*~*~* August 2010 *~*~* where does the time go?

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Only 5 spaces left on the old thread - wonder how long it'll take us to fill ths one up?

Happy chatting :)

Hello lovelies,

Hope everyone is well and had a nice Christmas and New Year. We jetsetted off to NYC which sounds terribly glamourous, but once we were settled into life at our parents, I think a few walks in Central Park was about as New Yorky as it got! It was just about telly, presents, eating, lazing about and Dr Who - same as if we were here, really! Eli did enjoy having lots of people to lavish attention on him though, which was also great for DH and I as it meant we could get a bit of a rest.

I had my 12 week scan yesterday, which was exciting! So different from last time though. It was scheduled for noon and obviously ran a bit late, so Eli was tired and cross and was not in the mood to sit in a dark room with mummy and daddy, so we actually didn't pay brilliant attention to what was going on. Bad parents to be!! I do feel a bit guilty that I haven't done any mooning around over number 2 yet... but on the other hand, they will be so loved when they arrive and they will arrive to a proper family this time and not two befuddled, confused adults pretending to be parents. Hope that offsets the lack of attention now!

Rather alarmed at how much the bump comes out second time round - I haven't told my boss yet (he works in another office, so I've got away with it) but it's not blatantly obvious and can't be blamed on Christmas! Kind of dreading the conversation, actually. I've only been back off mat leave 5 months, so I feel a bit cheeky, even though I know I'm totally within my rights. You know what it's like though...

OK, Eli waking up from his name. Better stick a load of washing on while I still can! xx

Gosh, it's quiet on here, is this thread finally dying a death? Nat, sounds v exciting re bump - don't worry about telling your boss, they have to treat you well and as you say you are well within your rights.

Anybody having rubbish sleep at the moment? Since Christmas, we've had some shockers - we've had a few wakings in the night, and the rest of the time we either seem to have a real fight to get E down - masses of crying and it taking up to an hour to settle her, or she gets up shockingly early. 5.05am, 5.20am, that kind of thing. The other day, it was 4.30am, I fed her thinking she would go back to sleep but she didn't. That was not a fun day.

Hello lovelies!

You're right Belly it is really quiet on here but I am clinging on, let's keep the thread alive! Our sleep is fine still thank goodness though for all the good it does me, I am the terrible sleeper in our house so i totally sympathise with the exhaustion.

S is well, coming up to 17 months now, I can't believe it! Poor monkey has been bashed around a bit lately - she took a dive from the sofa last week and ended up with a bruised face and fat lip and then, poor little sausage, woke up with a horribly swollen other eye yesterday, she looked like she had done rounds with Tyson! So we went straight to the A&E Dept of the Eye Hospital where she was diagnosed with Periorbital Cellulitis, a nasty bacterial infection that can lead to all sorts of horrible things if left untreated.

We're off to NZ and the Cook Islands next week - cannot wait though the thought of a 26 hour flight with a toddler leaves me gibbering. Any tips anyone? A few people mentioned portable DVD players but I think she's still too young, can't see her paying it any attention.

Glad bump is coming along well Nat - we're on our 3rd cycle TTC and I am getting impatient! Will you find out the sex this time?

Hullo Hullo! Please can we keep our lovely thread alive? I took a quick peek at the due July 2012 thread and ran away screaming with its 500 posts per day or whatever it had! Help!!! Would never be able to keep up!! (not like the good old days...)

Tea we think we might keep it a surprise this time to make up for the fact that we're shamefully blasé about everything this time round. Both DH and I were convinced we saw testicles when they were showing us a view of the baby's legs from underneath, but I'm sure that's impossible as you're not supposed to be able to tell this early, are you? Anyhoo, I think we'll try for a surprise - although we'll see if we both get itchingly impatient to find out. Good luck with TTC!!!

Belly :( Eli has always been a crap sleeper - and is an early waker. Anytime from 4.30 - 5.45am starts for us at the moment. Brutal! Worse than wake ups in the night, I think, as it makes them so crabby in the mornings too. I've been reading up on it and some people suggest pre-empting their early waking by setting an alarm an hour before they usually wake up and then waking them and putting them back to sleep for a few nights, to try and reset their body clock and try and get them to sleep longer. Sounds harrowing/risky though! Not sure I'm brave enough!!

Hi all, I'm still here, just not posted for a while, as I was away for Christmas and then been manic at work since been back there. My DM has now gone home so it is just me and DS. DH is in Afghanistan until May, so it's up early for me, get brekie ready, get dressed, get T up, get him to Nursery, get to work, get home, collect T, cook dinner, play with T, bath and bed for T, clean the house, then I'm normally ready for bed, so don't come on here as often.

