D'ya ever wonder where all the other mums of multiples are?

[bubby64]

....or have we scared them all off with our inane chatter and multple moans!

Evenings girls.

Xmas is going to be quiet and hopefully peaceful here. I'm actually quite envious of these of you with huge families around for celebrating with! Will just be us 6 on Xmas day and maybe dh family around one day at some point.

We went to visit dh mother and some other family today. MIL has multiple sclerosis and looks very bad, seems to be worse every time we visit. :( the paralysis seems to be spreading to her back and trunk now.

On a happier note, my piano w delivered at 8 this morning, and going to unbox it now!

Sokky you made ma laugh..............bad day, run out of nappies and maltezers:)
Well I got a visit from my estranged brother today, remember we had words 5 weeks ago? He turned up at 12.30pm with my lovely brother (the one I look afteR) his daughter and baby Jacob. He acted as if nothing had happened so I went along with it, trouble was it felt false..........still the ice has been broken I suppose. Dk got all huffy as they were still here at 2pm and he wanted his lunch. The boys were out from 10-3pm bag packing in Sains for the ATC, raised over £1000 which was good. DD has spent the entire day in her room on my lap-top............such a waste of a day. Had a curry tonight, kids were 5 mins at the table as usual, dk got all sulky then disappeared to bed until gone 8pm!! One of these days I shall sit here feeling happy with my lot..........

Morning girls xx

Its blowing a gale here. Heard two massive bangs about 5am - woke me up instantly. Have looked at the front and back of our house but cant see anything......mind you its also still pitch black outside!!!!

morning all
am impatient for xmas now, would be good if already xmas eve as feel ready for the big day's excitement!
Think its cos had a slightly stressful day yesterday and this morning, as dt2 has gone very needy again. She was like this up to about a week ago and then she was really settled and sleeping as well as her sister at night and not crying in the day (she used to cry all day unless being held or in the pram).
Then yesterday evening she just wouldn't settle at 7pm and screamed til 8.30pm.
Both me and dh went to see her and did the usual (nappy change, burp, comfort, rocking, turned temp down). In the end I swaddled her and that did the trick....
...but is it just way things are sometimes that you have an unconsolable baby? I found she wasn't eating as much as usual, only 70mls at the nightfeeds, and more sickcing up during the day...
...wonder if she's bunged up and just needs a big poo!
anyway this morning she wouldn't have her morning nap either, more of the same. She stops crying the minute dh and I walk in the room and go near her...but trying not to pick her up all the time as don't want to risk her ending up in bed with us again like when we first brought the twins home./.

anyway any advice much appreciated!!!!

Sorry to hear you had a bad day shabs
xxx

Just thought I'd pop by and wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a fabulous New Year.

The WWs are going to be 9 in February. Who'd a thunk it!

So a quick run down on us:

NOS (Number One Son) turned 20 just over a week ago. He's doing his second year at University and getting along fabulously.
Miss Thing (Eldest daughter) is doing her A2s and seems okay. Apparently she has a made me stocking for Christmas. So it would seem the terrible teens have vacated the building.
Space Fairy (my middle daughter) is at the beginning of her GCSEs and is a gorgeous and delightful child. She's so helpful and happy. Her plan is to be an actor but she's doing academic GCSEs 'because my mother told me to'
The WWs are in Year 4 and as close as ever. Still sharing a bed 98% of the time.

Work-wise, i'm nicely busy, but have taken the festive period off so that I can spend time with my family and basically rest and get ready for the births of 2013.

So there you go... my 'round robin' news!

Have fun, stay safe and laugh a lot people.

Mars xx

Mars.......how lovely to see you here did you bring LDC?? Wow, your eldest is 20, its scary how time flies. Have yourself a very Merry Christmas with your lovely children. xx

