Fab Feb 2011: Walking, talking and still not sleeping.

[blizy]

I hope you don't mind me starting a new thread? Lets hope it's a lucky one for me.

Ledkr, your weekend sounds much better than your dh's!

Well done deb - come on. 61/2 stone is amazing!

Glad you are having such a great time blizy.

Four4 Sammy is also obsessed with the bin, but taking stuff out of it and walking around with it. Nice!

That poor girl, hubbard.

Hope you find the beard trimmer emski!

Fingers x'd that dh sorts the vom-smell american!

Hope you get things sorted with the family reastie. Sorry about the will, it must be very disappointing for you to be overlooked like that.

We're flying to England in two weeks' time for 3 weeks and I have booked Anna in a couple of art camps that would last a week for a couple of hours at a time. Other than that I hope we get to use our neighbourhood pool a lot and meet up with friends as she is going through such a defiant and disobedient phase. Well, I hope it's a phase. They are currently running through the sprinklers in the back garden, which came one unexpectedly!

ledkr YADNBU, good decision. Not fishing at all, am honestly baffled! Thanks for the compliment though :) Haven't run for a while tbh, I prefer a long walk with the dog I've discovered. Race for life is this Sunday lets hope I can manage more than a stroll

blizy sounds like a lovely day in London, lucky you :)

Ha ha at all the babies throwing stuff in the bin! Neither of mine have done that yet

reastie I would feel the same as you, sad and disappointed. I have a stepgm too, who I consider my gm, but she has no biological children so not quite the same situation. What a shame they didn't think of you :(

12 weeks, blimey, bet they'll be almost feral by the end of that!

Had my poorly friend's girls again today, the 2yo managed to make it to the potty this time which was nice esp since she did a poo, but she came with no knickers on again :( I put a spare pair of Imy's on her.

debka I'm a size 16 (although think I've lost a bit recently - I don't weigh myself) and yet again I will say the words -I'm a ride Ledkr is right - give yourself credit - you are doing this for you and are doing bloody brilliant.

blizy ah bless you're in the big smoke I'm okay with Olivia starting school - she has loved nursery school and its practically like P1 without the writing To be honest I'm really looking forward to her starting - she loves learning and being challenged, am afraid I might bore her sometimes

Sofia has kept all her P1 exercise books and they play "school" most evenings. Strangely I'm a bit wobbly about Sofia turning 7. I've been trying to get photos sorted and can't believe the changes in Sofia in the past 3-4 years At around her 3rd birthday she looks like a little chipmunk, all chubby cheeks and teeth and now she's like a mini Natalie Portman. She has got really grown up in her phrases and mannerisms, its funny but a bit sad as well.

reastie that's sad re the will xx Can you not put in your own notice in the paper?

ledkr your weekend sounds like bliss - fancy a swop? I did mention 11 7 year olds at a soft play/craft party on Sat and a dozen or so family around on Sun didn't I?

LoveFilm has delivered me Michael Fassbender for being such a good girl , off to enjoy!

ledkr of course YANBU!! Your weekend sounds fantastic, am quite jel. Enjoy every minute :)

reastie that is a shame about the will. I would be upset too if I were you, like you said its the sentimental value. Hope you're ok. I had no experience of step siblings as we never met ow or her 3 (grown up) children before my dad died !

deb I would love to see a pic of you now Do you carry weight well? From what I remember at the meet up I would never have thought you were bigger than a size 18 then. I'm a size 14 and if I worked half as hard as you with diet/exercise I'd prob be at my ideal weight now!

wigs wow S is 7, it sounds so grown up! She sounds like a smart one. Enjoy the film - I have only just worked out who fassbender is, he doesn't do much for me. Tom Hardy however...

tadj not long now til you're over here, good luck for the flights :) Oh no to defiant phase!

blizy well done on the 10lbs! An afternoon pottering round London sounds nice although I bet you were knackered by the end of the day :)

Hi everyone else!

So at nursery today A was apparently helping out, giving the smaller babies their dummies, patting them on the head and the back when they were crying and being very helpful! Her keyworker was surprised when I said that A has stroppy tantrums at home, she never does that at nursery She kept giving me sloppy kisses at home, its more like shes biting me but I like it

Ponyo that's so cute :). When I ask for a kiss of L she just shakes her head - charming!

