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InmaculadaConcepcion · 24/05/2012 19:07

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
SconesForTea · 22/06/2012 09:03

at your DH's behaviour. I do have some experience of it as my exP was like this with guitar-playing instead of gaming (literally to the extent if playing ALL evening or weekend while I cooked, cleaned, gardened, whatever) and I organi

SconesForTea · 22/06/2012 09:09

sed everything or we would never have socialised. His behaviour was extremely selfish but he couldn't see it, and we rowed about it constantly. I don't have any useful advice Sad as I told him until I was blue in the face, then after 9 years split up Sad He was a stubborn man. Once we'd split he was devastated and seemed willing to do anything but by then I was glad to be free of him. Do you think your DH would react if you showed him how serious this is - would realise what he stands to lose? So, so sorry that you are going through this. Hope you are getting lots of RL support.

PenguinArmy · 22/06/2012 09:12

I have woken up with a cold which seems a little suspicious if you ask me

SconesForTea · 22/06/2012 09:15

IC I think I need to get that book. DD1's tantrums are becoming more frequent and more epic. And always over something so inconsequential, like which spoon to use. As if I care, just choose another spoon, but no, she has a 10 minute screaming fit. DH has been off work this week and even he (very calm with her) is losing patience. She has had chicken pox, but very mildly, and it seems to be well behind her so I don't think that excuses her behaviour.

I feel better and hoping it lasts when DH is back at work. We haven't got a lot done this week house-wise but it is just so lovely having him around. Both girls slept til gone 8 this morning Shock

SconesForTea · 22/06/2012 09:18

I have been lurking and taking this opportunity to post as it's not my turn to get up so I'm not Grin but can't scroll back as on my phone. Just seen x post with PA get well soon.

StoneBaby · 22/06/2012 13:16

Hi scones nice hear from you.

PA I hope you're not not suffering too much.

I've got a Friday afternoon feeling at work and can't be bothered to do any more paperwork today

LeMousquetaireAnonyme · 22/06/2012 20:30
StoneBaby · 22/06/2012 20:32

Accept the beer!

BabyGiraffes · 22/06/2012 21:45

Just come through three days of training in new job and feel very excited still. Touch wood it will last.. Dd2 had a great time with dh (who took three days off) but dd1 wasn't so keen on having a working mum. Sure we will all get used to it Smile.

BabyGiraffes · 23/06/2012 09:50

' Mama I hatched!'... One of dd2's more incomprehensible sentences Grin until dh explained that they played a game where the girls were baby birds in their eggs (two empty rattan wash baskets with lids). The baby birds hatched and learned to fly... I think I know where dd1 gets her imagination and creativity from!!! Smile

StoneBaby · 23/06/2012 16:48

DS had one poo in the potty. He was a bit freaked out but with lot of praise he succeeded. He then bend down his head on the floor with his bum in the air to get it wiped Blush Unusual but funny Grin

StoneBaby · 23/06/2012 17:40

I have been feeling ill all day -dizzy spell, backache, freezing cold (it's 20C outside) and nausea. I can't wait for DS to go to bed to do tge same. Fx it's viral and I'll be better tomorrow Confused

BabyGiraffes · 23/06/2012 17:54

SB I've got exactly the same symptoms as has dh. He woke up with it, mine came on this afternoon. Very unfortunate because we may have given it to a lot of people at dd1's birthday party today. Ooops.

StoneBaby · 23/06/2012 18:20

BG get well soon. DS is in bed and I'm comtemplating going in bed too.

BabyGiraffes · 23/06/2012 18:41

SB thanks and same to you.

StoneBaby · 23/06/2012 18:53

Thanks bg. I'm now in bed hoping the painkillers are going to act soon

PenguinArmy · 23/06/2012 19:16

oh no, sorry to hear others are ill.

this cold went straight to my sinus again and combined with the weather has set of my asthma again. this is the fourth time this month so I concede defeat and will book an asthma review before you pester me BG

DD decided to climb and slip off the table today Hmm but considering how active she has been (apparently jumping your way around the house is the today's perferred mode) then an accident was bound to happen. She has also been learning that jumping on your bum without your nappy now hurts.

we only had one wet accident this week. even if wearing a nappy she will ask to go to toilet, poo's are now seemingly completely fine even though her normal schedule has been off. Plus for the last few days she hasn't had a nappy on for her nap.

i have signed up the milk bank and plan to do my first pumping tomorrow so just off to look at all the instructions.

SurvivalOfTheUnfittest · 23/06/2012 20:36

Hope all you poorly people get well soon. I have a chest infecion to add to the list (with the ripped toenail mentioned on facebook which is much worse!!) Took DS2 to the gp on Thursday as his chest sounded awful and his nose has been producing very green stuff but they said it was viral so I didn't get mine checked. Then yesterday, I realised that was a mistake and I have got an infecion (and yet have managed without biting people, throwing myself on the floor and squealing at the smallest thing, unlike DS2!!) Anyway, I actually feel okay and, yes, PA you need a review - it's important we all look after ourselves. Grin (Admirable milk donations by the way - good on you).

BBB how is the weekend going so far?

Hi Scones nice to hear from you. Glad the pox has been mild for DD. It did make my DS1 and 2 feel a bit emotional Hmm so hopefully she will pick up once better.

Off to have date night with DH so will offer you all a little of our Chinese takeaway (gluten and dairy free, obviously) and leave you all until the week. This should be last week of working evenings, if all goes to plan, and not a moment too soon. (At least I persuaded DH to do some ebaying and prep the nearly new sale stuff for once while I've been working evenings this week- we're another £130 better off as a result).

IC I would highly recommend to your DH that he chooses a night off in the week and sticks to it no matter what (unless it suits to swap to a different night for some reason). This has helped me in the last 14 years to stay sane with the all-encompassing work. The trouble with a contract that says ' hours of work - enough to discharge your duties' ,or some such, is that it can be never-ending. I broke the rule for only the second time in all those years this week - so no wonder I came down with something!

Night all. Smile

rainbowweaver · 23/06/2012 21:05

Sorry last post ended so abruptly. DD woke up so I had to rush upstairs. There's been that same rather vicious virus going round here too, quite a few people at work have it. Hope you all get well soon!

StoneBaby · 24/06/2012 08:19

Hope we all get well soon. I seem tobe better todaybut I'm not counting my chickens yet

PA well done with the milk bank

survival good luck with that last week

BabyGiraffes · 24/06/2012 17:32

SB I'm still hoping to feel vaguely human by tomorrow because it would be awful to phone in sick on my first day in a new job Blush

StoneBaby · 24/06/2012 19:12

I'm still feeling sick and could in fact throw up nauseous. FX BG you'll be better tomorrow. If I wake up like this I think I'll call work with a sicky.
It also looks like DH is coming down with it too...

BigBadBear · 24/06/2012 23:14

Good luck tomorrow bg Smile

StoneBaby · 25/06/2012 07:22

BG good luck for today

So i'm home as I still don't feel good and had a feezing cold moment last night which kept me awake for a while.

I hope you all getting better

PenguinArmy · 25/06/2012 13:01

bg good luck for today, hope it is going alright

sb :(

survival you doing better yet?

AF hit me last night as well, but cold and sinus are pretty OK. my asthma kicked off again this morning but had mostly resolved itself by the time I left playgroup. I don't think it quite got back to normal but as DH wouldn't let me do much at the weekend it was alright. have a appointment for friday.