June 2009 - terrible twos here we come

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Here we are ladies

Thanks Gauchita - I have been feeling pretty invisible on MN to be honest, it a lot bigger than the forum I used to go on! I have 4 children and ds2 is my youngest and definitely the last - the baby of the family!

We moved to Cornwall just over a year ago for dh's work and are living the dream - although it can get a bit lonely at times. I shall try and keep up with who is who though ;)

evening all

venetian, good idea although it took me long enough to figure out how to change to this!

june, that's fantastic weight loss there!!!!!!!! Fabulous Hope you get on as well with the new trainer.

gauchita, there's a profile mover button, you don't have to redo it every time. Lovely pic, they look tiny, are they? Itching is still driving me nuts but is subsiding slowly, doc said the more you scratch the worse it gets so trying desperately not to! Good to hear all is well with your bump, how's the spd?

badroly, hello of course you can join us, the more the merrier. I have 5 dcs and am on the outskirts of sw London, E is my ds2 as well. Mn has got huge over the last couple of years, best just get stuck in, apart from starting a thread in aibu of course

yes june, dust everywhere and endless amounts of other rubbish and the noise! Will have to put another pic up as it's looking very different already, the shell is done and roof is partly back on. Gauchita, they put tarpaulin over it at night, thankfully it's been dry during the day so it's not been an issue, that's part of the reason we waited until now to get it done. E is sleeping through it all for his nap during the day I thought I'd put the travel cot up downstairs for him but he screamed the place down until I took him upstairs. I don't think he's going to appreciate being moved into his own room when it's all finished, especially as we're planning on putting him into a proper bed at the same time. Wish me luck . . .

waves to all

gauchita I sent it on 19th, i have just resent it now. Let me know if you haven't got it.
badroly heya! I'm in London, been to cornwall for a week about a year ago and loved it :D I can see how it would get lonely after a while though.
sorry have to rush off for now!

Morning all!

June, hope work is not too hectic for you these days. Congratulations again on such great weight loss You look fabulous!

Ninja, thanks for that! Hope the itching is not too bad now, you're being really patient re. the scratching, I'll be going at it like mad The "girls" are tiny, yes. We haven't named them yet, I can see a trend here, we suck at choosing names! SPD was better last week and I was silently hoping that was going to be it, but no, this week it came back and with a vengeance. The bump is fine, he's quite an active one, and definitely lets me know when a specific position is not of his liking Hope it stays dry during the night for you so that the loft works don't create more mess I can't believe E sleeps through that noise! Is he the same during the night???

Badroly, yes, MN is huge these days, and it can be quite daunting at times I'm more of a lurker on the general board, and mostly post on here only. Aw how nice, I bet your other DC love having a little one running around How old are they? I only have M, who will be 2 in June, and then the bump It's a boy and he's due 1st September I've never been to Cornwall before, but I've heard it's a beautiful place.

Busy weekend, on Friday I was offered a long translation due this morning, so DH was in charge of M all weekend We bought a little "extension" for the hamsters, I'll upload a pic later

We've had some crazy weather up here these last few days. Insane wind! and then sunshine and torrential rain at regular intervals Today we're supposed to have sun and 17 degrees, up to now it's covered in clouds and quite chilly, here's hoping

Hope you have a nice day Juners.

Waves!

Hey gauchita thanks :) I do feel good at the moment! I wrote a testimonial for my old trainer and put some before and after pics on there, people keep telling me how great I've done which is really nice.

Just signed up for a 10k jog next week, the charity is British Heart Foundation and for people who are into that kind of thing you can sponsor me here: original.justgiving.com/sylvaine
My first event, nervous but excited :D

I had a look at your pics gauchita and ninja, thanks fr sorting it out :D
I'm not ready for pets yet, we have ants in the garden, that'll do for now ;)

the loft extension looks like a lot of work, hope it finishes in the time frame. how is it looking right now? It's going to be fab when it's done!

Same weather here, bright sun, then lots of crazy wind. Not so much rain.

Tonight I am going out with a friend for pudding, just the two of us while dhs are looking after the babies. Major deal as I have not been out without the baby since she was born and actually never been out in the evening without dh since we met in 98. (shocking as it sounds!).

Hope everyone is well, snow when are you coming back?

Hey June, wow 10k... I can't even power walk at the moment Did I tell you that when I went over to visit my friend a few weeks ago I ended up with sore legs, I mean, sore sore muscles, ONLY because I had to go up two flights of stairs for 24hs!? I couldn't believe I was actually that sore... I woke up wondering why! It was as if I had woken up after doing a session of body pump... truly shameful. My friend couldn't stop laughing, I wanted to cry I must get my body in better fitness after the baby is born, asap!

Hope you enjoy your pudding with your friend tonight. I haven't been out at night without M since she was born either quite a record you have there for not having gone out without DH since 1998 Enjoy!