Blizy I'm so of you in London! I love London - hope you're having a great time :o.

Ledkr YANBU!

Debka you should be very very proud of yourself! You have come such a long way.

Wiggles I had 11 five year olds at a soft play party a the other weekend, now it's your turn! They were lovely TBH. I know what you mean about them growing up. Isabel has a sundress that she's been wearing and I have a picture of her wearing the same dress, aged just 3 (it's a bit big in the photo and it's a bit short now but she loves it so I let her wear it with leggings) and in the picture, you can see that she's just beginning to lose the fatty folds in her arms - you know that babies have! Now they're completely gone. I still used to think of her as a baby until L arrived. It's so sad that they have to grow up!

I bet Sofia is exited for her party :). I hope she has a great time!

wiggs E plays school constantly she is a very bossy and shouty teacher though

ponyo A sounds sweet at nursery. D always pats my nephew for a bit saying ah! before trying to climb into the chair,basket,pram with him.She normally strokes us after she has walloped us.

reastie I get left out of everything here so I do know how it is.

tad The pool sounds good,we have a nice outdoor pool but the weather is just shite here.

I am sooooo hormonal at the moment. Dh is doing my flaming head in with the football,why do they have to watch all the games,do they actually care if portugal beat the outer hebrewdeese=sp?
He takes the remote and flicks through "looking for something to watch" then lands on football and stays there catching flies.
It pees me off cos there is often stuff on that id like but he'd hate-chick flicks,arty plays or ballets but id never expect him to sit there whilst i watched it.

Maybe I should leave the bastard.

psst-realised today that Ells isnt dancing till next week but im still not going,i heard mil on the phone controlling dh's every movement and breathed a sigh of relief.

I can't stand football! Fine, Euro 2012 whoopdedoodah etc etc have fun watching it if you're into it but why does it have to be on every frigging night?!

My poor Dad would be turning in his grave at me saying that! (sorry Dad!)

reastie Why dont you and dsis do your own announcement.I think that is well rude tbh esp if you have known her so long. If dh dies he would leave 2 little girls not just dills.
I actually managed to get some stuff from my Nan today.I got the gilrs some jewlery for when they are older,i love having sentimental stuff.E was given a doll who belonged to Nan that she used to play with when she visited. She was teary when she got it and has taken it to bed with her.

Ledkr L does that!!! (the stroking after walloping thing) She'll give Isabel a crack and stroke her head and say "ah".

Ledkr has your Nan died recently? I didn't catch up on the other thread before posting - I'm so sorry :(.

I miss my Grandma everyday. I'm so glad that you got some things to remember her by. I have a teddy that lived at my Grandma's when I was little. It's lovely to see the DC's playing with it now even thought they'll never know her (she died when I was turning 17).

Morning ladies!

blizy your day yesterday sounds fab....& glad u survived the dreaded tube ok [ok]. Hope you both have a fab day today exploring the sights.

N looks to finally be on the mend, thank god. DH was being a bit too precious with him when really he was just shattered & grumpy due to teething. Last day of working week for me (at last!). Tuesday was my 1st day off since 29th may....looking forward to tomorrow, but I think it's going to be one of those running in & out kinda days...gym in the morning, then boppin tots & then maybe a mooch about shops in the afternoon. Almost forgot it's fathers day on Sunday so best get dh a pressie. Our with the girls on Saturday night so looking forward to that!

reastie forgot to say sorry about work situation tho u seem to be taking it all in your stride.

reastie - that's rubbish about your grandmother. Is there anyway you could speak to her children and ask to be included? A similar thing happened when my grandparents died, only it was my aunt that had a truck full and emptied the junk drawer into a box for my sister and me. I did get a small momento, a little music box thing that came from Disneyland and plays It's a Small World, because my grandparents always let us pull the string (once and ONLY ONCE!) when we visited. It's cracked and they were going to bin it but now it's hanging at my parents' house for L to pull when we visit. :)

L isn't keen on the bin thankfully, though I find odd things in drawers. I got a box of nappies out of the hall cupboard this morning, opened it and took out one packet for nursery and asked him to put the other back packet in the cupboard. He actually did that and I came back later to find he'd put the other one in there as well.

