March 2010 - Babies: "Climbing like an evil genius". Mummies: "Avoiding the Shred DVD"

[Arcadie]

Welcome to those with a March 2010.
Happy Easter from me....
Unwrap it quick!..

Oh, it's a new thread. I was hoping for chocolate.

Happy birthday for tomorrow evitas. mnda I hope you are feeling okish. I do remember hearing that people find it hard to move on as you feel you are leaving the person behind. You will always bring him with you.

Happy birthday evitas hope u have a brilliant day x

Happy Birthday evitas!!! Hope you've had a lovely day....
Speaking of birthdays...
Quick one from me (again)
[cryptic]...'"In Moscow the rivers are bright in Autumn"...Grey fox to Red Squirrel...The Eagle has landed...'
Slinks back off.....Sundays are the new Saturdays in the Melk household... [chink]

btw (Mission to SlinkOff fail) - is anyone else finding their LOs are just doing something new every five minutes single day at the mo?!! DD2 is hilarious (i know, i'm biased ) but she's walking around with the phone to her ear going "hiya" all the time, whilst trying to get the keys into the back door, and chasing 'dogg-gyyy" around with the lead in her hand.... (multi-tasking runs in the family)

hope all well. THANK YOU to all for contributions. Been much appreciated and everyone's generosity has hopefully ensured some lovely stuff for tomorrow
x

1. Melk wink wink. Well done.

2. Happy birthday Evitas! how lovely to have a gloriously sunny one.

3. SIMEON IS WALKING!!!! Wooohooooooo! finally

3. huuurrrayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy for Simeon!!!! good work matey. time to chase your siblings methinks

Melk, did you get my PM?

Happy birthday evitas? Hope you've had a lovely day with some Scottish sun!

evitas happy birthday

Arcadie Hooray - now for the no, no, not that, not in there, no, not there, this way, this way, no, THIS WAY...

MummyElk and Flip DD too likes to wander round with the phone usually saying 'Lo?' and then yabbering on incoherently (much like her parents). I know what you mean about the something new every day though, it's amazing how much she's picking things up - definitely babies no more!

sariska yes i did, sorry, i know i didn't reply. am rubbish - i saw it and then dashed off to do something. will copy and paste the info i sent the others (but tomorrow. it's a bank holiday. it matters not) sorry lovely

fliss our genius children

Thank you ladies. I had a good day. A bit of work and fun. I went out for lunch with DH and DS, and had a very romantic dinner with DH :) (we left DS with a babysitter)
Some pictures here (not nearly talented as IWCAS )

DS is not walking and does not seem very bothered... apparently DH started walking when we has 23 months ... so maybe it's genetic

sorry - too much wine. "when he was 23 months!"

Oh my goodness!!!

Thank you so, so much for all of the lovely presents & the card which arrived with my SIL this morning. I am in a total state of shock that you would all do such a lovely thing. What a selection of lovely things, so beautifully wrapped (whatever you may have said MummyElf!). Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you to:

MummyElk
Squiggleywiggler
Heckle
Flip
Siamese
Pacific
BMI
Sariska
Fliss
Evitas
SlimmingSarah
Donttry
Iwcas
Arcadie

And a special, extra big thank you to MummyElf (I know I already said you), for doing all of the organising and taking to SIL's restaurant. I bloody hope you're going to come in July

I am still in shock. I don't know what to say other thank thank you. What an utterly fabulous bunch of ladies you are. Today has been so difficult - Richard had managed to get a gift & card organised through my SILs before he died, a book of Shakespeare's sonnets. Tomorrow will be a year since he walked into A&E. It's been tough today, but through your kindness and thoughtfulness you made it a little bit more bearable. Thank you xxx

Rinders :) (BMI here, btw) It was MummyElk's idea, but I think I can speak for everyone when I say we all wanted to do something nice for you and hopefully make a difficult day a tiny bit easier. It's sent with much love xx

Oops, temporary namechange fail. Don't worry MMMers, I haven't changed my name again, I am staying MissP for the time being (but will still answer to BMI :))

Oh dear... it seems I was left off the card. Well, just as has been said, it was but a small gesture to hopefully make this day a little bit easier.

Indeed, thanks to melk (even if I am left off the card... ) for all the idea/arranging/etc.

Happy Birthday Rinders

(I've had an AWFUL couple of days. Yesterday I absolutely flipped out, raging, over something that should have only mildly pissed me off... screamed horrible things at DP and then proceeded to start cutting up his clothes. I feel like a lunatic. Spent the rest of the day/night in tears. Was supposed to go to the Races today at Kempton but I periodically keep crying, feel shit and just can't face it. Sent DP with his DD (he offered to take James but I didn't want to let him go...) to go with his 'rents and sister. I just couldn't go and pretend to be 'normal' when I'm so not. WHy is it getting worse? I suppose I'll have to see the Dr in the week as DP is bewildered/shocked/worried, if only for her to confirm that this is a version of 'normal' but maybe I need some time/help. I don't know. I'm not prepared to stop bf in order to take anti-depressants though.)

