July 2008 - Anyone tried dressing an Octopuss?

[JODIEwantsanewname]

New thread here.

hi all busy day today

Anyway Abbie had a lovely birthday, we were at a summer club in the morning, then off to ssshhh McDs at the request of the birthday girl for lunch, then ELC for more presents, then spent all afternoon playing with them.

Bethany had the 1st birthday princess theme then of course Abbie go upset that she didn't have 5's as B had all 1's up so I spent Sunday night cutting out numberjack 5's the things you do. Had helium balloons but they got sucked out the patio doors in a gust of wind cue DD1 and 2 in fits of tears as they floated away {sad]

Will find out this Friday/Saturday if I am pregnant again but not hopeful, don't think I ov this month.

Right bit of me post there will catch up soon need to go put out a washing x

SK- glad Abbie had a great day
nightmare about the balloons but hope she liked the number 5's!

Got my fingers crossed for a BFP for you

Busy day here too. Baby club this morning then off to a friends 1st birthday party! The mum and I met in hospital and have been friends since. We meet up at least once a week and often go to the farm, softplay etc together.

bebe

you know the wooded area opp tesco,s thats stratford park, its very beautiful there my boys especially love the squirells running all over the place.
i live approx 8 mins from there so we must be a stones throw away

i only know this as im under stroud council and its my catchment area so we go to nurserys local there, i dont go to tesco there as i prefer to go to the new sainsburys if i ever go to to a supermarket,which is very rare indeed.

sk your poor girls with them balloons i bet they were so upset my boys would of cried at that too.

good luck for the weekend

sk how exciting good luck for weekend

Was at softplay today for netmums meet and got home to a letter of rejection from college boo. Am so down about it - I really thought it went well and thought I would get it. I called for feedback but the Dept Head of Dept is away on hols so she'll call me when she returns. Just need to be skint for a while longer then. I am a great believer in what's for me won't go by me and if you wait long enough you always get what you want So by the end of January I will have a good part-time lecturing position - most probably at a college must closer by

I'll just need to salivate over motorhome porn for a while longer (I was going to buy a second hand motorhome with my wages to take kids away for hols).

SK - oooerr that will I won't I feeling - let's face it you would know by now if you were surely. I know about 3 days after conception now - get horrendous diarrhoea and feel off.

My 2 are knackered and in bed sleeping now. calvin just will not sleep if we are out and there are things going on and he got 1 tooh on Sunday, 1 today and another should be in by tomorrow - he has been a right wee gurn over the last few days.

Both at nursery tomorrow so I shall finally get some time to start painting some fish and sea creatures on Calvin's wall.

Must go and drown my sorrows
thjrow some dinner together.

Take care all and Happy Birthday to any bubbas today.

JODIE - joined your diety club thing. Can't believe you will be the big 30 soon! Are you having a party? I wanted a bad taste oparty for mine but no one would entertain me so I ended up having a glitter party - was fab. DH and I made up some CDs of all the old music I felt nostalgic about -Sisters of mercy, Jesus and Mary Chain, James, Motorhead etc etc and I got all dressed up in my leather thigh high boots and velvet cloak and had an absolute ball

Know things are a bit tight financially with you at the mo' so you could have a theme night at your house and get all your friends to bring along an item? Get your family to take the boys for you overnight?

See i disappear for a bit and see some of you are trying for another baby!! Thought had crossed my mind, but really cannot afford it.

Well Max is walking (sort of!) and eats well now. Only having 1 bottle a day, point blank refuses to drink anymore milk than that, either FF or cows, cup or bottle. Still has 3 milk based things a day so guess he has enough. He had a lovely birthday, zoo on fri and then huge party for family & friends on sun. Wouldn't do it again (huge party not zoo) was bloody hard work, but Max loved it.

He is off nursery at moment as they/we (i manage it!) have had 4 cases of swine flu. Trying not to stress about it but worried cause of his asthma. I still have to go in though.

