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Aethelfleda · 18/02/2013 22:52

Shiny new thread with no listing fees!

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Figgygal · 02/05/2013 12:20

Not sure if i have been back since sevens big announcement so congrats if i havent.

BJR glad to hear things are ok hopefully your DH will make the changes you need!! Same to oi.

On books we have lots of lift the flap books he loves them we also have the whole Mr MEn collection but never get them out, must do so a bit more. We have a fisher price who lives in the rainforest one which is being abused at the moment he growls at the tigers, trumpets at the elephant and oo-oohs at the monkey....he is confused at the giraffe though

I am feeling dreadful have a headache which started last night which left me unable to open my eyes, i was in a winter jumper and a blanket as my temp is going from freezing cold to sweating. Feel even less pg this time than last time which i didnt think was possible probably need to call the MW's and book in, just dont feel ready yet. Crazy!!

AnAirOfHope · 02/05/2013 16:28

On phone.so cant link but i have thread in chat ?4yo stamped on ds head in school?

Im sooooo stressed and now been threatened dont want to type it all out again :(

thekatsatonthematt · 02/05/2013 20:15

Bloody hell air Angry

Hope you get things sorted

Aethelfleda · 02/05/2013 20:17

((((((hug))))) for air and a wheelbarrow of ripe for anyone who you wish to tip it onto.

Lovely sunny day today. And I'm only very sliiightly getting addicted to this DIY lark (am on a support thread over in property!) it will all be good in the end....

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Faffin · 02/05/2013 20:49

air I hope things get sorted out for you soon. What an awful situation for you and DS to be in.

Found out today that our planning application has been approved. Shiny big new kitchen will be ours Grin. Builders booked to start in Aug. Just need to deal with having no kitchen for 8 weeks . Cross that bridge and all that...

jigglebum · 02/05/2013 21:47

air -hope things get sorted and the HT steps up to the mark to sort things out.

BJR - good luck with it all. Good to hear from you. I have been wondering how you were getting on.

faffin - we had our kitchen done when Freya was days and weeks old! Having a new born and cooking on a camping stove whilst the house was covered in plaster dust was an "interesting" experience and not one I would choose to repeat! But is was ok - we survived, it is amazing how little you can cope with if you have to! DH and his dad fitted our kitchen whilst DH worked full time so it took some time...! but tis lovely now and I have forgotten any stress related to it (just about!) New kitchens are sadly satisfying (despite the fact I am actually a pretty unenthusiastic cook)

oi - good luck with the referral - hope your DH makes some changes.

Liking the sun here too and hoping it stays for our camping this weekend.

right off to bed

NorthernChinchilla · 02/05/2013 22:03

Hmmmmph. Got bitten by DS this evening. Not an evil bite, but certainly not an accident if you see what I mean.

If anything I feel embarrassed...and I know it's relatively common for toddlers but it's still crap. But as I keep on telling DP, there's not much you can do about a child's innate personality, and everything you can do about the way you parent them, so it was a sharp 'no', followed by no engagement and straight to bed.

Really glad to see you back BJR; I'm sorry it's not brilliant, but you sound like you know where you stand.

De-cluttering for the valuations completed- tonight all the bin bags go out so we'll let you know how many! Just got to do the cleaning next week....

Figgygal · 03/05/2013 08:02

Well it has been utterly horrible tormoil and stress this week there has been a lot of talk of whether we could consider a termination and whether it is the best thing for our family, whether we would have ever got round to a 2nd baby etc and i have a stinking headache but i have finally accepted the pg.

Still terrified about money and am hoping for a boy so they can share the big bedroom, we will move into the 2nd bedroom and then dh still has an office, we. Still have 1 single bed as spare for my mum to visit from scotland and importantly somewhere to stick the washing Grin. Booking in with the mw today and getting the pregnacare tablets back in the routine. I swear i am huge already so bloAted and no sign of any sickness maybe i will get lucky 2nd time round too.

Seven how is beatrice?

NorthernChinchilla · 03/05/2013 19:38

Glad to hear you've accepted the pregnancy figgy, is your DH on the same page? It's true that there never really is a good time, but may I be the first to give a full-bodied, caps lock on, CONGRATULATIONS!
Grin

I endured enjoyed being the recipient of one of DS's marathon open mouthed, dribbly snogging sessions tonight, far better than him chomping my arm (it left a mark that'll be visible for days and if it hadn't been through my t-shirt...).

We're braving the roads and going off to Devon tomorrow morning to see rellies- why they couldn't have moved to somewhere no-one wants to visit when it's sunny I don't know.

