December 2006 - The sun has got his hat on, hip hip hip hooray, tshghho now let's keep these bugs at bay

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I got all brave and made us a new bug free thread...

lol, indith, did I post something confusing? Just wondering if I should feed ds2 more to catch up with your dd?

Glad the house is nice, eli. Maybe an arnica rub is in order AQ?

Trying to keep up with MN. Life is hectic atm. Got moved out of old place, very tense getting office stuff packed up but new office is coming along well and may be up and running in 2 weeks or so.

He he Jabber no I was wondering if we had scared everyone else off.

Glad the office coming along. Hope it goes well.

I need to kick dd into shape. I don't have the energy to do it.

Fecking period started. Almost worth getting pg again to make it go away Certainly explains the hormones of the past week though.

how's it going castles?

jabber, hope the office move works itself out and you're pleased in the end with it all. Can imagine it's quite stressful.

indith, i tried to kick dd into shape and gave up on it in the end, i just put up with it and figured that she'd get there in the end which she has. I couldn't face anymore cc. I got 1st proper period last week after stopping feeding dd and it was awful but no way I am ever getting pg again. Yay! Feels weird to leave that side of my life behind after 4 children in 5 years really.

Best go wrap some pressies

AQ A year eh!! How that has gone by. Happy Birthdays DTs. I'm looking forward to meeting you all too - and thank you for your kind words about my two. They are lovely to me, but then they are mine.

Welcome back Eli nice to have you back.

Chocolate cake Indith, yum, where's the other half send it my way would'ya?

Am having a bf crisis so best go but be back soon

Ooh, Happy Birthday for tomorrow B&F, can't believe they are one already , it still feels like a couple of months ago that we were all reeling with the news that you were pg with twins.

Eli, glad house move went well and your back in the land of t'interweb.

Jabber, glad your office move is progressing well too- no more looney co-workers, I bet that's a relief!

Indith, posting at 4am is never good. Snuggling with ds2 is the only reason why he hasn't been put up for adoption yet .

Speaking of ds2, he appears to be slowly coming out of the worst of his tantrums. He used to have huge epic ones that lasted a good 45 mins to an hour (usually over the wrong size of spoon for his cereal - BIG issues, you know) and he would not be coaxed/ignored/distracted out of them but lately he's asking for a cuddle after just a few minutes if I completely ignore him then calms straight down. I really hope it continues, his strops really grind me down.

He also seems to have decided to skip preschool and go straight into Reception. I went into Dd's classroom on Thursday morning to ask he teacher something. When I went to leave Ds2 was happily sitting at a table with Dd and her friends colouring in then trotted over and sat on the carpet for the register . We spent a couple of hours in there in the end, he was so happy. Bless him, he'll be gutted when he realises he's got 2 years of preschool before he gets to go!

Oh yes, meant to add Happy Birthday to the dt's! It was quite memorable when their conception was announced

Ds2 is like that, oli. He looooves visiting ds1's classroom.

Happy Birthday AQ's dts

Where did that year go? Oh yes, attempting to move house

dd2 also in realm of second children wanting to skip pre-school: takes 'book bag' (the one the HV gave her at her 2 yr check) in with her, talks about her 'school', and pretends to write numbers and letters. Unfortunately, precocious maturity draws the line where waking at night and throwing hissy fits is concerned...am baggy eyed and in total sympathy with those of you with younger ones, this morning. Grump.

Jabber, good luck with the office move - can imagine thats stressful, be good when its done!

I have just eaten a LOT of chocolate cake too. I shall blame indith. I bought 2 cakes (of course) for the dt's and one was left just for dp & I to dispose of. Wish I could have got one of yours, Oli!
Photos of dt's birthday on FB, twas really lovely, thank you for birthday wishes! Kids all adorable.
Glad tantrums settling down, Oli, ds1 was exactly like that and it was awful just horrendous. I couldn't believe that anyone could scream for that long. Cuddles eventually became our way of getting out of them too (and reading a book, that still works now!).
ds2 also fairly keen to stay at school once we get there. Think I shall cry once all of my babies start school.

Yay for chocolate cake!

Yesterday I had chocolate truffle cheesecake. Today I had chocolate sponge with icing and then polished off the cheese scone the dcs had been sharing. None of it my fault of course, dh needed driving to see his mate on Sunday so I went off and met a friend in town while I was waiting ot pick him up then today I took ds to see his little friend whose mother said we could stay in for snack or go to a cafe Her staying in option was a rum soaked chocolate pound cake which is divine (she made one for my birthday last week) but it was a little early for that!

