Come on baby MKG << shakes pom poms >>

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Right now she has her own thread lets meet her

When did Cruz and Mateo arrive in relation to due date?

CM you only need one hand to bake a cake

AM called for a chat today she is coming to see me next week

SKY my lovely so sorry i missed your post, how are you about it now? Did i thank you for the gorgeous jumper you sent for Indie? It is so sweet, thank you.

She needs feeding in an hour, you boobies still work right?

Hooray MKG!!! I am so pleased for you, a lovely little bundle

The very gorgeous outfit arrived this morning! It is so cute Thank you you norty lady.

Nits are the devil, comb with tea tree conditioner. Not all children get them you may be lucky.

Indie did not have her jabs in the end... after waking B to go i sat in the waiting room (hell on Earth) for an hour only tohave to leave to do the school run but not before being told she couldnt have had them anyway as she needs her 6 week check first!!! Cross me? Shouting me? Oh nooooooooo It was a real FFS moment.

Oh no the pox AM! Not right before you go away i hope.

oh poo some blinds for the bathroom that I ordered have just arrived and I have just realised I ordered the wrong fabric and colour.

Congrats MKG

Ell's only has 2 spots so far. Thought more would have come out by now. Am going to be naughty and get my sister to have Ella tomorrow so that i can still go to the media day tomorrow. Figured i am only 1.5hrs away if i need to come back. Girl from nursery is doing over night (as planned) and the rest is sorted.

Bugger JAM

Hi all.
Am thanks for pointing me in this direction on fb and giving me a kick up the bum to get back! Hope E's ok.
MKG - many congratulations on your lovely girl. May the good sleeping and feeding continue!
This is just a real quickie I'm afraid as tea is almost ready and I'm meant to be doing Maths planning. I'll try and pop back on later!!!

Wooo Hooo MKG is here! With a PINK one, Yay, well done, Congratulations.

Good for you AM, tbh they are not usually poorly with it anyway. Enjoy your trip.

I'd have been FFSing too lg&t, grrrr very annoying.

I love nits, (not having them obviously) but finding them, and popping them between your thumb nails. Keep a good check scoot the earlier caught the easier to keep at bay. Check behind and above the ears and the nape of the neck, it's normally their favorite places. They should be really easy to see in the girls anyway with their blonde hair. Send them to me, I'll rumage. [grins in an ape type way]

Scoot
I'm considering the loosing the cot too soon, keep thinking about it but not actually doing it. I know J will be in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out, annoying hey!

Had a fab time skiing, sun, snow (lots) a few mountains and thankfully no broken bones just a few good bruises, beer, wine too much crap (hence I found 5lb) not much else to report. Oh I cycled 21km today, then danced 2 hrs this evening!

AM, sorry just read that back and it sounded shitee...obviously she'll be poorly, aggitated and probably itchy but ykwim not like when they are feverish or sick. Poor love if it is.

Hi all

AM, hope E doesn't get them too bad x

Many congratulations MKG.

Blackpool this weekend [gulp]. Not sure I want to go. Will be away nearly 3 whole days. Will I be able to party the night away two nights in a row?

Course you will.Man up Sky..it'll be great!

No nits yet.I feel itchy just thinking about it.yuck.

CONGRATS MKG!!!Was gettting a wee bit worried there though..So glad she is here

Can you send them back Jam?What fabric are they in?Is it hideous or liveable with?I am considering sending Lilys blackout blind back to Laura Ashley.It has two really obvious joins in it which seem to have been wonder webbed together I would expect more from Laura..It wasnt cheap and looks a bit rubbish.

Ruddy Drs gin..incredible.Alright for Friday love?

I ahve found approx 5 pounds too Mrs JB..I am going to find another fwe tonighbt I think as I am having a chinese and am already half way down one of those tubs of mini rolls from M and S After that back to the diet..

Hows the works going AM?Can you plead for an extension..

I felt a bit fluey last night so I went to bed early and watched sky plussed Gossip Girl.DH decided to have a little sofa party and drank a bottle of wine and 4 cans of Budweiser.He then woke me at 2.35 am singing along to his ipod at top volume and has been worse then useless today.I am highly annoyed with him.We dont get lots of time off together as a family and he is back to work tomorrow.We took the girls to the Zoo and he has been misery itself.Except he livened up on seeing the camels (but then camels are cheerful making beasts IMO).

