December 2012: Now they're all 1

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We needed a new thread!

Ooh in exchange you get a lovely little baby though!

I've never had any of the ones you list but in Liverpool I went to an Egyptian restaurant and in Baltimore I went to an Afghanistan(i?) restaurant. Both yummy but quite similar. Both full of cumin which I love.

Did I say that my trip to Hong Kong in May has been confirmed? 5 days which is scary to think about being away from DS but I will get 1.5 free days in HK with my friend so that should be amazing!

I love all the food talk! There's a fab Lebanese near here. We had my mums lovely lasagne tonight - she cooked and I hosted for my brother and his family as her house isn't big enough. With just my family and my brothers plus my mum we were 10! Be warned those wanting 3 babies (his 3 are all teenagers though so take up whole person spaces) while my 3 are still quite small

Hong Kong sounds so awesome! Have a great time!

I love anything vaguely spicy and am happy to try stuff out. Spicy (not burning hot) food is one of the things I miss most. German spice racks contain a lot of different... Salt

If you want to start a fight in any Arabic/Asian type restaurant a friend of mine says just start a discussion about who invented hummus :) she is Indian and very cheeky. Generally if the serve hummus they will tell you it is from their country or they make it in a different style etc etc.

wl my family is already like that. I'm one of four and only one brother and I have kids so far. I'm sure in the next ten years things will only become more difficult to organise!

WLmum try being MIL with 5 children and 11 grandchildren!

WillYou glad you're being calm and today went ok. Would he have counselling, on his own if not couples?

Very jealous of talk of food. We have some amazing gastro pubs here, but none of the variety you've discussed within about 40 miles of us.

We spent almost 2 hours (certainly saw all of Flushed on DVD) in A&E this evening, because DH was worried about A's fingers. All fine. And we stopped for tea on the way home and they both went to bed straight from the car. A has woken briefly, so just DD to change into pyjamas, but her boots are off now!

Evening everyone, hope we're all ok.

willyou I'm sorry you're having such a shit time, your DP sounds like a knob, sorry. You sound like you're doing ok, hope he realises what he's losing and if you do decide to have him back, he sorts himself out.

I see the consultant tomorrow to hopefully sort out my sterilisation.

I'm bricking it. The person I'm going to see has a reputation for being rather insensitive and not very attuned to his patients needs. I'm worried he will tell me to stop being silly and get over it

beasty glad his fingers are ok. Big families abound! I love it though as although I'm one of three, it was only ever the four of us, all other relatives dead or estranged. I love that my kids love seeing their cousins, gps, uncles etc. dd1 particularly loves a family get together even though she can be shy.
coffee good luck. At least forewarned is fore-armed so if he is insensitive you can brush it off. I'm sure he won't say to stop being silly but at least you can get your case ready to argue if necessary. Fx for you.

Ds has just had a complete screaming meltdown lasting over half an hour nothing I could do to stop him crying. Dp's just taken him downstairs and he's finally stopped. I think he's eating a biscuit

So impressed with your stoicism willyou; l agree with the others re childhood issues. My parents had a really rough few years when I was about 11-13 due to issues on both sides and actually got separated twice, divorced once, and are now back together and happily married for almost a decade after counselling. Both of them swear by it.

O woke at 5.15 today and is currently semi asleep but clutching the strap on my pyjamas vest. Anyone else's dc developed a bit of a boob fetish only since weaning? He doesn't want a drink, just a grab..

Ds was awake 10:15-12:30 then woke up at 1:45, again at 4:55 and didn't really go back to sleep

spotty oh no- sounds like a lots of coffee day!

utopian we stopped for all of 4 days and dd now back to a once a day bf (plus her cows milk). Doesn't stay on long just appears to be a comfort thing more than anything and has become obsessed with my nipples!!

coffee hope it goes well but be prepared for them to likely be difficult about it as it's a big decision and they'll want to make sure no doubts especially as relatively soon after you've had a child so feelings can change. They will also probably ask why you want sterilisation rather than dh as it would be easier, safer & more successful in a man.

Utopian I'm afraid at almost four dd is obsessed with my boobs too

spotty here and why not some to make you smile . DS has been super kind lately and is sleeping rather well thank goodness.
Hope you get a great nights sleep tonight to make up for it.

utopian agree with the others. DS will stick his hand down my top if it's low cut and I lean forwards. Because I'm also now wearing pregnancy bras he has room to sort of wriggle his hand around in there which he seems to find fascinating
How are you feeling? I'm feeling much less agile already when I try and get up from the floor and chase DS around.

