August 2008 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

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24JUL Alittlebitshy-Henry
30JUL Miamla-Theodore
31JUL DizzyDixies-Dylan
01AUG CaptainCaveman-Oliver
01AUG Alieight-Adam
03AUG LoveBuckets-Kurt
04AUG VintageGardenia-Edward
04AUG Skytvaddict-Lewis
08AUG Expectant-Samuel
08AUG Pertelote-Marianne
08AUG PoppySocks-Emily
08AUG HotterPotter-Isaac
12AUG SazzlesA-Emma
12AUG Sarahnh-Tess
13AUG Shazza2002-Lexie
13AUG RedLentil-Eibhlin
13AUG LWFH-Tomás
15AUG Foghornleghorn-Lara
15AUG SausageAndMash-BOY
18AUG TwilightSurfer-Reese
22AUG No1putsbabyinthecorner-Marcus
23AUG HazieDazieandBaby-Gabriella
29AUG PetitFilou-Toby
30AUG Oopsacoconut-Poppy
30AUG Steaknife-Izzy
01SEP Cyteen-Joseph
01SEP Stillhere-Owen
04SEP Sambo303-Felix
05SEP Skybluebelle-Jamie
13SEP Ataraxis-Lana
16SEP AnnVan-Sebastian

aww buckets that is just too cute

buckets my period is here too. No pain yet though, but have been very moody emotional. How sweet they are all playing together nicely.
My dsis was a bit stressed today. They were all getting to her.

cyteen how you feeling today?
miamla hope ds has settled well, and does not think it is a nap. Hope dp not too upset that he doesnt get to see him. My dh sometimes goes 3 days without seeing dcs properly,when he is on day shift. (asleep when he goes to work and in bed when he gets home)
I have seen him go into their rooms to wake check them.
oops sorry you got caught in the rain.
Yes I bought the pony. M and my dsis are chipping in together.
Hope to get her moved by the end of the month.
Got few things to sort out first.Insurance, and some fencing to do too.

x post cc I was told that too about the iron.
I remember when dd had some jabs and nurse said oh I would stop bf now, she doesnt need it. Her exact words were 'no nutritional value, now she is well established on solids'

How many ponies does that make now no1?

eeeee, look at the time! Mock the week is on....thank goodness for sky plus

wishing you all sleepy babies

we're off to twin lakes tomorrow!

Mum has 5, sister has halfs on one with mum, then me and dsis now share 2.

Oh and mum took on mine when I left home, and she wont part with him now.(he is just a field ornament as she is scared to ride him as he is big and mum is small.

evening all lovely day at the Safari park in glorious sunshine and girls now all in bed - possibly a bit too much sun but cream and hats applied!

we're going to the festival in Edinburgh tomorrow to take the kids to a couple of shows so another long day away from home (poor dog completely fed up - she was shaved down to the quick on Wed and left alone today & tomorrow - she's spoilt rotten by the neighbours though so not left home alone )

hope all well, am pooped and have to get stuff ready for tomorrow as we've an early start

oh and fecking dh has given me his fecking cold so am touching on miserable

No1 - new pony sounds great, can't wait to hear all about her

Buckets - glad the kids playing so nicely, makes all the difference doesn't it

nez someone has thrown another hotel into the mix which is tempting me - will like it tomorrow

sazz hope windows are all in and DH home safe tomorrow

hi all else

Evening Dizzy. Was it you who has a link to a bargain online shop for kids' shoes? If so, please can I have it again?

www.tutifruti.co.uk/news_sandals2.htmtutifruiti we have these in pink with big orange flowers and No1 bought them too - they sell on Not on the High Street for £25 but on here for £10!

Hi Dizzy, hope the cold vanishes overnight and you have a great day tomorrow.

What I read about the iron question - is it in the BLW book perhaps? Sorry can't be bothered to go and check will next time I'm in the same room as it if anyone cares - is that BM is low in iron (compared to cow's/formula), hence the common belief that it isn't sufficient past a certain age, but that it is very EASILY absorbed and so is still very nutritious for 6m+. Yes it must be the BLW book because the second part of the argument is that one needn't get anxious about getting solids in between 6 and 12m - you can let the baby play if they're not that interested, confident that milk IS still meeting all their needs.

