April 2009 - Episode 11 - 'There's Something About Teutonic Penises....'

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05 Mar: Kazkiss: ISABELLE FLORENCE 4lb 6oz & OLIVER THOMAS 3lb 7oz
15 Mar: Cakeforbrains: OSCAR WILLIAM 7lb 2oz
27 Mar: ZuluWarrior: Alexander James 7lb 15oz
28 Mar: FrogmellaMoonbeam: VIOLET ROSE 7lb 9oz

02 Apr: Oddeyes: ELEANOR 9lb 8oz
03 Apr: Bebemoo: MEGAN LILLIAN CONSTANCE
03 Apr: Bumpalump: JACOB 8lb
04 Apr: BabyBolat: KARAHAN 6lb 5oz
04 Apr: Kingbeat23: IRIS
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
13 Apr: MathsMummy27: AMELIA CHARLOTTE
15 Apr: Guimauve: HUGO GEORGE 9lb 2oz
15 Apr: Bronze: ISAAC JOHN 7lb 14oz
15 Apr: Kalikaroo: Name TBA BOY 8lb
16 Apr: PuzzleRocks: HOLLY ELIZABETH 8lb
16 Apr: Brettgirl: HANNAH GRACE 6lb 15oz
16 Apr: ReallyTired: Name TBA GIRL
18 Apr: Staryeyed: Name TBA BOY 7lb 11oz
18 Apr: Dawntigga: SAMUAL 5lb 11oz
20 Apr: Wrigglyfish: SEBASTIAN 9lb
20 Apr: Swaliswan: BETH 7lb 9oz
21 Apr: B52s: SAM MARTIN 7lb 9oz
21 Apr: Feierabend: HAZEL LOIS 7lb 9 oz
21 Apr: Mrsgboring: EDMUND 8lb 12oz
23 Apr: Tristalewjac: LEWIN 8lb 4oz
23 Apr: NuttyTaff: TIAHNA SKYE 8lb 8oz
23 Apr: Purplemonkeydishwasher: ISLA ELIZABETH 8lb 14oz
26 Apr: Carameli: THEO LAURENCE 7lb 6oz
26 Apr: Surprisenumber3: EVIE ANNE 8lb 2oz
26 Apr: Bicnod: OSCAR MATTHEW 8lb 1oz
27 Apr: Loobylaboobs: OLIVER STEPHEN 7lb 7oz
27 Apr: Gingersarah: VERONICA ROISIN 9lb 1oz
30 Apr: MegBusset: ARCHIE 8lb 15oz
30 Apr: Elpis: ISLA JESSICA 8lb 11oz
30 Apr: Ladyofmuswell: SAMUEL
01 May: Satheresitting: Name TBA BOY
03 May: Conkertree: Name ANGUS ANDREW 8lbs 8oz
06 May: Frekkles: HARRIS MERLIN 8lb 5.5oz

Auld - Mon dieu
The friends opinions bit: three quarters think it hinders the childs development?

I love the suggestion that my children will be ill-equipped to cope with life because I haven't wrenched them from my bosom by a certain age. [petit gateau]

Bicnod - Poor DH, I hope he is better soon. And that you and O are unaffected.

Bebe - Saucy

I am so glad you agree with me about the article, as someone replied on the living overseas thread saying it was good that Le Monde was raising awareness of this form of parenting. Except that pointing a finger at the weirdos is a strange was of raising awareness.

bebe, hope you enjoy the hotel perks

TT glad your mum is doing OK. Fingers crossed for the next stage.

Hello to everyone else, I am a bit too knackered to really post, and have loads of work to do.

Ladies I think I may actually be right at the end of my tether. I just yelled at Orbit because it's taken me over an hour to get him to go to bed. He's hardly slept today and he just wouldn't go to sleep, and kept poking me and scratching and wriggling and fighting until I just held him really tight by the arms and yelled 'JUST GO TO SLEEP' really loudly.

I feel terrible, he cried, then I burst into tears and then he just wailed, I've never heard him wail like that, it was like he was heartbroken.

I am just completely worn out, Mum came out of hospital today and I'm just tired of keeping it together and not worrying, the house is a tip, DP is away, I haven't had any dinner yet, and I still need to put the washing on and put the recycling and the bins out and tidy up the kitchen/nuclear bomb site.

Someone tell me it's all going to be ok

Turtle (hug) It'll be ok... will rwrite more in sec but Moo is getting into trouble brb

don't worry abt the house
give o a kiss and a cuddle and tell him over and over you love him
have a cry if you need to to relieve tension
and get to bed early and get some sleep
do housework in morning

I just want to burst into tears

TT - He wailed because he was tired. Not because of you. You need to be kind to yourself right now, you have a hell of a lot to cope with.
FWIW I think you are awesome.

TT, I wondered how long you would be putting on such a brave face. You must be exhausted and out of your mind with worry.

First of all, Orbit will be fine. He was overtired and you were pushed to the end of your tether. We've all been there (at least I have) more than once and you're only human. You love him and he'll be his usual self tomorrow. Don't worry.

Go and get something to eat and sod the house. It can be untidy for another day. And get an early night if you can - you need to look after yourself too.

