Good things come to those who wait...and wait...and wait!!! All aboard, we're IIT!

[bebejones]

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Make yourselves at home everyone. Jake & George are just loading everyone's 'baggage'!

Good luck WW. You'll be brilliant. X

Good luck WW hope it goes well

How did it go WW?

Is everyone having a nice weekend? It's very quiet on here!

I did a test batch of iced cupcakes with some left over fondant. I definitely need to get myself some proper 'tools'! Had fun though! Put a pic up, please be kind!! :)

DH in a foul mood, hoping it doesn't last all weekend I wanted to talk to him about the consultant!

oh wow bebe there amazing far to pretty to eat, u shud really set up a cake making business (there beautiful) and im sure they taste just as yummy, i always wonder where u find the time

finally decided on what double pram im going to get settled on a britax B dual seems like the best one for my needs afta lots of researching also the bonus is that in mothercare it is 550 for the pram and xtra seat and then u pay extra for rain cover and found one on tesco for £300 pound in the sale for the pram pluus second seat and rain cover only problem is im waiting for my new card to arrive to order it :(

Jbells that is sooooo annoying! I always hate it when stuff like that happens, and usually by the time I can buy it the thing I want isn't on offer any more!!

Thinking about setting up a cake business. Been looking into all the 'official' stuff I need to do. Have to get a hygiene certificate but I can do it online. Also have to register with the council...maybe be inspected! Just trying to build up a bit of a portfolio for now & doing stuff for friends etc. DD is mostly very well behaved & entertains herself really well so I can get on with it! :)

oh thats great, my DD is not at an age where she can entertain herself yet, i cant even go in the kitchen for ten mins without her being wrapped around my legs lol, i am going to attempt nigellas chocolate brownies for the first time tomoro tho :)

Thank you for being so nice, I need more practise but I'm quite pleased with them!

Oooooh yum. I'm making Oreo cookie brownies this week for toddler group!

Your DD will get better, mine didn't play nicely on her own til she was nearly 2!

i didnt need to be nice just honest :) hmmmm oreo cookie brownies where did u get the recipe for them or did u invent it yourself

on the menu for me tonite is crispy duck and pancakes and some picky bits (im starving) have started trying to save money by planning the weeks meals and taking cash to supermarket with me so thati stick to things i need

did u ever do a cake making course or have u taught yourself?

Wow

those cakes look so good bebe. Oreo cookie brownie sounds yummy too
Jbells, i LOVE nigellas brownies, almost always make them for myself for my birthday like on the picture (assme you doing domestic goddess?)

WW hope it went ok.

Im not feeling quite as sick i think.... although maybe i am.... i am however being sick less which must be good (wasnt actually sick at all yesturday!)
Although i typically only eat tiny portions, or have 1 bite then regect whatever it is!

Am managing to drink plenty most of the day so am not worried, and if there is anything at all that i feel like, healthy or other wise i just let myself have it!
Still unbeliavbley exhausted all the time and despite 10 hours of solid sleep last night ive just had a 2 hour nap and will be ready for bed soon too.

Definitely finding being pregnant a real struggle , but hoping in a few weeks i feel better and get my energy back

Brownie recipe Saw it on telly last week, looked amazing!

I try hard to plan out meals & always always write a list! I find I spend less if I do it online too as I don't get tempted by stuff!

I have taught myself the cake stuff. I want to get some books though on how to do things properly & also the right tools instead of improvising with kitchen knives!! Want to have a go at doing a stacked cake next!

Nannyl - maybe you are turning a corner? 2nd trimester should be better! :)

The cupcakes look lovely Bebe!

DP's sister has done a cake decorating course and loved it, she says the equipment is quite expensive though but you can get it online for less (like most things!)

You are very creative!

Glad to hear things have improved (slightly!) Nannyl!

