March 2013 - we're gonna need a bigger wine rack

[Plonkysaurus]

Ta da!

I thought I spied a photo of you on fb, Gerry!

Well done our kid. I take it you're very much in tact? (And suitably proud of yourself!)

plonky awww I forgot about you hen do. 9.30pm rock on plonky. You party girl. Did you have the L plate on?

The beauty of this thread is that we all come from different walks of life and have different experiences. It would be boring if we agreed on everything.

Go gerry. How do you feel? That must have been amazing. Sorry I typed the last post before but ds distracted me.

Way to go gerry I bet you feel incredible!

plonk you absolutely signed up for another run, you brave gal it was as I was pouring your 4th glass at 11am

I'm blue today. Lack of sleep, niggling arguments, pain in the ass puppies and babies, vomiting DP, mounds of ironing and a trip to Ikea when a sale was on. I very nearly considered staying at my mum's tonight with DS but so much needed doing and DP couldn't stop cradling the toilet so I had to get it done. Meh. Oreo ice cream in place of wine time.

Any chipperer this morning, Summat? How's dp? You brave little toaster, doing an ikea sale on a Sunday when you've also got a mountain of ironing.

Ds has taken three steps independently. We cheered so much you'd have thought England might've won a football thing.

Waheyyyy ToddlePlonk!!! I can just imagine him being pleased as punch and promptly plonking on his bum to join in with the cheering

Feeling somewhat more chipperer, although I am at work on a MONDAY, which angers me. Plus, DP is poorly at home with a poorly puppy. In fact, I think I'd rather be at work.

Well done toddleplonk. He will be running at the wedding

Gerry! Our superhero! Great effort. Really well done. That was a lot of hard work and am very impressed. How was the bacon sarnie afterwards?

Wotta sorry that you're worrying about your delicious boy. It's hard to take the tactic of 'they'll all catch up by age two or three', but hoping that's all it is. Just him going about things in his own way.

Plonky your hen sounds just the ticket. Less fragile today or still a bit ?

Something your house sounded challenging. Is dp better today? And what's up with pupster?

I came a bit late to the gender and gp debate and in the interests of Plonky's possibly still delicate head I'll not share my views or experiences. We don't all agree (thank heavens really, it'd be dull if we did) but ultimately we can all respect each others opinions/beliefs/experiences. This is a very good thing and the reason (besides your terrific support and good humour) I keep coming back to you all

Mil still here and she has been terrific looking after Ecotod. I've barely changed a nappy or fed since Thursday! I have GOT ON! Like when I was a childless spinster! Productive! And I bloody needed to be. I am worn out as a result as I started the hard work on empty but I'm in a much better place physically, practically and emotionally. I'm very grateful to her. We are moving on 14th to same village we were supposed to be buying in. A tiny two bed terrace. But a tiny two bed terrace where we can all be together to plan the next phase of our life. That's good for the soul to know that. No dire rear here since Wednesday last. Have I just jinxed it? Hope not. Doing one of my consultancy work days tomorrow.

I wouldn't be worrying if the health visitors hadn't insisted on a checkup with the gp who wants to see him to check heart and urine. But not urgently.

Hopefully to give you peace of mind, ultimately, but I understand that's worrying until that's done. Thinking of you Wotta and sending that boy a hair ruffle

Eco, so good to hear things are on the up. Sounds like being resolute about the move etc is a very good thing. And thank god the poo fairy's facked orf. Now hopefully she can leave WottaTod well enough alone.

So the move is soon! That's good. It sounds like you've been in limbo for a good couple of months now with the mortgage crap, so at least it's onwards and upwards. Well, westwards but you know what I mean.

The toddling is great. He's done it a few times today, with a bit of coaxing so we'll keep at it. The molars are pretty crummy though!

Doli are you blooming and beaming and glowing etc yet?

Gerry tell us all about your mad descent. Your dd is so lucky to grow up with you, too many folk lack a sense of adventure. And well done for getting there. How was the last month of dry toast and grapefruit? I didn't want to ask at the time but it obviously worked! That bacon sarnie must've been the most delicious thing ever.

Now I've been thinking about this whole gp/gender debacle. It is true, we all hail from kind of different walks of life, and we are bound to disagree. Some of you are probably disagreeing with this right now so can we just please all speak with a bit of humility? There's nowt wrong with disagreeing, but rudeness is, well, rude and completely unnecessary. The rest of MN has become a cesspit full of blithering twats but lets not get drawn in.

Oh and as a sidebar, turns out MommaSomething and the Grannysaurus are only from, like, the same mother flipping estate. That's how different we all are

Evening all, will try to post properly tomorrow but too shattered from work to do it tonight.

