MAY BABIES 2004 GIRLS - LOOK HERE PLEASE!!!!!

[Egypt]

Sorry to do this, but for some reason I can't get into our old thread! Have tried for days, internet explorer bans me and shuts me down!!! Can you all convert to this one please?!! pretty please?

Hmm your day sounds similar to DD's dancing class - which culminated in her lying on the floor in the entrance way at class change over time, crying and kicking her legs because she didn't get to skip across the room for a sweet (she did get the sweet btw). We have had a nice day today for Mother's Day though. DH has made quite an effort - both with presents and actually doing chores around the house. He and DS even went downstairs to watch Match of the Day so that DD and I could watch Noddy in bed - usually it is the other way round (although admittedly I cuddle up to DD but read my book when Noddy is on).

PR I have to say that I think my 8 st 8 days are over. But I would like to lose some. I have joined the gym at the local baths but it is still finding the time.

you fill me with positive vibes bozza - having 2 children and being able to read your book in bed on a sunday morning.

saw obs this morning. told me looks like baby will be late. hmph

Only until 8am on Mother's Day, Egypt. I don't want to give you false expectations.

Bad news about being late. I am knackered tonight - for some bizarre reason I was up 5 times with DD including her falling out of bed twice. I think she was tired too because I put her down for a nap despite her claiming not to be tired but had to wake her for the school run. Then I had to really struggle to get her tights/wellies/coat/hat (it was intermittent sleet and snow showers here!) on and she cried all the way to school and all the way home. In the end I asked her if she wanted to go back to bed and she said yes so I went and laid on her bed with her and she calmed down. Meanwhile DS sneakily changed into his Liverpool strip - there is snow on the ground and DS is wearing shorts and football shirt.

oh yes, getting all togged up to go outside is a pain isnt it. opposite here, but then we have the suntan lotion/hat problem! still, your weather will change!

dd make us so proud yesterday. she went on the bus to school for the first time. dont know if i've mentioned it before, but thought it would help when the baby arrives plus us having just the one car (even though motorbike is imminent!). i just have to walk her to the main street - 200 yds away, and it'll take the bus 2 mins to get to school, so its not a trek across a busy city with my baby, thank god. anyway, after the panic of the bus arriving 25 mins later than we were told and us fuming because we had mentally prepared her, and then deciding to take her ourselves, she was very excited. i fully expected tears. there is a monitor on the bus who is lovely and only 2 other children. i went with her to school and she came home by herself. its such an odd feeling sitting by the side of the road waiting for your child to be brought back to you in a bus full of strange kids. i did start to think that perhaps they'd forget her, etc. anyway, the bus arrived and little person's face spotted me and smiled away. then i saw her say something to the driver. when i opened the door she said to the woman, 'excuse me, i need to get off here'. bless her. then she told me she had told the driver to 'stop here'. when she got on she had also told the driver to take her to 'chancely way' (we live at chancery lane). I didnt even know she knew where we lived! all those trips in taxis with me i guess. bless her, she must have thought it was her job to direct them. can't believe she was so brave and grown up. awwq

Hello all. Egypt, sounds like things are working out ok for you with your "options" - bit of a pain that you might be late, though. Your DD sounds gorgeous! Pepperrabbit I'm same as you - 8st 8 is a distant memory and 10st10 is an ambition at the moment!
Dd1 is fine, had a review meeting at nursery last week where we were told that she is "lovely" and "likes playing" - what else can you say about a two year old?
I'm up because I can't sleep - have to go to Glasgow with work today until Thursday, don't want to go, will miss the family dreadfully, and to make it worse I had a massive stand-off with dd1 (7) last night over food which resulted in her sobbing in her bed saying she didn't think we loved her or cared about her . I was so upset I got a massive headache and couldn't do anything last night (not like me at all), so now I have to go and iron and pack! So upset about dd2 - my children are my life and I think I show her I love her lots, but sometimes we can be a bit hard on her especially when she argues with dd1. DH says she's "playing" me, but it seemed as though her heart was breaking last night and now I don't want to go away even more.
Sorry about the rant - was going to start a new thread on this but feel like I "know" you all better on here.

sorry to hear that helsy. you can probably guarantee that she has forgotten all about it today. whereas you feel guilty and even more so that you're going away. is she upset you are going? see how she is today and just carry on as normal. its horrid being away from your children. i think they cope with it better than we do!

