May 2010 - Drooling, smiling, cooing and nearly sleeping through (and that's just the mummies!)

[rachelfruitloop]

Hi Ladies,

I hope you don't mind, I started a new thread as our first one was quite full! I can't believe we're a quarter-way through the first year already!

Thanks both. its I'm not breastfeeding

sorry am not posting much. things bad to worse here. police involvement now just battling to get through each day at the moment. Sorry no personals, just wanted to show my face and say 'hi' and that I am still on the planet...just...another planet seems more appealing at the mo!!!

oh, angel, police? what's happened? hope you are ok, even if that is in another planet

angel hope you ok

hi all, me post

reviewing files about uni, i found the email of a friend, we both fall pregnant more or less at the same time, but she lost her baby when i was 20 weeks pregnant, both her and her dh wanted to stay a bit away from me because it was painful for her to see a friend pregnant and it freaked me out, and they were worried about stressing me out. i send her an email today to see if she wants to contact again if it is not too painful.

i don't really know what i want to hear, just found myself crying...

Hi all, back from holiday in Wales. Had a great time, mostly lovely weather and DD loved the farm we were staying on. We fed the ducks and pigs loads and had to go round and chat to all the horses every day. We came home a day early because DD, Corin and I all have a horrible cold and wanted the comfort of home. We were a bit miffed though because the farm was advertised as having a heated indoor swimming pool, which it did but it was freezing (too cold to swim in) and full of dead spiders and worms . The owners were away and we finally spoke to them this morning to complain but still a bit annoyed. Had a lovely week anyway though.

Glad no-one would think it weird to be asked around for coffee or something. I must get on with it. I like knowing people around but would like to start making closer friends rather than acquaintances. One lady lives just round the corner so will talk to her :)

Pamelat - DD was ffed and I never offered her water and she was never dehydrated.

Pigley - :( about your parents, that must be really hard. Hope your SIL is OK.

WLTK - welcome back, glad you had a good time :) My friends are mostly childless as well, it can be difficult but I think people mostly understand.

Itshappenedagain - 11 weddings in 9 weeks sounds like hell! I love weddings but even still...no wonder you're feeling a bit low.

First1 - :( for you, you've really been through the mill. I understand your concerns - I'm sure she'd be happy to talk to you about them.

Mollycuddles - :( that people are weird with you because you're a GP. Some HVs/MWs can be a bit funny with me, I think because I'm "young", although I'm actually 26. Good luck with the diet, I've lost 22lbs in 6weeks although have probably put some back on this week - didn't count the calories much on hols!

Memorylapse - good luck with the house move, glad you've got a house sorted :)

Angel - sorry you didn't get the house :(

Whoever asked about MDM - I've been wondering that too, hope she's OK.

TA-DAAAA! Stupid quick post but I've inserted the first applicator!!

Hi all

20th I asked about MDM. Her posts stopping corresponded with a long haul family wedding or similar .. ??? Maybe just got busy. Once you lose the threads "I'm on" link (too quickly) its easy to lose track

I have my first both birth period. Doesnt hurt too much. Remembered after DD v painful, maybe because had epidural with her.
This is fine but quite heavy and feels kind of sad, like my body has moved on from Alex but am not too upset about it.

We are off to Majorca for a week tomorrow, am packing as my days with both of them continue to be, lets say, full

See you all soon, or rather hear you all soon.

ps) any tips on how to get anitibtiotics in to baby???? Tried the syringe but he hates it and is mostly sick afterwards.

I will return with personals soon, but just wrote a big post and bloody lost it!! Not in the mood to re write it all right now.

My SIL had her baby today after 50 odd hours of labour! Not really sure on details but she ended up with a c-section this afternoon. Baby girl called Hannah. She weighed 8lb 8ozs which was a bit of a suprise as mum is super skinny.
Hoping to see her on Sunday and cant wait!

Also found out my friend had her baby today too! She was booked in for a section on thursday due to various Placenta problems but something happened and baby was better out. Another Baby girl called Sophie :)

Im off for a photo shoot tomorrow. First proper one of someone I dont know. Its a friend of a friend. Bit nervous!

ML- All that packing must be a nightmare.

Molly- Your friend will come round once shes more settled and more relaxed with the FF. She probably thinks you might feely different about her changing after all your help.

Happened- Yes, Good job ive got thick hair! Its everywhere! Lucy likes to pull my hair and often comes away with handfulls!

