Dec 08 ladies getting re-clackered, with tantrums from toddlers we're sure to be knackered

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Loved your title rubs
Never started a thread before so hope this works...can anybody find it?
hello....

Thanks for that Aubs. I confess I'd be interested to see a hung parliament for the sheer novelty value. And I think it would be a good thing for the parties to work together on the economic situation rather than blaming the previous incumbents or crowing over mistakes. But maybe that is a tad optimistic. I'd like to see electoral reform as well - in my constituency it's a two-horse race, no point in voting anything other than Tory or lib dem.

Happy general election day to all (in the uk and eligible to vote) and make sure you get out there and register your opinion!

Love the title! Thanks Trace and Rubes.

Just bookmarking for later really. Am taking kids out to vote then off to do some light shopping. Looks like rain though which puts kaibosh on my plans to exhaust everyone with long walks.

Happy voting everyone.

Summer, yeah I mean, he will do stuff around the house or for ds but if it's without me asking, then it is usually because i've just waited and not done it myself and it's usually way after it needs to be done ie ds will be whiney etc and upset and then finally dh will clock that I haven't sorted his milk or something etc and he'll do it, but otherwise i've got to say can you get this can you get that etc. I don't mind if he's working but he's been on leave for 2 weeks and is working 2 days of that. It's mainly because I'm feeling so crap that it's bothering me. On the other hand, like yesterday. he said, "I'm going to nick off to fleet and do this bike race tonight if you don't mind" but then he'll spend the whole day basically kissing my ass and jumping up to do everything to keep me happy cause he's in a good mood about the bike race and I have felt like why the hell can't he be like that without a reason. I don't think it's intentional, as he gets into these moods as he has done this week as he's been sitting around on leave cause his locum job fell through and then he doesn't realize that i'm in the same situation too. Not sure i'm really explaining it properly. Anyway, it's our Anniversary so I'm sure there will be ass kissing however he is still asleep (so is ds to be fair) and I'm making my own coffee (no Babington house for us ) I have actually made him promise though that we do not exchange gifts etc this year until we are out of the poo poo with our bills so I'm ok for just a quiet one.

Aubs that's kind of like dh explained it to me excepts your version makes much more sense Enjoy your time there

Happy Anniversary Rubes! How many is it? Your comments on your DH sound very familiar. I think it's like supermarket price fixing. All the blokes in the country get together and agree a set level of crapness an a number of fronts (domestic is of course the very crappest, followed by feigning incompetence and deafness). So they know that they'll not look too bad because if you complain about them, another woman will always say "oh, I completely understand, my DH is like that too" .

Another of my potted theories - were you really sick in your first pregnancy, Rubes? By anecdotal evidence those who were sick in early pregnancy tended to have girls. I haven't in either (so far at least) ergo I am having another boy. Does this hold true for anyone else?

Happy polling day everyone, glad ou're having a lovely time at BH, Aubs.

Hi Spot!

Well DH has woke up just after I posted, sprinted down the stairs, said Happy Anniversary, started making coffee and unloaded the dishwasher we'll see.... I did laugh at your description of ment though!
I have been exactly the same in both pregnancies Spot - really ill feeling for first trimester - rarely vomiting but felt like I constantly wanted to until at least week 14, no energy and could hardly get off the couch, and then okish in second tri and feeling uncomfortable beyond belief in the 3rd - not unlike now but I think it's a bit earlier that I'm feeling big and uncomfortable however as most have said including my neighbour, and Vaggie, the 2nd you get bigger etc...

Oh and it's four years today

Love the new thread title!!

Can I ask if anyone else has a really clingy baby toddler? Dylan just doesn't want to anything but cling to me all day. Washing up while having him cling to my leg whining at me is no fun!!

Hope everyone is well. Getting fed up with all the election stuff now. We can't vote here as the UKIP candidate died unexpectedly so we have to wait til the end of the month.

Thanks Aubs - and hope you went on to have a lovely anniversary and some action! DH and I have had a resurgence of some libidinous activity and, as a result, affection. It's making my heart sing a bit as he doesn't often express his affection, so it's nice getting the odd hair ruffle and hug for no apparent reason!

