Feb 2011- the one where Jane gets married and ALL the babies sleep through!

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Hello everyone!!

So funny about the old lady reastie I want to be like that when I'm old. I am planning to buy a knackered old car, drive everywhere revving the hell out of the engine at about 20 mph, park appallingly. Be really rude to everyone I meet......... Off to look at the lovely Alice's outfits.

wiggles enjoy the holidays, we are on the last lap, they go back on tues.

Loved the outfits reastie enjoyed looking at all your photos of her, if you have dc2 I'll have a little bet there would be considerably less poor Archie being no 4 wouldn't know what a camera is. Yep we are all sleeping in the camper van for five nights, fun fun fun!

Okay.....I'm back!

And I am happy to confirm that (using the law of averages) we are not weirdos! We had a bit of a chilly picnic lunch, while the babies chattered, ate cake, and had staring competitions (well, that was mainly Dilly). It was lovely to meet ponyo hubbard MizK debka ledkr debkas num ella tom Imy and of course all the wonderful, gorgeous babies.

mizk and I win the prize for most humongous babies, with Dilly not far behind. Anya, Freya and Sabine are all little dots! I think all the babies managed a Petit Filous while the big kids ate plenty of Mr Kiplings and Pom Bears! Most of us left as ledkr headed off to feed her two to the monkeys.

ledkr has the camera so pester her for the pics!

Oh, and all of you will be happy to hear the Virgin man was waiting outside my house when I got home and I now have TV again! Phew!

choc glad you had a good time. ledkr we want the photos NOW . I love the idea of Dilly trying to outstare everyone . hubbard I'm glad you made it after the tests

on train home now after deciding to brave the shops after the big meet.
Thanks for all the wishes for tom. Blood tests are all normal thank god. Just gotta wait for ent now to find out what they can do to stop the nosebleeds.
Everyone on the meet was lovely. All babies very cute. Imy and tom played together lovely. In need of a large glass of wine when i get home as 3 buses 2 trains and a taxi is exhausting with 2 on your own

[impatient] I'm still waiting for these photos

hubabrd I'm so relieved for you the tests were OK - what a relief

Blimey what a bunch of weirdos,definately not meeting them again.
Deb has a twitch and calls everyone Ernest,

chocco kept farting then acting as if nothing had happened.

Hubbard didnt even have any kids just a double buggy with those life dolls in,

Miz k is 56 if shes a day and must have adopted or stolen the baby.

As for ponyo well what can i say drinker!! Nudge nudge wink wink,she didnt think i saw her keep slugging from that bottle in the brown paper bag.

In fact i felt as if i was back at work.

ledkr ha ha ha ha ha ha

Glad you had a nice time chocco.

reastie A's dress is beautiful, she looks so gorgeous!

ledkr thank god I couldn't make it!
Glad you all had fun and I hope Dilly and Els survived the monkeys Now PLEASE put the photos up fgs! I'm going to admit something now, I was in a mental hospital years ago, in my early twenties, and I met some of the strangest but nicest people. One man was from Venus and gave me a piece of Venus rock he'd 'smuggled' in and one lady had made a camp out of cardboard boxes in the smoking room and everyone had to refer to her as 'sister impedient', I kid you not! I wasn't there for long (ed and depression isshoos) but it was quite an experience.

hubbard that's so good about test results; I'd have been a wreck, have a bottle of now

jane it csn't really be 3 weeks ! How are you feeling (idiot fil and dh ring error aside)? Are you getting excited or is it still mainly stress? You are going to be the most stunning bride, I had another look at your dress [stalker emoticon] and can't wait to see pics of the day itself for inspiration so i can steal ideas

OH and I have had a big row tonight and I told him to go out and leave me alone when he tried to apologise, I'm so forgiving. Really upset with him though and need time to calm down.

Right, budge up reastie, I'm waiting for all the gossip with you. Fancy a whilst we wait?

Evening :)

Dammit ledkr you caught me - if there is ever another meet up I'll be more discreet with my vodka swigging

Twas lovely to meet everyone and all the cute babies today, Ella was a star and had a hold of A who didn't cry A was quite grumpy to be fair but I forgive her as it took me TWO bloody hours to get home, stupid traffic, and she slept nearly the whole time, phew.

deb your mum is also very lovely, now this may sound a bit odd but I feel like I recognised you from somewhere... have you been on telly?!

hubbard I agree you deserve a after all of the trekking abut you've done today.

reastie lovely photos of A and her cute face, beautiful outfits :)

four4 have I just read that you are spending 5 nights in a camper van with all the children?! you are v brave thats all I have to say.