WLTK- We are the only ones in our group of friends with kids too, It can be hard listening to all the nights out and dinner parties.

First- You havent had much luck lately have you! Im sure you will be back to normal soon.

Angel- Hope your OK. I take it its about the woman from before. Remember we are here if you want to offload :)

Heffa- Glad you all had a fab holiday. Hope the colds improve soon.

Pamlet- Have a fantastic holiday! Lucky you!
re Antibiotics.. DD1 was a nightmare to give medicine to and it would always come straight back out. The Syringe in the cheek was best but still very very messy, complete with screaming like you were kiling her! Suddenly one day she took it like a dream!

Pamelat - yes, it is very easy to lose track and drop off the thread.

Pigley - congratulations on a new niece :) Hope your SIL is OK.

Re medicine - DD doesn't normally mind it although one time she was ill and refused it so we mixed it into yoghurt etc (still refused it) so eventually we had to pin her down and force it in :( Corin hates medicine so we use a syringe but it's messy and noisy, I hate doing it :( Hopefully he'll go for it one day.

Angel - police sounds very worrying, hope you're OK.

All still ill :( Corin wanted feeding 7 times between 11 and 6am last night, so I think he might have a sore throat. I feel like death warmed up but have sent DH to supermarket for supplies.

hi all
all good here, oscar is even napping a bit through the day

gotta meet again with my friend, she is surprisingly cool about lost baby, must make sure she is all right, anyway she is getting married in two weeks!, very private ceremony though...

first, yeiiiiiiiiiii!, not stupid, getting on alright with applicators to be celebrated!

congratulations! aunty pigley, what a labour, don't worry you forget soon...i can't hardly remember mine, not that i want to...it's probably just annoying to end up with a c-sec after that long, i nearly bite the surgeon who suggested it, but she still sew me up lovely...

medicine- i used the sirenge when oscar was tiny, messy but works, the other day i had to give him paracetamol and used a plastic spoon, little one, worth a try?
pamelat, mallorca still sunny, most likely, i just came back from northern spain, the coldest part, it was 30 degrees... have fun

Wow, it's been quiet here for the last week or so, we must be so busy with the babies/toddlers/teenagers/dh's.

Not much to report here, Grace is gaining weight nicely though she hasn't been weighed officially for two weeks now you can see how chubby she's become now. Finally starting to relax and enjoy her now, though I'm sure I said this last week, I just feel so happy with my life atm. :)

Off to see Sally Morgan tonight with my parents and ds. I think ds is quite hopeful for a message from her ds, but I'm trying not to build my hopes up too much, not sure if I even believe it or not. Got a right flaming though on a thread I started about it in chat, I was only asking what the show was like.

Moggmum - nice to hear from you.

Sleeping - Grace has no routine whatsoever, dd1 just fell into one, but she's a great sleeper and was the perfect baby. Sometimes she sleeps from 7pm till 7am with no wakenings, sometimes she needs a dreamfeed at 10pm, sometimes she's up at 4:30am for a bf and cuddle and in the last week they've both been up from 5:30am wanting to go downstairs. Last night she was up at 3:30am but settled back with her dummy. Woke up to her giggling and shouting this morning at 7am though :)

First1 - Grace's poo is still like that, she's mix-fed but more formula and she's 18 weeks tomorrow. I don't think dd1's changed till she was weaned. Hope your feeling better and well done with the applicator :o

Den - I bet Rian looked cool in his earplugs and sunglasses, Grace has two teeth at the bottom but we've coped so far with just gel. DD1 used to love eating it, we called her the bonjela addict. :)

Pigley - :( that your parents weren't much help. My parents live very close but don't always seem that interested in doing things with the girls, though my dm does say she will do more with them when they hit about 6 or 7 because that's when she can cope with them. Congratulations on your new niece :)

ML - hope the moving isn't too stressful, though I imagine it is. Have you found a new place that will be for the long term? Will you be settled in time for christmas?

itshappened - did dd's dad urn up?

angel - hope your ok, please vent on here if you need too. :(

heffa - hol sounds fab, dd1 would love that, but eww re the pool. Congrats on the weightoss :)

WLTK - I'm pleased your friend agreed to meet up with you, hopefully it will help her in some way. What a good friend you are. :)

Gotta go, dd1 complaining of a sore tummy but now saying she's hungry

pamelat - hope your having a fab time :)

We have all gone quiet, haven't we? I'm exhausted today. DH badly fractured his hand yesterday and won't be driving for about 8 weeks and can do very little. Poor love it's very sore. I have so much to do and Molls is so hard to set down. She's in her pram with white noise blaring and actually napping. We were due to have a roast tonight and I don't do roasts - I'm a rubbish cook. DD1 is going to Brownies at 6.15 so need to serve it up in an hour. Help!!!

