MSE Parents Club Part 12

Jakesmummy

emlou2009 wrote: »

May I ask a non-child related wedding question?
For those of you that have got married or been guests at weddings, what happens when the reception venue isnt where the ceremony venue is? I have been looking at getting married in a hotel and holding the reception there as its all in one place and easy for guests, am I over thinking it all by thinking that might be a problem for people? What is common courtesy, are we meant to sort cars for everyone?
I have found a venue I like for the reception but they dont have a civil ceremony license so we would need to get married in the registry office.

The few weddings ive been to have all been separate venues, not been a proble, everyone made their own way, infact i went to one wedding where the reg office was at lunchtime then reception at 7 that evening, so we had to go home inbetween cos they couldnt afford the meal so the couple had a bbq with their parents. It didnt bother me as we lived close anyway.

Hope everyones ok? on the subject of fridges lol, my fridge has randomly gone really cold and froze my strawberries today!!!

Has anyone spoke to kindof recently or is she on hol, was thinking before not seen a post from her in a while,

x

3onitsway

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

On the up side, the cuddles are returning - proper heartfelt cuddles from a little boy who knows that he is expressing love - little arms around your neck because your son wants to tell you he loves you is special :A

Awwwwwwww! :happyhear

emlou2009 wrote: »

May I ask a non-child related wedding question?
For those of you that have got married or been guests at weddings, what happens when the reception venue isnt where the ceremony venue is? I have been looking at getting married in a hotel and holding the reception there as its all in one place and easy for guests, am I over thinking it all by thinking that might be a problem for people? What is common courtesy, are we meant to sort cars for everyone?
I have found a venue I like for the reception but they dont have a civil ceremony license so we would need to get married in the registry office.

The ones i've been too, it's been down to the guests to sort themselves out. Except one, where it was a good few miles between venues, and the bride/groom put on a double decker bus to ferry people. :rotfl:

Bruno Hugs for all of you. No useful advice though. Have you/OH discussed finishing b/f? Did you have a date in mind?
I totally understands OH's nipples ! The first sign that I thought I might have been pregnant was OH touching me and me feeling like I was being stabbed in the boob with a hot needle! :eek:

emlou2009

Thank you, I think I am thinking of problems where there actually arent any then

redmel1621

I've been to 2 weddings that have had the wedding and reception at different places:) Actually one of those had the wedding at a church in Manchester, then back almost home (nearly an hour) for the meal and then onto somewhere differnet again for the evening reception....didn't seem to be a problem.

The other was a lunch time wedding then the couple went for a meal with their parents only and everyone met up later for the evening reception.

Neither seemed too disjointed or much hassle really:) My best friend had a late wedding 4pm and then straight into a buffet type reception straight after, in the same hotel....all of them were lovely though:D:D

I haven't bothered with corner protectors, but have got socket covers and 3 baby gates, one stopping access to hallway, one stopping access to kitchen and one at top of stairs. The one at the top of the stairs barely gets used actually but is handy if I want to be up for a while cleaning/putting washing away etc.....gives him a change of scenery and I can get on a lot quicker without having to worry:)

It is all a matter of what suits your household/lifestyle........

xx

BrunoM

Definitely no problem Em, totally normal been to maybe 8 weddings with the venues separate. Just make sure you allow time between the two for a realistic journey e.g. by public transport or whatever!

Thanks all for advice and comments. 'Night!

Becles

hammyhunter wrote: »

Can I ask your opinions please. Now D is getting more mobile we have been discussing home safety. I think that it is not worth covering corners of tables etc as the covers are easily pulled off and D should never be left unattended. I know there is a chance he could bang his head but I feel he has to learn how to be careful..... DH is horrified by this... am I really lax?

It's up to you and DH and what you both feel comfortable with.

I didn't buy any safety equipment at all. No corner bumpers, socket covers, stair gates, cupboard/fridge catches, etc, never moved the bleach and cleaning stuff, and never moved ornaments etc.

