Emmsys Weebles planting up the greenhouse for Spring...

[cupcakefairy]

...tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers... and more BFPs please! :)

Get comfy girls, the evenings are not so dark anymore so we'll be passing round the wine soon

Oh good, no-one's been on today, gives me a chance to catch up at my leisure

Friday afternoon wooo-hooo! Work quiet so take a sip from my and down to business.

Vjay - how was Cjay last night? It has been a week for him as a big brother having Ajay out the house and you and Pjay obviously worried, back and forth to hospital etc. It is only temporary, maybe treat him to a bedroom refurb (as simple as a new poster/side lamp) after Ajay moves out? Oh and Happy Anniversary for Tuesday .

barbie - your bum is probably on Dubai's most wanted the rate you show it off! Had to at you lusting after the swimming instructor - prrrr. There's a Dad at Isaac's pre-school that I come over all peculiar around, just a glimpse of his manly wrists set me off

mermaid - gym routine is going OK but soo hard to keep at it regularly, whilst working, bringing up boys, DH time, keeping house looking zingy etc. . Feel for you and your hols this year but you have to get it under your belt and it will be easier from then on hopefully xx

QA - another week further on for you missy . How are you this time compared to this stage with your DS?

Neeko - how's the sleep training going? Your (.) (.) deserve an award for services rendered . Would love to emet up, I'm off work first week in April though we're going to St Andrews til the Wed. Off the following Tues and Thurs though my friend (also a teacher) is coming through on the Tues. (12th). So, to summarise, I'm free Thurs. 7th, Fri 8th or Thurs 14th... Fri 8th would be easiest as both boys are at nursery

mrskate hope Jack had a lovely first birthday .

louey - loved your bump pic on FB. Quite low hanging = girl in my book of old wives tales!

cupcake - hen night sounded fab I have some more clothes to send your way

4ever - another one glued to OBEM... Their excitement tinged with fear was palpable. I still get sooo tearful when you first see the newborns all srunched up and fresh out the wrapper. Takes me back every time to laying my eyes on my two .

Caravan was lovely thanks. Proper radiators and everything, not like the ones I stayed in in the 1970's! DH and me are staying there for our wedding anniversary (2nd April) and walking into St Andrews to go out for dinner with the boys joining us the next day. I love our anniversay, it always signals the start of spring for me .

Right, off to earn my pennies.

Have a good weekend everyone x

Aah thanks blue :) he has been in your lovely blue dungarees this week and filthied up the knees crawling around at the play centre!! he's such a boy!

mermaid lol at you taking everyone with you on holiday massive hug though xxx

barbie so funny to hear you talking of wanting to come to the UK to escape the heat when we're all hanging on for some sunshine!! :)

Right busy weekend for cupcakes so might not be able to get on here...happy weekend all :)

We have a turtle!!!

For all of you not on fb you are probably thinking wtf?! ....

But we found a little turtle while walking the dog yesterday so picked him up and bought him home until somebody hopefully claim him/her

Murtle the turtle is happily swimming around in Dollies paddling pool, eating salmon and basking in the sun!

Will have a catch up and come back....

Yay Barbie that's lovely!!! Great name too

Huuuuge apologies for not having been on for so long Things are so busy that I never ever seem to get chance to, and it's driving me crazy! Am dragging myself through the weeks, and constantly feel like I'm playing catch up. There are never enough hours...

Anyway, I have been thinking of you all every day. I will have a quick scroll back now to catch up v quickly.

Barbie re bum moment in Ikea! I really hope we all get to meet up when you're over, because we'll be watching you like hawks waiting for a realtime barbie moment

VJay So sorry to hear poor little AJay's been so poorly. You must've been so worried, and no wonder things are now unsettled at home I really hope things are little better now? Is AJay back eating and drinking normally? Poor boy x

QA Glad things are progressing smoothly, but time must dragging like mad! Did you decide about having an early scan?

MrsKate re your accident, you poor thing! That is too spooky re the date though. Make sure you're at home wrapped in cotton wool next year! Happy Birthday Jack too, can't believe he's one already!

Neeko Lovely re hols with MLS That's great that you've made such good friends with each other! Isn't MN great! One of my closest friends here I met through MN, and I would be lost without her! Aren't we lucky
Also, that's fab re H sleeping through, long may it last

Hi Moon glad the scan went well I'm sure they were just being extra efficient when they spent ages looking at one side. When do you go back for the results? Good luck for whenever it is x

4ever you were so wise to have gone for the tests in advance of ttc, and thank goodness you know the situation now. I too watch OBEM, although it seems a weird kind of self-torture really I can't seem to drag myself away though. That mc couple were so lovely, and thank goodness they got there in the end, just like you and your lovely DDDH. You don't ever forgot though do you

Cupcake Your sisters hen party sounds lovely, what an exciting time for them You must be sooo excited about the wedding! What are you wearing, and have you got something gorgeously cute for J to wear too? Links please!!!

