April 2009 - Chapter 1: We're not pregnant, just fat!

[PuzzleRocks]

We made it!

The fab April ladies and their blessed progeny...

12 Feb: Skiingone: MARIANNA 4lb 4oz
20 Feb: Glaskham: RUBY MARIE 4lb 3oz
04 Mar: Barbarella: ESTELLA, ROSANNA, OTIS
05 Mar: Kazkiss: ISABELLE FLORENCE 4lb 6oz & OLIVER THOMAS 3lb 7oz
15 Mar: Babypringle: OSCAR WILLIAM 7lb 2oz
28 Mar: Claireykitten: VIOLET ROSE 7lb 9oz
29 Mar: WhatFreshHell: FELIX DEVLIN ALEXANDER 10lb 5.5oz
31 Mar: Mumblemum: ORSON XERXES
02 Apr: Oddeyes: ELEANOR 9lb 8oz
03 Apr: Bleuravin: MEGAN LILLIAN CONSTANCE
03 Apr: Bumpalump: JACOB 8lb
04 Apr: BabyBolat: KARAHAN 6lb 5oz
05 Apr: Mrsfossil: ISLA LILIAN 7lb 10oz
06 Apr: BoffinMum: FELIX DAVID GORDON 7lb 9oz
11 Apr: SpringySunshine: GEORGE NATHAN 8lb 15oz
11 Apr: RachelinScotland: CLEMENT JAMES 8lb 14oz
11 Apr: Lou031205: ISLA SOPHIA 7lb 9oz
11 Apr: Electra: ISABELLA CAROLINE 6lb 3oz
11 Apr: AuldAlliance: ALEXANDRE 7lb 6oz
12 Apr: Phdlife: Name TBA GIRL 9lb 3oz
12 Apr: BethDivine: Name TBA GIRL 9lb 9oz
13 Apr: MathsMummy27: AMELIA CHARLOTTE
14 Apr: Purlease: ADAM 9lb 2oz
15 Apr: Juwesm: HUGO GEORGE 9lb 2oz
15 Apr: Bronze: ISAAC JOHN
15 Apr: HeidiT: HEIDI
15 Apr: Kalikaroo: Name TBA BOY 8lb
15 Apr: Minush: ZAFIRAH ROSA 7lb 12oz
15 Apr: FatandFedup: EMILIA ROSE 7lb 6oz
16 Apr: PuzzleRocks: HOLLY ELIZABETH 8lb
16 Apr: Brettgirl: HANNAH GRACE 6lb 15oz
16 Apr: ReallyTired: Name TBA GIRL
18 Apr: Staryeyed: Name TBA BOY 7lb 11oz
20 Apr: LuLuBai: SEBASTIAN 9lb
20 Apr: Swaliswan: BETH 7lb 9oz
21 Apr: Kittycatisgettingfat: GABRIELLA AUDREY BIANCA
21 Apr: B52s: SAM MARTIN 7lb 9oz
21 Apr: Schulte: HAZEL LOIS 7lb 9 oz
23 Apr: Tristaleejac: LEWIN 8lb 4oz
23 Apr: NuttyTaff: TIAHNA SKYE 8lb 8oz
23 Apr: Purplemonkeydishwasher: ISLA ELIZABETH 8lb 14oz
24 Apr: Soon2befamilyof4: TALIA 7lb 6oz
26 Apr: Carameli: THEO LAURENCE 7lb 6oz
26 Apr: Surprisenumber3: EVIE ANNE 8lb 2oz
26 Apr: Bicnod: OSCAR MATTHEW 8lb 1oz
27 Apr: Lauren61: OLIVER STEPHEN 7lb 7oz
27 Apr: Gingersarah: VERONICA ROISIN 9lb 1oz
30 Apr: MegBusset: ARCHIE 8lb 15oz
01 May: Satheresitting: Name TBA BOY
03 May: Conkertree: Name TBA BOY 8lbs 8oz
06 May: Frekkles: HARRIS MERLIN 8lb 5.5oz
07 May: TarteTatin: ALBERT JOHN
10 May: Ilovesummer: Name TBA BOY

Custard, always custard!

We are actually having steak for dinner, thanks to your earlier ramblings, Juwesm

Orbit took two naps upstairs today, including one that over two hours long! This is progress.

Bedtime needs work, he's currently reclining on Daddy and just about dozing off.

Evening all - can I join you? I had a baby in April too - was supposed to be March but he decided April was a much better month to be born in!

So see we are starting as we mean to go on - smutt on the 4th post!

