The one where the May 07 babies start turning ONE!!!

[AprilMeadow]

Hi Ladies, it said we needed a new thread

Ella has been called for hers as well, but its on Thursday next week and we will still be on holiday. But i seem to recall them being separate to the MMR from when ds had it.

Pink i will go and have a word with Mr Mouse and see what i can do

A took about 5 steps in the park this afternoon. Hurrah. She was showing off to another baby and forgot to hold on to anything.

Hmm, now considering: Zoom tandem It's not really any longer than my Mountain Buggy and I can put the Maxi Cosi on it... I hate deciding on big purchases, although I do know now, that I definitely want a tandem where the children can face me, so that narrows the choices somewhat.

A nice lady who sold me something on ebay today said she'd give me a good "newbie" review.

I'd give you a good review TYG. You have that kind of sincere voice you can trust, either that or I'm a sucker for a divine Irish accent Ooooooo that buggy almost makes me want to have another baby, just to be able to buy that. It's amazing!

Isn't it funny how a lot of them have started walking this week? Spooky.

I have one soon-to-be hedgehog cake baking in the oven as we speak. We shall be feeding around 24 on Sunday to celebrate J's birthday and frankly to say thank you to all who have looked after us and welcomed us for the last 6 months.

LG&T, you are quiet, I hope it has not all been too overwhelming. Thinking of you all.

MKG, send us over some of your inflatable pals, I could do with some company.

Hi guys, thanks for all the birthday wishes for Ruby. We had a nice tea out last night and will be celebratng with family at the weekend. We are having a barbecue on Sunday so hoping this lovely weather stays for now.
No sign of any steps here. We bought R a walker for her birthday but she just pushes it really far forward and then flops on her knees!
We too have been called for the booster jab, R has it on 4th June. Apparently the MMR has to be 4 weeks after it or more.
TYG that buggy is well cool, I've never seen anythng like it before.
Anyway, must be off, got house to get ready for a party!!!

Ok I have a confession to make I havent caught up yet will try to in the next few days. Did attempt to read some posts but got distracted by sonething on tv so gave up

Im glad more and more LO's are joining the walkers club. Alana is a little show off now, she hardly ever crawls, unless she is tired. Yesterday she walked all the way home from picking Ethan up from Nursery, a good 10min walk although it actually took us about 30mins by the time Alana had stopped every few steps to point at things and whisper 'whats that' (her new words that she she repeats million times each day lol)and she had shown her new shoes to anyone who so much as smiled at her.

We had a great holiday in Devon, stayed in a gorgeous cottage in Holsworthy, the children fed the animals on the farm and collected the eggs from the chickens every day. There was a lovely heated indoor pool and hot tub which was great especially when the weather was poo. The holiday wasnt without incident though. Ethan nearly drowned on day1, he used a rubber ring that was a bit too big for him and slipped through, he ended up under the water unable to get to the surface for what seemed like ages I had hold of Alana and couldnt get to him, Dh was in the hot tub and hadnt seen and everyone else had buggered up the other end of the pool leaving E on his own. Luckily dh heard me shout and jumped in to save him, amazingly Ethan was fine, it was as if he had known to hold his breath under the water and after a quick cuddle went back in. I was annoyed with the others in the pool though, I had been shouting for a while but they didnt take any notice Then on Day 2 Ethan climbed on the pool table to reach the ball and fell off backwards smashing the back of his head on a concrete floor, Jordan came rushing into the cottage in a panic (the games room was in a barn) but luckily E was fine except for a bump and sore fingers where he had tried to stop himself from falling. Day 3 passed without any accidents then on day4 Ethan was watching his nan in the pool, walked near the metal steps but misjudged it and smashed his cheek on them leaving a lovely big bruise along his cheekbone. Day 5 and he decided to fall out of bed and caught his chin on a chair, cutting it a bit and causing a bruise Jordan used to be the accident prone one but apart from slipping on the rock pools and ending up soaking wet when we went crabbing he was fine. Apart from the accidents it was a great holiday and although we found it very isolated we want to go back, maybe one christmas (i love the idea of swimming after christmas lunch and having the log fire blazing while we open prezzies)

Dh loved relaxing in the hot tub so much that on Sunday while I was out shopping with the children, he went and bought one We had talked about it a while back but I thought we had agreed to wait a while. I was a bit annoyed especially when I got home to find he had put it up in our large shed (the contents of which were strewn around the garden with nowhere to go ) but then once it was full up and the heater was on i warmed to the idea of sitting out there with a nice glass of wine. Then we discovered it had a leak so dh had to take it back down and arrange a replacement. He has now decided we will be having it on our patio, which he will extend a bit to still allow space for the table and chairs, it also means he has to sort out a cover for it too so his impulse buy is going to end up costing him more money and a lot of work (that will teach him lol)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATHILDA

and belated wishes to all those I've missed this week.

