December 2011: They're one Jim, and highly illogical!

[LittleMissFantabulous]

I went with Gary's suggestion, as it was quite awesome and indeed factual!

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Onwards?

Oi Hope you had fun shopping.

LMF Hope your painkillers and sedatives help and your better really soon.

Gary Thanks hope your feeling well & blooming nicely.

DH has been excellent since we sat down and talked over Xmas & New Year. He realised how much I did and that I needed his assistance with stuff at home. He now does 2 school runs during the week and does bath time. He also cooks a tea for us a few times a week. I felt awful yesterday and he took both girls out so I could rest. He's never had them both together on his own. He's been excellent and well our relationship has been so much better. The only ishoo we have is Darcie's diva temper. It is wearing us both down. :(

Darcie goes to a singing academy and has been picked as the winner out of a competition she was entered into and got 3 X Factor tour tickets for The Brighton Centre on weds so we have 1 excited girl here.

Well done to Darcie:)

I've taken some pills, well, took them about an hour ago. The pain is easing around the edges so I'm hoping for a little sleep. Night all:)

Hello everyone!

QueenofClean well done to Darcie, hope she enjoys the tour on weds! Glad things are improving with you and DH. The diva-ness must be a struggle!

LMF Hope you feel better soon, and got some good sleep.

Oi has all your snow gone finally? I think the rain on Sat washed all ours away.

Well, we've been teething like mad for the past couple of weeks, and I have a new shiny wisdom tooth, and monkey boy now has 7 toofpegs which he has successfully used to make daddy bleed. Twice. I tried so so so hard not to laugh, I promise We had a bit of a drama last week with a poorly baby, a weird rash and trip to the walk in centre with what looked horribly like german measles. Turned out to be a viral rash, and he perked right up after getting a cuddle with the nurses.

He's off to get stabbed in the legs tomorrow - MMR time. I have a convenient board meeting, which means that DH has to take him. I am not telling DH that I have just found out I no longer need to attend said meeting. I'm rubbish and will just cry more than the baby, so it's better if daddy goes instead. Plus he's taken the day off work already and I've got a list of jobs I want him to do in the house. Ahem.

Other than that we're having a quiet month. Hopefully we might be going for a night away at the end of the month, depending on if any of the grandparents can come and look after DS. I'm excited about the idea of a spa break, and I think I've got to a point where I need to leave him overnight, or else I might never do it. Time to take the plunge I think.

Oh, yeah. Monkey walks now. And climbs. And moves objects to help him climb. And is no longer defeated by child proof catches on cabinets. And tantrums. I guess he's definitely a toddler now!

Not only has my snow gone, but my post from last night has also mysteriously disappeared...
As I must do now, as I'm terribly, terribly late with all my deadlines and very disorganised important and busy.

Greetings Ladies

I have returned from the cold dark north of Scotland figgyboy has learnt to climb while away and now his toy box isn?t safe from him he also amazed me by eating fish goujons with a form he stabbed them, picked them up and put them in his mouth. He was a complete pushchair refuser yesterday so loved rampaging around Asda, Pets at home and then later the airport departure lounge luckily it seemed to knacker him out as he spent the whole flight sat on my knee, laughing over 2 plastic cups.

A casual friend of mine has just a pic of her new baby on FB i didn?t even know she was pg!! Made me mega broody again, DH will not be happy.

Am off to catch up with thread and maybe do some work.....hey ho!!

Still refusing to be broody here as im finding two very tiring.

Just found out that our local primary nursery is full so dd1 will not get to go in april- they didn't bother to tell us, just obviously ignored our application, so my boss advised me to try play the religious card, which I suppose is true as he only arranges play dates with children from the mosque, and I've only really achieved the same. hopefully it will help, anyone know of any persuasive reasons I can use to get dd1 a nursery place? I hate that there is no catchment area for nursery spaces in my city!

Well this has been a shite couple of days...members of my team collapsing in tears, or applying for other jobs... having to advise the bosses their plan of action was illegal...waking up at 4.30 am (not planned) and then in work til 8.30pm and not home til 9.45pm....a stinking, sneeze-fest of a cold...and an argument with DP.

On the plus side, DS's room is painted and my rug has been delivered.
Whoop.

It's scary isn't it Easily, the way that although mobile babies in some ways, they are tantruming, climbing toddlers in so many others- I'm sure I had a newborn round here a moment ago Good plan on the MMR though, and I will be following your lead!

Hope you slept well LMF, sounds like it would knock out a squadron that...tramadol is heavy, weird stuff!

Hellooooooooo BJR, glad you're back and delighted things are on the up with your DP, that's great news.

What's happening with the house aethel? I really hope that it's just dragging on rather than a chain collapsing, or an evol estate agent may they all burn in the firey pits forever getting up to tricks?

And GBT, this is sod-all help, but DS is dead amenable to all of that stuff. Loves his baths, having his teeth brushed, and will sit quietly whilst I clean ears and trim nails. I have found however- as he now finds it ticklish- that it's easier to do nails on the changing mat as either I, or DP if needed, can pin him down as a last resort!

Falling asleep is very easy on this stuff! Not taking the diazepam unless I absolutely have to. Keeping it quiet that I have it, as live on the edge of a rough estate:/

Hoping Tuesday was kind to you all. Crawling off to bed now, and thinking positive thoughts for sleepy baby and happy back:)

Well done Darcie

5/16 so far have accepted the party invite for Airs 4th bday so im happy :)

Im still ill and on bed rest :(

Yes aethel update on the house! Looking forward to you moving round the corner as now we have a proper playroom since we moved in January. Let me know whose kneecaps I have to break to get it all moving again

Air so sorry you're still ill - rest up and recuperate!

