AUGUST 2008 - One year on and you would think we would all be getting some sleep by now!

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Been drinking should be off to bed but there was a sudden flurry of activity on here!

I couldn't trick him into it, well I could but that would be wrong... I'm sure it's for the best but it's just a bit sad there were quite a few babies at the party we went to thos afternoon and I know I could have looked after them all better than their mummies were . God help me I'm 40 years old I should not be trying to have another baby of my own

Anyway it's midnight and my turn to be up at the crack of dawn so bed time at last. Night night

Totally understand your broodiness. That's why I was so grumpy with DH after finding out his snip-snip is set. He said there's no going back now. WELL if WE wanted IT could be reversed. But that will never happen I'll just live with two and be happy.

Night Night

Bleurgh, bed too late, up too early. Don't think I like this weekend's lie-in arrangement.

Morning hots if you are there. Juat wondering what time you have the meet scheduled for on 13th as if i were to possibly come, it would be early i think - arriving about 10.15. What d'ya have in mind?

I was in bed before 10pm last night - bliss

Off for brekker now, then Gym

wotcha HP what's for brekker? I can offer porridge and tea.

I can be in Sheffield for 10am Sazz go wan go wan go wan go wan go wan you know you have to come! Have fun in the gym you masochist

Wotcha steaky, it's sausage, dippy eggs and toast for brekker here but not until 10am

that's more of a second breakfast isn't it?

hmm sheffield there is a direct train from Exeter you know. But having a baby free day in Bristol on the 15th so possibly can't do both.
And it is quite far.

It is far in't it, and very expensive I would love to come to one of your Bristol meets but there's no way I could go there and back in a day. Once I have a car...

I can't have two breakfasts either, Sazz would be cross . Can have more coffee though

LOL hots - will look again tonight and make decision . I have just agreed with DH to do 1/2 hr in the gym and 1/2hr in the sauna/jacuzzi with him

Off for a walk round Westonbirt this afternoon, if the sun can make it through. DH will be finishing building my shoe cupboard . Happy Sunday's all

dizz hope Billy was good last night and you weren't too cream crackered after your Big Night Out

steaky would be the same train as mine.......

Aww hots I really feel for you with the whole baby situation FWIW I am holding a hope that your DH will see sense come round to the joy of three. Seems like you guys love each other and you certainly adore your DC, what's not to love about the idea of bringing a third life into such a happy equation?

I am dreading the same conversation with my DP, assuming we're lucky enough to have a second. He has so far indicated quite firmly that he only wants two, whereas I am kind of leaning towards wanting three...it's not really worth looking too far ahead I guess, anything could happen in the future so we'll just deal with what comes.

Sazz yayyyy come to Sheffield with us We hadn't got as far as planning an actual time I don't think

DS has been a little whirlwind of energy this morning. He's cruising really confidently now, walking with hands held, able to stand on his own for longer and longer - he's amazing!

Morning all.

re duo boots - i have apair though am not sure they fit anymore - will stry them on later.

uhoh ds on the loose....

ooh, hi albs

morning all, mil, dp,ds and i all went to Sarfend* yesterday! was a lovely lovely day. mil,dp and ds walked to the end of the pier but i jumped on the train (still needing to use my crutches ) DS had fun on the beach, running to the end of the sea, throwing stones in and then running back to us! was v sweet! He's currently tidying the living room but shoving his toys all under his playpen. The boy knows how to hidy already!!

mil going back home today and we've all had a lovely week together!

not looking forward to tomorrow, i'm going back to the hospital for my bum op have to stay in overnight...first night away from DS....

guess i'd better go and get dressed, see y'all laters

(* just in case you couldn't understand my accent, it was 'southend' we visited!)

miamla glad you had a good day. we;ve only ever done the funfair asarfend. must try to beachy side of things.

eek re bum op tomoz. what time is op?

we have friends coming for lunch (school friend of dd and his mum and brother- the dad has to work al weekend, boo. Mum is pg with a 3rd boy ). so we have lovely slow cooker pork/apricots smells radiating from the kitchen.

just checked train fares cheapest is around £100 so maybe not the Sheffield meet for me.

Sarfend sounds nice Miamla We just got back from our morning stroll along the beech and mooch round the car boot sale. Couldn't find Izzy's nap anywhere on the seafront - can't think where it is hiding.

turns out duo boots are also double as handy building bricks holders.

Mmm yum at your slow cooking expertise albs.

Good luck tomorrow miamla.

Have missed tons and tons this week so sorry seemingly ignore so much but hope you're feeling better red and your hangover has subsided dizzy .

