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americanexpat ·
11/02/2014 20:29
Ponyo - I mostly agree with reastie. I think sharing photos and stories about someone is fine, poems and songs and messages to him are a bit OTT.
reastie - paint is never one coat. Never. 
Coordinated decor though. 
I think I need to pull my finger out and do something with L's bedroom (no idea what).
L seems much better after a few doses of antibiotics. Unfortunately DH and I have been ill for the last week and a half. I've mostly just had a chesty cough but it seems to be moving into my sinuses now. 
L's birthday is Saturday. My parents are coming to visit for the weekend, I think we're going to have a quiet family party since he doesn't get to see them much. He wants another Elmo cake so I'll be decorating that Saturday and I'm planning Cookie Monster cupcakes for nursery on Monday. I'll post photos on Facebook - hopefully they don't land on a Pinterest fail blog.
Reastie ·
12/02/2014 06:53
ohh american sounds lovely (the cakes). I forgot to mention but I asked Alice's nursery if I could send in a cake for her birthday when she starts but was told the school have a policy of no cakes bought in due to allergies. If I wanted to give her classmates a cake I'd have to bring it in pre wrapped in individual portions for them to take home to eat 
. Really can't be bothered with the faff so may just send in packs of chocolate buttons or something.
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americanexpat ·
12/02/2014 14:52
reastie - that's OTT, they can't even eat the cake at school? L's nursery in Scotland required the cake to be shop bought with an ingredient list but it seems anything nut-free goes here. These are the Cookie Monster cupcakes I'm going to try. It seems easy enough.
Granny - hello! Are you back to work soon? L exhausts me most days, I can't imagine what you must be like with a baby too. Work is a break for me.
I forgot to mention that they did L's height and weight at his appointment. He's 75th centile for height and 65th for weight with clothes on (and a full nappy unfortunately). He's already 60% of my height.
wigglesrock ·
13/02/2014 12:41
grannyapple my parents are buying Anna a bike. The wheel is 12 inches & the height is 98-112cm. I'm not super organised, I have a photo of it on my phone 
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We're just having a little party on Sat for Anna, well I thought it was small but having counted its 9 kids & about 15 adults . She doesn't really care that much, it's all about the Minnie Mouse costume - tbh considering she's spent the last 2 days swanning around in a bridesmaid dress in the freezing cold, Minnie is an improvement!
I brought a cake to toddler group yesterday & they blew out candles & sang to her - she was so chuffed
Grannyapple ·
13/02/2014 16:00
Aaww..Anna sounds so cute! Ah thanks for that...I'm a complete novice at this...I thought the inches quoted on bikes was the height (well looking at Argos anyway)...will go back & look again...saw a pirate one that he might quite like.
Sounds like our parties are going to be similar...I think I'm going to order stuff from sainsburys deli counter for it as we have a soft play party to go to on the same morning...it's his nursery girlfriends party
americanexpat ·
19/02/2014 16:37
Hello, hello. I think we're through most of the birthdays now, just Alice, Nate and Zoe (hope blizy don't mind me including her) left to go?
L had a quiet birthday Saturday - I did something to my back last week and was in such agony that I actually went to the GP Friday who said it's likely a bulging disc. She prescribed some steriods and hydrocodone so I spent most of Friday and Saturday loaded on pain meds. I did manage to bake L's cake but had to go to bed for a few hours after I finished. It was fine though, my parents came to visit for the weekend and L doesn't have the time of day for me when they're around. We got him a LeapPad and my parents got him more train stuff for me to step on in the dark.
Reastie ·
20/02/2014 15:11
Hello,
Happy Birthday American . What are you doing to celebrate? Cracking open some pain meds?! (hope not needed obv). I at the stepping on train stuff in the dark. Btw I thought your cakes looked amaze.
Gah, went into town today to get Alice some shoes. She decided she was desperate for the loo and the shop wouldn't let us use theirs due to insurance reasons so had to dash around town to find a loo. Eventually found one, she did a wee, we went back to said shop and literally 2 minutes later the SAME THING! We had to go again across town to use the loo again . Things were so much easier when she was in nappies! It took us an hour to get her her shoes, and then we were at the car getting her in her car seat and someone decided to tell me I'd scratched her car by opening my door to get Aice in her seat (I didn't!) and insisted on holding my car door for me so it couldn't touch her car whilst I finished strapping her in . Really is one of those days!
On the plus side decorated Alice's cake this morning (as fb friends will know) and it's actually not too bad, phew.
Granny when are you making the ship cake?
wiggles how was the party?
Had a friend over yesterday with a DD Alice's age and a 1yo. Complete whirlwind having a crawling baby into everything. I forgot how much hard work it is/was.
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americanexpat ·
21/02/2014 15:45
reastie - insurance reasons? What kind of shop selling children's shoes doesn't have a public toilet? Tbh I'm not sure I would've gone back but then I can really hold a grudge.
Quiet birthday yesterday. We still have loads of cake left from L's birthday so DH made me a funnel cake for my birthday. Only he put the candle in while it was hot and it melted. Alice's cake looked amazing, well done.
I'm getting a bit fed up with my back. The pain is creeping up since I finished the steriods and I haven't been managing it well (waiting until I'm in pain to take more meds). I think I've got to suck it up and stop being stubborn.
americanexpat ·
21/02/2014 17:35
reastie - well, can't fault you when there were free shoes involved. Funnel cake = fried dough (wiki).