Have got only a couple more mins before I have to go - am off out tonight with other Belgian MNer's to see The Kings Speech. Should be lovely but DH has done his back in so I need to get DS fed and ready for bed, and get stuff ready for work, oh, and have a shower and wash my hair. It's neverending!!!!!! Just quickly, I have my results appt on Tuesday after work, and am convinced they're going to tell me I need another laparoscopy which'll mean more waiting so will still be stuck in limboland
Things have been a bit tough since we hit March, is 3 years since we started ttc number 2 . Plus on April 8th it'll be a whole year since we delivered our sleeping boy . Am trying not to think about it, but very hard not to. I will definately go to the cemetery on that date, I want to but am dreading it all at the same time.

Really must go, but lots of love to you all, and big waves to anyone I haven't mentioned. I'm not doing too well with keeping up my New Years resolutions am I xxxx

for monkey, thinking of you as i dash out the door to the gym..back later to speak more x

It's very quiet on here isn't it ( says the person who's never here )

Life here is as mad as ever - just 3 weeks to the land of the roos and we are really excited! Also managed to go out the last 2 saturday nights without kids and next weekend, we get the whole weekend off to start walking the south downs way with some friend. All very exciting but of course, I;m organizing that too, so more for me to do!

Sorry to hear about your accident, mrskate , blue your van sounds great and 4ever sorry to hear that you will need to have a sore arm again, but in a very good cause, imo? vjay hope you and the boys are getting back to normal, barbie stop flashing that bum of yours, I@m sure it's lovely but it's a muslim country and all!! Still trying to find out where our friends in the sand pit are living as they have just moved into their house.

And now, really sorry but must fly. Can't curently find out bed as it's covered with babybelles clothes for the next 6 years that I am sorting into boxes for the loft, and then theres ironing and I've found the wine...

monkey Sorry to hear that things are tough for you at the mo - hopefully the dr will have some good news for you and then March may not be so bad? Hope the kings speech is good - I'm going to see it with my new antenatal friends the night before we go to oz

LOve to all - neeko, MLS, curly, Sabs, Qa, moon , cupcake and everyone I've forgotten. Oe day, I'll doo a lovely long, blue stylee catch up...

Morning from a poorly Louey. Isaac has given me a "delightful" tummy bug so it's not been the best of weekends. I am on the mend I hope but will be in bed for much of today. Just eaten something so fingers crossed it stays down. Jackie Chan has been on somewhat of a kicking frenzy just to let me know that he's ok. Not fun when your insides are already delicate!

Apologies for lack of personals - will be back on to catch up when feeling more human.

Waves to louey, hope you feel better soon...get plenty of rest for you and the baby x

Could of cried reading your post monkey, cant believe its nearly been a whole year since you lost your sleeping baby boy.. Huge hug, prayers your angels bring some much needed joy to your life asap, ill light a candle on the 8th as im sure will others.. Love ya and love to all Emmsys, im so crap at posting lately tho i still lurk daily!

Could of cried reading your post monkey, cant believe its nearly been a whole year since you lost your sleeping baby boy.. Huge hug, prayers your angels bring some much needed joy to your life asap, ill light a candle on the 8th as im sure will others.. Love ya and love to all Emmsys, im so crap at posting lately tho i still lurk daily!

but you are good at double posting , 4ever
Day off today and the garden beckons - Babybelle is at nursery . My lovely sitting still girl has gone and has been replaced with a red cheecked, squally thing that trys to move , can't, get stuck and gets very frustrated. Just in time for 4 over 12 hour flights.......No.........

Hello, it's been quiet in here.

Ajay is fully mended he's a bouncy bubba once more.

blue Cjay still isn't happy with Ajay being in his room but he will get there. We talked about his new room the other day and I'm going to paint the solar system on one of his walls, he's really into planets and stars at the mo

barbie hows murtle doing? have the owners turned up yet?

lbm your oz trip is coming round fast , it must be so exciting in the lbmhousehold

monkey ditto 4evers post, I can't belive it's been nearly a year. You are one brave monkeylady

I have had a name changed , tis my birthday and I fancied a change

[smile happy birthday to you happy birthday to youuuuuu vjay that's lovely you can enjoy a snowball fight glad ajay is all better.

monkey hugest hug.xxxxxx

4ever big wave

lbm you do make me laugh
waves to everyone else rushing in and.... gone.

oh barbie cowabunga.

vjayjay Happy happy birthday, you kept that one quiet hope you are having a nice day

Back soon x

Happy Birthday VJayJay Love the new name

Thankyou ladies

DH is in work til 10, but my lovely sis sent me up a huge glass and a mini vodka along with a cosmpolitan mix, so that's me sorted ....I might be back on later a little bit fronked!

vjayjay this will make you giggle on your birthday... www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1170873-Can-MN-turn-at-thread-over-window-cleaning-into-a-nunfight

that's good cos I have a drop of baileys an some rose somewhere around here. Any excuse on a Monday me

Right I've resurfaced after a long nap and thought I would try and catch up while I have a little bit of energy..

