Moms of April/May/June 2010 babies thread! :)

[emera35]

Oh no! I just put the news on, reading here was the first i heard about it as i've been out all day. My friend lives in Sendai, i'm going to call her parents now

 

[Sarahwoo]

Emera I really hope your friend is okay! Its just so, so awful whats happened over there

Bless Roh and his wide feet Oliver is a 3G, or was when I last had him measured. His pre-walkers are so cute, but he hardly wears them at all I don't think I've taken him out with them on and come back with them still on yet

I'm glad you got your meds sorted - its sooooo lovely to come accross someone so helpful! And so rare unfortuantely

My food was yum

 

[Sarahwoo]

Emera I had an email from Abel & Cole today, they are sending you something nice for recommending them to me!! I hope you get something nice

 

[emera35]

Thanks Sarah, they emailed me also, i'll get my next box for free


My friend and her OH are both ok, they were both out of town for the day on business. Problem is, they can't get back home at the moment, and their little girl is missing She's only 16 months old, she was in nursery

 

[hope&faith09]

Hey all -

Really sorry for not posting properly ... I have had a good day but over the day I have felt the urgent need for the loo getting worse and worse all day and now I am spending more time on it than off it! Sorry TMI.

Hope everyone is getting on ok. x x x

 

[Sarahwoo]

OMG Emera your poor friend!! Oh my goodness, I really hope they find her little girl safe and sound!! Oh gosh thats so awful!!

Fab news re the free box

Oh gosh, I really hope your friends little girl is okay

 

[emera35]

I'm so upset I can't imagine how worried she must be, i'd be out of my mind.
I guess the only comfort is that in all schools etc, they have alot of good systems and do alot of training, to get the children to safety quickly. Hopefully its only because alot of the phone systems are out...

 

[Sarahwoo]

Oh Emera! I really hope she is okay I just read that 88000 people are missing, oh gosh I hope its because the phone lines etc are down

Its just every parents nightmare

I'm not religious so I can't say I'll pray, but I'll be thinking of your friend and her baby

 

[A3my]

muddles - It was scary - we didnt take him to hospital as his dad is an acute medical registrar and he was at home. He was quite relaxed about it but my mum didnt tell him the full story. I have to admit I feel sick that we havent been honest with my sister. I would want her to tell me the truth but my mum is in such a mess over it I dont want to upset her anymore. Its so hard trying to do the right thing Gosh you are so lucky Oliver naps like that how are things with your mum?

emera - I was about to scream in frustration for you until I read about your new save the day chemist!! GPs are meant to stay up to date with these things, thats why they get paid £90K!! I really hope the drops work for you Oh my gosh, that is so awful about your friends daughter I'll be thinking of them all night, thats just terrible

Sarah - i am jealous of your takeaway I'm not religious either but I will be wishing she's ok.

H&F - poor you, hope you're ok xx

i cant get that out of my mind now, children are so precious. emera - I'm very hopeful its due to the phonelines being down, the whole country is at a standstill isnt it. And she'll be with people she knows who care about her waiting to hear is the worst part xxx

 

[Sarahwoo]

Amy How is Gabriel doing? Are your Mum and Dad okay? It would probably be even worse for your sister to find out now, iykwim? Its one of those awful situations where there is just no easy option, they both had big negatives

You are right that the phone lines etc in Japan are all down. Let's hope that she is safe and warm and fast asleep and that tomorrow they can all be reunited. Oh I so hope so.

I just came to bed and had to grab Oliver for a cuddle

 

[emera35]

My friend's little girl is safe! Don't know any details, but her parents just emailed me. I think i might be able to actually sleep now. I'm so relieved!

 

[maybebaby3]

emera - i'm so glad your friend's LO is safe! owen is also a 3&1/2H!!! hope your ears are better!

lc - hope you and will are better!

h&f - hope you are not having to frequent the toilet any more!!!

i have an appointment on wednesday to see the director for education at the department of education about the job and why i didnt get it despite the guidelines being if all is equal (my interview was ok and the report by my head was very good) then seniorty is supposed to be the deciding factor (and i was senior to the bloke that got it by 6yrs or so) hopefully i'll get some answers!!!

 

[maybebaby3]

oh i put up some old videos and pics of dylan and erin on fb if anyone is interested in having a look. i was looking at them yesterday. trip down memory lane! can't believe how quick the time has gone. owen 1 in may, erin will be 4 in sept and dylan 6 in nov!!! where has the time gone?!!

 

[Sarahwoo]

Oh Emera thank goodness!!! I just logged on to see if there was any new - that's just made my day, what a relief!!!!!

