May 2009 - This too shall pass.. from leg warmers to pennies

[Momino]

this too shall pass!

ses just had a look at the dress and website. I highly approve of the dress -its lovely. The company should advertise more. They have some lovely stuff for BF mums and quite resonably priced. I've never heard of them before.

febes law and order is VERY loosely based on what it is like. But there were a lot of things that would never have happened and I couldn't watch it in the end as I just kept thinking, well that wouldn't happen and that's not how its done! I love my job. Its certainly interesting and I've met some very entertaining characters over the years. I could do with out being on call though when I have to go to police stations in the evening/middle of the night/weekends. Still good training for having a baby! Not terribly glamourous though.

ladyhelen, still sounds glamorous to me. and so interesting. Iwas a project manager for factory packaging at nestle - as boring as it sounds. now i work for a charity from home which is sales and admin. again, dull but it fits in with children. i'd love an interesting job like yours.

Just expressed whilst feeding Harper from one side - a bit awkward but definitely yields more! do try if you're having trouble expressing much.

afternoon BF, onehanded as usual.

dandy, poor DS . I hope he's better soon. take care of yourself as well.

hasn't stopped raining here. I'm sure the Ouse is going to flood sometime soon .

Dandy to hear DS is poorly. My DS hasn't been him self for a few days now too. He is really snuffly and a bit more grizzly than normal and possibly a slight temp. I have been giving him about 2 doses of calpol per day for the past 3 days and keeping an eye on him but same as your DS he seems ok and is able to sleep and feed. If he is still off on Monday I'll take him in to see the doc but not overly concerned at ths stage. DD (20 months) has hardly ever been sick only been to the doctor twice with an ear infection and food poisoning so I feel unprepared for a sick baby.

Ladyhelen I find watching school dramas like Teachers and Waterloo rd the same. I sit there saying 'That wouldn't happen!!!' .

dandy hope your DS gets well soon

well tonights the night - my first night out with friends since M was born so DH is flying solo!

have bought some bridget jones knickers to try and disguise baby apron in jeans and bought a lovely playtex bra in 40 DD from TK Maxx absolute bargain at £4.99

must not worry, must not worry, must not worry

DH can manage, DH can manage, DH can manage

Dandy hope your DS gets better soon.

Looby I'm sure M will be fine. Hope you have a lovely evening.

ladyhelen your job sounds really interesting. There's a woman at work whose best friend is some kind of high up forensic scientist and can't bear to watch anything like Silent Witness or Touch of Frost where the police come striding into the scene of crime, eating a sandwich over the body, poking at it etc. On the other hand, I can say as a civil servant that 'Yes Minister' is entirely accurate, apart from the fact that most of the offices aren't nearly as posh.

H has had a good day, entertaining my Mum & her husband and learning how to roll over (just onto his side so far, but he isn't far off making it to his tummy) and showing off his new skill of reaching out for things. My Mum is off to hospital next week to have an eye removed and replaced with a prosthetic one It's not such a bad thing in the long run, though, as the poorly eye has given her years of trouble and she's not had any vision in it for a few years now.

dandy hope ds feels better soon.
looby have a lovely time out.. if dh gets stuck are you far away?
spangle my dh totally agrees about yes minister
been a bit manic over last few days.. i've been reading but need name check amnesty.. sorry about not name checking everyone.

Spangle sorry to hear about your mum. Hope the op goes well - I get a bit squeamish at eye talk but can happily talk about any other sort of blood gore surgery.

Looby have a fab night, and please enjoy it and try not to worry - your dh and M will be just fine. THe first time is always the hardest .

Dandy hope today has been a bit better for ds, and the rest of the family are fine. Started to worry when dd got a cough, but I now have it along with the sore throat that's been lingering half of the week - tis just a cold here.

Ses another one who has never heard of that company - your dress is absolutely gorgeous. Which colour did you go for?

Momi sorry to hear you were anxious again last night. Can you pinpoint your worries at all, or write them down to let them out ?

Yup, the weather been really rubbish here too, and had the same what to do dilemma.
DH just come leaning on my shoulder, and quite likely readin all this. Am sure he knew I was just about to slag him off on here . I'll tell you all later

and hope your mum's eye op goes well spangle

Dress arrived today!!! What great service is that!! Just tried it on and am pleased I got the 14 and not the 16 Just need to wear some seemless hold it all in knickers and I thinkI'll look almost respectable! I went for the blue/teal colour in the end.

Was out for lunch with all the NCT ladies and babies today. We managed to find a pub that would be ok with 6 babies and had a good (if sober!) time.

Tonight I'm off to see a couple of friends and get take away. Taking O with me so DH will have a quiet evening.

Looby - Try not to worry and enjoy yourself this evening.

Dandy - hope your DS feels better soon.

Right - better dash and get ready!

inspired by everyone's uploads of gorgeous babies and other dc's i have eventually got round to putting more g and ds pics on fb. a few videos too for anyone that fancies a peek..

looking forward to chinese takeaway for tea.. hmm what do I want to have?!

ses great dress and service too :-) have a fabby night out..

evening all. hope everyone had a good day.
ses, great to have received your dress quickly! have fun tonight.

