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

[SazzlesIsASleighBell]

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

lovely children Sibh

sambo i lol'd as well at your "thought you'd want to know" - of course we want to know, we're mums of babies! i never thought i'd see the day when i'd be emailing DP daily updates on Joe's bowel movements, or he the day he'd look forward to it.

no1 gutting to lose the ebm, but at least it came off the back of a decent night's sleep. Joe was a little angel last night - down at 8.30pm without a whimper - woke at 4am what a gorgeous boy to treat his parents so.

how's everyone spending their saturday then? it's pissing down here so we're sorting out stuff for a big clear out (need to make room for the christmas tide of new stuff).

I am about to put the tree up, dh is getting everything down and being a big grinch, as he thinks dd will just pull it down.

Well today got off to a perfect start - DD slept until 9!!!!! then it all started downhill.....

DH is pissy as he has caught the lurgy from us girls. He can't cope with the mess and is increasingly tetchy about it, I moved a box in he tripped over it - cue flaring tempers and DD and I storming out. Got outsideand realised I had nowhere to go! So we went to costa for coffee and got back to an empty house - in both senses - dh hasobviosly packed his van and taken all the boxes to the new house. I started to pack up the food and now DD is feeding so I can't do packing .

anyone for apeanut butter sandwich? mince pie?(made them last night - first batch of the year)

oops 9am thats amazing.

They say moving is stressful don't they?

Hope you enjoyed the coffee and the chance to cool down.

well tree is up looks like a dogs dinner.

I like to coordinate colours, so our lounge had a panel of colour above fire place which was aubergine/purple ish. So all tree decorations were silver and purple.

we have since decorated and the panel is now and olive green colour and also have a wall that is papered in different colour greens and browns. oh no the trimmings are the wrong colour. I do noty know how I will sleep tonight .

Dh couldn't care a shit, says it does not matter, but it so does.......

ok I know I have problems, I am going tro search for decorations and change them this week when he is on nights and see if he notices.

I think purple and olive sounds quite nice actually! My hall is cream with purple and dark green 'stuff', one day I will get decorations to match. Ours are left over from our old house so they are completely random - means it doesn't matter how awful the kids' handmade stuff is.

But agree, you do need gold not silver. Get yourself to the shops now or hang your head in shame!

Evening! Just logging on before 'Hole in the Wall' . Had a nice time with the IL's who fussed over DD1 and took her for a walk in the morning so i could have a lie in....bliss. However DH has since contracted death by stomach so i was left to drive home, deal with DD's etc. I also have a VERY sore left boob, not swollen or hot, just feels internally bruised - any ideas ladies - should i feed off it, express, massage (v painful)?

Sorry to hear of unsettled babes - Emma finally went to sleep at 1.30am on Thurs night having been put down at 7pm. Thankfully last night was better so fingers x'd for tonight

Re: London meet - i will be up for this too, provided it's not on the 13th as sadly i can't spilt myself in 2

No1 LOL at not sleeping tonight with the trauma of non matching fripperies and sibh your DS is SO funny, you must keep a record of some of his sayings (and then hand them to the best man when he gets married

Bruise sounds like a blocked duct, feeding is best as they suck harder than a pump. I found I could massage easiest while lying down to feed as the boob had the bed on the other side to hold it in place!

Deffo duct and deffo feed, massage - gently obv if agony - and the hot baths and so on from the early days.

Am I being thick what do you mean gifted paypal?

No1 I admire even aspirations to a co-ordinated tree, ours is any heap of old sparkly junk lol.

In haste.

Thanks for all the kind comments about the DCs. It's nice to know DS brought smiles to the Gardenia breakfast table.

Sazzles - The best man (for marriage or civil partnership purposes ) is exactly the destination for my collection of DS's sayings. Why do I think he might choose the one where DS shouted out of a hotel window, 'Daddy, Daddy, I've got testicles?'

Our tree looks very questionable too, but it was lovely this year to have DS really enjoying it because he remembers it properly from last year and DD wandering about, crashing into stuff shouting 'happy birthday' at everyone. DD2 is very alarmed by the tree ... Goodness knows what she would make of a tree clashing with interior design choices No1-maybe you could wheel the new baubles home in a tastefully co-ordinated pram?

I hope the blocked duct eases Sazzles. Not very nice at all ...