I dont mind if he's rough after a night out, but this was apropo of nothing FFS!He says he doesnt know what came over him.Idiot.

He has just been out in the garden with M.I am going to start another thread about what I have just witnessed him doing, as it is funny if it werent so cross making!

I have the funeral of one of my service users tomorrow.V.sad.She'd no next of kin so I was with her when she died and for some reason I cant seem to stop thinking about it.Usually, I hate to say, deaths of su's dont affect me so badly (sadly you get used to it pretty quick in my line of work) but this one..perhaps because she was so young, only 38.Her Boyfriend who also has LD was with us when she died (in intensive care) but he couldnt understand what was happening and I was trying to explain it all to him-was very sad.
Her care manager was trying to wriggle out of sorting all her money out to pay for the funeral and was trying to leave it to the state.I have made her and have ordered loads of flowers and 3 cars for all the other service users to go to the crem.Well.She deserves a decent send off.The social worker did precious little whilst she was alive so she can get her finger out now.

Tilly..was meaning to ask..how is your DH after his friend died when they were out biking?And the mans family..was thinking about it last week and how sad it was..

Hi all, I finally made it back.
We did away with the cot about a month ago. R was ok at first except she kept falling out ALL the time. Now she has realised she can get up and out of her room. She doesn't do it often and when she does she usually goes straight back. She loves sleeping in her big girl bed and looks sooo cute in it.
Scoot, glad you haven't found any nits yet. I see the little blighters evey day, it's a perk of the job.
Other people get bonuses, we get nits. It's so sda though when you kids who have them constantly and their parents don't treat it, or at least not properly.
Sorry about the funeral. it sounds like you've given the lady a good send off. It's so sad when people have no family to sort out things like that.
LGT, how annoying of your drs. I hate it when things like that happen. Our receptionists at our drs must be weird because they are actually very nice and helpful!!
Mrs JB I'm glad you enjoyed skiing, it's something I've always wanted to do but never got round to. I think it's the expense of all the gear and the passes that's put us off.
AM, how's the essay going. I think you're doing so well to do all that studying while pregnant and looking after two little ones.
We heard yesterday that my bf got a place on the gtp coure for next September. I am so pleased for her. She is a TA at our school and she is brilliant. She has worked so hard doing so much studying to get first a foundation degree and then a full degree as she really wants to be a teacher. That means I'll have dh and her doing it, at least they'll both have a study buddy.

Congratulations MKG, I only just saw your birth announcement in active threads

Scoot, well done on sorting out the funeral arrangements, hope the event goes well.

Was the christening reading the piece "On Children"? I have a compilation CD with a lovely acapella recording of that by a group called Sweet Honey in the Rock:

www.katsandogz.com/onchildren.html

Would anybody care to slap me?

Not me SOH - I'm a pacifist.... Why ??

I am too precious.

Hen night in a few months. Night away in London.

I don't want to go. Very, very good friend.

PJ can go, it's a trip to see Dirty Dancing on stage. Right up your street, yes?

What about my baby?

[pathetic]

Oh my lord, can I come??

I do understand. I am going out on Saturday night and dh is taking L to his parents house in the morning, and then they are both staying overnight. The idea was that I could have a day to myself, getting ready and generally having a bit of a preening session.

Seemed like a good idea, but now I feel a bit sick about it. It's mainly because dd will be screaming as they drive off, 'Muuuummy, Muummmy' and dh will be sucking his teeth and trying not to take it personally. Then I'll text him every five minutes to make sure she's OK, to the point where he starts refusing to answer me.

That said, a few mojitos and I'll be good to go.

Not sure I'm actually helping, though.

Take a leaf out of my book. "You want to look after my children overnight? Are you su...?"

Fab news MKG. I'm glad everything went well. Who needs a midwife anyway?

Gutted for you about your family LG&T. Tossers.

I have told my own problem family member that we can either try to start fresh and move on or if she can't do that, (and actually forgive and forget) then I will do family counselling. Said I wasn't willing to go over old ground without professional help. Waiting to hear back now.

TYG I think it's quite brave of you to tackle it and you're doing it in the best way.

