April 2007 - Um er yeah ??! Ummmm ???

[PillockOfTheCommunity]

so..............

Food
Lots of talk on meal planning and diets
diet thread here.
Babies being fed porridge to make them sleep - and it works
SPB was puzzled by how to make breadcrumbs
MJ has joined WW

Work
Runny has quit her job with the twuntish boss. She has an interview for a job closer to home on 29th Feb.
IDOC went back to work and iswn't enjoying it yet but hopes it will get easier
Eddas is having problems with her company since she's been back
Job hunt thread for those looking to return to work
Octo and Dippy had interviews but sadly without success

Illness
KHIN has everyone sick
MJ feeling very low but coming off some meds seems to have helped lots and she's much brighter most of the time now
WCL ingested a filing

Babies
everyone is thinking about babyproofing their house
SPB and GMM need cages for their boys
SPB's T is climbing the stairs
Tcmummy has the biggest baby (we think) at 22lbs 12oz
Do boys like cuddly toys? hot discussion on this
SOL took K to baby sensory and loved it

Everything Else
Dippy is in love with her Dyson
Auntie Meemz (mmk) is learning to drive
Runny has a new philosophy - "Unless its useful, or I love it, I don't want it in my life"
she has found this can apply to clothes (new susannah & trinny book is fab), books and mil
Caz finished off the run of 3 with her own car accident, thankfully no injuries or serious damage done
NL has a fab new changing bag from Monsoon
Caz was chatted up in the supermarket (with all 5 children in tow )
Eddas got territorial over her new pushchair
Leaky has found a new house
Elkie was burgled
SPB is planning T's christening
Bramshott was baking for N's 5th birthday
KHIN has potty trained dd1
SOL fancies her dentist
We had a very short and rather boring game of truth or dare
Eddas is supposed to be making her own buggy snuggle
Pesha has a mystery bleep
Talk on are you a Clean Freak or Scumbag?
GMM is running the Great North Run
Eddas hopes to do Race For Life
Ellie and Dippy have applied for School places for ds1/dd1
Liath had a fab time at Centre Parcs

Meet Ups
Eddas & Dippy are going to meet
We were thinking of multiple meet-ups on same day in May to celebrate birthdays????
NEED TO PROGRESS THIS
Ellie wants to come to Scotland on Feb 15th if they'll have her???

Funny stuff
this thread
and this one
bra talk

Also worthy of note

OCto confessed
"When I was younger (ahem) I was a kind of girl who went out for one drink, got trollied, met a nice bloke, snogged him and accidentally shagged him! I never went out solely for that purpose but it happened ooh now and then Tried it with dh when we first met but he said he wanted to wait oh the shame "

Oooggs had dt's weighed
at 40 weeks & 5 days (9mths & 10 days)
Erin weighs 18lb 6.5oz
Jack weighs 23lb 0.5oz

Dippy used the bash it method to fix her pushchair
"So there you go ladies - tip for future reference - If it doesn't work ...... hit it with a hammer!!
Works with all manner of things ..... prams .... broken chair legs ..... cars ..... children ...... men ...... "

MJ had this to say on the subject of burglary
"Little fuckers who do this should be lined up and shot with a ball of their own shit."

Slightly longer than planned, and 24 hours late but ther you have it!

maveta - I have just added you to my friends - just waiting your approval

it must be pinions - I'm still here

that should have been blue murder. getting overexcited tonight, must watch my language, apologies!

and to miss the carpet. Not even it.

Sorry, please resume.

Ok if permission is granted .......

Lots of bangs here too, erm, advice look out for anything unusual and if you are concerned perhaps go to the doctors. It is a worry, and apparently boys are a lot more prone to bumps than girls. Just what you wanted to hear I'm sure!

And at least you don't have stairs to contend with, am I right ???

not what I want to hear but what I expected! lol

can someone try to watch that vid again? I had it set as private not sure if I have to redo the link or if it will automatically work..

Hmm vid not sure on that one, will let someone else deal with that one .

Someone ??!

THIS made me laugh on the MN round-up email thing. Thank goodness there is light at the end of the tunnel ( 4 year olds behaviour!!).

"He may sometimes be defiant and at least one in 10 children this age will have one or more tantrums a day. But he will also discover an emotion that will stand him in good stead for parenting - guilt. After a hefty screaming fit in the middle of the supermarket you may be pleased to know he'll feel guilty for upsetting you and ashamed."

Maveta, I just tried to watch it and it said it was not available. Good hair though!

Pinions, I agree, MN is defintely constructive

Oh, good to know they feel ashamed too!!!!! I was very lucky with ds actually, never really did the whole temper tantrum thing. Waiting for it with F though, she is a lot more feisty than him already! Is it a girl thing?

HURRAH

Unanimous agreement then.

MN is constructive !!!!!

And on that note.........am going for more painkillers.

Loved the round up - nice chatting all be it briefly hope all other ladies are dandy too. Will be back to moan about work soon I'm sure.

Take care pinions See you soon xx

I want to see Maveta's hair [stamps feet]

Ok have just read alot so sorry if I forget anything!

