Ok like the rest of this year I'm here but not for long. Will try to update as quick as I can.
First thank you you wonderful, lovely multiple mums, we had a wonderful Christmas day and I'm sorry I couldn't get on here to thank you for all our wonderful stuff. Suffice to say (god I hope I remember everything) DH loved his remote control cars and has been using them to terrorize play with the DCs, esp encouraging the DTs to move faster out of the way! DS1 loved Batman (so did DD1 but he's learnt to hide from her). DD1 has been faithfully putting Kipper to bed every night. I am at getting Elemis goodies and keep pawing at them and all the DCs are entranced by In the night garden book (DH likes to linger in the room making fun of me reading it out loud). FG the tablet was a revelation, I've never had it before, kept it hidden from DH (he's a sweet fiend although whippet thin) and dished it out gradually - yummy. The DCs were caught helping themselves to the Lindt chocs today while I was out, they were sneaking up and down taking two at a time (one each for DS1 and DD1) but Leo the pics of your DCs stole all the limelight, I love photos and your DCs are beautiful.
Sadly I think I used all my happy bubbles on Xmas day as I woke up on the 26th to find I felt so down I didn't want to get out of bed so didn't and then a few days later came down with a bug and couldn't. 24hrs without food and barely keeping water in and I was over the worst.
Luckily felt much better yesterday just in time for DTs big day. It was hit and miss. They enjoyed themselves, (but then they didn't know any better and got to eat some choc cake). But very few people turned up. Think I invited about 30 in total (last chance to see us before we flee London) and as I hadn't heard from most of them assumed about half would turn up so catered accordingly, we had 4 turn up.
I spent today running around town opening bank accounts for the DTs as they finally have money to deposit and closing accounts I had from when I was a kid which have silly things like 1p and 78p in (from the days when banks encouraged you not to close accounts but leave a few pence in).
I leave London on Saturday for the farm I linked to about a million years ago. I'm there for about 6-8 weeks. Will have no internet access! I'll be on my own for first few weeks then DH will join me for one week to find a longer rental and sort out school for DS1 and midwife for next baby, then hopefully my mum will be joining me down there and DH will come back to London for his 6mth contract. Have busy few days ahead of packing, packing, panicking.
So if I don't get back on for a while I'll try to keep Mars updated so she can fill you in. I'll miss you all loads. Have been thinking about you all week.