DEC 08 - Welcome to the house of ill - We're riding a poonami

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This was the only thing I could remember some saying should be the next title!

Lady when I was pregnant with DS2 DH nearly ran us into a ditch when he slammed on the brakes I kind of suddenly tightened my tummy muscles as a reflex but I think because of all the relaxin the tightening reflex actually hurt a bit and it hurt for about a week.

Rubs with DS1 I was all happy and smiley and the works was full of pixies butterfies and sugarplum fairies. But with DS2 I was such a grumble grouch and snappy snapper. Not sure why so different, I did get a lot more negatively effected by hormones too, shortness of breath, palpitations and all that. I didn't have the first time.

Right really gotta go.

LadyT, I had a crash in my car when I was about 8/9 weeks pg with DD. I was convinced for the next few days that every twinge was something to do with the crash. I and more importantly DD was fine. I think the mind does play games though. They are probably pains that you would have had regardless but because of what has happened you put it down to the crash iyswim? If you are doubtful at all do you have a MW you could call? My mum was a MW at the time of my accident and I recall her saying that the baby is very well cushioned/protected in the amniotic(sp) sack, or something along those lines!

We are off to Minorca for 11 nights. We went last year and it is such a lovely island, so much quieter than Majorca/Ibiza. Plus at a 2.5 hr flight my knees will be saved from having the ever chunky DS sat on me for too long. We have managed to find a lovely hotel, near a beautiful beach which won't quite be the pan-lid city it was last year (my mums term for kiddies EVERYWHERE!!). Its so funny as I was flicking through the brochures and having to skip past the spa/adult only hotels, I did ponder when we would ever have such luxury again

Oh and at 8pm I get to log on to my local council website and see if DD has been accepted into our school of choice...I am quite scared now that she won't get in....fingers crossed ladies.

Hooray, DD got into our first choice of school! I can't believe I managed to get so worked up over it. Time for a nice glas of wine me thinks...

That's great Daisy - must be such a relief. Not been to Minorca but my sister raves about it.

Pain feels more like strained muscles from the jolt, thinking about it (as Veggie says).

Hello, I'm feeling much better now but glad I'm not alone with my anger! Yes Veggie, and the only real money comes with the private stuff - and I feel for JJ's dh too especially if he's salaried. A good friend of ours is basically just doing permanent locums as a GP and makes a freaking fortune but ho hum that's another story
Lady! Glad your crash was not too serious - yes should be well padded still! I think we had talked about the 14th but that's about it. I think we will be having some kind of get together with dh's mum and g'mother, although nothings firm yet - but they always do. I will double check though for sure. I only realised when I saw a hallmark ad I keep forgetting it's my day too now!
Daisy - holiday sounds great.... and long.... I'm really looking forward to Spain even though it will be only 5 days - better than nothing!

Morning,

LadyT I hope you are ok. I think Daisy is right, the mind plays tricks on you and makes you feel worse.

Things are ok here, but I feel like we have slipped back into him being a grumpy arse and I am getting fed up again.

Taking the boys to the railway museum in York today. DS1 is so excited!!

Hope everyone is ok.

Oh would love to bring my boys along with you to the Kayz.

DS1 is going to his first full mens arsenal match today, I've got his home shirt all clean and ready to go. We are meeting some friends for brunch this morning then the boys are coming back here and then I'm going to meet a friend for coffee at my old stomping ground Canary Wharf! Quite looking forward to it. Will hopefully do a spot of shopping. Did some shopping yesterday but was not impressed with what I saw in River Island and FCUK, hoping I can find something better in whistles?! Will be having a look in M&S at those now famous jeans.

I am trying to keep up but blimey girls you do manage to pack a lot of chatting in to the week. So there looks like there have ben loads of name changes or newbies since I last posted. Think I have some sorted aubergine/artichokes?? Who is/was Rubena?

LadyT hope you are not feeling too sore today that must have been rather scary yesterday. I too was involved in a collision when preg with DS1 those wee ones are remarkably well protected in there.

Need to crack on will continue with my sporadic rubbish posting and attempt to keep up with the news while lurking.

Have a good wkend all.

