North of the border: the all-new bumps and bairns thread

[midnightexpressmwahaha]

We've now vacated the pregnancy threads - hope everyone can find us here!

Hi - only just spotted that you were meeting up today but I wouldn't have been able to join you anyway as I am waiting to deal with the purchase of our new car. I am having to get rid of my lovely '06 Clio as it is 3 door and impractical with the girls but we are getting a C-Max of the same age which is nice if very sensible. Just waiting to hear about fitting Isofix mountings as they are not as standard (surprising in an obvious family car!)

Anyway - we are all doing well and the girls are piling on the weight at a good rate. Hope you have a nice time today and hope to meet up with you all soon.

midnightexpress: glasgow, ds1 2, ds2 10 months
loulee: glasgow, dd1 4, dd2 2, ds1 4 months
bookthief: glasgow ds 1
lunachick9: glasgow twin dds 5 weeks 1 day

Great playrooms! Good to see you WO, and sorry for the swift departure - DS1 going into lunchtime meltdown. Have promised to take him back next week (with lunch this time ), so maybe see you there Loulee.

DS2 is such a schmoozer - he was being given loads of food by everyone after fluttering those absurdly long lashes. Tart.

Right. must go and get them up and off to the doc's for us. Funfunfun.

yeah maybe next week. you just missed my girls btw - they were there this afternoon!

glad the girls are doing well lunachick!

Just to remind you that there is a Chirstmas Do taking place on 15 December Details here It is in Edinburgh at the Living Room and at the moment there are 16 people going - but I think Nailpolish booked for 20 and was told she could be few flexible a few either way.

There are a few of us going acorss from Glasgow

Christmas is SO here! Never seen so much glitter in my life, what is it with toddlers! Many thanks for making me feel so welcome! My V work is with mental health services. I had some quite dramatic problems myself and, as pretentious as it sounds, I want to give something back, I also have alot of insight. I also have REALLY bad spelling- sorry! My lil dude loves Thomas, Bob, Diego and pizza. I love pizza, books, da arts, talking and my wean! Not very good at meeting new people, face to face. But must try harder!

Hi blanki, welcome to the thread.

Prettybird I would have loved to have come to the meet up but can't make it on the 15th unfortunately.

When are we having another Glasgow meet up?

I'm supposed to be going on my work Xmas lunch this afternoon but have been in bed for the past couple of days with this flu thing that's going around. It's hellish being ill when you've got a baby and don't get a good night's sleep.

The poor cat is booked in to have her tail amputated on Monday , so I'm feeling pretty sorry fo myself and the cat.

Hope you all feel better than I do!

Hi everyone, I don't know where to post this message. I got a Christmas present from fellowmumsnetter yesterday! I remember receiving an email asking me for my address but I was a bit scepital, think I watch too many 'Real Hustle'.. so I asked weeonion and GMM about it, they told me don't worry it's not anything dodgy but then with so much in my mind I just forgot about the email and didn't reply. I don't know how but someone must have tried and this present finally arrived...I just want to say THANK YOU. REALLY..it really put a big smile on my face, knowing that there are people out there thinking of me and there are people who are very caring and very kind.

Those I have not met, I want to say thank you and hopefully we will meet very soon.

I have to admit that I am not in very high spirits like most people would at this time of the year but I am not miserable, I do cry but i do smile and laugh..I think that's the only way to live my life.

I put up a Christmas Tree and bought a bauble for James. I went to St' Mary's church in Great western rd on Sunday, there was a service organised by Yorkhill for parents who lost their children, it was very good, I am not a church person but it was good. I also went to Robin House on Wed to visit all the staff and Jim Jim's wee friend and his mum...he's 16 months old now and everyday is precious to his mum..I got to hold him too, it was lovely, his mum took a pic for us. .His mum and I talked and shared alot...I think we shared similar views..our sons made us better people and we have both come to terms with their condition...it's unnatural to see your child died before you and when that happened to you it's harder than anything in life , I am trying to upset anyone but having the chance to see your child growing up healthy and happily is priceless, really.

I promised Jim Jim that mummy will be strong and be brave just like you and I really don't like myself feeling depressed and being miserable so I am trying to live my life just like everyone else, and just like all of you I love my son more than yesterday but less than tomorrow.

