Thishasupsetme - can we have an update please?!!!!!

[CuppaTeaJanice]

You kept the whole Mumsnet community on the edge of our seats back in November with the story of your toxic MIL forcing your DH to keep a family christening secret from you.

When the thread finished your DH had confronted his mum, you'd gone to the christening anyway, and MIL had ignored your dd. Then your dad had to have a heart op, MIL was, you suspected, pretending to be ill, and you'd just found out you were pregnant with DC2 (congratulations!).

Well you know how nosy us mumsnetters are!!! Please bring us up to date - what happened next?

...hoping this story has a happy ending.....

I'm OK thanks. How are you?

Thumbwitch - "the MN 50"

ROFL

doing well, except for DS being a bit of a night-time pita. (see zoners thread for more detail)

Night Benny

They do this (little sods)! Does he sleep much in the day?

he has his 2 naps, one morning and one afternoon, most days. But he tried to skip yesterday afternoon's, then fell asleep early eve, then wouldn't go to sleep at all until I took him into my bed at 10:30 and we went to sleep together.

Hmm. Maybe make his morning nap start a bit later, then cut out the afternoon one so he's tired early?

couldn't be much later, it's usually around 11:30! No, if he naps at sensible times, he's usually ok, but it's the overtired bollocks that makes the problems. Like me, if he goes through the tiredness/sleep barrier, he can keep going ad infinitum (or until someone switches off all the lights!)

Ohh, I get like that when I'm on here!

What about an earlier morning nap (10:30ish) for half an hour, then an earlier afternoon nap?

I have yet to meet Darcey . No nice doctors at work.

bummer! well, keep the vibes out there in the universe, you never know what it'll send along!
I realise I look like I am just making excuses to not take up your suggestions, but I can't physically do the earlier nap because DS will often be in his cot at that point while I am seeing a client. He never chooses to lie down of his own accord! plus he has the tv on (shh) to stop him wailing.

Where? I can't see a bad mum anywhere.

If TV works then it's ok. What about a nap after lunch? To be honest, you need to ditch the afternoon one as it's keeping him awake. If you get rid of the morning one, give him lunch a little earlier then let him nap earlier then it may make things easier for you.

How are you otherwise?

not bad - trying to adjust to having no monthly income as my college job finished at the end of 2008 - it hasn't really hit yet how much it is going to affect us. did get a tax rebate though - hurrah! and it's already in my bank account, even more hurrah!

Whey! Well done for finishing it!! What are your plans now?

try and get sorted for emigrating to Australia in May-ish. lots to do, no impetus to do it really as it's all for DH (him being Australian) and he has little in the way of proactivity. But we must get our act together soon or it's not going to happen in May and then his mum will be very unhappy.

Do you want to go?

weeell, it's not exactly that I don't want to go, more that I don't want the massive upheaval that it involves. Shifting my life 10,500 miles to the other side of the world is a big deal. I am not fond of change. And it's hard leaving family - all the usual stuff - plus I have lived in this place for 13 years now and I recognise people in the street to say hi to, I love my house and know all the shops and roads and it's really silly, I know.
But I knew what I was getting in to, marrying an Australian, so only myself to blame really. I just need to bite the bullet and get on with it, which I would if he would be more proactive about it!

It sounds like you don't want this. You've given lots of reasons not to go and only one reason to go. If dh is stalling maybe he feels the same??? Have you spoken to him about it?

right, must go to bed - I did say I would at 1 and it is just past now!
night scrooged - maybe THUM will turn up tomorrow!

sorry, x-post. no he's just totally lacking in proactivity and thinks "it'll be right" ,honestly. he really wants to go. ah well.
Night!

Night. Enjoy the snow!

Has anyone thought of starting a thread in chat linking to this incase she doesnt come on this section anymore?

plods down stairs to let cat out . sorts out cat . puts sky news on to check snow report . Bugger not bad anough to skive a day off work . bugger bugger bugger . mutters to ds about getting ready for school . opens lounge door . morning ladies .

Morning, no THUM last night then? Anyone for coffee?

Morning campers. No THUM?

still no THUM???