Hello all. Have missed you loads. Sorry I haven't been about much. Laptop died and I have been so stupidly busy is no fun. Smuggery about work life balance lasted all of 7 seconds. Anyway. No new lap top yet, but have cranked up old Mac and it seems to work - although have to sit at a desk rather than sneaking off/mnetting in front of TV so may well cramp my style. Hope you're all well. And will try to catch up over weekend although have loads of work to do. Boo hiss. Happy Spring though . DS has seasonal confusion and keeps trying to wear his shorts and asking for ice cream.

Far too much cheap wine consumed at school quiz last night and my head is hammering. I would like to blame too much cheerfulness on our disappointing 7 out of 14 result, but don't think I can in all fairness.
I just found DD upside down on the chair next to her cot, legs flailing in the air, having left her safely in her cot . I have no idea how she managed to get out of her cot, it is on the lowest rung and DS never once managed to climb out, and he was in it until he was two . It would have been quite funny if it hadn't given me such a shock, I think we have an A&E baby here!

Jam - Urbane is La-l, Rubes is KM-P, Aubs is Art-I.
(I let you know this because I too was away ages and came back and didn't have a clue who was who).

Hi Urbane !!! Sorry you are stressed. Not stopping long off to do my Hannah Waterman DVD. Don't ask. Maybe she will IRRITATE me into losing weight at the sight of her orange skinny body and Gollum face.

Turnip: I thought you were looking very slim at the meet up so wouldn't stress too much.

Kayz: enjoy the museum.

It is chilly chilly here but have put some washing out ina fit of enthusiasm. Not raining yet...

katie - eeeek! how on earth did she do that? am dreading the day.

dh may well have a job helping to write gigglebiz. is it sad to be super super excited about that?

have had a lovely day so far - a walk in an undiscovered (to us) part of north london, followed by lunch in a pub, buying primroses in homebase and paint to tart up a chest of drawers. really beats the usual waitinghousehold misery which has been upon us this year so far. long may it continue...

turnip - really enjoying the thought of HW irritating you into weight loss. i have -gulp- joined a running club. and i can barely walk up a hill at the best of times. ooops!

Hooray for clever MrWG!!! (what is gigglebiz?). Is he going to do more BE soon?

Katie it was around this age that we had to convert DS1's cotbed into a bed. Never witnessed him actually climbing out of it, just heard THUMP...eeeaaaaaawawwwaaahhh! from upstairs and would run up to find him flat on his back on his floor.

Have a had a nice time catching up with old friends and of course DS1 had a great afternoon at the game, 4 goals were scored 3 by Arsenal so a brilliant result. I had a lovely walk from St Katherine docks to CW, by the 2 flat we once lived in and lots of reminicing. I used to do the walk often and also as a run. Was lovely seeing it all again. London and in particular that area will always feel like my proper home. I could be happy living there forever. But hopefully one day Sydney will feel the same.

Didn't find any clothes but enjoyed a shop at my lovely CW waitrose (spent £90 on tracker bars innocent juice cartons vitamins, pumpkin seed oil and neurofen!). DH has gone out now to get some more bits as I could carry all that I wanted to buy. I met a friend at the Jubilee place Cafe Brera and managed to nab one of the couch seats for the afternoon.

WG well done on joining the running club.

Urbane sorry about your laptop, so cute about DS1's seasonal confusion. In jan when it was really really cold DS1 asked to go to the beach so I took him there one afternoon (it's about 10 mins ride from his school) he was really confused as to why it was so cold at the beach as he was sure that, being a beach, it should be hot and we should be able to go for a swim?!

Ooh, WG I am excited about that. can he write Justin some scenes where he doesn't camp it up to the nth degree though? It irritates me irrationally, as if the whole programme was written around him being able to prance around in drag "I'm a laydee-style". How did he get the gig?

LadyT, sorry to hear about the car crash, that must have been really scary. How are you feeling now?

VeggiE it's so nice to hear you enjoying London again so much, how do you feel about the Netherlands when you're away from it?

We've been househunting in Hove today and saw some nice places but not quite right. I'm beginning to wonder if we should stop kidding ourselves and just move back to London. I miss it a lot but feel we should maybe just give this area another go. Or move to Amsterdam!