I made chocolate cookies today too and am about to go and eat some with ice cream.

And now I am typing up and defending my chocolate habit to you lot. My daughter has a lot to answer for but hey ho snot almost gone, tooth on the way but she was only up 4 or 5 times last night and did a 4 hour stretch (ds woke up during it ) and it is now 8.30 and she hasn't woken up yet!

I'm hungry.....

those chocolatey, guilt free, BFing days...(much the same now, but with added guilt and fatter).

Great re dd sleeping, Indith, hope it lasts long and sound!

And glad you had good party and your fair share of cake, AQ.

Bit snotty here, but otherwise still remarkably settled

Didn't last Eli. There was a lot of ranting and swearing and not much sleeping last night

It must have been a chocalatey day all around. I had cupcakes but very of Indith's selections. Sorry the sleep didn't last.

Will try to get on FB and look at pics, AQ. I'm terribly behind on everything it seems right now. Keep thinking it will all get better soon. New equipment arrives tomorrow. I saw a last minute error and am hoping the guy checks his email before heading out tomorrow - eek!

lemon meringue pie yesterday

Ds has conkers and has not had an accident today yet. Not that he is asking to go yet but I have managed to get him on the potty or loo without tantrums enough to catch everything. Phew.

Had friends round for dinner last night then friends came round this morning and stayed til mid afternoon so I have done nothing and the house is a complete mess and the washing is not done. I really, deperately need to do a proper clean as I am only just managing to keep on top of the basics. Not dusted since we moved in, not hoovered the stairs ever. Not changed our bed in weeks and there are so many other things to do to for Rainbows, house stuff etc. ARGH!

And while typing this post ds has asked for a wee having already done it

I'm still in potty training denial and i think I will wait for the half term.

Lovely lovely pictures of your clannettes AQ. Made me feel broody and hungry all at the same time!

Work front is naff.. to the point where DH said "I think it's time to hand your notice in as it's making us all miserable here."

oh, dear dailystale Can you afford to leave? Anything else on the horizon?
Thanks re: clannettes I am finally enjoying having 4 children after a 1 year of it!
Please all stop talking about chocolate now, though
indith, pls come and see my house at about 5.30pm any day and you will feel so superior the unwashed sheets won't matter anymore We have a mouse eeek, I think it's the morsels of food the dt's throw all over the dining room that I sometimes can't find. Sigh.

Daily

Mice AQ? Pah, they don't count, we had rats when ds was small My friend has just evicted a mouse form her sofa, it was living in there for ages, you could hear it scratching around while you were sitting on it!

Dh sleeping in with dd for the next few nights the girl shall sleep, I'm getting a tiny bit fed up of shoving my breasts at her 6 times a night.

Ds not pooing again, grr, he also had stupidly high temp today so whether he is ratty form lack of poo or from that I don't know. He kept going on the potty though then crying and doing nothing, always asking for a wee though and never a poo.

Oh but I do love him, gentle, caring, funny, crazy boy that he is.

Indith - have you got any lactulose? It softens their poo.

He's been on lactulaose for a while now but he keeps going through no poo phases.

@ rats

We had mice in our house when I was a teenager and my stepbrother killed one by dropping a bookcase on it when he looking it see where it was hiding. He picked it up, the mouse ran out, he screamed and . Effective but a bit messy.

Indith, I have 6 hours a week with no dcs in the house and it's still a tip. I had grand plans for that time - declutter and clean but it just disappears with no discernible change to the state of the house. It's bloody depressing but I am resigned to mess until 2011 when ds2 goes to school .

Good luck with the sleeping, will send over my spare sleep vibes.

AQ, glad things are finally getting easier for you - 4 under 5 including twins would be tough for everyone, you should be proud of yourself for surviving it and still being relatively sane.

DS . It's horrible when work stress interferes with home life. If you can afford it, maybe it's worth it for a bit?

Jabber, are you sorted with the new office now?

I've just finished my first wedding cake and I'm quite proud of it . It's on my profile.

We're rapidly running out of space here, next person to post has to start a new thread and link to it here..............

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double doh

Lol Indith, it's a good job we didn;t get any close to the magic 1000 messages!

closeR, I've caught your typo-itis .