April 2007 - Ange got a new hair cut (creeeeeeeeeeep)

[PillockOfTheCommunity]

too tired for big catch up, hopefully this makes up for missing Ange off the last 2

AuntieMeemz - Hope a job comes up for you soon.

NL - Great news about the job, so glad you're feeling happier about it.

Runny - Thanks I can see the photos now. I'm sure it'll all be worth it in the end, hope it's all finished soon.

GMM - PMSL at splitting your skirt on the bouncy castle!!

Dh and I are going out for a meal tonight, we are taking Izzy with us. Jake is at Mum and Dad's. We are lucky that Izzy is usually really good when we are out. (She's as nosy as I am and loves to watch what people are doing and smile at them)

Hope everyone has good evenings.

Ange - what a rotten trick! You must feel a bit let down. Fate will even things out, it always does.

They offered a job (that I'd applied for) to a rude, lazy, mouthy teenager, who did nothign all day. She called me to say she is pregnant and intends to spend the mext couple of years doing absolutely nothing. She is sure they'd never dare get rid of her now, so she can get paid for doing nothing.

Re babies falling asleep on me, well it totally takes my breath away. Both min did, especially after the dawn feed. I always feel as it the world has stopped turning, and we are silently spinning in space, ahh, I love it.

When dd was ill recently, I put on my babybjorn carrier, and we both fell asleep in the recliner together, oh what peace and love. To feel that little body, breathing against mine, oh oh..(I hear you say 'alright, stop going on, we get the message..')

dts poorly - up all night - they are on diroalyte (sp?) to stop a hospital addmission

I feel like shit - oh KHIN I really know where you are coming from as my ds1 is being a star he is older than F and it makes a difference.

sorry no personals but I am going to bed

DH has stayed home from work because I am so tired, I feel sick & dizzy and this period doesn't help

AM, sorry to hear that no more temp work has come through. Hope the last place you worked at regrets their decision. That young woman might find motherhood harder work than she bargains for though.

Hope you have a lovely meal Ange.

Sorry Bramshott and Runny, I mixed you up earlier! But Bramshott, I still think you should take up the invite with one or both of your dcs.

Dippy, your ex-boss sounds like a meanie.

hugs to oooggs if you're still around, glad DH has stayed home from work.

Evening! Got some cleaning done but not nearly as much as I hoped to. Gave the dining room a really good going over but it took me absolutely ages. Serves me right for having so much rubbish all over the place!!

Oooggs, so sorry to hear that the dt's are so poorly. Hoping they get over it really soon. Neither ds nor dd (so far) have had much in the way of tummy bugs, although I have probably just tempted fate with that comment. Hope you get some sleep tonight xxx

Pesha, did you ring for another form?

NL, those dresses are gorgeous. Lovely to hear you got some good news from work too

CD, your boss is a total bitch. I know she must be stressed with her business folding, but that is no way to treat someone that has been loyal to her. Hope you are ok xxx

Ange, have a lovely evening

Off now, have a good evening all. > and > vibes to all those that need them xxxx

Oooggs - so sorry to hear the babes are so grotty and you feel done in too - re the dizzy etc - you're not anaemic (sp?) are you? It would be understandable - with all you've got on and the blood loss with the m/c.

I have a man here!
will tell all later .......

MJ - glad you got the cleaning done! My dining room is a dumping room too atm, really cant face it!

Oooggs - sorry the dts are so poorly Hope they get over it soon.

Pillock - big surprise at you having a man around

And thats all I remember!

I am making strawberry frozen yogurt atm, big tub of low fat yog, some strawberries and a couple of dollops of my strawberry jam. So should be pretty low fat and healthy aswell as yummy! Need something to satisfy the sweet cravings I keep getting. Diet is good, fills me up nicely but I really need some sweet things in the evening!!

Ooh Ellie - xp has just texted back and is ok to have M on your birthday weekend and dp's mum is having N for the weekend so yay!! Just us and D!

Pillock, you can't leave us hanging like that! Spill!

Oooggs, you poor soul. So sorry you have such a poorly house atm. xx

KHIN, blimey. You well never be forgotten flower. Hope you are ok. xx

Ange, hope you had a lovely meal out tonight.

Hi AM, good to see you again.

Dippy, I am disgusted at the way you have been treated by your ex boss. Hope you are ok.

Pesha, good luck with the application.

WO any news yet on your job?

GMM, how are your knees??

MJ, glad you had such a constructive day Really satisfying isn't it.

Bramshott, I would take N out of school for the day. What a fab experience for her. Can you leave O with someone and have a special time with N only?

Where's IDOC??

