August Babies ...... part 3

[Katherine]

Thought it was about time we had a thread which didn't take hours to load though....

Well caught up with Wills on the other thread and feel so very bad for her. Sending you all my love Wills.

I guess everyone is feeling quite low judging by the lack of postings here but we can't let the thread sink. So just thought I'd tell everyone that DD2 has just got her first pair of wellies. They are a size 4 and her shoes are size 1 so she has to waddle and I put lots of socks on her. but she absolutely loves them. So this morning we are going to go and find some puddles (not that difficult round here at the mo but they have to be shallow enough

I'm not trying to be frivolous but I think we all need a bit of a smile. Hugs all round

Woohoo katherine. I've been holding my breath all day for you. Glad it's good news.

YAY!!!!! So pleased for you Katherine

PHEW! Fabulous news!

Can't beleive I was so upset all week, imagining not seeing DD2 start school for what essentially is little more than a baby bel! The piece he removed with the needle even LOOKED like cheese. It was all very quick smooth and straightforward - in fact the most painful part of the whole thing was just taking the plaster off!

Thank-you all so much for listening to me rabbiting on.

We;ve got loads of snow so I'm off to play now.

Snort! TMI, Katherine Enjoy the snow and the pleasure of being with your children. I think it would take nerves of steel NOT to have been very anxious about yesterday, please don't be hard on yourself! Have a lot of fun today.

OMG. I've missed sooo much! Katherine glad to hear its cheese, cancer is horrible to live with but you do and funnily enough it becomes part of your life after a while. I've not been around cos the dreaded sickness bug that's been doing the rounds here hit the family and honestly its felt like I've been swimming in bloody washing recently! Anyway we're all over that and moving on thank goodness.

Life is ok at the mo. Work has settled now that I have my old job back and I've been really busy which has allowed me to not dwell on other things. I still have to be incredibly careful but for the moment at least they 'appear' to have taken their eye off of me!

At the moment my 'd'm is leaving me alone but I suspect that's about to end. She's going on holiday on Thursday and therefore expects me to take Anna out of her after school club so that she can see the kids. She's only going away for a week! But the good news is that I'm getting really good at ignoring it. Practice makes perfect and all that!

DH had a very painful time with the chemo stuff and now we're waiting for his checkup operation. They've scheduled it for the 8th - great timing as that's the day before dd1's 5th birthday! But I don't think he's up to us delaying it because he's desperate to know that all the pain he's been through has been worth it. He's very sweet at the moment. He's foul tempered but knows it so ranges from awful to gorgeous (when trying to make up for it). He bougt me an MP3 player for my valentines.

The kids as always are wonderful. dd2 is very possessive though. Anyone else experiencing that? If I give dd1 a cuddle or attention it wont take long for her to notice and try to muscle in. I ignore her at that point and carry on but wanted to know if its common.

Also some of you have mentioned tummy sizes. This is going to sound odd but dd2's is ENORMOUS! Looks as though its going to burst and its very very solid - anyone else got this?

dd2 is talking quite a lot but its not incredibly clear. She's got the hang of giving her parents instructions down to a T and is a master of phrases such as "want La la" and "Get down" for getting out of her high chair or cot etc. Her latest is cookiecrisps which is dd1's favourite cereal (have i revealed that my children are fed crap). She inidicates that she wants milk by going to fridge grabbing the 6 pinter of milk and dragging it to whereever you are in the house and pointing at it and smiling at you at the same time.

did you all get the 18month email from Mumsnet. How wonderful - spot on really.

To everyone hi! Marina hope your toe is getting better, that sounds like a suspiciously long amount of time for a soft muscle injury but I'm not a doctor so wont judge.
ems - Hi ya!

Special hi to bumps

Hi Wills, so lovely to hear from you and so sorry you've all been feeling rotten. I felt a bit funny posting my stuff - I know its a bit close to home for you. Thinking of you loads.

DD2 is also incredibly possissive which is quite funny when she tried to shove her big sister out of the way but a bit embarrassing when she is trying to come between the neighbours having a cuddle etc. Shes very demanding and has everyone running in circles. Sounds like our DD2s have a lot in common Shes a little peach though - full of humour and a bit of a clown.

hi all!!
Katherine dont be silly, we are all here for each other and I for one (and suspect everyone else too) am pleased that you choose to share with us. I am so happy for you. echoing Marina (Hi Marina How are you?), have fun with your kids today and all the time and ease up on yourself.

wills--- lovely hearing from you. work sounds as tho it's better.
hugs to your dh and hoping the op reveals good news. My dh got me an Mp3 player for Christmas they are great aren't they. I didn't think much about them on paper but they are really handy.

your dd2 sounds abs adorable!! ds2 is possesive too so think it's quite common. He even gets a little violent towards ds1 when I am hugging him or spending time with him. He doesn't even want dh to hug me!!

kms---- hope all is well with you.

Sooo pleased for you Katherine.

Wills-great to hear from you and please things have settled down at work. Hope your DH gets the all clear at the op.

