Dec 08 Mums - Breech babies, bedtimes, boozing and Bikram

[KiwiPanda]

Um sorry about rubbish title

Oh Beans will say a prayer for your Dad & tomorrows scan.

Yes I have spoken with DDs teacher. He hasn't seen anything himself but has promised to keep an eye on her. He is fresh out of teacher training & super enthusiastic, so I do think he will. She seemed a bit brighter when I picked her up. But refused to talk about this morning.

Thing is I remember that feeling of trying hard to make friends from when I was a child. I get that same 'sick' feeling when I think about DD struggling. Hate it. Children can be so hurtful without even realising it.

They can, but the thing is, they don't realise it, so actually it's not as vindictive as it can seem. But I agree. I was bullied too, Deids, and it's hellish to go through. But littles are so changeable, that next moment they may be best friends. Remind me how old DD is again?

Your right beans! DD is 5, 6 in August. It's a tricky age making/breaking friends every 5 mins. I also worry that DD might end up being mean to another without realising because like you say they are so changeable!

Hello everyone,

Deids I agree with Beans that it is bullying. Does dd do anything out of school to make other friends? Brownies, gymnastics or something. It might increase her confidence.

Beans Lots of white light to your dad and family.

ZJ Get your friend to go with plan A and brung dd2 to you. Ignore your sister. She won't notice on the day!

Kayz Exciting! Not long now.

Vag Are your fellow Netherlanders upset at being knocked out of the Euros? I've got quite into the whole thing!

Wow kayz it sounds like little Olympia is going to make an appearance soon. How exciting!

Deids, that truely is heartbreaking to hear what the girls said. Beans puts it in perspective, but whether they are being purposefully hurtful or not, it is having the effect of being hurtful and that must be painful for you. I would feel quite helpless, how do you protect them from this?

ZJ I think I would stick to a what is best for DD2 plan, she will not be stuffed around, and if your sister has a problem with it explain how unattractive leaking milk looks on lovely dresses. I am actually all for non child weddings, they always end up strung out and exhausted and don't really get what is going on. However, I do think babes in arms and older children 10+ should be invited though in the case of the older, only if it is a niece or nephe not if utit is some random cousin's offspring. We went to the wedding of a friend who had a child ds1's age and it was nice for them to be at the actual ceremony but the food was not in anyway child friendly, they got bored in the speeches and they were almost too exhausted go to sleep, later in the evening, so I spent ages in the hotel room trying to settles ds2 in my pretty dress while the very expensive babysitter watched tele. I would rather have given them tea and put them to bed wle the photos weree being taken..Wow Kayz, iWow Kayz th

Sorry my Tablet computer thing seems to be having seizures and spewing out random letters.

Also did you ladies know you can make ice cream wity highly whizzed up frozen bananas? I've just made banana and peanut butter ice cream, I had a little taste of it as a soft serve just after whizzing it but have put it in the freezer for the boys tomorrow.

Sorry no little Olympia!! But I've just had a show!! No contractions yet though. But DS2 was born 12 hours after my show with him.

I am wondering if I should go put the pool up and get the room ready but I don't want to tempt fate and still be pg next week.

Ooh, come on little Olympia! Should you be putting the pool up yourself? It sounds like hard work (although that would bring her on)

My fingers are crossed for your Dad's scan Beans x

Deids, 5 and 6 year old girls are so fickle! I can barely keep up with mine! Hope DD is OK today.

Thinkinig of lovely Beans and her gorgeous daddy.

Go Olympia! It's a great friend's son's birthday today, so most auspicious. Sending good dilating vibes to Kayz.

Love to everyone XXXX

Oooh! How exciting Kayz - any news???? I hope she hangs on til tomorrow, as that's DD2's birthday! She's going to be 2! I can't believe it! We're starting potty training soon as she keeps doing wees and poos on the potty! EEK. I'm so can't be arsed with another one. DD1 still wets herself too often for my liking!

I'd definitely get the pool up, Kayz, just in case. What are your boys up to? Are they going to stay with someone?

Vag - please can you talk me through how you make that ice cream? It sounds amazing!

xx

The boys are currently driving me insane. Well DS2 is. I'm in the pool but all seems to have stopped. But it is nice in here. I could easily leave it up forever just to lie in randomly.

Ooh, just have to tell you something quite funny. DH and I have been getting on brilliantly for weeks now (you can tell by my lack of bitching about him!) and we've also been doing the sex quite a lot too, which has been unusual until recently. (I wonder if 50 Shades of Grey Trilogy has had anything to do with it. Hmmm.)

Anyway, last night, he was being really lovely about Dad as I was feeling a bit low and was hugging me. Lo and behold it sort of led to more (found it really life affirming, which was nice), and we'd only done it the night before, which really is unheard of! Afterwards, he was telling me how sexy he finds me with a tan - suddenly realised that I haven't actually had one for 3 years, so he's delighted! And referred to it as my summer coat. Not sure why, but it gave me the most hysterical giggles. To the point when I did a huge snot down my face (had been crying earlier, so it was free flowing!). I have never seen DH leap so far from me so quickly in my life! HA! Really made me laugh more. And him, fortunately!

Any more news Kayz???

Deids, I have been thinking a lot about your DD as my DD is in a slightly similar situation (you will remember she is also 5 and the youngest in Y1). She has a friend who she us obsessed with and they play together all the time but the friend can be very nasty and often tells DD she is ugly or smelly or stupid and leaves her out. It breaks my heart that their formative friendships can be so dysfunctional. Do you talk to your DD about things she can do when people are mean? DD and I practise lines of retort and I get get to visualise walking away and finding a particular other child who I know is kind. I also make sure she knows she is not ugly or stupid etc. I really feel for you, it's heart breaking and sometimes I just want to scream at the little girl in question.

