The fourth WIIT thread travels far and wide, with tales of new adventures to share.

[100years]

Hello Ladies,

Here is the 4th WIIT thread for our enjoyment.

Stats will have to follow at a later date, as I can't check back to see where everyone is accurately at the moment.

Get posting and lets see where this thread takes us. :)

old thread

[bebeballroom]

100 - Thank you!! :o Superstar!!

AC - Have a nice time at MILs....and make sure you book TBT

Nannyl - hope you have found us?!

I think we should start new stats....since alot of us have 'moved on' since we last did them!


SOOOOOOOOOO...

Bebe - Waiting (still) to TTC#2 hopefully sometime this decade!

[AmandaCooper]

Thank you 100years I have to admit I was worried there for a minute!

Well MIL has dug out DH's old cot for us, it's exactly the same as the cot I had when I was a baby! Perfect!

Bebe - Waiting (still) to TTC#2 hopefully sometime this decade!
Amanda - Waiting (still) to TTC#1, again, hopefully sometime this decade!

[squirrel007]

A new thread, very exciting!!

AC lol at the egg white

100years impressed at your birth story and at your willpower in avoiding an epidural.

nannyl [wave] congrats on your birth, glad it all went well at home for you :)

Hi to everyone else!

Bebe - Waiting (still) to TTC#2 hopefully sometime this decade!
Amanda - Waiting (still) to TTC#1, again, hopefully sometime this decade!
Squirrel - DD1 born 1st July

[MrsSatsuma]

Ooh, shiny new thread! Has anyone remembered to bring the Gruffalo's lead?

Welcome back nannyl! and AC - can't remember if I've said it to you yet! Been a loooong and busy week....

Marking my place with stats:

Bebe - Waiting (still) to TTC#2 hopefully sometime this decade!
Amanda - Waiting (still) to TTC#1, again, hopefully sometime this decade!
Squirrel - DD1 born 1st July
MrsS - Waiting to TTC#1 maybe early 2012 depending on what I decide! (and it is what I decide as DH is all for it... so the boot's on the other foot here... makes me feel a bit bad...)

[MrsSatsuma]

Whoever goes next, please don't include all the random ramblings after my stats btw!!

[AmandaCooper]

MrsS thanks for the welcome back! So remind me, what is it you are waiting for now if not DH.

SPR good to see you! TBT is from London to Los Angeles, then hiring a car and driving down the coast road to San Fransisco, then Vegas and Grand Canyon, then flying out of Vegas.

Welcome back Nannyl and congratulations on becoming a mummy! x

[ShaggingProducesResults]

Bebe - Waiting (still) to TTC#2 hopefully sometime this decade!
Amanda - Waiting (still) to TTC#1, again, hopefully sometime this decade!
Squirrel - DD1 born 1st July
MrsS - Waiting to TTC#1 maybe early 2012 depending on what I decide!
SPR - DC1 due 10th March

TBT sounds fantastic. DH and I were supposed to do that last summer but had to put plans on hold because of work and house stuff. You'll have an amazing time :)

Welcome back Nannyl. We've missed you :)

Still in bed this morning (lazy cow!!) as had a busy week and went into town yesterday. Think we've narrowed the buggy search to 2/3 contenders but are now totally stuck! Good job we started early!!!!!

[AmandaCooper]

What are the 2/3 contenders?

[ShaggingProducesResults]

Bugaboo Cameleon
iCandy Peach
iCandy Strawberry (not out yet hence decision issues!!!)

It's all so confusing!

[AmandaCooper]

You can say that again, how on earth are you supposed to choose?! This is worse than choosing which cloth nappy brand to get!

[100years]

Bebe - Waiting (still) to TTC#2 hopefully sometime this decade!
Amanda - Waiting (still) to TTC#1, again, hopefully sometime this decade!
Squirrel - DD1 born 1st July
MrsS - Waiting to TTC#1 maybe early 2012 depending on what I decide!
SPR - DC1 due 10th March
100years - DD1 born 9th Sept

Well today sees the first of the real nappies :) mega poo in it and then on it during changing! O M G I'm not sure it will ever look the same again!!!!