Feels a bit strange int he post natal house You'd think with all the decorating I'd welcome change but I DON'T LIKE IT!!! I'm whooooping inside - honest!!

I think this post will be a turning point for me - yes ladies, the DIY is DONE - dining room is finished, completely! Not even a single curtain to hang, carpets are all clean and my house is back to normal - Yay!! Do you think I can last a whole thread with our decorating a room in my house???

Can I join? I had a baby in April too I say 'baby', I mean a huge milk disposal unit with creases of fat everywhere, but it's bloody gorgeous when it's not screaming or pooing, so I let it be called a baby. Even though I'm sure they're meant to sleep sometimes to fully qualify

Ju, your little clear up of the last antenatal thread made me quite emotional. I blame exhaustion & a mild hangover (oh yes! ) because I'm sure I can't be so daft of my own accord

Thanks for the thread, Puzzle Love the title.

The best thing about soapy willies in the shower is suddenly moving out of the way of the jet of water & letting his hit the poor, sensitive thing

Well done BB! You must be so relieved! (& Kara totally had the right idea - it just wouldn't be the same here without you. Plus it'd be wrong to deny your common July shagging )

Morning.

Guten Morgen, Schulte! How are you?

Ooooh thanks Nutts!

Hola!

Hey Schulte, did you have a better night last night?

BB - I was going to say well done for finishing the DIY, but you appear to have found some more already! So well done so far and yay for big family dinner. Was it a nice evening?

Springy? Drinking?
("A handbag")

("A handbag?")

Juw, I haven't found ANY - believe me I am not encouraging this!!

Yeah dinner was good although mostly getting presents from people was the best bit - My sis went to New York and I had placed orders for ridiculously expensive toys from FAO Swarz including this which he is too small for at the mo but I LOVE! Can't wait for him to be big enough to play with it! He also got lots of clothes and bless my dad he drove all the way up to edinburgh to buy a big oversized cuddly toy that we saw when I was pregnant but never got! LOVE HIM!

What'e everyone up to today? I am off to do food shopping ina bit - any orders for our new post-natal home?

LOL Karahan woke up from his sleep for a mini milk fix and has gone to sleep half sucking his thumb with a trail of milk down his chin - I am almost crying with his cuteness!

Hazel slept ALL night with just one feed at 4am! And I am back in my jeans! Life is wonderful today

(whispers) But I am sure it was just a one off and we have plenty more bad nights ahead of us...

BB - Hooray for presents! I know it's the thought that counts and everything, but I don't half love the presents too! Plus, it turns out that people buying presents for H makes me just as happy as presents for me! That dinosaur is sooooo cool! I love it. And how lovely of your Dad - what a great Granddad!

Today I plan to sit on sofa most of the day being milked. Later we are popping over to FIL's as DH needs to sign some paperwork regarding his GM's will. Food shopping would be more fun.

Schulte - so pleased you had a good night It does indeed make the world a better place.

I know juw - tis strange because I LOVE presents and k's presents do make me happy - in fact when work asked me what present i wanted for myself i said nothing - spend it all on k - now if you knew me that is something that would never ever happen!

He did indeed earn some good grandasd points - tis a 6 hour drive!!!

yay schultes - great day!!!

we just did a MAHUSSIVE shop so going to spend the day curled up on the sofa with dh and ds playing, milking and sleeping - in fact dh has just made tea (I know this is his sweetnert as he has left the 50 bags of shopping on the kitchen floor for me to put away !

Afternoon Nutty

I've decided we need stairs to our attic the amount of time I seem to spend climbing up and down into it.

Its been peeing it down today so I havnt got any more of the garden done humph so I've been sorting but you know when you have so much crap to get through it just feels chaotic... thats me today an dmy head and back hurt

Peeing it down here today too but dh has cabin fever so must put wellies on now and traipse down to river. Boo.

H had her first bottle of ebm today. Do you think it's okay to wash her bottles and teats in the dishwasher?

Springy how did you manage to get a hangover?

I use the dishwasher

Hello. Can I join? I too had a baby in April, and he seems to have had about 3 hours' sleep since then. Thank god for vibrating chairs, that's all I can say.

Meant to name change ... nice geraniums by the way.

Now ladies, I have been a bit quiet, and between ourselves, I wonder if this is because I am getting PND. But the big question is, can I be bothered to confess this to the HV on Tuesday, bearing in mind all that will be done is Prozac being waved in front of me, which I won't take?? Nor do I plan on going to any daft NHS counsellors who don't know me and who are likely to be highly patronising (a la Springy's DH). Plus I suppose I am made of quite strong stuff underneath, and imagine it will just pass after some months? Your thoughts please?