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

[PerilousStiletto]

I liked this one. :)

Haddocks for noisy DHs! And tentative fingers crossed that house stuff keeps going well for you northern. And yes nursery does seem to be a bit better thanks for asking. DS finally started to nap there after the first 6 months so now loves it, so the other niggly bits don't seem as important.

Was talking to a close friend today, she and her DH have been TTC for about 18 months and she has just had to have surgery after an ectopic pregnancy Wish there was something I could do to help although I know being there when she needs it is all I can do right now, still wish there was more I can do though.

We're plagueless! Apparently there is testing and cleaning going on at the park.

Tomorrow is the ill fated trip, for those who are on facebook. Been a long journey but all go now.

Right - off to rinse my hair. Pink pink pink!

Well I have a sodding summer cold...so not impressed at all.

Am figuring out other flavour cupcakes at mo...I tested Cinnamon & apple filled ones and they went down okay. Am going to try carrot cake & coffee & walnut ones. Got a good recipe for Christmas cake and I need to try and make a pound cake as I think that will be best for carving into a shape for a birthday cake order I have. It's a cake in shape of a glo worm!

Well I have a sodding summer cold...so not impressed at all.

Am figuring out other flavour cupcakes at mo...I tested Cinnamon & apple filled ones and they went down okay. Am going to try carrot cake & coffee & walnut ones. Got a good recipe for Christmas cake and I need to try and make a pound cake as I think that will be best for carving into a shape for a birthday cake order I have. It's a cake in shape of a glo worm!

queen Madeira is also meant to be good for carving and decorating, I've never made a pound cake, let us know how it turns out. I'm working on my website, I was playing around last night with photos of my friends wedding cake I made.

BJR sorry to hear about your friend, that sounds really shit, hope they get some luck soon.

Where is peril?

octo I'm intrigued to know if they find anything.

Still no AF here, but I done a test and it was negative so no idea what's going on.

Seven...it was a few months before my cycle kicked back into gear. Maybe try poas again in a week or so's time if AF doesn't show her face.

Let me know how your website is coming along I'll try Madeira too.

Feeling as ruff as a badgers arse right now and I just want to sleep.

Afternoon everyone xx

Queen the glo worm cake sounds fab pls post pics when its done.

AF wise I still havent had mine after having Hope, I had one light af last June then nothing! Im still bf so not too concern yet.

We all have a viral infection here, it feels like tonciltuos but with out the white spots! so fever and swollen throut.

Peril has just posted on fb and im very [enyv] of where she is

Gosh so much illness going around. It hasn't reached the Figgy household yet thankfully although I have been for a smear test today why is it I have given birth and yet the threat of one of those is still enough to make me quite

Had to pick DS up from CM and he threw a massive wobbly screamed refused to get in the car ran away she had to put him in the car he screamed all the way home he tantrumed on the driveway and I managed to get in the garden and he battered the fence to get back out only a fig roll would calm him down. I think that is the worst tantrum we have had to date....... I know there are worse to come

equally shitty tantrums here tonight. He pinched me so hard he made my arm bleed.

Tantrums all afternoon here too. I think they must be in cahoots again!

No tantrums here but getting a lot of NO! And lots of laughing if she is told off

Girls are in bed, DH working downstairs so I've had a shower and I 'm in bed watching Skyfall.

We had quite a bad one trying to get DS in the house too; he wanted to climb back in the car and then I half dragged him/lifted him down the road, with him occasionally slipping out of my grasp and crawling or going off in the wrong direction.

I made him walk- DP wanted to pick him up but I wouldn't pander.

Can I have gin too?

Delighted to hear the octo household is plague free, but boo to the fact that it's gone to the Queenie and Easy ones.

Glad things have perked up at the nursery BJR, that must be such a weight off your mind.

One of my colleagues has been admitted to hospital with heart problems, and it's just been frantic at work, as ever. I'm sure the two things are related, the stress has not done any of us any good....

Sorry to hear about poorly households and tantrumy littles. Minimopsy has a touch of croup. Mega clingy and a bit quiet but it is very mild so far. Fingers crossed it doesn't get worse.