Happy Birthday vjayjay - loving the idea that you might be fronked later Are you going to go out later on in the week to celebrate as DH is working late tonight?? Very glad that your ajay is a bouncy babba again. I'm sorry you are having bedroom traumas with them though. Its a tough one - the DTs share a room but we've had times when we've thought about splitting them up as Isaac can be very disruptive and Luke would definitely go to sleep quicker without an accomplice egging him on. We are sticking it out for the moment and trying to train Isaac to stay in his bed. Fortunately once he's asleep he's out for the night. It is all new for cjay, and I'm sure that most children would find it hard to share a room to begin with when they are used to being on their own. When ajay gets his own room, I bet you that cjay will miss him like mad!!

barbie at murtle the turtle. It's probably one of the few animals I would like as a pet (possibly because I feel it would be quite hard to kill a turtle and I don't have a good record with other animals...) A big at the latest barbiemoment - I do wonder how you haven't been deported given the amount of flesh you have exposed.... Hope its not quite as hot for you today.

LBM I had no idea you were going to Oz that soon, for some reason I thought you were going in the summer. You must be soooo excited!! I'm sure babybelle will be fine on the plane/s. She's not teething is she?

monkey nearly 1 year already . Big {{{{{{}}}}}} coming your way. I know its going to be a very hard few weeks but we are all here for you. Hope you get some positive news at your appt tomorrow. Did you enjoy the film? Would love to go and see it, DH is a total cinemaphobe so even before DCs we rarely went.

mermaid book a holiday. blue is right, its going to be hard but its something you need to get through. Nothing too ambitious though!

4ever how is summer doing - I'm guessing you are getting busier as she is getting more active. Tis the way of things. Glad you know what you will need to do before TTC again. Forewarned etc. Hopefully you will have a much easier journey this time round cos you definitely deserve it.

blue glad you had a fun time at the caravan and it will be a lovely anniversary. Its starting to feel spring like down here - the daffodils and crocuses are out and it doesn't feel too bad when the sun's out.

mrksate very belated happy birthday to Jack. The car crash must have been very scary for you, hope you manage to get the car sorted out. Probably best you stay at home next year! So pleased you are feeling better - do you have a back to work plan?

QA glad you are ok and no dramas. I do think the first 12 weeks are just the pits, and that is without all the problems that we've all had. How many weeks are you now? My babysitter is just 12 weeks pg and she was saying the same thing. She lost one at almost the same stage last time and so has been v anxious. She has had a scan at 8 weeks which was ok and did put her mind at rest. I have assured her that time does speed up once you get past the first 3 months-ish. If there was any way we could speed up time for you, we would!

BQ you are due on my Dad's birthday which means I won't be forgetting your due date . And you're almost in the 3rd trimester!!

And in news from the Louey household....

My little sister has just stared her 2nd round of IVF. Keep your fingers crossed this one works. She's only 4 days in but has got horrible side-effects from the clomid poor love.

Proud mummy moment - took Luke to a birthday party on Saturday (Isaac couldn't go after he chucked up). Obligatory magician making balloon animals/shapes. Most of the other kids asked for a sword. Luke asked for a lightsaber . He is going to be beside himself on Sat at his star wars party. Now have a Luke Skywalker outfit for him. Isaac is going as Darth Vader (complete) with sound chip which makes cool Darth Vader breathing sounds.

And we finally have a statement of special educational needs for Isaac which names the school with the ASD unit on it. Originally they said they were going to amend the statement with the name of the school in a few months but they've done it now so hopefully that's the end of it!!!!!

Right, knackered now. Am going to lie down for a bit before I have to pick the boys up.

happy birthday vjay I lol-ed at you getting fronked later on, you go girl!

hugs for monkey and big waves to everyone, just passing through

Happy happy happy vodka tinged and fronked birthday to my fellow piscean Vjayjay!

I'm not fronked....yet

louey glad Isaacs statement has come through and all in plenty of time for him to start school . The starwars party sounds fab, Cjay would love it, his birthday isn't until October but I'm already thinking of making him an R2-D2 cake.
Talking of R2-D2, I overheard Cjay playing 'starwars' the other day and Ajay was R2-D2 , love it!

barbie that was a very funny thread

Right lets get stuck into mermaids 'special' watering cans

Hope you're having a lovely evening vjay, I think I must've missed what fronking is but it sounds very amusing

louey great news about Isaac's statement, thank goodness you're now getting somewhere. Bless the boys, the sound like they're into starwars in a big way

Must dash x

Very quick post to wish my friday night buddy vjayjay a fabulous birthday, will lurk to see if you do get fronked

Also a massive hug to monkey

Will be back soon

Happy Birthday Vjayjay - mwah kisses from your neebur doon the road xx