May 07 - 6mths on...........Oh I can't think of a witty title, 6mths is obviously not long enough to have regained some brain cells.....

[Mrsjaffabiffa]

Morning all.....

Thought I'd start a new thread as the other was huge.

Bit late now but big hug to Beau..... hope you went back to sleep little man.

J & M still asleep, it's one good thing about having Mum & Dad around, I don't have to wake the girls up to do the school run.

I meant doh!

Hi Pink - I have dropped 11pm feed but then S has been waking at 4.30 for the last few mornings.....I would day that if she is not interested in her 7 am feed then it suggests she doesn't need the 11pm feed.

Went to physio today re back which is giving me gyp - she did make the point that, whilst breastfeeding, one's back is likely to be prone to problems because of the effect that hormones have on joints etc. She looked horrified when I said I was likely to be feeding until July at least - and i think any sympathy she had for me went out the window!

SOH - hope all well. Local news has been muttering about problems in fens etc -will that affect you?

Abby how is LO?

Thanks for the advice ladies. Julie - I'm dying to try not feeding her, but the prospect of feeding her at 3am makes me shudder.

Anyway, I have reduced her feed tonight so will see if she takes more in the morning.

Just been up to her. She has started sleeping on her tummy which is totally freaking me out. She seems to sleep much better that way but tends to lose the dummy and starts bobbing for it. She's much easier to settle though than she ever was on her back, lying there staring up at me!

I have changed my nickname back. The rash bit was making me itch.

Anneme is that an admission of actual depression or just fed up with the creature invasion? I do hope you are alright. Anything I can do to help?

PJ, so glad you've changed back, you were making me itch too.

So how exactly does one wean then? All this 'substitute one meal' thing is ridiculous in the face of M's at least 2 hourly feeds. She doesn't have a 'lunchtime feed'. She has breakfast, 2nd breakfast, 3rd breakfast, elevenses, a midday snack, a feast at 1.30pm, pudding at 2pm, an early dinner at 3.30pm, 3 course meal at 5pm, supper at 6.30pm, pre-bed snack at 7pm, dreamfeed at 8.30pm etc etc. At what point do I introduce a bit of carrot into this food frenzy? And what the hell is going to happen to my boobs if she starts dropping feeds? I'm guessing it may hurt if she doesn't wean slowly. I can now express 9oz from each side with ease.

We're alive and dry btw. The garden's a bit of a bog but we're fine. They did advise that we get out of the house if we could but I'm English dammit, a bit of damn water will not drive me from my home . We also have a 3 storey house so I just stayed upstairs!

Main downside to the flooding is the sewer filling up. Lots of dead rats washing up. My lazy but faithful moggy has been out and collected them all overnight and stacked them by the door. Lovely to be offered a gift of a Saturday morning but I have limited uses for a pile of dead, verminous and rotting rodents.

Off to a craft fair later this morning. DH has taken M into town for a while to give me chance for a relaxing bath and cup of tea. Of course I'm still in my pyjamas and on the Internet...

Happy weekends all. Off to wallow in the bath. May not be able to get in there as I ache more than I ever thought possible. Did Tae Bo last night and doing a Pump class tonight. I will look something other than 5 months pregnant...

pinkjenny- hijack here but yr dd is beaut too

MrsJB M looks lovely!! So much older than B, i think it is his lack of hair. Did she eat the carrot?

JW i have Boden cute coat and are they tartan baggies i see? Mine all have those, even the big boys! You look rather glam too

SOH im very glad you are still dry, bad news on the rats though. Make sure M doesnt eat any of them Dont worry about the imminent pain of dropping feeds, you wont notice. Gradually weaning means it is not like going cold turkey. Give her veges galore and wait for the nappies...

Aneme, just comb with tea tree conditioner every 3 days to get rid of the nits. It really is the only way, the little blighters hate tea tree too so it can be preventative. One worming tablet for everyone in the family and hot wash all bedding and towels, you will be rid of it in 24 hrs

DH making french onion soup and bread, it is nice to have him home The vege box recipie this week was for french onion soup, i soooo love it.

Have a lovely weekend all of you xxxx

Right this will make you laugh....

just for me

Oh bollox i knew it wouldnt work, buggeration. Anyhoooo what it was a liknk to was a message in my hotmail account from Mary Wang. She is the Krispy Kreme admin lady, i have emailed her before about me doing the long round trips to buy KK donuts and of all my lovely friends sending me them via Royal Mail.

She has asked me to attend a sneak preview evening ahead of the new store opening in Portsmouth. There will be free donuts and champagne....

Im not sure weather i'm ot just incredibly What do you lot think?

pinkjenny just popping in from April, your dd is beautiful - quick question is your dp at Anfield in the pic?

LG & T - why are you hesitating! I'm on my way to join you

Geordie - yes I believe he is at Anfield. Although he supports PNE, my dad is a Liverpool season ticket holder and I think he'd gone with his ticket for some reason.

Had a horrendous night last night, Lexie vomiting violently until 5am. She's not been sick today but hasn't eaten very much. I'm trying not to stress, but you know me!! I'd just gotten over the bloody rash!!

LG&T - you jammy wotsit! You definately have to go. Its not everyday a May07er gets that kind of invite

Been to Pixifoto today and had some family shots and just kiddie shots done. All look very lovely. Dh spent 180 quid! Ds was awful . Went out with just pants on as we have had 2 weeks of no accidents only for him to pee as soon as we got out the car - even though i had the travel potty. Had his feet measured (was in Mothercare World in Basingstoke) and then went to have piccies done, only to find that the appointment was at 1pm and not 1.30 as i had thought. Had to wait for 2 families to go infront of us and in that time he pee'd again i had forgotten Ella's outfit and had to buy her one and dh had to go and get some more jeans for ds. Had to wait around for 15mins whilst they played with the photos and then took ages choosing the ones we wanted. Ds was being a nightmare running off and just not listening.