Northern boo to work and if you need a haddock I'm sure we can find one somewhere.

Bee I would think the religious card is only likely to work if the nursery has a religious ethos? I'm not sure about that kind of thing though! I would probably loudly demand a meeting with the manager/headperson and go in like a bull in a china shop...not always a recommended course of action

Not much to report here - still haven't really got my work mojo back after DS's sickness earlier this month. Lots of work done on the new house. High pitched whine driving me crazy, posted on Chat for advice.

We went to Tate Modern with DS last weekend and he LOVED it. Highly recommended for a day out as there is huge amounts of space for kids to run around while staying warm and dry. DS took slightly too much interest in some of the more challenging art...

Nothing to update yet. The estate agents are working on getting solicitors to sort out the remaining paperwork. The paperwork remains un sorted so far, but if they want the house to sell it needs sorting! I am pretending it's all fine, as to stress unduly won't get me anywhere. It's tantalizingly close though, and if we exchange successfully then it will all be worth it.
Thanks for the offer xiao but I think kneecaps should remain intact for now....am trying to keep in the calm happy place as long as I can with this one!

Yum.

Only one wake up last night! You have no idea how energised I feel. Now to get my back on board >_

Wow, for octoboy!

Sympathies Northern, work sounds very high stress and I suspect it's your extreme competence keeping a very wonky wheel going around. Make sure you l

Wow, for octoboy!

Sympathies Northern, work sounds very high stress and I suspect it's your extreme competence keeping a very wonky wheel going around. Make sure you look after yourself and your own needs tooas it doesnt sound like your bosses are going to

Hope everyone's doing ok and not getting flooded. The first snowdrops are showing in our garden, roll on spring...

Just a quick one - our house is under quarantine. DH, DD1 & I have a sickness bug. Little Lady Sky seems to of escaped it and gone to nursery ok.

Oh dear QoC/SAHM/DSM, that doesn't sound good!
Welcome back Figgy and well done figgyboy on accomplished handling of cutlery!
LMF I am absolutely overjoyed that Octoboy only woke you once! incredible, long may this kind of sleeping continue!
We have no settled sleep pattern here. Last weekend we had 3 nights of sleeping through, then we had a week of being completely unsettled and the only way for any of us to get rest was to snuggle down together in our bed, but then last night, out of nowhere, he slept through again. He didn't even stir in the evening, and only woke up after 6!
Xiao I'm wandering into the same territory as you regarding colleagues and baby-planning. One of my key team members got pg after I did last year, by accident, but it worked out OK, as she left for Mat leave just after I returned. Yesterday, she came to me as she is/was pg again - accidentally again. THey do want another but wanted to wait a few more months. She is/was 10 wks gone, but is v uncomfortable and had quite a bit of bleeding/clotting. She's having a scan today. Poor thing. She's trying to keep positive, knowing that at this every early stage it fails because it's not right, and a v healthy pg can follow.
The problem is that what will evidently happen is that we will end up being pg at the same time. (If we're both lucky enough). I can't consider waiting until she's had hers, as I'm 40, and who knows what might happen, but I also know you can't plan having babies to fit in with work.
If her pg now is still OK, I'll maybe wait 4-5 months, before getting v busy , or, if she has Mc'd , I'll have to get v v busy right now.
it sounds quite horrid talking about planning around her possible MC - I really don't mean to sound harsh at all. (She's a colleague but also a friend, and I care about her and her family a lot.)
In other news, I have semi-sorted my fancy dress costume. I am going as a slutty sailor. If you've looked to buy fancy dress outfits recently, you will know that they are all just different versions of bodices and tiny frilly skirts (are they all designed by men?). Anyway, as I can possibly get away with a bodice thing, but no way can I do a very short skirt, I have plumped for this (!!!) and I'll wear it over some white trousers. that'll do nicely. perfect slut material for a hen night where the others are all going a bit burlesque. I've just looked at this costume in the cold light of day, and am thinking "oh dear"... Tis just not becoming of a lady of my age... I'd better get ye olde false tan out. (Jeebers, I haven't used false tan since before I was pg with BOi!)

(When I say that I can probably get away with wearing a bodice... I probably can't. I probably need something called Spanx, and surgery. I have lost 1/2 a stone this year, but more work is required.)
Day 30 of no alcohol. I will ruin all this hard work on Friday.
I might have to starve on Friday and save all my WW points for some martinis...

Well done on January weight loss oi I have achieved nothing here I fear this month is indicative of the month to come very with my lack of motivation.

Where Is everyone? Helloooo???

I'm wandering about in a fuzzy daze. Taking tramadol + paracetamol + ibuprofen which is the only way I can get rid of the pain!

Hi Figgy. i've lost my motivation down the back of the sofa. Am hoping it will turn up at some point, hopefully before moving day!

really hope your back starts feeling better soon, back pain is the total pits.

Nearly finished DS's new pair of trousers...it's an excellent distraction from the hundreds of house related things I'm meant to be actually doing...

My friend has mc'd.
Just watched OBEM.
Ah babies.

Aethel you should check out Ript Apparel today, their tee shirt is awesome:o

Oh dear, it's started. We had nothing in. We got pizzas delivered.
Tomorrow is 1st Feb. I can drink again.
Hello again the half stone that I lost.
No!!! Must be slimmer for fancy dress shenanigans and wedding!

I'm so sorry for your friend oi

Hope the pain eases up soon lmf

I got very excited, career expanding news at work yesterday, so im not even letting monkeys inability to sleep past five bother me. Or the fact that he bit another child at nursery bother.... Ok, that one is bothering me. I'm 'that' mother with 'that' child. Sigh. They tell me it wasn't an aggressive bite, more of I've got teeth coming through bite. But it left a mark on the other kid.

I need wine.