FESH spa and creche: Is anyone thinking of the children yet?

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New Fred. Apologies for dullness of title - we need curly for witticisms.

I'm leafing through the Brunel prospectus to see if they have any interesting pictures which would explain the process. Think Chilean miners meets Alaskan Off-shore drilling and a nipple hose with Sarah Palin faces on it. And Rastus with a trigger-finger.

silver You really are amazing - you're so active "given your condition"! Hats off to you! All my "don't lose your shit at the stables/life is too short" was thrown out of the window this afternoon when I discovered that my lunge whip had been borrowed, covered in mud and left out in the rain.

I've just ridden the absolute best since when I was first pregnant. I remember riding back in late nov/dec thinking "this is giong great - fucknuts". Veh veh pleased. :) Hossie chicks - pls how to wash & dry sheepskin numnah at this time of year? I tried years ago with my old one to let it dry naturally in the conservatory and all that happened was that it made the entire house smell of eau de mouton mort. :( The dogs liked it mind...

I has tried on interview suit and there is a problem. Arse. Literally.

AP you are too kind. I am merely a waddling lump trekking up and down the field fetching the hoss/changing rugs/grooming etc, whilst HI is instructed allowed to get on with the mucking aht and water. I am doing the haynet (not lifting it tho - that is man's work).

I iz also continuing to walk the mutt, which seems to be getting easier which I hope is a sign of the bump dropping allowing me to breathe a bit easier, even if I am walking like I've got a rod up my butt.

I too went a bit ape at the stables today and what people need to remember is that if you lie to me, I will find out. There are eyes and ears everywhere. Nuff said.

For sheepskin, not that I have ever owned any, isnt it handwash and dry naturally and brush out gently. Do not do not do not put on a radiator or any heat source. Me thinks.

Is possible to wear chaps to the interview?

Nights not so bad here - relief as I thought we were worst with all talk of sleeping through. Comma continues to wake every 2-4 hours overnight to feed but he latches, which takes about 1-2 minutes (switch on torch, snuggle up, position) and then I go back to sleep so I don't notice too much.

Dog looking in bad way. Can't put back leg down. Looks like has screwed up back :( Have given tramadol on top of his daily rimadyl and he seems in less pain, but still holding up leg. Vet tomorrow on moving day - timing. Poor soul, he looks really miserable. :( :(

Aw poorly pooch. Hope the vets can fix him and make him all better rotty.

Oh the poor dog rots, what a day for him. :( Good luck today, I hope it all goes brilliantly and you soon feel settled - totally understand that you will be offline for a while although I'm sure YOB will make it a priority to be able to communicate with the world!

cossie I am stunned, Bear has all but out-grown the sleeping bag you gave us! It looked so big when we first popped him in it and I thought it'd do until xmas. Am totally and utterly amazed! How is your little man doing?

Dumb question maybe - but how often are you washing the baby's clothes? It's just that it occurred to me this morning that I'm putting his pyjamas in the washing basket and there's not a drop of milk/wee/poo/spewtum/bogey/sweat on them. Am I washing for the sake of washing or is there a good reason for washing?

silver How big is your 'oss then? I couldn't tack up/groom/rug because I couldn't feckin' reach haha. Still think you do an amazing amount. At that stage I was able to do a very short waddle with the bitches. Actually I didn't even get to your stage did I durrrr. The day I went in to hospital I had a 20 minute snail's pace waddle.

Morning, back from travels now.

ski thank you very much for the weight loss congrats. Good news is that after scoffing on weekend away I have managed not to gain anything. This despite eating very delicious choc brownies in a Jamie O restaurant. NOM!
We did lots of walking, so I guess that's the trick. Glad you've been back enjoying hoss. Must feel like resumption of normality. Good luck on the suit/work front.

rots good luck with the move and hope dog can be made better soon.

silv. You're 'mazing! Put your feet up now, there's a dear.

