Emmsy's ladies lets roll into spring together! Bring on some sunshine!

[4everhopeful]

About time I start a thread! Pom poms still shaking, bumps growing, babies and toddlers talk a plenty, while the support, laughs, hand holds and weebling continues...

Moon Gorgeous photo's especially love the one with your nephew let's hope it's not too long until it's your little one in your arms instead
Barbie Let's hope the supply company don't find out what dh has done or they might cut you off
4ever How you holding up?
Neeko & Monkey Well jel at your florida holidays (maybe one day)
Rumours Of course I don't mind sharing, Ewan's problem is his prounounciation, we help where we can but I can't really tell the difference between baby talk and bad prounounciation I imagine his glue ear didn't help but who knows, I'm not fretting about it too much I have booked him in to see the drop in speech therapist at a local childrens centre in a couple of weeks so we'll see what they say then. Maybe dd2 is used to dd1 talking for him which is why he's quieter? Tbh we can't shut E up, he's currently playing on a vtech alphabet laptop thing and an a-z app on my iphone comparing letters and copying what they say bless him (he's driving me nuts!)

Hope everyone else is doing OK?

Lovely pics moon, you look stunning

buddha youve just given me dd's . Hopefully the speech therapist at the drop in will give you some exercises to work on at home , homework already!

barbie good to see you connected

It's 4 years today that I had my first mc and to be honest I'm more shocked at it being 4 years!!! Where did the time go? I didn't remember last year until after the date so was surprised to remember this year, it was so harrowing at the time but has certainly
Made me stronger and more compassionate to others.
Thinking of you all xx

oh, Moonmrs - don't you look gorgeous and so happy. Am loving the flowers too.

4ever that is sooooo shittttt. Sorry, nothing else to say - so not your fault and so unfair.

rumour and budhha sorry to hear about the tiddlers speech problems - that is one problem this family doesn't have. BB spent our whol holiday "needing" something - her cereal, postman pat, a hand, a seat, a dummy, anything she didn't have and she wanted it right then!!

however, we are having problems with ds who is occasionally wet at night - last night he came into our bed cos he couldn't sleep and at 4am, discovered he had had an accident. So, it's 4am - I'm in the middle of the bed. DH is a light sleeper and can't go back to sleep when woken. DS is on other side nearest the wall and also asleep. So, what can I do? changing the bed isn't an option, removing soggy boy without waking dh isn't an option.... so waiting for a stinky soggy boy to wake was the only option... Not exactly fun. Followed by getting soaked on way to work and trains being cancelled due to flooding and then, went to pick dd1 up from a party tonight and pranged panel on car door. Luckily didn't damage the other mum's car. All in all not a good day - by 6am, I had the bath on for DS, the washer on to try and wash all our bedding and was making lunches. Now need to try and iron dry said bedding. Think going to bed soon might be a good idea - after I've bought some more waterproof sheets and checked the bedwetting threads for ideas...

rumour - sorry hun, too busy moaning to notice you have a sad anniversary today. Like you, they are a bit bitter sweet - much as it was the most awful experience of my life, I think I'm better for having learned the lesson x

monkey also forgot to say great to see you. Your garden is looking fab on fb by the way!

PROMISE a proper post soon but wanted to say mrsmoon WOW! your photos are amazing, so happy and gorgeous, the start of an exciting new era for you and mrmoon xx

Love to everyone else, will have the mother of all catch ups before Friday x

rumours xxx never forgotten and yes look how far you've come x

LBM - strike today off from your memory - what a cack Monday - bleugh.

Thank you for all of your lovely comments :) these are just a few from family members, I'm asking everyone if I can have their pictures. Usually its me taking all the photos! I get a big grin everytime I look at them though. I will be beside myself with excitment when we can go to look at the photographers pictures!

And just to paint you a picture, the one of me and my nephew, I'm stood near the dj, music blaring out but hes still falling asleep completely oblivious to it all, and it looks like such a serene shot.

buddha funny you should say that, the wife of a work friend came up to me while me and my nephew were having a cuddle and said exactly the same thing. Made my eyes fill up.

Hugs to you all, one day I will do a proper post

Oh wow moon you look goooorgeous :) massive congrats!

lbm argh what a nightmare! Hope u can find some good advice for your ds.

rumours and buddha hope the speech therapy is helpful.. rumours are you able to go and observe ds2 as well? It might not be as bad as you think.
And also hugs for sad anniversary, as always- never forgotten x

First day flying solo went very well! Boys were angels & even napped at the same time so I could watch Grey's anatomy over lunch :) long may that continue!!

Right dh is snoring next to me & ds2 snuggling away in Moses basket..think I should grab some sleep too while I can!

That was meant to say snuffling! :)

Hello!

