Getting Ready For Baby Challenge - Part 9

[HopefullyDothButterNoParsnips]

Through the ups and downs of this amazing journey - we are all here together. I'm grateful for you all ❤️❤️

Sat here sobbing! ❤❤❤ lots of love girls xxxx

Seriously there is so much love here. I have a habit of meeting wonderful people on the internet! (Husband and bridesmaid!!)

Jupiter look what you helped me make. I cannot imagine a newborn ever being small enough to wear it... but it's so cute!! If I wanted to make a bigger one, would I just cast on more at the start and the decrease more slowly?

Wow dancing did you really make that?! I'm so bloody impressed!!! Can you make me one?!

Hehe that's a good question! How did everyone meet their dps/dhs? I met mine at work, he was my boss 😱

Wow clever you dancing , could never get my head around knitting!

passes the box of tissues to Seven Not long til it's your turn!

I literally started knitting a month ago buzz!! Jupiter sent me the pattern, it was really simple (and very well explained!!) Although, yeah, I'll definitely do another if you want one! Pick a colour!

Is he still your boss?!

Aww this thread really pulls at the heartstrings. ❤

Ooft buzz hope that wasn't awkward when he was your boss, haha!

I met my DH at high school, by the time our baby arrives we will have been together for 17 years I'm not that old I promise

Awh dancing that would be amazing! Maybe grey? Then I can tell Keith his aunty dancing made it :)

Haha no! Luckily I moved teams but was for about 6 months before moving jobs, sleeping my way to the top 😏 joke of course! My new manager is like my dad 😂

Haha buzz well done on bagging banging the boss!! This makes sense as to why your colleagues were on the stag!!

My DH was my sister's boyfriend's best mate... we'd never met, and were single at the same time... my sis kept saying "___ is single" and her boyf kept saying to DH "hb is single" but i was like no no! Then we both went on Match.com for the exact same two weeks and he spotted me and sent me a message. (I was on hol and didn't look at it until i got home over a week later) The message was lovely and hilarious (especially compared to all the other wronguns) We had a few days of banter followed by a first date and both knew then we'd met the one!! Bought a house the next year, got married last year & baby this year! Once you've had a frog or two it's very obvious when you've met your prince!!

Also love your ring!

jb 17 years!! That's crazy!

Wow! 17 years Jb ! Good going!!

Grey wool on the shopping list!

Love the romantic stories!! 17 years... wow! And hb that's such a cute story. 😍

Awh hb that's such a cute story! Love it! Although all I'm imagining is the tinder nightmares account 🙈 😂😂😂 I'm sure you DH was actually lovely though I'm only joking :)

Haha!!

JB I met my DH at school too. Been together 13 years, married for 5.
Dancing I did get signed off thank you. I sat down in his room and burst into tears - not quite how I wanted it to happen, but got the result that I needed.
Can I send a big hug to everyone on this thread - a thank you/congratulations/supportive hug, depending on which sort of hug you need!

So glad he was helpful springer. Was he able to help at all? I mean, I know there's not really help to be had apart from crying it out. But I hope he was sensitive and reassuring. Hope you get lots of rest this week. ❤️

Haha buzz lurks onto insta to follow tinder nightmares!!

Thanks for the universal hugs springer glad you got the sign off

He was sensitive - didn't say much other than signing me off, but he passed me a tissue when I needed it and said he was sorry, which was probably really all I was in a state to hear. Have spent some of this evening thinking about what I want to ask the epu on Thursday. I have a tendency to only think of questions once I've left somewhere.

Feeling very moved by reading the posts on here. Such an honour to be part of the group. Roll on Italy, prosecco and babies (excellent idea buzz)

Dancing that's completely brilliant! Well done, am very impressed. Perfect wool tension and very neat stitches. Your future little chubby bubba will be wearing that before you know it. Oh and yes you can go up a size by casting on more stitches at the beginning and adding a few more rows of decreasing to make up for it. Love it!

Love the OH/DH meeting stories, makes me feel all soppy. DH and I dated briefly when we were 18/19 (I saw him in a pub and loved that he was a tall blonde version of Harry Potter) but had to go our separate ways for uni so ended it (very sad) but always said "oh I bet we'll end up getting married in 10 years!" Many years later I dreamt that he was moving to Australia and woke up all panicky so messaged him out of the blue and he happened to be in London that weekend on holiday(we hadn't had contact for 3-4 years by that point) and we met up. Basically became a couple very quickly, moved in soon after and that was nearly 6 years ago now. We got married last year! Love of my life 💜

Big hug back springer, so pleased you're being supported x

Jupiter I'm going to give it to my friend! Sob. The wool was very forgiving. Didn't quite pull up right enough at the end, so had to put a couple of makeshift stitches in, but not that noticeable.

Aw lovely romantic story Jupiter & now have a lovely picture of your blonde Harry P DH for my image bank!!

Beautiful scan picture HB

grumpy dancing and springer much love to you all. I'm sorry it's so shit for you guys right now.

confused I do have snacks in my bag at work to keep me going, must remember to drink as well

Love the bump photos. I had a big bump at 20/40 with DS,looked about 28/40. Wondering if I'll be the same this time

And I met OH on match.com 4yrs ago 😊

Wonderful stories! I met my soon to be DH on elitesinges.com - my first date off the site! I was pretty against OLD but glad I gave it a chance!

Oh god...just saw the news about the Manchester attack 💔