Needto mental hospital sounds like it full of characters - kind of how I iagine them to be honest. Are you feeling ok about the row? When I got home today dp had basically done sod all, it pissed me off as if I had a baby free day I'd be cleaning and generally getting stuff done, he hadn't even washed any bottles I moaned about it and he said "well you can slag me off on mn later" too right!

I had a pfb moment the other day, dd has grazed knees from crawling and I got a bit 'oh no' and wondered if we should try and stop her crawling for a bit, then made dp put sudocreme on them

ledkr I knew they'd all be a bit strange and you'd be the only normal one

hubbard so glad Drs appt and tests went well, fingers crossed ENT dept can come up with some solutions.

Ponyo you know you can get knee pads for crawling babies , seriously someone mentioned them on a thread recently.

NeedTo hope you and OH get row sorted out. Have you read Rachels Holiday by Marian Keyes re a "Priory" type facility?

debka well c'mon then - are you off the telly?

Hello ladies! I will admit am out with the girls and its happy hour so am a couple of caipirinhas down...... So excuse briefness and inadequate spelling...
Girls after today I want to meet you all, everyone was lovely, babies were adorbs, was lovely. Altho ledkr I was a tad p*ed off as you repeatedly say how much weight you have banged on and yet you are a proper foxy milf! Bring on my 40s if I get to look like ledkr !
choco is super stylish and put together, deb looks really young and is so smiley, hubbard is so friendly and sweet, and miss ponyo has the swishiest shiniest hair ever! And the babies and older ones were so lovely. Right enough gushing off to get further down the cocktail menu!
Wave to all! And I shall collect bribes from meetup ladies at another date....

Hello ladies! I will admit am out with the girls and its happy hour so am a couple of caipirinhas down...... So excuse briefness and inadequate spelling...
Girls after today I want to meet you all, everyone was lovely, babies were adorbs, was lovely. Altho ledkr I was a tad p*ed off as you repeatedly say how much weight you have banged on and yet you are a proper foxy milf! Bring on my 40s if I get to look like ledkr !
choco is super stylish and put together, deb looks really young and is so smiley, hubbard is so friendly and sweet, and miss ponyo has the swishiest shiniest hair ever! And the babies and older ones were so lovely. Right enough gushing off to get further down the cocktail menu!
Wave to all! And I shall collect bribes from meetup ladies at another date....
PS hahahaha at ponyo trying to prevent Anya from crawling!

Bugger, just lost a post, how bloody annoying. Will start again.....

Glad meet up went well, love Ledkrs description of you all! Looking forward to pics!

Hubbard, glad Toms bloods were ok, you were very good to travel like that today, feel bad now cos it was only a car journey away for me!

Jane, not long now.......how exciting! Thinking of Zoe today.

Deb, so are you famous??

Four4, wow, camper van huh? Wish I was brave enough, I even get scared in a caravan!

Need to, did you tell dh to 'fuck away off'? A la Wiggles!? Hope your ok.

Dh cooked for us tonight, he takes it so seriously bless him and took ages! I had to bath and get the boys to bed on my own cos he was so stressed out! It was worth it though, yum yum.
Noah has had a day of bumps today, he has a lump on his head, a cut on his nose and a swollen and cut right eye where he fell against his toy box. I think he may wake up tomorrow with a black eye. I felt so bad, especially when I took him to the shops and could feel people looking at him with sympathy! Poor baby. Weve had lots of cuddles today tho, he slept on me this morning then we cuddled up in bed together for his afternoon nap.