I've missed tonnes, most of all poor 4ever and her sad loss . I know we have texted 4ever but I was so to come back and read your news. I really hope you are all having a nice holiday and come back refreshed and ready to go.

Onto happier things moonmrs you look fab-u-lous!!! Gorgeous dress, love the hair, and you both just look loved up So glad you had a wonderful day and thank you for posting some pics

barbie glad you are back in the land of t'internet and very glad that Ralph Henry is sleeping. Must be a big relief after the first few months. How is your French?? Whilst we were at Disney, I did think that watching French kids tv would be a good way to learn it as they talk a lot slower! My two have learnt a few words, the favourites being maintenant and sacre bleu!

rumours ((((Hugs)))) for you lost LO, you have come a long way since then. I'm sorry about your worries over DS2. I may be misremembering but I thought you said you didn't have any ASD concerns about him? Is he communicating in other ways (ie pointing etc).

cupcake get you - 2 kids and you still get to watch greys anatomy during the daytime (jealous, moi??) and make fab birthday cakes! Glad DS1 had a lovely day.

LBM blimey that was a day to forget!! Bet you will be glad to get back to work . You have my sympathies on the wet bed - hope you get some answers from the MN boards. We have had a similar phase with Isaac, often triggered by change in routines/anxieties. We double bed him, so plastic sheet, sheet, plastic sheet, sheet so that if he wets the bed, we just whip the top layer off and there is already another one ready to go. We also have a spare quilt because he manages to soak that as well. It doesn't cut down on the washing but at least in the middle of the night you are not scrabbling around trying to change a bed. I know my friend's son wasn't consistently dry until he was 7. Can't remember how old your DS is now?

blue fab pics of your boys on FB as always. They are sooo cute! Belated happy birthday to I. Hope things calm down soon.

monkey glad to see you are still about! Are you building a golf course in your garden? Looks like a hit with the men anyway. Hang in there with the IVF, I know it must be really tough to pick yourself up. 3rd time lucky though...

buddha belated happy 40th birthday! Hope you get some help from the drop in. Pronunciation problems are often a result of glue ear. One of the audiologists told me that it was like hearing underwater, and you will miss lots of sounds. You can only repeat back what you are hearing. But its perfectly sortable, just takes a bit of time. The waiting lists for SALT are crap though, and you will have to hassle hassle hassle. In the meantime - could you pay for a session with a private SALT?

neeko oooh fab holiday plans!! (and monkey too). How exciting. Having just come back from disneyland paris, I would love to go to Florida with them. Watching their faces was just magical (and I'm a cynic, DH even more so!) Glad you are getting some protected "me" time. I've been trying to sell baby stuff too - some on gumtree, some on netmums, some on ebay. Its going (slowly) but I think money is tight for lots of people so it is taking a while.
I'm waiting for the next free insertion fees weekend to put a load more up on ebay.

mls are you chicken pox free now? Is your DS still a sleepy monkey? Love the pics, he is so snuggly!

O has woken up so need to go. Will try and do a post later with my news xx

Hi louey I've not got asd concerns about ds2 just speech development ones. Asd is at the back of my mind, obviously, but not really a concern yet. He does communicate with pointing and taking my hand and walking me to things, plus he says things like 'milk' or 'biscuit', but not 'i want' or 'can I have' etc. but he does say a lot more than ds1 did at this age . The trouble with having one with additional needs you're on the lookout with the next, and I'm trying so hard not to 'see' things. It's a fine line!!!

That's good - maybe he will just be one of those children who suddenly talks in sentences. I would do the same in your position though and not wait, I don't know what the waiting lists are like in Scotland but they're pretty appalling here. It is difficult because you are constantly watching and wondering about their development. I have phases where I do the same with O and then he suddenly does something new and I relax for a while. We have no words yet but I think we're close. He is a totally different character to the other two and I can see massive differences between his development and Isaac's but I know that still doesn't mean that he doesn't have ASD.

Bit of a mad 2 weeks here. Oscar's birthday on 2nd and we had a little tea party in the afternoon. His big bro's "helped" him open his presents. They all seem to have balls in them so I am permanently hunting under the sofa for missing ones! Can't really believe he is 1! Luke keeps saying he is not a baby now, he's a toddler. He's just started pulling himself up, but is a bit cautious so it will be a while before he starts walking I think. We are having a bit of a nightmare with him at night as he has been teething badly and some nights its taken until 4am to get him to sleep. The last 2 nights were a bit better but he's drooling like mad today so not sure whether it will last.

We went off to Disneyland Paris the day after his birthday and had a great time, despite the lack of sleep. Trying to get them all to sleep in the same room was a bit of a nightmare and we juggled them around. At one point we had Isaac in one room, Luke in our bed and Oscar in the pushchair in the living room, just to get them to sleep. They LOVED it though, especially meeting the characters. We had lunch a couple of times at a restaurant where the characters come round so they had cuddles with lots of them. We had bought them some autograph books and they got autographs from quite a few. I've just been ordering the pictures to go with them. We did in the end get a disability pass for Isaac which made things a lot easier although we did queue for quite a few rides when the queues weren't horrendous. Weather was not brilliant (as you will know barbie) but I think a bit better than the UK. We were all knackered by the end of the week.

