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

[missjackson]

120 Oooh yes, had totally forgotten the really interesting acupressure link from GA that I was looking at earlier today - thank you GA and sorry for not mentioning it - blame my sieve-like baby brain.

Aah, a brother, that makes sense! either of mine would do the same.

Off to get OH to massage my feet .

[missjackson]

unintentional bolding

[hackneyzoo]

Am also envious of your MA stripey, would love to do exactly the same thing, but given I am really struggling to meet my deadline for the course I am doing I am goin gto wait until all ankle biters are in school before any more self improvement.

Well MJ night out was great for me, poor DH spent the whole time pacing the ouse with a screaming hebe who wouldn't take a bottle of my finest expressed milk. He was a broken man when I returned home. Good practice tough as am off out ot a 40th on Saturday, any tips on encouraging LO to take a bottle so I don't spend the whole time worrying?

MJ hope things will kick off for you next week. I got a bit stressed about the prospect of induction so was quite relieved when I went in for it I was in labour (after about 3 internals and countless sweeps). Its hard being overdue though, so am sending you lots of patient vibes. All I was thinking was don't go into labout on DS' b'day and I did, so it will be sod's law things kick off at the weekend.

It was dd's class assembley today, the theme was the Zoo , anyway, they each had to pick an animal to be, so she picked a unicorn (another ) But it was very sweet and I creid like a baby and they all sang and did a little bow, and DD did a little unicorn dance for everyone. I cry buckets at everything DC related since having kids, how am I ever going to cope with all the school plays and concerts?

Happy

[moosemama]

Happy everyone

Just popping in to see if there's any news of little I. Hope she's ok Dog.

Hang in there MissJ, this is always the hardest bit - soon you'll have your beautiful little girl in your arms and all this will be a vague fuzzy memory.

Stripey, well done on getting on your MA course. Hope the cyst/lump thing is resolved quickly for you.

We are also having sleep issues. Dd has a stinking cold and is spending every night coughing till she retches and sneezing - even in her sleep. I've never known anyone to sneeze and carry on sleeping before. Dh seems to be able to sleep through the majority of it, so its me that's ended up zombified.

I retaliated this evening by texting him at 5.00 pm to say I was refusing to do the washing up or cook tea, as I had seriously enough for one day. Was just about to get all huffy that he hadn't bothered to read my message, when he turned up early with pizza and chocolate. Bless 'im. Unfortunately he had to go to a meeting at the school ten minutes later, so I was left to do tea and bedtime for all three on my own anyway.

MissJ, I am so soppy since I've had my dcs. Even after seven years of nativities and assemblies etc, I still well up every time I go and see a school performance. Ds1 has a speaking part in the juniors play in a couple of weeks. Only one bit, rather than lots of lines all through the play, but its quite a speech. I am so nervous for him, but he doesn't seem in the slightest bit bothered.

Had a most productive meeting with the Head this morning, primarily to discuss ds1's forthcoming outward bound weekend but ended up being a discussion about statementing and transition to secondary as well. Came away really pleased, only to go and fetch him this afternoon and find they've yet again ballsed up handling a situation with one of his old bullies. Still, all the staff are having ASD awareness training shortly, so hopefully they will have a better understanding after that.

Gotta love our Inclusion Team, the team leader is a force to be reckoned with and was determined that the staff ASD training should take place this academic year, despite all the INSET days already having been planned out. They are also happy for me to either email or call them direct with any concerns about ds and/or the school - it makes such a difference to feel heard and understood, especially by somebody so well respected who I know will do everything she can to sort the situation.

Off to bed now.

[GotArt]

120 Unintentionally naive? Artists strive for the vernacular. Look at Picasso and all those other Modernists. And the 'just a mum who loves her kids'? I have issue with the 'just' part, because artists also pull from there immediate environment for inspiration and it would only make sense that you paint them. This person is clearly missing the point. You don't need a thicker skin, just know that most people think they can talk art, but really are just talking out their ass and their subjective opinion is seen by themselves as the gospel. They misunderstand that talking art is more about objective and constructive criticism. I've had a bad 'review' once of my cross stitch work where the woman began her 'critique' saying she disliked nudes and said it was self-reflexive and couldn't I see that. I wrote back and gave her a very in-depth explanation about the work, citing all sorts art related theory and history of pornography and erotica and the role it has had over the years in art and such and basically it was a 'Duh, that's the whole point. It is suppose to be self-reflexive." Didn't hear back from her. lol

stripey Yeah for MA.