I think it's best to teach them to be careful, and that it's naughty to open cupboard doors and touch ornaments etc. They soon learned what "no" meant

One good thing about doing that is that you can take them in anyone elses house, and they will behave themselves as they already know what they can and can't do.

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

Race for Life was fab today. I did it in 32 minutes which I was quite pleased with, although I was hoping to do sub 30. The person who came first did it in 21 minutes :eek:. I'm quite tired now though.

Congrats :jThat's a really good time - well done!

My first wedding was in a church and the hotel for the reception was about 10 miles away. Everyone made their own arrangements to travel between the two.

We had the usual photo's taken and then we were busy having some taken by the Rolls Royce, and people drifted away while that was going on, until there was just the best man and us left. The best man didn't know the way and was going to follow the Rolls.

Got in the Rolls and somehow the driver put it into first instead of reverse and the car shot forwards into a raised flower. He tried to get the car off the flower bed, but some raised stones ripped the brake pipe off. As the best man was the only person left, we had to hitch a lift from him to the reception :rotfl:

pigpen

emlou2009 wrote: »

May I ask a non-child related wedding question?
For those of you that have got married or been guests at weddings, what happens when the reception venue isnt where the ceremony venue is? I have been looking at getting married in a hotel and holding the reception there as its all in one place and easy for guests, am I over thinking it all by thinking that might be a problem for people? What is common courtesy, are we meant to sort cars for everyone?
I have found a venue I like for the reception but they dont have a civil ceremony license so we would need to get married in the registry office.

Most people make their own wayto the reception .. except at mine.. I had an executive coach collect everyone and take them to the reception.. saved driving and they could mostly have a drink too.

I didn't have an evening do and was in bed by 10pm.. by myself..

Sami_Bee

massive post!

Glamazon wrote: »

They do breakfast when I drop him off at 8.15am, snack at 10.30am, lunch at 11.30 and tea at 3.30pm. I pick him up at 5.15pm so get home about 5.45pm. He was having half a jar of food, it's been a bit trial and error with the whole change in routine so hopefully if I give him something light when we get in and then his bottle at 7.30am it should keep him going a bit longer.

Don't stick to creche routine on the weekend though - I am not eating meals that early! :cool:

Hun, I think i'm right in thinking they give him tea at 3:30 because he wouldn't have his bottle then? IMO he'd be better having a yoghurt or two then as a bottle alternative and having his tea at a more usual time :undecided
It does seem a bit weird to me for him to eat a snack 1 hr before lunch then have nothing for 4hrs, my boys always have a lil snackaroo between meals (shh don't tell the dentist )

I don't 'get' the not rinsing toothpaste thing, you're not supposed to swallow toothpaste (it even says so on the packet) so to me that says you should rinse it all away not leave it in your mouth where it will eventually get swallowed *confused* I make Chris rinse and only use tpaste on Ed's occasionally

We have a gate on the lounge because we can't shut the door plus I wouldn't want to shut the door even if I could because I wouldn't be able to hear whats going on that also blocks access to the stairs and kitchen. We only put the gate on today, its a very nice silver one seeing as OH has managed to loose our original one (HOW??!!).
I'll now be able to actually use the dishwasher without Edgar trying to get in it too
We have locks on the fridge and cupboards because I got annoyed with putting stuff back and the freezer almost defrosting. I leave them un locked sometimes to keep them occupied tho oh we have drawer locks too but they cause me n OH to trap our fingers more than ever and Ed has managed to trap his finger too but I have them more to stop them getting at the stuff in the drawer more than for finger trapping anyway.

Em - my wedding was a registry office in town centre then party at IL's I organised a mini bus to pick up from ILS to take most people to the ceremony and back so we didn't have to organise lifts for those that don't drive and parking in the centre is a nightmare, everyone who went in the bus paid £5 for it which is less than it would cost if they'd got a taxi there and back and a bit more than if they'd drove and parked.

