December 2006- where they've grown so much we spend more time talking about our lives than our children

[Indith]

Well that and our pregnancies and other non-dec '06 children

Tis a good thing I feel.

Indith, its not a JellyCat, is it? dd1 still has her original doudou 'petit chat' (actually, the original plus three subs: I wash and rotate ). dd2 has a white bear, and discovered his sub very early on - now yells for 'TWO nounours' at bedtime

at your Miele....

Nope it is this chap We have always seemed to have 2 on the go at once rather than rotating but he only needs one for bed etc, he just grabs whichever is nearest. Ther is a lot to be said for putting both in his cot at night though, easier for him to find one in the middle of the night

You have no idea how much I love the Miele after a series of useless landlord provided hoovers. The one here is a bagless thing except the dust doesn't stay where it should so it makes ever more desperate noises as the fluff bungs up the filter before overheating and dying. You then have to take the whole ruddy thing apart, clean all the filters, leave them to dry and the machine to rest for a few hours before it starts again.

Although should I be concerned that at the age of 25 the most significant and exciting even of my week is that I have a new hoover?

Indith, I got a new Dyson a couple of months back - one with an allergy filter thingummyjig to try and help ds2's eczema, in case it was cat related, and I was quite excited (not enough to post on MN though, admittedly ). I love it when lots of new purchases arrive together though. How many weeks pg are you now? Please can we have a bump piccy on here or FB? Ta muchly .

I wish my dcs liked doudous. I bought ds1 one called Blankie Puppy which was gorgeous and he completely ignored it! He's not into comforters in any shape or form really. Dd and DS2 are too attached to dummies to want anything else. They may not be pretty but at least if we lose them they're easy to replace - one bit of plastic is just the same as another to ds2!

Hopefully next weekend will be better Castles and LenniEd.

Had some horrible news over the weekend. The husband of a friend of DH's was killed last week. He was knocked off his motorbike as he was riding home . They were just about to move to Paris where he had a new job and they'd just gone through their first round of IVF. So awful. I can not begin to imagine what she's going through.

Have to go and put ds2 to bed now. Letting him sleep until 4:45pm isn't the best idea, methinks.

Dreadful news about your friend's husband Oli - as you say it must be very hard for her and all his family. DH is going to a school friends funeral this week, he was only 27. Makes you very grateful for what you've got, but also a little edgy.

What happened to the halloween hats? They were here earlier and now they've gone!

Indith, I love my vacuum too

DD has a Kaloo doudou - well two of them really - she also clings on to both of them if given half the chance at bedtime. She has a preferred corner on each one (different one on each) and lies them across her with the preferred corner nearest to her hands. DH reckons its a bit OCD ish. The original was a gift when she was born from one of DH's childless friends, he always looks very impressed when he sees her carrying it round with her. Nothing like giving a well received gift is there.

Talking of which - also thought the suggestions on your other thread were very good AoA. Although cake for his partner also sounds nice.

LenniEd, definitely edgy. It's a bit too close to home, especially as it happened on the same stretch of road Dh used to commute along on his motorbike. A real 'there but for the grace of God' moment. He has now said he will never get on a motorbike again, which is a relief to me. I have no worries about his riding, it's everyone else on the road that scare me. Motorbikes are so invisible to cars.

AoA, how did the visit go, or is it next weekend? I'm losing track.

Who was it who suffered from reflux? Was it baby Eli and Baby AQ? My friends newborn has been diagnosed with it and I was wondering if I could set a thread up so I could put her in contact with nic epeople who could support her too.

dd2 has/d it, Margo, I'd be happy to help anyway you want. Sympathy to your friend, its so stressful when first diagnosed.

Oli how awful, re your dh's friend's dh, poor poor lady. And scary, too. Am not a fan of motorbikes for this reason (though did enjoy going on back of when younger).

dd2 got out of the bath and had the runs in spectacular fashion tonight: guess I spoke too soon

sorry, totally non-sequitur-ish, need to get some sleep!

Thanks Eli, I've set up a thread here and will put a link in an e-mail for her

OH eli, you're a star (and I'm a serial namechanger)

Oh, Oli

Hullo all, I have about a minute so just quickly posting! Oli so about your friend's dh. Eli, dh any better? Castles, can totally understand how resentful you must be, is there any support you can call on during the weekend?
None of my babies have had reflux, Margo luckily, they just throw up a lot! Cue large splodge on my new cardigan. Sigh. I think it was castles' dd2 from memory.
Must take them out for a walk now before it's too late and feeding frenzy starts again.

