Feb '06 - Sausage roll anyone?

[CantSleepWontSleep]

Right ladies - the race is on to see which of our DCs can self feed a sausage roll first!

Oh, and some of you don't seem to have aged since we got pregnant, so if you've got closer to your telegrams from the queen then please let me know!

CAMERON, Birthdate 6th Jan, Due 28th Jan, Weight 5lbs 13oz, Born to Teuch, Baby no 1, Lives Inner Hebridean Island, Gas & air and morphine
PEYIA, Birthdate 23rd Jan, Due 4th Feb, Weight 6lbs 12.5oz, Born to TicTac, Baby no 1, Lives Horwich, Lancs, Gas & air only
ALEXANDER, Birthdate 24th Jan, Due 4th Feb, Weight ??, Born to Yeahbut, Baby no 3, Lives Holland, Elective c-section
CAITLIN ERIN MONICA, Birthdate 25th Jan, Due 10th Feb, Weight 8lbs 10.5oz, Born to Womba1, Baby no 3 (1 stillborn), Lives Eastbourne, Elective c-section
MAISIE, Birthdate 26th Jan, Due 7th Feb, Weight 8lbs 5.5oz, Born to ellenrose, Baby no 3, Lives Bristol, Induction due to SPD
JESSICA HELEN, Birthdate 30th Jan, Due 9th Feb, Weight 5lbs 11oz, Born to JuA, Baby no 2, Lives Chorley, Lancs, Elective c-section. Twin 1.
EMILY ROSE, Birthdate 30th Jan, Due 9th Feb, Weight 6lbs, Born to JuA, Baby no 2, Lives Chorley, Lancs, Elective c-section. Twin 2.
ELIZABETH GRACE, Birthdate 3rd Feb, Due 3rd Feb, Weight 8lbs 5oz, Born to Kando, Baby no 3, Lives Holland,
PETER, Birthdate 6th Feb, Due 12th Feb, Weight 7lbs 9oz, Born to popmum, Baby no 2, Lives Herts,
LAUREN EMMA, Birthdate 6th Feb, Due 22nd Feb, Weight 6lbs 14oz, Born to Morgan, Baby no 2, Lives Dubai,
PHILIPPA ROSE, Birthdate 8th Feb, Due 2nd Feb, Weight 9lbs, Born to CantSleepWontSleep (Tabs), Baby no 1, Lives North Herts, TENS and gas & air
LEWIS JAMES, Birthdate 9th Feb, Due 31st Jan, Weight 9lbs 2oz, Born to lewsmummy (Cuffyj1), Baby no 1, Lives Barnsley, emerg c-section
SETH PETER, Birthdate 9th Feb, Due 1st March, Weight 7lbs, Born to angedemarche (Jangus), Baby no 2, Lives NI, Elective c-secion
EVIE HARRIET, Birthdate 10th Feb, Due 29th Jan, Weight 9lbs, Born to Hotmama, Baby no 2, Lives Nottingham, emerg c-section
RHUARIDH GEORGE, Birthdate 11th Feb, Due 20th Feb, Weight ??, Born to MrsDoolittle, Baby no 2, Lives Newbury, Water birth
BEN, Birthdate 12th Feb, Due 2nd Feb, Weight 8lbs 4oz, Born to 3K, Baby no 1, Lives Gravesend, Kent, c-sec after failure to dilate sufficiently
OSCAR, Birthdate 12th Feb, Due 13th Feb, Weight 9lbs 10oz, Born to Chloe55, Baby no 1, Lives West Yorkshire, Pethidine, epi & lots of stitches!
LUTHER, Birthdate 14th Feb, Due 6th Feb, Weight 8lbs 8oz, Born to NotAnOtter (4blue1pink), Baby no 5, Lives ??,
ANYA OLIVE CATRIONA, Birthdate 20th Feb, Due 8th Feb, Weight 7lbs 9oz, Born to Popadopalis, Baby no 1, Lives Bedford,
BRAM THOMAS, Birthdate 21st Feb, Due 11th Feb, Weight 9lbs 15oz, Born to mustrunmore (Ixel), Baby no 2, Lives N London, c-sec
IMOGEN ROSAMOND, Birthdate 23rd Feb, Due 2nd March, Weight 7lbs 9oz, Born to Ags, Baby no 2, Lives Kent, Elective c-section
EMRYS JOHN, Birthdate 24th Feb, Due 24th Feb, Weight 8lbs 5oz, Born to Flamesparrow, Baby no 2, Lives Bournemouth, Home birth
ISABEL ERIKA, Birthdate 24th Feb, Due 3rd March, Weight 7lbs 5.5oz, Born to Amiable, Baby no 1, Lives North London, Gas & air and epidural. DH German
LEON JASON, Birthdate 26th Feb, Due 18th Feb, Weight 7lbs 13oz, Born to Jasnem, Baby no 3, Lives Waltham Abbey, Rapid labour, ventouse and episiotomy
SALLY ANIELA, Birthdate 28th Feb, Due 28th Feb, Weight 8lbs 13oz, Born to Thell, Baby no 1, Lives London, Water birth at home
RORY JOHN, Birthdate 25th Feb, Due 23rd Feb, Weight 10lb 2oz, Born to dewmeadow, Baby no 2, Lives County Tyrone, Ireland, emerg c-section
NEVE, Birthdate 4th March, Due 27th Feb, Weight 8lbs 11oz, Born to Frizbe, Baby no 2, Lives Ripley, Derbyshire, Water birth
ALFRED WILLIAM, Birthdate 4th March, Due 27th Feb, Weight 9lbs 15oz, Born to damewashalot (Helen38), Baby no 3, Lives Warwickshire,

