Minster's 9th Side Car - who runs the world? Girls! (Where are all the boys?!)

[larrythelizard]

Babies Due: 👶👶👶

@feliznavidad2 5 July 💗(induction towards the end of June)
@paintfairy 24 July 💗
@Vil10 1 August 💛
@Juno231 11 August 💗
@kaylsd 15 August 💛
@larrythelizard 18 August 💛
@Inkypaper 28 October 💛
@BellatrixK 15 November 💙
@Somatronic 2 Jan ish (I think!) 💛

Babies who are earth side:

Kirky658 11 August 2021 💗
Kate105 14 October 2021 💙
Justanothercyster 10 November 2021 💗
2020Mission 27 December 2021 💙
blackcurrantqueen 17 January 2022 💗
Crazydoglady123 29 January 2022 💗
Haiyaa 1 February 2022 💙
becarefuloutthere 26 February 2022 💗
Lexber 14 April 2022 💗💙
Minster2012 29 April 💗
bez91 8 May 💙
DKDK123 10 May 💗
whatwonder 7 June 💗
2under2 10 June 💗

@bez91 I was going to message you to see if you are ok!! Welcome back to the jabs of the (just) living and pleased DD is ok (just). The gaviscon is helping here but it def is a thin line with constipation, my gp won't prescribe anything else without first having that & tbh it's ok here for the time being, hope it does something for you. I need to start doing post natal fitness. Not with a baby latched on, hell no. Interestingly my friend had signed up to do personal training with Marilyse from MAFSUK! She says she's lovely & wanting a baby, thinking about doing it with a turkey baster! I said tell her there's a whole new reality show in there for her 😂

@DKDK123 I don't remember any explosive 💩 specifically for the jabs but then again X had explosive poo for a lot of his life so it could've just gone into one big poonami for me in my memory 😂

Back home now, English funerals are bizarre, I'll explain later, very different, cried a lot with different people, but mostly sit with her hubby a long time, spent some time with her kids, her brother put family pictures up everywhere for people to take home, that's a nice touch, and probably will do a mini funeral with some of the primary school kids, her ashes will be scattered on her favourite sea spot by husband and kids only, absolutely nobody else allowed, which I think is very sweet, so that'll be the place for our memorial with the kids, followed by a picnic, cos she was very fond of a picnic, never understood the warm sandwiches myself but will indulge her once more, got her neighbour number now, she's a wonderful woman and between us will keep an eye on those plates not falling, hubby will be helped whether he likes it or not. I spent some time looking at pictures with her daughter, and her son gave me an extra long hug, he misses her, me too, he's autistic so he really meant it, her brother was really zombie like after the effort of making all the arrangements, and how did you know my sister? Tooom! (not his real name) sorry, frank, of course I know you.... quite a few of the school mums, and the traditional we must meet more often, this shows how precious life is, I hope we actually do and more than just the four that always do, today it really hot me, this shit is real and there's no going back, but good graces, she deteriorated in just a week, so didn't suffer long, she had some happy weeks feeling good before that, and my last memory of her is having tea and cake for her birthday surrounded by our children,
Had to leave before the very end but most people had left, school run plus way too much for an introvert, also didn't want to monopolized her hubby cos lots of people wanted to obviously talk and share memories with him, will see them next week, when all visiting family has gone, I am going to put together in a little album all the pictures of her I got through the years to give to her husband and kids, but I need to think it through, not in my nature at all but I want to make a keepsake that her kids can look to when they are much older
Ok, I am going to shut up now, I'll be back tomorrow
Ps I have an estrange yellow snotty looking cm, urgh....
I didn't manage to get my passport appointment but it's no wonder today, next lot out on the 15, and now I know how to do it, should be fine, not out of date quite yet

@Franklydear it sounds like the funeral was very fitting ❤️and the picnic, warm sandwiches and all sounds like it's going to be the perfect tribute. I'm sure she thought you looked amazing in the dress she liked. And it's ok to cry again, especially with imminent danger of overstaying your status in the uk (you know that's lighthearted) 😘xxxx

So far, so good here.
Smiles & snoozing so far 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Maybe I should routinely give calpol more often 🤔I'M JOKING OF COURSE

Boasting moment! My crafty Facebook group updated the photo this morning, to my cushions on one of my blankets! It is called class of crafters 22 if you want to have a look

i tested this morning, cos dh wouldn’t let me drink last night just in case I could be a few weeks along, he really needed to be taken out of his misery to know one way or the other, well, it’s the other, negative, I kinda expected that, I’ll chase that nurse on Monday, since quite a few of my plates have been put down for a minute

