November 2008 - The Birthdays thread.

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As we will still be on this when the first birthdays roll round.

I'll try and find the list to remind us all.

right, off to watch telly; will catch up properly tomorrow.

Hana I know i'm mad cupcakes are a great idea actually, I think I will do that and the last cake I made was a disaster, tasted lovely but looked more like a biscuit!

Hi ladies

My screen is all funny, anyone elses?

Well Becca is one tomorrow I am at work DH has booked a day off though so he is with her!

Presents wrapped, banner and balloons up, cake made bought

Been really healthy all week, desperate to pick mysef up and whenever I put weight on I feel down so doing something about it. Weighing in on friday

Becca been whingy last few days, I am not sure if the top teeth are coming as we only have 2 bottom ones! Scan results good so pleased about that.

Ladybuzz you are very brave!

Right off to browse for some new clothes!

Coolkat x

Yeh, my screen looks all funny too.
I don't like it.
Put it back, powers that be!

I am sitting listening to J shouting. He has started to mess at the boob, taking then stopping then starting again.
Last night he just wasn't interested.

So DH put him to bed tonight and all was well until DD had to join him and I spotted that DH hadn't closed the curtains.
Stoopid me, went in to close them, only to find J standing, happily enough, in his cot.
Yikes!Spotted.
And now he has been shouting since.
Well, not all the time, he settles so I stop worrying, then he starts again
I am just unsure what to do cos I don't actually want to wean him, but should I let him settle cos, intermitantly, he is settling?
It is very hard to decide.
Couple that with the fact that I really don't think he will want the milk cos he had dinner so late. So I might just disturb him more by taking him out and offering the boob.

Parenting is soooo hard

hi guys. coolkat my screen has gone all wierd too. bullet points to show the latest posts. very odd. how can i get it back to normal please ?
well done on the order twinkling.
good luck at work ceebee.
happy birthday Becca.
Hana, wanna go MN xmas party with me ?

Oh Wow, that would be so fab!
A MN xmas party!
Bet thats in London or something, isn't it?

Happy Birthday for tmw becca

Hello all!

Happy Birthday to Becca for tomorrow

Obs it looks like something is wrong with the stylesheet, so everything is rendering in its 'naked' state, IYSWIM.

Good luck with the party, LB. Cupcakes are a fab idea. I always put loads of buttercream icing and sweeties on top because by and large that's the bit the children want
The other thing to do is line a roasting tin with parchment and make a big chocolate slab cake..yummy!

Am veyr envious of your amazing house cleaning thing. I just cannot find the energy these days.

Twinks hope J has goonne too sleeeep!

Just quickly popping onto to wish Becca a happy birthday - hope she is having a lovely day with Coolkat's DH

My MN has gone very funny too - me not like!!

Happy Birthday Becca. Hope you have had a fabby day!

Glad the scan went well coolkat

mmm buttercream icing - thats the bit that I like too defo going to go with that!

We have had a rare sunny day out today, walked the little legs of DS1 round the local tarn and out for tea tonight with the girlies. Both boys are shattered so should behave for DH!

Must dash and get changed into my lovely new boots (my anniversary pressie from DH a month early). I've been dying to wear them!

Hi to everyone

Hope Becca enjoyed her Birthday!

LB your day out sounds lovely.

DH went swimming with the older ones, whilst I had a little pootle around town. Spent my No7 vougher I got at the shopping event thingy at Boots yesterday. I'm so pleased I've got loads of christmas shopping done.

I bought DD1 the ELC take along keyboard- she has played with it every time we go in the shop. We are trying to get hold of a (free) piano really because they all love playing on them- at friends house and at playgroup. Our local cafe/bar has one they are getting rid of to fit more tables in, so hopefully they will give it us

Didn't go swimming because I'm having a rather heavy period this week (sorry for TMI) but I'm not very impressed as I wasn't supposed to have this with the mirena

Just a quickie, Becca has had a ovely birthday. Her favourite pressie is the ELC pink garage!

Pinky I have a really heavy period to, feel most washed out. X

Ew new boots Ladybuzz, I am after some fly boots but can't afford them but payday tom and going shopping sat so who knows

Best go DH back . . . .

