Dec 11: Not tonight dear, I've got a haddock.

[PerilousStiletto]

I liked this one. :)

[SevenReasonsToSmile]

London marathon again, if you hadn't assumed

[QueenofClean]

Well Done to DH. We will add a donation again :)

Pls see and like www.facebook.com/GemsCakes1355for today's creations.

[Figgygal]

Exhausting afternoon of Gromit spotting and huge lunch in UKs biggest restaurant has rendered me wibbly now have photo upon photo of DS looking the other way next to exotically designed gromits which shall in some way become a 60th bday present for my mum.

Must sleep now

[SevenReasonsToSmile]

Hope you're all having a good weekend.

I'm going out with my best friend tonight while DH wrangles all 3 DCs, she thinks her DH is cheating on her, she's left and moved back into her parents. They've only been married 2 years :(

[Figgygal]

Must admit not done much today apart from taking DS to see pigs at the local farm shop, didn't get up until 9 he didn't get up until 9.30 however that means he's not slept all day and has managed to pee on floor twice during nappy changes, thrown a wee filled nappy off my face, got his head trapped in his toy box when it landed on him and then he ruined his aqua doodle by drawing on it with a felt tip pen which he pulled out of the bottom of his toy box where I didn't know he could reach them. He's being really hard to have listen to you any stern no or stop is responded to with a laugh dh tells me I need to talk louder but that would involve screaming at him am not doing that.

Silver linings play book tonight once he's asleep. Antenatal mums catch up tomorrow

[Faffin]

Had a nice day today, spent the afternoon at a local canal festival. DS didn't nap at all today, despite putting him down twice in his cot and driving the long way when we went out. He coped absolutely fine on no sleep. I'm really hoping it's a one-off, I love his daytime nap!

[NorthernChinchilla]

Oooh yes faffin, DS's midday nap meant that my friend and I got a good hour and a half uninterrupted catch up over lunch out. Just a sarnie and chips, but fun!

Then took DS to the Awesome Playground, where we spent about 1.5 hours belting around. DP has been in Essex most of the day at a friend's BBQ, so DS and I have had a day together- it's been lovely . He was nicely tired out, so scrambled eggs on toast for dinner and then bed. He had his olives for starters though- the only veg he'll eat raw at all little middle class ponce

He finished the evening off by whizzing himself round in circles on the spot in the living room til he fell over, with us both laughing.

Pretty perfect day.

[mopsytop]

Aww sounds lovely Northern . Minimopsy does the spinning around in circles too and laughs her head off. Is sooooo cute!

We went to the beach yesterday with a friend and her baby (3 weeks younger than mine). Minimopsy adored paddling in the sea and kept trying to go deeper. We also played in the sand, went to the paddling pool and went to playground and they had a ball the pair of them. Was lovely to see. Mr. Mopsy was having some time off and went away yesterday morning until this evening and he had a lovely time too, then we had sashimi, sushi and a bottle of champagne (that I was given to celebrate my PhD) for dinner. So so far it has been a lovely weekend! Hope you are all having fun!

[OctopusWrangler]

Hola! We have been a plague house again, didn't want to infect the fred. Lost 3lb. Woo for pyrogut >_<


So. Who's on coffee duty?

[NorthernChinchilla]

[mopsytop]

Yeah it is SO time consuming. Kitchen all done but had ceiling in sitting room plastered on Wednesday, now need to paint it, paint the walls, sand and paint the skirting board and then do the sane in hall, stairs, landing, bathroom, bedrooms. urrrgggghh. Feels daunting but can't really get house on market til then :(

[SevenReasonsToSmile]

I feel awful, I'm too old for this drinking malarkey.

[OctopusWrangler]

Squidge and Boo brought a bug in from a local park. The water splash section was closed a week ago due to contamination. It's been through us all but I was seriously run down so got a nasty dose. Joy!

[EasyMark]

Same here as Octo

Hope is paicent x, she has green slime coming out her nose and she cant bf and breath at the same time so its hard getting her to sleep and there is lots of crying. Dh has been off work sick for a week and now MIL has it too. I think im about to get it too. Air is fine but hyper as I couldnt take him to park or anything so hes bounci.g off the walls now.

