April 2007 - Bring back, bring back, bring back Ange's laptop to her, to her!!!!!!

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she came up with it herself!

No, they also yowl in disappointment if not given what they want to eat. And ours have an unfortunate habit of puking up stuff in odd places, not what you need in my condition.

Urgh yes, I can imagine.
When are you 20 weeks by the way? I don't know if it's just other people's pregnancies, but yours and oooggs's seem to be going so fast!

I'm 16 weeks today. It doesn't seem fast to me, I can assure you. 20 weeks on 8 September, scan on 15 September.

Sorry Elkie - but I think it's going fast as well. And no SPB I didn't give you my notice today

No, I suppose not. It probably always seems quicker to other people as you tend to know earlier than they do!
Well, think I'm off to bed, speak to you all tomorrow x

Are you sure NL
(What am I thinking, she doesn't have any children...phew she doesn't hate me!)

Yes I'm sure and yes I do have children I don't hate my manager - just don't want to work with him and/or in an atmosphere of stress and tension anymore.

Morning...bookmarking

Morning all Thanks for all the input re the inlaws. Dh and I talked about them again last night as he received another text from his sister asking to have ds over on Wednesday. He won't be going. Dh has decided that they have to apologise first, or at least have the courtesy to admit that perhaps they were out of order.
He said some nasty things at the time, but spoke to his mum soon after and told her he was sorry. At the end of their conversation he said words along the lines of "so are we ok now then?". The response he got from her was that she might make the effort to raise her arm and wave if she saw him in the street . They are vindictive nasty people if I am honest.
Dh has made the decision, so I will leave it at that.
Elkie, tbh I think the 9 year old cousin only phoned us because she was told to by her mum, who quite simply does not have the bollocks to do it herself. I am not convinced that it is because the cousin desperately wanted to see ds. SIL will happily send abusive text messages, but if you call her she will never answer the phone. Her mum, on the other hand, is only to happy to scream and shout at anyone who will listen.

SOL, I hope you are feeling better today, enjoy your day of peace and quiet!

GM, C is so cute. His hair has got so blonde, he looks gorgeous. Cats are cute too!!

Surprisingly enough it is raining here yet again. Summer my arse.

NL, glad you handed in your notice. Hope your last few weeks are relatively stress free

Eddas, glad you got the new car ok. So lovely that your nan could help you out

morning

mj, glad you and dh talked more about it and he came to a conclusion. They don't sound like very nice people at all. Your poor Dh

we're off to soft play after lunch. need to wear dd out! Meeting up with her prescool friends too so hope they all enjoy seeing each other

Can't wait to drive the new car again

Happy driving Eddas I love that new car feeling, just want to drive it anywhere and everywhere!! Enjoy soft play

And no, they are not nice people, the longer I know them the more I can see it. I do feel for dh, but he has got to the point where he is ready to wash his hands of them. He is often on the receiving end of their spite, and he has got to the point where he is not prepared to take it any more.
MIL hasn't spoken to her other son for several years over a dispute that was her fault. She has openly admitted she was in the wrong, but is so stubborn that she will not sort things out with him. Silly lady.

i don't understand how people can be so horrible to each other especially a mother to her children, it's just foreign to me

Before I found mn I didn't think of myself as having anything but a 'normal' upbringing, but it's certainly opened my eyes to the fact that I am very lucky to have my parents as my parents IYKWIM. I hope never to behave to my children the way some parents do to theirs

off to soft play soon. dd decided she didn't want lunch

Hello

Hope all is well with the April and May ladies.

MJ, glad you have talked. They sound like a strange bunch indeed.
Sorry to hear there is yet more rain! Thinking of cancelling the holiday! JOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eddas, enjoy soft play

Elkie, wow 16 weeks already! That to me has flown past!

All ok here. Knackered through. Woke at 1 for a wee (sorry tmi) then at 3 as the rain was hammering it down, and then B came in at 6. She used to sleep until at least 7, and am getting hacked off with this early rising.

Still feel pants. Enjoying the peace tho Went to M&S and bought a few bits, have tidied the house and about to have lunch. Not sure what to do later - maybe more shopping, although I should try and rest up really!

Hope you are all well and having a good day. xx

You all got lives???

Quick question:

are people still putting their lo's in sleepsuits or have you moved on to pj's?

What about grobags??

Plus where can I buy a hula hoop for B????

