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

[A3my]

mork - so glad to hear you're on the mend! I forgot to say I loved your cryptic photos of big brother Bobby

Well I am over my vanity moment about the hair I started my new job today and it was brilliant! I started off feeling like a complete fish out of water, I'm used to SCBU and a big team - there were about 30 staff members at Dartford, there are only about 8 where I work now plus 2 or 3 doctors! They are all so lovely though. They want me to learn to cannulate (gulp) in time!! Met lots of families today, really interesting.

 

[emera35]

Ooh, Amy, scary learning to do the cannulas!!! Glad the new job is good though, sounds like you will all know eachother quite well if its small

 

[A3my]

Thanks emera - i think we'll all get on well, the ward manager seems to have employed nurses with the same work ethos - some nurses can be absolute c0wb@gs, its quite a b!tchy profession but they are so friendly and approachable.

How's your job going? is the help person working with you now? x

 

[Sarahwoo]

Amy I'm so pleased that you had a good first day! I thought about you today and hoped you were getting on well Cannulas sound scarey - but I bet you'll be great at it

Modo yay for feeling better!! When my morning sickness started getting better I felt SO good

Mork re the birth, I agree with the others that is SO personal. I have only seen things from the positive side because Oliver's birth was wonderful. I never expected that I could have done it on just gas and air and it really was amazing and just so positive. Have you read Ina May's Guide to Childbirth? The first half of the book is birth stories and quite a lot are ladies who had a negative experence with their first birth. It might be worth reading, I found it a very positive and empowering book

Emera how are you feeling? Yay for knitting! I've tried knitting but I just can't do it Can't wait ti see a photo!!

Just a quiet day here today, lots of playing and colouring Oliver and I walked into town to do a few jobs too and I discovered that my bank card wasn't in my purse Oliver has a habit of taking everything out so I'm sure its somewhere and luckily I only wanted it to pay a cheque in, but still if I don't find it tonight I'll have to phone up and get it cancelled Steve was a really, really busy week at work this week with lots of meetings and events so I'm trying to make sure he gets lots of sleep and doesn't have many jobs to do at home. We're off on holiday for a week next Monday and I cant wait!!!!

 

[Sarahwoo]

Mork heres a link for that book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ina-Mays-G...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321915516&sr=1-1

 

[Mork]

Thanks sarahwoo, i have the book and read it last time - even said the chans when i was in labour! maybe i should read it again.............
Oooohhh holiday sounds good, where are you off to?
Amy-so pleased work went well and more importantly you are ok with your hair!
Hey to everyone else
xxx

 

[maybebaby3]

have been reading and running! so busy! posting from my phone in bed just wanted to say hi to you all and i'll post properly tomorrow! fell off my moped on the way to pay for my new sofas! huge lump/bruise on my leg and bike a bit scratched but i lived to tell the tale!!!

 

[Sarahwoo]

Mork you should def reread it

Maybe I hope you're okay! Eek, Mopeds seem soooo dangerous to me!

Not much to report from me, just the normal stuff here. I've had some fabby bargains on ebay though and I've got to go and pick a few things up tomorrow. Collection only things sell so cheap! I got a huge ITNG bundle yesterday for a fiver! I can't wait to collect it I could put everything back on and say I'll post and get about fifty quid but I don't think Oliver would be impressed Its so annoying that the ITNG range is so limited now, thank goodness for ebay!

 

[emera35]

Sarah - Roh would be soo jealous of the ITNG stuff!!

Have found him a bed for £30 though, its a Cars themed one, which put me off, but figure i'll just paint it and make it look nice Maybe i'll paint it with animals on, which is the theme in his room at the moment

I'm ok thanks for asking, and work is going ok i think. The lad who helps me out is a bit of a challenge sometimes, he needs alot of direction, but he does the heavy lifting so thats great Today i've requested a meeting to discuss my leave and pay etc. and when i'll move to lighter duties. Bump suddenly feels like its up to my armpits, and everything is starting to get a bit tricky with bending over etc. Suppose its only to be expected, i'm nearly at the 3rd trimester now

OH is driving me nuts, he's being silly and winding me up! I'm torn between laughing and strangling him!

 

[Sarahwoo]

Emera third tri!! OMG!! How exciting!!!

I'm sure Roh will love his bed!! Is he another one obsessed with ITNG? Oliver is terrible - in a morning he follows me arounds with the remote control shouting 'mama' until I put it on for him I got a book the other week which is all the songs ans rhymes and he likes me to say the little rhyme and he goes and gets me the appropriate character I also got a CD version of an episode which I pop on in the car for him which he loves

Oliver decided to get up quite early today (6.45). He's been getting up most days at about 7.45 lately which is about right for me I'm feeling a bit bad though, when he woke up I turned around to him, Steve turned over at the same time and I somehow wacked him right on the nose with my elbow it was an accident but I feel pretty guilty all the same, he just said 'ouch' and fell back asleep so he might not remember

 

[emera35]

