November 2012 - The birthdays are coming thick and fast

[StuntedFrankenNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1884788-November-2012-Babies-going-trick-or-treating

Anyone want to take my child off my hands today? He's whinging non stop and doing my head in, quite frankly.

Having an hour by hour day today. Currently trying to make it to 9am. Feeling very sorry for myself and lonely. Blah. Off to the supermarket later. Might try and make conversation with someone there just to actually talk to someone.

Fucking rain. No park.

Anyone getting lovely moments of realisation of how much our lo's understand? I just have to shout cuddle and LO stops whatever she is dong and comes over for a cuddle. It's nice having cuddles on demand. DD1 was not very affectionate with me until much more recently.

And today's new trick is stealing a wipe, putting it on her head and looking at me and waiting for me to laugh. Tis hilarious I tells ya.

Right, yesterday I made a mistake at the butcher's and instead of buying a normal chicken I bought a rare breed which I hope at the cost spits out gold while it is cooking. I do roast chicken every week or so, and it's normally quite good. But since almost my food budget for the week went in this single admittedly large chicken I want to make it the best ever roast chicken with enough leftovers for at least 32 meals. I wasn't paying attention when he priced it and was too embarassed to go back when i realised. So, those of you who do lovely chickens, do you have a recipe which might make golden bird into something really special?

chasing

About the BFP, no I'm not over the moon as was a one time accident and as I have been diagnosed with pcos the doctor told me I was highly unlikely to get pregnant quickly. I will deal with it though and I'm sure all will be fine when I see a scan :)
On the Zara front, she managed an hour between 5-6 And I'm shattered but lots to do today. Have rang drs and demanded they test Zara's urine again before it gets sent off at 1pm so waiting for them to phone back within appointment

Poor old J stunt is he back to mischief today or still under the weather? Thanks for the Christmassy recommendations I will give them a try I think. See if I can drag grump DH along!

kyz you are amazing, I would never get up a ladder and paint a ceiling. What a nightmare with the floor, is it easily sorted?

Today is the anniversary of my show. Ta da. And I niggled away till the evening of the 7th till anything got going if you remember all my mumbling and grumbling. DH stayed at home with me through all the niggling and mumbling and grumbling. He gets one of pp s Vs for this week!

Congrats charlee !

I want to watch Greys Anatomy but is not on Netflix is it

Oh and how do I unblock the us bit of Netflix?

Evil you are doing brilliantly.

Hope J is better stunt.

We have the wipe trick too here PR.

Chasing. Big hugs. Are there any groups on you can go to today? I find being out and about easier when L is whinging.

Charlee I hope the shock turns into joy soon.

Hugs to all as I start writing these posts and then can't remember a damn thing I wanted to say doesn't bode well for work today.

Can't remember who asked about sleeping bags but Gro Store do the lighter weight togs as well. They aren't the cheapest but I'm a sucker for them because they're pretty.

Tk maxx have the 1.5 tog cheap grobags

Struggling to keep up at the moment. Seem to be constantly busy with M or housework.
M's sleep is up shit creek as well at the moment, sleeping no more than 3 hours at once and wanting feeding each wake up. I'm exhausted and then can't be bothered to do anything during the day.

Wondering whether I should night wean or whether it's just growth spurt/teeth and she'll sort herself out again.

I'll catch up properly when I get chance.

Happy birthday to everyone I've missed

Still not sure what to do for M's, think we're just having an open house

Just back from Dr. V interesting information for those of you about to go through mmr. The rash is not a reaction to the mmr, but is an allergic reaction to something, probably the soap she recommended, which is worse because of the mmr jab. Since she has sensitive skin it was, with hindsight, not the best time to try something new on her skin. Thinking of the quiche and each baby's achille's heel, be that reflux or eczema or whatever kind of intolerance I asked if that applies to everything. She said yes, if you're wanting to reintroduce a food which has previously created a reaction, just after jabs is not the best time to do it. Like tomatoes for Detective for example. Which is common sense I guess as the immune system is already busy elsewhere, but I thought I'd mention it.

