Emmsy's weebles continue to grow.. Onwards & upwards

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Come on over, its cosy now mermaid has bought the throws and insulated the greenhouse

Hmm, nothing exciting happening with the fire engines!

I guess it's about time I joined the big panters..even though that feels so weird! But the medium pants bench is looking quite crowded so thought I'd make room LBM hope you'll be joining me soon Mrs secret-keeper!

Commando/small pants
MLS
hoping
jools
bakingqueen
Bluemoon
monkey
gingermumi

Medium pants
Mermaid BFP 1st Dec
iggypiggy BFP 12th Nov
littlebellsmum BFP 11th Oct
4ever BFP 22nd Sept

Big pants
Bluesatinsash due 18/12/09
mm1509 due 05/01/10
GracieGirl due 06/02/10
Curly due 07/02/10
BarbieBigPants due 20/02/10
Neeko due 23/03/10
MrsKate due 05/04/10
cupcake due 19/5/10

Saggy Pants
VJay 01/09/2009 BOY! ALEXANDER JAMES 8lb 6oz
Lionstar 27/09/2009 BOY! ARLO BRYN 9lb 5oz
Sabs 30/09/09 GIRL! SAARA 9lb
Buddhabelly 25/11/09 BOY! EWAN
Annie 25/11/09 BOY! ELLIS CHARLES 8lb 11oz

Hi

Cupcake welcome to bigpantsland

Mermaid and 4ever my thoughts are with you for Monday.

Vjay really nice of you to pass the doppler on. I think it would be really reassuring before the baby moves. Lovely picture of Ajay - he justs gets more and more cherubic

Annie the cheek sucking comment made my heart melt. I remember all that with my DD.

Mrskate 24 weeks. Congrats. Baby's viable now.

Sabs great Saara is doing so well. Bet you can hardly remember how little she was when she was born.

MLS texted me last night. Her DD has been diagnosed with swine flu . What a terrible time they are both having.

I had my swine flu jag this morning. Arm very sore at moment but DD is telling everyone I was very brave and LO has kicked a few times since so not worried at the moment

Hope you're all having festive and relaxing weekends. We were at SIL's 30th last night (DD lasted until 10pm)and it's DH's actual birthday tomorrow - though it feels like we've been celebrating for weeks!

Hi you chatty lot

Im sooooooooooo tired, but its my fault, thinking i can party like i used to and staying out til gone 2am ...

......and then i had to wake a still pissed sleepy dh to do a guided tour of the hospital and labout ward.....

.....and then we have looked at about 10 villas....

Still, only 7 more days left at work and then im going to sleep, sleep, sleep....

cupcake welcome to big pants ville...tis very nice here

mermaid thinking of you for monday, ill give you a neck massage to ease the nerves and tension....

neeko im glad you felt lo move, i have had non stop kicking to my bladder today, it feels sooo weird, and must admit to screaming out loud a few times

I will finish posting tomorrow, i just can stay awake

Morning all.
I didn't sleep very well last night due to sore arm from jag and pelvic girdle pain. Not complaining cos I know it'll all be worth it but very tired today.

I wrapped most of DD's Santa stuff last night and DH was when he saw how much there was. I'd forgotten about all the little things I'd thrown into the trolly at the supermarket and didn't count.

I also iced my cake last night. Not an experience I want to repeat in a hurry. I used royal icing but didn't beat it long enough so DD appeared in the kitchen as it was all sliding off the cake and on to the table. She was delighted and kept saying "Look at all the mess, mummy!" Thanks to the marzipan I was able to pour scrape the icing off and try again. Still not perfect, but I'm willing to pay family members to make yummy noises and DD loved "helping" clean the spoons, bowl etc with her tongue Don't think I'll be making a career move anytime soon

Happy Sunday to all. (12 sleeps to go!)

