April 2009 - Chapter 8 - "Come to mine, I've got stacks of tampons..."

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12 Feb: Skiingone: MARIANNA 4lb 4oz
20 Feb: Glaskham: RUBY MARIE 4lb 3oz
04 Mar: Barbarella: ESTELLA, ROSANNA, OTIS
05 Mar: Kazkiss: ISABELLE FLORENCE 4lb 6oz & OLIVER THOMAS 3lb 7oz
15 Mar: Babypringle: OSCAR WILLIAM 7lb 2oz
28 Mar: Claireykitten: VIOLET ROSE 7lb 9oz
29 Mar: WhatFreshHell: FELIX DEVLIN ALEXANDER 10lb 5.5oz
31 Mar: Mumblemum: ORSON XERXES
02 Apr: Oddeyes: ELEANOR 9lb 8oz
03 Apr: Bleuravin: MEGAN LILLIAN CONSTANCE
03 Apr: Bumpalump: JACOB 8lb
04 Apr: BabyBolat: KARAHAN 6lb 5oz
05 Apr: Mrsfossil: ISLA LILIAN 7lb 10oz
05 Apr: JumeirahJane: MILLICENT ROSE 5lb 15oz
06 Apr: BoffinMum: FELIX DAVID GORDON 7lb 9oz
08 Apr: girlylala0807 JAMES EUAN
11 Apr: SpringySunshine: GEORGE NATHAN 8lb 15oz
11 Apr: RachelinScotland: CLEMENT JAMES 8lb 14oz
11 Apr: Lou031205: ISLA SOPHIA 7lb 9oz
11 Apr: Electra: ISABELLA CAROLINE 6lb 3oz
11 Apr: AuldAlliance: ALEXANDRE 7lb 6oz
12 Apr: Phdlife: Name TBA GIRL 9lb 3oz
12 Apr: BethDivine: Name TBA GIRL 9lb 9oz
13 Apr: MathsMummy27: AMELIA CHARLOTTE
14 Apr: Purlease: ADAM 9lb 2oz
15 Apr: Juwesm: HUGO GEORGE 9lb 2oz
15 Apr: Bronze: ISAAC JOHN 7lb 14oz
15 Apr: HeidiT: HEIDI
15 Apr: Kalikaroo: Name TBA BOY 8lb
15 Apr: Minush: ZAFIRAH ROSA 7lb 12oz
15 Apr: FatandFedup: EMILIA ROSE 7lb 6oz
16 Apr: PuzzleRocks: HOLLY ELIZABETH 8lb
16 Apr: Brettgirl: HANNAH GRACE 6lb 15oz
16 Apr: ReallyTired: Name TBA GIRL
17 Apr: DungunGirl: ADEN LEE 9lb 4oz
18 Apr: Staryeyed: Name TBA BOY 7lb 11oz
18 Apr: Dawntigga: SAMUAL 5lb 11oz
20 Apr: LuLuBai: SEBASTIAN 9lb
20 Apr: Swaliswan: BETH 7lb 9oz
21 Apr: Kittycatisgettingfat: GABRIELLA AUDREY BIANCA
21 Apr: B52s: SAM MARTIN 7lb 9oz
21 Apr: Schulte: HAZEL LOIS 7lb 9 oz
21 Apr: Mrsgboring: EDMUND 8lb 12oz
23 Apr: Tristaleejac: LEWIN 8lb 4oz
23 Apr: NuttyTaff: TIAHNA SKYE 8lb 8oz
23 Apr: Purplemonkeydishwasher: ISLA ELIZABETH 8lb 14oz
24 Apr: Soon2befamilyof4: TALIA 7lb 6oz
26 Apr: Carameli: THEO LAURENCE 7lb 6oz
26 Apr: Surprisenumber3: EVIE ANNE 8lb 2oz
26 Apr: Bicnod: OSCAR MATTHEW 8lb 1oz
27 Apr: Lauren61: OLIVER STEPHEN 7lb 7oz
27 Apr: Gingersarah: VERONICA ROISIN 9lb 1oz
30 Apr: MegBusset: ARCHIE 8lb 15oz
30 Apr: Elpis: ISLA JESSICA 8lb 11oz
01 May: Satheresitting: Name TBA BOY
03 May: Conkertree: Name ANGUS ANDREW 8lbs 8oz
06 May: Frekkles: HARRIS MERLIN 8lb 5.5oz
07 May: TarteTatin: ALBERT JOHN
10 May: Ilovesummer: Name TBA BOY

And Moo's saying mamamamamamamama (and we're pretending it's because she knows that it's my name- tho she's then blowing raspberries; but I can pretend they're kisses I suppose)

I just realised I'm going home in 2 weeks Getting to see my family is a positive

Is anyone likely to be doing any Christmas shopping @ Carluccio's? And if so, would you like a voucher thingy for 10% off at one of their Christmas shopping evenings and (more importantly) a free bottle of Sicilian Sicani wine (or £12.95 off any other bottle) 'when you and a friend enjoy a main course each'?

