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BananaGio · 08/02/2010 09:06

Ciao tutte!!

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Francagoestohollywood · 10/03/2010 11:51

Bora at 152 km/h in Trieste !
I wonder how Minerva Italica is doing in the far North East!

Camo, poor ds. Is he still having problems with those boys?

Rosa · 10/03/2010 12:38

Went out and it was a ghost town . Lots of slush and wind and a few shops open many closed. Now its snowing again hard but no wind...Thank heavens. DH and I were thinking about Trieste over lunch saying that it must have been terrible last night up there.
MR is now running a temp of38.7 she is grumpy, no real running nose and a cough that is still grasso but less infrequent....DD1 however has a full blown cold but at least she can blow her nose!
Buch thanks for book suggestion. DH has said I have to hold back on the Internet thingy even at E6 a month as that E6 could be used for other things ...Scrouge !

Francagoestohollywood · 10/03/2010 12:43

It's still snowing hard here! I'm starting to wonder if the 2012 predictions are right

Poor minirosa. There is a bug doing the rounds here, lots of snot, cough and mal d'orecchie.

Oh tell your dh you need it rosa. That the dds need it for their english. That you miss your bbc. What else you can do with 6 euros a month???

Sputnik · 11/03/2010 09:33

Hope you're not all too frozen.

The phone number I had wasn't for a speech therapist in the end, but they put me in touch with someone who was, who unfortunately is full up, but she gave me the email of someone else. We have sent a few mails back and forth, she still doesn't know if she can take us on but she said she saw a lot of positive signs in my description of DS, so that is encouraging. I think/hope we are looking more at a language delay than anything else, he just seems too sociable and affectionate to fit the autism description, so I guess if there is an element of that hopefully it's mild.

Anyway I have spent a lot of time playing with him very intensively, having a morning off today as he's at nursery.

Buch that is interesting about your friend, glad she got to the bottom of it in the end. Was it gluten and caesin he had problems with? I have been reading about that.

BananaGio · 11/03/2010 09:51

That's sounding a lot more positive anyway Sput. Keep us posted,
Facebook question-am I the only person in the world (bar Franca ) not on it? Should I be? I have always fought against it up til now-half my friends arent on it anyway- but am starting to think maybe am missing out.....

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Sputnik · 11/03/2010 09:58

I only signed up really to look at photos of other MNetter's DCs! Other than that I have been contacted by a couple of people eg ex boyfriend, which is ok with me but be aware that might happen.

Sputnik · 11/03/2010 10:00

Ah, Gio. Meant to say you are very very welcome to borrow my copies of Seasons 4 and 5 of the Wire when the time comes. Would be a good excuse for a meetup!

BananaGio · 11/03/2010 10:11

fab Sput! Will take you up on that!I am definitely wavering on facebook. I am actually on it already but only because my sister refused to send me any photos or updates until I "join the rest of this century" and that I was "particularly old fashioned-even for someone of your age" - ah the joys of being in your early 20's and being a cocky know it all! Anyway on principle I am hidden from everyone and just have my sister as a friend. Mmmmm what to do............

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Francagoestohollywood · 11/03/2010 12:06

Hello!
Yes, it's freezing here and I really can't take it anymore.

Sputnik, . Yes, that sounds def encouraging and you do sound more positive. So is the SENCO like a logopedista? I actually could put you in touch with a very good one (or so I'm told) here in Milan, but I'm not sure she speaks in English.

I haven't got round to post season 5, I'll do it tomorrow, I promise. I'm finding it hard to part from my beloved characters (actually, ahem, I've been too lazy to brave the Post Office ).
What do you think of season 4?

Gio if you go on facebook then I'll have to join too?

BananaGio · 11/03/2010 12:38

shall we take the plunge together Franca

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Francagoestohollywood · 11/03/2010 12:44

Will you hold my hand?
In my case, I think it'd be a very bad idea, as I already waste too much time on the internet as it is !

TheMysticMasseuse · 11/03/2010 12:52

oh come on come on join facebook!!!

have just orderd season 5 today. I think i need a couple of weeks to recover from the shock that was season 4. It had been a while since i had gotten so emotionally involved with fictional characters (well, that I am not ashamed to admit to, anyway, teenage vampires are another matter )

Sputnik · 11/03/2010 12:57

Yes, no need to hurry actually Franca, I feel a bit like MM re Season 4, I am still in shock. i think that while 3 had a lot of quite funny moments 4 has been pretty bleak. I need a bit of time to recover.

