June 2009 - terrible twos here we come

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Here we are ladies

morning all

snow, trip sounds good Can you c&p your posts into word before you hit post just in case? When are you home, can't be long until you're moving now?

gauchita, all ready for tomorrow now? It's getting so close now, you're almost there, how're you feeling about doing it all again?

zhen, happy birthday to your dh, hope the bingo went well, what a lovely idea Good news on your scan.

skillbo, have considered peppa pig world, do you get into the whole of paulters park with the ticket or just the peppa bit, thinking the older dcs won't be impressed with a day of peppa! Hope you managed to capture the water flume on camera

june, loving C's potty tales, fantastic Dd1 used to go to a day nursery when she was 2, all the los would be sat on their potties in a line, apart from the one at the end which had dd1 writen on the front, she was more of a last minute dash kinda gal and she wouldn't be encouraged to go with the other children, rather large stubborn streak running through my family

one more week left of the holidays and the house looks like it's been attacked by hoard of rampaging monsters it has so I've officially given up on anything more than just the basic housework, it's just not worth it! Dd1 has started to organise her birthday party, she'll be 21 and has put an invite on her closed fb page silly girl so I rang her and told her I was free and could I crash on her floor [nervous laugh] oh and her dad might be free so he could come as well [silence] and he'll bring some of his cd's [even more nervous laugh] oh how I enjoyed that phonecall evil mother that I am as of course I have no intention of going And I finally got round to sticking myself on fb as dh got fed up of me playing his games so if anyone wants to add me, pm me

waves to all

Evening all!

Will try to keep it brief although never succeed!

Snow - BA sounds glorious, it is just tipping down here so must be lovely to be in the sunshine surrounded by lovely people.. glad to hear Z is being such a good girlie too!

Ninja - have sent you a PM so be my friend ... oh, and if you do decide to go to PP world, the entry covers the whole place.. we didn't get a chance to go anywhere else as, to be honest, there was heaps to do and DD was made up just to be there I think. It's the only time I've been to Paultons though so not sure if the rest of the park is up to much although I know they've tried to improve it lots the last couple of years!

Gauchita - how lovely, your mum will almost be here.. will she be on a plane as I type? Hope you're feeling ok - bet M is going to be sooo excited to see your mum that hopefully she might give you some peace for a few hours.. I know getting to Nanny's with J can be a pure lifesaver!

Had an eventful few days here - we had a car crash into our flat on Sunday - made the whole place shake and the noise was unbelievable! Not entirely sure how the man did it to be honest as not a place you'd normally reverse, but he did it - and at speed too! It was very lucky as no other cars got caught up in it, no-one was walking past, the man wasn't hurt and he didn't actually take out our flat... if he'd been even one metre further over he'd have been in our front room!

Also having weird eye things so ended up in eye casualty with scans and stuff... went to midwifes first as weird eye things can mean pre-eclampsia but all fabulous and got to hear DS's heart again which was nice. Nothing to report though so don't know what's going on - just feels like I've had a photo taken ALL the time in my right eye... anyone have anything similar??

Right - DH has got bloody Celebrity BB on AGAIN.. I think I will go and feast on the fairy cakes I felt compelled to rustle up this evening! Have a good one all xx

Hi all!

Skillbo, what???? Oh my! Poor you, I can imagine the shock! Glad to hear you're all OK. What's happened to the flat? Is there much damage? Hope everything is fixed for you soon. No experience on the eye thing here... were they able to say at least what could be causing it? I'm glad to hear it's not anything pg-related. Are they doing any follow-ups?

Ninja, totally agree on doing only the bare minimum necessary otherwise you'd be picking up after them all day! One more week now, then peace again I'm feeling quite ok re. the birth, surprisingly. I guess once you "know" what's coming, i.e. we've been there before, it gets a tiny bit easier, at least regarding the potential anxiety that the uncertainty factor can cause. Let's see if I'm as calm on the day I'm still doing hypnobirthing and also using accupressure on the day for my back pain, so fingers crossed!

Snow, hope you've had a great stay in our hometown When are you due back?

Right, mum arrived at noon today, soooooooooooo relieved! Now I can ask the baby to wait until September as I don't like end of the month dates too much but I guess he'll just come whenever he wants, and now that mum's here it's all good

M's absolutely besotted with grandma, she doesn't leave her alone! She adores her and she's showing it. For the first time, it's like I don't exist!

Maternity leave starts today, woo hoo!

Very very rainy here, miserable weather, hope you're having something better down south Waves!

evening all

gauchita, sadly very rainy down south too! Yay for your mum arriving, does that mean you can get an evening out before ds turns up then Time to put your feet up for a bit now you're off work, spd still playing up then

skillbo, have pmed you as had trouble finding you I will get the hang of fb soon I'm sure. Thanks for the pp info, may make that a goer then. Wow, the car crash must have been a total shocker, so pleased no one got hurt. How're your eyes doing, you don't get migraines do you? Oh and pass some of the cake over this way will you would normally swap for a bit of gin so will keep that on ice for you!

E is still not liking his bedroom, he used to be so good in his cot, 7.30 lay staight down and out like a light, now it's closer to 10 with someone sitting on the end of his bed and plenty of fidgeting. He's ending up in with us most nights too [sigh]

dh has announced he's off to Leeds for work in a few weeks, at least he managed to avoid the school holidays, I'm hoping it doesn't become a regular thing.

waves to all

Back in the country. Currently negotiating back roads of hertfordshire as m25 shut. Hope you hv all had a great long weekend. gauchita you ok chicka?loved ba. Amazing to watch the difference in how children are viewed. Z was given so many kisses,chatted to,smiled at and people move out of the way of the buggy. Lovely time,friendly people and work great.

