December 08 Supermums: We are all doing fine and our LOs love us!!

[kayzr]

Hello.

Trace I went with your idea!!

but i do know that it can.....!

photos of a smiley Lachlan on my profie.

Off to catch up.

Just a quick post here.

We had a great day in Scarborough. Bro missed the bus we had got on so they got the next one, that was quite funny.

But it has all finished on a sad note. My sister has been charged with child neglect and social services have given her 4 weeks to sort it out or neice will go into care. I am really sad about it, the last time I saw her was last March for DS1's christening. Part of me worries I'll never see her again.

Cutiepie pics, Jam! Can't seem to get a picture of Little O smiling. It's like capturing lightning in a bottle.

One single glass of rather delicious champagne led to a quite a boozy session last night. Out came some nice red. And then some port. Which all culminated in a very nasty, bruising row in the early hours of the morning which was a real, real shame. I HATE arguments and arguments with a barrister are no fun at the best of times as it's like being given the once over in court. Mind you, I can give as good as I get It was all a bit horrible so we are both sorry, quiet and tired today.

Anyway, got naff all done today so I'm a little annoyed with myself, largely because we went to lunch at Daylesford to cheer ourselves up (poncy groceries, cafe, home stuff and spa in the Cotswolds in converted barns - very pleasant place but daftly expensive - nice for cake and coffee though if you are ever in the vicinity, good people watching there). Also full of very thin rich women, so a bit of a downer in that regard. O was petted and adored though, which she seems to see as her due She is very nosey, so she likes Daylesford. I put my thumb through a Puffball mushroom there once as I was examining it. We had to buy it as a result and it cost sixteen quid Never quite got over that.

Have good St Valentine's Days tomorrow, all, though you don't need me to remind you it's commercial clappotrappo which we should all rightfully boycott. Except somehow I never seem to

Cross posted with you Kayz - oh my goodness, do you think your sister will be able to sort it out? I do hope so. Oh dear

I am boycotting it LadyT. I am leaving DH and the girls to it and dining out with friends. DH will get home baked cookies from DD1 and she decorated a card from us all and that is it. I hate valentines day, IMO there is nothing less romantic than a paniced man feeling they should say they love you because Clinton Cards told them too.

Sorry about your ssister Kayz . Is she near you?

oooh, love the smiley pics Jam. I have a few of dd2's smiles but she contorts her face so that when frozen in one frame her smiles look similar to screams . Will try and post one...

kayz so sorry about your sister. I do hope she can sort things out.

Have never been a fan of valentines day. And as its DH's birthday, we can make more of that. Although as arti pointed out he does have a tendancy to panic and buy me ridiculously priced flowers like most men.

He's out tonight for drinks with his friends so he is under strict orders not to wake me when he returns.

She isn't near me unfortuntly. I wish she was so I could see my neice and try to help sister.

I don't know if she will sort it out. She has only had these problems since she got with her current P. He takes drugs and beats her up but she refuses to leave him. He has moved back in with his mum though so hopefully things will get sorted out.

Kayz what an awful situation I hope she manages to sort it out.

Love all the talk of going away somewhere fabbo I have to say I wuite like the idea of heading to Thailand for a spa break. But I think it would need to involve cocktails and I suppose that defeats the object.

Baby crush too cute.

LadyT I am amazed we havnt had pheasant for tea here the way our dog chases them when out for a walk. We did bump into the local lord of the manor on a shoot the other wk and he was asking had we seen many birds this season. My grandpa a bit of an eccentric old chap used to deliberitley drive off the road to hit them.

Veggie hope the LO is feeling better this evening.

Have a lovely wkend those who are having a soppy valentines and those who are having a non valentine.

Turnip those are some gorgeous children you have there. I am intrigued by the family pool bath is that the birthing pool??

Turnip: gah at missed opportunities .

LadyT: maybe your DP is taking his responsibilities as family provider a tad seriously - watch out for him sneaking out with camo gear, a shotgun and a torch... personally I'd be OK with dead boids but surely their rightful home is the shed?

Still growth spurting here - DS feeding and yelling as I type... will try retreating to bed to try and calm him down

Good evening ladies well ds2 has been asleep since7pm which is the longest sleep he has had for days, so he must be on the mend.

We are almost all packed up for London we are on the 8am breakfast train (yay I love the breakfast train), and hopefully will be able to get a 4 seat table for all of us. All set so should go to bed soon just can't find my watch which is quite annoying apart from the fact that I love it, it is driving me crazy not knowing what the time is.

Kayz that is sad about your sister and very bad attitude of social services some of the point of the child protection system is that the health and social services work with the family to achieve the aim of hopefully empowering the child to stay with it's family so they should be giving her help to get this man our of her life if he is clearly the problem.

