July 2010: Their speech is improving but it's sleep we're still losing

[DesperateHousewife21]

Welcome back everyone!

so are they saying it's not that stuff?

also, can't imagine how hard it must have been to have to ask those questions big hugs

thank god. huge relief! i just hope you get to the bottom of it and she's all better soon. is she ok in herself iykwim?

oh bless her heart. it does sound extreme but like you say, post-viral stuff can be.

have to say i'm in awe of you going to the park twice a day! i hate it and only manage it once a week

tsc its a real worry about C, how is she today?
Fuck awfull night here, up to D at 2.50am, in to F for feed straight after, back in to D straight after due to coughing waking him and him crying, then he continued to cry on and off for the rest of the night untill i got up with him at 6 on the dot. Pissed me off cos F only got up for one feed again at a sensible time and didnt wake up then till 6.50, text book really, its D that killing us!! Really i could have been vile to him this morning, instead ive made pancakes and now i feel sick!!

tsc what a worry, bloody hell you are really going through the mill ATM, really hope they get to the bottom of it soon, but great that they have ruled out your worst fears!
mlic she only measure them as they are all spice I didnt own or had never heard of! it was amazing, genuinly like a restuarant! Im going to raid her mothers recipes next week to get more ideas!
cakes have a great day out today!
We will be getting the paints out to make works of art for mum and mil, dh refuses to buy his mum a card from L as its mother day, not grandmothers day , I get my mum a card and gift though from him!

Weather is rubbish here, dh has gone to work for the morning, im out tonight with my friends for a few drinks.

My dads chemo is over! he is very very poorly, he has been crying this morning on phone to me :( now we have to wait a few weeks for scan to see if its all gone!

I don't get my mam or mil anything from my kids! Sorry but I agree with your dh on this one, it isn't grandmother's day - commercial madness imo.

Hope the scan gives good news for your dad.

TSC hope she's feeling better today. Hope you managed a rest at some point too. I'm totally fucking sick of getting up each night with one or the other child (tag team) so can only imagine how tired you/vik/chul must feel

tsc it's great that they're not forgetting about you, too often it's a case of 'out of sight out of mind' with the nhs. The best thing would be if they can nail down what's wrong with C so you can do something about it.

mlisc I'm with you on mother's day, total commercialism. If, as and when my dc are old enough, they want to do something for it unprompted, great. If not, I'm not bothered at all. My mum's not fussed whereas my fil will text dh tomorrow to remind him to wish mil a happy mother's day which imo is such a pointless thing.

cake it's all crap isn't it? I hope Lady A picks up quickly but it's lovely that she's still so jolly
L and S are finally well after 3 months solid of one or the other or both being ill but L definitely has post-viral stuff - she's sleeping 12 hours a night and having a 2-3 hour nap in the day, she's grumpy, irritable and moody and generally acting up but she's been like this since before B turned up so I'm sure it's that ridiculous virus we've all had.

My mum went home today, she'll be back next Sunday to hold the fort once DH starts back at work. It's lovely just to be the 5 of us even though she's worth her weight in gold with the help she gives. I'm dreading DH being at work tbh simply cos I can't lift either child/push the pushchair/drive for 6 weeks and although I cheated after S and did things a bit earlier, I've been told by consultants/mw/doctors that after a 3rd cs things are a bit more complicated so I'm going to try and stick to the full 6 weeks but obviously that means someone has to help me with the older 2 esp as S is so lazy!
I can't wait til B will settle in his basket, he has to sleep on someone or not at all but I just want to put him down every now and then. Can't expect much one week in though eh?!

mlic as much as I dont like mil she looked gutted that she didnt get a card from L last year as her other gc buy her one, he hasnt bought her one though, saying the shops had none, so he can tell her again when she asked this year where her card is.
tsc its good that they are being on the ball, hope its all ok.
chul how is the cough?

I have started painting the bedroom walls today, also done painting with L, he was very excited!

Cough's still there and still painful. I've not had a chest infection like this...ever, I don't think, so sod's law I get one right before a cs. When I cough it feels like two knives stabbing me in the gut but I'm deffo coughing less so I'm on the mend!

