AUGUST 2008 - New Thread LOL!

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Ta DA!

No1 I think you need to procreate procreate procreate. Life is too short to worry if you already know where your passion is.

Cyteen the thing is I can keep my side of the convo going for ages before I realise DD has stopped and is giving me the face.

on the walton's topic, my mom's life was very very very much like that and coal miner's daughter. although much of her upbringing was done by her grandmother (who had twelve kids of her own). my mom had uncles younger than herself even. big families are wonderful!

Well that last box if full but not taped down - just in case.

So bed for me too.
5am start for me tomorrow, which is really 4 am as I have an hour on you but then lose it in the flight - oh that is making my head hurt just thinking about it.

Night ladies.

i have to confess.
i am sitting at the computer desk shoveling dinner in as fast as i can.
in 20 minutes, dh will be home and i will need to do 8 hundred things for dinner...none of which include allowing me to enjoy my dinner.

more bread please....thank you.

do i smell?
i sure can clear a thread.

Night Steaky well done - have a good trip tomorrow and look forward to hearing from you all settled in.

Cyteen glad you've had a good day. It's lovely to hear you so happy.

Dizzy and No1 hope you both get a good night's sleep after your different but equally saintly days...

Oops what rotten news, after your lovely weekend too. Hope they soon get you sorted again.

Hullo Sazzles, TS, Red, VG, everyone else.... [waves]

Our news: DD is walking! Such a clever girl . Sadly this has brought on another bout of desperate separation anxiety - either that or she's just realised that this Mummy working business is the new regime and not just a passing fad...

LWFH DS is having MMR and chicken pox at 15 months. We haven't had meningitis c here (although it is on UK schedule) because there isn't a great incidence of it here because it's not cold - ever! This is what the paediatrician told me anyway. But we will have it for when we go back to the UK or go to the US - I think it's 2 shots if done before a year and only one if afterwards so hence we waited. He hasn't had Hep A but thinking he should have it and can now he is one year old as it's kind of important if you are travelling hereabouts.

Sorry hi to everyone else off to another 1st birthday party for one of DS friends this afternoon and trying to escape from work.

urgh up every hour last night plus moaning/crying from 4am to 5.30am...why? Chirpy as ever by 7 moan moan. Was at nct committee meeting from 8pm last night - texts from dp started at 8.30pm - ds crying, he's really screaming now, please come home . I didnt go home and dp settled ds and was pretty chuffed about it too.

steak bon voyage, are you in blighty yet?

pert fab news on the walking. I am hoping ds walks before I start work

cyteen glad life is so good for you atm, your Joe and dp sound fab indeed

ts doctors verdict is virus induced excema as you predicted. Have various creams/oils...poor ds

oops sorry to hear of your setback . Hope the increased meds get things under control again

Helloooo!

Have dipped in and out fairly randomly in my attempt to catch up, so please forgive any big things I've missed...

Happy Birthday to all of the late Aug 08 (and early Sep 08) babies I missed!

No1 - you are a saint and glad that you're a surviving saint too.

sazzles - Congratulations on the weight loss. Hope DD1 is in a better mood today. My DD1 waited until she was closer to being three than two for her 'terrible twos' and was utterly vile for several months. She still has her moments, but they are now less frequent now. She too was a lovely, chirpy happy little thing at one and we wondered what had happened. I look now at DD2 and can't imagine her turning into that but she will I'm sure... Oh the joys...

steaky - have lost track of where you are in the moving home process but thinking of you lots and hoping that once you're in situ here things will start to settle and heal. The persistence of your sense of humour throughout this all says a lot.

red and VG - As usual, words of comfort and advice, so beautifully put, aplenty.

buckets - how's DD1 now?

cyteen - sounds like E and J are speaking the same language. The two big sounds are Ngoi, Ngoi, Ngoi and Tikka, Tikka, Tikka.

Congrats on the first steps minipert.

Sorry to hear that things aren't great with your health or your sleep oops and really sorry to hear about your friend. Hope things pick up for you soon.

Sorry to hear of your worries LOTI. Any news?

Hope Reese is well now TS.

And dizzy - M also nagging to see L too!

Waves to everyone else!

Sorry to hear of your rubbish night sambo. Hope F picks up soon.

Finally catching up with life here now (as judged by the dimihshing pile of washing ).

Back a couple of days ago after a jaunt south with the girls. Managed to take in most relatives, my gaggle of uni girlfriends and a decent bit of work. All good, but exhausting and not helped by virtually see-through curtains at my Dad's house meaning pre 6am starts every day. How, how, how do those of you who have this every day manage??

Life still pretty stressful as all still not good with BiL. Seemed to find a new and deeper rock bottom the weekend before last, but we think a corner has been turned now. Just to add to that, I've also now had a major falling out with my Dad and Stepmother. My family NEVER argue, yet we did. All culminated in me being locked in the bathroom crying (also very unlike me). Superficially it was all about Christmas, but the upshot was that my Dad made it perfectly clear that we (his kids from marriage #1) are just not very high up his list of priorities. I've spent the last 20 odd years trying and wanting to be a part of my Dad's life but I've concluded that I now just need to give up and concentrate on the people who do want me and us (siblings as well as DH and DDs). Still gutted but need to accept that he's married my stepmother and that's where his priority lies, despite her 'me or them' approach. The sad truth is it will make his life much easier if we're not in it.

