October 06 - Happy Slappy Toddlers

[taffy101]

Heehee thought I'd start the new thread. there seemed to be a recurring theme from everyone's recent posts - hence the title.

Hope everyone's well and that you found us without too much trouble

CONGRATULATIONS Effie and majormoo!!

Hope everyone had a good christmas/new year.
Life gets back to normal this week - school on monday yeehah! Seriously dd is so bored at home but insists she doesn't want to go back to school!

Owen had trainset for xmas - v. cheap wood one from woolworths (where will we shop next yr?) that thomas + friends fits on and I bought a real thomas draw bridge off ebay for £1.04 - bargain! DD had lots of jungle in my pocket which is the latest fad!

Rumpel - Calvin sounds as if he is growing really fast. My children are always in a size 6 months smaller! But there again their mum is only 4' 10"!!

Hi All-hope you had all had a good Christmas and Happy New Year and congrats Mellin.
Thanks for asking after me Rumpel. Since having Jesse on 19th things have been chaotic to say the least so have hardly been on to catch up and by the time I do catch up there seems to be no time to post!
Anyway DS2 is doing well and his birth was fab-waterbirth at the local birthing centre. DD's first day back at school today and felt it a massive achievement just to get her there on time. Having three children is pretty hectic-am very impressed Gingeme that you managed 5!!

Good morning everyone,

Well done majormoo & effie & congratulations to mellin aswell.

Did everyone have a nice christmas?
We had a nice quiet one at home.

We are taking kai to a speech therapist, he's still not saying much, he cant really say any proper sentences, he is getting very frustrated with it aswell, if we try to get him to say something that he knows he cant say he wont even try anymore, he just has a tantrum! He understands everything we say but he just cant get his words out. I just dont really know what else to do.

How are all your boys gingeme? I cant believe george is 1 already!

Rumpel- hows your weight loss going? I'm back on a diet now, i lost 5lb last week, was very impressed!
Are you on facebook now?

Samsmam- havent seen you around for a while, hope your all ok.
How are your wedding plans going?
Less than 4 months till ours now!
I've got my 1st dress fitting in a few weeks.

Taffy-hope you're well.

Take care everyone xxx

Hi Everyone,

quiet on here now - we're all too busy in RL! or some of you on FB! When's the wedding date BABYDUCKY? Can't believe it is that soon - bet you are getting excited now.

We're all fine just busy. Amber and Calvin are both at nursery on a Wednesday so I ahve been trying to decorate the house at long last. We got a tropical fish tank a few weeks ago so we are building up our fish and generally doing 'stuff' about the house. I have also started meeting people and trying to make new friends at long last.

I have become the Chairmum in my area for netmums and am organising meet-ups once a month for Mummies and Mummies to be. Only had 1 so far but hopefully more will come this month.

Calvin is getting a big gorgeous boy - he is so good natured, I love him to bits and Amber is cheeky, loud and adorable but does my box in big time sometimes She is a good girl but very very strong willed and precocious (no idea where she gets that from

The weight loss is slow - although I have started back at tap and bellydacning and am now practising pilates/weights and dacning in the house so hopefully it'll shift a bit more soon - still got another 1.5 stone to lose.

Hope you are all well and enjoying life take care all
xxxx

Gawd - not been on here for ages. I am not addicted to FB, RL is definitely too busy.

Exciting stuff your wedding babyducky. I look forward to the pics on here.
good luck with speech therapy. sounds like you have picked up on the problem early. There's a boy in dds class who has started speech therapy and he is 5.

Rumpel we have tropical fish (not the marine type), DH bought it all last year after 10 years of deliberating over it! We had a tank full of plants for a few weeks before he dared put any fish in! They seem to be doing quite well - not many deaths so far! Owen loves feeding them and waves to them shouting 'hello fish' - cute!
I bet your 'free' time on a wednesday flies by. Sounds like you are settling in. I've been on netmums site - is quite useful.

weightloss - i dont know what i weigh but my trousers are tight and i refuse to buy bigger ones. Must stop eating cake

Hi all,
soooooo quiet on here!
Hope everyones doing ok.

