Feb 08 "Sore nips & no naps"

[omy]

Sorry guys- it is better with the date non?

LOL at flashing boobs! I flashed the vicar when we went for christening chat - lo decided he needed feeding just as we all split up into groups to talk about 'family' etc so i walked up the aisle with ds clamped on to my nip and then had to sit right next to vicar. He did say he had three children so hopefully he didn't feel too embarassed!

Have had lovely day, gardening and went to garden fair at Abbey ruins. Ex husb was there , wouldn't have gone but dd1 begged me to (i think she wanted to show off her new bro!), ex just blanked me! What and Arse-hole! He's over 50 years old you'd think he'd be more mature (just to clarify- he's lots older than me, probably why it didnt work, that and the fact that he's a bullying, controlling, selfish git!!!).

Agree with gill on boris, he is actually quite an intelligent man (written hisory books i believe) but he just comes across as a pratt a lot of the time. Novelty value certainly seems likeliest reason for election to me.

dh gone out with his friends to local music venue to see The Orb (anyone heard of them? Dance band.), would have quite liked to go but no baby sitter, still having nice quiet evening with ds....wish i had some chocolate or cake...might take a walk to corner shop!

Enjoy rest of bank hol ladies

hello, had a fab day, went on a litle trip out with dh and ds... we went out for lunch and then went to bookshop and music shop, bought lots of new dvd's to watch on those rainy days I can't be bothered going out. dh bought lots of dvd's "for ds when he gets a bit older" including Bagpuss!!!!!

only slightly marred by ds deciding he was hungry while we were in bookshop so I had to go back to the car and feed him there for what seemed like forever before we said what the heck and bundled him into his car seat and drove home!

Ginger - I remember Little Fluffy Clouds by The Orb - in fact have just found it on youtube and playing it while I write. DP and DS in bed so I'm just having a little chill-out session before bed

Your XDH sounds nice.....

lol @ orb remembrances. ozric tentacles anyone??

Lol at chill out! Ex husb not a nice person, took me years to get enough courage to leave him, long story which i wont bore everyone with.

Where is everyone today ? enjoying the (hazy) sunshine i hope! Want to go out but toilet broken so dh trying to fix it! What a way to spend bank hol!

Hazy sunshine! ( i wish!!)

God i'm so pissed off today and i don't even know why

Ds1 was up at 5.30 am!!!! and Ds2 hasn't stopped bloody whingeing...oh yes thats why i'm a bit fed up, you know what,i feel like going to the pub like loads of other people are and getting arseholed!!

Sorry for being a mard arse i'm gonna read back on all the posts and catch up later xxx

Hi everyone, pretty hectic here. Dh is ill - probably tonsilitis but could be glandular fever. He has finally seen a doc today but has not been able to cash in his script so isn't feeling any better. Have been out with the boys all day to try and let him get some rest but am shattered now! Flat is an utter tip too, which is not good. Sigh.

Went up to Hampstead Heath this pm to meet up with the in-laws (dh is one of 7 so his extended family is a cast of thousands) and had a lovely time.

Am ready for my bed. Keep telling ds2 that he is very welcome to start sleeping through the night, but he's not taking the hint. Cor, babies eh? Who'd 'ave 'em?!

Hi all - always too madly busy round here on the weekends to post!

I love it when they all go to school and I have some peace!

Princess - so sorry your LO has lactose intolerance - I have been wondering how you were. Are you breast and bottle feeding? Am confused about the 'special milk' you spoke of.

Well after my fab start to bottle feeding last week LO has now absolutely refused it 2 days running! Don;t know what to do today as she is about to wake and now would be the time I give her the bottle - but can;t face 2 hours of crying!!!

what a nice day! bean - sorry to hear about your dh. fingers crossed its tonsilitis rather than glandular fever.

putting our flat on the market today. had valuations from dif agents last week and have gone with the people who seemed to talk sense rather than value high. just rang the guy and he's coming over this afternoon with paperwork... all seems to happen v quick. hope he doesnt want to take pics as we're in no state just yet and were hoping to have next weekend to move loads of our crap out and get sorted. i am SO bored of cleaning flat so much every day at the mo

enjoy sunshine all

Tyaca I think you have done the right thing with the estate agents you need one that knows what they are doing

Lost another 2lb really don't know how though

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Hi everyone - we've had lovely weather here too. I've been stomping around in a sweaty strop - might not be so bad if lo would let me put him down - he's like a little hot water bottle!