 

[Sarahwoo]

Maybe I hope you get some decent answers re the job When do the next batch of jobs come out? Could you supply teach for a while rather than go back to your old job?

These May babies have big feet don't they?!

HandF I hope you are feeling better today!!

Gosh, the nuclear plant in Japan isn't looking good. They have got so much to deal with, its like one thing after another!

 

[L-C]

Hi

Emera so glad your friends LO is ok, there must be so many families like that and not all with a good outcome, it's horrendous. Hope the drops work xx

H&F hope you are feeling better today!

Sarah, mmmmmm take away sounds lush, we are doing home made pizza tonight yum.

I haven't had Will's feet measured but really want to now, I'm going to leave shoes until he is walking, I know if I went in I'd be tempted though!

We had a much better night, no temp. Only up three times, 11 pm, 4:30 and 5:30 am, then slept until 8 phew. Seems much better today and my lump, which was massive has miraculously gone........bit gutted I started the antibiotics now. Still hurts to feed so probably best.

Hope you all have a good day xxxxx

 

[maybebaby3]

LC - so glad that you and will are better

Sarah - the system in gib is different to the UK (though we follow the same curriculum). when you come back to gib you get put on the supply list til a permanent position comes up (at the moment there are people on supply for 5 years, i was lucky to be made permanent after 1 year) so resigning from my job is not an option. what i can do is put in a transfer request but then i am at the mercy of where they place me, hence applying for particular jobs. i don't know when the next batch is coming out but i do know there will be a music position in there so it is an option. i am going to ask at the meeting on wednesday. i have spoken to danny and we are contemplating the option of me extending my maternity leave til september (if the dept of education let me). the thing is that means losing out on about £6000 pay, which is a lot, and delving into our savings further as danny's pay doesnt cover our outgoings. we saved specially for maternity leave up til may but taking til september means finding at least another £6000 if not more. i just don't know what to do. if i do go back it is 7 weeks full days and then 3 weeks of half days (we work half days the last 3 weeks of the summer term coz of the heat). decisions, decisions. also i dont want to extend my leave and then have that held against me if i apply for another job! i will hopefully have some more answers on wednesday!

 

[maybebaby3]

where are you all hope that your lack of presence here means you are all having lovely saturdays! i have spent the entire day cleaning and still have loads to do danny is workinf 2-10pm so my sis is coming down for a bit for a chinwag the kids are all asleep, for now. dylan has a bad sore throat so am expecting a rough night from him combined with owen's usual!!!

 

[L-C]

good luck tonight maybe, enjoy your evening xx

 

[Sarahwoo]

Hey Maybe! Thats rubbish about your work If you stayed off until September would that be with the plan that you would have something new lined up by then? I hope you can sort something out, it sounds like you really don't want to go back to your old job and that must be really really horrible

L-C I'm glad you had a better night! And I'm glad that your lump has gone - take the antibiotics anyway, mastitis is soooo horrible!!!! I was thinking the same as you re Japan, so many families are not going to get any good news

We had a nice day, nothing excitng but it was nice. My parents came up so Dad and Steve could run some tests on my car but they still don't know whats wrong Bloomin thing!! It was nice to see my parents though and Oliver was very pleased to see them which is so cute! Then we had a wonder into town for a few things, and then I cooked pasta with the tomato sauce from the BLW book - its Oliver's favourite though he gets sooooo messy

Tonight I'm just dealing with enquiries and things, my little business is still going really well! I got another booking today, I'm so pleased and pround of my little self

Oh, and my 'No Cry Sleep Solution' and 'No Cry Nap Solution' books have arrived, I had a quick read and they look great! I really love that the lady who wrote them coslept and breastfed her babies, and that she says you can still feed to sleep etc. I read the part about babies who nap on your lap (like Oliver) and it said if you're happy with your baby napping on you, and they are getting long enough naps, why change? I really like her attitude. I don't think Oliver naps for long enough though, so I am hoping to get him napping for longer in his cot. I've sorted his room out now and his cot is all ready for naps - so I think I'll do some reading today and tomorrow and hopefully start getting his naps sorted out asap. Really his night sleep isn't so bad, he wakes twice most nights but then has the odd night when its like he's never asleep, so if I sort the naps out first, then I'll look at night time.

Oh, and I had a letter today from my Surestart centre, where we go to baby club, and we've been invited to do Baby Sign from next Friday! Its only for three weeks but I;m so looking forward to it!

I hope everyone is well and having a good weekend!

xx