August 2007 - new thread as I can't find one!

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Hi all,

VERY VERY long time no see..... just had a little catch up - my goodness, HOW MANY of you are preggers??? Gosh- NOT ME!
Can't believe our beautiful babies are talking walking noisy toddlers.
Evie is still a monster - always has been , always will be. She talks constantly, and is now stringing words together, like " I'll do it" - usually in relation to feeding herself, or getting dressed.. and usually accompanied by a small tantrum.
She does finally sleep through the night.. after a fashion- is up between 5.30 and 6.15 - still a shock after Billy who slept 7-7 from 4 months.
But - she does eat anything which is fab (compared to Billy), and she is happy to walk, or go in the pushchair, so its easy to take her out - unlike Billy who always wanted to walk no matter how long it took.
She has a passion for dolls (oh crumbs), handbags, and hats - she is SOOOO not related to me!
Take care all, can't say when I'll visit next - good luck with the births!!
xx

Snap, another girl here too!! Thank bloomin' goodness too as Paddy refused to even entertain the notion that it could possibly be a boy. Odd eh? Only trouble now is a name. Pads insisting on 'Jessie'.... Not happening. No way, no how.

How about you, any names? How are you feeling? All smooth going? Have to confess that am feeling well, just very, very tired. Usually as soon as we've got the kids to bed we're heading up ourselves! Very sad... Am not averse to the odd power nap while the kids are down either.

So are you still working at I*?

Another girl...how lovely (and how strange that that paddy wants another girl too!).

All fine here but like you have been pretty exhausted. I have naps in the afternoon at the weekends as it has been impossible to keep my eyes open!

Still deliberating names (front runners are Hannah- which was going to be Caitlin's name until we decided on Caitlin when I was 6 months pg or Phoebe). How about you? Caitlin was us to call the new baby .....Caitlin!!

Still at I* and loving the fact that our maternity policy has just changed from 13 weeks full pay to 26 weeks. So may take advantage and have longer off this time.

Oh my goodness, I'm so desperate to call this baby Phoebe but Dh still resisting sadly. I'll not give up without a fight though...

Dh was telling me the other day how they'd made it worse for dads as now you have to advise in advance of when you'll be taking your leave and whether it's 1 week or two. You're no longer allowed to split the time up and have a week immediately and one later. Also, it's now statutory pay for both weeks! Previously it was full pay for the first week and just statutory for the second. I was ever so surprised that they were allowed to make things worse. Thankfully his boss just said don't worry about it and that he could just take the time as normal.

That's odd as when the maternity policy changed this month, the paternity policy did too. It is now 2 weeks full pay I was told at my HR meeting - just had a look and it says 2 weeks full pay on our intranet as well.

Will be funny if we end up with two little girls called Phoebe!

I'll have a word with him. I wonder if he actually read it or just listened to someone else who was talking the usual 'broker' drivel....

Hey, I know I say this every time, but I'm supposed to be coming up to the office in a few weeks time to meet Dh for lunch on his birthday. What usually happens is that it takes me forever to get out of the house and I'm so late I don't come in and go straight to a restaurant instead. This time I'll be picking Pads up from nursery at a set time and then driving up so hopefully I will make it in this time and perhaps we'll finally get a chance to say hello!!

Ah....broker drivel, I know it well!

Sounds good let me know when (we're in Spain for a few days next month) and would love to meet up...finally!

When are you going to Spain? We go on 18th March. Taking outlaws with us and flying into Alicante. Then they're taking kids down to our house and Dh and I are going north to Valencia for las fallas, the big fiesta there for the weekend before driving back down on Sunday to the house.

We're off on March 5th - just for 4 days to see my Mum. We're all off to the maldives in May and Cait is very excited. She chats away about going on a plane that lands on the water and Mummy teaching her how to snorkel etc. Can't wait!

Oh wow, the Maldives sound too dreamy for words. No chance of us making it there...

Congratulations to you all, so exciting more babies.

I keep forgetting to check this thread, I get too engrossed reading the AIBU

We're still trying and I had a laparoscopy and other fertility tests. My emergency c section caused adhesions to form which is causing problems as well as my PCOS but hopefully will get the clomid again. Unfortunately they couldn't give us an appt before May! Callum is desperate to be a big brother so just hoping that it all works out.

Callum is loving nursery and starts his pre school year in aug, with the same teachers which is good as they know the children well. Just had his parent teacher night and they said he was the politest wee boy in his class so that was good to know

How are all your wee ones doing? I'm getting fed up of fireman Sam and postman pat obsessions here and contemplating convincing C to give them up for lent, wonder how successful I'll be

Holiday to the Maldives and Spain sound great. We're hoping to get to Fiji for my best friends wedding later in the year but are also in the process of building a house, so that kind of needs to take priority.

Anyway, hope everyone is well and need to remember ti check on here more often

Hi Helibee. Sorry you can't get an appointment before May. I have all my fingers crossed for you

We're Fireman Sam obsessed here too - in fact Caitlin is watching it as I type! I even took her to the stage show at the weekend which she loved!

Well we have a news update. Had my 20 week scan and what they predicted was a 2nd DD is in fact a DS!! Am completely shocked but DD was very pleased to have a little brother. Now I have to get rid of the mountains of girls clothes we had saved!

Hello everyone. I am not sure you will even remember me from all the way back in 2007 and it took me forever to work out that this thread was still going and that some of you are pregnant with number three! Congratulations Hersetta and TT!! And congrats to all who have had little ones since 2007.
I am (finally, after a fairly gruelling time of it with IVF) pregnant with number two and found my way back to Mumsnet via obsessing about baby names. My Isabel is now a funny, chatty, clever three year old, with golden curls and a sunny disposition, who would start school tomorrow if she could.

