Haven't been on for a while and I've missed so much, looks like a lot of my friends have had their babies! Congrats to you all and I'm so sorry I missed their births.
Coart, my goodness, where to start.....I've was with you from the beginning and I can't believe this is it for you. That seemed like ages ago. You're still one of the toughest cookies on here, but we've certainly seen plenty of the soft side, it's been great seeing both sides, Court, you're such a special person and you just keep growning (Literally), you have the cutest baby belly, but it looks as though he could topple you forward with a good kick. I've never forgotten about you Coartney.
Well, I've been in the UK for almost 6 weeks and have settled in quite well. The boys love it here and we have been going non-stop since we got here. It was one heck of a flight with two children. Our plane was delayed in Pittsburgh by 4 hours, almost 2 while on the runway. Small plane, took me a bit to calm Ethanael down but everyone on the plane was sweet to him. We ended up missing our connection which was a triple 7 and that's all I thought about, couldn't wait to get on that one, so much space. Checked in at Newark and the lady said my seats would be the same, row 40 something. They start boarding from 30 something down so we wait and wait and wait, finally just got in line then was told to stand on the side because I had no seat confirmation. Took forever, keep in mind, I'm carrying a baby, large diaper bag, 2 carry-ons, a mid size stroller and a huge carseat. Mostly everything balanced on the stroller minus 2 carryons that my older son rolled for me. Finally after standing there for over 20 min, we got seats. Forgot it was not the 777 and this plane was cramped! We got buckled in and never got up after that. Ethanael slept till we got to the gate. By the time we got through passports and customs, all 7 of our suitcases were off the belt. had to use two carts and boy if you could only have seen us. I still had all the stuff on the stroller so I popped Ethanael into the carseat on the stroller and pused a cart in one hand and the packed stroller on the other. I ran into the customs guy and thought oh no, not good. But since we were within our limits, he let us go. If anyone flies into Gatwick, and you have nothing to claim, beware that they do check bags. My husband and family had quite a laugh when we came around the corner with me pushing our stuff. I couldn't believe I was seeing him again, we were both in near tears.
We're still hoping for another baby, but don't focus too much on conceiving. I am officially in the 2ww zone so we'll see what happens. Our sex life has changed so much for the better. Burning lots of calories, lol.
I love living here, although I miss my mom, hoping she will be visiting in Sept. There's so much to see and do here and it's actually quite affordable. I can get a box of pampers or huggies here for only 10 pounds, wow! Tons of fresh fruits and veggies, especially at the town markets. I usually walk to town once or twice a week, 2 miles each way, with Ethanael in his big old fashioned pram, he loves it because it sits up so high. I'll have to post some pics. He has changed so much and has so many words now. He's non-stop action and I'm usually worn out, but well worth it.
The house is so tiny here, Ethanael's room is the size of a closet, we're working on getting his room together since we had to sell everything. We're taking him to the zoo on Friday with the rest of the family here. It's great to have caring family near and we're usually with his brother's family twice a week. There's so much to write, but I think I've written enough to put half the universe to sleep.
Best wishes to you all. How are all my newly pregnant friends, Tasha, Vane, Logan?
Ok, I'm going, miss you all ↓
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| Name: claire-louise | Date: Apr 4th, 2007 1:44 PM |
that was a long story but i enjoyed readin it, lol
im from the uk its not a bad place some like it some dont its like all ova the world, some do and some dont.
well im preggers im 24wks 2day with a boy
oh and WELCOME to the UK.. love claire ↑ |
| Name: Logan | Date: Apr 4th, 2007 2:16 PM |
Dear Daisy, I am glad you are doing well and loving it there, I am sure for the boys it will be hard to get used to it, but it seems they are loving it already. That is a good sign. :o)
I am doing great, pregnancy doing great also, already 18 weeks.
Time flies like crazy. Due Sept 4 in case you forgot. The only thing I am having problems with is my lower back, its extremely painful, see I have had problems for yrs, and now with pregnancy it seems its complicated even more, I am in a lot of pain, but as soon as I go to my next obgyn appt, I will ask him to see what I can do to help me with the pain. Can't wait for some type of relief, the only way I feel comfortable is if I lay down in bed other than that if I walk, sit or bend down I hurt... I feel like an old woman.. LMAO. ↑ |
| Name: missmara | Date: Apr 4th, 2007 3:26 PM |
| It's nice to hear from you! Glad you and your family are settling in. I'm sure all those hassles were worth it when you got to see your hubby! ↑ |
| Name: Coartney | Date: Apr 4th, 2007 3:27 PM |
| awwww I MISS YOU AND LOVE YA DAISY!! you better keep in touch. i will respond more when im up for more than just to pee myself lol ↑ |
| Name: NIKKIS | Date: Apr 4th, 2007 7:20 PM |
| it was great to hear from you daisy, glad everything is going great! ↑ |
| Name: oh_so_excites | Date: Apr 4th, 2007 7:28 PM |
| Name: tylersmom06 | Date: Apr 4th, 2007 11:52 PM |
| Welcome Back Daisy! You gonna be around often now? ↑ |
| Name: Coartney | Date: Apr 5th, 2007 12:34 AM |
| better be, ima hurt her if not lol ↑ |
| Name: vane20 | Date: Apr 5th, 2007 3:03 AM |
Daisy it's so good to hear from you!!!! Your story was long but i read it all, and trust me, i NEVER read long posts like these, so u should feel special.
