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First year nearly done , our October 2010 babies will soon be one

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MonsterBookOfTysons · 08/08/2011 15:24

Welcome to our cosy, new thread.

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HarrietJones · 11/08/2011 21:00

If it saved us dh tax return it would be a start! Though I'd be able to do that now anyway, I've more time than last year.

Think I'm a bit squeamish for a MW/nurse!

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TribbleWithoutACause · 11/08/2011 21:03

You could set up your own business with book keeping, it's seems pretty ideal in some respects if you have littlies.

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SpringFlowers · 11/08/2011 21:11

You could almost certainly start a book-keeping course in September and maybe a second course to formalise your secretarial skills. It would just be a matter of time until you could get out then. The fact that you are doing the courses will help at interview. I know you need a steady income, but after a while you could do book-keeping from home too.

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HarrietJones · 11/08/2011 21:16

Thats a good idea. particularly with dh working evenings , I have hours jsut sat on a computer.

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NoHunIntended · 11/08/2011 21:17

bff, thanks - I shall wear my hippy tree-hugger crown with pride!

hj, sounds so tough re the jobs/finances. Hope you work something out.
I should do this AAT thing - those are my initials! :)
I also thought I should work for the Association of British Insurers so I could be [email protected]! :)

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HarrietJones · 11/08/2011 21:28

LOL at ABI/Abi Grin
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Am looking at the AAT website, have emailed some people re online courses

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busyprocrastinating · 12/08/2011 00:07

Wow you lot have been chatty today Smile just took me ages to catch up.
Mock I get about 150ml a time- It used to be 300 but my supply is dwindling- which is probably my fault as I don't express as often as I used to. Trib I do it 2/3 times a day (or once today as I have been busy)
HJ hope that you find your new career direction and Spring can you send me a dose of that motivation for the new term please Grin
I went shopping for new clothes today as my wardrobe is looking very sorry for itself. How come when you go with the intention of spending you can never find anything you like? I am going to have to try again another time. Though I did see lots of cute things for DD but managed to resist...for now.

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SpringFlowers · 12/08/2011 03:25

HJ - I just looked at the AAT website. It sounds really good, there are loads of options about how you study which make the courses really accessible. It might be worth finding out how easily you can switch between methods of study; if you start from home but find it isolating it would be good to know that you could join a course instead.

BP - I think you've done really well to keep expressing, I've never got that much and dd has never drunk my expressed milk Sad. I am dropping the afternoon feed at the moment as I don't want to express at work when I go back. Last term I was just doing it to keep my supply up for the holidays but next term is too long. My guilt is that she won't drink milk at all if I don't feed her and she's not a massive eater. I'm trying to expand her food repertoire at the moment and have introduced snacks morning and afternoon. At one time she would only eat foods she could feed herself which was very tiresome as she choked a lot. Great for blw but not great if you need calorie intake. Now she'll let me help her as long as her hands are in the food Hmm

I must try and sleep now...

I just tried to post...the mm server is being updated. I was sent back to a year ago when my baby always woke my between 3 and 3.30 am. I even briefly felt like getting up for cornflakes Grin. I've been feeling really broody for the last couple of days and has that little buzz of excitement in my tummy that I might have another baby. Of course it's all a bit unnecessary; dh is not convinced and I'd have to wait until dd was three for free nursery mornings. If I was really being unnessecery I'd work out when that was...

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HarrietJones · 12/08/2011 06:20

Jab 14 spring we've worked out dd3 misses being at school with dd2 by a term!

I'm awake but dd3 isn't. I've been dreaming of doing productive things like tidying the loft/cellar/ wormery/garden.thinking of getting up but if I do & don't hear dd3 she will wake dh who only finished work at 11:30.
She fedall night but that's better than nipping me & crying all night

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SpringFlowers · 12/08/2011 06:44

Morning...a short night, time to get up now Sad. Dd has learned to point, very cute. I'm a bit worried that she can't crawl though, us there anyone else whose baby isn't crawling yet?

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TribbleWithoutACause · 12/08/2011 10:22

spring DS isnt crawling yet, he rolls and in the last few days has sort of learned to drag himself forwards. I'm not too worried about it, some babies take longer than others. My friend said either they walk before they talk or they talk before they walk. DS is very chatty so I figure he's already got a lot to be getting on with. HTH.

