October 2007 - these little piggies are growing up fast!

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Ok so a pretty boring thread title but thought we needed some distance from the last one!

Wow! This thread has suddenly exploded with activity again

Muppet I agree totally with the others. Its going to be hard to miss your brother's wedding, but harder on you to go. I think visiting at cheaper another time when things can be better arranged is the ideal solution. Maybe then you will be able to take all the DC's (and DH) and wont have to stress about leaving anyone behind. That will alleviate your anxiety as well. I'm sure if you just tell your brother all these points, that he will understand and will see how much this is tearing you apart. The webcam is a great idea too!! Besides... the fall is a lovely time to be in Toronto!

NC {shock] at your dad giving DD sambuca! My Ds1 likes to taste when we have a drink, but I would not approve of OTHERS giving him stuff. Your dad sounds like he hasnt adjusted to having you back in his life, or refuses to make that adjustment. Either way, it wasnt nice of him to behave that way. Glad you had better day afterwards though with the LOs.

Inzi You are such a strong woman! I am glad to hear that you are conquering everything that is thrown your way. Very glad to hear that George is doing well and is continuing to stay put!

WWAJC We had a similar problem with our canopy. Have you tried punching a small hole in the fabric where the water pools and putting in a grommet? You can buy them at sewing shops or hardware stores. (and most importantly, it can easily be done in 5 minutes!!). You lazy day with Anya sounds wonderful. Had a similar day today. Just been working to get things done for Marco's party next weekend. On a side note: I think I am missing both you and Choc from my FB. Can you add me?

Choc I used to bake while preg too which was quite strange since I couldn't stomach any food at that point!! I guess I felt like if I couldnt nourish myself, then at least I could feed the rest of the brood!! LOL

Dal How are things going with you and the boys? Love the pics you have been adding... so sweeeet .

FT How is Alex's foot??

Hi Ladies WinnieThePooh here.

Not been on MN for some time and had forgotten my pass word so changed ID.
Also DP finally became DH in April last year after being together for 15 years.

I can't beleive that DD2 will be 3 in October, where has that time gone. She starts into the playgroup at school in September 3 mornings a week.

Well off to bed now. Will try to check in again tomorrow.

*Winnie" Congratulations!!!!! I hope you had a lovely wedding day. Its lovely to hear from you again...yes it is amazing how fast the time has flown..I'm starting Alex in nursery school 2 afternoons a week (I hope)in September..hopefully that will mean he can automatically get a place there in January when he qualifies for his free nursery care. I hope we get to hear more from you in the near future.

Inzi Honey I cant believe how much you are being tested atm...many would have folded with not a 10th of what you are coping with..I truly wish I lived closer to help out even a little...((((hugs)))...all I can say is that (as my Gran used to tell me) 'you are never tested more than you can bear' no matter how hard it may feel ...everything will be ok in the end....just concentrate on keeping George safe for the next few weeks.

LLL Hope you are feeling better and Ben has kept up the drastically improved potty score you reported on FB
Muppet Dont blame your future sil for hitting the roof with your brother but glad it is now out in the open and she has forgiven him enough to still want to marry him. I think you already know you can't realistically go to Canada ..you just need to get over the guilt of (as I think' you feel) letting your brother down. Phone him and explain simply and clearly that Cs job is on the line, you simply cannot afford it, that your Mil is not reliable (he already knows that after last years shenanagins over Miles's birth)and the dilemma about 'letting him down' on his 'big day' and doing right by your own family it making you ill with anxiety ask him to forgive you but much as you love him and want to support him you simply can't make it but would love for you and all the family to watch it live on web cam if it can be arranged (offer to pay ...it wont cost a fraction of a flight )promise to go over en familee when things are not so tight or even offer to host a family celebration over here whenever he and his new wife can get here...and send them something extra special and meaningful as a gift.... I hope you are feeling more yourself again soon xxxx

NC I'm glad you got the girls out of there before things excallated..I would have walked after the sambuca incident (not that I personally have got anything against controlled sampling of a little alcohol while young but it is a parental decision to make not made into an illicit treat by a grandparent))Glad you got a good day with the girls afterwards though.

