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June 2008: Nine months in, nine months out

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Essie3 · 20/02/2009 09:40

Here's to the next nine months!

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systemsaddict · 20/02/2009 18:56

sponge just put some bicarb in with my nappies following your helpful nappy thread and suddenly thought - are your nappies really smellier than usual or was it pregnancy nose kicking in unbeknownst to you? (and BDQ your instructions are fab and I will try them on ours if the bicarb doesn't work, thanks!!)

Amberc · 20/02/2009 20:04

No-one wants to be my friend on facebook

PiggyPenguin · 20/02/2009 20:23

No Sybil isn't my first name! Sybil Vimes is a character in a book, my first name is actually the same as yours AH.

whinegums · 20/02/2009 21:00

Ok, I've got Neenz and Adnhiker on Facebook, and I know I can find DramaQ - Amber, give me a clue to find you?? I'll track some more of you down later....

Josey, go and let down your neighbour's tyres or something. It's not big, it's not clever, but it will make you feel better.

Spending a week with my mum makes me realise how odd/mad the older generation are. For example:

Blue cheese is 'bad' because it's mouldy.

Ditto smoked salmon and parma ham, because they're raw.

She keeps her cordless phone in the same place her old phone was, and has to run to answer it rather than move the handset with her, or, God forbid, use one of the other handsets.

Anything in excess of a very small glass of wine more than once a week means you're an alcoholic.

Despite buying her a digital photo frame for Christmas and loading it with hundreds of photos, she still wants me to get her 'real' photos, because then she can 'look' at them.

She has at least three clocks in each room, and not one of them tells the right time.

She keeps unopened tinned meat in the fridge.

She can't get into the loft because she doesn't have ladders which are tall enough. So she went and bought some new ladders, which are exactly the same height as the last ones, because longer ones wouldn't 'fit' in under the ceiling (or reach the loft obviously).

She has three video recorders and a weird rotation system to 'keep them running' - as 'they' have stopped selling video recorders, she lives in fear of the day all of them break down (despite us offering to buy and install a Freeview plus box and sort out the aerial upgrade).

I am sure there are more! Tell me about the weird things your mothers/MILs/any other people do or believe - surely she's not the only one!

abdnhiker · 20/02/2009 21:16

sybil it's just strange because after all this time I've begun to think that all of our nicknames are our real names... but am happy to share my name with you

amber can you find me on facebook?

whinegums my parents are completely computer illiterate - which is fine with my DM, as she'll follow instructions but my DF is convinced he CAN use a computer - which results in absolute confusion every time we try to skype them.

I've realized today that I'm very scared of getting really old. Not just old-ish, being 60 sounds fine, but being 80 and watching friends die. Morbid thoughts for a friday night, but I'm reading the letters between the Mitford sisters and they're all starting to pass away and it's so bloody sad. I have told DH that I fully plan on dying before him so that I don't have to manage alone. Unfortunately he has the same plan...

DebInAustria · 20/02/2009 21:25

Evening

well party was a success, glad you saw us Amber, Puree I think you were too late. Thanks for the comments about the cake, the children liked it.

Now to tidy up!

Facebook - I am a facebook virgin, tell me truthfully - do I have time in my life for something else to do on the computer? Is it worth it?

Josey - good to hear from you but sorry to hear about the concerns re Oli's head size. Hope the neighbour issues are sorted soon too.

Abdn -life with a 7 year old(and a nearly 9 year old) is noisy but they are slightly more rational than toddlers.

whinegume - my mil shares some of the same traits as your Mum. I loved the loft ladder thing.

whinegums · 20/02/2009 21:27

Abdn - don't even GO there on computer literacy....