Those with climbers, how bad did it get and do they grow out of it? DS is terrible but it also seems futile pointless to constantly lift him down.
I've just enjoyed a coffee with three little chocs after this morning's therapy session has made me feel great . Can I have cake for lunch?.... Even though it isn't my birthday

He's still got a fever and has an ulcer on his tongue?!

Ds is a climber and I let him get on with it. Dp tells me off but I can't watch him 24/7. He stands on the halfway bar on the handle of his pushalong walker and stands on the little table...

I had to buy a birthday card earlier and ds held it, walked up to the counter (with me trying to steer him clear of the vases!) and gave it to the lady

Spotty i have an ulcer on my tongue its huge, its actually quite painful its been there since friday and i am struggling to eat properly due to it. I havn't eaten anything hot at all as when i tried it hurt yes i know i'm a huge wimp

Utopian H is also obsessed with boobs everyone has there boobs patted twice by her whilst she says boobies. Then she swops to putting her finger in their belly button.

Willyou, i hope your feeling ok today.

Beasty i'm glad A's finger isn't anything sinister.

A finds it hilarious to tweak my nipples, DD is more interested is exposing hers!

He's wandering around with a flashing led sword that DD got last year at the fireworks. He's fascinated by the patterns it makes.

And we have a new word: shreddies. Said with shrieking and gesturing towards the box.

Hales can I recommend you avoid TCP with your ulcer!

A is still babbling and squawking to himself. Apparently not tired. And the trick DD had taught him is to hold onto the side of the cot and jump/bounce on his bed. Grrr! Every time I go near the room he gets up to show me!

I don't care if he takes a while to sleep, so long as it's a good sleep when it comes!!

beasty that shreddies thing is cute!

ddas you we're right, my hospital appointment was a bit difficult, as well as a waste if time.
Because of my age, 30, I'm considered very young for sterilisation so it has to be the consultant who says yay or nay, not the registrar who the appointment was with. The silly woman spent most of the time trying to convince me to get the coil fitted, as apparently young people don't really know what they want .
Yet every time I tried to explain my reasons, she spoke over the top of me and didn't seem interested at all. She gave me a load of leaflets about the coil and I have to go back again in a month to see the consultant. Grrr!

Beasty yay for older siblings! fx for good sleeps later.

spotty cute that your DS took the card and handed it over. That is impressive. I think I would need a back up card

DS managed a "goggie" today awwwww he is soooo cute! He loves animals.
He is also picking up signing really well. Mostly for food. I'm going to buy some biscuits just to see him do a different sign

Hmm it's tough coffee. If I was 100% certain I didn't want children I wouldn't get a coil.

Ds still doesn't say anything but babbles as if he's having a full on conversation

coffee it must be really hard for you and I really hope it works out the way you want but do remember they will see other people that aren't as clear as you so they just have to be certain.
nutella that's cute. I absolutely love the learning to talk phase. T still doesn't really say anything but makes the odd attempt and sometimes babbles insistently - she was hilarious pointing and shouting at the troll on each page when I was reading the 3 billy goats gruff to dd2.

R has loads of odd words and I don't know why he's picked up those specifically - bubble, blue (which apparently is all colours even though he can point to the correct one from a choice of 3!), nana (banana), cat, mummy, dada and today Cue, which is Thank You :o

Hey all.

Sorry your appt was hard work Coffee, I suppose it's good that they make sure that you're sure.

Lovely to hear of all the cuteness. J has started to dance, his favourite is a good twirl, I think they must do it at nursery as I don't dance with him much.

Feeling a bit sad tonight. DP turned up at 7am and begged me to take the day off to talk but I just couldn't. I'm mad busy at work. He still took the day off and had J and when I got home he said he'd thought about what id said and he did need to be at his mums for a bit longer to sort himself out. Even though it's what I think he needs, it's just so being here alone again.

Dd had a full on tantrum at 1:30 this morning because dp got get water instead of squash (she only has squash because when she was 18/24mo she'd go all day without drinking otherwise). I'm really cross that she did it, screaming and crying. But at the same time I don't know why dp gave her water?!

Dd was awake from 11:15 until almost 1.

WillYou it must be so hard for you

Ouch Spotty. Was DP just on middle of the night autopilot?

WillYou keep strong! At least he's thinking.

A only woke up twice, but fed for 40 minutes each time.So now I'm tired and running late.