Feb 2011...Creeping, crawling and cuddling towards Christmas

[chocoroo]

Morning!

Ear still pants but DP thinks his man flunks worse.

Off for hair cut but back later....

Jane thats so nice to hear you say.If anyone deserves to be happy its you.Im so sad that we cant all come and throw confetti outside the church we all need to wear pink and stop and think at the same time i reckon. My wedding was small but i did cry when i saw myself in my dress and dh sent me a text to say he was the happiest man alive I was battered the night before tho didnt eat much at the meal haha.

Dills is defo teething,i can see a real difference in her after calpol and then when it wears off.
She said to say thanks to wiggs for the cod recommendation,she said it makes a change from the spinach pasta and ate half a pot.
She has started to do this thing where she screws up her eyes and smiles toothily which makes everyone laugh so keeps doing it.

deb nothing like a good bra,being a tiny boobs woman i love the primark water bras which make my bosom look positively heaving.Im glad you sound better with dh these days too the threatening letters must have worked

Trauma here as i just took Els shopping for a party outfit for the "limo party" she is attending on Sunday. She had this www.next.co.uk/g472424s2#815273g47 with some heeled shoe boots. I cant believe it and dh was a bit grumpy but all her friends have heels and she is nearly 10.Low heels btw. My baby.

just quick update as i'm exhausted and trying to function will read posts again once monsters are in bed.
Phone call from consultants this am saying physio referral not good enough need drs one. Already had appt booked for this pm. Dr worried too so has sent an urgent referral fax to consultants so i'll be on the phone in the morning again to get an appt.
Freya is teething too. Up every hour last night so with worrying and her i got about 2hrs sleep. Am survivng on caffine and the occasional hit of nicotine

debka [wolf whistle] agree with jane your dh will be thinking he's on a promise, good on you, long may it continue.

americanexpat Anna has been the same, I know she still wakes up at night to be fed, but until this week she was always quick and couldn't wait to snuggle back down again, but she's been mustard this week, its like she's really uncomfortable. She has also taken to constantly sticking her tongue out to the side, so I'm assuming she can feel something, I can't get near her feckin' mouth to see

ledkr D is welcome re the cod, maybe its just me but I can smell it from Anna for hours after she eats it, its like she sweats it [phewee]. This is how A knows how much I love her, I can't stand fish and because its her favourite thing I reheat cook it for her. Ellas' dress is gorgeous, I've seen it in our local Next and its even nicer in "real life".

jane Well, what have we you got left to do? How are the family behaving?, did you make a final decision on the music? Will be back later if I have any more questions

posted too soon, - hubbard hopefully the Drs referral will start things moving, good luck for the morning round of phonecalls.

ledkr the dress is gorgeous I bet ella will look fab!

hubbard Im glad you got the refferal, hopefully things will move quickly for you and freya. Sleep well tonight.

wiggles I have bridesmaid dress to pick up form dry cleaner (long story), My engagement ring to pick up from jeweller (it was getting cleaned), wedding rings to collect, make-up trial, dress fitting, hair dyed and cut, nails done, eyebrows waxed (ouch), favours to make up, chair sashes to iron, thank you gifts for my dad and fil to buy, arrange flowers for our mums. Most of the above has to be taken to the venue on thurs/friday. ooft I'm knacked just typing that, you will be sorry you asked! It's all go go go now!