I try not to think about getting old, because it scares me too. I think I'll be old, alone and poor. Hate the thought of that. My grandma was nearly 100 when she died, I was 16 at the time, and I remember thinking it was so sad there was no one of her own age around for her. All of her contemporaries had died years earlier, so even though she had a huge family, she had no friends IYSWIM.

abdnhiker · 20/02/2009 21:33

deb yes and no - probably no, but it's no where near as time consuming as mn.

whinegums - yes, my grandfather says that everytime he sees someone his age in a suit, he assumes they're off to a funeral. On the bright side, he's in Portugal for the month with his much-younger (a decade, so not shocking) girlfriend...

vivaGlasvegas · 20/02/2009 21:36

whinegums I love your Mum, she sounds hilarious! I love the image of her with her wee ladders trying to get in to the loft... sorry to hear about the job

Oh, I'm on facebook too if you can find me!

systemsaddict your night sounds exhausting, but sounds like progress with getting back to her cot each time! well done you. sending sleep vibes in your directions

C is in great form at the moment, although I have decided I don't think she's going to do the rolling thing at all. She wants to stand up all the time and can't bear being on her tummy at all - has anyone else got an immobile baby!? She is also refusing to eat from a spoon at the moment as she feels she should be doing the spooning, however she likes to remove all the food from the spoon first by shaking it over her head. messy...

Essie3 · 20/02/2009 22:31

Evening. Josey so sorry to hear about Oli. I keep thinking that they'll turn around and tell you 'actually, she's totally fine'. How's she doing otherwise, though? Sometimes she's better than the 'experts' expect, isn't she?

Facebook - I have...
AbdnHiker and AliandherScallywag are my first two names on my list.
Sexy Josey is further down - I totally thought you were called Josey! Great picture!
Amber - the only Amber in my list
Sponge is next after Amber with Ifor ap Dafydd in between them (oo er!)
I also have Pureeandpearls, Poppy who isn't called Poppy, Hedgehog - Still missing, HH where are you! - Neenz, Penguin, UpsideDownCake is in there too, and Viva. Will now seek out BDQ.

Still doesn't make me popular though!

We won a babydan playpen on e-bay - off to pick it up on the weekend!

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Essie3 · 20/02/2009 22:41

Whinegums has now found me, but I've failed to find BDQ - there are 34 of you!
I've also changed my name on facebook to my proper name. SE Roberts. I'm the only one.

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whinegums · 20/02/2009 22:47

Essie, I have BDQ on my list.

Viva - do you fancy swapping mums for a few days????

Trying to work out who I'm missing on FB now... If I haven't found you, send me a friend request!

josey · 20/02/2009 22:52

I have gone to my neighbour and sorted things sort of we have been very good friends she is the one that has been odd, and has the ugly baby she has been off with me due to school runs and me being unable to go to hers for a chinese because oli wasnt well, and im friendly with others at nursery

Deary me Essie sexy Josey?? that is a rare pic of me and I was acutally 11 weeks preg with Olivia, I look a bit different now, hair is anyway. and I think that every morning then i get the syringes out turn off the pump and.......

Oli can do more and is doing a bit better that discharge letter, I wish I could scan it on hear I dont have my scanner anymore but hohum lol!

This made my neighbour think(yes poppy the stupid one that I had the fight with tonight)she still cant reach her mouth so teething is difficult IYKWIM, it didnt dond on her she couldnt do these things.
She has started to smile and laugh, but there are only a few of us that can actually see it. It is like someone super botoxed smiling. Also she cant bable,follow things with her eyes. The pysio pic on FB is her smiling.

Amber I am your friend lol!

winegums sorry re job and yeah another pet friend

debs had a quick look at ur cam only saw the snow lol hope party went well

5 happy bday

ah with u re the names.

sorry forgotten everything oli taking her reflux spasams so one hand typing

pureeandpearls · 21/02/2009 07:35

Who am I missing? Who isn't friens with me on FB?

pureeandpearls · 21/02/2009 07:46

God- I wrote that post yesterday and it's only just loaded? How odd!!

