Dec 08 Mums - still biffing on

[LadyThompson]

Yes, yes, it's a bit lame. I wanted to say: "Still fucking on!" but wary of causing offence....

I know 'biffing' is a bit PG Wodehouse, as well. You'll just have to humour me

oh and beans I hope your girls have a fun night Enjoy your grown-up evening xxx

Oooh Trace my PILs live in Portishead. We're off there on Tuesday for a holiday. Hope you have a lovely time in Cornwall.

Have a lovely hol, Trace. I wouldn't worry too much, I get PMT type symptoms like that for about two weeks before my period so I think a week is deffo within the zone.

Beans, I don't think I know any more famous people's lovelives gossip but I will wrack my noddle. I am glad your Dad has got some more options left on the table in terms of treatment and it is wonderful that the original tumours are remaining static. I hope I didn't cause offence with my remarks about terminations. I've not had one myself but oddly, before I had kids I found the thought of them far less upsetting than I do now. I expect that is very common.

I've got my mind on babies again. Some friends had a baby this week and it was a forceps delivery after a long labour, and now the baby is in intensive care as the docs were concerned he was very drowsy, and they are running lots of tests. I am crossing everything that all is well...I haven't been able to think about much else today.

Another friend of mine had a traumatic birth last time (her DD is almost exactly the same age as my DD2) and now she is pregnant again. Anyway, she is going private this time and is using my lovely obstetrician! I am so pleased.

Kiwi, that is very annoying behaviour (again) from your sister: chucking a grenade like that then buggering off on holiday. I must say, I'd be v tempted to write back but I suppose if you do it might scupper an eventual meeting. Or maybe it would clear the air? It would certainly be cathartic. I hope you feel calmer about it, anyway, and get a little more sleep...

Do email it, Spot. I can probably read it at Mum's next week.

How is DD2, JB? D is ok now. I have got a blimmin' sore eye though. It's all bloodshot and a bit swollen to the side of one iris. Weird. Conjunctivitis? But no gunk whatsoever. DD2 pokes me in the eye fairly regularly so it could be that. Specs for me for a few days....

Oh yikes, I am dashing off up to the Midlands tomorrow to meet the removal van which is taking my stuff to the new, very cheap, storage place. It's all quite logistically tricky and I feel quite stressed about it. I am not going to go to bed late - FOR ONCE.

Helooo, just popping on to say, thanks for a lovely morning & our free entry to Cutty Sark, familyUrbs. We continued on after you left and stayed for another couple of hours. The boys really enjoyed the upper deck. They played with some American boys in the Apprentices quarters. Luckily we popped down to the cafe for lunch just in time for the rain. Sorry vegboyunos friend was a bit possessive. He is very sweet but he gets a bit grumpy when he has to share DS1. DS1 loved seeing your DS, and DD1 is so sweet, she & DS2 were quite the sailors on that sailing game.

Spot, I have no words...her finger...up there...do they not have devices for this sort of thing???? I was doing kegels exercises whilst reading your post. However, keeping it in that area, I think I'm becoming a little less efficient, down there, but the weird thing is, it was fine after both births it has just been in the last year that it has, shall we say loosened. DH says it's fine from his, erm, perspective, but star jumps and skipping ropes can be a problem. Actually, and this is probably, a little TMI, my mooncup suddenly seems, well a little small. I remember when I bought it after DS1 was born, I bought the smaller of the two sizes and it was fine. However, now, I do have a teeny bit of leakage. Is it possible to loosen with age, or is it the exercise?

Oh gotta go tickets have been released.

I got tickets to the men's hockey tomorrow morning yay two matches an Aussie one and a dutch one!!!!

Morning all. Will rack my brains for gossip later Beans but am currently down with horrendous bout of mastitis - why did this happen when I am totally solo parenting. Have temp of 102, excruciating pain and shivers. Awful. Thank GOD DD1 is at nursery today & my in laws are coming down to help w DD2 but weekend is going to be grim. DH working 6am - 11pm both days, in laws going away (my parents are on holiday)
Oh god

Hi everyone! Have been awful at keeping up but then remembered Veg is in town. Have I missed all the meet ups???

Just lost a post I think (hate posting from phone) but just a flying visit to see if I've missed all the Veggie-related meet ups?? Vag/Veg you still around this weekend?

Lots of love to all of you!

Oops didn't lose post so two rubbish messages in a row.

I've had a skim of just the most recent posts...

Spot, sorry to hear about your phone. It's made remember to sync mine with laptop! I don't have phone insurance as it is an ancient iPhone that barely works anymore so hardly worth it.

Kiwi - mastitis, you poor thing. I'm around this weekend on the other side of London if I can help in any way??

Sounds like loads of vom bugs around. Awful. It seems even worse when they're sick in summer for some reason!

Beans, amazing that your Dad is still up for a laugh over lunch even in the face of so much pain. He sounds like a real fighter.

Sybs, did you hear about the Stonehenge bouncy castle coming to Ruskin (I think?) park this weekend? Apparently true to size. Sounds quite cool!

Urbs, a colleague has just moved very near you I think. Are your older ones at a school with initials EW by chance? She is pregnant with %233 and her older ones are similar age to yours.

Think of you all often in spite of horrendous non-posting!

%233? Have checked my phone keyboard and the letters for those keys are 'gwee' not sure what that is?

