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

iggy sunny girl that is so ace I will send you some shells to decorate the sand.

jools I am glad you felt that you found the right place to be yesterday in the cathedral. It is such a very personal thing the process of grief and having hopes snatched away at every turn and I have so longed for you to be whole again.

We have decided to start giving away things. The cot bed is going to my bf who is due in a few weeks.
I feel like its a bit of a final admitance that it just won't ever happen and its yet another line that I keep drawing in the sand.
When I bought the subject of cot bed up me and dh just looked at each other and welled up. Why can't babies be as straight forward a subject as tax returns eh?
and yes of course I am bloody hopping that if I gve it away I will be up the duff, completely mad scizo

opps that turned into a bit of a me rant

4ever have you tackled the bag of apricots yet? did the dr reccomend anything for your locked up back and please take everything at a horizontal pace.

barbie Hope that everyhing is ok with you and you have giggled with your mum etc. They always know best about child care of course and you will both have to adopt cat bum mouths and bite tongues sometimes

iggy take your head out the sand & have a very loud grin grin grin you are DEFINATELY pregnant sweetie!!! You have been using the evil opks too long, preg tests arent meant to go darker than the control line! Quite simply 2 lines is all u need to make a very happy iggy! Im so so so pleased for you!!! I just had this feeling it was gonna happen! See, as soon as you remove the pressure of countin days, timeframes & active bd - hey presto! all the annoying people that say relax are right! Im so thrilled hon!

Oh mermaid lovely lady you been in my thoughts alot, had another sixth sense u have been a wobbling weeble.. That is so about the cot moment with u & your lovely dh & just breaks my heart cos i want this for you more than anything.. Hope you dont mind but iv been upset its not happened yet & was maybe wondering if you could get your luteal phase checked again? 24days is a very short cycle How about takin up the st marys offer? Im sorry to throw these things in the mix when you are talking of acceptance & closure, but the reaction you both had maybe means you could try another shot as daunting & painful a long road it may seem if it gave you both your much desired baby it would be so worth it.. Forgive me for stepping on your toes but i had to say it cos i really care for you & youve been an amazing support to me.. Love you hon xxx

mermaid thanks for the shells - it will improve the view

I think giving stuff away must be so hard I often ponder as to whether it is harder to TTC and have months of knockbacks if you already have dc rather than none and I kind of think in some ways both are terrible - but I feel it must be harder when you already have kids, cos you know what you are missing. Although - then again, it is rubbish either way...

You are such a brave lady - and you offer all of us so much support that i have been willing you to get pg so much. xx

4ever thank you! Still expecting it all to go wrong at any point... but that's how it is I guess xx

im v busy today, bbq day for about 25 people....due any minute!

igg what did i tell ya???

mermaid i have so much i wanna say to you be so very little time....

I will be back tomorrow, i have the entire weekend to myself, dh is off to watch the england v brazil game and im left to tidy after the party anyways you are all in my thoughts and ill post a mammouth post tomorrow to make up for my crappness!

love b xxx

IGGGYYYYYYYYY!!!! I can't believe it! I'm so so so happy for you! See, edd passes, and hey presto, up the duff same as 4ever. (Take note, Jools ) Honestly SO happy for you hun.
Moon you next please as Iggy is going to need a pal on that bench!

So so sorry I c't post more properly than this but dh and I are off to London soon (seeing Muse tonight, yay!) so I will attempt v quick catch-ups-

Neeko yay for baby! And we will be looking for houses after Christmas

Buddha WOW can't believe you will hold your lo in 4 weeks! How exciting is that!!

mermaid massive hug and pink cocktail for you.. and a secret hope that the more stuff you get rid of the more likely sod's law comes into play!

4ever lovely wobbly weeble.. keep your chin up. So glad you're signed off til Jan that's great news. My Mum says I absolutely must not get the jab until at least 16 weeks after the developing part is mostly over.. but also said she wouldn't have it at all, but then she was born in the thalidomide years so who knows if it's being over-cautious. I just don't know.

