April 2007 - All change! Maveta comes to London and Ange goes to Spain!

[tcmummy]

not seen her around

Hope GMM is ok.

Cooking some food for Erin (to freeze) at the moment...must try not to get distracted by MN and forget it is cooking .

I'm a bit p'd off at the moment tho probably over-reacting. Basically we're going to stay with ILs this weekend to visit BIL & SIL's new baby. It's been arranged for ages that we'd go this weekend (cos it meant there would def be a baby and ILs were free to have us stay there). DH has booked Fri and Mon off work (using 2 days of his holiday time). It's at least a 4 hour trip each way usually (tho I know it's going to be longer with Erin). Anyway MIL said last night that cos it's SILs birthday on the Sat, BIL & SIL are having a party (yes, with a 10 day old baby ). DH phones his brother today to arrange when is best for us to visit them (bearing in mind it's the ONLY reason we are going there this weekend). He says if we go on the Sat morning we can only stay for 20 mins cos they have to get ready for the party they're having. We aren't invited to the party. We can't go on Sun morning as we've been invited elsewhere. So BIL says we can go Sun afternoon. Now I just keep thinking how knackered I was when Erin was less than 2 weeks old. All I keep thinking is they'll be knackered from baby & knackered from party and they aren't going to want us there for very long on the Sunday iyswim. So I'm now pissed off & wondering if it's worth bothering with.

why aren't you invited to the party?
how very odd of them

agree spb - strange of them not to ask you to party. its a long trip to make for 2 short visits if the real point was to get to see them and the new baby.

meeting was work meeting with one of the youth workers I'm managing. I can do my 10hrs when I want and this afternoon was only time I could squeeze it in.

nutty and at you not being invited! Wierd.

I'm so sorry so many of you are having problems with your dhs. No advice really, as we have our ups and downs (but mostly ups, thank goodness). Dh is, on the whole, a great guy and I have nothing to complain about.

Nutty - very odd about the party. Bet you feel really welcome.

Am really annoyed tbh. WO - it's not 2 visits, it's either 20 mins on Sat or go on Sunday afternoon.

Am even more pissed off now cos the veg only made enough for one tray of cubes and some for now...she's had about 3 bloody spoonfuls and wouldn't have anymore . Why do I bother?????

oops nutty - then a very long trip for one short visit!!

Nutty. Weirdos. at them, silly poo heads .....

Whoops - been spending too long in the company of 2 and 3 year olds ....

Gotta go bath P - she smells like a cheesy mould pot ....

I know . I'm just dreading it tbh, I don't get on with ILs very well and last time I saw them I fell out with them and refused to go home until they left . DH feels too, cos he feels like we're not welcome and cos his bro is a bit funny with him about it all (e.g. DH said we really like our pram, his bro wouldn't even consider it cos it didn't cost much). Then to top it all off MIL was saying how she'd bought SIL some nice new pj's and stuff...she got me fuck all when Erin was born.

Nutty, TBH I would be seriously considering whether it's worth going at all. Agree with Dippy...poo heads.(!)

nutty - given that dh has tie booked off - can you 3, your own wee family do something nice instead? make it your own special weekend close to home? meet up with friends?put the petrol money towards heading out for the day?(now - resist the temptation to splurge on more nappies!!)

tie booked off?????? i meant TIME

Much better idea WO...Nutty should have a nice family weekend. Somewhere away from nappy shops.

Hi all

CD, I haven't had sex since conceiving K either!!!! There I have said it. Dreadful isn't it.

I love dh to bits and he is a great dh and dad. Just lost the desire and he doesn't push it. I know the desire will come back - it did after B.

Nutty, I think it is shite about the party too. I tend to agree with the others and make it a weekend for the 3 of you to enjoy.

Hope everyone else is well.

We have had a good day. Ended up going to the IoW for a brief trip. It was lovely but the weather was pants and K has been really grizzly.

Roll on bedtime for them both.

Best go. Tons to do. xx

Well I'm thinking he should cancel the Friday off anyway. Then if we do go, just go Sat-Mon. Doing something just the 3 of us might be nice tho.

Can I ask (bit random ), what spoons people are using for weaning? We've got some Boots own brand ones but I don't think Erin likes them . Have just given her some water in Doidy cup and she's opening her mouth really wide for it. She also opens her mouth a bit for the pot thing I had her food in (I sneaked a spoon of food in her mouth at the same time and she was happy to eat it) so I'm now thinking it's maybe the spoons she doesn't like...any ideas?

a bit random?!

nutty - we love the Boots spoons but each baby to its own

Lesley - yes going away was great for us too - no tv or pc and when dcs in bed adult time

wcl - sorry to hear about your troubles - we had probs after ds1

cd - love the 'weaning' photos

ds2 screams alot really high pitched - v. annoying.

poor nutty, as if we havent' got enought to contend with!

Re Dhs, I love mine to bits, but sometimes the urge to smack him with a frying pan (or better still, Ken Hohms non stick wok) is so overwhelming. I would love, love, love to hear it DOOOIInnng off his face.

He doesn't treat me badly, it's just that sometimes, he is a total dork

pathetic but my favourite spoons came with a Petit Filous set I had for Ds. They are lilac, big and soft on the mouth. My other favourites are those shaped ones from Tesco, sort of pointed upwards at the end. They are really easy for babies to feed with. Of course, I have a rather fine collection of cutlery. The best ever for older toddlers must be the IKEA ones, and their non moving plates are fab too

LOL at the frying pan dooooiiiinging of dh's face mmk!

Nutty, we have Tommy Tippee spoons, they have a really soft rubber tip to them. I think S has eaten too much today - made her some sweet potato and she scoffed loads of it. Now won't settle to bed, maybe she is too full. She just seems really hungry during the afternoon/evening and just wants to eat, eat, eat!

maybe we should do that marriage class, but I prefer our existing methods.

We have an agreement that I do all the looking, research,booking and ordering. However, if I mess up, get it wrong, or just change my mind, he does the cancelling. It works well.

We've been married 11 years now, I just can't believe it. When he really annoys me, I lay awake, planning my escape. Atleast I drop off to sleep picturing my new life on a tropical island.

new thread ideas? spoons? or is that too contraversial with the blw/weaning debate?!

Pillock - how about "April 2007 - Normabutty wants to know about spooning" ...I mean, if you're gonna go for controversial you gotta go all out