Dh home soon so I had better hurry ...sorry I missed commenting on everyone else (I did read and sympathise/understand honest ) Time is limited atm because Dh and I are trying to find time for each other as things were getting a bit ... well ... 'distant' I suppose is the only word. Plus Pils have been moving house...we got them out of theirs and sorted all their belongings into bin, freecycle, ebay, our house or professional storage by last Thurs and they are staying with Sil until they have the new (much, much smaller)home completed (should be on Friday) and renovated...prolly 6 weeks or so. Also we all go on holiday with them to Spain for a week on Saturday At least Alexs' foot is improving (though it gave an almighty crack and he went down like a sack of spuds on Saturday but he immediately got up and carried on as usual)Thank you all for asking about him...I'll be taking plenty of tape with me on holiday just in case.Biggest problem atm is we went to a 'splash' zone yesterday to get him used to the sort of water play he will get next week (we all had a fab time) but 4 hours later my eye started stinging and despite usung itchy eye drops the pain in it woke me at 3am...I got up this morning with my eye swollen shut, looking like the Bride of FrankensteinDh asked who had hit me! I now have antibiotic drops but it is still so swollen I cant see out of it properly...just the look I want to be sporting on holiday eh?

NC - at your dad and his attitude towards you and dd1 (bruises / alcohol). Think you did the right thing and at least you got a nice Sunday afternoon - you wouldn't have had that if you'd stayed. Woohoo at your new car - how fab!

Inzi - good news that all is well with George - hope the scan etc goes well on Thursday. I hope that this doesn't sound harsh but you can't assume sole responsibility of your mum, dad and nan - Jane and George have to be your main priority, not to mention yourself, and there's only so much of you to go round everybody. Do you have any other family who could pitch in and help, at least in the short term? Could you sister and brother take it in turns to come back up for long weekends, say once a month each? Anything so you don't feel as though you're on your own with all this. I admire you so much for keeping a positive outlook - the only way to get through it I guess - massive hugs to you.

BB4 - good idea about the hole/grommet thing in the fabric - I shall mention it to my parents when they work out if the frame's beyond repair, it was their gazebo after all . I'm pretty sure you're on my fb list, unless I've mixed you up with someone else [crapatrememberingrlnamesemoticon]

Bula/Winnie - congratulations on last April!

Muppet - don't worry about not being on here so much - glad you and dh are being wise enough to concentrate on each other before the 'distance' between you gets out of hand - it can so easily snowball - I hope your time together is having the desired effect. Good news that Alex's foot is improving, he (and you) must be relieved! at your eye - looking forward to the holiday snaps in that case!

I've had a busy day today, making up for yesterday's laziness. Had a frustrating morning running errands when all the places I needed to go to were shut/sold out/changed timetables - poor Anya was getting quite fed up of being driven round random places and not actually allowed to do anything exciting! Had a long chat with her key worker at nursery this afternoon - Anya's got proper friends now that she actively plays with, which I'm really pleased about.

Hi All

Havent been on here for ages and just been updating Facebook inbetween finally cleaning my house that was neglected for months.

Great news that all is well with George Inzi

I have some news and bursting to tell someone and dont wanna put on FB just yet and therefore cant tell my fam as they will definitely comment on FB.

WE ARE PREGNANT!!!!!!!! Only about 5 weeks and we just decided to leave it until my studies are done but looked like it was planned this way.

Hi to everyone else. I am so horrible with updating here. I always try and read the other threads and comment where I can but always no when I get on here I prob would have missed out on loads

WWJC Nice to hear that Anya is getting on well.

Aaliyah started pre-school ion 30th April and loves it. Only 2 afternoons and then the childminder 4 half-days. From Sept she will be going 4 morning sessions. She has a very outgoing personality and this is perfect for her

Eva and Winnie Congratulations!! to you both!!

Winnie, lovely to hear from you again. How are things? I'm J20 btw

Eva-You didn't waste any time did you lol Are things back on track with DH then? So happy for you

WWaJC-Grr @ your morning, hate it when I have days like that, hope you got sorted with everything in the end. Aw, that's nice that she has proper friends, not sure if Shannon does, she did say that her baby cousin is her best friend earlier-t'was a bit random as we weren't discussing anything like that but cute all the same.

