November 2008 - Two, too soon !!

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Someone had to do it. Witty thread titles, not my forte, but no one else seemed willing.

mummy hugs and lots of wash powder your way. Good news about your job and your sis. Hope J better soon.

Just testing my new Halloween name

Mummy hope J is better today - it really is awful when they are sick and there is nothing you can do about it

Can't believe half-term is here already.....where on earth does the time go??
DS1's first 'school holiday' He is absolutely loving school and has a playdate tomorrow with a new friend he has made who conveniently lives 2 minutes walk from us - I will be encouraging that friendship

mummy hope J is better soon, its awful when they are ill :(

ceebeegeebies love the name, hope the playdate goes well.

Some good news here, I sold my house today it is such a relief as the new house will be ready a week before xmas, we had the fall back of the assured sale scheme that the builders offer but we would have lost alot of money. mummy sending viewer vibes you way, remember it only takes one hope it sells though.

twinks hope you get soem viewing too, forgot you were selling.

Just popping in to say hi to all the mummies and toddling terrible twos to be.

I know some of you have a had b'days already so happy b'day to you and soon we will all be hosting toddler parties

[henvy]
You would be forgiven for forgetting, I do too, until I go out my door and see the blimmin great big board. It is the only way I remember though, cos there ain't no signs of any interest to remind me.[hsad]
Ach, and it was my New Years resolution to get out of dodge city, too.
Nevermind.
Glad it has worked out for you ellie, and into the new house for christmas too, how lovely!! Like a mahooheesive christmas present!![hgrin]

Liking the halloween name change too, ceebeegeebies

Talking of toddler parties. I really must get a shifty on and get some invites made up for DSs birthday party, next Saturday.
Yikes, how did that creep up on me!
His actual birthday is halloween, but a Sunday Party is not so good.
I am going with the messy play/ dress up thing again. The hall is all set up for me anyway, so I only have to organise the scran.
Oh crumbs, I had better organise a few halloweeny crafts too.
Oh bloomin eck

Oh god, we have found a lovely house :-( it's not 100% perfect (terrace, small / ordinary size garden and no garage) but what it lacks in outside space it makes up for inside.. It's a 4 bed town house, brand new, in a delightful, small village just 3 miles from where we currently are. It's very exclusive.
Had a new estate agent come round for a chat today, will interview 1 more and then put our notice in with the current one. What I love about this new one is that bed 4 and the kitchen / diner are on the ground floor, so we'd make bed 4 a play room for J. He'd love it!

Dear God, please send a first time buyer on Sat with money to burn in their pocket. Amen.

Oh, whilst talking to the man.. J used his little shopping trolley as a step to pull the drainer off the sink.. Big crash, 2 smash glasses and, to my utter distress, a smashed plate, bowl and cup from my precious Denby collection!!! Still J wasn't hurt and crockery can (reluctantly) be replaced.. Just blooming expensive!

I wish I could have a new house for Christmas!!

Good luck with the house selling Nic. My mum is in the process of getting contracts sorted and should be moving in a couple of weeks, so i'm gonna be busy helping.

I am starting to get mega stressed with O at the mo. He is sleeping in my bed every night and wanting to get up early and i don't think i can take any more.

But definately not strong enough to force him bac in his own bed.

ellie and mummynic excellent news ladies. Mummynic wow 4 bedrooms, new and exclusive. very nice. would love just the 4 bedrooms.
tegan you need to bite the bullet and start trying to get O in his bed lovely.

37wks. Last week at work. babe still feels back to back. i'm exhausted but always find the strength to plod along and pretty much do everything . Half my personality and half DH sometimes not engaging the brain i know he has and just helping without being asked!

Although for the last two nights, last night being the worst, Alyssa has turned her good bedtime routine and sleeping all night in a bed to "no I will not go to bed and only want mummy" . Accompanied by high pitch screaming. At first I thought it was because I had stupidly let her have a daytime nap mid afternoon but now I think more going on. Got no clue what.

Yesterday I felt awful all day but still managed to look after both kids and go out shopping, cook a fab tea for DH, do the lunches and do all the ironing (ironing between DD screaming at bedtime). I was already exhausted but then on the eve Alyssa was kicking off, only wanted me and DH comments annoying me. Even after I finally tried the old trick of "take her for a car journey" gone 9.30pm and she did fall asleep as I put her in her bed she woke up and continued all the s**t ! I ended up watching barney in my bed with her cuddling. I kept nodding off for 5mins to be woken by her kissing me . Finally at 11pm when Barney went off, I nodded and missed our "i love you" song and cuddle, she went to bed. She then woke after 6 for a drink with DH and we all managed to stop in bed until gone 8am.