She's lovely and placid through the day, sleeps well at night but turns into feed me monster in the evening for a few hours. But does have some settled time in the eve, but just when you think she can't want anymore it's 'gimme boob' noises again! Lol think she is a little windy in the evening. We're getting there with it though. :)

Enjoyed a couple of chill out days and a walk to her aunties yesterday :)

Ooh food time for her now. Ttfn

I'll catch up in a bit

[MrsSatsuma]

Ooh AC I did that exact trip (but the other way round) last year! Had a fantastic time. Let me know if you want any tips! In answer to your question, DH is waiting for me and my cold feet

SPR you are allowed a lie-in. I've heard people sometimes don't get many when the LO arrives....?!

[100years]

Well I didn't get out of bed till 11 yesterday! That's a good lie in for someone with a 1 wk old. Granted we had fed a few times at 8 and 9:30 ish but still rested in bed! Lol amazing. Then at 10 OH took LO into front room for me to rest a bit more.

More feeding time now. She's in wake mode now so I'll have to go.

[squirrel007]

Amanda I also did a similar trip (Vegas, Pacific Coast Highway, San Francisco) and it was great fun. Really liked the scenery and food along there. I have great memories of eating piles of blueberry pancakes for breakfast

100years yay for staying in bed! I admit to lots of lazy mornings in bed with DD at the moment :) It's especially good if you feed lying down and can doze a bit while she's feeding. Everyone says to sleep when the baby does, but I found it hard to nap in the middle of the afternoon, so prefer to have lazy mornings

SPR I didn't know icandy had a new model, I like the style of their prams! I have the icandy cherry, which really suits us. We didn't get the chameleon or peach as they're too big (only have a small car) and I quite liked the idea of a small compact pram anyway.

DD is awake, I'd better go! Oh, and I've added an up to date picture on my profile :)

[bebeballroom]

Ahh Squirrel, Charlotte is adorable! What big beautiful eyes!! :)

100 - Definitely stay in bed as much as possible!!

AC - TBT, sounds fabulous!! DH & I want to go to vegas....but probably without DD!!

[AmandaCooper]

Hmm he still hasn't booked the time off. He's been muttering about it looking bad - apparently the thing to do to show your boss how much you're in demand is to not take a break. Now where's that Gruffalo?

[AmandaCooper]

And how can we do TBT if DH can't take any time off work? And how can TBT be so important if it's not even important enough to take holiday for?

[minipie]

Just marking my place and adding to the stats - will be back for a chat later!

Bebe - Waiting (still) to TTC#2 hopefully sometime this decade!
Amanda - Waiting (still) to TTC#1, again, hopefully sometime this decade!
Squirrel - DD1 born 1st July
MrsS - Waiting to TTC#1 maybe early 2012 depending on what I decide!
SPR - DC1 due 10th March
100years - DD1 born 9th Sept
minipie - TTCing#1 since May 2011

AC what is your DH playing at? I thought he was dead keen for TBT. Has he just started a new job or is his job looking insecure? If not ...

[AmandaCooper]

No nothing like that as far as I know. I mean we all know that DH doesn't actually want to go on a big trip, but to actually refuse to go on one seems a bit much! I daresay he's just procrastinating. Watch this space.

[minipie]

Tchah. Do you think he's procrastinating because of the link with starting to TTC, or just because he doesn't want to commit to a Big Trip? How Big is this Big Trip - is it more than 2 weeks?

squirrel what lovely photos of Charlotte - she's beautiful.

[bebeballroom]

Grrrrrrrruffalo!!!!!!!

Book it anyway? Force his hand? Thought TBT was his idea?!

