at the stealing cat. 
(hang our heads in shame at the thought of it) as he wouldn't run in and out of cones to collect a toy when he could run straight there. He was quite belligerant. But he is very well behaved now (except last week when he ate 8 baby biscuits out of the changing bag).
He sounds smart - that's exactly what I'd do! hahaha!
Oh my goodness, that was an awful kick from the horse. Poor youBlimey - you really are brave getting back into riding...I think I'd have been a real wimp!
I wonder about what Lizzie will be into - we both play tennis...it would be hilarious if she hated it!! I'd like her to play the piano, but - like you - am letting her lead the way. I play terribly now, and I don't want to project my own musical rubbishness onto her!
That sounds perfect on the horses - I even feel bad, as the poor ole cat doesn't get anywhere near the amount of attention as he requires. I always seem to be imploring him to just 'behave'. I can't believe you used to show chickens! Amazing!!! I love them, such funny little creatures. They are really bossy, naggy ole things, aren't they? In a comical way? And BABY RABBITS?!? AWWWWWWWWWW! Does Otto love them? I call Lizzie my baby rabbit! What kind of dog?
Oh, midwifery - do it! The country needs nice, lovely, clever midwives...That said, it must be great being a kitchen designer? Kitchens are such integral parts of the home. Our kitchen is the hub! I'm an architect...so a design gal, too.
I have PCOS, which took an age to diagnose, as my 'only' symptom is no AF. We were always going to wait until Lizzie was about two, but I think we'll see what comes out of these tests. Could take a while, and I may need meds again...and if PCOS isn't fully back, may start a bit earlier than planned! Do you think you'd like another?
Lizzie has also been sick after a massive BF - I overproduced for a long time, and once she learned to keep up, she would sometimes overdo things. Maybe he had a bit too much?
The 'howah' is hilarious - we have to kind of pinch each other not to laugh at 3am. She shouted 'howah' this morning and gave me a big kiss when I came downstairs. I cried! She then flicked porridge all over me...
....but my ideas on life have just changed so much since having Elliott. I used to thrive on the stress of my job but that kind of stress doesn't seem important to me anymore iykwim? Ah well, I will just have to see how things go. Ooohhh you're an architect? I used to deal with lots of architects obviously. I am trained in AutoCad but the design package used for kitchens is waaay easier.
it must be annoying not knowing what is going on with your body every month. I am sure everything will work out for you. I *think* I would like another. At the moment I just love being able to devote all of my time and attention to Otto and be able to do everything we want to do. My OH is keen for another so we will see what happens. I love children and Otto loves company and playing so it makes sense really. at Lizzie. She sounds so cute. I'm not sure if I have ever seen a photo of her. Do you have any?
Hi ladies,
Just a quickie since it's been one of those weeks...and it's only Tuesday!
Well, Ronan did brilliantly on vacation and slept fantastically, but as soon as we got home, it seems to have gone to pot again! The last 2 nights he woke at 9:30 the first night (wtf?) and then at 12:30 last night. The first night I have no idea what was going on with him but some cuddles and calming and he went back to sleep a half hour later, but last night he was absolutely hysterical. Hubby tried settling him to no avail and I ended up having to feed him.
I was miserable as my back has been killing me all day yesterday and today, so it had taken me forever to get to sleep only to be woken up 20 minutes later, then it took me until around 3am to get back to sleep only to be woken by hubby snoring at 5:30, then back to sleep a half hour or so later to be woken just before 7 by the monkey waking for the day.
On top of being absolutely shattered, I decided to brave getting out to the store to do some shopping that needed doing, so I got dressed, fed the monkey, sat him up at which point he promptly smiled and puked over my shoulder.
I decided at that point that going out might not be such a good idea.
On a positive note, the monkey and I had a lovely little picnic on the floor for dinner tonight. Bailey (the dog) was perplexed by the whole thing but behaved himself wonderfully and didn't steal any of the food being tossed about with wild abandon!
Anyway, fingers crossed tonight is a better night because I really need the sleep, and on that note time to go hang some nappies up to dry and get myself to bed.
I agree with TG, I'm sure give Ronan a few days and he will settle back in to his routine again. hun.