So sorry angel that everything is such a nightmare. Fingers crossed for better times ahead.

Hi wltk you're a great friend. Hope it goes ok when you see your friend again.

Hi heffa holiday sounds good. Boo re the swimming pool. Good luck with the coffee invites.

Hope the move goes well ml Would love to hear all about the new house and hope it's a better lease this time (still sending the evil eye to your previous landlords - gits)

Well done re the applicator first1 Topical oestrogen works so much better and with fewer side effects than the tablet version. Fingers crossed you're getting the benefits now.

Good luck re your holiday pamelat With antibiotics - syringe in slowly and make sure at this age that you get the more concentrated stuff. Much easier to get 0.5ml in than 5ml!

I'm moulting too pigley and itshappenedagain Every time I wash my hair the plug hole gets totally blocked.

pigley congrats on your new niece

hollyoaks great to hear you and Grace are doing so well.

Better go as DS should have phoned by now to be collected from the train. No answer on his mobile. He has a detention this week - before the end of September - not good but didn't think it was today. Molls is going to wake up ravenous any second. I thought I'd been really clever getting her to nap when I was going to be going out to get DS. The best laid plans...

hi all

got weight and measured today and near the 75th centile for both, this boy is getting big.

holly, wow, shame thread uh?, i don't believe in those things, but i find them really fuuny as a show, you need a sense of humour though.
at being a good friend... surely we'll be fine, maybe a few tears the first time, but we have a lot to celebrate, she's getting married, wonderful guy, loves her to bits, new baby for me, and she's offered to help me with the materials for this year, she pass it last year...

molly, ouch, that must hurt, poor guy, take things easy and don't panic... you'll be fine...

teenagers, teenagers, i'll lock him up at that point! and how brave of you to make a plan...
can't complaint about sleeping, he's taken to fall asleep between 7 and 10 pm, sometimes up at 5 for a bottle, but normally we don't get out of bed until well past 9, dh is so jelous, he naps half an hour in the morning and then like an hour in the afternoon...most days.

have been brave today and book myself for the dentist friday afternoon, i can't see a panic attack coming...

Hollyoaks - thanks :) Hope you enjoy the show tonight, not sure what it is?

Mollycuddles - poor DH :( Hope the pain lessens soon. Hope your roast turned out OK, I'm obsessed with cooking roast chickens, I've been trying to perfect mine for ages. I don't even eat chicken, but love cooking them

Re moulting - I'm losing hair as well, got an entire handful last time I washed my hair. Mine's waist length and very thick so it gets everywhere and blocks up everything. Even found one in DS's nappy the other day

DD had her first night terror last night which was v.scary - couldn't comfort her or get through to her at all. Slept fine afterwards though. Apparently they run in families and are linked to sleepwalking so will keep an eye on it - my DSis was a terrible sleepwalker and parents had to lock her in her room at night to protect her.

heff I've found my hair in ds's nappy too!! Haha...so disgusting! Mine is v long too. I love having it long but HATE the feeling of it all tangled in my fingers when it falls out as I wash it The moulting seems to have slowed down now though.
I used to sleepwalk a lot when I was younger too and walked out of our holiday apartment when we went skiing not very nice. Dh still does sometimes and once locked himself out of a hotel room in just his boxers while away with work. He had to go to reception

Moly my mum has just badly fractured her wrist falling off her bike... not very nice :( hope dh is ok. And di you pull off the roast??

first every little achievement to be celebrated! Well done. I was chuffed with myself getting a bikini wax the other day first time post birth...next stop, actually dtd

ml great news you have a house to go to before Christmas :)

angel hope you're ok...do pop in to let us know how things are.

pigley :( sorry you're feeling a tad overwhelmed. Hope you get some help soon so you can relax a bit. Parents are so annoying eh! My Mum keeps phoning and guilt tripping me with 'I want to see my grandson' but then doesn't suggest when they can come to visit...I think she expects us to make the trip every time

Haven't heard from rachel in a while...hope you're ok if you're reading. How are poor Brucie's parents doing?