Bruno I think E is old enough to understand that something hurts and that you shouldn't hurt mummy so I would say if he is scratching/biting then OH needs to tell him off and take him off the breast as a sort of time out type thing. Has she asked on any forums etc about it? I bet there are some tandem feeders out there that can help. I wonder if her milk has changed and thats why he is fussing and adding the the pain/annoyance that the sensitivity is causing
Does she plan to tandem feed? or did she not really think about it? I'm undecided on the matter but hoping that Ed stops before we think about #3 so I don't have to make the decision.

hammyhunter

fattybooboo wrote: »

Hammy, how many BF are you doing now generally? T is still having quite a few BF, definately one first thing say 7am, mid afternoon usually, then before bed. Also I always offer him a BF if he needs to top up after each meal and he will usually have a little bit then too, as I am still in the process of upping the quantities of food I give him as he sometimes isnt too keen. Im hoping to have got the daytime breastfeeds down before he goes to nursery, ideally with him just having one first thing and one last thing, although I dont mind doing more when Im home, as long as this doesnt confuse him??

I am still BF as often as previously. Our routine is currently BF after breakfast, mid morning, after lunch, mid afternoon, bedtime and at least once overnight. D has a whole weetabix and a whole fruit pot for breakfast and his lunch and dinner are equally as large plus he snacks on various things throught the day too. He is on the 9th centile despite all that food although he is extraordinarily active for his age so I think he burns it all off! The midwife says he is long and lean, just like his Mum

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:


Is it helpful to say they get worse??

Benjamin is running now (proper full on running) and he likes to nick my coffee cup (I have always let him play with it when I have finished to give him the idea of using a normal cup) and RUN into the kitchen with it!!! He also has a habit of throwing things on the floor when he brings them to you so I am waiting for the smash of my denby on the stone floor!!!

Once they are toddling around outside there are all kind of things that you can't baby proof against...although I still await our first scabby knee (and am thankful Benjamin was wearing jeans at the farm today).


On the up side, the cuddles are returning - proper heartfelt cuddles from a little boy who knows that he is expressing love - little arms around your neck because your son wants to tell you he loves you is special :A

Noooooo.

Hmmm, I quite like our Denby. I am not sure I will be as trusting with David as you are with Benjamin!

Baby cuddles are the best :happyhear


Bruno, I really hope things improve with E and his B'Feeding. I really admire Mrs Bruno for feeding so long, especially now she is pregnant as well. My (.)(.) were really sore when pregnant so I can't imagine feeding at the same time.

Emlou Our wedding was 15 miles from where we lived and our reception was then a few miles from home. All our guests ferried themselves without complaint.

Becles wrote: »

I think it's best to teach them to be careful, and that it's naughty to open cupboard doors and touch ornaments etc. They soon learned what "no" meant

One good thing about doing that is that you can take them in anyone elses house, and they will behave themselves as they already know what they can and can't do.

We had the usual photo's taken and then we were busy having some taken by the Rolls Royce, and people drifted away while that was going on, until there was just the best man and us left. The best man didn't know the way and was going to follow the Rolls.

Got in the Rolls and somehow the driver put it into first instead of reverse and the car shot forwards into a raised flower. He tried to get the car off the flower bed, but some raised stones ripped the brake pipe off. As the best man was the only person left, we had to hitch a lift from him to the reception :rotfl:

That is what I am hoping David will do. Thank you

:rotfl:Love the story of the Rolls

My little boy has been awake since 4.30 *yawn*. He is currently jumping up and down way too enthusiastically in his learn & groove. I am not sure he really is my son - this is not normal behaviour for anyone at such a ridiculously early hour

ladybirdintheuk

Morning all. Monday again. Hoorah

Em we walked from our ceremony to our reception, as it was close (and a nice walk along the river), but it isn't unusual to get people to make their own way. There will always be people with spaces in their car, so maybe give the ushers the job of making sure everyone has a lift, and pairing people up with spaces in cars if you know there will be some people without transport?