I have snow blindness from looking at the bright white tree bought from M&S in August reduced from £65 to 75p, well how could I not?
Its awful, natch, dh says he can't bear it, ds is in heaven and has happily decorated nearly every inch and I havn't the heart to take it all down. So we are having a kitch christmas. Just need babycham really

mls oh my goodness your poor dd, I am so sorry that she is poorly and sending you masses of get better soon thoughts.

neekoouch at pelvic girdle pain, I read somewhere about sleeping on the left side to get bean in the right place never heard that before. The wealth of knowledge on mn means you can loose days!
loads of little sleighs and christmas trees(not white ones) will hide a multitude of sins, as longv as they don't slide off in an avalanche.

cupcake glad you popped in, was a little worried at your absence. You think midwives are bad wait till you get to health visitors and weekly weigh ins eekk. It is not nice to feel brushed off though and hope you feel a bit better now.

barbie laugh at your dh walking round a maternity hospital in an alchoholic blur, probably the best way to view them. Hope you find a nice villa soon so you can properly nest and sleep as much as you need and thanks for the shoulder rub.

blue tis getting awfully close to your EDD Very exciting especially on the sidelines

4ever hope you are having a nice weekend and not too wobbly for tomorrow.

Love to baking hope you are ok lovely, not working too hard, thinking of you.x

moon you too, strong lady thoughts and love.

jools hope you are recovering for teaching all those men, have a picture of joyce grenville but scared of jools toned biceps

right better go and count the chocolate decorations, I can't eat chocolate at all, oh joy.

Morning all, we had dh's Christmas night out last night, it was a good night, but we laeft early cos Ajay has now decided he won't take a bottle. I spent ages expressing 2 lovely bottles of milk for him, but he flatly refused. When we got in, I picked him up and he beamed at me and snuggled right into me, it was so cute

mermaid your tree sounds fab, ds1 decorated ours, but I did redo it once he'd gone to bad, and he never noticed, bless him

cupcake well done on joining the bigpanters

mls your poor poor dd, I so hope she's better soon.

neeko your cake sounds lovely, I'm cheating and using rolling icing. Loved your dd 'cleaning' the spoons for you

barbie hope you are feeling a little more awake today, can't belive your ma leave is almost here

blue 6 days to go.........

I'm feeling quite festive today, but that's probably due to the complete white out up here, not snow, but days and days of frost, it hasn't melted for days and looks so pretty

It's all frosty and misty our way too Vjay - just lovely . Had a thinking of Ajay clapping eyes on your(.)(.) and doing a wee heel click, bet he snuggled in in seconds flat..

Mermaid - your white tree sounds errr, just divine dahling . Hope you've got the shag pile carpet underfoot too. Ours went up yesterday too and like Vjay - I rearranged the bauble colour scheme once DS was in bed - moneeko - moi?

Mermaid - one sleep to go, I am praying for you xx

Neeko - fret not re: the icing. Give me a lopsided haphazard home made cake over a shop bought one any day . Sorry your jag has been giving you jip. I was so lucky with mine, nothing other than dull ache that day. With you on the pelvic girdle pain - ouch! I also have fango pain constantly which I hope is down to baby's head baring down .

MLS - sending you big hugs honey. You must be so so worried about your DD . Really hope she is on the mend for Christmas xx

Festive ho ho ho's to all xx

still no xmas smileys? mnhq are v lack this year no?

Its raining yes i am bonkers but i love the rain! It started at the party friday night and i was the only mad one standing in the garden during the down pour...i blame the hot flushes im getting...then last night it started and i hasnt stopped, the whole of dubai has come to a stand still, its flooded everywhere because they have no drainage in place and it took twice as long to get to work but im still

Went food shopping just now, driving in the rain, pitch black with xmas songs on the radio has just heightened the festive mood in me, now im back sat looking at the tree, seeing the weeble decoration and smiling even more....even the sharp kicks in my bladder also causing fanjo pain a la blue isnt dampening my mood....although the rain has soaked me through!

