August 2008: On the 5th day of Christmas my new babe gave to me: 5 perfect fingers, 4 dirty nappies, 3 gummy grins, 2 sore nips and 1 full night of sleep

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DUE AUGUST 2008 STATS_
[update 5 Dec 08]
GROUP TOTAL: 62 [BIRTHS: 62]
DELIVERIES [BOYS (34) vs. GIRLS (28 )]
17JUL WhippyVoodoo (29) lives in the West Midlands; delivered DC#2, a BOY named JJ. DD1 19 mths
21JUL IlanaK (35) lives in Central London delivered DC#3, a BOY named Saul. 2DS?s, 6yrs & 3 yrs
24JUL Alittlebitshy (29) lives in East London/Essex; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Henry. DD1 5yrs
29JUL Jennylee (30) lives in West Lothian delivered DC#2 , a GIRL named ?. DS1 9yrs
30JUL Miamla (32) lives in North London; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Theodore 31JUL Dizzydixies (32) lives in Fife delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Cordelia nn Dylan. 2DD?s, 5yrs &2 yrs
31JUL ChaCha (32) lives in Oxford; delivered DC#3, a BOY named ?. 2DC?s, 2&1 yrs
01AUG Gigglegirl (32) and lives in Stockport; delivered DC#4, a GIRL named Imogen. DD1 5yrs, and 2DS?s 3yrs & 2yr
01AUG CaptainCaveman (35) lives in Nottingham; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Oliver. DS1 4yrs
01AUG Alieight (29) delivered DC1, a BOY named Adam 02AUG Daisy26 (??) delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Sophia 03AUG Buckets (32) lives in Southampton delivered DC#3, a BOY named Kurt. DD1 5yrs, DS1 3yrs
04AUG MrsMagooo (25) delivered DC#2, a BOY named Elijah. DD1 2yrs
04AUG Vintagegardenia (35) lives in Dublin; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Edward. DS1 9yrs
04AUG Skytvaddict (40) lives in Lincolnshire; delivered DC#4, a BOY named Lewis. DS1 8mths, and 2DD?s, 7yrs & 11yrs
05AUG Sassylou (35) lives in Cheshire; delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Annie. 2DD?s 7yrs & 5yrs
06AUG Newmum0808 (31) lives in London; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Emmeline 07AUG PunksNotDead (??) delivered DC#3, a GIRL named ?. 2DD?s
08AUG Expectant (32) lives in Singapore (+7hrs GMT); delivered DC#1, a BOY named Samuel 08AUG Pertelote (31) lives in East London; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Marianne 08AUG Poppysocks (31) lives in St Andrews delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Emily. DD1 2yrs
08AUG Rotterpotter (39) lives in Wakefield delivered DC#2, a BOY named Isaac. DD1 3yrs
09AUG Babieseverywhere (??) delivered DC#2, a BOY named Edward ??AUG Bigboydiditandranaway (36) lives in the Midlands; delivered DC#2, a BOY named ?. DS1 2yrs
10AUG Bealcain (21) lives in Kent; delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Delilah. 2Ds?s 2yrs & 1yr
11AUG Chequersandchess (30) delivered DC1#, a GIRL named Amelia
12AUG SazzlesA (35) lives in Cheltenham; delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Emma. DD1 2yrs
12AUG Sarahnh (32) lives in the West Midlands delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Tess; DD1 3yrs
13AUG Shazza2002 (28) lives in West London; delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Lexie. DD1 5yrs
13AUG Sibh (36) lives in Ireland; delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Eibhlin. DS5yrs & DD2yrs
13AUG Longwayfromhome (30) lives in Argentina (-2hrs GMT); delivered DC#1, a BOY named Tomás 13AUG PhilB (31) lives in SE London; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Polly 15AUG Foghornleghorn (23) lives in Northampton delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Lara. 2DD?s 3yrs & 1yr
15AUG SausageAndMash (37) delivered DC#2, a BOY named ? 15AUG Briwash (??) delivered a GIRL named Leila 18AUG TwilightSurfer (37) lives in Tennessee, USA (-5hrs GMT); delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Reese. DD1 4yrs
20AUG Karney (39) lives in Glasgow; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Sonny 21AUG LadyofWaffle (22) lives in Berkshire; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Joseph. DS1 2yrs
21AUG Mummypud (28) lives in Wiltshire; delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Olivia. DD1 2yrs
22AUG No1putsbabyinthecorner (31) lives in South Yorkshire; delivered DC #2, a BOY named Marcus. DD1 21mths
23AUG HazieDazieandBaby (26) lives in Aberdeen; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Gabriella 23AUG Bohemianbint (??) delivered DC#2, a BOY named ? 23AUG Stickybean (27) lives in North London; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named ? 25AUG Warthog (??) delivered DC#2, a GIRL named ?. DD1 2yrs
25AUG Lcy (30) lives in Wales; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named ? 26AUG Libbyssister (34) lives in Oxfordshire; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Nathan. DS1 3yrs
26AUG Micromum (??) delivered DC#4, a GIRL named ? (6lb 8oz), via VB [EDD 26AUG].
27AUG Iliketosleep (24) lives in Wolverhampton; delivered DC#4, a GIRL named Brooke. 2DDs, 7y & 6y & DS, 4y
27AUG Nezzi (??) delivered DC#1, a BOY named ? 29AUG Petitfilou (36) lives in S Oxfordshire; delivered DC#3, a BOY named Toby. DS1 4yrs, & DD1 2.6yrs
29AUG Cheerfulvicky (24) lives in Cornwall; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Felix 30AUG Oopsacoconut (32) lives in Wiltshire; delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Poppaea 30AUG Ellasmum1 (30) lives in Newcastle under Lyme; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Jack. DD1 5yrs
30AUG Dancerandprancer (31) lives in Devon; delivered DC#2 , a BOY named Oliver. DD1 28 mths
01SEP Cyteen (32) lives in Leicester; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Joseph 01SEP Stillhere (36) lives in Yorkshire; delivered DC#2, a BOY named Owen. DS1 2.5yrs
01SEP Goodie2shoes (??) delivered DC#2, a BOY named Elliot 03SEP Waytoomuchchocolate (??) delivered DC#1, a BOY named Samuel 04SEP Sambo303 (37) lives in Chessington, Surrey; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Felix 05SEP Skybluebelle (34) lives in Birmingham; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Jamie 13SEP Ataraxis (37) delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Lana. 2DS?s 5yrs & 3yrs
16SEP AnnVan (26) lives in Kent; delivered DC#1, a BOY named Sebastian