Well done everyone for weathering the storm of disagreement once again! I decided not to wade into the NHS post as I'd have got all hot under the collar and I have an innate ability to fit my size 9 feet in my even huger mouth as I'm sure some of you remember from times gone by! I very strongly disagreed with some viewpoints on both issues but I loves you all the same! Plonk is right, I love that we have this secret civil friendly corner of MN.

Anyone for ?

P.S. Gerry you are a bloody legend! I want details of the free fall so I can live vicariously through you!

Betty am about your bikes and balls!

You're right, our plonk is a wise owl. I agree with her too. We can find nice ways of putting our points across. That's what generally happens here.

But but but, I came on to say I knew I'd forgotten summat. Toddle plonk walked! That's great Plonky. We were right. He'll be walking up that aisle with you now. How exciting it all is. Well done that boy.

Hi all, another lurker emerging from the shadows. I still try to check this thread when I can. Great to hear all about the toddling, babbling and growing up. DS is walking, occasionally briefly running when overexcited (and then falling). His brother didn't walk until 19 months so we think he is some kind of prodigy! Given that this during his horrible treatment, we're doubly proud.

He is coming to the end of the first phase of chemo and has coped reasonably well throughout. He's bald (but still gorgeous) , has a poor appetite and never sleeps. He's still more or less always in our bed so I read about your childfree evenings with envy . He is still bf at night because I presumed he would self wean (no sign of that). The next phase will be extremely grim and scary so we're dreading that but he's a resilient little guy so hopefully he'll continue to surprise us!

Lovely to read about wedding plans, skydives, new jobs, new moves and new bumps! Eco, you sound so lovely in all your posts-I hope everything works out in the new place. Have images of you all in my head that I am sure are totally wrong but entertaining nonetheless

cantturn lovely to hear from you. I often think of you and your ds. Its great he is starting to walk. I hope he continues to be a fighter and responds well to the treatment. You and your little family are amazing.

Hey Cantturn! So glad to see you here and get an update on your ds. It's wonderful that he's doing so well and progressing and being a lovely sounding little kid.

I hope the next phase is easier than you anticipate and he comes out fighting again. Think about your ds frequently so fantastic to hear he's doing so well

Ps Betty - size 9!? How tall are you?

Hi Betty! Nice to hear from you.

And Cantturn, I often think of you so thanks for the update. Well done little guy on walking and best of bestest best wishes for the next phase.

Cantturn great to hear from you. I've been thinking about you a lot. and thoughts for your family.

Eco glad MIL proved her worth. Mine is great too. Pleased she's helped you along and into a more positive mind frame.

I'm a bit - are you guys having a go at me or stormy? I didn't think I was rude personally, just a bit heated about something that I believe in. Feeling a bit got at by everyone now- not the best start to a day at work!!!

Ah cantturn I'm so pleased you're still lurking! The little man sounds like an absolute legend, imagine him getting on so well despite all the crap life's throwing at you all. He's a boy to be proud of! How are you doing? You must be absolutely bloody knackered! I hope you've got a TV, good books and a bottle of plonk in your bedroom to get you through the evenings! Sounds like you're going a grand job of it all though.

I think I've stopped BFing and I'm a bit . DD was down to about 30 seconds anyway and I haven't fed her since Wednesday because I've been at work for all her bedtimes since until yesterday. I thought I'd see if she asked because she usually would but nothing and I just wasn't sure at all if I should offer. It's so hard to make a decision about it and I wasn't expecting that. I thought I'd be pleased when she stopped. Hmmm.

Awwwww, Betty. I felt the same albeit quite a while ago now! But he just stopped asking and when I did offer (he was littler of course) just wouldn't latch. I felt but remain that he made the choice in the end. No guilt that I stopped. I think don't offer don't refuse is a common technique at this age?

And I don't think anyone is having a go at anyone. I think that was sort of the point. If anyone said anything which was taken amiss then that's a shame and hopefully we can all agree that we can express opinions without expecting to be got at on this thread, but probably best to let it lie and move on.

Before I get into a LONG day today...

But anyway, apart from that, I'll keep my mouth shut in future. Might be easier.

Well done toddle plonk on the walking. Go toddle!

Oops cross posts. Ok. And [tea] to betty- with extra caffeine now? I was also when I gave up but hopefully you'll feel better once the hormones settle.

Well said, Wotta.

Betty can I pick your brains about the implant? It lasts for five years, right? How is that determined? Do they all stop working after exactly five years? Or is five years the minimum they last, and after that their contraceptive ability tails off? Not that I'm planning on getting one. My friend's girlfriend has one and he realised the other day he has no idea how it works, and I couldn't really enlighten him.