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Gillyx

I made sweet french toast for A, Nutella, he liked it

Hugs Fluff, with the wait you had for Freddie you'd think your OH would be more understanding. Happy Mothers Day to you.

Agree 100% with the Britax First Class. It rear faces to 13kg which is just fab for the price :j

*Nutella*

Gillyx wrote: »

I made sweet french toast for A, Nutella, he liked it

I knew you'd see sense eventually! :rotfl:

Gillyx

*Nutella* wrote: »

I knew you'd see sense eventually! :rotfl:

Oh never for me, s&p and loads of red sauce. I could go some now...

*Ro*

Happy Mothers Day to you all x

Stern Virtual Slap for the lazy Daddy Muppets :eek!!
Definitely ok to sulk but not for too long, just long enough for them to realise and pull finger out ... muppets!

Incidentally am cooking for relatives today so no mummy rest here!

martafdz

Happy Mother 's day!!

I think maybe you need to tell your DH how important this day is now for you? Here it was the other way, my DH expected me to look forward to it and expect a present, but I have told him I didn't want anything. I want it to be a day where presents cost nothing, so I want her to make me a drawing or card every year when she's able to, or sing something to me, or cook with her some muffins, and maybe get some help from DH, which to be fair I don't get because I'm a bit of control freak and I like doing the stuff myself, but he volunteers. know that for him Father's day is special, so I'll do something, but he had to tell me, otherwise I would have thought he felt like me about today. It's also the fact that all the dates are so close, my bday is in the same week as mother's day and we have all our birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas and Valentine's Day within a six month period, then nothing for six months! So maybe telling your DH that this is now a special day could help for the future? I know it is disappointing if you were expecting something, but I'm sure it is not that they do not appreciate what you do, but simply that in their heads "appreciating and being gratefuk" does not equal to "doing something for mother's day", maybe they think it's a day for your little ones to do something when they are older, and not for them as husbands? I know it feels better when we get a little something without asking or giving hints, but some people just don't see it otherwise, the best way to avoid disappointment is to tell in advance and clearly what would make you happy. That way they cannot say they don't know!!
I have a blog for my "presents wishlist", it's private, so it doesn't appear in Google search, you need the address to go. I post there stuff I like and want; my DH has the address, so from time to time when a special date is close, I tell him I've updated my list. That way I don't have to tell him what I want, the list has so many things that I do not know what he might buy and it's still a ssurprise, plus he usually buys also something outside that list. Or sometimes I just say directly that I've been thinking of buying this or that. I think I might get a Panasonic breadmaker for my bday next week! I always said that I did not want stuff for the house as presents for myself, and any present should be for personal use, but I want one badly and my DH wants stuff that coordinates, so it has to be stainless steel, which is the most expensive! So I think I'm getting that. I cannot wait to try bread, pizza and croissants made in there!! I'm never going to lose the pregnancy weight at this rate!!!

Let's all cheer up! *group hug*

Btw, this one didn't know either and woke up screaming at 7am, which is early for her. On the other hand, twice in a row now that she's slept two chunks of over five hours! Yesterday she did 6h, feed, 6h (until 10am) and today she's done 6h, feed, 5h. She was waking up three times for feeds last week, now she's down to one feed since she falls asleep. I started giving her the dummy when she stirred about and wait another minute before picking her up for a feed, she went straight back to sleep, so she wasn't hungry and I was waking her up by picking her up I think. She now cries before sleeping though, I do not get it!! Even for naps!

Peanut2013

Happy Mothers Day all

OH gave me breakfast in bed and apparently I have gifts

To those with OHs that deserve a slap I feel for you, I've been there

martafdz

Oh my, nutella, yours is an odd case! I'd be very crossed! Lol I'd probably stop buying presents for him altogether, I'm understanding normally, but I give what I receive and call it karma!!

mrs_B_5

Big hugs to fluff & servelan I don't think you're over reacting either! I understand he might not celebrate but if he knows that you do then at least a card would be nice! Here's hoping they get the hint & make it up to you

George is 4wks old tomorrow & I explained that in future years I'd prefer DH to help George make a card for me or for them to make me a cake together but a card would be nice this year although I didn't want him to spend a fortune (especially as money is a bit tight this month). DH is a chef so often the nicest thing is for him to cook me something really nice or we go out for food but he's working 7am-3pm today so when he said he was going to cook, I suggested we did it yesterday (he was off work) so he didn't have to do a full shift & then come home & cook! He cooked me roasted rib of beef & cooked it rare seen as one of the foods I missed most whilst pregnant was rare beef

Strangely, it appear George did get the memo about Mother's Day too! He has always been an amazing baby & has been brilliant at night (down between 10-12, wakes to feed between 3 & 5, back in his Sleepi until 7ish), although we have had our really rough nights! Last night he went to sleep at 11pm & didn't wake up until 5:45 when DH was getting up for work so DH changed his bum, I gave George a feed & then he went back to sleep in his Sleepi until 8am, followed by another bum change, another feed & then into be with me for snoozy snuggles until 10am Definitely got the memo me thinks although he is a hungry boy who just wants mummy snuggles today so the chances of me getting anything done, including getting dressed, at all until DH gets home are slim to none! Oh well, I'd best enjoy it & make the most of it!

Happy Mother's Day to you all & big cuddles from me & George

Aimless

fluffnutter wrote: »

Obviously Freddie's too young to know it's Mothers' Day but I thought the OH might make a bit of an effort. Apparently not. Apparently he doesn't 'do' Mothers' Day, never did with his own mother, and doesn't expect anything when it's Fathers' Day (so at least he's not a hypocrite!).

Really upset. I don't ask for much. I look after Freddie all day, every day. I'm permanently exhausted but I still manage to have a smile on my face and dinner cooked every night. A bunch of daffodils would have been nice. Feel like crying. Am I overreacting?

No, I'm with you. I admittedly got a card with a 'witty' message in it, but no pressie. I also never get Valentines pressies even though he gets one every single year, ever since we started seeing each other. This year I bought myself a box of chocs for V Day, and another on Friday which I handed to my teenager with orders to produce them at the appropriate moment. He gave them to me yesterday!

Aimless

Oh, we've got the First Class Plus too. I may replace it with another rear facer later, will see how old he is when it's time to turn it.