SMEP success buddies

[steph1505]

Haha!! Imagine forgetting one of ur good friends is pregnant!! Tut tut!! LoL! Lol no one seems to share my taste in names! I got such strange looks when we announced Brandons name! A lot of tutting because it was another "stupid celebrity name"! LoL! Its not like I named him Brooklyn haha! And weve said to a few people about Oliver Noah and they are like "Noah?? As in the Arc??" LoL! Up here most boys names are either Kaiden or Aiden or Brayden or Kai or Kenzie.... Im just not a fan of that

LoL imagine telling u names u cant have?? Most of the names I had picked out for my children before I was pregnant I never even considered! I always said my kids would be Jack and Rachael! LoL I would never call them that now!

Hopefully the girl has a wee girl...or doesnt choose Jasper haha!!

Its funny how names can spark such a debate! I personally dont like my nephews name...(dexter) but i cant imagine him being anything else! He is just such a wee Dexter if u know wot I mean?

xxxxx

 

[smiley330]

Yeh I think names are a very personal choice and know exactly what u mean about not liking a name, but not being able to imagine it as being anything else!! I think names grow with the little person and everyone will end up loving it as they love that person! That's why we're not telling anyone our name choice until he's here - no-one can moan about it if that's his name!

I am getting some serious kicks now! I can see my tummy where he is rolling about! I swear he never sleeps either!! Going to give me lots of trouble this one I think I CAN'T WAIT!! x x x x x

 

[steph1505]

Aaaah really??!! Thats amaaaazing!! I havent been able to see my tummy move yet! Thats sooo cool! Haha have u let DS feel baby kick yet? I let Brandon feel baby kicking and he slapped my tummy back Im so jealous ur baby never sleeps! Mine only seems to wake up at abt 4pm haha! Looks like ive got another sleeper on my hands haha!

Was ur DS really hyper in the womb? Is he hyper now or quite a placid wee thing? Brandon is absolutely mental! Not in a wild, cant control him way! Just in a...roll around the floor pretending ur a lion kinda way Whatever amuses him haha!

Roll on april I tell u!!
xxxx

 

[smiley330]

Na I haven't let DS feel it yet, he is far too impatient to wait for movement

DS was never really hyper in the womb, but he was always very "definite" with his movements - i'd have a massive distorted tummy where he would force his legs and elbows out really far!!! He is very much like that today, he is such a boy and is not delicate in the slightest.... if that makes sense!?

Well that girl I was talking about had her baby last night - haha! Another baby girl soooo, Jasper is pretty much in the clear now!

Hope everyone is having a lovey weekend! I'm up before everyone and too excited about getting the tree etc
x x x x

 

[steph1505]

Aw yaaaaaay! Thats lovely she had a girl! Woo hoo! Jasper is officially all yours! Unless I go before you and decide to steal ur name As if I would haha!!

LoL yeah I know what u mean about DS...Brandon used to be really hyper in the womb! This baby is totally lazy lol! Every so often I'll maybe get 10 minutes of activity lol! The baby obviously has far too much important things to do...!

Aaaww Im excited for u for going to get the tree! Eek! I wouldnt know where to get a real tree from...but Im defo thinking that way next year! I hate our tree...its too small! Ive told OH next year we are getting a MASSIVE one!! Haha!

Have a fabby christmassy day Eeeeeek! xxxxxxx

 

[smiley330]

Haha Steph - I wouldn't even mind if you were to go for it!

I've just found a Sola for sale close by - Eeeeek! Have just emailed so will hopefully be able to go see it later OH has just got really annoyed about the whole "buying a new pram" thing again - I just don't understand him It's my own money, i'll sell the old one / go pick up the new one, I just don't get it?!!! If I was spending money on going to get my hair done, or new clothes he wouldn't even think twice about it - so i'm actually spending money on something significant (will have something proper to show for it) and he's having a wobbler!!! Grrrrrr!! We are going to end up falling out if he doesn't get a grip

x x x x x

 

[steph1505]

Ooooh fab!! How exciting uv found one! Is it in truffle? Eek, fingers crossed she still has it! I still havent posted that carrycot...OH's stepdad is a bit useless but i told him if i dnt hear by Monday then im just sending it with Parcel Force or whatever! Lol! But I will let u kno as soon as ive posted it!

Aw i dnt understand OH's...they just dont get it! My OH was in agreeance that we needed a new pram, but was then annoyed when we got that one off Gumtree! Im sorry, i didnt realise i was meant to pull one out a hat!! They dont get it at all! My OH keeps gettin annoyed when i pick up wee bits and bobs! My work had a wee 6 pack of blue vests and i ended up gettin them for £2 odds but he was annoyed because the baby doesnt need vests yet! Im like...the baby doesnt need anything right now but we cant bloody wait til hes born! He wasnt like this with Brandon!

