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Pumble · 13/07/2013 14:21

P1 splashing in the paddling pool and P2 having a nap. So pleased to be back and they are so pleased to be with each other again.

Can't believe we got to 1000 posts! You need to change your nn now too don't you wylye ?!

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Pumble · 24/10/2015 10:55

Enjoy the swim and all the new adonisis!

Having a weepy morning here for no real reason-just hormones. supposed to be going to my parents but want to curl up in bed instead which wouldn't be v productive!!

P3 slept really well so a much better night all round which is good. Smile

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magimedi · 24/10/2015 11:19

Weeping is 100% normal in the weeks post pregnancy. It won't hurt at all.

Hooray for good nights & have a lovely time @ yr parents - it will be great when you get there & am sure P1 & P2 will love it.

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Pumble · 25/10/2015 13:09

A very long night with all three of e pumblettes up!! Thankfully I managed to then sleep from 8-10:30 which has meant I feel vaguely human! I had forgotten how lovely sleep deprivation is....no wonder it's a form of torture.... Pumblettes v on edge today due to lack of sleep so a constant balancing act to stop them tipping over it!

Hope you're having a good Sunday Smile

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Pumble · 26/10/2015 06:57

A much better night SmileSmile

He slept until just before half six having finished feeding around half 11. Now I know this is going to happen once in a blue moon at the moment but at least it means we all had done sleep for one night SmileSmile. The world seems more positive after some sleep

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magimedi · 26/10/2015 07:01

Seven hours is amazing. SO pleased you have had a decent sleep.

MAybe he'll carry on like that............. or maybe not!

Enjoy today, feeling rested.

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Pumble · 27/10/2015 10:42

Another seven hours which was much appreciated although a shame p1 was up with ear ache!!

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Pumble · 28/10/2015 00:37

Can't sleep and p3 been sick on me twice recently so think tonight will be a long one....wish me luck!

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Pumble · 28/10/2015 08:23

I should have had more faith in p3s sleeping abilities....! Smile

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magimedi · 28/10/2015 08:32

P3 is indeed a star!

Saw PFGD yesterday - can't believe how much she has changed in just a month. And grown - looks like at least 2 inches, but I know it can't be.

Lovely to see them, but a bit sad as won't see them for some time now.... as it's their really busy bit of the year approaching.

How are P1 & P2 doing?

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Pumble · 28/10/2015 22:06

It must have been lovely to see PFGD and it's true they do seem to grow so much at that age. Can only imagine how hard it is knowing you won't see them for a while. Thank goodness for Skype. I know it's not the same but at least you and PFGD can see and hear each other and fingers crossed it won't be too long before you see her again.

Beginning to panic a bit about next week and return to normality....especially with Mr P doing a v long day on the second day.... We will be ok but panicking nonetheless....

Been trying to work out how to PM you on the app but failing-will keep trying!

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magimedi · 28/10/2015 22:26

You will be fine.

I am about to Pm you so then, hopefully, you can just press reply!

Hoping that P3 sleeps as well again ce soir.

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Pumble · 29/10/2015 23:55

Come on p3 go to sleep. For some reason I am falling asleep feeding you so could really do with you following suit. Knew our run of good luck couldn't last....!

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magimedi · 30/10/2015 17:07

Hope he fell asleep & kept up the good work.

Have you any help for next week? Do you have a cleaner or anything like that?

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Pumble · 30/10/2015 21:44

Thankfully when I put him down at 12:10 he put himself to sleep and needed waking at 7:20. Shame p2 was up poorly!

No cleaner.... Mr P is back at work but home most evenings I think.... It's looking a little terrifying but most of that is working out how to get all pumblettes to the right place at the right time!!

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magimedi · 30/10/2015 22:25

7 hours sleep - he is a star!!!

You will be fine - you are getting enough sleep Grin................

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Pumble · 31/10/2015 06:45

What a crappy night! Think p3 just wanted to keep us on our toes.....

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Pumble · 31/10/2015 20:15

All the pumblettes grumpy and unsettled this evening. Can I go and join the circus?!!!

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magimedi · 31/10/2015 20:24

Can I go and join the circus?!!!

Yes - have a look here:

sideshow-circusmagazine.com/news/jobs-opportunities

Grin

Sorry to hear about the grumble pumbles (!) - they probably take after their Aunty Magi who hates the thought that November is nigh. I fucking hate November - no redeeming features to it.

In other news from chez Magi - had an amazing swim this afternoon - it was as if I was a fish! Happens but rarely.

Rest of the day was spent cooking, casserole, lasagne, soup etc - stocking up the freezer. One day of hard labour means lots of days when I don't have to bother!

Hope you get a decent night tonight & the grumbles (not the pumbles) dissolve in the morning.

(((XXX)))

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Pumble · 01/11/2015 18:51

After today I think the link to circus jobs will be most valuable....

The grumps did not stop today and I have to admit to getting v cross with them by lunchtime.... I know their lives have been turned upside down by p3's arrival but there is a limit....

I love swims like that-where it all just fits and you just glide through the water... I am hoping in a few weeks when I'm up to it to start running again and hope to have some runs like that -possibly optimistic having had so many months off!!

V impressed by all your cooking - can you stock my freezer too!! I have shopped and meal planned for the week but actually need to cook it now....which seemed so feasible when made the plan hut less so now the pumblettes are being as they are...

School run tomo morning and getting p1 to swimming. Could be an interesting day.....

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Pumble · 01/11/2015 22:57

Oh and p3 has a really blocked nose so sleep will be in short supply....

And Mr P spoke to his parents this evening and they were the vilest they have been in a long time.... Oh happy days Confused

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Pumble · 02/11/2015 14:22

Health visitor just came....not my normal one...she was as much use as a chocolate teapot and so patronising. Oh good!

P3s cold continues... But we are surviving our first day back to normality so far

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magimedi · 02/11/2015 17:12

I reckon you know more than HV - after 3 x P's!

Sorry to hear about Mr P's parents - easier said than done, but try to let them & their vileness wash over you. They don't live too close do they?

And hope P3's cold clears up asap.

No news from here, thick fog most of the day & about the biggest excitement was man coming to repair leaking gutter (and he was no Adonis!).

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Pumble · 03/11/2015 19:00

First bedtime on my own with them all. Was going so well until I put them to bed and then a screaming session from p2 who was then joined by p1. I then lost my temper as they were being so awful. I am now downstairs sobbing. I feel guilty for shouting as its my fault they are so unsettled at the moment as its because of p3s arrival but it doesn't make their behaviour any easier to deal with. Much of the time they are fine but when they are bad my God they are beyond bad at the moment. Bollocks bollocks bollocks

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magimedi · 03/11/2015 19:44

It won't hurt them.

They won't remember it.

I've said it before - no childhood is perfect. And P1 & P2 sound like they need to wind their necks in a little, in the nicest possible way. It won't harm them at all to realise that there is only so far they can push their mother. Part of growing up is realising about boundaries.

And it's not your fault at all - the benefits they will have from being part of a large & happy family (which I know you are most of the time) will far outweigh a moment of Mum shouting. It's good for them to know they aren't the only pebble on the beach - sadly it's quite a tough world they are growing up into & realising it's not all about oneself is part & parcel of growing up.

Take it I can't offer you Wine so go & have a Brew & some Cake if possible.

(((XXX)))

magimedi · 04/11/2015 07:05

An early morning thought!!! Would it be easier if P1 had a slightly later bedtime than P2? (Do they share a room?) COuld you bath them both & then let P1 sit quietly downstairs & read or draw & give her the 'big girl' bonus of another half hour?

Just a thought - hope your night was OK.