MSE Parents Club Part 13

got-it-spend-it

That is fab too, angela. There are some very talented folks on this thread.

I am toying with going early to the Next sale in the morning, but I just checked Henry's clothes in the next couple of sizes and we have tons so I don't think I'll bother!

Sarah_Joanne

That's really good! Good effort getting the fondant cut straight at the bottom of the cake, I always mess that up and have to put something round the bottom to disguise it lol!

Right I'm off to bed now. Got the birthday party at 11am so need to be on the ball in the morning! Night x

angela6834

Ooh GISI, im thinking of getting up early too to go....not sure whether to or not. My older two are out tonight so it will be a late night, not sure i'll make it up so early x

ticklepenny_2

FBB - To stop mashed nanas going black before they freeze I add a little lemon juice.

HTH

Also am another 09 summer mummy who is expecting

angela6834

Congratulations Tickle x

3onitsway

I'm so jealous of the wonderful cake making Mummys tonight! I'm rubbish at such things - I have ideas in my head but they just don't work. I'm good a pastry though, I have good cold hands, so my Nana tells me.

redmel1621 wrote: »

3 - Glad your home........Maybe you would like to pop round for a cuppa, entry price - 1 x sling;):D

Hi Mel! I couldn't manage the drop off on our way out, I forgot about how full the car would be.

I'm free all day Tuesday and Wednesday, possibly Monday too. When's best for you?

Ladybird We've done a sort of CC tonight and I feel rubbish! While we were away we've really messed up bedtime. There was nowhere to put the travel cot apart from the kitchen, so we tried her in a bed the first night, she fell out and cried until OH took her out for a walk in the pram at 11pm. The second night he took her out again, then came back and we transferred her to the cot and we slept on the pull out bed in the living area.
The third and fourth night, we just waited til she fell asleep , somewhere between 10 and 11, then put her in the travel cot in the kitchen.
Tonight, she was shattered, rubbing eyes and yawning at 7.30, so we took her up and as soon as she was in the cot she screamed. We kept popping up and giving her her dummy, but it took a good 1 1/2 hours til she settled.
And, i'm thinking we'll get the sleep routine back this week, and we go away again on Saturday to mess it up again.


MFD Well done Benjamin for understanding the potty thing. :T

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Looks like you had a lovely time despite the weather.

We did have a good time. First two days were great, not hot, but not raining either. Rain started Wednesday afternoon and didn't stop. It was quite scarey last night, I thought the caravan was about to take flight. :eek:

It was a much better class of park than Presthaven, but I still don't think i'd like it during the summer holidays. It was just nice, with the right amount of other people there.


Searchie If you want me to come swimming with you I will, I'll stand next to you and be your fat mate! You will look absolutely fab. :rotfl:


MFD & SS We got to use the Stokke in 2 wheel mode on the sand, it was much easier, and we got lots of 'ooooh, look at that pram, what a good idea' comments.

Mazcabs

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

Bargain of the week- we got two 6 packs of pampers sensitive wipes for £1.83 a pack :money:. That was all they had in the store, and checked the other two local stores but they were full price in both of those.

Which stores GISI... want to see if I need to update my spreadsheet for wipes please.

Becles

BeenieCat wrote: »

OMG :mad:

Quidco have emailed to say my Engage Mutual £50 cashback (which was down as "received") has now been cancelled and i won't be getting it :mad::mad::mad::mad:

Same goes for my £6.50 from Wilko :(:(:(

I'm owed £12 from the National Trust


Josh was born on a Wednesday morning. Delivery was fine, but was transferred to a ward as you had to stay in for three days with your first then. Badly short staffed and just felt like I was in the way all the time. Nobody had time to show me how to breast feed and a poor 15 year old girl next to me was completely clueless. I sat with her a bit and showed her how to change nappies and wind her baby and stuff that I knew. Kicked out after two days as they needed the bed.

James was born on a Wednesday night. Hospital very short staffed and initially wouldn't believe I was in labour and said she would examine me to prove I wasn't in labour. She was quite put out to discover I was 8cm dilated! Buzzed soon after to say I was going into second stage and would deliver within the next few minutes but she said I had ages to go. As she spoke, my waters went and James shot out with one push, while the midwife was yelling she wasn't ready and telling me to hang on?! Was woken up at 7am the next morning and asked if I could leave ASAP as they needed the bed. However, the paedatrician was busy and couldn't discharge James until late afternoon, so I was just hanging around in a waiting room all day.

Charlotte was born on a Saturday night. Plenty of staff around all day Saturday and during the evening. The day midwife was nice, but the night time one who delivered her was horrid and so was the one who looked after me the next day. Both spoke to me as if I was some clueless thicko who didn't know anything about babies Was pleased when I got moved to a ward and the midwives there just kept an eye from a distance and let me get on with stuff.

Leaving assembly with James class was lovely. They'd all made up silly poems about each other and read out their best memories of the school.

Then they were picked up by limo's and drove round a bit, then went to the Metrocentre for bowling and burgers. They were all hyper when I went to pick James up.

In school the headmaster said they were not allowed to write on each others shirts and they got a lecture on graffiti and ruining property and stuff. The minute they were out of the school gates, they all wrote on each other while the head had a face on him like he was sucking a wasp. I never noticed that but James told me afterwards.

Love and hugs to everyone else who needs them xx

got-it-spend-it

Sorry Maz, I'm such a div- it was Boots. Same style price tag as the nappy and baby food reductions they've had recently on the normal shelf. Definitely not company wide though as it was only one store.

MadDogWoman_2

Beccles - it sounds like James had a fab day.

Ignore the headmaster, as long as there was permission from the parents there's no harm in it, the headmaster doesn't have a sense of occasion. I had to giggle when they did it anyway where he couldn't say anything.