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

[PerilousStiletto]

I liked this one. :)

Gah... I do our books, and they were out- spent a hilarious 40 minutes cross referencing the books with the on-line banking, and of course it's DP just losing the odd receipt here and there...
Which in less than a couple of months adds up to c.£175 and totally throws everything out.

Not that he's trying to hide anything, he's just a bit crap: it's pet food supplies, not flowers I've not received.

Happy birthday xiao!

Welcome back aethel!

Get well soon MiniM!

Hi all,

Just popping in to offer all round. And particularly to the birthday girl xiao

Sorry for those with poorly babies (though guess they are toddlers now)

Everything going well here. Am past the ouchy bf settling in bit, dd will have her 10 day check tomorrow and hopefully be discharged from the mw.

Ds is beIng very cute and grabbing her by the head and doing lots of patting and kissing of his new sister.

DH & I were snickering like children when he called from work earlier to check on us and asked if "the kids" had been good. Neither of us can believe we are now responsible for two little people. Mentally we are still teens ourself!

Off to try to sleep for a bit.

glad you actually got on your trip octo!

boo to work stress northern...

ooh queenie, sounds like your baking is well in demand!

Ooh and well done kat, sounds as if things are going well. It's weird changing from one to two but mostly lovely!

ah! just typed a long post on the phone and it just disappeared...!
So here we go again:
Oh I can't. but please be aware that I name-checked most of you, and wrote about Olives (NC), illness (a few of you!), DIY, Ikea-man,...
Happy B'Day for yesterday Xiao! (My BOi sings it all the time too.)
Seven - search on ebay for "London wall mural" 40 quid to cover a wall is pretty good value, and should look amazing. I bought a Brooklyn Bridge mural on sale for 25quid to test out in the utility room but haven't got around to hanging it yet. If it looks fab, I may consider using one in a "real" room. Also search for big ben clock sticker - 15quid - I have one in my kitchen and that really is fab.
I am mega busy at the minute, I was in Copenhagen again last week, then was picked up and we went strauight to ma n pa's caravan for 3 nights, we visited The Deep in Hull and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park - the YSP was a fab, fab place to visit.
Now I'm catching up with work, but I'm in geneva all next week and have so much to do to prepare for that (and that's really important! Exec annual mtg - need to shine to ensure they understand my value! safeguard job etc etc), but so much to do anyway, and there'll be soooooo much when I get back... Have been feeling the stress of it all just recently. But I haven't murdered DH, and we seem to be getting on ok. Still don't want to shag him ( ), but, as our Relate counsellor keeps saying "babysteps". She really doesn't like DH, it's quite obvious.
We are very bad people, btw. Coz of the extreme busy-ness, and everything that's going on (just excuses) we didn't catch up with DH's niece, and his other niece's kid's birthdays - both in the last 2 weeks. (15yrs and 4yrs). We are very bad and completely very firmly in the doghouse with that family (the 2 nieces are sisters). We'll make it up to them, it just feels a bit shit now. Todays news, tomorrow's chip paper... Hey ho!

Boy going free to good home .......EVERYTHING is a battle today he's disgraced himself at supermarket, at pool before and after swim, ran in front of a car, is screaming or moaning about something constantly. Not a good mum today want to just leave him somewhere

And it's so bloody humid too not helping with the

Oh dear figgy :( I feel your pain. Minimopsy spent about 5 hours yesterday having awful tantrums. Was extremely difficult as she was ill but I still wanted to run away

GP prescribed inhaler so hopefully will help with the wheeziness.

Thanks for all birthday wishes! It was a lovely day Can't namecheck as on my phone at the hospital but boooo to all kids having tantrums - we're having them here too, mainly because I cannot pick DS up any longer and he gets absolutely furious that I can't carry him or get down on the floor with him. He's also got a terrible cough so last night was very broken.

I've spent the morning being monitored here in a very nice hospital in Cornwall because when I got out of bed this morning there was a very distinct tearing/ripping sensation at the bottom right of my bump and walking, especially up stairs, is now incredibly painful. The consultant said it could well be a torn muscle but more likely is that all the internal scar tissue with the EMCS scar and the appendectomy grew together to some extent and of course because scar tissue doesn't stretch like muscles and skin, there's been some tearing of the internal scar adhesion. She also pressed on my pubic bone to see how bad the SPD is and I actually screamed (quietly) But nothing they can do for either except give me codeine to take when it's really bad and advise as much rest as possible. She said "some people get so bad they have to be on crutches!" and I was like, yup that's me, where are my crutches?? But apparently my home hospital has to give them to me so she's told me to get referred to the physio asap.

Hope the weekend brings rest, relaxation and smiles all round to all the babies

Bloody hell xiao, sounds awful. Massive sympathies

Yeep xiao that's grotty. Can you ring your GP and explain as they may be able to kickstart the physio reffl without you physically seeing them to quicken things up a little? Glad baby OK though! (((hug)))

I must be crazy, am contemplating taking the three round Aldi for supplies. This calls for a fortifying pre-slog cuppa tea....