Hope I havent missed anyone

Ah, sorry about little N ems, he'll be fine in the morning I expect, they're tougher than thy look . Ha ha to mrems needing a rest after cooking , why do men feel they deserve a medal for doing something other than playing xbox?

mizk are you a leeeetle bit drunk? Have a fab time tonight with your cocktails!

wiggles Thank you for the recommendation,I haven't read that but it sounds like something I'd enjoy. I normally read the trashy crime thrillers so would enjoy a bit of light relief. Going to watch Derren in a bit, my friday night treat

Right ok,i lied everyone is really nice and me and Ella recognised Deb too how odd,maybe she looks like someone off telly,

It struck me how bloody normal we all are.I was so late tho so missed out on a lot which was a shame,had fun at nature centre tho.
It took me 2 hrs to get there and another 2 to get back cos of m5 traffic and Dilly doing a pooh just before i got on the mway.

dh is late home so i cant go to get wine so am drinking somethig sweet and suspicious that dh's "boyfriend" bought back from croatia,its taken off the edge tho

Dilly slept all the way back and will now not go to sleep.

Allow me to summarise. 4 hr drive,no wine,no dh and non sleeping baby who poohs constanty.

I will endeavour to put up pics up if d ever sleeps.

Mizk is drunk btw, im so jealous.

All the ladies are gorgeous btw,we are a well turned out thread. Debs Mum is stunning,its the short hair,very elfin chic.

needto I worked in mental health for 7 years.I have never been so happy in a job. I used to look forward to working.I am at home with eccentrics.When i was a teenager me and my friend didnt get drunk on cheap cider,we sat in the bus station talking to the homeless and mad for hours Im not joking either.

emski poor Noah, he has been through the wars today.

needto Our friend was in a mental hospital about 5 yrs ago, it was always so surreal when visiting him, there were some characters there too.

mizk I see you are enjoying your cocktails, have a raspberry mojito for me.

hubbard Im glad Toms blood results were clear but hope you get to the bottom of his nose bleeds soon.

Productive old day for me, picked up my dress from shop and b/maid dresses from alterations, Bought a veil, got rings ordered and bought converse for night time comfy dancing shoes! Bad news is mil can't make it tomorrow with me for my fitting, she is laid up with a bad back!

Yes to Rachells holiday btw very funny.

ponyo I've seen special tights I think in m&s which have double thickness material in the knees to cushion those delicate little knees stop the tights getting threadbare [pfb]

needto how are you post row? I'm watching derren too . Was the mental hospital like the one Hurley was in from 'Lost'?

ems poor noah. A little baby knocked his eye in this weeks baby sensory and cut skin around his eye and it was bleeding . He looked like he was in for a black eye bless him and he ws only tiny and his dad had bought him out to the class for the first time - typical!

jane hope the fitting goes well mil can't come though

celeb deb where does everyone know you from? Are you secretly from masterchef or something

HURRY UP DILLY AND GO TO SLEEP - WE WANT PICTURES

Sorry didnt go off till ten and then dh came in and id missed him so we had to have a cuddle and watch the walking dead-and hed bought wine wolf blass too! I promise pics tomorrow tho,you lot will all be in bed by now apart from mizk who will not-hic.

Well apparently just vaguely hoping something will happen, does sometimes work. I was thinking it would be great if C slept a bit later than usual this morning (usually between 6 and 7, was hoping for at least after 7), so that I could push the whole day on to re-set her wake up clock for tomorrow, as didn't want 5-6am. Well, she's still asleep . This has literally NEVER happened.

DH has gone to work, I've had breakfast, and i don't quite know what to do with myself now!

V jealous of meet-up and love Ledkr s descriptions versus MizK s.

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Off out for the day but had to say GO CLAUDIA!!!! Have a much deserved rest D.

jane I hope everything goes well today, I'll be thinking of you

I will be expecting photos on my return this afternoon! Oh, and a hungover post from mizk

Yay Needto have a nice day. C finally woke at ten to nine.

Want to see pictures now.

PS reastie it says you have no pics...have you broken friends with me [needy icon]?

Morning, quick post before I start the pretence of cleaning before Os party

jane hope all goes well with the fitting

deliaskis well done Claudia, funny enough A slept a bit later this morning.

MizK have you had Lucozade and McDs yet

Right am off, I fully expect photos by my return this evening. I will need something to look forward to, Olivia is practically bouncing of the walls and Sofia is doing a nice turn in sibling huffiness "why is she getting everything?", "it's only her birthday" , "I'm so hard done by".

Have a lovely day all

Thanks wiggles happy birthday to Olivia hope you all have a great time at her party!