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

British airways no longer flies from Glasgow to Bristol - selfish gits

easyjet Glasgow to bristol on 13th Jan is £75 return, reasonable times too - am still working on it

If this all gets together and people are flying in from all over the world - I will not go swimming!

I must meet the FBG that is DIzzy

Where is my post? It seems to have disappeared.

Anyway, in case I haven't gone mad
I'm aiming to get there on 13th (would have to get the train that gets in at 10.15) - but have no idea where Cabot thingy is so would have to be pointed in the right direction. How would we recognise each other? Dh will think I've gone completely mad

And the other two things I said were
happy birthday to cyteen and hope your Christmas miracle continues dizzy !

Oh and builders - they come round quickly enough but don't hold your breath for a quote is my experience - credit crunch credit smunch round here - they seem to have plenty of work

pmsl oops - if I do manage to get there I hope I'll be made welcome even if I don't turn up with a batch of buns

PF I would imagine you'd recognise everyone by their buggies and all the giggling!!

dizzy that would be any of a number of NCT meetups where I used to live

There was a thread uniform at one stage wasn't there - there are a few canary yellow boden macs around methinks

and name tags with our 'proper' names on it rather than the usernames

God, I'm knackered. And not in a small baby,sleep-deprived sort of way. More in a DH potentially being made redundant (and therefore being a PITA), getting ready for Christmas, life with a particularly recalcitrant 2.5 yr old and preparing for 2.5 weeks away from home and an 8 hr drive with 2 x DDs on Friday - sort of way. Oh and more blardy snow is forecast. Clearly this is no reason to be knackered in the company of those on here (SO pleased to here that your girls have turned a corner Dizzy. DD1 keeps asking how your DD2 is. So nice to be able to tell her she's getting better!), but I still am.

V. v. of the meet-up. I will be preparing on that day for a return to work for one day only the next day, and for DH to find out whether he has s job or not at the end of that week (anyone - who hasn't given up my tergid post by now) noticed a theme here...? Ironically heading the way of Bristol next week for a fortnight. Will be heading v. much your way too oops, but the most ridiculously overfull day to expect tempers to manage, so won't subject you to a further stretch! Will be thinking of you when we're in your neck of the woods visiting DD2's godfather. Glad to here all's progressing well with the house by the way. So exciting!

Ali, Ann, would be fab to get some sort of get-together going. I'll be back up here from 28th. How are you fixed Dizzy?

Sorry to have missed out on everyone's news in the maelstrom of packing/ironing/wrapping (of the present, rather than without a w sort ) of the last few days. But I do believe that I it's Happy Birthday cyteen.

Hi all cyteen hope your having a lovely day.

ann glad your plans or sorted.

I have told dh tonight I want to come to the Bristol meet up he looked at me like this
Then said do you know how far?
I said oh not that far.
He said do you know how much
I said oh not that much.
(I looked this am £165 )

poppy sorry x post.
Really sorry to here about your dh that must be really tough

POPPY!! sorry for shouting! was just about to go and find my mobile to text you - was going to ask when you're back up, would be LOVELY to see you and we'll have DD1 to herd play with the wee ones too

let me know whatever your fancy

Jeez, sorry for that incredibly long and dull post.

Finally - a post-natal club related post ... DD2 is still not gaining much weight . I had finally reconciled myself to having a small baby and feeling thankful that, as my last baby, she'll feel that way for longer (can't believe BTW that my DD2 was born on the same day as your gorgeous DS rotter). Then went to get her weighed... Only just 13lb. HV ok about it actually and not long until I could start weaning, but got me worried again... DH and I were looking at photos of DD1 at around the same age and we agreed that DD2 seems to be at the size and developmental stage that DD1 was at 13 weeks (and after getting her weighed that is spot on too). She is now nearly 18 weeks . Should I be though? DD1 was nearly 2 weeks late, DD2 nearly 2 weeks early. Plus DD2 was really ill. Plus I know they're all different...

You'll be wishing I'd stayed away now

Thanks No1. Should be ok for DH's job. Just going through the motions , he says. Still a PITA!

poppy I'm so sorry you're still feeling stressed about this. I have to say, having met you, I think you're a great mum who will do nothing but the best for her wee ones and I believe you yourself can only know whats right.

are you trying to choose between weaning or introducing formula or carrying on as you are? I certainly haven't seen anything I would worry about with Emily - is she sleeping through/shouting as if she's constantly hungry?

I don't know what to say to make it better sorry

Hello Dizzy! Yes, must get-together when we get back. Hopefully by then we'll have 5 x healthy DDs (and us too)!

lol - dh is sitting coughing on the couch - have told him he can feck off if he thinks he's gettin sympathy after what I've been dealing with the past week

Thanks Dizzy. She certainly seems ok. She's still sleeping 12+ hrs at night and is alert and seems to be coming on every day. Not as 'up' on developmental milestones, or when they're being reached, as last time . I do feed her at least every 2 hrs during the day though (which I don't mind, I just worry) and still worry that I'm not giving her enough. Plan to carry on as we are until after Christmas and if she's still v. small we'll start on solids a bit earlier than I'd hoped. . Maybe she'll just be a small person though...?

not embarassed at all VG - I got over that when I met Poppy and she was lovely in RL too

I think you'll all be hard pressed to get a word in round Sazz!!!!!

I am excited too, will be lovely to meet you all and see all the beautiful babies.I need to check out the cheap train tickets website thatb buckets mentioned but it says it under construction.

No1 how far would you have to travel? have you had a look here