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June 2008 babies: rolling, sitting, crawling, babbling, teething, laughing, sleeping (not yet!)

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spongebrainbigpants · 31/01/2009 08:57

New home!

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josey · 07/02/2009 20:46
  1. What time did you get up this morning?
8.30
  1. Diamonds or pearls?
Diamonds
  1. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Mamma Mia
  1. What is your favourite TV show?
Most Haunted
  1. What do you usually have for breakfast?
Toast or Shreddies though its usually lunch time before I remember to eat
  1. What is your middle name?
Dont Have one
  1. What food do you dislike?
Peas
  1. What is your favourite CD at moment?
Best of Now 25years(SADO)
  1. What kind of car do you drive?
Zafira

  1. Favourite sandwich?
    BLT

  2. What characteristic do you despise?
    Leave everything to the last min

  3. Favourite item of clothing?
    MMy Anta Handbag

  4. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
    Back to Cancun or take my DH to NY

  5. Favourite brand of clothing?
    DP or Next

  6. Where would you retire to?
    Where I live now.

  7. What was your most recent memorable birthday?
    30

  8. Favourite sport to watch?
    Golf

  9. When is your birthday?
    27 May

  10. Are you a morning or night person?
    Night cant get me up in the morning

  11. What is your shoe size?
    UK 5

  12. Pets?
    Choc Lab Ben

  13. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us?
    Booked a holiday to Menroca in July

  14. What did you want to be when you were little?
    ALong Distance Lorry Driver(the Yorkie Girl)

  15. How are you today?
    Pissed off with SKY

  16. What is your favourite candy?
    Puff Candy or Tablet

  17. What is your favourite flower?
    White Roses

  18. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
    Pancake Day

  19. What are you listening to right now?
    That crappy National Lottery voice

  20. What was the last thing you ate?
    I fine raspberry pudding

  21. Do you wish on stars?
    Yes

  22. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?
    Purple

  23. How is the weather right now?
    F**kn cold 3 foot of snow

  24. The first person you spoke to on the phone today?
    My Bestest bud who lives round the corner

  25. Favourite soft drink?
    Iron Bru

  26. Favourite restaurant?
    Our Local Indian

  27. Real hair colour?
    Dunno havent seen it for years hahaha

  28. What was your favourite toy as a child?
    My Cabbage Patch Kid

  29. Summer or winter?
    Summer

  30. Hugs or kisses?
    Im gready like them both

  31. Chocolate or Vanilla?
    Chocolate

  32. Coffee or tea?
    Coffee

  33. When was the last time you cried?
    When Oli sat for a few seconds she is a true inspiration

  34. What is under your bed?
    Nothing (I hope there are no monsters)

  35. What did you do last night?
    Watched Trial and Retribution

  36. What are you afraid of?
    Not doing enough for Oli

  37. Salty or sweet?
    Salty

  38. How many keys on your key ring?
    3

  39. How many years at your current job?
    If you class being a mother a job its 9

  40. Favourite day of the week?
    Friday

  41. How many towns/suburbs have you lived in?
    10

  42. Do you make friends easily?
    Yes but Im also very good at getting rid of the too, you cross me your generally gone

DebInAustria · 07/02/2009 20:53

I love reading these

josey · 07/02/2009 20:53

Forgot to say I saw a huge tub of Creme Egg ice cream in tesco yesterday and nearly barffed at the thought this time last year I would have bought the shelf out

DebInAustria · 07/02/2009 20:54

You could have just bought one tub for me

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spongebrainbigpants · 07/02/2009 21:07

josey, that sounds lovely - may have to get a tub tomorrow!

Oli sounds like she's doing well and great news on the sleeping.

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pureeandpearls · 07/02/2009 21:11
  1. What time did you get up this morning?
6.53am. I could hear babypearls laughing!
  1. Diamonds or pearls?
Despite my name, I?d have to say diamonds.
  1. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Not sure, it was when I was pregnant and we had the most uncomfortable seats ever, so I was concentrating more on that than the film.
  1. What is your favourite TV show?
Rather depends what mood I am in. Currently watching Bones on Sky+ but have ER, Grey?s Anatomy, NCIS and Grand Designs in a holding pattern.
  1. What do you usually have for breakfast?
Ready Brek.
  1. What is your middle name?
Joanne
  1. What food do you dislike?
Aubergine, Bean sprouts, seafood
  1. What is your favourite CD at moment?
DH gave me Il Divo?s latest for Christmas.
  1. What kind of car do you drive?
VW Bora

  1. Favourite sandwich?
    I?m not a big fan of sandwiches but Smoked Salmon works!

  2. What characteristic do you despise?
    Arrogance

  3. Favourite item of clothing?
    Probably jeans, since I wear them every day.

  4. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
    New Zealand for my godfather?s wedding, and Australia to meet my nephew.

