Well Hiiiii everyone,
I’m back! Sorry it’s going to be a long catch up! I’ll post my scan pictures in a separate post after this one just in case it messes this message up that would be very annoying!
Meli - Really great news about getting out of the baby shower for the second time, whoooooo! I was annoyed at your mum for making you go at one point but luckily you don’t have too now! I don’t think you were overreacting about not going at all, if anything it’s sensible and you know yourself well enough to know that you wouldn’t cope with it, and that’s just sensible if you ask me! I wouldn’t have gone, no way! Sorry about all of the allergies you have been having, yuk, is it hayfever?
I will post a wedding outfit piccy on here when I can get one as me and OH both forgot our cameras for the wedding, can you believe that, we are gutted! So I don’t know if anyone has a picture of me, also it was so absolutely freezing there that most people kept there coats or cardigans or blankets wrapped around them so it wasn’t quite as glam as we hoped but still brilliant! So if someone does have a piccy of me I'm probably huddled around a fire in a fur coat with a mug of soup, rock and roll!
About your ttc plan, I agree with what Angel says, it will hopefully work quickly too. At least then you know you’ve covered all basis and are all systems go to try! I’m sorry about all the drama with OH’s tonsillectomy, there aren’t many more annoying things than an ill and pathetic behaving husband! My OH really loves to milk it when he’s ill, I’d probably end up divorcing him if he had a tonsillectomy! Sorry you didn’t end up getting your Thai food after all of the research, funnily enough it's my birthday on Sunday and we had booked a Thai restaurant too, which I read loads of reviews for, but ended up cancelling due to lack of money so no Thai for me either! Boooo! I was so hoping for a chilli banana!
Meli, rant away, anytime! It can’t be easy living with two men! Wish I could come out to magic mountain to visit you ,where is it, I so wish we all lived closer! That’s funny about the fat baby remark, at first I hadn’t seen Stef’s comment as I had only been scanning the posts so I had no clue what you meant but now I do, hehe! I hope I have a fat baby too, they’re the cutest! Eva had gorgeous fat cheeks when she was born but you can judge my pictures for yourself in a minute! DHs concert sounded fantastic! Angel’s right you sound like an amazing mum, he really is lucky and you are just so thoughtful you put me to shame!
Vegas – I could have kicked myself for how I announced my pregnancy at work but you’re right, it is funny if you think about it and totally typical of me to mess it up! Ah, well I hate a big fuss anyways! I’m sorry you have been feeling tired and gross, I’d like to say it doesn’t last long but I’m still feeling it! Ooh your break sounded lovely, I love the thought of warm sand between my toes and virgin pina coladas, unfortunately we don’t get many hot days at all in the UK, its very DEPRESSING! Sorry the sickness ruined it at the end though. I’m so thrilled for you that your scan went as well as can be and the feeling you have been having are exactly the same as us all, so please don’t feel bad about it! I had also decided that if this pregnancy doesn’t work out for me that I wouldn’t try again either, I really have tried not to get too attached but I guess I better start now! My friend asked me today if I had a nickname for my baby and I said Randy Gladstone for a joke, she thought I needed a cuter one and I agreed! The name rnady came from this weirdo guy in the magazine I work for and here in the UK Randy means horny so it was a definite joke! I’ll not mention your pg on fb but I’ll update my siggy in a minute, yaaayyyyy!
Stef – I liked your remark
I've decided pg hormones make me an absolute bitch. Not sure quite how to deal with that...
That’s exactly how I feel! I get the ‘rage’ I think we (our OHs mainly) just have to accept that we’re bitches for 9 months! Also, when you say about not being very socialble or good with strnagers that’s exactly like me too! Your bump piccy was cute! I wish I was as tiny as you! I’m really sorry that you’re having such a hardtime job hunting. I’m so happy for you that your scan went really well and the pictures are just adorable! They are so clear, especially the hand and the foot and is that a boy’s part I spy? I know nothing about nubs though! Just a wild guess that it’s a boy! So nice about Blakes Mothers day gift, if it wasn’t for all the farting he’d be the perfect guy!
Angel – I’m loving the fact that you want to do all things ‘crunchy’ when it comes to your birth! I ended up being a bit crunchy without ever intending to, I requested a water birth but Eva’s heartbeat was too fast, then I had a totally natural labour, breastfed, co-slept, baby-wore and never intended on doing any of it! By crunchy do you mean a bit hippyish? That’s what I presumed you meant! I think with this baby, I will try and do the same but I must say I found breast feeding a real challenge, I’m having to have a good think about that one, I mean I’ll do it at first but I’m not sure how long for. I doubt I would encapsulate my placenta though, that’s hardcore crunchy! I’m glad you have found a doula that you really like too and I’m glad Jeff has decided to go for her now too! I have been thinking about birth photography, I love all of the newborn pictures, I have found one that looks pretty good near here but it’s a matter of affording it right now! I love your 16 week bump too! Love the picture of Carter and so glad you had a fantastic time in the sun, I’m not jealous at all, honest!
AFM, obviously I’m still ridiculously tired, it’s getting boring now and I’m really trying my best to power through it but it’s hard! I hope it will ease off in the next few weeks, as I haven’t been able to do anything in the evenings, I normally make bears or knit, watch films/TV, chat with friends/family I swear I do none of that atm
Anyway, good news is both the wedding/holiday and the scan were fantastic! I was really nervous before the scan, especially the moment when she first put the scanner on my stomach, we had Eva with us too and she almost had a HUGE paddy but a miracle oocured outside the room in the form of a random stranger with stickers to hand and it totally worked if it hadn’t Shane wouldn’t have been able to come in as he would have had to wait outside with tantrumming Eva, phew close one!
So as we were having the Down Syndrome screening we got to see the baby for quite a while as she took the measurements, it was rubbing it’s little eyes and kicking and turning over, so cute, I was just staring at it in wonderment and pure joy.
The wedding was so good. There were different levels of accommodation, all outdoor apart from the luxury apartments for the wedding party, we originally thought we were staying in a ‘Nomad tent’ which is basically just a canvas tent but when we arrived we found out we had been upgraded and we actually stayed in a ‘Shack’ it was basically a little log cabin with a real wood burning stove in it and a canvas tippy (sp) attached to it, I’m not gonna lie, it was ******* freezing at night, I slept in full clothes, my coat, a sleeping bag and two woollen blankets and still woke up shivering several times each night but my god it was worth it!
Eva loved camping, isn’t it funny how kids don’t feel the cold, she was fine, she met the love of her life there too, Oscar, aged 3 and a half, they were inseparable, there is a picky on my fb of them slow dancing in front of the Elvis impersonator, so cute! The food was insanely nice, it was all so rustic, locally sourced handmade you name it, they had a big outdoor oven for doing the homemade pizzas in on the first night and they were the nicest I’ve ever had, complete with homemade soup with chilli butter in enamel cups under the stars! We saw many of our good friend, watched two of our best friend’s get married, enjoyed the great outfdoors, even outdoor eco showers! It was an adventure, we loved it! We had a vintage tea party in a huge barn, a hog roast, a bbq breakfast the next day, it was fab!
Okay so I could say loads more but I’m gonna try and get these pictures on now!
Loads of love x x
He's so proud of his man gas, I fart once and he's all grossed out!
