June 2008: New Year, new thread, new names, new words, new goals, but no resolutions!

[abdnhikinginawinterwonderland]

New thread since the last one's at 997 posts...

My contractions started in Morrisons - so we may not see Ktpie again for a bit!

Nah I'm still here, feeling a bit sore after my active day though.

sponge good advice from Deb and Poppy!

Poppy I think this is the daddy-is-my-hero age. We had this with DS1 and I really struggled emotionally with his obvious preference but he grew out of it and I think it's just because they are so into physical play at the moment and Dads often excel at that. Fraser's in dad-mode at the moment but it's not bugging me this time.

I'm a bit emotional at the moment. It's been a crap week - an old friend died of inflammatory breast cancer last weekend (expected but still unbelievably sad, her daughter is two), I've got some health issues, and now Fraser has a slight heart murmur. I think with Fraser it's probably nothing and the doctor thinks so too but we're still being referred up to the hospital to see a specialist because he also has episodes of blue lips.

For me, the doctor thinks I have an ovarian cyst but I'm also waiting on an ultrasound scan to hopefully confirm it. I'm very very low risk, but worst case scenario is cancer so I'm edgy. More likely, I'm wondering if my uterus is also okay since I've still not settled back to normal after removing the coil and it was causing irritation. I'm way too worked up about it and I know it's because of losing a friend, but logic doesn't always help with emotional responses...

Anyways, chances are both Fraser and I are 100% fine, hopefully I'll be calmer tomorrow.

Sorry , my post was at 4.50am so not feeling my best .

Thanks for all the kind words - just so so tired.

Goddess, sorry you had a bad night too.

poppy, it's so hard with fertility tests cos part of you wants nothing to treat and part of you wants something to treat .

Tedi, did you get a discount at Morrisons then?

AH, x-posted - so sorry to hear about your friend and also your health scares, and Fraser. What a lot to have on your plate right now .

Hope you don't have to wait too long to get the all clear for both of you.

Abdn - really sorry to read about your friend, and your health worries. Hopefully Fraser´s murmur will be nothing to worry about and that your scan appointment comes through soon to put your mind at rest.

Sponge- hope you get a better sleep tonight.

Poppy- have you a name for your lumpy friend? Seriously though it must be hard waiting for the results, hope you don't have to wait much longer.

Ktpie- you should sleep well tonight after all that exertion.

Typing this on a German keyboard - why do they have things in the wrong places!!!

Wonderful news - I'm an auntie again My DB has a new baby boy, their second. 7lbs 4oz, 3 hour labour (24 hours the first time Ktpie), 10 days early.

Congrats Auntie Abdn - nice to have news to make you smile

Fab news! Congratulations Auntie .

Name? (Only cos I'm nosey!)

Abdn sounds like you are going through it at the moment. Really sorry to hear about your friend. I hope your and Fraser's health scares turn out not to be serious.
Brilliant news about your brother! Sticking my head in the sand about the short labour

We had my Aussie friends round today, they move back on Wednesday so it was to say goodbye going to have to enter some competitions to win a holiday to Oz so we can visit them. Or the lottery would do.

ktpie, I share your pain - my hairdresser told me yesterday that she's emigrating to Oz in September, what am I going to do?

My hairdresser has the cheek to have had an operation on her shoulder putting her off work for weeks, I can't see through my fringe

Ktpie- how are things today?

Sponge - did you have a better night?

Deb, that is outrageous - has she no thought for her clients?

I did suggest to dh that it shouldn't be a problem for me to fly to Oz four or five times a year to have a cut and colour but he felt that was a bit expensive. Men!

Thank you for asking, I looked after A last night and dh took M - it was slightly better but not great. A woke at 4am and didn't go back to sleep for about an hour or so. Sounds ok, but the irony was that M slept from 10pm til 4am too (don't know whether M woke A up tbh) so dh had the same amount of sleep!!

Feeling a little brighter though as went out for two walks today - I am a fresh air freak and just don't get enough of it at the moment.

