Any Scottish April 2013 babies out there??

[bbymc]

Awwww Laura! I hope you and Shaun are ok. It may have been expected but that never makes it any easier!! Sending you and the wee man big hugs! She's at peace now. Xx

 

[Kaybee]

Awwww Laura! I hope you and Shaun are ok. It may have been expected but that never makes it any easier!! Sending you and the wee man big hugs! She's at peace now. Xx

Aww Laura I can't really add to what Emma has said. Sorry to hear that.

 

[arlene]

Sorry to hear about Shaun's gran Laura. Sending you all hugs xx

 

[Cherrybump]

Thanks hun. I spoke to his mum this morning on the phone. He's down there now. I agree to what you said to. I need a clean break from him and i need my space back to myself. Nothing is coming good from him being here still. I just feel trapped and i dont have my space to do my own thing now. I dont wanna break Paige up with this would rather he ha his own place and came and see her etc.

Just glad to speak to someone who's gone through it xx

 

[Cherrybump]

Sorry to hear about Shauns gran to hun x

 

[CherylC3]

Sorry about Shaun's gran Laura. Thinking of you. Xx

 

[lj2245]

Thanks girls. I told Shaun last night and he has dealt with the whole thing so well. He was understandably upset and cried a bit but we talked loads about his Gran and he has such a good understanding of death and what happens now. I had always thought that Shaun should decide whether to attend the funeral or not but his Gran requested that no children attend so I have to respect her wishes. Instead, Shaun and I are planning our own memorial service, which we can do with his Dad together. He's getting stuck into the planning and it seems to be keeping his mind occupied.

I'm so proud of him.

 

[bbymc]

no wonder you're proud Laura! What a wee star! I think thats a great idea too. It'll keep him busy and help him remember his gran in a really positive way! I'm glad he's coping ok Xx

 

[lj2245]

Sorry to hear about all your trouble with the dogs I hope they have a good night tonight and you make your flight!

We have decided to go to chapel and light a candle for her, then go to the shop she always took him to after church for a packet of sweets. They we are going to the park where we will read out letters we wrote and then attach them to chinese lanterns which we will then light and watch float away.

We are also going to make a memory box and write loads of stories of things they did together to go in that, with photos, mementos, etc. I'll ask his family to contribute towards it when they are feeling better. That way when Shaun is feeling sad, he can root around in there. It also means he won't forget her (he's still so young!) and he says it means he can share it with his baby cousin too when she's older and tell her about her Gran.

 

[bbymc]

Aww lovely idea Laura. Thats so sweet shaun wants to share it with his cousin too.

I'm just off to the vet again now. 4th time this week with no improvement in Mia at all.

 

[lj2245]

I think I'm sharing your dog woes. Tess ate 8 massive chocolate chip, nut and raisin cookies while we were in bed last night. I stupidly left them on the couch and didn't even think that she might eat them. I leave food lying about all the time and she doesn't touch it unless she's given it. Chocolate is very bad for dogs though and although there wasn't much chocolate in them, she's been very subdued today. Not sure if I should take her to the vet or not, they charge £50 for a consultation.

 

[bbymc]

Ben's had chocolate poisoning before. First thing that matters is the cocoa content. If it was milk chocolate then thats not so bad. Problem is, grapes and raisins are highly toxic aswell. Feeding as little as 8 grapes can kill a dog the size of a lab! That said, both chocolate and raisins affect the kidneys. So is she drinking excessively? Or going for a pee more than usual? Ideally you would hope she'd be sick too. If the answer is no to all those things then I'd say she's just subdued cos she's eaten something she shouldn't have. As long as she's eating and drinking she will be fine. When Ben had it he ate 3 dark chocolate large Easter eggs when i was out. I came home to a few piles of sick, an empty water bowl (which i refilled and he emptied straight away) and him peeing loads in the garden. I rushed him in and he was kept in for 2 days to prevent kidney failure. That was extreme tho cos he ate so much and it was all dark chocolate with very high cocoa content.

Can you tell I'm always at the vet lol? Xx

 

[Kaybee]

Laura I am not surprised you are proud of shaun. What a star. That sounds like a lovely plan you's have made.

We had proud parent moment today as kaidens teacher said how well he has been doing this past week gettting involved with things, he usually likes to do what he wants, and he has been problem solving and she thinks he is good at maths. So proud of him.

What a time of it you are having with your dogs Emma. Laura hopefully Tess is just feeling a bit ashamed.

 

[lj2245]

Yeah she's been back to normal since Stephen got home from work. She was obviously just sulking because I gave her a row!

Go Kaiden A wee brain box Shaun is terrible at maths and it makes homework time sooooo frustrating for all. I'm glad Kaiden won't have that problem!

 

[Kaybee]

Glad Tess is back to normal.

Yeah I am super proud of kaiden. Just over a week ago he got into trouble for running off to play in the snow pile when they went out after the teacher shouting after him and he ignored her so its nice to hear some positive stuff.

Back to the hospital for my next scan tomorrow. Im a bit worried that the doctor is going to say they wont keep scanning me if baby measurements are ok again. Of course i will be glad that that he is doing fine but i think it would make me worry about it more if they dont keep an eye on him

 

[lj2245]

I doubt he will say that if it's standard practice to scan for 10 weeks? Surely they will err on the side of caution even though he is ok?

 

[Kaybee]

Hopefully I am just being paranoid. Looking forward to seeing baby again altho its not the same when its not in 3d.

 

[lj2245]

Ooh you're a honeydew! Let us know how you get on x

 

[arlene]

Glad Shaun is doing well Laura, it'll make a difference that he has something to concentrate on.

And well done to Kaiden for being a wee brain box! And good luck with your scan today.

I've had this week off work and go back on Monday On the upside, I'm only back for six weeks and then off on maternity leave! Woop!! Just now getting impatient to meet my little dude.

 

[bbymc]

glad you're getting some good feedback from nursery Karen! Maths is a great subject to be good at! I was rubbish at it tho lol. Good luck with the scan. I reckon they'll keep scanning you. Its standard practice so i see no reason for them to stop!

Hope you enjoyed your week off arelene! I'm sure the nxt 6 weeks will fly in. I hope they do for all of us! Lol.

Glad tess is better Laura! Looks like Mia's a bit better today too. She managed all thru the night without needing out we agreed if she managed that that we'd go to London. So we're London bound at 1pm i just hope she continues to get better while we're away. I'll be so worried!