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Emmsy's weebles, from TTC to new arrivals, it's all going on here.

983 replies

VJay · 22/12/2009 19:26

Ok, here we are, a new thread to see us into the next decade, and to celebrate more BFP's, growing bumps and new arrivals, and to enjoys those already here

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MrsKate · 30/12/2009 13:40

hi all hope everyone had a great crimbo ive been working so its been ok .

il catch up and be back xxxx

barbie1 · 30/12/2009 14:23

Nieve ellen born at 10.31 weighing 8lb 6oz

well done mm

barbie1 · 30/12/2009 14:25

Love the name Nieve, in fact it was on our short list for a girl before we settled on Devon.....

mm said she is just perfect...what a happy way to start a new year!

What about the name Ralph?? ive been on baby naming site for about 4 hours

mermaidspurse · 30/12/2009 14:34

mm and nieve lovely, lovely name and so pleased for you allx

VJay · 30/12/2009 15:09

Well done mm brilliant news , same weight as Ajay . Love the name, Nieve is so pretty. Enjoy

barbie Ralph reminds me of this book I read when I was in my early teens and the boy called his dingaling 'Ralph' lol

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cupcakefairy · 30/12/2009 16:27

Aww barbie I love the name Ralph; I have a cousin Ralph and he is just fab...but we can't use it cos of our stupid surname that nothing goes with! (Also people say it reminds them of the Simpsons which is just rubbish cos I think it's a gorgeous name...I'm sure Vjay's ruined it for you now anyway )

YAAAAAY to mm and lovely little Nieve, well done might need to go and rescue the list!

cupcakefairy · 30/12/2009 16:30

Ok for some reason this pc isn't letting me copy and paste so someone else will have to update the list

Also forgot to say mermaid I've got a whole Terry's chocolate orange here, wanna share?

monkeybumsmum · 30/12/2009 16:57

Congrats mm Love the name!!!

Barbie I love the name Henry, and Harry too - we have two Hugo's in my school and both are lovely so I like that name too Think Devon is v nice too - in fact I really like it! Is so exciting thinking of names!

Has anyone heard from 4ever?

monkeybumsmum · 30/12/2009 16:59

Ignore question re 4ever - just read back and saw she is happy and pink - hooray

bluesatinsash · 30/12/2009 19:24

Congratulations MM and welcome to the world Nieve Ellen. She txtd me earlier and I was from ear to ear. What a great weight too . Our seventh graduate, they're coming thick and fast now .

Monkey - great to see you sticking around. How are things for you? Did your DS have a fab Xmas?

Mermaid - hope your hormones settle quickly. You are me this time last year, all the festivities going on around you whilst you sit broken hearted and bleeding . You've been in my thoughts all week lovely lady. I got a new dressing gown for xmas and its my very favourite present Old one is looking accusingly at me from the wardrobe

Barbie Devon is lovely and goes really well with your surname. I think Oliver goes well too. It was on our shortlist but Benjamin just didn't look like an Oliver. It is really true that some names just don't sit on them well. I read that if you have a short surname, go for a two/three syllabel first name and vice versa so you can indulge in longer first name i.e. Christopher/Jonathan/Frederick etc... Love your M&P room theme and hope you enjoyed your quiet 'me' time today.

Vjay I had that book too 'Forever' by Judy Bloom.

We had to buy infacol for Benjamin last night, he had a terrible day with colic but today has been amazing, he hasn't cried at all and has fed and slept like a dream. hope the infacol continues to work as its awful seeing them trying to break their wind down but not being able to..

