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Karmacat

Starnac!!!! Hello!!!! News please! How are you, how's little one?

starnac

Karmacat wrote: »

Starnac!!!! Hello!!!! News please! How are you, how's little one?

We are okay atm. Had a wobble over the weekend which left me drained all week. Had a good cry yesterday though and have decided I will not listen to other people's "advice". I have managed to raise a polite, well mannered (mostly) and healthy 4 year old so I can't be *too* bad a mum. I will now trust my instincts and do what's right for me and Dylan.

Feel pretty silly about the whole thing now but on the upside he is starting to sleep a bit longer at night and feeding really well now. He's a bit sicky but doesn't seem bothered by it. DD mothers him all the time. We can't keep her away from him :rotfl: Was really pleased when I saw her teacher last week she said that there has been no change in DD's behaviour since Dylan was born. Apparently that can be an issue in schools when a younger sibling is born so I thought that was pretty good.

Oh dear look how long this post is. Sorry if i've bored you all but don't get much adult conversation recently.

Hope everyone is well. Congratulations on the move LT and KK. It's all happening here isn't it??

Karmacat

You must be a great mum! As for wobbles, well ... hormones and all that, yours have got to be all over the place just after giving birth, after all. Be kind to yourself - it sounds like its going really well, for little DD too.

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MrsMoo2U

Starnac - of course you are a good Mum! Wobbles are natural I believe (I dont have any so cant comment from experience). I am sure you are doing the right thing and people often want to put their tuppence in but you are allowed to ignore them.

starnac

thanks guys I appreciate the kind words. Funnily enough just coming on here again has helped me feel a bit more "normal" again. Thanks xxx

Pippilongstocking

Hey up you lot

apology for not being around - starnac if you're not a good mum - neither am I. You're ace - and don't take other folk to heart = often they mean well but have it utterly wrong or have their own agenda. Which you can't know.

Now I'm reading back properly

Hugs and dear lord I hope you feel great but never 'normal' eugh.

We are all spectacular angels of joy and fabulousness who embrace love - never forget that - are we normal - NO!

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starnac

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

Hey up you lot

We are all spectacular angels of joy and fabulousness who embrace love - never forget that - are we normal - NO!

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love it x

Pippilongstocking

starnac wrote: »

hope you are okay with the weather Pippi. Raining quite bad here and windy but no snow

Am catching up here as not been on for a while. Really miss the forums when I don't come on.

Ooooooh secret snowy getaway. you lucky thing. can't wait to hear more xx

OK I'm so delighted to see you. Thats the first bit.

The second bit is I miss it here horribly when I can't get on either and am busy - I've no balance at the moment - but that will settle - my new job will begin to calm down.

The wind was horrific early and is due to be average 55/ gusting at 95 mph by 9pm - but I think the mainland today has it far worse than us - our council have issued all sorts of weather warnings - which is a bit frightening as when its normal windy - its just accepted - so I'm a tad worried - but being an island at the top - it might pass us by.

maybe

Off to catch up with the rest of you. Lucielle - I hope you're OK - and any peeps in the thick of iti - keep warm and inside if you can.

After our bad gales last week or so ago - I've moved most things indoors and the cars are now by the house tucked in hard to the wall. Can't do much different

With limited trees etc - the damage here probably won't be as bad as the mainland - but we'll see - there buildings damaged, trees down, were wind turbines on fire in Ardrossan and others flat to the ground.

starnac

wind turbines on fire??? wow how did that happen???

MatyMoo

Glad to know you are safe Pippi

It is mighty windy here and Rodders seems to love it! He was laying outside earlier, head in to the wind, with his ears flapping barking at it :rotfl: But he didn't want to come in so I left him out there and watched from the conservatory!

Starnac - Sounds like you are doing brilliantly, ignore the advice you don't need and keep looking at your daughter while telling yourself "I have done a great job with her". You and the baby are just settling in to a routine and you are all learning how to go from a family of three to four.