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babyonboard · 15/08/2006 12:45

Ladies, babies, and bumps, welcome to the new thread!

Should we start this off with an update from us all like last time? I thought that was nice, especially for those who get little chance to catch up.

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Diege · 28/10/2006 08:53

Meant first time in 5 YEARS,not tears, lol, hope it's not a sign!!

Beksmum · 28/10/2006 15:50

Just a quickie from me to say Rodeo thanks for the book, we got it this morning.

Right got to go ass organising tomorrows party - I must be off my head

Have a great time away Diege - I'm very as I'll be dealing with 30 little halloween monsters Beks

ChaCha · 28/10/2006 20:49

Test!!!

ChaCha · 28/10/2006 21:13

At last!! Hello girls..Have missed you all..

..Since we reinstalled windows i've had trouble posting my messages. I get onto MN okay but everytime I click 'post message' it gives the message that the page can't be displayed. I even copied and pasted my posts after my last wasted epic but have had no luck from this PC - managed to get onto MN from mum's laptop but was no longer with me by the time i had a chance to post again - have missed you all and your news and I'm sorry i've missed yet another b'day - Happy Birthday Thomas!!!

Nice to hear GG and Beks have finally met - I know you were looking forward to it earlier this year. Diege - weekend sounds fabulous, what a lovely break. What about your work situation, I skimmed through what i could but am a bit lost - have you left work or in the process of doing so? Hope it all goes well.

Londoner - Hi!!! Thanks for thinking of me, I read your messages the other day, it was so frustrating being unable to post. We are all pretty well, DH, Z and I have a bit of a bug but are getting better. LO has been quite sick and has had some bad bouts of diarrhea but seems to be on the mend - is a good excuse for cuddles and plenty of one to one play time but needless to say I need the same by the end of the day! Last scan was great, blood tests - i braved them and was fine and am about 24 weeks now - sickness much better just finding the movements so strange having had them so much later with DS. What about you and yours? DS have a great time in France? 14 eh? Awww...
How's E? I do the same with fingernails btw.

Being a SAHM is very challenging, keeping on top of it all is an art! I take DS to three activities a week, the drop in centre being my favourite as i can actually sit down with other mums and have lunch/tea etc.. and watch the LO get busy without the usual 'no - dirty- dangerous- no!' banter. Our routine is going well but it really is a long day - i know this will all change again soon but so far at least we are managing cooked meals, clean clothes and plenty of playtime.
Working from home isn't happening at the moment, i did my last job a month or so ago and since then have been feeling the pinch - how do you all cope with your finances when only one of you is earning a wage? I have no benefits and as far as i know am not entitled to any. I also go rid of store/credit cards before DS came along - silly me!!

DS has come along way in the last couple of months and is very, very cuddly right now - there is nothing more precious to me than those chubby little arms going round my neck - unconditional love eh? It's great. Still cruises along, gets hurt, does it again, gets hurt and so on, my well preserved collections of books need to find a new home as shelving no longer appropriate, keep finding all my books on floor having either been part destroyed or run over by fierce walker. Stands behind stair gate shaking it like a wronged prisoner, spits out food in disgust shaking head, loves it when the plug comes out after bath and doesn't want to get out - the list goes on so in fear of boring you all will close here and once again, missed you all heaps, so glad to be able to post again.
Love to Rodeo, Nova, L&S, Brownie and anyone else I didn't mention but thought of. x

GarfieldsGirl · 29/10/2006 07:42

Happy Birthday ELIZABETH

GarfieldsGirl · 29/10/2006 07:54

Hi ChaCha, great to hear from you. Bore us? Not at all. That post was great, the heart melting cuddles to the knowing nods of destroyed books. So good to hear that you're enjoying this time being with Zayn.

Wow! Diege, a night away, sounds lovely. Have you decded o apply for that job?

Beks, when did you change your name? Hope you all have fun today at the party.

Londoner, what have you got planned for today?

Oh, and ChaCha, re finances. At the moment I'm probably not the best person to ask! I'm looking for a p/t job right now (should be on teh job centre website, but hey!) Until recently we managed fine. DPs wages covered all bills and we still had a little left over, and for me, as long as we have that I'm not too bothered about working, unfortunately now he's back at work his wages have dropped, so work here I come.

Londoner · 29/10/2006 08:38

Hello all,

Just crashing in, should be doing million other things obv, Elizabeth loving all wrapping paper (yum!) and toys too..... wooden trike and xylophone in the end. Thanks for b.day wishes GG. CHACHA hooray! Great to hear from you. No it's really lucky you chopped up your cards!

xxxx RIght off to bake cakes and biscuits etc etc etc etc etc etcxxxxxx

Londoner · 29/10/2006 10:34

I've put some photos from this morning up on Yahoo.... although they have come out sideways and I don't know how to right them.... ah well. Have a great day all!

tessasmum · 29/10/2006 16:19

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELIZABETH

Rodeo · 29/10/2006 17:28

HAPPY B1R7HDAY 3L1ZAB37H! H0p3 y0u'v3 had a l0v3ly day bab3! B1r7hday k1ss3s fr0m us x x x P0s7 m0r3 la73r - bu7 w3lc0m3 back Chacha

LaylaandSethsmum · 29/10/2006 18:34

Happy birthday Elizabeth hope all the LOndoner household had a wonderful 1st birthday!!! xxx

Beksmum · 29/10/2006 21:17

Hi all

Londoner sorry it's so late Happy Birthday Elizabeth hope you've had a lovely day sweetheart.