MRM how old is ds1? I'm wondering if dd1 will stick it, she's 2.9.....

He'll be 3 in November. Its the first time he's been to the pics. We didn't tell him where we were going incase it was full (actually it was 3/4 empty!), but then we explained and as ew were waiting he kept saying 'where's the cars? Are they coming?'. He managed really well; one wee, and wanted to go home 5 mins before the end as he didn't really follow the plot. And asked how you turned that telly off! But he asked alot of things (in very loud voice), understood more that I thought he would, and the sheer size of the screen had him transfixed. Plus he ate nearly half the bucket of popcorn alone!
We fed ds2 a jar () in the corridor before we went in, then he fell asleep in there, woke up for a quick feed, and back to sleep again. perfect.
Best quote by ds1 "but I know that cars cant talk really".

Frizbe; we've got the ELC drum too; ds1 had it for his first birthday.

csws; its only 3 days in Hastings. Not very exotic, but better than no holiday at all. Nice and seasidey! But I'll be knackered when we get back; cant see 3 mums, 3 kids, and a baby all in one room being particularly condusive to sleep!

Hi everyone. I had a great time at the meet up on Friday - nice to put faces to names.

CSWS - glad that DD has been sleeping - I like the image of her having weekend lie-ins like grown ups!

no teeth here yet, although DP thinks it won't be long before one appears at the bottom.

DD seems to really hate being on her front. She can now roll right over, but usually when she is on her front she just mushes her face into the floor and grizzles. I keep trying to give her plenty of tummy time, and distract her with toys, but she just doesn't seem to get the idea that if she lifts her head a bit her face won't be squashed. however, she has started to do a kind of slug crawl, where she just inches across the floor face in the carpet!

MRM - I would love your cotbumper if you aren't using it - just let me know how much you want, thanks very much x

Frizbe - no you didn't read quite right! Although I suppose 7:40-4:50 could sort of be classed as sleeping through! She was then up for an hour for a feed and a chatter/whinge before going back down til 8:30 ish.

Just worked out that she's only been up for 7.5 hours in total today - how strange - the complete opposite of her normal self! Maybe it was all the new toys getting her nicely stimulated and wearing her out! We bought her some at toysrus yesterday, as much to relieve the monotony of playing with the same things for us as for her! Got her one of these , one of these (couldn't get a better pic as not on online toysrus!), and a Bruin version of those things with 4 pop up animals and knobs that have to be pressed/turned etc to make them pop up (meant from 12 months but seen her play with one before, and can't find a pic online at all!).

3k - dh says he doesn't want any more children because of the '6 months of hell we've just had' - his words not mine . I think he'll change his mind in a few months though - told him he'd better!! My periods haven't returned yet so the chances of me falling pregnant again are pretty slim (especially given the years of trying first time), but if I did then I'd be quite happy - it would be nice for it to happen without actually having to try in fact, and even better if I don't realise until I'm already 12 weeks!!

Flame - hugs for aching body. Hope you feel tip top again soon. As for letting RL get in the way of MN'ing - well really!

Right, fully expecting that DD will decide she's caught up on her sleep enough at 3am, so better get myself sorted for an earlyish night soon!

mrm - my DD is the same age as your DS (3 in Nov) and I havent even contemplated the cinema. Hmmmm... maybe an exciting afternoon ahead.

Friz - my carpets are beautiful and the whole of today and yesterday I have been very precious about them - O no! a piece of dust!! Usually I put off hoovering as long as I can!!

DD got a whole seletion of percussion instruments from ELC (from Santa) and they are great fun - the horn is SOOO loud but if you are in the mood she loves you to chase her blowing it.

Hi everyone,

DS has been really whingy for the last few days and not sleeping as well as he had been. His second tooth is nearly through so that's why. His 1st one never bothered him but this one really seems to be.

He's got quite a few patches of dry skin on his leg, back and front so will ask hv about them tomorrow, hope it isn't eczema (sp?) both my brothers have it. I'm gonna get him weighed tomorrow we haven't had him done for 4 weeks so be interesting to see if he's hit 22lb yet. (was 20lb 12oz last time.)