Thx

SOL, you can get hula hoops in toys r us or places like woolworths. I think I may have seen them in tesco's too, with all the outdoor play bits.

F does still wear sleepsuits, but only because they still fit her. I probably won't buy her any more once she is out of these ones. She wears pj's too, sometimes I put socks on her depending on how chilly it is.

She still sleeps in her grobag. She is quite small and so there is stacks of room left in it, and she is so wriggly that she would never keep blankets on!

Eddas, I know what you mean when you talk about your parents. My dh had a very different upbringing to me, and it makes me realise how lucky I was and still am too. Some of his stories just amaze me as I never had to tolerate anything like he did iykwim.

Book marking ......

Bought a hula hoop in Asda for my lot the other day, it's got water in it so it "hulas" better if that makes any sense at all .

Mine have never worn sleepsuits - PJs / nighties all the way

Never used Grobags.

Think that was all your Qs SOL

Hi all,

Enjoy the new car Eddas .

Mammyjo, that sounds so sad about your DH's family - his MIL will end up a very sad and lonely old woman by the sounds of it. Like Eddas, I had a pretty normal upbringing and just can't get over how dysfunctional some families can be.....

SOL, sounds like a lovely relaxing day (apart from the early wake-up call). I still find it bizarre that these days I think 7am is virtually a lie in .

GM - C is absolutely gorgeous! Not sure about kittens myself (not keen on cats) but nearly bought a puppy the other day.

My normally lovely DH lost the plot a bit today. He's done all our finances and has discovered that we've been over-spending so told me I should cancel my charity direct debits (£15 a month). This is the man who in the last 12 months has bought a stupid great fuck-off petrol-guzzling ponce-mobile (which I objected to strongly at the time only to be told it was his money and he'd do what he liked with it) not to mention various useless bits of techno-geek electronic stuff. What a nob!! £15 a month is bugger all considering how well off we are!!!

Needless to say I got a teensy bit cross with him .

Thanks ladies

I phoned our Asda and they have some so am going to drop in before picking up the girls.

MJ, K is a real mover too. I'll put her to bed up one end of the cot and in the morning, or even after a nap, she it totally the wrong way around. B used to stay in one place the whole night!

May try out pj's. Finding K not patient enough to be lying down whilst I fight with the sleepsuits!

Liath, sorry to hear about dh. Keep repeating the mantra "men are from a different planet" I find it helps!!

Just had a nap; feel slightly better. Right, need to get myself together, so back later this evening. x

I have lots of nice sleepsuits for D in 12-18 months, but didn't think about it being summer for him wearing them. We're putting him in pyjamas at the moment on cooler summer nights, but if the weather gets cold before he grows out of them I'll use them then. We have at least one set in next size up for him. On hot nights we just put him to bed in a poppered vest, and I will use those when he's wearing a nappy for as long as I can (I can see they're not practical for potty training!)

Still, hopefully they'll be in good condition for ds2 who will be a winter baby. Otherwise I'll probably get pyjamas rather than sleepsuits for D unless I see something really irresistible in 18-24 months.

Liath, there is no logic in men!
What you said about dh's mum is very true. She will definitely be a very lonely old lady unless she sorts herself out. And bitter too, she will never let go of bad feeling at all which cannot possibly be good for anyone.

SOL, glad you feel a bit better

Hi CD

And we're only not using baby sleeping bags (generally shop own brands) now because I don't think he needs one at night when it's so hot. Though I expect we might get D a little quilt this autumn/winter. He also moves around his cot a lot.

hello everyone, back from soft play, manic! Loads of other preschool mums and dd loved it. DS did too until he got a bit tired and naughty mummy forgot his blanket

SOl, I still put ds in sleepsuits as he is still quite little on hi bottom half so the pj's i have in 12-18 generally end up being just a top with nappy as the trousers fall off I don't use a sleeping bag atm because it's a bit warm.

By this age with dd we were considering beds as she was getting to big for her cot ds not showing any signs of trying to climb out of the cot yet so fingers crossed he'll make more use of it than dd did

now i've waffled on about beds/sleepsuits i can't remember anymore

oooo goodie, dd saying she's tired, earlyish bedtime me thinks

off to finish dinner, oh the joys!!!!!!

hi everyone
How are you all?
Sleepsuits all the way here - I love them! Is harder to get him in them and obviously wonb't work for potty training, it will be a sad day when I pack away the last sleepsuit with dogs on

forgot to mention, fried had a baby boy this afternoon
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