But your description of hung parliament was great and made me feel much more positive aboutthe possibility.

We still haven't heard about the house yet - despite seeing it last night. V frustrating.

Re pregnancy and boys - I've felt the same with both of mine - ie felt nauseous and fuzzy for first trimester, fine, but zonked in 2nd and still zonked and fat in 3rd! But this time round, I don't have the same swelling in ankles and fingers - cake fluid retention. Plus my bump it much neater, so I think it's a boy. But who knows! Spot - are you going to find out what you're having? How many weeks are you? I'm 33 weeks tomorrow - can't believe it!

I think I am, Beans, just to get my head round the idea. And to ebay T's clothes if we find out it is a girl!
Poor bugger has an EDD of 4 January. What a shit birthday, and actually hoping it'll come early like T.
When did they say you should hear about the house?

Maybe it'll come on NYE - that would be a brilliant birthday!

I have no idea re the house - it was meant to be this morning, but haven't heard anything yet. Honestly. I am lining up viewings of other places for Saturday morning, just in case. Will be gutted if we don't get this one, though!

Soz this is gonna have to be a very quick one as I'm supposed to be working but WOOHOO spot! Fantastic, amazing & brilliant news! I reckon it's another boy. Is anyone keeping track of the predictions by the way? Let's have a prize!

No time to catch up properly but may be able to get on later. DP wants to do an election all-nighter but I fear there's not going to be much fun in it this time round for me. Quite tempting to have an early night and stay in bed for the next 5 years actually.

Hope everyone's well - sorry not to do personals but I'm going to be in big trouble if I don't get some work done.

Hello ladies, great description Aubs. In Australia we only have two major parties as one is a coalition as has been as long as I can remember. So we seem to always have a hung parliament. Generally what happens in our case is whoever has the most seats (even if it's by one) gets to have the PM spot but usually the balance of power ends up being a couple if independents or green party (a very slowly increasing possibility for a third party). Parties can also allocate their votes to another party if they don't win so generally their tends to be lots of brown nosing and sweet talking to the greens and independants before and after elections. Generally it works well as most independants are ok but we did a very horrid party come in a few years back called 'one nation' who were against anything that wasn't White very rascist and just stupid really. They did manage to get a bit too much power because of the hung parliament. Also anyone can run for parliament you just have to register and that's about it, it doesn't matter how many votes you get. Thankfully in the UK they have the deposit system so it's taken a bit more seriously. However, Aubs you still didn't say why it's interesting for you in your line of work (or did you and I missed it)

Had a lovely morning with the ANZWC girls a few too many muffins and scones though. DS2 had a very bad night with his teeth but really enjoyed playing with the other kids as most are around his age. Poor DS1 had to come because it's school holidays and he was by far the oldest but he was ok in the end. Finally we are having lovely weather again just not as warm as it was a few weeks ago.

Happy anniversary Aubs & Pubes. It was DH & my anniversay on April 21, 6 years, but as always we forgot. Oops.

Spot: ds2's birthday is the first, he'll hate us when he's older but it's dead easy to remember!

Effie - he can have an alternative NYE party on his birthday. I always find NYE such a mammoth letdown!

So.... GREAT NEWS! We got the house we were after! Oh joy and rapture. I'm so happy! AND it came in slightly cheaper than we were expecting. I'm really really chuffed!

BRILLIANT Beans!!! Congrats! Which one was it in the end? I remember looking at a couple of links from Rightmove but wasn't sure which one

Fantastic Beans! When is your moving date?

It's not on the internet - we managed to bag it before it even went up. BUT we went to look at it last night and it's being done up to an amazing spec with beautiful bathrooms and a big reception room and kitchen and it's got a great garden out the back. It's on a tiny little close, which is really quiet - so a bit different to where we are now with trains at the back of the garden and in the flight path! I'm so pleased! And relieved. I've been fretting about it more than I realised!

We're moving on 4th June... So soon! EEK! Less than a month left in the house I've been living in for 13 years - gosh, going to be so sad to go! But relieved as it's time...

