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November 2012 - Bring on the summer fun

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StuntNun · 17/06/2014 22:51

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/2096331-November-2012-All-our-babies-are-18-months-where-has-the-time-gone

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Wandathewindfairy · 24/06/2014 21:21

Sorry pass I read the one answer you have had and took fright and ran away.

PetiteRaleuse · 24/06/2014 21:28

Ha ha style and beauty scares me too. Not even going there. But I did have a peek into staffroom and the answer you have there looks excitingly promising :)

YellowWellies · 24/06/2014 21:29

I think its teeth as he's just starting to be able to answer the "where does it hurt?" question. He said mouth when I asked at bed and actually welcomed the dreaded anbesol. But we've been waiting for wolf teef forever so gawd knows when they'll show.

I daren't go into style and beauty. My fave fashion item really is my yellow fishermen's wellies. They'd eat me alive! Confused

Passmethecrisps · 24/06/2014 21:34

Rotten teeth!!

Fear not, chums. My one response in S&B is obviously from a friend of the allergic.

And, yes, the reply in the staff room thread is very promising indeed

Passmethecrisps · 24/06/2014 21:35

And my favourite item is my support tights

PetiteRaleuse · 24/06/2014 21:39

My favourite item is my slippers :o

BigPigLittlePig · 24/06/2014 21:51

Dressing gown here. It was my push present (what a phrase) and I had no idea quite how much I would use it!

Wandathewindfairy · 24/06/2014 21:59

My fave item is my muddy wellies also. ( closely followed by my pjs)

Pikz · 24/06/2014 22:00

Mine is my pjs!

Passmethecrisps · 24/06/2014 22:14

Brilliant.

Neighbour has house/cat sitters who are currently singing the chorus of Smelly Cat over and over again with increasing meaning and volume. I suspect they have been on the lambrini.

Windows and doors are all closed now so that they can enjoy the warm evening without me sticking pins in voodoo dolls of them.

Kyz · 24/06/2014 22:43

Hi guys,

Been far too long since I posted, sorry! All well here, just very busy! I'm not sure i'll have time to post and reply to everything since my last visit cos i'm knackered but i'll read it all I promise :) I've just been busy, and been a bit down, not for any particular reason, maybe the 'just moved house' buzz has gone and now i'm facing all the bits I still need to do, financially things have changed. I'm also all of a sudden (last few weeks in particular) getting more broody by the minute, which just results in me convincing myself there's no way I'd manage another LO alongside E, and so I can just forget about it right now. I ended up in tears today because I have been overthinking the whole thing (i think, can you even overthink such a big thing?) and I had what almost felt like a panic attack because I wasn't sure where i'd put a moses basket in my room. Bearing in mind I have been here for all of six weeks and have a wardrobe to build and shelves to put up so will have room after all of that, easily. Then panic built further because when would I find time to clean my bathroom? And dp can't cook, and how will I cook and clean and look after e and a new baby and the dogs etc. He calmed me down and said he had better learn how to cook now, then. Still not convinced about it all but hey ho. I'm not sobbing into my cuppa now, so I am feeling a little better about it all. I still have the implant in so it's not even like any of it is immediate worries, or anything. I just am one of life's worriers. Also one of life's wafflers. I will shurrup now.

hi luis

yaaaay yw a belated congrats on getting the job

speech (know it was a few days ago now) - sometimes I worry and sometimes I think he's doing fab. He doesn't say the ends of many words, like bath is bah and ball is bu and book is boo. He also doesn't really string words together, he has done, he has said see you later or hiya mummy or sit down doggy a couple of times but then after a few times he doesn't bother. He has also decided dummy is now bindee and I don't know why because he could say dummy just fine.

hi rowing :)

I may be a bit late vq but there's been loom bands on groupon if that's any help at all?

well done re the driving lily :) that's fab

glad you had a lovely holiday eliza

so glad you're home digger big hugs

aww bless little pig bp

glad your feet are feeling better now wanda

oh no, i'm on page 12 and i'm running out of time!

sorry for your the loss of your ex yw so sad to lose someone at such a young age :(

E is struggling with the heat, bless him. It is usually 27 in his room (and it is now) and it is so stifling, poor boy

well done on your weight loss izzy

so glad all went well eliza

I am very broody at present and may have made plans to start trying for number 2 towards the end of the year

sorry for being so quiet guys, big hugs all round though

wanda your menu sounds scrummy. Well, the food on it, rather.

one year old boy pr i second the wooden peg and hammer thing, E loves his and got it for his first birthday

sounds like you're having a fab holiday zamboni :)

chasing you can moan if you wish, have a [cuppa] and a hug

oh no gt not the PIL!!! hope you're doing ok though?

eek at that lunch yw and here's me worrying about getting veg into e (seriously think he's on a veg strike!)

That reminds me though, e is on a veg strike. What do I do? he did eat it, and now he won't. I keep giving it him though, and the dogs eat it when he doesn't so it's ok. Do I just keep offering it and hope for the best?

poor p pass hope she gets better soon and oh no, poor ageing pussy :( sending some cuddles her way

a stalker chasing? :| I hope he fucks the fuck off soon

LOL vq bless him! Reminds me of bp's dh who likes to get inventive with his ingredients which makes me chuckle

My favourite item of clothing are my very very well loved zebra slippers. They aren't just stripes, oh no, but an actual zebra. Well, two. I have two feet, so two slippers (who would've thought it, eh?)

I will try to keep up better again now. Phew!

