March 2007-Today our babies will mostly be eating.............

[KITTYmaspudding]

ok, new thread, old one full!!

Callie - how about little slices of pitta bread, hummous, cucumber sticks, a bowl with sliced banana in, cocktail sausages, ginger bread men and/or mini rusks and some of those Baby Organix carrot corn sticks (which look like Wotsits)?

Muppet LOL at your description of Bethoos man. I'm just jealous!!

Mini Beast sprouted another tooth today (No 7) after a sleepless night, gnawing on my right nip.

Callie - I never sat up apparently - if he has a long thin back/small bum, its harder for hime to balance, than if he is bhudda shaped.

LOL at Whirling Kitty the Dervish!!

typing with one hand as hayden asleep in my arms. he is cutting his eighth tooth. cm told me today that getting posted so need to find another minder. aaaggggghhhhhh
Piff - have you tried the digital clear blue preg test?
Callie - do not worry about little Jordi not sitting up, esp as you said he could stand. maybe he just enjoys being in your arms thr little tyke. [cant reach exclamation with one hand}
and i split with dp last night. he has not stopped calling and texting me in tears saying how sorry he is and wants to spend the rest of his life with me// god i feel awful......

Well done Bethoo, Keeps strong, whenever you feel like giving in ask him first to give you ALL the money for his ps3 and then go and have a look at all your new blokes

Bethoo - congratulations and big hugs.

Keep focussed on what you want and what is best for you and don't feel guilty. If he had treated you properly you would not have split up with him.

[hugs]

bethoo-well done for making the break!now,ignore him and remember you have nothing to feel bad about.they are always sorry once its too late!

piff-i probably should refresh before replying to you as i have been trying to read the thread for 3 hours...so i will do that and reply to you later!

callie-Elsie wont sit up either.she can ,but only for about 30 seconds tops.she just lays back down and buggers off again.remember Elsie was born the day after jordi was due.

kitty-i was going to put dd2 in pre-school this term but i dont think i can yet.shes too precious still.as soon as i start tearing my hair out she will be straight in there!

anyway..im meant to be feeding Elsie then getting the others to bed.naughty mummy

ok...piff-i had about 5 faint 'are they/arent they' tests with dd2 and Elsie.i didnt get a strong positive with dd2 untill i was about 9 days late(yeah i did about 13 tests),and she was a day after af 'i cant possibly have conceived then' baby.

thanks girls for your support. it is hard as i do love him and he was making an effort this year but like i said he lied, cheated and used me for 2 years and i put up with it. he has not called since this afternoon. think his mum has told him not to bother, personaly i do not think she likes me but if only she knew what her son was like! gfot to dash as hayden destroying house

You're very brave bethoo - well done! I'm impressed. Stay strong. I've not done anything on the dating front so am impressed by all your activities. Do men just track you down on facebook then because you're so gorgeous? Foxy - when I say I'm old and ugly I know I'm not that heinous but it's all relative isn't it?

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. I think I don't have all of you on my fb friends list. I'm a bit confused on who is who on there - am crap with names. Only have the hang of your MN ones!

Piffle I'm very envious if it is positive but can understand your mixed emotions. Keep us up to date won't you. Diva - I swear to god those pregnancy kit people must make a bloody fortune. I don't know anyone who's ever only taken one test. I was given a very official one from the clinic with Elliot and I still had to do two more, just to be sure. And another one a week later!

Am going for an 'informal chat' tomorrow about another job in my company. Still no real job. I mean I'm getting paid so I can't complain really but I'd like to know where I'm going. My boss has been in Switzerland virtually full time since I got back to work so I've only seen him twice. It's just frustrating because I've got no goals and I just tend to drift if I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing. Ho hum ...

Elliot has 6 teeth but has got red cheeks today so expect another one shortly. Do they get some more bottom ones next? And what's the deal with teeth-brushing?! I haven't done his at all yet Should I be doing them every day before bed?

Callie - wow you're brave doing a birthday party. Umm - how about blueberries, halved seedless red grapes (very popular here) or some of those apple or orange flavoured rice cakes for sweet things? Or if you can cope with the mess, Elliot loves Organix rusks (I give him them broken into two halves along the length). You could do houmous or marmite toast soldiers or eggy bread ones. Or he likes plain pizza (like margherita) cut into strips too.

Right - I'm off to watch Masterchef. I love it!

Good on you bethoo - do NOT feel bad... he treated you pretty appallingly and now he needs to learn that he can't just cry and phone you and have you come running back just like that. All this is just shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. If you were truly that important to him he would never have done the things he has done.

Piff - don't know what to say luvvy... sounds like you'll be alright whatever the outcome - If the shadow in the box is the colour of the dye then there is a fair chance it's a positive. If it's just a dark grey shadow stretching across the paper where the indicator line runs - you may still have got away with it as that's what i had a couple of times when i was trying for number 3. Have you had any spotting which could be implantation bleeding?

Sazzy - i do Samuel's teeth in the bath at the end of the day. I use the tiniest smidge of toothpaste and give them a brush then i let him hold it himself and he enjoys pretending to brush mine and his older siblings' teeth! My how the evenings fly in our house

Piffle - forgot to ask how you got pluerasy? [sp] - must be excruciating, you poor thing. BTW I never got a positive PG test until about 10 days - think my hormones are a bit slow off the mark.