Just a quickie to wish Becca a happy belated birthday and glad she had such a lovely day I still can't believe all our babies are turning one...
Thanks to Hana too for the tip about cupcakes - we've got family and friends who are coming over from abroad for E's naming day on Sunday coming round on Saturday afternoon for a get-together/early birthday party for her and I was wondering what cake to make but have now decided to make cupcakes instead! I bought loads of sprinkles/decorations yesterday so I'll have some fun with those. I've also noted Pinky's comment about lots of icing because I bet it's not just the kids that love it
LB Sounds as though you've had a lovely few days what with the ghost walks and today's walk.
Twinkling Hope J settled more easily tonight.
All OK here. After a nightmare week last week with E not settling in the evenings and waking loads during the night, this week has been much better and yesterday she actually slept from 7.30pm to 3.40am, which is a first for her! I really hope this isn't a one-off and that she starts doing this more regularly, and why not, sleeping through...

Happy Birthday Becca - so glad Becca has had a lovely day

Will loves sils piano soo so much! Dh plays a bit and so we are going to get his keyboard back from where ever it is (had to leave it at someones house to look after when we moved to londres)

Sorry bout the heavy periods - bah!

Am panicking bout christmas pressies - so looking forward to it but dunno where to start!!! List I need to make one!

Did not see your post Cricri as was still doing mine!

Congrats on your long stretch of sleep!
We are still dancing around the bed through the night with me usually ending up half on the floor (just on a mattress) Has it's upside tho this co-sleeping - the other morning W sat up, slapped me in the face and said 'mama' fluke but wonderful! This morning he dragged all his books onto the bed and we started the day with 'where the wild things are' we particularly like the rumpus bit

Hope you have a good bake on saturday! Sounds like cupcakes are a good plan!

Barbs The long stretch of sleep was a one-off - last night she woke at 10pm then 11pm and several times during the night. Pass me the matchsticks somebody! I'm supposed to going out with the NCT girls tonight (on top of everything else!) but I may end up falling asleep in my dinner at this rate!
I haven't even thought about Xmas yet - too focused on the naming day and E's birthday. After next week I'll start thinking about it...
Best get on with some work - E is at nursery so got to make the most of uninterrupted time!
Have a good day all

Hi all,

Happy birthday to all the beautiful babies, sorry to have missed so many.

Cricri, I am still semi-bfing Finbo morning, night and any time in between on days when I'm around. He's not so bothered any more, though, and we give him water with meals and formula when he is at nursery or with his grandma or dad.

Anyone found that they are having trouble being consistent with dummies? I am a crappy wuss and keep shoving one in his gob at moments of stress e.g. when said gob opens in protest.

Ladybuzz, you are mad but then so am I - I have had to give up my lovely ideas about having a small party at home for Fin as everyone we invited is coming. This never happens and we are a bit caught out so I have just provisionally booked a community centre in a park to visit and book/pay for on Monday.

I will then cook loads of chilli, do baked potatoes and drag them over there on the day. Nutters, the lot of us.

DH is really upset because his dad has yet again thrown his toys out of the pram about DH's mum going. I am furious as DH had actual nightmares last night about the trauma of his parents' divorce - 16 years later at the age of 32 - and it's like the run-up our wedding all over again. FIL is saying that he needs to know when MIL will be there so he can avoid her. Bloody man thinks he has the monopoly on the pain and trauma of the divorce and seems to have forgotten that DH and his brothers were caught up in the middle of it. I love my FIL to bits but I am really cross with him about this.

Did anyone else have similar family party trouble?

Sorry for me post, it's been quite a couple of weeks and I am now off to catch properly like a good girl.

But honestly, it's like living with the cast of Eastenders sometimes. We're faaaaaaaamily, innit?

rutho oh your poor DH How awful that your gorgeous boy's 1st birthday is being treated like this - makes me for you.

And yes, I am terrible with Hamster's dummy I am sure by this point with DS1 we had pretty much restricted it to bedtimes only (and times of bad crying) whereas Hamster seems to have it in permanently some days I think it is because DS1 was (and still is) such a happy baby/toddler, he just never needed it when awake but Hamster is the complete and is a grump most of the time!! The best times are when he has the dummy in and is still crying Me and DH are a bit baffled tbh as they always say that he has been really happy at nursery all day (even putting in his book once that he had been laughing all day) yet he comes home and is so so grumpy from the minute he sets foot in the house until bedtime

Anyway (sorry Cricri) had a brill night's sleep last night - no-one woke up until my alarm went off at 6am (including me) That is the first proper uninterrupted night's sleep for as long as I can remember

Barbs bless W - love the slapping round the face. I get fingers up the nostril and hair-pulling instead!!

