Mid-August Testers

[InHisHands]

Nic it sounds like Finlay is doing great! Can't wait to see the pancake picture! HELLO?!?!?! Oh im green with envy! Congrats to you Finlay! Thumbs up for hello! It sounds like his little personality is just flurishing and coming out. That's so sweet.

I wish all of our babies could have play dates with each other. But that would be a bit expensive.

As far as the hotel goes. We will be in one till mid april unless something changes.

 

[NotNic]

Playdate sounds fab Hands! As promised a long time ago here's Finlay getting to grips with his pancakes. In case any of you NA girlies think I'm odd, we have them big and flat over here, more like crepes. Yep he ate all of it!

 

[NotNic]

We also owe you a toothy peg shot but it keeps telling me the file is too large. Weird! To keep you going though, here's a normal one of him not in his highchair! He does do somethings other than eat

 

[snowflakes120]

Great family pics Hands!! So happy that hubby is home. I think Dex looks like you!! You guys must be having some nice weather. Send it our way - it's been way too cold for my liking. Would love to do a playdate with y'all. That would be so grand!!

Look at Finlay with his pancake that is bigger than him. You are right - yours are not as fluffy as ours here in USA. Care to share a recipe??!! Can't believe the pic of him not in the highchair - he looks almost like a toddler.

Lisette - Glad things are going so great for you guys. I'm sure I'll be asking you lots of questions about sleep training!

Bex - Yeah for boob to cup! Hope sleep is getting better for you guys!!

Bea - Check in huns! Miss you girl!! You have to of started planning a 1 yr birthday party by now, right??!!

Same old, same old. Just getting bigger. Feeling some awesome kicks. Sleep is getting much better. I was sick with a cold last week. Feeling much better now. Glucose test is on Tuesday. I fly home to NY for my showers in a week. I'm super excited. One of my sisters will be in from MO and my best friend is coming in from NJ so I can't wait to see them too. Bummed that my one sister in Africa obviously won't be able to make it. But from the sounds of it I will def see her for my sisters wedding in TX in Sept. Nursery is coming along nicely. We did alot of shopping a bit ago to try to find some wall/dresser cutesy stuff but didn't do so awesome. Just didn't like anything. I don't know. Looks like I'll be checking out Etsy when I have some time. xoxo

 

[MrsBea23]

Hi everyone,

So sorry I've been so pants.

I have been TTC since November so staying off here so as not to get crazy ha ha. Still no BFP though and I think the crazy is starting to kick in! Just disappointed that it is going to be another long haul this time but hey ho we will get there in the end.

Glad to read all your news and catch up though and love the pics.

We are good Ariana starts nursery in 3 weeks eek and I'm back to work in 4 crazy.

She is still such a good little thing and she is very funny she has a very strong personality.

Nic she is very needy of me though and it doesn't seem to be getting much better, today I went to the dentist and she screamed the whole time I wasn't holding her lol. Hopefully it will be a bit easier for you and won't last as long.

Snow so pleased you are getting along well it must be all getting so exciting now.

Hi Bex, hands and Lisette.

Bex hope the sleep gets better soon unfourtunately for us sleep went to pot in Aus and has never been quite the same but it could be the 6 teeth in 2 months lol.

I will try and be better at checking in.

Love to all you girls x

 

[Srbjbex]

BEA!!!!!!!! Welcome back honey!! Great to hear a catch up from you, such exciting news about you TTC!! You're back in the ttc world already, it is a crazy world indeed and I wish you the best of luck for a very swift BFP! We are officially NTNP (but no sign of AF yet so can't imagine anything happening soon! )

So great to hear from you, it's made my evening that has

You'll all be pleased to hear that we have come out of the pain that was sleep regression and Elliot now generally only wants one feed per night now so that's even better, I feel human again!!

Nic - loving the pics, I can't believe grown up he looks! He really is a proper cutie!

Snow - looking forward to hearing all about your showers , I hope you really had a lovely time and were spoilt, I'm sure you did

Hi lisette :wave:

Hands - are you going to be able to post from your hotel? I can imagine its not the easiest of living arrangements for you? I want us all to have play dates too!! I still like to think that one day we will all meet. I certainly plan to come back to the US again, and Canada, as I loved it on honeymoon!

 

[MrsBea23]

Aw thanks Bex.

I got AF back about 6/7 months pp and was still BF but she was down to about 4 feeds, hopefully it will be back for you soon and you can start ttc.

Good news on the sleep.

 

[NotNic]

Happy Mother's Day UK mummies and honorary Brit mummies and mummies-to-be! Hope you all are well. xxx

 

[Srbjbex]

a few quick pics while i am on the computer....

 

[snowflakes120]

Happy Mother's Day lovely ladies - a few days late! Such cute boys on this thread! I can't wait meet my little man and be able to share pics with y'all!!

Welcome back Bea. Hope your TTC #2 journey comes to a close soon and you get your BFP! We are trying again NTNP quite soon after Baby Boy is born.

I just got back from being home in NY this past weekend for my showers. They turned out really nice but didn't get nearly as much stuff from my registry as we hoped. I am very grateful for what we have received!! We got loads of clothes. Looks like we will just have to buy a good bit of the essentials ourselves.