Thankfully, we have good news on the sleep front. It might just be part of the current growth spurt - she's drinking every drop she can get - but S is having good day naps and going down at 7pm, up for change, feed, and general giggles at 9.30/10ish, then back to bed til 6 or 7am. She's in her own bed but often spends the final hour snuggling in with me, which I love. We were woken by SFF's alarm at 7am today

ski i reuse clothes that are still clean, though it's rare to have any!

More jabs tomorrow

curly Well done again then! :) I'm now down 8kg which I'm very happy about and my belt is just one hole off tightest which is comforting. Am really not sure what to do about suit though - it may be OK if I leave my blouse hanging outside - will need to experiment. On saying that though - the company ethos is "jeans & sneakers" so I'm in a bit of a quandary. "Jeans & sneakers" may well be OK mon-fri but (imo) inappropriate for an interview. Gah bollocks.

We had another good night here and I decided to get up at 6:45 although I think he could've gone a bit longer.

Bitterly cold here so am just about to put his cat hat (with ears), paw gloves (with paw pads) and scarf on to push him around the park. He looks sooooo cute!

I'm away for the weekend (taking horse to beach) so jailbait is doing the jags next monday morning.

Thanks alps - and well done you too. One hook off tightest = .
I think you are right about suit for interview, as uncomfy as it might be.
SFF is working again for this lot of jabs. He has not witnessed it once. Lucky bugger.

Cold weather gear sounds v cute. We got one of these , in those colours, the other day. I want one for me!

Right, I must get dressed before the shopping delivery comes.

ponio hoss is 16.1hh but when on red alert eg dinner is on it's way hoss grows to about 22hh.

Deffo agree on the suit for interview.

curls wish I could put my feet up. Today I need to go and get spare keys cut for MIL so she can see to k9 whilst we are are other wise engaged with sneezing. Luckily we have walked dawg already so may get away with not having to go out again.

HI is punishing me with Fraiser re runs think I may take myself off for a bath.

Not phoning the MWs. Baybee is still moving well and I am not sure I want interference just yet. For heavens sake I am 40 wks today. Not like I am 42 or whatever.

Oh that is desperately cute! These little people get all the cool stuff!

I'm questioning my decision to get Bear a pony. Eeyore has been punched in the face repeatedly this morning and he's also landed on the floor in an unpleasant "did he jump or was he pushed" incident.

I need an padded winter suit for Rastus for when we go the Alps in Feb. What was that website you were looking at ski, a while back? presumably they sell all year round? - I'm not sure what size he'll be by then, but if I leave it too late they may have gone out of the shops to be replaced by spring stuff.

curls at glorious sleep pattern. Rastus will NOT nap. He will doze in the car, or the buggy, but will awake the moment we stop. He will fall asleep after being fed, but try and move him and his eyes are like saucers. Try and get him into his cot? I don't think so! We've tried everything I think. And then he doesn't go to bed until 10.30pm (which is an improvement from 11.30pm!) He's so knackered but he just will not go down. And now the 4 month bastard regression has gripped him so we're awake all night too, or that's what it feels like...

www.muddypuddles.com - but Decathlon also do ski stuff for tiddlers as does Next and all the usual suspects it seems.

Brill, thanks chuck

Hang on, before you order I think mn have a discount with them.

oh even better - alas the funky padded suit only starts at 1-2 years but the black/grey/blue suit with ears looks cute and for £26 quid seems like a bargain

ski Jealous of tight belts. I am putting on weight! But I tell myself that my giant milk-filled mammaries each weigh 1 kg so I mentally subtract 2 kg when standing on scales. Is correct, non?

We are trying an alcohol free week this week. (Well, there's half a bottle of wine in the fridge and when that runs out that's it.) I had a thimble full last night instead of my usual 2 giant bucket-sized glasses. Easier than I thought it would be and I'm sure it would be good to break that habit.

I am writing copious lists so feeling a bit less overwhelmed. Even did my tax return yesterday - getting 900 squids back!

