October 08 - The race is on to be the first to walk!

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My money's on Q.

Short and sweet list this time.

10th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - loulou33 - Boy - Joe Louis David - 6lbs 12oz
16th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - Ksal - Girl - Emma Rae - 6lbs
21st Sept (Due 5th Oct) - myjobismum - Girl - Naomi Caitlin - 5lbs 10oz
22nd Sept (Due 10th Oct) - Lozza70 - Boy - Sander Gene - 7lbs 5oz
2nd Oct (Due 12th Oct) - star6 - Boy - Quinlan - 5lbs 15oz
3rd Oct (Due 6th Oct) - Bethoo - Girl - Maia - 7lbs -
3rd Oct (Due 26th Sept) - purpleflower - Girl - Rebecca Jill Erzsebet - 8lbs 10.5oz
4th Oct (Due 30th Sept) - Aubergenie - Boy - Stanley - 7lbs 12oz
8th Oct (Due 6th Oct) - ronshar - Boy - William Dexter - 7lbs 11oz
9th Oct (Due 17th) - Marthasmama - Girl - Martha - 7lbs 10oz - Elective c-sec
10th Oct (Due 1st Oct) - CantSleepWontSleep - Boy - Duncan Elliot - 8lbs 4oz
12th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - pistachio - Boy - Thomas Fraser - 10lbs 2oz
16th Oct (Due 11th Oct) - heather1980 - Boy - Alexander James - 9lbs 5oz
17th Oct (Due 10th Oct) - pepperrabbit - Girl - Jessica Rose - 7lbs 15.5oz
20th Oct (Due 16th Oct) - bigmouthstrikesagain - Girl - Polly - 8lbs 7oz
24th Oct (Due 29th Oct) - Ekka - Boy - Matthew - 7lbs 15oz - Home water birth with gas and air.
26th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - jenwa - Girl - Phoebe Jasmine - 9lbs 2.5oz
28th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - RachieW - Boy - Jack - 7lbs 4oz
28th Oct (Due 31st Oct) - Jojay - Boy - Edward Alexander - 7lbs 7oz
31st Oct (Due 20th Oct) - KnickersOnMaHead - Boy - Samuel Paul - 9lbs 11oz
1st Nov (Due 22nd Oct) - SmudgeyDoodle - Girl - - 8lbs 2oz
5th Nov (Due 29th Oct) - Honeymoonmummy - Girl - Poppy Grace - 6lbs 15oz
5th Nov (Due 30th Oct) - MamaG - Boy - Harry James - 10lbs 9oz

Sorry - I'm feeling a bit better. I had a bit of a nightmare weekend. But feeling a bit less anxious now...

Star - I was thinking weekend so that the DH/DPs can come if they want to. DH is such a woman that he fits in like one of the girls anyway!

Well today is day seven since my CT scan so I am within the normal time scale for results so am feeling a little less worried. Now I just want to now it's all clear.....

sorry I missed your bday myjob! Happy birthday late!! I'm glad it was a good day

just popping in quickly to mention the wooden trike with trailer from ELC that you were thinking of jenwa. we gave it to emma yesterday at her birthday party (which was fab, if a few days early). She seems very interested in it and was clambering over it, even managed to go backwards a couple of times. So all in all quite a promising response so far!! also her older freinds (aged 18 months and 3) loved it too, so i guess it will have longevity.

We have moved offices over the weekend and peopl can see my screen at my new desk , so i am going to have to be sneaky about posting!!

and finally star i just wanted to reiterate what people have already been saying - that you sound to me like a fab mum, who could do with a bit more moral support in RL. I really recognise the things you were saying about feeling like someone else would do a better job and that you get things wrong... also when Emma seems much more pleased to see DH than me pretty much all the time, it makes me feel pretty bad, like i have done something to deserve it... It took some perspective from the lovely people on here to help me deal with that a bit better. Emma hasn't really changed but i am doing better with it.
Also you strike me as someone who sets very high standards for themselves and as such will be more prone to self doubt - try to be a bit easier on yourself and I sgree with others that counselling would help, if its an option.

Hi all,

MM, I don't know if we can afford to come yet, but if we do we'll have a long weekend in London possibly, which means we'll have to come during DH's half term. I dunno if it's the same as Star's tho, I've asked him to check.

Got a wedding on Friday, is it bad to wear the same thing for both day and night? I can't be arsed to look for something else! I'm pretty sure I won't find anything even if I tried!