On a happier note, the DDs have been a complete joy. DD1's tantrums were few and far between and DD2 has come on so much and so fast. When we went down she was still mainly crawling. I haven't seen her crawl now since before the weekend. I'm sure the transition wasn't this fast with DD1. Her speech is also amazing with several phrases coming in now too 'What is it' being most heavily used. They are lovely.

I'm back but posting on my BB.see you in a few hours once I've caught up!

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Hi All

We have been to DD's first party today and she has had a blast with her 'best' friend unfortunately although they are only 2 days apart they will be in different school years.

DH is going to be on telly again next Tuesday on Flog it at 3.45 (is that enough notice Dizzy?)

back later there has been an almighty crash upstairs

aaaarrrrgggghhhh I killed the thread

So there's been spotty bums
And poorly tums.
Seperation attempts
And sleeping in tents.
Lots of weight loss
And babies showing us who's boss.
There's a working wife
Two girls with a new life.
A few new teeth
And a baby on her feet.
A couple of tantrums
And lots of tired mums.

Blimey,is that everyone? I was only gone for a few days!

loll Miamla love the the rhyme
Well, I managed to catch up over the course of the morning, but grumpy velcro baby prevented replies. DP has been off since friday, so I haven't had the usual access to the laptop either. Still it's lovely to have him home for a few days. back to work tomorrow though, so poor S will be in shock.
We had a lovely day out at Godstone Farm with the ILs on Monday. Was fab. Seb's favourite animals were the ponies and the rabbits.
He also liked the piglets, but really didn't seem to like the donkeys. So I'm now thinking he should have a bunny cake. Any ideas from FBG's about how to make one?
We figured out where the maggots came from. turns out we've had a bag of compost sitting outside for aaaaages, and it's bred maggots. [bleurgh]
Oh and DP and I have decided that protection can go out the window now, so watch this space. Deffo not pregnant yet though, as period arrived this morning.
I have forgotten everthing that I wanted to type this morning. Typical.
Oh but happy birthday to the babies that had birthdays in my absence. And oops your duck cake looked fantastic. Your fb photos of poppy on her birthday were just gorgeous

Oh yes -

steaky welcome back to the sunshine island. I know you will do everything you can to build a supremely happy life for yourself and Izzy
poppy for you that your father is like that. Similar problem here with DP's dad. I've never even met the man, and he has no idea he has a grandchild. He makes token attempts to re-establish contact with his children every so often, but they're not interested. DP hasn't spoken to him in over three years now. Again, it's because he's put his new wife before his own children, and he puts her kids before his own as well. but he's the one missing out. He might feel that his stepkids are more important than his real children, but he's missing out on their lives, and Seb's life as well.

Sazzles good luck today - I'm sure it won't be as bad as you think. Says she who's now been back since February!

DS a bit off since his injections a bit of a temperature yesterday and this morning. He's also been pooing in the morning recently before he gets up (which is still at 5.30ish) and yesterday he must have been about 5 or 6 times which is quite unlike him as he's usually a regular 1-2 times a day type of guy (can usually set my clock by him in the morning). Hoping nothing more serious and just after effects from the jabs.

The birthday party was fun yesterday. When the cake came out with a monkey candle on DS started doing his monkey impression (banging fists on chest and shouting oohh oooh ooh). I wondered what he was up to until I noticed the candle - I'm truly amazed by him and how quickly he picks things up. Will have to hope DH around to help out with homework in years to come as I fear I'll be a dismal failure!

All those with babes saying ngoi - Im thinking they're learning Cantonese as that's what they say in restaurants when trying to catch the waiter's attention

TS you and all the other 08ers welcome any time!

Ann great news

Poppy sorry about the family arguments and continued heartache with BIL and family. Great news on DDs though - phrases - I'm lucky to get a word although the comprehension is definitely there.

Sazz I didn't realise you started back today , still all the best people work on a Thursday dontcha know You'll be fine, the DDs will be fine, and agree with snot hopefully you will get laden down with compliments on the new you .

Speaking of working on a Thursday I am already half an hour behind this morning due to crying children better get ready...

Morning All

Sazzles - have a good day at work.

RANT ALERT:

My MIL offered (yes OFFERED) to look after DD once a week so I could go to the personal trainer without any worries. Today I phoned and said what time I would drop DD over she said 'drop her at the office as I want to work today and she can sit in the buggy and watch me . SO I sort of hung up and was a little confused so I said to DH that MIL wanted DD in the office today and he went off on a rant about how he never gets anything done when DD is in the office and why am I leaving her there. SO I have cancelled all my sessions with PT and now have to find an alternative locally. I am seriously angry with MIL as it was her idea and if she doesn't want to do it then just say so. I am off to investigate the local gym creche this morning. It was the one thing I did for ME every week, no DH, no DD no-one but me! rrrrraaahhhhhh

sorry to rant and run but we are due out at 10am.

Err...couldn't your DH have had a word with his mum and told her to make other arrangements, instead of having a go at you? I don't think it's very fair that you have to cancel all your plans just because she can't communicate properly.