Woo Hoo for walking babies.... J is no where near walking, the first of mine not to be walking by their first birthday. lazy girl!!

lg&t, thinking of you and hoping you are feeling better. xx

Just a quick one to wish Mathilda a Happy 1st Birthday xx

Happy Birthday Tank Mathilda! Have a great day, lots of love from your fiance.

Happy Birthday Mathilda!! I remember when SOH disappeared and we were wondering what happened.

OK so tomorrow is Mother's Day. Who wants to bet dh forgets about it? Any takers I got a fiver that says he doesn't even get me a card, or clean the house before I come home from work.

Happy birthday to Mathilda and all the others I forgot.
Happy Mothers Day for tomorrow MKG, can't you drop a few hints tonight before it's too late for the shops to close?

Before I go to bed I just want to say that I came home from work at 10:15 to the boys not asleep, the dog not walked, and the house destroyed. I told my husband that how can he be "in charge" when in 5 hours he can't accomplish what I just did in an hour.

Oh and I dropped a hint about mother's earlier to dh. I said, "I wonder what Mateo will get me for mother's day" Dh said, "He's so little, don't expect so much from him" HA HA HA.

TYG OMG at you being 28wks,glad it is going well, sounds like a fabarooney holiday am very altho not at the flight bit

April well done on the house, have a lovely holiday, mmmmmm pancakes

PJ dont worry about the sleep its just what works for you and being able to find that, we have had a mixed few days but I think thats partly me working and partly A picking up on the stress at home, also A went through a realbiting stage - I didnt want to go near him and it bloody hurts we were waving our finger with a firm NO and putting himon te floor, dont know if its worked or he's just growing out of it a bit saying that I did get a mighty shoulder munch this am

LW glad new your was great and appy 21st to you, is your buggy a luna? I have one and A can nearly fall out might try the same, whats the number

MKG I have mefenamic acid as my periods were getting most painful and I was having to go to bed unable to move - worth talking to your doc as they do help

Sky glad your pg is going well

HAappy Birthday to all I have missed -so sorry hope you ad fab days

LGT how did it go at the consultants, have been thinking about you

Well sorry I havent been about much, had a lovely break in north devon wit my friendandher 2 dd's, since then life at home has been extremely crappy, dphas got the arse because I am working, I am refusing to leave work - I really enjoy it, it is me time and I get my own bit of money and its a break from starring at the same 4 walls, even tho I love the walls. Anyway he has hardly spoken to me,is sleeping in the spare room and last night made hints that he was taking te kids out- which he never ever has done and I think he wanted me to think he was going to run off with them, I tried talking to him and we just draw a blank when I say i'm not leaving my job. TBH I have had enough of living under his black cloud and coping with his depression, I want a happy life and could see me having it without him,I feel really bad for thinking this - we have been through so much together and always kept each other going, I just think he is being so selfish over this and I wont back down, please give me your words of wisdom ladies

On a plus note I have decided to go with my decision and pull Willow from schoolso she wont go back in sept, no offence to all you fab teachers, you do a great job, but I dont agree with her being taught irrelevant information, tis a bit daunting but I'm glad I have finally decided to take the plunge, she will also be less tired, getting ready for school is a battle - as im sure it is in alot of homes every morning but its not a way I like to start the day

Right would say i'm off to enjoy the sunshine but not sure what we are doing, dp refused to drop us at the park yesterday so I ended up forking out £17 in taxis there and back - oh if only I didnt have such a mild manner sometimes and had the guts to tell him what I think

TYG you have never bought on ebay OMG woman, I must say I have fairly addictive cycles on there - both of buying and selling, just picked up dd a 44piece clothing bundle for £28 bargain - i dont usually go for bundles as quite often its all the bits people dont think will make any money on thier own,however this all pretty much nice jeans, trousers and summer stuff, not that she really needs any more summer stuff lol

Morning all! Oh no - I've missed some birthdays [ashamed] so here are belated birthday wishes for;

Faith (1st May), Carys (2nd May), Matilda (2nd May), Callum (5th May), Ruby (8th May), Aidan (8th May), Samuel (8th May), Mathilda (10th May).

A great big happy first birthday today to Jasper!!!

Just in case I don't get a chance to pop in tomorrow, a great big happy first birthday to Lauren and Beabea!!!

Congratulations to all the walkers! How exciting and what clever babies! Conor is on the verge of joining the gang - he trots about quite happily with the aid of his toddle truck or any item of furniture nearby but has yet to brave some steps alone. I'm sure that it won't be long though!

Talking of Conor, thanks so much for your birthday wishes for him - very kind! I've added a picture of him to my profile which was taken on his first birthday so please feel free to take a peek and see how he has grown.

Hope you're all well and enjoying the beautiful sunshine.

