October 09 - rolling, crawling, laughing into summer time (pass mum the wine!)

[Igglybuff]

New thread!

princessmel My sister is a tefl teacher-she is going to ask around to see if any of her friends are teaching in poland or hungary this autumn.

calypso Am also trying to raise Joseph with two languages, in my case English and Welsh. Varying degrees of success. He says diolch and cwtch (I think)

Sleep regression hell here. Somehow its so much worse after last week when I had a bit of a life back.

My mum is ill and I'm really worried. She has an overactive thyroid, it was treated with tablets and stupid gp took her off tablets too soon. She had to go to hospital today and found it has come back much, much worse, she's lost a stone in a month and has all her old symptoms back. She's been told to stop running immediately or run a very real risk of heart attack. Then she casually drops into the conversation that she was running on her own the other day and had to stop because of stabbing chest pains. My nanna died of complications from overactive thyroid and I'm a bit scared. My mum has been offered radioactive iodine and that will make her thyroid underactive but she's hesitating. She works with children and she won't be able to go near them for 10 days. My sister is off to Japan soon so she'll be dow there alone ans I'm bloody miles away in this horrible, unfriendly town with a sister in law that treats me like dirt. Feeling pretty cheesed off/worried. Sorry to rant.

sorry-big wave to Iggly and fidelma and anyone else I've missed

HT so sorry to hear about your mum. Have you told her how you feel? That might make up her mind? As for your SIL, pah, sod her (sorry!). It must be so hard though for you.

fidelma you've just made me laugh out loads - I know you teach ballet but the thought of doing the splits?!!! I last did those aged about 10...!

I'm counting down the weeks til I go back to work. I keep whispering sorry to William as I feel guilty already. He's so clingy at the moment. Today we saw our neighbour who he usually smiles at but he kept burying his head against me, going shy. He's also tired at the moment as he's not sleeping well. He's been babbling at night loads although he doesn't cry for a feed. I usually end up going to him though to get him back to sleep. Last time I left him, I think he had been awake for hours and was a tired mess the next morning :(

Cake to you HT time for a Friday Gin me thinks
I hope your Mum is OK.x

Iggly still no splits today and woke up feeling like I had been kicked all over (which is how ballet dancers often feel by the way)all that glitters is not gold.LOL

Off to do the school run.

Ok....

HT Im so sorry to hear your mum is so unwell, but its good that they are onto it, what are they doing with her, medication wise? Your SIL is still a twat (sorry) but really, we have a saying here....wind your neck in love....and she really does need to! We are here for you day & night

Fidelma my eyes are now watering! Havent done the spilts since I was a teenager! I think if I tried now, my legs would never go back together again! Ouch!!!

OK.....

Girls, you know I think of everyone of you as my friends. You have been with me every step of the way with my pregnancy & Faiths 1st year....so now ....shit....I booked an appointment with the doctor, my period was really playing up this month again, and if i twist or bend-over, it hurts a little, so Im thinking something is wrong. Yeah....2 bloody lines on a pregnancy test wrong! WTF???? I am in shock! But there it is, its fainter than the other one, buts it there. I only done the test because I knew the doctor would ask for one. Not in a million years did I think I was pregnant....Im going to do another one to be sure, tomorrow morning....or in a bit!
Ive just phoned my DH who is happy! I suppose if you play with fire lol....but im not telling anyone, you will be the only people I tell for a while. OMG..............

CONGRATULATIONS littlepea!!!!! how exciting!!!!!

See me and DH are also playing with fire deliberately but not often enough for anything to happen.

Very pleased for you :)

Congratulations littlepea - from another one who is playing with fire but like Iggly, not often enough. Ooh, this is such fab news!!

Thanks lovely ladies. Have spoken to my mum and she is finally taking things seriously. She is backon the meds on a hugher dose and to my shock, has agreed on no running for the time being. I think a lot of my problem is guilt that I'm not closer and able to help. Anyway, I got chatting to my sister earlier and told her I'd like to bring Joseph's first birthday party forward so she can be there. (she flies to Japan on 21st for 22 months). Shhe was thrilled, as was my mum, so we've been planning all . Not sure how many family can attend as its next weekend! It'll be fun though

As for SIL, my dh contacted her and suggested they meet on Sunday to talk things through. She reckons she can't as her dds will want to know where she is and why they can't come. They'd be happy enough with their dad but hey ho. I saw her this pm in the library, lots of "you don't know me but" comments to Joseph. I was v cordial as didn't want to upset my neice-you'd have been proud of me girls!
Btw-I LOVE wind yer neck in-haven't heard that phrase since I was working in Belfast.

