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pigleychez · 08/08/2009 15:17

Shiney new thread now our Bubbas are One.

The wonderful/Whingy Ones!

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bebejones · 24/09/2009 13:52

Good luck with the dinner party Cass!! Sound yummy & is making me feel very hungry!!

Panic over, my netbook arrived this morning!! Have claimed it as solely mine now as DH ordered pink instead of red.....oops!!

sweetkitty · 24/09/2009 19:06

Bethany got her first shoes today, I was going to wait a few weeks until she was more steady outside but she kept pulling her other shoes off so I thought I had better go get proper ones, she's a 4F bless her. But oh what a madam she scowled at the poor woman measuring her feet, then refused to even stand or bear weight on her feet so she could check the fit, despite everything we did she point blank refused to walk, then the woman went to get something and she got up and walked up and down the shop, the whole shop was in fits of laughter, then she refused to smile for a picture putting her hands up all the time. She did keep the shoes on though.

cass - mmm dinner would sound nice if I wasn't queasy all the time

bebe - am so pink netbook, might have to ask Santa very nicely.

pigleychez · 24/09/2009 20:16

Cass- Loving the come dine with me style dinner parties. I love that programme, especially the commentary.

Bebe- Woo hoo on the netbook. Yours all yours! A few years back DH bought a new phone.. when it was delivered and he was playing with it, he realised it had a "pink Calendar" ie Menstation calendar! DH suddenly decided that it was a girls phone and I better have it! Shame!

Been busy planting out the border in the front garden. Looks nice out there now and with the new drive it looks all finished. I however am knackered though! Think I may of done abit much as ive had a few tightening pains across the top of my tum
Looked back at photos and I look about the same as I did with Abigail at 18 weeks!

Rumpel- Thanks for the link. They do look lovely..... Not quite as nice on my fat arse though

Just ordered Abigail some new clothes in the next sale in my VIP slot. Sadly no Maternity clothes in the sale though.

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pigleychez · 24/09/2009 20:18

Sk- X posted..

Woo hoo on B's shoes. What a little monkey though
You will have to post a pic.

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mama2leah · 25/09/2009 09:09

what next sale?
i just spent £80 quid in next buying new clothes for leah and aaishah grrr...

did'nt know there was going to be sale until xmas..very annoyed!!!!

whens the sale pigley?

im knackered... sk how do you manage to get anything done? i just about look after 2, i dunno hwo im going to cook aswell?

the gap between them is 12months and 12 days yikes

pigleychez · 25/09/2009 10:08

M2L- They have a small Mid season sale this weekend. Only 2 days. Not half as good as the main xmas and summer ones though.

I get a VIP slot as I spend too much with them means I get to view the sale online and order my bits before the rush

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mama2leah · 25/09/2009 10:20

lol i got vip last time...

your my next sales informer pigley :D

hws pregnancy?
looking forward to number 2?

sweetkitty · 25/09/2009 11:57

I didn't bother with this Next sale, just paid off the last lot lol

M2L - 12 months 12 days that is impressive are you tandem feeding too? your still in the early stages you just find ways round things.

Had a mum from toddlers over today for the first time, turns out she is 5 weeks with no3 as well, she was shocked I am pregnant too, feeling rough again today oh I hate this part.

pigleychez · 25/09/2009 12:04

SK thats nice, You can complain together

Loads of my friends are making comments at the mo making it very hard not to say anything. Im sure they are noticing my ever expanding tummy.

I kinda feel I missed out abit last time as I was pregnant the same time as my sister. She was afew weeks ahead and seemed to get all the limelight. This time Mum seems much more interested and even bought me a maternity dress she saw in the sale the other day!

Feel soo tired today I can hardly keep my eyes open.
Lovely sunny day here so really should be doing something productice.

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mama2leah · 25/09/2009 13:05

nope leah self weaned when i went in hospital, i was in for 3 nights...im so sad about that...

lol this time im aiming ot get pregnant after aaishah has turned 1, not be heavy pregnant when she does..hmmm! lets see, im telling you my dh sperm is like super glue! tmi i think sorry

minipinkscottish · 25/09/2009 20:48

Thanks for all your nice wishes ladies

Well SIL got home the other day from hosp and although she had to have blood and will take a while to get back to normal she is at least much better than she was.

My Grandma passed away in the early hours of this morning...very peacefully with my mum at her side She was 92 and had put up a brave fight. She had had a heart condition for 31 years and a hieties hernia(sp?) for 17 years ....a strong lady.