I dunno...maybe its just a guy thing! They think they r being practical, but really they r just annoying haha! Putting a damper on our excitement lol!

Dont get me wrong, OH is so excited for baby to arrive but he doesnt show it...and wont until baby is in his arms! Aaaaah!

Lol u got me on a rant! Haha!

Just tell ur OH that ur pram will sell, it will bring in an absolute fortune! Haha! Xxxxxx

 

[steph1505]

Smiley...ive PM'd u! Xxxxx

 

[CertainTurton]

Hi Ladies,

Lots of chatter on here Hope you all have had lovely weekends!

Smiley - thats great you can see DS2 move, so cute! I love seeing the ripples and pokes....strange but great! I can imagine it must be tricky to get ds1 to stay still long enough, its hard enough to get my DH So excited you found the pram, fx you can get this one. Glad to hear you wont loose Jasper as a name now Is the tree up now? how exciting!

My DH is the same about baby clothes, he just doesnt get that you will need them as DD arrives not after! Oh well, Im sure I can sneak some more in before he notices

Steph - we dont have a real tree this year and its made me sad, but there is no point as were not here over xmas and were moving the day after we get back - needles everywhere are a pain! But I love the smell of them!

AFM - well my DH being the generous person he is has decided to share his cold with me feeling really rubbish - its mainly on my chest too - just looking longingly at DHs lemsip, never thought I would miss them!! Honey and lemon dont quite do the trick! oh well, FX it doesnt last long. Its made worse by the fact Im struggling to sleep coz of heartburn My mum thinks the aspirin may be making it worse so Im going to ring the obs to see if I still need to be on it. She also thinks I should start my mat leave earlier cos of all my stress at work...Im not sure, what do you think?
xx

 

[smiley330]

Yaaaaaay I got the pram - its in truffle and it's beautiful!!! OH is a miserable bugger and has been moody about me getting it but I really don't care - Pahaha!! What is it with these men?? Why get everything all last minute? It will hit the bank harder doing it all in one go and it's nice just to be prepared!!

So OH is in the dog house at the moment, whilst I play about with my new shiny pram!

The crimbo tree is up and looking magical though, I'm defo in the Christmas spirit now!! I do love the smell of the tree

Ah certain - sorry you're not feeling well. It's frustrating not being able to sleep as well. Hopefully it goes quickly, could be a good idea to check about the aspirin as well!

x x x x

 

[steph1505]

Helloooooo!

First of all! HUUUUGE CONGRATS ON THE NEW PRAM!!!!!!!!! Aaaaaaahh! Thats sooooo exciting!! Did u get it off Gumtree? Eeeek im soooo happy for u! Feel free to share pictures if u have to eeek!! Even though its the same as mine just in a different colour...I wanna see it! Yaaaay!

Was it a bargain? At the end of the day, see if uv paid less that what u would have if it was brand new...whats the problem? Lol my OH actually wanted us to pay over £500 for the Sola just so we could wait til after Christmas! Em...NO!!!!! Haha!

And yaaay to the tree being up! Sounds like its been a lovely day for u! Apart from not speaking to ur OH haha!

Certain - sorry to hear ur not feeling well Hope u feel better soon! I dont really know much about baby asprin but if you think it could be the cause of ur heartburn then yeah Id ask if u still need to be taking it! How u feeling about ur maternity leave? When are u due to stop? If you feel you cant wait until ur due to stop then yeah u could move it forward! Is there no one you can speak to in work to say about how it is affecting you? I know that in my work, there are a few people I could speak to who would be able to lighten my load if you know what I mean?

xxxxxx

 

[smiley330]

Daaaaa thanks!!! It is sooooo pretty!! Did u get a footmuff as well Steph? I think it's the footmuff that brings most of the pattern anyway!! It is so simple to use and I really am in love with it-just need to get a baby in it!! Prefer it 100 times more than the Quinny, it seems so much smaller when folded down and far less bulky when up! It's defo the start of a beautiful relationship

I paid £170 but obvs that's without the carrycot, but it's in such good condition (she even had it in its box!) - will def post some pics - haha! Not quite as good a bargain as u got for all you got - but thanks to this amazing person I'm getting the carrycot for an amazing price too

Ok gushing over pram done for now!

x x x x

 

[steph1505]

Hahaha!! Ur so funny! Yeah I got the footmuff! Mine is just black with the grey inside but I def think it makes it look a million times better! Eek! Haha! Thats still an absolutely amazing price! Its near enough £300 for all of that brand new! Cant believe she still had it in the box...that is amazing ! OH may have caught me the other night strapping one of Brandons teddys into the pram but I just cant wait for baby to be here so I can take him out long beautiful walks in it hahaha!! Altho, if I remember correctly, it snowed here last April better not do it again next year haha!