Anyway, she's on antihistemines now, I need to keep going with the other creams we have been using, and if in a week she's not better she needs to go back for referral to a dermatologist. It's no biggie though whatever it is, she checked a book with loads of pictures of rashes in and eliminated a couple of rare but contagious ones.

Am taking her back to nursery after her nap. I have a note.

Ta PR :) I time all trials of dairy etc to be at a time where there are no other issues going on. So I know ( hopefully! But if course it never bloody works like that does it!!) if he is reacting.

I think we are going in to a calmer period now thank fuck but I am going to wait til new year now before any more trials (I think). I don't want him ill over his birthday or Christmas, plus we will also have the MMR in there too.

Fucking palaver!! I tell you...!

Oh, did the note say 'Dear Nursery, fuck off, love The Paediatrician.

O is currently dog chasing. Much to his delight, and the dogs horror. Poor dog! She is working off all that lunch O fed her at least.

I ended up making O a shit lunch!! I had got him some ciabattas free of eveyfuckingthing but of course, what the fuck do you put on them?! Cheese? Tomato? So he ended up with some vitalite and I made some scrambled egg. He still doesn't like scrambled egg it seems. He ate some ciabatta anyway. The bits that he didn't feed to the dog .

Anyone got any ideas for these feckin' ciabattas?! I've got 5 more .

YW or any other dairy avoiders can I please steal some birthday cake ideas?

I am going to make one. I have a chocolate sponge mix which is fine for him. I have a shit tonne of moo free chocolate (bars and buttons). I can make butter cream filling with vitalite.

What else could I do?

MIL makes cakes. She has loads of equipment. I will go to hers to make it. However I want to do it myself. But I have never made a cake before other than little basic fairy cakes!

I am making 2 cakes also. One for his party, but one for the family meal in the evening.

I have star sprinkles in the cupboard too. But they say contain dairy and soya.

Thanks for the bra advice. I have read the freds on here so I did the scoop thing!

Still uncomfy :( but I'm wearing it in the house so I can keep pulling it away and scratching without fear of offending the general public. O doesn't seem to mind so much .

Good news is Oscar is over his sickness bug from yesterday. Bad news is that I now seem to have caught it. Except I can't be ill as there is nobody to look after Oscar. I want to crawl to bed and stay there. But I can't. So I curled up on the kitchen floor to cry instead. Just made me and Oscar dinner but the smell of it is making me heave so I am feeding Oscar while trying not to be sick.

How can I put Oscar to bed if I can't stand up without being sick?

Sorry chasing that's horrible tis the season eh?

Ring your dad to help chasing? Or could you know who come over to help maybe?

Oscar won't let anyone else put him to bed. It has to be me. Or XP. But that's not an option.

caloriecount.about.com/nakd-banana-bread-bar-recipe-r514258

^ Very yummy fruit bars with no dairy, egg, soya, tomato etc. Weigh ingredients, blend, shape, fridge, done

Waitrose seafood sticks are dairy free (not egg free unfortunately ) might make a good substitute for fish fingers?

Sorry you're ill chasing

And sorry you're having such a shit time kyz

Congrats charlee - I am sure once you're over the initial shock it will be fine. not jealous

I had my smear today and was told I have a beautiful cervix

I am also in a really really shit mood

Worst mum of the day award goes to ME.

Both children are going to sleep in the same clothes the woke in. No poo or Puk stains so its ok right?
H has had the same thing for lunch and dinner, and so did I.
H was put to sleep almost an hour earlier. Just because I'd had enough and his hands vaguely rubbed his eyes , so he must have been tired right.
A had a dummy shoved in his mouth while getting H to sleep.
And had my first experience of keeping H in loo with me incase he went for the baby.
I've spent a majority of the day crying. Felt awful when H saw me crying, he looked very sad and confused.
Spent several hours considering giving up BF.
thought I'd cheer myself up by putting up the first pic of A on FB (well actually our group was first, but this is 1st for my friends) and couldn't remember date he was born.
FH and I have been snapping at each other constantly. I'm stressed with kids. He is stressed with going hospital to see dad drop food off, drop mum off, and help me.

Not my finest day. Splitting headache.

Everybody fed, nobody dead