Emmsy's onwards and upwards part three...laughter and tears, it's all here!

[barbie1]

Hold on, here we go again!

Hum,
Buzz,
Click click
Hum

Monitor blinks, glows
Processor thrums happily

Fingers fly across the keyboard
"Hi how are you?"
"I'm fine been waiting for you"
Smile spreads wide across my face

Her words appear slowly
Full of humor and warmth
A cyber smile, a virtual laugh
Silent yet I hear

Realizing it's time to go,
a somatic sensation warms me

"I hope to chat again soon"
"Till then good bye"

Click click
Buzz
Silence

I found this and thought of us!......

where is everyone today??? hope everyone had sunshine where they were, I had a relaxing day at home, havent had one of pf those for a while, and people keep on telling me i wont be having many of those when the baby comes!

littlebellsmum congrats on the job! apologies for being dense, but what was it for? hope your having a nice time in the Dales.

barbie hope you had a good 1st wedding anniversary, its not the same on here without you!

gracie 2ww, hope it all goes smoothly for you, here, have some babydust Hope work wasnt too bad either

ginger hows the urge not to test going??

jools hope you had fun on your girly weekend. Hope AF has stayed away...

vjay didnt realise that Scotland doesnt have this bank holiday, does it apply to other BH's too? Did you get to sorting out the baby stuff in the loft then?

MLS hope your feeling better...im 22 weeks pregnant and still stress something is going to go wrong, i guess for us ladies on here, that fear will never go away...I agree, this thread is the best!

neeko love your idea of gransnet. I was hoping i dont get kicked out of here after bubba is born and that you all could be his/her's aunties! Have you finished the marking by the way? Hope your not missing DH too much

anniecam will be thinking of you on thurs, hope all goes well

hello to MLS, cupcakefairy mrskate, mm, blue moon scorpio and any1 else ive missed

hey cupcakefairy!

Hi! Looks like it's just us tonight!

Although I've just realised you posted that 20 mins ago and have probably gone now! I guess I should probably go to bed, early start tomorrow...

Hi. Just finished my marking -hurrah Will now be free to chat on MN tomorrow night so hope it's not as quiet as today.
Sabs Don't even think about leaving - we'll hunt you down!
Catch up with you all tommorow. Night night

Morning! Have you all gone on holiday without me?

Neeko Don't panic I'm still here, I should be asleep as on nights again tonight but I'm awake. Well done for finishing your marking.

Sabs we'll never kick you off this thread, don't even think about it, we'll want to hear all about your baby, toddler, child, teenager etc etc. We all want invites to his/her graduation! He/she will wonder why he/she has lots of aunties with strange names!

Annie nearly scan day now, I bet the time is dragging for you.

CupCake well done for enjoying the baptism and not kidnapping the baby , it won't be long before its your turn I promise! (and we all want inviting to the baptism!)

Grr- 5 weeks today since MC started and still no period! This is dragging on a bit now!

Hope everyone had a great weekend

can i come back in please????

So sorry girls for being absent, im finding this whole working 56 hours a week thing just too much ...the job is much better and im enjoyiing it as much as too be expected but cant get my head around the shifts, just been told im too work 3 late nights a week and in a different spa so will feel like im starting all over again ..had a big chat with dh and i have agreed to stick with it for as long as poss, ie until im ready to give birth then i wont work for the rest of the time over here, so its not a bad compermise.
I have just found out one of the other managers (english) works only 31 hours 5 days a week i have no idea how she got away with it but im digging for imformation so that i might get at least an extra day off.
Im planning on having really back morning sickness and the doctor advising the working hours are in fact too much to cope with....fingers crossed for 10 11 days time then!

Any how nuff about me....mls you fb status made me smile love it!

annie wow 12 weeks! am i correct in thinking its your scan soon???

neeko fizzy nipples, oh might be a sign!! whoopie i hope your next, or jools your head must be buzzing my love, such a rollercoaster for you over the past few months, are you still onm your diet? i have taken up fast walking jogging at 6am in the morning...also practising my swimming as im not very strong and im scared of water and not the most confident swimmer! We are also sticking with the snow boarding, we had our second lesson and no i can go from side to side and almost turn...its the best excercise ever! my whole body aches and it looks like i have a really exciting sex life because i have so many bruises on my knees!

gg i will promise to email you the address this eve... thankyou so very much..could you please email me your address? thanks im so grateful!~

vjay you made my day by saying that you are finally enjoying your pregnancy, such good news and it gives me hope!

hello mermaid how are you my lovely?

