July 2010: now they're all 1, some me-time has begun [huge feck-off sarcasm emoticon]

[CakeandRoses]

am bf A and telling F off and have still come to the rescue.

melissa sorry to hear your feeling rubbish, ive probably said it before but my pnd got so bad I hated myself and wanted to die, I now look back at that person like someone watching from the outside, I dont recognise that person at all, I remember the support worker I got given to help me through it said it WILL get better you may not feel it now but I promise you it will, I sobbed saying I cant see it ever will, but seriously I feel almost empowered (sp?) I promise you you will feel better.
dh squeeze it squeeze it squeeze it, but before you do put a hot plannel on it to open the pore as much as it can, literally as hot as you can handle!

at Gwens 12 teeth! poor L with his 4 :(

needle she sounds a delight, bless her. Curry and croissants, Mmmmmmm havent had either for ages.
mylife whats W been like tonight?
stac hows R? Have u got any homework yet?

Same here but it is only 9.50! Mmmm i might have curry tomorrow now, are u off out tomorrow?

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm can i come?
Bed is calling, hope i get to stay in it for a LONG time!!
Hope everyones night goes well!
x

Just had curry here too - home from holiday and no food in the fridge!

Lovely to hear from you Needle. Can't believe G has 12 teeth!

Sorry to hear you're feeling shitty, Melissa. It's great that you're going to get help. Things will get better.

12 teeth needle A's only got 5. I wish all our babies could meet each other - would be lovely to see them all do their special moves - i reckon A and G would have a dance-off

work's good, thank you. starting to hot up a bit - partly as i'm about to launch the new website and partly as i'm having to get my shit together and think about my strategy/plans/budget - need to get my brain back in gear. i'm loving being in the office twice a week tho - i clothes-shop all the way there .

that's great progress tsc best of luck for tonight. did you feed fong when you got in? how was the show?

how's D now vik? mine have both got sick with teething altho not as badly as you're describing - maybe he's got a bug?

hope your night is better tonight mlic. last night was crap with A too so really hoping to get some sleep tonight so i'm fresh for batman tomo!

melissa good news you've finally got date for L's op and you'll be able to be off work.

really sorry to hear you're feeling crap , needle's advice about writing how you feel sounds good. can you try again to get an earlier appt?

dylth how're things there with your work?

thanks for the advice about A's bedtime feed everyone. it;s tomo i'm leaving her so really hoping she's ok.

i don't know how i'm going to stop bf at this rate and it's only a month away til when i stopped bf F - which was my minimum 'goal' to bf her. not sure what to do to wind it down as she goes crazy if i try not to feed her. i actually don't mind bf her but it's feeling so tied to being here for those times and guilty about leaving her that i hate.

Morning all! I feel rough as anything so am just trying to get through each day without throwing absolutely everything up. Lovely to have DH back even though after 2 weeks of being out on exercise he's knackered so we're a right pair at the mo!
I'm reading, just not posting.

Survey!!

Age? Closest to 13m, 13.5m or 14m?
13.5m

Walking?
all the time

Talking?
very vocal but no clear words apart from daddy

Says please and thank you (or words to that effect)?
says Ta of his own accord now most of the time

Naps - when/how many?
one at 9-9.30, always up for 10, one at 1-1.30, always up for 3.

Eating with a fork and/or spoon?
just starting to show him, has more idea with the fork but takes the food off before it gets to his mouth!

Responds to simple commands or questions such as 'give me that please' or 'where's your head?'
yes, like pick it up, or put the lid on, etc

Copying others?
yes, if i love something he will do the same

Points at objects?
randomly points and finds it funny if we point back, not really at objects

Waves goodbye?
did do waving for a while but doesnt do it any more

Participates with nursery rhymes and songs?
ummmm does twinkle twinkle, enjoys row ur boat etc but doesnt participate i wouldnt say

Plays social games such as pat-a-cake, peek-a-boo?
likes to play peek-a-boo in all its form

Babbles 2 or 3 words repeatedly?
daddy dadddddddddiiiiiiiiiiii dadddddiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii etc etc, no mommy yet at all though

Cooperates with dressing?
yes, pushes his arms through his sleeves, puts his arms up, steps out of his trousers or shorts, knows where his socks go and puts his feet out

Milk feeds (number and times)?
one first thing(7am) of 7oz, one before bed (7pm) of 7oz

Meals/snacks (average amounts and types)?
7.40ish breakfast- half weetabix milk and yog, fruit, sometimes some toast
10ish snack-raisins or cracker or dried apricots
12ish lunch-cheese on toast, eggy bread(his fave....and mine!) ham,cheese, tom, etc
3ish snack-yog, fruit.
5ish tea-shamefully something out of a jar, i will do something about this soon!

Sleeping through?
Hmmmmmm maybe 70% now, he doesnt usually wake for a prolonged period of time now and usually self settles.