Blue is it really 'nine' not 'neen'? I'm sorry to say I would have pronounced it 'neen' had I met you...I'm glad we cleared that up before a potential Emmsys meet ;)

Right, gotta dash and get washing out..

cupcake you know you said you thought my EDD was 12th Nov and I said it was either 10th or 12th depending which due date calculator I used... I fink is well spooky that I got BFP on 12th Nov... xx

BBQ ha ha ha! i just walked from the car to the house and look like I have been through niagra falls.
Am doing a moonlight charity walk tomorrow night and it is oing to be gale force winds

iggy a friend said to me recently that ds had all the qualities you could hope for all rolled into one little package as though mother nature knew he was going to be just the one.
Do you want a windbreak too to go with the shells, candyfloss, slush puppy?

4ever yeah I know and you are not stepping on my bunions I just don't think I have the energy for it iykwim.

jools love you heaps and have a good weekend - hope the cold is lifting, more chocolate and wine will help. I think we need to take a deep breath, see this bloody year out with a big broom and start a lovely new sparkly one and see what happens.

cupcake ohh muse that have a fabby time do lots of dancing for all of us

iigy that is spooky but very fitting re your dates.

Iggy I am so happy for you

Sorry not really been around been too deep in my own thoughts sorry got appointment to see fertility consultant next week to discuss next options just not sure what to do so sorry just been preoccupied with this will be back soon

Oh mermaid what a lovely thing for your friend to say about your DS being everything all rolled into one little person . The image of you and your DH welling up just made me so thoughful for you both... I echo 4ever's words but also understand the energy required to steel yourself up for further investigations and all that entails... Just hope the law of sod applies that you give eveything away then need it again a la LBM. Get the waterproofs out for that walk of yours

Iggy - delighted for you and congratulations . Go and treat yourself to a Digital one as there is no line ambiguity just a big fat 'pregnant' and you can repeat in a couple of weeks when it will move from 1-2 weeks to 3-4....

Jools - you visit to the cathedral sounded very soothing, really hope it closed a chapter in your heart and you end the year on a calm serene note, you so deserve it x

Buddha - you're so very nearly there I have ants in my pants on your behalf . Hope next week at work flies in and you can kick back and enjoy some 'buddha' time before lo arrives.

Neeko - DS loves to talk about baby and asks me how baby is doing every day . He has had baby in his tummy too and we compare bumps and listen to each others tummy's. Saying that he is getting a bit bored as we had to prep him a couple of weeks ago that baby may be here and he's now getting a bit bored waiting. REally making a big fuss of him just now and he's just so loving and happy and well a wee smasher really. Remind me of this when he's whining and asking why baby won't stop crying next month

cupcake - yes in my parents wisdom they pronounced it nine like the number rather than neen. Cue much rolling of eyes and mutterings of 'pretentious cow' when I'm brave enought to correct people - its not my fault I wasn't in on the decision and so wish they'd gone for my Dad's choice of calling me Jennifer! That's why I deliberate long and hard about baby names as know the sheer bloody annoyance of having a name mispronounced etc. etc. anyway I digress - enjoy 'Muse' tonight you trendy rocker you

Had my weekly scan at lunchtime (my 14th scan of this pregnancy ) and baby blue staying in for at least another week AND now weighing just under 6lb. Another week under our belts and another week closer to meeting him/her. Still worried about manifestations if heart still irregular after birth but we'll cross that birdge etc. and one thing I've learned from this all is just to take one day/week/month at a time .

Also finished my 'maternity tunes' playlist on my i-pod and have had great fun downloading lots of 'guilty pleasure' type songs to listen to either in labour or post-c-section to remind me of this time. I of course have 'When a Child is Born' by Johnny Mathis and 'Isn't she Lovely' by Stevie W along with some great 80's cheese - 'We Built this City' by Starship pour example

Can you tell I'm home alone? . Better get on and clean the bathrooms I s'pose...

