'October 2009-chattering and on the run, our toddlers are such fun'

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Right ladies, off we trot into the next stage of our gorgeous toddlers lives.

HC
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It's so quiet on here! Hope everyone is just busy having a nice time...?!

All fine here, had a really nice run in to work this morning, 2 weeks until I go to Spain for a wedding, otherwise just puffing on with the thesis...

Post news!
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Hi everyone! Congratulations littlepea! Gabriel is very cute

HT sounds like you and Joe had what W and I have just had. W had spots on his face which I thought were the pox. But I had raised glands and ended up with tonsillitis. W had a nasty ear infection culminating in a perforated ear drum which is very leaky he's happier since it's popped though.

calypso wedding sounds fab! Is A going too?

I've got a scan the week after next - so will finally find out if all is well. I'm 12 weeks - I thought I was 11 so a nice bonus

Wow Iggly things seem to be moving fast for you, always great to have an extra week over you lol. How do you feel, any sickness???

HT how are you & Joe now?

Gabriel is now 2 weeks! its flying in lol....

We are moving to Southampton in July, Im happy to be getting the family back together at last, and its hard work being on my own with 3 kids! But the thought of packing up the house again...oh well lol.

How is everyone else? Its all very quiet on here xx

Hi all

Seems like I am AWOL again

All well here, AF arrived 9 days late so convinced myself I was up the duff but alas no. Glad really as I do want to go to Spain in August without morning sickness. DH needs further persuasion too.

littlepea-Gabe sounds adorable and am sure Faith will adapt very soon. I remember when DD2 was born how big DD1 suddenly appeared to be.

Iggly-12 weeks, wow. Let us know how the scan goes.

Big wave to everyone else!

HC
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Hi all,we've been on holiday in Cornwall and then at my mum's in Wales. Had a wonderful time, I was surrounded by mountains ad cliffs and trees and was absolutely in my element. Really lifted my mood-I hadn't realised how low I was feeling. We stayed at Coombe Mill and Joe loved it-tractor rides every day to feed the animals, play barns, river to explore and open access to goats and alpacas which seem to be his favourite thing in all the world. Very silly animals. He got to collect eggs each day and take one home-they are massive! You don't see them in Tesco. He came away with lots of new words- including goat, duck, tractor, alpaca, farmer Nick. He's also started saying "Oh Jesus!" when frustrated which won't go down well with his Catholic nanas! I shall have to watch my mouth as it's me he's copying. DH back at work today which we're all pretty upset about. Lots of pics on FB, as my sister in Japan begged to see them.

Pain and swelling feeling in my arm got very bad the first night(I woke up screaming) then went away for 4 days. Came back on Friday when I caught a cold after getting caught in the rain but now I know it goes away, am less bothered. Had to see doctor as cold turned into infection and he said all the lymph nodes on my left side are really up so it is probably me fighting a virus. Joe got two more spots on his face and a bit of diarrhea but that was it, phew-no chicken pox!

Littlepea Gabriel is gorgeous. I saw your FB post about moving-Southampton is supposed to be quite nice. I don't evny you packing up the house but I guess it's a good excuse for a declutter[clutching at straws emoticon] How is Faith now?

Iggly Good luck with the scan

fidelma My heart just melted when I read what your ds1 had said. He's very articulate for his age.

calypso Have a great timem at the wedding, I think you'll miss all this ash cloud nonsense.

HC August not so far away now, sending you good vibes

HT sounds like you had a fab holiday! I liked the pcs on FB - J looks so grown up! And his hair is gorgeous, such a lovely colour.

I had my 12 week scan today. Can you believe it, there's a live kicking baby in there I held my breath until she turned the screen towards us and baby was leaping about, heart beating away. So so pleased. I feel exhausted as I can finally relax and start to think that this might actually happen now

Iggly fantastic news what a great day 12 weeks and all well

HT love the photos you all look so happy.Lovely to get away.Joe is gorgeous,I to love his hair.I hope your arm is Ok.Are you doing any work at the moment?

HC hope you are Ok.

Husband in Barcalona (we should of all gone but long story) we have miss each other loads.Loads of dramas in the Fidelma household since he left.(you couldn't make it up!)