Rumpel, our wedding is 9th may, 12 weeks away!!!! I'm so excited!

I've met a couple of people off netmums since we moved house.
Finally starting to meet people here.

I've lost a stone now, still got another stone to go! I done it by cutting out bread, cheese and chocolate! Its so hard!

Hey taffy,
How are you? Kai's speech has improved a lot the last few weeks he has learnt loads of new words & is really trying to put sentences together now, so thats good, we are still taking him to a therapist though, as he is still behind but at least he's finally improving!

Hows everyone going with potty training?

take care all
x

TAFFY - we had ours empty for a few weeks then plants then fish - tee hee. You are supposed to to get the bacterial cycle going?
Our water is quite green and cloudy now though - very hard to see our wee totie shrimps . Have had hardly any me time on Wednesdays so far - one of them always seems to be ill and off! Grrrr.

BABYDUCKY - I've lost 1 stone and 1/2lb now It is very very hard. Only 11 weeks to go - scary stuff. are you organised?

Feel so sorry for Jade goody but can't help thinking that Tweed bloke is an arse and I do hope she doesn't leave him anything - I can see that she wants something nice before she goes but he is such a toss pot - you can just see him selling his story for the next eons to get the dosh. Feel so sorry for her boys

Hi everyone else hope you are all well.xxxxx

Rumpel - I agree about Jade. Wouldn't wish that on anyone. It is the boys you gotta feel sorry for really isn't it.
Re fish, DH is always testing the water for nitrite/nitrate (dunno), we have lots of plants so I think its doing ok. He bought a thai fighting fish the other week, he's a big splash of colour and he upset the honey gouramis but they;ve settled down now. Its very therapeutic to watch them. Our water went browny at first cos we had a big piece of bog wood in there so had to remove it and soak for about a week outside!

Babyducky - exciting time with your wedding coming up. You are doing really well not eating cheese or choccy!
How is Kai's eczema? Owen is suffering with it these days, on backs of knees and inside one elbow. Have tried a couple of organic remedies, plus diprobase and epaderm. Ended up getting a steroid cream from drs which works but I soon as we stop using it, it flares up again.
I seem to remember rumpel telling you not to use loads of cleaning stuff in the house - I am not too house proud, so I can't blame that!
Good news that Kai's picked up with his speech. He is probably fine, but we can't help but compare their development to other kids we know of the same age can we?

Hey,

Yeah its terrible about jade, so sad

We are pretty much organised thanks rumpel,10 weeks now!

hi taffy, kai's eczema is ok now, he just has 1 little red patch on his face which flares up now and again, he has dry patches on his fingers knees & elbows though, we use aveeno lotion all over his body at least twice a day which keeps it under control, we tried so many different creams but have found aveeno the best.

We do sometimes use the steroid cream on his face but hardly ever now.

yeah rumpel has given me loads of good advice about it!
I dont use hardly any cleaning products now, still use some, but try & use more natural things, def no air fresheners! Think they are the worst thing, I made my own lavender one & use oil burners instead.

Where is everyone else??!!!
xxxx

Hi All,

BABY - good to hear Kais' skin is better. Countdown to the wedding now - are you going to tell us some details - where, what, food, dress etc? Pictures after the event would be lovely to.

TAFFY - 3 of my ghost shrimp died and 1 had disappeared! I managed to save 1 big one and it seeems to be ok. The FS person gave me some stuff to help with algae control and I later found out that shrimp are very sensitive to chemicals so it could be the reason they snuffed it. I bought 3 cherry shrimp but can't see them! My tank is so cloudy and green. I replaced half the water last week and got a hoover cleaner this week so I'll do that tomorrow. I have 2 moonlight gouramis and 1 is very aggressive! They are fab though - I don't like putting my hand in the water so I just bought some pond gloves LOL.

I have a girls night out on Friday - It's with the girls I met at the Mummy baby group I used to go to with Calvin and 1 of my neighbours whom I met at the last netmums meet-up I organised. I'm a bit nervous as I haven't been out with just women for 3 years!!! It will be a good laugh I'm sure.

