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BibiBelle · 05/01/2011 23:10
As shucks. Thanks Ladies :)
Part one of the journey completed, so girls with my sis. off to London soon for a (hopefully) lovely day with friends 
Loti - how spooky is that!
Hope you all have lovely weekends. X
Hey everyone. Haven't caught up properly, although I have seen that poor J has had a bump to the head. Hope he's ok star
to no1
So DD finally decided to arrive She's totally worth the wait and the hard work though! Delivery suite was packed when we arrived on Thursday, they kept me waiting in the foyer having intense contractions every two minutes for over half an hour. Then they put me in triage on a monitor. Finally got to the pool room about 3ish, took a further half hour before a midwife managed to get to us. They were actually talking about closing the unit and turning away any new patients because they were so swamped!
Labour was much quicker than it was with S, but much MUCH harder. Pushing at the end was intense and uncontrollable, but she got a bit wedged. It seems that she had her arm up alongside her head and this was stopping her from getting all the way down. MW encorouged me to change position and we guess this made her move her arm, as she came down very quickly after this. She was born in the water, and I was the first person to touch her, picked her out the water and sat there cuddling until the placenta came out a few minutes later then they cut the cord. Felt incredibly weak and shaky after so it took me ages to get out the pool.
So I had about 4hrs established labour as I was 4cm at3pm and she was born at 7.09. She's gorgeous but so shockingly big! She has the most enormous cheeks I've ever seen on a baby. Can tell she had her arm up by her head as she had a ridge running down the side of her head and has a bruise on her hand where it got squished.
Anyway, going to stop waffling on now. Hope everyone is doing well today :)
Queen how fantastic you have her now and while obviously big babies bring their own problems in labour (voice of bitter experience due to ds2's massive size) it is so comforting in the newborn days to think how strong and robust they are. Sounds as if the early part of hos was pretty stressful, wtf were they going to do with new people starting labour if they shut down?? You sound very happy, hope ds takes to his new dsis and that you all enjoy a nice time at home together now. Really pleased for you
Crispy you smartarse handcarved potato slice thanks for your tender words of wisdom. 
Apart from that I do admit you are a legend (in ds1 parlance) and deserve a really treaty birthday (and sounds as if you are getting it!!). Hope dh in good/better form now and able to enjoy it with you. Send you both a hug .
Your poor dad though, parents being ill is so distressing. dp's dad is ill at the mo so lots of sympathy from here. Winter is such a nightmare for older people with any kind of tendency to lung stuff, hopefully there will be some snowdrops around soon to give your pa a tiny glimpse of a warm spring on the way.
Have made Vic sponge for sister's birthday & peanut biscuits, trying to think of something interesting to do with a sandwich for birthday tea.
I didn't mean to draw unwarranted sympathy, when I said find it difficult to post at the moment I didn't mean due to emotional blockage more time constraints and the usual thing of having missed 3 days then feeling would be rude to contribute without having read back, not having time to do so, starting, getting called away, not finishing, blah blah and also any computer time I get I have to work. All rather dull.
Crisp Happy birthday m'lady.
Qod Excellent news, what an adventure! Enjoy your babymoon.
Forgot DH had a rehearsal last night so our date night postponed 24hrs. Have just had genius idea to get tickets to see Imelda May in town for his birthday next month. There may be many things I am no good at but I am bloody great wife.
Urusla I completely comprehend your dilemma. We sound like we're in the same busy boat.
Queenie you did an incredible job. You realize I'm extremely jealous of your birth. I love her name too. Very well done!!
Crisps enjoy your day!!
Silks I tell myself that often too. 
Off to see Se sam e St ree t Live. 
Ursula DS1 can often be heard singing 'Big bad handsome man' from the other album
. I wrote (or started) a few songs last month and realised they have been v influenced by Imelda May, though perhaps a bit more 40s swing/jazz. Still not managed to pin down DH to help me develop them (I've done the 10% inspiration bit, just can't face the 90% perspiration by myself.) Promise to share when there's more than just me singing into a phone.
Hopefully off for a family trip to the zoo (well, mahoosive wildlife park, nothing like cosy little Bristol) this avo as it seems relatively sunny. We got a promotional booklet from them with our new annual passes and inside is a stunning promotional pic of BIL & SIL from their wedding there 3yrs ago
. Kids were totally confused LOL.
Ya'll are going to make me Goog le Imelda.