Beany - sorry your dh is ill. Not good for him obviously but also hard for you - it's not as if you need a third boy to look after is it?

I've lost 1 lb this week. I've been really good with the exercise but really really bad with food. Less than 5 weeks now until we're off to center parcs for a long weekend and I'll have to subject people to me in a swimsuit so I really must try harder again. Just can't be bothered though.

Does anyone else still feel hormonal? I'm usually pretty steady but lo is now 12 weeks old and I'm still really up and down/moody. Feeling a bit unsettled about work and dh has been talking about maybe moving but I'm not sure. Just generally fed up at the moment. Realised how bad things had gotten when I got excited about using the asda online shopping rather than tesco for a change. From some of your posts I think others are feeling the same?

Anyway, better go for now.

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Bean - I hope DH hasn;t got glandular fever!!!

Tyaca - very exciting thinks have started moving!

Ginger - well done you for getting away from not nice husband!

Hi rozzy - Well done for losing a pound and still eating badly!! I don;t dare weigh myself for fear of bad news!
I have already been subjecting people to my fat wobbly tummy - the worst thing is that my swimsuit is in 2 pieces - just stops where my tummy starts - I feel like wearing a sign on my head saying "I just had a baby!!"

I don't feel hormonal very often, just very tired especially after the weekend! I can see my DH wondering patiently when I might have time for him again!! I don;t seem to have the mental (or physical) energy for him. And i am v worried about my mad plan of starting work in July - I should have insisted I start in January but I was trying to be helpful re finances - otherwise DH gets stressed!

Bloody hell Beany, fingers crossed your DH recovers quickly, I know it is him I should feel sorry for but I just know how awful it is for us when the other half is genuinely unwell as we just don't have the time or energy to look after another person!

I have lost 1lb this week. I have been quite good in that I am not snacking at all now really, but am not changing my actual meals (ie eating steak and guinness pie etc which are high cal) but I think in the long run the no snacking will help.

Rozzy I am about 90% ok, but since being in my second week of no doula I am finding things get on top of me and it is bloody hard work. Even though she was only here 13 hours a week it made a big difference. With the sun shining it is lovely, but taking all three out with a baby strapped to you is, as you said, very hot and sweaty. I was also then stuck as wanted to play at the sandpit in the park with DS1, but with DD strapped to me I had to stay in the shade as much as poss or she would have been boiling (I was practically on fire I was so darn hot) so it makes everything harder. If only DS1 didn't need a seat in the pushchair my life would be a lot easier.

Was nice though as a lovely lady stopped me in the street and said "is your middle name SUPERMUM" and said how well I looked and what lovely hair I had and she was impressed with how happy me and my little family looked .

DS2 threw up whole feed in his cot at 6:30 this morning . I didn't even realise. I had got back in the sleeping bag and heard him cough and did think it sounded a bit "wet" but as he made no other noises I presumed he was ok. He slept til 8am and when I got him up he was drenched but perfectly happy!

Rozzy we are off to center parcs also in just less than 5 weeks, but I am pretty sure you said you are going to one in Scotland???? We are off to the Longleat one. I am more concerned about my hideously white/blue pasty skin in a bikini / costume than my size. Oh, and also concerned about getting two babies and one toddler into the swimming pool easily with only two adults.

Right. Must get on and wash the bottles before DS1 wakes up. DS2 is here with me and DD and DS1 are asleep. Hoping DS1 stays asleep til 4pm.

Time for a cuppa too .

Leesmum, hope you are feeling a bit happier today .

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oh, i am so jealous of all your weight loss. no point updating mine. its so unfair to be being so damn good and not to have lost a pound in a fortnight. just to hammer the point home - i ran 4k on saturday . i couldnt even run for five minutes three weeks ago.

rozzer - know what you mean. its v up and down rather than straight down. big silly row with dh yesterday and i started to wonder whether i was about to get my period.

egg - love the supermum comment. plus the hair bit made me smile - remember a fab xmas preg pic you put up on your profile and thought you had lovely hair. its what my curls SHOULD be but somehow never are....

omy - would your dh really mind if you held off work for a few more months??