Hi MUMMY - happy belated birthday to Max.

Forgot to say that Calvin started cow's milk last week - I just put him straight onto it when his formula ran out. I heat it up a wee bit for him and it's fine. He loves milk bleurgh! His big sis is like me - will only drink it in milkshake or hot chocolate form DH loves milk though.

Well, Bryony was one today. She had a birthday cake but we did her main party on Sunday, just grandparents and a couple of dd1 and dd2's friends. We asked for money for her towards a playhouse, so will have to get on and order that now.

Mummywannabe, hope that you and Max stay clear of the swine flu.

Rumpel, bad luck with the job, hope something better comes your way very soon.

I did a pregnancy test this week but was very relieved to find it was negative . I knew there was almost no chance as I have a Mirena coil, but I don't have periods and I just got the idea in my head and it wouldn't go away so had to test in the end. Good luck to all those who are hoping for a BFP!

Evening all hating this rain, want the sun back please.

Took DD1 and DD2 to summer club today, DD2 was a nightmare, she whinged all morning then refused to go back upstairs to do the craft stuff, so I bodily carried her out and into the car, cue loads of screaming, kicking and hitting me, I was shaking by the time I got home. All her cuddly toys have been confiscated and she got no treats today. Then we had to go down to hometown to sort out some bits of MILs. Very sad.

Found Bethany is cutting another four teeth at once, she has top and bottom front four, she has two fangs at the top, now two at the top and two at the bottom are poking through.

Rumpel - I never have any symptoms until about 7-8 weeks, I'm at that afraid to test stage right now. So sorry to hear about job that sucks, still as you say means a better one will come along now.

quick post happy birthday to bryony hope you all had a great day

mummywannabe and max take care x

SK im on tenterhooks here for you

rumpel sorry hun it wasnt what you hoped but im sure your destined for greater things....you are one of the most compassionate people on here i speak to i hope something good comes your way and im sure it will x
you always remember whats happening and whos doing what
and we get lovely suggestions and lots of virtual hugs.....dont feel down have a giant hug from samuel and the drool that usually accompanies it

Hi all, just a quicky to keep this on my active convos (am at work). Orlaith was 1 on Saturday, and looooved her birthday cake. We ended up lighting her candle 3 times and singing happy bithday as she was giggling and shouting in such excitement. Happy birthday to all our other littel on-year-olds, and to SK's DD1.

Thanks for all your kind words about the situation with DH. I think I need to sit down and talk to him calmly about it all - the problem is that I never want to have these difficult conversations when things are going well as I don't want to 'spoil' things, but then we end up shouting at each other and that's not conducive to sorting out any problems. I'm only telling you one side of the story after all, and he is bound to have issues with me and my behaviour that he is not telling me about either (I know I am not the easiest person in the world to live with). My parents have been here this last week, so we haven't really had an opportunity to talk privately, but I appreciate that I need to do the difficult thing and try and sort it out properly, without screaming at each other. (We don't yell in front of the children, BTW, only after they've gone to bed).

Rumpel, sorry about the job, but there's something else out there waiting for you (I could just hear my gran saying 'Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye, hen!' when you had written that ).

Good luck for the weekend SK - you better get straight on here and let us know!

Oh, about milk, I put O straight onto cow's milk when I started weaning her from the breast 4 weeks ago, as she hated formula. We were at a friend's house and she picked up their little girl's bottle and took a big swig from it - her face was a picture when she realised ti was formula . With the older DDs, I did the dilution thing as described by SK. And I have never heated bottles, all my DDs have just had them at room temp [lazy mummy emoticon].

Best tootle off and do some work. Take care, all.

poledra what on earth did you say your gran said.... i cant even read it let alone pronounce it

also samuel wont touch cows milk as a drink but happily drinks his formula odd little boy he is

DISNEY -old Scot's proverb - translation = 'What is for you will not pass you by'.