Ds's sleeping has improved slightly but still hit and miss last night was best in ages so I have high hopes for tonight. I'm expecting a tooth any day though, his gums are rock hard and he's soaking through all his clothes with drool!

We're off to France on Weds for a week to visit family, can't wait. Cheerio all! :)

Hi everyone,

We were off on our holidays last week, back to normal life and all well. I've managed to read over the last couple of pages and now attempting to catch up ...

pigley it makes me so sad that grandparents can be so flippant about their involvement in their grandchildrens (and us parents) lives. We took both sets of grandparents with us on holiday, first time we've ever done it and DH and I were really hoping to get a bit of a rest. PIL were quite frankly rude, set up on their sunbeds each day, got out of the swimming pool just as DD was getting in and wanting to play and hardly got involved at all. Oh and threw in the odd "I'm clearly not the favourite grandma" type comments. MIL even told DH at the end of the holiday that he wasn't very tanned ... he pointed out that he hadn't been near a sunbed all holiday as he'd been busy entertaining DC. I'm happy to report that my parents really surprised me. We don't see eachother very often, 3 or 4 times a year and can go weeks without speaking on the phone. My mum had endless patience with DD (2.8) playing her make believe games and my dad was great at messing around in the swimming pool with her. They even offered to have Harry sleep in their room so that we could have an unbroken nights sleep. Tempting but thought that would be pushing our luck :)

molly sorry your DH has bust his hand. Will it be fully healed for when you go back to work? Not sure when that's going to be ...

heff and cupcake I'm a bit worried about nightmares and night terrors too. DD woke early evening last night shouting that she didn't want to any painting! First nightmare that I know of. DB had terrible night terrors when he was young and DH is a terrible sleep walker and talker ... I regularly get woken by him shaking me or emptying cupboards and the like

angel thinking of you! So sorry you didn't get the house. Hope there will be another opportunity. I think you asked where we're moving to, we're leaving SW London and moving to a town just south of Guildford. Not far really as DH will still be working in London.

So Harry's sickyness has improved slightly with some infant gaviscon. He still has moments where he can bring back almost all of his feed over the course of a couple of hours but on the whole he's keeping much more down. I'm assuming that it will work itself out once he's being weaned. Anyone started yet? I'm aiming for 5 months so a couple more weeks yet.

Right, off to feed the boy and DD has a hair cut appointment this afternoon then need to get her feet measured and probably new shoes! Sorry to not do more personals ... xx

hi everyone,
once again i dropped of the thread i have been a bit busy, dd1 was 16 on sunday and had a load of friends round from early saturday til early sunday, then of course its all the birthday activities and a special meal and today is DHs 50th birthday. i want to make it special for him but am so exhausted, his 2 kids and his mum are all being really disgusting with him lately, its all because i and now virginia exist, they just cant accept us and we have no idea why. it is so upsetting, i really want to send them messages telling them awful they are being and what effect it is having on dh but all that will do is make me guilty and then they will actually have a reason to moan, so far i have tried quite hard with them but i am so angry with them, his kids who are 18 and 23 refuse to even acknowledge our existence, i wouldnt mind if i was the reason their parents split up but i am not and they like the guy that did that, i am sure i have said this before. all i can think of is that they objected to tidying their rooms and helping with dishes, so silly.
on a more positive ote i am taking virginia as often as possible as she LOVES it. she now gets herself to sleep in her cot at 5.30ish which is great but i really miss those long evening hugs.
ml, hope your move is going well, it was great to meet you last week we should do it again sometime
angel, so sorry to hear police are involved, of course i dont know why but i have had police dealings over ex who was violent and broke into house after he had left, literally, smashed a window and left a note to say it was him! what a prat, if you need to vent or cry or whatever i am on facebook or i can leave my email....
to everyone else, i hope all the niggles and worries are slowly disappearing (along with the hair, i am moulting too)

anyway baby is crying so need to go xx

that is supposed to read taking virginia swimming!

DHs kids have not bothered, not even a text, but i noted that on sd's facebook page she , and her brother, have both wished happy birthday to her blo*dy DOG! i am so upset but really feel i cant do anything without making matters worse...

home, i can see how upset you are, try to relax, ... otherwise, i don't have any helpful advice...

oh dear..fell off the thread again

Im so busy Im bumping into my self at the mo..

