22nd April 2008

Hi all! Had my check ups today. Went to my GP first thing this morning, and the midwife later on. Everything is absolutely normal and as it should be with me and our peanut. (Huge sigh of relief followed by big grin) The midwife, Orla, had a feel and prod of my bump and announced that what I thought was kicking was actually punching! She also asked if my husband was tall. (He is over 6 foot) She thinks the baby is particularly long. Any way I am feeling good, the sun was out today, and hubby and I are off to Vienna for the long weekend so all is right with the world

4 April 2008

Was woken early this morning with the news that our neighbours new foal has finally arrived, 10 days later than schedule. I do hope that our peanut will be a little more prompt than that. It has been glorious weather the last 2 days and so I have been busy outdoors. A little too busy if truth be told. Day-before yesterday a bought a pair of long handled pruners (no bending down) and betook myself up our lane to where the gorse was badly overgrowing the road. I hacked with the pruners and a pair of leather gloves and after an hour the hedge was cut. Luckily Antoinette, my neighbour saw me and helped with the clear up, which was much appreciated. I didn't think I had overdone it until I tried to stand up after my dinner. The nerves at the base of my spine said "No" very loudly. A long soak in the bath solved that though.

Yesterday was even nicer. I was in a tee-shirt and shorts pottering in the garden. I cut some pea supports from the hedgerow, potted up a patio container with some summer bulbs (some deep maroon colour lilies and some white and maroon sword lilies) and an accacia that badly needed putting in a larger pot, I did some very random weeding and built a new bird feeding station. Possibly again, a little too much but the sun was out and if I didn't do these things now, they probably won't get done. In the evening I sat in the conservatory and peaceably made paper pots for seedlings and planting some very nice seeds that my Mother-in-law and I ordered in a state of total temptation.

Over the last month, I have made some head-way in the house. The 2 guest rooms are tidied and cleaned and no longer full of junk. The library is half way to being sorted. The excercise machines are now tucked to one side and most of the books have made it to their shelves. Now there is just the box room... boxes will get sorted when the rain sets in at the weekend. That is a job I can do sitting on the floor in a relaxed fashion.

As for the pregnancy over the last month, not a lot of news really. All the check-up blood tests were fine. I have discovered for the first time in my life what heartburn is... deeply unpleasant. I have also discovered what Rennies (tm) are for. My spine is a little temperamental and I am inclined to get trapped nerves at the base if I do too much. And my energy levels fluctuate wildly. One day I can be up at 7 am and go to bed at 10, other days I need a sleep of 3 hours in the afternoon and still go to bed at 8.30.

27 Feb 2008

We went in for the 20 week ultrasound scan today. It was in a different dept. of the hospital and the scanner looked like something out of Star Trek. It was a bit fabulous. Hubby and I could see, well, everything... right down to our baby's little toes. I was fascinated to see the individual heart chambers and the blood moving through it and the cord. However gorgeous it all was, the important news is that peanut is perfect. All limbs where they should be and all the measurements are spot on for my 20 week estimate. Yay!

After the scan we went down to chat with our midwife. She had done some reading about MCS so had a better idea of what we are dealing with. I prepared some info for her including a list of products that I am sensitive to. That gave her pause for thought... Now I have to have an appointment with a consultant to see if she wants to head up my treatment...... Arggg. I wanted to simplify things, not complicate them. The more hospital staff involved, the harder it is to control my environment. And I would like as natural a birth as possible. That is easier under midwife lead treatment rather than a consultant. Any way, if that is the way it goes, I will just have to put my foot down a little more firmly when it comes to doing things my way. We will see next month when I meet the doctor.

21 Feb 2008

Well isn't time marching on? Week 19... Nearly half way! Feeling really good this week. Morning sickness seems to be well and truly gone thank goodness. The only down side to all this well being is that I am trying to do too much, and feeling totally beat in the evening time. I got the sewing machine out today and made some bits for the nursery; a laundry bag ( and 2 more for my neighbour J-), a nappy stacker, and half of a patchwork quilt. This is the first thing I have done for the nursery, which admittedly is still the box room. I was discussing it on the forum earlier; I think it may be that I was worried about jinxing things if I organised the nursery. But really, I have to be more positive than that...as if buying a baby bath is going to affect the health of my little bundle. Any way it will be fun.

So I made a list of the basics..... dear me, it was epic! My friends, K- and J- are fantastic though. They have both said that they will give/lend what they have from their kids. That should make life much easier (and less expensive). I think I will put a wanted ad in the local paper and see what kind of response I get towards getting the rest.

I will try to load a photo of the quilt and bits when I have them finished.
I am off to a very cosy bed now.
Good night all.