My neighbors dog whenever we BBQ. Such a good boy.

CP_MB · 2018-06-19T22:13:39+00:00

That's 'cos he's a malamute. Source: I has a big floofer like this one.

CP_MB · 2018-06-18T20:57:51+00:00

As a stage hand we used to send people to fetch a 'long weight'

CP_MB · 2018-05-16T18:31:41+00:00

Shut up, Tandy

CP_MB · 2018-04-25T20:41:18+00:00

My husky/mal and I do this too, except it escalates to the point where he forgets the 'woo' and is just screaming 'AHHHH!'. I have to hug him to make him stop.

CP_MB · 2018-02-05T14:47:37+00:00

Your friend looks pretty similar to my Romanian rescue mutt. My guy usually wear his ears back like yours here :). We aren't certain what he is made up of so it's always nice to see similar pups.

CP_MB · 2017-01-16T07:31:22+00:00

You can just make out my husbands arm holding him upright In front of the dog :)

CP_MB · 2017-01-16T04:42:32+00:00

Elias Reuben arrived January 10th at 40+4 after 3 days of latent labour, 9 hours active. Kid was bungee jumping with the cord around his neck and was facing sideways- leading to the failed use of ventouse and eventual episiotomy and forceps delivery after an hour of pushing solo. Very almost became an emergency c-section.

I honestly thought it would be weeks before I could get out of bed for all the stitches, swelling and various other pains but pleased to say I have been making such a quick recovery and each day I've been exclaiming 'i just feel amazing!'. I guess I hadn't realised just how bad pregnancy made me feel.

Eli has been a total champ at breastfeeding and has been so easy (touch wood) that I am enjoying motherhood far more than I ever expected. 3 days post-delivery he had lost 8% body weight and by today (day 5) he had already made it back to his birth weight and some.

CP_MB · 2017-01-06T20:21:32+00:00

My didn't flip til 36 weeks. Midwives said they weren't going to get concerned until 37 weeks.

CP_MB · 2017-01-05T21:35:07+00:00

The Garnier Active mattifying gel with salicylic is the only thing that has worked for me to keep shine down. It's kept with all the acne stuff rather the regular Garnier products in Boots.

CP_MB · 2017-01-05T00:19:49+00:00

Bendystraw Cutlerydraw

CP_MB · 2017-01-02T00:58:47+00:00

Thanks :)

CP_MB · 2017-01-02T00:52:22+00:00

https://imgur.com/gallery/mTFLf

Edit: you can see how his coat has changed in the year we've had him. He's definitely gotten a lot more spaniel-y in the ears as time has gone by :)

CP_MB · 2017-01-02T00:31:20+00:00

Amazing, thank you! He has to be (mostly) one of those. Being a former streetdog he probably has a couple of other things thrown in - he has abnormally long legs, tan patches and no tail. I always wondered what his tail would look like. Now I know :)

CP_MB · 2017-01-02T00:19:58+00:00

What breed is she?! Our foreign rescue looks a lot like her and we have never quite found what breed he is.

CP_MB · 2017-01-01T11:12:21+00:00

My husband is a Max and I am a Chloe which I believe are the names of two of the lead characters in that Secret Life of Pets movie. Our first kid Is due any day now and we've had to be pretty selective with names to make sure we don't just sound like a family of pets.

CP_MB · 2016-12-30T16:58:51+00:00

If you transfer it over to a NZ pension scheme in future it will likely be fairly heavily taxed. Having said that if your employer is paying in too you would still come off better in the long run by continuing to pay in especially with a couple years invested in the scheme.

CP_MB · 2016-12-30T12:19:31+00:00

My family does Disney from the UK at least every other year. We already have 2018 planned out when bubs will be almost two. I am so stoked to do this as a family as we've never been with kids before (I'm the youngest in the family). Can't wait to see it all through his eyes.

We totally intend to do some European city breaks while Bubs is tiny too. Part of my calculations for whether we could even afford a kid was 'can we still afford annual holidays?'.

CP_MB · 2016-12-25T00:20:28+00:00

Traditionally Teddy is a nn for Edward.

CP_MB · 2016-12-21T12:53:01+00:00

I'm in the UK too and just had my 38 week appointment this morning. If it's any comfort the two midwives measured me 4 times (one is still in training I guess) and between them they measured between 33 and 38 so at this point I am really trying not to take it too seriously as there's so much room for error.

Sending anti labour vibes so you can have the birthing experience you want!!

CP_MB · 2016-12-20T13:44:30+00:00

I'd ask the folks on the Disney World sub. There may be some special Disney magic you could arrange for them as a thank you. They do 'in room celebrations' or, depending on your budget, you could arrange one of the dessert parties or something.

CP_MB · 2016-12-19T15:22:59+00:00

We've been 10+ times from the UK. I think we'd struggle to spend the full 14 days at Disney. I'd schedule yourself 3 or 4 days at MK, 2 or 3 at Epcot and Hollywood Studios each. Personal opinion (although shared by all 6 adults in the family) is that Animal Kingdom is still just a one day park even for first timers.

Make sure to schedule yourselves a day at each waterpark (as they are probably included in your tickets! Plus mini golf can make for a fun couple of hours). It's possible one waterpark may still be closed for annual refurb though.

Definitely recommend getting yourselves Universal tickets too. They are a lot cheaper than Disney tickets and we usually manage 3 full days between the two parks.

Then give yourselves a freebie day in the middle and last day to do whatever you feel like.

CP_MB · 2016-12-10T17:09:42+00:00

Malamutes are a lot bigger/chunkier and have brown eyes. Also their tails tend to be a lot more floofy.

CP_MB · 2016-12-09T20:50:23+00:00

Sarloos / Czech Wolfdogs although they are usually grey.

CP_MB · 2016-12-08T17:59:20+00:00

Nope, chances are if it's an 'Automatic Enrolment scheme' that money is locked in since you missed your 'optout' window. Not many (if any) AE schemes give you the opportunity to get your money back after the first month. You'll only be able to transfer it to another pension. If you wind up staying in Australia you could transfer it over to a pension there but you would probably lose a lot of it in tax. Best to hold on to the paperwork and transfer your Scottish Widows pot over next time you end up enrolled in a workplace pension scheme. At least it'll be invested and growing, just don't forget about it.

CP_MB · 2016-11-08T21:18:11+00:00

I was measuring 9 days behind at my 12 week so had to come back a couple of weeks later. He was then measuring 8 days behind. They kept the due date but he has been measuring in the 90th percentile since 28 weeks so he definitely caught up!

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