mermaid pls pls pls post a pic of your beautiful tree, sounds so divine i think you shoud share im picturing del boy and rodney...have you got a bar in the corner of the sitting room from where to serve the babycham??? good vibes for tomorrow pet!

vjay swoon at baby vjay....Im into my 31st week now and i even just went into mothercare on my own with out anyone forcing me....im slowly starting to accept, the more i read yours and the other mummies posts the more excited i am

While dh was pissed looking around the labour ward yesterday i had to sneak off for a little cry, the babies in the nursury started it...it was so emotional, but at the same time i was thinking of jools moon hoping and i wished so hard that they will get there soon....if it was on love from this thread alone everyone would be there by now, i have ever thing crossed for you girls...including my legs after seeing where i will deliever ...

neeko i giggled reading your cake story, such a me thing to do....prehapes make it into a skiing scene....just add a few tree's and a skier and volia one expertly designed cake

mls im thinking if you and dd....

blue come on pushhhhhhhh....you have to be home for christmas day with the lo!

Right out to collect dh from the gym, since he forgot his armbands coat and phone, its much to wet for him to walk and im the devoted wife.....yeah yeah

Byeeeeeeee

Hello all! Popping on quickly after a very much needed lazy sunday morning in bed with DH!

Blue am getting so excited for you hon! Hope baby puts in an appearance before christmas day!

Vjay I also had a heartmelt moment reading about Ajay beaming at you and snuggling into you after your night out! Im waiting on that postie tomorrow!

Moneeko or should that be Delia?! Highly impressed by your baking skills! Each christmas day since my dad died, we go to MIL with my mum so dont have to do anything like that! Our xmas food shop for home consists of mince pies & thats about it! On boxing day my sis & BIL plus niece & nephew (in 1st & 2nd year at Uni) come to mums so we do a buffet style thing which is nice..

MLS poor DD, really hope shes all better before christmas, must be horrid for you all...

Barbie bless your hungover dh doing the labour ward tour! Seen a villa you like yet? Will you be able to move before christmas & DH family arriving?

Cupcakethebrave wow big pants!!!! Not for me yet Im afraid!!!

MermaidthebravethoughIknowyoudontfeelit massive hand squeezes for tomorrow morning hon, be sure to let us know asap wont you, Ill be praying for you massive amounts.. Love the sound of your white bargain tree tho! Sounds like you ar having a lovely christmassy weekend, good stuff!

Well, I failed to heed Blues instructions on friday & went & brought our lovely real tree with DH, wrapped last of sis & co's pressies to take to my mums (out the way of our grotto back room) then popped to Argos to get a mirror with money from my nan, so much for resting, we got 'distracted' as next to Argos is a Mamas & Papas which DH & I have of talked about how great to actually look inside but never dared, well we were feeling reckless obvioulsy on fri night & we did venture in, as DH said, we are 2nd trimester so now we can look but not touch! Oh my, how beautifully lovely it all is in there, we dared to look at prams & furniture & cute clothes (never daring to ponder over anything for too long) but they had a half price sale & I actually brought myself a couple of maternity tops & leggings . I came out, bag in hand, feeling like a naughty schoolgirl, like Id done something really bad & wrong.. I am pretty massive already in my defense, I have an almighty bump poking out (never really went). Feel a bit sick thinking about it now though! was so exhausted when we got in (again) that put off decorating the tree til yest but had a nice, but another tiring, day, pottering round the house tidying & sorting... So as I said, after a very busy few days (for me, compared to my early bedresting days) im now crapping myself (as usual) for tomorrow cos feel Iv done way way way too much. If I could wrap myself in cotton wool til next June I would . Im now really worrying & praying our little dream isnt shattered before christmas.. Will I ever relax about this? I doubt it.. Just want it to be tomorrow & not til 2pm so a longer wait again! Anyway, sorry for the waffle ladies - as you were! xxxxxxxxx

4ever i remember the first time i went into mothercare, i cried at the cash desk its a very naughty but nice feeling isnt it? And nope you will never relax sadly...but it will get easier

3 nice villas, however our contract isnt up until the end of jan, the earliest we can move is 16th jan....we are going to wait til new year cos all the agents are putting pressure on us to move by the 1st weekend of jan to secure the new villas....however there is a mass exodus of people leaving dubai, im sure most will leave before xmas and no- one in their right mind will move before new year so we should have lots of options xxx

Another quick one from me as have got my lovely dad staying and can't really spend much time on computer...

