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[100years]

Well what happens now?

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[strawberrypie]

Have a supermega-fresh time LWH! Have a drink at the airport for me!

Hope Phoebe is feeling better Bebe :(

[Leftwingharpie]

Hooray we are on our way! DH is blubbing cause he has to leave the cat. Staying tonight at Jury's Inn at Heathrow.

[100years]

Yay for TBT have a fabulous time. Drink lots, do lots of sightseeing, plenty of DTD and just generally living it large.

Bebe of course you can be my friend I like cake. I'm not bad at making them either but yours are far prettier than mine ever could be.

I'm getting confirmed in 3 weeks at the same church E was baptised and the church we plan to get married at. It's not our local church, it's OH's home church but that's very cool

Oh and the little one has started letting go of things, 5 seconds is the non holding on record so far. We've also got her a push along walker and she's doing fab with it.

[Leftwingharpie]

100years you sound really happy.

[Leftwingharpie]

Bebe how is tiny human?

[100years]

I am harpie. Just mega tired but that's par for the course and the tiredness is the only small downside to having an awesome daughter who is smilier and cuter by the day.

Oh yes bebe sorry tiny human has been so poorly. Hope it's over now for her.

[bebejones]

Tiny human is better, her fever broke on Thursday night & the poor thing looked like she had been in the bath with her PJs on, she was drenched :( Apart from hacking chesty cough she is more than back to her normal self and had saved up 3 days worth of bad behaviour for Friday morning! If it was a job I would have quit! :( And when I came out of the bathroom to find the cat pooing over the edge of the tray it topped off the day & I lost the plot a bit & burst into tears! Was a low day yesterday!! She is very 'testing' at the moment & seems to have little or no regard or respect for anything I ask/tell her to do. But by all accounts is angelic & polite & lovely at preschool etc.

WOW 100, letting go? Already?? What a clever little E!! :o And yay for getting confirmed!

Hope you are having (or have had) a fab-u-lous time Harpie!

Has eveyone got lovely bank holiday plans?

[Quodlibet]

Oh no Bebe that sounds horrendously testing...poor you!
I am a bit worn down/sore throaty today, and AF arrived earlier than anticipated (I have 28 day cycles about once a year) so I'm wondering whether it's to do with the supermooooooooon, woooooo.
Today I am staying in and trying to read through my whole PhD as it stands, before I have to put it down for a few months. DP has a London show tonight so I think I'm going to go to that - last couple of fairly relaxed days for me before I get thrown into the summer madness of back-to-back rehearsals and working every weekend. The good news is we got our funding, which is a massive relief. And I have started to look forward to our holiday (company member getting married abroad) in 3 weeks - have just ordered myself a new swimsuit online.

What's everyone else doing this weekend?

[100years]

Aw bebe, sorry you had a rubbish day,, some days are like that aren't they.

I know, she's coming along really well with her moving etc, it's quite cool to watch the progression.

Great news about the funding Quod :)

We were in Cardiff until about an hour ago, saw some friends and family, travelling back up the M5 I thought of you bebe, I might do a day trip to see you one day know I know how long it'll take.

Had a migraine yesterday which made part of the visit not so much fun, I would do anything (legally permitting) to not get another one :( they are horrid horrid horrid. And I can't go for the magic drugs still as I'm breast feeding and TTC, just have to hope I get diffed soon as I was practically migraine free in pregnancy, lets hope it's the same next time if I get pg again.

[Quodlibet]

Oooh poor you 100 - my DP gets migraines sometimes (not so often now but quite a lot when we met) and I know how crippling they can be.

Bebe I have made your banana muffin recipe today but as a loaf with some crunchy oat cereal on the top - it's sitting on my desk waiting for my friends to come over and help us dig in. Mmmmm.

DP and I have reinstated the 'when shall we TTC' chat again today. The idea of it basically seems to go out of his mind when we are not actually TTC right now this minute! So he needs a bit of time to reacquaint with it, apparently. From my POV, as of next month there's nothing standing in the way and I'd just like to crack on - it would be nice to get one child out before I hit 34!

[bebejones]

100- you poor thing migraines are horrid! Hope things have improved for you since x

Quod - brain is addled, can't remember what you said? but hope you had a lovely BH weekend x

Crappy weather today has resulted in yet another flooding incident in DDs bedroom! Wall is soaked and paper is peeling off, is looking like being a complete nightmare situation! Not least because we now have to move DD out of her room. This is going to require alot of work to tidy and clear the 'spare' room (currently housing the computers and ten tonne of crap) and make it fit for her to have as her room! Never rains but it pours...pardon the pun!

Oh well at least I got the part of my current cake project done that I needed to!

Quod- just remembered you mentioning TTC talks again..how'd that go?

[Leftwingharpie]

Hi everyone! Just checking in from Lake Havasu in Arizona! TBT is amazing so far, we are really enjoying ourselves. Already caned all our life savings at Universal Studios yesterday, what an incredible place! We're just chilling out after a walk round the lakeside before we go out for tea. It's red hot sunshine everywhere. Hope you're all well. Bebe hope the room move went ok in the end and tiny human is dry. How did TTC talks go Quod? x

[Leftwingharpie]

Gosh it's quiet on here where is everybody?! Posting now from our hotel at the Grand Canyon. Very disillusioned to find they have a McDonalds here, a Pizza Hut, a Wendy's and an IMAX cinema! Thought it would be all zen like!

Happy 8 monthday to E! She looks such a happy little thing.