Sazzy - Monti got two bottom ones, then 4 top ones, then he got a third bottom one today! You are supposed to brush their teeth, partly so they get used to it, but I haven't brushed Monti's yet.

pleurisy was from the kids bugs... I got rundown and its my weakness as I've had it before. Tis improving now though thankfully. Still some breathing pain but better iykwim I cannot be tempted to examine tests closely as went through ttc hell getting Finn! Will test tomorrow morning and see what( if anything) transpires. Thx for all thoughts x x

Ref teeth brushing - i also have not put a toothbrush near Haydens white (for how long? ) yet. i was going to wait until he understands more. so prob when he turns one or is that too late? only 2 months to go. twice a day or once as i only do mine once in the morning!!!
Sazzy - i am the same i only know people by mumsnet name and hope it does not make me ignorant! i should make a list of mumsnet name against real name!
i called him to see if he was ok and i just get high pitched wailing, its kind of addictive in a masochistic kind of way!! i am a bitch!

Sorry bethoo but PMSL!

Hope you feel better tomorrow piffle - my mum said pleurisy is the worst pain she's ever had (and she's had 3 VBs!)

I've had 3 as well. I'd agree. lucky this time no chest infection cough thing or it would be sheer hell. How's e's sleeping tonight saz?

[cyber hugs to your inflamed lungs] Piff

Bethoo, that's hysterical!!! What did you do then? Did you phone back ?

Piffle,{{hugs}} to you, your family has really been through thhe mill as far as bugs go, let's hope that this year gets better for you all

I hate the teeth brushing. I'm so glad Ron's got no teeth, I've 5 sets to brush as it is

Diva, I felt a bit strange sending dd3 off to preschool today. She had a fine time though. This morning I said goodbye and she happily smiled and went back to playing. DD2 said she didn't cry once and she didn't bite anyone either

She has been used to going to the pre school everyday when I dropped dd2 off and she had been desperate to go too. It was really hard last term having to make her come away again.
She is a tough bruiser of a child and can fight her own corner, but she is also such a gentle giant, a lovely little girl.

It's so odd that she is so huge and heavy and Ronnie is as light as a feather. They are like Jack Sprat and his wife !!
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hey Kitty... that's an achievement - dd had a good time and she didn't bite anyone . She must know the centre well and it will be lovely company having your big sis around too.

How is Ronnie getting on now?? I like the advice from your hv and think about it often.

Kate loves brushing her teeth. I usually take her to the bathroom with me and, after a quick brush over her four teeth, she happily chews on her toothbrush. I have a spare in the car - she thinks they are fab.

Hope the "chat" goes well Sazzy. It's difficult not having anything to motivate you at work.

Well done Bethoo!! There is that saying - you don't know what you have until it is gone. Have you made arrangements with xp for ds or are you expecting that he won't be involved?

I overheard dh making a revelation today - he is going to be working from home!! His work is moving (which I knew) on the 18th (didn't think to mention ) and they don't have enough space for everyone (major bank, announces regular profit, can't buy a big enough building???). I don't know how I feel about this. It is lovely to have him around, infrequently, but essentially living in each other's pockets all day everyday could be another thing???

Kiwiw, that's interesting news about you dh working from home. Dp has always been self employed and works from home but he has an office above one of the outbuildings so he is not in the house.
Ian quite used to it. If we need to chat I either skype or phone hime. I treat the time he is in his office as hs work time and don't contact him unless it's important. I think you both have to be strict about this.
Perhaps you could have a game plan ?

Ronnie is a little better. I am much more aware of his emotional needs now.

kiwi - I work from home 4 days a week, and dh (on the odd occasions he's in this country!) does a day or 2. We just ignore each other and work in seperate rooms, and send each other emails if we need to communicate! Not sure how it would work if I was at home with Toby, rahter than working with him at nursery though.

Pif - get well soon and heres hoping that 2008 is a better year healthwise. are you eating your vegetables?

Kiwi/Kitty - i feel bloody awful, between high pitched wails and meek little sobs there was a little woice saying how he was gong to fight for me as i am worth it and he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. this is the hardest thing i have had to do fora long time. he even said that to prove how much he wanted to be with me he would give up his dog and move in with me! woah tiger do not want you cramping my space!! so confused. i love him but the way he is financially i could not be with him. i told him this last night saying how he needs to stop depending on his mum to help him out. he agreed and said he is making changes. well we will have ot see. i told him that it was his nature to behave the way he does and will never change. i pointed out that after loving him for 2 years and being treat like shit that just because he has suddenly 'let his guard down' as he tells me and realised that i am the most important person in his life then i should forget the past 2 years? sadly love is not enough, i sound like an old record as that is what i told my hubby when i left him!! maybe it is me! want my cake and eat it. i am a bitch!

you're not a bitch bethoo - if you were you wouldn't have put up with the crap he has given you for so long.

stick to your guns - if he does really want to fight for you and you are eventually meant to be together then he will prove himself and make the required changes. He's the one who has to do all the work in my book and it's not going to all happen overnight either.

How's the pleurisy piff? sounds horrendous

right - house is tip - off to tidy while little man kips..

LOL at Jack Spart and his wife!!! Kitty I always think of Ronnie in that little v neck knitted tank to and tweedy trousers, little a minature man (very cute)

Bethoo - Can people really "change" themselves? I think women spend a lot of their lives trying to change men, who always revert back to their former habits when they do get the chance. I agree with you he needs to be financially responsible, he has a child now and needs to take his responsibilities seriously, whether he is with you or not.

Hi everyone else[waves]

fitfox - that is my point exactly, i have told him that he cant change because it is who he is. bless he was going on about giving up the weed, getting fit and sorting out his cash. he called today when i was on my way to gym and i said we would always be friends and all i could hear were these pathetic (yet kind of cute) little sobs. he will get over it in a week i have told him. why the f* does he wait 2 years when i have had enough to decide to change his ways and become devoted to me?????!!!

Bethoo too little too late.
He won't change. I'm sure he REALLY wants to, but he won't.
Sorry but I'm finding the whole sobbing/wailing business very funny . I don't like men when they cry, I find it 'wimpy' but just my ishoo!