Good news about the pram jbells, I am soooo indecisive I get overwhelmed if there is too much choice. I think I might have to just ask you, bebe and nannyl to vote and go for the winner! :)

How did it go WW??????

strawberrry- i am soooo indecisive to i wish id never looked so much as now i found too much choice, i know i will still be wondering whether we bought the right one even after i have it, i like the way the top seat can face both u and the otherway and it can convert to a single when DD wants to walk everywhere :) oh and also like the price the icandy was going for atleast 350 second hand on ebay

bebe- i will have to try that recipe next time if these ones turn out successful, do u mind me asking wot toddler groups u go to with DD and which ones she enjoys the most?

nannyl- i will let u know how the brownies go tomoro :) not sure im quite the domestic godess haha im trying tho altho i look more like a whale than a godess at the mo

JBells - I take DD to a music class which is about 45mins of singing, dancing/actions & instuments. She really loves it so that's why I have kept that one up, we have been going since she was about 9 or 10 months old! Also take her to the toddler group session at the playgroup she will be going to. I wanted to get her used to the enviroment & people before I left her there on her own! (PFB and all that!! ) We used to go to another toddler group but I found it too clicky & it wasn't as well organised. That leaves Mon Thurs & Fri completely free for any spur of the moment activities, sometimes I take her to the mums & babes swim session on a Friday, but my swim suit is too big for me now so haven't been in a while!

I wish I had researched prams etc more when pg with DD. Just sort of picked one I liked the look of (and the price of) and it was far too cumbersome. I know what I'd like next time but don't know if I'd get it...if I ever get PG it'll be the least of my worries! At least I have one that will do & I'll just get a buggy board for DD! She's 3 in August so doesn't do alot of pushchairing these days :(

Strawberry - Does your DPs sister do it 'professionally'? Equipment does mount up in price! Trying to look for things in the sales & buying bits as and when I need them! I'd love to do a course but can't find a good one locally!

thats exactly wot i did with DD's pram just picked one i liked

my best friend has just been on channel one and she won ten grand was ages ago that it actually happened tho, jammy thing guessed all the questions lol

My Uncle is going to be on Weakest Link, it's all very exciting! Wish I was lucky enough to win a big amount of cash! Ought to start playing the lottery more often! :o

how cool bebe

one of my sister best friends went on that a few years ago and won!

One of DPs friends was on Pointless and was absolutely rubbish! It is so strange seeing someone you know on TV- like the barrier between RL and TV has been moved IYKWIM?

DP's sister just does the cake decorating for fun Bebe, she's just starting out really but loves it. She made a cake for my birthday which was lovely.

I have been working this weekend which is pants and it's not even keeping my mind off the 2WW.

How I scoffed at the symptom spotters and now I am one of them! Slight cramps, bloating etc are making me think something is going on but prob just PMS! I will test on Tuesday which will be approx 10DPO.

Bebe those cupcakes are beautiful. You've got such a flair for it. A friend of mine has started a cake business on the side this year, she had her kitchen inspected by the council but I don't think it was that much faff. She's really enjoying doing it.

After a 7-day straight stint I have now finished all my work, hurrah! Application is in, rehearsal is done and I am sitting on the sofa with v large glass of white wine whilst DP makes me home-made pizza. Joyous.

Well done for getting your application in Quod!

Where is everyone today? :)

Hi WW! well done for getting through 5 hours of interview! I hope you get accepted, did you speak to any of the other candidates? How did they feel that it went?

I seemed to have plenty of symptoms- cramps, bloating, sore nips (sorry for TMI!) etc for the week after ovulation but they have tailed off a bit now.

I think I will test tomorrow morning (only CD23 but poss 10DPO if I OVed when I thought I did) Although if I do have a 28 day cycle it will be 7 days before AF due which is too early but I don't really know what my UCDL is! Aaarggh!

I might wait until lucky CD26 on Friday assuming AF has not appeared.

I have a stack of cheap HPTs from Amazon so don't feel toooo bad about using them.

I am nervous and know I will be dissapointed if I get a negative although I have no right to expect it to happen so soon! Am trying not to get my hopes up :)

sorry that was all me me me

bebe i love the cupcakes, very professional looking! I'd definitely pay for them :)

jbells sounds like a bargain for the pushchair :)

nannyl I also love nigella's chocolate brownies... haven't made them for a while though so maybe I should do some baking!

strawberrypie I think the symptom spotting is part of ttc, it's hard not to. Am going to keep my fingers crossed for you this week.

quod yay for the application, and the homemade pizza sounds yummy!

whywait it's so hard to tell how interviews went, and 5 hours is very long. I'd be flagging at the end of that. Will keep my fingers crossed for you too.

I have had a busy weekend here, we have finally finished decorating the spare room/nursery! We finished it off late last night, and I think it looks great although it's not really a nursery yet and won't be for about a year. The main thing left to do is find some curtains - the cream ones we have don't really go with the yellow walls.

Also had a meeting with my boss today about my work for the next few months, makes it all seem more real now that I'll be off! What with holidays and other stuff, there's only about 4 months of actual work time left, scary!