In good news we are off on holiday next Monday yay.

Congrats to new babies and fab names xx

[Aethelfleda]

Having a great holiday. DS paddled in the sea and ate icecream with extreme enthusiasm.

[Xiaoxiong]

All this talk of beaches and paddling is making me excited for Tuesday when we drive down to stay with Lovely MIL who thoughtfully lives in Cornwall within 15 min of a large number of perfect sandy beaches. I will unfortunately take my work with me but should be able to snatch a few mornings and afternoons in the sunshine with DH and DS. Can't wait!

[Xiaoxiong]

Oh man just saw the posts from Octo and Easy - so sorry you guys and broods are under the weather, get well soon

[ifyourehoppyandyouknowit]

[QueenofClean]

Sending get well vibes to Octo & Easy.

Aethel hope your enjoying you holibobs.

Northern sounds like you've been busy.

In sept we are buying Darcie a new bed...more storage underneath and decorating too. Hoping to do it when she is at school so a little surprise for her.

[SevenReasonsToSmile]

Sounds like a busy weekend hop. Well done for not reacting to horrible sweary man, not sure I'd have been able to not say anything!

queen didn't you decorate her room not long ago? I want to do DS bedroom in a London theme once the kitchen is finished, he obsessed with the place. He's already excited about the marathon in April as he's coming with us this time, we're staying at Premier Inn right next to the London eye.

Get well soon vibes to those who require them.

Do periods after babies go back to how they were before? I had a regular 34 day cycle between DS and DD1, then again between the DDs. It's now been 36 days and no sign of it, I don't even feel pre-menstrual. DD2 is 15 weeks, DH will go spare if I'm pregnant again

[mopsytop]

34 day cycle seven? I am majorly jealous. I have a 23-24 day cycle and my period lasts a week and us super heavy

[QueenofClean]

Seven we did decorate Darcie's room not long ago but this time we are getting rid of the double bed and putting a single cabin bed with storage draws underneath.

[NorthernChinchilla]

That is one long cycle seven, like most here mine was short then a vicious period. Hence why I've been on the injection, followed by implant and now the take-it-all-the-time pill that lots of you got pregnant on....but not had a proper period in about a decade Tbh, I'd be dead impressed if you were pregnant with two children and 15 week old baby But hope you're not for you!

So hop, you've been chasing the dragon DIY'ing, eh? That's what the kids call it now? Sorry about the meltdown and horrible man, you must've fumed...and you did really well not to give him a mouthful. And pleased to see your child is continuing the MN Classic of cutted up pear with his own 'banana' twist!

How're you feeling today Easy and Octo? All sounds grim, especially the cholera-esque water poisoning ; how did that even happen? Hope they carry out an investigation.

Rolling on here, sending off mortgage application and all the legal paperwork to the solicitors. The survey is being done on ours on the 20th...so I reckon they'll pull out about mid-September. Happy days!

[ifyourehoppyandyouknowit]

I'm going to kill my husband. Probably. You'll all testify that it wasn't my fault, right? He's putting DS to bed, except DS will not go to sleep. Fine, whatever, I take over. Sometimes he just wants to stay up and play with daddy, but mummy is boring so he'll go to sleep. Takes me five minutes to calm him down that daddy has left the room. Just as we're having a cuddle and he's closing his eyes, DH comes upstairs and starts banging around getting stuff from our bedroom. Seriously?! DS starts crying again. Finally get him calm and he's sucking on his fingers then asking for 'meciiin'. Right, give him a dose of calpol because he is teething and his gums look like teeth are about to erupt. He starts to drift off in my arms. DH then starts banging around in the kitchen directly below DS's bedroom doing god knows what because I have already cleaned the kitchen after dinner. THEN he starts faffing round with the boiler and the pipes are banging and creaking and THEN he decided he needs to go out. And he's incapable of opening and closing the front door quietly. DS is just lying there wide awake. FFS. Finally get him down. If DH wakes him up when he comes in I will murderise him.

[QueenofClean]

Sympathies Hop...my DH made lots,of noise when he came in and went out earlier when I was trying to settle Sky. He had a few choice words given to him via txt!

Northern, all sounds promising.

I hope all plague filled houses are feeling better this evening.