May09 - Christmas is on it's way and Grumpycaaa is comin' to town!!

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Hope that works!

Cocktail anyone?!

Hello all!

Grumpy - Good that your dog has a good home to go to.

Belgina - O is teething atm too. He woke up screaming in pain this afternoon. Having got his bottom two teeth so early, we're still awaiting top ones but they've definitely moved down and it looks like they'll be through any day.
Hope your DH has realised the real purpose of the baby monitor. They just don't get it do they!

Momino - how lovely to have some "H" time. When are DD1 and DD2 back?

Looby - well done with putting M down awake! I'm v impressed with your quick success. Long may it last!

Running - I ahve some christmas paper left over from last year but when it's run out I may nab your idea and use brown paper with ribbon

Fi - poor you! Hope you all feel better soon.

Well the chimney sweep appeared and all pretty straight forward. Apparently we have "the Rolls Royce of fireplaces"!!!!??!

ses lol at "the rolls royce of fireplaces"

well M fell asleep on the boob tonight and was in her cot at 7.35pm so I expect she'll be awake for a feed in the next half hour or so

BF in her room sat in chair at 5am no where near as comfy as sitting up in bed really missed waking up and seeing her next to me this morning oh well I'll get used to it.

running I too like your idea of brown paper with ribbon. For DSD's small stocking pressies I recycled some brown paper bags and printed stars on them in gold

I've got the lurgy again so am off to bed soon

I've borrowed DH a black tie for Friday and bought him a new shirt so he's sorted but I have no idea what I'm going to wear. I want to be able to BF but all my BF tops are really casual - I ordered a new smart BF top from Blooming Marvelous to wear at xmas, it was in dark purple and black so would have been perfect but it arrived today and was too big so I've sent it back and ordered a smaller size.

Evening ladies.

Momi- enjoy the rest and peace and quiet whilst DD1 and DD2 are away .

Fi- sorry to hear how poorly you all are. Hope you all feel better soon.

Running- as i spend my life wearing jeans, then i just wear my uggs under them, although DH wants to get me some skinny jeans.

Well, sleep training is getting there slowly - S fed at 10pm, woke at 3am, DH dealt with him as he would think about milk if i held him . He settled at 4am, woke at 7am, fed in bed and fell asleep until 9am. Today he settled quickly for his naps too. We are just waiting for the day when he sleeps right through...

looby- hope you feel better soon

ses Rolls Royce of fire places.

looby How about a black normal top/blouse with a black vest underneath? It's still very discreet in public. I don't own any bf tops and now in winter woolly jumpers work really well.

I think no one is on here because they're all on fb

Whoops x-post earlier pula Sorry hadn't noticed

Right, bed for me now. I'm going early for a change. I'm expecting a disturbed night with DH arriving back from work around 2, which will probably wake C, etc... etc... etc... I wish we had a spare room for DH to sleep in when he comes home at that sort of time. We'd all sleep better...

jinglebelg, i AM finding it difficult to do both MN and FB and now this FB farm thing... how does anyone have time forit?

ses, I'm laughing as well at the 'rolls royce of fireplaces'.

grumpy, glad Beebee has a good home to stay until she's back with you.

pula, doing well at the sleep training, keep it going. he'll sleep through soon enough.

looby, at M not being in bed next to you. I'm now thinking back to when I'd bring H into bed with us and it was lovely to see her snuggled next to me with her little fists by her ears, snoring. Oh, I might bring her into bed with me for old time sake. though she probably wouldn't be still.

G still sleeps with us!

momi That farm seems to take up quite a bit of my time too. Yesterday the application wasn't working with me and I was worried all day my plants were withering away

Right, really bedtime now.

Night night everyone. Wishing you healing, unbroken lovely restful sleep

llare, after looby's post and now yours, I want to bring H back in with me! DH would defn object. i just want to cuddle her, be with her all the time.

we had such a lovely day, i wasn't as productive as I could have been but I'm transfixed by her, love watching her discover toys, practice her pincer, giggle at the dog, giggle at me. it's like belgian was saying earlier with C and not getting much done as they're addictive.

and with the older 2 away, it's easy to be taken with her.

speaking of the older 2, i heard from FIL they were up 3x last night so, glad they're with them! I'll enjoy one more night of sleep before they come home tomorrow. i do miss them though, a bit too quiet.

He is still in with us because it works. He sleeps until 9ish when in the bed with us. IN his cot he is really unsettled. I'll have to tackle it eventually but for now he is staying. Best form of contraception!

He woke me up this morning by tapping me on the back. It was so sweet. Bless.

We're watching Bones this evening after laughing our socks off at Miranda. It is such a good show.

oh, I do like Miranda.
just watching QI as a bit of background noise.
I need to force myself up to bed though. I'm tired and need to get to sleep. Have dog-walking duty in the morning then braving York Shopping crowds.

good night everyone.

Morning all,

I love Miranda as well. She was funny on Stricty's It Take Two show the other day as well.

Last night wasn't as good as the rest of the week as R woke at 3.30 so I fed him and then he woke at 6 when DH was getting up for work. He has just gone back to sleep now. He did sleep 9 hours solid though so I guess thats great compared to only a week ago.