And I do hope you and Bea are OK seven, and that you're home soon.

jigglebum · 03/05/2013 21:40

We're braving the roads to devon tomorrow too northern! Hoping it is not too horrendous. At least we only have to go from Dorset.
figgy hope it works out well for you

Aethelfleda · 04/05/2013 10:04

Glad the talk went Ok figgy....

Have a good weekend people... We're exploring locally (fun fair, woo hoo!) and unpacking into our new FIVE Billy bookcases (hoorah!)

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Figgygal · 04/05/2013 11:20

Well our day out has been shelved due to a coughing boy who woke us up many times last night and the bloody rain Hmmoff to chemist for cough medicine wooo party on Grin

Xiaoxiong · 04/05/2013 14:58

Oh figgy - I'm sorry it's been such turmoil but I'm glad you're getting there with the pregnancy. And think, once you get back on the pregnacare bandwagon your wee will be highlighter yellow once again!! Grin I shared a bedroom with my brother till we were 8 & 6, so even if it's a girl that bridge can be crossed far in the future.

jiggle and northern hope you're cruising merrily along in the sunshine and showers and not sitting in traffic down a dorset lane somewhere!

aethel a fun fair! I hope you're there now, it's super sunny finally after a blustery morning. I've just discovered a place about 20 mins drive from us that serves sunday dim sum, we should do a dim sum lunch one day. I wonder where cheung lives, I bet she knows all the best dim sum places! Smile

seven how's it going, are you guys heading home soon? I just brought round a loaf of bread to my neighbours who just had their second on thursday morning, another boy for them and his name is Rory. I can't wait for a newborn snuggle! Grin

Ok pushchair digression - ignore if not interested in pushchairs

For someone not massively interested in pushchairs, I currently have three pushchairs in my not terribly big dining room (front door opens straight off the high street into the dining room so this is where they have to live). Our own Baby Jogger City Mini which is great but just a single.

Then one neighbour brought round a Phil & Teds Vibe which is nearly new and she is selling for £250-300 (just the single pushchair, no extras) - it is brilliant on grass and bumpy ground but feels really gigantic, like driving a range rover.

And our other neighbour, and in fact the former resident of this house, brought her old Phil & Teds Sport (2009 model) which she is selling for £50 with all the extras, newborn cocoon, raincover - it's very well used and the shopping basket is a little damaged, nothing some duct tape or even some sewing can't fix.

It would have to be pretty bloody wrecked for us not to take the £50 deal on the sport I think - I think we'll probably only need a double for a year tops given how much DS has taken to walking everywhere and how much I like my sling (though I think I may have reached the point in my pregnancy where daily slinging of a 13kg boy might be getting tough).

I have read some worrying things online about the p&t sport, eg. tipping over when the kid on top gets out, the kid on the bottom can touch the spokes of the wheels etc. But loads of families have them round here and swear by them so there must be some way to deal with these issues.

janey223 · 04/05/2013 18:54

I LOVE pushchairs Grin

Babystyle have brought out a double oyster, out of (ahem) all 7 I've had the oyster is miles ahead. If a second hand comes up then it'll be hardly used, it works as single or double and takes any combo if seat, car seat or carrycot and... It's so pretty!

I want another just to get it :(

Aethelfleda · 04/05/2013 20:00

xiaoI had a Phil N Teds E3 with the DDs (it was the precursor to the Sport, but remember this was back in 2007: !) and it was fab. So go for the £50 bargain my dear!!! If you have any issues for that price you can toss it. But I found it fab and so practical. Baby DD2 used to fall asleep in the "cricket bag" (coocoon) beautifully, and it was great for walking everywhere around town. It's a bit heavy to lift while still pregnant, but lasts brilliantly. When I didn't need it anymore it went to my friend who is still using it with baby number three! and dim sum sounds marrrvellous....

Wow, janey, that sounds like a right habit! But hey, I'm a cloth nappy nut (slightly burnt out now due to sheer number of babies :) )
I'm a Maclaren Techno xt girl, but didn't get a Maclaren twin as theside by side twin had quite narrow seats.

Girls LOVED the fair and came back with candyfloss a souvenir "prize" from the hook-a-whotsit stall. Giant inflatable hammer and bow-and-arrow set. Attagirls!

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QueenofClean · 04/05/2013 21:14
Grin

DH unintentionally gave Sky milk earlier.. was in the curried nchicken ...he forgot to read the label...they are brilliant at labeling allergens... she's screamed, ezcema flared up straight away and struggled to open her bowels...asleep now tho.

Weather was touch and go this morning but brightened up and was lovely and hot.

Food is good here too.

Xiao - I'm a McLaren girl and the airport staff didn't break mind beloved XLR.