Also a rant, you’ll have fun when you wake up, I’ll take you through all emotions before 9, in the last week or so, one of besties uni friends, they reconnected about 5 years ago, decided that we need to be friends, now, I don’t like this woman and though she didn’t like me, nothing particularly wrong with her but she’s a hun Mother Earth type, and I am very direct and practical, water and oil, fine with me, but I’ll bore you with the details, last week she came to me (never does) to put daily mail sad face, I have to stop myself from sarah, you’re a 45 year old woman, you don’t need to pull faces to convey you’re sad, I though she was just fishing for information about how besties family was, so I gladly told her what I know, yesterday in the wake ( she came with a whole tourage: husband, kids, support friend....none close to bestie, but ok, whatever gets you through) of course she needed to talk to me, is hubby really ok, yes yes he is, has support, etc.... all truth , all good, only that somehow I now have a coffee date from when the kids are in music practice, errrm, I’ll be crocheting in the coffee shop so I don’t think I can scape, I won’t be rude, after all she was another bestie friend, but I do wonder what possess her to make spending time with me a project, it was clear yesterday that I have plenty of friends surrounding me ( thanks the lord everyday for them) so she can’t think I am lonely

@Franklydear don't honour her if you don't want to spend time with her, life's too short, sorry for the BFN 😘

Well @DKDK123 there is definitely hope, it was a lovely quiet night here at Minster towers, another good night with a sleepy baby 🥳, honestly since last Friday since she moved into her own room we don't hear a peep from her, I def think my children don't like to be near me 😂

Urgh @Minster2012 I'm so jealous! PTSD has had us up at 5 again this morning because apparently 2 early wake ups due to illness are enough to make this a thing... I have now stripped his cot and room of all things potentially fun (literally everything- the child is enjoying chewing his TV remote right now)

I agree @Franklydear life is too short to put up with people you're not interested in... bin her off!

@minster @sophie I'll grant her a coffee in music school and the occasional bits of information, I think I am her only link to bestie, hubby doesn't wanna know, definitely not going in long walks with her but giving her the benefit of the doubt, she might be nice under all that make up

@Soph0105 argh nightmare. Little demons they are! He might just wanna watch early morning tv though??? I've sent you a pm on Insta on rouse to sleep method to see if that might help, it worked for us each fine we got early wakes.

@Franklydear that seems like a good approach...she may just really like you?!

Ps I got an email from euromillions saying my ticket had won

AMAZING

I'm now officially £6.40 richer 🎉breakfast is on me ladies

Well coffee had, it was quite nice, poor woman really wanted to know about her last few weeks, as hadn't seen her in quite some time, understandibly, but no plans made other than see you soon, kids play together in the orchestra so she's in my universe
Posted in the wrong thread, earlier, but @minster maybe chalk and cheese can go together after all

@Minster2012 congratulations. My husband also won the euromillions today. €6.

I have awful bad groin pain today. I assume it's just normal pregnancy stuff but it's very uncomfortable! I went for brunch with an old friend today and told her my news. She hardly reacted saying, "I already knew because you said you weren't sure about eating your runny poached eggs". My friends are so shite 😅

@Somatronic we can celebrate our wins together! Your friends really are very underwhelming 🤦🏼‍♀️🙄you can nearly eat raw eggs btw I checked as I love a really runny scrambled egg & our countries out eggs are very very difficult to get ill from so you are fine . We'll be much more effusive for you 🤩🥰🎉❤️🥳😍😝

@Franklydear glad it went well

Well that was fun, We've just tried, a la @Soph0105, B pooping somewhere other than the nappy. Except this wasn't done fancy "elimination communication" thing, this was good old shitting in the bath. Not a small shit. Oh no, a huge, you think it's stopped but then she goes again & being newborn formula it's greeny yellow & weirdly bitty. Now those of you who have been with us a long time might remember from my blog my very first "code brown" in the bath with xander about 2 years ago...well least that one floated, & now he's got a taste of his own medicine. He took it rather well actually his bath also being invaded by stinking 💩 😳😂And with DH returning from a dog walk just as it was all over (what a surprise) peace was resumed

As you were 😄

And xander's just puked all in our bed whikst getting ready for bed. This is shaping up to be a winner! 🤔😜

Ooooh @Minster2012 all the bodily fluids! One does not choose the Earth Mother life, the Earth Mother life chooses you...