FT-Glad that you and DH are trying to spend some quality time together, it's nice that you're able to recognise it and try and deal with it before things get worse. Ouch about the eye, hope you're okay! When do you go on holiday?

Inzi-Crappy crappy crappy things are-Sorry things are so shit, you're doing so well and keep singing that song-also do 'if you're happy and you know it...' Will keep Jane entertained too
Can someone come to stay and help when you have George? If need be I'll come and camp in your garden for a week or so to help do cleaning and shopping etc

Well I'm awake at this time as I have chest pain, whilst googling I found this among other things, I'm pretty sure I've got it-after all these years of thinking I had a pulled muscle or something. I bet others have it and don't know that theres a name for it!! Am quite chuffed that I know but wish it'd go away now. Shannon has been a complete monster today, screaming and attacking me because I put her new shoes in my bag and she wanted to carry them, it lasted for a long time round the shops and I refused to give in, got a lot of funny looks-she's pushing the boundaries a lot atm, need to keep strong and firm..

My dad still hasn't bothered to call and apologise the stubborn pig. Regarding him giving dd sambucca, for one it is too string for a little body of that age to be having I think-if it had been a glass of shandy or sip of wine/alcopop then maybe not too bad but it's quite high percentage alcohol, for two-he tried to give her another one and when she refused he encouraged her to have it asnd three he had the nerve to call her stupid for telling me and saying to her that she would never get secret sweets/drinks/treats when I've said no again as she can't keep quiet-WTF? How dare he call her stupid for not keeping secrets from me, grr, am still mad. And having to dig my garden over as he was going to help me but he probably never will anyway and even if he apologises I don't want to give him the satisfaction of letting him help me so he can moan about it in the future.

Right off to bed now as pain seems to have calmed down, love to all xx

Eva - fantastic news - congratulations - so happy for you.

NC - admire you for not giving in to Shannon over shoes - worth it in the end but soooo frustrating at the time. Interesting about the chest pain thing - I'm sure I've had that in the past too - makes sense that it's a muscle spasm and at least you know it's nothing serious. How long do yours last for? Think your dad behaved really badly - even more at the sambucca now you've elaborated.

We've got the endocrine nurse coming in the morning to give Anya her first hormone injection. Not really looking forward to it because h will be here too so it will be 3 of us trying to get her to do something - and it's not like I can back off because it's me who's going to do most of the injections so I do need to know what I'm doing. Fingers crossed it goes ok tomorrow then I can do it calmly by myself with her at bedtime from Thursday.

Just popping in to say

Congratulations Winnie and Eva!!!

Great to hear from you again Winnie, how time flies! Got any pics of your lo now?

Eva do pleased for you, hoe this is a new begin g for all of you as a cosy little family

Back later to post properly but got a bit of a headache right now so just gonna chill with dh... X

Wow!! Congratulations Eva!!!! That is lovely news.

Packing madly here for Saturday...one handed because a rotten horsefly bit my hand last night so my right hand looks like a boxing glove [rolling eyes emoticon]...good job the ab eye drops have done their job (back to normal size again, just got a red eyeball now) or I really would be going on holiday looking like a prizefighter

If I dont get on again before Sat; Have a lovely week everyone those of you with gorgeous little buns in the oven look after yourselves and them, and those who arent far off being cooked no deliveries before I get back please.
Lots of love to all of you and all our little piggies (incidentally mine is living up to the name atm...eating me out of house and home!!..do you think he is finally going to grow at last?)xxx

FT - have a wonderful holiday, hope your swollen hand goes down before then. Anya is chomping through food as though she's starving all her waking hours too, so you're not on your own!

The first hormone injection went very smoothly this morning. The nurse loaded the pen up with a placebo first so h and I could have a few goes each on ourselves. We weren't supposed to actually stick the needle in (going through a wad of kitchen roll plus jeans) but we both did - at least we know what it feels like! Then we did it for real on Anya, but as she'd watched our practice goes she was fine about it. She did wonder whether to cry when the needle went in but decided not to - so whether she'll be ok next time now she knows she gets a pinprick we'll have to see. Until the injection becomes second nature it's a 2 person job - one to hold her still so the other one can concentrate on the injection - so for the time being h is going to have to come round each evening to give me a hand. It's really easy to do though, so shouldn't take long before I can do it on my own. Very relieved it all went ok

Hi, no pics at the moment. My laptop died on me at Christmas, got a netbook with a new phone contract. but not got a disc drive and it wont read the pics off my camera. I had some on my phone, but it was stolen during a burglary last Tuesday night/Wednesday morning.