Things starting to calm down now they are back at school. Planning application finally in and I need to get on with sorting out plumbers/flooring etc as time will disappear and they want to start as soon as planning comes through (fingers crossed).

Must go, O waking up!

Morning all. Sorry i have not even been lurking but I'm on mat leave now so will be much better I do think about you all constantly x

I'm so sad for 4ever massive hugs hon. I'm so glad that you haven't given up. Maybe there will be a time to say enough is enough but it is that determination that got you your beautiful Summer. Big kisses from curlygirl too xxx

Big hugs to monkey too. I'll have fingers and everything crossed for you xxx

And lovely moon is married!!!! May this be the start of some wonderful happy times for you and mr moon darling

Lots of love to all. Will be back on soon for a proper lurk and catch up

Good morning ladies
Well all the newly pg people made their announcements this week so at least they are all out the way. Very happy for them of course but very too that after 10 months it's still not us.

Hope you all have a good weekend and will try for a proper catch up but out celebrating my birthday again tonight and tomorrow (the joy of different sets of friends!)

At work (missed that but out)

Hi curly nice to see you popping in, hope everything is going well for you.

buddha its rubbish isnt it, I've been there many many times, big hugs for you. I think we should ask MN for a hug emoticon, it would get used a lot I reckon.

Quick sneaky post to send hugs out to buddha and monkeyand to let mrsmoon know how fab she looked at her wedding - love the photos.

louey and rumours sorry I can't be of any help

curly nice to hear from you. Hope you didn't think I was stalking or harrassing you by sending you a text but missed you.

4ever We've texted but hope you're keeping well.

Think S may be getting chickenpox. I've posted on another board, would appreciate any advice.

Promise to be back soon.

Quick post to sabs - seen your other thread. I would def keep other visitors away until you are sure it's not cp. My nephew has just come down with it - it's rife at the moment. Luke wasn't ill at all with it and only had a few spots. Isaac was v poorly and covered. They came down with it within hours of each other! Hopefully she's got a mild dose x

curly yay to mat leave. Hope you are feeling ok

buddha {{{{{hugs}}}}} not fun hearing all that when you want it to be you. Hope you have a good partay - love the ongoing 40th celebrations.

Am full of cold but drinking wine and will no doubt regret it tomorrow but sod it!

Hi,
Dealing with a teething/ feverish baby, gardening, jogging and a two year old who refused to eat...life is hectic but will post more soon.
Just wanted to offer a huge hug to buddha after putting up with my moaning last week it's the least I can do for you!

I'm gutted the weather is so bloody terrible, not the best year to come back and spend a summer in Europe!

sabs no idea about the pox, I just hope she hasn't got it and she is back to normal soon.

Only news from me is that my filling fell out, leave a massive hole...I had root canal when pregnant with dolly but due to an intesnse phobia of dentist they only filled it with a tempory filling as I promised I would go back once she was born after pushing my luck for two years it gave way....finding an English speaking dentist was interesting but she was lovely and is going to help me overcome my fear and finally get my teeth sorted....eek! Least it means I can't eat too much so the weight should start coming off.

Oh and dolly refuses to eat anything in nursery, a combination of being totally overwhelmed with sitting in a dinner hall full of bigger kids and the fact she is a fussy bugger to boot! I got called to one side and asked if we wanted an appointment with the psychiatrist! I mean wtf???? I know we have other fussy eating kids on this thread so can I pick the brains of who they belong too? I'm working myself up into a huge stress

Right I have to go back soon x

Oh and thanks to blue for the info on clothes sizes!

Thank you for hugs ladies much appreciated

Lying on sofa typing upside down trying to persuade E he wants a nap will try more updates later or tomorrow x

Okay ladies, I really need some good luck vibes being sent my way please - had two embryos put back last weekend, and have just got a very early BFP. I'm trying to stay very calm, but need to tell somebody or I'll burst! Dh is out, but he doesn't want to know anyway as this happened last time, although that one was very faint, and a day later in the cycle. Official blood test isn't until Thursday. My god I hope these embryos stick!

Please help calm me down, I think I'm going to cry...

Hi Buddha, sorry you're feeling down, but it will happen I'm sure of it I'm with you on the desperately-wanting-it front xx

In fact, make that sticky vibes!!

Oh woooow monkey I could cry too, so excited for you but can totally understand the fear.. all sticky vibes in the world being sent your way, breeeeathheee :) x x x

monkey lots of sticky vibes from me too, keeping everything tightly crossed for you