January 2014 -- the birthdays are coming!

[TobyLerone]

Just wrote a long message on the old thread only to have it not post because we'd filled it.

We really ought to do less chatting and more sleeping

That's reassuring about the MMR, humpty. M has hers tomorrow, as long as her temperature stays down. It's been better today so here's hoping.
I'm dreading it. She was inconsolable after all of the ones she had before. Poor babies :(

Thanks for saying I'm not a failure, btw, humpty & nature. I'm knackered. And I told her to go the fuck to sleep.

Toby you're definitely not a failure! It sounds like you're had a nightmare few nights. It's funny how the dads always come along and everything goes right straight away happens here too often. I caved and gave her a bottle of milk after 30 mins of crying. I just can't be arsed any more.

Nature O sounds so cute S just holds on to my hands and forces me to clap through every nursery rhyme I sing.

I'm taking her to that baby group again tomorrow. It's the same one we went to a few weeks ago where she was the oldest by miles and was a little terror (compared to the other non mobile babies). I vowed to never return but I saw on the fb page that they have messy play tomorrow with someone actually running the group this time (short staffed last time so room was set up but no staff sat in the group) so I'm hoping it will distract S from trying to poke the newborn babies eyes out

toby I am always amazed by your calm and your ability to handle any situation. I wish I could take things in my stride half as well as you! You are most certainly not a failure. Everyone needs a break sometimes.

I lost it with N a couple of months ago and the look he gave me after shouting at him was heartbreaking. He was back hitting and pulling hair after five minutes though and doesn't seem to be holding it against me. M will be just fine. But you could let your DH deal with her until Sunday.

humpty, DD now remembers when I lose it with her and a couple of weeks ago she spent three days telling everyone that "Mummy annoys me and makes me sad all the time." because I wouldn't let her have crisps. She also tells me she doesn't like it here and she is going to live with her uncle or Tadcu because they take her swimming and don't shout.

Is that how I come across, altered? I suppose it's really true that you can be whoever you want to be on the internet :o

She's just been up screaming for another hour. DH went in to settle her but she was having none of it. So I came in and am now sitting on the chair by her cot while she's lying twiddling her own hair and cuddling her teddy, perfectly quiet and wide awake (but doing the long blinks).

Contrary buggers, aren't they?!

Good luck with the group tomorrow, felix!

On another note guys... Any plans for Valentines? D

H set his stall out early this year to send F off to grandparents, so we're having a night away. DH must be keen we have a night of relaxation innocent face

I am planning a spa day next month just for me - I am knackered!!!

We never do anything on Valentine's Day. Maybe I'll get an M&S dine in for 2 thing, but that's about it!

toby. Yep, you always come across as very productive and organized.

My Dad, Aunt and Uncle are arriving for a visit on Valentine's day. It is also a 6 nations weekend, so will probably be trying to find them beer and a tv showing the matches. Romantic, eh?

Amazing. I always feel like I am neither :o

M's temperature has stayed down all night so I guess it's MMR for her.

Hope it goes well Toby.

We are totally skint since I finished mat leave so no plans for us. I may bake DP a carrot cake as a present.

Angel I'm so jealous of your night away. We haven't had any alone time since S was born and I am craving it so badly

Urgh weather is horrible here today.

We will do something around valentines day as we met on the 18th of February so celebrate both. Will have been together 11 years this year! Wow how time has flown. Not sure what yet. Might be nice to go out for dinner or a night away would be lovely. MIL has offered to babysit so we just need to organise something I guess. Probably be our only chance before the new baby comes.

Nature weather is awful here too. Horrendous wind and rain, and it's still really dark. I'm hoping it settles down before we have to leave at 9.40. Wishing we had the car today

Good luck braving the weather today Felix. I'm on my third and final day of working from home (mw advised to try and avoid driving because of my fall at the weekend) so I'm not looking forward to having to go out in that tomorrow. Hope the playgroup is better this week.

She cried for about 30 seconds and then was fine :) Glad it's over!

toby that's good. Fx she doesn't react badly to it. Not sure when O's will be but hoping it might coincide with my week off just in case she doesn't react well.

Good news Toby

Play group was great. There were some older babies there so S didn't stick out like a sore thumb. I'm glad I went back. Also got talking to another mum there who goes to one at the church at the end of my street on a monday and told me to come along as S is still the right age for it. So now I have something to do on Mondays, Wednesday's and Thursdays. Yippee!! Now I just need to make some friends

Yay Felix sounds good. And at least you know there will be someone you recognise at the new group. And how handy that it's so close to home.

Glad the MMR went well toby

Valentines Day is unlikely to happen here. Last year he bought me a chair for P's nursery, and I may have been rather ungrateful about it. Maybe I'll make him a cake or something. Maybe.

P has just been cleaning my front room very careful with a pastry brush, stopping every few steps to bend down and do another bit. She doesn't get this from me, that's for sure. Maybe she's trying to tell me something...

Glad the MMR wasn't too bad Toby

Hope today is going well million

It was my uncles funeral today, L was not in the right mindset but the lovely minister's wife took her into the crèche. She did enjoy running round with her second cousins afterwards though.

I'm pleased it wasn't too bad toby
MrsGSR i hope it went ok

Today went well. I think I rocked it, but i'll find out tomorrow. I feel a lot better now it's all over and done with. I can't do anymore, so i'm at peace

Yay million fx for tomorrow.

mrsg hope the funeral went well. Is L still on her antibiotics or did the Dr take her off them? it just popped into my head tonight while I was giving O hers. O is like a little druggy, as soon as she sees you pick up the syringe she gets all excited!!

I've still got this sodding cold. I just can't shift it. Dh has just been diagnosed with bronchitis so bit of a poorly household here at the moment.

So O's hip saga continues. Apparently the hospital doesn't take referral for ultrasounds over 6 months so she is now being referred for an X ray instead!

That sounds positive million and it's great you don't have long to wait. I will be thinking of you.

Sorry to hear about your uncle MrsG.

Hope you all feel better soon nature.

We went to the club today. DD and N had great fun and no one was sick or pooed themselves for the first time in 5 days, so that was great. It was so nice to get out of the house. Today and something that happened yesterday made me realise I can be a bit of a selfish twat, so will be working on that.

MrsG sorry to hear about your uncle.

Million really glad to hear it went well! How long do you have to wait to hear back?

Nature sorry everyone is ill hope you're all feeling better soon.

Altered glad you all seem to be better. It's good to get out of the house after being stuck inside for so long isn't it

We have had a thick covering of snow again. No roads gritted so cars sliding all over the place. We are hibernating today as play group has been cancelled. Need to think of some different things we can do!