Well, I think we're going to have a Toy Story buzz lightyear theme birthday party for M. She's truly in love with it at the moment but everyone tells me that's too boyish... please tell me I'm not crazy and she won't hate me when she's older

evening all

gauchita, still a bit itchy, it's gotta go soon I've had enough now. Hamster names . . . hmm . . . Buzz and Woody Anythings got to be better than the highly imaginative Hammy that my friend had for hers when we were young! Sorry to hear about the spd, you do need to be careful about over doing it, it's so easy to put yourself back. Sounds like you've an active one there, making his feelings known already I'd do M a buzz party but that might just be me

june, hope you're having a fab time out, as gauchita said, that's a long time! Good luck for your jog next week. Loft is a nightmare with all the clutter every where and all covered in a nice thick layer of dust, lovely. It will all be worth it, the rooms are going to be quite a good size I think now I can get up there. I've put some more pics on my profile.

waves to all

Ninja, thanks for that! I can see them now Wow, big works there, but it's already looking great! When did they say they'd finish? No names for the "ratitas" yet, that's what M calls them (little rats in Spanish) it's actually more of a "titas" as the first syllable is a though one

June, how was pudding time with your friend??? Hope you had a great time, and a great dessert!

Vene, I'll PM you today

Right, we've placed the order for a Buzz party We even got her a Buzz piñata, which I know she'll go crazy about the minute she sees it

I finally got my maternity allowance documents ready, off to the post today, one thing off the list!

Yesterday I got another project with delivery Monday so I guess another busy weekend is coming, and I work this afternoon as well so that'll be entertaining

Hope you have a nice day Juners!

pudding was great :) we went to a cafe rouge and had a selection (3 miniature cakes each, yummy!) obviously with the weightloss it had been a qhile since I'd had dessert as well, so just perfect; )

ninja The loft is looking good, do you know already how you're going to decorate it?

gauchita good luck with the assignments, how do youmanage while looking after M, do you wait till she's asleep? I find if I try and do some work while C is awake and needing attention it makes the whole thing a hundred times harder.

Meeting various friends this weekend, should be really nice, hope the weather stays put! take care juners!

Helloooo everyone! Welcome BadRoly :)

Happy Birthday E - glad the loft extension is going as planned Ninja.

Gauchita - you poor thing spd sounds v. painful. Hamster's eh, used to have pet rats myself two sets one was Gordon and Henry (after the tank engines) and the girls were Blackberry and Blueberry. Toy Story theme sounds a winner where M's concerned though :o

10K June, you most definitely deserve those delicious desserts :)

Hi Vene, Snow and AllOverIt hope you are all well.

Move was horrendous took three days, multiple vans and very little sleep for two weeks as we had to rush decorate before moving in. Thankfully all over now and mostly unpacked. Am on half term and DH has taken DD away for the first time overnight to her cousins (deep breath, convinces herself it will be fine) so slowly unwinding on MN for the first time in ages.

Ninja's E: 28/05
BadRoly's DS: 01/06
Gauchita's M: 14/06
June's C: 18/06
Zhen's N: 19/06

Evening all!

Happy birthday E!!!! How fab it's on a Saturday as well! Hope the little man is having a great day

Zhen, wow, it sounds like the move was HARD work! 3 days! Phew, glad to hear you're mostly unpacked. Oooh some free time for you, lady N will be fine! Especially as she's very used to being with your DH, him being a SAHD. M would freak a bit I think, at first at least

June, it's not easy, no. I try and maximise the hours I get when she's napping or in bed, but sometimes I have to get her to play for a bit by herself, which she does quite happily with me in the room, so as to work some more. It's not something easy to balance, though, as you don't want to just be in the room and leave them to their own, or in front of the TV, you want to spend some quality time with them. Then there's the guilt, of course

Big match on TV, DH completely sucked in.

Waves!

hi girls! We are back! Looking forward to catching up with everyone's news. Have missed you! Had v limited internet access the whole trip, which was probably no bad thing.

Happy belated birthday e hope you had a fabulous day.

Had a wonderful time. Weather incredible- sunny every day . Kids amazing on both flights. Was lovely to see everyone, introduce Z to the family and friends and have some quality time with them.

Z and I have both put on lots of weight. Haven't weighed her yet, but I put on 5kgs! Just downloading the couch to 5km podcast. Start tonight!

Hope everyone is having a good Monday. Catch up properly tomorrow when A is at daycare.