Hello ladies, just a quick post from me while Saara is sleeping and while I wait for Saara's new wardrobe to arrive from Next - cue DH having to build something else, hopefully in the right room this time

I hope no-one takes this the wrong way, but last year I bought some First Response Ovulation test packs which I intended to use when I came back from India in January but of course I didnt need them because they I came back pregnant. So I wondered if there was anyone on here who would like to take them off my hands. There are two packs, each pack contains 5 ovuluation tests, plus 1 pregnancy test. One pack has been opened, simply because I was nosy, but all the sticks are still in their individual wrappers. One pack is due to expire Jan 2010 and the other April 2010. If anyone is interested send me an email via Facebook or the Emmsys email if you dont have my personal email address. Just want to reiterate, I hope no-one takes offence, just wishing to maybe help one of you lovely ladies out if I can.

iggy YAY! congrats hun now take it easy and look after yourself.

mermaid Your post made me all emotional. Have been thinking of you all day. I really hope things work out for you honey.

blue and anniecam so excited for you guys, not long to go now! blue your DS sounds so sweet. Gracie also if your lurking, enjoy your first few days of maternity leave.

baking hope it goes well with the fertility consultant next week.

cupcake have fun tonight!

barbie bbq, very jealous! Enjoy!

buddha sorry to hear placenta hasnt moved. I have to say with Saara all the scan measurements were very accurate. I think she was showing as 6 pounds at 34 weeks and then 8 pounds at 38 weeks. She then turned out to be 9 pounds 1 ounce, which contributed to one of the reasons why I ended up having an emergency c-section. Which reminds me, I must write up my birth story to post on here!

neeko good to hear your scan went well. I hope the next scan goes well.

vjay and lionstar hope my nephews are doing well

My appointment with the consultant went well. They explained why I lost 3 litres of blood on the operating table and we discussed what could happen for next time round . Me and Saara both have gp appointments on Monday, where she'll get her first set of jabs, my poor baby

Love to 4ever jools moon and anyone else ive missed out - not intentional iI promise!

OMG what i week ive miseed CONGRATS to iggy neeko 4everlbm xxxxx

hope everyone is well im so sorry not been on for ages ive not been to good my heart rate has been irregular it was racing at 135 beats per min the other day i didnt feel to good lol .im 20 weeks on monday and scan on wednesday so will keep you all posted we are going to see what flavour we are having too if possible . im ecxited xxxxxxx

Hello all!

Im still beaming for Iggy!!

Im also for Mermaid & really want it to be you next my lovely xx Hope you had time to peruse that tx?!? The weathers awful here too but its kinda cosy isn?t it?! Hope you are snuggled indoors with DH & DS xx

Another lady Im hopeful for is you Bluemoon!!! Still no sign? Testing tomorrow then? Make sure you update us ASAP!!!

Jools sounds like a beautifully peaceful way to spend your anniversary, I could really visualize it, the cathedral & minister sounds lovely, it must have been very healing.. We all seem to have found that the build up to these horrible dates is always worse, Ive found that with family lost ones anniversarys too, its 12years since my brother died on 27th nov, cant believe its been so long, but I often find that the day itself of all our anniversarys, is one of peace, tranquility & quiet acceptance, with our babies we don?t have the funeral & sympathies of others, edds & anniversarys are often our only way of saying goodbye & finding some sort of acceptance. You have been very brave & I look forward to 2010 being a very good year for you my lovely lady ? big hug xx Keep up with the wonderfully indulgent chocs & wine!

Bakinqueen sounds like you're having it tough too hon, hang in there & hope all goes well with the specialist next week.. xx

Barbie having BBQs!! and you miss England you say?!? Its raining cats & dogs & blowing a gale here right now!!! Hope you are feeling brighter & things ok with mum now? Look forward to a big update from you & a funny tale or two!! xx

Neeko so pleased for you too honey, hopefully the kidney thing will resolve itself as still lots of developing to do & bubba has a strong mumma! Must feel good to share with dd even if the excitement only lasted 5mins! Sure the curiosity will grow with your tummy!

Buddha I dreamt something about you last night & cant quite remember what but saw your name!!! Damn that placenta! Mind you knowing a potential date for meeting LO must be very exciting! Its really annoying, I wanted to lovely big personal posts to you all & MN is only letting me see the last page?!? I cant read back like I wanted too & comment on all your news, so this is all from memory!

