December 06: For my first birthday mummy I would like.......

[Indith]

Here you go Eli!

I almost put 'your clothespegs' on the end there. Ds loves clothespegs. Came home from Rainbows the other day and dp had made a deal with ds. He could play with the clothespegs as long as he did it in his playpen and let dp make dinner.

Eli - I'm so sorry. How does he seem? Hopefully he will feel mentally able to cope with it as that will give him and all of you some strength.

Your Dad would want your LOs to enjoy their special days whatever the situation so perhaps you could set aside an hour of indulgence for the kid's today. Often things like this can bring a sense of perspective and make you appreciate even more how blessed we are with our children. - And I am sure your father feels like that about you!

Take care x

Eli, how awful for you. My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer 2 years ago. If you want to chat about it, please CAT me. Happy to share my dad's (and my) experience.

Thanks both, and BP, yes, that would be great - I will CAT you. I'm so sorry your father has been through that too, and you of course.

The dds were not really in any shape to celebrate yesterday - but today they're both much better and dd2 actually has an appetite

I talked to my father (who is usually not great at talking about anything to do with himself) and it was ok - he has scans to get through this week, but if there is no spread its a question of getting on with treatment really. I think I picked up a lot of shock from my stepmother initially, but my Dad was much calmer - we'll know more at the end of the week. He's asked me not to tell my siblings till he knows more which I do understand, but its weird talking to them meantime. So posting here helped a lot - you, and DH, and some Medised for dd2 = a pretty good night's kip for me

Anyway - today: Dad and stepmum coming for tea; dd1 and I baking a cake; dd2 in better shape to eat some of it. So a lot better.

I hate posting anything when I'm shocked because I know it sort of 'transmits' - so apologies if the thread got affected! I couldn't post without saying something though...and I do appreciate being able to

Um, BP, tried to CAT you but it said you'd asked not to be contactable. You can CAT me, though - or let me know how else to contact you if that works better

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday for yesterday baby lucy, calm and eli
Happy birthday to you!

No more til the 30th!

Eli, very sorry to hear your news. Glad that he seems calm about it and hoping for good news at the end of the week.

My cousin had a second little girl on the 18th, her gran died the same day. Very strange day for them. Her dd1 shares our gran in common's birthday! She seems to be going for significant dates.

ds is teething again. Just as dp has left for the week! With uni deadlines approaching I am very grateful that he is in creche Wed, Thurs Fri!

Am starting to get suspicious of my hormonal state combined with periody feeling but no period arrving...last time I felt like this was shortly after Easter 2006..........

No idea when to test though as have not been keeping track at all.

Would be more of a this time though rather than the and tears of the last time I weed on a stick

Oh dear ds has woken up and does not seem like a happy baby. Walkies time!

Sorry to hear about your Dad Eli. It's sounds like the prognosis is good. My friend has had cancer for 7 years and she stopped treatment in April (it is terminal) and was given a couple of months. She's still going strong and I'm sure much of it is to do with her zest for life and positive thinking Oh, and don't feel you can't write 'sad' stuff here - that's what we are here for: the good and the bad.

Hope the 24th babies had fun yesterday.

We are only 6 days away from DD2's birthday!

Indith, how exciting! Are you going to be the 1st Dec 06 er to have another one? Do a test and let us know!!!

We went out to friends last night. DD2 puked in the car, then I was sick there - thankfully managed to make it to the loo, and now DH is in bed with the bug and what looks like flu as well. There I was thinking yesterday "isn't it nice that everyone's well". Ha ha ha!

Waiting for Indith to take a test

Just weighed and measured DD. She is bang on 25th centile for weight and height which is quite an increase since birth. (she was between 2nd and 9th). It reassures DH that she isnt a porker as many people comment that she's a pudgy little thing....

She is also 100g off the next stage car seat so I'm getting DDs out of the garage this week which will be lovely as I'll be able to see DD when she's in the back.

Awww, Elibean, sorry to hear of your Dad, as others have said if you need to talk this is the place! Is there some cake around you could scoff?? [hugs]
Indith we might be peeing on a stick together this week - go on you first! I'm not even sure how I feel. I just love family life, but not sure if I can cope (as others do!) with 3 under 5...
Jabber, you've been a xmas inspirtation, I have nearly done it all tho haven't wrapped a thing. It's all the birthdays that do me in, all of ds1's friends in December too plus both his grandads and his grandma.
FGS, good news on the weight, how can anyone call her porky on the 25th though? Can't believe only getting car seat out now, my own little porker has been in one since 9 months (I dread to think how much he weighs...). Very nice it is too, made it much easier to hand him oatcakes to shut him up keep him happy for the 5 min ride to Halfords to choose me a bike.

Yiles at AQ and Indith!

DD2 just climbed the stairs all the way to the top. She hasnt tried at all until now so we were quite blase about it. She tried the first step so I suggested we see how far she got and got all the way to the top

DD1 was in her backwards facing car seat until 15 months so this is quite early for us

AQ!!!!!!