Anyhoo, off to stare at my DS2 - again

List update! You next Gracie

Commando/smallpants

MLS
hoping
jools
bakingqueen
Bluemoon
monkey
gingermumi

Medi umpants

Mermaid BFP 1st Dec
iggypiggy BFP 12th Nov
4ever BFP 22nd Sept

Bigpants

Graciegirl 06/02/10
curly 07/02/10
Barbie 20/02/10
Neeko 23/03/10
MrsKate 05/04/10
cupcake 19/05/10
littlebellsmum 25/05/10

Saggypants

VJay 01/09/09 BOY! ALEXANDER JAMES 8lb 6oz
Lionstar 27/09/09 BOY! ARLO BRYN 9lb 5oz
Sabs 30/09/09 GIRL! SAARA 9lb
Buddhabelly 25/11/09 BOY! EWAN JAMES
Annie 25/11/09 BOY! ELLIS CHARLES 8lb 11oz
Bluesatinsash 23/12/09 BOY! BENJAMIN CHARLES 8lb 3oz
MM 30/12/09 GIRL! NIEVE ELLEN 8lb 3oz

bluesatinsash · 30/12/2009 19:28

Oops, got Nieve's weight wrong...

Here it is!

Commando/smallpants

MLS
hoping
jools
bakingqueen
Bluemoon
monkey
gingermumi

Medi umpants

Mermaid BFP 1st Dec
iggypiggy BFP 12th Nov
4ever BFP 22nd Sept

Bigpants

Graciegirl 06/02/10
curly 07/02/10
Barbie 20/02/10
Neeko 23/03/10
MrsKate 05/04/10
cupcake 19/05/10
littlebellsmum 25/05/10

Saggypants

VJay 01/09/09 BOY! ALEXANDER JAMES 8lb 6oz
Lionstar 27/09/09 BOY! ARLO BRYN 9lb 5oz
Sabs 30/09/09 GIRL! SAARA 9lb
Buddhabelly 25/11/09 BOY! EWAN JAMES
Annie 25/11/09 BOY! ELLIS CHARLES 8lb 11oz
Bluesatinsash 23/12/09 BOY! BENJAMIN CHARLES 8lb 3oz
MM 30/12/09 GIRL! NIEVE ELLEN 8lb 6oz

bluesatinsash · 30/12/2009 19:30

Just updating for mermaid...

Commando/smallpants

MLS
Mermaid
hoping
jools
bakingqueen
Bluemoon
monkey
gin germumi

Medium pants

iggypiggy BFP 12th Nov
4ever BFP 22nd Sept

Bigpants

Graciegirl 06/02/10
curly 07/02/10
Barbie 20/02/10
Neeko 23/03/10
MrsKate 05/04/10
cupcake 19/05/10
littlebellsmum 25/05/10

Saggypants

VJay 01/09/09 BOY! ALEXANDER JAMES 8lb 6oz
Lionstar 27/09/09 BOY! ARLO BRYN 9lb 5oz
Sabs 30/09/09 GIRL! SAARA 9lb
Buddhabelly 25/11/09 BOY! EWAN JAMES
Annie 25/11/09 BOY! ELLIS CHARLES 8lb 11oz
Bluesatinsash 23/12/09 BOY! BENJAMIN CHARLES 8lb 3oz
MM 30/12/09 GIRL! NIEVE ELLEN 8lb 6oz

4everhopeful · 30/12/2009 19:37

Yay to MM massive congrats to you honey! Soooooooo pleased another Emmsys veteran comes full circle!

Feel v bad not been on much lately & especially supported Mermaid as much as Iv wanted too, tho hon, you've been constantly in my thoughts, the hecticness of RL has prevented me posting or txing, tbh Ill be glad when the whole christmas malarky is over & normality resumes! Big hug to Mermaid for the horrible crash... xxx

Big congrats to Moon on your fab engagement! Great way to end a bad year & start a new one...

Massive love to everyone else & thanks for thoughts today, yes looks 85% to be a pink one! I may relent soon & go for an upgrade to big pants then I spose! Still very weeble like about everything though!

Must just say love the name talk - Barbie my nephew is called Henry Hugo, Harry for short!!! While we're on it, Ill share too as DH & I planned names before we even married! for a boy Teddy (& as soon as we hopefully have this baby we have agreed to start trying for no 2 so still a def option, its DH name choice & know he'd love a son to play boys toys with!) but for a girl (which DH is equally happy to have as a daddys princess!) we like Summer Hope may have Clementine in the middle too after his grandma but obviously you all understand the poignany of Hope lucky edd is June 4th!