My DD is also so possessive. She pushes her brothers out of the way if we are having a hug. She is also a big comedien.

Wish the snow would settle here we have had a slight dusting overnight the last couple of nights but it has all gone by midday and then a few snow showers but not settled. I want to play in the snow!! it just doesn't snow like it used to! (sound like my gran!!)

How is everyone? Katherine, don't worry in the slightest - the board is here for everyone, and I'm going to have a whinge in a minute! Wills - dd has a vast tummy size as well - at the end of the day she really looks like she might pop. In the morning she's quite slim (in a chunky sort of way!). Hello to everyone else as well!

Can I have a bit of a whinge? I feel like I've had a really hard week, but looking back over it, I can't put my finger on why. Dh has been late home every night, so I've had to do everything with the kids, and he was away all yesterday till after 10, which I always find hard, because Saturdays don't have any of the structure of the rest of the week. But I'm getting SO impatient with the kids - I did some reading/writing/cutting and sticking with ds yesterday, and I just have no patience - as soon as he doesn't look at what he's doing I'm down on him. I don't feel like I'm doing enough for dd - she just tags along with what ds is doing. And it's so easy to just put CBeebies on. Added to that, I feel really horrible at the moment - might be all these glamorous MNers putting their pics up, but I feel SO unglamorous at the moment. Not that I ever have been particularly glamorous, but I feel like I've hit a new low. Dh thinks so too which doesn't help.

Writing it down, I think I deserve a good slap for being so silly, but thanks for listening anyway.

hello! this is the first time i've noticed this thread and wondered if it was ok to join in!?
My ds2 is an august baby and has just hit 18 months.He's incredibly sweet but hard work in a way I don't remember ds1 being. Maybe i'm looking back with rose tinted glasses on!

As some of you have mentioned about your babies , he's also very possesive if ds1 comes for a cuddle, pushing him away and wanting to be in on the action! He also shouts ' huggle ' at me if he wants to be picked up, and 'look' if he thinks i'm not paying him enough attention!
He's still in bed asleep at the mo, peace !!!!

Welcome alex'smum

Hello - feeling much better today. Katherine, I read my post back with horror this morning, as I realised it looked like I was accusing you of whinging!!!!!!! I really wasn't - only myself (grovel, grovel).

Well, I flew the flag for fat old bat pictures, Tortoiseshell, honest...I got mistaken for ds' "nana" in a big department store last week which really distressed me. Whinge away, you poor thing, sounds like you had a rubbish week.
None of us deserve a slap, being a parent is very, very hard work. Glad you are feeling better today, hope it's the start of a happier week all round.
Welcome Alexsmum! I too now realise disbelievingly that we may have had it easier with our first...dd throws crockery, drums her heels on the floor and generally carries on appallingly. She also chews used flannels, old pants and anything else ds leaves lying around. Thank goodness she is also adorable and funny (and pot-bellied).

hi all!!
TS--- have you told dh how you feel? or is it unavoidable that he comes late?
How about leaving your ds to it when he's cutting/drawing etc maybe even have a cuppa and read a mag whilst he's working away. It will give you a few mins to yourself and stop you from pouncing. does dd like to do the same things? if so then her tagging along will be abs fine and you will be doing enuff. Or you could do something else with her that she enjoys whilst ds is doing his stuff.
as for the glamour, I feel as glamourous(sp) as nora batty at the moment How about having a mini make over for a boost. you can even do it yourself have a little play with make up styles (if you wear it, but remember we can be glamourous without make up) and have a play with different hairstlyles.

alexmum--- Welcome!!

marina--- snortle@ fat old bag pics... I win prize for fat young bag!! I feel at least 60 theses days (nothing wrong with being 60 I hasten to add!!) dont feel bad about being mistaken as a nana, people think I'm ds1 sister most of the time most of the mums at the school dont even know I'm his mum. maybe that why I have to try so hard to fit in!

Hi guys. how did your mothers day go?
Hope you had a good one.

Hello everyone. TS I didn't read it that way at all honest. Don't be so hard on yourself. Being a mum all the time is HARD! We all have spells when we are impatient. Sometimes I even feel neglectful but its so hard to juggle everyone and everything. And I'm sure the kids don't really notice it at all. I'm sure you more than make up for the slightly dodgy moments. Sounds like you just need a bit of a break. Hugs. Hope you had a lovely mothers day to help you feel better.

Mine was a bit strange as DH is away for the week. But the kids were lovely most of the time although they went a bit mad when visiting my mum. Have to say I'm afraid I'm not missing DH too much. Its nice to have a bit of peace and quiet and the lack of extra demands without him to help makes me realise how little he does do. Ho hum he does work hard though.

Trying to save up for a new laptop at the moment - not easy when DH never leaves me enough money to pay for everything, and also trying to organise broadband. So live is complicated. Als DD1 5th birthday next week. Aghhhhhh! So organising presents and parties too. Pirate party this year. Wonder if I can get them all to walk the plank!

