December 2006 drag yourselves over here!

[Indith]

Oooops no room to link to old thread!

Lol at AQ forgetting that she is pg Sure the madness will pass. And don't worry about my chocolate supply, I live round the corner from Tesco

Jabber I think you should pop ds in the post and I'll sned him on holiday with all my clibing friends, they do similarly dangerous stunts on a larger scale. He'd have a ball

Me too - just! Not even had time to read past last few posts yet.

Oli, welcome back, glad you had a good time and hope the fact you didn't notice dd's pox before means she had it mildly and wasn't too uncomfortable! FGS, welcome back too - hope you're warm now

Have been submerged in usual fog of family illness (dd1 high temps, dd2 and me streaming colds, dh v v bad toothache, yawn etc etc) hence awolness...we were supposed to be in Oxford visiting DM this weekend (who is also ailing) but DH has emergency dentist apt. for root canal tomorrow.

Does anyone know why Easter is so wildly early this year?!? I think I prefer the later, warmer variety...when bugs are gone and kids can be let loose out of doors...

BP, meant to say - hurrah for the physio and light at end of tunnel, you must be so relieved!

Oh BP, that's great that you're on the way to being fixed .

Eli, Easter's early because of the lunar cycle, don't know the technical bits though! Agree it's much nicer when it's warmer. It's blowing a gale and hailing here, it's miserable. Roll on the sun to chase away all the lurgies!

Dd's pox was definitely mild - we haven't even opened the bottle of calamine the doc prescribed . She's on ABs because of the spot that got infected but she hasn't even itched the rest. Think we got away very, very lightly.

Easter is on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. The vernal equinox was yesterday, same as when the moon became full (full moon lasts for about 3 days) hence Easter being so early. If full moon had been just before the equinox then we'd have had to wait a whole lunar cycle before Easter.

Glad the holiday was good FGS, home is always nice though.

Eli my dear May the bugs retreat with the coming of Spring (I say coming, tis clearly not here yet though it technically arrived on Friday)

BP, wow 12 weeks and you'll be touching your toes Seriously I'm glad it is being fixed If the dsd comes up with some good procrastination tips I've not thought of yet do pass them on.

Pox sound like they were pretty mild then Oli, good stuff

Dp is dying from some bug, he keeps wimpering, it is the most annoying theing in the world! I know he is suffering (tis one of those many trips to the loo bugs) but does he really need to let out pitifull wimpers just to remind me? Still I have left him to it with ds so hey ho work time as I really will feel guilty procrastinating all morning if he is entertaining ds while ill.

It was a cottage near Bath we went to. Very nice but its hard to have a proper holiday with the kids around I think.

Feeling low again at the moment. My knee op is next week. Trying to get people to come and help with the kids for the few weeks I'm on crutches is proving harder than I thought

BP - your back sounds like a nightmare.

Sorry for all of the poorly children....DD is hoping for snow tonight.

Of, FGS, sorry you're feeling . Have you managed to arrange any help for the time you're on crutches? I do hope that when friends say 'I wish I could help with the kids but I'm working/busy/away' you are subtly suggesting that perhaps they could cook something for you to put in the freezer. I wish there was something practical I could do - let me know if you can think of anything at all.

Well, that's the egg hunt done. DD1 is overjoyed with chocolate, DD2 is stuffing her face with hot cross buns. I've done my annual belting out of Jesus Christ is Risen Today (I do love the old hymns, much to DHs dismay), and now I'm off to boil all the nappies.

Happy Easter, everyone!

Sounds good BP

FGS you will manage, is the fear of the event itself perhaps making you feel as though it will be harder than it actually will be? Freezer meals sounds like a good idea, and get yourself an online supermarket order sorted etc to make things easier. Also, perhaps give the house a good thorough clean and declutter now so that it is easier to keep on top of and you don't feel as though it is becoming a cesspit if you just give a surface clean over the next few weeks (or even better splash out on a cleaner until you are back on your feet ) It will pass though.

Dp feeling better thankfully, he is ar harder work than ds at the moment though, he is so restless! The lack of rugby is getting to him. He has to go to ligament club at the hospital for physio on his knee for 3 to 6 months before they reassess and decide if it will need surgery or not. Dp is the sort of man you regularly need to chuck out of the house to do 20 laps (or in his case an ergo) or he starts reminding you of a hyperactive puppy

Mmm, my house smells lovely. Lamb cooking, stuffed with parma ham, rosemary and lemon on a bed of potatoes. Port gravy bubbling away. Blackberry and apple crumble waiting for oven space .... I love high days and holidays!

I'm having such problems getting DD2 to sleep happily in her cot. She's fine for the first hour or so, then she cries and cries. And then lazy mummy picks her up. Yes, even I can see the fatal flaw here

Is it too late to come round for dinner?

Am licking my chops BP, Easter at your house sounds wonderful - lamb especially (though I could enjoy a good sing-a-long too ).

We made it to Oxford yesterday in the end, after dh got semi-root-canal-ed and handed a load of codeine phosphate: he really has been in agony, but its been going on for days so am ashamed to say I'm less than sympathetic now (aka knackered). dds were thrilled to see snow, though dd1 takes after her daddy and liked watching Cinderella videos and eating chocolate whilst watching it fall

Indith, I've eaten far too much chocolate as it is, but hey, ok then, hand it over....we can commiserate over a boxfull re wimpering dhs...

