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In the Company of Pregnant Ladies (No1 Babies Detective Agency pt6)

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nomoremagnolia · 26/03/2008 19:19

Thought it was time we had a new home, seeing as we've almost outgrown the old one. So in honour to Scorpio, Sybil, BB and toomuch (hope I didn't forget anyone ) here we are - in the company of pregnant (and cheerful) ladies

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mistlethrush · 26/06/2008 14:28

Toomuch - we might be able to help you narrow your list a bit. However, I would suggest that we only did this on picking our favourites from your list, and no comments about the others - this would mean that you wouldn't have to discount any names that someone said something nasty about (eg, I sometimes see names posted here that remind me of dogs that my dog likes or dislikes, so I would never call a dc that, but I wouldn't want to post that just in case that was the name they ended up with and that comment nagged at the back of their mind on and off ! If we had a bit more of a shortlist, maybe we could do some virtual shopping for him - its so difficult when you don't have a name to start with!

scorpio1 · 26/06/2008 14:32

Wow that jumper thing is beautiful!

I like lots of names, but Dexy is my fave.

mistlethrush · 26/06/2008 14:41

Well, we went for very traditional. The great thing about it is that, whilst there are quite a few less traditional names around, ds is the only x in his nursery group (in fact, I'm not sure that there are any others, even down to the babies) - unlike, for instance, Scarlet - there are three in his age range alone. (I know that it is a name that's been around a long time, but I don't really think of it as traditional as its only recently come into use again )

Ds is also named after his great grandfather. I only found out recently that fil had an older brother who died in childhood - not sure what age - and he had been given the name as it was traditional in the family for the name to be passed down - skipped a generation with dh, probably due to this - now started again with ds. I don't think its caused any issues luckily...

We always had much more of a problem with girls names - so it was quite lucky we had a boy really!

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nomoremagnolia · 26/06/2008 18:02

I'm putting all my effort into knitting at the moment, I thought I'd get loads done whilst I was doing IVF but my mind was elsewhere and I couldn't concentrate. I was the same with reading too, I had loads of book I have been meaning to read and only read two of them! We're still bonging but not counting dates etc, in fact it's quite liberating to just have sex for fun!!
The yoda pattern is on Ravelry, don't think I can link to it as you have to sign in to see it (of course you could join Ravelry!)

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gillydaffodil · 27/06/2008 09:37

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mistlethrush · 27/06/2008 21:50

Will be a bit quiet from me for the next week as off down south. hoping to leave at 5amish. Car was meant to be packed, but dh (despite having day off) seems to have managed very little today apart from failing to fix the dishwasher and do the washing up. I've got up and given him breakfast, bought compost and silver sand at Homebase, gone to a coffe morning (for ds) (got to feed (bottle!) to a 3mo dt!!!!) coaxed lunch down ds, got ds upstairs for nap, got tyres changed and walked dog, planted courgette plants, dug up common geranium and planted a new one, potted up some of the common geranium, and two chillis, watered all of the plants, taken ds swimming (he can 'dive' in(from sitting) and go about 3m now...... just got to get the head going up to breathe now!) and sorted out ds's and my packing....... So business as usual then...!!!!

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nomoremagnolia · 27/06/2008 21:55

Phew MT you'll need a break after all that

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mistlethrush · 27/06/2008 22:05

Mind you, that's the normal sort of day in terms of the amount of input required by ds.... What a lot your've got to look forward to! No more will you be able to do the few things that you had wanted to do - or if you do, the one thing that you do manage to do takes all day to achieve!

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nomoremagnolia · 02/07/2008 19:12

It's been quiet on here - are you all out in the sunshine or watching the tennis or something?

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scorpio1 · 02/07/2008 20:08

nah, tennis not my thing

DH is off to Norway tomorrow for 5 days the lucky git

Think we are getting a Sleepi

Mimi is 11 weeks on Friday

How have you all been?

Ready · 02/07/2008 21:39

I certainly have been watching the tennis. Love it. Oh, and we went to a good friend's wedding, which was brilliant. The celebrations started on the Thursday and finished on Sunday.
Work has been keeping me super busy too.

How are you all?

mistlethrush · 07/07/2008 08:31

Hello all - back from a mainly sunny holiday in Devon. Ds has been reasonably behaved most of the time - only breakfast issues have been a problem this time really which is good. Spent lots of time on beaches and not doing much.

scorpio1 · 07/07/2008 09:42

Sounds lovely MT I cannot wait to go on holiday this year!!

DH is home today, he has been in Norwway since Thursday for a mates wedding. i think he spent most of the time drunk, lol

Mimi will be 12 weeks on Friday, where is the time going? she is getting so big already

gillydaffodil · 07/07/2008 10:55

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mistlethrush · 07/07/2008 16:25

The only thing I can help with is that a friend of ours was having problems ttc - in fact, 2 mc in a row - and found out during 2nd mc that her dp was having an affair. She chucked him out. She since found a lovely new dp, conceived, has lovely ds and got married - all over the age of 40. So its not too late to give up hope. I hope that you have a good evening and its not too blue.

scorpio1 · 07/07/2008 16:43

Gilly - i just think listening to her would really help.

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scorpio1 · 08/07/2008 12:41

back to shopping:

my new dress

i had to get it on ebay though. you like??

mistlethrush · 08/07/2008 13:11

Yes - wouldn't suit me though . How much did you have to pay for it then! I really like some of the strong flower prints around at the moment. Pity I can't afford to buy anything really!

scorpio1 · 08/07/2008 13:12

£90

am wearing it to a wedding on saturday primark on ebay have similar i saw the other day.

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mistlethrush · 08/07/2008 13:38

Have a good time at the wedding something like that at the weekend would be good. Not interesting one lined up. Too much singing!

hobnobs · 08/07/2008 14:31

Hello everyone

Well, Ireland was wet, in fact I think there was one day out of 15 where it didn't rain. However, it was very relaxing and perfect timing for my last cycle before IUI . (I even managed to "surprise" DH a couple of times)

No time to catch up properly but Gilly I think we might be cycle buddies for IUI (I'm expecting my next cycle to start around next Sunday) with IUI around 25th / 26th July, though I'm not sure if the Clomid will affect my usual early ovulation.

Mistlethrush Glad you had sun in Devon and DS was well behaved.

Big wave to everyone else.