Turnip, how did the DVD go? I keep trying to do things like that but keep getting distracted by tea and cake.

Glad you got the school you wanted Daisy .
Better go to bed before the night of hell starts anew. I am so fed up with T being ill and now I am too. Aubs I totally sympathise with there always being something. I haven't felt totally well since before T was born. Oh, there he goes. Have a good night all.

Hey Spot. I would obviously encourage Amsterdam, however, it is also very expensive. Den Haag and in particular Schevinengen is on the beach so the Hove/Brighton of these parts and commutable to Amsterdam. Schools are awesome over here can vouch for lifestyle.

Just realised I'm not over there I'm in the UK so 'over here' is not Netherlands but you know what I mean. I do like the Netherlands though, I miss my friends and it is always wonderful to see them but I have always known my time with them is limited so I'm ok just seeing them occasionally. I will always love London but it's just not the life we want because living here would mean DH & I both working fulltime and barely seeing the kids so for our family we can never be here. Currently the Netherlands is brill for family life as DH is home 70% of the time. Hopefully Sydney will be the same.

Right bedtime!

I'm feeling better thanks, Spot, although we didn't go to London yesterday as planned, I'm going later on today (course tomorrow, still feel underprepared ) So sorry your household is still being besieged by illness one way and another.

Veggie, actually I feel wistful for Sydney and I have never even been. I love cities so much and A SUNNY CAPITAL CITY just about ticks all my boxes. I could never leave whilst my Mum is still around though. I am really enjoying hearing about your trip to London town.

WG, that sounds fabbo about Gigglebiz. Which bit of North London was new to you?

Right, I must dash off. Probably back on Wednesday night!

DOH. Of COURSE Sydney isn't the capital of Australia. I did know that, honest, just being dopey. It's one of those places that you think ought to be.

ladyt - monkton hadley common

spot - got a call through the agent - he's known for doing other kids shows, so word gets round.

am just going for my first run in TWO WHOLE YEARS. am terrified. but the sun is shining, i am feeling brave and i don't mind if it is just 30 secs jogging and 2 mins walking - in fact, will try that for 30 mins and see what happens. wish me luck!

ps - can you tell i'm procrastinating by telling you all about it on mn???

ladyt so sorry about your accident. How frightening for you all. Could you get a quick check at GP or A&E to put your mind at rest before you have to go on your course? I fell down a flight of wooden stairs at 8 weeks preg with Lucy, and the GP said that the baby is so well protected and so deep in the pelvis that it woule be fine, but I think it would be more reassuring for you to hear that from a Health Professional who can see you. Glad dd was unscathed.
wg how was your run?
veggie glad you've had such a fab London time
spot I didn't realise you were looking at moving again - sorry you've probably posted about it but I must have missed it. Hope you find something - it must be hard to make a new home in a new area. We're vaguely looking at a move but keep going round in circles about location, house prices, re-mortgaing, extensions...and really the only option is to stay put and spend nothing!
jam - hello again - I'm not on FB so didn't know you'd got married - Congratulations
kayz sorry you don't feel like there's any change at home - it's going to take time and effort from you both - really hope things pick up soon for you all.
Did I tell you that we were still waiting for an appointment for L's blood test for a coeliac screen? Well it's about 3 weeks since she was given the blood form and we kept trying to chase up the appointment with the GP but as it was a locum who saw her, she hadn't followed the system properly so it kind of got lost...anyway, the doctor rang us on Friday and said that she had discussed it with one of the partners and they had decided not to do a coeliac screen at the moment as it was unlikely to be that, and to see how she goes. I have to take her back if she still has runny poo in 2 weeks. I feel a bit miffed really, because she's had runny poo for about 2 months now, so isn't that enough? Anyway, I've been trying not to worry, then yesterday I was doing her hair in bunchies for a party, and noticed she has a bald patch It's about 2 inches square-ish patch and is quite obvious. I had to do very uneven bunchies so I could comb the hair from the left right across to cover the bald patch on the right. It's at the back at the base, ie where her hair line is, but the hair line now has this massive gap. I can't explin it very well but I'm concerned about it. Any thoughts on what that might be? Of course in my head it's linked to the tiredness, runny poo and weight loss (albeit only slight weight loss) and I'm imagining all sorts of horrors. Anyway sorry to waffle about that. I'm also not sure whether I'm worrying rationally or not, but can't really run it by my CPN as she's still off sick and will be next week too. I've tried to get an appoinment with my fave lovely GP but she's only free when I'm working. Grr. Sometimes I wish i didn't work, there seems so much more to try and fit into life!
Sorry. That's that.
I'm quite amused by all the pregnant raging ladies...I'll try to stay on the good side of you all
Right must play with my children.
back later I hope xxx