ZJ I am a bit flabbergasted by your sister. You are a nicer person that me letting her have all these options. It's her neice FFS she is allowed special treatment over random babies of friends.

Sybs, I hope you are having a good week without any funerals.

Beans, v jealous of the romance, even snotty romance!

Veg, yum yum yum to that ice cream. How do you make it?

I wonder how LadyT's trip away with the girls is going? FB suggests they are afflicted with a lurgy. Poor LadyT.

It's by birthday next week and DH has booked a surprise weekend away with the girls. I have a feeling it's some sort of clamping. Can't wait but hope the sun shines. I will be 34. Thirty four. That really isn't early thirties any more. I think I may have to accept I am grown up.

PPS, Londoners and those in the South East, I had the BEST night out last week at an event called Secret Cin ema. You go to a secret location to see an undisclosed film, you are told to dress a certain way and then are met by all these actors who take you to a site filled with bars and activities and weird goings on. For two hours you explore this warehouse full of actors doing odd stuff and then you go to watch the surprise film. It was utterly hilarious and totally different from any other night out. I really recommend it.

Any more news Kayz???

Deids, I have been thinking a lot about your DD as my DD is in a slightly similar situation (you will remember she is also 5 and the youngest in Y1). She has a friend who she us obsessed with and they play together all the time but the friend can be very nasty and often tells DD she is ugly or smelly or stupid and leaves her out. It breaks my heart that their formative friendships can be so dysfunctional. Do you talk to your DD about things she can do when people are mean? DD and I practise lines of retort and I get get to visualise walking away and finding a particular other child who I know is kind. I also make sure she knows she is not ugly or stupid etc. I really feel for you, it's heart breaking and sometimes I just want to scream at the little girl in question.

ZJ I am a bit flabbergasted by your sister. You are a nicer person that me letting her have all these options. It's her neice FFS she is allowed special treatment over random babies of friends.

Sybs, I hope you are having a good week without any funerals.

Beans, v jealous of the romance, even snotty romance!

Veg, yum yum yum to that ice cream. How do you make it?

I wonder how LadyT's trip away with the girls is going? FB suggests they are afflicted with a lurgy. Poor LadyT.

It's by birthday next week and DH has booked a surprise weekend away with the girls. I have a feeling it's some sort of clamping. Can't wait but hope the sun shines. I will be 34. Thirty four. That really isn't early thirties any more. I think I may have to accept I am grown up.

PPS, Londoners and those in the South East, I had the BEST night out last week at an event called Secret Cin ema. You go to a secret location to see an undisclosed film, you are told to dress a certain way and then are met by all these actors who take you to a site filled with bars and activities and weird goings on. For two hours you explore this warehouse full of actors doing odd stuff and then you go to watch the surprise film. It was utterly hilarious and totally different from any other night out. I really recommend it.

No nothing. It does seem to have gone quiet

Beans I hope your Dads scan goes well today. Thinking of you. X

Obes - panic not - I'm 37 next week! x

All ok with Dad. Phew.

His lungs are still clear. There is some movement in the tumour in his groin, which is a slight concern that it's spreading, but the surgeon in charge is hopeful that it isn't. And breathe.

Will find out in a couple of weeks if it's anything sinister. I've spent the morning watching my phone, waiting for it to ring!!!

Phew Beans, great news about your Dad's lungs. Fingers crossed you get the same news about his groin.

Hello!!!! 40 in December, your all young whipper snappers in comparison.

Beans you had me giggling with your winter coat and snot story. Hilarioso. Also must clarify, is it unusual for you to be having so much sex, or is the sex itself unusual. They way I read the first paragragh made it all sound a bit kinky esp with the 50 shades of grey reference. Wonderful news about your dad, such a miracle man. It must all still be quite stressful for him though all the test and waiting for results.

Obes I find what that little girl says quite disturbing, when is she hearing these sorts of things herself. Why is it normal for her to put other people down like that.

Someone asked about the Dutch reaction to their nul points. All very subdued here, the oranje decorations still remain though. They love a good patriotic decoration do the dutch. The councils had to make it illegal to paint their houses orange for football tournaments as they were all going a bit mad. For the world cup many of them painted their cars orange.

http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/two-ingredient-banana-peanut-butter-ice-cream/ here is the link for the ice cream, its so easy and healthy its rediculous.

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I think the second here worked.

Oh no, sex is normal, just unusual to be having it so often. DH thought all Christmases had come at once yesterday to do two nights in a row!!! That hasn't happened since our honeymoon, I suspect!

Good news re your pa BEans. Fingers crossed for good news nexet week too.

Is there a new baby yet?

Oh beans that is so funny! The snot, not the sex. DH will not be expecting a roll in the sack after the footie tonight what with him going away tomorrow & all!! Although I'm shattered after work so I don't fancy his chances much

Obes Your DD sounds so much like mine! DD is also obsessed by one little girl, who seems to be little Miss Popular (and knows it- she has a rota of who she sits nx to at lunch!!), and I do my best to try and steer her towards others. I've already sorted some play-dates for ths Summer holidays with some of the other (less mean) girls in her class, because I do know the mums quite well. I do talk to her about what to do/say when she gets upset. I like to think she is taking it on board. She has other friends at swimming & church, which is good. She always makes friends when we are on holiday which is good for her self confidence. But I just wish she would get her obsession with this one particular girl out of her system!

kayz How's things??

Beans Forgot to add at the beginning super news on your Dad's scan result. Will keep praying next week gets the same result x