Fab Feb 2009 - 9 months in, 9 months out, now they're sitting, standing and crawling about

[TheHAUNTEDHouseofMirth]

Here we go again!

sorry swampster it is a good read

bloody name changes though, I now can't maje connections

is laidbackinengland still about, and markstretch? under different names

The names are well confusing. I think I joined on the second thread. I was WarmFuzzy, then SwampsterHasAWarmFuzzy or something like that. I see MarkStretch around on FB and suchlike. She is still fabulous.

oooogs yes the thread is feb 09! Its unreal, I joined all the different birth boards when i was PG and this is the only one i still post on. BC has thousands of people on the birth boards and most of the people on their seem to be talking shite.

thanks for thread link, i actually didnt join til sept which i cant remember so dinky thanks as i found my posts instead.

"Having lots of moving about and absolutely loving tit "

"oh my god! i am not loving tit! i meant it!
blush hope evryone reads this 2nd post or people will think weirdo!"

i really very nearly pissed myself then!

Its really nice reading through the old threads isnt it

and this one too!

"Oh my god there is no time!Where does it go and without sleeping too there are more hours in the day! Well my afterpains have finally died down THANK GOD! That was sore, thanks as always for advise.

MY NIPPLES ARE RAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"

tee hee

hello all. will have a read of our old thread later, happy days when we all had different whinges and moans [grins]

littlesez they are barking. There was a thread on here somewhere yesterday about disciplining 11 months olds. Nutters.

dinky will have a look at that Xenia v BA thread, should make good reading. There was a funny one on AIBU a few days ago when someone pretending to be BA started a thread about the ex W sending pizza to their house for the stepsons. Very funny

How exciting - I have an interview tomorrow at 4pm - keep your fingers etc crossed for me..... Unfortunately it's still insurance . Further details soon!!!

STW That's good.
My friend is in insurance, she works for ING and hates it!!!

paypal sorted thank god... i can finally breathe again.

although i'm now taking my cc and bank account off it and avoiding using it in future unless absolutely necessary. I trusted them to be safe and feel quite violated that it seems to have been so easy for someone to do what they did.

littlesez... i used to use an irish parenting site when ds1 was a baby but had to stop as all my post natal thread were giving solids at 10/11 weeks old and got really bitchy when i dared to suggest that their babies weren't going to starve any time soon. loons!

A has started throwing tantrums which is quite funny... he gets cross and throws himself on the floor and lies there shouting last night he was walking out of the living room with something and i said 'no A, stay in here' and he stopped glared at me, threw the toy on the floor and flung himself down on the floor screaming i know i shouldn't laugh but it is quite hilaroius... the thought of punishing him is awful though, poor lamb can barely understand what we say, much less our reasons for things... how on earth can he be expected to know right from wrong?

'walking out the room' snowtulips? blimey, my ds looks like he could go any time soon but that sounds very grown up as does his hilarious sounding tantrum!

glad you got paypal sorted.

how many others are walking? not worried from a competitive reason by the way!

Luke is 1 next week and not walking but then...

ds1 walked unaided at 16 mths
dd at 14 mths and ds2 at 10 mths

when ds2 (twin2) started walking at 10 mths it took dd (twin1) 4 months to work out how he was doing it. She has done everything until this point first - very funny to watch

stw - good luck for tomorrow

st - glad paypal sorted

ST its heartbreaking ! I actually remember a baby rice at 8 weeks discussion FFS! Yes I agree with you about not punishing. I actually don't even use the word no I just move her and show her what I want her to do eg. instead of trying to tear the cats fur out why don't we stroke him awwww awwww look awwwww ......That kind of thing. i Had to giggle at your tantrum, sounds funny. Izzy does the double leg air jump and head throw when I move her from something dangerous/gross, usually the cat food!

so glad you got PP sorted its sickening, i had a similar feeling when i got robbed, its like how dare someone take something that isnt theirs! for you

KBN Izzy is not far off walking, we have the holding on to one little finger strut going on, its really very sweet (blub) I think there a few walker on here

ooogs, that fascinating about the difference in walking! It really does go to show they all do it in there own time eh?