The GP told me to keep moving and it'll resolve more quickly. I've been to the gym a couple times and was ok but I'm avoiding Body Pump/weightlifting until it's better. Tbh I took a hydrocodone this morning so I'm feeling pretty great right now.
americanexpat ·
21/02/2014 18:25
Also I had to ask DH to tie my shoes this morning as I couldn't manage it on my own. 
wigglesrock ·
21/02/2014 20:12
americanexpat I think funnel cake sounds like the yummiest scrummiest thing ever. You gotta take your pain meds before you're in pain Hope you get some relief soon. The buns you did for Ls nursery looked absolutely fab. Being slightly high on meds suits you 
Ps Also have hammock envy!
reastie Alices cake looks absolutely amazing. Alice in Wonderland is a fave of Olivias. Anna's party was lovely - it was really busy & she got exactly what she wanted lots of lovely dressing up costumes! She insists on riding her bike while dressed as Hello Kitty or Minnie Mouse!
We were at an Open farm today & as you can see from FB Anna was on a pony - she's fallen in love! I now think agreeing to get a rabbit might have been an easier option!
We were talking the other day & Mr W told me that this is the first time since 2005 that we haven't had an under 3 in the house There was obviously 3 months before Anna was born but I was pregnant/had that horrible job in the lap dancing club, had all the snow etc so that wasn't the most relaxing Almost 9 years with babies !!
Reastie ·
22/02/2014 18:28
Flustered g;ad everything going well pg wise, and hope the tiredness will ease soon. FWIW we are doing Alice's birthday 3 days early (ie today instead of Tuesday) as I'm working on Tuesday and can't bear to feel like a bad mother being away on her birthday. She has no idea it's not her actual birthday today but I feel a bit of a fraud telling her it is when it isn't! Still, she won't know. It'll be the same with Freya.
Just had Alice's family party. Went really well. We gave her a playmobil school. DH still hasn't finished assembling it!
American funnel cake looks a bit like deep fried yorkshire pudding. Mmmmmm, it sounds so wrong yet would taste so good.
Wiggles is it making you broody not having an under 3
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ILovePonyo ·
24/02/2014 21:54
Hey blizy, oof that is a kick in the teeth isn't it. Wow. Hope the balloon release goes well, I will be thinking of you and your dh.
Also just checking in to keep you on my threads I'm on, all well here Except as my fb friends know poor old A has a cough which isn't too bad except for a couple of hours after bedtime she cries like a newborn and talks gibberish whist booing I put her in bed with me last night and will do the same tonight, poor old dp is sleeping on a sofa bed! Actually he's alright, he gets a full night sleep haha.
We went to. See pil at the weekend which was ok, somewhat irritAting especially when A was ready for bed, I sent her down to say goodnight to pil and they gave her apple pie and custard, wtf! So she then went hyper and didn't go to bed for 2 hours whilst they buggered off for a sleep ah feel better now I've shared that.
Sorry for all the typos, I've read it but can't be bothered to change the mistakes
wigglesrock ·
25/02/2014 07:04
blizy a waiting list!! You'll be opening your own chain soon . Yes date is a bit of a kick in the teeth. Hope Fridays balloon release goes well x
ledkr girls must be so excited about Friday, hope you all enjoy it.
reastie no, no broodiness from me . Sofia can make tea & toast, Anna can work the tv, Wii, tablets , can help herself to food from the fridge & Olivia can scare the other two into submission - my work here is done, I'm just going to lie on the sofa & have them bring me stuff !
Sofia & Olivia are off to Disney with my parents (my Dad in EuroDisney is still making me smirk) tomorrow - so its all very excitable here!
ILovePonyo ·
25/02/2014 14:55
At Olivia scaring her sisters into doing stuff wiggles, that made me laugh. Hope the eldest 2 have a lovely time at Disney land, well of course they will! Also at you not being broody. I only have to hold a baby for people to start among comment, well I say people, mainly mil. I held my friends 6 mo at A's party and mil told me I was broody I also held dp's brothers newborn at the weekend and got comments then. In a sort of a "I know better than you" way which was annoying, I like small babies but I don't want one!
I'm on annual leave today as I've got loads to use up before march, I've been to the gym, got dinner in the slow cooker and now putting my feet up. Smug much?!
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americanexpat ·
25/02/2014 15:22
Ponyo - at your PILs, I would be homicidal.
blizy - is an HSG the first step? Good luck with the balloon release and enjoy your champagne tea. xx
We've been getting the "When are you having another? You'd better hurry." comments for a while. It's only in the last 6 months that I've felt ready (with work, etc) so we've been not not trying but it took nearly a year for L. I think people who make those comments didn't have a problem conceiving and don't understand it's not that easy for everyone. I just shrug and say we'll see instead of telling them to fuck sod off.
ILovePonyo ·
25/02/2014 15:30
Agreed american, people pretty much start asking you from when your first one is born don't they?! I am seriously thinking that I will tell people who go on about it too much that I had 4 mcs before A and have had another 2 since, that would shut them up! I am at people telling you that you'd better hurry! how rude!
Yes dp and I still get annoyed when we talk about the 'apple pie' incident with pil, if one of us brings it up the other one will start ranting! The annoying thing was the next morning mil was saying "well she was never going to settle was she" erm, yes, she was, until you gave her pudding! 
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