December 2012: Now they're all 1

[Barbeasty]

We needed a new thread!

Willyou i hope you and DP managed to sort some things out at dinner today. I also hope you and J are feeling better soon.

Beasty, i hope A is feeling ok after his fall, it must have been terrifying for you all.

I didn't get much sleep last night but thats due to my sister not H. My other sister rang me at midnight to ask me to come and pick them up as sister who lives here was so drunk the taxi's would refuse them. It took 4 people to get her in my car i had naively thought only my sisters would be there and went in my pjs so embarrassing which she promptly threw up all over. When i arrived home it took me my sister, DP and my dad to carry her in the house. We had to leave her to sleep in the hall downstairs as we couldn't carry her further. So i had to keep coming downstairs and checking on her.

Ifanyone's up I could do with an opinion

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/childrens_health/2034180-DS-cold-is-getting-worse

Been to OOH - ear infection and both eyes infected.

Now to knock him back out so I can sleep!

Poor j WillYou. You def did the right thing. Hope the ab work quickly and you've had some sleep.

Goodness hales I hope she was suitably ashamed!

Oh no beasty glad he's ok if it had been us it probably would have been dd pushing ds down the stairs

Glad you had a nice day WL. Dd keeps saying she wants a kite. Must get her one as petworth park is fabulous for flying kites.

willyou poor J! Hope the medicines help and he bounces back quickly.

beasty poor A. It's horrible when you slip down a couple of steps. Hope he's ok. I remember my mum telling us about my little brother falling down the stairs when he was 7 months old - now I have DS I know how small and quick a 7 month old can be!

I've just been to see an ENT because my whole throat feels so sore. I wouldn't describe him as having a good bedside manner. He stuck something down my throat that made me almost want to be sick on his shoes. If I have to ever go there again I'll try harder.

Oh dear, to all the sick mums and children (can be lemsip, coffee or whatever you need!)

A is fine, haven't even found a bruise on him yet!

Spotty DD was really shaken, almost as bad as A. But when the oldest niece of the family of 6 DC was about 3 and her first sibling was about A's age, DN said to my SIL "Mummy, if xx fell down the stairs it would be just us again, wouldn't it" in a really thoughtful voice.
They're all still alive! (And good friends now too).

beasty that's hilarious/scary!
willyou poor little J, I do hope he makes a super speedy recovery.
hales bloody hell! That's some drinking! Does she realise how dangerous that could have been? Not to mention selfish etcetera.

Willyou i hope J is feeling alot better now, poor thing its horrible when their ill.

Beasty thats quite a funny story.

Spotty, WL she was too hungover to be ashamed yesterday, so hungover that she made her DH clean my car, but she opened the door for him and put the keys in her pocket. They then decided to go back to Norwich and have drove off with my car/house keys. Luckily i have a spare.

Slightly weird afternoon. We went to playgroup but it was just us there. Literally. The back door was open so we went on in, lights off, heating off. They've done that before if they knew the person running it is not going to be there, but they've always said before - and they have my phone number.

Felt slightly uneasy the whole time we were there. Then we left early because DD was desperate to change into her ballet uniform. We're sitting listening to the rehearsal now.

But I had a text from one of my NCT group, who I haven't seen since Halloween. I'm joining them all for a takeaway on Saturday night. And DD has told me I have to stay in bed on Sunday for mothers day. Bodes well!

And Hales I hope you get the keys back soon. What a pain. I'd be worried the whole time knowing I didn't have a spare nearer!

Dd is wearing her swimming costume to bed as that's what she wanted to wear.

I've just realised I volunteered for overtime next Tuesday when it's dd's Easter party. I'm such an idiot I can't believe I forgot. I feel awful and really upset

Beasty, that does sound weird. I hope you enjoy mothers day i've told Dp he'd better not buy me an easter egg this year!

Spotty, oh no is there anyway of cancelling your overtime?

I have had to fight H to sleep tonight, even though she was tired, it ended up with me in her cot with her till she had fell asleep. I felt like an acrobat trying to get out without waking her.

