December 2011 - me do it mine self

[TheOnlySeven]

Offers round and

I didn't get shortlisted for that job. I was reserve candidate but everyone else accepted to go to interview. Gah! But am going to try get pregnant very quickly before anything else comes up so I don't have to agonise over decisions, career etc. So fingers crossed.

Bday today and working all day. Booooo

Happy bday mopsy!! Sorry to hear a out the job

dh got his interview today fingers crossed!! Even if him going to work will be tough as hes so comfortable with no commute, he cooks, keeps house together, washing in week etc and he prob still won't like the job a stable income would help.

I was one of those who had the pox twice and I suspect DS will get it again as when he had it last year it was so mild he barely had it.

Woke up at 5 with a cold and sore eyes stood on platform waiting for (now late) train to Birmingham

Thanks aethel. We're going out so should be fine then, I'm meeting her at here but her DS will be in bed anyway. Got elbowed by DS climbing on me this morning so I'm more worried about that now.

Good luck mopsy and to your DH figster

Busy day but sausage and mash for dinner and fizzy wine yay

(bday dinner)

Skype's brilliant chip, we use it to chat with my Mum together every Sunday. DS now asks "where's Gwanny?" every time I open the computer

Sorry to hear about the job mopsy, hope you get pregnant asap to make up for it! At least you were the reserve candidate, so you know that you were considered near the top of the pile, and I'm sure it will have been a huge pile too. Did you get anything nice for your birthday? Hope you're planning a celebration for the weekend at least....

Any news figster?

Crap day here, had to cancel lunch out with a friend as a big story blew up that had to be dealt with. As I finished a later meeting at four in town, I then went home as it's only 5-10 minutes from where I live, to 'treat' myself to 2 hours of uninterrupted paperwork filing, finance sorting, and finalising stuff relating to the move. Does it get any better.....?

I got silk pyjamas... real silk!

Happy birthday Mopsy.

Is DHs birthday today too. We both got stuck on public transport and were not late picking DS up. I wen we out for Chinese and he was a nightmare to put down, so cold Chinese for dinner. We're at now scoffing his hotel chocolate present that DS 'bought him' and watching OBEM.

Happy belated birthday mopsy.

DH was a complete arse yesterday about me wanting to go out with friend last night, and made it very obvious he didn't want me going . Haddocks were just about spared by him returning with a bunch of flowers and a rather large box of thorntons.

ah haddocks for him anyway seven just in case!

DS and I are having a snuggly morning so far, lie in and nice unhealthy breakfast. He is now hiding behind the sofa with his brio train set, I'm not allowed to touch it apparently in case I do it wrong.

Need to get motivation to do some cleaning... DS keeps offering to get me a blanket and the TV remote , it's so tempting to agree.

We are doing jumbo jigsaws. Should be cleaning. Hey ho.
(Day off work. So of course have a million catch up things to do. And don't even mention the shopping/DIY/other hundred things).
Yep. Jigsaws is where it's at... :)

Feck cleaning aethel. Playing MUCH more important!

I have an article due soon. Trying to write it but SO want to slack off After three days off, Minimopsy back at nursery so I really need to crack on and catch up with mounting pile of tasks on my to do list. But just want to lounge...

I'm so tired today, wasn't even late home last night.

Sitting on the sofa with a wriggly baby and MNing while I should be making sausage casserole and sorting out washing.

Hi, hope you don't mind me joining in! I have been reading with interest, my DD was born in January 2012 and I haven't seen any groups in that month, Dec 11 seems the closest!

Happy belated birthday Mopsy & MrHop

Welcome magic8, I'm a lurker rather than a prolific poster, but we are all lovely

I'm home from my second day back at work on delivery. Tired does not even begin to cut it. I have and hour before I have to go and pick DD up from her first full day at the CM (do we think she has accepted the bottle? Or is she going to launch herself on my boob when I walk in?!) and I really need to go and buy nappies, do some washing/ironing, and request in writing that work don't change my hours.....so I'm lurking on MN obviously!!

DS has finally had some kind of weird regression reaction to DD's arrival. We now have to spoonfeed him breakfast again. No other meal. Just his "bix". I can ignore it on non work days, but when you need to be out of the house at a certain time.....

You all seem lovely! Do you know each other in RL? I don't really know many parents of toddlers where I live, I had to go back to work when my DD was 6m and most of the mums in our area SAH.
I quite like reading to see what children of the same age are doing in relation to mine - so I'm currently in the process of doing some kind of natural potty training. By that I mean the DD is naked most of the time at home and happily goes on the pot, but we aren't brave enough to try outside the house yet!

Welcome magic. Yes, although we do say so ourselves, we are particularly lovely and fab

Haven't started potty training properly, just sit Minimopsy on the potty when she asks. Waiting until the summer at least I think.

Lovely birthday evening! Sossies and mash, and gin/elderflower/lemon cocktail. Fab. Plus REAL silk pyjamas. Amazing. Love the presents Mr. Mopsy thinks up. Would never in a million years have considered buying expensive silk pyjamas but they really are lovely to sleep in!

Hi magic how long have you been lurking? do you have any other children? Most of us don't know each other in RL, though I agree with mopsy we are all lovely and rather fab :).

I'm thinking we really should properly start potty training DD1. We've been doing a half-arsed attempt with pull-ups for ages but she gets through so many and it's costing a fortune! She knows when she needs a wee about half the time so it's a start at least.

Our potty training is definitely half-arsed, I only started because my MIL was insistent... She is one of those who says in her day, DC potty trained themselves. I do not follow that school of thought in the least!
I have been a lurker for quite some time, since my DD was born so I guess for 2 years on & off. I don't post very much at all, mainly lurk & glean advice. I don't have any other DC, my DH is quite keen to get the ball rolling in the court but I am holding back, I want to get further in my career first

Ha magic, the old career/baby dilemma. You will know how many of us here are suffering from the same dilemma. I have just stopped agonising, decided fuck it and thrown caution (and contraception) to the winds! Given I turned 36 yesterday I think it is probably best. But I would have started trying for number two a year ago if it hadn't been for career worries...

I am concerned about my career, I am in my late twenties so I guess I have time to have more DC in the future but on the other hand, I don't want a huge gap between DD & any future DC. I think I have half decided to try next year when DD will be 3

I have no career but I agree about not wanting a big gap, there's 8 years between me and my sister, and 6 with my brother. I've never been close with either of them, in fact my sister left home when I was 9 and that's not what I want for my DCs. Hence why they're 5, 2 and 10 months, and I'm still bloody mad enough to be pregnant again :o

Random question but if you all still lived your 80yo mother would you be selfish and lazy enough to let her drag the wheelie big out to the street? DH went past earlier and saw MIL putting the bin out, god I hate my BIL

Wow TheOnlySeven that is brave! I can still remember child birth enough to feel cringey when I think about doing it again...

In answer to your random question, when I lived with my DM I always put the wheely bin out for her - that's very selfish of your BIL!

He is a total ass seven

I always thought I'd have two years between my kids, and that I'd have three. now there'll be at least three years between Minimopsy and the next (and that's only if I get pregnant immediately, hardly likely in spite of the fact that it happened last time - think we just got lucky) and I've basically given up on the idea of three. That really would kill my particular career I think...

You could be lucky mopsy. I took 4 months with DD1, then 3 months but mc'd then pregnant again the next month with DD2. Plus of course this time I somehow managed to conceive in the one month we decided to try before deciding actually we didn't want another one . This is all after trying for 2 years with DS and therefore being classed as sub-fertile