NC - Shula had a similar temper tantrum a while ago when I was in town with a friend. She wanted to hold some sweet that I had sbought, but it was too hot and they would have melted. I got some funny looks from people as if to say "can you not shut that child up", but one woman actually said I was doing the right thing. You just have to be strong and not give in to them.

Congratulations Eva

sitting here listening to a bird behind our bookcase that is blocking a hole when a fire should be. I know the minute we move it the bird will be in the living room. will have to wait until DH is here and have a sheet ready to catch it.

WWaJC-So glad the jabbing session went as well as it could. My sytep-bro is diabetic and was always having to have injections-not pleasant but hopefully will give her a boost and she'll appreciate it later on.

FT-Oooh you are going through the wars, that'll teach to live in the countryside Hope you have the fabbiest holiday, you deserve it and realy hope that the pil relieve you of Alex for a while for you and dh to get reaquainted-BTW who's having ddog?

Oh and Shannon is also eating a lot, except when it comes to tea time and she just wants pudding-keep meaning to turn pudding into a one off treat but it's just easier to say fruit or yoghurt for pudding when I'm trying to finish my food, but don't want them thinking that you have to have afters after every meal.

Bula-Weird calling you that, still want to call you Winnie. You really need to get pics up! Are you on FB?

News from here-Did I sday that my dad was meant to be patio-ig some of my garden for me? It's an area along side the path, about 20 pavers x 2.5 pavers size iyswim. Well, anyway, he said he would if I got the pavers, which I did off freecycle and I got some sand. I dug half the area over the other day and laid out the sand then me and Shannon did a bit of flattening! Only got 6 laid for a good few hours work but they're nice and stable and can carry on as and when I get chance.
I also bought some sand off ebay for 99p (`17 miles away, I didn't realise it'd be so far away as they said local)-I also didn't realise that half a tonne was really quite heavy so rung my brother to see if he'd help me pick it up, he started saying it was too heavy bla bla, rung Rich, he said it was too heavy bla and I've have to make up with my dad to go pick it up in his truck so me and the girls went and spent an hour transferring the sand into smaller bags that I could just about lift and weighing my car down and travelling home very slowly, then carrying/dragging them into my garden. Who says I need a man or dad, huh! Oh, and my dad also said he'd only do the paving when Rich could help him as I wouldn't be any good to help! I'll show him, even if I do cut my nose off to spite my face and break my back in a stubborn type of way!!

Another rant, sorry. Going to bed very soon, Sky not working-needs an enginner apparantly and the man said he'd do it for free as I was so patient(me?!? Ha, never heard that before!) I reckon it was more the fact that I'd already mentioned I hardly even watch it-gutted that I've lost all the Mentalist episodes I'd taped though, was really looking forward to getting round to watching them eventually.

Right rambling now-We need a new Piggy thread soon-These little piggies go on holiday, these little piggies are BIG pigs...Um, too tired to think of more. I'd like to do the These iccle wickle piggy wiggys etc etc just to annoy certain MNers but that is probably because I'm feeling cantankerous atm.

How's everyone doing this week??

Bravo you NC!!!!!! That explains your FB profile "a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle"
When I had my house in Glasgow I bought and fetched the pavers and substrate, levelled and laid it (on 3 different levels!) built 4 raised brick borders and bought and fetched 4 massive bags of peat (so big and heavy they dont do them that big any more)to fill them with all by myself...what is more, it was a mid terraced house so every single thing had to be lugged through the house....I was sooooo proud of it ...
You show 'em, we girls dont need men...we just choose to let them think they are indispensible
Oh and my friend J, who runs the dog Club with me and had Thanes brother until his sad demise in January is having Thane for the week...He adores her and she taking him all over the place with her..he wont want to come home!

