tummum - at your (not so?)DH! He'll be in for a bit of a surprise then...
LOL at some the the songs!
Grumpy - this is my mum's recipe for bara brith: soak 500g dried fruit (whatever you fancy really) in 300ml strong hot tea overnight. 250g SR flour, 125g dark brown soft/muscovado sugar (although actually any sugar works, it just changes the taste/colour of the cake slightly), 1 (generous) tsp mixed spice and 1 beaten egg. Mix everything together really well, put in a properly lined 2lb loaf tin and bake for about 90 minutes gas mark 2, until ckae is well risen, firm and brown. In theory, it keeps for quite a while if you wrap it in greaseproof and keep it in a tin. Some people make bara brith as a yeasted cake, but no one I know does.
We had a better day today, DD1 was much less grumpy so I was less grumpy too, iyswim. Dead pleased with myself - managed to bath the two of them tonight, and they were both asleep by 8pm! I've never bathed them together on my own, and it's very rare they're both settled so quickly.
A has had dreadful wind today, really stinky. She's due a poo really, i keep thinking it's going to happen but nothing yet. It really isn't going to be pretty!
Late to the weight thing, but just thought I'd add a bit - when A was born she was on the 75th centile, but has since dropped to just above the 25th. She's never lost weight (apart from 1.5oz after birth) but has just gained more slowly than the charts would like. Anyway, nobody has ever commented on it, even though it seems slightly drastic. I'm not hugely concerned tbh, as DD1 was about that size too.
febes - we on a bit of an economy thing too, I've been making my own bread quite a bit. Yum!!!!
tummum again - did you ever get your childcare vouchers sorted out? Mine are still causing problems, grrrr. Only just had the vouchers that I should have had at the end of August, fortunately my childminder is very understanding. We thought everything had been sorted at the end of July but the person I was dealing with left the department and apears to have not passed anything on to her replacement . They have admitted that I am the first person in this situation so it's all new. I don't want to be a f*$%ing guinea pig, i just want the money I'm owed.
One good things about DH not being here - I've been able to my shopping online! He refuse to let me do as he doesn't liek paying the delivery charge so he always goes after work. I can't drive, so ordered it all, it'll turn up on Friday morning!
OK, last bit for now I promise. Hair loss - everyone else suffering? Mine is shocking, I had to unblock the shower earlier this week - the furball was the size of a rat . This happened after DD1 too, and I ended up with a bald patch. Really hope it doesn't happen again.