Thank you for all your lovely comments re the job ladies - chin up and all that.

Managed to paint some starfish, sea urchins, a squid, a cuttlefish, a shoal of small fish, some bigger fishies and a clam on his mural today.

DCs came home and DD ended up pooing her pants on the sofa - had to chuck her in the shower as she was covered lovely!

POLEDRA - yep good idea to sit down and talk - if it descends into a tit for tat - write him a letter instead so he can digest it at his own pace and keep looking back on it. This works very well if you hate confrontations and it all comes out wrong. Good luck.

Must go as my whinging wee man is at it again grrr!

Happy birthday Orlaith, Bryony and Abbie!
I am lazy mummy as I just put P straight onto formula without thinking about it... she does prefer to drink her brother's cow's milk, never occurred to me that formula might taste gross! Only just over a week to go for her so when this formula runs out I'll not buy anymore. In the last two days she's been pulling herself to standing on higher items and - gasp - even moved her foot today when standing up... it won't be long...

Very exciting that we might know there's another kittybaby on the way at the weekend SK!!

Happy Birthday to Byrony, Max and Orlaith!!

Mummy- Hope you both manage to stay Swine flu free

Rumpel- about the job, but a better one is just around the corner! Ive been painting again too today. The kicthen again trying to paint out the bloody green!!

Really pissed off tonight! Speaking to my mum earlier and as normal more obsessed with T ( my niece). Anyway talking about me getting A a new carseat and said I was taking a trip to a shop to see One as not many places stock it. Its from a german company and reasonably new out. It gets top marks in the Which? magazine so though it worth a look. Mum didnt give me chance to tell her about the safety rating and went into one saying she was unimpressed and that she didnt agree with my choices. Not that she gave me chance to say anything about it all she knows that is that its made by germans!!
Got stroppy and is now refusing to talk to me!
Ive no idea what goes on in that womans head! Excuse me for actually researching the safety of the carseat for my daughter!!
Oh and Im going OTT with the party for Abigails first birthday too! Dont friggin come then!!

evening people, im just of to bed here and thought id do a little post.

hope everyone is ok and well and babies happy

had a pretty good day one of the boys helped me make the bread , we make our own daily but its a chore we all share really and they take turns kneading the dough for the rolls for dinner.
tomorrow my 9 yr old is making chocolate bread for the park in the afternoon.

lets hope for sun its rained here for 2 days solid
today we made our fav imaginary houses and drew them on paper and then we showed them and explained the details.....i was very impressed.
also we went out in rain macs and wellies and a good time was had splashing about but they got very muddy but happy straight into pj,s when we came home

of to bed now samuels asleep which is good,
i have to watch him like a hawk now as he has a low chair and i strap him in and put the tray on i put dannys toast on his tray next to the sofa and he rocked his way to the toast in his strapped chair back and forth to create a rythm and got the toast it was a space of about 10ft

also when sitting he can go forward into the crawling position now he doesnt go anywhere but all his physio is making him so strong i love it

also new things is looking at magazines together not baby books though he loves people there all mommas all animals are wow wow (dogs)
sorry bit of a me and samuel post but im such a proud mummy

x post pigley

pigley ignore her your a fantastic mom you have the safety of A always first
making her party great is brilliant as its so exciting isnt it there birthdays
dont let anyone take that from you sweetheart.

Morning all!! Happy Birthday to all new 1 year olds

Pigley you are doing a great job as a mum and just doing your best to do the right thing by your lo - don't let anyone put you down or tell you otherwise

Mum taking dd1 and ds4 today to give me a bit of peace to get some things done.... where to start? There are so many thins I want to do but don't know what to choose... Anyway better go and get organised

hiya all

i forgot who asked about me..im now 37 weeks, bags still not packed, will do this weekend, still bf leah, although how that will pan out is anybody's guess, can't decide on a girls name...hmmm have a few boys name in mind...and for some reason im scared of labour, although i had a very good one with leah, just bad tearing...

leah- is walking holding on, no teeth yet, will be 1 on the 27th, screaming alot, and very loud... only weighing in at 15lbs2.

bump- is measuring bang on dates, so worried how big baby will be, leah was 6lbs3

oh yeh inlaws pissing me off, nothing new...mum will look after leah when i go into labour, weather its liked or not...

sorry for to me post, hope all is well ppl!

