November 2012 - Lots of mummies going back to work

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1761048-November-2012-Weaning-is-messy-fun-what-does-your-baby-eat

We married in a civil ceremony too. In fact, am one of those who would have chosen civil partnership rather than marriage, had that option been available. Not keen on the idea of marriage which is based on religious notions and not available to everyone. Would ideally prefer that we in this country had what I understand to be the position in France, which is that legal marriage can only be performed by the state but that those who also want religious marriage can attend their church and have that in addition to the legal marriage. Provided that stat/legal marriage is available for all.

I am also very happy for DC to have religious beliefs in the future if they so choose.

Thanks Horsey I'm a bit out of my depth with the extension and DH isn't madly keen so I'm on my own. We're the first ones in the road to extend to the side and he's worried it will look weird and/or put off future buyers because there will be no possibility of a garage. His parents insisted that we had to have a garage. But we don't need a garage, we need another reception room and bedroom. It will be a long thin room, 20' by 7.5' but that's all that will fit. Downstairs we can replace a window with a door in the kitchen and the new room will be a study / music room. Upstairs one of the bedrooms will become smaller to put a corridor in to the new room but we'll gain a long bedroom with an ensuite shower and WC room. So that will leave the house with a large kitchen, living room, dining room, family room / study and WC downstairs. Upstairs we'll have four bedrooms two of which have ensuite shower rooms plus a bathroom and airing cupboard. We'll have room for two cars on the driveway and keep our back garden the same size (unlike next door who extended out the back and have a postage stamp size garden). To me it's a good layout for the house and we'll have plenty of room for us and the kids (plus one more possibly!) but then I watch one of those programmes about cowboy builders and get worried.

Stunt it sounds exciting! I love the idea of extending/developing a house, can't wait to buy somewhere and make my own stamp on it.

Pass sadly that in that dream I wake up and she is in bed with me.

Luis I dread to think how good you would be on WWF if you were well rested!

We're off to my parents for a few days at the beginning of next week. When we return, F is moving into her own room . Well. She is once FIL delivers a full size single to us for dsd, so I can nab the mattress and kip on Fs floor for a night or two. And she will be starting regular formula during the day. It really feels like she's growing up!

I have just been asked to confirm what annual leave I would like over xmas so the department can ensure there is cover. FFS. Christmas? It's JUNE.

All this talk of christenings has prompted me to get my backside in gear - I've finally emailed the vicar at the church where we had our wedding, to see if we can get F christened there. Dh doesn't really give 2 hoots about whether she's christened or not, but I grew up in a Christian family, and although am a bit of a lapsed believer myself, it means a lot to me that she is part of a bigger family. Dh just wants a nice BBQ

mm but me and stunt will be there!!!! No brainer!!

Actually yw and madame I so e times think DS1and DS2 get fed better at nursery as they have their own cook who makes great homemade stuff, we all keep trying to get her put put a little book together of all the children's faves.

I am a Christian, and that is how I will bring my children up but they need to be encouraged not forced and as such I have a thanksgiving, as that is for me to say Thank you not for them to make massive promises. If they want to be baptised when they are older then that is up to them.

stunt have you seem Room To Improve on RTE? Loads of great ideas about extending on that.
Xx

I am PetiteRaleuse on wwf. Just installed it but don't want to use my fb account. Got too curious with you all talking about it. I'm shite at scrabble so if it's like that I'll be shite

Sophia quiche friends (ie yourself and stunt) are actually on my very short pros list!!

I managed to put a shard of glass into my foot about an hour ago. The cut is small, albeit bloody agony, but it is still bleeding and I am on my 5th plaster. Should I go and raid dp's fast response kit for morphine steri strips?

I am joking about the morphine btw. Cocidamol is probably the strongest painkiller we have here!

*cocodamol

Poor you Mm!

Fuck bastard bugger balls. Scramed egg = deeeeeeelishas scrambled egg = itchy rash round P's mouth.

Fucksticks

Just started a game with you pr

S's baptism is booked for 23rd of June, really need to get my arse into gear and get her dress sorted.

Oh no pass, hope she's ok, poor little thing. What a nightmare though

MM sounds like you need an amputation [solemn face]

Got to get dsd some new school shoes today. It's our turn to get some, and we said we would weeks and weeks ago. The ex said she'd get them, don't worry blah blah, then changed her mind a few days ago and informed us that she needed them by the end of half term. So I have to battle shoe shopping, in half term, with a pushchair and a boisterous 5 yr old. Thanks for that

Quick run in - off for paeds appt with O this afternoon. This is the one the GP referred us for when he was 14 fucking weeks old FFS.

Anyway, O did something that took us by surprise last night. He woke at 11.30, and took a 6oz feed after we spent 30 minutes wondering what was wrong with him. We tried rocking, shushing, ewan, pram, letting him try and self settle... fuck all worked. So tried a feed and he took it and conked back out til 6.30 this morning! . Think I prefer this! I've tried dream feeds with him in the past and they don't work. If he wants to do it this way though, go ahead! He went back down til 8.30 again after that.

Pass fuck fuck fuck. O got a teeny tiny redness around his mouth after his first try of tomato yesterday. I suspect allergy will become full blown if I give it again. So going to discuss with dietician tomorrow. Fucking craping arsing allergies. :(

Love to all!

Am shite at this game

I have a WWYD.

F is a slave to her bowels. Constipation rules in this house. So I offer water in a sippy cup with every meal, but she chokes and splutters on it. She doesn't seem to actually take much in. Is it better to offer it in a bottle? Or persevere? Or er....something else??

I'd persevere BPLP. I offer DS water with every mea, about 2/3 of way through savoury course. He likes the beaker/sippy cup, I shove it in his mouth and let water trickle out, I suspect he spits most of it out, but some wets his whistle at least, and after I've "helped" him to drink, I leave the beaker on the table bit of the high chair for him to grab. He likes to play with it, and soon he will get the hang of it.

Posted too soon. Eventually I wont want DS drinking from a bottle, so am only doing milk in a bottle, everything else in sippy cup.

O only has water in bottle. She gets offered sippy cup every time but she hasn't figured out how to drink from it.

I keep trying S with her sippy cup with every meal, she's getting there, it's taking her a while to get to grips with it though. I think she actually drank some water from it yesterday.

Definitely stick with the sippy cup imo

OMG Does anyone elses baby dance yet? Erm...its the lelli-kelly advert...she bops away bless her!

Oh pass, hope P is ok.

O is offered water in a sippy cup at every meal. It has taken a while, but today he picked up the cup himself, holding the handles and drank loads out of it with no help from me . Proud mummy today.

Stressful day though. He has been a complete whinge bag all day and doesn't want his milk. Suspecting a mix of constipation and teething. Like littlepig O is a slave to his bowels. P is working lates so I have to do dinner/bath/bed by myself later and have no time for housework etc.