My L loves painting whereas S really can't be bothered. Shame really as it would be really easy (too easy) to get them both painting to buy me some time :)

I too agree with the grandma thing, it does just seem to be how much money they can extort out of us! I think that about valentines day too, thats why we do nothing for that either.
I did have some flowers this morning though and i have two cards waiting to be opened.
chu Glad to hear your dc's are in good health right now, i wish i could say the same, this is F's second cold and hes only 11 weeks old. I have to say that 11 weeks has gone mighty fast! you saying B is 1 week old has made me realize just how fast its gone, hes nearly out of his 0-3 month baby grows already, D was always a size behind and still is, yesterday he had 9-12 month jeans on......they were a bit short!! How is B feeding now? Hope ur cough is subsiding, must feel awfull.
tsc good that they want to see you so soon, but i get where ur coming from, hard to know what to say really, hows C been today and how is F doing? I hope ur holding up, it must be an awfull strain, does dd1 help around the house and stuff?
memphis good for you re the paintng, i have had NO motivation today and i have done something i have never ever done before and not got dressed. I just havent had the inclination, i really feel vile now though and must jump in the shower!
DH took D for his first hair cut today, I cried when he got home, he looks so grown up!

memphis I've never heard of getting cards for grannies on Mothers Day! I did email a couple of photos to mil yesterday, does that count? I think they have a "Grandparents Day" in the States to extort more money out of everyone

tsc how is C today?

I am having a big debate in my head about which of our two nearest primary schools to send A to, I don't have to decide till a couple of months before she's 5 in Nov but I keep mulling over all the pros and cons of each in my head. It's quite hard when you're in a country that you didn't go to school in as I don't feel I "know" the education system at all (though of course it's not that different from the UK really!)

Do you have open days or anything wss? Sometimes I think it's nice to get a 'feel' for the place if you can't decide.

Just posted this on another thread as I was asked for the recipe, so thought I repost here in case anyone's interested:

Cheese and sweetcorn scones
350g self-raising flour
1tsp baking powder
1tsp salt
2tsp english mustard powder
1/4 tsp cayenne (or paprika, but I like the slight 'kick' of cayenne myself)
1tsp thyme leaves (I have used fresh and dried in the past, both taste good)
50g cold unsalted butter, cubed
175g mature cheddar, grated
250g sweetcorn (drained weight)
175ml semi-skimmed milk
juice of half a lemon

Preheat oven to 220C (fan 200C) gas mark 7

Mix flour, baking powder, mustard, caenne or paprika, salt and thyme together in a large bowl, then add the butter and rub in until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Tip in most of the cheese (but reserve some to top the scones) and all of the sweetcorn.

Mix the milk and lemon juice, then add to the mixture and stir in, it should be a slightly sticky dough.

Knead the dough 2-3 times on a loured work surface but don't over work the dough. Divide into 10 balls, shape them roughly by hand and place on a floured baking sheet. Brush each one with a little milk then top with the remaining cheese and sprinkle with a little cayenne or paprika.

Bake for 10-12 minutes unitl they are risen, golden and sound hollow if you tap the underneath (mine took more like 15 yesterday you just have to keep an eye on them)

Cool on a rack and then devour with lashings of butter

Happy mothers' day all! Hope you all have a relaxing day

Hahahahahaha cake.

That was a joke right?

:(

Sorry I'm just fucked off that ds2 has been up crying/moaning/whinging since 6.15am. I got up at 6.20am to stop him waking ds1 who was knackered and needed the sleep. I now have a dilemma - he's finally calm and content on my knee as fucking usual but has a dirty nappy. So I leave him quiet and risk him getting sore or change his nappy and setting him off kicking and screaming again :( Oh the fucking joys.

And I'm not pissed off cos it's mother's day. Mother's day schmother's day it's commercial shite and I still stand by that - I'd be as pissed off on any other day of the year. I'm pissed off because it's constant and I'm sick of it

Rant over. Happy mother's day folks

L aka "Idonthaveanoriginalthoughtinmyhead" has spent all morning taking whatever S is playing with off him and then shouting at him when he cries. S is acting up now too cos he's so wound up, B's a little treasure and DH is doing well but knackered so there's only so long before he explodes. We need to go out but I'm not sure I'm up for it yet...

sorry no i wasn't joking blush

i hope you have at least a bearable day then!

Yes happy mothers day, i don't agree with spending loads of money on it but it's nice to show appreciation of the mammoth job that is being a mum.
Dh helped D make me a card this morning and that's it. Going round my mums for lunch with all the family which will be good.

L dh got me a lovely card that he drew a lovely picure on, and the Mary Berry cookbook I have wanted for a bit, signed by the good lady herself (not that dh knew when he bought it)
I got in at 3am to find L jumping in his cot, dh was trying to calm him, I went in told him to lie down and he did 6am and they are in bed thrusting the card in my face, L was excited as it apparently had a mouse on it (I couldnt see at this point) and I begged them to go downstairs, I took us for breakfast and just been painting while L slept, house is quiet, L in bed and dh and dog out over fields!
Hope everyone has a nice day!