AUGUST 2008 - Relax and Enjoy

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LOL! I didn't want to put any pressure on "you know who."

loti with your endless energy you would make a brilliant primary school :) Great work re. job application. It's no shame to want a life for yourself as well as your kids.

The stag has returned, tired and pallid Sounds like he had fun though. In other news, DS has started counting (along with me) to twelve, and at the park he said 'J get down' when he'd had enough of being on the swing

tweaks I am waving my peapoms for you both :)

oh FFS! just spoken to mum. she has got a sore gum, is seeing the dentist at 12 tomorrow so no, she can't look after DS. She'd have an hour to do a 10min journey but when i pointed that out she said it wasn't that, she didn't feel she could look after DS becuase her gum is so sore

I will not cry i will not cry etc etc

i'm going to phone reflexology woman but i suspect she'll say no to DS coming

Sazz when you're making all your jam how do you sterilise your jars etc?

cyteen - hope you're gentle with him, I'm still sodding suffering and DH is taking great delight

tweaky - speak to your mum, it may be a crossed wire and at times like this mothers are so important.

tea was baked potato/salad and tuna - how I wish it was a greasy fry up and vat of irn bru!

oh no tweakers. er er, i would very happily have ds BUT dd and ds have hair appts booked for 11am (as dd is to school on Tuesday - last minute i know blah blah). er, how can we do this?
er er. think think.

dizz, no wires crossed..she def can't look after him tomorrow (not before because she's in too much pain and not after because she'll be in pain from treatment). I suspect its also alot to do with her not approving of me trying reflexology
Oh and she was cross with me... because i didn't answer my phone on friday morning. She thought i'd fallen over. my explanation of having a nap with DS due to not being able to sleep at night wasn't acceptable.

thanks albs, don't worry, just cancelled appt. I can't get him to yours anyway as i'm way past the point of driving anywhere!

oh i do have good news though... i've got a second sweep booked for 1pm tomorrow with a mw friend of my mw. DS will have to witness another one With any luck the walk there will get things moving (the clinic i've got to go to is a mile away!)

i hate not being able to drive and having to be reliant on my family. DH has at least booked wednesday morning off for the ctg appt

sorry for all the moaning, i'm just fed up with having to sort all this out on my own despite having my mum/brother 10mins drive up the road.

ffs.

weds do you want to take ds to the appt or would you like me and h to sit at yours with him?

argh re appt. can lady do it later in day tomorrow (have fbed you)

ah well in that case she is being a complete mare so sorry I don't live closer

replied to your fb

would love to not have to take DS on wednesday if you're sure that's ok? think the ctg is at 10 but we might be out for hours. completely understand if you want to change your mind!

tweaky of course it is ok. I only have ds as of tuesday and as you know, dd's school is q close to you (practised the route today and drove past your road in fact). and i imagine that if all else fails i can leave dd in school for a bit if you;re not back by end of school (or a friend might collect her and drop her to me?!).

if ds and i faff after dropping her off at 8.30 then pootle to yours then you and dh can go at leisure.

Evening

Crumbles made and delivered with jam to elderly neighbours - bless them i came away with more home grown produce than i gave them . Also made a huge bunch of pesto (actually salsa verde) with homegrown parsley, basil and mint. I only now have tomatoes to go, which will be eaten if red and made into chutney if green. Then i shall hibernate for the winter

Tweakers could you find a reflexologist who will come to you? Then DS might be distracted by a nap/dvd? Can't believe your Mum

cyteen glad DP is back . Did he have a good time and his mates make a good effort? Hurrah for J's counting

DD2 now plays 'I spy' along the lines of 'I py wi mi my ittle eye somfin ginning B'. You say 'Tractor' and she says 'hurrah' and starts clapping . Tractor is always the answer BTW, whatever the letter stated

rofl Crispy

DP did have a great time but is paying the price now. He is full length on the sofa glazing out to Transformers

Crisp that is the most adorable

Tweakers aaargh to your unhelpful mum. Wish it was the other end of the week so I could come and help but will be at work til Thurs... and by then you will have Pea in your arms surely. Hurrah for ALBS though.

Right I am being kicked off DH's laptop (mine is buggered ) so will be here only in snatches until I acquire a new one.... See you all sometime.

reflexology booked for tuesday morning and mum coming over to stay with DS

thank you albs If we're not back by end of school, it would be because Pea's on her way so that would mean mum having to finish work so don't worry...you'll definitely be relieved one way or another before needing to pick up J

just spoken to mum again and she reckons i should cancel my sweep tomorrow. she's worried about me walking over there with DS on my own blah blah blah in case 'things get started' Erm, that's the whole reason of me having a sweep to try and get things started. Am i being daft? should i not go? i don't know whether its me being stubborn or just me being determined to avoid an induction

oh and according to mum, i have to accept that its not going to be like when DS was born. I'm not going to be able to just sit and feed Pea like i did with him. Its going to be really hard work looking after both of them. I'll still have to entertain DS whilst looking after Pea etc etc
No shit sherlock?!!!

oh and one of her genius ideas of DS not being in the room whilst i have a sweep tomorrow is to leave him on his own in the waiting room

i seriously wonder about her sometimes...

There's nothing stupid about wanting to get labour started naturally using suitable methods. Well done you for kicking your mum's arse making yourself understood.

oh and pert, thank you

she really is bonkers as conkers isn't she? . And seems to treat you like a 15 year old with no life experience or brain

Surely she can see you want Pea's labour to start without induction intervention? And no, maybe walking to the sweep with DS in tow is not ideal, but she is not exactly giving you much assistance FFS . And i suspect, that as a grown woman, if things feel like they are 'getting going' you will pull out your mobile phone, call a taxi and then call DH and start your plans into action. Oh, and as for you not thinking it might be different with two? Gah. Sorry for ranting on your behalf, but, but, but.....

ffs. again.

anyhow tweakers i have got my friend on board and she is on hand to collect J if need be on weds - all she needs is a txt and dh is on hand if needed, so we're fine .

hugs tweaky xxx

you girls are great! thank you!! you've made me smile

crisp bonkers as conkers? yup! that's absolute perfect description of my mum and next time she upsets me that's exactly what i'm going to say to her! Well you see, she was induced with me so obviously it'll all be fine. go on, take that fist out of your mouth, you were on such a good roll!!

albs you're wonderful and so is your friend

loti and your hug is lovely too

bloody hell!!!! my brother has just text me to say he's happy to come over tomorrow to play with DS!!!! mum's obviously asked him to help!!!
now, he was meant to be 'helping' last friday so i'm not counting any chickens but.... its looking hopeful
I've asked him to come round early enough in that if he doesn't turn up, i've still got time for plan B of walking there

right, so time for me to get out of my own little world... who's supplying the wine tonight?

don't worry dizz, i've got some irn bru for you!

LOL tweakers, in light of the improved family support i shall keep my fist where it is, but tis easily moved

Now, down to proper business. Would you like red, white or rose. I have red open and am contemplating a slither of blue cheese on a water biscuit. But that may be one step too far

LOTI how are you and DH doing? If you don't want to chat about it then no worries, but I am thinking of you and hope you are ok on that front

i would absolutely love a glass of rose please. i seem to have depleted our rose stock to nil

v pleased to hear your fist easily moved...if it wasn't it'd make eating/drinking tricky!

Just chilling it for you tweakers

Can i just say, OMFG, cheese is just delicious. I know, i know as a HotMama this is not ideal for me to proclaim, but it is bloody delicious

Sorry, i promise, no more food porn