Iggly I think now is prime time for separation anxiety, it's hard isn't it? I read somewhere that sleep problems now are a developmental thing, thet want to walk and can't switch off. Ties in with Joseph-he keeps waking up, flipping onto his front and scurrying around his bed on all fours before pulling himself up and laughing. He does this several times a night!

He had his first major, full on tantrum this afternoon, so frustrated he was bouncing in his high chair screaming. First of many I suspect!

fidelma I am wincing at the thought of doing the splits! I could a few years ago, was doing yoga and became very bendy but these days no chance!

Sister is off to Japan for 3 months not 22

Evening all

Congratulations Littlepea! It must be something in the air as you are the 3rd mummy friend this week who has announced another new pregnancy :) :) :)
How exciting! Are you joining the ?May 2011 thread? Don't leave us though :D Very happy for you both, fingers crossed all goes well xxx

And HT & Iggly you too join almost my 80% of mummy friends who are currently trying for their 2nd, so I'm expecting a mini-baby boom early next year :D

I've actually been feeling quite strange about all the new pg, feeling really phobic about getting pg again, I'm so enjoying having some of my old life back, planning holidays, runs (Hellrunner again YAY), giving a paper in a conference in Nairobi in December... I wonder if I'll ever be prepared to give it up again? I think its safe to say that I'm not very maternal :o

fidelma I have such tiny feet that I wear children's socks which have the sizes stiched on the inside, I can see how this would be very useful! Sounds like you have your hands full, amazed that you manage to keep on top of it at all :o

HT your poor mother, what a horrid situation, hope that she makes a speedy recovery now she's back on the right meds. Must be so hard for you not being able to be with her, I'd hate that too :( Fab news for the 1st birthday party - that will be the list first I think (aside from Annalise's proto-birthday party we had last weekend as my parents were in the country but thats not the same!) Post photos :) And yikes about the tantrum, dreading the onset of these.

iggly What's William's childcare going to be when you return to work? Annalise really enjoyed the childminder (despite my BIG reservations) and although I've pulled her from that mad woman's care I'm really looking forward to her starting at the nursery on Wedensday; my friend's little boy who is there says its really wonderful, very stimulating and great socialising. I think Annalise will really benefit from being there, and I really treasure my time with her (and my time away too). I really hope you don't feel too bad, its amazing how quickly you click back into the working lifestyle!

Looking forward to the Thames Festival over the weekend, anyone else going?
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Littlepea CONGRATULATIONS very and very very But never going there again although we may still practice LOL

Wow littlepea, huge congrats to you. Wonder how many weeks you are. Am v. too. No chance of playing with fire here although the AD's put a big stop to it as I don't think you should get PG while taking them.

HT-so sorry to hear of the worries you are having about your mum. I am extremely close to mine so really understand how you must feel. I wish you could persuade her to stop running for a while. Ignore your toxic SIL.

Matthew back to waking in the night again.

Love to all.

HC
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I know that this isn't as exciting as announcing a new pregnancy, but the pope is coming to my road (he's visiting a convent 1 min from my house)!

As an atheist I can't say I'm that enamoured with him, but that's pretty exciting for my neighbourhood

The Pope That is exciting.

littlepea-did you test again?

Big wave!

HC
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Hey!!

HC I did a test on Saturday, and again it said yes, so I really think Im going to have to come to terms with it....Im pregnant.

Went to the doctor today, Im due on the 15th May....Im still in shock Im in shock because it happened the night I came back from my holiday, it only happened the once as my DH put his back out! (Nothing to do with me ) lol.....still can really believe it! But now im just hoping that everything will be ok.

Iggly & HT you dont have to be playing with fire very much!

Calypso dont know about another thread, been looking at it, not sure.....no way will I leave this one! But dont really want to start again with new people.

The doctor did my paperwork & is sending it off to the hospital Even he asked why Im not more excited, but honestly, after my 12 weeks then I will be. He said it would have to be another c-section (wonder if they would also do a tummytuck??? DH is also going to try to move back home, they are now looking for a job here for him to go to....happy days.

Just wondering....we have a Ford Kuga, but no way could it fix 3 car seats in the back, what does anyone have????

Congratulations again littlepea My SIL has three little ones and drives a ford focus. She just about squeezes three car seats in!
My other SIL is also pregnant - very exciting as she's had two miscarriages (including a twin pregnancy :( ) so hoping this is it. Fingers and toes crossed.

calypso I've got a nanny for William. I keep wavering as he's so sociable so think he'll love nursery but as he's rarely been away from me, I think having a nanny for a year then nursery will be a bit better. At 2, we'll put him into nursery part time. With plenty of playgroups in the meantime. And the Pope - exciting! I'm also an atheist but can get the excitement. How was the festival?

HT is Joe in a cot or in with you? I found that W gets overexcited if we stick around in the night and settles much easier if I leave him. It's such a change! How's your mum?