Oh yeah, that is officially finished work now until the 28th

Have been lurking today but no time to post as Alice being incredibly high maintenance - she keeps crawling as fast as her life depended on it to whatever she shouldn't go to and giggling when I say no/catch her and put her back . DH was late home from work but didn't bother telling me he was running late so all the evening routine/meals were annoyingly messed up and DH can't understand why I get annoyed

needto how are you and dh doing today?

jane not long now - eeek. Hope your family/family in laws are behaving themselves.

ledkr a LIMO PARTY?!!!

hubbard the fax should mean you get a quick apt then I hope

deb go you with the bras

Thanks for the ff comments

argh, gtg - alice pulling my hair and it's really hurting be back later

I know you're all dying to know so here's a link to my new bra sexymama . For the Larger of Nork this is a great website, much cheaper than Bravissimo. Unfortunately it's the wrong time of the month for us :( otherwise DH would def have got lucky tonight

hubbard here's hoping F gets her appointment tomorrow morning and you can relax a bit.

wiggles Imy absolutely loves fish, my mum made pasta, pesto and pollock the other day, she snaffled the lot down.

ledkr I can just see Ella in that dress, it's adorable :) (for those who haven't met led and Ella like what I have , she is a lovely lovely engaging and pretty girl. I hope I get one like her.)

jane so good to hear you say you're happy. Just got to get all that stuff done now!

reastie at DH, bloody men!

choc you alright? Haven't heard from you for a while. (also 44me, mizk, tarlia, wanderingsheep.....)

Nice bra, Deb. it has inspired me to take at look t buying some new bras. My boobs have gone up a size since Noah but they are also hanging down near my waist, I'm only a 34c but really struggle to get a decent bra. Can anyone recommend anywhere for the small of boob?
Hehe to dh missing his chance at 'getting some love' tonight. I've had a few glasses of Baileys and dh has come home this evening, told him e would have been in for a chance had I not have messed up my pill this month. Doctor has ordered me to abstain until my next period is over or risk getting preggers again....and we don't want that!

Hubbard, I'm slightly relieved for you that Freya's situation seems to be getting taken seriously. Fingers crossed for you

Led, love Ella's dress, makes me want a little girl! I hope D's teeth come thru quickly, it's awful when you can see them in pain isn't it?

Jane, tis good to hear you happy, you've got a fair bit to do before your big day. I second Ledkr, and think we should all wear a certain colour etc. make us feel part if your special day.

Dh has day off tomorrow, yippee! Love to all. We're watching the first episode of The Jury, looks good so far.

debka you are indeed one sexy mama

jane Christ woman is that all? What on earth have you been doing the past few weeks , so nice to hear you all happy, you can practically hear your giddiness

emski don't be getting carried away now

reastie Anna does this thing where she heads over to somewhere she's not supposed to be ie the tv unit, dogs dinner, she turns around smiles and goes "ah ah" then crawls towards it at lightening speed

Ah go on emski 3 is the magic number .

reastie and wiggles the babies sound very cute and cheeky!

debka I use brastop sometimes, its fab! Oh you can go through quidco too.

wiggles Its all the wee stuff that add up, couldn't do most of it sooner.

Hope evryone had a good day, I'm taking myself off to bed now fingers crossed for a sleep tonight!

Quick wave from me. Have loved first week back, but it's been "challenging" due to illness etc.

I'm enjoying a glass of wine now while DD and DP are fast asleep (R went to bed at 6!) and indulging in a bit of TOWIE. I think I need to confess to a bit of a crush on Mark but I do like arrogant twats!

Will catch up tomorrow whil DD is at nursery and I am home alone!

Oh ladies, I think Noah has separation anxiety really badly and I'm feeling so guilty because I've had to go back to work.
He's been awake and crying/screaming since 10, and has just gone down after cuddling with me for abut half hour. The crying was the same as he does in the day if I leave the room. I don't know how to help him.
I've got Ben telling me he misses me and being clingy and wanting my time, now I've got Noah waking at night screaming. Dh is back from his week away and is asleep next to me, I hate him right now for insisting I go to work and leave my babies. Im thinking that dh should put Noah to bed for a few nights and be the one to see him if he wakes at night to maybe break the 'obsession' with me.
I hope your all asleep, night x

Aw ems Its the normal age for sep anx tho,we will all get it im sure.Dilly already face plants and cries pityfully if i put her down and ifshe sees anyone leave the room-i mean anyone too!If dh insists on you working maybe he should get his lazy arse up to help at night