I'm feeling v. festive after putting the tree up so can I decorate the thread a litle?:

okay i think i've come to the end of my christmas shopping list. i've basically been done for a week but today i spent time getting a few odds and ends. i opted for shipping baked goods to a few distant relatives. the link here shows a lady holding three of the black magic cakes i ordered for two of my uncles and my brother (who hasn't spoken to me in 5 months). waivered on whether to get my brother & his family ANYTHING. i know for a fact he LOVES this cake so i'm guessing whether he likes me any more or not at least he'll enjoy the cake and so will the kids. everything else is now nicely wrapped under the tree where dd1 is studying each package for her name.

sazzles, i hope the sore boob feels better now.

as for trees matching or not matching...
i feel your pains. the star at the top of ours is silver and it just seems completely out of place next to all the decorations on the tree and the my home decor. can't remember when we got the star and i've looked everywhere for a new one. can't seem to find just the perfect one so i'll just live with this one for a little bit longer.

VG _ gifted paypal means you pay the charges - when you go to pay there is a little boxwhich askes what payment is for - purchased goods or private - gift, owed funds etc.

link didn't work....click dessert favorites to see the cakes

mmm, did someone mention mince pies earlier? I've eaten 303 already, one more wont hurt!

Poor DS was up again at 2am last night screaming, pulling his little legs up so I guess it was his tummy. Eventually got him to feed and he fell asleep after 5 mins and we were in bed by 3am. Then he slept til 9 so I got...6 hours sleep in a row. Felt great as that's the most sleep I've had in one go in 3 months so despite the terrible night alls well .

DP and Oz friend out at a gig so I've gorged on Strictly and X factor tonight

Sazzles hope boob recovered, I was just thinking the other day I'd not had a blocked duct in a while, and thought they just affect you early on in bf. Seems they can strike at any time.

Well done to everyone who has an xmas tree/decorations up. I haven't even thought about decorations yet. Not sure I can summon the energy to root about in the loft

thanks for your suggestions - i have had a hot bath (with contortionist positions to get boob submerged under water ). The benefit of emma's nocturnal shenanigans is that she has fed all evening so although a bit tender it does feel better. she has finally crashed out on me, although when we transfer her to her cot, who knows?

sambo - snap on the tree/decs, none here. turkey not even ordered, although i do have a waitrose delivery coming on the 19th so that's something

turkey
CRAP! I've got company coming Christmas Day and the day after.....I guess they expect to eat. DANG IT!!

Sazz - lie on your tummy in bath and let boob hang free. Is odd bliss.

Ta oops!

TS Why no brotherly love?

Morning all!

Tickets booked for Bristol, we will be around all day.

Yum, mincepies.

Already been to church today but missed the santa race as on the phone to DH.

DS has had his first snow and first train ride, how cool.

VG, brotherly love went out the window just a week or so before Reese arrived. Since HE & I weren't fighting BUT his wife & I were at odds, my guess is HE WAS MADE TO CHOOSE. He didn't disconnect from me on FB so he's staying connected without "being" connected. SIL recently set up a FB page so as to keep an EYE on him ME THINKS. I don't want to spoil this pretty holiday thread with gloom and doom about her. But I am secretly hoping she's allergic to the cake I've sent them.

Just spent the last hour on the phone with my Great Aunt. She turns 83 today. Her sister, my other Great Aunt (obviously), turns 72. I LOVE my family!!

Okay I just connected with a friend from highschool and she's in London now. I'm just curious to see if any of you know her. Her name is Libby on my FB page. Total shot in the dark but you never know... this world is getting smaller and smaller.

I just love it when I'm out here on the thread all alone.....................

BOO!!!!!!!
You are not alone

Who said that?

Ooh I seem to be back in crazy hormone land again with the arrival of AF. Last night I went to bed scrunched up tiny in my dressing gown with my hands over my ears and duvet over my head, feeling like a ball of fury. No idea why! Was getting annoyed by noise but when I stomped down to yell at DH he was quietly on the phone to his brother and it was next door's teenager having a little party (he is so square it was really not that noisy LOL.) I never get annoyed by noise but I was just so cold and cross and it was driving me mad, I had to take some Kalms for the first time in my life. Think I need to invest in some proper full length PJs and bed socks (and obv therefore kiss goodbye to sexlife).

Hurrah....progress!

Turkey ordered, tree up & decorated, lights up in dining room & kitchen, mistletoe up, reindeer in garden and DH making Xmas Puddings with Emma watching

Just the dreaded cards on the urgent list but i think i will wait until at least DD1 is in bed as i tried starting before and she ran off with the envelopes

buckets bed socks & a hot water bottle are my best friends

hi all. quick hello before mad bath and bed routine.
had to take my sis and her ds(4) to hospital today.
he had been complaining of being sore and weeing hiimself
dsis just thought he was being lazy and leaving going to toilet till last minute, hence all the 'accidents'
Well he had blood in his wee today, so she took him to emergency doc who said he was worried as he had very high temp, and on examining him there was blood.
She still at hospital awaiting blood results. I am still waiting to here. poor liitle mite he looked so pale, but never said a word.

sorry that was quite a doom and gloom post.