Oh and how's Scout????

Littlepea!!!!! woohooohohohohoooo!!!!! Yippeee!!! Welcome to the 3 club!!!!
I am pretty sure we won't have another but I keep thinking about it. Also keep saying 'maybe' when people ask if F is the last one.... Just couldn't face being pregnant again. The stress, worry and the aching and tiredness. The clothes, the weeing, the pain..etc Let alone the birth!! LOL
We have a renault espace. It's a BUS.!! Massive though.

The pope is pretty exciting!!!

F has a stinking cold atm. Has woken about 5 times for bf the last few nights.

I am furious today. The Highways agency (part of the local council) has put bollards outside our house stopping me from parking....cos a neighbour has complained. I was sooooo cross!!! Loads of other people park in the same way as me and haven't had bollards

iggly what would you say you did different to change W's sleep? Was it moving him into his own room?

princess he went into his own room at 7/8 months (can't remember) so not sure it was that. It seems to be him getting better on solids so less night feeds and I don't go to him right away when he wakes (have turned the monitor down a bit). We've realised at around 2/3am he cries out in his sleep for about ten seconds then goes right back to sleep again. As it takes longer to get to him now he's in another room, I now don't wake him up by going immediately.
I feed him to sleep almost every night but he self settles just fine in the night - sometimes after a feed he doesn't fall asleep so I put him in his cot and step back. He then babbles himself to sleep. I've just got a bit braver about leaving him now he's older. He still has 1, sometimes 2 night feeds. But if he cries properly or sounds upset, I'm right in there!

Sorry for the essay

We're a house of poorly folks. I went to the doctor on Thursday -- not because I wanted to but because I kept hearing the clinician's voice in my head "Go to the doctor when you get even a cold! We need to check your blood to make sure everything is working." The meds mess up my immune system so for the next year whenever I get even a cold I have to go to the GP and have them do a blood test. Ugh. The wee man has been leaking from every facial cavity (though seems to be slowing today).

We have two teeth broken through. You can't see them when he smiles yet, but they are definitely there! I'm going to rapidly lose the gummy smile I love so much!

Congrats littlepea!

I have to admit to being very at the thought of another baby. I didn't think it would bother me, not having another, but I know so many people pregnant now, or trying to become so, and since I've started treatments (which can cause personality changes and/or depression) I've been really down about not having another one. I know it's not impossible to again, but I'm very nervous about it and it's a risk I'm not willing to take. Seeing mothers breastfeed makes me really sad, too, and I have come to close to crying in cafes when I see mommies and babies sharing that bond that I had to give up.

Gosh darn I've made myself cry!

First clinic appointment was last week. Went well and had lost 2kg/5lbs. Within the normal levels of weight lose for the meds but I knew before I was on the scale I lost weight. All of my jeans are too big and the pair I'm wearing I could pull off without undoing. A belt would just look ridiculous, so think it's off to get a new pair of jeans or two.

Have started my Christmas puddings and homemade mincemeat. Mmm, the smells of Christmas wafting through...!

(Sorry for the very whiney/me-centric post. I've been feeling a bit sad-and-sorry for myself lately and while I've put a smile on during the day it seems to come out a bit when I'm on-line MNing and chatting with family and friends from home in the evenings.)

scout just wanted to send some hugs to you. You've been going through a lot with the treatment, becoming a mum away from family and giving up BF that it's no surprise you feel the way you do! It's lovely to hear from you as miss your posts!

Oh Scout I really do wish I could give you a big hug. It must be terrible to have to go through all this, and even though you know in the long run, its going to help, it must be pure hell getting there. We are all here for you, and like Iggly said, missing your posts

Thirding hugs to you scout, I feel myself welling up on your behalf, but you are doing really well, and we're all here for you to chat about how you're doing - don't disappear!
xx

Scout, no wonder you feel down with all that is happening. Yum to Christmas Puds.

3 children is wonderful and I'm still deciding whether to join the 4 club next year. We have a Suzuki Grand Vitara but would need a 7 seater if we had another. Not a people carrier though.

Matthew and the girls have colds so M was awake several times last night. Sunday night he cried constantly so had to lay and hold him in our bed all night.

Trying to book swimming lessons for the girls and someone is ringing me back after 10am. Have started searching for bargain Christmas presents, don't know what to get Matthew. Just little things I suppose.

Have a good day ladies.

HC
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Hugs from me too Scout, you're going through so much and yet still managing to be a fab mummy to Sebby and giving up free time for Guides. Keep posting, we're all here for you x

Waves to everyone, too tired to write much as Joseph has decided sleep is for lightweights and has been up half the night, second night running. Not sure what to do-he wakes up, stands up and sarts walking round and round inside the cot jabbering away to himself.