Dilly is still being an absolute pickle at night,wkes once for milk like a sodding new born then early too.Dh has been pretty good tho thank God.

deb thats a nice thing to say about Ella,thanks. Im gagging at the thought of pasta pesto and bollock pollock tho.
Im not a fish lover at all.Im a bit phobic about them tbh.In Turkey i was starving and ordered trout and it came looking more alive than me Big old eye gazing up at me ugh.I couldnt eat it.

yes I can smell it hours later and dh wasnt happy when i said she smelled like a fishy fanny she cant understand yet,hes so boring.

reastie yes a limo party they are also having "fake alcohol" which i am very about. I may put it in AIBU later,save on the central heating bill

emski I hope you managed some sleep in the end, getting dh to deal with Noah at night time is a good idea. Just remember that sep anxiety is only a stage.

ledkr I just spat out my coffee at "fishy fanny"

Morning all,
Apologies about my rant last night! Feel a bit better this morning, still feel like I'm being pulled in a million directions, but I guess that's normal for a mummy!
Noah went to sleep on me just before I posted last night, I sat with him for about half hour then he slept until 7 this morning. He's gone down for a nap now.

Ledkr, loving the 'fishy fanny' comment!

Hi Ladies, Thanks for the shout out deb. I am here and lurking, I try to post but by the time I get one written the thread has moved on to something else and I feel guilty for not mentioning people :(. It is lovely to read the news though and hear how you and the babies are getting on though. Lots of photo's I cannot see (sob).

Z is doing amazingly, crawling, pulling up ready to cruise etc He has two teeth and two on the way. Such a cutie. Me, hmm, not so good still.

Emski Sorry you are having a hard time, like the others said, its unfortunatly just the age where they go through separation angst, not that that helps much. But it will pass x deb Loving the bra.

Jane which date is the big day? I remember that's soon. Very exciting!

ledkr When is Dilly's op? Glad to hear she is enjoying fish (YUK)

Sounds like lots of you are back at work. I hope that's going well and all the babies are settling into their childcare arrangements.

restie I cannot believe that vile ff woman! How can she make you stay? Sounds like you would be better off out and making a formal complaint. That woman clearly has no knowledge about breastfeeding, telling you to eat a banana for breakfast and then A slice of apple for snack?! Arrgg. What are you meant to eat for lunch and dinner? Of course its a myth that we need to eat and eat and eat, but a banana??? Porridge with a chopped banana without sugar (blerg), but not a lone piece of fruit. Seriously that could be very damaging to your breastfeeding relationship with A. I'm so sorry you have to put up with her.

wiggles Anna sounds terribly cute. The photos of the girls are gorgeous.

Sorry, my time has run out, Z calls. I hope the rest of you are doing well x

Hello!

Well, first week at work over so I have ten minutes to say hello to you all before I carry on doing boring housework (R is at nursery, bad mummy!).

tarlia Welcome back. Don't worry about keeping up with everyone personally, it's good to hear from everyone!

emski Rant is totally understandable. I've actually really enjoyed being back at work as my job got changed to something i really love but I'm finding the nursery run a real strain. R cried this morning and has cried every time I pick her up. We didn't even see her for long last night - she was in bed by 6 and didn't wake til 3 then had a big poo and fell asleep again til 7. I just feel so bad I don't get chance to play with her anymore :( I'll pick her up early today but I have o get some stuff done before I'm full ine.

jane you sound so excited. Good lass! I'm so excited for you ( and a teensy bit )

ledkr Fake alcohol? Won't be long til she's on the hard stuff......

wiggles and reastie Maybe we should line the babies up and have a race, R is a speed demon when's specially when the Virgin box or TV is in her sights. She can also work doors when they're not properly shut.

deb I am so impressed with your weight loss. You're a proper inspiration!

hubbard What a worry re: Freya. Don't feel bad, just channel your energy into getting the right appoint,ent for her.

ponyo Hope you've enjoyed work. Is borg back now too? My consumption has gone up since I've been back!