Thanks for the robeez tips; have found them on Amazon.fr, but since when did 19 pounds convert as 35 euros? Shurely shome mishtake? Off to check the exchange rate...

19 pounds is 21 euros.

I have at last found a use for the "I have nothing to say on this matter" face, but have no square brackets on this strange keyboard at work.

ooh but I can buy them from the UK website at UK prices and if I buy two pairs the p&p to France is free. That has to be worth it.

Damn you all, I now desperately want some Robeez
I can't see how I can spend £20 on baby shoes or £35 on lovely baby boots when I need new shoes.

xmas list for sure. if you have many relatives this is a good way of avoiding hundredweight of plastic crap for h

(next yr you will have a lunatic toddler and be delighted with plastic crap probably )

Oh FFS. I just had to spend pretty much all of Hazel's lunchtime nap in the bathroom with DD1, while she was having an enormous stinky poo. Can anyone tell me why this girl takes half on hour to do a poo?

I really really really hate Fridays.

Oh and how those of you who've got two or more children full time survive, I don't know.

My question is: how come my husband always manages to give me about 5 things to do to 'help him out' when I have a squirming crying baby to deal with?
And
When I say now is really not a good time, he continues to go on and on about the thing he needs me to do?

Waves to all.

StillVeryTiredTiggaxx

Still lurking, too tired to post, no sleep and DP left at 5am today.

Normal service will resume some time, in the mean time, have a

My day so far.

4.45 am - Felix wakes us up for a feed.
5.15 am - Put him back to bed after said feed. He cries.
5.20 am - DH goes in there, says night night, Felix very pleased to see him and flaps his arms about enthusiastically. DH comes back to bed.
5.30 am - Felix crying more assertively now, so I go in there, give him another feed, and try to put him back to bed. He is not having any of it so I bring him into bed with us. He grins a lot and chuckles.
5.40 am - He has a third feed and pats me a lot, as if to show his appreciation.
6 ish - Won't settle, so I lie him on my tummy and cuddle him a bit. Felix is then violently and dramatically sick all over me, the bed, my hair etc etc, with appropriate sound effects. He then grins as if to say 'better out than in' or 'that was a good Satursday night out'. He then chats away happily to both of us.
6.05 am - I have to have a bath and wash my hair.
6.30 am - DH and I agree we are rather losing the will to live this morning. We bath Felix as we realise he is also covered in sick.
6.45 am - Other boys get up, the day begins.
8.00 am - I can hardly remember what my own name is so I go back to bed.

Don't you just heart parenthood???

On the plus side, the has lost its eyes.

Boff LOL at F patting you to show his appreciation sorry you had such a crappy night...

Bebe - mamamamamamamma definitely because moo knows your name is mama

Dream cream - thanks for tip whoever it was... am going to get some for O next time I'm in town. Fei - I got the diprobase cream you recommended for him today - fingers crossed it will help.

I took O to Little Dippers for the first time today - he was VERY unsure. He cried more than any of the other babies... even the 8 week old. What a wussy baby I have bred.

I was sure there were eyes...but I didn't want to say; i thought it was my growing insanity

I'm so impressed with Oscar - having refused to allow me to feed him water from the tippy cup he grabbed it himself and downed the lot! My little baby is growing up

Waaaaaaah! Is this Friday hell never going to end? DD1 has suddenly decided to go back into baby mode and pissed herself 6 times today. Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. She then tried to hit Hazel over the head with a heavy wooden duck. I WANT MY FEIERABEND!

Oh no is DD1 ok? And did H survive the duck incident? Not a good Friday then... any news on DH's job or shouldn't I ask?

Beer. That's what you need. Only 1 hour til bedtime and then BEER

I've already eyed up a bottle of red wine

DD1 is okay but if she keeps annoying me then she won't be for much longer, grrrrrrrrr!

The duck missed H's head, just!

No news I think he's still got his job...

Well... to top it all off H was overtired so screamed during ALL of bedtime (this only happens on Fridays when we're out and about and she doesn't get a proper afternoon nap ), and then DD1 threw herself backwards when we read her bedtime story on my bed and banged her head against mine so hard that I am now feeling all dizzy and odd. I am thoroughly fed up.

But... it's Feierabend at last, even if I have concussion, and I am going to drown myself in the bath now.

I think 6 months is tough for all of us - to those who are sailing through keep quiet! You are crunchy and go well with ketchup.

FindingHerStuffInNewAndInterestingPlacesAfterMyCleanerHasBeenTiggaxx