Nat exciting about the 12 week scan, at mine the LO was sucking it's thumb just like T does, so I'm convinved I'm having another DS. Got my 20 week scan on 23 January and I do want to know the flavour. My tummy has suddenly shot out and it is showing much earlier than with T.
Poor you Belly, I don't eveny you at all. I've got pg tiredness so I don't think I could cope with sleepless nights aswell. T has just started Nursery full time, before my Mum was looking after him 4 days a week. Well he has gone to nursery like a duck to water, but he is far more tired and so he sleeps from 7.30pm til 7.00am, when I wake him. I even got to lie in bed til 8.am at the weekend . So I do hope your sleeping improves.
Maketea I am so jealous of your trip to NZ and the cook Islands, I so want to visit both of them. Please tell us all about it when you get back. Are you visiting North Isalnd, South Island or both?
Hope everyone is well, take care and YES lets keep this thread alive.

Gosh dog are you lonely or is it ok? That's hard work to do all that organising T yourself and hold down a job, good on you. When does your ML begin? Will DH get much time off when DC2 arrives? Lovely about your scan! I am chomping at the bit to be prego again - AF due Jan 21 so need to sit tight another couple of weeks before testing.

We're going to both islands - we've both been to NZ before which means it will be a leisurely trip without the pressure of dashing around trying to cram in all the sights. We have 5 days in Auckland hanging out with friends then we go the South Island for 5 days to a wedding (at a vineyard no less - so there are positives to a BFN this month...) then just we 3 to chill out on the Cook Islands for 4 days. Its costing a bloody fortune and today we hear that our best man just got engaged with a wedding in Cape Town next Spring. DH is South African so I can see we'll be spending a lot on airfares in the future.....all for lovely causes though!

Got the Kleenex ready for One Born Every Minute at 9pm!

Maketea, I don't feel lonely, I really don't have the time . Plus it has only been a couple of weeks since my DM left, so it's all new. T is at that really funny stage and he is talking lots, so we try and have conversations, more me than him, so that keeps me occupied in the evenings. I finish work in exactly 3 months and 1 days time and I cannot wait. DH gets back one month exactly before LO is due, so all should be just fine. I too was chomping at the bit to get pg and had to put it on hold as DH's dates for going away kept getting put back, I didn't want to be going into labour and him still being away, so had to time it, which thankfully worked. I wish you luck in ttc. But wow 2nd trip to NZ, I'm now even more , you lucky thing. I've always wanted to settle in the vineyard area of the south Island, DH and I have discussed it, we have lots of friends down there, time will tell.
I also watched one born every mintue and Yes I cried at each of the 3 births, but I did want to tell the one mw who kept going on about how painful it all is, to shut the F* up, she did get me annoyed, no need to be so negative.
Hope everyone is well and hope GYA is well and coping with a house full.

Take care all xx

Hello girls, just popping on to do my part in keeping the thread alive.

Am possibly, kind of, nearly considering starting to TTC in 2013. Anyone who remembers how difficult I found the whole "baby" stage and will realise that it's big deal for me to even be thinking about it. There was a time when I would have bet everything I owned that F would be an only child. BUT the change in her from being a baby to a toddler has been immense. She is still a clingon when she's in a strange environment, but she's the happiest, funniest little thing I could wish for most of the time and I'd be lost without her. I think the best bit of advice I got (from this thread?) was "just work with what you've got, don't try and change her". So for the last 6 months I have let her take things in her own time, she can sit on my knee until she's ready to go off and play and if she doesn't want to, she doesn't have to, no biggy. We still co sleep, if she wants to come in with me that's fine, if not she stays in her cot, she decides (mainly when she's poorly/teething). I can't do CC, it just doesn't sit right with me.

She turns 3 in August 2013 (but you all know that!) so if we start TTC around then, I should be on maternity leave when she starts school a year later. If not I'll put in for parental leave for 6 weeks as I really want her to settle in well and not the usual stressy "Mummy has to go now before her boss sacks her for being late, please stop crying"

Reading about the scans and things does make me remember what an exciting time it was being pregnant (notwithstanding morning sickness/ heartburn/bad back/swollen feet...) and DH really wants another one. As much as he loves F he would love a little boy as well to complete the family - though he is aware if we have another pink variety he will be outnumbered forever and Bridget Jones' Diary/Mamma Mia/Grease/Dirty Dancing/anything with Colin Firth will win over Match of the Day every time!

I can't bring myself to watch OBEM but I've recorded it, just in case I pluck up the courage. I find it far too emotional now I know what they are going through - I think the first series was on whilst we were pregnant in 2010 and I watched it then out of curiosity, but not series 2.

Much love to all.

Maiden that is wonderful news. You've got plenty of time to prepare yourself, body and mind and F will be so grown up by then she will be able to help out and be the caring older sister.

We all learn from our first pg, this time my LO will have a dummy, as with T, the hv scared the life out of me that having a dummy would give him nipple counfusion, so now he sucks his thumb and I'm worried about his teeth. No way, next time a dummy, which I can remove when needs be, I can't chop his thumb off and I fear he will suck it forever, hope not.