So let it out.

Just went upstairs and DS1 is still awake, so he must have heard me yell at Orbit as well

Last week I was like a horrible creature. So tired, and stressed and dealing with a Moo who felt the same.
I lost the plot a couple of times. At one point at about 3am I was bawling my eyes out and Meg was looking up at me with such confusion and then she started crying too. But after that we calmed down a bit and I could start afresh.

You hang in there Turtle

Thanks lovelies. Marginally more sane now, have had pizza and a chat with my sister. Am about to do the bare minimum (recycling and bins) and go to bed.

Fingers crossed for a better night for all

TT massive hugs. Pizza is good. Look after yourself; life is tough at the moment and you're coping amazingly well.

TT hope you feel slightly restored after a night's sleep.

xxx

Morning

Night not brilliant but Orbit in bed with me and DP away so lots of room, managed not to wake up too much when Orbit needed a little feed to go back to sleep a few times. And DS1 did his second dry night with no pullup

Life is looking more positive this morning already - I have just found Orbit's high chair harness which I was hunting high and low for yesterday, which will stop me having to prevent him toppling out of it. He was fine in it but lately he's decided the most fun thing is to climb onto the seat and leeeeeaaaaaaan over the edge while grinning at Mummy, who is doing her nut.

Also saw a house yesterday which was lovely, huge (5 beds ) and not too far from where we live now, and not really in our budget but think we might have to just do it. Fingers crossed, am going to ring lettings agents as soon as they open with questions and to arrange for DP to see it.

DP home tonight with any luck. I'm going to ring mum later and see how she is, and hopefully go to park with my best antenatal class friend (obviously except for all you lot!) and her two children, which is always cheering.

Thank you again for lovely words, makes a huge difference

oh and house just round corner from excellent primary school now we have to hope DS1 gets a place there.

5 beds?

Lots and lots of rooms to fill with more babies!

Have a lovely day

x

TT, I x-posted with you yesterday.
Glad you are feeling better. I agree with those who say you are bearing a huge load and doing so with amazing resilience.
Take some time for you, if only a few minutes here and there, a hot bath, a hot chocolate, whatever little thing makes you feel more human.
And don't worry about Orbit and his crying. He may well have been upset by the unexpected volume rather than because he sensed your feelings of frustration/anger. DS1 once burst into inconsolable tears at around 6mths because several people burst into sudden and noisy laughter near him.
House sounds great, hope it works out.

TT you have to look after yourself, consider it putting on your oxygen mask before helping anyone else. You can't break down right now so looking after yourself is essential not selfish! I command you to a hot bath and glass of wine tonight, sod what the house looks like.

FullOfSnotAgainTiggaxx

TT- we all have days where we feel we've done the wrong thing. Its human and normal
Hope you can get the house

We had our viewer. They really liked the house but need to sell

I put a deposit down on it this morning! DP hasn't even seen it yet, gulp.....but other people were viewing it, so we thought we should move swiftly.

It is lovely - only drawback is kitchen not big enough to sit in, but dining room right next door with 1950's serving hatch. I shall need my hair in a roll and a lovely pinny, clearly.

I heard Shelly von Strunkel on the radio last night going on about Mercury being retrograde up until today, and it stopping meaning that lots of things that were blocked suddenly unblocking - and you know what, I don't believe in astrology much but it seems that after last night's crisis suddenly things are moving ahead. I feel encouraged.

Spoke to mum and she's feeling very tired and slow still - the district nurse is meant to come and see her today but hasn't come yet.

TT you poor love everybody gets to breaking point once in a while, I've hissed at Oscar to just 'go to effing sleep' on more than once occasion then felt terrible when he's ramped up the crying. You definitely need to look after yourself as much as possible at the moment. Sending big unmumsnetlike hugs ((( )))

V. exciting about the house

Hope the nurse turns up - how is your mum doing in herself?

DH has stopped puking which is good, but I felt dreadful last night - I couldn't get warm, I was wearing pjs a fleece a dressing gown and a winter duvet and I was still shivering uncontrollably. Felt awful all night, going from freezing to boiling, felt very nauseous but didn't actually chunder. So not sure if that was NV but less severe or something else. Still feeling delicate today and haven't been able to eat anything but much much better than last night. Not very easy dealing with a baby when you are both feeling ill - I really don't know how single parents cope when they are sick.

Oh yeah, on the upside we have a childminder

She is lovely. She has two boys, 2 and 3, and just wants to childmind one other little one - so O will be her only mindee. She's happy for me to drop him off at 7.30am so I'll be able to get back from work early enough to spend a bit of time with him before he goes to bed.

And I found her through netmums

Hello hello

Well, so much to catch up on. We are back from a weekend at the PILs where, as usual, DH got much more rest and relaxation than me

I spent two hours shouting down the phone to Orange customer services yesterday because they are a bunch of bastards.

DD1 got filmed today for German television and Hazel and I feature too. I hope this is the start of a Hollywood career and we'll be able to buy that £890k house that's on the market in our village

Great news about the houses, TT and Bronze.

Bicnod, hope you're feeling much better, is O okay?

Must go, Hazel is calling...