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 💗

@minster2012 I thought I wrote jacques in the sentence before I must have missed his name, yes! He’s known around this end to be a little bit of a knob sort to speak :’) do you have any favourites at the moment? I actually threw away a Vivienne Westwood shirt I got DH brand new one year for his birthday as I was hiding it in a bag for life under the cupboard and forgot about it and was putting recycle things on top of the same bag and one day picked them all up and bamn gone forever! One lucky bin man 🤣🙈
@somatronic it’s mainly come from in law family if I’m honest, especially pregnancy comparisons & bump comparisons 😒😒😒 how amazing is the Irish names and the meanings behind, my mind is blown from reading that! She was off Geordie shore (I hated that program never understood how it managed to go on for that many series watching people just get drunk and fighting/drama/sex)! I’ll attach her bump pose when I find the article again 😂
@juno231 enjoy your last class :)! I have my last one in 2 week time 🙈

@Juno231 yes you have it right - Nic Somatronic. My brother/father/son etc would be Mac Somatronic.

@Minster2012 My day off ended when the man came and fixed my computer. What a bastard. In fairness I was getting panicky about all the work I wasn't getting done so I'm relieved. Also my boss's computer died today too, so it's definitely helpful for one of us to have a working machine.

@kaylsd wow is all I can say on that outfit 🤯 I know we've discussed commenting on pregnant bodies but I don't really think the look is flattering tbh 😬

@Somatronic I never knew that about Irish surnames that's really interesting yet slightly confusing!

That is a point @Minster2012 on the nappy hack 🤔 would have to brief DH. Z was 7lb 2 at 2 weeks which was just above his birth weight at 7lb 1. He's now 11lb 11oz at 6 weeks so to conclude right now he's short and fat like his mama 😝

Last one? @Juno231 woah that means baby Juno is close

@Somatronic so I am just being thick then 😂😂brain = mush. Do you think those ppl who sent your work nasty emails have sent bugs to try kill your computers?!

@bez91 gosh yeah he's not a dot!! B is def the same though now, she's not gonna be dainty 😬

@kaylsd I urge you to reread that sentence back yourself "watching people just get drunk and fighting/drama/sex" there you go, that's why it was AMAZING!! I used to watch it on my iPad on a packed train commuting to Leeds every morning & ppl used to hover over me with eyes on storks. Hilarious to watch at 7am 😂proper utter trash filth. That's her. Summed up. OMG on the Vivienne Westwood t shirt!! Def don't put your valuables in a nappy then!!
Omg I can't unsee now!! She's the same colour as her dress!! Can we call it a dress?? How hideous!! I'm but I see charlotte Crosby's orange thigh horror and raise you Bronte's impression 😂

@Juno231 last one!! Crazy! Have you made friends do you think?

@bez91 abd yes we shouldn't comment on pregnant bodies but she could have an internal assessment without removing any clothes ffs!!

OMG my boss just came into my office asking if I was OK. She said another colleague noticed I have swollen ankles.

So I just told her to tell that colleague that me and my cankles are just fine thanks.

I'm majorly conscious of my legs. A perfect end to my very shitty day🤦🏼‍♀️

Ok, so Mumsnet let me back in but it looks weird, and the reply is like the app I guess, let's see how we get on with this, not tagging so we'll rely on my memory
@juno his promotion is not worth shit, no bittersweet but still celebrating
@somatronic loving the Irish names, very interesting
@minster I think your children were never going to be small, looking up to your dh, she looks lovely
I can't watch trash TV, I can't keep the focus
Still really hot here, o don't remember who, but my ankles also swell, yes I need to lose weight
To make you laugh, my much younger brother found out that I am selling my knitting, he's thrilled and wants to know which fashion labels I am going to collaborate with, I do have the excuse that he is actually adopted

Well I really enjoyed that wee lesson @Somatronic thank you! Any more cool Irish grammar for us?! Also definitely think baby needs to keep your surname, screw the easy one! (She says having married into a nice easy surname from an awkward enough Irish one 😂)

Omg @kaylsd she makes Rihanna look quite mainstream 😂

No news here, just hopping on for the banter. I can hear someone outside and it sounds like they're using an angle grinder. If they waken sleeping beauty from his slumber then I will find them and they WILL be under our patio by end of play today...

Have reported spammy @JanSandgreen

That's really interesting for you @JanSandgreen I don't think we'll be clicking on that 😈😈😈😈😈TROLL ALERT 🚨

@Soph0105 st least you could use their angle grinder to cut the patio????

@Somatronic 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳very nice response though. I mean it's bloody hot, who isn't gonna swell?? I think you need to find something to say about their red faces in the heat

@Franklydear that's the point you don't need focus for the trash tv!!

@feliznavidad2 me too!!

Right, I’m in total agreement about Charlotte Crosby. Why is one leg out and one leg covered? But I feel like it’s fine, we’re not criticising her, just the outfit!

@Franklydear yessss! Glad bossboy is history.

@Juno231 and @kaylsd which antenatal classes are you doing? I’m unsure whether to book NCT. It is expensive, but I’m not sure if it’s worth it.

@Somatronic wtf??? Really? Who comments on people’s legs? I love the Irish name information. 2 of my grandparents are Irish but they have both anglicised versions of the names I think. Everyone has the same version of the name. Definitely keep your surname, it’s so much more interesting.

I’m absolutely melting in the heat. Work is beyond sweltering and I can definitely empathise with the boob sweat. Work is also hectic, but on a countdown to summer now!