*Bula..I hope you managed to get the bird out without too much mess

WWAJC I'm glad the first jab went as well as could be expected and hope she gets used to them very quickly...she will thank you in the future I'm sure

ooops deleted a line ... the "it" that I paved was a back yard/garden

Hi FT, wow at you doing all that, I'm not suprised you where proud. I don't think my dad has a clue exactly what I have done and are able to do, like laying all my carpets and laminate when I was 5-8 months pregnant.

Am having a cba day today, need to go get a bike from Sports Direct (only £50) to take to France as my 5th hand one is falling apart and daren't carry Shannon on the back of it, got the garden to do, a rug to collect from Argos, wallpaper/paint to look at/choose/buy for my living room and just want to sit in my pjs all day. Oh and sil has just text to see if I can give her a lift to the othert side of town, yes, because I have nothing better to do!
Tut, better get dressed.

Bula - sorry about the burglary - hope nobody was home at the time - was everybody ok? Did you catch the bird?

NC - well done with the paving and the sand! Very impressive that you managed to get it all done with the girls' help - what a team! Hope the rest of it goes ok and I bet it looks fantastic when it's all done. Hope your day went ok, you make me feel very lazy!

Anya's second injection went ok, just a whispered "owwww" when I pushed the plunger - she's being good as gold about it, and we've started a sticker chart for it too.

NC Yes I Am on Facebook. Jan Dewsbery. There are some wedding pics on there. well done getting the paving done without your dad.

FIL got bird out chimney using a big rubble bag.

Burglary happened in the early hours of the morning, so we were all asleep upstairs. I am so glad that they did not come up looking for the car keys. My new phone has arrived today from the insurance company. Neighbour found DH's wallet in her garden the other night, so I have taken it into the police station today. You never know they might be able to get something off it.

Hi everyone sorry I have fallen behind again!

Wwajc - Anya sounds like she's being so brave with her injections, must be a bit strange for you too having to get used to doing it. Sounds like it's going really well though. Bless her whispering ouch, can just imagine her doing that

Nc - wow at all the stuff you've been doing, who needs a man indeed, you go girlfriend! . Not sure I ever said but you made the right decision leaving your dads that night, he was totally out of order giving Leonie sambuca, that's for you to decide! Glad you've made up now though.

Inez- it never rains but it pours, poor you on your crutches. Hold on there, it'll all be over soon and the pregnancy will just seem like a distant memory (so distant you might consider doing it again even though you swore you wouldn't ). I have to say you're made if strong stuff though cause you still sound surprisingly upbeat despite all you've been through lately x

Bula- sorry to hear about your burglary, how awful. Hope they can recover some of the things that were taken.

Floria- Sorry to ear about you hand and your eye, hopefully now you're relaxing and sunning yourself on holiday.

Bb4- how are things going with Sofia and her bed? All settled down after your dh went on nights?

Choc- how youfeeling? Sickness subsided any more yet? When's your 20 week scan?(sorry if you've already said) are you going to find out the sex?

Muppet- did you manage to sort things re the wedding? How are you feeling?

Strawberry - how many weeks are you now? You had your 20 week scan yet?

Inzi- thanks for asking about the breastfeeding, it's going ok at the mo. It got desalt painful again just for those few days then eased off again... What's that about?! Anyway it's a good job cause I've tried about 5 times to get Miles to take a bottle and he just refuses! Tried mam and closer to nature but no luck so just carrying on for now. Have started him on the tiniest taste of plain baby rice made with breastmilk once a day cause he genuinely seemed interested in eating and the waking 3-5 times a night is tough. He's still not having enough rice to make a difference to the sleeping but thought it'd be an idea to get him slowly used to it iyswim for the coming weeks. He kinda just has about half a teaspoon full and smacks his lips

Were off to pils house shortly so will leave it there for now. Sorry if I've missed anyone, I am thinking of you all! Appologies for any weird words/ spelling mistakes, it's my phones fault! X

Bula - glad the burglar at least stayed downstairs, and that you're gradually getting things sorted - a lot of hassle though isn't it? And not nice to think that somebody's been in your house.

Inzi - not long to go now hun, hang on in there . Nice that your dh is being such a superstar.

Dal - glad the bf is going ok. Lol at Miles smacking his lips at food .

