May 09 - The Sleepless Babies Club, All Dubious Fashions Welcome

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Ladies.

Thanks for the thoughts. It means a lot. I can't go anywhere until my car is back from the garage though. However my mother has called to say that she has had a good night so who knows?

ey up.
Jennster, when I first moved here (12 yrs ago), I practiced the Yorkshire speak - i'm off to t'pub, ee by gum, etc - just for comedy value with my friends who thought it funny to hear an American try to do an English accent (very Dick Vandyck). now, it's just a habit and I sound a bit ridiculous.

I have noticed dd1 and dd2 have started losing their 't'sound: to mah'o, lay 'ah. maybe they picked it up at nursery/preschool? certainly not in this house and I'm doing my best to correct without sounding like correcting iyswim. I don't mind picking up regional accents but can't stand leaving out consonants. just a personal thing.

oh, hope that didn't sound snobbish! I know there are things I say that would be laughed at, I don't mind. I just want my girls to say their T's . and I want them to say 'to mah to' NOT 'to MAY do' (as we do in Ohio).

ok, i'll get my coat...

just settling down from a busy am and lunch.. with my now cold cuppa (fortunately black tea so i'm pretending it's supposed to cold ) currently listening to DS trying not to smile.. he's playing rough and tumble with his large elephant soft toy and talking to 'edward' & answering his own questions in elephant trumpet noises
llare sorry about your gm
HtheH just wondering though if your mil knows and if she'd feel comfortable with you all sharing? did dh ask her if it was ok for her either? he's obviously happy or not thought about how mil sharing your room will affect any bedroom action
momino my mum didn't like the bristle accent.. she made repeat words all the time until i said it properly i never objected or found it snobby.
feeling all achey and i now have a sore throat.. feeling knackered after last night and rotten timing as dh is off to edinburgh on sun to stay with his best friend and watch the superbowl. typical i have to start a lurgy just as he's going away..

flippin i think ds would be less likely to play with that clock.. but I suppose i just can't bring myself to spend money only for it to not make any difference.. 5.30am is his normal wake up time.. 6.30am a lie in for us too.
cherry glad to hear J is a little better.

Evening.

flip we have a sleep clock with ITNG on. Upsy Daisy comes on when its time to get up. It worked a treat on night one (about a year ago). We found DS on his floor staring at the clock waiting for UD to appear. So funny. Second night he worked out that it didn't actually stop him leaving his room and that was the end of that! However we have just re introduced it after the 5.15am start earlier this week and if he stays in his room till UD appears now he gets a sticker on his chart. Will see how we get on!! Worked this morning.

HtheH MIL in same room.YANBU to be a little upset!!! I wondered the same as fi about whether she knows about it too. Hope you can find a solution. Where are you going? DH and I are trying to find the time for a 3/4 day skiing break too.

fi I must admit your NS had completely slipped my mind so thank you for reminding me (and dandy too). I'm glad to hear that you are still aiming towards it. Its so exciting.

llare thinking of you and your GM. Also well done on the running.

cherry also glad to hear J a little better. Hope you have a better night tonight, You must be exhausted.

Can I do a quick AIBU with you? We have invited a couple for dinner tomorrow eve. They have been close pals for about 3 years now as they have a DD the same age as DS1. They also have 6 month old twins. Now,her mother (so babysitters are not an issue!) has moved in with them to help and obviously it is pretty hectic in their house. But, we've not seen them as a couple, as in without kids around since , well, at least 3 months before the twins were born. So, I saw my friend today at school pick up and she tells me that she hasn;t even mentionned the invitation to her other half yet ( he's been away for a couple of days for work and got back last night) and it looks unlikley that they'll make it as she had a bad night last night. Now, I get that its hectic and she's tired, but I just got a bit annoyed by her reaction. We'd be cooking for them, we've not seen them properly for ages, she knows that I am bloody knackered too and frankly a thank you for the invitation wouldn't go amiss!!! Just really irritated me.

AIBU? She's not said for definate whether they are coming or not.

Sorry. Rant over.

Best go and get a glass of wine.......

Headless, I agree with Dandy yanbu. especially since it's so close to the day. she should give you plenty of time to prepare. As Dandy said, cheeky.

I would happily come to yours for dinner .

Evening all,

Mind it's been a busy day on here. It took me ages to catch up. I'm there now. So in no particular order, here's my NC of the day.

headless YANBU. Your friend sounds like she's not very grateful for being invited. Like dandy said, her excuses are a bit wishy washy (bad night 2 nights before?)

llare My thoughts are with you and your family. I can understand how you are feeling and hope that you get to see your gm very soon.

HTH Glad you're feeling better now. Sounds like you had a rough few weeks.

Emmab at your DH inviting your MIL into your bedroom on your holiday. Especially a special holiday such as yours would have been. Also wondering what your MIL thinks of it.

bunny clocks etc... Sorry no help here, we never used them. The dcs all went through early waking stages and you'll be glad to know that at 6 & 8 yo, they haven't woken at 5.30 for years now

room sharing Again. Can't help. Ours are now sharing for the 1st time in their life. For some reason circumstances always mean that babies end up sleeping in our room for years I also have a feeling that C might sleep better in her own room. Firstly I wouldn't be tempted to take her into bed with us and secondly she might self settle before we wake.