Morning all-caught up wth all your news, almost...brain like a sieve as over-indulged last night (DH took me out for anniversary dinner) so won't even try to comment. If I didn't yesterday then send Five all sympathy. Had forgotten what hangovers were like!!

spongebrainbigpants · 21/02/2009 10:02

Morning all, my parents are here so no real time to catch up but just wanted to mark my place. whinegums, I think I've sent you a friend request! Don't know BDQ's name though, or viva's. deb, I think FB is worth it when you've got kids - I put loads of piccies on there of Alex and my family and friends can see them, and sometimes video clips. Great way of keeping up with lots of news from friends without having the time to email them all!

systemsaddict · 21/02/2009 10:39

Yeah I am on facebook but don't do it often, need to do more and get photos up. May try and find you all this weekend.

Feeling low again this morning - it's almost worse having had a few good hours last night realising how it feels not to be overwhelmed and harassed and snappy and tearful. Will keep working on it over the weekend.

Started leaving C for 10 minutes each time she woke last night and several times she self-settled, I only fed her twice and both times back in cot, once she did keep crying but I was strong and she ended up sleeping so much better she had a lie in! So fingers crossed we are going in the right direction and starting to put things back together again.

systemsaddict · 21/02/2009 10:59

ok found essie on fb, essie once you friend me I'll go through your list and find everyone else, if that's the easiest way. I am not v. good on fb yet though so bear with me!

poppy34 · 21/02/2009 11:11

josey neighbour sounds apita -just waht you need with everything else.

puree sympathy

Deb agree with sponge re fb -its a good way to do family photo sharing..

amber you're already my friend on fb!!

systems that is good news that sleep sounds like its going the right way...viva sympathies re the messy eating... edie now basically only likes finger food (you have to shove puree round the side of whatever it is she is eating..its messy!)

right off to watch bunnytown then going to rugby later (its a gorgeous day here) and off to dinner tongiht (babysitter may have to contend with the not very sleepy edie and fact she is apt to kick off with someone she doesn't know..)

goingtohaveagoodnightssleep · 21/02/2009 13:56

josey hope your neighbour clams down! I looked at your fb pics and can't believe how much hair Oli has! All your children are beautiful.

Amber I added you as a facebook friend. I have added some others from here but can't match the names to the names on here! Thanks to puree for recommending some people and I also looked to see who my other mn friends were friends with.

Amberc · 21/02/2009 14:01

Hi all. Something very odd happened in thenight - Luke had a very disturbed sleep. However when I went to get him at 5.30 this morning he was standing up in his cot! I took him downstairs and lo and behold he can now crawl properly on all fours he must have been practicing in the night!! God help us! He also can pull himself up to standing incredibly easily and is currently using me as a climbing frame. All in one night!! On the downside - he has a bad eye infection so his eyes are all crusty . I'm Amber Cutayar on facebook.

pureeandpearls · 21/02/2009 16:26

Wahey Amber- was he standing in his zippy bag? Babypearls (fortunately) seems to stay put during the night yet will quite happily crawl across the floor when zipped up. Maybe she just knows beds are for sleeping in [smug emotion] But about eye....lack of sleep?!!!

Amberc · 21/02/2009 17:26

He was in his zippybag so I have no idea how he managed it!
I think it is conjuctivitis. Have posted on another thread I have Brolene eye drops - can I give them do you think?

pleasechange · 21/02/2009 18:29

amber at Luke in the night, that's very impressive! When A had conjuncivitis my doctor just said to keep washing his eye about 6 times a day with water. Seemed to do the trick that time anyway

vivaGlasvegas · 21/02/2009 19:14

Sponge amber I will go and find you on fb.

I am friends with Essie and Whinegums and have a picture of Charlotte as my profile pic at the moment - she's much more photogenic than me!

why doesn't someone start a fb group and then we could all join it and find each other that way? I'm sure it's easy to do...

[viva scuttles off to investigate]