Mornin'. Effie that is a good point about LadyT's DP. Out huntin' and gatherin' etc. It is also a well known fact that prehistoric man used flipflops and other beachwear to cover their prey from other predators. Apparently in those caves in France they found ancient drawings of primitive Ipanema flips....

Jam yes - that's the pool I gave birth to DS in three and a bit years ago. I also spent all my labour with L in there but staggeredhopped out a couple of mins before pushing. At John and Lizzies they have a lovely tradition of the next day filling the pool up for you, lighting candles and the whole family puts on their swimmers and has a bath with the new babe. My older two loved it and it was so sweet to see my DS back in that very same pool just considerably larger and chattier .I have some lovely piccies of them pottling along the hospital corridor in white towels, having had the same shot of my eldest DD doing the same. Ooh feeling a bit sobby about never doing it again (get a grip woman!!). Better get off to the Family Planning clinic asap.

How is your DH doing? How are you doing?

Veggie so glad DS is on the mend. Best of luck on the train and see you tues!

Good morning! I haven't done so well on keeping up although have just done a good read! I'm finding that I don't have time for much at the moment (suprised??? Didn't think so!). Just about keeping on top of washing and cooking but not finding much time for housework or computer. I find this quite hard as I am a bit of a stickler for a clean house. It's the guilt thing rearing its head I think. I think I'll just get the rubber gloves out and then DS asks me to make cakes or play spiderman or something and I think 'Oh you've been so good whilst I sat and fed your sister that I can't say no'. I'm sure it's not too bad at all but it bugs me to see dusty skirting boards!

I know that Rosmerta was finding it hard to MN and keep up with her older DS so I'm sure she wont mind me saying that she is taking a bit of a break to spend some quality time with him. I went to see her the other week and met her DS2. Needless to say, he's lovely.

LT, you have made me laugh with the pheasant tales! My old collegue used to shoot and he had a basement flat in victoria that when you went down to the entrance you either did a right into the house or a left into this kind of storage cubby hole (maybe used to be used for cole storage or something similar). Anyway, he used to hang his game there and one evening another collegue (a staunch veggie) took a wrong turn and ended up twisted up in lots of hanging carcasses screetching!!! I wasnt' there to see it but apparently she did see the funny side!

It's really funny hearing you talk of your 12 week old babies! Heidi has only just hit six weeks so seems so tiddly! She is doing well though. She managed to put on 3 oz in 2 days this week! She is also sleeping quite well but I know it is very early days.

Oooh ds needs a wee back in amo

Turnip, what a lovely tradition!

Turnip that is lovely its given me goosebumps and made me a little teary. DP doing ok is applying for masses of jobs and is being very upbeat about things.

OOOOH my valentines day has just got even better. I was meant to be going to the job centre with DH as he was told I had to go too so they knew I existed. DH just rang the job centre to double check what documents we needed to take. I don't have to go. But MIL is giving DH a lift there and bringing him home, she is picking me and the boys up and we are spending the afternoon there.

I don't if I should laugh, cry or run away.

Oh no Kayz!!!!! I've just been given a massive slab of Hotel Chocolat chocolate! Yummy ...but think I'd better continue to avert my eyes from the weight loss thread! I don't think I'm really ready to give up extras yet!

hello girls!
Dh is watching the rugby on tv so i needn't feel bad for putting the computer on tonight!
you can guess we don't really do valentines day
am just trying to fill p's tank before she goes to bed. she went down at 7 last night and didn't wake up till 2.15! joy! i've decided not to bother with the whole dream feed/ expressing thing. it was just stressing me out, not knowing what was going on with my milk, and didn't have any great effect on P, so am just going with her flow and am feeling more relaxed and happy about it.
the boob is much better but i feel naff, all headachy and sickly, so will go to bed pretty much when i put her to bed tonight.

turnip - your pics are beautiful

ladyt - sorry about your argument - hope you and dp are having a happier time this evening.

am v of the london meet-up. will you have a muffin for us northerners?!!! hope you all have a fab time xxx

turnip - those photos are gorgeous - especially loving the gollum/shining references. so looking forward to tuesday!

Oh ok Trace I'll have a muffin for you, Kayz should I have one for you too? Did you have a hoot with your MIL, how is your DH holding up, is he enjoying time with you and the boys or is he a bit stressed?

After an unsettled couple of days ds2 slept well last night. He woke up every 3 hours as he usually does, but I gave been trying him with just putting the dummy in first in an effort to space out his night feeds and make sure he actually wants a feed instead of just wanting to suck to settle. Anyway after his midnight feeds he was satisfied with the dummy until 7am when we were getting ready for the train!!!!

Breakfast train was great, I love that breakfast soooo many hash browns! Had lovely yum cua and SIL was quite normal and well behaved and it was lovely seeing ds1 play with he cousin. He had so much fun. Now at a lovely friends house who is 16 weeks pregnant.

Aaaaaah my Aveda exfoliation lotion bottle has leaked all through my bag.........bum!