My mum got home from hosp tonight after a ct scan and an endoscopy (actually don't know if that was it...the one where the camera goes up the way...sorry TMI) Anyway they think she has had a blockage in the bowel which is clearing itself and possible adhesions from previous bowel surgery so she will be seen again in out patients.

So now a week ahead of arranging a funeral but it will be a celebration of a grand long life and I am so happy that my mum and SIL will be able to be there and that both are on the mend......I am so relieved...it was a scarey week!! I only have my mum and brother and SIL.....PHEW....so relieved.....thanks for support guysxxxxxxxxx

Wee story....explained to dd1 (age nearly 7) that her great grandma had died and she was fine. Later she asks had I told ds4 (age 3). I said he was a bit little to understand and that I would explain at the weekend when we had more time....she then blurts out "Mackenzie great grandma is dead" He then asks why and I say well she was very old....he interrupts and says "but mummy she's always been she didn't die before..." Bless!!!!! Children are lovely and they keep you sane!!!!

Sorry for long and self indulgent post...hope everyone is well and all bubbas behaving...hope ms is getting better for pg ladies....take care all!!!

minipinkscottish · 25/09/2009 20:51

OMG just read my post....

Mackenzie actually said "Mummy she's always been old and she didn't die before..."

My brain types faster than my fingers

pigleychez · 25/09/2009 20:58

Woo hoo.. I won a MN competition today! Ive won some Polariod sunglasses for all the family and a months supply of Dole Fruit pots!

A friend has just rumbled me!! My FB status is about my win and she came on here and looked at the pregnancy boards ( shes due number 2 in Oct) she came across a post from me and guessed my nickname. oh well. Ive been itching to tell her anyway!

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pigleychez · 25/09/2009 21:06

minipink- x posted

Sorry to hear about your Grandma So sad. 92 is a good age though.
Glad to hear your mum and SIL are both out of hospital and improving.

Bless little Mackenzie... they are soo innocent arent they.

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disneystar1 · 25/09/2009 21:51

sorry to hear about your grandma mini

pigley well done on your win.........again

disneystar1 · 26/09/2009 12:56

well just to say my dh got his new job and starts monday
he,s on the hgv,s now its a trunking job working 6pm -6am
much much better hours bit better pay too,
he wil be home in the morning for school run
plus ive got the car all week now too

im so proud of him i was in the park with the boys when he came and found me and said about it
i gave him a huge cuddle and kiss right there

pigleychez · 26/09/2009 21:05

Huge Congrats on the new job. It will be nice to see him more during the day. Plus the extra money helps!

Hope everyone is well. Its very quiet on her lately!

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sweetkitty · 27/09/2009 07:09

Not even 7am and madam no3 has me up, DP's turn yesterday so mine today. Not much to report here, Bethany walking everywhere in her new shoes bless her, she looks so little compared to my other 2 heffalumps. I'm not too bad feeling very queasy all the time and constantly shattered, had forgotten this stage, I'm always so focused on the SPD which is on it's way. Just got to find ways of getting through it.

disney - great news about DHs job, how is Samuel doing?

pigley - well done you, I have never won anything

minipink - so so sorry to hear about your Grandma but as you say a long full life and thats all we can ask for. Glad your Mum seems better too. Love the story kids are so funny they way they understand things sometimes, we told the DDs that Gran had gone to heaven which is a place beyond the sky that is great better than centerparcs and she was sad she wouldn't see them again but very happy there. DD1 asked if we could visit and if there were any phones in heaven. Bless them.

M2L - so you are already planning the next one lol? Just wait until they are both running in opposite directions and fighting over the same toy constantly you may change your mind, but then again you might be as crazy as me, mine would be closer too if BFing didn't act as a natural contraceptive with me, I had to wind down a bit so I could get my period back and I finished feeding B one week and got my BFP the next. My poor body no wonder it's knackered, thats 5 times in 5 years!

Still LAST TIME EVER, you have that in writing ladies, no more minikitties and I know I said that forever last time but 4 really is my limit!

Poledra · 27/09/2009 14:22

Afternoon all, please excuse me if I start rambling, have a blinding toothache, have been given some cocodamol by the emergency GP and am feeling a little...... strange

Mini, sorry to hear about your grandmother, but glad she had a long and happy life. And glad that your mum and SIL are better.

SK, am still chuckling at you being pg again, I so do not believe you when you say this is the last

Disney, well done your DH on the new job!