Ninja's E: 28/05
BadRoly's DS: 01/06
Snow's A:13/06
Gauchita's M: 14/06
June's C: 18/06
Zhen's N: 19/06

afternoon all

thanks for the lovely birthday wishes for E, he had a lovely day, dd3 loved playing with all his presents

this is having to be a very quick post as my internet keeps cutting out [argh] and losing my posts.

will catch up soon, hopefully!!

waves to all

badrolly happy birthday to your ds :)

snow lovely to hear from you, don't worry about the 5k, just get back into your routine and they'll go quickly.
how was meeting up with family and friends etc? I find sometimes you meet people you haven't seen for years and it's like you never left, others are harder to find common ground with.
was it hot out there?

we finally booked a holiday break, just a few days in july and i cannot wait!!

my 10k run is this afternoon, i'm tired and on my periods, a cold sore and a bit of a headache but the weather is nice and I'm really looking forward to going for a nice long run :)

ninja when are the builders leaving?
what did you do for E's bday? i just want to get cake and juices & nibbles for parents. it'll be in the morning so nothing too extravagant, just a few garden toys and kids running around i think.
dh wanted to get some kind of entertainment, i don't think it's necessary but is it just going to be lame and lots of kids with nothing specific to do??

right i'detter get ready, talk to you soon!

afternoon all

badroly, happy birthday to your ds

zhen, sounds horrendous, hopefully it'll be a while before you have to move again. How did the night away go?

gauchita, M'll love that, didn't know you could get buzz ones. Did you manage to get your work done?

snow, lovely to see you back How did the run go?

june, holiday sounds lovely, where are you going? Didn't do much for E's birthday, he was just loving all the attention, especially as dd1 is back from uni. The problem with 2 year olds is that they tend to have the attention span of a gnat so anything that involves them having to sit down is going to be a bit of a waste, that's why soft play parties are so popular! That doesn't stop you setting up things they can do though, you can put some drawing/craft stuff out, have something for sand/water play washing up bowls will do if you have nothing else, choose a few toys to have out and put everything else away so there's not too much mess at the end and get loads of balloons, most los love them. Hope the run goes well, good luck

builders seem to be about a week ahead atm!!!! They've worked bloody hard though, have even turned down some offers of tea [faints] so should be done by the end of next week they reckon, we shall see! I have the plasterers in today and the pebble dashers. The mess and dust is unbelievable but it's already looking good. Will get some more pics up later. I'll need to sort carpet and paint, kids get to choose their colours as all the bedrooms will need doing. Dh suggested lime green for the new stairs and then said I never like his choice of colour he got genuinely upset and cross. The landing needs redoing and that means the hall downstairs will have to be done as well . . .

waves to all

ninja THANK YOU so much for sponsoring me :)

We'll have to think about garden toys a bit more, we want to get a sand box.

I remember the dust from the work in our house, really offputting, it goes on all the walls in every room, put a damp cloth on one of them to see how bad it got and wash them down when it's all over!

take care

Quick post!

Badroly, happy Birthday to your DS today! Hope he had a lovely day :)

Back tomorrow for a catch-up!

Waves!

gauchita THANK YOU for sponsoring me too

The run was great, the atmosphere was brilliant, really friendly, Canary Wharf was buzzing and I beat my personal best, did the 10K in 52 minutes which is an amazing time for me. (last one on my own last week was 65 minutes).

ninja We're going to Dubai, only 5 days but really looking forward to it.
It's cheaper at the moment because it is so hot out there. We're not planning to go out of the air conditioned hotel/resort to be honest, we just want to get up early, have breakfast, do toddler activities in the resort, have lunch, nap, do something else fun with C (water park), then dinner and bed. We have a deal where it's half board but the drinks in the aternoon are also free of charge and comes with free entry to kids club and waterpark.
They have babysitters there as well which we may well use to tag along with us for a couple of hours a day so we can enjoy the swimming pool/gym/dinner etc.
That'll be different, its been YEARS since we went on a proper holiday. We always only ever go to France to see relatives nowadays, we used to go somewhere greek with thompson like once a year until we got married 5 years ago and been canary islands once years ago.

When the loft is finished you'll soon forget about the dust and mess and it'll all be worth it. Visitors often comment that our house is lovely (even though it just looks unfinished to us).

better get on with work, take care juners!

morning all

june, you're not kidding about the dust, it's horrendous, I'm using it as an excuse not to do anything other than the bare minimum until it's finished To be fair, the builders are doing their best to clean up after themselves but it is every where and there really will be no point dusting until they've completely finished, the electrician and plumber are coming back next week to do the second fix and the builders still have to board out the storage area under the eaves so that's going to make a mess when they start chopping the boards up [sigh] But it does look almost done and it does feel better knowing we're hopefully on the home stretch! How long's it been since you had your house done?

that holiday sounds fab. Dh works for a company (not directly) that build and design a lot of the buildings in Dubai and he's always showing me the pictures, it looks lovely. Do spare us a thought while you're sitting in the sun with a long tall glass of something cool C will love it, all that water play, you just can't do that over here.

you did amazingly on your run well done!!!! You beat your pb by miles!

waves to all

Morning ladies!