Vio

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/2652/429976 This is the thread where you can post a thank you if you want - whoever sent you your present will look on here to see that you got it ok.

Pleased you are ok, will drop you an email

xxx

hi folks.
anyone around next week for a coffee??

I would be up for coffee preferably not Tuesday or Friday morning.

Not thursday for me.... and preferably not in the depths of the west end

I'll be about on Thurs/Fri.

Possibly earlier in the week too as it's very tempting to keep ds off nursery next week - I'm desperate for him not to get any more infections before Christmas!

Hi everyone, hope you are well and getting ready for christmas. time just seems to escape here. We are doing fine, still not in a routine but hey ho that can wait till after christmas.

DD is doing fine still BF for what seems like hours sometimes!! Though quite good when I want to watch a film or it is raining outside and cant be bothered moving off the couch. We are going to DP family in Ireland for Christmas which I am looking forward too just so much to think of travelling with a baby.

Got my nursery sorted out for when I return to work, which I am really happy with and is one less thing to worry about, now must worry about me not wanting to leave her! lol and to think I work in after school care.

Is everyone else staying at home for christmas?

midnightexpress: glasgow, ds1 2, ds2 10 months
loulee: glasgow, dd1 4, dd2 2, ds1 4 months
bookthief: glasgow ds 1
lunachick9: glasgow twin dds 5 weeks 1 day
clu1:glasgow ds 6weeks

Hi clu - wow 6 weeks already!! I remember travelling through to my mum and dad's for Christmas last year. We took soooo much stuff!

The plan this year is to do the same thing (just Edinburgh, not an epic trip). The only possible problem is that my mum will be having chemo on the 19th so we can't go if any of us is ill and it seems like dh, ds and I have been getting everything going lately. I am seriously thinking of putting us into quarantine for a week before Christmas .

I'll be cooking Christmas dinner for the first time in my life so I'm pretty nervous about that. But if all goes well, a few days of doting grandparents/great-grandparent/aunt & uncle spoiling ds rotten while dh & I get to have a lie in. Bliss!

midnightexpress: glasgow, ds1 2, ds2 10 months
loulee: glasgow, dd1 4, dd2 2, ds1 4 months
bookthief: glasgow ds 1
lunachick9: glasgow twin dds 5 weeks 1 day
clu1:glasgow dd 6weeks

OHMY BABY BRAIN!!! shes a dear daughter not a son! duh

Oh i am soo looking forward to having a wee help with DD. She has lots of family that are looking forward to meeting her, surely that should involve hour long cuddles! hehe Would be wonderful to have a shower without having one ear stuck out.

Hope your mum is well for christmas day,there is so much going round fill up on vitamins to keep well.

The only advice I can offer you for christmas dinner is organisation, I found writing it all out helped me. This year my DD marathon feeding sessions will hopefully get me out of lots of cooking and cleaning up etc .

Im sure your dinner will be absoloutely gorgeous.

Just saying hi. Hope to catch up tho its been a while. Be back when finished reading - may be some time.

Hi all - I'd be up for a coffee this week, though we're still living out of (several) suitcases at the moment, so not logging on very often. Will try to get back online in the next day or two, so hope it'll be towards teh end of the week.

Tallulah, are you back, or still living the high life in Oz? .

Still Down Under. Who's SecretSanta - or is it really a secret?????

I'm guessing it's midnightexpress, as she was staying elsewhere while they had building work going on?

Hi, glad that everyone is getting ready for Christmas.

I have been keeping myself busy by cooking real good food!! so I created this about a week ago, i am trying to see if i can cook different dish everynight!!

photo of my food

Just one quick question, anyone know where i can find a good fishmonger, in glasgow area?

vio peking dumpling is making my mouth water - go on do a blog and give us your lovely recipes

think mcallums in anderston is the best fish mongers - will try find a link.

re:meetup, would be lovely where/when did people have in mind?

uktv.co.uk/food/localfoodhero/outlet/oid/4988
mccallums

I unfortunately used to go out with someone who worked for McCallums so can never go in incase he's there which is a bugger as I love fish!