Today I will do a Christmas present blitz: five (count 'em) pony-mad nieces in NZ will all be getting polo shirts. Big sale on at Rideaway so I'm about to jump in the car for a mission. I took Bonnie there on Saturday. You lot have worn me down. I bought Joules stuff for her. Also bought her some tiny weeny jodhpur boots, sorry I mean "ponieeeee booots!!!" (yelled at top volume by over-excited 2 year old).

Clyde has been renamed Dracula. He has TEETH! And he comes into my bed at night and sucks the very life out of me. Surely the only explanation is that he is a vampire.

ski I have but one suggestion: wrap dresses. Is now my corporate uniform. Can be dressed up with suit jacket if needed. I only wear suits for things like speaking at big important conferences full of dick-swinging men.

casp Clyde also has more jabs tomorrow. Good luck with it.

at dick-swinging men FP. Good luck to you too for tomorrow, and at teeth! We have definite gum discomfort here - lots of dribbling and the teething ring gets a good old nom. But only if I hold it in place...

cunty I am making the most while I can. She did scream all the way back (2 hours) in the car yesterday, which resulted in me having an awful, stressful, can't get anything right moment in standstill M-way traffic where I kept finding reverse instead of first - cue very angry ranty man in car behind. I honestly don't know what we'd do to get Squeaker down if she wasn't swaddled. She does the same when you try to move her after she has fallen asleep on you. Wide awake. So if I want her to go down I feed and then swaddle and let her drift off in the pram/basket/floor/sofa. When she's fighting sleep - wanting to stand up, shout, and play but also rubbing eyes and breaking into whingy moments, I bundle her down, arms in the swaddle and shove the dummy in. She immediately goes quiet and usually drifts off in five mins. I hope there's something in there that might help you. I'm sure the sleep regression will hit properly when she's a full, adjusted four months and these teeth really get moving.

I went into a Joules shop last week. Had to quickly remove myself from the dangerous situation. Oh, and Decathlon is about to open next to our nearest Ikea. Likey very much.

alps Is the mule ok?

pliz to tell me what swaddling method used? Although I can already predict what level of truck Rastus is going to have with that

Just had our first accident In Argos, picking up our new Learn n Groove Activity Station (tm). Was larger and heavier than expected. Balanced it momentarily on buggy handle, whole thing topples forward. Rastus screaming crying, me with a giant box trapping me from righting him . 2 very kind ladies helped get him upright again - one said she'd lost count of how many times she'd done it . He's ok, just shocked and thank GOD he was strapped in - not something I do 100% of the time. Until now...

biggest blanket we have, folded almost triangular, baby put down to one side of centre. Shorter side wrapped across one arm (just over shoulder), while it is pinned to her side, and then under body, longer side over other shoulder and arm and round as far as it will go. Pulled nice and tight to prevent Houdini movement. (She always gets out eventually). She's so used to it I can see myself swaddling a teenager at this rate. Well, at least she'll be ok with adult sleeping bags

Good luck trying it with your big lad.

shit, only just seen your second post. I hope you're both ok CU. he won't remember it and will love the new toy.

Argos is not pleasant at the best of time cunty so I feel for you.

Argos? Surely the appropriate way to deal with such a situation in one of "those types" of places would've been to jam a Gregg's pastie in his gob and fill his sippy-cup with a fruit-shoot? It happens cunty, Bear fell out of his chair 2 weeks ago and I think curly had the baby roll off the sofa...

Totally recommend swaddling but my god do you have to go in tight on the arms & shoulders. I also make lower leg tight because kicking of wee feet can keep him awake too. But as curly says, they tend to drop off within minutes once swaddled.

Joules have real live shops? Just as well I'm over here.

Nah, 'twasn't the sofa. I just dropped the moses basket and she rolled out in her swaddle, on to the floor. She was fine, I was a howling wreck.

SFF managed to bump her head off the car the other week though. The Evil Bastard.