Olihan - that's very sad news.
We are visiting our relative on Friday and we're going to take DDs to a Sea Life centre afterwards.

Margo, both my girls had reflux.

Hello AQ!

Horrid news Oli. God, I know so many people who have lost husband's/sons in road accidents. Not to mention other disasters. In fact I am wondering if I have a touch of the 'Typhoid Mary' about me ... not a good person to know.

AA, hope it goes well for you all.

Am now going on 'half-term break of 3 days' on my own with the DCs No, AQ, noone I can ask for help. My huge family are all a bag shite.

Awww, castles. Perhaps you should reconsider the nursery place for dd2, didn't you put that off until next year? From what you've said of your family, I don't doubt you. But you do have good friends (bahh to typhoid mary!) . Have you received appt for ds yet btw?

AoA, haven't had followed the other thread, sorry, but hope things go well on Friday.

castles, ds2 started going to Mother's Day Out 4 days a week from 8:30 to 2:30. Most of the days it is by necessity b/c of work, but when the extra 4th day became available I jumped on it! The extra little break has made a world of difference.

eli, how is your dh today?

My DD had reflux too - can't believe so many of our LOs had it. I am praying the next one doesn't, it was really not nice. I spent many a night feeding DD only for her to throw the whole feed up again and scream the house down. Meanwhile dh would be diligently scraping vomit from the bed, my pyjamas, the floor, her bed, her clothes.... we used to put two sets of clothes for all of us, two sets of bedding for all of us and a sponge and bowl of water out before going to bed. Yet I never seemed to have the mountains of washing I have always got now.

I also think nursery would be a good idea Castles - am thinking about it myself for DD. Things are getting out of hand now with me working for DH, am being expected to do ever-increasing amounts of work in ever-decreasing amounts of time. Am thinking of asking my MIL to have her one afternoon a week as a starting point. Not sure what I'd do without my PIL, my family are also a complete waste of space.

Hello AQ! Hope the twins are doing well.

O god, LenniEd, you brought the whole reflux scenario back very vividly there (if you'll excuse the unintended pun)

Thanks for asking, dh is - he says - slowly getting a bit better each day. Still coughing lots, but less wheezy and less knackered, and generally more hopeful! Fingers crossed. Lung specialist in ten days, just in case.

Castles, where are you going on your 'break'? I hope its somewhere that somehow supports you, IYSWIM...any child care/clubs/babysitters involved? I'm guessing one of the worst aspects of the whole nightmare work scenario, for your dh, is the not knowing how long its likely to go on for. Very, very rough. If you fancy a day chez Elibean with 5 kids running riot in SW13, please say - be lovely to see you all.

AQ, I get a every time I read your posts atm - milky splodges and all. Sort of a nostalgia-crossed-with-admiration .

Eli, v.glad to hear dh better, that's excellent

Lennied, have just posted you some trousers today, lookout for them

Everything good here, just need more sleep but who doesn't? They're deliciously cuddly...

Oli - I'm sorry I missed your sad news.

Anne - Hope you have a memorable weekend, one that's peaceful and full of familyness. (iykwim)

Thank you for posting on the reflux thread. She sent me a message on FB (I linked to it from there) and really was appreciative.

My cousin had a baby boy yesterday. 8 lb 11 oz (I had my cuddle yesterday) his big sister is trying to get in on the act! (shes almost 5 yo)

Bless you AQ, worrying about me when you've just produced twins I am fine you know: it would just be nice for the DCs to see their Dad. I can't bring myself to tell DS that Daddy won't be taking him go-karting at half-term after all, as he had promised It's stuff like this that is so hard. I can't really afford nursery atm. It's £350 for 2 mornings a week and everyone keeps telling me it's crap so it's a no-no.

My friend's DD is back in hospital today only 2 months after the last stint as she has a congenital liver disorder, so my life is pretty great really.

Eli, would love to see you. Are you around next week? Will text/email you.

Sw castles. Sounds pants. If you'd like day out then you can visit me (I'm not too far, check FB for location).

Oli Some things are far too close to home aren't they.

Castles really sorry things are so tough at the moment, hope Eli can cheer you up for a day

AQ always good to see the odd post Hope all well. Would love to see you before dc2 gets here (not just for twin cuddles ). Not that I have many weekends left at all