Fab Feb 2009: things that go bump and "mummy, mummy, MUMMY!!!" in the middle of the night

[dinkystinky]

New halloween inspired thread (in honour of this time of year) to talk about our little jekyll & hydes [hgrin]

Is anyone going to be taking their little ones trick or treating this year? We'll be at MIL's for Halloween and she's already told me she has both Danny and DS1 costumes -so it appears that decision has been made for us

Hi all.

Luke is much better, scabs are coming off now.

Had Jacob's parents evening yesterday, went really well, he is doing fab.

Work is ok and am slowly settling into my new class. Although on a wedneday we have a member of staff working in there who I cannot stand! She has the biggest sense of self-importance I have ever seen and is a right prat! I have voiced my thought to my HOD (who is also the class teacher)

Absolutely knackered though all of the time.

Still taking driving lessons and hoping to do test in may/june.

SM its tiring eh? but good fun. working with kids is so tough but the rewards are amazing it sounds like your doing really well and enjoying life as a working mum

glad your little man is on the mend

Dinky are you feeling the strain re BF, I felt so bloody miserable liek she was so demanding all the time now e have dropped the million feeds a day its much much better. I dont think morning one will go just yet.

Thanks LS, I do enjoy it most of the time. We were observed yesterday by the HOD and deputy head and they were very pleased and said it was one of the best lessons they'd seen so far!!!

Morning all. SM - glad Luke is on the mend, and that J is doing so well at school. Sounds like work is going well - I'd just ignore the jumped up lady, life is too short and she's only there one day a week - not worth raising your blood pressure over!

Littlesez - no, not feeling the strain re bf so much. Just hoping to wean Danny before the summer so can have some childfree time before we start thinking seriously about no 3...

Speaking of number 3........dp's got it into his head that we should look into fostering!
I've said no way. We'd have to move to get a spare bedroom but he reckons to have our 2 in our room have their room as spare and for us to use living room.
He foesn't seem to understand that ss wouldn't go for that.
But anything to stop me working.

Happy Paddy's Day everyone
Off to my parents later for dinner.

A still bf's on demand.... wish he'd show some signs of slowing down but no luck so far. I'll have to put my foot down soon I think.

ds1 is covered in a rash of spots today so looks like the CP has finally hit. He doesn't seem to be ill with it though thankfully. Sod's law dd will get it too when i've just booked her in for swimming lessons!

Happy Paddy's Day SummerRain - hope you have a good one

SilveryMoon - I know a couple of people who foster but they have big empty nest houses and they dont work. Its immensely rewarding but incredibly hard work and they both say they would never have done it when they had small kids and were working full time.

Exactly DINKY. I think he has suggested it just as a way to get me to not work. He has also said he'd only want to do babies (a friend of mine's mum used to do it and wouldn't take anyone over the age of 2). He seems to be a bit deluded about what the criteria is for a potential foster family (I don't know either) I don't think they'd go for a couple who have 2 very young children, who didn't own their own property and could only have a spare room if adults sacrificed there's.

I'd love to do it, but like you say, if we had a big enough home, if I could cope with a child who may have had a disturbed and difficult life, if my children were older and I had the appropriate amount of support from my partner, none of the above I have, so not a chance I'd even consider it for now.
Maybe in 10 to 20 years time, but def not now.

SR - sorry to hear about A's spots. Fingers crossed for dd's sake it's just a viral rash and not CP.

Exactly DINKY. I think he has suggested it just as a way to get me to not work. He has also said he'd only want to do babies (a friend of mine's mum used to do it and wouldn't take anyone over the age of 2). He seems to be a bit deluded about what the criteria is for a potential foster family (I don't know either) I don't think they'd go for a couple who have 2 very young children, who didn't own their own property and could only have a spare room if adults sacrificed there's.

I'd love to do it, but like you say, if we had a big enough home, if I could cope with a child who may have had a disturbed and difficult life, if my children were older and I had the appropriate amount of support from my partner, none of the above I have, so not a chance I'd even consider it for now.
Maybe in 10 to 20 years time, but def not now.

SR - sorry to hear about A's spots. Fingers crossed for dd's sake it's just a viral rash and not CP.

Ooooooohhhhhhhhh, I got home to find a box had been delivered to the flat. I hadn't ordered anything. The box said 'naked wine' on it and I was a bit confused. Opened it and it turns out i entered the MN wine club comp and was one of the winners! 6 bottles of wine!
Cheers

clink

ds1 is still covered in spots but none of them have blistered and he's not sick so whatever disease he has i don't think it's CP (I hope not anyway, dp took him to the supermarket this morning while I was having a birthday lie in )

Happy birthday SR.
A few kids at my school have had spots, but apparently, is a viral rash

Happy birthday SR.
A few kids at my school have had spots, but apparently, is a viral rash

Thanks

It's a virus of some sort alright as it's still spreading so can't be a heatrash. Haven't brought him to the docs as he's not ill and I don't think it's worth infecting all the other patients in the waiting room with whatever it is. Very odd though.

SM... print out this thread and get you dp to read it... especially fishtanks post at 22.07

fostering is a bad idea with kids of your own, especially young ones.

Congrats on the wine SM and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Summerrain - hope you ahd a good one!

Sad news guys MRSY has lost her baby and i said i would let you know. She is very sad and any extra support from fab febbers im sure would be much appreciated.

THINKING OF YOU xxx

oh no MrsY - offering you all the strength and support you need - we are all here to chat - thinking of you and your family x

Oh no, MrsY - if you're reading, am sending you and J and M lots of hugs and strength at this sad, sad time. Take each day at a time and be kind to yourself. xxx

I didn't even realise you were pregnant Mrsy, I'm so sorry to hear this news. Take care of yourself

Oh no Poor MrsY
Thinking of you, Take care xxx

Oh no - so sorry to hear your news MrsY
Lots of hugs to you x

I think mrsy was only a few weeks so hadnt announced yet but she will be thankful of fab febbers support I have never suffered a loss of a baby and my heart goes out to mrsy so sad

its quiet on here just got back form a busy weekend at national champs shattered! good weekend 2 4ths and 6th an 8th and a 1st

MrsY - do come on and chat, I am sure many of us can relate to how you are feeling. I have lost a baby in early pregnancy and RL support was non existant as we hadn't told anyone, I was 8.5 weeks

Online support was brilliant as I had told the amazing ladies over on the April 2007 thread who helped me though

Pleased your team did so well at the championships Littlesez. Oooggs - so sorry to hear about your loss: am glad the April 2007 ladies helped - its great to see that MN isnt always a nest of vipers

Danny appears - touch wood - to be giving up bfing. Much more interested in the morning in getting down and playing nowadays so I think our bfing days are numbered. Am pleased its his decision though.