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

Speaking of baking, me and me mate were discussing typical English recipes (her DS2 needs one for his homework) where you just bung everything together, then chuck in the oven .... can you just sense the domestic vibe radiating off me .... and I thought "rock cakes". Now, of course, I can't stop thinking of them so am going to bake some tonight. My nan makes fabulous rock cakes ... bet they don't end up anything like them

Ooh, baking... Peachy, I'll help wash if I can taste!

Not so good on baking myself, but love doing it, as it makes me think of home. I'm not sure what happened to the genes there, as my family are all excellent in the kitchen. I'm more of a painter/sander person myself...

Well, R had the swine flu jab this morning, and 7 hours later, he's perfectly happy. Fingers crossed for a quiet night ahead, but I am optimistic.

No baking here but did have haddock and prawns cooked in a sundried tomatoe and basil for tea tonight - yummy.

PFJ, ouch, nuff said

Scorpio, r u sure thats a 36 week bump, v tidy.

Sounds yum, Denny! Hmm... (as in nice, not odd!)

Chinese take aways for dinner here.

Baking: Dh has been nagging me for Christmas present hints, but there really is nothing I want, and I don't want more stuff. However... saw a Kenwood chef mixer in a cooking shop yesterday - it was nice and stainless steel and made me think of my childhood, and have been drooling about it since. I think I might need that and start baking dozens of cookies and get even fatter every day.

Sal - i think we will have an Indian tomorrow, haven't had one for ages!

DH & I are getting ourselves a black wii (matches tv etc, the boys have a white one in their room), and then just little presents for each other for the day. I am still hankering after one of these....

36 weeks today.

Afternoon all.

Scorps - love that gift idea, what's the likelihood of you getting it?

Sal - I've always wanted a proper mixer but DH knows better than to buy me kitchen appliances or anything domestic for Christmas or birthday. He now realises there is a time and a place for those sorts of presents since the time he bought me a towelling dressing gown for Valentine's Day - mad boy

Didn't get round to making rock cakes - sat on the patio with wine instead, old soak that I am My friend, however, helped her son to make some and promptly blew up her oven She now needs a new one & is very about English recipes (she's Dutch)

Right, nearly home time. Have good weekends everyone xxxxxx

Soph I am no longer talking to you, because you sat on the patio. It's about -50c here!

I will just have to order poing DH in the right direction, really. I do love it, but not sure i need one really.

Soph.

I have no idea what to get dh... Don't want to buy something just for the sake of it.

Going to a nice little restaurant with a friend tonight. Really looking forward to it, but have to admit I dread going in in this cold. Should be nice once there though.

Nice weekend to you all too, S.

Does your DH drive every day? You could get a stirling silver keyring of R's fingerprint

I can't really think much more, because we have agreed on a mainly joint thing this year.

I mean sterling

I am so thick today. Yawn.

Actually, that's a really good idea, thanks! He doesn't drive every day, but often enough, I guess - and we have recently lost his, so timing would be good.

DH is getting a Tsar Trek DVD (OMFG- nooooo),a Wii F1 game and a hair trimmer he wanted.

Not sure what I am getting as I have listed a great many things but we had a letter to say we'd been underpaid 2.9k yesterday (merry Christmas!) so once we have bought the things we desperately need (like a bed for ds3 who is sleeping in the cot whilst BAs is in with us DS3's broke...) I reckon I can hope for something better than a maroon umbrella (the stunner I was given one year and has become legend here)

probably most likely to be a Tassimo or hair strighteners, though have been hankering over a Cookie phone as I don't actually have a mobile.

Scorps I was about to ask whether you are me, as DH and I have just finished agreeing that we would get each other the wii and just a little thing to unwrap. But I have seen your photo, and clearly, you are not.

Still, it's my birthday tomorrow and I am going to eat cake

Well, 00:11, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LADYBEE!!! loads of [biscuits]s for you!!! xxx

s

happy b-day to u, happy b-day to u.........

Happy bday ladybee!!!