I mentioned to DH about the cloth-on-a-stick approach and he was and a bit that I'd told people about it. I didn't tell him it was my internet friends. The smell is nearly gone now though.

[waves at everyone else]

Reastie- I passed by your town today, I waved! I was in Welling with Dh, he had a quick job to do.

We spent most of the day driving to Dorset, with a stop at stonehenge. Monkey world tomorrow, very excited.

Hope you are all good.

blizy you should have told me I was in all afternoon - you could've come in for a cup of tea. Enjoy monkey world tomorrow (I know you will )

Have been doing proper parenting activities with Alice this afternoon - I made playdough which we played with for quite some time then played with some stickers, did some drawing and then played in the sand pit - beats my usual parenting attempts (which are normally me trying to cook/clean/mn etc while Alice moans following me around). I have a friend who always seems to be doing 'proper' stuff like painting/cooking etc etc with their DD and I always feel a bit inadequate as I don't bother doing much of that kind of stuff with Alice other than play with her toys with her and play games that I make up like chasing her . Just out of interest - does everyone here do lots of different messy play type things?

american I'm glad you got that music box and ledkr I"m glad you got something from your nan at last

granny enjoy your week end. I'm hoping to get back to the gym this week end having not been back since my induction on account of being ill - I'm still coughing like a trooper (and having to hold my pelvic floor in whenever I do - it's tres embarrassing as I'm sure I leak wee a bit when I cough)

wiggs hope the party goes well. Just wait - it will be Anna starting school before we know it

Btw ledkr YANBU at all re: your week end - enjoy time with Ella, I'm sure she'll have a great time with you

ponyo at the sloppy bites kisses. Alice loves giving her ITNG toys massive hugs and 'mwah' loud kisses but whenever I ask for one she shakes her head . She loves having family hugs though where DH, I and her have a big hug all together - she keeps baby signing 'more' when we do that

Reastie- I didn't know until about 10 mins before we left! It would have been fab to meet you.

Debka- how did the interview go? I have my fingers crossed for you.

Reastie- Alice sounds very cute with her wanting more cuddles.. For messy play I tend to make gloop (cornflour and water) and boil up some spaghetti for the little ones, they love it! The favourite always involved trying to eat paint brushes though.

Dh is watching football and we are in a hotel with wifi, yay!
Got some good news today, Dh will be based in Glasgow for work after next week for a few months! We are so happy, gives us a better chance for the ttc. On that note, I had a peak on my clear blue monitor this morning.. I have the dr next thurs for a repeat of the day 21 blood tests.

The hotel we are in tonight ( Lulsworth bay in Dorset) has a round bed! I am very amused with it..

Ledkr- when does Dh and dilly go to pils?

Wiggles- I hope Olivia has a fav party!

Reastie I don't do many messy play activities because the mess gets on my nerves . I used to do a lot more with DD1 but I was childminding so I used to make the effort for my mindees. We used to go to a lot of messy play groups too, I feel a bit guilty not doing more but L seems very happy playing with her dolls and teddies. She carries them around constantly, chatting to them and putting them in the toy pram and pushing them around.

We do water play everyday (baths ). There's a good website for different kinds of play dough you can make. It tells you how to make glow in the dark play dough etc.

They like playing with dry flour, which is easy but very messy!

Granny very of your weekend! Get pissed Have a drink for me!

Fuck playdough and painting,thats what nursery is for. D is far to wild for any creative stuff yet.

blizy I think i have been there,I love dorset,i was planning to take my van there if the weather ever changes.

Dh goes sat am and me and Ella have a packed programme of events haha,im glad not to be going cos i feel pretty terrible tbh. I missed a couple of ad's coinciding with pmt and i feel irritable and very tired.

D did a 5.30 special today after lulling us into a false sense of security and sleeping late for a few days.

