Hello everyone, just need to keep bookmarking and one day I will catch up!
How are all the poorly bubbas?? tree, Stripey, Lenni, hope all well soon. Lenni is right about the protein and simple carbs dog. think of the malnutrition in Africa, they can't send loads of fatty stuff as they can't synthesise it very well and I guess the same for underweight babies. Although, Isla sounds very healthy (when not pukingIYSWIM) so I would just resign myself to the fact she is small.
Lenni, Party later in the year sounds fab and you sound so fab and organised!
MissJ: Z and D are one next week!!
Just planning the party at the moment actually, was a small affair and has now turned into 6 adults, 7 toddlers and 4 babies, arrggghhhhh (plus me, DD and DS too!). I have asked DH to book afternoon off now as I'm not sure I can cope! He was not best pleased as its the start of the montha nd he doesn't want time off to 'make cups of tea for women' as he puts it .
Still, won't criticise him too much as his time off is doing wonders for our relationship (in more ways than one....).
Gumps- We are staying in NYE as well, so will join you with the virtual fizz and nibbles. i am quite pleased tbh as i have had some shocking NYE's and rather hate it, it all gets so hyped up. the best ones are a small party at a friends house I find. we have been invited to one but can't get sitter
Dog- How exciting!! I would love,love,love to be at someones labour, any old bugger would do (in fact i am free in august should you need a hand).
Tink- what a nightmare!!! Yet just squizzed your photos and you look like you are having a rare old time, well done for the brave faces!! Oh, and Bracken looks about 18mths old with her proper hairdo!! So sweet .
HZ- Sorry about your Dad, we have DH's gramp with a similar thing, he will NOT be moved come hel or high water. Hope it sorts itself out.
Anyway, we had a fab xmas at my sisters and both the DC's loved it. Z had to be forcibly removed from the dinner table after a few hours, he was in his element. DD loved all her new toys but my god she has been hard, hard work in excited, choclated up mode! My advice is NOT to sleep a 3 and 6 yr old in the same room on xmas eve, they got bugger all sleep and were up at 5.59am!!!. In fact, by 6.10am DD had shredded the contents of her stocking and eaten the head of her chocolate santa.
the rest of the hols has been great, they are both waking up about 9.15am most mornings, which is heaven.
Oh, and Z now has all 4 molars (was a bit painful xmas night and boxing day, used about half a bottle of calpol, but he seems ok now) and is back to feeding normally after a bit of a nursing strike.
Must go, got to sort out house for some friends coming round for lunch tomorrow, now why is it even though we did not have xmas here it still bloody looks lke we did!!!