M2L - how exciting and try not to worry too much about the labour, second ones always better, my DD1 was 6lbs 3ozs too and I tore quite bad, DD2 was 9lbs 3ozs and didn't have a scratch, I felt great after she was born on top of the world especially as the SPD went too. You have done amazing to BF Leah for so long during your pregnancy too, Bethany now down to 2 BFs a day.

pigley - just smile, nod and ignore, works for me not that I talk to my mother anymore. Did see her last week at MILs funeral but didn't really speak to her, of course she didn't phone just sent cards for DD1 and 3's birthdays, her loss not mine.

disney - mine love wellies and splashing too it's amazing how the simple things are the best loved isn't it? Sounds like Samuel is quite a character too

I have a sore throat today not happy

Feeling pretty miserable here today too. Over the past 6 weeks, I have had a cold & 'swine flu' & now have conjunctivitus (sp?)!! NOT a happy bunny! Having one after the other has made my MS flare up and my hand is now quite numb again & I am starting to lose coordination! Really pissing me off!! Doc put yellow dye in my eyes today to check I had nothing in them as the left one especially is quite red and swollen. Now have antibiotic drops to take & yellow eyes! Looks like I have some weird 80's eyeliner on!

P is starting to do more letting go & steps on her own which is so cute! She does get really angry though when she falls over! She has also started screaming the house down when you lie her down to change her nappy. She will scream & cries her eyes out until you fasten the new nappy! This is usually accomponied by much rolling & trying to crawl off the changing table! Don't know why she has suddenly decided she hates it?!?

Pigley - I wouldn't worry about it just smile and nod. My mum comes out with things like that sometimes too. You are a great mummy, just look at how much A is thriving! Meant to say re car seats and echoing people on FB we have a Maxi Cosi for P's next seat (she isn't quite big enough for it yet) we looked at LOADS, but liked the Maxi Cosi best and I think they are pretty high up the list for safety.

M2L - how exciting!! Keep us posted!

Belated Happy Birthdays to all little ones who have turned 1!

M2L you will be fine hun we all have niggles and worries about the labour its all anxiety and the build up
i was terrified before having samuel my 7th baby
but when them contractions started i was in my own world and in control and i was so excited to finally meet my baby, i kept thinking throughout c,mon already i want to see my son

SK yes he is a right little character but very very clingy hes like a monkey with his legs wrapped round me all the time.
tbh i dont mind though

samuel amazes me though he can roll a ball to you and sort of play catch in a baby fashion
if i bang 2 bricks together he copies he tries to build as well plays phone talking
all this from a child with crouzons syndrom which is the same as downs syndrome with added skull fusion, hes fantastic

getting bit scared now as we are going on hols in 4 weeks and then samuel will be going in for his big operation, i feel sick when i type it im so so frightened he will die i cant think about that prospect i have to stay focused.

car seat we have the maxi cosy cabrio excellent safety features.

went to toys r us tonight as my charlie is 8 tomorrow and he wanted transformers omg the price of them but we got him 3 from the movie, im making him a chocolate cake tomorrow hes so excited bless him .

off to load the dishwasher its a job i really hate but anything than washing up

guys i need help- leah keeps standin in her cot, screamin and cryin..refusing to go to sleep..i dunno wat2do?

ok a thought when samuel goes in we will be in oxford hospital if anyone wants to pop in and have a chat with me please do you can meet samuel and it would take my mind of things if only for a little while
only if your near if not not to worry.