Rollin', Rollin', Rollin', Though their gums are swollen, Keep them babies rollin', on't side

[LackaDAISYcal]

Here we go then

roll up, roll up for the six month food fest.

Better night here, only two feeds at 1ish and 5ish, but at one point bumble was having a real chat to his blankie. DH was on the sofa and said he couldn't figure out who was talking and thought it was DD until he heard me say "shut up bumble". I have no recollection of it

We've given up with the porridge for a bit as it might have been that upsetting his tummy. He's certainly more cheerful now it's cleared his system.

Just a quickie - DH (who has done actual DIY today and so is forgiven a few of his more slack transgressions) found us this amazing deal on Microsoft Office 2007 today, if you have a .ac email address (i.e. are a student or work in education).

Is it sad that I am really excited about this? I have been using Office 2001 or something and am going all nerdy-gooey over all the lovely fonts etc.

To be fair on Fin, I didn't have a life before he came along, so it's not his fault.

blardy hell....DH and I have just beein watching an owl that has been sitting on our neighbours chimney t'wit t'wooing down it (we think listening to the echo, the silly beast). who needs to live in the country to see wildlife!!

although DH did remark that it's unfair that we only get pigeons!!

Heloo

Twinks big hugs, I hope you find a way that works for you all.x

Daisy fab news on the sleep through! I too love singing in the rain!

I think we really should have an [arse] emoticon, would be fab.

Had a lovely day, not a cloud in the sky here today.Went to Dunham Massey for the day, really enjoyed ourselves.

love to allx

Evening ladies, well Becca way off form today, did one of those spectacular pukes all over me, carpet sofa. I am expecting to be up lots in the night.

Oh and Daisy in keeping with your evening Tweet Twoo on Bumble sleeping!!

Serendipity, I started weaning a few weeks ago but Becca is one of the eldest. I am a puree lover, pureed and frozen Sweet Pot, Pot, Broc, Carrots, Parsnip, Bn Squash, Apple, Pear etc! Tried each one individually but now I have started to mix them.

Twink really sorry to hear about you and DH. Kids are resiliant. Me and DH split up when DD1 was 4 and we lived apart for 3 months. She can not remember a thing.

Ruth glad DH treated you! Not glad he forgot your kebab!

Drs wife if your about let me know I could meet you at Kegworth and you could come to Sheffield and attend the northern meet up with me!
Hi to everyone else.
Monkey if your hovering hi, hope your ok and just getting ready for France.

serendipitty We started weaning beginning of week, and Sumo really taken to it. Another puree lover here. He is 21 weeks on Monday. He also sucked the life out of a breadstick on Wednesday.

Twink how are things going? Hope you're doing ok.

Decided not to put Sumo in Ds1's room tonight. So he is still in ours, will probably be there til he is 13

monkey is lurking...come and catch up; we want to hear about the plum

sorry to hear becca isn't so well coolkat. I hope it was a one off and she settles OK tonight.

your day out looks lovely pinky.

we are off out for a walk somewhere tomorrow, but not sure where yet.

Thank you everyone for all your support.
I de-camped to my mums after our swim this morning, so have not been on.
DH finally called at about 1pm.
I hadn't even noticed the time, I was so busy running him down to my mum. No, not really, my mum won't have it, she always insists on making me see both sides and reminding me that I am not perfect either. bitch
When he called, he did begin by trying to act like nothing had happened, so did I for a moment, eh! Forgot myself. But he quickly decided that he really had to apologise and admit that he had not been a very nice man at all. Even saying that he knew it at the time really which was why he left without any real fuss.
Well, that burst my anger straight off!

So he came home tonight (will be working away again tommorrow. His birthday as it happens) and we have had a good long chat about it all.
Only brought on cos he saw my post on here That is like reading my diary!! And, after our talk over more important things I told him so.

Anyway, the upshot is that I feel much better about things. He is going to go to the docs and ask for some anger managment, because he flies off the handle just too easily, and marriage counselling. Because we may think ourselves all clever cos we managed to talk reasonably this time, but that does not mean we will next time. Norm we argue, then argue about arguing!
We need someone to help us with how to deal with things better. Someone uninvolved who can say, you were rotten doing that, but so were you doing that other thing IYSWIM, so how about you do this and he will try to do that and things should run more smoothly.
Will someone be able to do that do you think?
coolkat was it you who said you had had counselling? You said you and your DH split (and got back tog), so I thought maybe it was?

Also thanks all for saying that DD prob won't remember.
You are right, I am sure she won't but it still got me
My dad saying the same when she was off her stot at the pool didn't help either.
Not to mention my sis turning up at the pool She drives me mad when she comes swimming, but that is a whole 'nuther story
She is alright when she has her fiance with her, but on her own she is just very annoying on her own. I always need a chaperone to distract her.Anywhere else she is great, just not in the pool!

twinkling, fingers crossed you can sort things out.