Hi Mav, hope you are ok. You sound v stressed.

SPB, how are things this evening??

Hi NL. Hope you are tickety boo.

Caz, any further on the job/house front?

Sorry if I have missed anyone. Totally knackered. B was awake at 3 and K at 4.00 coughing. Been at work as well, and it is manic. I do enjoy my job, but I have to say I am finding all the juggling leaves me totally drained. Have a friend coming for coffee in the morning, B has a friend for tea after school, and then I am babysitting for a friend in the evening.

I WANT A HOLIDAY!!!!

Off to bed now, so sleep well everyone, and hope all the poorly babies are as right as rain in the morning. xx

If anyone can help here there is a lady whose 7 month old baby has started refusing all milk feeds. IIRC some of you had the same thing?! Thought you might have a bit of advice/reassurance for her.

Come on Ellie I have to go to bed!!

Sorry
he's just left

his name is Ed, I met him on that dating site months ago (he's the one with the same knee thing as Jamie pesha). We've chatted a fair bit but everytime we've arranged to meet up one of us has had to cancel.

Tonight we were chatting online about him not being able to come out for my birthday as it's the same day he has his knee op and I said that he was welcome to come round one evening. then after chatting a little while longer I said he could even come round tonight if he wanted to.

There's been so many times we've not managed to meet up so he got straight in his car and came over!

(Cath was on webcam so she could make sure I was safe!)

He was nice enough, not sure he really had that spark IYKWIM, and he's a bit too mushy for me, hugs and kisses when he left sort of thing (we all know I don't DO hugs, and I turned so he got my cheek when he went to kiss me ). I have told him that I don't find that side of him easy to cope with, and he does try to tone it down but I'm not really sure.

I'm meeting another guy next week (hopefully) who has a little boy also called Matthew, and seems nice. Then there's a certain someone coming out for my birthday who I might have a brief fling with.

All go here

CD - really re. your boss. She shouldn´t have made you an offer before properly thinking it through and certainly shouldn´t have reneged after the fact. That´s really mean.

Oooggs sorry the dts are poorly, hope you didn´t have too rotten a night and that they are on the mend

NL - glad you feel a bit more positive re. work

AM - that must be really frustrating re. the job, it surely all just means that none of these are The Job and the right one is just around the corner for you

Mammyjo - well done on the cleaning!

Wow Ellie - very impressed at the line up you have ready lol at image of this guy trying to hug and kiss you the whole time and you there all ´ick´.

SOL - thanks babe. I am not feeling consciously stressed but there are little things niggling away and it´s good to vent on here, MN does act as a good release valve.

And well. You won´t believe what happened last night. Dh came to pick me up from meeting a friend and I got in the back so she could get in the front as we were dropping her further up the road. Our car seat is in the middle back seat so I got in, you know, slightly diagonal to the seat, sat down and then turned to be fulling forward. My shoulder knocked and I do mean knocked, not whalloped, not banged nothing hard or strong. Just knocked FGS and broke the styrofoam backing to the seat !!! I take it this means the seat is out of commission, right? Please does anyone know? I am presuming so and yes, on top of the bloomin washing machine it looks like we´re now going to have to buy a new car seat

ok i´m off to jump in the shower and get ready for work, but before I go you have to watch this

SO SO cute.

Morning
Have had a quick catch up but can't remember anythign
oooggs, hope everyone feeling better soon
Maveta, could you not just buy the next size up car seat straight away? How soon are you going to need it?
Much better night here, he was up twice but went straight back after a feed so no problems. And he went to bed at about 8.30 and didn't wake at all in the evening - which I think is the first time ever!

SPB glad you had a good night! About time

well the car seat we had was group 0/1 although we've only used it as a group 1 as we had a different one when he was tiny. I think it was supposed to last him a while longer though. We use it all the time so we'll need to go straight out tomorrow and get him one. ho hum. I am convinced it is karma, I did nothing but complain about the damn seat ever since we got it (bil bought it for us but without asking which one we would like/would fit in our car and I was really annoyed about it at the time). So this is the gods telling me 'well buy your own bloody seat then' that'll learn me.