It might be easier if I drank I think. Being sober and watching others slip into a stupor post show, I'll just worry about my girl.

Is it totally mad to take dh and M with me and them stay in a hotel with us, then I can get back to them afterwards.

It's soooooo pathetic.

Sometimes SOH it's good for them to be on their own without mummy around. It'll be tough, but you will have fun and so will dh and the Tank.

I still find it difficult, 7 years on. Hell no, what am I saying, I so do not now find it difficult

How is the boy TYG?

I think it's nice for dads to have some time alone with the children without mum butting in.

The boy is great. Speed crawling and trying to pull himself up on everything. His new trick is to crawl into the fireplaces. (Obviously no fires actually in them.) Just likes to climb up the little step, crawl around in the dust and laugh at me. A is great. Her new trick is to "spell" her name. She only actually recognises a couple of the letters but if you ask her to spell her name she reels it off. It's very cute. We didn't teach her, just always say it as we write it on her pictures and things, so she's learned it. She also "reads to herself". Her favourites are "Each Peach, Pear, Plum" and "Peepo"; stories SOH knows backwards I'm sure. She sits in her got and mumbles along in the same tone of voice and rhythm that I read. All you hear is "Mumble, mumble, PEAR, PLUM. Mumble, mumble, mumble THUMB." I'm impressed anyway, though she still has an aversion to the numbers 3 and 4.

I was very depressed this evening; just emotionally drained from everything, but forced myself out to boot camp with DH and actually do feel a bit better for doing it. It wasn't as hard as I thought. If I could run faster I could do intermediates, rather than beginners. My strength is better than almost everyone in the beginners group. I could see the benefit of what I do with my trainer. I could have done three times the number of burpees and squat thrusts, but I know I couldn't keep up with the running pace in the higher group. Won't be long though.

How are you getting on LG&T?

TYG, well done you for getting out there and doing boot camp when you feel down. I have noticed you've not been yourself for a long time. Is there anything I can do?

I adore Peepo. M currently likes to sing to us. Flavour of the moment is 'If You're Happy And You Know It' and she dances around like a loon shouting the lyrics. She gave a full performance in the dairy aisle of Sainsbo's today and when finished a little old lady said 'that was very good'. DD said 'Tildy very happy'.

DH gets lots of time alone with dd without me "butting in" btw. He has her for the morning while I lie in, write for a couple of hours and go out running. Or he takes her out for the day so I can do whatever. It's the overnight bit. She'd be asleep anyway I know but I don't like it. Actually, I wouldn't have liked it pre-dd either. I'm a homebird, like my own bed.

Sorry, my butting in comment sounded really rude didn't it. I've just noticed that lots of dads relax into their role more if mum is away for an extended period, rather than a few hours. I would never intentionally be rude to you, you know that.

TBH, I'd hate a hen night if I was the only one not drinking. Heinous. Could you go to the show, pub briefly afterwards and then duck out - even if you have to make up a reason? Bad back, headache, whatever. Then enjoy a decent lie in and breakfast in bed the next day and a nice relaxing bath not surrounded by rubber ducks and stacking cups.

No, I've not been myself, but the exercise is helping. It and eating a bit better makes me a feel a bit more in control of my life. I'm just a bit worn down by the constant demands of the babies. The moaning and shouting. Argh. I think I need a couple of days off. Completely off, away from the house. I'm going to Ireland for the night next Saturday so that might help a bit. On top of that I have the emotional headfuck of the familial issues. I don't actually have the space in my brain for it all. I just want to switch it off.

Well I am off to Blackppol at 0830 in the morning and won't be back until Sunday night . How is that for a bad mummy - not even here for Mothers Day! Or going to the Brownie Mothering Sunday Parade!

Anyway, packed and ready to go.

Will post some piccies

Have a nice weekend x

I'm very much with you on how you feel TYG and feel for you.

It can all get a bit much can't it? And throw in a teenager with "needs" to and aaargh + an 8 year old with anger management problems (don't get me started).

Hoping my weekend with sort things out and looking forward to riding the big one.

DP also surprisingly looking forward to looking after the boys but I have had a really stressful day getting everything "sorted".

God parents! Dad has totally fucked up and now it looks like they will lose their house. Seriously they are meant to be the parents not me.