Mrskate wow 20 wk scan already! Worrying about your heart rate, hope you managed some time off to take it easy..? at Gracie going on mat leave already?! Cant believe it! Im a bit she hasn?t been around to share her journey after being an orig Emmsy & e-mail secretary!

Blue another scan down & Babyblue sticking in there yay! Don?t be at 14th scan of preg, Tuesdays nuchal will be my 6th already at 12wks & consultant said to keep going weekly at EPU til 18 wks so that will be alot of scans! Baby is a good weight though, so although it must be worrying we are all following the one day/week at a time mantra. Love your maternity tunes selection btw!

Sabs big kiss to cyber niece! Oooh scary jabs that would be a job for DH I think as petrified of needles & must be heartbreaking to do it for your baby! Hope DH doesn?t struggle too much with the wardrobe, the right room will help this time no doubt!

Big kisses to our other cyber nephews too Vjay & Lion!!! Cupcake you rock chick! Enjoy Muse & my good old hometown! Shame the weather is crap! Take it easy whilst shaking your thang!! xx

LBM hope all good with you, you just seem so calm & collected, how do you ever manage that?

Well, highly frustrated I cant refer to all your posts when doing a mammoth update to you all, no doubt Ive missed bits Still on a bit of a battle with the jobsworths pen pushing procedure followers at work, who chased my certificates in a rather curt letter & when spoke to them sound like they are reading from a script with no empathy, my new manager eventually thawed out after a 10 min chat but HR are blummin robots! Hey ho, Im covered anyway so they haven?t got anything on me, just sympathy & humanity would have been nice! Meant to be avoiding stress, don?t think they quite grasped that aspect!
Back has thankfully stopped spasming but still sore & have to be v careful how I move, so am doing everything soooooo slowly! Doc gave it a bit of a rub & prod which may have helped Wobbled a bit last night that so much good around that the odds must therefore be stacked against me Prob being paranoid, think the pre scan wobbles for Tuesdays nuchal & first belly scan are kicking in, bit scary to go back to fetal meds as last time there it wasn?t good Anyway DH off work from 1pm today til Monday so will be having a blissful lazy weekend together doing nowt but watching films & crap telly & stuffing faces! Will do my best to keep switched off & weebly moments to a minimum, hard as that may be!!! am off to have a soak in a lukewarm bath now but will be lurking!!!! xxxxx

Ohh wow I managed to check back & do actually think I remembered most of your news - gold star for me!

Just wanted to come back on & say GO mermaid a'la pom poms & permatan for doing the charity walk, is it a moonwalk for 26 miles?!?!? Either way - good on ya girl!! Ive done a few charity 5k's & not been able to in last couple of years cos permanently being preg, recovering or hoping I was pg.. Fly the banner - im v proud of you!!!

Also big wave to Annie so do we open a book on whos first with the next arrival? Its between you Buddha and Blue now!!! We need a list update!

Commando/small pants
MLS CD26
Mermaid
hoping
jools
bakingqueen
Bluemoon
gingermumi

Medium pants
iggypiggy BFP 12th Nov
littlebellsmum BFP 11th Oct
4ever BFP 22nd Sept
cupcake BFP 11th Sept

Big pants
Anniebigpants due 01/12/09
Buddhabelly due 16/12/09
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 05/04/2010

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

Huge congratulations to you iggy, I'm so pleased for you .

Not had time to catch up properly, sorry, but mermaid I think you are so brave and amazing and hope that once you've given your stuff away you do find out your pg . please don't leave us though, I love your posts and greenhouse

iggy i'm so excited for you doesnt matter how dark or not the line is, a line is still a line and you are very much pregnant - congratulations!

cd 33 here and any signs of af have vanished in the last few days i know i said i would test tomorrow but i am just so scared. please please if this is it, please let it be 3rd time lucky [hopeful emoticon]

iggy Fab news - the next three has started!! Hurrah - now Moon, much as I recommend the warm and lovely sand....
btw, this one was conceived 4 days after my EDD too.