Hi all, I had a lovely Mothers' Day, with flowers and a bar of chocolate that was clearly meant to be shared out, plus three super cards. Ds also read out a "charming" poem about me in Church...first line claiming that I was "mad on shops". Thank you ds.
Wondering if Wills is around today, I know her dh had his op yesterday and really hoping the news for them all was as good as possible in the circumstances. Wills, are you out there?

Hi Marina, thanks for remembering. Yep dh had his op and wonderful news it was all clear! At first I felt absolutely estatic, but dh didn't react at all! In fact he's a bear with a sore head - I thought it was the anathestic but its more than that. Its really wierd because its sent me crashing down as well and I can't explain why. He's being put onto a kind of maintenance chemo where he'll get a top up every 3 months of two treatments. The consultant also wants him back in 3 months to have a look inside. I can understand him being a bit gloomy but its been really really hard work having him snap at everyone. Partly the problem is that it was dd1's 5th yesterday and although she had a wonderful time I think both of us would prefer to have a little bit of piece and quiet to sort out our own emotions - does that make any sense whatsoever?. Its her party this Sunday so we're not going to get that time until next week. This time I've been incredibly lucky and she's sharing the party with 3 other children which has meant the workload has virtually disappeared leaving me time to concentrate on doing things that I enjoy such as baking and decorating her cake! What are you doing in terms of Pirate games Katherine?

Welcome alexsmum!

Hi to everyone

Brilliant news Wills. I can understand your DH not being too ellated as he still has to have treatment, but it is the best news you could have had. I hope you get the time to take stock soon. It's great you were able to share the bithday organising.

Best wishes to all

Fantastic news Wills. I wonder if your dh is trying to protect himself against a rollercoaster of emotions - scared of being too happy in case it all goes wrong. Anyway, I'm really pleased for you and your family. Hope dd1's party goes really well. You'll be able to really enjoy it with a light heart.

We're all ill here - we've all got fluey colds (I said on another thread that dh reckons he's got bird flu!). Feel awful, but hopefully may be on the mend. Dd surprised me today when I went in to get her up from her nap (bearing in mind I am totally blocked up, and unable to smell) by announcing she had done a poo. I asked if she wanted a nappy change and she said 'YEAH'. And she had done a VAST poo. So it was a good job she told me, because I wouldn't have smelt it otherwise!

Strange thing to be proud of, and I'm sure you didn't really want to know that, but there you go!

GREAT news Wills, just turfed up this thread in the hope you had posted (also just returned from nice City lunch and wished you were there). Very pleased at this news!
Your clever dd Tortoiseshell! I wish ours was as helpful on the nappy front...her speciality is plucking crossly at hers until it disintegrates, then having a copious widdle on either my flokati rug or her brother's carpet. If we hang around for more than a nanosecond at bath-time, she's off...
Hope all your colds have improved. There are some charming viruses around at the mo.

Wills fantastic. Big Hug. So please for you. I sympathise with the mixed feelings. It must be so hard but I am so pleased for you.

DD1s birthday yesterday. Chatsworth was obliging enough to re-open the farm so we went there after school. Bought her a horse and stable kit which she loves and which is the same scale as DSs farm so they are playing happily together. Also a trumpet which they both love but which we may regret! Had a picnic tea at the farm which turned into a proper birthday tea so everyone had lovely time. Trying not to think too much about the party on Saturday Wills. I always find these things hard work but I suppose I 'd better get organisng. We thought of a balancing thing like a walk the plank. We are also trying to work out throwing soft balls (canon balls!) at skittles with ships stuck onto them! Needs more thinking about though. Also a John john Silver race where they have to hop. Would like to do a treasure hunt but haven't figured it out yet. Oh and a pin the tale on the donkey equivalent with a treasure map and stick on shovels or black crosses to try to find the treausre chest. And good old PTP (inflatable parrot). Got my party bags off e-bay by the way. £1.50 each and they are fab. Couldn't have done them better myself. At some point I need to make a treasure chest birstday cake too. Aghhhhhhh. Why do we do these things? Oh well it will all work out in the end.

DD2 did a wee in her potty a few weeks ago but has refused to sit on it since. Think its a bit uncomfy as her bum is so small with no padding!

sorry had to suddenly dash off there. Was about to say that I just had a NNE (nasty nappy expereince) - DD2 had done a poo so was changing her. Tugged at the trousers, quite snug over her big nappy and the whole thing came off. Suddenly I was left holding a pair of cords with a smelly nappy hanging out and my nose inches away from a very pooey bum. DD2 thought it was really funny!

Sorry you are all pooly tortoirshell. I've got 2 snotty noses (well not me personally) but nothing worse ATM. Hope you feel better soon.

Hi. We are all STILL ill - dd is still coughing away, ds has joined in, and I have had an ear infection for a week now - I'm completely deaf in one ear, and about 50% deaf in the other, which is REALLY horrible. I feel so much more sympathetic towards children who have ear problems - it's really not nice. Had a very unsympathetic doctor who just said my ear drum would probably burst!

Hope you're all ok. xxx