I'm sure you would be wonderful with another. And you would get way better value from all those nappies

I was going to leave it til next weekend to test a) because I don't really know if I am late or not yet and am not spending a fortune on tests and b) dp has gone away for the week, he was told by text last time and I don't want to repeat that! (though Durham to Southampton slightly better than Madrid to Moscow)

FGS do you think people just say babies are big because babies should be chubby? Ds always gets told he is big, I don't know where he is on the charts but he is pretty slender and not overly tall.

Indith, how can you wait for a week? How can you keep us waiting?

Eli - I missed your post about your dad. I'm so sorry, I hope he can fight it off with no side effects.

Go baby glasslipper! ds2 has been sticking his bum in the air mid-crawl, I think he's convinced it will lead to walking! It just looks like he's doing yoga
I'm waiting until next weekend too indith, not due until then (reasonably regular). Can't imagine telling your dp by text, that must have been hard. When I found out about ds2 I sprinted into ds1's room when dp was reading him a story and blurted it out!

Grr - not fair AQ

No point taking it now, though Margo! Wouldn't be accurate.

Don't have the best memories of that time, but he had already gone back to Moscow and neither of us had landlines.

Ah well, so far the conversation has been:

Do you think you are?

Well, I shouldn't be

Would be nice if you were though

A week is such a long time......

And if it's negative, makes you really think about trying for one properly (well, it does me) or just calling it quits with 2 gorgeous boys.

Oh I'll def try for properly if negative! Although I would leave it til after Christmas.

I suppose your result will show your gut feelings.

Thanks

Cake went down well, and dd2 scoffed a load which made me , but Dad and stepmum looked very scared, which was upsetting. Totally to be expected, normal etc, but upsetting. Will be better on Thursdsay, I imagine, as long as scans show no spread.

dd1 picked up on something going on and got a bit wild, but was ok again by supper time.

Now then: INDITH!!! And AQ!!!!!! Since I can't have any more, I'm going to live vicariously and watch this space for peed on sticks on a daily basis. So exciting!

dd2 has been in forward facing seat since 10 months, because she got tall and uncomfortable in the other one and the new one said 'nine months'...but I bet she isn't eligible through weight alone. We've had to drop two nappy sizes thanks to all the D&V bugs around here. She does love it though - hope yours does too, FGS

Happy Birthday to Mischa, Amberli and Leo for yesterday!

Ooh, Indith and AQ, how exciting! FWIW, I was late for my Mar06 period but a test was neg and I was oddly gutted, even though dd was only 5mo and we weren't thinking about no.3 just then. 2 weeks later DH and I got a bit drunk and ds2 is the result . Strange how thinking you might be brings on those broody instincts.

Eli, so sorry to hear about your dad. I really hope the end of the week brings some positive news for you. Will keep you in my thoughts. ((hugs) for now.

Is anyone else's baby very clingy at the moment? Ds2 is driving me CRAZY because he's an absolute limpit. It's not even enough for me to be in the same room, he has to be ON me, the last couple of days he's actually been trying to drag ds1 and dd off my lap if I'm giving them a cuddle . I honestly can't put him down for a second without him whingin and crying and hauling himself up my legs. It's incredibly wearing, tbh and I'm not particularly enjoying him atm .

BP, good luck with work tomorrow!

Olihan - DD1 was clingy like that for aaaaaages. She would cry when I left the room and often I ended up sitting her on the floor next to me while I went to the loo!

BP - hope work goes ok.

AQ & Indith, you can get tests that you can do earlier than your due date. I strongly advise you to buy some and put me out of my misery. Don't worry about DH Indith, tell him when he gets back

I hope you get the news you want anyway. I am definitely not broody and I feel so happy to know I won't be putting myself through it all again because I'm not broody IYKWIM !!

Oli, DD2 is slightly clingy but fortunately she is easily distracted. Unfortunately though, as she is so mobile, she can find me wherever I am hiding

Castles behave yourself

DS is teething like a mad teething thing. Meaning he is shouty, grump, up lot in the night and has today turned his nose up at all food except moon biscuits and my croissant Not even yoghurt could tempt him...it must be bad.

Anybody want him?

And to add to the list...has sledpt for a grand total of half an hour today and is now screaming in the mei tai

Gosh, it's all happening! Indith and AQ - Please take tests soon, and put us out of our misery. I mentioned this to DH yesterday, who walked off muttering something about how lucky other men are ,as they must be having sex. Poor chap.

Work is going just fine. Thanks everyone for the good wishes. It's like I've never been away. Which I suppose I haven't, as I've been working part time for free since I started matty leave. Boy do they owe me!

DD2 has decided that nursery is far too exciting for sleep, and does bush baby impressions for the entire time she's there. By the time I get her home she's past it, bless her. She's fair cruising now, though showing no signs of standing unsupported as yet.