Helsy - it is hard. It sounds like you have got the issues from last night and the trip all intertwined together and making you miserable. I hope you are feeling better now and the DDs are OK this morning. And your trip is not all that long. Though I know I would miss my two, as well.

I agree, she's probably forgotten all about it and is skipping around at school looking forward to your phone call later! Is she used to you going away Helsy? My 2 don't seem to notice on the odd occasion we've stayed away, they often don't see DH for 3/4 days at a time as he works so late and their little faces light up when they finally see him - I'm sure DD1 will be just the same.
Bozza, had to laugh at your picture of trying to dress a sleepy DD - I'm sooooo glad we don't have to do tights in this house! Last week I left myself 17 minutes to get them both up and dressed and to a party after they were so knackered I just shouted - "right, everyone in bed now!" mid morning. Hmmm some plans just backfire don't they!
egypt, I thought you wanted to be late because then the nice neighbours would be back and Plan A.1 would work?? Or are we on Plan A.2 now .
Are all your LO's about ot start pre-school or has everyone already done that or not bothering till 3 (or till funding kicks in in Sept)???

Well DD already goes to nursery on the 3 days I work, so the only change will be that I will have more money in September when the funding kicks in ! Quite looking forward to it.

yes you're right, i am ok about being late as it means planA can still happen! although i guess i had convinced myself it wouldnt and am ok with planA2! i'm in no rush i guess, but very uncomfortable! so either way i guess is ok. i wish you could just look to the future and KNOW!

hope your dd is ok today helsy, and you too.

Aw thank you. Read those before I went off and it made me feel lots better. Dd1 is, as you say, fine now. Didn't help that when I took her in to school on Tuesday morning just before getting the train the teacher pulled me to one side because dd1 has been talking incessantly on the mat in lessons, so to preserve my sanity I let DH take it on. He dealt with it firmly but with incentives and she seems a lot calmer now (I got back tonight). I don't go away much and I don't like it when I do, and I think she picked up on that. Dd2, on the other hand: "hello mummy. Did you get me a present that is Noddy? Yey! Love ya mum!"
Does anyone still see the HV with their toddler? I've just been thinking I might take dd2 in to be measured because she still hasn't grown out of shoes or trousers she's had for six months. I did this before and she just seems to grow slowly, but I want to keep an eye on it. Bozza I'm also looking forward to cheaper nursery fees in September!

It's hard to leave the family and go away, isn't it, Helsy? It's 1000 times worse when something like that happens just before you go. I'm glad you are feeling better about everything. I hope you didn't spend too much time thinking it over when you were away.

I haven't been to the HV with either of mine for Donkey's years but it's good to know that if I want to, I can go any time. you've got nothing to lose taking her, if it's playing on your mind.

We've been having an eventful time lately. I went to nursery last week to be greeted by the manager. Aparently it's not doing very well (it's a small one and numbers are dwindling). They had decided that they might possibly close and to apply for planning permission for someone to change it into a dwelling but they hadn't reckoned on the council being so quick. The whole thing went in the local paper and a notice went on the lampost outside before they'd had chance to tell any of the staff or parents! What an awful way for it to come out. Especially for the staff. So it looks like I've got to find DS a new nursery from around September, unless a miracle happens.

This Monday I went round a corner to see a car on it's roof. It had obviously just that minute happened so I ended up getting involved and calling the emergency services. I've never had to do that before. Anyway, it turned out nobody was seriously injured. I asked DS1 afterwards, if he was O.K. and if he understood what had happened and he just said "Yes Mummy, a car did fall over and you did call the police". He was fine with it all.

Can I make a cheeky pitch for sponsorship? DS1 and I will do a mile for Maude in May. Here is our website, if you can spare any money to sponsor us. Thanks.

The Broughton's Mile for Maude

Hello Ponka,I've been trying to access your website but DH has set our firewall at the sort of level where Mothercare.co.uk is a "serious threat"......
Will try again later, if Dh gets home. The one evening this week he could have got home in time for bedtime and he leaves a message on the answerphone when he knows I'll be bathing the boys saying he's been "lured" to the pub. grrrrrrrrrrrrr. I don't think it occurs to him that that simply is not an option for me. Ever. No way.
And, he's supposed to be bringing in a takeaway and I'm STARVING.
No bonking for him tonight, oh no siree.
Can you tell I've cracked open the vino while waiting...