Silky, it is strange to see folks you know on promo books. You'd think I get out a lot around here as I've would up on a one for a yearly kids fair and twice for our kids museum.
Blueberry did you notice my kids' attire for the event yesterday. DD1 fit herself into DD2's shirt. LOL! She was so excited I just let it go and put DD2 in her old shirt. DD2 kept following DD1 around saying, "MY SHIRT SIS! MY SHIRT!"
We are bracing for snow. We could get as much as 8 inches. It will close schools. That's fine. I'm ready for a break. I've got so much going on tomorrow. The snow is working in my favor for once.
Can we talk strollers for a moment? I think I'm going to take one of my own to the kingdom. This gives me a reason to purchase a new one. Or borrow one if I can. For our HUGE 2y olds, what ride is working best? She can stop the wheels with her feet in our Jo ovy. The cheap umbrella I bought when our good umbrell broke she can climb out of...actually she can walk with the stroller attached to her body. I'm leaning away from renting a park strol ler for numerous reasons. Yesterday's test proved for me I need to have something she feels secure in, that I can LOCK HER IN, while we are vacationing.
Hello
TS ds2 is in the Maclaren that I got when he was 6mo. Fits fine and he can't escape when strapped in.
star how's your brave little J with his war wound? Hope your booking in appt went ok?
Hi ursula and no1, we miss you both so come back soon!
I'm just taking the boys to a 'fun' session at swimming. Fun for whom though? Wish me luck.
Dissertation writing starts in earnest tomorrow. Just got to do the findings, analysis and conclusions. Have 2 weeks to do it....
cece I have a friend training to be a social worker in Nottingham and she too has 2 weeks to finish her dissertation. She seems a lot more stressed than you are! I tip my hat to your Jedi cool.
TS we also have a Maclaren. Well, two actually - a Techno (bit more heavy duty but still v manageable) and a Volo (ultra lightweight, can carry over your shoulder but tips up easily...so probably not one to keep R suitably restrained ).
Def give Imelda May a google, she's good fun.
DS is doing fine after his incident :) The wound has been fully stuck together and seems not to bother him at all, and he's been in high spirits all weekend, very cute. We took him to see this this morning, his first experience of live theatre...he was utterly entranced and seemed quite lost in the story. The show was really good and just the right length. Now he is zoning out in front of Cars 
while DH prepares for his five interviews next week and I roast a chicken.
star glad he's doing okay. 
he lasted through your performance. suppose i've got a while till r can manage. oh well.
i think i've decided on a bu mbleride indie. now now do i unload my other three strollers??
captain, maybe you need a glass of wine to help you "concentrate."
new stroller ordered! paid cash! feels good!! posted on fb that i want to sell my other bulky strollers (of course i didn't say bulky). wish me luck because i'm a terrible sales person.
Silks I'll have 65 days to "break it in." What's one or two stroller scratchs anyway. It's a utility piece of equipment. Bumps, scraps, spills...that's all par for the course. In the end I'll still be able to pass it on or sell it. If it makes life easier for us then it's worth it. I'm all about EASE.
I'm actually totally excited now. I've just bargained my double stroller off. That will almost pay for the new stroller. If I can unload my jogger then the new stroller should be a wash. JOY!!
R and I are piled up under the covers enjoying our computers. She has T oy S tory 3 playing and I have a thousand browser screens open...chatting, shopping, researching, and so on. DH is taking DD1 to find a snow disc so they can play in the blizzard that should arrive late tonight. FUN!! I'm making a point to be happy and relax today. All work and no play make for a dull TS.
What's everyone else up to today? Join me.
Great to see you chilling out TS, you don't do enough of it! Make more time for yourself in 2011
We have just eaten an enormous roast dinner: chicken, potatoes, steamed veg, lashings of gravy. Was delicious. Once DH comes down from putting DS to bed, I'm going to make him sort out a steamed pudding and custard This is one hungry baby I'm incubating here.
star your meal sounds incredible. i've moved from our roast lunch to chocolate to oranges. might as well eat since there's nothing else to do in this cold. and as for your bump, feed it well...SHE needs it. psst...that's my guess.
Arf I'd be lying if I said I hadn't wondered whether the difference in symptoms this time means anything. But then I have also convinced myself several times that it's twins and almost got into the idea
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Don't joke Star it might be true
TS we've been to church, been swimming and now O is in bed and T just heading there.
Listed a few things on ebay which dh has now told me he thinks we (meaning me) have listed it wrong . F off darling.
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