Looby, you're prob already out but hope you're having a good time and not clock-watching. your DH will be just fine .

spangle, hope your mum's eye op goes ok and that it's a relief for her.

Febes, hope your DS is better as well.

reggiee, I do keep meaning to make a list and even have a pad of paper and pen next to the bed but haven't used it. also, my DH does that too: leans over and reads what i'm typing. it drives me mad .

Fi, just had a look at the FB pics and... big sigh. she's gorgeous!

time to have a bite to eat - Sat night burgers and a rom com DVD with a feel-good ending .

momino thanks i look at her sometimes and think she's just so scrummy.. still can't quite believe we have her. she's pooing for the olympics atm.. just done it again that makes this change no 4 in this bf. normally her last feed for the night so best detach her before she nods off on the job!

Morning all! Am i first in today?

We've had an odd morning so far. DH has gone away for work, the taxi picked him up at 6:45 this morning. And guess what? Both girls were still asleep! For weeks our days have been starting at about 5, A wakes for a feed (but then goes back to sleep), then DD1 wakes at about 5:30. DH did wake DD1 up before he went so he could say good bye. Anyway, A eventually woke just after 7 (). DD1 and are still in our PJs but we've been doing colouring for hours.

spangle - hope your mum is ok and all goes smoothly.

dandy - sorry to hear your DS is ill, hope he rocovers quickly. And hope you are ok too.

ses - that dress looks lovely, almost wish I had an occasion to go to to justify buying one!

Spangle - totally agree about Yes, Minister being incredibly realistic!!! Having been to the Foreign Office a few times for meetings though there are still a few offices like that. And at No 10 too!

I'm really nervous about this week - DH should be back on Saturday, so I've got 6 nights. It's the first time I've been on my own all the time with the two of them, and to be honest I'm a bit scared. Daft I know. I'm sure everything will be fine (I remember being terrified the first time he went away after DD1 was born too, and that all turned out ok). I do worry abot my temper though, I've been snapping/shouting at DD1 when she's been playing up, even though I'm trying really hard not to.

Bedtimes are hell here atm as well with DH and I, any tips for managing them on my own? A is not really in a routine yet, except that she still rarely goes to sleep before 8 so I've still got her awake when I'm fighting with encouraging DD1 to go to bed/sleep.

looby - hope your night out was good!

Morning

before I start can I just vent... Aaaaaaaaaaaagh! Blimmin MIL she's trying so v hard not to be disapprovng of how I'm parenting altho she obv doesn't think we're doing things right I almost wish she'd just come out and say something rather than hmming and eyebrow raising and then there was the constant prodding and touchng of dd, even wakingher up when I just spent 15mins calming her from a screaming fit!!!

.... And relax. Sorry.

Anyway, dandy hope ds is ok and you are too

loobs hope night out was good

flippin no advice for bedtime but good wishes for the week. Am sure you'll be ace

momi sorry to hear you're feeling anxious do try the writing things down technique even if it's just one word as a reminder it really helps me to empty my brain if I can't sleep

right going back to see if missed owt else catch up later x x

flippin we have a similar prob here.. g usually wants fed at about 4.30pm when i'd normally start making dinner for us all.. we eat with ds as dh comes home ravenous from work at about 5.30pm. she continues to feed with hardly any breaks till 7pm when ds goes to bed. i've had to do this time on my own a few times and have to admit i find it hard.. what has helped make it easier for me is..

1. making a dinner in the day for us (when g has a nap) that quickly & easily reheats
2. major use of bouncy chair on vibrate during ds's bath time
3. sling if g still grizzly when getting ds's bedtime milk and drawing his curtains etc.
4. we usually all snuggle up in our bed for ds to drink his milk and watch 64 zoo lane and charlie and lola etc so I get a chance to feed g again.. i can usually pop g down into her cot after that for a short time to get ds tucked into bed.

it's generally 2.5hr session of constant juggling of feeding g and us, undressing and re dressing ds, chasing ds around in the process while trying to calm him down and get his favored toys back in his room for the night.

runningm vent away.. mil sounds as frustrating as mine ;-)

Sorry got distracted. Spangle good wishes yo your mum. Hope op goes to plan

thanks Fi (altho sorry you have this too). Even dh got annoyed with her this time so I know it's not just me

I think mil's go through phases.. sometimes good & sometimes pull your hair out! although when she's like that it usually drives dh nuts too. she rarely makes it down to see us.. once when ds was born and again when g was. both times it was a nightmare to organise as she would faff around about dates.. then train.. plane.. train.. plane etc. she does eventually decide.. comes to stay.. not to help but to do the proud grandma bit.. which can be tad frustrating in itself.. sigh.

dh gets frustrated with her on the phone if he phones her late evening.. she likes the odd whisky or few

Yeah know what you mean, I do love MIL as she is kind and generous and was amazing support when DH and I first left uni and my P's were going through a hideous divorce but she just drives me insane sometimes. I keep saying to myself that I know she means well but its v hard not to get riled sometimes.