Right must go, dinner is done, DH was just playing his christmas pres harmonica to bump & saying it could be 'birth music'!!!!!

BlueMoon1981 · 30/12/2009 19:42

congrats to the mm family our graduate list is looking good now. i hope you will all stick around to bring up the rear of whats left of the small panters.

i have just been giggling to myself about 'Ralph', i had that book too, and considered it to be very rude when i first read it lol

mermaid have been thinking of you a lot, i wish we could do something for you to help, you only have to shout.

well af arrived for me this morning, have been surprisingly cheerful about it, but mainly because i hadnt been counting days til recently, and i knew she was on her way even though late. here are my reasons why its good not to be pg this month:

  1. i drank a lot over christmas so i would have worried if i was pg that i did some harm
  2. i can drink over new years, and get through the truck load of wine left in the kitchen
  3. i can enjoy a whole month of being engaged all by itself
  4. my new underwear and clothes bought in the sales will fit me for an extra month
  5. we can have more fun practicing.... ok so i am running out of ideas now, but im trying!

hope everyone is ok and happy new years eve eve

littlebellsmum · 30/12/2009 20:55

Congratulations MM - Nieve is a lovely name and I hope she's being a good girl for her mum!

Moon I especially agree with reason 3 , part of me didn't want you to be pregnant yet as you would have been stressing about that and not enjoying being engaged!! There is always next month to be pregnant..

Mermaid good to hear from you. Obviously we all have a mound of choclate if you would like some!

Barbie I never really liked Hugo untill my friend named her little boy it and it really seems to suit him! Harry and Henry are good and I don't think Harry is common at all. Milo - lovely but , the Tweenies got there first! The nursery range looks lovely

4ever Good to hear you so happy and more good news. Join the big pants and make us all cry!! I think I'm more excited about your LO than mine!

We told my mum and dad today, who were shocked to say the least!

My lousy tummy is much better today but now if course I'm a bit worried about LO. I think I just ate something that didn't agree with me but I don't think I've felt many movements recently. To be honest, I hadn't felt many before and think I'm just being paranoid. Oh well, only 1 week to my 20 week scan and all will be revealed ( including the type if all is well)

iggy hope the sand is warm and cosy. Not long now to the scan?

Hope we all have a lovely New Year - lots of champagne for the pantless/saggy/small pants one and lots of fizzy apple juice for the rest. Hoping the former don't have bad hangovers and that the later don't need too much gaviscon!! Lots of baby wishes to all

bakingqueen · 30/12/2009 21:25

Hello all last chance for me to post this year as been busy at work and got a new years party planned for tomorrow been cooking ready for it since I got home from work this afternoon just sat down for a quick catch up

mm - such good news congratulations on your new arrival - enjoy

Moon- congratulations and youe engagement such good news to end this year on

4ever - excellent news on another good scan you so deserve it after everything

Barbie- love the name Devon its so lovely

Mermaid- hope your doing ok been thinking about you over the festive period sending you lots of love

Blue and Vjay - the mention of Forever by Judy Blume just dragged me straight back to my childhood - was forever the judy blume book that was a bit mnore 'adult' than the rest.

Anyway gotta go now need to do some tidying up before tomorrow night as at work just prior to party.

I just want to thank you all for being there in 2009 it was at my darkest time that I found you lovely ladies and you have helped to keep my sanity over this year I hope 2010 brings more delight to the garduates from this thread hopes and excitement for the future for the medium panters and bfp's for all the small panters may we all be on the way to graduating by this time next year

