Phew, all caught up now!
Yay, oops. So pleased all is well. I had a dilemma re: hospitals with my two and DSis did and I just think that it is total pot-luck. It so depends on things you have no control over - which staff are on, what sort of mood they're in, who else is in at that time... I don't hold my bad experience with DD1 against the hospital. Which is closer/quicker to get to? That would probably swing it for me.
Had to LOL at your PMC equation for nurofen steaky. Had to resist the tempatation last night, knowing it was an early start today. Think they're upping the stakes this week... Clearly cooking does get tougher .
Sorry nights are still so difficult ann. I have a friend whose DD1 would also get so worked up that she'd wretch etc. In the end they were referred to a sleep clinic via their HV. Worth a shot? Fwiw, I'm not prone to suggest parenting methods to others, but the one thing I absolutely swear by is a nightime routine. We always bath them and while that can be quite high-spirited, once they're out, all lights are low, volumes low etc. Quiet cuddly milk and then straight into bed. Laid down and left in total darkness so that they have no distractions. Any night wakings have minimal lighting and noise and no eye contact. Sounds a bit cold, especially when they were v. young, but they knew the difference between night and day as soon as pos, which imho is key. I also second everything positive said about grobags. They are fab and are another association with it being night-time, when things are done differently (we don't use them for naps). DD1 no longer needs the routine but still goes through the motions with DD2, who doesn't really now either, but no matter how awake she seems, the thumb will always go in while she's being put into her grobag and she settles herself after milk. No idea whether it takes her 2 or 20 minutes but she's she does it herself (sometimes with a bit of a cry which she settles herself too). I hope that doesn't seem smug. It's just what has worked for both of ours and I think I can understand why.
Also LOLed a lot at the FIL bingo. Mine says very little as he has a very chatty wife. She's lovely though and sticks mainly to gossip . My Dad though . Favourite/only topics are: most efficient roads on which to travel, or that you have travelled on to reach your destination; the weather. That's as personal it gets too (still haven't had any contact with/from him since our row in August ).
Loving the weddng dresses cyteen. I hated mine. Total disaster. Don't regret not having spent more on it though. In fact, the fact that it was only £190 is the one thing that makes me feel ok about it.
Had a rather hollow chuckle at the chap so shocked by the impending twins at your scan oops. Those of you who've been here since the very beginning may remember by endless and very boring obsessional fear that DD2 would be twins. Definitely one of the top reasons not to try for no.3. Just too many twins in my family and DH would surely be rendered speechless for weeks. Actually.....
Really can't continue to burble any longer, but hello, hello to everyone