I may not have remembered/explained that very well but as I recall it was properly backed up by recent research.

yipee according to the met office Edinburgh is going to be lovely all day tomorrow

we're going to see giraffes can't dance and the greatest bubble show on earth not sure if more for me or the kids

buckets that's what i thought. my instinct tells me that bm has surely got to be better for DS. a cow's milk is designed for calves and bm is designed for humans. sorry, not judging anyone giving their little one's cow's milk. just trying to get stuff sorted in my head iyswim
As for having three brides in the family..have you broken the news to DH that he's got 3 weddings to pay for?

oops i do hope you appreciated all the information they were giving you oh and good point re AF being awol!
keep meaning to ask you how you're getting on with your meds now... are things improving how they should be?

cc i knew that about the iron which is why i make sure he has a good dosage of spinach. i had to sneak it initially but now he seems to like the taste which is helpful

no1 congrats on your new baby

i wish i had a camera for hv's face when i quoted that WHO recommend feeding until 2 yrs old

sazz DS was asleep for 15mins ie until DP got home and accidentally woke him up! took half an hour to settle him again but he's still sleeping now though so its all good (fingers crossed!)

hi dizz hope you have lots of fun tomorrow. are you not too far from edinburgh? we're planning a trip up there in october so would be really cool if we could do a little meetup

Miamla I'm about 1.5hrs

ROFL - shall collect you at Dundee airport as I pass enroute to Edinburgh

Evening all.

Phew TS.

Have a fab day tomorrow dizzy. . Hope your cold disappears in time too.

Glad to hear the windows are now in sazzles.

I didn't think there was a standard 12 month check here miamla but was ambushed by the HV last week but it only seemed to consist of a weigh, measure and 'any issues' session. In fact, if it wasn't for DD2's hernia which seems to be what triggered the call I'm not sure they'd have bothered with that even.

I got fed up with my stupidly heavy periods after it screwed up our hol in France last month. Anyway, Dr has given me tamixanic (sp?) acid which apparently forces the blood vessels to contract, therefore allowing less to escape. Only take it during the bad days and so far seems to be working enough to be worth taking iyswim.

Shitty day here. Work crappy, missed out on my looked forward to afternoon with DD1 buying DD2 a birthday present from her (while DD2 was at nursery). Ended up seeing in SiL and her kids. Her DD1 is a year older than mine and bullies mine horribly. It happened again today and although I have some sympathy with DNiece, DD1 can't understand why she's being horrible to her. The bad behaviour also rubs off on DD1. Was the first time any of us had seen SIL since she left BIL. Not surprisngly she's devastated. He is too. Just such an awful situation.

See what you all need is an Irish system Public Health Nurse.

Last time we went it was the day before DD1's third birthday, so the doctor on duty gave her five euro as a present, and then remembered to send us the words and music for a song she was singing that made DD1 laugh.

The hands-down funniest moment today was when DS1, after days of trying, got DD2 to shout 'bum'. The poor child was quite frightened by the uproar that followed and couldn't be persuaded to repeat the feat.

Poppy the family stuff sounds so painful, and I've so been there with that thing of having a child attacked by a child who has good reasons for being upset or aggressive.

Could you plan something quite structured for them to do together next time? I freeze balls of cookie dough and bring them out when the tougher nuts come to call. They all love the activity and you can supervise quite closely without making a fuss about it.

Liberal use of the phrase 'In this house, we don't ...' is handy too. Your poor DD1

Sorry to hear things are still so tricky for your DSIL and BIL.

On a brighter note, we now have doors upstairs in our house. Cool, huh?

Poppy (((hugs)))

all the AFs around this joint. WTF! Where is mine??? I've felt like I could gush any moment....BUT NO!!!!!!! Still nothing. I'm NOT going to be a happy camper tomorrow.[angry[

DH's car is packed except for the few items we all we need tomorrow before we leave. DH and I are already bickering our normal pretrip bickering. DRIVES ME CRAZY!! So much to do and he's like "what...what...what do you want me to do??" Well WHAT THE DCs for one while I "THINK" & PACK!!!

You all will laugh at this. I picked up some new tea at the doctor today. Very very good stuff. I made a cup, took a few sips, sat it down, turned to pack something AND.....Reese sneaks by, graps the cup and dumps in all over the floor. Thankfully not getting any of the warm stuff on herself. I GROWL and DH comes to get Reese while I stop packing and start cleaning the red tea off my new sandy white carpet. Fortunately I'd saved the tea bag (it's a quality REAL NOT PAPER sache) so I go to the kitchen and make another cup. Return to the bedroom, take two sips, set the cup down, turn to pack AND DAMN IT!! Reese out of nowhere grabs the cup and dumps it all over the same carpet I JUST CLEANED!! After this I quit packing and took the girls outside to play in the street.

It's going to be a grand weekend, isn't it.

BTW...Buckets dear.... did you check in the MOST OBVIOUS place for that mooncup?? We are a might forgetful these days. Just thought I'd throw that out there JUST IN CASE.

BYE

lol

one last thing...

this is the tea.

night

ALSO, Reese has TWO molars coming in. One on the top left and one on the bottom left. OUCH!! She's hardly eaten anything all day. Now she's asleep buy moaning occasionally. I've given her tylenol and have orajel if it gets worse.

Did I mention this might not be the best weekend to travel out of town???