DECEMBER 2012: Please babies sleep, before you turn 1!

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Our local charity shop has books for 99p i may have done several ILs from there although they'll like the books and they're mint and he's bought himself two recently. But apparently we can't afford a present in a bit of flowery paper for me and a hand print from R.

He's getting nothing for Christmas. At all. Not even a card.

pidj that's just mean. Men can be so very thoughtless, as you say, it could have cost just a few pence but let's you know they are thinking of you.
Dhs aunt asks what the dds want every year, I give her a specific answer and she always gets them something else. Often I have to change it. Sometimes I keep things to give friends kids as gifts or to gift appeals.
I'm feeling ok just very weedy. Dd1 is looking decidedly peaky, didn't eat any tea even though it was her favourite and has gone to bed early. Not looking good is it.

Pidj that is completely shit, like you say a made card and a book would have let you know he had at least put some thought in . And it sounds like SiL regifted you a book that someone had given her.

DP and I have agreed not to do gifts this year (just going to buy some beer) as we usually buy what we want through the year.

Oh WL I have my fingers crossed for you. Poor everyone in the WL household.

Happy birthday to baby Hales and baby DDAS (for yesterday), still just over a week to go here.

A very good friend of mine came to view the house next door today - how awesome would it be to live next door to an oldie bestie and her family?!

Thanks all. Think pregnancy hormones have exacerbated it all but yes, we do need a good sit down.

Reassuring to hear about how useless other dp/dh's can be .

A friend recently asked what she should get ds, a specific present. I know what she has bought him isnt what I told her. Why ask if you're going to do your own thing?

Quiet on here, hope that means everyone is having a good night sleep.

Dd2 was sick in the night but seems all better now and dd1 says she feels fine. Hoorah, we might just get to go to kew afterall. Via the launderette as dd2 was in our bed when she was sick - the cleanest duvet in town - it was only washed on Friday!

Good news WL! Ds is still asleep but dd is up. I'm hiding under the duvet whilst she watches cebeebies

Hope you get to go WL

There's a man down in the Willyou household and it's me! I feel sick as a very very sick dog and can't stop pooing DS is downstairs with DP and he's super whingy so I wonder if he's about to start with it. I hope not, I don't want to share my sick bed. I'd rather he was ill tomorrow do I could look after him.

Glad girls are feeling better WL had to at cleanest duvet in town - it'll positively sparkle!

Thanks for not stoning me about my ungrateful comments about MIL. We may just need to buy a garage for all DSs vehicles. Unfortunately we can't really keep the bikes at ILa house as they are 3+ hours away and we only go a few times year. Funnily enough, when we do GP, we can't stay at their 4 bed house due to lack of space .

Poor you WillYou I hope it passes quickly.

I think I've got an infected finger it's really sore like when you have a splinter but the skin is warm and sensitive like when you burn it. I'm often pricking it to test my sugar level so I'm wondering if that's how I got it

Finally The Little Mister seems better. I reckon the antibiotics have kicked in. He managed to demolish breakfast rather than lob it at the cat. About the only thing he had eaten for 5 days is fromage frais and boob juice!

Good news FoD! DS also chucks unwanted food at the cat. Toast, crumpets, pancakes she quite likes but unimpressed with satsuma and raisins. He's so naughty, as soon as he's had enough he throws it deliberately cos he knows he won't get it back!!!

Equimum do you have a loft?!

Equi I would definitely leave the 3+ one with them. I'd tell then to give him it when he is 3. PIL always buy the wrong size clothing for DS and point out how nice and warm it is. Because obviously the boy has only just avoided freezing to death. And then they go and exchange it and we have to visit them again to be all grateful about the clothes again. Yes clothes are useful but I could do without the silly pantomime games.

I hate having useless tat bought for me. Last year we needed a new vacuum cleaner but DH said that his family wouldn't buy us one because they want to buy us presents ... But I was so pissed off with the vacuum cleaner not working I would have been as sad as it is really happy with a new one! Oh how life had changed
I asked DH to buy me a fancy nappy bag for Christmas last year. I wanted it and I'm happy with it.

Oh and the PIL will tell you to go and buy yourself something for Christmas. Then you give it to them with the receipt. They transfer you the money. Wrap the gift and put it under the tree. Then you go there open your gift and say lots of thank yous. It just seems really stupid to me. And sucks the fun out of opening presents.

And I'm slowly realising how much the PIL have been piling on the pressure and manipulating us all year honestly DH and I are so stressed out about them. We can't just talk to them we have to play stupid games all the time because FIL is a control freak. I'm so angry and right now I just want to run far far away from them.
DH understands and isn't quite as dramatic as I am definitely not pregnancy related but I've said I'm not playing any more. I really think they have played a major part in making me miserable.

Sorry this is so mememe.

And sorry for all the poorly babies! DS is a teething misery and has given DH and I his cold. I think he is also sleep training DH and I. The whole week has been super pants and we have co slept for part/s of every night. I'm tired.

We went to get the tree and the place down the road has stopped selling them we can't go and get one later as dp's family are coming over to give ds his birthday presents etc. His birthday was two weeks ago ffs. Nobs.

Send help, still vomiting. DP now has it too. Have had to send J to my dads as we can't stand up. I hope they don't get it. I've got blood and clumps of stomach lining coming up as I've not eaten since 5pm. I'm thinking it's noro now.

Oh willyou! That's grim. Poor you.

Oh WillYou keep hydrated. Poor you!

The lady who smashed my wing mirror phoned me just now and said she'd put a cheque in the post

Yay Spotty (hope it covers the cost!)

Boo WillYou hope you all have speedy recoveries.

The meal yesterday was really nice food, but 3 hours to eat 3 courses! Amazed the DC were as good as they were. Didn't help when they brought the wrong table's food to ours. Despite us being a table of 10 and them a table of 4! There were only about 20 people in the place.

I hope so too! I did post her the quote she didn't mention 50-50 but I'm still wary...

Oh no Willyou.. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Have you got any of those rehydration sachets??

Equi definitely don't take the age 3 plus ride on!!

Nutella your pil sound a nightmare :(

Maryland yes. They are! With any luck I won't have to see them again too soon.... Even though that makes me sound horrible.

willyou you poor things! Sending lots of get well vibes your way. Wish I could be more practical help. Hugs!!!

DS is in his corner tonight and not in our room... It's going to be very weird... His sleep has been so rubbish for the last week and I am so ill, tired and miserable with it if it helps great. If it doesn't... DH can take DS tomorrow and I will call in sick!

I'm reading but can't remember sorry.

Thanks for the well wishes, unfortunately we're not much better. I haven't been sick for around 4h and DP for 1.5h. But we haven't eaten/drunk anything yet. My dad had to come for DS' night stuff so I feel like shit as we can't even look after him

Our joints have started to ache and we both have a fever. I hope I can sleep it off. Can't sleep at the minute as in too much pain.

WillYou please drink something it will make you feel better even a sip every now and then