2014 Durham/Teesside/Tyne & Wear Cake Fest

[juneybean]

Thought I'd be premature and create this thread now.

Currently have this meet up planned:

13th Jan - Miss Tina's in Washington

Harrumph for being poorly. I honked of curry today and had to wash everything I had on last night evenmy coat. It was more than worth it though!

Glad you're feeling better, sorry you missed out on the food! Was lovely meeting up with you all

Had it! Not the idyllic hb I'd planned, but we're alive

"It" poor boy! Is there a birth story forthcoming?!

Not really - I don't think it's a very cheerful one! And currently in the middle of V having a massive tantrum/rejection issue.

Oh no :(

squee! New baby!

Sorry it didn't all go smoothly. V not keen on sharing boobies then?!

Not keen on me mooing in the living room, being abandoned overnight as I went into hospital, then me still not being fun mummy when I got home. Plus tiny baby jealousy.

Tiny baby is pretty nice though

Over 8lb, boy, just wants to feed and sleep. Ideal really!

Long may the just wanting to fed and sleep last.

Big change for v. give it a while couple of years and they'll be partners in crime...

Hope so! Poor V but she's got tons of presents out of it!

Off to bed in the hope of sleep. T is now fully boob-monster

Belated congratulations Viking! Sorry to hear you had a difficult time. Hope you are recovering well and things are going ok with V and, of course, with the new arrival!

So does tiny baby mean we need cake and cuddles?

Sounds nice, as soon as V has settled down enough to be safe on the journey! She's not a happy bunny and I'm not yet up to chasing her across station platforms!

We can always come your way.

Ooh yes, we can come your way. Distance no object when there's a baby to cuddle.

It's just where I can handle V! It needs to be somewhere secure but not a soft play as she's turned into a bolter but wants me to go on equipment with her. Which is soooo not happening

I reckon I can get her to Durham in the next week or two, or even Newcastle. Any ideas where? Pm only as we're doing nursery every morning at the moment (ASD observations are starting)

It would be a lot bit of a trek for you all but Lanchester garden centre is brilliant. I wonder if any of you know of somewhere similar that is a bit more central? It is a garden centre with cafe but it has a poly tunnel set up as a play tunnel so it is easy to police as we can sit near the door but the dc can run around and play and are well contained. It has 3 big wooden playhouses/castles of the summer house type size, lots of rids ons, a load of brio, sand table and various other things. You can buy cake and drinks at the takeaway counter and then sit in the tunnel. Cheap too, costs me under £5 to get cake and drinks for me and my 3.

Just very local to me and therefore nowhere near any of the rest of you :(

And would need someone to give VL a lift.

Are we talking week day or weekend? I'm owed a shed load of time off and I'm officially down to 1 full time job (hurrah!) so in theory I can take it. Happy to do lifts if needed.

Excellent spiffy. I have no idea. I'm rabbiting on but you know what I'm like for making daytime meets at the moment.

We've moved house! It's now ours and we don't waste rent! We may well never manage to unpack everything and I'm selling a LOT on FB, but it's our house! So excited it's ridiculous.

I'm reluctant to take V out of nursery for a day now she's started. She does mornings and loves it, and she needs the stability now everything has changed, but I'll take her out if a meet up would include other toddlers to play with? Otherwise I can really only do pm or weekends, sorry. She loves nursery

But I'm very happy to hand him over for cuddles! Poor T is not a pfb....

I'm very glad she loves nursery!