hello! thank you all for admiring the beauty of the child - am quite partial to him myself . have now caught up with thread and so would like to quickly say (pardon split infinitive)
saggars, am so sorry to hear about your friend's dd. According to a friend of mine who was in a similar position not so long ago, the best thing for friends to do is not to pretend the situation isn't happening; to ask questions and so forth (even if the questions are only 'do you want me to ask you about this or shall I wait until you bring it up?'). Good wishes to you and them.
batters and at your MIL. My word. Hilariously (or not) my DP's mother said something similar to me, but about our respective calves (legs, not baby cows). DP apparently has 'race horse' calves and ankles, while mine are more 'beast of burden'. The really sad thing is that i must confess she is right.
Which brings me on to legs generally. Am most amused to hear of everyone else's spotty legs/bottom (actually on that note the post-birth hormone exodus has turned me into a spot monster at just the time when people want to take my picture. Lovely. May resort to holding DS up in front of my face if this continues). Moonshine, I find vigorous, erm, body brushing helps tone down the nicotine patches when I do the tinted moisturiser thing - which I have to do because my legs are BRIGHT white and blinding in the summer. In fact I too have been known to wear tights in summer months because it is frankly unreasonable to expect others to deal with the glare. Determined to get them out this year, though, as I won't be in the office - it's now or never.
Duchess - anaemia - I hadn't thought and that is most likely part of the problem - haven't been taking iron supplements since he was born and I've just remembered that I'm supposed to be! Ureb, glad I'm not the only one whose appetite fled - it's all just so overwhelming that food feels like the last thing on the menu (as it were). Having said that, I think I detect some hunger pangs now, so will head off for some morning bread, jam and cheese.
oof, long post, sorry! Have great days, everyone.