October 2004 - Moose massive, part 3

[beansprout]

Does anyone want to come and play here? There's loads of space!

Bean, Your dsd is letting of steam, albeit in the wrong direction! I would be mad with too if I'd had someone snooping in my things and telling me what my rights were, but she's just a kid. Sorry, don't mean that to sound like I'm trivialising (sp?) it, but she's still young, and I was an arsey cow at that age too - okay so I didn't have her problems but my family situation wasn't exactly ideal as a teenager either. What I'm trying to say (in a crappy way) is try not to let it get to you. To some extent her problems become yours too, but your main priority is lil Bean, maybe she doesn't know how much her lashing out hurts others (or maybe she doesn and that's what works for her). All she feels is her pain and wants everyone else to feel it too. I'm so sorry you're having this extra worry on top of the emotional minefield of being pg - I may be a bit of a domestic goddess at the moment, but you're an absolute champ for still being sane at the moment! Big hugs!

Thanks for all your support meece, much appreciated. I am ok. I always come back to the view that being 16 is actually a very hard business as we really think we know everything and we simply don't. The bottom line is that I can't not have kids as she would prefer her dad not to have any more. To be fair, she isn't hostile to me or Bean (she feels we are her dad's next victims) and so part of me listening to her is to ensure the way stays open for her to have a relationship with her brother/sister that doesn't depend on her relationship with her dad.

Anyway...Raspberry Leaf Tea anyone?

Florence and Cerys, you bet I'm keeping on with nursery. Totally selflessly of course, purely for dd's benefit

Florence UK got E3 Explorer, I lied about other preparations, had forgotten about 7 seater ford Galaxy (now with added sick smell). Last time I kept DS in nursery 3 days a week, this time can't afford it with 2 and not going back so DS does 2 days and will do 2 half days at pre-school from 3 weeks time. DD does 1 day in nursery. I'm sure that keeping older ones in nursey is essential, at least for my sanity!

DP has persuaded me that yes, we do want to go to Brighton for the day with dd, last chance for a 'holiday' just the three of us etc. Hope they're in the mood for lots of sitting down on benches!

Have a good day in Brighton Toots! I might go there myself at the weekend so please let us know if it is moose friendly.

Went shopping last night and bought the Beanmobile (and saved £50 as we bought the display one), cot mattress and other stuff. Ahhhhh, lovely.

Nesting, what nesting?

bibi - have started the raspberry leaf tea strand. Somebody has already bought me some, but I have no idea what it is supposed to do!

Dp still having absolute nightmares with dsd. It was like a war zone last night. At one point I was standing in my bedroom saying "Bean, and this is daddy talking to your sister...."

Hello all - such an active thread and great to catch up with all your news.

Beansprout - sorry to hear about dsd. Your dh must be really feeling it too.

Toots - enjoy day at Brighton.

Great to hear you are all nesting. I have sort of been nesting but ds1 has been off on holidays before starting reception so have focused on having some nice days out with him and ds2. I am also keeping ds2 in nursery 2 days a week as an opportunity to get some rest, spend time with ds3, etc. As we are soing this dh has decided to take just one week off after the birth, but then take the next 3/4 Mondays and Fridays off instead which I think will work better for us esp with scholl drop-off as well.

I will be joining you on the raspberry leaf thread as well.

I think I'm all nested out - don't really ened anything now other than boring stuff for hosptial bag. Nursery is as ready as it can be, except toys and bits n bobs are still boxed, bagged etc to keep them dust free. Giant Eeyore has been painted on wall by myself (V-proud-of-self emoticon goes here), major items bought ... in fact, am bored now as have nothing baby-ish to do!

Oh yeah, I forgot the rest of the house needs cleaning - sh*t. Plenty to do then.

Stuff that Bibi - we have a few weeks yet. Just give it one clean nearer the time?

Impressed with your Eeyore btw.

Well, looks like my seminar definitely going ahead on the 17th. So I will probably come into work the following week - but maybe not full days. So last day will be 24th of September. Am I the last one to give up work? When are you all off - will you have access to Mumsnet?

Bibiboo give yourself a gold star, you sound horribly organised + painting an Eeyore? Extremely impressive. Must shift that cot this weekend - once we have persuaded DS that he should let DD-to-be use it!

Geogteach do you like the E3? I wondered about that buggy, mostly cos it folds up quite small - but was going to wait until I headed back to NZ to have a good look at it. But it doesn't take a buggyboard, so that's a negative.

Florence, I'm finishing on 24th Sept too - I was going to work until 38 weeks (1 week more) but am SO tired already, I took an estra week. I will most certainly have access to MN from home and will be a frequent poster on the Parenting thread called "Moose Mummies"

Laydeez - you all sound in good shape. Eeyore hand painted on a wall, Bibi? Are you trying to put the rest of us to shame, or what. Well done, that sounds lovely.