Olympics was awesome. The park is amazing. Got tickets to the hockey Aussie v Argentina & dutch v kiwis so we took our green & gold & Oranje. DS1 loved it, but DS2 found it a bit boring.

Kiwi how are you? Mastitis is a Bugger, I had it again with DS2 at 10months which I was not expecting. Sorry I do yesterday as was as lympics, but you weren't well anyway.

Had a great time with Urbs though, I can highly recommend the Cutty Sark & am telling one who will listen to get a membership.

Oh & prayers, white light for DH he is currently halfway through a 3 hour presentation to the Saudis in Riyadh for this contract.

Fingers crossed for your DH Vag!

Lady, DH goes back to work on the 19th. He is in Singapore for a week on a course and then goes to Ivory Coast again for 8 weeks. He's only getting 6 weeks off this time. So he has about 3 weeks to cash in, so he's using it to make sure he's home at xmas and cashing some in so we can have a very good xmas.

Hey all. Ladies, if you didn't think childbirth was painful enough for you and are seeking still more hideous pain, I can recommend having someone massage your boob for an hour to remove blockages. Un-sodding-believably painful. Seems to have worked a bit though as temp down today and feel a bit more normal though still not great.

Vag oddly I've had it with both girls, both at about 9 months. I wonder if it's to do with teething. Lactation consultant lady told me that sometimes when they teeth they can "bite" with gums and a tiny graze can become the source of infection.

Haven't left the house today as have managed to keep DD1 happy with CBeebies adn DVDs while keeping eye on the 'Limpics as she calls them.

Urg that strange code was supposed to be number (symbol) 3. Kiwi glad you're surviving.

I know I'm supposed to be watching the Olympics but instead I just watched The Descendants with George Clooney. [sob]

How are you feeling, Kiwi? Better I hope.

Loving the Olympics but feeling very slothful today. Day of tidying and sorting with sport on beckons.

Have a restful Sunday

Just about hanging in there. Utterly surreal weekend of child wrangling, fighting a fever interspersed with amazing sporting moments that I may or may not be hallucinating with my temperature

I have, however, forgotten what DH looks like

Kiwi, I hope you are starting to feel better now.

DD had her christening today. We've had loads and loads of fun. We have very lovely friends and family. Plus some very warm weather.

Now we need to pack for our holiday!

Oh poor Kiwi, if I hadn't been watching buff men playing hockey on Friday I couli have bought my boys over to entertain your girls.

Dh is back from Saudi and feels it all went quite well. Poor thing he is very tired but we managed to pop up to tower to watch the Marathon ladies so he got a bit of Olympic action. Our friends are Irish & kiwi so we had lots of runners to support between us. Going to have a BBQ dinner then head off to the boat. Sorry I didn't get to catch up with anyone but the lovely Urbs and her two. Maybe next time when less mayhem from Olympics.

Just looked at photos on FB your dress looks great, that colour really suits you.

You all look lovely Kayz, and R is a poppet.

I love hearing tales of your days, Vag, you sound so fulfilled and so into everything. I love the way you seize the day, and am going to try to be more like you as you are so very positive. ONly had 2 glasses of wine but am feeling the lurve.

Kiwi, hope you are better and hope you will see DH soon. Mine is glued to Ipad / I hpone / tv in a quest to keep up with it all, and I am sick of it. I might have killed him if he'd been writing about it. Ah me, only another week - will his role be a bit less in Paralympics?

Still thinking of my lovely pal Beans.

Happy Sunday y'all.

Thank you

I'm sadly giving up heels though. I spent just 20 minutes in heels and was in agony. So wore my trainers with that lovely dress

Getting this back on my list for a proper post later!

Shoe lady came round yesterday to do new school shoes for ds1 and dd has gone and grown out of her shoes too, thye are only 2 or 3 months old . I knew she had been growing but still. Ungrateful expensive wretch.

Indith and any other sling using mums, do you know of any websites that have different ways of wrapping a sling? DD hates having her head in but isn't strong enough to have it out yet. So just wanted to try something other than the ones that come in the instructions.

Youtube is the best really. Try typing things like newborn front carry, kangaroo with newborn or something like that into the search. If you use a kangaroo rather than a cross carry you can bunch some fabric up at the top to provide head support.

Hi everyone. Indith, not sharing your pain on shoe front - DD1's feet haven't grown for nearly a year... Starting to fret!!

Sorry am a bit intermittent at the moment, am finding school holidays fairly hard work, to be honest! I love the girls, but they are full on and I am struggling to entertain them! It's not terrible, but DD1 will play happily on her own, which is fab. DD2, however, is v demanding. I am KNACKERED! How I wish I was one of those smug wonderful mums who don't exist loves having their children around them all the time. I loved it when the weather was good. Rain, not so much! That'll teach me for posting smugly on FB about not finding the holidays too bad!!.

I have a pox question... One of my friends' little boy has chicken pox. Am keen to get it over with. Should I go round there?? Or is that just wanton idiocy??

Vag with Sybs - you are so positive, must emulate you. And your pics on FB are gorgeous. Man your sons are going to be lady killers!

Kayz - I was a Baby Bjorner, so no help on slings, sorry!

Kiwi, you poor love, how are your norms now? And where did you get your bath letters from? I want some!

Fantastic storm here. Am going to peel DD1 away from telly to watch it!

Big love xx