June 2008: new year, new diets, new resolutions, but when push comes to shove creme eggs are still the solution!

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Sorry, couldn't cope with Christmas anymore!

Rolf how did it go last night? I would have made the same call.

sybil Fraser gets upset at random moments when DH is offshore too - I don't think it's a big deal, just that they all of a sudden remember and feel sad.

Hugs for amber who's bringing the twins home today :)

T had quite a good sleep but her thumb was still very sore and swollen today, and she isn't using it at all, so I took her to A&E. Same experience as you Sybil - not an obvious clean break but they can't rule out a greenstick fracture and we're to go back on Friday. They were great but it's all so time consuming...I've only just got home and need to pick the others up from school in hour. I'm glad I waited until this morning. We brought books and drinks with us and she behaved pretty well.

Keepcalm sorry about your crappy day.

Amber and Maya hope all the babies, and you, are doing great.

Hi to everyone else

Rolf I would have done the same too (with Caitlin that is - with my PFB we were in A&E on a far too regular basis!) hope it's settled down a bit today.

Sybil I get "Mummy I missed you and I cried" from Caitlin on an almost daily basis - she doesn't seem too scarred by it though. Mind you, I went out on Monday night, leaving 2 little faces streaming with tears pressed up against the glass door, then had to put up with her telling me all the way home last night, "Mummy you had GONE! and I cried ... and Liam cried ... and Daddy cried ..." I clearly need to go out more often so they get used to it!

x-post - glad she slept Rolf!

Thanks all, feeling a bit more like my usual self today, but work is very miserable at the moment.

Rolf, glad she had a good night's sleep and I hope she's not in too much discomfort. It's a shame it's hard to give her calpol - S is the opposite, he's started coming to DH and I to say 'got a sore tummy/I don't feel well - calpol will make it better'. Any minor bump also requires a Gruffalo plaster.

Must go and sort out tea and other evening chores - waves to all!

Ooh, quick q for London types - what's good in town for a lively 2.6 yr old? Preferably not far from Waterloo (but we've d

Done what? The eye or aquarium? How far from Waterloo and if you are coming to town any chance of a meet up?
Rolf- hope t has better night poor thing.

Amber think you are home now so hope all well and Maya thinking of you.

Getting over holiday (which was fab) but got heavy cold and what happened to all the decent tv when I went away?!

Aha, my post didn't disappear after all! I thought I'd lost it when posting on my iphone.

The aquarium H&S - we did that on our last trip. Visiting friends in Surbiton (so train into Waterloo) and so far, our plans seem to involve lunch/dinner/drinks etc - not much fun for a 2.5 year old. Thinking it would be good to bring him into town to do something fun, but without loads of travel (so somewhere not too far from Waterloo ideal).

A meetup would be fab, though as usual we're trying to squish a 101 things into a really short break (arriving late afternoon Fri, away early Monday) but I shall see what I can do! It just suddenly occurred to me that we're coming down next weekend (i.e. the 21st) and I'm not organised at all!

How's the jetlag?

Oh, all the telly (american stuff anyway) is still on the winter break. Any brothers and sisters fans? That's back for a new series next week.

Marking spot, hellishly busy these days, and D feeding all evening so little time to mn - on phone catch ups about all I can manage!

Congratulations Maya, great name, did we get a weight? how are things going?

I'd never heard of brothers and sisters but my mum got a box set of it for Christmas - and has been glued to it since - she has barely phoned me!!

I like B&Ss - i think there was a car crash at the end of the last series wasn't there so someone may have died? I'm also watching 90210 and Glee atm

Daniel fed twice in the night again last night - he is not going much more than 3hrs between feeds day and night so I think I will start him on food soon. He was doing a 5-6hr stretch at night before. He is nearly 22wks now - same age i weaned the twins. but i am agonising over it a bit - when i am sat feeding in the night exhausted i think 'def food tomorrow' but then in the morn i think 'nah he's fine on just bm for a while yet'. I've got the sweet potato ready just in case but would like to wait as long as poss. Must get some oatibix in

Hope amber and maya are doing ok x

I think esther is turning into a teenager - she slept in til 9am yesterday, 9.45 today! i thought she might be poorly but she gets up bright as anything.

Neenz - H is still feeding in the night, I think he may be a bit under the weather or teething or something, he is nearly a year old now (how? ) so it is time he stopped!

I ordered one of these yesterday, it turned up this morning even with free delivery, and it's brilliant, bit pink but J loves it. Fairly small too, I love a bargain .

Hope all the babies are doing well.

Rolf Hope T thumb is better.

Keepcalm The London Transport museum is good, it's in Covent Garden. DS loves it, was thinking about taking him tommorow but started decorating today so may give it a miss.

Maya and Amber hope you both and the three babies are doing well!

Ooh, I always wanted to go to the transport museum but never got round to it! Is the science museum any good for that age group?

Neenz, yes there was a big crash at the end of the last series Neenz - I love b&s, it's a bit of a guilty pleasure!

The scince museum is good too. There is a play area for small children with water play and giant lego bricks among other things.

Aww gutted keep calm as I live 15 mins away but away next weekend. If you don't fancy London trip Hampton court/bushy park have maze,kids park an you can do boat trips.

Neenz dunno if it's food or what but I do vividly remember edie sleep/feed going backwards- what does it say in wonder weeks development?

Amber/Maya if you ae lurking thinking of you and ESP the horror of hormones.

Rolf- how is t?

Good point re american stuff- like b&s but couple of series behind. Am mad men convert since watching on trip. There is a new sky channel soon with all hbo stuff so hope that will help although michel roux service thing tonight quite good.