Then on Sunday the kids and I are off to a Christening. I met alovely girl through netmums and we get on like ahouse on fire. She has 3 girls, 1 of 6 months, 1 of 3 and 1 who will be 5 next week. They have been coming over on a Friday afternoon and Amber and the girls have been having a fab time
destroying the house playing! next week I am off to a complementary health fair. it's good to have some friends again - they are new friends but I am hoping they will become great friends - I think every girl needs girlfriends - we all need somoen to cry with, whinge with, laugh with etc. I have been badly let down by friends before so I am a bit wary but you can't live your life not trusting anyone eh?

Anyway enough of my ramblings - hope you and all your littlies are well. Amber is a riot now - the things she comes out with. She is the flatulance police SHOUTING - 'Trumpy bum Daddy?' He went to pick her up form nursery today and she said 'I'm busy Daddy' she is a cheeky wee minx.

xxx

Hi rumpel,

I'm having an ivory dress, with little sparkly bits on, it ties up at the back like a corset, sucks my stomach right in!
Its got quite a big train, need to practice walking in it!

Dp & best man etc are wearing black prince edward suits, ivory waiscoats, & gold tie, bridesmaids have got gold dresses & pageboys are wearing black suits & gold waistcoats.

We are getting married at the church I got christened at, I lived around there till I was 16, it'll be nice to go back there.

We've just booked a soul singer for the evening, he's really good, now just trying to sort out little bits like balloons & flowers for the tables, the only big thing left to do is get the rings, everything else is sorted now, so thats good.

How did your night out go??
Hope u had fun!

Amber sounds so cute, very cheeky!

Hi - internet playing up for ages but hopefully fixed now. Night out I got tired around 10pm but got second wind and got in at 1.45am I didn't even call Al - how thoughtless of me - he was worried - he always calls me if he is out.
Had alovely meal and then went to a pub - the City Walls in the city walls of Stirling. There were a few too many people to chat properly though IYKWIM. Had to get up to A at 3am then was awake with Cal every 30 mins or so!!! aRGGGG!

cALVIN IS FEELING MUCH BETTER NOW THOUGH - HAD HIM AT THE gp LAST WEEK - YET ANOTHER VIRUSY THING. oops - caps?

Was at a Christening on Sunday and it was lovely - met my new friends folks and family and Amber ran around with the girls. Met one of her friends but she was then all weird weird with my friend afterwards - have nay of you ever had a friend that is jealous of you having other friends IYKWIM? it's mad - like being 14 again.

Had soem girls/babies around today and we had a good whinger etc so that was nice too.

My Mammy is conming down next week - it's our 6 Wed Anni so Mum is going to lokk after DCs so we can go to a hotel on Saturday 22 night - WHOOPEE!!!!!!!!!
Swim/steam/champagne/dinner/bed -huge sleep.

BABY - I demand to see pics - are you on facebook? Bet you are really exicted/scared now? What you doing about hair/make-up and favours? Attire sounds very elegant - what's Kai going to bed donned in?

Hope the rest of you are wellxxx

Hi all, I haven't posted on here for ages! Facebook seems to have over taken my Mumsnet life and that isn't very good, so I shall try and pop back here more often.
Not much happening here, Sophie was 1 last week and Samantha is growing up quickly she chats for England, I love the way I can have a full conversation with her now.
We seem to have slipped with her sleeping though she is waking in the night and won't sleep till she in our bed. I'm so tired especially as I am now working 12 hour shifts three times a week. We are hoping that when she has her tonsils and adenoids removed that she will breathe better and she will have more undisturbed sleep. Tonsilltus nine times in six months is no fun

My wedding is less than three months away. And I am nearky ready now. Just the little bits to do. Presents and table decorations, name place cards and table planning.... oh dear I'd better not think about it the list will get to big.

Rumpel- hope you have a lovely night you and Hubby. Ooooo I'll have a hubby soon.
And yes I have a friend who HATES me having other friends!

Well if I carry on I will be chatting forever I haven't been on here for so long!

I am getting broody too.... what is all that about!!!!