On a lighter note I am feeling positive about the nursery situation. we went to see an AWFUL place yesterday but it made us really happy that the one we thought we'd go with was by miles the best one. And the lady there is so lovely. going to pay a deposit today. Dh is on holiday the 2nd 2 weeks in april so we've decided he can do the acclimatisation weeks then and we'll send him 9-12 for the last week in april and for all of may. He won't need to go 9-2 til June when dh finishes school and he can pick him up and have him all pm. What a lovely summer they'll have while I'm working like a donkey It doesn't seem so bad really. I'll still miss him like crazy but it's not ALL day and he'll be with his Nana or his Dad the rest of the time.

seem to be on the mend - both slept 7pm - 3.45am - quick pooey nappy change each and a small feed the back until 8.15am

I feel a bit better, but still dizzy - yes nl must remember to take those iron tablets

will catch up better later

Maveta, what a pain about the car seat but glad you're feeling happier about nursery. I need to phone Rahma, but I'm going to see if I can drink my coffee first - D woke at 6 but after a good night and fell asleep about 9.15/9.20 - gosh, 20 mins plus already, must grab my book.

Swimming and meeting dad this afternoon, packing for Ilkley and then getting a train up north tomorrow, can't wait!

Ooogs - so glad to hear they're on the mend.

Maveta - arse at car seat, but yay at nursery decision.

Ellie - keep us posted. We can all vicariously lead our vanished single life through you !

Thanks for all your advice about N and school and Thomasland! Very interesting that no-one said "don't compromise her education just to take her to a bloody theme park!" Not that it would be compromising in Year R - I just feel naughty - I have always been quite scathing about people who take their kids out of school for holidays etc . So then, how do I phrase it to the school - "Niamh won't be at school on .... day because of a family day trip"? Or do I ask them and see if they turn me down? One of her classmates is off to Thailand for 6 weeks from next week, so I can't see that one day is a huge deal - is it?? Reassure me, there's something about dealing with school that puts me back in the guise of a naughty child again!

Morning ladies!

Bramshott, you've not chosen that day on a whim, it's an invitation that happens to beon that day. Hope the school understand.

POTC, you know we're all going to be waiting with baited breath for your news. Hope you get to meet this guy next week.

I've had my coffee and read a bit and he's still asleep! An upsetting scene in the novel I'm reading has prompted me to run up and check on D twice.

Morning all.

SOL - thanks for asking - made dh go and look at the house again yesterday, but he just doesn't get where I am coming from - am seriously questioning things atm
I can honestly say that I never ever put myself first (and I am not trying to be some kind of martyr!) but I just think that putting the kids first is what a mother (well parent really) should just do. no if's, buts or maybes.....you just do right? I so do not think that house would be a good thing for them. And I would never do something knowingly to make dh as unhappy as I am at the moment.

When we took the keys back he wanted to give them an answer, and he said "well what should I say then?" like he wants me to choose for him so it will all be my fault whether we go or stay I said do what YOU want, but I am not promising anything......

he chickened out and asked them to give him a couple more days to think about it

he is just prolonging the agony.....then he thinks saying "i do love you" and trying to kiss me will make me say "ok then"

I wonder if I should have left 5 years ago I would probably be ok by now, and would only have ruined 3 childrens lives instead of 5 - I am so stupid

NOT STUPID CAZ!!!! This a HUGE decision and he is really "putting you on the spot" - he needs to start thinking about you and the hcildren. I can totally understand how you are feeling right now and you need to go easy on yourself. You are a wonderful person. A wonderful mother. xxxx

Hello everyone. I have no chance of keeping up with everyone, you chat so much! But...

Caz - so sorry to hear you are having a hard time at the moment. Seems you can't win!! Whilst neither choice is perfect there will be an option that is "least wrong" IYSWIM. Am sad to hear you talking about leaving your DH. I really hope it doesn't come anywhere near that. I always read your posts with interest as I grow up on a farm (dairy cattle) in the North West. My dad tried to sell his herd 3 times last year - problems with foot and mouth and fly restrictions - so is hoping to get rid of them in the early spring. Will be weird when there are no more cows but none of me or my 3 siblings are in the least bit interested in farming, too much like hard work!!

ooogs - hope the D&V stops soon. How horrid!

khin - I read your post and can only echo what others have said. You are doing an amazing job and 1 baby is bloody hard, 1 baby and a toddler more so and 2 babies plus toddler near impossible! My DS1 is struggling more with DS2 now he on the move as all Austen wants is to be doing what Harrison is up to. H is very good at trying to give A something to occupy him but to no avail!!! So with twins competing for mummy's attention your DD must be v. cross!

Dippy - at your x-boss. very unfair to let you down like that.

Someone mentionned vapourisers... we have a humidifier here that goes on whenever someone is blocked up/congested etc. It makes a MASSIVE difference to their sleep (and therefore mine!). Best thing we ever bought!

All the best to those with poorly babes. DS2 puked in his cot last night but only the once and went straight back to sleep. He's not himself this morning, not really eaten anything and been asleep since 9.30. Am going to wake him now so he will have a nap after lunch.

Hello to all those I haven't mentioned. Can't remember any more!