Mumsnet is def more sane and safe I must say It is the most supportive place, and more grown up than other places here. I like all the advise I have had especially as a new mum and PG really invaluable, thanks guys. When I was doubting myself and my own instincts you all helped me xxx

Luke knows the word no. Infact, I think what with splashing in the toilet and sitting in the cat's litter tray, it's probably the word he hears the most!
He has also started hitting Jacob back (finally) so for Jacob's sake also Luke needs to be 'told off' for that.
There isn't discipline to the extent that I sit him in the naughty corner or take toys away like I do for Jacob, but I do feel that saying no is perfectly acceptable. (IMO anyway)

I had that very special moment of where I know 100% that I did the right thing having another baby. You should have seen them in the bath last night splashing each other and really laughing. I actually cried!! I looked at them and knew I'd given both of them the greatest gift in the world. Each other.

I know exactly what you mean, SM. DS2 was the best thing to happen to DS1 three years ago and seeing DS3 with the other two now... magic!

oh yes, seeing the 2 of mine playing together or even just seeing each other for the first time in the morning/after school etc is the best feeling in the world.

our nanny can't make it through the snow so i'm 'working from home'! if only dd's school wasn't open i'd be out building snowmen with her but hopefully there'll be plenty of snow left when she finishes this afternoon.

Aaah, SM - that's so sweet. I get those feelings too when I see DS1 and Danny playing together so sweetly, or DS1 gives Danny a cuddle or reads him a story. Its heartbreakingly sweet. Danny is so excited to see DS1 in the mornings - huge grin and pointing and excited squeal - its really lovely. I know DS1 is his favourite person in the whole world - not so sure the feeling is always reciprocated though...

KBN - Danny has been pulling up to standing and toddling around holding blocks trolley/hands for a month or so now but not quite ready to walk by himself. Enjoy your snow day!

Littlesez - I tell Danny "no" and tell him off about things (like whacking in the face/biting) just the same as I tell DS1 off for things. I think its important for little children to understand that there are clear boundaries (such as no running/crawling out into the road because its dangerous etc.) - and DS1 needs to see that Danny has boundaries if he's going to respect the boundaries that are set for him, if you know what I mean. That said, unless its dangerous or just plain yucky I let Danny explore away unimpeded and I was abit more lenient with DS1 at this age as there was no older sibling looking on.

Snowtulips - hurrah for the refund - such a relief for you! And PMSL at A's tantrums.

Danny still teething like a trooper and not sleeping - I now make it over 2 months of prolonged sleep deprivation which I'm sure has been outlawed as cruel and unusual torture under the Geneva Convention He's also trying to stand - and walk - in his grobag in his cot in the middle of the night giving himself some rather stunning nosebleeds. Am blaming DH's Homer-Simpson-esque genes for that. Good thing he's so cute or I'd definitely be putting him on Pink's ebaby...

P.s. Good luck with your interview STW.

STW good luck with the interview.

PT so glad you sorted out the paypal problem, you must be so relieved. These things are either sorted staight away or take months.

H has been pulling himself up for months and has taken a few 'zombie' steps the last couple of weeks. The most he has managed is 3 but he can stand on the spot for quite a while before he panics himself and sits down again.

Thank god its our friday night now and we can have a nice relaxing weekend. Had a nightmare this morning when I took H to do the food shopping on the shopping bus. Loaded him in heavy car seat and pram, bottles etc onto the bus (having to carry him all the way to the bag as the other women/bitches who were younger and fitter than me rushed on and got the front seats) Then they decided that the bus wasn't big enough so had to carry it all off and onto another bus. Then had to struggle with around 10 carrier bags under and on the pram back to the bus. Back is killing me now.

In addition, having probs with DS1 who has announced by email he is/wants to drop one of his AS levels which I'm not amused about. Of course he couldn't have discussed this with me last week when I was home and could have wrung his bloody neck

MoS - what AS is it he wants to drop? If he wants to study law, and then practice as a lawyer, universities - and law firms/inns of court - are generally impressed by people getting as many good grade AS levels as they can. Its worth pointing that out to your DS1 as I know he's really keen on doing law and it is hideously competitive nowadays to get into a good firm/set.

Sorry to hear about your nightmare shopping - some people are so unbelievably selfish when it comes to public transport. Hope your back is better soon. Things better now with DH now you're back on Saudi soil?

mos Hope you've recovered from the shopping trip. Sounds like a complete nightmare!

I was supposed to have a smear test today. The appointment is at 4:10pm, but me and the boys fell asleep after lunch and have just woken. I have called the surgery to explain there is no way I'd be able to drag the pushchair down there in this snow in 10 minutes. (nevermind the fact that I am not even dressed)
We will have to do with what we have in the cupboards today.

dinky he wants to drop Further Maths which in itself is ok I suppose as I know he was finding it hard and he would still be doing 4 at AS. Thankfully he has just confirmed by email that he intends carrying on the 4 to A level which is not what his tutor (who clearly is talking out of his arse) said in his email.

