Jan 09: Spring is in the air and baby mj is due (and some of the others are going to the loo)

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a nice and new and shiny one

Blimey, I couldn't find the thread its so long since I've been on and it seems we are all in the same boat!

Really just popped in to check for imminent arrivals news GA. Hope its all going well for you and you're getting some opportunities to rest up.

Nothing yet. I have started counting though as DD came on the 9th, and although according to Dr's. estimation, my due date was the 27th of Dec, although, as I was recording sex with DH, (ya, anal retentive, ) I estimated her arrival for Jan 6th... anyhow, I'm counting... hope baby come later than sooner TBH.

Midwife said that although there was no growth this past week, there is still loads of amniotic fluid in there, so no sweep or stress test. I haven't had any show or anything, lots of pushing into my pelvis though and cervix is completely visible, as I saw it the other night while shaving. I reckon it won't be long.

Hi mm

Good luck gotart

All good here

Two babies on my May thread have been born today! Not many left now. I'm the last one due, so we'll see...

Yay! Exciting stuff GA

checkng in for news....

Good god! If I drop one more thing I'm going to leave it. All this bending over is starting to wear on me. So tired... wish it was Sunday so DH would be here.

:)

No GA since Saturday! Is this a hopeful sign?

Just back from a weekend away at a festival with dh, dd and a gaggle of mates. We only got back at midnight last night.

First two days there was A LOT of rain and there was ice on the outside of the awning on Saturday morning but Saturday evening and Sunday were nice. Unfortunately, I was taken quite poorly on Sunday evening and had to be practically dragged/carried back to the camper. Fortunately, after a lie down and warm drink I was just about able to make it back up to the arena to watch The Beat and Transglobal Underground, albeit in a huge winter coat, complete with hat and mittens, wrapped in a blanket and seated in a camping chair. Stayed in bed until lunchtime today to recover and got up when dh had to go into work.

Dd had an absolute ball, especially on Sunday, in her rainbow tutu, wings and tiara with matching rainbow striped leggings and rainbow wellies. She was so well behaved and delightful - she practically had her own fan base by the end of the weekend.

The boys had a ball at Mum's as well, so all in all a successful weekend all round.

Moose Nothing happening over here. Feel fine though. Glad your weekend was nice for the most part. Ice! Sounds like DD had a fab time too.

Busy Monday for me... I am on a mission to find the damn yoga ball, in the storage room... may the force be with me.

Hope all is well with you all. Ciao for now.

GA, good to hear you are still feeling fine.

We had three friends sleeping in the awning, with no inner tent - poor sods!

Dd definitely enjoyed herself and is a proper punk fairy. She's been watching youtube vids of some of the bands with me today and having a good ol' boogie.

Good luck with your yoga ball hunt.

hi mm and gotart

mm your wknd sounds gr8 bless dd

good luck ga

we think that dd1 may hv dyspraxia dh mentioned his concerns yest!
have had a look online and thinks they struggle with
she ticks alot of them
some examples
finds it hard to run,jump or ride a bike
has tantrums if they dont get what they want
has messy writing

mentioned to teacher she is going to contact senco to see if there is a test

i would be kind of relieved if she turned out to have it
she has always been a very difficult child
as a baby was very moany
as she gets older seems to be getting more difficult
she is very hard work - talks very loud and shouts alot!
gets upset and upset alot
demands things and if u dont give them shouts and break down
is very stubborn and awkward
will hv 2 c what happens

Tink, if you want to talk it through or ask any questions, pop over to the Special Needs boards. There are quite a few people over there whose dcs have dyspraxia.

Have you been on the Dyspraxia Foundation's website? its really useful.

You don't have to go via the school, your health visitor or GP can refer you to Occupational Therapy to have her assessed. Ds1 was assessed in February this year, but fell right on the boundary of the cut-off for a diagnosis. He really enjoyed the assessment, lots of playing games with balls, balancing on things and playing with playdough. He wanted to go back and do it again!