Maveta - no advice other than to keep a watch on him. DD and ds1 both had big bumps, banged heads etc and all fine. Ds2 earlier in the week got hold of the laptop wire and pulled it from the (thankfully low) table onto his nose [wince] Must have hurt like hell and he did cry and did that long cry where they dont take a breath for ages but actually calmed down fairly quickly with lots of mummy and daddy cuddles. Just has a little red mark on his nose

Have to say I am breaking the April mould and D has no extra cereal or anything before bed just breast milk and seems to be sleeping for 10+ hours a night straight through. We do tea anytime between 5 and 6 although he does seem to get hungry before that so dp normally sticks him in the highchair with some sort of finger food thing to munch on while I'm cooking.

Pinions - you make even my posts look short! Hope you're not feeling too sore. and about work wan#ers.

OK forgotten the rest now!

Bloody Pinions showing me up with her note taking

molly only has booby too pesha, and she usually sleeps from 8 until 7

caz ducks and runs.........

Erin goes 6.30pm - 4.30am then after a quick feed she goes back again til 7-8am.

Jack is the little bugger (&James isn't much better)

maveta your hair looks great

Pillock's and Pinions' summaries were very useful for part-timers like me! Good to hear that most of us are cheerful most of the time

Sorry to hear a few have work woes - I'm not back yet myself and am planning to take the full 12 months which would mean going back on 7 April. Seems like ages but actually only 2.5 months . When I went back after DS1 he went to daycare nursery (btw totally at the ratios in Spain too). This time that's not practical as he is now at nursery school 3 mornings a week and will need collecting. So it's more cost effective to get a nanny to look after both of them. can't imagine a young (compared to me!) girl looking after them unsupervised in my home though, and having big second thoughts etc). I just need to get some activities planned for A on the mornings when DS1 is at nursery. So far toddler watching is his favourite activity!!

Maveta - plenty of bumps here on our stone kitchen floor. Seems to have been ok... is a worry though but I think they are quite tough really (fingers crossed!)

A has been a delightful baby and actually makes me broody for another - at 9 weeks he started sleeping from 11pm til 7am ish and he dropped the 11pm feed when we started weaning. And I b'fed him, no formula! He really has been an angel and we are very lucky! Nonetheless DH says absolutely NO WAY to a 3rd baby

Evening all

Got awful IBS attack tonight, feel crampy and bowel keeps spasming (Niiiice after-dinner chat for you all) Is it a coincidence that I've had another crappy, nothing works, on my feet for 7 hours at work, my baby woke every 1.5 hrs last night, day today? It's been fine for the last 18 bloody months! Pregnancy seemed to help and obviously being at home suited me too. Rant over.

Pinions - that you could be pg again, but have to confess we'll be trying for number 2 once the move is over. Hope your pain is better tomorrow.

Maveta - your dh's family sound a bit selfish. Can't they see it's harder for him to help out? Also think 1:8 sounds high for nursery ratio. It's good you've got your mum close by to help out.

GMM - DEBRA is a great charity to run for My DH has done the Great North Run 7 times and the London Marathon (mad emoticom). He's going to do the GNR for St Oswald's hospice; the place where my bf spent her final weeks last March/April.

G also cruising round furniture, into everything, wanting to stand all the time and falling over a lot. He had a marvellous bruise on his forehead for starting nursery last week. Need to get him a crash helmet. Don't want to discourage his natural curiosity/ need to try things out but wish he was a bit tamer.

Ok brain melted so am going to say goodnight

OMg Maveta - that video is toooo cute!! Am literally pmsl well no I'm not thank god but I am literally loling!! Cant believe how excited he was by the pressie although the look he gave the shoes is classic - definitely a boy!!

I have noticed that with boys - dd used to be more than happy to go shoppping with me as a baby/toddler. DSs 1 & 2 both NOT impressed And on the phone - dd as a toddler would natter away for ages on a toy phone and have long chats with grandma or auntie B or whoever else she felt like talking to. Toddler Ds1 on the phone - "hello...yeah...bye"

Oh by the way hello HLM! Nice to see you again.
Last post took ages to type as dh was prattling on about work. Lalala I can't hear you He got the message and went to bed think I might have to head that way myself.

Goodnight (again)

Nice to meet you hlm, I think I only returned to posting on the thread after you'd disappeared into lurkdom.

Maveta, I'm shocked at the ratios too, that's probably not very helpful is it?

D has food some time between 5 and 6 atm, and a bottle around 7 pm. Sleeping patterns very variable. Last night though it took me over 2 hours to settle him at 8.50 pm, and he did stir, apparently he was all set to get up at 6 am but fell asleep again until 8.30 am - astonishing!

I went to a baby group I've only recently discovered for the second time today - the one where the worker who was 6 months pregnant had a scary looking fall in December. She's fine now, and is planning to try and carry on until the end of February before her ml. If she manages it she'll go off about the time I go back to work.

Another of my baby group friends is expecting another already, hopefully.

Night Laeky - IBS is horrid, keep mine in check with diet (yawn).

GMM - if you do do the run I will deffo sponsor you.

Night all x

Laeky?!

aw shucks thanks girls I was bored at work, can you tell? (that´s my office in the background) I was a veritable one woman photo shoot

thanks for the reassurances re. the bump, will have to get used to i guess!

got to go, i hear rumblings..

(pesha can´t believe you saw it! just deleted it to try again and then read that! doh. very cute though hey? even if I say so myself lol )

night xx