Aw gosh that girl selling the carrycot sounds AMAZING haha!

Ive never played about with a Quinny so dont really know what they r like! But so glad u like the Sola better!

Im STILL doing this bloody clear out! Got 6 bin bags to go to various places haha...and I havent touched Brandons toys yet! Im gonna start that as soon as the X Factor announces whos won!

I was looking through Brandons baby box this morning and was sitting crying looking at all the stuff! His first shoes, the wee outfit he wore coming home, his hospital bands! It just totally hit me that he really isnt a baby anymore! Altho...he did come in and ruin the moment by walking into the room, pulling his trousers down and saying "mummy, can i show baby my bum?" I was like "em...no! no u cant!!" I dont know where he gets these things from! xxxx

 

[smiley330]

Hahaha your Brandon is so funny!! It is crazy, I totally forget how different an actual baby is going to be again - I still think of DS as my baby so it's going to be so strange, it'll highlight just how much he's grown up!! (gosh, can u imagine what it's gonna be like when they leave home!!)

Ah I'm glad Little Mix won!! x x x x

 

[steph1505]

Aw I kno! You totally forget how much they have changed! Its as if I totally forgot a time when Brandon couldnt walk or talk or anything! Haha aw I dont even wanna think about them leaving home! Im seriously struggling with the thought of putting Brandon into a nursery next year! Does your DS go to nursery?

Aw Im glad Little Mix won too! They were amazing tonight!

My OH just text me saying the work nite out is awful! Haha! Glad I never went! I knew it would be! xxxxxx

 

[steph1505]

Oh no!! Ive found another bargain!! A Mamas and Papas Star-Lite Swing for £40! Aww my OH should not be allowed to leave the house...I am terrible if im left on the internet for too long! I messaged the girl and said Im very interested but Il need to speak to OH first cos he would KILL me if I told her we'd take it without even asking him haha!! Cant wait til hes home so I can show him and convince him to get it haha! xxxx

 

[smiley330]

Morning!!

Steph - Pahaha! What did your OH say about the swing? Are you going to get it? Ooooh i'm going to have a look at this swing We have 2 from DS, both old and crappy though so i'm on the look out for a new one. BUT OH will probably kill me if I buy one any time soon.... need to let the pram dust settle first!

My DS goes to a childminders 2 days a week - he absolutely loves it!!! He has his little friends there and the lady is lovely! We did look into a couple of nursery's but I didn't like any where we live, and they all seemed so inpersonal - It would have been fine if he was a bit older but we needed one when he was 10 months old so I was very picky!!

Hope everyone has had a nice weekend!! kbkb - are you back yet?? Hope you're new house is treating you well!

Tray - What date is your gender scan? It's coming up isn't it? x x x x

 

[kbkb]

Hey girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am back and to my SMEP gang, i missed you'll!!!!!
So lovely of you all to keep asking about me. I am well, baby is moving a storm, and my tummy looks like jelly in motion 24/7!

I am still getting caught up with all your chat, but gotta say.....Great pics,Smiley....gorgeous dress and bump, Certain and take a break Steph and Tray, you seem like working TOO darn hard!

I am knackered with the move!!! SO happy to be back @ work where i dont have to deal with a single carpenter/plumber/ electrician! Love the new digs, though....
Are you all well???

 

[steph1505]

KBKB!!! HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Soooo nice to hear from u again! Eeek! Awww Im so happy your loving the new house Haha moving can be so stressful! Who would ever have thought you would be happy to go back to work haha!!

How lovely to hear babys keeping you entertained 24/7 Cant believe you only have NINE WEEKS left! Thats soooo exciting!!

Smiley - Haha yes Im going to get the swing tomorrow night Its normally £100 in Mamas and Papas. We do have a wee rocker from when Brandon was wee but OH was saying the other day that we would probably need to take that back and forth to his mums house so we would be as well buying a new one and just taking the old one to MIL's house! I was like...eh yeaaaah!!! Haha!

Yeah I know what you mean about being picky! I have never left Brandon with anyone except his grannies! Even OH's dad has never watched him! So I totally twitch at the thought of him going to nursery! LoL! Im only gonna send him because they get the free placement at the age of 3...and its purely selfish reasons for why I dont wanna send him haha!

Hope were all having a good day! I am back work tomorrow after my week off I really, really, really dont wanna go back! Id love to pull a wee sickie xxxxx

 

[smiley330]

Woohoo kbkb - you have returned to the world of BnB! So glad you've had a lovely time and the house move is going well - moving house is always full on but defo saying something that you are happy to be back at work

Ahh Steph - pull a sickie!! I'm a big fan of those!! Ah you're gonna have to post pics of the swing when u get it

x x x x x