Feb '06 - Christmas trees and toddlers

[Jas]

CAMERON, 6th Jan, born to Teuch, DC1
PEYIA, 23rd Jan, Born to TicTac, DC1
ALEXANDER, 24th Jan, Born to Yeahbut, DC3
MAISIE, 26th Jan, Born to ellenrose, DC3
JESSICA HELEN, Birthdate 30th Jan, Born to JuA, Twin 1, DC2.
EMILY ROSE, Birthdate 30th Jan, Born to JuA, Twin 2, DC3
T, Birthdate late Jan, Born to ChasingSquirrels, DC2
ASTRID, Birthdate 4th Feb, Born to EachPeachPearMum, DC1
LAUREN EMMA, Birthdate 6th Feb, Born to Morgan, DC2
PIPPA, Birthdate 8th Feb, Born to CSWS, DC1
LEWIS, Birthdate 9th Feb, , Born to Phoenix, DC1
EVIE HARRIET, Birthdate 10th Feb, Born to Hotmama, DC2
RHUARIDH GEORGE, Birthdate 11th Feb, Born to MrsDoolittle, DC2
BEN, Birthdate 12th Feb, Born to Kelbelle, DC1
OSCAR, Birthdate 12th Feb, Born to Chloe55, DC1
OSCAR, Birthdate 13th Feb, Born to JoFan, DC
LUTHER, Birthdate 14th Feb, Born to Otter, DC5
BRAM, Birthdate 21st Feb, Born to mustrunmore, DC2
LUCA, Birthdate 21st Feb, Born to 2boysmacca, DC2
EMRYS , Birthdate 24th Feb, Born to Flamesparrow, DC2
ISABEL ERIKA, Birthdate 24th Feb, Born to Amiable, DC1
RORY JOHN, Birthdate 25th Feb, Born to dewmeadow, DC2
BOY, Birthdate 26th Feb, Born to Jas, DC3
SALLY ANIELA, Birthdate 28th Feb, Born to Thell, DC1
NEVE, Birthdate 4th March, Born to Frizbe, DC2
ALFRED WILLIAM, Birthdate 4th March, Born to damewashalot, DC3
BOY, birthday 10th March, born to UniS, DC1

You don't love me then?

Of course; am happy to spread the love But you didint appear to be a recipient of texts last night.I had t obe frugal, as couldnt get through for ages at a time!

(tis flame)

Snow forecast has changed from heavy to light

If your train is cancelled then they honour your ticket - tis fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine

B is excited that my friend with the purple top is coming.... you must wear purple!

I didn't get any exts las night, but assumed it was beacuse no one loves me It took 8 hours for the one Flame sent to get to me.

Got mine about 8 or 8.30am, soo that prob tok a while too!

Happy New Year everyone

Well ds is all snotted up and coughing like me now He woke up crying about 11pm and sounded very chesty so i gave him some medised to help him sleep and he slept til 7.50 this morning then he went back to sleep in our bed til 8.30. He's also had a good 2 hour nap this afternoon.

Flame - for your dh leaving you in bed.

no one texted me last night (might have something to do with none of you having my number ) I've got csws number in my phone from the piss up (in case we got lost) but i didn't text her incase she wondered who the hell it was from

OMG i've just discovered i know the cbeebies goodnight song word for word, how did that happen

I knew that from when DD was only a couple of months old - you;re slackin

I work til 7pm 5 days a week.

And i do my best to avoid cbeebies when i'm off

Bah, excuses

Anyone around who can tell me how chickenpox appears and how to treat (does it need GP?)?

Normally one spot on back/face then more a couple of hours (possibly a day) later (but if you miss the first one it will just be a rush iyswim...

They will get blistery and spread fast. No real need to see GP if you are sure that is what it is - mine seem to keep getting random spots that look like it, but it never develops - developing is the key.

Calamine lotion to dab and baths in something (I am thinking bicarb but that could kill her or something equally as interesting )

Is it wrong to be really bitter about my stepsisters?

They are single mums, one is working/in college, the other not.

Both have flats - not huge but fine for one and baby iyswim.

They can afford to buy new furniture etc (rather than mine and DH's house of charity shop/people chucking out).

They can go to concerts every month or so (not little concerts, £20-£30 a ticket ones), they go out drinking once a week/fortnight (there is rarely a weekend when my dad doesn't have one, other or both babies there).

I don't want them miserable, but I do want to know where all their money comes from. I strongly suspect it comes from "help" from their mum - eg the money that my dad earns.

I know they have had him as a dad living with them for pretty much their whole lives (and longer than he was with us for), but every now and then, when I am shuffling money to cover all the bills for the month and craving takeaway, I feel like it should be me getting some help.

He f*cked off and left us, raised someone else's children more attentively than he ever did us, now my mum is worried sick about how she will live without fostering, we are a lot better off than we were but it would still be nice to have the odd bit of help.

