Jan '07 part 15: a big (calorie-free) bar of chocolate to cheer us up

[2Happy]

And dairy-free too if needed.

It's not been the best month for a lot of Januaries has it?

oh yes, I forgot - do you wise people know when we can put them in a forward facing car seat? Are there certain regulations about weight etc? And can you sit them in the front in one, or do they have to stay in the back [brainless mum emoticon]

Ratfly...32 is not old!
33 is old!

thanks Lizz, I'm 34.

LTH - but only 33 is old! when you are past 33, you become young again ;)

I think I shall skip 33 then...

I'M 26! 26! 26! 26!

So young and fresh looking

LTH ... I know!!!

but obviously you don't look it!

Wilkie..26?! Gosh, I dont even remember being that age it was so long ago. You'll be buying your clothes at priciples and shoes at clarks before you know it!

Hey what's wrong with Principals I love it in there already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like the sound of that ratfly - do you get even younger the further past 33 you get [hopeful emoticon]??

Lizz - we did the swings for the first time today as well, J decided sucking the chain was the way to do it, yuk!!

Wilkie - you are old before your time.

am off to bed now...before I insult anyone else unintentionally!!!

Pimms - chain sucking?! ugh...it doesnt bear thinking about does it!

Also...one more quick thing before I go...

DJ has really rubbery ears. Does anyone elses' Lo have this? Does the cartilidge in your ears grow as you do? Or is my baby going to have weird rubbery ears forever?

Pimms - I sure hope you do! That would be perfect - maybe I'll become sprightly and energetic again some day ;)
Lol at chain sucking on the swings - S sucked the side of the swing too when we took him!

Rubbery Ears?!?!?!?!?!?!??!

roffle @ DJ's rubbery ears!

well we just got back from a gruelling drive on the M25/M1. stupid Luton roadworks. bah.

LTH - was fabbo to see you and yours too, and agree that G and Z together are, in fact, the cutest babies ever! you can upload photos if i can Zac decided to scream all the way home, bless him, as i predicted, as soon as we got onto the A27 he let rip. grr. and as we were driving back to Northampton dh said, "My hair's really tangly, I don't know why," and i said, "Durr, cause we were standing on a beach in really windy weather?"

(btw everyone - tis not just LTH's kids who are cute, her dog is super cute too, and her house is really very tidy)

seriously...is my baby the only one with rubbery ears?
OMG!

I may have to start another thread about this....

lizz, ds3 has a funny ear that does this magical wingnut thing.
we/he can fold the cartilage so that his ear sticks right out, the folded cartilage holds it there...sticking out.

its kind of a party trick now.

it used to be both that did it but only one does now.

UD, tell dh my hair is constantly like that!!!
the hazards of beach living

he he! LTH - take a photo! I want to see!
I will experiment with LOs ears later on today and see if I can develop a party trick from them. But...its just taken him 40 mins to get to sleep, so I'll leave it for a bit.
Bl**dy teething. Grr.

A very tired and worn out Vino says hello to all......

Friday night with old friend = lots and lots of wine.
Saturday morning = 6am wake up from Ellen. Cue playing in the lounge together and thumbing through Argos catalogue - so many toys I want!!
Saturday afternoon = wedding in the sunshine. Generous amounts of Pimms followed by liberal amounts of red wine = Vino dancing madly all night.
Sunday morning = Vino awake at 6.30am whilst DH and LO sleep soundly.

4 hour drive home. All Vino's tired. Drop LO off with parents til Tuesday so Vino and DH home to chinese and bed. Tried a new chinese (actually the nearest one to our house!) and it was YUMMY.

E&H and Wilkie sounds like your hols were great.

Had chat with boss this morning and all is well.

Bought a Britax eclipse SI from mothercare on fri.

Ears are so wierd arent they ?

DS1 has this cryptoteia

Dont think we'll ever do anything to it, DS1 just thinks its his party trick !

I'm interested in these ear-party-tricks!
Looked at the link, kat, and after a while ALL ears look weird! lol

pinkcf - yuk! I hate dog poo in the garden. wish they could be trained to use little dog loos! Mind you, mine are both male, so no doubt they would still miss

S was up at 5.15 this morning- thought we had got past all this... I thought he might be feeling ill from his cold, so I got him into bed with me, and he started singing and cooing. Little monkey! He better not do it tomorrow night, I need all the sleep I can get before I teach the SEN kids....

I found out the other day (from dd's Carol Vorderman Science for 3 - 5 year olds!) that only 50% of the population have ear lobes. Am finding myself checking out the ears of everyone I meet - its about 60/40 (more with lobes) at the moment.

50% of the population have ear lobes!!!! What a fantastic random fact . Although having said that don't think I know anyone without ear lobes. Or have I just not been looking??

BTW Carrot, the 30s are much more fun than the 20s.
Is carrot the next Jan thread birthday? We don't know when everyone's bdays are do we. Eah may be time for you to start a new list

okay everyone let me know your birthdays and I'll compile a list, either post here or email me at [email protected]!!

(sorry short post long day at work answering fu**in questions about everyones savings accounts because of Northern Rock and girls being a pain and only just gone to sleep so I am off for a bath and some dinner!)

EandH - 7th April 1979
Wilkie - 14th September 1981(?)