  5. Favourite brand of clothing?
    I buy most things on eBay or in Tesco?s these days.

  6. Where would you retire to?
    Australia

  7. What was your most recent memorable birthday?
    31st- my first as a Mummy

  8. Favourite sport to watch?
    Athletics or Rugby

  9. When is your birthday?
    28 November

  10. Are you a morning or night person?
    I do better in the mornings, unless they start rrrreally early.

  11. What is your shoe size?
    UK 7

  12. Pets?
    The insane Jack Russell we call Nugget and refer to as the Wonder Hound.

  13. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us?
    Just got AF after two month wait (again)....looks like babypearls didn?t put my cycle back into whack. Which means our current attempts at ttc might take as long as last time.

  14. What did you want to be when you were little?
    Amongst the long list: Missionary Doctor, Architect, Writer, Diplomat

  15. How are you today?
    Calm, tired and happy. We spent the afternoon as a family playing in the garden.

  16. What is your favourite candy?
    Creme Eggs!

  17. What is your favourite flower?
    Peony

  18. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
    18th February. My third wedding anniversary.

  19. What are you listening to right now?
    A very quiet baby monitor.

  20. What was the last thing you ate?
    Creme Egg!

  21. Do you wish on stars?
    Absolutely.

  22. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?
    Pink.

  23. How is the weather right now?
    Can?t see- the blinds are down and it?s dark!

  24. The first person you spoke to on the phone today?
    I haven?t spoken on the phone today.

  25. Favourite soft drink?
    Full fat Coke

  26. Favourite restaurant?
    The Wolsey, London.

  27. Real hair colour?
    Not entirely sure, to be honest!

  28. What was your favourite toy as a child?
    I had a baby doll in a green outfit of bloomers and mob cap that? sin a lot of my baby pictures.

  29. Summer or winter?
    Summer.

  30. Hugs or kisses?
    Hugs.

  31. Chocolate or Vanilla?
    Vanilla-flavoured things, but chocolate-flavoured, you know, chocolate

  32. Coffee or tea?
    Coffee. Tea is revolting.

  33. When was the last time you cried?
    The last time I saw the SMA advert.

  34. What is under your bed?
    Lots of fluff and a dozen tennis balls (see 23)

  35. What did you do last night?
    Worked out how to use my new Blackberry.

  36. What are you afraid of?
    People not knowing how much I love them.

  37. Salty or sweet?
    Sweet

  38. How many keys on your key ring?
    9

  39. How many years at your current job?
    8 months, 2 weeks and 4 days

  40. Favourite day of the week?
    Any that involves cake.

  41. How many towns/suburbs have you lived in?
    I stopped counting at 20.

  42. Do you make friends easily?
    Not really. Being a teenager made me nervous of friends.

FiveGoMadInDorset · 07/02/2009 21:13
  1. What time did you get up this morning?
6 which is when DS woke
  1. Diamonds or pearls?
Diamonds
  1. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Madagascar 2
  1. What is your favourite TV show?
At the moment Masterchef
  1. What do you usually have for breakfast?
toast
  1. What is your middle name?
Elizabeth Mary
  1. What food do you dislike?
Broad beans
  1. What is your favourite CD at moment?
None
  1. What kind of car do you drive?
Mitsubishi Outlander

  1. Favourite sandwich?
    BLT

  2. What characteristic do you despise?
    Selfishness

  3. Favourite item of clothing?
    MWhatever is clean and fits me

  4. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
    Too many to choose but this week, New Zealand

  5. Favourite brand of clothing?
    Monsoon

  6. Where would you retire to?
    Where I live

  7. What was your most recent memorable birthday?
    38

  8. Favourite sport to watch?
    Cricket

  9. When is your birthday?
    19th feb

  10. Are you a morning or night person?
    CNight person

  11. What is your shoe size?
    6.5

  12. Pets?
    Dog here, one dog and 2 cats who live with my parents

  13. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us?
    No

  14. What did you want to be when you were little?
    ACan' remember

  15. How are you today?
    Tired

  16. What is your favourite candy?
    Galaxy

  17. What is your favourite flower?
    Fresias

  18. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
    anyday that I wake up

