September 2010: windy bums, weaning starts to loom!

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A starter for 10 on our Sept 2010 babies as their first Christmas comes nearer! Can't believe we're there already; I was barely pregnant last Xmas!

wow!monster post!

My turn!!!

Colour - purple

Also an inside worrier!

sing, dance & act (bit of an am dram luvvie!!)

Only ever lived in England

Love walking in the woods around my family farm & Scarborough where we've a family holiday flat!

Wine - any

Chocolate - stupid question

nuts - yes!

Took my baby girl to be rehomed today ! My beautiful cat Molly! I've had her for 5 years since she was a kitten but she's so scared & timid she can't cope with the children! I hope she's ok! Some of you got kittens when pregnant. Have no idea who! Do any of you still post? How are they getting on?!

See, see clumsy we're not quite the same person, just you know very similar

The hypermobility sounds like a bitch clumsy I was misdiagnosed with chronic fatigue and suffered for years with pain and exhaustion so can empathise with you. I finally worked out that infact it wasn't chronic fatigue but the f Pill causing the same symptoms, it was just that no Doc ever bothered to make the connections........until I presented them myself!!

Did the hypermobility affect you in your pregnancies?

I like hearing fun facts about everyone, come on everyone tell me more

Sad about your cat banana

I had to leave my two cats behind when I split up with my ex, I still miss them. Would love to get another some day but there always seems to be a reason why it's not a good time.

I got txted this today and it made me laugh thought I would share it:

Do you know what would have happened if it had been 3 wise women instead of 3 wise men?
They would have asked for directions, arrived on time, helped deliver the baby, cleaned the stable, made a casserole, brought practical gifts AND there would be peace on Earth

Hi everyone - just had a major catch up after my whole week with no internet (stupid bastarding sky!!)

Don't think I've missed too much!! Missed you all though - specially you little beady!!!

Olly has been a bit of a nightmare this last week - really funny with feeds and will 9 times out of ten scream when he has had acouple of ounces - though he normally downs 8ox every 3-4 hours. really not sure whats up with him. He is in bed now though - hopefully down for a good 8 hours again! Fingers crossed really really really tight!

His next jabs were Xmas eve but have told them am not going as he would be a nightmare over xmas! They are fine with me going the week after.

Ok facts:

Fave colour: Blue
Drink:Not a wine lover but give me a cold corona any day.
"Talents": I play the flute, keyboards and can sing.
Not a worrier - but am a big sulker.
Chocolate - most definately.
Nuts - yes but only the chocolate covered ones!!
MASSIVE Bon Jovi fan.

Olly - 3 months on boxing day.

arlo is wearing a pink babygrow (only clean thing left) but he doesnt look like a girl...he looks like a boy wearing pink...is that weird?

clumsy, no didn't feed during, but did in the waiting room afterwards as we had to hang around for the required 10 mins anyway. By the time we left he was smiling. That mummy's milk is GOOD.

oh good,dixe,im glad i can make it all better after!

1 of my cats is called Molly bananastew, so sorry to hear you had to give yours up. We got a kitten new years day last year, supposed to stop me wanting a baby but I was pregnant before we got him!!

Think beaditAli has been busy with her Jewellery chelle86, she hasn't been here a lot. My best friend at school was a huge Bon Jovi fan too!

Have any of you seen the video for Pink's new song? There are women being milked and the milk is being bottle fed to a cow, I actually found it quite disturbing- not sure why!

Yes saoirse86, most of them are working. One parent even asked to bring them on Tuesday. I have one who finished last week, three finished today, one finishing tomorrow but back Thursday and the rest coming as usual except the bank holidays which I do not work.

my dp is working-every day but christmas,and boxing day (but only because its a sunday

we have a kitten,shes funny,i hope she's not stressed,you've made me worry now!?

cinnamon - your best friend at school sounds like a sensible person!

Not kittens here - but we have a 3 yr old jack russell who I am awfully mean to these days - poor sod gets no attention from his mummy any more now that he has been replaced - feel like all I do is shout at him! He isn't bothered with Olly one little bit come to think of it.

Hah ha melly, I like that txt joke! Read it out to my mum just now and she liked it a lot too, thanks!

Facts for me:
Fave colour - not sure I would say I have a favourite nowadays. I do seem to wear quite a lot of purple at the mo if that counts?
Drink - wine, but I got rather fond of good quality apple juice and of Becks Blue low alcohol lager while pregnant!
I'm not so much a worrier as over-cautious and risk-averse, so I think about the options well in advance - probably too much! But I am fundamentally an optimist in most aspects of things.
Chocolate not so much, but nuts yes!
Have lived in loads of places other than England - Mexico & Brazil when growing up, and have worked abroad for extended periods in Canada, the US, and Spain.

Talking of wine, BFers, do you drink, and if so, how much? I have the odd dribble of wine, but do quite miss having a few glasses. SIL always brings lovely wine at Christmas, last year I couldn't have it because of possibly being pg (although I wasn't until jan in fact), and this year am BFing! Haven't used my breast pump at all yet, perhaps I should be expressing so I can enjoy a few glasses, but it seems like such a faff I haven't got round to trying it out. Howmuch wine can I have without making poor Arlo drunk too, or doing something horrendous to his liver?!!!