OMG - my typos were atrocious!! SAMSMAM - great to hear from you - you sound happy. Poor Samantha tonsillitis is horrid - I used to get it all the time. BROODY - remember how crap you feel when pregnant and how you get a bit depressed afterwards!! I have gone off the idea now - am absolutley shattered - if you are not up with one you are up with another - how do you do it GINGEME!! A had me up at 5.30 yesterday and 5am this morning.

Off to baby flicks tomorrow meeting some more netmums Valkyrie - not really my bag but hey ho.

Then much more my cup of tea - a comp health show on Saturday sans kids

Hope you are well - TAFFY how you doing?

xxxx

I will put pics on here rumpel, yeah im on facebook, are you? add me if you are- [email protected]

I cannot decide how to have my hair, Ive got my trial in 2 weeks, will probs have it half up & half down with some of it curly.

Make up- not sure about that either! Im having the trial for that on my hen night which is in 3 weeks! Cant wait!
Favours-I'm just having little ivory bags with gold choc hearts, & I'm doing gold boxes for the kids with sweets & colouring books etc in.

We've chosen our rings now, at last, its taken us so long to choose because we wanted matching ones, but we just couldnt agree on any! All the ones dp liked were too plain for me, & all the ones I liked dp thought they were too sparkly! So we gave up on the matching idea & he has just got a plain gold one & I've got a nice sparkly looking one!

Samsmam- what is your wedding dress like?
Cant wait to see your pics!

Do U think you will have another baby?
I cant wait to have another one!

Taffy & gingeme where are you??!!

Rumpel- Ahhhh you are right all those pregnancy feelings and the after depressive bits. It's all coming back to me now! Not to mention how hard it is to lose the weight. Lost 15.5lb in the last 6 weeks but still two stone to go before wedding. Hmmmm, prob not but I am going to give it a go!

I would like a third child definitely but I will think seriously about it before hand. I couldn't do it where I living now but we hope to move to a house in August.

Babyducky- my dress is ine of the Alfred Angelo range. Its ivory, no sleeves, hard to explain shall have to post you a link.
We haven't got our wedding bands yet, DP doesn't want to wear one but I want him to- guess who won.
Had my hair and make up trial the other day I was amazed at this very clever lady! Got my hen do on 25th April of to ice bar via limo. What you doing babyducky?

My theme is gold and ivory and butterflies, I shall post lots of pictures once they are avaialble. Ohhhh I may even make a montage! I haven't even made one of those for little Sophie yet. May be I shall!

Right I'm on a night shift tonight 8pm-8am. It really upsets my body clock, I have to do it again tomorrow night too...... oh well it pays some bills.

Oops really should check my typos!

Hi all, quiet on here everyone off FBking! BABY - not long now -ooooooooowwwwwwwww! How excited/stressed/frazzled are you? LOL

SAMSMAM - that is fab weight loss - so jealous it's bloody hard work. I was going to join the new local state of the art gym but can you believe they don't have a creche! how crap is that for a new huge sports stadium in a city. Butterflies sounds intriguing - how are they incorporated? Are you going to have a Heston Blumenthal type cake with butterflies fluttering out ?

DH is away for a week working. Got a nemtmums meet tomorrow many more people this time around so should be good. Friday we are off to the baby pics - first time Amber has been to the flicks - monsters vs aliens- just hope she manages to sit through it.

Hope you are all well - TAFFY how are you these days?

GINGEME is always on FB so not here so much now. She did get amention in the Mumsnet toddlers guide though She was quoted!

xxx

Hello,

samsmam- my dress is alfred angelo too! Show us a pic!

Its my hen night sat, I'm having a girly pampering day with my bridesmaids, then we're going for a chinese & to a club, we are going in a limo too

rumpel- yep I'm stressed & frazzled, hee hee, & excited of course, its all the little things that are stressing me, like people not rsvp ing! grrrrr, & I keep changing my mind on what to put on the tables, def dont want flowers, might have candles on mirrors & little table diamonds, but i'd also quite like to have bowls of sweets, all different gold ones, (our colours are gold and ivory aswell) but i will probs just end up having a few balloon because it'll be so much easier, oh i dunno.