Hello all, I have had a terrible weekend. Luke is sick with a violent cold which has turned into spots over his face and hands - possible hand foot and mouth. He's had it beofre and it looks the same. he can't sleep 'cos he can't breathe through his nose so is up crying 4/5 times a night. I have tried the saline drops and they don't really do anything. Put them in 3 times through the night but 20 mins later he's crying again. Hope he gets better soon. It's horrid when you can't help them isn't it? Also it seems we have got to the bottom of the 'issues' with Mark and I. He has said he never gets any time to unwind i.e. work monday to friday leave house at 7ish back home at 8.30 sometimes later and then the weekend running after Luke with me. We've decided to give him Saturdays to do with as he pleases. I think that's fair enough. if he had a regular 9-5 then maybe i'd be pissed off but he doesn't. Sunday will be family day for us to all go out and do something nice.

Luke said his first proper sentence today! He wanted to watch ITNG on the computer so he took my hand and dragged me to the computer and said piggle and then - 'sit down mummy' - bless him!!!

Aberdeen - congratulations on your new neice. I do hope all the health issues sort themselves out and terrible about your friend. What a rollercoaster for you. Make sure you have some time to be on your own and collect your thoughts.

Everyone - thanks for being so great about the IVF stuff - what would I ever do without you all? Thanks Sponge for the extra support texts too

Poppy - hope you get your results soon hun. Even if they come up with something, it'll make you feel better that you are doing something about it.

ktpie - sending great labour vibes!

Poor Luke - hope he feels better soon. Did you ever ask the doctor about his nose/breathing issues? Sleep deprivation at any time is killing, but while you're on all these drugs it must be so tough .

I think Mark is extremely lucky that you're so tolerant tbh.

And v cute on the talking .

Oh bugger(not you bugger) I just wrote a length post and it's all gone

summary - Amber, hope Luke improves soon and your new weekend routine works out for everyone

Sponge - said hairdresser also runs the toddler group which means there's no toddler group, we haven't been since mid Dec and it's the only thing to do here with Ethan - I miss it.

This time next week dh and i will be in London with NO children, 1st time I've left Ethan and 1st time in 3 years that we've been away just the 2 of us

anyone on here advertise or buy anything from Gumtree? Have put our house on - we're trying anything now

We have guests who love karaoke, not so loud as the surgeons from Cardiff but they can't sing!!

Have sold a couple of things on Gumtree, but not a house!

What are your plans for London then?

We should be in London by lunchtime Sunday, will have a wander, maybe do a museum and nice cafe, hotel, chinese meal and maybe a show or cinema. On Monday Nigel has his meeting , Mum is coming from Norwich to meet me for the day - shopping, chatting, eating, then Mum goes home, we go to the b+b, meal out, and then very early flight back on Tuesday morning.

Anyone seen anything at the cinema that's worth watching?

on re-reading that it sounds like it's all about food!! But eating without a toddler is such a treat isn't it?

Sponge I did ask the doc and she said that adenoids go down on their own and to wait and see what happens once he is two. Not so useful...

Sorry Luke is I'll- have you raised his cot and tried dousing it in carvol as that does seem to help. Also glad you have found solution with mark if that makes things easier for you. And thanks for nice thoughts- test are only going to rule stuff in or out.

Have you investigated any of free net estate agents deb? Any new market has got to be good.

Ktpie every time you post I think Its starting.

Sponge Its not good when lose hairdresser.

Lovely day as took e to the zoo- apparently baby pandas make noises like cats....

Deb, totally agree with you about eating without toddlers - try and eat out on nursery days but even that can be stressful if M wants a feed just as my dinner arrives!

As for "cinema", can you remind me what that is? I vaguely remember going somewhere called a cinema in the dim and distant past . . .

Amber, that's a pain - one of my friends saw a sleep consultant with her first cos he was such a bad sleeper. No idea where you find one or how good they are but would it be worth considering?

poppy, your day at the zoo sounds great .

Amber - Does Luke snore? Tristan had enlarged adenoids and was a terrible sleeper, in fact he didn't sleep through the night without crying or waking up at some point until he had them removed at 4 years old here.It's not too long to wait until he's 2 I suppose.

Poppy - I think Nigel's put the house on a couple of those sites, and we had a few e-mails but usually it's someone just being nosy! - v cute about the panda noises.

Sponge - not totally sure, I seem to remember it's a place with people, films, red seats and ice cream. I think we last went to the cinema in 2005 before we moved here.