Gosh your last post was an emotional rollercoaster Beans, I was so happy for you (have sadly been hanging out for the news as I really wanted the good news for you) then you spoke about the moving out of where you've been for so long, oh poor you such a hard thing to say goodbye to that place. I must say I hope DH is appreciative of your good sense in buying a place back then (while I was travelling recklessly and drinking a bit too much). He moved in on a good thing there. I have a friend who married a girl who had bought a place in Greenwich 15 years ago and they sold up and bought a place outright in Brisbane Australia. I remember he was grumpy about having to pay her rent when he first moved in cheeky bugger.

And wow your new place sounds great I've never had bathrooms plural, except in a sharehouse but I don't think that counts. Whizz will have her own place to bathe for a short time.

Vaggie I did a similar thing which didn't end quite as good. I bought a house when I was early 20's with an ex and then we split and I moved overseas and we rented it out which I wanted to continue doing but he didn't handle the split all that well and pressured me into selling it for not much more than we paid. Had we hung onto it we probably would have tripled our money - bugger. Oh well, such is life.

Beans I must have missed a chapter - are you renting this new house or buying? I am so pleased for you.
We had an ensuite in our tiny Wimbledon flat which was SO brilliant to have and not until you don't have that second bathroom (like now) that you realise how good it was - well mainly with visitors etc.

Right I'm off to vote

I know, it's kind of mixed emotions. On the one hand, I'm chuffed to bits as the new place is gorgeous (even got a little downstairs loo too! little things please me!), but on the other, I'm gutted as my little home is so lovely and I've been so happy there over the years.

BUT must look forward and DH, Whizz and the newbie are my future and will be nice having more space to live in.

DH is v appreciative and actually, he's been paying the mortgage since he moved in, so that it has been becoming "ours" rather than "mine" IYSWIM? He's loved it there too, but is excited to be moving somewhere more neutral and not belonging to me. And I have to say, I agree with him. So while I'm sad, I'm also pleased to be looking to our future as a family!

But I've never lived anywhere with more than one bathroom either - not even in shared places!!! (apart from parent's home!)

Hello,

Thanks all for your house advice. I think we're going ahead pending the survey and selling our house of course. So very scary. Oh well, we'll see how it goes.

spot I was hideously sick but not till about 6 weeks when the nausea kicked in, followed by about 10 days of mild vomiting, and finally weeks, actually months, of hyperemesis. I think the stats are something like 55% of people with really bad MS have a girl so it is a bit more likely.

Must get back to work.... back later.

Oh Spot meant to say with both boys I was vomity late on but not so bad earlier so maybe your theory is right. I ran a lot while pregnant with DS1 and used to have to stop for vomit breaks while out for a run. I'm ashamed to say some gardens around Wapping & St Katherine docks got an unexpected nutrient boost.

Hi All

Well, having been feeling all happy about DH etc, he's just totally thrown me. Has suggested we go to Cumbria for next May Bank holiday for a long weekend and invite some friends up as well. He's got a presentation in Wakefield on the Friday, so would suit him well as could stop there on the way.

It's my last weekend in this house before we move and I'll be 8 months pregnant for our nice 6 hour drive. Plus he wants to invite some mates along, so I'd be hosting as well. I would normally happily go, and suggested that maybe we go instead in October when the newbie is a bit settled and things are easier and invite some friends along then. Predictably, he's had a strop. How can he entirely not look at my point of view and only see it from how much fun he'd have, irrelevant of how shit it might be for me and how I'll be feeling. ONe of our friends was due at the same time as me last year and she went into labour 5 weeks early after a trip to Cumbria with us!!!

Feel totally gutted that he can't see how I'm feeling about it. If he said no to something like that that I'd suggested then I'd just let it go and wouldn't worry about it. And now he's brought up the fact that I'm going to my sister's 40th 2 weeks before I'm due in Peterborough while he looks after Whizz. a) not as far, b) I'll be on my own without Izz c) I'm not hosting d) it's more vital that I go to that.

God, why am I even justifying it. Am gutted by his attitude.

Oh Beans buggering men they haven't got a clue.

Totally forgot to say Spot huu fucking rahh about mini spot how exciting.

Should be a the gym but cant be arsed so sent DH out for chippy supper. Yum.