themillpond

Rainy Monday

Well, in 2 weeks I dont seem to have put anymore weight on and only half an inch round my tummy. Hope this is ok. Baby is probably getting ready for the next growth spurt! I have now resorted to making an elasticated section added to my existing trousers attached with a safety pin in order to accomodate my tummy!! Luckily my tops cover this up!
Had a great time at Anne's hen-do in Oxford at the weekend. It was a lovely meal and Anne was looking a little worse for well by the time we left! Not sure if she made it to the club or not! We certainly didnt as we didnt finish the meal until 11.30! Past my bedtime!
Then spent sunday making a batch of Gary Rhodes shepherds pies to freeze for later. (Yum! Lots of red wine! Cooked off of course!) Very domesticated I thought! Suppose I better get into the Housewife mode!
We also saw Caroline for the last time before she went back to france again. Sad it was so brief, but hope to visit her soon.

Avocado!

Apparently according to 'Babycentre' the baby is the size of an Avocado at the moment! Wow! Thats big! I suppose it depends on the size of the avocado. All's well at the moment. Still need a second pair of trousers for work though, as my last 'normal' pair are getting too tight! Thank goodness for elastic!

Heard the heartbeat!

Start of week 17. I had my second midwife appointment today and I heard the heartbeat which was great! Very loud and active! Tummy hasnt got bigger since last week and I havent weighed myself. Feeling fine.
We had a fairly quiet weekend. We saw Steve, Vicki and Joe sat night which is always entertaining, with their little one keeping us up till midnight! But we didnt mind. Sunday was just a bit of pottering in the garden and a nice roast dinner.

Friday!

Yey! End of the working week! I bought another pair of maternity jeans today (but i took the first pair back!) which i like very much. But not sure what I'm going to wear to my friends hen-do next week! We are going for dinner then clubbing if i can stay awake! Do they let people with bumps into nightclubs? It will be my last chance to boogie, just try and stop me! My sister is also back from france on thursday. Yippee! Even if it is for 2 days! So another meal at Foxhills is coming up. Yummy! I love food! (Dont worry I am not over eating, it just tastes good at the moment!)
I think I have also started to feel baby movements but as they usually come after food, it could be something else!!

Getting bigger!

Start of week 16 - Added weight - 3.5kg. Tummy circumference - 37in!! Exercise taken - walking round the shops (sat) & mowing lawn (sun)! No. of take-aways eaten - 1 last week. Favourite foods - strawberry milkshakes!

Must be getting old!

My weekend consisted of gardening and a christening! Must be getting old! And i managed to hurt my back by digging one hole for a plant with a trowl! Must be my technique! Perhaps a small forked trowl would have been less jarring!
The christening was quite good value as there was some wacko american vicar who made some poor women dress up as a flower! Then we had lunch afterwards at the fire station (as the babies dad is a fireman.) My mission is now to grill all me friends about baby stuff! Sorry if I bored anyone!

News!

It is now official! I can tell everyone that Duncan and I are having a baby!
Its due 2nd October and I'm in week 14. I've had no morning
sickness! Just a bit more tired than usual. The scan was amazing to see. And
hopefully I'll get Duncan to put the picture up soon. We're really excited
and cant wait for baby to come! I'm getting fat already so I bought a few
maternity clothes at the weekend which was fun. Will keep you updated.

Stuff!

Well my car did need a new catalytic converter which was expensive! It was cracked and Duncan wreckons this is because I drive over the speed bumps too fast!! The Incredibles didnt come on time, so I cancelled my order and bought it from Tescos! Not as funny as I thought it might be. More of an action film in animation format. But it looked amazing!
Stay tuned for next weeks exciting installment! (When something actually might happen...)

It's Spring!

The sun is shining! It's going to get up to 19 degrees tomorrow! Its a four day week next week! And i'm going out for a pub lunch today! On the down side, my 'Incredibles' DVD has still not been dispatched from amazon! I could have bought it at tesco! And my car is playing up again. Its going into the garage tomorrow. Bet it will be expensive! Have a lovely sunny weekend everybody! (Apologies to those up north who may not get much sun!)

Happy Birthday Duncan!

It was Duncans birthday at the weekend and we had a lovely meal at Foxhills with Tony, Claire, Steve and Vicki. Then back to ours for more drinks! Sunday we had our friends and their kiddies over for tea and birthday cake which was good fun. The balloons and our fit ball seemed to keep them amused!