Yes he still wants to read law, wants to be a barrister.
Am very excited at the moment as in between MNetting last November I was mooching on the Cambridge website and found a somewhat hidden section on another website linked to it about the Cambridge law conference which is a 4 day event in March for L6 students. They attend lectures in the morning and then do role plays in the afternoon (playing solicitors/barristers etc) and it is a residental course with lots of opportunities. Anyway, I found it just before the 1st December deadline and it was first come first served, places confirmed in January and we've had our fingers crossed since then. Thankfully, we've just got the confirmation email that he has got a place. I am so over the moon about this as what better way to demonstrate an interest in the subject than to attend that. I'm hoping this will at least guarantee him an interview at Cambridge next year then the rest is down to him

ref DH, he is much nicer now. i'm not sure what has happened but I'm pretty sure someone has had harsh words with him (and rightly so!) When I first spoke to him when I realised he was back here he was really aggressive and defensive but later that day his tone had completely changed. I think someone read him the riot act and pointed out his responsibilities.
Thanks so much for all your support over this x

you'd think living across the road from the schoolit'd be easier to find out whether they're open tomorrow wouldn't you?! it cleared competely yesterday and then snowed for 8 hours solid so it was thicker than ever this morning... dp said the roads were slushy though but lord knows what it'll be like in the morning.

A is sick with something, feverish and miserable and it looks like dd is getting it too so i'm tempted to just keep her home either way and i'm damned if i'm dragging ds1 out if dd's not going to school

SM.. that's one way to get out of a smear anyway

mos... lucky ds1 doing that residential, it sounds fabulous. i'm very of him possibly going to cambridge, i dreamt of going there and even started the application process but i fell to pieces during my leaving cert year for a variety of reasons and didn't do very well

Luke was just really sick. I was running myself a bath and he started crying so dp went in there, then came out to tell me he'd been sick. OMG, there was loads of it and boy did it stink!!
Luckily, Jacob slept through it all, Luke being sick and screaming, me ceaning the carpet and the cot, the re-dressing the cot.
Luke is ok, I put him in the bath and then gae him lots of hugs and he is now asleep and back in bed.
Poor thing

Oh no, poor Luke SilveryMoon - hope he's better now. There are alot of tummy bugs doing the rounds at the moment. Impressed DS1 didnt wake up through the clean operation though.

Snowtulips - hope the snow has cleared and your kids are better too.

That course sounds brilliant MOS - your DS1 is very lucky to have such a supportive mum on his side looking out things like that for him.

PT/ST sorry about your nightmare with the school and about A and DD being unwell, hope they are better soon.

SM oh poor Luke, hope its not a bug.

I'm a bit of DS1 too. He has all these opportunities that I didn't have. Much as I loved mum and dad they didn't support me in my further/higher education (I think because my two older brothers arsed around when they went to college) so I had to leave school at 16 and get a job. I therefore studied the bloody hard way, with a baby and full time job. wonder if thats why I'm so pushy/supportive of DS

Still very chuffed about his law conference. Just now need to get him some work experience either Easter or summer in a firm of Solicitors/Barristers chambers and find a residental french language course somewhere as the one his school organised has been cancelled and he seriously needs some practice before his exams in May/June.

Hi everyone - what a grey, wet, miserable day here in the City...

Will catch up properly later, but thanks for all the good luck vibes - must have worked because I was offered the job . it's still insurance, but a different class, and means I'll be working in the same office as DH (that's how it came about) but there are so many positives I have to take it. It's 3 days a week, only a 10 minute drive away - perfect. And the salary is not far off what I'm earning now so only a slight adjustment to be made - getting rid of the cleaner and downgrading our Virgin package should take care of it! I'm dead chuffed but..... I have to hand in my notice today which I'm dreading. I've worked here for 9 years and have some good friends - also they've been very accommodating to me in the past, but I can't pass on this local job.

Anyway - SM hope Luke is ok today and it was just a one off? ST - how are yours today? Orlena was suspiciously subdued this morning so hope she's not "coming down with something"....

Better dash and secretly write out my resignation letter on the company's PC/paper/time etc .

congratulations stw, that's brilliant news you clever thing! it definitely sounds like the right move and will make your life so much easier to manage. always sad to leave somewhere but your friends will still be your friends.