Hope everyone is well, am v happy to see my name on small panters list Thank you whoever added it!

Mermaid I shall be thinking of you all day tomorrow and hoping that your scan goes well. Will have everything crossed for you x

MLS So sorry to hear about your dd having swine flu. Poor mite I really hope she gets better soon.

I'm afraid I haven't really read any posts properly, just scanned through as have to go to bed, but hope you all had good weekends, and shall be back for a proper catch up soon!

xxx

Cant sleep, majorly weebling as usual on a monday morn... Think im extra anxious for Mermaid as well.. Double prayers going on here for u hon... x x x x x

I am thinking about mermaid too - hope all is well xxx

Sorry for lack of posting - will catch up later - not been online for a few days xx

I hope mermaid has just lost her phone under a pile of christmas decorations... thinking of her lots xxx

Im the biggest ball of weebling wobbly anxiety the majority of it now being for Mermaid .... Really praying everything is ok with her, my nerves are in tatters this morning...

mermaid hope you are ok, thinking of you xxx

4ever fingers crossed for you later too

Just heard from mermaid, they have seen sac but no yolk, could be too early, they did bloods & shes gotta go back on weds.. Heres hoping & praying... X

Just heard from mermaid, they have seen sac but no yolk, could be too early, they did bloods & shes gotta go back on weds.. Heres hoping & praying... X

Silly phone!

Mermaid wish they had been able to give you more definite news. I've got everything crossed for you and will be doing the back rubs until Wednesday. Try to remain positive as it is early days.

sorry to take so long to get here. We were not seen for ages why do I always rush dh when I know we will sit and wait forever.

I knew I was going in early and sure enough there is a gestational sac and a nice womb lining and something on the right ovary has a something I have forgotten the name of m... something or other which should be as it is if all is progressing. No yolk yet though but I am 5+4 so its probably/hopefully not surprising. Now I am worrying more cos I remember seeing quite a large sac on No.3 at 6+ and this is tiny, they gave me a picture its the only picture I have ever had so felt a bit emotional over this microscopic dot.
I know even a day makes a huge difference in development so trying to stay calm.
But they were lovely and would rather track me with this one anyway so they took bloods and I am going back on wednesday for more blood and then by the afternoon we will know probably if it is looking good.

4ever dear of you
thinking of you this afternoon.x

mermaid so pleased to hear from you fingers crossed is just too early. Roll on Weds afternoon xxxx

mermaid i saw nothing at all at 5 +6....even at 7+2 there was still doubt, very little dot and not much else. Fingers crossed you are just too early...everything else sounds promising though

now fingers crossed for 4ever..........

Sorry mermaid x-post and then i had to teach the kids - damned inconvenient!It sounds much more hopeful when you put it in detail. Let's hope you get another lovely pic on Wednesday. The fact that this is the only pic you've had made me well.

Lots of marking to do. Will catch up with you all tonight.

really barbie? thats made me feel much better
4ever is fine and baby growing away like a bean stalk

wiped out now and hours to go before dreesing gown time. ds poorly in the night and off school with temp and horrible cough. Its the pre christmas fluey cold.

mls really hoping your dd is ok and getting better.xx

ig thanks honey and hope you are ok too.

monkey enjoy your dad and don't forget the water.

neeko hope you are feeling better this week. I always think teachers must be so knackered at the end of this term its such a long one. Roll on your holidays.