(Ugh, it's so beautiful out there. And here I am, alone with the baby, feeling sorry for myself. I should be with them at the Races. Why can't I just STOP IT?)

Manda I'm so sorry you are having such a difficult time [hugs]
Going to see the GP is a wise decision. I'm not sure you'll need to take anti-depressants, maybe some therapy (CBT) would help you or, perhaps, you could try some alternative things like yoga, reiki...
Go for a walk, enjoy the fresh air and the sun! (it has been proven that going outdoors helps your mood)
Thinking of you
x

shit and bugger manda i'm so so so sorry, I either didn't see you or I was trying very hard not to get ravioli on the presents (damn DD2 and her shocking table manners) - am so sorry lovely. have PM'd you...(sorry )

either way rinders it just proves that we ALL are behind you. Am glad you had a birthday, however it was - it would have been all too easy to ignore it, but it sounds like Richard was determined you had your own special day.

manda seriously - i know i sound a bit hippy - but try some yoga. If you're anywhere near bikram yoga try that, it's actually pretty amazing on the old brain side, as well as physical. I can completely relate to the rage/depression thing and it sounds like you need some serious Me time, to heal, to indulge, to love. You can do this and you are doing a remarkable job, really - and it is PERFECTLY ok to be angry. perfectly.

(loving the fact BMI is still BMI to us, despite the genius MissP phoenix renaming )

(wonders if POal is waiting for a new thread for her re-emergence.....[sherlock])

Hi everyone :-) remember me??

Sorry I have not been here in so long been keeping up with a few of you mummies on fb!

Main reason for staying away is a had really really bad post natal anxiety it was horrid and it was related to health issues that my mind blew way out of proportion. I came off my medication in January and have been absolutely fine since :-) I never thought anything like that would happen to me but it did. I just could not face hearing sad things as they brought me further down and didn't like talking about how I was feeling. Hence staying away.

I am so sad to see some of the upsetting news on here and my heart goes out to you ladies. I hope in time that things will become easier for you Xx

Ethan is really well, still not walking......lazy monkey. I am good and enjoying being a mum I decided not to go back to work for the time being which is nice.

I also started my own blog as I was going stir crazy not working. Which is going well and getting lots of companies to provide freebies to my mummy followers.

How is everyone? Do I have the last non walking baby? Baring in mind he was one of the first born! Xxx

Oh and what happened to Pixie? Why is she not on here? I can't believe she is having baby No6! some kind of super woman! Xx

Just popping in to say Manda you may not have to stop Breastfeeding to take antidepressants. Many drs just say to stop as there isn't a lot of direct research but there are types that are better to tale than others. The amount that ends up in your milk really is negligible. I'll try find some info for you x

Pixie- You're such a big part of this thread, hope you can find a way to come back one day soon..

Sorry I've been crap at posting again as usual, things a boy hectic here and we're having lots of money worries I'm looking for a p/t job I can do in the evening so dh can watch the boys but well paid jobs are hard to come by here at the best of times. There is a Chinese takeaway looking for people and a care home but I'm gonna phone the pastry factory (jus-rol) tomorrow as they apparently pay more than minimum wage.. Oh the glamour.

It has always been the plan for me to be a sahm till they were both at nursery (3yo) but it's just becoming too hard at the mo..

I think of you all and lurk regularly xx

Summer- Hi! Nice to 'see' you again

Miles isn't walking either so you're not alone! He's crawling and cruising but that's it for now..

Dalrymps- we are in good company then ;) I hope everything gets resolved with the work situation soon and something comes up. xx

Thanks summer

Summer "welcome back"! My DS is not walking either!

Dalrymps I'm sorry about the financial problems. I'm sure you'll find something and very soon things will improve. Fingers crossed

Manda How are you today? Hope you are enjoying the sunny day.

I have to share this... at lunch time I went to the beauty salon and had a brazilian wax... I'm so sore . Thank god I found the femé Pads (cooling pads) I had bought for the post-partum. Because I stayed a week in hospital I never had the chance to them.... who would ever imagine they could be so useful a year later

EVITAS- ouch! my eyebrows hurt enough to put me off! hope ur ok!

Welcome summer!

hey Daryl- hope the money/work situ sorts soon hun x

be grateful u dont have walkers! elliott wants to walk everywhere- i am ran ragged most of the time! tis cute but very hard work!

sorry to anyone i ahve missed x love to u all x

to summer
[worried] about manda you ok, lady? Again am really sorry about rinders card

Here I seem to be on an ENDLESS list of jobs - you know when your brain is so busy chuntering away that you start one job and then before you've even finished that one you are onto another job whilst mentally filing three others Still To Be Done?!! (or is that just me )

on the general money worries..... all i know is that we are barely coping at the moment, it's scary how much everything is costing - and although my wage hasn't changed since the last time, I am not breaking even each month ... it's a horrible, worrying feeling and I sympathise with everyone similarly concerned.

in other news - DD1 swam LOADS today on her own at waterbabies (no woggle, nothing) - i can't say it was stylish but it was certain progressive...
and I'm about to wake DD2 for her swimming lesson. ohhhhh i love wednesdays....