Looking forward to 7.30 when its's bed time!

AM - what a day. I had Lexie's pics done at Pixi Foto a couple of weeks ago, picked them up last Wednesday, very cute indeed.

Was my intention to just get the £10 complimentary one. As if! Spent lots more than that!!!

Oi! I worked hard for those free donuts Course i will wait for you to accompany me Pink...

Poor you April with the nightmare child, bed early and no supper

Thank you everyone - we are getting there with our vermin - nothing like yours SOH - poor you. Glad you were not affected too badly though.

I am not actually really depressed (Been there many years ago - not a nice place - will not go back there again)but was feeling a bit down this week - combination of all the many legged/no legged house (body?) guests plus back hurting so felt v old and then started worrying about being old boring mum. Also the reality of going back to work in Jan is kicking in. I am actually looking forward to it (cue lots of guilt) but the logistics scare the hell out of me. And my father in law is coming to stay at Christmas - trust me, that would depress anyone. However, compared to lots of people my life is happy and good and I think I am heading out of this weeks tunnel.

Bugger DS1 has just woken DS2 by running screaming from the bathroom....

No, it is ok. DS2 (my responsibility this evening ) is asleep in his cot. DS1 (DH's responsibility this evening) is dressed as a leopard.
I think I will go downstairs for a glass of wine.
BTW - SOH re weaning. I give S "meals" at 8, 12.30 and 5 (ish) and then seem to bf most of the rest of the time - the only milk feeds he has dropped so far are the ones at mealtimes and he still sometimes has those so it is quite gradual.

AM - I'm sorry but I did have to giggle at your day, most unlike you to not be organised I hope they have both gone to bed easily.

Good to hear you stayed high and dry SOH and strong in the face of adversity. Atta girl, that's the spirit. We shall be down at the war memorial tomorrow to do our bit in remembering all our soldiers.

Sorry about your visitors Anneme, at least you weren't at the hairdressers like Pebble was when she discovered hers And thank your lucky stars they are not giant African cockroaches that are indestructible.

I am officially knackered to end all knackeredness. J was up at 3.30 for a snack and then woke to start the day at 5.15, ds1 promptly got up too, we all snuggled but that didn't last long, then I dragged all three dc from somerset to suburbia hell of Leatherhead, some 2.5hrs away for the christening of my godson, which was a lovely affair and he is a cutie, all 3 dc were on their best behaviour and I was proud. Then all the way back in the dark and if I have to hear another bleedin story about blinkin hedgehogs i think will go bonkers. Did you know baby hedgehogs are called piglets? Did you? And you musn't feed them bread and milk, only cat food..I could go on...

To top it all AF comes along. Only 5 weeks til dh comes home.

my brother once ate hedgehog poo! my mum was well pleased NOT

i couldnt believe that i had gotten the time wrong and that i had left her outfit on the sofa. Dh had had a gut full of ds already this morning so his behaviour didnt go down well. He had to bite his tongue when the photographer told him to smile.

They went down well this evening so thats a good thing.

Have done some online xmas shopping and have worked out what i am going to get those who i have not bought for. You will be suprised to know that i have a spreadsheet!
Name, budget, item(s), actual spent and over/under. (yes i am that anal) that way when dh has a fit about how much i have spent i can tell him how much i have saved ooooh its colour coded as well. Black = no idea what to get
Red = bought, done, complete
Blue = know what i am getting just need to get it

Cam, you keep driving to places so near to me and yet dont pop in!

Lups messaged me yesterday to say all well, no internet but that Arlen is 18lbs 9oz!

I thought about calling you AM and asking you if you wanted to join us for lunch, but then thought that the golden arches in Fleet Services may not really appeal that much

I then thought, 'could I phone her and ask if we can just get of the M3 right here right now and go and stay with her the night cos i am too blardy knackered to keep on driving and its starting to rain and I can't see a thing' but I got too engrossed in the hedgehog story What does hedgehog poo even look like anyway??

Thanks to you I have started to do spreadsheets...my life is now complete.

Ds loves the golden arches so it would have been fab. Well i cant really remember what it looked like as he was only about 3 (24now) but its a favourite story to tell

See you know that spreadsheets make sense. They dont have to be all whizzy but just do the job

Off to beddy byes now.

Night x

Hellooooooooooooo .........;

I know it's the 11th of the 11th but the world didn't end at 11.11am this morning, where is everyone today?

Woooooooo Hooooooooo lg&t, you've become a KK VIP how exciting, you'll soon be a celebrity

lol at your day yesterday AM, I have to agree, I thought the same as cam, it's not like you to be forgetful.

Cam talking of hedgehogs, Harrison is going to get the pissed ripped out of him living here hey, poor lad! (reminder to self to never give him spikey hair)

J is much better, is just left with a cough now & today after her bottles she coughs and projectiles, had to strip the bed this morning because of it and have had 2 changes of clothes, going to arm myself with a bowl for the next bottle. I know it's only because of her cough after a full bottle as she is not being sick anyother time but it is annoying!

AM how was the wedding??

MrsJB, lol at le petit Herisson Lets hope he doesn't get too prickly over your choice of name

Poor little J, Jasper did the same last week, there is not much room in their tums when they are full of snot

Well, we have done it, one tooth popping out and 23 odd still to go! 6 months to the day exactly.

Woooo Hoooooo well done little J, NO bitting though, hehe

biteing? biting? none of them look right, where's SOH with her red pen?