Just occasionally I look and think - I want that life. I want the dad that they had.

Sorry - I can't offload on main MN because although I am 99.9% sure they don;t know about it, I can't risk big family feuds.

HAPPY NEW YEAR all

{{{hugs}}} Flame, that's a tough one...I can only speak from my experience with dh here, and he tries to treat ss the same as the girls..... for you to see this, I'm guessing your dad may not properly 'know' how much monetary help your stepmum is giving the girls? (ie my dad still is none the wiser that my mum snuck money out of their account to pay for my wedding dress, he's a tight northerner)

MRM have fun at the seaside!

EPPM at your very early fireworks, ours only kicked off about 11:30 very close to dd2's window, but she still didn't wake (saved herself till 3am, sigh..... ended up sleeping on dh for most of the night, as he was too tired to argue Have given him stern talking too about us both sleep training her tonight onwards..)

Jas, like the new name you keeping it?

CSWS you gave up mumsnet for an evening, both of you hope the bailey's was nice, did you watch Jools?

Hi Phoenix, to hear ds is poorly.

Hi Macca was the run good (you nutter running on nyd )

Here's hoping the boiler chap can come to us tomorrow girls, not fancying snow with still no hot water or heating
We did the pub early last night for a meal with my parents and some friends, then home for 8.30ish (hence my quick post on here, then dh, ss and I played Risk till 11:45, before watching Jools Holland etc) put ss to bed at 12:15, we went to bed at 1am then dd2 joined us at 3am
Dh is a love though, he let me lie in till 9.30am bless him

Ohhh got rid of the two downstairs stairgates today (kitchen and bottom of stairs) still shocked as to how large the doorways/entries look again

at how much Baileys you drank mrm! How was the head this morning?

Well we're not completely sure if it's chickenpox or not, but sounds like it could well be. One spot appeared just below her nappy line at the front, I thought the day before yesterday, but maybe it was only yesterday . I thought she'd just had a bit of food drop down her front and rub her, but tonight when dh undressed her for her bath, he noticed a few teeny tiny red spots appearing on her torso, one on her back, one under her arm, and a couple round her girly bits. Given her some calpol in case it bothers her in the night, and if they're up properly in the morning then will get some piriton syrup, which a trawl of the archives has recommended. It appears to be oats in a sock for the bath as the top recommendation flame, but I think you're right that bicarb is also an option.

Dh is also feeling unwell and itchy tonight, but he's fairly sure he's had cp before . He's gone to bed already, and I need an early night, as we're not getting much sleep at the moment.

It's been a long time with no heating now Friz - really hope they turn up for you tomorrow.

Hope Lewis is feeling brighter tomorrow Phoenix.

Flame - I'm always curious in situations like that too. Sounds like there must be some help coming from somewhere. Why not ask your dad straight out?

Why won't ds have medicine of any description anymore? He's always wanted a spoon whenever he see's a bottle (which i don't give obv) but now he's ill i'm having to struggle to get some in his mouth. He ends up wearing more than he swallows.

lol - dd took it with less fuss than ever tonight .

Flame- for sarnie- you're soo lucky! I woke dh at 12- hadn't actually realised it was that late as the clock in the living room had stopped, but dd kept saying 'Papa up! Papa get up now!'

Misread mrm's post as having 2 amish lads! need to read more slowly I think (am finishing off champagne from last night!)

Flame- forecast here has now changed- and we have snow for 2 days! so it must have moved north (I'm assuming yr visiting psycho, and using her pc rather than just stealing her nick?) Sorry for your family problems- can't really help, never been in same situation. Maybe namechange and post a thread for advice, though it may turn into a slanging match? DH's father never wanted or acknowledged him though, and he found that he wasn't actually sad or upset when he died- he always says that his mum was a Mum and a Dad... and she is a great parent.

Phoenix- what do you do until 7pm each night? (feeling sorry for you though...)

csws- hope its not chickenpox! FWIW dd has 2 random spots on her back this eve... chickenpox seemed to make the rounds of every baby I know last year, though dd didn't get it (think half her nursery did though) I haven't had it either and really don't want it.

Wasjust abou o post for csws menioning piriton and porridge oats, but see you don't need me.
Calamine is a waste of time.

CSWS yep sorry forgot the pox bit whilst I was reading... if dd does have it bicarb of soda works great in the bath. It's doing the rounds up here too, dd1's mate has it.

Dd2 just yelled, 'its dark' didn't even know she knew that word ??? can you guess whose not asleep yet????

cross posts- Friz- still no heating????

think someone once mentioned aloe vera on the spots? but dunno if any good or not? off to watch the Heroes pilot with dh anyway, catch ya all tomorrow!

I am going honest! no, EPPM, still no heating, builders n plumbers fortnight