Feb 06 - 1 already - where did the last year go?!

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CAMERON, Birthdate 6th Jan, Due 28th Jan, Weight 5lbs 13oz, Born to Teuch, Baby no 1, Lives Inner Hebridean Island, Gas & air and morphine
PEYIA, Birthdate 23rd Jan, Due 4th Feb, Weight 6lbs 12.5oz, Born to TicTac, Baby no 1, Lives Horwich, Lancs, Gas & air only
ALEXANDER, Birthdate 24th Jan, Due 4th Feb, Weight ??, Born to Yeahbut, Baby no 3, Lives Holland, Elective c-section
CAITLIN ERIN MONICA, Birthdate 25th Jan, Due 10th Feb, Weight 8lbs 10.5oz, Born to Womba1, Baby no 3 (1 stillborn), Lives Eastbourne, Elective c-section
MAISIE, Birthdate 26th Jan, Due 7th Feb, Weight 8lbs 5.5oz, Born to ellenrose, Baby no 3, Lives Bristol, Induction due to SPD
JESSICA HELEN, Birthdate 30th Jan, Due 9th Feb, Weight 5lbs 11oz, Born to JuA, Baby no 2, Lives Chorley, Lancs, Elective c-section. Twin 1.
EMILY ROSE, Birthdate 30th Jan, Due 9th Feb, Weight 6lbs, Born to JuA, Baby no 2, Lives Chorley, Lancs, Elective c-section. Twin 2.
ELIZABETH GRACE, Birthdate 3rd Feb, Due 3rd Feb, Weight 8lbs 5oz, Born to Kando, Baby no 3, Lives Holland,
PETER, Birthdate 6th Feb, Due 12th Feb, Weight 7lbs 9oz, Born to popmum, Baby no 2, Lives Herts,
LAUREN EMMA, Birthdate 6th Feb, Due 22nd Feb, Weight 6lbs 14oz, Born to Morgan, Baby no 2, Lives Dubai,
PHILIPPA ROSE, Birthdate 8th Feb, Due 2nd Feb, Weight 9lbs, Born to CSWS (Tabs), Baby no 1, Lives North Herts, TENS and gas & air
LEWIS JAMES, Birthdate 9th Feb, Due 31st Jan, Weight 9lbs 2oz, Born to PhoenixGirl (Cuffyj1/lewsmummy), Baby no 1, Lives Barnsley, emerg c-section
SETH PETER, Birthdate 9th Feb, Due 1st March, Weight 7lbs, Born to angedemarche (Jangus), Baby no 2, Lives NI, Elective c-secion
EVIE HARRIET, Birthdate 10th Feb, Due 29th Jan, Weight 9lbs, Born to Hotmama, Baby no 2, Lives Nottingham, emerg c-section
RHUARIDH GEORGE, Birthdate 11th Feb, Due 20th Feb, Weight ??, Born to MrsDoolittle, Baby no 2, Lives Newbury, Water birth
BEN, Birthdate 12th Feb, Due 2nd Feb, Weight 8lbs 4oz, Born to 3K, Baby no 1, Lives Gravesend, Kent, c-sec after failure to dilate sufficiently
OSCAR, Birthdate 12th Feb, Due 13th Feb, Weight 9lbs 10oz, Born to Chloe55, Baby no 1, Lives West Yorkshire, Pethidine, epi & lots of stitches!
LUTHER, Birthdate 14th Feb, Due 6th Feb, Weight 8lbs 8oz, Born to NotAnOtter (4blue1pink), Baby no 5, Lives ??,
ANYA OLIVE CATRIONA, Birthdate 20th Feb, Due 8th Feb, Weight 7lbs 9oz, Born to Popadopalis, Baby no 1, Lives Bedford,
BRAM THOMAS, Birthdate 21st Feb, Due 11th Feb, Weight 9lbs 15oz, Born to mustrunmore (Ixel), Baby no 2, Lives N London, c-sec
LUCA, Birthdate 21st Feb, Due 18th Feb, Weight 8lbs 3oz, Born to 2boysmacca, Baby no 2, Lives N Essex, Home birth
IMOGEN ROSAMOND, Birthdate 23rd Feb, Due 2nd March, Weight 7lbs 9oz, Born to Ags, Baby no 2, Lives Kent, Elective c-section
EMRYS JOHN, Birthdate 24th Feb, Due 24th Feb, Weight 8lbs 5oz, Born to Flamesparrow, Baby no 2, Lives Bournemouth, Home birth
ISABEL ERIKA, Birthdate 24th Feb, Due 3rd March, Weight 7lbs 5.5oz, Born to Amiable, Baby no 1, Lives North London, Gas & air and epidural. DH German
LEON JASON, Birthdate 26th Feb, Due 18th Feb, Weight 7lbs 13oz, Born to Jelley (Jasnem), Baby no 3, Lives Waltham Abbey, Rapid labour, ventouse and episiotomy
SALLY ANIELA, Birthdate 28th Feb, Due 28th Feb, Weight 8lbs 13oz, Born to Thell, Baby no 1, Lives London, Water birth at home
RORY JOHN, Birthdate 25th Feb, Due 23rd Feb, Weight 10lb 2oz, Born to dewmeadow, Baby no 2, Lives County Tyrone, Ireland, emerg c-section
NEVE, Birthdate 4th March, Due 27th Feb, Weight 8lbs 11oz, Born to Frizbe, Baby no 2, Lives Ripley, Derbyshire, Water birth
ALFRED WILLIAM, Birthdate 4th March, Due 27th Feb, Weight 9lbs 15oz, Born to damewashalot (Helen38), Baby no 3, Lives Warwickshire,