Hope the blonde is looking good @kaylsd! Who the fuck is asking about your weight gain? A candidate for the patio?!

Yes it has a kids club @Juno231 - DS too little to leave in it but probably wouldn't be OK with it anyway, like his dad he's not much of a joiner inner although did manage to play with a couple of other kids earlier!

That was my plan although a pull up doesn't look very used in a nappy sack! Lock box is next level! Think we'll be the pool for most of the rest of the week anyway, DS found the sand on his hands quite annoying (he made DH wet wipe his YoYo bear thing 🤣🤣🤣)

Loving how much Z and B are chunking up @bez91 @Minster2012

Re Charlotte Crosby, I think the colour of her outfit is the worst bit, I'm all for wearing what makes you happy - and let's face it, she makes her money by being outrageous (I also think she had an ectopic pregnancy and lost a tube at some point so she might actually fit in well here!)

Ohhh I did not know that's where the Mac prefix on surnames came from @Somatronic!

That's cool you're looking forward to seeing some of your antenatal people again @Juno231

@Somatronic lets chuck that person under the communal patio - not OK!!!

Been crampy since late afternoon and also a bit of a random stomach 💩 wise - unsure if it's the start of BH or stomach not keen on something I've eaten. Did start with BH about this time with DS, it's one of the few things I can remember!

Can I just say

😳😳😳😳😳😳
He doesn't drive???

To not want to go www.mumsnet.com/Talk/amibeing_unreasonable/4573999-to-not-want-to-go

@larrythelizard the colour of the outfit that's the same colour as her skin is def an issue. But as is having your arse out. On a related note maybe I'm just massively offended by outfits the same colour as skin tones as there was a guy on location location location the other week who was the same and i couldn't get over it the entire episode 😂

@BellatrixK maybe we need to invent an under boob deodorant???

@Juno231 ooh interesting! OK, I'll definitely be eating dates nearer the time then!

@Somatronic the surname info was fascinating - thanks! Your boss continues to sound an absolute delight. Who says something like that? What possible response was she expecting?

@Soph0105 you're gonna need a bigger patio 😂

@BellatrixK I feel your pain! Feels excruciating here right now 😩 I am not looking forward to when the heatwaves really start to kick in!

Wow that outfit is definitely...a look. Not my cup of tea, but each to their own I guess?

@larrythelizard ooh cramps are no fun and neither are the 💩💩💩 here's hoping that whatever it is eases off sharpish

@Minster2012 an under boob deodorant would be amazing!

@InkyPaper when the heatwaves kick in??? Are there heat waves coming??? Tell me more 🥵

@InkyPaper what I hate of the heatwave is that everybody goes oooh you’re Spanish, you must be loving this, no, I am from the north, it’s colder than here and it rains more, I do not like heat

@Somatronic sounds like the colleague is worried you might have pre-eclampsia but Jesus Christ how risky to comment on someone's feet 😂 I've attached a pic of my swollen feet at last night's class to make you feel better about your cankles

@Minster2012 haha with those thighs it's hard to think anyone was ever worried about her weight gain!! And yeah there's definitely the potential for some friendships in our class - our WhatsApp group is fairly busy and we've got two pub socials coming up 🤞

@InkyPaper I think I'll use the essential oils in my bath at home or on a hanky to sniff at - I don't want to rely on diffusers/burners as it's unlikely those are allowed in the hospital itself.

@larrythelizard ah it's so cute to hear about DS' personality traits, proper little person isn't he! I've had a lot of BH since last Wednesday, I've been joking with OH that at this rate I'll have a six pack once baby comes out from all this exercise 😅

That's brilliant on the mates front @Juno231, really want to see those cankles though & it's not attached! I'm worried B is feeding too much 🤦🏼‍♀️I know you can't really do that but they can get massive (it seems!). I'm laughing at you sniffing a hanky like the Victorian times 😂

@Franklydear yes just because you are from a hot country doesn't mean you like it. A friend of mine is flying to Dubai on Thursday with her two kids. Absolutely fricking mental.

@Minster2012 hahaha I just mean that July and August are more prone to days of unbearable heat and I am not looking forward to it. Like @Franklydear I prefer the cold!

@Juno231 that sounds like a good plan

Ahhhh I see @InkyPaper I like crisp autumn days tbh

@kaylsd I like Jay & Luca on love island I think, dislike davide

I have swollen wrists since pregnancy. I had to have links put back into my watch strap so it wasn't hurting me 😂. They can't come out yet put it that way 😳

Thatnks @BellatrixK @Minster2012 @Juno231 @larrythelizard @InkyPaper for the pep talks. I was so embarrassed. I have no idea why she said it to me but she was clearly mortified when I told her where to go. I told my husband last night and he said the colleague who made the comment looks like a dwarf king from the Hobbit and should STFU - I've never seen those films but I felt a bit better still 😁

@Minster2012 love Bronte's chunky little legs! And her outfits are always so bright and fun - absolutely love her style.

I'm with you all on the weather. I can't bear hot weather at the best of times. I'm half thinking of going to Scotland for my summer holidays this summer because my usual choices will be too hot and work only let me take leave at peak times when everywhere is too hot. Or I could go in early September if I can wait that long.

@Minster2012 @Somatronic oops here's the pic. My favourite part is the upper foot bulge between the straps 😂.

Minster - swollen wrists is so random!! Although thinking about it I swear my Fitbit feels tighter... Your friend is mental for going to Dubai in June. I had a (stupid) friend who did that pre covid and it was so hot that the pool felt like a hot tub and they were all miserable and staying indoors for most of it.