Lots of love to you all xxxx

BuddhaBellySaggyPants · 30/12/2009 21:40

MM Many many congratulations on the birth of Nieve, beautiful name for what I'm sure is a beautiful girl, can't to see some pictures!
Mermaid How are you feeling hun? The crash is just horrible, and what's worse is it does happen more than once as you know unfortunately, so keep on posting and we'll keep on stroking and passing the g&t's holding your hand
Moon Fantastic news, congratulations on your engagement and gorgeous ring lucky girl! I so hope this is the start of your luck turning Any ideas of a date yet?
4ever
Barbie Can't believe you haven't moved to your lovely new villa yet? Nursery stuff is very cute, I approve As for names, as you know I love Devon, we have a nephew who is Hugo, very strong name, also love Henry, I could really see you with a Henry
Blue How is that beautiful boy of yours?
Apologies that I haven't posted to everyone but lo has started to stir, he's been feeding every 2/2.5 hrs today, hopefully he's just having a growth spurt and not turning into a milk monster
Just in case I don't get on tomorrow, I hope you all have a wonderful NYE whatever you do, I will be thinking of you all when the clock chimes and hope that 2010 finds as us strong and supportive as 2009 has. Thanks to you all for advice and support this year, long may it continue

cupcakefairy · 30/12/2009 22:58

I probably won't be able to get on tomorrow either so wanted to wish you all a mega happy new year...2010 will be the year of the Emmsys

4ever as you know I adore the name Teddy and am still trying to sway dh on it.. his Mum loves Theodore so that helps the argument I love your choice for a girl too, that's lovely. A friend of mine is expecting in Feb and a couple of years ago her marriage nearly fell apart for all sorts of reasons... anyway, they are going to name baby Hope if it's a girl lovely name. For a girl we are down to three but having issues with one in particular! I'll discuss that with you all nearer the time though

LBM well done on telling the parents they must have been shocked at how many weeks you are! Lovely that you'll find out the flavour too.. our scans must only be a couple of days apart; mine is 8th.

Loads of love to all!

CurlyBigPants · 30/12/2009 23:03

Hello everyone. It's nice to see you all so chatty!!

Fantastic news from MM congrats to you lovely. I bet you thought this day would never come I am so delighted for you and young Nieve. That's a good Irish name you've got there (or is it scottish too? ) Hope you have a speedy recovery. Make sure you take it easy and look after only yourself and the little one for the next week or two.

moon it's a lovely list you have there Have some fun before you get that BFP. Next year is going to be so exciting for you I just know it I love the ring too. It's very classy!

dearest mermaid I'm so sorry you have crashed Dont feel like you have to keep up a brave face with us all of the time. It breaks my heart what you are going through. Try to hang in there for today. Now that you have got over the worst of the bleeding, it will start to get a little easier, not the grieving part, but at least the horrormones will ease off. Maybe it's a bit early but are you planning to talk to the consultant about treating the fibroids? Have you seen this article here? Maybe if you focus on finding some answers or getting treatment you could hold off on decisions about trying again until later? I'm so sorry if I am being pushy, I would just do anything to help make it better - not that that is really possible at the moment. Anyway I really just wanted to give you a massive hug and some hairstrokes and let you know that the heater is on in the greenhouse and someone has brought some hot chocolate to go with cupcakes chocolate orange in case you wanted to drop by. We're all in our jimjams so we'll need you to get back into that dressing gown or you'll make us feel slummy xxx

4ever so excited for you probably having a girl. I reckon we'll have lots of them now, there have been so many boys so far Go on, make the leap into bigpants, it's quite nice over here and a lot more roomy without that tight elastic!

blue I can picture you gazing lovingly at Ben. Beautiful name by the way. I think we will be the same, I don't reckon I'll sleep a wink once she is born

vjay I don't think I'll be able to ever hear the name Ralph again without laughing

neeko lol at your stomach splitting. I'm sure it can't be anywhere as big as my heffalumping bump . I have resisted buying any more for the baby, I'll wait till I'm on mat leave and can have stuff delivered. But we did get a few presents for the baby at Christmas, and my heart melted looking at them and imagining our little curlygirl in them, closely followed by a panic at counting our chickens

