April 2008 - The one with the arrival of little sisters!

[Scorps]

Here's to PM's new little girl to come very soon, oh yes and my dd2

Oh knitter that's so useful thank you! It is an old house we are buying (I think Victorian) and we are waiting to get the surveyor's report back tomorrow. He said today that he wasn't sure if it was that the sills on the windows were dodgy, or if there was a dodgy pipe in bathroom (cupboard next to it is very damp) or if was bigger problem. He was so negative about the place it made me feel . I was all excited and now is just worrying and stressful. I will ask about getting a damp person in though, that's really good advice thank you

Damn. Well, try not to worry too much (yep, I realise it's easy for me to talk now) - it might be something easily rectifiable. Any chance it could be used to your advantage to lower the price? Let's see what they say tomorrow, and then you could do as Knitter suggested if needed. Will keep everything crossed. x

Surveyors are always really negative, they're just covering their own backs.

ndependant paerson might not give the house the all clear, but will give you an honest opinion on what's wrong/what needs doing rather than 'yes it needs a full damp proof course throughout'.
DH just said to make sure the person is qualified, they're supposed to have CSRT after their name and are members of the BWPDA which is now called the PCA. (DH just told me all that, I have no idea!)

Good luck with it and hope all is not lost!

Sheez!!! [sal downs a whisky and tries to calm down]
I just clicked on our thread, but for some reason I'm always directed to 1st page of thread lately. Anyway, all I read is "is going to have a baby soon", and I thought Scorp has gone to hospital!!! (It was PM's news on pg 1 - I'm just an idiot!)

lol Sal! But you did remind me. must post thr cardi!

Morning all. Just to top things off DH has gone down with "the Brads" this morning. Just when we thought it was all coming to an end we seem to be starting all over again. DH started it off last time

Sal - it's all I'm going to be able to do to get an expert to massage my back as it's excrutiatingly painful if I touch it. So am definitely not letting DH anywhere near it Also our baths aren't english sized baths so even if I did manage to squeeze my mahoosive backside into it I'd need an industrial shoe-horn to get out !

Ellie - sorry to hear about the house but definitely get an expert in as it may not be as bad as you think.

Yahoo, have managed to get a physio appointment for 1st thing Thurs morning & he speaks English. A couple of the teachers here have used him & apparently they think he's really good. On the down side, DS1 came up to the Library sobbing just before lunch because he had a tummy ache. Please keep all your fingers crossed that it's nothing as I really cannot afford any more time off!

O poo soph, quite literally by sounds of it, I do hope things pick up again soon.

Ellie. as knitter said in her v sound advice it may not be all that bad, the surveyor has to point things out but it dosent mean they arn't fixable - maybe you could knock some more off the price to compensate for any work that needs doing??

Scorpio realised I didnt comment on ur potty training question, ours is out next to the bath and DD2 is used to sitting on it. Hoping to start training during week off at xmas. DD1 was 18 months and DS was 20 months but DD2 is a little more stubborn and a little more lazy so we shall see.

Denny! Fancy a trip over to sunny Warrington before the end of the year? I can show off my new house!

Sounds lovely, if I come one Mon pm when Dh working Ill just have DD2 and he can do the school run How does 30th Nov grab you?

I presume ur in now, r u still in a state of boxes? I had an email from a friend today saying her buyer had just pulled out and they were in the middle of packing boxes.

30th November good for us, and yes we're in, not too many boxes around! Mum and dad are still here (going home tomorrow), and have been doing a sterling job of keeping G entertained so I could unpack stuff. Still loads up in the loft where it was put while DH was decorating, but that can come down as and when we need it and be put away then.

How horrible for your friend, that happened to us twice while I was pg, not nice at all.

Soph, great news re quick appointment! Hope you're ok until then.

Denny, that's shocking re sale (and Knitter - heavens, twice?! ) That really is bad style, unless something like loss of job or something similarly unavoidable. Urgh, just the thought.

Here nice day. R better, so went for a walk though park with a friend, then played on the swings etc until it started raining too much and I dragged a very unimpressed (with the retreat option) R home!

Dh working away today, am waiting for him to come back now. He's supposed to arrive at Ebbsfleet at 7pm (Eurostar), so am in two minds now about whether or not to try and keep R awake (always broke my heart coming in from home to find him asleep already) or not. It's only 30 mins or so drive, so not the end of the world, as he normally goes to bed at 7. Hmm. Might give him a call around 7 to check progress.

So DH tells me today that z mum had baby on Friday. I now await calls for more money for 'zac' and asking if we can have him more. She can't cope with one 8 yr old, let alone a baby. Though I suppose what with her being at home and her p too lazy to work it must be easier, that and free money in your bank every week. She was harping on to DH about having a 'natural' birth this time (gas&air), like she has shit to prove cos she was so fucking wimpy last time. She will be a single parent again within the year, they are already falling apart after 10 months together. Her new ds has two half siblings already (z and another kid the p fathered 6 weeks before this baby!!). Zac also has my children....so he has 5 half siblings! I feel terrible. just annoyed as I know the fall out from this will happen, it's just when. And the fact it will cost me, either ££ or time that I don't want to give.

