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.

They have too , not sure what that's about, why are you leaving us mlic?

Hi all,

missed me?

I spent my time trying to get rid of the bad luck that seem to follow us around. Nothing major, but lots of little things that add up and I just couldn't stop thinking, Why? Why now? Why us?

Short summary: Broke my toe, our fridge and cooker broke, dishwasher gave us a scare but we could fix it, but it seems dodgy. We're gonna be moving in around 6 months and will not take any of the white goods, so there couldn't be a worse time for them to break. Arrgh. They all broke a day before SIL came over for a visit, so I couldn't cook and the new fridge arrived just in time to get the beer cold. Phew . This, together with them burning our pram earlier and my scare with this cyst, I really feel like we've had enough of bad luck now.

But the fantastic news is that M has been out with the nanny for 3 times now for 3 hours and she had a ball. I am soo, soo relieved. The first few times when I went with them were awful and she just cried and clung to me. So the nanny said, that she would try on her own and call me as soon as M would cry, which she didn't do once. I am so proud of her. It's a major step forward and it's amazing how much work I got done. It's also great that it will be in place for when our new baby gets here, so M won't feel pushed out if we started it then.

M is still not walking on her own, but she loves walking with us holding her hands now (leaning forward like mad)

I've not read back completely, so can just comment on recent stuff:

tsc Is that really you? I'm very pleased for you. That's a fantastic night in anybody's book, but especially in f's.

melissa Oh no, that's really not what you need right now. I hope you'll be able to hold it together.

cake Loved the cat food story!

vik and chulita How are you coping with being pregnant and looking after our little ones? I seem to have less and less energy everyday, and even just thinking about getting out of one postion makes me huff and puff All OK here though, plenty of kicks

When's your scan chulita?

memph Sorry, had to laugh a bit about the term fanjo problem. I really hope it's not too bad though. I understand not going to the docs with it, I probably wouldn't, if I could avoid it. It's nothing really serious though, is it?

stac How is your course? Are you having fun? Are you out drinking all night like a proper student?

wss How do you ignore tantrums? M would never, ever stop if I wouldn't give in eventually. I let her tantrum the other day for 1 hour 20 minutes, then I broke down crying, but she wouldn't have stopped. Would you ignore it for longer than that?

woolands I'm with you on the shoe problem. Not sure if I should get her proper ones since she is not walking yet and is taking them off straight away, but it is getting a bit too cold now.

dh Did you get an appointment?

Right, I should stop now or you're all gonna not bother reading so much

DP is going over to England for a few days on Thursday, the first time I will be on my own overnight with M and on my own for several days. I am so scared

Have a good day all.

Only just saw about mlic? What's going on? I seem to have missed something there.

i'm a rush for work so just a quickie but i hadn't seen that about mlic. quite worried now.

blimey tsc that's amazing re F's sleep. bet you feel like a new woman.

weirdly A slept thru (ie no dream feed either) for the first time ever (i think) but i don't expect that to happen again tonight.

dh i think i'd laugh you out of my surgery if i was a gp i'm really sorry but you have to at least try to tackle it before going there!

memph don;t leave your fanjo if it's something bad - it'll only be worse when you finally do go!

pleased D is better vik

hellllooooo trudy how are you?

oh just saw we xposted - will have to read later as i need to fly

dh I agree with cakes, could you not go to the place you had it waxed? they deal with stuff like that everyday, my doc wouls actually tell me ive wasted their time, I only go if I feel like I will die within days without help!

L has just walked in with a chocolate weetabix in mouth...dry!! dh loves it (its not mine) it must have been horrible but he looked like he loved it!

