April 2007 - antenatal advice needed as well as postnatal now!!!!!!!!!

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crap I know but couldn't think of anything witty

hello. laptop a bit dodgey again lately but trying anyway!

Oooggs - sorry you're feeling rough, i remember that well. With D i found sipping lucozade really helped, in the later months a sip or 2 of that before i got out of bed was the only thing that would stop me being sick. Or if i was at least I had something to bring up! Also my gran recommended sucking mints. Hope it ll passes soon for you

SOL - yay for K's first steps Dylan did the same yesterday, 2 or 3 steps from daddy to me, then back to daddy, then back to me but thenm he mgmmommmmmtmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmtoommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Hello Pesha

Hooray for D's first steps as well

got carried away, tried to go too fast and collapsed!!

Had his mmr today, only cried a tiny bit but has been very up and down with his moods since. have dosed him up on calpol and praying he sleeps!

Re football that is one very big plus of j working nights that i always get to watch what i want and can mn without him moaning!!

GM - congrats on job!!

SPB - have a nice time.

Caz - sorry about smear, hope you dont have to have another.

Ange - cant remember what i wanted to say to youm! think it was smommmmmemmmmmmmmmmtmmmmmmhmmmmmmimmmmmnmmmmmmgmmmmm maboutm smtartimmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmgmmmmmm mmmmmmmmsmmmmmmmmmcmmmmmmmmmmhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Pisha, fab news re D's first steps. It's so amazing isn't it. I didn't think it would mean much having experienced B's first steps, but like a soppy sod, I welled up!

Ange, I cried when B left preschool. Emarrassing, as K goes to the same nursery so I see most of them still anyway!

Pesha you've left me hanging. I think you were trying to say something about starting school?

Hope D sleeps tonight.

Lucky you not having to watch football Although I could go in the other room or to bed but then I'd never spend any time with DH

starting school but cant remember what it was

M starts junior school in sept which is when it all gets a bit more serious. And they start 10 minmms memammmrlmmiemr so mi will have to get up earlier Also theym are much stricter re unmmmimfommrm etc think imts going to cost me at least £100 to kit her out [shocmkmmmmmm]mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Don't think I'll be the only one. A lot of the children from our first mums group go and I know a lot of them are soppy like me.

at cost of school uniform. Junior school is much more serious but they are still children. I taught year 3 for a while and tried to make it 'fun'. The children and their parents loved me. I actually got letters of thanks when I left.

Sorry off on a tangent.

sorry didnt mean her starting junior more serious than jm mandm others starting infants. I meantm for maima mamll the school work and rules gets harder and more serious which is going to be hard for hermm.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Don't worry I know what you meant It is much more work focussed rather than play.

Don't worry I know what you meant It is much more work focussed rather than play.

thats lovely ange. A good teacher makes such a massive difference. I didnt know you were a teachermmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Ooops

Only for 2 1/2 terms Pesha. It was my qualifying year. The Head made my life very difficult and I felt I had to leave. I was really gutted as I had a good relationship with the children and their parents.

keep x posting cos it takes me ages as every few words i have to delete a whole row of 'mmmm's!!

Meant to saay welvcome lexilex My laptop is buggered after a wine related incident hence the dodgy typing!! Dooby has no such excuse!! Tell us more about yourself...?

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Thts such a shame ange. why is it so many heads seem to be utter arses?!?!

Do you think you'll go back to teaching ever?

That is my long term aim after being a teaching assistant first while dc are still little. Hopefully starting training for that in sept

I do think about going back, but I would have to retrain as I needed to complete 3 full terms within 5 years to keep my Qualified Teacher Status and I didn't. It's something I may look in to later down the line. Although the whole paperwork/beauracracy (sp) does my head in a bit.

While I'm off on a tangent. I had an ofsted inspection during my first week of teaching and they rated it as excellen Shame the Head didn't see it. I plan on helping in school as much as I can to see whether I'd still be any good.

You can train whilst teaching now I think.

Ange, what a waste. I hadn't realised you had given up because of the Head

Dh would love to teach but it would screw us financially whilst he trained.

Would he not get some kind of grant SOL. Might be easier if he could earn at the same time?

Yes the Head was a real piece of work. I left because I was pushed. My first 2 terms were great (different head) He told me I was one of the best new teachers he has seen. New head took an instant dislike to me (I'm not sure why) and made my life very difficult.

I don't know Ange. He needs to look in to it more tbh.

V cross for you re the Head. Stupid sod.

Gosh, Ange - you dark horse!

P has horrid dry cough, keeps waking up.

So about martainbishops DH

Moi a dark horse Dippy Why?

Poor P

I agree so about martianbishops DH. Haven't posted as I haven't 'met' her on here, but have been following their story.

How are you Dippy?

hiya , thank you for the nice welcome, although i have only been ofline for a few hours and it took me ages to find my post. hehe, i have ds owen and hes 4 and starting big school in sept, and dd katy nearly 14 months (as you know) i dont work so spend alot of time with my friends and on the computer. (also squeeze a little time with the kids. hehe.) i currently have my dp laid up with a broken leg (stupid t**t) xxxx

Hello again Lexilex. There are quite a few of us with children starting school in Septemeber as well as our 14 month olds.

How are you managing with DP laid up? I can only play nurse for so long before I get annoyed

Hi all

Things been really, really manic lately. Been working nearly fulltime hours over the past few weeks because someone has left (and they haven't replaced her yet) and the bosses thought it'd be a good idea to let 2 people have holidays at the same time So in the past 2 weeks, I have learnt 3 peoples jobs. I am absolutley knackered, and definately do not want to work fulltime, even though a few of the managers have hinted at it.
J has started his language and play sessions ready for school, which are great fun. We go once a week, for about an hour, and basically play, make things and sing songs. And he gets excited when we pull up at the school. Still can't believe he's starting in Sept though
We're going to the parent and toddler swimming classes as well, because he was developing a real fear of water - wouldn't even go in the water, crying hysterically. But this week, we made huge progress, and he was in up to his neck, laughing his head off Feels like it taken such a long time, but its been so worth it. I was nearly in tears
W can balance really well, and knows that he can walk, but has decided its easier to crawl J was 15mths when he took the plunge, so I guess it won't be long.

Off to enjoy a glass of wine, and hopefully I'll have a lay-in tomorrow as dh is taking the boys to have their haircut.

Love to you all.
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