December 08 ers still going strong.

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Hello ladies, can you believe we will be entering into a 6th year of this thread this year?

well, I made it and managed not to throw up over everyone. though I felt like it. phew. now long wait as I won't know the outcome until late march...

and jam, hope all goes well today x

I hope today has gone well Jam.

DS1 has been invited to a party at the swimming pool. A parent has to join them, it's a bloody disaster. I don't own swimwear, I look awful in swimwear and all the other mums are your typical yummy mummies that all have spray tans, manicures etc. I only just manage to brush my hair in the morning. Dreading it

Kayz, I bet the others are dreading it too! I would be! Yuck. Can't see the point of swimming parties. I'm feeling your pain.

MIL is here and helping out. She is the loveliest lady in the world. She is currently entertaining DD3 who is exhausted and screamy, while I feed the monsters. They're scoffing salmon, rice and broccoli. Yay!

Ha snap Beans my two had that last night. Though I guess you've got no idea what your two even ate last night as you were half cut. Dirty stop out...that...stopped in. How long until DH back? You must be the most popular women in the village able to raise 12 souls to party with like that.

feeling much better thanks Jam I even managed pilates.

had a lovely weekend with my friend and her little boy who came over for the weekend. Really looking forward to seeing them again later this month.

Indith def condenser dryer. Love mine. I find it strangely satisfying to dump all the water out.

how was your mums surgery Ind?

Glad you made it through Invis. Crikey but that's a long wait.

kayz just reading about that pool party filled me with dread. What will you do with your other two? Over the age of five, parties should be a means to give parents a few hours off...as well as celebrating the birth of a person, obviously.

Oh lovely neighbour has the cutest puppy. He came by and picked up the boys this afternoon to take them for a walk with the dog. It's as much to train the dog to not jump on every child he meets, as it was to get the boys out for a walk. But they loved it. The only casualty was Jordi. Apparently the dog knocked him into a bush. He is already quite big.

3 of my mates & I have booked a weekend away to Madrid in April. Soooooo looking forward to it. Will be lovely to go back to see the Guernica and drink Mojitos and have long tapas lunches (if I can find some vegetarian tapas)

Fingers crossed invisible.

Hope today was ok Jam.

Kayz Would another relative do it? Brother, dad?

5 potty wees and one poo in her knickers but that's pretty good compared to last week! Dd2 may be turning a corner.

Well the boys are meant to be with their Dad Vag, but I have to take DS1. Just hoping my Mum or brother will have DD.

I've ordered a couple of costumes.

Kayz can your brother not take DS1? DD had a swim party once. I sent DH, I was heavier than I am now & no way was I getting into a swim suit!! Can DS1 swim unaided? If do could you not just observe from the side lines?

Oh my GOD! I've just eaten 120g of Maltesers. Gross! I hardly even noticed!

DD1 announced in the car that she had something to tell me that I wasn't going to like... She's a little bit in love with a boy in her class!! She's 5!!!! Aaaagh!

Urgh kayz I feel your pain. swimwear? In winter? Will you have to shave your legs and sort your bikini line and all that jazz?

invis hope it went well.

beans bless your little in love girl. Mine is marrying a very nice boy.i have no objections. He is rather mild mannered though and I fear she will walk all over him. Especially since she is also planning on marrying her best girl friend from nursery.

I want to change my mind about this 3rd child thing. Can I send him back? Still no fucking sleep. I don't expect to sleep through. I'm fine with small children being needy at night. I'm fine with a bf at 4am to make him sleep a bit longer. But he still doesn't fucking well go to bed. He had no routine. He won't settle, will only gal asleep in someone's arms, wakes when put down and currently won't let dh settle him at all but won't fall asleep for me either. If dh tries he just screams for me. Today he had a 15 min nap. That's all. He cell asleep feeding after bath. He was properly asleep. dh picked him up, popped him into bed and he woke up and screamed and screamed and screamed and is still awake.

He did help put the tesco delivery away though.

dh is being all needy too. He is a very loving and tactile person. I do NOT like being hugged and touched when pissed off and stressed. Not a great combination . sod a weekend away with dh I want a weekend alone.

and a one off deep clean from a company. House is embarrassing. honestly, with no exaggeration, I can send pictures to prove, looks like it belongs on how clean is your house. Have just not done anything with trying to get uni stuff done plus not sleeping plus having fs around all the bloody time because he won't go to bed. and of course dh has the Dame problem and if I'm not at work at the weekend takes the kids out so I can study so can't help much in the housework stakes.

Urgh.

grumble grumble. Anyone got a teeny tiny violin?

jam hope the funeral went well and you had a good time celebrating her and exchanging memories and stories.

mum is home. They managed keyhole which is good. She is in a lot of pain, so much so they rang out of hours and had the dr review her. He seems to think it is all within normal though so she will get gp to give her better drugs tomorrow. couple of weeks to find out about further treatment.

Dieds, no he can't and even if he could I'd still have to go in.

Oh Indith, you poor poor lamb. You must be so tired. I am full of endless admiration for you. How do you cope? Can you afford to pay someone to do a one off house clean, then allocate yourself and DH half an hour a week to maintain it?
On the sleep front, I recommended Kayz a woman who helped me with DD2 over the phone just to talk it through. She was £20, so not too bad. It would have worked for us, except after 2 weeks of my hard work, DH ruined it all in2 nights flat! But I had to be fairly ruthless, but was at the end of my tether.the link is here I think it was £20 for half an hour conversation and a few emails. I'm offering this, because I don't know how else I can help and I hate hearing you sound so tired.

Feeling a bit blue. Nerd.

have I broken the thread? ?!

Yup. Absolutely. Must have been you.

is that it Indith!?
lovely message beans. (You didn't break the thread!)

Just popping in. Hope the sleeping issues improve. Kayz don't worry, just get in!
busy here in all areas plus dh working more than ever, therefore I am too, for him. Not in the best mindset for babbling so apologies, and normal ramblings shall resume soon x

No. I was just being yelled at by a very cross child who was alternating "milk!" with "ear hurt!"

So that'll be Dr tomorrow to check for ear infection then.

Drugs are amazing things. A dose of calpol and a heck of a lot of milk and he is now rampaging

Why are we not allowed to give them sedatives?

Thanks beans.

Next time I'm off on a Friday I'm going to head to baby cafe and have a chat with the lovely early years woman.

Ah. The young boy is rubbing his (gunky) eyes. Lets hope the calpol keeps the pain away long enough for the sleep to take over.

Oh no! Hope the ear is ok.
We are allowed to give sedatives. It's just frowned upon - so in moderation

I remember when you could give medised to small ones. It bloody worked .

His lordship had remembered he screamed all the way through dinner and wants toast.

No one will frown upon it here Indith - administer away! You're qualified!

Oh Beanie why so blue?

Indith sorry about the ears. DS1 was screeching for a day or two once I just thought he was becoming a crappy sleeper. Turned out it was ears.

Rubes I loved your response to the sedatives. Haha.

Ha Vag. I'm all talk. My two don't need it unless really Ill but nice to have on standby under dr supervision
Hope ur ok beans. If you lived closer I'd swap blue stories with you. Here's to it passing fast. This weather sucks royally.
I'm meant to be doing other stuff. But watching mindless tv but shattered so about to turn in. ("Turn in" is that elderly sounding, or just British?)

Hit the sack, Rubes.

On my way. After the routine dishwasher on, roomba on, dog had a wee etc - 5 mins. night night x