I know mm mollie and blue are staying away for a little while due to personal reasons and nothing to do with mn but im sure they will pop by form time to time, bigs hugs girls if you are lurking

Also hello to everyone i missed and thanks for the anniversary wishes...can it really be a year since this journey began?

Im sat in work, its too hot to go out and i have paid for an hour on line in the small coffee shop...so if any of you are there pop on and say hi.

Remember if im not posting it doesnt mean im no her, im lurking and watching! hopefully when i move to the store closer ill have more time and my hands and i might even take my personal laptop to work...just bear with me for a week or so....

Lots of love xxxx

such a big post sorry about the grammer and spelling! i couldnt preview the text to check before i posted!

barbie!! You're back! I'm pleased to hear you're settling into work a bit now. Yes I think you need to find out who you need to bribe to get the 31 hour working week!! Send my love to MM, Mollie and Blue for me if you are in touch with them.

Cupoftea good to hear from you again. Sorry AF is dragging her heels.

Day 22 - and no symptoms to spot yet, though I have a 30 day cycle so maybe its a bit soon. I think I'm getting a different to usual discharge (sorry TMI ), which is like I had when I was last pregnant, but I might be imagining things!!

Actually I've been feeling dizzy again too.....

m trying very hard not to sypmtom spot dont let me tonight either gracie lol.

i awoke this pm to find mt professional wedding pics had come i love them so much and a as gift he had put 4 pics in a frame for us . love em love em . i look pretty lol my dh dont look bad either .

Hiya hope you are all ebjoying your bank hol, I've been at work, ds has been to school, dh is at work and it's raining, so a typical day for us
sabs I did get some of the baby stuff sorted this weekend, my sister sent up loads of stuff for me to go through and most of it went to the charity shop on Sat because it's pink (she has 2 girls). I did salvage all the white stuff, some of it ds was in 7 years ago, and I washed and ironed it, but now have nowhere to put it!
neeko well done on finishing your marking, now you can chill out for a bit
barbie 56 hours a week, babes that is too much! but glad you're settling into it, you have been missed on here, as have blue mollie and mm, please say a big hello to them if you are intouch with them barbie.
gracie and mrskate I bet you will be symptom spotting together at work, it's so hard not to
I've had tummy pains all day today, think it's trapped wind , pregnancy can be so glamarous!!!Only 13 weeks and 2 days to go till due day, even though I'm getting told 'it won't be long now, or 'any day now' cheeky beggers. That's another reason I've not posted a picture, I've piled on so much weight, but that is the least of my worries really

Ebjoying!!!!enjoying

Hello all, back from Kent, weee-heeee!! Will send proper post tonight when I've put dd to bed.

Evening everyone
Neeko! You must have been working like a trojan to finish all those papers! Well done What were you marking, GCSEs?

Barbie good to see you back on, and I agree 56 hours sounds like hell! Glad you're settled a bit more though and hope the new place isn't too much of a change. How long are you guys in Dubai for?

Gracie and MrsKate it would be so cool if you two got your BFPs at the same time and can do some real life hand-holding to support each other! Hope this is the month for both of you!

Cupoftea hang in there girl! My af took exactly 6 weeks; but it felt like 60 weeks! She really is a bitch. Hope the time doesn't drag too much for you; it really is a massive relief when it finally happens (unless you're going to get a BFP of course!)

We had a lovely day in Hay; the friends we were with all spotted Stephen Fry but DH and I missed out on that, boo!

Hiya cupcake amd mls

Hi Vjay Should we start a Mumsnetaholic support group?

And here's a Monday list:

Small pants

Jools ttc#1 cd 33
Kate ttc#1 cd 32
Neeko ttc#2 cd 27
4ever ttc#1 cd 25
Gingermumi ttc#4 cd 25
bakingqueen ttc #1 cd 25
GracieGirl ttc#1 cd 22
Curly ttc#1 cd 20
Barbie ttc#1 cd 20
babyinacorner ttc#2 cd 16
cupcakefairy ttc#1 cd 13
iggypiggy ttc#1 cd 10
littlebellsmum ttc#3 cd 8
mermaid ttc#2 cd 6
Cupoftea ttc#3 ? waiting for AF

Medium pants
MLS BFP 20th May
Anniecam BFP 28th March
Molliemooma BFP 6th Apr
Bluesatinsash BFP 14th April
Scorpio BFP
BlueMoon1981 BFP
MM BFP

Big pants

Lionstarbigpants due 26/09/09
Vjaybigpants due 26/08/09
Sabsbigpants due 26/09/09

I think we already have cupcake it's us
annie now your past 12 weeks isn't it about time you moved up and joined us in the bigpants? That's what we all did, your a second trimester now and it's bigpants all the way

Evening all. VJay-I will gladly put myself on the bigpants list, once i get the scan out of the way, im still really quite worried that i,ll get to the scan on Thursday to be told bad news, i do hope not.