[minipie]

We're all waiting for you to get back harpie and give us cycle updates

TBT sounds fantastic! It's grey and wet here, v jealous of your sunshine!

[bebejones]

TBT sounds amazing! Lol @ Grand Canyon being 'zen like', isn't McDonalds like a temple to the Yanks a large proportion of our transatlantic cousins?

It's still grey and horrid here! Is it too much to ask for just a little tiny bit of sunshine?! Doesn't even have to be hot, just not overcast & dismal all the bloomin' time!

[Leftwingharpie]

Bebe I'm only surprised they haven't put golden arches at the top of each peak!

[100years]

Ah I hope you restart TTC next month Quod, there will be 3 of us at it then.

Bebe, that's awful about the bedroom. I hope it's not too costly to sort out.

Harpie cannot believe you've been away for a week now!

E is out of sorts, bum. Hope it's teeth and nothing else, but she's a bit limpety

[Leftwingharpie]

Poor little E! Aren't they in the wars a lot in those first few months! I hope she's a bit better today.

Finally made it down to the pool as DH is taking a nap in the room. Just lovely lying here in the sunshine. I wonder if there is a little harpie brewing inside me, it would be funny to get diffed in Vegas - the ultimate gamble! Turns out DH has been under the misapprehension that my fertile days are always 10 to 14 of every calendar month. It's a good approximation but I have explained its not very scientific, given I don't have 31 day cycles!

Going to Gordon Ramsey's restaurant tonight, which opened its doors on Friday. Amazed to get a table on opening weekend but Gordon seems to be less well known over here - certainly the prices are more sensible, it's about the same as everywhere else on the trip. Need to feed up possible little harpie! He/she would probably like a few cocktails later as well, don't you think?!

[Leftwingharpie]

Oh Bebe I nearly forgot to say, DH LOVED your cake you did for your grandma and then looked through your portfolio and was really impressed, he wanted to commission one but I explained you are quite far away from us. Did you ever work out your pricing structure?

[bebejones]

Thank you Harpie (and Mr Harpie) it was alot of work but definitely worth the blood, sweat and tears!!

Hope TBT is going well, sounds like you are having an amazing time!

Nothing new to report here. Might be doing some cupcakes for a friend (DDs music group teacher) next week. Other than that it's the same ol' shit of being skint and not updiffed and having a MOG (miserable old git) for a husband!!

[Leftwingharpie]

I hope you're ok, that doesn't sound like much fun. If only your DH would have a brief MURCOM!

I wish I could have one of your cupcakes - DH and I are still doing MyFitnessPal which is a bit of a battle when you're in a country where even a small garden salad comes with deep friend battered chicken, gravy and double cream! I keep eyeing the cakes and pretzels hungrily!

We're now in San Francisco. We had to cut the national park part of the trip short after all, so we only managed a ten minute walk in the grounds of the hotel. DH has got a really swollen big toe joint, so we're pretty much confined to the hotel room here. So I've been to the hotel gym and in the pool. Could do with flying home really if we can't go out! At least we're not spending (much) money!

No early signs of diffedness but I think I'm only 2, or possibly 3 DPO.

Hope you all - and your DC - are well, don't forget to say a quick hello in between the sleepless nights and the endless laundry!

[strawberrypie]

Oh no! I hope Mr Harpie's big toe improves soon! What bad timing-has he seen a doctor? I can't believe you are dieting whilst on TBT- hats off to you both! You must have wills of iron!

I was talking to someone recently who was in a slightly similar position to you Bebe- there was a reason she couldn't have a DC and she was extremely down about the situation. The advice the doctor gave was try to get yourself and your situation right before having the child rather than hoping that his/her arrival will make everything else better. I know this probably is way off the Mark for you as your circumstances are pretty unique but it made me wonder if there would be anything you could take from that? X

[100years]

Aw Harpie, sorry to hear about DH big toe :( other than that it sounds like a lovely holiday so far.

Bebe again I say it. Your cakes are flipping amazing:) wow to grandma's cake.

Hey strawberry :) how are you? Are you free next week for an hour on wednesday morning? 23rd? I'm in the area without OH...

Well I think E is either teething, has a cold or both. She's a snot monster, but in really really good spirits except in the middle of the night but I think I can see a tooth lurking under the skin, but I'm also not really sure what I'm looking for!

[minipie]

hello all! just popping in to say hi. I am at 10+6 and had a scan today, little bean is fit and well! nearly at that magic 13 week mark and it's beginning to dawn that I might have an actual baby.

harpie poor DH's toe. There must be something you can do while confined to hotel room, though... IIRC San Francisco has some great vintage shops down in the hippy area (can't remember its name), maybe you could go rummage there if DH has to stay hotel bound?

bebe just looked on your profile, is that a new picture of DD (in the brown outfit), gosh she's got tall!

waves to strawberry, 100 (how is the TTCing going?) and Quod !

[Leftwingharpie]

A doctor? Strawberry my dear he's a man! I did suggest it, but got a very grumpy reply! We are looking at doing a Sedgeway tour of the sights, seeing as he can't walk anywhere. I'm going stir crazy cooped up in the hotel, even though it's a perfectly nice one.

Minipie hooray for 11 weeks! Do you think you'll feel a lot better once you get to 13? How are you feeling generally?

San Fran is pretty scary tbh, I don't fancy venturing out without DH. There's a lot of poverty here and everywhere we go beggars come up to us muttering incoherently or shouting. There are gangs of pretty tough looking people hanging about. We are keeping all our valuables in the hotel safe ANC just carrying the travel money card.