My MH nurse has gone through some CBT stuff with me and we talked about behaviours becoming a habit and how we always seem to end up following the same script and that once an argument starts it's very easy to just trot out the same old stuff as last time and the time before because it's familiar and expected. The key to changing is to recognise that you are just beating the same old worn path and to try and avoid it. and instead of blaming ie "you make me feel..., couch it in terms of "I feel... tis bloody hard though. I hope it all works out

Evening ladies!

[arses]

(!) a regular ass
(!) a fat ass
(!) a tight ass
(.) a flat ass
(^^) a bubble ass
(*) a sore ass
(!_) a lopsided ass
{!} a swishy ass
(o) an ass that's been around
(O) an ass that's been around even more
(x) kiss my ass
(X) leave my ass alone

an arse for every occasion?

W still awake, not even getting him to bed let alone sleeping through. had to cut a hole on the bottom of his sleeping bag as he is too long for it and his head would slip down on the next size up he is wearing 9-12 month vest/ babygros - they're a bit big but everything else is too small!
still co-sleeping most of night but only because i can't be doing with getting up every hour (or more) at mo. feel guilty and worried am doing the wrong thing - making it worse but hey.
hope you're all having a quiet one!
xx

BARBS you have to do what is best for you. my mum always told me that if the only way to get any sleep was to have babe in my bed then it's better than no sleep at all.

I was up every hour last night only twice to O but the other times to dd2 in the end i ended up in dd2's bed with O and she is still in my bed now with dh.

barbs those arse emoticons are hilarious!!! Hope you got some sleep last night in the end.

I came down early this morning to have a bit of space ( and do some MNetting!)but within 5 minutes was followed by DH, DS1 & 2. Ah well, so much for a quiet morning. Right, (sulky and cross face) will go and sort them out. Back later.

Liking the arses barbs!!!

Sorry to hear your having atough time twinkling, i hope you get the help with things that you need, its good that DH is willing to go to angr mngmnt and counselling, a step in the right direction!

Actually went out last night, SIL babysat, all was fine and had a lovely time. we have 4 weddings to go to this year so it was the 1st of many hen nnights!

Hope everyone has a lovely dasy, it looks nice outside here so will try and go for a nice walk today. x

Barbs LOVE the arses list!

Twinkling glad things are looking a bit brighter, hope it works out for you.

Daisy thanks for the tips, Tis a beautiful day here today but MIL have broken my washing line [arse] . I might have to fashion a temporary one just for my nappies!

Jay is really trying to sit on his own but he keeps going for his toes and falling forward! It keeps me amused

Glad you enjoyed your night out Emmanj

Right off to weigh myself, not looking good for this week!

Have a lovely day everyone

Morning everyone. Another bright an early morning for me (yawn). Been up since 6 with Sumo, little monkey has learnt to roll with his sleeping bag on, so got himself all stuck against the bars of his cot. Tonight I'm going to duct tape him in

Twink Glad you have managed to have a talk with DH and glad he is getting help. Will make it easier in the long run.

Barb Fab arse emoticons. Made me giggle. I am definitely (!). Try not to worry about the co-sleeping. Sumo is the only baby I've ever done this with, and really thingk I'd be worse if I didn't as he doesn't sleep.

Tegan Sorry you had a bad night, hope you manage a nap later.

Thanks guys. Just hope DH does actually ask this time. Last time her forgot

Ah well.

5 I am the same. I think that if DS was not in with me no sleep would be had!
tegan can I have your mum please!
My mum is sticking to her guns (always does when she gets something in her head. Bless, she thinks she is doing the best by me, but really she is confusing and upsetting me , slightly) She believes strongly that if I were to get DS out of my bed I would get more sleep. simple.
Then I would be more able to cope.
Job done, the world is put to rights. Suuuuper Mum.
Nope.

Barbs Did you make those Ass's up yourself!?
Lack of sleep makes me useless, look what it does to you!
What is a (^^), think I might be one of those.

Morning, just a quick one as started to destroy sort out our bedroom.

Twink, yes we went for counselling. IMO opinion it was worth every penny. Think it makes you both see where your faults lie and makes you see things from the others point of view.

Back later. X

Penny's??
How many pennies?
Don't you get reffered from the doc?

No we went to relate, it costs. But you can pretty muc dictate what you pay, as they ask your financial circumstances in a roundabout way. IIRC, You could try going through your doc. X

5am here in San Francisco and it is playtime for M so we are up while DP sleeps on...to be fair, DP did get up at 2am but only after i reminded him that M was well fed as I had been up 3 times already, so maybe it was his turn...