Right. Have to rush as soup is cooking for the invalid/DP's lunch. I'm off to Rolller Disco tonight.....wish me luck!

Hi all,

Well TFI Friday! Went to C's parents evening at nursery last night was v cute. They take loads of photos of her and write lots of little notes about what she has done 'Claudia put her hands in the tub of paint and laughed' etc. It was really nice to see and read the stuff she's been up to. There are photos of her sleeping, photos of her eating toast, photos of her rubbing her feet in sand, playing with leaves, etc. It was really nice.

My uni reunion this weekend has been cancelled so it will be a quiet weekend at home, which is no bad thing.

I've put a couple of new Claudia photos on my profile if anyone wants a look...

Tarlia re your first para, I do exactly that too, and feel like I can't keep up. It's a bit quieter here tho since more ladies have gone back to work I think?

Choc giggling at you going to roller disco, have you stepped back in time a few decades?

Emski sorry you're having a tough time with Noah at the moment. I'm waiting for C to start with some form of separation anxiety but so far touch wood she's been fine, either that or she actually doesn't give a flying fig who I am [wails].

Deb I'm v excited by your website rec for underwear, maybe I do deserve some nice new things!

jane it's really the final phase of your countdown now. So happy to read that you're feeling happy. You deserve to.

Dx

Thanks, choco and D x

What happened to hubbards little F? I must have missed it.

Hope you have a ball at the roller disco choco. Do you have leg warmers? :P

D Sounds like C is having a whale of a time experiencing all of that. Z hasn't been anywhere near sand or paint - rubbish mummy, must work on the messy play. I can't see your photos!

Tarlia I had missed the 'r' out of your name. Should be fixed now!

hello

Alice currently jumping all over me and trying to eat me

d we have the same outfit as C has - the blue/white/red tights with matching dress . She's such a cutie

ledkr I'm sorry but fake alcohol . I bet Ella is squealing with excitement though

choc have fun at the roller disco . Btw I hope you have been choc tasting (in the name of science) since returning

ems hope tonight is better and try not to blame yourself

jane not long now. Hope the final fitting etc etc goes well

d love the idea of baby parents evening - did they also comment on her challenging behaviour and how she needs to join in class discussions more . Sounds like a really thoughtful nursery to do all those photos etc (or do they all do that it's just I don't know)

argh - gtg, she keeps attacking the computer

Ooohhhh. R also has that dress! In fact I think she wore it on the meet-up.

I hope all the babies don't turn up to Jane's wedding in it!

we'll turn up at janes wedding and R, C and Alice can all be impromptu bridesmaids - they'll all be matching together

Hellooo! Just a quick one from me as am at my mums for the weekend and am being anti-social on the computer

tarlia lovely to 'see' you again, I had wondered where you were too and commented about 4 threads ago How are doing - you said not so good still? Pleased to hear Z is coming on well though :)

delia I am jealous of the nursery pics etc, all I get is a sheet at the end of the day with food eaten and poos done

jane eek not long now!! Oh am so excited for you, and like I have said many a time I am not a wedding-y person. Just love the thought of you and df together on your wedding day, so happy, with thoughts and memories of little Z there too :)

ledkr lovely dress for Ella, I will join reastie in being abit at fake alcohol, do start a thread in AIBU please...

A was v cute when we got to my mums, there was me, mum and my sis and she just kept looking at at all 3 all pleased, of us as if she was thinking 'oh good, my 3 favourite ladies to play with' emski I have noticed A has been more clingy, just crawling over to me more and climbing on me, I'm sure it won't last too long!

Off to nosy at delias photos now. Can I just say that I have been lurking at work and at my mums but not posting, I'm still spying on you all!

Oh delia she is soooo cute, love the outfit on second photo - is that the one all babies have?! She looks a bit like A (imho), esp in first pic with the big eyes and the hair