Hi Lupin, sorry to hear things aren't good at home and your dp is being a pain. Good on you for standing your ground about the job. I would go bananas if I didn't work, you need some time to be you and not just mummy.
No offence taken over school btw. I think you're very brave to take W out of school but if you know it's the right thing to do then good on you for having the courage to do so. If you need any help/advice just shout.
We're having a barbie today to celebrate R's birthday and the weather is gooorgeous. Pool is out, gazebo is up and both patios have the furniture and parasols. It's going to be lovely!

Mountain Buggy, carrycot, car seat attachment and buggy bag go on ebay in 4 auctions this afternoon. Only took me about 4 bloody hours to take loads of pictures, word my listings very carefully, take the sodding buggy apart and check the dimensions will fit in the largest package accepted by parcelforce, weigh everything for postage costs... Jaysus. I suppose smaller items aren't such a big deal or a hassle, but I'm really put off! My moped goes on later today as well, once DH has checked it starts and so on. I suppose once you've done a few listings it doesn't take so long to sort out after that.

Hey, you know I got married nearly 4 years ago? I only just got prints of my photos! I never got around to it before. Discovered during the week that you can send the files over the internet to Costco and they have them printed for you by the next day. Got 80 wedding photos for each of 7 family members, plus about 40 of the family from the last year or so, plus 3 10x8's to frame for ourselves all printed for about £40. That's over 700 prints! Bargain me thinks.

Hi all

Congratulations to all those clever walking babies, D's still relying on crawling around. I'm worried it's because I end up restricting his freedom of movement at home, can't really childproof. Still, for every walking 10/11 month old I know others a few months older than D who are not really walking yet.

TYG, good luck with the ebay auctions, hope a good buyer wanting your Mountain Buggy comes along. I've bought and sold small stuff but I can't really be bothered with things which take a lot of packing and posting.

Belated birthday greetings to the latest crop of 1 year olds.

Lups, good on you for standing by your decision to have a job, i think its what keep most of us sane! Sorry that D is being a prize prat again, you know you are welcome to come escape (well anytime after from july) at mine x

Happy 1st Birthday to Jasper xx

Happy Mothers Day to MKG, i hope that you did get something nice. I like being in the states for MD #2.... convinced dh that i really did need a Tiffany's necklace

Hey Creena, how's bump doing? It cant belong til you hear bubbas heartbeat...?

Lg&t, how are things?

MrsJB, hope you are feeling much better now (you must be a little better as you have your sense of humour

TYG, I saw that banner about the photos the last time i was at Reading costco, thats a brilliant price for so many shots! Dont forget that if you want the price bumping for your bits and bobs i am sure that there are a few of us that could bid.......

Off to the hotel swimming pool today with the kids and then a quick dash into MGM (now called Hollywood Studios) to get ds's pic taken with Lightening McQueen, then dinner at Epcot with Mickey and Friends.

Also, some how our friends have managed to get ds out of his 'im scared of clowns' phase and he is even carrying a 'jojo' doll from some Jojo's cirus on playhouse disney... AND he wanted his pic taken with her!!!!

Happy International Mothers Day xx

Hey there AprilMeadow! Bump is doing just fine. It's incredibly large at the moment as well and I've had to start wearing maternity clothes full time now. Yes, I've heard baby's heartbeat now - it's so lovely and reassuring to hear! I thought I felt a kick last night but I must have imagined it. 15 weeks is too early to feel movements, surely?!

It sounds like you are having a fantastic holiday and that the nippers are really enjoying themselves! Can't wait to see some pics once you're back!

Yay thats great! I think you can feel kicks this early especially when its not your 1st. There are some pics up on my profile and also on my facebook page Will catch up with you once home about the P&T x

No, 15 weeks not too early to feel movement. You feel it much earlier with the second because the little "pops" like popcorn popping don't mean anything to you when it's your first and you don't know what you're feeling, but you realise the second time round.

I have 15 "watchers" on my buggy and one bid, after 4 hours. Is that good? [clueless]

that IS good tyg! to have a bod so early on i think is a good sign. Fingers crossed it goes for a good price

Hey everyone. Dh remembered!. He got flowers for me and my mother and got me cards from both the boys. Tonight Mateo hugged me and said "Happy mudders days". It was a good day.

Oh and my sil found out she's pregnant today. She just finished some hormone treatments for endometriosis, and the doctor said she may never get her period back and could possibly be infertile. Well within 6 months she's pregnant.

So pleased for you that dh remembered 'mudders day' so cute! How fabulous for your sil

Happy Birthday to Jasper for yesterday and to Lauren and Beabea for today.

Thanks AM I am feeling better, just so much to do.

Creena, great news on Bump, I was feeling Maddie from 15 weeks for sure. Jorja was much later though.

MKG, Happy belated mudders day

TYG, good luck on selling your buggy.

Abby, hope your BBQ was nice yesterday, it was a scortcher here too.

Hope everyone is well. xx

Busy week here for us, Birthdays galore!! Harrison is bursting at the seems to tell me what him and Daddy bought me for Wednesday. lol