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  • Lara44
    Lara44 Posts: 2,961 Forumite
    Congrats NIM :j

    My cousin wanted to study medicine but was just a grade short. He went into optometry instead and loves it. He actually part owns a lovely Specsavers round your way now. But some of his friends work in hospitals. Maybe there are other jobs related to medicine but with a shorter qualifying time that allow more time with family?
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  • starnac
    starnac Posts: 5,946 Forumite
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    N.I.M wrote: »
    And with that, subject to CRB and references I have a fulltime job!

    Congratulations :j have some of these on us :beer: no expense spared by us threadies!!!! :rotfl:
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  • clearmydebts
    clearmydebts Posts: 6,485 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Well done NIM :beer:
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  • Flower08
    Flower08 Posts: 4,771 Forumite
    Morning everyone,

    Wanted to pop in and share our news with you. I am expecting baby number 2 :) after a very stressful and worrying week I had my second scan yesterday which confirmed a healthy baby measuring at 13 weeks.
    Biggest Loser Weight Loss: 13 / 20 lb
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Bake Off Boss!
    Wow brilliant news!!!! Big congrats flower :D Sorry to hear you had a rough week x
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  • N.I.M
    N.I.M Posts: 2,248 Forumite
    Ah thanks Flower, just had to steal my thunder didnt ya ;)

    I'm over the moon for you. Congrats. Just some food for thought, if its a boy, you'll find Kieran is a particularly awesome name :D
    This was 6 months out of date so I've changed it.
    :j:j:j:j
  • Tete_en_l'Air
    Tete_en_l'Air Posts: 7,134 Forumite
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    Flower08 wrote: »
    Morning everyone,

    Wanted to pop in and share our news with you. I am expecting baby number 2 :) after a very stressful and worrying week I had my second scan yesterday which confirmed a healthy baby measuring at 13 weeks.

    Yay congratulations Flower!! :jMay I refer everyone back to this post from the 19th of this month - I totally am a witch!! :T

    Also congrats to you NIM - fab news, and I knew it wouldn't take you long!! :)
    Weightloss: 14.5/65lb
  • Flower08
    Flower08 Posts: 4,771 Forumite
    Tete_en_l'Air wrote: »
    Yay congratulations Flower!! :jMay I refer everyone back to this post from the 19th of this month - I totally am a witch!! :T

    :rotfl::rotfl:I do remember you posting that, I was so tempted to say something then!
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  • Cinny91
    Cinny91 Posts: 6,022 Forumite
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    That's amazing news, Flower! Glad the little one is healthy, are you wanting another boy or hoping for a girl?

    Congrats on the job, NIM! :beer: Like everyone else said, I didn't think it would take you long.

    Could you dream I'm pregnant already, Tete? Be a bit of a help :)

    If Kieran fails, you can take a dip in our baby name pool. Damien and Iris made our lists this weekend!
  • wendz86
    wendz86 Posts: 7,172 Forumite
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    Yay congratulations that is lovely news Flower! xx
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