Ninja, not long now till it's all finished You're absolutely right, why clean up thoroughly now? It's only going to look exactly the same as before in minutes We got everything from Party Pieces, like last year; it's SO few of us it wasn't expensive, we only had to get the "basic pack" The piñata was extra, though, but they sold those as well. I know she'll flip when she sees him! All work got done, fortunately. I was offered another one right after I had delivered the last one but it was 7000 words for the following day, and even though I'm fast there was no way in hell I could have managed to do that much with M here Glad to hear E had a nice time on Saturday. What did you get him in the end? So far I have a sticker book and a Crayola magic marker booklet It's not looking good, is it?

June, well done on the race! I saw the pics you uploaded on FB, looks like you had great fun, and you beat your personal record too! I had completely missed the donation link before , only after you thanked Ninja did I realise it was there Holiday sounds fantastic! You're going to have a great time and C will surely enjoy all that waterplay Things are so busy here these days any chance of going away anywhere seem to be vanishing.

Snow, glad to hear the flights were not too bad and that you had a great time catching up with friends and family. I like visiting my family in LatAm but I always feel I end up needing another holiday afterwards It's so intense, with everyone making plans to see you and the DC that I end up knackered How's Z doing with the vomiting? Has it gone away for good now?

Hope everyone else is well.

Pregnant hormonal lady vent alert here!

I'm feeling sorry for myself these days, ladies. I feel down! I'm bigger than last time, which is something I'm not used to and don't take too well either (being a recovered anorexic (teens)). I feel I can't move, I can't walk for long, I can't sleep well, I can't get undressed without help if I'm wearing trousers, my legs get cramped even if I stretch in bed in the morning! And the thing that makes me despair is that I still have 3 MONTHS TO GO! I mean, if it were a month, maybe it wouldn't be that bad, but I feel an eternity is still to come and I feel horrible.

Besides, sorry TMI, I'm constipated, and that makes me feel even heavier and uncomfortable. I'm eating bran sticks, and lots of other things with fibre but it's not working TOO well. I drink lots of water also, nothing! except me going to the loo even more often, for a wee. It's something else I've never had before so it's harder to get used to it. Gah, and then I feel horrible for feeling like this and complaining!! I cried my eyes out last night in front of DH and M

Sorry for the vent, ladies. Hope you have a nice day! I'm off to work in a little. The weather up here is gorgeous today! It seems we'll have 22 degrees

Waves

I've put some more pics up to bore you all with

Oh, Ninja, it's already looking REALLY good! Can't wait to see the final pictures

sorry gauchita, didn't refresh before posting again and didn't see your message. I can't wait for the finished pics either Party sounds fab, are you doing it on her birthday? We got E yet more some happyland in the end, dd1 got him a pop up ball pool, good job he'll have his own room soon! Don't apologise, it's not so long ago we were all here posting the exact same thing It's not nice is it and the spd isn't helping at all, can dh look after M for a bit so you can get some time to yourself for a bit of pampering?

oooh gauchita spd is rotten, also means you can't walk/exercise, that's probably one of the reasons why you feel bigger this time round.
I know it doesn't help to say this right now but when the baby is born spd will clear up and remember you were the first one of the juners back in your pre-pregnancy jeans, it won't be long this time round either.
My Friend E who had another baby recently was also back in her jeans very quick last time (she is a RL "juner" too) and got a little bit bigger this time round, it's coming off really quickly now. She breastfed for the first 6 weeks this time round, some say it helps.

If you've registered with ELC you should get a 20% off for our little ones through the post, and a CD.

Thank you for the encouragment on the running front and for supporting the charities I've been raising money for, I really appreciate it and people's generosity never fails to amaze me. I hope you don't feel you have to because I asked, I wouldn't think less of you if you didn't! I have to ask though obviously :D
I've just signed up to a half marathon in september (quite nervous about this now!) I'm going to have to train hard for it.

snow any tips on getting C entertained on a 7 hour flight? (probably small fish to you now ;))

all right, C is very tired and it's time to go to bed, speak to you soon!

Evening all!

June, Ninja, thank you for your posts My leg has been behaving quite well lately, thankfully. My lower pelvis (as in around my pubic bone) is killing me these days though . I think hormones are taking the best of me at times But yes, I guess not being able to exercise much at the moment doesn't help either.

We registered last year on the Big Birthday club, and we have a voucher, yes We must now only make a decision Well done for enrolling for another race! Have you started with the new trainer already? I can't remember whether you said it was around this time that you were to start with him.

Ninja, has the rash cleared now? DH suggested the same the other day, him staying with M and me doing something but to be honest M's behaving so well these days, she's helping loads, we're having lots of fun together, so I don't feel I want some alone time. I'd love a holiday for the 3 of us, but I really don't think it'll be possible atm.

Off to bed now, hope you're all having a nice weekend!

Waves