All I kept saying to myself last night was "please baby dont try to come out tonight". I honestly could not have dealt if he had.

Feel horrible and not in a good concentrating state for work at mo. Roll on Thurs. Although more rest at work than home.

Should mention DS who between his occassional mood swings saying "he isnt happy anymore and doesnt like anybody" is a super star and more grown up everyday. He was really exciting this morning going to his "holiday club" while mummy at work. Bless.

Please let tonight be a good one.

DS was excited not exciting! DUH.

oh mama thanks, i know i have to do it but i'm not good at stuff like that, i have crying and if O says no it's easier than argueing at midnight.

I hope things settle in your house as your lo will soon be here and i know what it's like to have 2 and a newborn hun. Sending you loads of virtual hugs xx

Nightmare mama you aren't having a good time are you? I think pregnant Mums should be allowed to have an au pair (for free) for 2 months either side of giving birth. Oh, and free pamper sessions at the spa of your choice...

Back to the real world...

I am soo frustrated to have found the perfect (ish) home and don't have a buyer, not even a viewing for about 6 weeks!! What is wrong with people?!! Our bungalow is lovely!! We would have stayed forever if we hadn't had J (didn't think I could have children so 2 bedrooms wasn't an issue).

ARGH!!!

Please send viewer vibes...

mummynic love your au pair and pamper sessions idea. You for government I think!

sorry to hear of your house frustrations. have you tried discussing with your estate agent and maybe even pushing them a little bit. Maybe they are advertising it to a wrong market, not advertising it, forgot about it if more recent on market, maybe over priced for current conditions or maybe give ideas of increasing its appeal? Probably appeal to those without children rather than families? Depends on its price and who it is being aimed at. Maybe after discussion with the agent it may shed light on the situation or you may even think they are rubbish and try a couple of different agents.

just ideas.

God, wish they were options for me.
There are 4 agents up here but I think they all do as little as the next man.
Got no option but to wait and see.
And hope.
Might even try praying!
Maybe next summer. If I am lucky. [hsad][hsad]

I've had all those thoughts... Viewings we had were great, not a single negative comment, they are all on the Market too. Agent suggests price is the issue but, having checked right move, we are the 3rd cheapest 2 bed bungalow in area. The others need work, as do a few that are dearer! We live on a busy road so location is naff, but offset from road (can park 3 / 4 cars side by side on our drive). New agent disagrees that price is an issue, he says it's because the ones we are on with are an independent.. Too small a company. Probably right, our Market is old people, many don't look at Internet and rely on estate agents, so need to fnd a big one.

I'm going to see Take That next July!!
Took 50 mins of constant redialling 2 different companies on different phones!! £200 (nothing left for Christmas!!) later and I am a very happy woman!!

Hellooooo

Just popping in to say Happy Birthday to those I've missed, and to twink's DS for today!

I can't believe my baby will be two tomorrow . We did all the presents and stuff today, and had a wee tea party with the PIL's and a friend came over with her DS and new baby, then got dressed up to go round the neighbours trick or treating.

Fab day, and bumble was very impressed with his new farm playset and Big Barn Farm DVDs. He went to bed screaming "my big barn farm, my happy birthday" bless him

Off to have a quick scan and will try and catch up...I'm in the final run up to a craft fair next Saturday and am spending every waking hour knitting and crocheting. In fact I feel guilty for not having done anything at all today!

Is there a list of birthdays? Has anyone been that organised?

aww bless him lacks I can't wait til Js on Wednesday, we have got him a dancing mickey mouse that sings the hot dog song - he is daft on anything Disney!
We are having a firework party on Thursday for him at PILs.

Hope all the birthdays so far have gone well.

Come back everyone!!
Though I am a serial lurker these days myself without posting.

Hope everyone is ok and enjoying birthday time! M's birthday is the last of this group, so not till the 9th December, but have been shopping and have a nice stash of pressies for him: a wooden tractor, an umbrella, a set of pots and pans, a special agent oso toy and a bath toy.
mama it's getting near your due date!! How are you doing???

love to all, have to go to bed, did a nightshift last night, and it was sooo busy, and am working again tomorrow night....

Hi everyone,

Happy birthday to those that I have missed and those with birthdays coming up :)

I'm getting so excited for DD's birthday on the 30th. Have just found out that DH is working Christmas Eve and Christmas Day :( This means he will get in at about 6am so should be able to watch kids open their presents then go to bed for a few hours

Thought I was ready to stop bf DS but I'm so not! Going to try to spread daytime feedsout a bit though

Hope everyone is well :)

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Fudge Mama had her baby last week sometime (not exactly sure when) - a boy. Are you not on FB as that seems to be where we all communicate now