M was brilliant on the plane - charmed everyone with huge smiles and only a few grumbles when he was ready for sleep. and it reminds me how brilliant brestfeeding is - so easy and convenient. but looking forward to weaning in a couple of weeks!

scrabble - i can't get into scrabble as the computer knows i'm in the US (not licensed for US i think) so DP will need to set up some proxy thing to make it think we are still in UK...I know nothing of this - DP Head of Technology in our house!

glad you're having a fab time londonboots and that M was good on the plane!

LOL about duct taping Suno in 5!!!!

calm day here, managed a nice walk down the seafront, Lois has been lovely today!

hello everyone!! barbs the arses are sooooo funny!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have had a lovely QUIET weekend - DS1 and DS2 have been away with my parents....they went to Camber and are having a ball! Makes me realise how easy it is with 1 compared to 3....I did top to toe housework on friday and the house is still clean and tidy, plus I haven't shouted once this weekend! On the flip side, I am missing them immensely.....DH and I have gardened, swam, and took out Tiger to the village pub last night for early drinks. We bathed and fed her, then put her in the buggy and she fell asleep on the walk. We sat outside and had a lovely time.

hana I keep saying it but men do go through an "arse" period either during pregnancy or afterwards. My DH has always done it afterwards and I reckon it is because they are fearful of their lives changing. twinkling we also went to relate after DS1 was born as he really did go back into his cave for a long time and I wasn't having any of it. Unlike you hana we didn't do the polite talk, we just went for it and argued bigtime. A few relate sessions really helped. How are things today twinkling and hana londonboots keep me posted on what you are buying - you know me and shopping, am sure my fellow shopaholic chocorange wants to know as well!!!

paperchase I am another obsessed person. Not so much the melanime but the notepaper and notebooks. Not as bad as I used to be, but just reading your post the other day has planted the seed that I need to get a fix!

ceebee us against Everton - veryhappy baout that!

DM xx

that's dedication londonboots; trying to play scrabble from the other side of the pond

a lovely day here eventually and we went on a bit of a hike with the buggy. Unfortunately the walk we did had lots of stiles/locked gates so there was a bit of humphing the pram over them; thankfully there were lots of people around to help.

A question for Pinky...do you have a sunshade for your P&T? poor bumble spent the whole three hours today with my jumper over the front of the pram as the sun was shining right in at him. Only thing is the ones I've looked at online are like baby burqas

had a horrible incident in the car. I'd put on a baseball cap that I dug out of the hat box and there must have been a spider lurking inside it. I drove off and thought I saw/felt something and swatted it away squealing. DH phsl, telling me it was just my hair tickling my face....so we drove on a bit more and had pulled into sainsbos car park. I was just reversing intot a space when I felt a tickle again so went to brush my hair away and it was a fecking huge spider (about an inch across according to DH ) which I managed to send spinning onto the floor of the car....I then spent ten minutes wandering round the shop shaking and shuddering whilst I charged DH with seeking and destroying. I had to interrogate him and DS1 to make sure they had actually found it and got rid of it, or esle I was quite prepared never to get in the car again till it was found.

I used to be really phobic of spiders and was actually at the point where I can rescue them with a pint glass and a piece of card, but this has knocked me back for sure....I would be very surprised if I didn't have a horrible nightmare tonight. Still shuddering just thinking about it and glad I was in a car park and not on the open road when it happened!!!

Evening all

Hope you are all well. Twinkling good luck with DH - I hope you can get some help to work on your relationship.

londonboots are you on holiday?? Sorry I missed that if you already said! Well done to M's plane behaviour.

Barbs LOL at the asses - would that be this (!)(!)

Has anyone ever experienced sporadic bottle refusal with their LO's?? I am mixed feeding and M has a bottle at 6pm and 10pm and has done since 6 weeks old, apart from a couple of weeks where he refused these feeds he takes them fine now. However if we ever try to give him a bottle at another time (we have tried at 7am and 11am) he flat out refuses it. He doesn't get upset, he just takes the bottle in between his teeth and doesn't drink it . The problem is I am going back to work in a few weeks (for one day a week) and he is starting at a childminders on Wednesday but what if he won't eat? Will he just eventually get hungry and take the bottle?? I know each baby is different but just wondering if anyone else has experienced this with current or previous babies?

PS - I have changed my mind, I don't want to go back to work and leave my LO!! [bawl]

londonboots sorry - Dozy's reference to shopping has bought it all back . Is anyone else still suffering from baby brain too??

Just clocking in and then will try and catch up but have a mountain of ironing and I am shattered .
Daisy hurrah for Bumble and eeeek the spider hava cammomile before going to bed to help the nightmares.
LOL at bums so mine must be a (!) then
Londonboots have fun and shop lots
Twinkling Hope that you can sort things out ok .
EMmaj lucky another night out - enjoy DH and I are planning our evenings out this summer when we have a babysitter !!!
DOxy gald you had a good weekend - don't push yourself and well done for a top to toe house clean ...Thats a 2009 resolution for me !
Must go ....Sorry to those I have not mentioned.