GG don't understand what name change? Do you mean my name? I've always been Tracey, BEK are Ben's initials, not very inventive I know

Chacha good to see you honey, we've been worried, glad it's only a computer problem that has kept you away. Zayn sounds just adoarable. As for finances we find that becasue we don't go out much we manage okay it's just b'days, Xmas and car taxing and servicing we find difficult.

Well we've had a great day today, the party was a huge success, lots of fun games which the kids loved especially wrap the daddy, and mystery baskets. I'm absolutely cream crackered though so off to bed now, speak to you all tomorrow Beks

Beksmum · 29/10/2006 21:34

Xena

How lovely to hear from you, we are all well, how are you and yours? how old is your new lo now 4 - 5 months? How have you found having another one. Tom turned our world upside down for a while but now it seems like he's been here for ever.

Thomas has just turned 1 this week so it's been a week of celebrations and Ben is still a star but then again I'm biased.

The thread as you can see is still going strong, we have Nova, Chacha & Enthusia all expecting again as well as a couple of others. No i have no plans on joining them

Rodeo is well although typing in code at present as I'm sure you saw.

Everyone else is well.

Well best go as need to put my feet up after Tom's party, come and post here again and let us know how you're doing, Best wishes to you all Beks

Diege · 29/10/2006 22:58

Hi everyone!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO ELIZABETH ; hope you had a lovely first birthday . Will post more tommorrow, just heading up the stairs now, v.tired, and that's after a child-free weekend!!

Beksmum · 30/10/2006 10:21

Morning

Happy Birthday Seth Hope you have lots of fun on your 1st Birthday and that Layla enjoys helping you open all your presents.

Diege sounds like you had a fun weekend, we're looking forward to hearing what a child free weekend consists of, as personally I can't remember back that far

GG Is your dp's e-mail yahoo or hotmail and com or co.uk, looking on yahoo I can't see the full address!

Right best go and try and sort out the bomb site that is my house and work out where I'm going to put all the toys, think I'll have to send Father Christmas a letter saying we've moved in the vain hope he doesn't bring the kids any more toys

Hope you're all having a good Monday Beks

Londoner · 30/10/2006 10:54

Hi all!

THanks so much for all the lovely b.day wishes everyone, we had a great great day, and feel very proud to be mum of cute 1 year old.

Beks, so glad the party went well, you are supermum!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SETH!
Hope you all have a gorgeous day!x

Diege, wow, your w/end sounds fabulous, good for you!

Hi to all... sneaking on as dh has the week off... !

GarfieldsGirl · 30/10/2006 13:05

Happy Birthday SETH

GarfieldsGirl · 30/10/2006 13:06

Beks - Maybe I'm imagining it, but I'm sure yuo used to be BEKsmum, but now Beksmum, IYSWIM. Just noticed it the other day. My email is @hotmail.co.uk.

Beksmum · 30/10/2006 13:09

GG Lol hadn't noticed I'd done that, although perhaps as capitals means shouting a quieter me might be nicer, I'll go now and send you those pics. Beks

GarfieldsGirl · 30/10/2006 13:23

Cheers Beks, just putting mine onto cd for you.

GarfieldsGirl · 30/10/2006 13:26

Nice one Beks, just got them. Thank You very much xx

novadandypowder · 30/10/2006 14:01

Hi, sorry we've been offline since thursday due to moving the office downstairs.

Sorry I've missed a couple of birthdays , now we're up and running again I can print out the dates and addresses so I have no excuse.

House is still a bit of a state, but we're getting there slowly

Diege · 30/10/2006 17:53

Evening! Happy birthday Seth!!! I remember sitting you on my knee in the MeadowHall and thinking what a strong little back you had! . Hope you had a lovely day!
Good to hear from you NOVA - can't believe how your pregnancy's flying, though I bet you would beg to differ Good to hear from CHACHA too, and good to hear you nhad a lovely time yesterday LONDONER . Will poist again later - they're just back from nursery!

tessasmum · 30/10/2006 19:09

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SETH

LaylaandSethsmum · 30/10/2006 21:06

Hi Girls!

Thankyou all for your lovely birthday wishes.We've had a great day DH was off so we went to soft play and then grandparents came for cake this evening!

Diege - I remember you saying that too, seems like only yesterday, made me quite teary when I read your post They're all growing so fast.

Londoner - Glad E had a lovely day too
Beks - Seth didn't really get a look in with the present unwrapping, Layla just tore through them all!

GG - Please say thankyou to Sean for his card ( DH was very suspicious as was NOva's if i recall) demanding to know who Sean was and wht MN after his name stood for!!

Off to finish my ever increasing pile of ironing and watch spooks!!

Whos 1 next? Will check on Yahoo..xxx