Hello everyone!
Glad you're moving into better times Maiden and able to think about doing it again. I've just started getting the beginnings of broodiness creeping back and think we will likely start ttc sometime this year. I'm probably only feeling that way though cos I've had an easy couple of weeks with J. He's been sleeping a lot and is so funny and cute (most of the time).

Good luck with the flight MakeTea eek! Stories, snacks and more stories...

This thread is going to celebrate it's first birthday if we're not careful, we need to get more active girls, come on

Bugger me that Pinterest website should come with a health warning - it's nearly as addictive as Mumsnet! Hours of fun (when I should be working/sleeping) creating my own "Life as MaidenDevon" would live if money/time/location were no object.

Was speaking to a friend the other day (her daughter and F are the same age) - she is going to start TTC at the end of the this year - took her 3 years to conceive the first time. Makes me realise how lucky I was with F.

xx

Argh! J has been sick 6 times today and done a poo in the bath! Poor boy, he's been very good though. just as well with all the cleaning up and washing I've had to do! Hope he sleeps well

Hi everu

Everyone..
Spent ten days in hosp with henry over new year including 6 days on a ventilator in intensive care. He had Bronchiolitis & pneumonia all very scary at only 3 weeks old!
All good now though.

Took T to private dentist who says it will do more harm than good removing front teeth.

Can't type much now as am feeding h lying down & my arm is numb!

Hi all Marzi hope J gets better soon, poor little boy and poor you.
GYA gosh, what an awful start to the New Year, I do hope all is much better now, and you and DP can relax a little, that must have been terribly scary for you both.
Hope everyone else is well xx

Gosh gya, how scary! Glad he's ok now.
J hasn't been sick again (phew) but is a bit grumpy this morning.

I'm glad J is in the mend Marzi, its not fun when they're not well is it.

Ladies - I write to you from Auckland with exciting news - BFP!!! Very happy and excited, only 3 weeks along so super early days, fingers-crossed it will be a sticky bean. We were on our 3rd cycle of TTC and even though I am symptom free, I had a feeling we might have done it this month so I POAS in the loos of Heathrow T3 just before boarding the plane! Did 2 more tests since. So hopefully I get an October baby! Feels bizarre as feeling normal but a little sorry to be missing all the yummy NZ wine - and we're off to a wedding next Saturday! Did a great big shop at Pumpkin Patch though which is a Kiwi brand and spent far too much....xx

Huge congratulations maketea, so so happy for you . There's a few of us now in the club. I have my 20 week scan tomorrow and I can't wait to see ny little ray of sunshine again. Congratulations again, chuffed to bits for you xx

Congratulations MakeTea that's great news

dogwalker how was your scan?

Hi all,
all went well at the scan, I'm having a healthy DS, so 2 boys will soon be running around my house. Now trying to think of names, not sure what names I like.
Hope everyone is well, take care xx

:) that's good news. I'm sure T will love having a little brother (nearly typed little bother then - could be apt!)
I find names really difficult, but boys easier than girls.

Hi all,

All this baby news is fantastic if not a bit scary! Poor GYA re Henry tho, that sounds awful. Our official position on increasing the size of our brood is that we will discuss it when Elodie is 2. Unofficially, I am pretty sure I want another one, my Dh is pretty sure we cannot afford it. I expect I will almost certainly win this argument as I am actually the main breadwinner.

We've had a sad start to the new year with two deaths from cancer, one a close friend of my parents who was told a year ago he had a year to live, the other a friend's father who had a recurrence of cancer last year but seemed to have kicked it so a bit of a shock.

Although stressful, I'm enjoying work a bit more at the moment - this may be down to various reasons meaning I haven't worked that many whole weeks... Mind you I'm working this weekend so I may feel different then.

I am inordinately proud of my DD's new talent - she has started pointing at her nappy and saying 'poo' just after - and occasionally during - doing the business. She even got the changing mat for me the other day. Although when I tried to get her to do the same by saying get the mat for mummy, she brought me a trilby hat instead...

Hello everyone?

Feel very remiss for being away so long . GYA am so sorry to hear that Henry has been poorly. Scary stuff. How is he doing now?

Tea Hurray!!! Fantastic news!! The more babies, the better, I have decided!

Dog another little dude - so cute. Congrats again.

Belly Eli's similar - he says 'na-nee na-nee' (his work for nappy) when he does a wee or a poo. I'm so pleased he's realised what's going on. I thought it might be quite good to capitalise on it and see if he was interesting in trying a wee or poo in a potty or the loo, but he is scared to sit on either with a bare bum. Any veterans of potty training got any ideas? I know it's earlyish, but he's very aware and I feel like if I ignore his interest, I'll miss a window of opportunity. It would be AMAZING if he was getting near to potty trained by the time that I have the next one in July (wishful thinking, I know!)

Nothing much excitement here - I'm 15 weeks today, which seems hard to believe. a) because I've barely noticed I'm pregnant this time round and b) because, conversely, the size of my bump would make you think I'm AT LEAST 20 weeks. I've put on quite a lot of weight this time round already. No. Will. Power. None.