Hi ladies,
Been a while since I posted on here. Have been lurking for quite a few weeks though.
fanny 6 weeks holiday sounds AMAZING. Although I don't envy the planning. It generally sounds like you're coping really well with the short age gap and it can only get easier (especially once you've moved).
carrie have been keeping up with your extension woes both on here and on fb. The snagging part is always the biggest pita as it generally takes ages to achieve very little. However I'm sure once it's complete the pain will be a distant memory while you sit in your new extension wondering how on earth you coped with a smaller property.
splish hope your ex has stayed away since his last shocking stunt. And I hope you've got the local police station on speed dial.
meglet how are you getting on with your garden now? There's three adults in our house and we only just managed to clear all the redundant veggie plants last weekend. So hats off to you if you're managing it on your own!
iltmimi I don't think I was here when you got your bfp? Many congrats - when are you due?
becaroo how did the other school tour go? I imagine it will be a big change for ds to go back to school, but if he's excited about it then that should make it easier.
We had to put A's name down for the local primary's pre-school as he's an August baby. I'd really like him to go in September as he will be the youngest in the year so it would be good for him to get used to the environment from early on before it all starts to get structured.
We've also put him in with a Childminder one day a week to give my mum a break. That's working out really well (if a little expensive) but everyone is so much happier. A gets to mix with other children and have a day of structured play, my mum gets some personal time, DH also does a day a week with A so that's brilliant for their relationship, and I don't worry so much while I'm at work about my mum falling asleep while ds runs riot.
A is doing v well. More and more words coming everyday now which is always a lovely surprise. He's even started saying please and thank you (although never when prompted!). He's still defiantly not doing as asked, but often only does things when he's ready. Anyone remember our sleep issues? Well he still joins us in the middle of the night, but maybe one night a week he'll sleep through or till about 6am then join us for another hour or so. Bedtimes are still long drawn out affairs, but we're used to it so we're happy. He'll happily go down quickly for relatives when we go on a rare date night.
A little sad news from me too, some of you know. In fact it was your kind words that reminded me how much we'd all been through together and prompted me to come back and post here. So, I'm having my third recurrent miscarriage now after 14 months of ttc. 
just waiting for this to pass and I should get an appointment with a consultant at the fertility clinic and some tests to see if there's anything wrong with me. I'm obviously hoping it's something that can be treated, which would make the next pregnancy a little easier to get through without falling apart at every twinge. But I've been told by the nurses so many times that they're unlikely to find a reason for the miscarriages as I've already got ds. I'm so so grateful for ds, I just want to give him a sibling. Time is on my side though, am 32, so we've got a few years before we have to think about more serious decisions.
Congratulations to anyone who's managed to read this far. Teach me to stay away so long. 