  19. What are you listening to right now?
    Adverts and guests coming in

  20. What was the last thing you ate?
    Cauliflower cheese and jacket potato

  21. Do you wish on stars?
    No

  22. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?
    red

  23. How is the weather right now?
    ICold and dark

  24. The first person you spoke to on the phone today?
    My mother

  25. Favourite soft drink?
    Diet Coke

  26. Favourite restaurant?
    Anywhere that I get a chance to go to but our local pub is good.

  27. Real hair colour?
    Strawberry blonde in summer, darker in winter

  28. What was your favourite toy as a child?
    Fisher Price

  29. Summer or winter?
    Winter

  30. Hugs or kisses?
    Hugs, although baby kisses from P are pretty special.

  31. Chocolate or Vanilla?
    Chocolate

  32. Coffee or tea?
    Coffee if I have to

  33. When was the last time you cried?
    Watching the prgrame about assisted suicide in Switzerland with Julie Walters

  34. What is under your bed?
    ADust, books, electric blanket, wedding dress

  35. What did you do last night?
    Cooked supper, put DD to bed, played on DS Lite

  36. What are you afraid of?
    Not living long enough to see my children dafe and happy in the big wide world

  37. Salty or sweet?
    Salt

  38. How many keys on your key ring?
    5

  39. How many years at your current job?
    4 years Easter

  40. Favourite day of the week?
    None

  41. How many towns/suburbs have you lived in?
    4

  42. Do you make friends easily?
    No bad

Amberc · 07/02/2009 21:16

Hello everyone - too dog tired to fill in the questionnaire I'm afraid but am reading them. No exciting news here. Went to a friends today who has a one year old. Luke was taller than him! Same size feet too - he wears 12-18 month shoes and they fit (i.e. there's no give in there). That's weird! They have two cats and I got the same reaction to them from Luke as we got with Pearls' dog - non stop laughter! Luke did try and pull the cats ears off and actually put the cat's tail in his mouth. Luckily they are used to being pulled about by the one year old so no scratches or bites. Off to bed now - I have bot been able to keep my eyes open all week. Had a lovely week at work though - I have really enjoyed myself.

pureeandpearls · 07/02/2009 21:17
  1. Should be diet coke!!

Totally loving this- I am soooo nosey!

josey · 07/02/2009 21:24

oh yuck Debs I wonder what kind of dribbly sticky mess it would be in by the time it got to you lol!!!!

Oli is doing well, I have been feeling a bit more positive about things. Its way to early to say, but she does seem very connected upstairs and a you can see her wee personality coming through. She is making progress in what they would expect for her age just much more limited IYKWIM

Puree what a great middle name you have

DebInAustria · 07/02/2009 21:33

Five - Oh I watched that too, and sobbed (julie Walters drama, not madagascar) - It was heartbreaking

DebInAustria · 07/02/2009 21:34

Amber - glad you had a good week after all your deliberations about going back to work

josey · 07/02/2009 21:41

That was sad bit didnt make me cry, the last TV thing that really had me was the Noel Edmunds thing, there was a boy with CP who was taken to disney land and his parents renewed there vows, Now that had me in tatters!

abdnhiker · 07/02/2009 21:43

HH sorry your line manager is being crap - that's horrible. It's hard enough to go back to work without having to deal with people who are inconsiderate.

on sleep - I've given up. We take a completely inconsistent approach with Fraser because he seems to respond best to that. Sometimes he needs to be cuddled (like all last night) and then other weeks he really does well if you leave him to cry for 20 minutes in his own bed. F does do better with more solids - but his brother didn't.

5gomad book porn! I'm a bibliophile so your trip sounds like the perfect holiday!

Essie Josey is regularly on her own with her kids too and I am occasionally, depending on the month. I think it's way more common than people realize.

poppy brand of clothing - me too

poppy34 · 07/02/2009 21:50

thanks abdn feel bit more relaxed about it -might be cos had lie in this morning..and glad I'm the only saddo re clothes .

abdnhiker · 07/02/2009 21:55
  1. What time did you get up this morning?
1:30, 2:30, and 6:00
  1. Diamonds or pearls?
pearls
  1. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
I can't remember, it's been years
  1. What is your favourite TV show?
Little Red Tractor
  1. What do you usually have for breakfast?
bagel and peanut butter
  1. What is your middle name?
Lynne
  1. What food do you dislike?
sprouts
  1. What is your favourite CD at moment?
Kathleen Edwards
  1. What kind of car do you drive?
Ford Focus (can you say mum car?)

