Any Scottish April 2013 babies out there??

[Cherrybump]

Lol hey ladies. loving all this talk about shaving lol. I just managed to do mines last week feels a bit better to know ive done it and my legs...well the hair there isnt really growing that fast through my pregnancy so i havent worry to much about that lol.

I just bought a baby sling so i think i have everything i need and prepare now lol i only bought it because i know with the buses it can be a hassle if there is a buggie on or a wheel chair needs the space. Everyone at my work would like to people the baby so i need to pop in and see them all. plus i would like to hand a picture into HR with a little detail for them to have a peek aswell lol

My first day off and i spent it in town buying pair of jeggins you know the stretchy jeans in primark lol they were 7 pound so i though why not since i was 18 before hand going into 16's i can get them on ok (still lol other 2 pairs of skinnies fall down alot and i have a belt thats to big for me doesnt hold my jeans up

Got new black knitted cardgain so when it sunny like today i can just wear that instead of this man size hoodie lol its harder to see im pregnant it lol

Hope your all keeping well to x

 

[lj2245]

Hehe I was thinking I'd have the nursery done by the end of next week but as I was painting the woodwork yesterday it was obvious it needs a lot more work than I though. We have only ever used the room as a spare so haven't been in there much. There are holes all over the walls which will need filled in, the skirting has been put up badly so that needs filled in and sanded too. The radiator isn't fixed to the wall for some reason! It's held on/up by the 2 pipes going in either end! We need to get that fixed and the ceiling has a gap all the way round. It's only a couple of mm but I don't think paint would fill it so I need to try and sort that too. If I had the cash I'd just get the walls and ceiling plastered and it would fix all the problems bar the radiator, which would just need a bracket on the back.

The £350 isn't too bad for what I got I guess but considering the plan had been to buy 2 chests of drawers from Ikea for £50 each...I definitely went OTT!

 

[Kaybee]

I am still waiting on my baby wrap arriving. The seller from ebay posted it to the wrong person so they are now sending it on to me. I am quite keen to see it and have a wee practice.

Laura i really dont know how you have the energy to decorate. if it wasnt for kaiden getting me out of bed at the weekend i am sure i would be hibernating. That maybe was a woops on the furniture order.....i am sure its lovely though and will look lovely in the nursery once its done.

 

[lj2245]

I don't have the energy to decorate, I just don't have a choice because I don't have the money to pay anyone to do it! Originally I thought it just needed the dreaded woodchip removed (which Stephen did over the past year) then a coat of paint on the woodwork, lining paper then paint. That wasn't too bad because I can do the woodwork and painting easily and my sister said she'd help with the lining paper. Now there's all the other stuff to do it's just depressing me. I might try and get quotes for plastering and see how much that is but I can't imagine it being cheap at all!

 

[arlene]

Laura the nursery furniture sounds lovely! We've decided to wait til James is here and then buy a cotbed for him. Hopefully by then we'll have a better idea of where we are in terms of trying to move house. We haven't done anything to the spare room as my stepson stays every 2nd weekend and i don't think it's very fair on him.

Loving all the shaving posts. Lol. Luckily my best friend is training as a beauty therapist so is going to wax my legs for me when I go on mat leave! Gonna see of I can get one of her classmates to do my bikini line as well. xx

 

[Kaybee]

There would be no harm in getting quotes.

We dont have a nursery to decorate and we are in rented accom which was just painted throughout before we moved in. The painter should be coming back soon to do round our new windows and a couple of bits on the ceiling where the tiles fell off the roof and the water came in. I do miss going round b&q picking out colours and decorating just no way i could do it just now.

 

[lj2245]

I put a message on one of those FB selling sites and now seem to have a bidding war One guy said £180 for 4 walls and ceiling! Not bad at all! I'll see how low they get haha. If I can get closer to £100 I might get them to do my hall aswell hahahah

 

[Kaybee]

That would be good if you can get someone to do it cheap for you. I need to find a plumber to see if they can plumn our washing machine into the cupboard under the stairs, behind where it currently is and put a dishwasher where the washing machine is. It would just mean sorting through everything in the cupboard

 

[CherylC3]

Hey ladies :wave:

Bbymc sorry u didn't hav a good scan Hun...x

Kaybee hopefully the last few wks at work fly by for u...x

Arlene ur lucky u hav a friend tht can do ur waxing for u..x

Laura yeh for furniture Hun... And tht wud be good if u get a good price for the painting to be done..x

Cherry u sound very organised Hun..x

Well my furniture isn't coming for 3 wks I'm so annoyed mamas and papas don't remind u when ur balance is due so cos we're late paying it we need to wait

I got my waxing done last week the first time since being pregnant.. I've made an appointment to get it done on the 2nd of April so il be hair free

I've had killer heartburn the last 3 days its horrible... Oh and we decided to tell our parents we are having a boy they were chuffed to bits...xxx

 

[bbymc]

Lol. Had a wee giggle as I caught up on the chat there. I've managed to shave my legs a few times but I've cut myself to shreds every time so I figured I'll leave it now until I'm going to hospital. My bikini line is a joke lol. I'll need o tackle that with a mirror. I was gona get it waxed but I went once just before my period and thanks to water retention, my skin lifted and I was all blistered. Pretty sure that would definitely happen again now I'm pregnant so I'm gona I've it a miss.