Actually, not going to type any more = feeling quite woozy so might go to sleep. In-laws are staying so there's plenty of people to look after the DCs. DDs 1 and 2 are loving it - grandma and grandad rock, as far as they're concerned. And O is settling well with them too. And I get some peace to be poorly - win win situation!

Hope everyone is doing well.

minipinkscottish · 27/09/2009 14:59

Disney - glad to hear about dh's job - you must be so relieved how's samuel doing?

M2L - planning no.3 already.....go girl

SK - hope the yuchy stage passes soon and you get a wee bit of enjoying being pg before spd kicks in

Rumpel · 27/09/2009 18:00

Hi all,

MINI - my condolences to you. Getting older is pants in terms of people you lose - although it's great we knew them in the first place - hugs.

DISNEY - woo hoo - well done Alan.

SK we'll see.x Hop eyou had a nice day in sunny Saltcoats by the sea .

PIGLEY - well done and gor for a double wiht a lottery ticket .

Well am off on hols tomorrow - yippee. can't come soon enough. DH has been holed up in the garage working on Uni for the past week leaving me to do everything and I am bushed to say the least. I was going to be due AF when we are away but my GP gave me some progesterone tabs to delay it but OMG I am sweating like it's a 100 degrees! So thirsty too.

Was getting some stuff ready tonight and I heard Calvin giggling madly - went though to the lounge and he was walking around in circles all by himself! At last - thought he was never going to get there. He has been standing really steadily for months but just didn't have the confidence to actually walk. Course soon as I got the camera recorder out he refused! Wee monkey.

Right must go and relax a bit and have a cool shower. Take care all.xxxxx

mama2leah · 27/09/2009 20:28

nooooooooooooooooo planning people... nope nop nope...

disneystar1 · 27/09/2009 21:25

poledra im with you im think SK will beat me on the dc,s so she going to have to have 8

rumpel you and your family go have a great time, much deserved you and dh time as well.xxxx
well done calvin on th walking clever boy

thanks for all the well dones for my dh its lovely im sitting here tonight and hes not packing to go away , its great.

i know he wont be here at night but he comes home in the morning, i should imagine its going to take a while to get his sleep pattern going too, but hes home everyday its going to be lovely.

weve been planting new conifers and shrubs today out the front it looks lovely il take some pics of our newly finished gardens.

my FIL comes to visit next saturday and we always go out for a meal but im going to cook this time, dh suggests a roast as hes a traditional eater, any other ideas??

my boys are excited that daddy is taking them to school tomorrow, for the last year they have only seen him 2 days a week so its a big change for them too, i still cant believe it tbh, ive done all childcare single handed for so long now, keep pinching myself

disneystar1 · 27/09/2009 21:39

mini forgot to add Samuel is doing just great, hes having his 3rd injection this week hes often been ill so couldnt have it, and 3 times i took him the computers were down so they couldnt do it, typical

hes speed crawling now, loves to be outside my dh built a huge decking area complete with fences so he has a lovely safe area to play,

you can see in his face that time is now running out as one of his eyes is drooping lower than the other and he cant close his eyes properly as his forehead is bulging out so far it keeps his eyelids open. just over 4 weeks till operation now, were not thinking about it just going to deal with it when its here.

im strangely calm at the moment about his op, i can see hes suffering a bit now keeps rubbing his head as the pressure in his skull is rising, the choking is more severe and he needs more oxygen, and you guys know how i feel about the op

i just want his better now, ok im going to hate every minute and cry when i see him and leave him in theatre, but i always said i dont want to see him suffer.

this is why we have booked disneyland paris for christmas i need to focus on something beyond the operation, iykwim, the boys dont know its a complete suprise for them too, there coming to the hospital so we can pray together, and they can hold his hand give him strength, then dh got this job too, i feel there is a light now, it has to be ok all of it because i need it to be, we need to get samuel well, over this hurdle really
then he has to have open heart surgery approx 6mth time, we are a strong family unit, and there is so much love in it , he will be ok , for me there can be no other way.

sorry long rambling post off to do lunches now.

sweetkitty · 27/09/2009 21:39

I said I am getting spayed after this one!

No absolutely no more, I had to think long and hard about having number 4 as it was. I think this one will stretch me as far as I can go IYSWIM, there is only DP and I and we are going to be outnumbered 2 to 1

Disney - your record is safe lol

Rumpel - 3 Towns the same as ever, the DDs love it though as it has a beach, have a great hol am sure you will, I would love to go back to CPs soon, trying to find a way to go next year won't be before the baby is born as I won't be able to walk which is crucial for CPs and after well 4 eek!