This is the last year (possibly) that we can go to my mums holiday place (coz the week she has it is in term time & DD starts school next year) & DH promised he would come, bear in mind he's known when it was for...well, a year, coz it's the same week every year. DH has never been. I took DD on my own with my mum when she was 8 weeks old. (She had an ear infection & screamed the whole time (I didn't know why until her ear drum ruptured the day after I got home) & my mum was no help at all ) Anyway, I digress! Less than a week til we go (Friday) he is now saying that he probably can't come. And while I am not surprised I am secretly livid and trying really hard to not make a big deal out of it! But am SO pissed off. What is with these DHs?!?! Aaaarrrrggghhh!!!!

[100years]

Good afternoon all.

Squirrel, gorgeous little girl, very wide eyed and awake. I do have the odd snooze mid afternoon or early evening, but it's weird at times. But if I don't do that I find the evening tough as she is cluster feeding at the moment from 8ish till 11ish.

bebe, I'm trying! and looks like you need the Gruffalo too.

AC, FFS, what is he like??!!

I was hoping the Gruffalo would have a rest this thread, looks like I was very wrong. :(

MW just been, LO is now 7lb2 on day 10 :) yay, a nice weight gain of 7oz :) and into the alb brigade. The cluster feeding is normal, it's all due to the milk produced at that time of day. My cut is not sewn properly, but MW is OK with it, and thinks it should be OK, but will come and look at it next monday to check it again. Been out to the shops today :) went to mother care and sainsbury's, had to attempt a feed in the car for a few mins as she was really hungry, but it wasn't the easiest thing, and OH came back as he had nipped into B&Q for something, so we put her back in the seat and drove home, which was fine, and had a monster feed when we got home.

[Quodlibet]

Bebe - Waiting (still) to TTC#2 hopefully sometime this decade!
Amanda - Waiting (still) to TTC#1, again, hopefully sometime this decade!
Squirrel - DD1 born 1st July
MrsS - Waiting to TTC#1 maybe early 2012 depending on what I decide!
SPR - DC1 due 10th March
100years - DD1 born 9th Sept
minipie - TTCing#1 since May 2011
Quodlibet - (hopefully on the final stretch of) waiting to TTC#1

Ahhhh, a new thread, and we know it's ours because there's already the background rumble of rage as across the land, WIIT men cancel f*cking holidays!

I thought AC's DH DID want to go on a Big Trip? Or is he just flinging down obstacles in the path of TTC so that he can continue his Olympic-standard dithering? (Great TBT btw AC, I would LOVE to do that...if your DH cancels can I come instead? I'll bring some eggs?)

Hurrah that Nannyl has rejoined us - I read her birth story on another thread, incredible!

Squirrel, Charlotte is just beautiful. What incredible eyes.

A good day over here as my company received a 'yes' to our latest grant today, which means that I won't have to work for free from now til Xmas and bankrupt myself in the process, hurrah!

[ShaggingProducesResults]

MrBebe is in bad books with MrCooper. I'm so cross with them both for being so unreliable.

Bebe - what does DD say about Daddy missing all these holidays? Hols are essential. Particularly if you are in a stressful job and even more so if you are prone to being a bit depressed. Can you get her to guilt him into coming along???

AC - words actually fail me.

[bebeballroom]

Oooh, Nannyl, please come back & share your birth story!! :)

100 - What a great weight gain!! That's fantastic!! You should be very proud of yourself!

Quod - great news on the grant!

SPR - DD doesn't really understand, she's so used to going to see Granny without DH that she finds it weird (and last time was a little confused & upset) when he does come!! Says it all really! She's 3 now & I think since she was born he's been to visit my mum with us about 5 times! I do it more than 5 times a year!!! There is a part of me that feels sorry for him that he is 'unable' to take a holiday, BUT his Dad has been away with family twice this year & DH hasn't had a decent holiday away since we've been married...4 years in December!!