Ive managed to get into your website now! but no dinner yet......

Thankyou, PR!!!!! Hope you are tucking into a lovely takeaway and some more vino as we speak.

chicken tikka masala with mushroom rice when it finally turned up!

Ponka I will sponsor you. I will sort it out over the next few days promise. I can't really stay on here because DD is asleep in the car .

The accident sounds a bit hair-raising. I just took DS and DD to the White Rose Centre and had rather an eventful journey back across the car park. First off there was a police chase actually in the car park. Then DS stepped out into the traffic twice. Then when we got back to the car (and was DH's so bigger), this bloke in a landrover pulled in at an angle so that is back wheel was in my space and literally about 3" away from the car. I assumed he would straighten up and started putting both children in at the passenger side. But then he got out, so I said "excuse me, are you leaving it like that" and he said he was just delivering some food and legged it. So I had quite a manoevre to get the car out.

Helsy I'm glad you are back and things are back on an even keel. DD was horrible yesterday - every little thing was setting her off. TBH she was so bad I thought she must have been feeling unwell, but she had a 2.5 hour nap and then was much better. She did better in ballet this morning, but not in tap. But somebody has given her some tap tap shoes as she calls them and she thinks they are great. My head and hall floor (leave black marks) are not so sure.

i too will sponsor you ponka. i tried actually but it wouldnt accept me as i'm not the main card holder! i'll try again with another card.

well, more in the drama of my birth preparations. my lovely option2 - who was to be opt1 whilst option1 is away has had to make an emergency trip to the UK to see her dad, who is very ill. of course i was very sympathetic to her and told her not to worry about us (as she was upset that she had to let us down) but inside I was crying. Now dd has to go to the loony over the road and more than likely get yelled at. even worse, her husband is away and she cant come here, if its the middle of the night. we'll have to take her there. talk about complete disruption. i am so worried. going to hold this baby in for 5-6 more days until original option favourtie 1 return from hols. obs said she thought it was going to be another week and i think so too. although some pains in sleep last night for a few hours. crossing legs.

sorry, am ignoring you all. might start dd at ballet classes too. the loony is taking her daughter so may go along to see what its like. i cant imagine her joining in, just coming to me the whole time, but we'll see.

Thanks for offering to sponsor me Bozza and Egypt. That's great. I've got over £100 already. I'm so chuffed. I'm hoping DS will be able to walk that far.

What bad luck! I'm crossing my legs for you, Egypt. 5 days isn't all that long. Did I count right from previous post, are you already a couple of days over your due date? Most people would be drinking gallons of Raspberry tea and doing squats by that point

So did anyone else manage to get well into the afternoon on Sunday before they realised that the clocks had gone back! DS is having a bit of difficulty understanding that it really is bedtime when we say it is.

DS is now addicted to the new show on Cbeebies, In the night garden. Have you seen it? It's a bit like Teletubbies and there seems to be something every episode that makes him howl with laughter. The names are all completely ridiculous and hard to remember (Pontypines, Ninky-Nonk, Makapaka) but after watching it 3 times, he can remember who everyone is. It just shows that their brains are like little sponges at the moment. I guess a lot of language that they hear spoken at the moment still sounds like nonsense to them and this is no different.

ooo cbeebies, am missing it. Mind you, the Disney Playhouse Channel has caught dd's attention BIG TIME here, but is q annoying and a lot of american stuff.

do hope you put your clocks FORWARD ponka! otherwise you really are trying to put ds to bed at an unusual time

yes am overdue now, although obst is going by my menstrual date - today, and i am going by dating scan date - 24th, which is what happened at home, so may have 3 more days' allowance! Having some backache at night now and more painful bh's, ooooerrr. legs crossed.

Yikes, yes

We did put them forwards, thank goodness. Just a slip!

i know... was just joking

I think that Egypt's got too much time on her hands - what she needs is one of those new baby things!

noooo, not YET!!

ponka, i cant sponsor you through the site. our credit card put a stop on all our transactions because of it! it wouldnt let me pay. can i send u a cheque?