Anyone else expecting a November sparkler? *Updated with due dates!*

[Gemie]

My mom homeschools and my younger siblings (all the way down to 4 yrs old) are all extremely smart! It's almost crazy how advanced they are compared to other kids in te family their ages- including mine lol I ablosulety love her new program she has use for the last 3 years. It's all online and since they have gone thru 13 kids and tried different programs it's amazing how advanced they have become.

Peanut I'm gonna pop over and see your bump so excited!

I had a better second half of the day eating yesterday but today has been hard again. Doesn't help that I can't seem to go to the bathroom more than once a week or so if I'm lucky no fun!

Have a bday party at 4:00 and even tho I still have 4 hrs till them I'm trying to find the motivation to even get up and dressed

It is a fact that home educated kids are further advanced than their peers as one on one tuition is by far more beneficial than 1 teacher to 30 or so kids like it is in a school based setting

 

[3boys]

Thanks for all the replies guys im not going to go.

Gemie as for homescooling i love it. At the moment its just my older 2 aged 7 and 8. My 8 year old is way ahead in everthing but my 7 year old is a daydreamer and finds it hard to concentrate so im delighted we homeschool him as i can only imagine how far he would fall behind in mainstream. Also next in line to start school is my 4 year old caleb and he has quite a bad speech disorder so again im glad i homeschool as i think he will do much better and we can consentrate on his speech until he turns 6.

 

[saphiresky]

Hey ladies, this thread is so busy. But I still read what everyone has been up to each day. It's good to know we aren't alone with our pregnancys. Today I hav been at my first christening since being an adult. He was soooo cute 9wks old, well behaved wearing his little kilt, sporran and ghillie shirt (we live in Scotland).
Since yesterday I'm officially 11wks, and looking forward soooo much to Tuesday being my very first scan. I'm so jealous of everyones early scans. I can't wait to see our little baby and hear that everything is all ok. Just the same as everyone else in hear I'm sure.
Once we have our scan a weight will be lifted and we can start telling our family. Most importantly I can finally tell my mum and dad in person when we arrive in New Zealand next week for our double surprise holiday.
I have found this half of the year has gone so fast! I wonder if the same will be for second half of the year.
Not long now till we are all moving to 2nd tri!

 

[Gemie]

Thanks for all the replies guys im not going to go.

Gemie as for homescooling i love it. At the moment its just my older 2 aged 7 and 8. My 8 year old is way ahead in everthing but my 7 year old is a daydreamer and finds it hard to concentrate so im delighted we homeschool him as i can only imagine how far he would fall behind in mainstream. Also next in line to start school is my 4 year old caleb and he has quite a bad speech disorder so again im glad i homeschool as i think he will do much better and we can consentrate on his speech until he turns 6.

Awesome

Are you autonomous or do you work to a curriculum?

Ps we're also a Jesus loving family

 

[Dazed125]

I know it's early but we had our first look at prams/travel systems yesterday and I have to say there is far too much choice for me to make any decisions!! My only decisions is that I want one that is facing me and relatively easy to get in and out of a small car boot. Do you have any recommendations? X

 

[teacup22]

My face is getting fat already :,-(
I'm just going to hide in a corner and cry!
Quinny Zapp xtra is small and faces both ways also you can put a car seat on them.

 

[miss_kseniya]

Morning everyone. Monday already, sigh.

Indian meal was, um, interesting, lol. The company was fab, but I struggled with the food so much. To make things worse, it took so long to arrive from ordering that we didn't even start eating until 9pm. I felt so sick/hungry at that point, it was awful. Think i kept it disguised though as no-one seemed to notice.

Lora what does SPD feel like hun? I always worry I might end up with it.

Dazed I havent looked at any prams yet as even the thought is overwhelming. There are so many possible options, I'm not sure how anyone ever finds one.

Has anyone heard from Laura on here? Not noticed her posts for a while. Hope she's ok and just busy with her little ones xx

 

[Creative]

Gemie as for homescooling i love it. At the moment its just my older 2 aged 7 and 8. My 8 year old is way ahead in everthing but my 7 year old is a daydreamer and finds it hard to concentrate so im delighted we homeschool him as i can only imagine how far he would fall behind in mainstream. Also next in line to start school is my 4 year old caleb and he has quite a bad speech disorder so again im glad i homeschool as i think he will do much better and we can consentrate on his speech until he turns 6.