Hales you got in her cot?! I'm quite impressed I probably wouldn't have been able to get out!

I'm going to try and get someone to do it for me so I can just tell my manager I've sorted it. I nearly cried when I realised

Nightmare Spotty.

I've managed to get myself another interview for promotion that I don't know that we could afford. It's the same day as DD's dance show, although that's an evening thing, which means I'll be waiting to hear the outcome the same week as school place announcements. A nice low stress week then!!

I'm shattered. A was up at least 6 times last night, the last time at 4.27am ready for my alarm to go off at 5. I suspect today might be a long day....

Oh you're having a rough time with the sleep Beasty. And and for you.

Hope you can swap Spotty.

You must be tall Hales, the cot bars come up to my chest, I've no chance of getting in/out The image of you made me laugh though!

I had a terrible nights sleep but only because of coughing.

DP stayed in the spare room with DS as I could not physically have done any night wakings last night but didn't want to send DS to his grans when so ill. As it was J just slept for hours in bed with DP then came in with me at 5:30 when he went to work. J is still asleep now so my mum will pick him up so he gets a bit longer in bed. Poor thing hasn't slept for a week.

I have no voice at all and I have a teleconference in an hour. It's going to seem a bit odd!

Beasty i think something was in the air last night, H barely slept either. I hope you get a better nights sleep tonight.

No i'm not tall unfortunately i'm only 5.2ft thats why i was like an acrobat haha.

Willyou i hope your feeling better soon was it weird having DP back in the house?

Got cover at work - phew!

No work now until Monday

Beasty what a rubbish night for you

Hope you're feeling better WillYou

I've got an aibu which I would never post in aibu as I totally am

Dp's brother just phoned to asks about Mother's Day. Apparently they are going out to eat Sunday (mil three brothers) and asked if we wanted to come.

Dp obviously does especially as mil 'has been having a really hard time recently'.

Anyway my reasons for not wanting to go (it's 10 miles away):

Ds will two days post op
It's Mother's Day and it will be packed. I hate things like that (selfish)
It's at a Hungry Horse!

Yes hales def something in the air - T was up 4 times last night. I've cancelled a drink out with a friend as I'm just too tired. I so want to open the wine but will wait until after the dds are in bed.
beasty wish some of your interview-ness would rub off on me - I've applied for at least a dozen jobs over the last few months and not even been called

Once. Had a most frustrating day today - I have to keep reminding myself sept is not that far away.

Spotty I would suggest that the infection risk 2 days post-op would be too great for you to risk ds's health

I've got an interview next week I wasn't even looking particularly hard but this would be an actual career rather than a money making thing so worth trying for (I'm a sahm because I refuse to go to work looking after other people's dc while paying someone to look after mine. On minimum wage. With 8 years experience and a fucking NVQ3 so therefore vastly more qualified than the majority of the workers looking after him) not bitter at all oh no

Purple good luck.

WL careful what you wish for. I first applied for internal promotion 7 years ago and have had at least 4 interviews a year, apart from the 18 months combined maternity leave. I've failed to get interviews only twice (but I'm a qualified, experienced female so they daren't not interview me!)

I've been "2nd choice" more times than I can remember, fairly certain I was first choice once but they were made to appoint someone else middle aged man the person who vetoed me worked with previously , and only been successful for 2 sideways moves in all that time!

But sending you some getting interview vibes, as that seems to be my strong point!

Well done pidge! Fx for you.
Thanks for the vibes beasty. I stepped out of a corporate job after dd1 and then took a very different job on the strength of it being p/t, not demanding and just enough to pay the bills. It frustrates the hell out of me and is getting ever closer to not paying the bills. I feel totally deskilled after 5 years out. In sept dd2 will start school so my childcare will be easier, hence the gritting my teeth til then. Now, where's that corkscrew?

spotty missed your post (stupid phone) I absolutely wouldn't want to go for all those reasons! The one I think you can get away with though is ds being post op. He might still be wiped/sensitive following ga, and sore etc. Could dp go with dd? That would probably be my solution.