😂😂😂😂I am not a chosen one @Soph0105 clearly 😂

Mother Universe does not smile on you today 😂

Maybe this is more your style @Minster2012 ???

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/britains-most-pampered-toddler-bathes-27380865

Ahhhh I see the similarities @Soph0105
Her child bathes in milk & honey @Soph0105, my children bathe in their own shit & sick (DH & I just looked at each other & said "did you rinse the bath out after we rinsed the sheets in there?" Nope)

The similarities are uncanny

I sacked my last nanny cos she gave X air to breathe

@Minster2012 @Somatronic must be something in the air I also got the illusive email re lotto - £5 for us 🙄 the email just pure trolls you, it could at least give a clue like suggest "small win" or "sit yourself down for some big news" kinda warning.

Middle of the night thoughts, what business have birds got being awake at this time chirping away, I like the sound of them but there's so many round here they're just a nuisance IMO. Z just woke himself (and me) up with the biggest trump, he's not phased and went back to sleep, I'm wide awake 🥱

So this morning (after a 3am wake up call, thanks) PTSD upended my entire mug of tea onto the living room carpet. Thankfully not on himself, but oh my fucking god I am sick of cleaning carpets this week! Our poor buyers are not going to get the carpets in the state they were expecting... 🙈

Also PTSD is being a grumpy shit and screaming when he doesn't get his own way. Tell me this doesn't last!

@bez91 we are all winners 😂I'm with you on the birds, we have the window open now B isn't in the room so we don't have full blackout & not only do we have lots of annoying birds but next door have several cockerels. Bloody hate them. They sound like they are literally sat underneath the window 🤦🏼‍♀️

Well I've already told @Soph0105 that PTSD kindly passed on the 5am baton to X last night, how kind of him 😩🤦🏼‍♀️& once again on my night off feeding & waking I got less sleep than previously, these children love to try us 😝

Ha ha @Soph0105 does it end???? Not ended here yet mate 😂🤔 4 years later 😜

Hey ladies!! Haven't been on all week, had another crazy time!!
Did I tell you all someone crashed into my car a couple of weeks ago?? Luckily I weren't in it, but they made a right mess, 2.5k worth of mess actually, which she has paid for, but had a week of chasing up quotes and trying to get my car booked in, typically the only date they can fit me in is the 25th July the week before my due date🤦🏽‍♀️ they'll be giving me a hire car so I said it'll have to be one with isofix in case I go into labour because they haven't said how long my car will be with them for and OH just has his work truck and then his vw van!! Work on the house is coming on, new flooring is getting fitted starting from next Sunday, electricians are almost done, coming back in 2 weeks to finish the spot lights, need a plasterer to come and patch up all the holes from the previous light fittings, then just a case of painting really, OH is building our bed today so we'll finally be in our room (guy who was spraying wardrobes in there had to come back on Friday so haven't been able to be in) and nursery is almost done!!
Decided to finish work 4 days earlier and now will be going off on the 15th, after feeling amazing and having the best pregnancy I think the little bit of light bleeding the other week was my body telling me to slow down, I'm doing all sorts in the house when I'm not at work and I'm starting to feel it now! So only 2 weeks left🥳
Had my baby shower yesterday and it was amazing!! The food and cakes were unreal, the company was so nice, I felt so loved!!
However, with us not having any full length mirrors in the house yet, I hadn't noticed how bad my stretch marks have got, I have a lot, on both sides of my stomach below my belly button, I only noticed them last night because I was curious so used my front camera, and I was shocked, my mum got bad stretch marks with my sister though so I should've expected it as I know they're genetic but it was still a shock😫 buttt it's sunk in now and I'm not arsed, my body is growing a baby ffs, they'll fade and when I'm on holiday and tanned they'll glisten☀️
Also I've had a few follow request on insta and can't seem to match up who they are so please make yourselves known🤣🤣

@Minster2012 yesss big win!!

@Franklydear im so sorry for the rough time you're having at the minute, things do get better, it's just hard to see at the minute but you'll get there, you're strong❤️

@paintfairy im sorry your baby shower was so weird, it annoyed me that people were so awkward with you, it's supposed to be a celebration ffs??

@BellatrixK oh god that sounds so scary with your car!! I hate anything to do with cars, I'm so useless with them, but surely now you're just going to be worrying in case it happens again??