Oct 08 - Chair climbing, spider greeting, potty training? NOOOOOO, they're still babies! <wibble>

[50ftQueenie]

10th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - loulou33 - Boy - Joe Louis David - 6lbs 12oz
16th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - Ksal - Girl - Emma Rae - 6lbs
21st Sept (Due 5th Oct) - myjobismum - Girl - Naomi Caitlin - 5lbs 10oz
2nd Oct (Due 12th Oct) - star6 - Boy - Quinlan - 5lbs 15oz
4th Oct (Due 30th Sept) - Aubergenie - Boy - Stanley - 7lbs 12oz
8th Oct (Due 6th Oct) - ronshar - Boy - William Dexter - 7lbs 11oz
9th Oct (Due 17th Oct) - 50ftQueenie - Girl - Martha - 7lbs 10oz - Elective c-sec
10th Oct (Due 1st Oct) - CantSleepWontSleep - Boy - Duncan Elliot - 8lbs 4oz
12th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - pistachio - Boy - Thomas Fraser - 10lbs 2oz
16th Oct (Due 11th Oct) - heather1980 - Boy - Alexander James - 9lbs 5oz
17th Oct (Due 10th Oct) - pepperrabbit - Girl - Jessica Rose - 7lbs 15.5oz
24th Oct (Due 29th Oct) - Ekka - Boy - Matthew - 7lbs 15oz
26th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - jenwa - Girl - Phoebe Jasmine - 9lbs 2.5oz
28th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - RachieW - Boy - Jack - 7lbs 4oz
31st Oct (Due 20th Oct) - KnickersOnMaHead - Boy - Samuel Paul - 9lbs 11oz
5th Nov (Due 29th Oct) - Honeymoonmummy - Girl - Poppy Grace - 6lbs 15oz
5th Nov (Due 30th Oct) - MamaG - Boy - Harry James - 10lbs 9oz

Hope this is ok ladies.

at the singing! That's too cute!

We've got "boyds/boyts" (birds) here and "oy" and "teeeeeeeeesssssss" (trees). mumumumum when he really wants something or is tired and dada DA daD the rest of the time

I was in sainsburys a few days ago and a little girl (mom said she was 14 months) came up as Q was chasing her and said - clear as day to any ear - "hello" I was

no she doesn't shout... I don't think
Yes, I remember you all saying that. I was being sarcastic

Star - You Americans are no good at irony, I didn't get that you were being sarcastic either. I am so glad that after your worry, Q is have a wonderful time with the CM. It does sound like a fabulous day!

The and lol didn't help?

Hello and goodbye.

Nice of you to stop by ronshar .

I got the irony star. The others are just being obtuse . Wonderful to hear how happy you are about it all now. And I'd echo what pistachio says about it being like the day with a SAHM. I don't think that cms need to shout in quite the same way as parents, as children seem to behave better for someone who isn't related .

star!
Glad the cm is working so well.
I wanted to ask ronshar a question and now I've missed her, doh!
Doc gave DD 100ml of abx, 2.5ml 3 x a day, "finish the course". That might take a year.... is 7 days enough do you think? Obviously I can try to maintain it for nearly 2 weeks but that does seem excessive?
So, good news and bad news here,,
Booked a holiday!!!!! costing mucho arms and legs but it's 2 weeks in Spain in a proper self catering appt, By proper I mean a kitchen and washing machine not a mini fridge and 2 electric rings.
Very very excited.
Bad news, when I picked up DS1, he came out of the classroom looking quite dreadful, almost green, got to me and threw up violently...... social pariah - moi!?
wow the 10ft around us cleared instantly! Some of the other mums were great, you find out who you friends are when you're covered in vom from the knee down with not even a used tissue to start the clean-up..

DH looks crap and is home again.
I am Last Woman Standing.

Pepper - I'm so glad you've got a holiday to look forward to after your hellish winter of illness, snow and boiler mishaps. When are you going?