Phew - day of celebrations over now. Last guest left just before bathtime, with first one having arrived at 10:45, and a constant supply of them in between! DD had a great time, but was very tired after I woke her from her (late) nap this afternoon.

Really sorry that your day didn't go at all to plan Chloe. Will you be able to rearrange?

mrm - speaking from my vast experience of food that works for an open house , may I recommend crudites and dips (just dish out spoonfuls of dips into ramekins as and when needed, and keep crudites in bag in fridge, and grab handfuls at a time to replenish serving plate), blinis with philly and smoked salmon (or caviar ), homemade sweetcorn patties (quick and easy to make, good finger food for children, and went down remarkably well with adults too - see Aitch's blog for recipe), bread with butter and smoked salmon (obviously just make a few slices at a time), Indian snacks (from Tesco - 15 mins in oven), similarly Chinese snacks, olives, cherry tomatoes, kettle chips, organix wotsits for kids, and of course cake .

Happy Birthday Evie .

Ah, glad you had a nice day csws.
Had thought maybe dips for adults and usual kiddie crap for the kids Then dh pointed out that first people are here at 10am, so thinking coffee and croissants for them, then when it runs out,go onto the more substantial and less breakfasty foods? also wondering what to do about cake... whether to hope that a few people are here at the same time in the afternoon, which is likely, and the morning people miss out on the candles and eating, or whether to do the cake just as a family before or after the day? I'm not a fan of the giving substitiute cake out to take home thing, as then you get lumbered with an entire cake to eat yourselves afterwards anyway.

Oh, and new plea for ideas... I want a really ununsual birthday cake design for him. Any ideas, based on what you all know about us? No pirates though, as that would just be copying ds1!!

oh i was gonna suggest a pic of flames dh on a cake and then send a pic of it to him to freak him out more.

in his pirate outfit obv.

at no pirates!

I can't help mrm. I have no imagination i just went out and bought a Thomas the tank engine cake

Thanks for your messages girls!

Well, my dd2 decided to sleep though - yay! Woke up at 5.30 moaned for a bit and then went back to sleep - woke up at 8ish - so unheard of!

Usually wakes up at 3ish before she eventually decides to sleep through!

Did give dd2 a bf this morning - FWIW - still not sure she is getting anything - think that may have been the last one.

Chloe - I've just had 3 glasses of wine before dd2's party tomorrow - but it's just close family so it won't matter if I haven't done everything for when it starts.