Sorry about your 'conversation' with DH last night hp. I haven't even broached it with DH and won't ever. He has always always said two and no more, so while he knows I'd prefer three, we agreed on two (when he went through a probably tactically planned phase of threatening to want no more than one) that that's where we'd stop. There's a thread that's been popping up on here recently about people's reasons for the number they have and that's really helped me. I listed all the reasons for sticking at two. There are soooo many (financial, practical, emotional etc etc). The only reason for having another was because I quite fancied it. Sort of put it into perspective....

Hotter sorry about the discussion with your dh.
When you say why is it up to him to decide, this is what I always say to dh.
I have no right to demand one more, he can't say no more.
Pre dcs I said we need to compromise on this.
He said well I suppose the compromise will be 3 dcs then cos women always win.

Now we have children he still insists no more.
So the compromise for me was a pony, I know it does not fill that longing though.
I am happy for now, as they keep me busy enough. Ican't say that I will feel the same in a years time though.

Dh still won't have the snip. I refuse to go back on the pill, and he still relies on his usual technique. what will be will be then eh! [very silly adults emoticon]

I agree with poppy though, now I have read that, I wanted three just because....
well in fact four was what I imagined.

ts How is dd1 today, has she eaten anything yet.
My dd is getting very picky and I am trying very hard not to show frustration, she won't eat any vegetables. (loved them when she was younger)
She loves pasta,chilli, rice, lasagne.
Will not eat things like cooked dinner, gravy kind of meals.
Picks at the meat, eats the yorkshire pudding, might dip it in the gravy,but will not eat veg or potatoe in any form.
WHY????
I always offer these though.
If she refuses when I know she likes it, she does not get desert.
miamla glad you have had a good week. Will be thinking of you tomorow. Lots for you to deal with atm.

sazzles would be great if you could make the meet. Understand if not though, it is expensive.
steaky that is why I cant come to the bristol meet ups, as that is the prices I found too.

Wow I am rambling again sorry.

Miamla HELLO! Glad you had a fun day with the fam.

No1 DD1 is eating a cheese stick and orange juice. We'll see how the rest of the day goes. I have pizza and hamburgers on the menu.

Reese has a sinus thing. She was up every hour last night crying for 5 minutes because she'd lost her pacey as a result of mouth breathing. I've laced her juice with probiotics in an attempt to be proactive. Goodness knows where this level of sinus crap will lead. I actually laced everyone's drinks with prohiobics and too some for myself before bed last night....time to BOOST the immune system.

Ya'll hit the nail on the head with the just "fancy" another dc. I'd never wanted to get married....then booked the flight to Vegas and did it. I'd never wanted more than one child....but spent 13 months plus a miscarriage working on child 2. With me there was always an "I FANCY IT" notion which ignores all pratical reasoning. That's why when I was at the place in my life were "THE PRACTICAL" seemed to be leading things, I pushed for dh's snip. He's well aware of my flighty behaviour at times. Even so he still got mad when I wanted to "talk" about whether we'd made a good decision. Good Grief Charlie Brown it's only TALKING since the deed was done. GGRRRRR!!! If we had gone on and had child 3 it would have been to have a better birth experience, to prove I am a super woman, and to attempt to have a boy....see all these are silly silly silly reasons and completely out of anyone's control. The SNIP is not. I like control.

Oh has anyone noticed....it's EARLY as f@$% here!!!!

hiya

back later

off to look for bookcases

yippee!

Good luck with the bookcase hunt CC!

Thanks for the reassurance after my rant the other day. Sadly these are academic, rather than financial, auditors, so more old and doddery than young and spotty, but it is right that I don't need to think of them as terrifying inquisitor-types.

Hope everyone is having a lovely Sunday... TS sorry Reese is snuffly. Hope your proactiveness pays off and you get a better night tonight.

No1 that sounds like a very good way to end up with No3 whether DH wants it or not! Not to be flippant though, I know this is hard for you and HP and others. DH and I are agreed (at the moment) on one more then stop, but it took him longer than me to be ready for DD and that made us both miserable.

of Northern meet-up. What's the xmas one someone mentioned? A big MN thing? Who's going?

Miamla will also be thinking of you tomorrow. Good luck.

afternoon all.
Can I ask a potentially silly question, but what do you "do" with your DCs?

I mean we go to baby group once a week, take a couple of long buggy walks a week and of course general mooching out to do the shopping and going to the swings a couple of times. But otherwise DD and I just hang out in the house.
Like this afternoon - I cleaned the bathroom and kitchen and DD has just sat and played all afternoon. Very happily I might add. But should I "do stuff" with her?

I'm probably just inventing stuff to worry about aren't I?

Sounds fun to me steaky - Izzy get to watch you work whilst she sits and plays . I'd like that job please .

I do generally the same with O. Sometimes we'll sit and play with his toys, or he'll 'help' me do the cleaning. He hasn't quite got the hang of hidying yet, he tends to do the exact opposite

Book case purchased, although IKEA was crammed. Still, we got what we went for -bookcase for ds1's room.