inside out

I seem to spend a fair bit of my life at the moment turnign things the right way out. This is mainly B’s coat jacket arms, school cardigan arms, gymnastics leotard arms and countless pairs of tights. I draw the line though at Al’s pants and socks as if he can’t be bothered to put them in the wash the right way round then I’m not not spending any of my time putting them the right way either! Tonight I even found myself turning a pair of B’s doll’s trousers the right way out as they had been removed from the doll and let as it.

14 weeks today and feeling good. Sleep is now usually in two parts with a loo break around 13.30 (I blame Al for my body conditioning itself into this time due his his recent computer playing and nights out). The belly is expanding nicely so much so that I had to go rummage in the loft for my old maternity stuff last night and was pleasantly surprised to find how much I still had and is in half decent condition. B’s still talking to the baby via my stomach but I think we might invest in one of the dopplers once we’re back from the States so she can then also hear her sibling’s heart beat.

Believe it not, I am finally enjoying being pregnant again and in all honesty I have rather missed it. This will be the last baby though so I’ll have to just make the most of it.

 

growing

So the new baby is now 13 weeks and expanding my waistline nicely so will have to start looking for my old maternity clothes sooner rather than later I think and see what new ones I can treat myself to. B’s growing too – this evening washing herself unaided in the bath (I don’t think Al was allowed in the bathroom) then drying, getting dressed and cleaning her teeth all by herself and without having to be asked 500 times. Clever chicken.

This week we’re having to keep a fruit and veg diary for school and draw in columns for each day of the week (Mon – Fri only) what fruit and veg have been consumed. Whilst we didn’t go as far as drawing today as E was round, I did list everything and B managed a very respectable 7 items. I think we might leave the drawing until the weekend.

School drop off for me tomorrow so looking forward to a bit of a lie in and hopefully a better night’s sleep than I have had in recent weeks. I’m sure I’ll have my life’s worth come July of sleep deprived days and nights…… oh the joy, the memories are all coming flooding back. We must be mad doing it again!!

surprise!

Ok, so Wednesday this week was the day of reckoning and thankfully it turned out to be a good one. After a good 15 -20 minute look around with her ultrasound, the sonographer gave us the all clear for our 12 week scan and so it looks like B is finally going to be a big sister come July! For me, it’s a huge relief as ever since finding out (4 days after the laperoscopy/hysteroscopy last November!) I tested myself as there was a spare one and my period hadn’t come and was hugely shocked when it came back positive. The morning sickness then came (no physical sickness but just huge feelings of sickness which could only be conquered through eating – I know, where’s the logic in that) and with the added concern that I had a tube blocked and the miscarriage in 2010, I was convinced it was an ectopic. A scan at 6 weeks though showed a heartbeat and that everything was where it should be followed by a private scan at 8 weeks which confirmed the same (and which massively eased my worry) but waiting for Wednesday to come around despite an ever increasing abdomen has been torture. Al told B that evening and ever since all she has done is chat about the baby and how she’s going to change the poo nappies and sing it rock a bye baby. Even picking her up from afterschool club on Thursday I was presented with a tissue paper present containing loads of toot bits as a present for the baby. I think she’s going to just the best big sister there can be especially by the raspberries she was blowing on my stomach and the chatting to my tummy to the baby she was doing this morning. I just hope now that the next 6 months pass calmly (am feeling much better albeit knackered) and that come the Summer we will have our second and final addition to our family.

Very happy days despite the weather taking a turn for the colder and it being absolutely blinkin freezing at the moment. You certainly can’t have everything but for the moment I am most content.

2012 so far

B’s first day back at school today and it was full of tears – starting with her’s and then ending in mine as I left her going into her classroom. We’ve both got colds and haven’t been sleeping great of late which I’m sure didn’t help but she’s also got a hang up about going to gymnastics this afternoon because she can’t do a certain move (mentioned for the first time yesterday) and that no one will want to play with her at school. I’m hoping that it’s just first day back nerves and emotions and that the paracetamol dose I gave her will kick in and get her back on track again.

On a happier note, mine and B’s flights for Tucson next month are booked and i’ve finally submitted her pupil absence form to school to get authorisation to take her out of 7 days, if they refuse then it will just have to go down as unauthorised but with any luck they’ll find the reason for her absence too compelling and grant it! I did ham up Al’s job a bit and state that this would be the one and only time that we would request this as we have no intention of taking her out of school during term time in future years.

