October 2010 Arrivals Lounge

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Come on, get festive!

hun we're off to our in laws. I can safely say that within the next four hours the festive mood will have well and truely hit. My mil seems to have gone a little hyper this year,she's been putting a countdown on Fb till when she'll be reunited with her brood.

nymph what did you do in the school?

Well we're travelling at the moment. Our car truely is a bit of a tardis, we've managed to fit all our stuff, ds's stuff, the quinny with carry cot and car seat with ds in it and the moses basket and all the pressies. Plus as I'm a bit mad, our real nappy stash has come with us.

Ds has his cute outfit on, was very amusing trying to stop him being sick all over it when we stopped. Poor thing was covered in muslins.

Anyway Merry Christmas eve, santas on his way!

Don't you have a micra hermya?
I used to be a TA but interpreted BSL for a deaf child.

Just been out with dd1 for dd3s last present. Posh balloon for her to watch! She was just getting interested in her birth one when it deflated so hopefully shell like it. We were gone max of 10 mins & she was fed & changed just before. Came back to dh changing her & her demanding a huge feed! Thinks she's making up for yesterday's poor feeds. Looking a lot brighter today but did give calpol earlier as she seemed to be in pain.

Wow hernya well done on all the packing!

Nymph I am very impressed with all your night time activities, hope you manage some better nights sleep though.

We had a grim journey north, the roads were clear as we travelled in the evening, but ds wanted to feed almost hourly. Feel like I have fed him in every layby in england now! And nearly nearly walked into a service station with one breast hanging out! He really didn't seem to like being in the car at night at all, anyone had this problem and got any tips?

Happy christmas everyone, hope santa brings you all a good nights sleep and happy babies on christmas day

Happy Christmas everyone!!

Dd has just fed through Christmas dinner number one (the Scandinavian one) and seems to be lining up for a growth spurt over the next few days so no washing up chores for me!!

Enjoy that special first Xmas - unbeatable :) x

A snatched couple of minutes before a hungry little girl awakens to say
HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE XXX

Me too - very quickly

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Hope you have a lovely time whatever you do, and that you get a chance to put your feet up and enjoy Christmas especially the first one with LO!!

xxx

Merry Christmas & especially special to the first time parents as it's all different now

nymph you're not kidding - just waiting for people to come for Christmas Eve dinner - knowing I can only have 1 glass of wine...aaaaand will have to go to bed at 11pm as DS will get me up at 3...

....at the same time I got to write 'love from mummy' on the gift tags and was totally, totally overwhelmed

p.s. also nypmh glad to hear the mole is ok and hope you're feeling alright

nymph yeah indeed we do.

Got to the in laws ok, it has been very busy here and i'm so tired. In all honesty it was too much for me, currently hiding out upstairs with ds.

Anyway Merry christmas everybody!

I'm still going & been up since 1;30 now. Not sure what's happening there! Waiting to play Santa for big girls. Tree presents almost done & dd3 has her stocking. Have a fab big balloon for her that we got this afternoon & dh is sitting like think it's my favourite present now & it was last minute

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We have got so much to do before everyone descends on us for Christmas lunch tomorrow. Dh just finished wallpapering and I've just finished preparing the veg. Looks like there'll be little time for sleep tonight
Hope you all have a merry Christmas. It feels so special with it being our Lo's first one

Merry Christmas. Feeding a squallaing dd. Hope santa is good to you.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Just waiting for big dds to get up. Thought I heard I thumb before but no sign yet. Dd3 is on third outfit in an hour & I spent all night throwing up but we're ready to go now.

Omg at SAMs dh wallpapering Xmas wve!

Nymph I hope you're feeling better!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!! I hope Santa was very good to you and yours. We've been given enough toys to last DS up until next Christmas, my MIL did go a bit mad but it's been lovely.

I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed, it's lovely being here but everyone is all over DS like white on rice. I guess I'm feeling a bit territorial and a bit out of our normal rhythm of things, is this normal or am I being a bit silly?

Those who are second time Mothers, if people pick DS up all the time and basically do the opposite of what I do (which is to leave him to play or stare at the wall unless he's crying (I talk to him, but do this whilst doing other things IYSWIM)), is this going to spoil him?

Sorry if this seems a bit precious, I just want to gauge if I am or not.

Hermya- territorial totally normal & a day or two of spoiling is ok. :) routines may change after being away/baby sat /visitors but as much as it's a pita it doesn't last forever. ( please remind me this next time I moan )

Totally normal Hermya - I snuck upstairs for a feed earlier just to get away from everyone and treated dd2 and I to a quiet cuddle before returning to" pass the baby parcel" downstairs!

Hope all is well with everyone :)

Merry christmas everyone, hope all the babies and siblings got treated well by Santa

Sophie got a beautiful locket as a keepsake off pil, and now has a fave toy tombliboo off her Nanny :)
Its been magical, knackering but magical.
Archie has really believed in santa this year and fell asleep at 5pm. Chilling now with alcohol and pringles :)

Have fun Ladies xx

Lol at what i wrote, Im chilling with alcohol, not Archie

Had a nice day considering we feel so rough. Dd3 had good am but cried through lunch until we calpolled her & she slept then sick as visitors arrived.

Fave things were the balloon & baby gym.She isn't bothering to reach for the toys though. Just shouts dd1 & she does it everyone enjoyed presents not too much doubled up. Some v posh gorgeous clothes from the ILs going to have to look up where they were from

How's everyone doing? Been just dh dd3& I today, bog dds on Xmas#2 at their dads . Mainly chocolate DVDs & balloon action

We are good, just chilling, snuggling on the sofa, watching films, eating cake! :)

All good here,did christmas day all over again with the inlaws today. Ds a bit unsettled due to all the travelling and fuss over him, and (childless) sil started telling us to use controlled crying which upset me, but dh gave her a telling off, and mil pointed out she had raised four children without resorting to it so I felt supported, but it does piss me off that someone would judge my parenting based on ds on such a weird day (and he has a cold too), and despite the fact that for most of the day he was lovely and contented and cooing away on his playmat.
Eating lots of chocolate though so not all bad!