Sarah - Hahaha poor Steve, sure he'll recover
Roh loooves ITNG. He only watches it once a day, at bedtime, but we have several books which he loves. If he wants to read the Pontipines one he just runs about shouting "mi mi mi mi mi mi!" he knows every character name and does some of the dances too, which is very cute! He has a 2 foot tall Iggle Piggle coming for Christmas, he's going to love it! We used to have a little one, but when we went out one day it wasn't there when we got back he wondered around for days saying "piggle, piggle?" looking for it Everything is "bye bye piggle, time to go" at the moment he says it to his dinner when he's had enough. It makes me laugh

 

[maybebaby3]

emera and sarah - owen is obsessed with ITNG too he loves it. he watches it on cbeebies before bed. in the morning hee gets up and says 'billa billa' as tikabilla was on 1st thing until recently. he gets the remote, plops himself on the sofa and points the remote at the telly saying 'billa billa' very seriously!

i'm so tired. i ache a bit after my tumble off the moped but not as much as i thought i might. i am going to watch some telly and then bed. tomorrow i need to go and get dylan his playstation for his bday on sunday! very expensive time of year this!!!

 

[Mork]

Oh maybe, sorry to hear about your accident xxxx
T likes ITNG too She thinks she is upsy daisy so we are going to get her a tutu for christmas!!
Roh and Oliver sound so cute with their love of it too Our april/may/june babies are soooooo cute
xx

 

[A3my]

maybe - ouch!! poor you! hope it feels better soon

emera - 3rd trimester!!! how exciting! hope the talk at work goes well

sarah - poor Steve! that would make my eyes water! Hope you get more sleep tomorrow.

Sorry for the rushed reply, busy busy busy today! I gave my first child injection today, I've done babies but not older for a while so it was good to do. Interesting day! Hope you're all well xx

 

[maybebaby3]

[QUOTE Our april/may/june babies are soooooo cute
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agreed

 

[maybebaby3]

amy it sounds like you are enjoying work!

 

[A3my]

Thanks maybe, I do enjoy it. I just hate being away from the children and being busy busy all the time! you know how it is

 

[Mork]

Aw Amy, I get you too hon. Its ok being at work to an extent but its hard when it means you miss a whole day with your baby(ies). I feel like i dont have time to do anything properly But, it does mean I get to treat my baby and take her out to places i otherwise wouldnt, still hate it though!!!!
xxxxhugsxxxx

 

[emera35]

it does mean I get to treat my baby and take her out to places i otherwise wouldnt, still hate it though!!!!

Awww

I wish working let me treat Roh! I have to do the hours i do just so we can make ends meet!

Had a nice enough day, went to the zoo in the morning, which is always fun Roh has dissappeared my zoo membership card though and its £5 to get a new one, which i can't afford. Going to have to search high and low for it!

OH and i spent the afternoon going through our finances, fun fun fun This is the first day off together we've had where we haven't had any obligations to family etc. for more than six weeks, so we had to talk through loads of stuff. We are sooo broke We aren't in debt, which is great, but wow its sooo tight its actually scary when i think about it At least we are earning just enough, but its literally £5 breathing room! We are having to recycle last years xmas cards, as we can't afford anything. Going to get Roh to do lots of colouring with red and green and stick it to old cards I suppose its eco in every sense, ecological and economical I'm just going to make things for my niece and nephew, and for my mum for Christmas, i guess i'll make her a throw and or cushion covers out of old clothes and scraps Not buying for my brother and SIL, or my dad and step-mum, as we all agreed not to. OH's folks he can sort for once, i know he has savings. Wish i did but all my spare money goes on Roh! At least we already bought stuff for Roh, OH paid for it all as we spotted stuff on sale earlier in the year

Quite weird to think i'll actually be significantly better off once i'm on maternity pay and bumpy arrives, as we'll get more child benefit and tax credits are alot more too See, having more babies pays!!!

Wow, boring money talk! Yawn, i don't normally think about it much, just its been the topic of the day. In a way i quite like being broke, it makes me alot better at using my creativity, which is very satisfying

 

[Sarahwoo]

Emera Oliver and I are going to have a go at making cards - goodness knows how that is going to go I love that you are making gifts, I think they are the best and you are so talented, I get they are gorgeous I'm making some stuff myself this year, it seems silly to buy something when I could make something nice. Hopefully

What is it with toddlers and cards / purses?! Oliver loves to get hold of my purse - I thought he'd lost my bank card the other day until I found it stuffed into a part of my purse I never use (because its impossible to get stuff out of ) Luckily I hadn't cancelled the card, I knew he would have done something with it I hope your Zoo membership card turns up!

I took Oliver to a meeting this morning and he was pretty good! I think he thought everyone was there to see him though And in a meeting room full of tables and chairs, he found the trolly full of glasses and tried to pull the napkin from under them, luckily I grabbed him just in time This afternoon we went to York as Steve wanted to buy a new bow tie, they have a big night at work tonight (25th anniversary of the casino opening) so they have allsorts going on, he usually wears a suit for work but the tux is out tonight He took his white tux jacket too so he must mean business

I have so much to do before we go away on Monday, I have an obsession with leaving everything nice plus I need to pack etc. My MIL is coming up in the morning to watch Oliver for me for a couple of hours so I can get some stuff done, I need to take a load of stuff to the skip and clear out the car.

Ahh, Oliver's up! Better dash! x