Specialist skills or funny traits?
love to read his books in the car, looks so funny. He loves to put stuff in and out of things, if he has his stacking cups and a few little things hes happy, he belly laughes when i take his dummy out of his mouth with my mouth when we are cuddling, hes got such a lovely sense of humour, ready to laugh with u, he can play really well on his own for quite a while, i love him he's ace!

mylife thats an excellent night! I woke when i heard D and tried to guess the time, i guessed at 2.15 and it was actually 5.20! I went and put a dummy in to stop the incessant babbling and he went back off till 7.30!!!! Maybe the dummy can stay, just a little longer............
tsc consistancy in key now isnt it with him, We did it for over two weeks before it started to improve, most can crack it in a few nights though, and he has got a lot to get used to bless him. The show sounds ace, the woman sounds a mare, can u give her the cold shoulder, making it obvious.
cake D seems much better this morning, two nappies already but no crying with them and they are much more solid, no sick either...yet!
chu Oh man, i really hope ur feeling better soon, how far along are u now? its not because u ate too much haribo is it???

I am here I had laser eye surgery on Thursday so the computer screen has been hurting my eyes a little but I'm back on now.

I've done all I can for work and hopefully they'll understand. I'm feeling a bit calmer now.

B's still only got one and a half teeth. :o

Will try and catch up and do survey properly later.

No viks I was on the haribo cos nothing else would stay down...

dylthan glad things seem a bit better now!

2 hours of ironing??[faints]

Sorry to post and run last night. Was having a few beers with dp, he's a bit down as his boss at work is being a complete dick anyway he's leaving the job the place is dodgy with lots of gangster activity (sounds very eastenders I know lol). So a bit stressed and tired.

viks college is fab thanks the girls are lovely now I've overcome my shyness :) no homework yet as we're learning the things for the assessments. Poor D being unwell, was it his teeth?

mlic great sleep. How's your chest strain.

cakes very jealous of your daily shopping. I wish the babies could meet too.

dyth glad things have calmed down for you, did you speak to the doctor?

dh did you get the in grown hair sorted?

memphis what you going to use the jl vouchers for?

Melissa how are you?

needle wow at G's 12 teeth, R has 7. How you keeping?

chul how longs dh home for? How's the house? Sorry your shitty.

tsc I would ignore her you only have a couple of days. What's on your stall?

Hey to anyone I missed.

stac dont know, I wont be spending it on myself though I know that much, Mums birthday next week so maybe some earrings for her if anything to her taste if not I will buy xmas presents for L.

Just caught up but now off out for my friends birthday...well just off out means I have leave in 15 minute and im still in my towel with hair wet and no make up on but I will be on time....I hope!

stac no :( its still sore, I cant bring myself to squeeze it, it hurts too much. Im going to have to go to the docs, I hate trying to get an app there, they're so busy and it feels like they dont want to give you the time of day and they never ever seem to have appointments and depending on what receptionist you get you can only sometimes book in advance

D is asleep He had 2 really stupidly short naps today i.e 20 mins each maybe 25.

Hi everyone,
Hope ur all having a good weekend, me and dh have been out in the garden for ages today, how can just a few plants end up taking over such a small space!! it looks so much better now though. Just gota take a few trips to the tip now!
Devon seems a bit better now but still isnt interested in eating much, which is a concern but im sure he will pick up.

just got back from london. batman was brilliant. really different and amazing set, props and effects. A had a great time with our friends, didn't cry once the whole time and went down to sleep no problem despite drinking no milk . i had tsc's tits of steel and one was even leaking - i don't know who was more desperate for this feed, A or me.

F's at my father's til tomo so tomo morning will be very quiet with just A here.

dylth really pleased you're feeling a bit more in control. how're you feeling physically now?

tsc will you need to work with her again? if not, then i'd just put up with it but if you will then i'd ask for a bit of a sales strategy meeting (or whatever you want to call it) and the when you meet thank her for helping you settle in but suggest it might be be more profitable to focus on your own customers rather than join in conversations if one of you is already talking to a customer.

so happy you have dh back chul. i so hope you get over the sickness soon, it's one of the worst feelings.

stac really please college is going well for you. hope your dh manages to find something else soon. it's hard not to bring the stresses of work home with you.

just bloody do it dh you big wuss!

my ex once had an eerie one in his elbow all coiled up like a liquorice wheel thingy. so gross and yet so fascinating

Ill try...

Ive just upgraded to an expensive iphone 4 looking forward to that arriving.

I think we're going to the zoo with DHs sisters, partners and kids today but its meant to rain and I dont want to spend anymore money, we've spent alot this week as DH has been off work.

dh hope u have a nice day!
Ok, D has been sick again and has the most disgusting light yellow nappies, what do i do??? He seems hungry and will nibble on a cracker and had a few spoons of fruit pot, hes drinking his apple juice ok and ive seen 'wee wee' so hes not dehydrated i dont think, but MAN he is sooooooo whingey and just doesnt know what to do with himself and i cant seem to placate him, its a nightmare. Any tips??