I've got a quinny zapp coming, bought it off mn on saturday.

We've ordered a cot bumper and sleeping bag from vertbaudet (dh works there so we get discount ) because he sticks limbs thru the cot bars and won't keep his covers on either so think sleeping bag's the way to go.

Let me have another read thru the posts see what else i wanted to say.

Chloe - I cant see the postage being more than £4 tops. I'll CAT you my address. Dh is supposed to checking my email/ebay/post this week, but dont be suprised if he cant figure it out,so I'll post it myself on Thursday when I'm back He's got 9 ebay sales to deal with, and is getting very worried!!!

csws... told you before; she's getting all the hard stuff out of the way now. When she's an angel in a few months, your dh will have forgotten all the trauma and be all set for number two

Hello! How much was your Zapp? {I will not buy more buggies, I will not...}

ds2 had alot of dry patches, as did ds1, but they seem to have dried up now.

Amiable.. did i actually bother to say how nice it was to meet you? We should get together again soon, seeing as we're so close to each other!

£60 inc p&p she wanted rid so she could buy a mclaren

I'm so tempted. Maybe when ds1 doesn't ever need a buggy, there might be a little while while ds2 is still in one...

Totally agree CSWS, your dh will forget and your next one will be a total angel as far as sleep goes anyway! so no probs there then

MRM really, excellent, they're the same age then, so I may get an afternoon/evening at the flicks! (hmmm can I persuade someone to sit for dd2, as don't think she'd be as good as your little one?)

Aimiable, lol at the 'Slug' I know that one! dd2 here has decided that rolling everywhere is the way to go, along with the slug crawl, if she's somewhere she can grab onto ie thick rugs, or bed sheets she's also lifting her front up and moving a bit to the side, then dragging herself over to get to places.....

Lewsmummy congrats on the teeth! let us know what the pushchairs like, I need to start thinking about getting rid of the double and getting dd1 onto a buggy board on the back of a smaller version (hurrah I can shop again!)

Dew, I have visions of you watching your carpets like a hawk all day

Mrm - this is it

She says she jet washed it so got a few water marks but for £60 and we'll only be using it occasionally i'm not bothered.

There's a black one on the for sale boards for £65 in Southampton i think.

Oh poo - I was hopin I could swipe the bumper

Can you fit a buggy board on a Zapp? {thinking, brain scheming...}

Think ds2 was only so ggod because he was totally stuffed full of puree and milk, so couldn't help but fall asleep in there. Plus he prob thought his luck was in; he never gets to sleep in my arms that much!
Did think the Odeon rules are funny though... babes in arms allowed in U PG and 12s. Like they're going to be aware of the plot?! Or is that just me? I'd prob have been all careful with ds1, but cant see that ds2 would really notice a horror film. And the noise level is no different; Cars was very loud!

me too MRM.....I don't think you can by the look of them? but we'll let Lewsmummy check for us!

Babes in arms, oh, she'd love a chance at that!

Sorry Flame!! You could well get some more outgrown clothes soon, if my friends baby keeps getting huge; I cant pass them on, even though he's 12 weeks younger than ds2 Haven't got your address though!

Frizbe; I thought you couldn't. But there's a new buggyboard out, that has far more 'universal' fittings. A mum at playgroup said she'd seen one with one one, but i dont entirely believe her.

Forgot to say... reason we went to the pics today... sold my Graco travel cot on ebay for twice what I paid for it

Flame you get enough!

Only joking

Woah! I love it when people fight over me (or my stuff, at least!)

Dh gave ds nearly a full ice lolly today, well he was nearly eating dh's for him, he loved it. Probably good for his teeth too.

When you've all been saying lo are eating rice cakes is it big ones or baby c & g ones. We've bought ds c & g ones.

CSWS - Glad dd slept and taking to a teat.

Chloe - there's a thread in chat looking for u. Hope he sleeps better with a bumper. r we still on for tuesday?

Morgan - Hope the christening went well and u haven't ended up drinking as much as i did at ds'

3k - We've bought ds this for christmas. He won't be getting much else in the way of toys cos he got loads off my auntie that were her grandsons a few weeks ago and they're nearly all brand new.

Thats all i can remember, hello to everyone i forgot. Hope u're all well.

We all just eat the big rice cakes: I'm too lazy to buy different ones for different people. Apart from dh, who'd rather starve than eat one.

MRM - have to say I'm with your DH re rice cakes! I'm going to get some for DD, but certainly won't be upset if she doesn't take to them. Lump of cardboard anyone?!!

I'd love to meet up again - I have your email from when you CAT-ed me, so will drop you a line, so as not to hijack this thread again!

Can't believe you're all planning Xmas presents. Far too organised for my liking. I shall keep saying how I must get round to it to miss the crowds... then leave it all til the 23rd Dec like usual.