Urgh, am so stressed for tomorrow (my mom's op), don't know how I'll sleep tonight. Parents!

Sorry for rant but the stress she causes sometimes is huge. Hae realised I can just say no.

Sal, thinking of you and your mum. Xx

Thanks Scorps.

Ah, don't worry, sometimes it's good just to get things off your chest, so feel free to rant away!

My mom's been in theatre/recovery for over 4 hours!!! Well, I guess she might be in recovery room (so waking up etc) already, but she's not in "high care" yet, so there's no way for us to know if she's ok. I can't take this much longer, please let her be ok and out soon! The nurses can't even give my dad an update, so it's kind of rubbish not knowing whether still in actual theatre or not. Only good thing is that it took this long last time too, for a smaller operation, so at least it's not necessarily a bad thing.

Sal - hope your mum's OK. Let us know as soon as you can.

Denny - doesn't look as though DS1's tummy ache has come to anything thank goodness. Managed to get both boys in bed by 7.30 & they looked a lot better for it this morning. DH is also feeling a lot better. Hopefully by this time tomorrow my back will be feeling better, although I'm sure I'll be a little sore after he's (hopefully) freed the nerve

Scorps - rant away love, that's what we're here for. Like you said, you can always say no.

That's great news, Soph!

My mom's operation went ok (as far as we know - will know more after dh has spoken to the surgeon tomorrow morning). It took forever - she was only wheeled into High Care at 14:30 - and she was operated at 08:00!!! Spoke to my dad earlier, and he said she was awake for a bit (he was with her for just over two hours). Her one eye still not properly open, but she could say a couple of words to my dad. Now asleep again - they gave her more drugs as she was very nauseous. What a horrid, horrid experience, but I know we have to be grateful that it (looks like, at this stage) went well. I really hope this is it now, and that they could get the damn tumour removed. My poor mum!

Sal - that's good though that she managed to say a couple of words to your Dad. She's bound to be out of it for a while as I'm sure they'll keep her sedated for a few days yet. Fingers crossed they managed to get the tumour

That sounds very positive Sal, I hope the next few days go well too and that she recovers well.

Thanks, Soph and Ladybee.

Spoke to dad again tonight, and apparently mom is still very sedated, but looks better already. She can talk, even though she falls asleep halfway through sentences. They've tested her reflexes (on her feet), and everything fine there, and shone lights in her eyes, and again, everything good. It is such a relief. Dad will speak to surgeon tomorrow morning, so hoping tumour could be removed completely. I feel positive though - because of the access, it should have been easy enough. It was more that I feared she could die during surgery, have brain damage, or be blind (near the optic nerve).

Sal those signs r all looking encouraging u must be v relieved.

Denny yes, it was the longest morning ever. My dad (very old fashioned and "manly" / macho) cried of relief when I spoke to him this afternoon. I felt so sorry for him, having to be all strong etc.

Pleased that you've had some good news, Sal.

I have a stupid question about speech. Babybee has a pretty good collection of words - mummy, daddy, nana, doddo (for poppa), dace (for tracey), George (from Peppa pig), eees (keys), eee-ow ee-ow (miaou/cat), oof-oof (woof/dog), moo, maa (sheep), ooodle-ooo (cockadoodle-doo/rooster), duck-duck, grrr (for monsters/dinosaurs) ish (fish), tar (star), oosh (shoe), eee (eye), ead, (head), air (hair), ee (teeth), mou (mouth), ear, no (nose), doe (toe), knee, dicker (sticker), enny (money), door, es eees (yes please), ow, yeah, no, more and do da which I've just worked out is "do that" - he uses it as he bosses us around when we're playing or to show me he wants to open a door/drawer/play with something.

I'm not worried about any of this, I just wondered whether when I'm talking to him I should be repeating the words pronounced properly after he says them or just carry on because I know what he's trying to say? he misses out the fronts of words mostly - I think he only knows how to do 'm' 'n' 'd' sounds at the beginnings of words? I do try not to use his versions of words, although do find myself saying 'shall we put your ooshes on?' most days
I guess I do normally repeat the proper word - he'll say 'oof-oof' and I'll say, That's right, there's a dog, dog goes woof woof' or something like that. I'm just having a moment of self-doubt,,,should I be emphasing the words more or will he just work it out eventually.

Sorry. You know..not done this before, just wondering..

Brilliant news about your mum, Sal.

Hey LadyBee, you're doing exactly the right thing. You kind of tell them that they're right and that they're clever and then repeat it with the correct pronounciation, as though you're copying what they said.

It's very hard not to use some of their words though sometimes, they're so cute! Some of them will probably stick and long after BabyBee can say the word properly (and when he's at uni probably too) you'll still be referring to ooshes. A little girl I used to look after about 16 years ago was trying to say my sister's name, Julie. She came out with 'eeoo'. That's pretty much all we call her now!

George's word for shoe is 'shee-ow' , a bit like a fast car going by. Love it!

Scorps, I eventually had a spare morning to walk to the post office and get your cardi sent this morning!