Nothing new here - Anya today announced that the injections hurt, but bribery with the sticker chart is working well. We're going to try and encourage her to put some ice on her leg tomorrow before-hand, but she doesn't like cold things so not sure whether that's going to work. It feels at the moment as though we're arranging everything around the injections, as it still takes 2 people to do it - she doesn't flinch, usually the main problem, (she's such a star!) but she tries to grab the pen so someone has to hold her arms still - and it takes 2 hands to give the injection as you've got to pinch the skin as you do it. It's constantly on my mind, what she's putting up with - I couldn't sleep last night for thinking about it. Well, early days, hopefully it will become second nature to all of us soon.

Hello all

Firstly... congrats Eva!!!!!!

Marco's 1st birthday bash was a huge success (pics on FB soon). The weather was fab and everyone had a wonderful time. I am glad its done, since it was so much work. We ended up having about 37 people. Still have a bunch of stuff to put away today, but otherwise its done! Marco's actual birthday is on Wednesday, and we are just planning a small cake and maybe a trip to a softplay near here. He is teething really badly, so Im not sure how grumpy happy he will be. Also have his one year jabs on Thursday to contend with... fun fun!!

Anyway... now that the party is over, maybe I can keep up here!!

WWAJC - Bless Anya for being such a brave little girl. How long do you have to continue the injections for? Have you tried a topical cream that freezes the skin perhaps. The brand here is called "Emla". The docs tell us its fine to put on baby before jabs.

Inzi - Poor you re the crutches. I had hip problems with both Sofia and Marco, though not to your extent. Its not fun, especially when you have other LOs to look after. Glad you have such a wonderful DH to support you and take care of you.

NC - I concur with you being Wonder Woman . I really cant stand when men look at us as hopeless cases that need everything done for us. I help my DH paint, do repairs, and a tonne of DIY projects. I even figured out how to cut crown mouldings at the proper angles even when the guy where we rented the saw from couldn't figure it out! I use power tools!!! LOL. You go girl!

Dal - Aww at Miles smacking his lips! I remember when Marco used to do that... now he just INHALES his meals!!! And speaking of which... I am winding down the BF this week . In a way, I cant wait to have my (.)(.)s back, and in another way, I think I will be very sad to give up my quiet time with him. Then again, he is so busy while feeding, that its hardly 'quiet' time anymore. But since he is my last, I know when we are done, its forever this time .

How is everyone else doing?? Hello to all I have missed: FT, Bula, LLL...

Just saying hello so I can find you later when I can hopefully catch up! Hope all are well!

Hey Ladies

Inzi-big big hugs, things must be going to get better for you soon. Are you all ready for George? Are you giving him a middle name? I bet Janes excited

Dal-How old is Miles now? Sorry, I'm so rubbish with dates. Sorry the bf has been hurting again, how crap for you. You need to get your boobs gold plated or something, saying that, Miles would probably turn his nose up at them. Cute at smacking lips

BB-The party sounds fab, hope Marco has a break from the teething pain tomorrow at least. for you winding up the bf, you sure their wont be just one more?

WWaJC- Poor you (and Anya, but mainly you!) I bet it isn'tplaying on her mind like it is yours, I so hope it gets easier for you both. Good idea with the ice, could you perhaps give her an ice lolly to eat at the same time, as a kind of distraction-although with that you run the risk of having to giver her a lolly everytime-how long you going to be doing it?

Bula-Sorry, I meant to mention the buglary last time! How scary for you all. Hope they get caught. The same thing happened to me when Shannon was 6 weeks old and I was in the bath with her. One of the lowest form of scum ever

Well I'm in a ratty mood today, stayed up ate last night to book some 1p rooms in London in March so tired today. Then Rich has informed me that he won't be able to do it as he is going travelling to Peru next August for around 24 days so he'll be using all his holidays. I've also realised there will be no chance of us moving in together as he'll be saving for the trip, so it hardly shows commitment does it. Am in the middle of feeling annoyed that he's being selfish in a way and wanting for him to enjoy his life and explore the world etc. He's one of them people that has to have big plans all the time, it's just that I don't always conform to them. Grr. Sorry for the moaning. Will be back tomorrow hopefully. Backed down and asked my dad if I could borrow his paver cutting tool and he said no as I wont be able to 'handle' it as it's a petrol one, so I will be having to score it and use a chisel and hammer while keeping Shannon entertained. Sorry, more moaning, am off!