Everything else is near enough sorted now, you all organised samsmam?

I've only got 5 weeks to go now!

hope everyone else is well, speak to you all soon, xxx

Wow BABY - have a fab time on Saturday. I went with a load of pals and my Mum to Amsterdam for the weekend for mine then had another one in the town I used to live going around the pubs and clubbing and did the whole potty/kiss for the bride thing and made £140+. Was great

Went back to the same place in Amsterdam the following year for my friends - we did the whole sex show thing for hers - not my cup of tea really but Amsterdam is lovely.

You'll not feel like going anywhere after a pampering day though - you'll just want to chill Pics please after though.

SAMSMAM - how are you?

My Dh has been away all this week and I have been scoffing wine and rubbish and put on 3lbs I really need to get a grip!

I am campaigning at the mo' for my local sports palce to open a creche so if you ladies were feeling nice you could email them and support my cause:

[email protected]

Take care all
xx

Evening ladies How are we all? Have I missed loads?
Hi Rumple How are the girls doing?
Anyone else had another lo or pg?
All well here. The boys are all great
Edward is gorgeous, well thats my opinion anyway. Hes a brilliant big brother but ofcourse has his moments
Going on our first family holiday aroad to Tenerife in August. Had fun getting the passports (not) but all done now.
Edward goes to plygroup Wed,Thurs,Fri mornings and loving it. It was the same one David went to so he knows the lady who runs it.
George is a bum. He's definately part mountain goat. He climbs on everything falls off some but carrys on climbing
David has just turned 5. Had a fab party for him last Saturday. He is into Ben10 big time so we had a Ben10 party. He loved it.
My big boys are doing just fine at their Dads. They were here for half term and we all had great fun. George is getting used to seeing them a bit more now which is good.
So what has everyone been up to?

Rumpel I hang my head in shame you have a little chap don't you? I'm sorry love!!

GINGEME -sokay - I get confuzzed too - I forgive your 'blonde' moment

DH been away for a week now and am shattered - had a very busy week t aking the DCs her there and everywhere - got a netmums meet tomorrow and getting my hair done (at long last) on Wednesday (DH is home WED night). Then Friday night I'm having an Anne Summers!!! Should be a giggle.

BABY - how long now and how are things going?

SAMSMAM - how long for you and how are your preps too?

TAFFY - how is Owen getting on these days?

Amber is fine - having a ball at the mo' and fab with her wee B. Very funny watching them giggle together - although she can be a bit mean too - eg love, kiss wallop!

She asked about dancing classes so must book her in next week.

Am off to relax.xx

Lol blonde moment. I'm a natural ginger now thanks
Wow I havn't been to an Anne Summers do in years. They are great fun but the undies are a bit pricey.
Yes I know what you mean about the love hate relationship. Edward and George can be just the same but usualy its a bite rather than a wallop. Which can be quite painful as George has 16 teeth already and Ive been the vicitm of a few nips from him too
I chat to Samsam on Face book quite alot and shes looking fab with the weightloss. Wish I had the willpower to even get to the end of the week without choc
What type of dance classes? Ballet? Aw I remember going to ballet when I was little. I loved it
Well off for a shower before my programme at 9.
Wish you all well xx

Hi all,

Aw gingeme your boys sound so cute, saw the birthday party pics on facebook,

Rumpel, i've got 2 weeks to go now, everything is all sorted i think, we had the rehearsal at church yesterday, I thought I would feel really nervous by now, but I dont at all! I'm sure the nerves will start to kick in soon though!
I'm just really excited now,

How was the ann summers party?!

Samsmam, Like your hen night pics, what else you still got to do?
Cant believe how quick its come round!
Dp had his stag night last night aswell, he has been asleep nearly all day today, hee hee.

Kai's doing really well, his talking has improved loads, he is starting playschool after the wedding.

Hope everyone else is ok, I prob wont get a chance to come on here before the wedding so I will spk to you all after, will put the pics on straight away
my hen night pics are on fb,