Elliott has started sharing and offering his food to us. We obviously pretend to eat it. Unfortunately the dog doesn't understand the art of pretending and gladly recieves the invitation of food and demolishes it rather quickly :doh:!!
Yesterday was horrendous and today it has been raining on an off. I think we have seen the best of the sun for this year.
Howah!
I've not been on today, as Lizzie has not been napping, lol! How nice to have friends from BnB...it's a shame us SleepSensees are scattered all over the place, as it would be great to have a proper meet up!
I bet the babies looooved the rabbits! Lizzie loves all animals - and similarly, isn't particularly gentle. She and boy-cat have a love-scared relationship. She will stroke him, he thinks 'this is pretty good', and then she'll lunge for his tail
I know exactly what you mean about the stress. I was a real devil for detail, stress head etc, now I'm just different and don't sweat the small stuff. In my firm, they like you to sweat the small stuff. My team are going to be pleased that I'm more mellow, though, haha. I wish I could go into something medical, but I'm a squeamish ole thing. It's silly, really! Imagine the satisfaction of helping someone deliver a baby. In-credible.
Nice choice, though, as both jobs are fabulous!
I know what you mean about LOs, too. It's so wonderful being able to focus attention on Lizzie, and we are out and about a lot.
I must post up some piccies of her, I've always been nervous of that - silly really - so must sort it out. She's a complete doll. Lots of curly hair (which now needs to be tied back!) and very cheeky grin!
We've been going crazy ordering her new clothes - I can't seem to stop. I actually need some new clothes...she'll be ashamed of me!
It's still nice to chat via BnB though.
My dog (Poppy, she's a Cocker Spaniel) has started running away from him every now and then as he is so fast at crawling now. She has really long ears and I swer Otto thinks they have "pull me" written on them!
She sounds like a complete sweetheart.
Lizzie is the same with the cats tail - I think she believes its a convenient piece of equipment to pull her onto her feet. The cat, to his eternal credit, never lashes out. Just looks at me in a completely bemused fashion. Then goes and steals a piece of cake in some kind of 'SEE!! I CAN fight back' statement! In all the pics, she'll be asking why she looks so smart...and I look like an ole bag woman! I swear, I live in jeans ALL the time. When I got dressed up for our anniversary, I think everyone had forgotten I could do my hair nicely
Otto is definitely better dressed than me every day. I really need to go shopping for myself but he Otto hates it (understandably) and I loathe to spend the money on myself!
. I am very lucky to have been able to work on some beautiful projects with great people. Chilled out you sounds good Lizzie is more important now.
Midwifery would be a huge career change, but oh so very rewarding, though! It doesn't help that I only have one pair that fit me and I refuse to buy anymore until I drop more of the baby weight. I tend to do a lot of laundry after the monkey has gone to bed for the night and he's done throwing up on me or tossing food at me. I'm sure he's not doing it purposefully, but he somehow always manages to nail me with something messy at every meal time.
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It's out of control, this mop!
That said, we designed THE most beautiful things ever...our LOs
I completely agree!!I'm loathe to spend money on myself, too - I always think 'oh, but I could get Lizzie this...' DH insists I should get myself some things soon, so I may plan a little shopping trip
but I'm hoping it will give me a bit of self confidence again....it was certainly cheaper than surgery 
Polaris!!!! Glad you've had a super hols. The piccies are so gorgeous - TG is right Lizzie and Phoebe dee lots of choice for suitors!
we have a tooth I guess it explains all the miserable weekend last week and the four naps on Wednesday (they were proper naps too). So chuffed because she is getting on a bit in age for no teeth (sorry TG I;m sure Lizzie will have loads soon!!!). She is also walking behind me holding my legs - nothing on her own but enough to make me swell with pride. I think this must be one of the wonder weeks.
She's getting really confident - loves giving herself a round of applause and nodding enthusiastically when I say 'well done'. She also is now saying the name of her favourite toy as soon as we come downstairs in the morning - and then bestowing said toy with hundreds of kisses. She actually gives DH and I loads in the morning, too - it's our favourite time, all three of us just looking delighted to see each other and having kisses!
