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[HollyMonkey]

The Teflon men are so impressed by my evening cycling that they all want to do it now, there's quite a queue for the exercise bike of an evening!

I will catch up in a mo, but just to say that dh really loves my bag He said it is both funky with jeans yet elegant with a skirt, what a good dh!! Top marks!and it's my Valentine's present in exchange for me preparing us a candlelit meal at home to save on babysitter and restaurant fees Suits me!!!

 

[Essie]

Ooooooo, she's going to be up and off soon....time to think about babyproofing everything

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ahh love her! shes getting so big! where did you get that toy, Faye had one when she was a baby and loved it, and James played with one at the play centre and loved it

Thanks April The crawl toy came from ELC I think

It is ELC, lyra has the same one

Kit Cara looks gorgeous, she looks so close to crawling.

Thanks Essie! She looks like she's going to somedays, then she flops back down

Lyra kind of moves one knee forward and then rolls on her side. She prefers to be standing up than sitting now, it's quite awkward sometimes.

 

[TrinityMom]

Back home from a successful afternoon. Saw a patient who I haven't seen for 8 months only because he's improved so much he hasn't been sick at all (16 year old boy with asthma) and even today his chest wasn't that bad

Then my mom took me grocery shopping which was fantastic because we've been living on different variations of beans, rice, potato and butternut. Now we have fresh veg and fruit and soya stuff in the freezer...feels SO good! Going to make another big batch of tomato pasta sauce tomorrow to freeze for after the birth and I'm freezing a batch of butternut soup tonight Got to get the freezer stocked.

Shopping took 2 hours which led to some rather attention-grabbing and regular braxton hicks. Have had some water and a bath and they have eased off a bit

Your mum is a little treasure isn't she

Would you like to go into labour early with Tori or not?

She's the bestest I don't know where we'd be without her

I wouldn't mind. But this week I have so many patients which adds up to good money that I can't say no to and sunday is the photoshoot and the next saturday we're painting the floors. I'd like the floors to be done before she comes

.....in an ideal world where I had some control and could choose these things

 

[HollyMonkey]

It makes a lovely leathery squeaky sound And the little vanity pouch is rather a treasure. And the 3rd pic is my company sign I made for my studio door yesterday I don't really know what my company does but it's called Lugworm & Daffodil and makes puppets, paintings, books and crafts. And my studio is the Head Office and I am the boss and I am also it's one employee

 

[kit_cat]

Loving the bag celebrations B...I hope it brings you much joy every time you look at it

Lovely business sign too...very professional looking

 

[Essie]

April here it is

https://m.mothercare.com/mt/www.mothercare.com/Mothercare-Sunshine-Garden-Rolling-Toy/dp/B004GV1RG0

If link doesn't work google "sunshine garden rolling toy"

 

[TrinityMom]

It makes a lovely leathery squeaky sound And the little vanity pouch is rather a treasure. And the 3rd pic is my company sign I made for my studio door yesterday I don't really know what my company does but it's called and makes puppets, paintings, books and crafts. And my studio is the Head Office and I am the boss and I am also it's one employee

I loooove your bag!! If it wasn't leather I'd be hunting it down here!

And look at the birds...at head office. From humble beginnings to the door of the head office ...so proud

 

[TrinityMom]

DH has been offered a 30% increase. He's waiting to find out if that's before or after tax. It sounds fantastic - and we are very grateful for 30% more - but in real money in terms of what he needs to be earning it isn't enough. So he is still looking for another job. At least it's more in the meantime. I am so proud of him for making this happen

 

[HollyMonkey]

I hope your dh finds something Trin. I always imagined he worked freelance, don't know why! And don't worry, I asked at the shop and the bag was made from the skin of a cow who had had a very long happy life and died a peaceful natural death in a field of daisies and had previously signed a document stating her wish to donate her skin to making nice bags for morally dubious Parisiennes

Kit!! That little wriggler of yours is just soooo pretty isn't she? And honestly I'm not just saying that like your FB friend She's a sweetie pie Can't wait to meet her for real!!

Hope James is ok April 37.5 is normal according to my French baby book, especially in the evenings when it tends to go up a bit anyway....

Can't remember the other thing I had to say!

I just made a chocolate dessert from chocco powder, fromage frais and sweetener, it was quite nice, a bit chocolate mousse like, kind of!