Egg - we're going to Oasis Whinfell which is in North England not far from Carlisle (sp?). It's our 4th time so ds1 and ds2 are really looking forward to it. Have you got inflatable swim seats for the twins? We've got one for Andrew - just carried the other 2 when they were babies but thought it would be easier to have one since we'll be watching for the other 2 as well. I agree with the lady who said you were supermum - you seem to be coping really well with 3 under 3!

Tyaca - I'm running too! Only on the treadmill but I've been doing 3.5miles 3 times a week but just managed to do 4 miles tonight. Apart from walking with the dc though that's all the exercise I'm doing. Just find it hard to get to the gym with 3 dc - especially since dh does shifts. I wouldn't worry about losing weight if I were you. Since you've really increased the amount of exercise you're doing you'll be toning up and muscle weighs heavier than fat. If you were measuring your body fat content I'm sure you would be seeing the benefits of all your hard work. It did cross my mind that I might be getting my period too. Since we won't be having any more dc I'm hoping it will be a long long time until they come back.

Omy - how long are you back at work before the summer hols (you're a teacher aren't you?). I think if I was in the same position as you I would probably go back before the holidays to get paid over the whole period. It's really hard to know what to do though isn't it? So hard to even know how you'll feel in a couple of months time.

Hi everyone else.

Ohhh I'm soo enjoying the sunshine. It makes me feel really motivated. Got everywhere tidy and washing out on the line before taking ds1 to playschool then found I've lost 4.5 lb this last week which I'm not really sure how?? I think its down to me actually keeping a record of what I'm doing but also I've dropped another feed so I don't feel as hungry I think plus I've done a lot of shopping which I've decided counts toward exercise!!!!

We had a lovely weekend. Dp was away but back sunday and then we were at a party and then I had a lovely afternoon with the girls yesterday and even went out for a drink. Ds1 was so well behaved all weekend bless him. Feeling a lot more positive and had a chat with dp about how I've been feeling although it was only brief but I think he's appreciating a little bit.

DS2 laughed properly for the first time today!!! It was just soo lovely and you know what I would actually pay to hear it!! It just suddenley made all those early weeks and traumas with no sleep and no expressing and tears at the kitchen sink so worthwhile. I'm such a soppy git!!!!

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Hello Ladies-

Glad to hear everyone is ok- if a little hormanal- i know the feeling!!!

Had great bank holiday- sorted out garden on sat and sun, then we went to Weston super-mare for the day on Monday- had a great afternoon on the beach with our picnic- nad buckets etc Weather was fine wil bout 4pm then it began to rain(we were just heading back to car anyway)

DS had a great time, DD was an angel as usual

There were a couple of accidents on the M5 so journey home was double what it should have been but all ok!!!

~OMY- re going back to work- i am due to start a new job in the next 3 weeks at our local hospital- only cleaning 6pm -9pm monday to friday, and i am seriously worried about how we will manage etc- i dont have enought hours in the day now!!!DH still has to help a little more- he is in for a real shock when he goes alone!!!lol{grin]

Although i am very lucky as DD has been sleeping through for a fair few weeks from 7/8pm dream feed at 10/10-30 and wakes 6-30-7am so i am ok sleep wise!!

how are you all?

oopps ment Hormonal not hormanal!!!

One pound down - let's hope this is the start of a trend and it doesn't reappear (AGAIN)

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What a lovely day and what a crp time I've had. Me and DP were awake in the night both starting a horrible cold. Supposed to be going away at the weekend and need stroller and travel cot so took DS to mothercare in the baby bjorn, standing in the shade of the ticket machine at the bus stop to keep him out of the sun, him screaming all the way on the bus. Of course they didn't have the one I wanted (McLaren Techno XLR) except in pink and didn't have the travel cot either (Little Life Arc) So had to bring DS home and then drive to the nearest Mothercare World. They didn't have the XLR either so had to settle for the normal techno, which is fine.... Got home and and tried to put the travel cot up only to discover the webbing that the poles go through was sewn on back to front so won't go up... and that was the only one in store so now had to order one from John Lewis and will have to take the other one back to mothercare. ARRGGHH. DP by then off work feeling crp as well and house in a filthy state.