I had a lovely half an hour looking over our long ago postings when pregnant and babies were very little. It is so long ago, I feel I am having to learn everything fresh this time! Especially as the Australian health system seems to do everything differently - sometimes I feel I need someone to translate.
Hope you are all well. I suspect TT might be having or about to have her little one - good luck if so!

Hersetta and TT...have you had babies yet????

I want another, badly! But need a man for that!

hi everyone, how are you doing?

Kiteflying, congratulations on baby no2. We are having to go through IVF so I fully understand.

How is everyone doing? Ready for our wee ones turning 4!

Hello all.
just to let you know I gave birth to Alex Andrew on 27th July at 9.37am - he weighed 8lb 12 oz. He is the spitting image of Caitlin at the same age - the resembalance is really quite freaky.

Caitlin is being a very proud and protective big sister and kisses and strokes Alex at every opportunity. SO far he seems fairly mellow and chilled - sleeps most of the day except to wake for food. He is so quiet most of the time it is very easy to forget we have a newborn in the house at all!

Hope everyone is well and good luck with the IVF Helibee - all my fingers and toes are crossed for you.

Congratulation Hersetta.

Helibee, yes am looking forward to Lexie turning 4, she quite a drama queen character.

The only problem is that beacause she was a week late (7th September) she won't be going to reception until next year, and she is so ready for reception. Even her nuresery teacher thought she would be going to school as she very bright.

Huge congratulations Hersetta, look forward to seeing some pictures of him. Glad Caitlin is enjoying being a big sister.

Lizzie, oh thats such a shame that Lexie can't start reception yet. School works differently up here so Callum has just finished his nursery year and he's just about to do his pre-school year. Have you asked the school if she can start early or after October half term? She sounds a great wee character. Callum had a man say to him if he carried on like this, he'd invest in him in a second as he has a bright future ahead. Callum said to him, "well im going to be a doctor, a rockstar and a fireman so I'll take the money now please"

Callum is having a bouncy castle party on sat, he's very excited, especially as his cousins are up from Manchester to come too. Hope you all have great birthdays with our gorgeous monkeys

Many thanks - I have now uploaded a couple of new pics to my profile.

Oh dear, am embarrassed it's taken so long but may I please announce that I had Thea Rose Alessia on 31st May . known as Theodora due to me singing along to the Dora theme song. How typical is it that the older two are abbreviated (Patrick - Paddy, Imogen - Mimi) that Thea is elongated to Theodora....?? Anyway, she's blooming lovely. Weighed in at 6lb 13oz and isn't that much bigger now so is like a little doll. Been through the mill a bit about her weight but I think she's just small. It was probably reflux initially but we didn't realise as she's so contented.

Oh, drunken husband home. Got to go. Back soon...

Sorry, thought for a split second that DH was going to be helpful for a second there but oh no, reality kicked in and he's gone to bed and passed out (again). Anyway, is Paddy's 4th birthday tomorrow so got an open house all day for all and sundry which is great but a lot of work!! This is a bit of an 'all about me' post but haven't had time to read all posts yet.

I see that Hersetta's had 'Thing 2' (as mine are referred to, in order) and going to check out pics now, but huge congratulations love!! Hope you're getting on ok, have to say having 3 under 4 is tough going but this time is incredibly easier than when Mimi came along with a 16 month gap. 2.4 yrs gap does feel like a walk in the park.

Currently blowing up balloons, finishing wrapping up presents etc. What has everyone given (giving) their 4 yr old this birthday?

Congratulations TT. Lovely name.

We had Caitlin's party yesterday (swimming party follwed by games and dancing). Seemed to go down well and didn't involve too much effort on my part so a result all round!! We are giving DD a bike for her birthday which we bought on Friday. DH tried to get her to choose one in a neutral colour so it could be passed on to DS - needless to say we came back with a bright pink one with a basket and tassles!!

DS is an angel and life with two is pretty easy I must say at the moment - helped by the fact that he has slept from 11-6 the last 4 nights so feeling very lucky.

Congratulations to everyone on their new babies. Hersetta - he's lovely.

Lizziemum - another year of childcare would be the thing that got to me the most! On the positive side she should pick up everything at school really really quickly.

DS2 started school on Tuesday - he's loving it and I'm not even getting a backwards glance as he goes in. Feeling a bit empty nesty, but also looking forward to getting on with the next stage - it's lovely to be able to go on a spur of the moment family bike ride without having to pack a just-in-case bag.

We were on holiday in Spain for DS2s b'day so he had cars 2 cars, but he's getting a big boy bedroom this weekend (finally getting rid of the cotbed after 8 years of constant use).

Off to hit Tesco (minus dc!) - all this time all to myself!

Just thought I'd let you all know that I'm pregnant actually can't believe it, it happened all by itself. Had to go to hospital due to pains and they thought it was ectopic! Saw the consultant who said the chances of me becoming pregnant and that it wasn't an ectopic (due to blocked tubes) is an absolute miracle! I am 8 weeks so still early days and hyperemesis has reared it's ugly head again but hopefully come April, I'll have my wee miracle baby.

Yay - congratulations Helibee!!

Erm....hello? (HELLO Hello hello....echoing madly on this thread I reckon!)

Anyway, Happy Christmas to you all!! Hope you're all fabulously well and happy?

Helibee, how are you??