That price you got for plastering sounds pretty decent Laura! It'd definitely be worth it if it saves you time and effort! You had any other quotes? As for your furniture, lol, I know ht feeling. Now we've pretty much got everything, I keep just buying clothes lol. We don't need any more, butits all so cute, I can't resist lol.

Are you planning on getting a plumber in before he wee man is born Karen? It'll maybe be easier, but I do sympathise with having o cler out the upward first. We had o basically move everything from the whole of downstairs so the men could it our flooring! It took ages and stressed me right out, but now that its one, it feels great. Would have been way harder if we'd done it after baby is here!

I'm feeling sooo emotional today! My cousin moved in with us at the start of feb but I feel like its been one thing after another since she's been here. She keeps telling us she is skint but then will use our stuff and not replace it. I ask her to and she then says she cant cos she has no money. Ive told her not to touch any of our stuff if she cant replace it but she just ignores me and even has the cheek to argue with me about it! We're not here to fund her!
We've told her about 3 times how to work the alarm and she's still managed to set it off 3 times in the middle of the night, probably waking most of our neighbours! Which is a worry since we've just moved here!
She washes her dishes in such a rush that EVERY time she leaves dishes on the drainer I have to go bak and wash thm again as they are still covered in food. Ive mentioned this too her in passing too and yet its still happening.
We had major condensation in our old house so we explained to her that if she wants to dry clothes, to put them on proper driers ( which we have given her), and not put stuff directly onto the radiators so the air can ciculate ( and we dont freeze!) But again she's ignored me.
Its driving me crazy so I duno if im just being extra sensitive cos I'm pregnant or what. Ryan does agree with me on the stuff I mention to her but then he never says anything himself so it looks like I'm bad cop and he's good cop. It's totally stressing me out!! She's showing blatant disregard for what we're asking. I don't think I'm being unreasonable, what do you guys think?? Rant over lol

 

[lj2245]

Why is she living with you? Can you not ask her to leave? It sounds like she's made herself too comfy and you are definitely right to be upset about it. It's your house and she shouldn't be taking advantage like that.

 

[bbymc]

basically she was living with her mum who has mental health issues and they weren't getting on. We figured we'd help her out while also making a bit of extra cash ourselves. With her being family we figured there'd be no issue with her being around the baby either. It seemed like a win win. But clearly she thinks she can take the piss. I've told Ryan I'm not getting on her case anymore and he needs to back me up. If it continues once he's spoke to her then she'll need to leave. We're not here to provide for her and if she can't respect what we want then she can get lost. We're about to have a baby and def do not need the stress. Its good to know someone else agrees she's taking advantage tho!

 

[lj2245]

It always seems to be the same when family or friends share a house! My sister has tried renting out her spare room to 3 different friends and each one has taken the piss. They start off with great intentions, agree on rent, etc then somehow seem to think it's ok to live with my sister and lose their job right away so they don't pay rent and eat all my sisters food! I had to throw 2 people out of her flat (before I was pregnant) because she couldn't get them to move out! They were all really good friends prior. Now she has a friend called Colin living there and he has always worked and owns a motor bike and they thought they would be safe letting him move in but straight away he lost his job and took on a commission only job. Now he owes them thousands. It's mental.

The guy is about 7ft...there's no way I'm stepping in this time lol!

 

[Kaybee]

I think it sounds like she is taking the pi$$ as well. How old is she?

Oh your waxing experience sounds painful!

 

[bbymc]

it was Karen believe me!

She's 23. I thought she might be difficult as she is very selfish but this is a joke. I mean, ok so she's skint. That does not mean she can help herself to our stuff. Last time i confronted her she stormed out saying ' for god sake, its only a bit of sugar. What i meant to do?' i was just like 'erm... Ask if you can use it, or buy your own!' This all came about after i tried to give the carpet fitters a coffee and was highly embarrassed cos i didn't have much coffee left and no sugar. Both because she'd been helping herself to ours and didn't replace it (and didn't even think to ask if it was ok to use in the first place). I wasnt even able to go to the shop that day so i was really embarrassed. I would never help myself to someone else's stuff without asking. But she thinks I'm making a big deal out of nothing!

 

[lj2245]

She sounds like a petulant child!

 

[bbymc]

yeah. She is actin childish about everythin. With stuff in the house tho like washing and that, she's ignoring me. Its driving me crazy cos i don't want her to cause damage to the house. Clearly cos its not her house she doesnt care! She's already caused some damage cos she ignored my requests about something else, now we need to pay to fix it and she's only been here since 3rd of bloody Feb! God, the more i write, the more i wonder what the hell we're doing! Lol

 

[lj2245]

Yeah you don't need the stress! Sounds like she's costing you a lot more than she's contributing. Maybe it's time to say we tried but it's not working out, you will have to find somewhere else!

 

[bbymc]

I'm gona wait til Ryan speaks to her. If she doesnt take heed, she's out!

I got some nighties in primark for the hospital today. £4.50 each. Pretty good i thought. Specially since they'll prob get binned afterwards

 

[arlene]

Sounds like she's being a brat and majorly disrespectful!! Time to have some strong words and boot her out if there's no improvement. There's no way you need that stress!! Xx