Brighton is quite a good idea. Lots of loos (charity shops don't seem to mind) beach to sit on and benches / deckchairs on the pier. Obviously clothes shopping is hilarious (LK Bennett shoes in particular suddenly look an impossibility) but browsed candles in crabtree and Evelyn).

We are about to start major furniture switcheroo and clearout so listen out for the arguments!

Eyelash my dp is doing similar thing - with taking extra days in the weeks following his initial paternity leave.

Going to have big bath now with glass of red wine and Now magazine which dp 'scored' for me out of a bin on way back from seaside.

I'm finishing work on 10th Sept, by which time I will be 36+2. I was also going to take another week, but have changed my mind. That said, I'm not relishing the prospect of a month of waiting. All tips on how-not-to-go-mad greatly appreciated.

Dp will be taking a month off to be with me 'n' Bean, although at the moment he is mocking the women's football on the Olympics and if he carries on like this, he may just find himself back at work!

OK, red wine and hot bath a bad mix. All got too much for poor pg body, and I hurled on getting out (excusez moi). The way I look at it though, seeing as how it wasn't absorbed (but oh so much enjoyed) it means I can have another glass tonight

I am finishing on 10th with a sort of overlap week in case of anything last minute. Really enjoying work at the moment, momentum really building, and one fab opportunity is in the air that hopefully will still be there when I come back.

Beansprout - you are due just one day ahead of me, which I know one of us mentioned back in the mists of time. Wonder who'll be first....

Eek Toots!! I think Piglit and I are now due on the same day too! All together now... push!!

Talking of due dates, can we have a quick update of when everyone is due?. I know it´s in here somewhere, but the thread is now so huge I can´t face looking through it all.
I´m due on the 18th by the way.
Hope you all have a good weekend and that the weather improves.

this is the last roll call - are there any changes? If anyone is not on here, my apologies. Please just let us know your details and I will gladly add them on.

Eyelash (age 36) - 30 September (but always very late). DS1 4 and ds2 21 months
Beansprout (age 34) - 5 October first pregnancy, 1 dsd (16)
Piglit (age 36) - 6th October first pregnancy
geoteach (age 33) - 7th October ds1 3 dd 10 months
Toots (age 37)- 8th October dd1 2
Bakewell (age 28) ? 9th October, first pregnancy
florenceuk (age 38) - due 15 October ds 2
Huppa, (age 37), due 18th October, dd 17months
Bibiboo (age 25), due 19th October, first pregnancy
Debra64 (age 40?) - 20th October dd 7 ds1 6 ds2 4
Miffy2 (age ?) - 20th October dd 5 ds2 2
Harman (age 34) - 22nd October dd1 6 ds2 3 dd2 2
Turtle35 (age 35)- due 26 October first pregnancy

Thanks

Seen midwife today and she is going to try and get me referal for obstetric physio to save on the osteopaths bill. Bad news is she started on about inducing me 2 weeks early again, then felt the baby which is aparently now in oblique / unstable lie position, ogt to go back next week and if not changed scan and see consultant the following week to discuss delivery options again ho hum. Glad I went though had only seen GP recently and was farely convinced position was odd (compared to previosly)but she didn't seem to have a clue.

Shall I start a new thread on uninterested, non-committal midwives or can I moan about the old bags on here?
By the way, carpal tunel syndrome isn't a barrel of laughs so don't get it ladies, it's just plain painful.
Hope you're all having a lovely bank holiday wknd (which I am not as you can probably tell). But am off to have sunday lunch at Gran's house and then to see a brand spanking new baby called Maisy - awwww. Should put me in a better mood methinks.

Sympathies for the carpel tunnel syndrome, I had it as a teenager (had evening job in nursing home which involved peeling hundreds of potatoes) and after DS1. Know it doesn't help now but once you are not breast feeding you can have a steriod injection into you hand which although painful in itself cures it almost instantly.
DH has been on call most of the weekend so i've visited my parents and MIL to provide entertainment for my kids - I think bank holidays are over rated!

Moan away Bibi, it's fine! I haven't seen (and I mean laid eyes on) the same midwife twice yet, so I have no idea who will be with me when I give birth. Ha ha to all that stuff in books about "getting to know" them.

BH not setting the world alight here but am having a nice time with dp and am v glad of the extra day off work. Am back to waking up at 5.30am again, so am in a bit of a daze......

Wow it's taken me a while to catch up on all the goings on this week!! It sounds as though it's been hectic for most!

I had a lovely relaxing time in Italy, sat by the pool most days and read books, got an upset tummy for a couple of days and thought I might be getting BH but they were painful and I put down to cramps.

Bibi I get really sore, numb hands also, it's really painful at times but fingers crossed (pardon the pun) it will go once the baby comes.

Geoteach what's the story with the Osteo? were you induced early with previous pg's? I will find out on Wednesday if I am in similar situ, baby is apparently very large!! I didn't think I could get any bigger and I am certian all the pasta/pizza wasn't much help last week but there you go!!
Bank holidays are totally over-rated. Weather is almost always pants. Still another day tomorrow to do diddly squat!