We move on friday and Im busy at work..was body painting 3 girls today for the launch of a new restruant in Liverpool..they were painted to look as though they had the brazillian footy shirt..it will be going in The Sun too

TCH..my DS2 had night terrors terrible they were..started at 9 months..he would sit up in bed still asleep and scream for up to an hour yet he was fast asleep..all we could do was hold him..he did grow out of it though youll be pleased to hear.

Pigley..glad the photography is taking off

Angel..sorry to hear that things are a bit crap

First1..well done on the applicator success!

Homebirth..so sorry to hear that DH'S kids are blocking you out..its not fair...and not understandable as the split happened before you met..try not to let it get to you..I know its easier said than done

Cupcakefairy - I know what you mean about hair tangled up in your fingers, it's a horrible feeling. at your DH getting locked out of a hotel room.

Millingtonsmummy - hope you had a good holiday. :( for your DD having nightmares, it is horrible. My DH is a sleeptalker too, he frequently wakes me up spouting rubbish. Once when I was pregnant, I asked him to fetch me a glass of water - after crashing around in the kitchen for aaaaaaaages, he came back to bed with a dinnerplate full of water for me I asked how I could drink it, and he said to lap from it . He'd been asleep the whole time, and thought I was some kind of giant pregnant cat I think.

Homebirthmummy - :( for your DH and you. Hope he had a good birthday :) It doesn't sound fair, must be very hard to deal with.

Gah, DH away in Manchester this evening so got back late. Hellish day, feeling rotten with cold still and DD clearly still poorly. Was looking so forward to bedtime then DD slipped in the bath and now has a huuuge black bump just below her eye which is all bloody :( I think she's OK, but keeping an eye on it. Couldn't really take her to the Minor Injuries Unit up the road because no-one to watch Corin and he was already sleeping. Have been checking on her lots though. And then to top it off, I'd put a jacket potato in the oven for my dinner and it had exploded So filthy oven and needed to cook again. Looking forward to bed tonight!

Hello Ladies,

I thought it high time I post again since Cupcake mentioned me - thanks, it feels good to be noticed!

I'm reading every day but find it tricky to find the time to post, I think a lot of us must feel this way. I love hearing how everyone is doing and I personally don't mind reading "me" posts from you all!

Heffa glad your holiday went well! It sounds like you've had quite a trying day!!! It's terrible when you're on your own and have to stay put even when you'd like to get DD checked out!

SK I also saw your other thread and hope that things are ok for you.

Schipo, Cupcake and Hobnob I've had Eric in the good old Maclaren Techno XT for about 10 weeks now and I never looked back. I love this pushchair! He loves being able to sit up properly and see everything as well, plus I can steer it with one hand as I have a death grip on DS1 when crossing the road!

Cupcake and Moggmum Eric poos several times a day as well, but then will have an odd day when he doesn't poo and then it's poonami the next day.

I am with everyone who is still coping with night wakings. Eric is great at settling himself in his cot now, but he's just a hungry boy. I put him to bed at about 7:30, right after DS1. He'll stay settled until about 11 pm and I feed him before I go to bed. Lately it's been 2 am and 5 am after that and then up between 7 and 8 so not as bad as it was when we were feeding every 2 hours.

Homebirthmummy I am so sorry that your DH isn't being treated very kindly by his older kids on his birthday, and that you and lovely Virginia are being completely ignored. That must be really difficult!!

ML I hope the move goes well. Did you have another GTT? I hope you're feeling ok. That is great that Olivia is sitting up!! I try to get Eric to sit up but he goes rigid and tries to stand, so it could be a little while yet!

First1 glad to hear you got the Child Maintenance sorted. It was me who was talking about the Mirena, and I am happy to report that at week 9 I have finally stopped spotting (touch wood!) after having some semblance of a period last week though it was very light. I hope it continues to be so light, that would make it worth having in itself. Well done going for that course, it seems like primary teaching would feel very worthwhile.

Sassles I ended up getting the Angelcare baby monitor and I love it!

Angel I hope you're ok, been thinking of you and hope that police intervention is a good thing? So sorry you didn't get the house.

Den that must have been tough to book Rian in to start nursery in February! I hope the talks with work have gone well. I'm not due to go back until May but I have the feeling time is just going to fly by!

