Chris is writing most of the Blog, though we have a very combined approach to parenting. A lot of this is about to change though. i am on maternity leave, and at the end of this we will have moved to a new area and I will start work full time [having been part time before]. Chris will be the prime carer, and although I know he will be great, and the children happy, I can’t help but wish we could have continued with status quo. I have the next 4 months to make the most of, and then try hard at work to try and reduce hours and make the absolute most of all the time at home. Maybe the baby blues are making me more miserable about this, or lack of sleep – however, actually on the whole don’t feel blue like last time with Elinor – maybe because I knew to expect no sleep, and although Alys feeds all the time, at least breast feeding not so hard as last time!
Anyway, this is last maudlin post, and when chris goes to work after xmas, will try and do blog to , of Helen’s mad dash!!
Tody fun though [though I spent a lot of it with an attachment! Also the Lakeland order finally arrived with card making extras – though we’ve now made so many out of whatever we can find, may be saved until next year. Have I don christmas shopping? no! Am I panicking – not yet, as I think book vouchers or m and s vouchers with home made jams/jellies and chutneys may be order of the day! -H [must go, poopy nappy alert after all this bf!]
ooh, a PS. thankyou for the muddle puddle cards so far. Stringbean keeps asking what the card senders looklike and how old they are – so struggling as bit, so say we are all going to meet next feb – everyone is going, aren’t they??
So very difficult – I was supposed to return to work after Small was born, and ended up taking redundancy when it was offered during my maternity leave. One or the other of us is going to have to go out to work soon, and I’m really hoping it’s not going to be me.
Why don’t you make Chris give you a username for the blog? Tim’s got one for mine – then his posts can be tracked easily enough.
Yep, would be much less confusing that way!
Book/M&S vouchers are much appreciated here so I think they are a great present to give, and don’t feel bad about it!
Pah! I suggested it, but H said it was my project – but I didn’t expect her to resist for long.
Don’t think *everyone* from the card list is going to Melrose…but it probably isn’t far off!
And not everyone going to Melrose is on the xmas card list. I know ADJ would never manage that many cards – lol we struggled with 6 just signing his name!
So looking forward to Melrose, can’t believe it’s only 1month and 3 wks :0)
mmm, just put through the final apymewnt for Merry – I was trying to work out how many people would be going – sounds like it could be prety mad at times
Could be? … I seem to remember it being pretty mad at all times last year!!
Let the madness begin! I can’t wait.
ROFL – mad is right. Are you two moving to near us then?
yes – ish. have job at Hinchingbrookes/addenbrookes, and must live within 10 miles of hinchingbrookes. am looking at st ives, and somersham at the mo. will be broke from mortgage difference! in laws looking at peterborough. helen
Excellent – live within 10 miles this way then you can make it to our MP groups easily :~D
excellent! that’ll be fun. will have to try and fiddle work commitments so i can come – otherwise chris have all the fun!