Got the new wii today, black and some game and wii fit board so I can do gym things after baby.

Peachy, dh wants star trek DVD too and transformers.... I like transformers but star trek is too much IMO! Dh said he would like an electric shaver but I'm only planning on £50 spend now. There is a mr t belt he would love pmsl

eBay person still hasn't paid. Ffs

Happy belated Birthday LadyBee! Hope you had a lovely day! xx

Thanks for lovely birthday wishes, I did have a very nice day indeed, breakfast in bed with papers and trash gossip mags, DH took care of B all day, friends came around with cake and we had lovely relaxed lunch until finally the babies decided they'd had enough. A lovely tea and cheesecake dessert etc. I enjoyed it all as everyone else took care of things and that's what I long for most of all generally - not planning, not thinking in advance, not being the responsible one - a real day 'off'

Tomorrow I have another day off, hoorah! I love the feeling on a Sunday evening of knowing you DON'T have to go to work the next day.

Can i ask for all of your input please?

Mimi is very clingy, not whingy, just sittign next to me all day. She claps her hands together and then opens them up for a pick up, even if she is sat right by me. She no longer 'lets' DH do bedtime milk (though maybe because he always puts her down, but she never cries in bed and i put her down i nthe days)and she is growling at DH if he tries to cuddle her when shes next to me.

When im not 'visible' (in another room, or bath or out) she is totally fine with DH, huggy, laughing, playing, 'talking', etc.

I'm really worried about when dd2 comes and the BF, dd2 could be a full on feeder and i could have to do it alot around Mimi, but what will i do if Mimi is so clingy to me? Right now she is holding my hand as i type on the laptop.

I know she's v cute and i dont mind her attention, its literally just the feeding that is concerning me. (never had such small age gap before, and before i FF anyway and was only sat there for 20 mins every 3-4 hrs, R was 2.5)

Also thought i would add he hasnt done anything to upset her or scare her, he is so gentle and very loving indeed with her, im the one who tells her 'no' etc, and he is upset about her 'turn around'.

Morning.

Perhaps she can sense that something is about to change, and that this clinginess is something that would pass? No idea really, but I'm sure someone who's been there before would soon come along.

I would have been tempted to buy her her own little "baby" doll when the baby has arrived, then you can both "feed" your babies together etc?

R is having terrible teething pains at the moment - so much so that he gets seriously upset at night, sobbing his little heart out, and there's not too much we can do to comfort him immediately. I've taken to singing the same song slowly for 20 mins or so, which seems to be working best at the moment. I don't like meds that much, but even consider giving him Neurofen Baby before he goes to sleep for a night or two - surely it won't then be soooo bad when he wakes up?

I'm freezing, but promised a visiting relative from SA that Roelof and I will meet them in London today. It's so cold, I just want to stay in bed........

Sal I would give him meds for a day or two It really won't hurt at all, you even give half a dose to take the edge off.

I think it must be because Mimi is sensing a change; there is a new crib and buggy in the house, she seems to know a 'baby' is in my tummy. We have a baby ready to give her as well.

Hi all.

Happy Belated Birthday Sal

Scorps - it is more than likely to be that she can sense that something's about to change. The doll thing is definitely a good idea IMO. I can't give much advice as DS1 is so much older than Sam.

DS1 has one of his big teeth growing behind his baby teeth. Fortunately I'm not too concerned about it as my brother had two full sets of teeth for ages before his baby ones dropped out. It must have just sprung up overnight as he says that he didn't feel anything. Also the baby tooth in front of it is slightly wobbly so hopefully it will come out soon. Dentists over here are a bit keen when it comes to whipping teeth out straight away instead of waiting a while to see what happens. I'll take him to the Dentist in the New Year anyway. At least he won't have the gappy look when it does fall out

I went against all my principles over the weekend. I caved in and let DH & DS1 put the Christmas tree up. I did tell DH that this was a once in a lifetime offer and that it will never, never happen again DH still thinks I want something though, LOL