Had to get a central heating engineer out today, I thought it might be a new boiler jobbie but he ended up charging us £30 to fix it and no call out charge! Result!

Ah. DH's half term starts Mon 26 Oct.

Yay for Greenwich meet up, my half term is the 26th too but can do a weekend as it's just down the road. Not the 31st though if possible as we are having a party for J.

HMM- Wear the same thing, I've never changed for an evening do, normally because I've spent ages finding an outfit so am determined to wear it all day!

Star- Glad you are feeling a bit better and for the bad weekend. You are a lovely mummy to Q he sounds like such a happy child and so advanced with his walking. Think of how well he is doing, how he is growing that's all down to your hard work and love.

CSWS to a drive in and Dirty Dancing, I love that film too. Hope D's appt went well.

50ft- Good news about scan going past 7 days,
Happy Birthday Myjob

Jenwa- how was the appt? Hope it went well.

Am a very happy mummy tonight as J ate all his lunch at nursery. Still no bottle but at least he got food inside him. He stayed from 10am-4pm and despite tears when dh left him and picked him up he seemed very chirpy and like he'd had fun. I also survived my first day of Nursery with children. Only 1 tantrum and 1 lot of "no I don't want to" so all in all I think they eased me in. It's a real insight to my future- how do you reason with a grumpy 3 year old?? Ideas welcome

CSWS- You are always finding good stuff on the web, I'm looking for some nice 1st b'day cups, banners, plates etc. Any ideas?

D's appointment was pretty much a waste of time. They had a quick look in his ears to check for fluid build up, and then said that as there wasn't any they would arrange for him to have another test which takes 40 minutes, but it wouldn't be today! And he flailed about a lot whilst in there (was tired and a bit grumpy due to cold and/or teeth) and ended up flinging himself back onto the back of his head on the hard floor. Poor thing absolutely howled.

Reasoning with a grumpy 3 year old is close to impossible Rachie, so sometimes you just to tell them to accept what you're saying and get over themselves!

We'll probably leave Greenwich actually, I'd come if Pops was a bit older but we'd have to bring so much stuff and come by train, doesn't bear thinking about!! I suppose we could come for the day as it is only 2 hours on fast train but the service on a Sunday is crap. Maybe next time...hopefully when I'm back at work I'll be coming to London anyway, just won't have Pops with me!! Night all.

I'm having the most horrible day
I'm at work and fighting tears. My class is eating snack.
I am a horrible person. My PND has caused me to get irritated and annoyed at stupid little things with my best friend... which has caused her pain, which makes me feel like crap. And now things are just totally out of proportion. I want to go away

I am just feeling SO LOW I went to see a counselor for an hour just now... Sometimes I just wonder if it's all worth it.

Just popping in quickly...... M took her first unaided proper steps. It was only three (done twice) but she did it.

Star - I will be back later..... Things with your best friend will not be as bad as they seem. She must be able to see what you're going through and will make allowances. If not then she's not the friend you thought she was. Did you read Loulou's post? If not, you really should look at it. Did you discuss the possible cause of your depression with the counsellor? What do you mean by you wonder if it is all worth it? You wonder whether what is all worth it?[concerned] I hope it's not what I am thinking.....

Pistachio - Hurrah for dd enjoying nursery. It makes life so much easier when you know they are happy when they're away from you doesn't it? I am glad that you're feeling more positive.

Poor N. I can't believe it's her birthday on Monday! Eeeeek! It also means it's DH's birthday on Wednesday so I better get him his present. Arghhhhh!

M had a terrible night last night. I'm not sure if it is teeth related or if she had a nightmare about the dog from the weekend, but she was dreadful. She woke up at about 12 and was really restless when I was feeding her. She wouldn't go back to sleep in her cot and just kept standing up & screaming. In the end I had to put her in bed with me and DH slept on the floor. She is normally happy enough just being next to me but she wanted to be snuggled right up with her head on my shoulder & my arm round her. Every time she inadvertently moved away, she cried and crawled back to me for another cuddle. Very unlike her.

Yay MM well done for the steps! I'm sorry to hear about her bad night, it must have been kind of nice (in a totally selfish way) to be so needed though. Pops doesn't do cuddly.

Star - hang in there, what the others have said is right, it's good in itself that you recognise it's the PND, not you, causing you to feel and act like this. I know what you're going through if that helps x

Oh and get well soon N! DH and I both have a sore throat and cold so just waiting for Poppy to get it...