March 2007 - All present and correct now

[LunarSea]

Morning all - new thread as the old one's about to hit the 1000 posts limit.

Not so great this morning - feel like an egg-bound chicken IYSWIM. Grrr - especially as I managed to avoid it all the way through pregnancy. And not sure if there's anything I can take for it while I'm feeding?

Hey Fox, you still there?

Hi Callie - just got ditracted by a nappy rash search. Monti's bum is red raw and bleeding. Found some good tips though, so will try some oats in an old sock in his bath tomorrow

How's it going?

BTW anyone like my new pics on my profile ?

Callie come back!!!

I'm only up so late 'cos DH let me nap between 6pm-9pm tonighht between Montifeeds

I should say, that's a second glass of wine in a row, not the second in one year...

Hey fox, I'm still here. It's going ok most of the time, although as previously mentioned LO does have his screamy days. He seems to love being out of the house, so the answer is don't stay in and ignore any housework etc !! Hope Monti's bum gets better. I did see your new pics, lovely. I was going to ask you btw, how old were you having your first child. Were you about 36?

I had a long nap from about 11.30-1.30 today cos I was knackered from Jordi having an awake night last night and the night before, and me going out early yesterday - early for me I should say - not early for those with school runs . I went to a parents' support meeting at the hosp for all the premmie babies' parents. It was really nice seeing some of the nurses who looked after LO.

And finally - sorry Fox, deserting you now as DP wants some attention and I really should sleep... Goodnight!

Callie - did Jordi go to the meet with you? Did you see all the babies? (aaawww)

Yep I was 36, had been married for 10 years and had been putting it off for 10 years....wish I'd started earlier

How old are you then, if you don't mind me asking?

Huh! Deserting me for DP eh?

...and what do you mean by "some attention"? [snigger]

Foxy... absolutely gorgeous pictures in your profiles. They are definately three angels!!! Aaaaaaah .

How are your visitors??

ChocolatePenny... Kate has been the same this week. Two hourly feeds after once a night has been a real shock. She has only been having two or three short cat naps during the day and she has been crying loads - it is such an awful sound. Yesterday I decided to try infacol. I haven't noticed a difference in her wind yet but I have been able to put her down this morning. Yay!! I swaddled her and left her in her bed and she drifted off.

Mossie... moan away. It might sound like moaning to you but it just sounds like a concerned Mummy to me !! Bertie is learning all these things too - I know it will work out for you both.

Callie... what a mischevious munchkin Jordi is!! It is so beautiful to see him thriving in his piccies.

Congrats Spongecake... new baby and a wedding!! Definately agree with your dp - it's your day so don't let anything put a dampner on it.

Ooh, caravaning Rosy... I hope you all had a lovely time. I imagine that it is nice just to get away. I have that feeling atm.

Time to chase the big girl who has now spent nearly an hour cleaning her room - but it still looks like when she started. She is such a dreamer!!

callie-did you get 'sidetracked'

i use pampers nappies(i should buy shares in them).dont know how often i change Elsie,just whenever shes pooed or when her nappy is bulging with wee.

spnge-your sister sounds like mine,who doesnt speak to me anymore.i think shes ashamed of having a sister with 5 children who lives in a housing assc. property in a working class town

well had a fab afternoon out seeing Grumpy Old women stage show - hilarious. I have not laughed like that in ages. My friend who I went with ( she is my second mother really) also loved it.

Dh did really well with the three of them by himself. He used all the expressed milk and I managed to get home in time to feed her again. We did not use the back up formula we had.

The girls are starting to settle down - the older two that is -the really naughty attention seeking behaviour has almost disappeared.

Lovely weekend so far - went up the mountains to a state forest for the girls to have a run yesterday and then to a lovely cafe for morning tea - they loved it.

dd3 has been unsettled for most of the afternoon just catnapping and wanting to be held all the time. Just trying to get her off to sleep properly now. Think she is overtired.

Foxy how are your visitors going??

had to leave this for a separate message - bloody weird thing happened to me today...

walking out of theatre to coffee shop with friend to have a coffee.... who should walk in the other way BUT

my ex-husband and ex- best friend.

Background - exhusband had an affair with ex best friend whole time we were married - finally he left me and she left her husband. when I last saw them - divorce court - she was pregnant and sticking out her non existent belly to make a point - not sure what it was. THat was 13 years ago.

Best part -

both have stacked on the weight ( i know I am no lightweight BUT i made an effort and looked very smart today) - both are huge and she looks soooo old( she is my age) He was a big one for fitness and martial arts etc and she was always slim and obsessive about her appearance.

he recognised me and gave me the filthiest look - no idea why. Me I just wanted to laugh.

Even weirder - four weeks ago - I ran into his sister ( my ex-sil) at the local shopping centre when out with dh, dd2 and dd3!!

don't see any of them for 13 years then see him and his sister ina matter of weeks.... am wondering when I will see e - ex-mil.

I felt sooooo good - in fact still feel soooo good. Felt nothing for him iyswim, and know I have done so much in my life since he left - I would not have met my wonderful dh and had my gorgeous babes ( new pic on profile!)

okay - not meaningful to anyone else but just wanted to share my strange experience!!

