June 07 - hunni hunni's HERE! ;-)

[HellHathNoFury]

unwilling pram chat before I get told to shut up!

Thanks. There's 9 of us going and I'm the only one with DCs, although one is pg.

The 'organiser' has told us all what to bring. Everyone else (who are working) has been asked for ingredients, eg a chicken, vegetables, fruit, but I've been asked to 'make a cake'. Why does everyone think that because I'm a SAHM, I don't do anything all day and hence have all the time in the world to just whip up a cake at 24 hours notice??? I am very probably being unreasonable but I am a bit peeved.

Just wait till their Mums!! - they'll soon realise!! What ages are they then as you're the only one with Lo's??

I know, I'm storing these comments in the memory bank to remind them of later! They are all 30-32 and career girls and boys. There are 3 couples and 3 singles going. Dh was invited but we don't have anyone who could look after the DCs this weekend.

Much as I love Dh, I'm really quite looking forward to being away for a couple of days on my own without having to consider him and the Dcs all the time. As well as socialising with my friends, I shall be reading my book, having a very long bath and drinking more than I would with Dcs in the house - in the firm knowledge that I won't have to get up in the night (bliss). It's the sort of weekend that we did resgularly pre-DCs and I now realise that I never appreciated it enough then.

Sounds lovely! Its funny how you appreciate things now isnt it? Like the time in the evenings when Lo is in bed and its MY time!
(She just cried out a minute ago when I was on the phone and I thought OMG!!!!)

I know. I love my time in the evenings. Dh is working late, so I'm watching Jamie on the telly, the fire is on and I have my laptop, and it's lovely. All I need now is chocolate

Am veeeery Fairy! Why don't you go to Waitrose and buy a nice cake?

Shake it up a bit, dust with icing sugar and - hey presto - as good as home made

Nice to see you JBM! You've been very quiet of late. Hope you are OK

That is exactly my plan Foxy!

Hi Foxy! - Yes im ok. Did I tell you L weighed in at 14lb 13.5 oz? HV said she's fine, which is good! Hows your LO?
I cooked a recipe out of annabel K tonight for us all and it was a big hit - Salmon steaks in a white/chive sauce (I added cheese as well!). mmmmmmm yummy!

Thanks guys, I feel much better after a bath and some choccie. DH fed DD and put her to bed so I just shut the door on the world!

To be fair DD is normally fab, and if she is not it is usually my fault for being crabby or not paying her enough attention. Today was just one of those days. The weather is shite and there isn't much to do. Part of me is looking forward to going back to work and part of me is worried I am not going to be able to cope with it all (after all I'm barely coping now!). DD and I have a much better time when we are out and about but money, company and places to go are lacking.

MHC I would love some ideas, I certainly don't think you are a busybody and if I am going to rant on here I certainly expect a gentle kick up the arse in return.

Andie, I've bid on that play ring! DD is sitting up really well now which helps but some days she just gets bored quickly. Hope your DH gets back ok btw, and sorry he is abandoning you again.

Fairy very very of your weekend away. Hope you have a fab time! LOL at the cake comment though! I find cooking and baking are one of the worst things to do with a baby, you never know when you are going to get interrupted but inconsolable crying etc.! I do love baking though but haven't done it properly since DD was born.

Anyway, thanks again for the sympathy. Sorry to bring you all down with my petty rants. I'm always bloody whinging! Still, I see the dr next week to get my thyroid meds sorted so hopefully I will be better after that!

Bumper- lets try to rearrange that lunch with Fury, then at least we'll all have something to look forward to? Why don't you email or Face Book the pair of us with possible dates and we can compare with our diaries?

Bumper, never never apologise for moaning on here, after all it's one of the best outlets that we all have and anyone who doesn't want to read it can always skip over a post.

The first few months with a new baby are really, really hard as you have to adjust to losing a lot of your freedom and part of your previous identity. When you think that babies have good and bad days like everyone else and can't tell us what's wrong, it's not really surprising that we all have a meltdown every now and again. And as you say, when you throw in bad weather, post-christmas finances and loneliness it just makes that even more likely. But it will get better.

I hope the doc can help with your thyroid.

And Bumper, let us know next time you come to Surrey to see your Mum, and we can arrange a meet up. My parents live in Surry too and there's wuite a few of us in this area.

Right, I had better sign off and go and finish my jobs, pack and go to bed. Have good weekends everyone.

Wot Fairy said

Have a fab time Fairy!!

Thanks. Love you guys

Jammy I will check with DH when we have free weekends.

Right I'm off to bed. can I just point out two things:

Firstly - loving this site Fortunately I am not buying new things or I would be getting my credit card out now. I want to live in their lounge wear!

Secondly - er did you know there are games on this site? Scroll up to the blue tool bar and looks at the very end. Why do I ever leave the laptop!!

Morning! How are you all?

Fairy, I forgot to offer sympathy for poor DS yesterday. How is he? How did he fall out? It's scary that they are becoming more mobile! Once DD starts moving around I'm going to have to set up her travel cot as a play pen! Fortunately as we live in a flat there is only so much havoc she can reek [sp?]!

Hi Bumper

DS is now very mobile. I have trouble keeping up. he rolls, crawls and commando-crawls everywhere now, and the only things he will pay with are our computer cables (our house is reminiscent of a data centre there are so many PC's and routers and HDD's etc) so now we have taken to just putting him on the floor with some disconnected cables to play with. His own toys are not good enough it seems.

I think it's because his parents both work in IT or maybe he is taking after his father who used to be an electrical engineer.

He also knows a few words now like 'are you hungry?' and 'bathtime!' to which he gets very excited. They grow so quick.

also Fairy I meant to say at falling out. I hope he is ok, you both must have been very shaken.
I remember DS was something like 9 weeks old when his pram tipped to the side and hit the floor, it was very frightening!

OMG, just as we are talking about accidents...I was in the kitchen and DD was asleep on my bed. I was on the side getting my breadmaker down and I heard a thunk followed by a scream and then silence. I leapt off the counter to see if DD was alright and she was fine! The thud must have come from another flat and DD (who is going through a screeching phase) just happened to have screeched at that moment. Fuck, I'm still shaking now I can barely type!

I would have been the same!
blimey

God Bumper, thats so scary. I am always worrying about an accident happening to my LO. I have this erratic fear of falling down the stairs with him. And the other day I had a dream that he died.

Fury your LO sounds just like mine. He LOVES playing with cables on the floor and both my DH and I work in IT! Getting this place baby proved is going to be hard work!

Had a shit night. Took over an hour to settle LO after my eejit of a husband banged his toe and made such a fuss shouting and banging things. He then kept waking up all night (baby not DH!).

morning all gald you are feeling better this
morning bumper I went through exactly what you decribe with ds1 I went back to work that time hope you get the nest thing from e bay

fairy have a fab wekend am very

foxy your comment about introducing yourself as xx mum rings really true for me at the moment someone asked me what I did at buggy fit yesterday and I said oh I've given up work to be a sahm and it felt very odd I do feel comfortable with my decision but I had a little twinge about the old me

it is absolutely peeing down here again quiet day for us dh got back ok and have swapped babysitter to tuesday when he promises he will be in the country

MHC that book sounds interesting to me too - becoming a mother is a whole new identity and I am interested in reading books like that.

Yes what is it about expensive cables that babies seem to find so attractive to gnaw on?

Funny thing happened to me on the train yesterday... I sat next to a bloke, we got chatting - he works for the same company as me, lives in the same village we are planning to move to, got married the same age as me and his ex-partner also introduced him to his current partner - anyway I got off the train and we only have the same bloody NAME as well