Rutho I really feel for you and your DH, it is so sad. It is tempting to say that neither of them can come, I'm sure.

My mother is a gem for making any happy family occaision all about her. My brother and his family were visitng my pareants 20 mins away the weekend of Mimi's birthday but we were not told, or included in the visit (I found out by accident). My mother told me I could invite her over for lunch or similar after DB and his family had gone back home again. Needless to say I didn't take her up on the generous offer. On top of this because I rang her on the afternoon instead of the morning of her birthday this week,I am now being told I am cruel, nasty and full of hatred. SHe's a charmer. The therapy is really working though, because
a)I now know this is crap
b)She is not getting the result she wants because I am able to carry on with my life as normal without becoming overwhelmed by guilt and anxiety.

I really hope you enjoy little Finbos birthday- it is a s much a reward for you for surviving the first year of parenthood which is like no other time in anyone's life, I believe. It is your little family's turn now. x

Happy birthday Tigerlemonade!

Hi Pinky and WELL DONE!!!!! So proud of you. I hope your mum doesn't fall off her broom this halloween. That would be dreadful.

I feel the same about whose turn it is now - DH to his eternal credit told his dad to get over himself and try to bring the focus back onto why we are having a party in the first place - is it to piss his parents off? Or could we want to celebrate Finbo's first year with all seven of his beloved grandparents? Apparently this is a bit of a puzzler chez 'rents. The really sad thing is that FIL is one of Finbo's favourite people in the whole wide world and they have a truly lovely bond. Idiot man.

Hana, this to your friend's parents... Maybe they could just have one party, invite everyone and then anyone who didn't feel like coming could just look at the lovely photos of their arch-enemies celebrating with the little poppet, blowing candles out etc. It's what I'm thinking of doing.

Okay, fiddly catering competition - I have 7 vegetarians, one coeliac and one nut allergy to cater for. Any advance on that? There must be a shellfish allergy lurking out there.

Rutho how awful for your DH. Families are such strange things at times!

Pinky well done you, just from the little snippet there you seem to be doing well. I am so pleased for you.

DS1 went to the nursery halloween party today, when I picked him upo J was broken hearted every time one of the staff looked at him. I'm hoping that it was because they were dressed as witches and this isn't a sign of things to come .

I've just spent the last hour scraping a pumpkin out with DS1, such good fun. I daren't attempt to make a face in it though I am not at all creative so that is for DH to do later on.

Tomorrow (please don't think I am crazy) I am making an alter for my beautiful mum on samhain. My SIL has shown me how to do it and apparently it invites the spirits of loved ones into your home. As long as they are the only spirits that come I'm happy. I am not a crazy hippy I promise, the northern girls that I have met can vouch for me there (I hope )

Oh dear i'm rambling

Happy Birthday TigerL

Thanks for the kind words people, feel all now!

Good on your DH for telling his dad how it is, Rutho. Even if FIL doesn't take it on board, it's good that your DH has said it.

LB that sounds lovely. Did you see a programme not so long ago about the mexican day of the dead? An English reporter took part in the whole thing, bringing a picture of his MIL, who died before he met his wife, and a picture of his father. It was very moving, and though he didn't share the faith, the whole ritual of the event had a powerful and healing effect.

Happy Birthday Tiger Lemonade!

Hi all, sorry I've been off the thread for a while, haven't got the patience to try and keep up while I'm at my mum's - they officially have the slowest internet in the west!
Not a relaxing palm the kids off on doting grandparents while I nap kind of break instead a sicky baby who passed tummy bug to me and my mum
more tired than when we went! and we had to leave the car there so Dad can finish working on it so we've borrowed Mum's tiny little cramped clio which feels really claustrophobic to drive after my lovely messy zafira!

Happy birthday all, have no idea what we're doing for DDs birthday, have just got in from doing the halloween party at DHs work and thats enough for now. For DSs 1st we invited his godparents round cos they were th only friends who lived close and he had a chinese takeaway

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