Hope everyone is fine - I'm mnetting as dp is watching Match of the Day.

Also no creativity from me - M&S do perfectly fine birthday cakes!

May be creative when they are old enough to put in specific requests!

When ever I see anything pirate related in rl - I always think of Flamey!

hm - if she was getting nothing at all, she wouldn't suckle I don't think.
My breasts don't ever feel full any more, but I'm sure ds still gets milk.

I make cakes, but not sure of original ideas, I tend to go for easy to make rather than original.
DS is still really chesty - keeps waking himself up coughing
But I got my lie in today

urgent help

Given advice- let us know how the lo is.

Morning.

Too late to be of help for csws, but glad to see she is ok now

mrm - I've been thinking about cakes - I think I would do a train. You can have a carriage (or two)at the start of the day, which could be cut up and given out as early visitors leave, and still have a complete train on its own for later.
Is that too boring for you though?

I've just booked us a holiday (Cheap m-f in a caravan near yarmouth, ) the kids are excited So are we

like this?

It isn't the best cake in the world, but the clearest pic I could find to show what I mean.....

Jelley, thats a lovely idea you genius!!!

glad you like it. In fact I've decided to do it too!
I'm making "come and play" invitations with a train on the front now

Happy Birthday Rhuaridh .

Well dd went to sleep on me at 9:15 and I managed to put her back to bed, where she still is (dh woke her too early this morning whilst checking her breathing/temp). Hoping she's chipper when she gets up.

Flame is on her way and will be here for lunch . Might let her online afterwards .

Hope Oscar has improved Chloe.

3k where are you?

Very good idea for cake Jelley. We just had simple dairy free angel cake with lemon icing, and a fruit cake alternative, both made by mil.

CSWS glad dd is ok now hope you girls have a great few days together

MRM could you do a pirate ship cake??? like the train one Jelleys found tho looks easy to do too!

Happy Birthday to Rhuaridh too and to Ben and Oscar for tomorrow if I don't get chance to log on! (like that's going to happen)

3k hope your ok? where are youuuuuuu?

Jelley hurrah for hols

Chloe hope all are better now?

Macca hope you had a fab lie in?? and a great night out!

Hi Phoenix and whomever else is around

Off to drag the girls for a walk/toddle round Rufford Abbey here today, so might not get chance to catch you all again till later, so have fun whatever your doing

Happy Birthday Rhuaridh

I'm having a lazy pj day today Lew isn't dressed either. I've just sent dh to Asda for the shopping too I'm so lazy.

csws glad pippa is better.

Like the cake idea Jel

Hi Ladies,

Sorry I've not been on for a bit, me and DH are having really, really bad problems. Not sure if we can work things out or not, dont want to go into it on here though. We are going out this afternoon to see a film and have a drink and PIL are having DS. Had a week of crying and I'm drained, have also lost more weight - now 10 stone. We will have to see how it goes.

It's DS's birthday tomorrow, happy birthday to all the other babies I have missed. I'm going to put him down for a nap shortly and make him a cake.

Will catch up properly soon, also well behind on my book-keeping work. Ahhhh!!

Sorry to hear that 3k . Hope you can work things through

Oh, 3k, very sorry to hear that. We're here if you do need to let off steam/get an opinion.
I was thinking the other day, that I dont know how me and dh's relationship will be once we have time to actually have one again I really think its going to be a classic 'no time till we retire ' thing now! If we ever get time from the kids and he isnt doing 60+hrs a week at work, I'll want to spend all that time training anyway.

Hey, great idea for the cake Jelley, but now totally pointless, as friend is doing his cake for him Bying the cake and decorating, apparently...

Glad DD is better, CSWS! Scarey. (as an aside, dod you know you can make dairy free chocolate cake with that Pure margarine and cocoa. Tasted fab and you can make the "butter" cream like that too. I've done it for many a birthday party as a couple of friends' children were dairy intolerant/allergic)

Anyway, BabyDragon has excelled herself and pooed 2 large (5p size) googley eyes this morning

3K.

Sorry to hear that 3k, hope you're ok.

3k. I hope you manage to resolve things....