Morning!

Hi

good noght dd slept through foe first time in a week. yeah

But... ds woke every single houre from 11.30pm till 6.30am
why I mean how long can the growth spurtd last??????????????

rotterpotter beautiful dcs and the cake is fantastic.

well done on the smear, I must get mine booked.

I too am going to try and come to the bristol meetup.
Think conversation with dh might be on the same lines as vg

Just need to work out if I am confident enough to drive or just get a train.
(I have drove all the way to wales so think I could manage it)

will check out train timetable anyway.
Is Cabot Circus anywhere near the train station???

sazzles ds has also refused a bottle, I too though I will wait till he his really hungry to try, but he is feeding so much lately I have nothing or no time to express.

All supplies from freezer now all gone too.

oh and sazzles guess what???

we have a microfibre thingy cloth that we use to clean the high gloss kitchen units, and it lives under the sink cupboard (which I might add is very tidy and organised due to dh)

well we found it with a huge hole nibbled out of it yesterday and it was fine on sunday because I used it.

We put traps down yesterday, but not been touched yet.

About 10 min walk No1

Thanks for tea and breakfast

I am tempted to wake ds as he woke me all night, but there is a pile of ironing to be done, food shopping to go get and pile of ebay items to take to post office.

can you tell I have had no one to talk to

Same for me No1 hence getting up at ridiculous o'clock to express (Emma fed at 4.15am so i knew i had a little time this morning)

No traps set for a week or so here - i may put some out though as I can still hear them running above Emma's ceiling

Morning all

Why is it I have a stinking cold and when DD wakes up to play at 7am I feed then we get up - DH who is finer than a fine thing with fine spots on it is still sleeping????? She had been fed and everything he just needed to bring her down and lay her on the sofa and she amuses herself (as long as she can see you ) I feel like I have swallowed a box of nails, big fat swollen sinuses and cottonwool in my head. Oh and DD thinks my voice is funny (now) she cried when I said good morning wwhen she woke up.

