Hello

I know, I know, I should be posting photos....but I haven't taken any! Kirsti is here and is lovely and HOORAH she got her visa so she can go back to America. We had a marvellous time at Olivia's birthday party in the park yesterday so thank you Susannah for that.

Am wrestling with Oscar who is sitting next to me but will try and post a more detailed (and photographic) post later. But I just had to share this

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Hot weekend

As Al has already told it much better than I can (and with pics) you can read about our trip to Jaya's party here. Traffic jams and heat aside, it was lovely.

Sunday Rob took Oz to the Horniman (on public transport!) so I had a morning to myself. Which I slept through mostly! In the afternoon we had a photo shoot (daaaarling) at Snappy Snaps. I'd "won" it in a prize draw that I'd stupidly filled in ages ago in Bromley. So we got a free shoot, one free 6x4 pic and then they'll try and sell us lots of pictures. I'll have to be very strong not to buy them as they took 300 odd - and some brilliant ones I'm sure. They are expensive to buy extra - not quite as expensive as some, but still outrageous - £10 for a 6x4. What they're trying to sell is their "package" where for £150 you get 10 different sized ones. But we haven't got £150...so I'll make sure I leave my credit card at home!

Kirsti arrives today. Very excited. And happy cos Oscar woke up at 6am, we tucked him back in and he went back to sleep till 8.30! Nice lie in for me (and for Rob unfortunately cos he'll be late for work). I love it - the morning seems much shorter now - I'm waiting in for my shopping to be delivered and then we can go round and see Auntie Kirsti! Hoorah! More later. With pics!

Thank you all so much

Your comments on my previous post were amazing. Insightful. Thoughtful. Sympathetic and understanding. I felt so much better just reading them all. I also had some lovely invitations and got to spend a morning with Al and Susannah (who also brought me flowers to cheer me up) and and afternoon with Ursula which was a huge treat.

I feel very blessed and lucky to have such good friends. I totally appreciate you all and wish I could give you all a hug in person.

So thank you. For making it all better. And making me feel listened to, appreciated and loved. You're wonderful.

Am I being over-sensitive?

Tell me please cos I'm feeling upset but then again I'm so bloody hormonal at the moment that I have no perspective.

I'm very close to my NCT gang - we all met when pregnant and shared so much together - our kids have grown up together. We don't see eachother as much as we want because everyone is working plus 2 moved away from London - 1 to Tunbridge Wells. We often go down en masse to visit her in Tunbridge. Two of the group have also had second babies within a month or so of eachother. One is the Tunbridge Wells mum. (Getting it so far?)

We'd planned a visit to Tunbridge this Friday but then one of the other mums can't make it so we've postponed it for a week. Then the one mum with the second baby emailed to say she was going to go anyway this Friday so the two new mummies could catch up. So I emailed them both to see if I could come too - it's been a bit hard this week - my first week without teaching and I've had not a lot to do - I'd blocked this Friday out as a day trip and without it, I'm stuck with nothing to do and nowhere to go. And I hate being on my own or stuck in with Oscar.

But I got an email from the Tunbridge Wells mum to say they want to talk about their new babies and that she doesn't want me to come. And I'm really upset about it. Feeling left out. And pissed off. But I'm worried it's just cos I'm very hormonal (I cried at the Jerry Springer show earlier....I mean...really!)

It feels cliquey. I know they've shared another pregnancy. They have become closer because of this. But I feel really hurt....

Am I being over-sensitive? Answers on a postcard to my comments box please....

Happy Birthday to Moi

I'm feeling very spoilt. I thought it would be a blah birthday but it's been lovely so far. Rob bought me a cd player for my car - hoorah! And lovely cards from him and Oz. Mum and I met in Bromley and had coffee and muffin in Starbucks. She bought me lots of bits and pieces and slap up dinner from Marks. We put Oscar in a creche for an hour (bliss!) so I could read Heat and have another coffee in peace. I love that creche!

Oz fell asleep on the way home and I slept too - I had a very broken night last night - whizzy brain for some reason - then we went to Monkey Music - I wasn't teaching - it was for Oz!

I've had lots of cards (thanks Al and Mox!) - lovely pressies (thanks Pearl for the Sanctuary goodies) and texts and phone calls. I feel very loved.

We weren't planning on going out tonight (hence the dinner courtesy of Mum) as we couldn't get a babysitter. But my friend Marion rang to wish me a happy birthday, asked what I was doing tonight and offered to babysit. I got some money in a card from my in-laws so we can go out to my favourite Hello Tokyo all you can eat japanese buffet for dinner!

Hoorah for birthdays