I still feel rough. I've had stomach cramps the last few days and no appetite. I think its all to do with this rash and joint pain I have been having. I'm waiting for a referal to the specialist. I just want to feel better again.

Better go as R has just woken again after only 10 mins asleep . I'll be back for a name check later I hope...

Holy moly ladies, lots to catch up on so name check amnesty from me, I'm afraid. Hopefully will be able to do a proper read later...Until I can do so (apart from febes who I can immediately see is still not 100% ) hope everyone is ok.

Bad couple of nights with R. He is so bunged up with cold. This morning he woke at 4am and apart from a quick 20 min nap on the walk to drop DS off a nursery, has not been back to sleep again. I've put him in his pushchair now so his head is higher than his body so am hoping the snot won't bug him in that position and am waiting for a glorious 3 hour nap . Ooh it has gone quiet......

Its a bit of a buidling site here today. We're having the drive paved. And new carpets fitted on the stairs. So hardly peaceful for a poorly baby! Think I'll take him out for a stroll as the sun is actually shining here in a bit.

Morning folks,
Just popping in quickly to say hi while A is snoozing.

febes really hope you start to feel better soon.

momi enjoy your shopping, hope its not too crowded.

Must admit I also miss A being in with us, although I sometimes take her into bed to feed her first thing in the morning and she is so wriggly now - she likes to feed in bed whilst holding onto both me and DH's pj's while flailing her legs about Not sure we'd get much sleep that way!

Right am going to finish my Christmas cards while I have the chance.

Have a nice day all x

Morning all

Another successful night with M in her cot asleep at 7.30pm woke at 10pm for a feed, fed then back in cot 10.20pm settled herself to sleep then woke at 5.15am for a feed back in cot at 6am settled herself to sleep then woke at 8am!

Off to see my mum this afternoon and I'm dreading it - I just hope she's having a good day . I don't want to go and I feel so guilty for saying that .

I know the main reason she's so nasty is the dementia but I find it really hard, especially when she's so nasty to M .
Just don't know how my dad is going to cope with her when she gets home now she's so aggressive.She's still wetting herself too as the nurses can't change her/get her to the bathroom.

think I'll take M to town to get my mum some cakes to take with us.

MIL keeps saying that I should remember that's its the disease that makes her so nasty and to remember the good times before she got like this but we've never had a close relationship

Sorry to offload on here but I can't tell anyone how I feel in RL.

Sorry me, me, me

Hi all.
Just a quick note, decided to do shopping in the afternoon as figured lunch crowds will have thinned by then.

ladyH, hope R is less bunged up soon. Harper's been full of cold and she slept badly for a few days but cold/cough has settled. lots of cuddles do the trick.

febesI, hope you feel better too!

looby, do offload here. it's a tough, stressful tie when a family member is ill. Sometimes it feels like you don't have anyone to talk to, who knows how you feel since you may go through guilt, anger, sadness, etc. I'm sure a few of us on here have been through similar and can listen with empathy. don't feel guilty about mememe.

running, i'm going to take your example and do christmas cards in a moment after i clean up the kitchen.

also been looking at the sling thread as I need a replacement for the babybjorn. i really want a soft backpack but forever confused about which one. I've decided to go to a slingmeet in January to try a couple.

ok, signing off so I can get something done. hope everyone is well.

looby, that's stressful time (not tie)

OK, I admit it, my farm is better than my socialising .

Looby - do offload here. It's really hard to have a parent ill, and dementia is such a difficult thing.

momino - slingmeet a very good idea. I had a Connecta in the past which I loved, but I sold it because I didn't like the pattern loads and I needed to fund my wrap habit!

Hope all babies and mums are on the mend now.

I saw my GP yesterday, and cried . I'm still on the list for counselling but still no idea when that will happen. The GP was helpful in that he was reassuring and sympathetic, but not sure that it achieved much in some ways. We had a long conversation about antidepressants, and agreed that they probably wouldn't be right for me at the moment. He did genuinely seem to be pleased/reassuring that I'm still breastfeeding but then in the next breath he was telling me that I should express more or start introducing formula so that I get a break. I don't think he understood that either of those things would be incredibly difficult for me - please don't shout, that is not a comment on formula at all, that is about me and my head.

Sorry, that was a bit me me me. Some days are better than others.

Me too....my name is Ses and I'm a farmaholic

Febes - sounds like you're having a rough time of it. I hope you get your referral soon.

Looby - seriously, feel free to offload on here. I know sometimes just typing something down helps. I sometimes feel like I'm the world's worst daughter as my mum seems to have one thing after another wrong and I often lack the sympathy I think I should have.

flippin - glad you had a good chat with your GP. I think you're right about BF/expressing/FF in that you just have to do what feels right for you. Every mum and baby is different and in a different situation so trust your instincts.

Here things are pretty good (hope I'm not tempting fate!) O finally sat up properly unaided today. I think he's been teasing me though as he sat perfectly without the slightest wobble for about 10 minutes on about half a dozen occassions. He looked at me as if to say "I've always been able to do it, I just choose not to!"

I've got some google wave invites if any of you want them?

Llare - what's google wave?