Moon I can recommend the sand - lovely and warm, makes time really fly!

TheLovelyMermaid Seriously, I have got rid of absolutly everything - there is not a bib, baby toy or any equipment to be found in our house. It is clearly an omen along with your lovely calm chilled demenour. You can always beg or borrow it all back again when you get your bfp -I am already planning my email to shock all my friends!!

Jools SO pleased you've had such a good week - your birthday sounded fantastic and whilst your EDD was obviously very sad, you sound like you've come out the otherside in a much better place

cupcake listen to you and your trendy busy life! Hope muse was good!

Bakingqueen Hope everything goes well with the consultant, lurker!

Neeko Lovely news on your scan - heres a spare bucket of sand incase you want to borrow it untill you hear everything is OK with that kidney

4ever Pleased the back is settling down but for your HR dept. Kep ignoring them - you've got much more important things to focus on, my dear!

Budha Not long now , but move dammed placenta, move!!

Annie And you too - only a few weeks to go

Mrskate Sorry you're having a rough time. Give our love to naughty Gracie! Maybe now she's on mat leave, she'll have time to post again!

Barbie Hope you've had fun! How lovely a barbie in the sun, rather than hidding from the wind and the rain

blue - hello lovely lady! Good to hear baby blue is staying put but would be nice for him to come out ahead of Christmas, so that you can all have a lovely time together.
I think you need Christmas Cheese too!

Lovely to hear from you too sabs that is one good little girl you have there to allow you to post! Enjoy her

Anyway, bigpanters, did I ever tell you that my dc2 arrived 3 weeks early? in 3 hours flat?

And on that note, I shall say good night!!
And on that

Wow! What a busy thread yesterday - love it! I'm going to apologise now because I know I'll miss someone on this post - sorry!

Another big YAAAAY for Iggy Bet you're patting your tummy and smiling between wobbles. Don't worry we'll attach you to our safety rope and pull you through. Lovely to see your name on the medium pants list.

Moon We're waiting on news. I know it's terrifying but it'll feel better once you've POAS. Now deep breath and squeeze tight on our hands.

LBM Thanks for the sand though by the size of me now I think I'll need more than one bucket! at DC2's birth, although I quite fancy one that quick. With DD I started having contractions at midnight on the Monday and didn't have her until 10.12am on the Wed! She was sooo worth it. I have just bought a natal hypnotherapy cd to help this time round. Does anyone know any stories of it working?

As an aside, I'm sitting here blubbing as DD just came up and asked to see the baby in my tummy. When I said she couldn't she said she'd just kiss the baby then and gave my tummy lots of kisses. Memorable and heart melting moment

Mermaid Those are brave decisions you are making, but I really hope you'll be begging and borrowing baby stuff back in about 9 months. Your DS sounds lovely and it was so nice to hear what your friend said. Hang in there.

MrsKate I'm a bit worried about your heart rate. Take it easy, please. Good luck for the scan this week.

4everthechampionweeblywobbler Oh honey, you are having such a time of it. Try not to think about work and to relax lots. Hope that's the back on the mend now and the blooming stage arrives for you earlier than most.

Blue Wow 14 scans? Do you get a pic everytime? If so that's quite an album. Since we got 5 pics on Thurs I already have 8 pics of this LO and in my Monica-like status they're already in an album, but I still have a sneaky peek at how clean people's hands are!

Cupcake Hope you had a fab time last night and you're feeling quite chilled right now.

annie and Buddha are you circling the starting blocks yet? Won't be long now til no more SPD for Buddha and lots of sleepy baby cuddles with those gorgeous smelling heads!

Sabs so nice to hear from you. Good luck with Saara's jab. I made DH come to all of DD's so that he held her and I was the nice parent who cuddled her better

Jools Glad you coped well with your EDD. It's a relief when it's over isn't it. Hope you've got some nice plans for this weekend and that in a few weeks you'll be following the post EDD trend.

Barbie Hope the BBQ went well and that you've not been left with too much clearing up to do. If you have then just do a little, claim pregnancy fatigue and leave the rest til your DH gets back while you put your feet up!