Eids - haha - you got the last laught eh?

I really want to ak=sk you how and when you found ouyt about their affair? What a pair of pigs they must be to do that to you - anyway glad you've moved on and felt nothing but smugness as their porky middle agedness

BTW our visitors rang us Friday eve - said they'd call back later and we've heard nothing since. I reckon the embassy agreed to pay for a hotel, but it would've been nice if they'd called back to let us know....

Kitty - where are you - hope you are Ok

Diva - is your sis a snob then? My older sis is a complete snob - to the point its almost laughable. She judges everyone by accent, income, house size etc - all it proves is how shallow she is really. I mean she's quite nice apart from that, so it always confuses me how she can be so shallow...bit of a joke really

I keep thining about Maddy McCann - we said prayers in church this morning for her. She's the same age as my DD and can't stop thinking about her

MN mentioned in the Observer this morining: Mumsnet members have discussed little else" other than M McCann apparently!! I did see one thread but everyone was arguing as usual

he told me in a letter than he liked being with her and left with her because I was such a bitch supposedly and I brought it all on myself - go figure.

After they left found out they had met at her workplace, gone to see a friend of ours together when I thought he was elsewhere, was told by a guest who caught them snogging at our engagement party ( only after we had broken up).

They were so brave - both quit their jobs nad ran away - literally.... had no idea where they had gone, stripped our bank account. Leaving me bills and mortgage etc to pay a week before I would be paid. Thankfully I had a good job and could cover it all.

I just find it all bizarre. But it did make me feel so good - after the bummer of trying to buy some black trousers for dinner in a couple of weeks - got a pair but not ecstatic with them - they will do until I can lose this baby weight and then some.

Eids - that's brave of him ....to write you a letter (not)

Well I had plans to take the Dcs to a fair this arvo but Monti did the mother of all explosive poos all over me, the feeding cushion and all of our clothes. have bathed him and put the washing on.

Settled down to have some lunch and managed to spill a full bottle of (non alcoholic) beer all over my bed

Think I will have a lie down now....

...after I have changed the bed, that is....

eids-its great when you see people whove hurt you in the past and they now look like crap
glad you had a nice time at the theatre,i am of you though,its been years since i went to the theatre.

fox-my sis is sort of a snob/chav cross(v.beckham is her role model).she gave me a leather coat a couple o years ago that she'd paid £70 for and only worn twice,as it wasnt designer and her and her oh had decided to only wear designer stuff.she lives in dagenham though.

im having a shite weekend,i feel like crap,nearly had a row with dp last night cos i was questioning him about his emails.ds1 is up to his old tricks of being horrible and talking to me like crap.and i took the dc to a new play area round the corner and these nasty year 6 kids were picking on ds2,throwing a rugby ball at him etc.i had a go at them but they just laughed at me like everyone else does

kitty-are u ok?

thismightcheeryouup

Mossie hoping you're ok and things are improving

Eids, best revenge IMO - that's KARMA!
I'm using cloth now, well bamboo little naps which are FAB! Daytime only hasten to add.
I don't soak, CAllie I rinse, bung em in a bucket and wash with all the other light things (plenty of those with Finn loving to pee on things and failing that puking, oh the endless muslins for spillages...
Stains always come out if you hang them, even on cloudy days
Well I think I've officially got the best baby in the world.
6 hrs last night (2-8), was in bed at 6pm, tired out - fed at 8 and 11 pm) smiling at every point inbetween feeding and sleeping.
He is just an absolute bloody joy atm.(2-8)

I want 100 more if they're like Finn

diva, my sis will never forgive me for being younger than her she was wearing full footballers wife kit circa 1985 hahahaha

i was modelling flip flops, preg jeans and white vest so milk sick didn't show- see i do care about my appearance..

thx for jokes, foxy,

bought gripewater today, it smells/ tastes like pernod and baby gulped it down hope it works.... my boy is so fretfull today.

Diva, poor you

Sorry I've not been posting much

I went to docs last week as I had just about reached the ebd of my very short tether. Anyways, got a very very low dose of ad's, basically a child's dose. it has really helped already. I feel finally able to talk to people and am not feeling so angry and generally out of control.
It's the tiredness with me. If i get too tired for a long time I'm almost guaranteed to slip into depression.

Kitty!! Take your time coming back

Diva - those children were awful. I don't know what to say... it's hard to believe that the children were so rude. Hope your ds is ok. As for the big one, keep at him!! Monster.

Piffle - gripewater smells awful!! When we used it on Kate, she spat it back (and I don't blame her). We are trying infacol atm which is much easier to get her to take with the dropper at the back of her mouth.

She has been a dream today - fed and slept. Now she is having her revenge and I'm an awful mummy letting her shout at me from her bouncy chair!! Dh is at cricket so no respite for a few more hours.

Glad you and your friend enjoyed the theatre Eids. Awkward situation to run into your exes but I'm glad that you can see how much better your life has turned out .

Shame about your visitors Fox... agree, they should have called!