The SENCo will be able to observe your dd in class and if necessary can put her on School Action and set up an Individual Education Plan (IEP) which involves setting some targets that take into consideration any problems she's having and sets out what support the school is going to provide to help her reach them eg, ds1 did a fun programme in school for a few weeks to help his co-ordination and handwriting skills. If she needs any support from outside professionals, such as physio or occupational therapy, she will be put onto School Action Plus, which is basically the same thing, but with an acknowledgement that outside professionals are involved and should be kept in the loop regarding her targets and progress etc.

If you have any worries or concerns about the process please do pm me, I'd be happy to help.

Actually, one of the friends I was with this weekend has it quite badly, she's a photography lecturer, but is currently retraining to teach creative arts to children with special needs. Not many people realise how many areas it affects, most people think dyspraxia just means you are a bit clumsy and possibly fall over a lot, but there's a lot more to it than that.

I think ds2 might have some degree of dyspraxia too. He has hypermobile joints and his knees and ankles regularly give way under him for no reason. He's also got a really loud voice, is really over-sensitive emotionally, is hopelessly uncoordinated and still can't ride a bike or swim. (he's 7)

I've just gone over to Wiki to have a read about it and I think one of DD little friends may be have dyspraxia. He checks a lot of the boxes too. The mom laughs at how clumsy he is and at two and half that he has just learned to put his own hat on. He really struggles with walking, swaying back and forth a lot and falls... just sort trips and falls. Well, anyway, not my business to say anything to her.

tink it sounds like it would be manageable, once diagnosed, and a relief for you too. Good to see that you contacted the school.

hi ladies

thankyou so much mm really helpful
have started a thred in special needs
hi gotart thankyou

10 days till due. Baby has had a growth spurt since last week. Another long baby here. MW says it probably won't be much more that 7lbs when born. Whew! With all the cookies and cake I've consumed this time round, I was expecting one of those giant babies you see on the front of The Enquirer...lol.

Wow feels like it has gone so quick GA. Probably not for you

My 2nd baby was 9lbs 8oz I thought my love of cakes had a lot to answer for on his size, so I'm quite quite at the thought of a 7lb baby.

not long now gotart
my first baby was 6lbs12.50zs and 2nd 8lbs 7ozs

Checking in to keep an eye on Gotart as I knew it was in the next week or so! And also as it has fallen off my threads.

Hope all you ladies are well,

Tink-good luck with your assessment of DD1. I have taught lots of dyspraxic children and the symptoms really do vary. Some can't use things like scissors and stopwatches, others really excel at particular sports!

Life busy for us all I guess, certainly is here............Roll on half term!

I'm hibernating today. I managed to get DD out for a bike ride today for a bit though, but really, bring on nap time! I asked DH to bring home milk from the restaurant tonight so I wouldn't have to go to the store even today. I want to do nothing... except clean the balcony glass of all the little greasy finger prints DD has left over the last 2 weeks.

Must share a potty story. Yesterday, DD ran off to the bathroom yelling 'pee potty', announcing her having to go, but then she picked it up, took it out to the balcony and sat there and did her business singing the whole time. The sun was shining... must have been nice. The sight of it from below must have made someone laugh. We howled.

evening

hi pat thankyou

gotart bless dd

had gd day here

Hi all

Let us know how it goes with dd1 tink, hope you get all the help she needs x

Hello Pat and all. Lurkin gfor news of you GotArt and keeping a beady eye on FB too

Still snowed under here, 2 weeks away from it all being over. Then I nearly get my life back, although I have a sneaking suspicion a new set of stressy tasks will arrive.

I had my observation for my little teaching course tonight, it went ok but not perfect. I was so nervous I had the runs all day!!

DD has been saying all day today that 'baby comes soon mummy' in a very matter-of-fact manner. Me scared.

Maybe she knows something you don't GA Love her peeing on the balcony. She's such a sweetie and a clever girl. So of her mastering the potty.

I take absolutely no credit in the potty training department; we did nothing really. She just kept seeing her little friends doing using it when they came over for a playdate and it went from there. I hear boys are harder than girls.