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Jan '07 part 7: This time last year it was all beginning - good luck to the Jan 08-to-be's

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2Happy · 16/04/2007 16:26

Clearly I'm feeling nostalgic! Just think, some of them even had heart beats this time last year!!

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Nemo2007 · 23/04/2007 15:59

sorry can also ask bottle feeders how much your babes take as C has 5 x 3ozs. I know she should be on more but cant get her to take it at all.

Wilkie · 23/04/2007 15:59

PMSL laughing Lizz - I keep wanting to call it Ashton Kutcher powder..........

2Happy - can you practice your curtsey please, it's really not up to standard

2Happy · 23/04/2007 16:03

If you're woddering why I'b sbeaking like dis, it's coz I wobbled when I waz practizing curtseying and fell and broke by doze...

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pinkcandyfloss · 23/04/2007 16:06

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Wilkie · 23/04/2007 16:21

Oh golly gosh 2happy. One does hope one feels better presently....

laughalot · 23/04/2007 16:27

QQUUUICCCCKKKK wilkie eah has the ironing board out im round there with my pile

Oops laughalot gets wilkie to buy ashton and parsons drugs for baby j it knocks him out and now wilkie wants to knock laughalot out sorry. Just tell the girls I sound common wilks it will make up for it .

laughalot · 23/04/2007 16:28

Forgot to say nemo I make up 6oz bottles but lauren can take anything from 6 to 3 she is a pain to.

theUrbanDryad · 23/04/2007 16:30

ok, so i rock harder than a sackful of rocks in Rocksville.

wanna know why?

i put up Zac's new cot. all. by. myself.

i'm so hardcore.

you were right though LTH, i had a little weep when he had his nap in there this afternoon. he looks so little in it. man, i'm getting broody for another one!!

welcome to the newbies!!

Wilkie · 23/04/2007 16:34

Laughalot - EAH is going to iron your piles???? Ouch sounds painful

UD - well done lady! The eco warrior is good at something......

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2Happy · 23/04/2007 16:41

Well done UD! What with you and the cot and E&H snd her laminate, we could do our own DIY programme!

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MrsCarrot · 23/04/2007 17:10

Wow, UD, did you use one of those allen keys? I
almost never do any DIY! How's the protest organisation going too, I might come to that if its still going ahead.

Hello to Feb and Shopaholic!

I had a 'bride to be' manicure and pedicure today, which was quite farcical as mum had to pop in and out with Felix for me to feed him, then the b**tard stuff rubbed off as I raced to the osteopath. I phoned them and said this is rubbish all my polish has come off and they said it can take over an hour to dry, and that people often wear open toed shoes Well, not generally having manicures every week 'dahling' I didn't know that and thought 45 mins was ok..

Hope everyone with ill/not sleeping babies feels better soon.

ellieandhattie · 23/04/2007 17:11

Hello all - well if we are going to live inour MN Jan postnatel house I think we have most bits covered me and UD will do any fixing

Had a lovely morning bought 3 pairs of trousers, pair of jeans, 4 tops, shirt, bag and shoes (plus some earrings) and still got money left Dh phoned me at 11.30 to ask if I'd left town yet, got home at 11.40 he went out at 12.30 to meet up for with some mates for a few pints (was one of his best mates birthday) thought we'd have the usual rolling home hours late etc etc but he phoned me at 2.50 asked where I was and if I could pick him up so all is happy in the e&h house today

Laughalot done the ironing and ironing board away so sorry you'll have to be quicker next time.

Shimmer glad you are having a good time

shopaholic and feb welcome welcome we are all mad and if you have msn let us have your msn addy as some of us trf onto there int he evenings

Nemo Hattie has 5 bottles ranging from 4 to 6 oz (plus her little bit of baby rice at lunchtime )

Dragonhart hope Lukes better soon have you got Dr's appt

Lizz I'd get a specialist damp survey done our old house was 110 years old and we managed to knock a couple of grand of the price as some work needed doing plus made it easier to sell as we had receipts/guarantees showing what had been done

2happy your dh sounds as good as mine re bedtimes - cot down and go for it

Wilkie glad you got your choc and hope it did the desired job of cheering you up and well done for making dr's appt

apologies if I missed anyone but hi and if I have

Ellie starts preschool tomorrow and I'm a little tearful about it as she'll seem so grown up we have been to Tescos to get some bits for her healthy snack (shes got raisans and will have chopped apple) and got her dora lunchbox and beaker out and labelled with her name. Also got her dora backpack and put her indoor shoes in there ready and a spare pair of trousers/knickers just in case of any accidents (preschool have spare there but dont like to tink of her in someone elses knickers!) right tea time for ellie here so better shift my bum and serve some up

RGee · 23/04/2007 17:41

Afternoon all.

Hello to Shopaholic and Feb. See what nonsense you've been welcomed in to!!

Nemo about your shitty night. Hope tonight is better. If not, I recommend more wine and chocolate (how was your head on Sunday morning btw?). LO has 6 bottles a day and normally takes 5 - 6 oz.

UD - cot up on your own? Bloody impressive!! I always think someone like Mr Tickle would be the most useful person to help put up a cot. Long arms winding into awkward places and all that. Although thinking about it more, maybe Mr Tickle would be more of a hindrance with all that tickling and mischief going on. Perhaps Mr Strong would be more helpful....Is Z a bit better this afternoon?

2Happy I was glad you posted about Slap Cheek syndrome. I was wondering what Dragon had done to Luke! Hope whatever it is L gets better Dragon.