((FGS)) do you have a clear idea of what would help most, from others? Is it possible to ask people for specific things, when they ask 'oh is there anything I can do?' (I hope they're asking, even if they dont mean it - then you can pin 'em down). I wish we were all nearer in RL so we could help out. FWIW my experience of ops forthcoming is that its impossible not to feel a bit and anxious about coping beforehand. Whats the date of it again?

Easter at BPs house sounds lovely!

We've had a nice day. I got 1/2 hour to blitz the house downstairs so feel a bit better about that.

Eli - my operation is next Saturday! I should be in and out in a day thankfully. I have some friends who have offered to do the pre-school run for the first week. MIL is coming for the Mon & Tue which is great. My parents arent as it is not convenient and I have a neighbour who will have DD2 if needed. The hardest things are likely to be nappy changes and also I wont be able to carry DD2 so wont be able to take her for naps in her cot (which is the only place she'll sleep during the day other than the car). DD1 is already prepared and planning to help and DH will be around when he can but we have our own business and it is a critical time for him....I'll just be happier when it is all over and done with.

Sorry....me me me

Well, thats settled then, next Easter at BPs house for large lunch please (then off to Jabber's en masse for some sunshine)...

FGS, you sound as sorted as possible...sorry your parents can't make it (you're bound to feel about that, no matter how understandable it may be) and also get the worrying about youngest dd. I would be too. Have a feeling you, and she, will find extraordinary, unthinkable-right-now ways around nappies and other feats, when it comes to it, but can't imagine I'd be anything other than stressed this close to the big day! Hopefully your knee will be very grateful for all this

Next door's 10 yr old boy is having a very loud sleepover, presumably birthday, and I've lent dd1 some silicone earplugs. She's thrilled with them, but I'm wondering if I'm an irresponsible mummy...what can a 4 yr old do wrong with silicone earplugs, I wonder...

Gosh, BP I don't even know how to cook lamb anything! Sounds gorgeous...
FGS, I too would be cr&%pping myself about it all, although if you're feeling low all too easy to panic I guess. I started having panic attacks last night about no.3 and coping then had to calm myself down! Nappy changes - can you use pullups on her to make it easier? My only and not very helpful thought. Your parents eh, not convenient??

Oli, how long until dh is back all week?? Or has it happened already?

Just went to movies (Be kind, rewind) fantastic, so nice to get out of the house as I invariably slouch on the sofa all night worrying.

Imagine my and pride when I arrive at nursery to collect DD2 today. She was walking, holding one of the nurses' fingers. Strolling along like she did it every day.

Which, apparently she does. She has, by all accounts, been walking for weeks. At nursery. She doesn't walk at home at all.

Well. The game's up now. We're off to Clarks first thing Saturday morning for some proper big girl shoes. Mummy will no longer be carrying her everywhere.

Hmph

Just stopping in to say hi - congrats AQ - hope everything goes well with the pg.

Lol BP! Those pesky kids huh!

Am holding back on the shoes til ds gets a bit more confident. One finger walking is still very wobbly and hesitant. Not surprising since he still can't stand unaided for more than a microsecond!

AQ - I felt the same

BP - It's so funny what they do when you arent looking! Glad you have some steps now!
DD2 has been walking for a few weeks now and is so fast it is amazing. She hates her shoes though and would much rather be carried outside

Indith - hold out on the shoes until they'll be walking outside. I let DD go barefoot indoors all the time and it makes them much more confident.

Lennied - Hi

LOL BP, cheeky madam .

Hello, Lennied, haven't see you around for ages, how's things?

My siser's just rung and appears to be in early labour...........[hugely overexcited ] Oooh, I'm on standby (am panicking slightly as have had best part of a bottle of wine), I'll be watching my niece or nephew arrive soon. Eek!

Excited for you and your sister Oli .

Hi, Lennied! Nice to see you again

Oli, how very exciting! Am feeling very emotional on your behalf. All the best to your sister

Oooh, congratulations Oli's sister (and Oli-the-aunt)

All this talk of walking LOs....am wondering more and more if dd has a problem: she walks (holding both fingers tightly) with right foot turned outward, almost dragging her leg along some of the time. I did ask the HV a few weeks ago, she said it was impossible to tell if there was a problem until dd is walking - but I'm wondering if there is a problem that stops her walking, IYSWIM. Worried it might be her hip (she was transverse, and borderline hip scan, then HV said legs seemed fine and not to bother going for any more checks ) but hope its just a weak ankle and that a bit of physio, shoes, or even just time will help.

My dm says to put sea salt in her bath 'to strengthen her ligaments'

Many congrats to BP's clever dd - very smart, walking incognito so as to get carried for a while longer

Meant to say, am taking dd2 to osteopath this week, he says he will be able to tell if hip or knee or ankle problem. And she can't stand unaided for a nanosecond, though can wobble a step or two with one finger holding..?? What do you reckon?

Hello Lennied SachaF is pg too!
How exciting, Oli, don't know if I could be a birth partner!
BP, your little scamp! DS2 has just figured out holding onto my finger is quite safe, I am dying for him to walk!!! Eli, when I spoke to my dad about ds2 (concerned he'd never walk etc) he said it was important that he was pulling himself up to standing etc, cruising, rather than supporting his weight (which may be a confidence thing rather than physical?). But phaps osteo will shed light. Don't panic yet!

Eli - DD2 walks with her foot turned onitself a bit. I was worried at first but it has improved in just two weeks with her walking on it. Hopefully the osteopath will be able to tell if there is a problem but lots of children dont walk until about 18months or so, plenty of time so try not to worry.