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HarrietJones · 12/08/2011 11:09

Dd1 was a talker & didn't crawl til she was at least 11 months.
Dd2 crawled/walked v early but talked Vv late
Dd3 v mobile for ages but only started babbling yesterday. Her signing isn't bad though.

Friends dd has about 6 words and is a month older than dd3. She has just started crawling. Her speech is sooo cute though!

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NoHunIntended · 12/08/2011 14:10

Just back from a mammoth walk. My legs feel like they are going to fall off!

Had DS weighed and measured, now he is 10 months. Born at 25th%ile, was 50th%ile for a while, but he's now between 75th and 91st for weight, and 91st for height (I think, might have gotten that the wrong way round). KNEW he was getting to be a heavy monkey!

Don't worry about crawling and walking - I walked very early when I was a baby (eight months) - hasn't put me at any advantage in life, so don't sweat it! Enjoy that you can chill a bit more!

BP (should change your name to BusyExpressing!) - ultimate kudos to you for expressing all this time. Really awesome effort. I can't remember - why could you not BF directly?

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MockingbirdsNotForSale · 12/08/2011 16:30

Check your DS out NoHun! Does it make you proud that you got him to that weight?! DD is a skinny mini but has gone from 5th to 18th centile so I am very pleased with that.

Spring- I wouldn't worry. Lots of people get hung up on achievement of gross motor skills but I bet she's doing stuff others cannot.

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NoHunIntended · 12/08/2011 17:01

I don't know, really! I was still mega proud when he was born at 25th%ile! SOMEONE's got to be at the small end!

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MockingbirdsNotForSale · 12/08/2011 17:26

Yup, I'm not exactly large....

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SpringFlowers · 12/08/2011 20:35

We are the small end or 'petite' as I prefer Smile. Dd is not yet 16lbs and is just below the 9th percentile. She look like a baby doll with long (long enough to tie up) chestnut hair and delicate features. She as born on the 50th which makes health professionals all jittery. I think that was mainly because I stuffed so much food while pregnant Blush. My weight gain was mammoth.

We went swimming for the first time today and it was fantastic. Dd loved the whole experience. She's a fabulous swimmer already Grin.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

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HarrietJones · 12/08/2011 21:40

Not expecting dd3 to be tall.dh & I are both in the bottom 2% for adults.

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NoHunIntended · 12/08/2011 22:40

Spring. would love to see all the long hair! We still hardly have any!

Glad she enjoyed the swimming.

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SeaShellsInTheMoonlight · 12/08/2011 22:45

How do they know?!! I'm doing my first proper morning of work tomorrow and dd has been shrieking for well over 1.5hrs . Settles for 10mins then up again! Given in and given her night feed early. It's going to be really hard to stop night feeds :(

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HarrietJones · 12/08/2011 23:00

Ive fed dd3 3 times since she went to bed.

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MonsterBookOfTysons · 12/08/2011 23:19

Good luck tomorrow seashells :)
I didnt realise how lucky i am, dd has slept through since 1 week old, i imagine she will play up when she starts teething properly. She has no teeth so far :)

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floozietoozie · 13/08/2011 08:28

Spring dd's not crawling yet. She swirls around or wriggles forward a bit but still doesn't quite get her knees up yet. I'm fine with that - dreading the babyproofing motion will require! We are not naturally tidy in our house! Her bumshuffling is coming on nicely. She is very chatty like her brother.

BP another one here impressed with your expressing. Also envious of the amount you can produce.

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MockingbirdsNotForSale · 13/08/2011 11:03

Floozie Did you get my PM? My internet went down for 2 days straight after I sent it to you and I am not sure if it got to you.

I have done no baby proofing at all Blush I really should; living in a half finished house, there are potential death traps everywhere. The stand alone TV speakers are the focus of attention at the moment. She keeps crawling up to them and inspecting them. She knows what no means and will obey to a point. There is now a dog bed blocking the standard lamp as she's grabbed it and toppled it on top of herself.

I've just no loads as she's approached the speaker so instead she's opened a drawer and is stood over it removing the contents.....

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HarrietJones · 13/08/2011 12:10

We've removed most things from the living room. It's gated at all points , cellar has a lock on, drawer locks in the bathroom. Fire guarded.

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