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Emmsys Weebles - the one where we insulate the greenhouse & pass round the mulled wine

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CloudOfStarlings · 15/10/2013 22:31

A new wintery thread :)

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CloudOfStarlings · 01/04/2014 22:57

Hello ladies :)
neeko so glad your girl had a lovely party - and so lovely you remembered our strawberry thief too, I think of her often. Glad you're enjoying Grey's more now :) I still cry at every episode! Was it the snowboarder episode you were referring to? That was amazing!

shroom your girl is an absolute beauty! Well done! Gorgeous pic of the 2 of them together. Hope you're finding it all ok and sleep regressions are not hitting!! Bet you're just loving every minute.

moon thinking of you this week with being back at work, really hope it's not too horrible for you all.

Hi 4ever and rumours and sabs and any lurkers.
Just a quick note to say tomorrow is exactly 5 years since I had my medical management - I honestly can't believe that Shock! I heard from a good friend just a couple of days ago that she's miscarrying and it makes it all the more poignant that it falls in the same week. Strangely, I'm grateful for my experience so I can be understanding to so many of my friends who've been through it now.

Anyway...night night all xx

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Neeko · 02/04/2014 05:57

Just a quick post to give Cloud a hug for today. Think you are right about how empathetic it makes us. Give your boys an extra squeeze today.

Moon. Hope the return to work hasn't been too awful. Hugs for you too.

I WILL log in properly and look at those photos soon.

MrsKate · 02/04/2014 12:56

Hi girls just a quick lurk

Big hugs to cloud it's amazing how fast the time goes . My cousin had a miscarriage the year date of my last mc a few weeks ago I was so upset for her . Confused

Well 23 weeks today had to have a glucose tolerance test this am as blood sugar high and blood pressure high last week at work . I hope it's not the start of pre eclampsia again but I'm being closely monitored . Hope everyone is well SmileSmile

Neeko · 07/04/2014 20:37

Mrskate. What were the results of your test?

Hope everyone else is ok. School holidays here SmileSmileSmileSmile

MrsKate · 07/04/2014 20:44

Hi neeko . I have gestational diabetes ConfusedConfused I have to see consultant and nurse specialist on Wednesday at antenatal clinic

moonmrs · 07/04/2014 20:55

Hello girls Smile

I had planned to post sooner, but since being back at work I found out IT now block mumsnet Shock they used to years ago, then I had about a years reprieve, now its back Sad rubbish! I seem to have more time at work than at home. Anyway, work's been ok, thanks for those who asked. Monday was horrible, actually the whole week leading up to it was horrible, but once I got back into the routine of it, and I knew dh and ds were both fine without me then it got a bit easier. Of course I would still rather be at home, but it isn't as bad as I anticipated, and my little boy is oh so happy to see me when I walk in. He also has just started to say ma ma! He said it round the table whilst eating tea one night, melted my heart and I almost cried. It makes everything worthwhile.

Hope everyone else is ok. Sorry to hear you have gestational diabetes mrsk let us know how you get on.

And yay to neeko happy holidays!

Neeko · 07/04/2014 21:17

Oh Moon. So glad work is less painful than you thought and that your ds is welcoming you home in the way all sons should Grin.
Pants to blocking mn. It's blocked at my work too but I can get it on my phone if I stand at a particular part of my classroom. GrinWink

Sorry to hear about the diabetes MrsKate. Think 4ever had that so hopefully she'll be able to give you some helpful tips.

moonmrs · 07/04/2014 21:34

I can sometimes get it at work, but its a bit hit and miss, its ok for reading but not for posting!

My ds is so cute, when I get in he screws his face up in a huge smile and kind of breathes really fast, along with kicking his legs and reaching to be picked up. I couldn't ask for a better welcome. I know that I can have the crappest day at work, but that I'll come home to my happy boys, and that is all that matters. The fact I even have him to come home to is a miracle in itself.

Neeko · 07/04/2014 22:09

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SabsFabulous · 13/04/2014 21:04

Hello ladies, hope everyone is well and enjoying the holidays. It's been a bit quiet in here recently!

Just coming to mark my lost lo's EDD today. Would have been 5. I do feel sad but very thankful for what I have and I count my blessings every day.

Moon your DS sounds so adorable! I need to get onto laptop to check out photos!

MrsKate hope you're feeling well. Are you 24 weeks now?

Neeko and other Grey addicts, I'm halfway through season 10 - getting there! But watching one episode a day rather than 3 now Grin

We got Frozen on DVD so it's been on a loop all weekend Grin

Waves to all the lurkers Smile

4everhopeful · 14/04/2014 09:00

Quick delurk to offer a hug to Sabs, I don't know how I didn't remember was your edd too, as yesterday was also my first lost little ones edd, would of been 6..

Big waves to everyone. . Meant to pop in for Mrsk sorry, I hope things going ok with the gestational diabetes? I know I was quite devastated with the diagnosis initially, but managed to control it with diet, though it's crap when you're pregnant and just want to eat what you like and have to limit so much, chocolate was hardest for me, but I still had a funsize bag of maltesers or a kit kat as an evening treat if my post dinner readings were ok, annoying also that even healthy foods like fruit must be limited, the daily post meal & fasting finger pricking no fun either eh? Still, all for the health of baby! How's he measuring?