I had an OK day here. DH was home all day and only got called out around 6. The dcs were home and played really well together, being superheros and the like. Their bedroom was a bit of a bombsite though, but I don't mind that if it means that they've been using their imagination.

younger- yes, pick up put down is a baby whisperer technique. We still usually have to pat or shush DS2 too, but i am sure he would learn to settle without it if we persevered. He needs it more ATM as he's teething.

room sharing - we put off putting DD and DS1 together as we thought it wouldn't work when he was very little and teething and the like. But when we did it when he was 1 yo and DD 3.6 yo it worked really well and DD wouldn't wake even if he was crying in the night. We ended up seperating them when DS1 was just over 2 i think, as he was keeping DD awake chatting . Even though S has his own room, he usually ends up in ours by around midnight and it's becoming a bit of a habit. But sometimes he sleeps better with us (he does sometimes do 12-5) so it works ok. DH just doesn't like it when i fall asleep with him in the bed.

Headless- YANBU - if she has a live in babysitter and you are offering to cook a lovely dinner, then what is there not to like .

And HtheH - I am that your DH didn't mention the family room thing or even ask you/your MIL about it. Maybe he didn't want your MIL to feel lonely, but I would have thought she would appreciate some privacy too. Maybe there will be a last minute cancellation at the hotel- worth letting them know you still want an extra room if one comes available?

Well I have decided to stop taking my ADs. 2 days so far and feel OK. My GP supported my decision.

I have also decided to do the race for life in June to get me motivated to do some exercise, and also with my dad having cancer treatment ATM, it seems like a nice thing to do.

Well not only is my DSIL expecting in August, but 2 good friends are also due in August. One had a mc at 11 weeks in November so is really happy to be pg again so quickly and I am so pleased for them.

I don't think i am broody even with all these pg ladies around. S is such a joy ATM - he loves crawling around, pulling up on things, playing with his siblings (although they are not so happy about it). He loves chatting and making "kiss" noises and we spend a lot of time "chatting" and copying each others noises .

Evening all!

I'm full of curry, and a bit of beer - yum!

Headless - no, YANBU. If you're providing food you really need to know if they're coming or not. And it's just good manners, too.

fi - I know what you mean about not paying for the clock when you're not even certain about it, they are quite pricey. Luckily, my mum asked what DD1 wanted for Christmas, and I just suggested a clock (any clock, nothing specific) as DD1 is interested in time, watches, numbers etc. Anyway, that was what my mum came up with!

llareggub - hope you made it ok to see your Grandmother. Thinking of you.

We had a reasonable day here. A has had lots of little naps, but settled ok this evening so maybe we'll have a better night tonight. Please?! DD1 and I had fun this afternoon, we made fairy cakes - possibly her most favourite activity ever! She likes cooking, but fairy cakes are best, and they have to have icing and sparkly sprinkles. Today, the icing was dyed a very garish blue, and I had to take a photo of them to send to our friends for her. It was all very very funny.

Right, I need your opinions please. I have a wedding lunch to go to in a couple of weeks and am struggling with clothes. I bought this yesterday, the shape is not bad on me, but I'm nervous about the colour/pattern. What do you reckon. DH says it's 'fine'. Now I know you don't really know what I look like, but when you look at the dress, do you think 'minging'?! I'd probably wear it with thickish black tights and I've got a pair of black t-bar shoes with a medium heel. Or black legging and black knee high boots (can do leather and flat or suede with a heel). Luckily I think I'll be able to feed A in the dress - flop a boob out over the neck line! Not all that elegant, but it'll do. Thank you!

Belgian - apologies, I think I didn't get back to you about your dress, I'm so sorry. I've decided that it's not quite right for me, sorry.

I'd taken so long to type that I knew there'd be a cross-post! Evening pula!

Thanks for the stuff about room sharing, I think we're going to have to do it soon.

Back quickly as watching Lost (WTF is going on????)

flip love the dress. I would wear it with black tights and some coloured heels but leggings would work too.
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Didn't think I was BU, and thanks for your support! Still no word from friend yet.

Back to lost. Hope everyone has calm and peaceful nights

lol dandy! Am I allowed to say that sometimes you scare me slightly?!

I don't like leggings either, but the only selling point to me for them was that I could feed A if I had to by just lifting the dress up rather than going over the top, iyswim!! And yes, tights would be decent ones, I hate cheap tights. Like the idea of coloured shoes, will have to have a look for some. And see if I have any money.

Well, my super grandmother has done it again! My mother called this evening to say that she is absolutely chirpy than chirpy and sitting up in bed. She is actually looking forward to watching the rugby tomorrow. So I'm not dashing down the motorway this evening but am going to make a decision tomorrow about going anyway. She is an amazing woman! Thank you all so much for thinking of her. The combined force of mumsnet seems to have done wonders.

Night all. x

flippin Don't worry about the dress. I had figured so much. I like your new choice. I think it would look good on you, as I know what you look like in rl I think I have a bit of an idea of what it would look like I like Dandy's suggestion of coloured heels. Also agree with the no to leggings.

Talking about shoes. My favourite shoes have broken today. They had an elasticated strap and the bit of elastic broke. They were my pretty shiny shoes . Purple. I'm afraid dandy that I am guilty of the being to matchy matchy fashion sin, but I do love the colour purple

pula Good on you for doing the race for life. Especially with your dad now, it's especially special ( lost my way with words here for a min) to do this. Also great news on the AD's. I hope you keep feeling well

lol at fringing on shoes!

llarregub - that's great news.

dandy Please, please post the link. I'd love to see those shoes

x-posts llare Great news! These 90+ yo's can be tough as old boots. I've got one of those too.

too frumpy?

would these be ok with blac tights? really?

my faves, but wrong colour?

I'm rubbish at this. I think I used to know about clothes and shoes once. Now I only do comfortable.