An ok day here, we went with my brother to the cemetery this morning, all looked very sad. Had a good tidy up and made it look festive which cheered me a little. Then came back and made a roast, Keith enjoyed the company, half a bottle of Pinot and I could have dozed off my 5pm! Very wide awake now, and in a quandry. The childrens godmother lives 2 doors away. She has not been a good g/m or friend tbh. Saw her y/day an her dh is not going to be home in time for Christmas (sailor). Her own family have driven up to Scotland today and she has not been invited, meaning she is left on her own for Christmas Day. Dh is adament she is not coming here, the boys in particular do not want her here, she is a pain tbh. Then dhs sister and bil really were hoping to come to us for dinner as they are without their dd and family. They are coming on Boxing Day and driving back. I just dont have the room to put them up without turfing dd out of her room. Do I leave things as they are at this late stage, or do I bite the bullet and invite sil, bil and g/mother for the big day and pour plenty of wine down dk to keep him happy. Kids are only going to disappear to their cells as they normally do anyway. Oh why do I feel guilty?

trips, leave things as they are. None of the situations are your fault, so don't feel guilty about it neither. If you do invite them, the kids are going to be pissed off and it is going to put a damper on everything.

Hello mars!

sassy, sounds a bit like colic, hopefully it will pass. Mine used to be grumpy in the evenings. I used to swaddle and leave them to it, and they would drop off very quickly.

Morning girls xx

Perfect solution Trips - just you on your own come to mine for Xmas - there you go.....done!! xx

not online from tomorrow for a week so....happy xmas all!!
thanks chops
have a good break, hope all your family fet togethers go well!
xxx

Sob! I can't see any of the posts I leave/left. Hoping someone else can otherwise I've turned invisible.

I can see you soks! Only that post though.

Thanks chops!

Ok then so apologies if I miss/get the wrong people.

Trips - keep arrangements as they are. You need to think of yourself too. Selfish maybe but it is Christmas and you look after the others enough that it should be your turn. Hopefully your words before to your brother have started to sink in even if an apology isn't forthcoming.

Chops - I have an auntie with ms. She has beeb in a care home the last 4 ish years. She effectively left home into a care home at around the age of 53 as her needs were becoming too great for my grandma and twice daily carers. I've never really known her as her own woman as grandma has always very much spoken for her, she never got married, had children but its done her the world of good and she has a fantastic social life. She has progressive ms and her previous treatment is no longer effective, so she'll continue to get worse. I hope your mil is just going through a bad patch and improves soon. There are so many different medications and treatments that ill pray its a case of tweaking them for her.

Sassy, hope you have a lovely Christmas break. Sounds like you'll be busy'

Shabs. Praying for a gentle season for you and your family x

Soks, mil is progressive too. It took years for them to actually decide it was ms, and now they say there is nothing they can do. She had strange symptoms for years, ignored it, then collapsed while out shopping one day about 4-5 years ago and went steadily downhill. First they thought it was a stroke, them ms, then copper toxity, then Parkinson's then ms again!

She has carers three times a day, and just sits in front if the tv all day. Hopefully next month we will get her out of the house for a few hours for gran's 80th.

Hi All, did a long post Saturday, but it seems have dissapeared into the ether! Trips leave things as status quo, rather than upset all your family. Soks, Ruby, Sassy & Chops have a good day, to you Shabs. Stressful weekend as on call for the last time befor operation, I was meant to do New Year's Eve and day, but have made my excuses and backed out, don't want any more stress. Finally finished Xmas shopping Saturday, had huge row with DK Sunday about him helping more, but had kiss n cuddle last night and made up. Remembered to get turkey out this morning to defrost, everything now ready, even hot veg etc peeped for tomorrow, been over mums for the afternoon, now sat with glass in hand watching Scrooge. Only us tomorrow, so a very relaxed day I hope. Happy Christmas everyone.

"I wish you a Merry Christmas, I wish you a Merry Christmas, I wish you a Merry Chritmas and a Happy New Year

To all my wonderful very special friends, thank you all for the hugs, advice and support......................you mean more to me than you know. Have a wonderful day, but could somebody put the trolley away....................I can`t do everything

and incase you are wondering why I am still up, its because my dcs are not fast asleep so I cant sneak their stocking in..........the ghost of Christmas past is blotto of course.............

Done!! Night night.................xx

Morning girls xx

Merry Christmas to you all.

Nobody up except me at my house. Tom didn't get off skype till about 3am - talking to his friends in Rhodes.

Hope everybody has a wonderful day xxx

Merry Christmas everyone!

Goose is slowly roasting in the oven, kids playing with their toys and we're chilling in front of the telly

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Morning girls xx

Morning girls.

Found two of my rabbits dead this morning, and the third no where to be seen. Looks like probably an owl :(