Annie I had another heartmelt reading about your pride in your family little Ellis sounds wonderful but I am tired just hearing about all these feeds during the night

cupcake 20 weeks YAYYYYY . It really starts flying now (honest) I got the Haynes baby manual too and was having sneaky peeks all the way home. DH reckons we know it all already but we so don't

monkey lol at you trying to cure a headache with sex. Isn't it meant to be the excuse for not doing it

mls my fingers are getting sore they are so tightly crossed for your 2ww

Barbie I love Gray. I think I remember your surname from way back though (maybe it was your maiden name ) and I'm not sure if it works. How about Luca? I think that is such a cute name for a boy. Devon is really lovely too for a girl

mrskate poo that you had to work at xmas but hope this means you get to save up loads of hols for when bambino arrives

lbm it's great to see you in big pants too Hope your tum settles down too, I think it is pretty normal, everything is getting shifted around at the moment as the uturus moves up. Hope time flies till your scan tho

baking have fun at your party tomorrow. I've got such high hopes for you next year

buddha your hungry little man sounds wonderful. Hope you have a lovely new years eve with him

lots of love to anyone I haven't mentioned. Time for bed for me I think xxx

CurlyBigPants · 30/12/2009 23:05

xpost with lovely cupcake. Happy new year to you too!!!!!!

4everhopeful · 31/12/2009 11:04

Morning lovelys.. I x post with the lovely blue yest & also feel bad i havent been in as much contact with u as id of liked either to share my woops of delight for u! Also so pleased for cupcake hitting the half way mark, lbm nearly there too! Loved the curly mammoth post! Hope neekos dd & dh melted at hb yest... Much love hugs & choc to mermaid ditto on all curly said, will turn into ur annoying but well meaning in law & discuss further in new year! ......Massive love hugs & thanks to each & everyone else for the amazing support, hand holding, sanity keeping understanding & love through 2009 which started with my 4th loss I couldnt have got through the immense highs lows & weebly wobbles without u all, what a year its been! (Thanks again to barbie for the weeble namesake which i LOVE!) Heres wishing you all the happiest new year & most fabulously amazing 2010 in which all our dreams come true! I may not get on much til mon cos finally dh & i have nowt on til he goes back to work mon & gonna enjoy some quality together time on the sofa & lie ins! Bliss! A quiet chinese for us tonight & may not even see midnight! So, once again, whatever ur doin, make it a good one & see u all in 2010! x x x x x

Neeko · 31/12/2009 11:43

Hi all. sorry I haven't been around much - been wallowing in some much needed family time. DH goes back to work on Monday, so you won't get rid of me then!

MM congratulations on your wonderful baby girl.

Mermaid The crash is unfortunately inevit able but hope you're feeling a bit better today. Another huge hug from me.

4ever congrats on a pink one. Glad all is ok.

Sorry I don't really have time for individual posts, but I've been thinking of you all a lot. We had the midwife yesterday and DH and DD got to hear the heartbeat which was lovely. I'm being referred to physio d7for possible carpal tunnel syndrome and have to drink lots of tonic without the gin in the meantime. My scan to check the baby's kidney problem is on 25th Jan so hoping for an all clear then.

Happy New Year to you all and thanks again to each and every one of you for all your help and support this year. You are all special ladies without exception. I hope that 2010 brings us all hapiness and peace. Take care and enjoy.

VJay · 31/12/2009 12:47

Happy New Year to you all, hope you all have lovely evenings whatever your plans are. Me and DH are going to get the boys to bed then have a curry and watch Jools Hollands on the telly , nice and simple .

It's still snowing up here and just had to go to the shop, I could only pull the buggy not push it , but now we are home again listening to fleetwood mac and getting cosy and warm again.

P.s. I always have a giggle if I meet anyone called Ralph, that book really did ruin that name

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barbie1 · 31/12/2009 13:10

vjay ill call him ralf instead...cant have my little boy named after a penis

Much love and happy new year to all of you.....im done in, going to have a much needed sleep before i go the the beach party for new years!

I will be back tomorrow to post more, but want to say a huge thankyou to you all for the giggles, the tears, the hand holds and all the support you have offered me throughout the last year. Let 2010 be all of our year, may the friendship continue long after the last bell chimes...

Love you all xxxx

CurlyBigPants · 31/12/2009 17:25

Happy New Year everyone!!!! Everyone else has already summed up what I wanted to say. You girls all mean so much to me, I really would be a basketcase without you in my life

Much love and hugs to everyone, especially mermaid xxxx