Hello everyone!
Well i am back from my little trip away. It was great, DS was very well looked after while I was away having fun, to the extent that he did not seem to notice that I had gone. I got some smiles when he was back but that was about it! Very impressed with DH, looking after the little man so well.
My biking trip away was AMAZING, to the extent that I am a little grumpy to be back, especially as I think DS is teething so he was grumpy yesterday (my first day back). Back to sunny little self today though! I also missed him but not to a silly gut-wrenching amount like I thought I might. And the biking was AMAZING, I was slow going uphills and on the last day didn't keep up very well, but more than made up for it on the tricky downhills which is the fun bit. I thought the best bit of the holiday would be getting a full nights sleep and a lie in, but fortunately although that was good, the biking was the best bit, as that was what I was there for. In addition it was nice to be somewhere and talk crap that didn't involve babies - lots of blokey talk - about bikes, tyres, cars, rude jokes, and lots of beer. No talk about nappies, sleep routines, and Annabel Karmel recipes(! Not that I am not guilty of talking on these topics from time to time as much as the best of us!)
So Veggie wahoo on the Amersterdam move!! Very exciting as well as a little scary I expect. Well done on the triathlon - did you get your time yet? I was amused at the story of the enthusiastic swimming bloke that held you up!
arti your holiday sounds like it was fab in the end. Well done on getting off the beaten track and making the most of it.
Happy birthday to jolly and sybil.
jolly sorry about work forcing you to go away, but I hope it will not be as bad as you think. I know it is not the same as it is work, but I really enjoyed a few days away from DS
zj I have been trying to persuade DS to clap or wave, to no avail. He never copies anything I do! But if it is annoying after a while, maybe I will stop trying to teach him.
jb I was thinking the same thing about the no pg ladies! maybe someone is but is keeping schtum til 12 weeks! I just had a wee scare, as periods not come back yet, but test was negative. I felt relieved so maybe I shouldn't be trying yet.
kayz glad your DH is feeling better. Sounds v scary.
Oh yes, and the MIL stories, there isn't really any specific stories from our holiday apart from my parents were there too, and she was just basically quite rude a lot of the time, talking about herself, abrasively disagreeing with things other people would say, making it rudely obvious that she only wanted to spend time with DH (not my parents, or me, or even DS), sulking when people wouldn't do exactly what she wanted, and generally acting like a child. SHe is often like this but was much worse than normal, which is probably because it is her first holiday since her husband died so we should try to cut her some slack but basically it was quite unbearable at times. DH is very patient but he said it was the worst holiday he had ever had because he felt caught in the middle (but equally I can't pretend I am having a good time and not tell him she is peeing me off, if you see what I mean). Sigh.