DS been cranky all day, no wonder really poor wee man, and then in the bath LOADS of pus came out of his BCG site and ran down his arm... anyone else had this? Have a call waiting with NHS direct just to be on te safe side.

Sorry for the long boring moan.

Anyway I do have a new buggy Good effort on the trip out Egg - is so hard keeping them out of the sn isn't it?

Jealous of the center parc-ers. Not that I wil ever be wearing a "two-piece" ever again!!

Oh Gill- Sorry you have had a rotten day i hope you and DP are feeling better soon-

let us know what nhs direct say- i hope its ok-

Sorry not much help to you !!!

LOL hormanal Sarah

Gill: sounds like he has an infection where the bcg site is. What did NHS direct say? Poor little man! Sorry about the frustrating shopping trip, too. Sods luck.... I've resorted to only buying things on the net (not that it isn't without frustration, but less so than trecking somewhere only to be frustrated!)

Sarah: sounds like you had a fab day at the beach. I refuse to go to one until I can at least look decent in the family photos (yes, I know, vain!).

Tyaca: It's great that you are making progress! It will come of, don't worry. The best thing is that you are getting fit again (more that I can say for myself. I still can't but much weight on my ankle, so I know I won't really start losing weight until it gets sorted and I can run again).

Egg: You ARE supermum. Taking care of twins and a toddler at the same time. I feel completely inadequate in that I can barely take care of 2 at the same time!

Lovely weather here for Bank Holiday. I made the mistake in thinking that I could take baby and DS1 swimming alone. It was a complete disaster, resulting in the 3 of us in tears, and most of the members of the club I belong to thinking that I was a completely inadequate mother....

DS1 wanted to swim outside, but I told him no because the baby would get cold. He proceeded to have a tantrum and ran outside. I wanted to get out of the pool after half an hour, as I thought any more would probably be bad for the baby's skin. DS1 has another tantrum. I drag him into the shower room, get myself undressed when DS1 says he has to do a pooh and runs out to the poolside again to the loo there.

I shower, thinking he'd be OK, with the baby lying on the shower mat. A woman comes in asking for DS1's mum, and tells me that my son in screaming for me hysterically, and that he needs me to wipe his bottom. OK, there's me with shampoo in my hair, naked, baby on shower mat beginning to cry, and wondering what to do. She grabs the baby and tells me that she'll watch over the baby, and I run out to the pool, sudsy hair and naked except for a small towel wrapped around me, to my son, who is surrounded by several mums and the lifeguard. I quickly wipe his bottom and shove him back in the shower.

I thank the other Mum and apologize mumbling that I shouldn't have tried to go swimming with two at this stage. She looked at me with a dissaproving face and tells me that she did it with 3. Made me feel like crap.

So, long story but I have inifinite awe for all those with twins, and especially you Egg!

I'm going swimming again with DS1 tomorrow. Needless to say, I've booked baby into the creche for that hour!

gill - this is going to sound awful, but i'm glad that your dd cried on bus ... the one time i have been on bus with dd in sling she cried and i felt so awful and am scared to do again. hearing that it happens to all makes me feel better - tho obvs not good for you. is it scotland you going to? in laws rather than climbing?

rozzer - i am only on treadmill too. am v impressed at the distances you are doing. like you, that and daily walks are the only excercise i do. i think back to my old life when i didnt do exercise as such, but even my daily commute involved a good 40min of walking, lots of steps changing platforms and then all the pacing when my trains were cancelled... ach... i dont miss it one bit, but i was much more active than i am now, even tho' now i am making loads of effort. actually, my effort had paid off and dont BUT there are financial implications of being two dress sizes too big.... i have a lovely wardrobe full of fab jeans and such and i cant afford to buy bigger versions.

ok - going to stop rambling. our flat is on the market. it has all happened v speedily and feels v grown up - this from a woman with a baby . fingers crossed banks are still giving people mortgages ....

ds i mean gill, not dd.