Just prepped two walls of sitting room for painting (sanding walls and skirting board and filling holes from various nails and spraying mould cleaner then sugar soaping and cleaning). Two walls has taken well over an hour. Ugh. Is going to take forever at this rate Can't be added with other two walls. Will do tomorrow. Also managed to nick my finger and get blood everywhere. Such a small cut you practically can't see it, yet it was pouring with blood. Sigh. Not a fan of DIY! But will be worth it when it us done. I fancy a G&T SO MUCH. No T though so will have to go without!

Oh dear. Had to go get Minimopsy from nursery. Croup a bit worse. I had it lots as a kid so known that it sounds worse than it is. But she is fairly miserable poor little bean.

Oh poor thing mopsy, it's grim isn't it. Hopefully it'll be a short bout, but it still sounds upsetting (and Dickensian!) and is rotten for all concerned.

Fingers crossed you get your tonic soon!

I think we're going to have to spend a bit this weekend on clothes...DS is well into 2-3 sizes (his 18-24 month dungarees won't do up round his tum ) and so we need to get a few more. His bath toys need replacing and both DP and I need work clothes. Urk.

Who knew babies could snore so loudly!

Mopsy DS can snore like a train hope she feeling better!!

DS finally took his milk in a sippy cup he just picked up off side and drank it no screaming thrashing or wailing hope it wasn't a one off now feel bad for not having tried again sooner

Oh dear mopsy, if minim is unhappy overnight, calpol, steamy bathroom and prob worth a trip to GP tomorrow to see if they think a one-off dexamethasone dose is worth doing? (it's very good for croup if the kiddies are noisy breathing and can stop it getting worse). hope she's not too bad and that you don't have to ring anyone overnight...

Had a great break away, DDs up far too late but loved all the time with their cousins. Pirate crazy golf happened today in the drizzle.... Gotta love UK holiday breaks....

Good work on the sippy cup figgy, we've ditched the bottles and now use wilcos' patio range lidded cup-and-straws and standard drinkie bottles.

Yay it's my birthday today and when DH brought in DS for a morning cuddle, DS sang me the happy birthday song (he sings it to himself on a daily basis, I assume so he doesn't miss his own birthday by accident.)

We went to the beach yesterday - DS absolutely loved it and we saw a seal in the waves only about 30 feet away!! DS was going nuts and pointing but I thought it was a Labrador and kept saying "yes yes, it's a nice doggy swimming" until DH pointed out that Labradors tend not to dive quite so much and aren't 6 feet long!

Happy Birthday Xiao

Loving the DogSeal Xiao

Poor mini mopsy! Hope she is better soon.

It's not a British Holiday if it doesn't rain, surely? Aethal

Had a bad night on Tuesday where I stayed up unti 2 finishing off some work (never doing that again!) and DS woke at 10 and would not go back in his bed. He was hysterical. It's almost like he had had a bad dream and was scared? He went to be with DH and then when I went up I took over. He slept fine as long as someone was next to him. This has happened a couple of times now, and DH is grumbling about not making a habit of him sleeping with us. I'm of the opinion that DS is probably going through a phase and just needs reassurance, and he'll get past it, it's not every night and I don't really mind sleeping with him in the spare room occasionally he snores less than DH plus being woken up by a grinning face an inch from yours, singing 'Bah Black Sheepy' is very cute. Have got husband's family up this weekend, and then my family up next weekend. DS is going to love having all his cousins to play with, but it's going to be bedlam!

OH! DH tried to put DS in a 'time out' because he pinched him really hard. Except he was in the middle of a nappy change so DH put him in his cot. Naked. And then was like and then when DS wee'd in the bed.

Happy birthday xiao! Hope you've a lovely day. Had to keep Minimopsy home from nursery. Very interrupted night. Poor bean. She is still wheezy and coughing but I think is taking a turn for the better.

Happy birthday Xiao

DS has met peppa pig at softplay today the CM has sent me a pic of him looking terrified which is hilarious considering he is obsessed with that walking pile of sausages!! He knows all of his animal noises except for pigs he just stares at us blankly when you ask him what a pig says.

Milk in sippy cup again this morning ....think might have finally broken him!!

Xiao hope you've had a fab birthday.

I have had a good day..I have had an enquiry for a giant cupcake to go to Suffolk looked into delivery and sending a test cake next week and if all good will go ahead with the actual cake - GO ME