 

[TrinityMom]

I hope your dh finds something Trin. I always imagined he worked freelance, don't know why! And don't worry, I asked at the shop and the bag was made from the skin of a cow who had had a very long happy life and died a peaceful natural death in a field of daisies and had previously signed a document stating her wish to donate her skin to making nice bags for morally dubious Parisiennes

Kit!! That little wriggler of yours is just soooo pretty isn't she? And honestly I'm not just saying that like your FB friend She's a sweetie pie Can't wait to meet her for real!!

Hope James is ok April 37.5 is normal according to my French baby book, especially in the evenings when it tends to go up a bit anyway....

Can't remember the other thing I had to say!

I just made a chocolate dessert from chocco powder, fromage frais and sweetener, it was quite nice, a bit chocolate mousse like, kind of!

Ah! The famous cow DNRMIH (do not rescus, make into a handbag) clause

 

[mummyApril]

yay for the income increase i hope he finds a job he enjoys and pays what you need

 

[mummyApril]

wow this is the first day i have been exhausted from looking after James, he seems to be ok now, for now anyway lol, been very demanding, mummy cuddles, not mummy cuddles not laying down, laying down, sitting up not sitting up lol as well as doing dinner sorting girls and now Jay has come over instead of going to his mums because James isnt well and boom James no more crying or whinging, show me up as a liar hahaha

 

[HollyMonkey]

Gosh at last the bike is free! My turn!! I have one of the Earworms series of cd's, the Russian one. Anyone used this method for language learning? It makes me giggle at first because there's porn film type music and then the voices come over it speaking Russian, it's a kind of subliminal process learning principal. Good for cycling with though. Although I prefer my Italian cd's because at least I actually understand them

 

[HollyMonkey]

I hope your dh finds something Trin. I always imagined he worked freelance, don't know why! And don't worry, I asked at the shop and the bag was made from the skin of a cow who had had a very long happy life and died a peaceful natural death in a field of daisies and had previously signed a document stating her wish to donate her skin to making nice bags for morally dubious Parisiennes

Kit!! That little wriggler of yours is just soooo pretty isn't she? And honestly I'm not just saying that like your FB friend She's a sweetie pie Can't wait to meet her for real!!

Hope James is ok April 37.5 is normal according to my French baby book, especially in the evenings when it tends to go up a bit anyway....

Can't remember the other thing I had to say!

I just made a chocolate dessert from chocco powder, fromage frais and sweetener, it was quite nice, a bit chocolate mousse like, kind of!

Ah! The famous cow DNRMIH (do not rescus, make into a handbag) clause

My beefy spaghetti bolognaise was nice too

 

[addie25]

Thats great they gave your husband an increase

 

[Essie]

I was using the camera on my phone to take a photo of Lyra and me, Lyra decided to do a self portrait shot. Here is one she took herself

https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y123/butterfly2508/3890e8a0.jpg

 

[kit_cat]

Back home from a successful afternoon. Saw a patient who I haven't seen for 8 months only because he's improved so much he hasn't been sick at all (16 year old boy with asthma) and even today his chest wasn't that bad

Then my mom took me grocery shopping which was fantastic because we've been living on different variations of beans, rice, potato and butternut. Now we have fresh veg and fruit and soya stuff in the freezer...feels SO good! Going to make another big batch of tomato pasta sauce tomorrow to freeze for after the birth and I'm freezing a batch of butternut soup tonight Got to get the freezer stocked.

Shopping took 2 hours which led to some rather attention-grabbing and regular braxton hicks. Have had some water and a bath and they have eased off a bit

Your mum is a little treasure isn't she

Would you like to go into labour early with Tori or not?

She's the bestest I don't know where we'd be without her

I wouldn't mind. But this week I have so many patients which adds up to good money that I can't say no to and sunday is the photoshoot and the next saturday we're painting the floors. I'd like the floors to be done before she comes

.....in an ideal world where I had some control and could choose these things

That's it Trin...I've put the order in for labour to begin after the floor is complete. It wasn't cheap but we're sorted

 

[kit_cat]

I was using the camera on my phone to take a photo of Lyra and me, Lyra decided to do a self portrait shot. Here is one she took herself

https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y123/butterfly2508/3890e8a0.jpg

OH. WOW.

That is a beautiful picture of Lyra. She clearly has a talent for photography She's like a little elfin princess

 

[addie25]

So cute she took a pic of herself!!

 

[kit_cat]

DH has been offered a 30% increase. He's waiting to find out if that's before or after tax. It sounds fantastic - and we are very grateful for 30% more - but in real money in terms of what he needs to be earning it isn't enough. So he is still looking for another job. At least it's more in the meantime. I am so proud of him for making this happen