Hi ladies!

Snow, glad to hear your experience in BA was nice We're definitely warm, sometimes too warm with children. I guess you might have noticed we kiss almost anyone/everyone on the cheek when saying hello/bye Hope that didn't put you off.

Well, ladies, contractions started this morning at 6am, although they're not as regular as they should be, but DEFINITELY as strong as they were with M Soooooo I guess true labour might be on its way. We'll see! I'll keep you posted. (Did anyone say Aug 30th??? )

xxx

afternoon all

ninjagoose, 3 days early (29/8?) and 7lb12
snow, 28th aug 3.3kg, 51cm
june2009, 5 sept, 7lb
Zhen, 6th sept, 8lb2
Skillbo, 2nd Sept, 7lb11

gauchita, how exciting, will keep everything crossed for you, doesn't seem 5 minutes since we last did this all together

snow, hope you got home ok in the end, sounds a nightmare finish to a great trip.

still trying to get E happy in his room, it's still not going well. Have got dd3's transport sorted at last, she'll be collected at 7.35 for school each morning, it'll be a long day!

Oh my goodness gauchita, are we having a live labour thread? . Sending you vibes for a speedy,safe delivery. Got the hot packs,birthing ball, and energy drinks ready for you. So excited

Wow Gauchita very exciting Looks like your mum arrived just in time!

Hope all goes well, have got a nice cup of and some warm buttered toast on standby for after he has made his appearance.

I am on a bit of a labour/birthing high at the moment as my niece gave birth at 11.06pm on the 28th to her little girl who decided to come 5 weeks early, she is so diddy, only 4lb but not in SCBU luckily.

Snow - glad you enjoyed BA and are home safe despite the travel issues.

Hope zhen and bigcar get some sleep soon.v exciting about your niece,hope the scbu stay is short.

Hope zhen and bigcar get some sleep soon.v exciting about your niece,hope the scbu stay is short.

ooh zhen, sorry missed your baby news last night, fanastic news

hope you both managed to get some sleep eventually, E ended up in with us again so not much sleep here.

gauchita darling, I hope you have babe in arms or are very nearly there
ninja, ditto the crap sleep. Z snotty, teething, miserable baby. Thank goodness she didn't do this when we were away

Off to look at houses to rent today. Sent Dh while I was away to see a few and hopefully will sign a rental contract on one of them today. Just the joy of a 4.5hr round trip in the car with the kids. Wish me luck.

blimey snow, big day today then!!!! Was it that mansion you linked too Will get the gin out for later. Hope Z has a better day.

Hi ladies!

Quick post. I wrote a long message at 4.30 and my phone decided to lose signal and I lost it

Right baby boy was born last night at 10.18 and he's doing great, feeding atm no name yet!!

I lost quite a bit of blood (a litre) so v weak last night but doing well and elated with our little boy

I'll come back later and post properly to tell you more about the birth thank you or 'sitting with me' during labour and sending good vibes

Waves!

Gauchita, super massive congrats :) i missed the whole labour but will try and catch up soon xxx
I bet the end of the month dates have a whole new meaning now :)

gauchita, brilliant news, huge congratulations to you all

Congratulations Gauchita, glad you are both doing well. :)

Make sure you take some iron supplement and vitamin C to build back up the blood you lost.

How much does he weigh? How is M with her new baby brother?

woohooo
I am so excited and cannot wait to hear t he details, once you have time. I hope you are enjoying those incredible newborn cuddles, and getting as much rest as possible. Does your mum cook well? Lots of nourishing food.

Solo parent as DH on call. Better sort the kidlets. They have been incredible today, they were brilliant in the car, we looked at two places and like them both. The tricky decision- does a perfect ktichen, with range cooker etc outweigh an average kitchen but a large yard and A would have his own paddock to run around in? Tricky.I think the garden has it, would be so lovely to have them have lots and lots of space.

I am so good at killing the thread . gauchita thinking of you, baby boy is probably awake. Hope everything is going ok and you are feeling a little better.

Hi to everyone, not much to report, wwaiting to hear about the house and heaps and heaps of work on.
Willing Z not to wake for a while longer so I can get some more done.
Hope everyone is ok.

A is in top form, a week with the GPs has been fantastic. I can't believe how much he has changed that time. Looking more like a boy, less toddler and his language has exploded. Far less biting although has tantrummed for england today.

Bring on the weekend.

Hello all, This is Gauchito!! Thank you all for the lovely messages. Gauchita asked me to log on and let you all know that she is fine. Unfortunately she cannot tell you by herself because both her and Little Gauchito are in Hospital.
Little Gauchito had some difficulties breathing when he was checked for discharge on Wednesday so we got transfered to Calderdale Hospital so they could run some tests on him. Docs believe he might have some sort of infection but not sure where (if any at all). he is doing very well, no fever, eating a lot (breastfeeding) and sleeping. He's breathing fine now, but unfortunately one of his tests showed high levels of defence cells so more tests were needed today.
At the moment he is getting some antibiotics just in case.
Hopefully everything should be sorted by Monday.
We'll keep you posted!!
All the best and thanks for your support and love!!
Gauchito