Tomlin how did your Venture photos come out?

Pamelat I hope that Alex is feeling better now, poor little boy!

Pigley congratulations on the birth of your niece!! And your photography seems to be doing so well! It sounds like your DD1 is doing really well with the potty training, too. Well done! I also can really relate to you when you say that you just wish there was someone who could help out occasionally and feeling so alone. I also have no family nearby. It's a real shame when you can't rely on your family to give you a break when they are around. Sometimes I think I'm probably better off not having family around and then being let down when they don't feel inclined to help out. I see you've experienced that on your hols Millingtonsmummy and WLTK I know that if my family were nearby they'd be giving me lots of "helpful" advice too. So that's how I console myself when I wish I had some help! But a girl can still dream, can't she?!

Mollycuddles I hope that everything is going ok. That is fab that Molly took a bottle for the first time!

Itshappenedagain I hope that all is ok with Florence's dad. That is great that Florence is sitting up! I am also losing tons of hair still. I just had it cut very short yesterday, I feel so much better now! Also Eric kept pulling it and I was getting tired of that!

WLTK it's funny how people can be with us "foreigners", I find that some people can't overlook the fact that I'm American and I get all sorts of questions and comments about how I'm crazy to have moved here, etc and what's it like in the US. I find that puts up an instant barrier. I was annoyed when I was having counseling for PND after I had my DS1 and the counselor was asking me stupid small-talk sort of questions about me being from America. Fair enough in a social situation, but I found it really unprofessional coming from my counselor.

Dancing how are you doing? I hope that you and Darcey are well.

Today was baby Brucie's due date, so an extra tough one for my friend. I'm going to see her on Friday for the first time since his birth. It will be tricky as both our DS1s who are 3 will be there and my DS1 has been asking a lot of questions about my grandpa's death lately, and a couple of weeks ago he asked me what happened to our friend's baby and I had to tell him that the baby didn't make it as I didn't want to lie to him ... he's quite talkative and I'm just hoping that he doesn't say anything inappropriate or upsetting, and likewise that he doesn't overhear something. I wish we were able to get together for the first time without the boys but maybe it will keep me from completely crying my eyes out. I'm dying to give her a huge hug, though, so looking forward to it.

Things here are going ok in general. A lot of pressure is off now that DS1 is back at preschool and Eric is sleeping in his cot. My closest RL friend had a beautiful baby girl on the 21 September, exactly 4 months younger than Eric. A little over a year ago I had a dream that she had a baby girl and in the dream she named her Ivy, so I was thrilled that my dream has come true as that's the name they've chosen! I held her and felt so broody, she's absolutely tiny, 7 lbs 2 oz. My newborns were never so small, it was so lovely to hold her!

After I saw the HV a couple of weeks ago, I felt especially depressed. I felt like I'm such a fool. She pointed out to me that I'm exhausted because I'm waking several times a night and then taking care of the boys all day, even going out quite a few times into London on the trains on my own with them over the summer. DH had never had them both on his own and she suggested that he needs to take them out and give me a break. Also that I should express milk so DH can give Eric a feed at night. Basically that I'm letting DH get away with not helping very much. And I was blind to it. But now that I see it, I am finding it hard to make changes and now I am just feeling that I'm a sucker. Shortly after I spoke with the HV, I asked DH to take the boys out, so he took them out for 3 hours. It was long enough for me to colour my hair, paint my toenails and have a nice long shower. But there is no suggestion that this will ever become a routine. I have pumped milk several times recently and the milk just sits in the fridge. HV said that men are like children and I will have to specifically tell DH what I want him to do. The idea that I have 3 children to direct is disheartening. I want to respect him but I'm finding it difficult sometimes. And as far as DTD is concerned, no activity since Eric was born and I have no desire to. Mainly as DH gets more touchy-feely, the more I'm reminded of how I will have to give in when I don't want to as no care will be taken to make sure I enjoy it, too. So I refuse until I'm sure that it won't just be fulfilling an obligation. Thursday is my birthday and I just wonder if it will end up being like any other day. Anyway, despite my complaints about him I know I could have it worse so trying not to dwell on it too much. He is lovely in other ways otherwise I wouldn't have stayed with him all these years!

Sorry for moaning so much! Hope I didn't miss anyone out and everyone else is doing ok!