Following the monsonic (if that’s a word) rain and wind yesterday, it seems that Christmas is well and truly over and with all of our Chrimbo decorations down the house looks quite plain again, if not just a little tidier. All is good with the fish although the Rams keep winding each other up almost as much and Bee and Al with their play fighting so all is plodding along nicely so far. I just wish I could shake this cold and dry, tickly cough which has prevented me from having a decent night’s kip for the last couple of nights now.

Feels really odd not starting the blog entry with a number! Bit of a relief though lol.

the end … of 2011 and the 365 blog

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So I made it! It has been fun (I think) and I’m sure at some point when I read back at some time in the far future it will be something I can look back upon and see as an achievement. It hasn’t always been easy posting a blog a day and on numerous occasions (especially more recently) it’s been a test of my memory to see if I can remember what I did for a whole week!

As for today, it’s been another relaxing one and I thoroughly enjoyed scoffing my bresaola for lunch. Will be having the smoked salmon with lemon juice, olive oil and spaghetti for dinner with Al as B’s all full up on party food from her party this afternoon.

So, what for 2012? I’ll still be blogging but on a more sporadic basis which hopefully then will have more story content and B’s ever developing development. It would also be nice to think that perhaps next year might be our lucky year to expand our family with just one more member so everything remains firmly crossed for that.

See you 2011 – it’s been fun (mostly). x

37

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So the penultimate day of the year and the penultimate day of writing this day blog which rest assured will definitely not be taking place in 2012! It also is my birthday so after opening a handful of pressies in bed and being presented with my fabulous card from Al and B, we headed off to the cinema to see Puss in Boots and followed it up with a nice pizza. A quick whizz around the supermarket for me to pick up a few bits of food that took my fancy for tea (buffalo mozzerella, large vine tomatoes, huge prawns, bresaola, lemon sorbet to name but a few things alsong with some yummy looking cupcakes from the bakery counter as we’ve not gotten round to making a birthday cake for me this year (I’m not bothered so it’s all good). B’s been a bit of a pain in the arse, a bit all over the place, a bit emotional and naughty at lunchtime and a bit hyper this afternoon especially after eating one of the cupcakes but I suppose that’s becoming a normal day these days. She’s currently in the bath and will definitely be having a hair wash tonight as her barnet stinks of not being washed (we haven’t told her as no doubt she’d give herself a complex) so a dunk under the water is very needed and very much deserved after today!

Looking forward to my yummy random bits for dinner and watching some of the darts later before an early night beckons I think as after insomnia struck at 4.00 this morning (I think I was a bit excited about my card, the cinema and that B and I will be off to Tucson in February) I am once again completely pooped. Perhaps that’s what happens when you hit 37?

last day of work of 2011

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Went into work today and cleared out all the crap from under my desk as well as managing to move a lot of the reference collection around. Enjoyed a yummy pre-birthday lunch as the new Lebanese restaurant that recently opened up and so will have to go back there for a lunch date with Al in the New Year. Lucky Al had B all day but allegedly she was very good all day especially as some of it was spent in an old peoples home. Busy goings on were to be had in the dining room once I got home in for my annual homemade birthday card (can’t wait to see it as I have quite a wonderful collection of them now) but also can’t wait to hit the pillow. Knackered.

fleeting visit

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Trip to Fleet today with a yummy mushroom rissoto and some puff pastry veggie canapes. Saw Great Nana too which was lovely even though she’s still in a lot of discomfort with her hip. B managed to make a right state of her face on the way back after badgering me for her to be able to some make up on all day – the lesson to this story … don’t put make up on in a travelling car in the dark.

and chill ….

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Chilled out day today watching movies on the tv, making thank you cards and B having a surprise play round M’s this afternoon which meant I could regain some control of the house. Sadly no snow but at least B has stopped asking where it is. Bless.

Swimming lessons application form is finally complete and I think we’ve also finally confirmed our dates for Tucson so all that remains is for me to book mine and B’s flights and write the justification for pulling her out of school for 7 days ….

Still need to blog for the 21st – 23rd but will do that tomorrow and then try and make the effort to write one everyday for the last few days of 2011 seeing as there are only 4 more to go!!! eek. I don’t think I’ll try doing this again in 2012 as these past few months have not been blogged at the regularity they should have been!!! I blame Skyrim.

home again

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Madness for a while as Liz, S and J came over for lunch which was another ymuuy affair completed with more of the chocolate pannetone that seems to last forever. B and S put on shows throughout the day of random singing, dancing and standing like angels. More bell ringing which was a little more chaotic than yesterday’s – I even had to ask what one of the songs we were playing was as it certainly wasn’t sounding like the “we wish you a merry christmas” that it should have been. B was completely out for the count on the journey back home but with the cat, fish and the house still standing/swimming, it has been a most fun and enjoyable family wonderful three days.