? I know I've said this before, but ds was b'fed until 15 months, and i loved having those cosy cuddles in the morning with him feeding. It goes too quickly as it is, so take advantage of her still being little enough to do that (Unless there are problems that is?)

I completely forgot to say yesterday, that for some reason my AF is late Was due about Tuesday. Had really bad cramps on Tuesday night, some more yesterday, but no AF Haven't even dared tell dh for fear of jinxing anything (although am sure it's not 'that'). Help!

Loved that link barbie dh watched it too and found it hilarious

monkey I don't want to get too excited but can't help it , that's not very helpful is it. You need to do a test my lovely, here's my hand because I know this will be a nerve racking time for you.

cupcake well done to Jude and his sleep, long may it last.

4ever you stop the boob when you want to, there's no reason why you can't carry on as you are if it works for you. When you look back it is such a short space of time in the grand scheme of things. I can see that more clearly with Ajay because I have Cjay , you are doing so well and I love hearing all about Summer and what you both get up too

blue I've thought all day about cleaning and gutting my house after your day yesterday....but it's too cold

Right gotta go and cook my man his steak.
Oh and I'm a little dissapointed there are no more Christmas name on here

Just a quickie from me (sorry)

vjj have namechanged especially for you

monkey oooooh - I'm getting excited for you - when are you going to test (assuming you've got one at home and are not snowed in...) It would be so lovely to have another Emmsy on the medium pant bench.

cupcake big sigh of relief that DH's job is safe until June. A much happier xmas in the cupcake household I think. Well done J for sleeping through too - long may it last.

blue blimey - when you take the day off, you don't lounge around like any sensible person.....the amount you got done in one day puts me to shame

barbie fab link . Hope you are getting a very well deserved night's sleep and dolly is not so hyper tomorrow. When is your DH back?

4ever hope you had a nice snow day with DH. I think Stacey is definitely going to win Celebrity (with good reason).

Waves to everyone else. Things are frantic here, DH hopefully back tomorrow morning (as long as his flight is not delayed) then we are straight off into town for a nice lunch and scan at 2pm. I will try and text as soon as I know but we will be getting straight back on the tube so there may be a delay while we're underground. Keep your fingers crossed that everything is ok.

Yeah! Its snowing and getting near to Christmas, another mad week is over and I have another snow day with the dc's tomorrow! And to add to the happiness, babyJ has been sleeping better - life is good!

vjay I've also name changed for the first time, just for you!

Loueyobethlehem great name but a bugger to write? Hope all goes well tomorrow - sure it will, please text when you can

Got to go, snuggly bed calls!

Love the name change Louey just dropping into squeeze your hand tightly for tomorrow, you sound like your being very brave but im sure youre weebling inside.. Ill be sending sticky positive vibes at 2pm and watching my phone avidly..

Thanks to you, and vjj and monkey for the wise words and booster about bf, and reminder that it is such a short time, i do love it and only really do it at night as it is.. After the long wait to have her im quite ok with the broken nights, as Blue said the cuddles outweigh everything!

Monkey that natalie cassidy prog was called 'becoming mum' or something, on e4, tbh shes quite annoying but im still obsessed with all things baby related... can i wish a hopeful thought for a very deserving, but no doubt petrified lady? Ill be watching this space rather intently..

X post and big hello to my fellow late night mummy lbm! Hows our gorgeous baby belle? X

Forgive another me post but been having major weebles since yesterday afternoon nothing specific causing them but am convinced that on Mondays scan something will be wrong goiing to try to ring epau when it opens to try and get a reassurance scan today just to set me mind t ease because not slept a wwink last night thinking about it please keep your fingers crossed for me x

louey good luck foe this afternon will be thinking of you

Hey baking any news on getting a scan today? I know it's impossible but try not to worry too much - it's totally natural to get freaked when you have a scan coming up. I always got an impending sense of doom a few days beforehand in my one successful pregnancy, even though i felt more positive the rest of the time. It is normal to feel like things are going wrong even when they aren't - how can we help it with our histories? :( But I have a really good feeling for you and Louey :)

Speaking of whom, I just popped on to offer my hand for later to Louey. I'll be out this afternoon but will try lurking on my phone if I can get internet coverage. Can someone please text me though if they get news?

As the lovely moon would say, these babies don't need the scans, they are doing fine :)

It's really lovely to see talk of ttc'ing. Much as I need and appreciate the support and advice on everything else, nobody forgets the main reason we all got together on this thread and there are twenty white coats freshly washed and ironed and ready for action whenever our smallpanters are

Nice to see monkey back :)

I need to catch up on everyone else's posts but must go shower before curlygirl wakes up.

Need some ideas for my christmas name too?? C'mon VJ you is clever at this kinda thing. help me out

Scan at half two weebling till then

Scan at half two weebling till then

bq and louey another hand to hold here, will be thinking of you both this afternoon

curly what about SantasCurlyBeard, I will keep thinking that is the first one that popped into my head

monkey how are you today???

Loving OhLoueyTownofBethlehem and LittleJingleBellsMum that's the festive spirit girls

Have seen Cjays paed today and have a plan re his toiletting, so onwards and upwards.