 

[InHisHands]

Hey all. Just wanted to let you know that we got to Arizona alright. Our internet access is very limited... so just a quick post for me. Dexter has 6 teeth, an ear infection, and RSV. BOOOO He's standing by himself now and is starting to mumble things that sound more like mamama and dadada... but he isnt quite there yet.

Bea glad to see you are back! Good luck on your BFP!

Nic, great pics. Your lil man seems to be all smiles.

Bex - i love Elliots strong muscles in the tub!

Snow - No worries. Baby showers tend to be like that. We need an updated bump picture!

 

[snowflakes120]

So glad you made it to AZ Hands! Wow! 6 teeth, standing and mumbling! I hope Dex feels better soon! Poor sick baby!

A pic of me from one of my showers. I'm on the left. My cousin is on the right.

https://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/lisamarie120/540766_10152673817485204_1186748672_n_zpsa12993d5.jpg

 

[NotNic]

Your bump is sooo cute Snow! Showers are a funny thing. I ended up with loads of toiletries and nappies but not much else. My sister got 5 pairs of shoes and toys at hers! Did you have a nice time though?

Hands - great to hear from you. Finlay had RSV before Christmas which became Bronchiolitis in the new yr. We kept him indoors for a whole week and he was over it pretty quickly. It was the disturbed sleep that did us though. 6 teeth? Wow. We still have just the bottom two but I think his eye teeth re giving him gip. We're a bit down on our smile quota this week! Finlay is now pulling himself up and cruising. He's also proper crawling but not fast yet. Even so its exhausting! I have to watch him constantly as he's pulling drawers open or letting go and falling over. He's also had two sleepovers with both grandparents which were interesting ....

How was your holiday Bea? Congrats on TTC'ing. Fingers crossed a BFP comes your way soon. If you think about it almost the whole time this thread has been going we've had a baby in the tummy and as Snow is about to meet her little man I'm sure we are due another BFP soon.

Lisette - did you start weaning yet? Hope you guys are doing well.

Bex - fab photos. Your little boy is getting soo big! Glad that sleep is better now. Is he starting to want to do things now? He looks a strong boy. Have you weighed him recently?

 

[MrsBea23]

Hi girls,

Hands - glad you got there ok. Is it really hot? Hope the hotel is nice and dexter is enjoying it.

Snow - Fantastic pic you look amazing. Shame you didn't get everything on your list there is so much to get fun getting it all though.

Nic - holiday was ok, it was too long to be not at home in your own space with a young baby but glad I did it and learnt that lesson. Do you have any hols booked?

Bex - am I going mad or are there no pics lol.

Lisette - hi Hun

So this month I was pretty sure I missed o I had loads and loads of ewcm on day 16 but it was a Monday and we where to tired to bd (bd'd on the Saturday day 14) so totally thought there was no chance this month.

According to that I am due AF tomorrow but hadn't really been taking any notice and then yesterday I felt bizarrely hungry so I thought I might as well do a test so did a sainsburys cheapie (thinking there was no hope especially at that time of day) and low and behold instant BFP so I took a frer and two big lines and today I got a digital and it came up 2-3 weeks so I am officially pregnant woop woop.

Due November and ariana will be 20 months.

Very excited and hoping it sticks. Had to come on and tell you girls xx

Edit : found the pics (duh) both boys are looking adorable.

 

[snowflakes120]

Congrats Bea!! SOOOO happy for you!! Great news!! Our thread will live on!!

 

[NotNic]

Yippee!!! Bea I'm so pleased for you. How scary that Ariana will be that big though! In my head she's a dainty 6mth old. Finlay on the other hand looks like a toddler. Hard to imagine he was underweight at 6 weeks. What does she like doing right now? Has she started to walk?

We have booked two weeks in Spain in July. One on our own and then the second week my mum, dad and youngest sister arrive for their two weeks. My middle sister, partner and their baby Lily arrive for our last weekend and do 2 weeks too. So one week with the family and then one on their own. We also have a week booked in December in the Peak District with friends. They all have boys born last year so it could be an exhausting week! Any tips for packing for a baby? We still end up with a full boot when we stay at my mums even though we have cut down!

How is everyone feeling right now? I'm considering going to the drs this week as I'm feeling very lethargic and I'm wondering if I am a bit anaemic. I am an alpha-thalassemia carrier so I think it's normal for me to be mildly anaemic. Though when I was pregnant my numbers were pretty good and I was considered to be borderline which they were very happy with. I know my diet has been pretty crappy recently in comparison.

 

[Srbjbex]

Oh my goodness!! Congratulations Bea!! That is amazing news, I am thrilled for you and like snow said the thread will live on!! Another bouncing baby for this thread! I love it!!

The big news is that we have started weaning here. Was going to wait till 6 months but Elliot was so ready. We're BLW so will be a slow process but Elliot is absolutely loving it. Favourite foods so far are broccoli and avocado!! I've got some great photos of the mess so I'll upload them next time!

Snow, you look gorgeous!!

 

[snowflakes120]

Put together the bouncer!! It is officially Demi-Approved!!

https://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/lisamarie120/Snugs3-262_zps271a0c55.jpg

Hope y'all are doing well!! xoox

 

[Srbjbex]

Happy Easter everyone!! X

 

[snowflakes120]

Happy Easter girls!!!