Got some stuff going on for me right now Confused will elaborate later... Been busy making sure Summer having a lovely Easter hols though.. Smile

Neeko · 14/04/2014 09:29

Big hugs for Sabs and 4ever for lost angels. It's lovely that they can be remembered on here.

4ever hope everything is ok. Know you are strong enough to cope with anything but you've had enough bad luck for one lifetime xx

Sabs. Loving the Greys diet that you've put yourself on GrinGrin

I'm off to dentist today. Went ten days ago with tooth pain. He couldn't find anything wrong then half my tooth fell out on Friday when I bit into a sweetie carrot! ShockHmm Other than that I'm having a lovely holiday with my girls. Do you think my work would notice if I just didn't go back?! Wink

Hope everyone else is ok.

4everhopeful · 14/04/2014 10:31

Thanks Neeko, I surely hope my lifetimes quota of bad luck is all used up, I really do.. Here's praying. . Confused

Sympathies re the tooth! I'm facing extraction at hospital cos im a wimp cos barely any salvageable tooth, Dentist started root canal and lost another chunk, was only fish I'd originally bitten into as well! Seems to have gone on for ages and gutted to be losing a tooth, luckily it's next to my molars so not glaringly awful and obvious! Do hope you have better luck and a quick easy fix!

MrsKate · 14/04/2014 19:37

Hi girls

I'm doing ok trying to get my head around this diabetes malarkey even as a nurse it's still hard when it's happening to you.

Sabs I'm 25 weeks on Wednesday

4ever that's for advice I can't resist a bit of chocolate either my sugars are ok it's bread and potatoes I struggle to control them with .im measuring a week less than my dates according to midwife . I have scan in 3 weeks

Hope everyone is ok x

Neeko · 14/04/2014 20:43

X-post MrsKate. It sounds difficult. Are you feeling physically ok though? How is your ds reacting to the news of the baby?

Neeko · 14/04/2014 20:46

Mn seems to have lost my postConfusedConfused

I have the world's biggest filling. It was too big to be tooth-coloured apparently. Must cut down on those carrots Wink

moonmrs · 14/04/2014 21:00

Hugs for mrsk it must be difficult having to control your food intake especially when pregnant, I ate like a horse all the way through!

Sympathise with neeko too, I had a crown done a few months ago, wasn't pleasant, and I hate it even now as it doesn't seem to really fit properly and I'm wondering if I should have just had it taken out. Anyway, hope you're feeling ok, I hate having fillings and feeling like my face is falling off when the anaesthetic is at its best!

4ever hope you're ok. You know where we are if you need us.

Not enjoying being back at work. The first week was ok but since then its not been very nice. I miss my little boy so much and I can see the changes in him so clearly when I've been away. Work is a complete mess and I'm picking up the pieces, despite having cover while I was off. Have clashed with one person on leaving 5 mins early to get a head start on the traffic. Anyway, it is what it is, hopefully not forever.

to sabs cloud and shroom and anyone lurking.

moonmrs · 14/04/2014 21:01

Oh forgot to send hugs for edds. I never forget mine either, I like that we can quietly remember on here and no one thinks you're weird for it.

MrsKate · 14/04/2014 21:05

Hi neeko and moon jack is so excited about baby he keeps kissing and hugging bump and saying the baby says it loves him he's so cute

Neeko · 14/04/2014 21:06

Oh hugs Moon. That's you past the honeymoon period of return to work where everyone was nice to you and glad to see you back. Now you are in the phase where some horrible people want you to prove that you are every bit as good at and committed to your job as you were before. (For most of us in reality we are still as good and we are committed but we know there's something (one) in life that's FAR more important - that's not wrong, just reality.)

It will settle down and won't always be this hard but right now you are grieving for the wonderful cocoon you were recently in and that's normal too. I promise it will get better xx

Neeko · 14/04/2014 21:08

MrsKate that is so cute. You should definitely try to video that! Smile

moonmrs · 14/04/2014 21:12

Aww mrsk bless him, that's lovely!

Thanks neeko you are so right, you made me well up! It is like you have something to prove, and I'm just as capable, if not more so now as I can mega multi task! But I just want to get home to see my little boy, and I am no longer prepared to stay late.

Neeko · 14/04/2014 21:42

Quite right Moon! Don't back down, don't feel you have to justify yourself and NEVER feel guilty about putting your family first.
Be kind to yourself. Smile

SabsFabulous · 16/04/2014 11:22

Good luck to everyone today who are waiting to hear about primary school places today - can't believe our DC's are at that stage already Shock

In London we don't hear until later in the day...

SabsFabulous · 16/04/2014 11:25

Hugs to Moon the first few weeks and months of going back to work are so difficult. It does get more manageable after a while, I promise! I'm dreading going back to work now because Z is so much more clingier than S ever was.

Hugs to 4ever too...