Off for a wee nap as I am so exhausted at the moment (note to self don't have people round every night lol) Oh and stop doing dinner parties !!!

Iggly-how wonderful, keep looking at that scan pic.

fidelma-you must learn to do less.

Half term next week and dad has booked the beach hut so we are going every day. Hope it doesn't rain.

Saw Watchdog last night and there was an item about cold calling names in the phone book asking about Dyson hoover servicing in the hope that someone will own one. Anyway, I get this call quite often and say I don't have one so they say sorry, our mistake and hang up. Today I got the call so I said 'you know I don't own one, I know you are ringing everyone in the phone book because I saw it on Watchdog last night' and promptly hung up.

Off to Rhyme Time at the Childrens Centre at 1pm.

Big wave!

HC
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Try not to rely on your 11 dd to remind you that you have invited people for lunch.(I am off my head) Can't decide weather to walk to school or not, 1 mile there and 1 mile back up a steep hill with 4 dc.Usually do it but not sure about today!
Then 4 swimming.

Tea at home or F and C?

Note to self listen to HC

Just sent my dh a text reminding him that I am looking forward to my lie in tomorrow!

Sorry I've been awol. It's been a crazy few weeks topped off by a very sad two weeks. I've known or known of three people that died in less than two weeks one of which was my unborn baby niece who died at 38 weeks (gestation). We buried her yesterday. Gutting, really. S was induced/born at 38 weeks because of my blood disorder and he was healthy and perfect and is a strapping lad now. They won't know for a few more weeks what caused it, if they are actually able to determine it.

We're off to Southampton tomorrow for a wedding and are leaving S with his grandparents. It's the first time we'll be gone for more than 2-3 hours or so without him. Eeek! He was invited to the wedding but we opted to leave him with his grandparents so we could enjoy ourselves. That and we thought it would just be too long/boring for him.

Six weeks left of my medicine. I've lost so much darn weight I'm practically back to university weight AND it's getting hard to find proper fleshy bits in my legs to stick the needle in. OUCH!

Why are bank holidays here always so dreary weather wise?!

Oh Scout that is terrible news so so sorry. Feeling so bad for you all, its one of the worse things that could happen....big hugs xxx
Does that mean that your treatment will be over in 6 weeks?
Have a great day at the wedding!

Scout so sad for all the family.

I hope you enjoy the wedding tomorrow.

Scout I wondered where you were and if you were ok. Such sad news, I'm so sorry for you and your family. Very glad that you can see the light where end of the treatment is concerned. Enjoy the wedding x

fidelma You are a prime candidate for Come Dine With Me Why couldn't you go to Barcelona? Enjoy that lie in, sounds like you deserve it.

Iggly Great news about your scan, really pleased for you.

Thanks for the photo commments,we really did have a great time. Booked to go next May as well, a little later though.

We're trying to find a new town to move to asap, really feel that life is too short to stay in a place that makes us so unhappy. It needs to be commutable to Liverpool in the short term but also friendly (ie unlike here!). Dh considering the other side of immigration now and retraining in law-he's sick of the policies of his job and there are loads of paralegal vacancies for immigration law. I have not gone back to work yet-I always said that after almost killing myself with overwork and tiredness (literally on the M25) for the last job, I'd be working for myself next. Not sure what to do though-am leaning towards something outdoorsy that would fit around Joe. Decisions, decisions...

HT Where do you live now??? And have you any clues were you might like to move to???

littlepea Southport at the moment. Looking at Chester, maybe the Wirral. My heart says Lake District, somewhere in Scotland or rural Wales but I know thats not possibe at the mo. I have to be somewhere rural, I feel like I'm choking here

Evening all my lovely friends :D

littlepea hope all well with Gabriel, he's so cute (as are all your DCs)! I'm from Southampton, and its quite... benign? Nothing massively exciting but its alright (changed loads since I left for London in 1994). Its nice and close to the New Forest and everyone sails and dead quick to the Isle of Wight which is good!

HC 9 days late with AF and you didn't POAS? Such self control! But you have lots to enjoy so good that it wasn't pg this time :) It is raining here, hope it isn't at the beach hut?