Barbie-Yey, your back on, we've missed you!
Wow, 56 hours, that is one long working week. Glad your feeling more settled in your job, but something really needs to be done about those long hours.

Promising symptoms there Gracie.... Neeko-Well done hun for getting all that marking finished. Hope you've been able to enjoy the lovely sunshine we have had.

Cupcake-Glad you had lovely day at your Goddaughters christening and resisted the urge to kidnap her!

Hope everyone else well and enjoyed their weekend.
Only 3 sleeps for me now,eek!

Hi all. Had a nice, relaxing day with family. Just going to wash my hair and then I'll catch up with you all.

Ok, hair washed, defuzzed and all fresh now
Barbie Really nice to have you back. at how hard you're working but nice that you and DH have a plan as to how long you need to do it for. How long are you planning on being in Dubai?

annie Good luck for Thurs. Will be thinking of you.

Gracie and Kate Hope you're both not being worked too hard. Sounds promising for you both.

cupoftea Hang on in there. I'm sure it'll come soon. It's very frustrating isn't it?

Vjay I'm sure the weeks will fly in. Just remember you are putting on weight for all the right reasons and there'll be enough days of summer left to lose it all whilst pushing the pram past lots of people admiting how gorgeous your baby is

cupcake you sound chipper! Have you ov yet? Hope it's your month this month. I was marking Standard Grade (no GCSE up here)Feeling v chilled now it's finished.

MLS How was your weekend/ Hope your parents pampered you. Bet you are looking forward to DD's gym class this week!

Big hellos to everyone else, especially those of you who aren't up to posting at the moment. Hope you're all ok.

Hello lovely ladies, hope you have all had a lovely weekend.

Neeko hope you are bearing up with your 2ww & dh being away. Don't forget what I said about the babymad tests, I've got my fingers & toes crossed for you.

Annie I'll be thinking about you on Thursday, I'm holding my hand out for you. At least you get to have a proper tummy scan now . I know when it's my turn my heart will be in my mouth.

Vjay - sorting out baby clothes, how exciting! I plan to do mine the day after my scan! Pleeeaaaassssse post a picture, you are pregnant for Gods sake, we know you are not fat!

MrsKate my wedding pics were the same, I'm convinced all wedding photographers have a magic camera!

Poor Barbie, 56 hours a week is a joke you must be knackered. I can't believe you actually find time to exercise. Could you do me a quick favour please when you are online & suggest come FB friends for me, I'm already friends with GG MrsKate Sabs Annie & Scorpio, thank you.

GG symptoms, symptoms.... when are you going to test??!

Jools how was your weekend with the girls. Has af arrived yet?

Sabs you are 22 weeks already & still no pics on MN - tut tut!

Cupcake did you manage to get your bd'ing done this weekend?!

Well my weekend was nice & relaxing, it was bloody hot in Kent! I'm feeling more chilled out now after my panicky day on Friday. My dd was especially funny, we'd been flicking through my Mother & Baby mag & I was pointing out the big pregnancy bellies & saying "look big tummy". Later that day she sidled up to my Mum (who is a bit overweight) & pointed at her & said "Nana big tummy"! Another day we were outside & a little woodlouse ran across the path in front of her & she stopped in her tracks bent over in & exclaimed in excitement "Mouse"!! She has also proved that I'm doing far to many hpt's, she took the positive one I did on Sunday out of my washbag & held it up, I said "What does Mummy do with that?" & she lifted up my pj top & stuck it in my bellybutton!!

Hi everyone

Just back from Hay on Wye - had a lovely weekend - very relaxing, and I didn't even mind much when a very mean, painful and heavy AF arrived as predicted yesterday. So, CD2 for me and am restarting my diet tomorrow after a weekend off - hoping to shift a stone in 4 weeks before I have to stop when I get that BFP

Off to grab some dinner and unpack after my 4 hr journey home - hope to catch up with you all later - hope all your weekends were sunny and relaxing

Cupcake - I saw Steven Fry at the Hay on Sky filming at lunchtime - he really came across as a lovely person Hope you enjoyed your day at Hay - I did wonder if I walked past you !