She wouldnt nod off tonight though so i brought her back down where she did an eggy diareaoh (how do you spell that damn word)ate my tea,hit me a few times,threw the cushions off the sofa,ruined Els game before being out back up.

Hi all
Reastie, Alice sounds very cute with her family cuddles! I don't do any messy play with Noah, I used to do loads with Ben. I guess it might be time to get out the play dough! Noah was so cute today, he pointed at a worm in a book and said 'snake' then ran his finger up and down my arm saying ssssssss. I could have burst! He wouldn't perform for dh tonight tho!

Blizy, it sounds like your having a fab trip with dh, and very good news re his job!

Deb, was your interview today?

Led, glad you something of your nans. It's almost a year since my grandad died, it's gone do quickly. I still get upset about it and my mum is really struggling. It's his birthday on 30th and me, mum and my sister are visiting the place his ashes were scattered and spending some time with him.
Have a fantastic weekend with just you abd Ells. It'll be lovely.

We've have a fab day today but I'm finding Ben is becoming increasingly jealous of Noah, he wants everything when Noah has it, including me. I've even caught him deliberately sticking his foot out so Noah trips over it! Little bugger!

I'm watching Great Ormond Street. I don't know why I watch cos it always makes me cry!

Is she sleeping now Ledkr? Surely all that would have worn her out? :o

Isabel was tired to the point of tears tonight! She's been doing Forest school today so she was all silly and hyperactive when I picked her up from school. Then at tea time she went down with a bang!
We went for a walk after school because she was so hyper and it finished her off I think!

Isn't Debka's interview tomorrow? If so, good luck Deb.

at ledkr, the most creative A gets at home is using her crayons - we do go to messy play most fri mornings though where she just eats paint

american glad the sicky smell has almost gone I tell dp something thats happened to 'a friend' and when he asks who I usually have to confess thats its one of my 'internet friends' on here :)

blizy yay to monkey world tomorrow, enjoy! double yay for having your dh around a bit more for some, erm, alone time haha.

reastie A sometimes shakes her head no for a kiss or a hug, the madam. You ignored me when I asked about baby signing before , what is the sign for more?

ledkr hope D sleeps in a bit more tomo. A had a late nap today so who knows but she is generally awake from 6ish. Grr. Hope you feel better if your back on the ad's regularly.

emksi aww at N clever little boy! I love it when A does the right animal noise, its so cute. At nursery they were asking her where each worker was and she was going up to them, then they said where's Cat? (one of the workers) and A went and pointed a picture of a cat! I watched Great ormond st the other night, the parents and babies are so strong.

granny glad N is getting better, you've got a busy day tomorrow!

robin aww at Isabel! Think a good walk is always the way to go to knacker them out!

I hope messy play is on tomorrow as I am planning on getting A to 'make' p a fathers day card there, no mess for me and free! We went to singing today and once again she had a massive shrieking strop when it started, then another when she had to give back a teddy that had been handed to her. I would be embarrassed but I'm sure the other mums are just thinking " thank god its not mine doing that for once" like I do when a child is kicking off!

Oh and I'm out with some work people on a 'do' tomorrow, is it sad that already I am planning to be home on the settee by 10pm don't answer that especially ledkr

Yes interview is tomorrow

reastie agree with mamaledkr, nursery is for messy play!! Imy and I paint/play with playdough etc when S is in bed .

blizy sounds like you're having a fabbo time, enjoy Monkey World

ponyo aaaahhhh to clever A and the cat :)

emski we get the jealous thing here too, they vie for the 'hole' in my lap when I cross my legs. (that sounds rude but it's not, honest!)

robin I really want to make glow in the dark play dough Linky pretty please???

Just in from Group Therapy- I am hero of the night tonight! There was a proper arrogant nobbite there- a newbie who told us that he was 'up here' and we were all 'down there'. He was unspeakably awful. Anyway I told him so in front of the group, in the nicest way possible. Afterwards I had many thanks and pats on the back from the rest of the group!

at deb and hole in the legs and good for you speaking up to the group knobhead, especially doing so in a dignified way. Did you say 'do you mean to sound so rude?' (mn phrase ) But really, feel proud of you, it takes guts, well done

Oh! Good luck for tomorrow!