Im doing pretty good, im 13 weeks and have an u/s tomorrow to make sure the baby and everything is good. Im praying all is well, that would make my birthday (which is Saturday by the way) a very very special day. Big 2-1 and i cant drink = ( It's all good though, im happy, ill just party extra hard when the baby is born (well, a few months after, LOL)
Hope you write on here a bit more, we miss you!! Take care and have fun burning calories, hehe. ↑ |
| Name: A Mom To Be | Date: Apr 5th, 2007 6:43 AM |
| Hey Daisy, So glad that you are back on line and settled. I may sound dumb but what is 2ww? Anyway welcome back (I am still ttc, so you can depend on me... we are in the same boat, you have one paddle and I have the other... just don't hit me with yours). ↑ |
| Name: Daisy-UK | Date: Apr 5th, 2007 7:53 AM |
Thanks for such a warm welcome back. I will be on more often now. Coart, you couldn't do any damage but baby could, lol. How is the swelling? You've had one of the harshest preggies, but you've done awesome! I can't wait to see you holding that little guy.
Vane, I've always felt special with you all! I'm so glad you, Logan, and Tasha are doing great and speeding right along. Let me know how your appointment goes.
MTB, so good to hear from you. I'm paddling on my side, a little slow, but paddling. I just hope you get your positive hpt soon, I know you've been trying for a while. 2ww is two week wait for pregnancy testing. Can you tell I've been on these sites too long? I'm not too concerned about this month. Lots of stress with the move and settling in and I ovulated very late. I still temp, just gives me assurance that I do ovulate. I should be able to test on Tues, one bonus of having a 12 day lp, unless of course af arrives. Keep me posted on your end
Thanks again ladies! You're all the bestest babycrowd friends anyone could wish for. ↑ |
| Name: christiansmommy | Date: Apr 5th, 2007 5:12 PM |
hola mamacita!!!! so good to hear from you! i am so glad all went well with the move. did you say that you all lived there before or is this your first time?
its amazing what us women can handle and juggle at one time. (talking about all the stuff you had to carry and the kids and stuff when at the airport and plane) its almost like God made us to be built to do this stuff. i think men would lose their minds if they didn't have us around to do all that stuff!
me, i am doing very well, other than all the sickness and stuff that had went on with me nonstop for almost 3 months! i am so glad that is about over. sometimes i get sick at night and can't eat dinner. but i don't vomit anymore, thank God b/c i was afraid i would start losing weight again like i did with my last pregnancy. i am really really showing and everyone knows at work now. the last u/s i got showed the baby's whole body head to toe. it was so cute. i find out what i'm having on 4/26. i want a girl, but hubby wants another boy. grrrrrrrrrrr! so, i'm just enjoying being pregnant and hoping everything goes well to the end. christian is a very active little 4 yr. old. he is fighting in preschool-STILL! i don't know what else to do with him. he is quite a handful. but, he is very excited about the baby. he tells everybody its HIS baby. he won't let my hubby rub or touch my tummy either. he is very controlling over my pregnancy. he says its his sister-baby. lol.
good to hear from you daisy. we miss you. ↑ |
| Name: Daisy-UK | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 2:03 PM |
Hey Tasha! So glad to hear everything is terrific with your baby, how cute is that with Chritian saying it's his baby?!?
Yeah, tell me about it, we woman are so above men. My husband wouldn't eat if I didn't make it, but of course they would never admit it.
I thought of you the other week, we finally saw Happy Feet, made me think on you and Christian dancing at the movie house. Ethanael loves it, and so do we. It's funny to see him start tapping, how cute!
I've been to visit England in the past, but this is the first time living here. It's a gorgeous day today and we were supposed to go to the zoo, but Ethanael got sick last night and had to rush him to the docs. Had a rectal temp reading at 104.8. I've never seen it go that high. Thing is, he just had this in Feb and you hate seeing your little ones not good. He was alright this morning, cheerful, playing, so he had breakfast and then we all took Alex to his Nana's and Granddads for the weekend, still good. Then we went to the local garden centre and planned to have dinner in the cafe. Sat down to wait for our food and he just spilled all over the place. I just felt horrible for him. They gave us our money back and we brought him right back home. Now he seems ok again, so we'll hold back on some solid foods for the next 24 hours and see how he does.
I can't wait to hear what you're having, how exciting!!!!!! Anyway, I'm so glad all is well, I was so worried about you back when you were ready to call it a loss. So happy for you sweetie. ↑ |
| Name: Coartney | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 2:24 PM |
awww poor little man, could possibly be from the move? I get sick when i move different states, and countries, all different bacterias, the weather, just attacks us lol.. anyways i hope he gets better. I LOVED happy feet, i keep meaning to go buy it on dvd, i want it so bad.. anyone wanna send it to me? haha :-P okay i just wanted to say hi, im going back to bed, my fat ass is exhausted, i wake up so many times to pee and its like running a mile just to get out of bed now lol .. so i go back to sleep get up and pee and im worn out 10x more then i have to get up and eat so my little man wont flip out on me lol .. at least im not throwing up though, thank god. (watch now hes gonna have me sick all day b.c he knows i just typed that to you) i take it back braden its a joke!! lol :-P
btw its so weird seeing daisy UK lol .. ↑ |
| Name: Kristy84 | Date: Apr 7th, 2007 3:25 AM |
| Daisy it's so good to hear from you...I really was worried that you wouldn't come, and we've all missed you. You were such an inspiration for me during my pregnancy. I can't believe that I'm a mummy. And guess what]? I want another one...lol...but I have an IUD so it's not going to be happening that soon. I'm so glad to hear that you've settled into the UK...if you wouldn't mind, I'd love to add you to my card list...you could e-mail your addy to [email protected]... ↑ |
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