I'll have a cuppa thanks Sazzles need it.

orry - me me me me post will try and catch up later when paracetamol takencottonwool removed.

oops i feel for you, I feel the same too.

My dh got up for work this am and said even though he didnt get up in the night he was awake every hour too as he heard us.
He did offer to get up with him if I was ffeeding.
mmmm tempted

or even Sorry?? See I told you I was Ill.

Do I need train to Temple meads or Parkway??

Temple meads

Temple Meads

snap

Think may be a lot cheaper to drive

DD is sitting on DH's lap and has just discovered she has feet and they have confused her no end. I have been sitting here laughing at her! gotta go order curtains!

Still waiting for Emma to wake . Why oh why didn't I go back to bed? Mind you I have a very clean cutlery drawer now!

morning all...

was just looking at trains to see if there was any way I could make the meet-up in Bristol, but I don't think it's going to be possible

oops lol at feet!

Hope Seb let you get some sleep Ann - Adam has decided that bedtime is some point after midnight - he's perfectly fine all evening, happy and gurgling away, just not tired! Unlike his mama, who gets very droopy past about 10pm (god how pathetic). Any idea yet when you'll be in Scotland and where? Will be in Edinburgh for a few days over Christmas, so there's a possibility I could make it for a north-of-the-border meet-up. Will have to check when I'm actually going to be there though (DP has made all arrangments so far, so I have no idea when we're actually going)

Rotter your DCs are gorgeous! And definite FBG award for that cake - it's brilliant. THink the baking genes have skipped a generation in my family - my mum is an amazing baker...me - not so much . Have told her that as she's so brilliant she has to make all of Adam's birthday cakes .

Update on the ring...so after rings for godparents ordered and bought, ring sizer thingy that DP ordered turned up. So he asks me to try it...on my ring finger!

Ann, could you maybe persuade DP to take a couple of days off for a minibreak on the West coast? Sure the local ladies could find you somewhere cheap but nice at that time of year.

Had a rubbish night, fed Kurt at 1am but couldn't get a burp so lots of stops and starts (me stupidly running into my own bed everytime.) Then he woke at 4.30 and I thought you don't need a feed, you just need your cracko'dawn poo and sure enough he did. But after I changed him I managed to get him back to sleep til 7am, yay! Hope solids will shift his poo pattern along a bit when we start them!

Bristol meetup folk, check out trainline.com, if I book soon I could get my tickets as singles for £14.50!!!

Had completely rubbish night too, a lot of crying which we don't normally get, and a lot of feeding and a lot of sicking and general mayhem.

Anyone give a guide on a meetup time? Is it lunch, or coffee and cakes, or whatnot? Useful for me to know time re flights etc. I will be paying 25 quid each way for me and ds2 together, pretty ok really I think.

Re. London meetup I don't know, I think I missed the posts where the Bristol one was mooted for the first time.

Ali how exciting re. ring! Do I remember correctly that you are already talking about getting married but hadn't actually had the kneeling, begging DP bearing jools? Hope it happens soon, suspense must be killing you!

Laughing at the feet too, ds has shown no interest in his, but I've seen other babies younger than him lying on their backs holding their feet and nibbling them, very sweet. I don't think ds realises he has feet...

With you on the feet score vg, ds2 has realised he has got hands but has no clue what lies below his knees (or his arse for that matter!).

I'm off to town shortly to finish my Christmas shoppping . Jolly dee.

Hi all. Seb eventually went down after 1 this morning. Think the weekend has thrown his sleeping pattern out. DP stayed up as well, as he says he can't sleep when I get huffy and annoyed.
Ali I have no idea whatsoever when I'll be up in Scotland, as DP's boss hasn't made up his mind about what's happening over CHristmas. So it's not looking like it will actually be over Christmas now. Which means that by next year it will have been 3 years since I last spent Christmas day with my family.
How exciting about rings though. I've been hoping DP would ask, but I didn't even get a birthday present, let alone a ring. What happened to the days when he used to make me breakfast in bed, and bought me designer gear for birthdays and Christmas.
Buckets I'm not sure about the mini-break idea, mainly because if we don't get to visit my parents at CHristmas, it will be sometime in January.