Oh no now you've all made me feel silly! It really hurts If I try to squeeze it although it's not as bad as it was but it's still red and big.

vik no he's still in our bed

trudyla good to 'see' u back! so glad M's been ok with the nanny, thats great news, how is she now at home with you. You will be fine without DH, its the prospect of doing it thats horrid, the actual doing it will be fine.
memp x posted, whats the fanjo problem?? should it wait??
dh for what its worth my doc would just deal with it and advise if i can sort it myself next time, they wouldnt mind at all. I oftem wish i could cuddle up with D but he defo prefers it in his own cot now and would just try and rip my nose off and stick his fingers in my mouth, which apparently is hilarious! I think its lovely that hes in with you, as long as its not causing any distress to u or ur dh, is it funny calling him ur husband still? have u changed ur name on everything yet?

viksam its nothing major just felt sore and irritated for a while, not very comfortable, but there is nothing to see so cant see going doctors helping, but ive made an appointment to see a doc next monday, I need to review my tablets so if its cleared up by then I dont need to mention it, plus its the new doctor there so not humiliation of dr fitty! thinking maybe bubble bath or shower gel has done it but I havent used anything new!
trudyla glad nanny is going well so does that mean dh will be able to leave her when you go into labour?
Im still not dressed! L went to bed earlier than normal as he woke early so didnt get to get my clothes out first but he is awake now and really happy but he hates the wind in his face so being gale force we are stuck in the house!

memph Yes, it looks like we can leave her with our friends now who will be on standby. She's been out with them a few times and as soon as we're out of sight, she doesn't seem to miss us anymore. I'm still a bit worried cos nobody has ever put her to bed other than us, but I'm trying to relax about it. Who knows, maybe I will give birth at night with no need for her to be put to bed. If all goes well, I will be back home just a few hours after the birth, like last time, so she shouldn't be without us for too long.

viks M is still quite difficult at home, very clingy and screamy but I'm trying not to stress about it. Maybe she will outgrow it

I'm still here, scan on Friday, L has dropped her nap altogether and cos I don't like being online when she's awake I can't get on during the day, then I'm in bed at 9pm so by the time I've tidied up and flaked out on the sofa in the evening it's bedtime!
Once I get a bit more energy I'll be back.

melissa that's crap about your dh, I hope it all gets better quickly, I've always thought collar bones must be a bitch to break.

trudy that's great that M is ok to be left with someone else!

dh I might be an odd one but I get ingrowns all the time, a pin and a squeeze sorts them out. Some are really painful but it's got to be done!

memphis it's freaking windy isn't it?! neither of mine mind it but we went out to the post box and I was happy to get back even if they both wanted to stay out!

cake that was a nice present for your dh, good idea. :)

chulita wondered where you had been, L doesnt like being restricted so he is going through a no hat or jacket phase he just pulls them off, so if he kept a hat over his ears it would be fine, at the moment he insists that he does a high pitched scream which annoys the hell out of me and when stuck in the wind he does it more! but we went out with the rain cover on, I struggled to control the pushchair! but I wanted cream cakes and a paper!

Ive also enrolled L in Tumble Tots today so hopefully he will be able to start that very soon.

Vik- yeah it is nice having him in with me I love the cuddles because I know it won't be forever. I'll prob do things differently with the next one but only because it's not going to be feasible with 4 in the bed!
I'm reading that Madeleine McCann book atm and it's making me want D even closer than ever.

Chul- if I can't get a doc app soon I will attack it myself!

Sorry it is quite strange saying husband still. Some insurance company called yesterday and kept calling me mrs and it sounded really odd. She didn't think it was me on the phone I obv sound like a child!
I've changed my name on all the major things now just got a few more to do.

dh when I'd been married about 3 months a salesperson came to the door and asked if my mum was in He wouldn't believe me when I told him I lived there with my husband.

memphis neither of mine will wear hats and I didn't think it was cold enough for jackets but they both seem to love getting blown around, crazy kids!

L won't stop picking on S and it's driving me round the bend. S however is just the most precious, happy little soul at the moment :)

dh my beauty place where I get my eyesbrows done have a steam thing to open the pores on my face when I get a facial, also they clear out the pores on my face, would it be worth talking to your woman for advice? you could always get Emla numbing cream that they use for local anesthetic leave it on it with be numb then get rid that way? My friend had 4 in her bed and recently it got so much they moved the oldest to her own room and the husband followed in the top bunk to keep her company as he felt guilty her being on her own, what should have been a few nights is now 6 months in seperate beds the little girl doesnt care if he is there or not but its their PFB!
chulita its freezing here, the rain hasnt stopped all day either, plus his ears hurt because of his teeth so he keeps holding his head, since I got the amber necklace he is so much happier, we only give medicine now probably once a day, usually at night. How do you think they will be with baby number 3?