  1. Favourite sandwich?
    club

  2. What characteristic do you despise?
    incomptetance mixed with arrogance

  3. Favourite item of clothing?
    my new boots

  4. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
    a week in a cottage in Scotland - no travel, no fuss, no stress.

  5. Favourite brand of clothing?
    (whispers -boden) but most of my clothes are Gap or M&S

  6. Where would you retire to?
    10 minutes down the road

  7. What was your most recent memorable birthday?
    32 was my last one - not too shabby a day!

  8. Favourite sport to watch?
    hockey

  9. When is your birthday?
    30 Dec

  10. Are you a morning or night person?
    morning

  11. What is your shoe size?
    UK 5

  12. Pets?
    no

  13. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us?
    my new floors are 1/5 installed and the house is nicer already

  14. What did you want to be when you were little?
    writer

  15. How are you today?
    tired

  16. What is your favourite candy?
    red licorice

  17. What is your favourite flower?
    tulips

  18. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
    1st April, my parents arrive for a visit

  19. What are you listening to right now?
    DH watching TV

  20. What was the last thing you ate?
    oatcakes

  21. Do you wish on stars?
    Yes

  22. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?
    burnt sienna

  23. How is the weather right now?
    snowy but not as much as Josey has - we're too close to the river I think.

  24. The first person you spoke to on the phone today?
    my dad

  25. Favourite soft drink?
    diet coke

  26. Favourite restaurant?
    Vij in Vancouver

  27. Real hair colour?
    Blondish brown

  28. What was your favourite toy as a child?
    my teddy

  29. Summer or winter?
    autumn

  30. Hugs or kisses?
    hugs from most people, kisses from the boys

  31. Chocolate or Vanilla?
    Chocolate

  32. Coffee or tea?
    Coffee and tea!

  33. When was the last time you cried?
    the other day, I'm so hormonal

  34. What is under your bed?
    bed linen and jumpers

  35. What did you do last night?
    chilled

  36. What are you afraid of?
    ill health

  37. Salty or sweet?
    Salty

  38. How many keys on your key ring?
    7

  39. How many years at your current job?
    4 this month!

  40. Favourite day of the week?
    Saturday (morning)

  41. How many towns/suburbs have you lived in?
    6

  42. Do you make friends easily?
    No, I'm pretty shy and not good in groups.

josey · 07/02/2009 22:18

Laughing at the saddo and cloths comments...the why Im only ever in DP or Next is I know they will fit without trying I order on line so dont have to go to shops with a moaning 9 year old and tantramatic 3 year old and no problem to take shopping Oli pops Now that has to be sad,basically I make do!Tesco and Asda for a treat lol

josey · 07/02/2009 22:23

ABDEEN we had very much neighbour hood spirit yesterday, the house across from me has 2 traffic police who had to get out, J & next door started digging and pushing them up the hill, then 3 other houses joined in and they had to push and dig and grit to the bypass
The there is our neighbours 2 up who waited for DH and next door to clear the it at ours (watching them) then drove out to go shopping
Even the Bypass has been blocked the past few days, Oldmeldrum seems to be a snow hole.

pureeandpearls · 07/02/2009 23:27

I finally worked out how to Youtube.....Babypearls crawling

josey · 07/02/2009 23:33

That is sooooo funny you laugh made me giggle too!!!

I Should work out how to use that then you can see how Oli works without my rambled talk!

DebInAustria · 08/02/2009 07:48

Wow Baby Pearls - well done

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spongebrainbigpants · 08/02/2009 08:16

That is such a unique crawling style!! Don't think I've ever seen a baby do that before - certainly keeps her clothes alot cleaner than Alex's, must be a girl thing!

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pureeandpearls · 08/02/2009 08:21

I did say it wasn't terribly conventional Sponge! I put it down to the 'crawler tights' she's sporting!

Glad I made you smile Josey I have to watch it with the sound off- can't stand hearing myself but I seem yo be incapable of videoing without talking!

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spongebrainbigpants · 08/02/2009 08:27

Lol! I think it's fab! She's pulling some great moves at such a tender age - a life on the stage beckons!

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DebInAustria · 08/02/2009 09:05

right, i'll take ethan's trousers off and see if he can crawl in his tights. do they have to be stripey?