Jan 09 - weaning,smiling,laughing and chatting and loads more fun to come:)

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Oh tree, I'm so sorry the poor man. (and you all of course, but he must be pretty low about it)

tree - sorry to hear that. there are jobs out there hope he has some luck finding one...

Tree so sorry to hear that. Here's hoping its the Universe taking care of you all (as my Mum says) and there is a better offer just around the corner.

Dog I'd call the GP if I were you, when DH got chicken pox last year they gave him antivirals to diminish the severity. They really helped and he didn't get it too badly as a result.

Overheard conversation between ds1 and Daddy last night:

ds1 "Daddy, you're married to Mummy aren't you?"

Daddy "Yes, we've been married for a long time, why?

ds1 "Oh, because I want to marry her when I grow up, but I can't if she's already married can I?

Daddy "No, not really. I thought you were going to marry Hannah anyway."

ds1 "I've changed my mind, because I already love Mummy lots and Hannah is such a girl! Anyway, Hannah is allergic to nuts!"

Interesting the way a 7 year old's mind works isn't it? There was me thinking he and Hannah were a match made in heaven - she's a lovely little girl - mind you I wouldn't like to be him if he did, talk about MIL problems!

oh so sorry tree

mm - lol
how sweet

received funky coloured weaning pots and trays have green and blue pots and pink traysplus sticky labels so u know what is in them all

i hate cooking
but have just made so proud of myself

courgette puree
apple puree
pear puree
carrot and swet potatoe

Tink glad you are enjoying making all the weaning meals. I remember really enjoying batch cooking purees for the boys.

DH didn't go to the docs, they triaged over the phone then left a prescription for someone to collect for him - might be worth a try. You poor thing, poorly yourself with poorly little ones as well.

Oh - must dash dd not at all happy this aft.

hi mm -

didnt do for dd1 and she is very fussy trying to do properly for bracken. following gf weaning book

poor you dog

Interesting jules... I am not a particular admirer of gf, but I used the weaning book with dd, and followed the order she introduced foods (rather than amounts/times etc) and dd will eat just about everything going of course she may just not be very discerning
Hope Bracken enjoys all your hard effort anyway!

moose that is very sweet.

dog I am so for you.... must be dire.... I've never had cp though

dog you poor thing. Get on the phoe and insist on anti-virals. They are expensive and GPs don't like giving them out so you have to badger them.

got LO weighed today - 17lbs 7oz! At 17 weeks. On 91st for height and weight.

screaming now.. more later...

peach - intersting
she seems to be enjoying them so far!!

miss j - wow lo doing great

Tree- Am so sorry to hear about DH's redundancy, how stressful for all of you. It's really unsettling when something like this happens. How is he coping with it? I guess if he wasn't particularly happy in his job then it is a chance to look for something new. When DP hasn't got much work on, even though we are completely skint, its always nice having him about to help out (and saves $$ on nursery fees). In fact it's not so bad being skint and hanging around with DP, apart from having to go back to work next month Anyway I hope you are ok and sorry you are having a bit of a crap week.

Dog- Poor you too...hope you managed to get the gp to give you some anti virals...get well soon

Just got back from having coil fitted...ouchy ouch, but nowhere near as ouchy as childbirth!

Hi - and thanks for all the kind words. I really need them tbh.

Have had a nap so feeling more like I can face it.

AS to work - I guess I just don't know. I rang to clarify today, and I have another 2 monthly payments of £375 to come, plus the £480 maternity allowance till end of Sept.

We have found out today that the mortgage is covered for another 9 months [we have used 3 months from the Nov redundancy] so that is great news.

So I dunno really. I dunno if we can run the house on those numbers, but I hope so as I am not ready to go back yet.
There is a real chance I am going to have to beg to go full time and dh stay home. We can't go on with this uncertainty. Hey Ho.

HKZ - I know exactly what you mean about having dh about. I had him from Jan to end Feb and it was lovely really. Plus Hatts had to be held upright all night for the 1st 6 weeks so he did the nightshift and I did the days. If we could forget the background disaster of finance, we had lovely times!

You are back next month then. Hasn't it flown??

Sprry to not read the thread - have my head up my arse a bit. Sigh.

Not stopping,

for you tree. Not a good week for you guys. Hope something turns up soon. Several people I know have been through redundancy lately and come out with better jobs/jobs they prefer. Fingers crossed for your DH.

Dog. Oh no! . Get on that phone to your gp. theres only so much suffering one woman can take!

HKZ- ouch! Hope it settles down soon!

MissJ Glad Zach is not the only buster on the block, Nye doing great

Moose Ahhhh, your DS sounds so lovely and sweet, I want me one of those!

Tink sounds like Bracken doing well. DD did not get fussy till about 18mths. Think shes just coming round now to trying things that are not pasta based! Had chicken korma tonight for the first time in about a year

Busy day at the farm today, cooking dinner so must run!

Am here... have been browsing shopping site all evening.... am and want to buy something

just saw your thread!
Give us your recipe for homemade felafel... pretty please!
I was looking on funky moose... I wanna buy the whole blardy shop
anyway- want to buy this for in the dining room as DCs books now officially taking over the house...
I love everything they have... especially these (for the garden y'know) and these -did you ever see anything so cute as those? oh and this ... some of these how cool is this?
I could go on all night...
Oh this swing would be funky too

I love Haba stuff, we have a few things already, toys, but it is soooo expensive, though very well made

sometimes comes up, but not v frequently.

house looks good, but is exp for 2 bed...

felafel sound easy...do you use much oil to fry?

dog Eugh to slug! . Good luck with house. Unsurprisingly the 'offer' that the estate agent was talking about on saturday failed to materialise so we are still stuck in this s-hole

EPPM lots of lovely things, get them all thats what I say! Just had a slight shopping accident at mini-mode yesterday, Oh and also got tickets for Angelina Ballerina at the National Ballet, sooooo excited .

Lenni and dog - be picking your brains on BLW soon methinks. Can't face pureeing again and since Zach will have about 5 million teeth by then, chunks of food sounds far easier to me!