BigPigLittlePig · 24/06/2014 22:49

Aaaaaaand...she's back! Grin

Hiya Kyz Smile

StuntNun · 24/06/2014 23:00

'Lo folks, I have used up all my phone internet allowance until July 11 but managed to wangle some wifi. We managed to get my dad down to my uncle's funeral in Bristol today and it all went smoothly but was obviously upsetting for everyone. I'm on the first flight back to Norn Iron tomorrow morning and looking forward to seeing J after three nights away from him. I'd never been away from him for more than a few hours before. I'm looking forward to seeing DH, DS1 and DS2 too of course but it's different with J as he can't understand why I'm not there. Anyway off to bed for me as I'm up at the scrake of dawn for my flight tomorrow.

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BigPigLittlePig · 24/06/2014 23:10

And hiya to stunt too. Glad today is done and went well - now get thee back to those boys and enjoy the cuddles.

ChasingDaisy · 24/06/2014 23:17

I'm about to throw the fucking monitor out of the window. This child is driving me insane. I am fucking exhausted and need to sleep.

persepolis123 · 24/06/2014 23:18

Such sad news about your ex yw. That's no age.

chasing is your manager aware it has escalated? What have they done about it?

I've been really ill today with the virus C has had for the last two weeks. Luckily it was my day off anyway. I didn't get out of bed until lunch time as I had no energy whatsoever and my mum took C off my hands this afternoon.

OPK is showing positive today so if I count the first day of bleeding as CD1 then I'm ovulating on the same day as usual which is good.

BigPigLittlePig · 25/06/2014 00:15

Chasing I'm with you love. F clocked that mummy was back from work 2 hours ago when I came up to bed and has been awake ever since Envy She has just asked to go back to her bed though, so fc that is us for the night...

misslaughalot · 25/06/2014 02:47

Hope Chasing and BP are sound asleep now...I'm definitely calling this as the 18 month sleep regression. We'd just had pretty much 2 solid weeks of sleeping through, and now multiple night wakings. Bah.

Kyz · 25/06/2014 03:04

Hii stunt hope you have a safe journey home!

Hiiiii bp :)

Hope both bp and chasing are asleep now. I realise every time I even say aloud 'ooh I'd love another' we have a bad night, and lo and behold here I am at 3am! He must have heard me again!

Ovulating on the same day is good perse :) and I hope you feel better soon, sounds horrible!

Eek misslaugh just seen you're up too. Hopefully it won't last long and you're back asleep very soon! Am hoping I am too, but we'll see

Paisleychick · 25/06/2014 03:14

I'm awake. The whole house is asleep and I'm awake. H has never had proper crisps or chocolate or ice cream. I personally don't feel, for my child, it's necessary. He's a great eater and will eat lots of different fruit and veg and he's not asking for sugary food so I'm not going to just give it. He's had a lick of an ice cream, and a bit if cake, but that's about it. I still feel he's too young. I just wanted to put a different opinion on here. I was the same with ds1 and he has quite a healthy attitude to food, as much as a 15 yr old does, lol.
Chasing H went through a sleep regression at about 18 months and it didn't last for long at all. Good luck

Lily311 · 25/06/2014 05:03

O has treats time to time. She refuses to eat fruits though, she eats banana, apples and grapes only. She is more than fine with veggies so I'm hoping it's fine. She would not even touch any kind of berries or any other fruits. She has never ever had anything else to drink apart from water and milk.

Welcome back kyz. My broodiness is getting better, it was really bad in the past 18 months. I could have had another baby straight away.

My favourite item is my shorts. They are so comfy. Would never wear them outside.

Hope the night got better chasong, bp and missl.

Hello stunt, glad funeral went ok.

fruitpastilles · 25/06/2014 06:54

my favourite item is my onesie

ChasingDaisy · 25/06/2014 07:17

Awful night.

Paisley, I'm the same with treats for O. I've never given him 'proper' crisps, chocolate, biscuits, ice cream etc. My parents feed him them behind my back which makes me very angry. I don't see the need to introduce him to such foods when he doesn't know they exist.

Wandathewindfairy · 25/06/2014 07:42

Glad you are ok stunt.

Lovely to hear your voice kyz I hope you are ok. It is normal to overthink stuff and them so entires get overwhelmed, particularly if you are a bit tired. You are right, sometimes after something all consuming and exciting there is an inevitable crash. We had one a month or so after we moved in here and had a big row (we never row) but I think is all emotions bubbling up together and need to spill out somewhere, sometime.

Well, DD1 no sugar, no crisps, no juice, no packet food, no jars, nothing everything homemade and wonderful by moi.

DD2 the odd pouch, and pasta salad from M&S (Ella's Kitchen and Plum
Baby had arrived on the shelves) mainly homemade and wonderful by moi, juice, but no sugar and only goodies crisps

DS1 a few pouches, the odd jar, lots of wonderful food from mummy's kitchen the odd digestive biscuit, a biscuit at church and goodies crisps.

DS2 mainly homemade food, what we have, more finger food, a few pouches etc, loves biscuits, chocolate, cake, crisps, despite having the same start as the others and actually more variety when weaning as I was braver about finger foods etc. He appears to have the same sweet tooth as his dad and I manage it (for both of them) by having limited stuff in the house, and limiting it to just after a meal.

My personal opinion is that they should learn that it is nothing special and just to manage it in their diet. I worry that if they think is forbidden when they are made aware of it they will go crazy.

I have not really just shut both boys in the playroom so I can collect myself

Wandathewindfairy · 25/06/2014 07:47

Btw. I do draw the line at fizzy drinks, foxes party ring style biscuits, and actual sweets. Just so you don't get the wrong impression I have digestives, brioche, quavers, those baked bars with fruit in, and cereal bars as sweet stuff oh at the moment I have some Freddos