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Sibh · 11/05/2009 08:34

Ok here we go on thread no.

A restoring breakfast of Juice, coffee, toast, muesli porridge, croissants is on the counter.

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hotterpotter · 11/05/2009 23:04

Bed time for me too. Somehow another planned early night has vanished . Flipping internet...

TwilightSurfer · 12/05/2009 01:17

feeding reese what will hopefully be her night night bottle. dd1 brushed her own teeth without a fight. if my plans goes as i invision dh will have dd1 in bed in 10 minutes after her fifth book for today and reese will be snoring in the same amount of time.

bottle done.

wish me luck.

night.

TwilightSurfer · 12/05/2009 01:32

okay delete DH from my last post and insert ME . both girls in bed.....will they stay???? we shall see.

now i'm off to the sofa for a little me-tv.

TwilightSurfer · 12/05/2009 02:25

one television show watched from beginning to end, uninterrupted. two girls sound asleep in their beds. me...me stopping to think, breath, and wish all my mn friends a wonderful night.

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oopsacoconut · 12/05/2009 09:06

Morning All

VG - don't mind if I skip the brekker do you?

Can offer porridge, a couple of danish, latte from Costa (can you tell DD has been awake a while?) and some milk loaf. Not sure when the meet is - 22nd not good for Steaky so we need to make a decision.

Sazzles - sorry to hear about your friend.

HP - great news on the traffic but at breaking the speed limit!

Hi Ann sorry to hear things are tough but good to see you again.

DD has been sobbing in her sleep again and lots of big crying that nothing soothes, she won't be cuddled. She is fast asleep and I have to wake her slightly to get it to stop, it makes very vey sad to hear her so sad and sobbing. I wonder if it is something I am doing during the day?

TS - how was your night?

alittlebitshy · 12/05/2009 09:51

Oh oops I can assure you it is nothing you've done wrong. Poor poppy and poor mummy

Sibh · 12/05/2009 10:48

Oops - as Albs says, it's not you at all.
Could you try a drop of infacol before bed and/or some teetha to ease any little gripes she might have?

VG - whenever suits you would be fine of course. It will be lovely to meet you .

HP - fab that the driving is going so well.

Ann- lovely to have you back. Are you back online properly now?

Steaky - how are things today?

Off to playgroup this morning, and the beach this afternooon if the weather stays as lovely as it is. West Cork on a fine day is very hard to beat ...

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poppysocks · 12/05/2009 11:06

Meant to drop in earlier with some nice strawberry jam (but rather ropey bread) to help out VG with the breakfast spread, but got waylaid. Glad to see oops was around to do a far better job.

Having a distinctly grrrrrrrr morning, supposedly starting to pack for our hols. Cannot find one of DD1's smart shoes anywhere. She's only worn them twice and needs them for DNiece's christening, as well as a few other occasions when it would be nice for her to look a slightly less rag-tag than usual. I had them safely stowed until DH allowed her to play with them. House mid turn-upside-down and DD1 has taken herself off to bed to read such is the chaos and my ire. Still no shoe.

Sorry, that was a totally disproportinate rant given what some are going through....

So sorry to hear about the night sobs oops. Can imagine how horrid that must be to hear. I'm sure it's nothing you've done and probably nothing to do with any sort of upset.

What a lovely day you have planned sibh! Nothing so lovely here. Just continued searching for the fecking shoe.....

lwfh · 12/05/2009 12:03

Please think of us today - with prayers if that's what you do - 15 hours on a plane with a completely delightful but attention span of a gnat, slightly snotty baby.

Oh, and I'm pregnant again. Only a few weeks, so still early days. BF clearly not a completely reliable form of contraception, but we are very happy in between being completely shattered.

Am looking forward to being looked after by my mum for a few days, while DH gets a week of sleep over here ...

Expectant · 12/05/2009 12:04

Back in Singapore and really struggling to get DS back on Singapore time. He was up Sunday night from 10-3.30am and last night from 10 to 1am. I have to go to work in the morning (swine flu alert downgraded) so hoping for a better night tonight. However little man very snotty and off his solids today so we'll see.

steaky thoughts are with you and hope you are all set for tomorrow. If you need help with translating any q's into french I could give it a go. A little rusty but it's what I did my degree in if it helps.

