Feb '06 - The birthday thread

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

Is that good then mrm?

Yay for the run and aerobics MRM, I'm hurting on the back of my bum/top of legs from Tue class....was supposed to go last night too, which would have eased the pain, but ended up bbsitting instead and dh has only just got in from work today, so won't get owt done now till tomorrow.

Jas, thanks for that

and now CSWS says 6 years

I'm assuming it is good from the

Ds is in dd1s old car seat, and has been since birth That is 8 yrs old.
I didn't know they were supposed to be thrown away after 6 years
It is supposed to go up o four years, but both dds were out of it by 2.5.
I was looking at this today for ds
Give me a really good reason to spend £100 more on a car seat.

Ds sleeps in the car quite often and with most high back boosters their head will just flop forward when asleep so i'm wanting one that either reclines a bit or has enough padding to hold his head up a bit iykwim

Apart from the occasional long family-visiting journey, ds doesn't stay in the car long enough to sleep now, and his baby seat reclines easily so i would keep using that for long journeys I think.

I like to support my claims .
It is a US based article, and I'm not sure whether all UK seats have the expiry date on them, but I found it interesting when I first heard of it.

We don't do long journeys as such but its 20-30 mins from where both our families live, where we both work, the town we shop in mostly to our house so he does nap in the car if he's tired.

Forgot to say, i went to Asda today and had a look at birthday cakes while i was there, just to see what they do, and ds started going 'ah ah ah' and pointing. When i looked he had spotted an ITNG cake. So guess what cake i'll be getting him

Hiya,

Sorry for being AWOL for so long, not really sure why, just been lazy I guess!!

Hope you are all well, haven't read any of the threads yet and there's too much to read back through so.......anyone any big news I need to know?

Bloody hell stranger How are you?

Do you know Dame's pg? I can't think of anything else.

You didn't die then MRM!!!

I am starting to feel a bit better - still achey, and very tired (yet still up ), but not so much pain iyswim.

The bed is great

Helloooooooo Chloe.

Hi everyone! too many posts today!!!
Glad you're feeling better Flame.

So- any ideas for birthday cakes? (following Phoenix's comment). Was planning to make my own though (did last year) but not sure of the recipe to use...last year's was way too rich (used a Nigella one )
Having experienced quite a lot of birthdays in the past few months, dd has decided she quite likes birthday cake, so want to do her a nice one IYSWIM.

Hellooooo Chloe. I was only asking about you a few days ago.
Biggest news for us was dd and dh having chickenpox at new year, so nothing like the news you/we were hoping for!
How are things with dh now? Are you still ttc?

Do you like chocolate cake EPPM? Maybe not for dd's birthday cake but try this it's sooooooooo gorgeous

Ooh- that looks v interesting Phoenix.. and is there anyone who doesn't like chocolate cake?

Yes my dh, although he's very strange as he doesn't drink ANY alcohol either

dh is allergic (well, strictly speaking intolerant) to chocolate.

Just means that I will have to make one and eat it all myself .

It really is nice. The coke makes it so moist. That thread is in my 'threads i'm watching' in case i ever mislay the recipe

Oooh Phoenix, cake sounds nice

Hi Chloe how's things?

Eeeek hadn't even thought about cakes yet I'm so unprepared suppose we should sort out about a party really, which reminds me I was supposed to ring SIL back today ooopse....

Thanks for the info CSWS, Jas glad to hear I'm not the only one using an ancient seat then so we may be looking at a new one very soon then, ponders if Meridian has gotten rid of her ds's 3 year old one with no damage?

• phoenix- that is EXACTLY what I just did with the thread! I think its in the 'feast' book though...will go and check.

Well, it's not in 'Feast' but there are:
Chocolate chestnut cake
Chocolate espresso cake
Chocolate fruit cake
Chocolate guiness cake
Chocolate malteser cake
Chocolate meringue truffle cake
Chocolate raspberry cake
Honey chocolate cake
Old fashioned chocolate cake
quadruple chocolate loaf cake
rococoa cake
tropical chocolate cake
and chocolate orange cake, which is the one I made for dd's 1st birthday.

• surprised she (Nigella) isn't a little more curvy tbh

Just thought I should post an update so you don't think I've keeled over in the night or anything - aching today, but not the pain as much now. Feeling very queasy, headache and very tired. going to Psycho's after school run to collapse there for the morning t(I think that was the plan anyway )

My tummy ache has miraculously disappeared
Glad you're not dead Flame.

Re the carseats.. i'm just counting down to when the boys are about 11 and can just sit on a small booster, so I have space in my cupboard again

Friz, that fwd email you sent.. am I mkissing something? The picis half off the page. Am I just being thick this morning?

I've read half a book so far this year Trust me, the way these boys sleep, thats very good going!

Slightly disappointed htat you didnt all instantly think 1.5hours exercise in one go was good for me

I have no idea what to do with the boys this morning.

Morning everyone,

Sorry to hear you have been unwell Flame - what's up with you then (to save me having to trawl through past posts!)

MRM - excellent exercise

CSWS - yuck at chicken pox! Also, dh and I are good now, was just a hiccup I think, and are still TTC. Had an early miscarriage a couple of weeks ago which my body seems to be having difficulties getting over though as it is soooo bloated and I seem to be getting really bad tummyaches (more poorly tummy than menstrual pain tummy though iyswim) so wondering if it might just be a bug I have got now.

Also, I have lost a stone in 6 weeks due to the wonderful Slimming World!! Woohoo!! I am just under 11 stone now which I haven't been since my wedding in 2004

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm chocolate cake droooooooooolll

Oh my God, well done for the weight loss chloe! Seriuolsy, can you give me some pointers al la slimming world?
Sorry to hear about the miscarriage. But it is great that you and dh are fine and trying

Flame has a random stomach, which has been agony. Somewhat inexplicable.