Figgy - Congratulations Smile glad DH and you had a good talk.

mopsytop · 05/05/2013 07:46

Ugh Minimopsy decided 5am was good wake up time Gah

Hope you're all having a nice bank holiday weekend

CheungFun · 05/05/2013 08:15

Morning everyone :-)

I'm feeling so tired this morning, DH and I were sanding the woodwork in our hallway last night (6 bloody doors), so had a late night and DS woke me up at 5.30am. The good bit was that DS slept through whilst we sanded down the outside of his bedroom door :o All ready to paint now!

Xiao I would love to have dim sum :) I live in Herts, I don think that's near you though?

DH has had a payrise....not sure how, he's the only person I know that's had one, but with that and me being back at work we are in a position to move house! We currently have a 2 bedroom flat which I love, the only reason we want to move is to have an extra bedroom for when we have another baby. We're going to decorate our hallway and then decorate our kitchen first and then we can start looking around at houses and see about getting our flat for sale.

Our neighbours upstairs sold their flat within 1 week of it being on sale, so we are hoping that we won't have any issues selling ours. I think we are more likely to have issues finding a house in our price range, it is doable but reasonable priced houses in our area are sold very quickly!

My driving lessons are coming along now too, I only stalled once yesterday! I think once I'm more confident my driving will just keep improving. I think it is harder learning when you're older as you're more cautious and aware of the risks, but I will pass my test by the end of this year!

Xiaoxiong · 05/05/2013 08:57

Great, nice to have my gut feeling confirmed. Will get the £50 used P&T Sport as a stopgap while both kids are small and keep the BJCM for when we need something smaller and easy to fold, eg on holiday, and use a buggy board or sling. And also for when DS is too old for a buggy and we are back to a single.

queen scary reaction! I hope you're relaxing, allergy attack notwithstanding.

cheung we're about as east Berkshire as you can get without being in London! M25/M4 junction. If this dim sum place we're trying today next to Heathrow is good, maybe we can entice you down for yum cha and you can have some proper cheung fun GrinIt has good reviews so we'll see!

janey223 · 05/05/2013 12:32

Love dim sum, it's been too long!

Poor sky, hope she's feeling better today :(

Monkey tried prawn for the first time yesterday, started screaming about half an hour later, 3bm in an hour, came out in a crazy nappy rash & his gorgeous little face is all spotty. Starting to feel like I have one of those kids who can't eat anything, he swelled up at raspberries last week Hmm

mopsytop · 06/05/2013 07:05

5am wakeup again. why why? aaagh

Figgygal · 06/05/2013 07:47

mopsy we had a 6.15 this morning but he did stay and play in his room until 7 rather than try to post himself through his baby gate in desperation to get downstairs Grin

BBQ with friends today have quite lost track of what day it is.

Xiaoxiong · 06/05/2013 08:50

Oh no janey, so frustrating when the list of foods is just getting longer Sad Hope he grows out of all of them, fingers crossed.

mopsy and figgy any chance of a nap later? Grin

Neither DH nor I have the bank holiday off so in desperation I offered to pay for the nanny and her husband to go for lunch and stay out with DS for the afternoon. Will be good practice for her husband as they are expecting their first DC in August!

We were in H&M yesterday getting some linen trousers for DH. He came out of the fitting room looking a bit thoughtful and when we were halfway home he asked me if the 5:2 intermittent fasting diet actually worked!! Turns out that the last couple of pairs of trousers he bought were from M&S, which we now know use vanity sizing... Today's his first fast day - banana and black tea for breakfast, salad for lunch, soup for dinner. I will have the same but with added toast Grin He loses weight so bloody quickly though that I anticipate him easily losing whatever he wants to before we go to Spain at the end of the month.

Faffin · 06/05/2013 20:53

I hope you've all had a lovely sunny bank holiday weekend, and that northern and jiggle didn't have traumatic journeys to Devon. It was my Mum's DP's surprise birthday bash yesterday, and we had a nice extended family day out at a NT place today. A good time has been had by all here. Now enjoying some feet up time, with a lovely sparkling red Smile

SevenReasonsToSmile · 06/05/2013 21:05

We came home on Friday afternoon. DD2 is doing really well and little piggy is now having 50-60ml every 3 hours, she was only having 30ml on Friday! I'm worried sick today though as DS and DD1 both have some sort of horrible sickness bug, I've bought DD2 over to stay at my parents hopefully just for the night and they'll be better tomorrow. I'm guessing if DD2 catches it she'll more than likely end up back in special care.

xiao I'm too late to advise but I love my P&T sport, and mine has always been fine with just DD underneath.

queen hope Sky is better soon, and that you're having a good time other than that.

figgy I'm glad you're accepting your pregnancy, congratulations!