HT your holiday sounds amazing, have bookmarked the place in Cornwall for a future possibility. I hope your arm doesn't hurt anymore. Good luck with the new house hunt, it must be awful to live somewhere that makes you so unhappy. Best of luck with DHs and your plans for the future.

Iggly yay! so happy for you that the bean is alive and well, what a relief, excellent news, I hope all goes very well, will you find out the gender this time (did you last time?). And don't forget if you are ever bored on Mondays and Tuesdays, I'm happy to pop up for tea :) (but no worries if you're too busy!)

Fidelma your life sounds crazy, I hope that you are all nice and relaxed now, or as relaxing as 4 DCs allow you to be :o

Scout good to hear from you but shocked and very saddened by the death of your niece, how awful, condolences to your family-in-law :( Sorry to hear the weight loss continues, sounds very uncomfortable.

All fine here, finally got around to TTC so we'll see. Dreadful timing as DH and I are sleeping on the sofas as our house is stuffed full of extended family staying over haha. Also the week-long wedding celebrations in Spain next week will be super hard to avoid drinking; DH not helping by pouring me large servings of Cava and beer by mistake .
Annalise still doesn't talk very much, but sings ALL of the time; it's like living in an infant version of Sound of Music!
See you later chicas x

Calypso you might find you fall pregnant sooner rather than later lol...you will be grabbing what ttc time you can on the side, who knows what might happen!!!! Hope to hear some news real soon!!

I've got a days work on Friday.it is going to take me all week to get sorted!
Connor teething,big red cheeks.Chatting loads,putting up to 4 words together.I can't believe he will be 2 in under 4 months
We are steam rolling to the end of term only 3 weeks to go.So sports day for 3 ,pipe band,musicals and lots of fun.
I am looking forward to getting off the roller coaster.
We are away to the west coast for 2 weeks in July, just the 6 of us for beach fun with daddy around.For the middle of the holidays I have booked the big 3 into some summer courses, not all day but a few hours sport (in an atempt to exhaust them!) Then a bit of chill out before the autum term.
Quite cold here in scotland.I am hoping for some warmer weather soon.

I hope you are all well.
Let me know what you are up to. X

Well I had a weird moment this evening when I went to bring in the washing from the line. I was singing "Small Potatoes" (yes, too much CBeebies ) and someone from another garden piped up and joined in on the harmonies! I know my immediate neighbours and it wasn't any of them. Finished the end of song, both laughed then went our seperate ways. Very funny!

HT love it!!! lol.....

No holidays for us, just a move, same every year! Next year we will make the most of the south of England and see some it

Gabriel is 4 weeks already Faith looks like a giant beside him, and she is still not liking him. I am now here on my own with the 3 of them, not an easy job! Im ready for a weeks sleep lol

I was waving at a plane today saying" hello pippin!" then we were blowing kisses.Cbeebies gets under your skin lol

I often sing in my head! the theme song to "Olivia" when we're at tots and S's little friend Olivia is there. Sad, I know.

S had a tumble down the stairs on Tuesday evening. I saw it happen and was powerless to stop or catch him. Lots of screaming, lots of a blood and a visit by the (SUV) ambulance. Fortunately it didn't require a trip in the ambulance to A&E. S has a lovely swollen lip, rug burns on his lip/above his lip & below his nose and he had a wonderfully bloody nose that covered both of us in blood. An hour later in the tub he was laughing away and yesterday he was runnning around like a nutter. It took me until today to get the black stuff (dried blood) out of his nose -- I didn't push it yesterday, not wanting to stress him out or loosen the clots if they weren't ready to come out.

I can't believe it's June already! I only have four weeks of my medicine/treatment left and am now starting to count down the number of injections left and days of pills. I'm ready to be done now.

at everyone!

Poor Scout! Poor S!! Its so easy for falls to happen, and not being able to stop it is terrible, but one things for sure.....there will be many more It must of been terrible to see all that blood.....big hugs for you both xx

Happy days on your countdown!! You will feel like a new woman when all this is over Are you heading back home to the US this summer???

Hi to everyone else....what is everyone up to???

Im soooooo tired! He has decided to only sleep about 6 hours a day! I thought babies slept about 20 hours.....and he is going through this I want held all day! If you dont then he screams untill he goes blue....little tinker! lol....