'Ms'Carrot - so close now!! I hope you'll be posting on the morning of your wedding! And setting up that webcam for all of us whose invites have gone astray. Ohh, the post these days...

Lizz - loved the Ashton Kutcher powder and the earthed house and your expoloding tits! Lol!

Shimmer - I daredn't stop the dreamfeed. But she still eats quite a lot at that feed. When you back from HK by the way?

EAH - did you buy anything today? Except of course a dragon to slay your dh if he comes home too pi&&ed tonight . Oh, and not forgetting the presents for all of us here. I have chocolate in stock here but do need some socks please. Just put holes in two pairs this morning. God how dull am I? Showing my age again.

LL - pmsl at you now knowing that lo doesn't need a night feed. And that Wilkie is a posh bird!! Do we now have to speak to her like 'ohhh, I hear Tarquin and J are getting along jarst fine daahrling. Please parse the fondant fancies'.

Wilkie - hope you're feeling a bit better this afternoon. I remember my midwife on the first home visit telling me to eat lots of dark chocolate to keep my iron levels up. DH pissed himself laughing. No mention of spinach / liver / other 'healthier' iron options. Like I needed an excuse!

Had a good day today after yesterdays entertainment. PIL came over yesterday afternoon, and each time mil or fil picked her up, Pippa decided to scream, and would only stop if I held her. Now I really like my in-laws and they had only come over to keep me company whilst DH was golfing, so I felt a bit sorry for them. But only a bit [evil naughty grin]. See you later!

Lizzzombie · 23/04/2007 17:42

Thanks for advice re damp proofing the house. I just want it to be mine now, cant be doing with this palava!

Big news today is that Dylan found his toes. Very cute, rolling around side to side holding on to them.
I was a bit drunk on Saturday night (free bar, far too much wine!) and told someone that I nearly ate my baby the other day, nearly nibbled on one of his chubby little thighs.
She was not sure how serious I was being and possibly may report me I think. She is vegatarian also, so I dont think she approved totally...
Nemo - sorry to hear about your bad night. Better luck tonight? x

RGee · 23/04/2007 17:44

MrsCarrot and EAH - too busy typing loooong ramblings, Xposted!!

Wilkie · 23/04/2007 17:54

Sorry girls but I CANNOT let UD take all the glory about the fecking cot...

I erected J's cot all by myself when I was 28 weeks pregnant. Ha ha UD that pissed all over your stupid bacg of rocks from Rocksville

RGee - Hmmmm, dark choccie - that IS an excellent excuse

LadyTophamHatt · 23/04/2007 18:22

Evening ladies, no time for personals as have had a shitter of a afternoon.

Welcome to the newbloods though...fear not, we're agentle bunch.....mostly

Lizzz, as forthe damp. When we sold out house the surveyor said he's never done an old house and not found at least a tiny bit of damp, he said he often only recorded it if it was over a certain level though (we had new damp proofing, but he found a smidgen of damp)

Our solitor and surveyor also said that the top leevl survey will tell you everythig that is wrong with the hosue and everything that is right. So you really pay the extra money to find out stuff is ok.

Saying all this, if the survey says tha damp is more than normal(or wahtever the term they use) I'd deffo get a specailist in to check it.
You can also getthe price kncoked off the house!

My afternoon wentt from bad to worse. Dh pissed me right off by giving me aleaflet sayding "look here ajob for you" it was a leaflet distributer(sp), I said "Ummmm, how would I find time to do deliver 100 leaflet for 5p then"
He then look atthe website address on the leaflet.

As i was leaving to go shopping I told him tp phone them, and find out...I'll do it if that what he wants.

Guess what he said.....

"LTH...you always read into things too much"

FFS...he's the one who gave me the leaflet and gotthe website up.

Ok, so now I take the kids to sainsburys, which in itself it a fate worse than death. George is getting hungry and moany so we rush around thwe shop.

Shopping done we drive home.

George is starving hungry and really pissed off that we're not indoors with bottle in gob!

Get kids and shopping out of car and discover I haven't got any door keys and DH is at work.

OH...MY....F*CKING...GOOD ...GOD

We're locked out with lots of shopping that need the fridge and starving, extremley pissed off baby.

I phone his work jsut in time before he gets on the choo choo to drive it and tell him to leave his keys there.
I then drive like a lunatic to eastbourne and get the keys and drive evenfaster to get home.

LadyTophamHatt · 23/04/2007 18:33

#I'll probably pioson them now with dodgy suasages for tea.

oh and to top it off ds3 he felt sick in the car....i told him to stop being ridiculous!

God, i wish i had some wine in the house

LadyTophamHatt · 23/04/2007 18:58

well I thought my afternoon was shit anyway.

laughalot · 23/04/2007 19:00

Lth sorry about the crappy day

Rgee wilkie is a common as muck really just wanted to make her feel better.

I also put up dd cot so nnneer nnneer nnneeer

LadyTophamHatt · 23/04/2007 19:01

thankyou for acknowlegding me LL...

I'm going to ignore the rest of you forever

Wilkie · 23/04/2007 19:08

Has anyone noticed that since RGee met up with Vino, Vino has disappeared

What did you say to her RGee??????

LTH - sory about your shitty day.

LadyTophamHatt · 23/04/2007 19:21

Oh FGS wilki...now you reallly have spoilt my day

ellieandhattie · 23/04/2007 19:36

Was goin to suggest a group hug for LTH - she loves them sorry sounds like a shite day (do you like your neighbours Louise next door to me has my spare key as one of us is always forgetting our keys.

Mmmmm interesting observation wilkie - maybe rgee and vino are the same person and rgee trying to look popular organising meet ups