Golly Oi, I would think fortifying slug of gin more apt. Although then you couldn't drive. Dammit. I think you'd better buy an emergency supply of yummy white chocolate with hazelnuts and rice krispies as a reward. Nom.

Not Oi, aethel. Doh!

Lucky Aldi is so far from us. I'd be the size of a house if I'd regular access to the hazelnut/rice krispie white chocolate.

Oh and I lost 2lb this week. So all guns blazing for equal or more next week... !

Well done mopsy! Hope minim is better soon.

Happy belated birthday xiao, sorry you're suffering so much.

aethel hope you survived Aldi. I'm not an Aldi fan, ours is laid out odd I can't find anything. I do like their equivalent of Baileys though!

queen sounds like you're doing really well with your cakes, I can't wait to get started when I have more time.

DD1 also has awful tantrums, and DD2s near constant screaming isn't much better tbh.

Well, that's another one to add to the basket of grim/painful/embarrassing pregnancy experiences Xiao, I think we've covered most of them on this thread (though who got pregnancy vertigo, that really was top trumps...?) How awful; can well imagine the period of horror and fear, followed by 'just' severe pain. I'm sure your DH will be as fabulous as ever though.

And sympathies to you figgy, sounds beyond trying. Do you have a baby cage playpen at home, great to plonk them in with a dummy and go into another room with a large drink for half an hour for a few minutes?

Sounds like you're massively busy again Oi, though nothing will be as glamorous as the week in the weird German hotel in the middle of nowhere with the cassette player.... And glad it seems to be evening out with DH. Any more thoughts on no.2 (child that is !)

Housemovers... we're getting surveyed on Tuesday. It would appear that the people we're buying from still haven't found anywhere. So, obvious delays... but not much we can do. Any thoughts?

Ooh, cross post seven! Has DD2's colic not settled down yet? You poor things-thought you'd turned a corner the other week.

And glad you're feeding OK and all's going well, oh Mum-of-two Kat!

2lb is fantastic Mopsy. Well done! Remember what that tramp ms moss says, Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels! the dirty tramp she has evidently never sipped a martini rosso! Or nibbled on a bit of cheese.
What does she know about food, in between the fags and the coke, she ...
...And breathe.
Cheers!

Ha OK I am currently quaffing a jolly nice glass of red

Oi not OK Gah! bloody autocorrect

Northern, strongly advise them to go into rented accommodation as if you lose your sale, they lose theirs... And if they are in rented, it's a powerful position to be in when they do find their dream property.
Xiao - sorry to hear about your discomfort and pain. It sounds awful. I hope that you get a physio appt soon.
In fact, just find a good one in the meantime and pay. It'll be worth it. I only had quite mild pain in my hips with Boi, but the physio stopped it completely for a few weeks. All she did, actually was supporting/holding my ankle and top of foot - whilst I was lying down - she tugged my foot 20 x. (I'm not pulling your leg!)

Hurrah for Friday night boozingtons!
and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,...
Hmmmm ...no.2... If I get enough alcohol in me tonight... We might stand a chance!

Think It's gin-o'clock, ladies!

Aldi was survived with the aid of bribery by Mini Milk. The checkout lady was v nice about me ripping Open the packet at the till to quell the wriggling infant who kept insisting "LOL-LOL-LOL-LOL" at extreme volume. The DDs were bought off with provision of squash and promise of an icelolly once back in the car... And seven, I try VAIRY har not to buy much of their yummy chocolate (the 70% and 85% dark stuff by Moser Roth is to die for). If you do get there at any point I recommend:

1. the Mamia brand nappies. Under a fiver for 40 size fives (and more if you get smaller sizes). They are bombproof and what we use as backup when not in reuseables.
2. the olive-and-tomato fresh foccacia breads. Yum.
3. fresh "special" lemon olives. Ditto.
4. smoked salmon. Sadly gone up in price but still only £2.99 for 200g (half the price of other shops) 5)salami and cut meat in general. Great value and v high quality (99p for smoked parma ham, £1.49 for milano salami...) they have an increasing rang of veggie stuff too and do a fairly large free range whole chicken for £4.99.

Kat - glad you're getting past that first bf discomfort. (Oh Lordy! The pain of those first 2 weeks! I remember it well, sat up in bed at night, crying, and Dh feeling totally helpless. )
Aw! Well done! I am still v envious, of course.

We'd love them to go into rented Peril, and seeing as they've lost out on their dream house it would make sense just to go to the new town and get near the family before trying to find somewhere...
So, quaff that martini and go forward and bonk!

CHEERS!

I'm now onto my second

Must check out our new local Aldi, not been yet see, your advertising is working!