Hi all
Bit of xmas giddiness going on here! Am like a child. It has snowed here! everywhere is white!! Its so beautiful. Im 36 and it has NEVER snowed like this here. Its a peninsula so never stays cold enough. We are all in awe. Spent half an hour yesterday trying to get the car up the hill to our house - my tum was in my mouth when I got home. Bless DH he had a hot port ready for me! Then we all togged up and headed out to build a snowman. Even wrapped Phoebe up and turned on the car, put her in and left the door open so she could goo and gaa at her mad brothers!
Had to walk into town to do the shopping today but a friend helped me while DH stayed with the kids so all good. Am done now! Day off tomorrow before the cooking starts. AND my brother and his family made it from the north (took two days cause of roads) Finally its Xmas!!

Oh ya - Phoebe had 3 month check. Charmed the nurse with trying to chat to her! She is nearly 13lbs. She really doesnt look it she is still so dainty.

Melly - heres another one.
3 reasons why we Jesus was actually a woman
1 - fed thousands with only a few loaves and fish
2 - spent years trying to get a message thru to 12 men
3 - Even when he was dead he had to get up cause there were things to do.

my favourite colour is Green for decorating, red the rest of the time.
I used to play the piano (DH piano teacher) and love singing but dont do it often.
I have lived in Spain, France, USA and Wales.
Im a worrier - I even worry I worry too much!
I seem quite together and calm (can be when I have to) but most of the time am a bit ditzy.
I love living by the sea and meeting friends for tea and a natter.
Red wine, not white but prefer vodka.
Chocolate - always and ever!
Nuts - Cant stand them

DIXIE,i drink occasionally,2 glasses max,i think the rule of thumb is that you can drink until you start to feel tipsy.but you can always express enough for a bottle or two,i have a pump,but i only used it once with dd,i found it much easier to had express.

i forgot a fun fact...im really,really clumsy.

loving the xmas jokes btw

dixiebell I'm really not bothered about drinking at all so haven't but rule of thumb is the same as driving. So if he's going bed at 8 and your not feeding again until 12, a unit takes an hour to be out of your system and not in milk so if you stop at 9 could have 3 units. I think it's a personal thing, the main issue I've read is that it can mess with their natural sleep pattern. You could give him a bottle and then pump and dump as they say or just miss that feed as your feeding is established. I have been expressing and have 6 bags of 160ml in the freezer. My mum gives him the odd bottle so he's used to them and she loves it but haven't actually left him yet!!

Morning everyone. Been to a folow up hospital appointment this week for Jacob. So, i have at last got them weighed! (reason I haven't is cos i live at my mum's, the HV here did come a couple of times and then stopped when i enrolled in the docs where we are going to live cos she said their Hv will take over, but the Hv at new docs says she doesn't travel to this area, so we have fell through the loop)
Anyway, Jacob is 16lbs and 8ozs and Isobel is 15lb 3ozs. They are 4months and 10 days.

Facts about me;

My favourite colour was red, but recently i have preferred pink.
I was born in Zambia and lived there for 2 years.
I would love to live abroad preferable cyprus.
I never use to worry, but in last 3 years i have got really good at it. I even get palpitations and panic attacks.......i blame it on my last job!
I'm a typical libra, i weigh up all sides and then decide.....but i am not indecisive.
I love chocolate and nuts, and i even put walnuts on my salad.
I can drink wine but i'd rather not. I was a vodka girl for years but DP brought home some cognac 2 years ago from his travels and i've been hooked every since.
I am completely tone deaf (passed this on to DD) and don't play an instrument, my childhood was all about the swimming. I went 6 days a week, with my brother. (my poor devoted parents)

I have the two drink rule to, but i have only done it since i have introduced bottles. But, too be truthful they are hardly having any formula. Isobel has 1oz a day as a top up once, the most she has managed is 2oz once. Jacob has had 4oz once but he mostly has 2oz once a day. Not worth it really but if they are crying after a breast feed it's enough to stop them. I have learned not to put isobel in the same position as when i breast feed her because you have absolutely no chance of her taking any milk. She crys like her heart is breaking and is very loyal to mummy's breast milk. Up until last night Jacob was all 'milk's milk' but he had a paddy too last night. It's just not working for me!!!!!!

Can't chat as MIL is on her way over and I am not dressed. But here's a few little jokes I ripped off from a friend thought up:

I love Jesus. He was born.....I get presents. He died..... I get chocolate.

Save money this Christmas by buying your kids an Easter egg each, and telling them they overslept.

Dear Santa, This year all I want for Christmas is thick hair and a thin body and please don't get it backwards like you did last year!!!!!!!!

I wanted to Email Santa, but not sure how to start, I'm thinking, Dear Santa I can explain...........

He sees you when your sleeping, He knows when your awake, He knows if youve been bad or good....... sounds like Santa's got Facebook!

I have just been diagnosed with Insomnia.Woo Hooo, one more sleep till Christmas! (that needs to be used earlier than this!)

ha! im nicking one of those for fb status! tee hee

clumsy there's a possibility that's where I found them!

teehee.

sooo whos ready for xmas then,i am definatly NOT

Favourite colour, red or lilac
Favourite drink, tea, don't have time for alcohol, plus I just fall asleep when drunk. I can however be persuaded to have an archers.
Talents, I can ride a horse and will agin soon, has been 3 years too long.
Chocolate, yes
Nuts, Yes
Cake, YES
Big Guns n Roses fan, that shows my age.

Am ready for christmas but have now realised I have nothing for tea tonight or tomorrow.