It's the capital of the state of NSW so your not completely wrong Lady.

Trace it could be loads of things I guess. Better to take her back and get them to sort out some bloods. Bit useless about the original blood test, they seem to have fobbed you off a bit. What is going on with your CPN it's been 3-4 weeks now hasn't it. Surely they have to make arrangements for someone else to be made available for you to contact if needed.

How long did you run WG.

We are back home now. We had a nice relaxing morning with our friends then caught the eurostar at lunchtime. Unfortnately it wasn't the best of trips home. Firstly, on the way up to the plateform on that inclined moving walkway a man fell backwards, knocked his wife over who fell straight onto DS2 in his pushchair and really dug her elbow into
his tummy as she fell. I could help her up because I was behind the pushchair but her husband was a wally and he got up and didn't help her so she was pushing down on DS2's legs in the chair. He finally helped her up and I got DS2 out of the chair. He was so upset but seemed ok. She was very apologetic but kept saying 'is she ok, is she ok?' I was so startled by the whole thing that I said 'i think she is'!

Then there was engineering works between Rotterdam & Den Haag so instead of just catch the train straight from Brussels to den haag we had to get off at Rotterdam catch a train to Gouda then change to a train to Den haag so the last 15 mins of our trip turned into an hour. I was a bit cranky about it because there was no mention on the website when we booked about planned engineering works so I'm thinking of writing s stern letter!

All is good now though it's nice to be home and DS1 is all set to take his new gunnersaurus and egyptian mummy set to school tomorrow.

Also in our mail when we got home was my Australian & new Zealand womens club of the Hague membership (i applied for it in Jan) finally so I'm going along to one of their coffee mornings on tuesday which is at different locations each week but this week happens to be at Koffie en kind right near my house. So looking forward to that.

Oh trace that must be worrying for you. Is it worth putting in a call to NHS Direct? They may be able to reassure you. FWIW I don't think you're being irrational at all - you've been worried that she's not been quite right for a while and now this. Not that I'm trying to say I think it sounds alarming - just that it's perfectly natural for you to wonder all sorts. I would be the same. I think you may need to be a bit more insistent with the GP, just for your own peace of mind. As you say, it's been going on for 2 months so why wait another 2 weeks? If you phone NHS Direct they are very likely to tell you to go back to your GP (it's what they've said pretty much every time I've called them as they really don't want to take any chances especially with children). Then you can go back to your GP armed with NHS Direct told me so.

LadyT hope you're feeling better after the mishap. Good luck for your course (does it start tomorrow?).

spot shame you're not enjoying Brighton as much as you'd hoped. Fancy doing a swap?

daisy well done on the school. I imagine it must be quite a relief. We've got all the shenanigans of applying to schools to come in Autumn so we've got to decide whether to move or not before then. Really not looking forward to getting caught up in the whole school merrygoround.

Well done waitingboy on the gigglebiz gig (if that's not too premature). They could do with some new writing talent - the only time "Turn it OFF, Mummy" has been uttered in the dwarf household.

Well we didn't get to go up and see my dad in the end. Packed the car up, set off then a few hundred yards down the road DD did a massive vom. Hasn't stopped since. I don't know where all these bugs are coming from this winter. It wasn't anything like this last winter or the winter before. Or maybe it's just that with having an older brother at preschool DD is less able to avoid exposure to nasties. Anyone else finding this winter particularly bad? So I'll have to wait till next weekend to see my dad. Sounds like he might be in hospital a while anyway.

x-posted Veggie - sorry you had a rotten trip homec