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.

I don't think I'm even really trying to follow what WHO recommend, it's just I'm too lazy to get out of bed and boob means I don't have to. I'm very jealous of the furniture building, I can't wait to get a bigger place and have 'our' room back.

ooh, hg, I keep getting those flutterings too and do tests periodically (am on the mini pill so don't get periods) but they all come back negative. I think it's just wind...

Hiya all

Welcome back *needles and hg we've missed ya

You probably saw fb but I'm got on the college course and start next wednesday, R is being enrolled in nursery tomorrow so its all go here. I don't know whether I'm coming or going.

Need to re-read as I was just skimming so I'll be back soon.

[appears] [vanishes]

Wow! did i finally crack it with this amazing new thread title. cool enough to bring needle and hg back? hope you're staying around this time - we like you being here where we can keep tabs on you

i wasn't bloody kidding with the me-time. have realised i haven't had a bedtime off in about 9 months. i bf A, put her down and then go out - which is fine normally but i've turned down countless really amazing nights out in london because they're too early.

it's my own fault - i just can;t bring myself to leave her with dh and let them get on with it. supposed to be doing an overnighter at a health farm for my 40th (with my sister, cousin and a friend) and the way it's going - no chance.

tsc great news about the car. reckon your luck is on the turn at last, girl!

the snip or condom thing - thank you for that. that's exactly what i'll say to dh, i just needed it simplifying.

woodlands and whoever else was talking about naps/nursery - at ours, the babies A's age sleep in cots (in the sleep room) and still have 2 naps a day so that's what she does there

chul that's so sweet of your friend. does that mean you've finally met someone nice there?

am i bit 'on'ish and grumpy so apols to anyone i've missed. will catch up tomo as i'll be at home.

"i bf A, put her down and then go out "

i don't do this every night

I know your all asleep and I dont want a reply just need to post as its late and I have no one to call, dh called from hospital phone 2 hours ago to say he was leaving then, it is less than an hour away he still isnt home, he hasnt got his phone, im bloody panicking, so needed to get it out to calm myself down, I know he will be fine thats why I cant call mum in hysterics, bloody stupid man he is on lockdown from now on! ok carry on as you were!

Oh, gosh memphis did he get home ok? Dh does this to me and it drives me mad.

stac well done about the course! I bet you're v excited about it :)

memphis did your dh get home ok?

Did he get home ok memphis?

tsc I don't reckon if he gets less milk you'll get less sleep, it's a habit thing rather than a must-have-milk-or-I'll-starve-in-the-night thing. It's breaking the habit that's the hard bit, esp when he gets sick every time you think about it.

stac well done on the course :)

cake the lady's nice but she's been here for decades so knows everyone and has lots of friends. She's very hard to pin down because she's always busy and we only see each other every 3-4 months, hardly a friendship!

I'm so glad I'm not bfing any more, not that I go out...ever...but at least I know neither of them physically need me.
L and I tidied up last night while S was in his booster, he's just stood behind me and thrown all the building blocks on the floor, emptied his standard amount of duplo out and tipped out the Brio. He just loves it in a mess, I need to start putting things upstairs so there's not so much for him to reach. Trouble is then L hasn't got anything to play with.

oh god memphis, hope he's home safely.

J has only just woken up!!! And that was only because i opened his bedroom door and put the radio on in the kitchen. he was awake for a while in the night from 330ish so that's why. he was asleep by 7pm last night too. just as well it's my day off. though i suppose if it was one of my working from home mornings i could have started work early and just dropped him to nursery when he woke up.

off to visit a friend with a newborn this morning. i already dropped a present and card over last week but don't want to go empty handed so am going to make banana bread. i got bananas in the market yesterday, pound a bowl, and got about a million! they're not really ripe enough for banana bread, never mind.

sorry for lack of caps, am bfing

at j's nursery only under ones sleep in cots. the babies of j's age mostly still have two naps, but they can sleep when they like.

memphis is dh ok?

mlic how did your grandparents get on yesterday?

chulita that was lovely of your friend. Are your parents staying a couple of days?

dh are you going to try putting D to bed for a nap? I started it with R and can get an hour to 2 hours from her where as if we're out she naps much less and is moany with it. I don't stay in all the time to ensure she has a set nap time but do try to give her a nap.

woods r's nursery has a sleep room in the baby room. Then I think its a case of if the lo needs a nap they take them elsewhere.

tsc great news on the car. When will you get it? Also good F is calming down with milk.

cakes how you finding work?

Waves at anyone else I've missed. Morning

stac my parents are just staying overnight unfortunately. My friend just dropped off enough lasagne for 6 people plus lemon tart yummy! I'll have to make sure I return the favour when she has her 4th in a couple of months.

woodlands we used to live near a really good market where you could get loads of stuff for a pound. We lived off bananas and tomatoes, the bowls of those were huge! I agree re going empty handed, I always like to have something to go with my cuppa

Grr! Just messaged my bro on xbox live to ask what he's doing: "waking up with coffee" was the answer I long for the days!

I counted the bananas, there were 18 for a pound. All very well but we're going on holiday on Friday! Will have to make another banana bread to take.

You can freeze them just the way they are, they make lovely banana pops for hot days!

Getting worried here too memphis would love some word on if he got back ok x

memph Did he get back ok?

Welcome back needle andf hg.

Well done on the course stac

chulita Can u jufst put the whole banana in the freezer?

Well done on the college stac! Big changes for you with that and R's nursery!

Sorry to worry you all, he got back at 3am!! and I stood in the garden as he put the bike away telling him off, I know his friend was hurt but I was shitting bricks here!
He was about to leave when he called but then the results they got from ct scan were not as good as first thought so he stayed around a bit longer to call his friends dad and daughter! I made him eat the roast dinner I cooked too!
I didnt want to tell him how relieved I was to have him him, and today he hasnt gone work as he was meant to leave an hour after his return, ive been in sleep deprived daze all day, I was about to call the police when he pulled up!

you must have been so worried memphis! glad he got home safe.