BQ Nice to hear from you. Hope all goes well with the consultant and you're part of the next batch.

Well my DH is working today (again ) so I plan to cook for our freezer and for our friends with the prem baby and maybe take DD to Dobbies to see the Xmas lights and have cake - yum! we have my nephews christening tomorrow so I'll prob spend the afternoon trying to avoid people who want to touch the bump! Hope you all hjave a good weekend whatever you're doing.

Good morning just popped in to try and catch up and see if there's any news from moon.

Morning neeko

Morning Vjay How did the LO sleep last night?

He went down at 9, had a nibble at midnight, then a ten minute feed at 4 then through to the morning, fabulous .

omg at the weather you are missing a real treat barbie falling wet leaves so no nice crunchy kicking leaves, soggy trouser bottoms, howling winds, the tumble dryer permamently on... how was the bbq by the way

neeko that sounds like a lovely weekend planned and at your dds little pats and kisses.

bakingqueen I am so very sorry that the clomid hasn't done its stuff for you. I hope that your consultant comes up with a fantastic PLAN for you because you deserve some magic baby dust. Please don't stay away though lovely lady cos we will worry about youxx

blue? blueee? I am too scared to tell you to do anything, but have you? I have everything crossed, extra crossed and dementedly crossed.

lbm It is so lovely to hear you all bubbly and upbeat

kate I am sorry to hear that your heart is all a flutter. Please just go gently and demand lots of breakfast in bed this weekend.
Will be thinking of you on Wednesay and a flavour report too we will soon have enough for a football team.

blue thankyou I now have an earworm of we built this city Excellent news that babyblue is staying in the warm, very sensible. Have you finished the cupboards yet?

jools Hope you are not feeling too shattered from this week, thinking of you lots.x

4ever Ohh I always wondered what HR people did! Thank you a lot weepy weebly girly for your ideas I will mull things over as I pound get blown round the streets tonight.Think I may have to go in my sailing outfit luminous and orange I will be the unmissable woman slumped at every pub on the route {grin]@26 miles!!!
Have a lovely weekend with dhx

sabs hope you and dh are not traumatised with the jabs. I like neekos approach to that! Hope opperation wardrobe went without a hitch.

vjay Glad ajay is settling into a routine, hope college is going ok huge admiration for juggling all that at once. Big kiss for that smiley babyx

mm I was thinking i had not 'seen' you for a while and gosh you are getting near to popping too hope all is well and you are busy nestingxx

right its no good I had better go and face the day. Have lovely weekends everyone oh yes iggy still smiling for you and hope you are ok

Iggy Proper congratulations now, rather than my whispered ones the other day Well done!
Jools I thought your anniversary day sounded like it was just meant to be, so peaceful and serene and I am glad you indulged yourself, you deserve it after the year you have had
Mermaid I really hope that some of us can give you the warm fuzzy feelings that you give us with your little comments and your welcoming greenhouse. I was so to read your post, but like the others I just hope that this is the start of something new and better for you by giving away all your stuff, please let sods law win again! Loved your friends comment about DS x
Cupcake Did you enjoy Muse?
Baking Good luck for next week, maybe if you can get some answers you will feel less muddled and Let us know how you get on x
Blue Wonderful news about your latest scan, so pleased that baby blue is behaving for you.
Sabs Good luck for the first jabs on Monday
MrsKate I wonder if it's pink or blue? Not long for us to find out now
4ever Hope your relaxing weekend takes your mind off Tuesday, you are bound to feel anxoious due to associated memories, but I am sure all will be fine Can't wait to see your when you update!
Moon Did you test?
Neeko Sounds like you have a lovely day planned very as I'm just sat here glaring at my crutches! I daren't go out the wet leaves are an absolute minefield with them!
Barbie Hope you didn't have too much to clear up yesterday?

I have finally given in and told work that Monday will be my last day, nobody appreciates me struggling in so as of Tuesday officially on maternity leave Although I'm not sure how I will deal with the boredome

Waves to Vjay MM & Gracie