Ah, that's a shame H&S. Which part of London town are you in? I really need to sort out a proper trip to London at some point. I always end up on really short weekend breaks and don't really have time to see anyone properly.

I think I'm erring towards the transport museum - Covent Garden's good for a wander and all. How busy do people think it would be on a Sunday in Jan (the museum that is)?

REally should be doing an assignment...

Ooh, have just realised how close Hampton Court Palace is to where we're staying...

Oh crumbs, I also have to hire a car seat again!

Hello all! Had a lovely lie in today - well, it's just me here, but that's sometimes nice - but sadly it was because I went to Hilary's funeral yesterday.
I won't pretend - it was horrible, awful, traumatic. A lovely service, but when little Becky walked in behind her mother's coffin, people were wailing, and big men were sobbing. Awful.

Have to move on though.

Today is my birthday, and a friend had a baby this morning, 2 weeks early! It's a rubbish birthday to have, I'll admit, but still... I think I must have mentioned her - she was a very close friend, my closest RL friend, but got difficult when I got pg with Iestyn (she said she was infertile - she blatantly wasn't having had a m/c same time as I did - I know it's not great, but that's not infertility, 1 m/c after 1 month trying, and I should stress that I was sympathetic and everything - but her treatment of me when I was pg made me worse, as I suffered from AND). Anyhow, she then got pg and had a baby a year later, but sort of dropped me in a way - I was not as important as her NCT friends (who, I guess, are local, so fair enough) but also she would never talk about anything other than her baby. That's 18 months later etc. So I found that hard.
Then she got pg again and I found out on facebook, so was offended.
But now, I've been in touch and everything, and she has no idea I'm pg, because she never lets me get a chance to tell her! I've really tried, but nothing doing, and I've started off saying things like 'my next one...' etc, but she just turns it around to her babies!!

Anyway, silly pointless rant.

Hope all are well? I haven't been keeping up much, so I hope everything is ok with everyone.
Rolf and Neenz where did we leave it? Shall we arrange our meet-up off mnet? I have Neenz's mobile, and possibly e-mail as well.

quick post - thanks for the concern about T. Her thumb has been loads better. It's still swollen and tender but she is using it now and it's not as painful. I cancelled the appmt for today as it's so much better.

Dewin happy birthday . I thought of Hilary and her family and friends yesterday.

Shall we liaise via fb?

Hi, just checking in. Dh is home from offshore and I'm so tired after the week Im lying on the floor while the boys play. How are Amber and Maya doing? Waves to everyone else.

Hello. Rainy day here. We have two trips to the drs today: this morning to see the nurse for W to get first set of jabs . then me this afternoon. That's as exciting as it gets today!! W not that happy post jabs but sleeping which is probably best.

Waves to everyone

Hi all! Oh my word I had forgotten how little sleep you get in the first few months so excuse me if its all spelling mistakes. I have only had 5 hours in 2 days and feel like collapsing in a heap. Mark's dad and wife have gone home now leaving us alone until tomorrow pm when the maternity nanny starts. Thanks God I booked her as I know we would not ave coped at all well without her. It will be weird not having the in laws here. They have been great for looking after Luke as he loves them and they dote onhim. It was really weird seeing Luke for the first time in 6 days on Wednesday. It's clearly the longest I have ever been without him and I thought my hornmones would make me to upset for him to visit in hopspital. He seems like a completely different little boy it's mad! His speech is off the scale now, he's liek a 4 year old (well to me anyway!). I feel likie Ineed to get to know him a bit again and so I have been trying to still get up with him in the morning and spend the evening with him after nursrey much as I want to just pass out! He didn;t liike it yesterday when I had to feed the babies in front of him and stomped off and was a bit naughty to get attention. Nothing too bad yet though. He has not taken much interest in tha babies as I guess they are a bit dull for him! The breastfeeding is going slowly down hill dso I am glad I have a mage pro BF nanny coming. I am almost at the point of giving up but can express almost one feed at a sitting now so will continue with that (Gid bless my double pump!). The babies just will not suck for more than about 5 sucks although both of them had a miracle BF yesterday for about 30 mins each when they were fractious between feeds. It hasn't happened afain and I have to feed them so have been giving formula. I am very sure that the more they get the less likely they willl be to ever BF but at the same time I also know how I can't be a superhero, especially at night. neenz I called today but you weren'y about. Got loads of Qs for you!

Anyway, I'm dsorry it's such a me post but I can hardly think. Essie happy birthday my love and hope everyone is OK (esp maya) x

Hi Everyone

Amber - oh 5 hours in 2 days, what a shock to the system. I think it's understandable that Luke isn't that bothered by the babies and I think that you're doing the right thing to spend some time with him as he's bound to feel pushed out. Hope tonight on your own goes OK.Looking forward to seeing a photo

Maya - how are you doing?

Spider - Rainy and Drs here too. Hope W is OK

Took Ethan about his walking and the way his foot turns in, strangers have started commenting which is a bit upsetting, so we have been referred to a specialist, but she thinks that it is more muscular than bones so no surgery.1st time we'd been to the Dr and she was v nice but talked to herself, as though she was verbalising whatever she was thinking as she examined his leg, it was weird.

Happy Birthday Dewin. I was also thinking about your friend's family yesterday

Ktpie - bargain on the kitchen

hello to all those I haven't replied to, nothing personal.

househunting here, Abdn these next links are for you
gorgeous house but mid terrace and only on street parking
place with lots of space and income potential but expensive
great period featuresBUT water dripping through the kitchen ceiling, no damp course etc etc
too expensive but we're going to see it anyway next week

I think the 1st house is my favourite at the moment but it's just the parking that's worrying me.So tell me what you all think!