HKZ Ohh poor DH. at unicorn.

MJ Ok. I gotta ask and you all are going to think I'm an idiot. What the heck is a 'sweep?' I've never heard anyone around here refer to it before.

Moose Nice on all the meetings going forward and being productive.

Funny thing happened to me today at the grocery store parking lot. I was pulling up and didn't have a stop sign on my side and was proceeding through with a left hand turn and this old broad in a SUV did the rolling stop at her stop sign, which I honked at her and she stopped and honked back, then proceeded to follow me to where I parked and tried to give me the what for about not stopping. I stood there, looked at her and just told her bluntly, "Um, you had a stop sign, I didn't. I have the right away." and just stared at her, smirking, which she then pushed the button to roll up her window with a hummff and I had an internal chuckle.

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Thanks GA, that has restored my art karma! Lol at your SUV off in the parking lot.

I too cry at everything. Most embarassing moment was at a hotel breakfast with all my colleagues when they were bringing the miners up in Chile. Buckets. Mascara everywhere. Funny looks. Awful.

[tinksbabyis2]

morning

went to town this morning

good luck mj

hi everyone else

[tinksbabyis2]

oh no!!

[moosemama]

Oh my God, I was following that thread, but didn't know they were Jan09ers.

I couldn't believe it, when I followed your link. I was so pleased when I read that he'd come through the surgery so well and was on the road to recovery.

I can't believe it. How truly devastating. All three of mine have had huge squeezes, with tears rolling down my face. They all looked at me like I'd gone bonkers, but I don't care.

I will be sure to send them all lots of love and light over the next few weeks. I can't imagine what they are going through.

[PatTheHammer]

Good grief! How terrible. I am in flood of tears after reading that thread. I had no idea it was going on as I rarely venture out of the post-natal groups.

Poor, poor family. I am really shocked at how sudden it was.

Thanks CaptainNancy for drawing our attention to it.

Hope everyone ok, some brighter news was that my friend deliverd her twins by C-section yesterday and everyone safe and sound. Girl was 6lbs 10 and the boy 7lb 4oz, at 2 weeks early that is quite BIG for a twin, wouldn't you say!
Anyway, a small crumb of comfort. Will certainly be giving DS a few extra hundred squeezes tonight (always do when its comic relief anyway for some reason!). DD staying overnight at her Nans so will give her a big squeeze in the morning.

[hackneyzoo]

Poor poor Edgar and her family, I am just holding my babies very very tight and thinking of her precious boy.

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I'm crying too. I was so happy when he seemed to recover as well. It's so shocking. Thanks for letting us know CN.

[stripeywoollenhat]

howling. c asleep (coughing like a drum) and i just want to go and give her a hug.

[tinksbabyis2]

It is awful!! So sad!

Pat that's great news about twins

Out all day tom
Doing an nct sale

[tinksbabyis2]

It is awful!! So sad!

Pat that's great news about twins

Out all day tom
Doing an nct sale

[hackneyzoo]

I can't think of anything else this evening, don't much feel like posting but thought perhaps we could think of something to do for Edgar or for the memory of her lovely boy.

[PatTheHammer]

Just realised after reading her latest update that I am friends with her on FB, think she must have been doing the diet thread that time. I want to send her a message but I'm not sure what to say or whether I should. Don't feel I 'know' her well enough to comment on her status but wanted her to know I was thinking of her.

So very sad.

[PatTheHammer]

Oh yes, HKZ what could we do?

Sorry, this must have struck a chord with you in particular with waht you went through

Dog- How is Isla?

[hackneyzoo]

I just remember the card you sent me when we were going through all the tests with Jude and it really meant a huge amount to me,its something I will keep forever. We can do something simple, just to let her know we are thinking of her and her family and we will not forget her son.

This has just made me even grateful that my boy is still here and no matter what he may face with his health he is here now and I can hold him in my arms. Got GOSH on Tuesday, bu this just puts it all in perspective.

We could each knit a square or something and make a blanket, or pick a favourite poem or piece of writing and put them all in a book. I don't know, it all seems so small compared to her loss.