I seriously considered home schooling my eldest who has Autism and dyslexia and pragmatic semantic disorder. The school he attended had written him off and said they would recommend that he stay in the infacnts "for a couple more years" I was pregnant with no 3 at the time and it was a very traumatic time. In the end we left London and moved back to Yorkshire and Joe started at the local village school with so much help. He had a one to one helper and speach therapy and development therapy and the school got him a statment and he made slow progress. By the time he left school 3 years ago he had A levels and has not been out of work since as a lab technician. Whilst I never actually got to home educate, it is something I'd really love to do and the resources that are available with the internet are fantastic (no computers when Joe was little!)

Ps we're also a Jesus loving family

Us too!

 

[lovehearts]

miss_ks - Laura was on here briefly over the weekend. I think she has been super busy

I had a silvercross Surf with my son and I sold it at 7 months and got a stroller. I didnt like how faffy it was to get the seat on and off etc. This time my perfect pram would be one that parent faces and world faces, can have a car seat on without taking the main seat off AND collapses without taking the seat unit off. I dont think one exists :Rofl: Oh and it needs to be suitable for a 2.5 year old so i can swap. I am aiming to carry LO though. I wont be doing my pram shopping until after my 20 week scan probably.

xx

 

[LoraLoo]

Miss K - You will know if you get it, its agony, gets worse the further along you get too! In the past ive actually heard my pelvis grinding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphysis_pubis_dysfunction

AFM 12 weeks today!!! x

 

[3boys]

Gemie its kind of a mix i use some aspects of a curriculum from sonlight especially bible work and history and geography as it ties everything back to what the bible says about it so they still learn about evolution etc. But they would then compare it to what the bible has to say. But because its an american curriculum i cant use it for maths and english so i buy normal school books for that and i also add in irish history.

 

[lovehearts]

ah yay lora happy 12 weeks!!! Have you got a scan this week? x

 

[LoraLoo]

ah yay lora happy 12 weeks!!! Have you got a scan this week? x

Yes Wednesday! xx

 

[lovehearts]

yay!

 

[miss_kseniya]

Happy 12 weeks Lora and enjoy your scan on Weds. Thanks for the link too. I really hope I don't get it. I worry as I've always been a clicky joint person, but hopefully it won't affect me.

My next scan is bang on 12 weeks and I can't wait now. Only 1 week to go once we get to Friday and I've got a busy week so will hopefully fly by.

 

[LoraLoo]

How is everyones Morning sickness going? Ive noticed mines tailed off over the weekened I dont think its EVER gone at 12 weeks more like 22 weeks for me Might be speaking too soon, lol, we will see! x

 

[lovehearts]

Mines still sticking around although no sick since Friday night. I felt a bit better saturday but yesterday afternoon wasnt good. I seem to be having good days and bad days now rather than all bad days. Does it really just go one day?

 

[LoraLoo]

Mines still sticking around although no sick since Friday night. I felt a bit better saturday but yesterday afternoon wasnt good. I seem to be having good days and bad days now rather than all bad days. Does it really just go one day?

Well this has been my easiest pregnancy by a mile sickness wise In some of my pregnancies i was being sick every half hour til 22 weeks I couldnt drive anywhere without pulling over and being sick, couldnt keep water down, couldnt leave the house really! Was deffo worse with the girls, but even with the boys Ive still been sick beyond 16 weeks. I felt really sick Friday night and was fine once Id eaten and I havent really felt sick since. I still dont have much of an appetite but compared to the others its a breeze!

Hopefully your good days will soon out number your bad til theyve all gone xx

 

[lovehearts]

Gosh i hope so. I dont know how you ladies cope that have it really bad , take my hat off to you! x

 

[LoraLoo]

Gosh i hope so. I dont know how you ladies cope that have it really bad , take my hat off to you! x

I could never understand why other women werent stuck in doors all day unable to do anything with my other pregnancies, its only now Ive realised that my sickness was obviously extreme and others dont usually get it that bad! Thank God someone up there must have taken pity on me this time

Not long til 2nd tri now ladies! I'll be so glad to see the back on first tri!