Francagoestohollywood · 11/03/2010 12:58

Yes, it takes at least 10 days to recover from the emotions of series 4. Season 5 is not as emotional. But it has got lots of funny scenes. And starts to make sense after ep 7.

Francagoestohollywood · 11/03/2010 13:00

Oh x post! Yes, as I said I spent days in a daze where I kept thinking about it and those lovely boys.

Rosa · 11/03/2010 13:16

I am still Wire free !!
Sput that is really positive news re the poss speech delay ( meant in the nicest wayIYKWIM). A friend of mines dd is the same age as mine and is so far behind re speech She does have some big tantrums and still throws herself on the floor etc but she is getting better.
Facebook I do not do all the games etc as I know I would be on there for hours if it was me!
Sun here this am but its greying over.( Cold though)
Minirosa is teething for sure poor thing she really is suffering hasn't thrown off the cold cough either...

AllQuietOnThePippisFront · 11/03/2010 13:23

Good aft girls.
Rosa I meant to say what a fantastic cake!!! I have seen similar but not as beautiful in proper bakeries around here - and I bet not as tasty!

Please rememeber there is some of us that are still on series 1 so do not be spoilers!!

Sputnik great news! If it is any consolation DD1 was late in her speech and never ever did anything independently unless she was shown - she never pointed at books etc. I never worried because she was a first child and didn't know any different and also because of the two languages I assumed there could be a delay. Fast forward dd2 and I worry in retrospect. Such a difference.

Francagoestohollywood · 11/03/2010 13:26

Oh sorry Pippi

Rosa · 11/03/2010 13:32

I am making another one for a friend at the end of the month .......

Sputnik · 11/03/2010 13:36

That is very interesting about your DD not pointing Pippi, as it's one of the things worrying me about DS. DD on the other hand was the queen of pointing before she was even a year old, she would point to pictures on request etc. DS has only done this on rare occasions. I've been laid back about it but as time goes on I've got more worried.
hopefully there isn't a major problem but if there is anything I can do at this stage I want to do it.

TheMysticMasseuse · 11/03/2010 16:31

dd1 never pointed, and dd2 only very sporadically. I didn't know it was a development milestone?

SuiGeneris · 11/03/2010 17:53

Hey everyone, v quick post to say I have been lurking (sort of) but never got enough time (or sufficiently free hands) to type anything. Only getting time now because DS is asleep and DH, who has been working from home, is on monitor duty so I can have a bath. Or I could, if there was enough hot water. So, while the boiler works, I get to play on here.

Delighted to hear it is encouraging news for you, Sput, had been (and continue to) keep fingers crossed for you. We have friends with autistic children, in each case at the severe end of the spectrum, I think, and unfortunately neither could be said to be sociable or affectionate (or to interact much with others at all).

Will join you on Facebook as soon as I get the chance- MM- can we do it through you, please?

Quick question: am I mad to even consider a possible part-time job to do from home in the next six months or so? All very much in the air, but it would involve setting up a department in my (very specialist) area and writing a briefing or two- mostly from home, with the occasional meeting. Obviously DH is very young still, and I am very conscious that I only get this very special time with him once (and with DC2, if/when they come about, it will not be the same), I would like to spend extended periods of time with my family this summer, etc but on the other hand, if I could get some help (and it was economic to do so) it could be an ideal way to return to work part-time (increasing the hours once DS is older)- and it is something I am good at, a very interesting opportunity etc.... So, what do you think? Off to ponder in the bath before DS wakes up and demands the next feed...

AllQuietOnThePippisFront · 11/03/2010 18:24

SG LOL at "Obviously DH is very young still"

I'd say go for it if you feel up to it and if you thnk you will enjoy it etc.
PT is a good opportunity, it gives you some times where you can be your old self plus time for your DS. And if you can get some help well that's even better.
Follow your feelings I say.

AllQuietOnThePippisFront · 11/03/2010 18:25

I didn;t know it was a milestone either MM, only started wondering when saw DD2 being a searching parrot.

Rosa · 11/03/2010 18:55

Dh and I commented about MRosa pointing lots - I don't honestly remember DD1 ever doing it ..
SG if it was me I would probably do it ...That is if master SG is in a proper routine and you know how much you could put into it. Also if your DH is willing to step in if you have a deadline to meet and you have to work that evening or weekend.

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