Considering how much S loves L's dolly I think he'll be fine. I don't reckon L will even notice she's not into babies/dolls at all and just ignores any babies I cuddle. I did tell her yesterday whilst throwing up that there was a baby in my tummy making me sick and she said there was a baby in her tummy making her feel sick too taking sympathy pregnancy too far I think!
Poor L, not easy this teething business eh?

chulita its rubbish, ive never thought teething was so hard on babies, just seems the babies that i've seen teeth easily and put me in a false sense of security making me think it was a doddle! How has it been having DH back?

Lovely just wish I wasn't so nauseous cos my brain is up for some but my stomach can't face it...

haha, that made me laugh, im bored tonight, ive eaten my chinese and now im sitting here alone not seen anyone but the librarian who didnt talk to me and the shop assistant that didnt speak to me!, roll on tomorrow, im meeting my friend with the baby that screams all the time so that will be fun then dh will be home, he doesnt talk much and I never stop, after a few days I overload his brain with stuff ive done while he has been gone and he has to tell me to be quiet so his brain can compute the useless crap ive waffled on about, I dread to think what he would be like if he was away like your dh his head would fry!

Ahhhhhhhhhh chu glad hes back. Funny what L said about baby in her tummy!
memp poor L, teething does suck a big one. That story of ur friend is taking things a bit to far isnt it??
It was well windy this morning but not bad this afternoon so we went for a nice walk. D seems a lot better, hes eaten better today and had two tiny solid poos, still weirdly yellow though. I had two kisses today, he doesnt give them away freely though, one followed a right smack in the face!
Im sooooooo tired, but really need to sort the spare room for friday when my folks come up for the first time in ages. DH hasnt helped at all and im getting a bit fed up that he hasnt done any house work for ages. Its difficult cos i know work is full on for him but is white washing the garage more imporant than providing my parents somewhere to sleep?? My fault i suppose, i should be more demanding. Hey ho, have to get off my ass and go sort D's bag and food for the cm, finish the ironing(reminds me of someone ) and do a bit more in the spare room. Huff, all i want to do is veg on the sofa!

viksam they are American and I think its the norm over there to co sleep and then when she fell pg with number 2 they said they couldnt kick number 1 out so 4 ended up in the bed, I cut myself off from them a bit when the pnd was bad as I felt inferior in my parenting skills. Glad D is a bit better, L never kisses me but today ive had loads think it was his way of not having to eat as much if he distracted me with love!

Your boys have the moves for wrapping their mums round their finger already ladies

trudy lovely to see you back, can't believe your lo will be here so soon. Great news about M seems a bit of a turning point.

chu how did the re-roofing go? Dam pregnancy hormones and nausea messing you about, not long till the 2nd trimester then it'll be loads of ahem.

memph I do that to dp and he never works away what did you get your mum for her birthday?

melissa how's things your end?

dythlan did you go to the docs?

Oh trudy I can't be a drunken student bum this time, dp's grounded me haha.

cakes how was work?

dh why don't you put a big plaster with antiseptic cream on yor hair and it should draw it out. We've just stopped co-sleeping with R cos she was a nightmare

2nd day at nursery and I left her for a bit she didn't bother her backside :). I'm at college tomorrow so dsis is taking her, she should be in properly by next week. I'm still ill, grumpy and tired, keep snapping at dp. Luckily he knows I'm crap at being ill. Anyway I'm in bed, so night all. Or morning to wss

stac ive bought her a bracelet (one of those magnetic ones) and one of the teramundi pots that you fill with money and smash from L but nothing from us yet, thinking earrings but cant find any I like, but I have a failsafe shop im going to tomorrow, went to a shop I have been to a lot, the earring I got her 2 years ago for £35 are now £55 failing that she wants Next vouchers, also taking her to my favourite Indian!