Had a great time in UK and was very sad to leave. Feeling quite homesick at the moment.

Sazzles really sorry to hear about your friend.

hotterpotter · 12/05/2009 12:17

OMG LWFH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations that's lovely news

Expectant · 12/05/2009 12:31

LWFH - WOW must have x-posted - Congratulations!

Good luck on the flight. DS was pretty good on the way out and a complete star on the way home (he slept as we took off at 6.30pm and slept for 11 hours (pity he doesn't usually manage that at night

TwilightSurfer · 12/05/2009 13:03

LONGWAY CONGRATULATIONS!!! DUE JANUARY THEN!! right? maybe DECEMBER!!!!!!
HOORAY HOORAY HOORAY oh and yes will keep you in my thoughts has make the 15 journey.

Poppy our homes must look alike this morning. Good luck find the smart shoes.

Reese had her normal 1am and 5am wakes but having scored some calm last night I was able to tolerate it all.

MORNING

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alittlebitshy · 12/05/2009 13:16

lwfh wow wow wow. So casually thrown in there!! the first of our number to go forth and multiply (again). Yay.
And hope the plane trip goes well. Have i missed something? are you uk bound or what?

Sibh · 12/05/2009 13:51

Wow - that is lovely news. Fantastic.
It will be good to get care and attention when you are home too.

Two girls are asleep in the car outside so I'm leaving them there (I can see them through the window) for the five minutes it will be before we have to head out to school to pick up the boy wonder. Waking, unloading and reloading them is not an option I'm willing to consider.

Is Dizzy about this weather?
Here's hoping you have recovered from the PIL's visit.

Sazzles - how are you today my dear? A dear friend of mine died in a senseless accident 19 years ago next week, and I still find the senselessness hard to deal with ...
I don't think any of us ever really get a sense of all the lives we touch.

Before I go, I never got around to DD2's update. She will be nine months tomorrow and she is crawling, pulling herself up and thinking about standing on her own. Her favourite wheeze is to hold onto a chair with one hand and wave frantically with the other.

She follows DS everywhere and shrieks at DD1 when she is asleep to try to get an answer from her. DD1 is great for naps, but DD2 is not. Either three lots of ten minutes or 2 hours at a stretch - totally random. She is only waking once at night though so sanity is returning here at least. Again random, as I'm not doing anything differently.
(Fab work on the rapid return thing No1 - that sounds like a great idea for the older ones)

We are getting a lot of 'momomomomomom' when she is feeling aggrieved and she is very fond of shrieking. Oh and the toothless wonder bit me for the first time today, so I'm guessing teeth aren't too far off.

Playgroup was fun but, as this is the land Jamie Oliver forgot, the children were offered chips and nuggets as a mid-morning treat. DD1 will be restored to MN-worthiness by a Gubbeen cheese and ham panini when we get back from the school run.

Got to run. Anyone willing to listen to a very clever boy refusing to read the word 'get' later is welcome to call around for cake. You've got to love resist strangling him ... My adorable muppet.

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poppysocks · 12/05/2009 15:44

Congratulations LWFH! The first of our band to enter the fray once more. When are you due?

Glad a good swim helps sazzles. Good to have had a bit of alone time to come to terms with the news.

Sorry to hear the jetlag's playing merry hell with DS's nights expectant. Hope he sorts himself out soon.

Still can't find the sodding shoe....

oopsacoconut · 12/05/2009 15:56

CONGRATULATIONS LWFH wow the first of us to do it again!

Poppy - did you find the shoe yet?

VG - yes, the only way to stop her crying is to wake her up, it seems to disturb whatever is going on then she sleeps soundly until the next incident.

Thanks everyone for your kind words - It is the most heart wrenching feeling to hear her sob.

Expectant - how long have you been home? It has taken DD about 10days to get into her routine again.

hotterpotter · 12/05/2009 17:19

Have just weighed DS on our scales and no wonder my shoulders are aching - the boy weighs 27lb Think I'm going to have to stop feeding him...

oopsacoconut · 12/05/2009 17:22

HP - can we have some of your DS's weight? We need 5lbs to move up a car seat, DD is very unhappy and bored in hers!

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