Star - Brilliant news about the CM. If you get a good one, as you obviously have, it's such a weight off your mind, isn't it.

I'm done in. We took 75 children on the tube to the British Museum today to see the Ancient Egyptian stuff. And worse than that actually was taking 75 children into the British Museum gift shop. I'd organised the trip, so felt horribly responsible for it all. Some very bad organisation on the part of our school meant that another year group was also on a trip today so we had the bare minimum number of adults that we're allowed which made it harder. But we managed it without losing anyone, so all in all, a success. I've got a thumping headache though.

How is M now, 50ft?

Thanks csws
Nice to see you ronshar...

Pepper - yay for the holiday plans! No barn stay!! Yuck for the sick today You've had the worst of these bugs this year.

aubergenie - wow, I can't believe you had 75 kids on the tube. Whenever we go on trips, we don't allow gift shops at all. That would be a total nightmare! You must be totally exhausted.

Star - If I had my way we wouldn't go to the gift shop either. I think we should have a blanket policy that we just don't go. I took my class to the Museum in Docklands recently and we completely avoided the shop, and the children didn't miss it at all. Even though you say it's optional, I think it puts too much pressure on the parents who, in our school, don't have much money at all.

respect - aubergenie. I'd much rather deal with one sick child in a playground than 75 in a Gift Shop!!!

aubergenie when I taught in nyc in the states, we also avoided gift shops for that reason (not everyone would be able to send their kids with money and it just put too much pressure on them). At my current school, we just feel we can say "no gift shop" because they all have much more than they could ever need or want and we make sure parents realize that we don't allow gift shop time because it takes away from the learning time on our trip when we are on a tight schedule already. If they want to buy something they can go back with their parents another time.

Both very good reasons Star. I just wish they'd say no to it at our school. My two year group colleagues this year like the whole giftshop thing so I was over ruled.

Did anyone see that amazine waterbirth on the birthing programme? I'm sitting her with my tissues and have been in floods already. Useless.

wow, your colleagues are crazy, aubergenie I didn't think any teacher would like that. Utter chaos.
I guess some people thrive on chaos... lol

Q is off for another fun day with cm. It's just him right now and he's eating up all of the attention. She is so impressed by how well behaved he is... he holds her hand when she asks him to when walking...(?) walked on the path instead of in the mud when she told him to... (again...?). he sits in a chair and eats his food without fussing to get down. I think she has a different child. I know kids are better behaved for other people... but come on!

She's very at how well he listens to "no". But that he's done since about 10 months when he started walking confidently.

I know, myjob! Isn't it so amazing?!?! This morning Q brought me his shoes because he knew we were leaving soon. I said, "can you bring me your boots instead? We need to wear boots today. Where are your boots?" He put his hands out to show the "where is it?/I don't know" sign and then pitter pattered off and brought me back his boots! I know I should have said wellies but so astounded by how much he understands. I know he's been able to do this for a while but now I'm starting to distinguish between things like, "well, that's a fork. Can you bring me a spoon?"...etc.

star - so has Q been walking for 6 months now! J still can't walk, not taken a single step yet!

She will walk when she wants to, pepper. She's just letting you enjoy her not being able to run away for a while longer
Poor Q is really having a tough time with his teeth today But he perked up with calpol/nurofen and bonjela, so that's good.

Pistachio Sorry about the lost watch. It's so disappointing when something like that happens. And frustrating.
wait ... you get "birthday money"? Is that a British thing? I haven't gotten birthday money since I was a teenager. Sounds very lovely indeed!

I'm missing out!! I sometimes receive a small gift in the post from my dad for my birthday, and sometimes a card. Dh's family do the same - well, his dad hardly ever remembers enough to send an email even but that's another story. Don't get me wrong, I'm totally happy with a card or nothing at all (maybe a phone call, though to say happy birthday! which I'd miss if it didn't happen).

for lost watch pistachio. Insurance is such a bugger isn't it - I know that we found it v stressful sorting out all the stuff for our shed claim last year.