We have lots of it here! Both outside my office window in central London (reasonably rare) and stashed all over the place at home. it is cold but the snow is so beautiful that we dont mind! The trains were all over the place but I got in safely in the end. It seems people dont bother to give up seats to pregnant ladies any more. I had to ask to get the spare seat when it came up as well. But anyway I am trying not to be grumpy about these things!
A woman whose blog I have been following gave birth to a 10lb baby yesterday! What a whopper! Hope mine doesnt turn out to be that big! It is amazing how exciting it can be even though I have never met this person!!
Not much other news. Did I blog about the nightmares we had with our worksurfaces being fitted? Essentially they were supposed to be fitted on Monday but the guy with the granite never turned up! The poor plumber came and took out hte sink and hob to be ready for them, waited and waited and was still there 12 hours later. Then he had to plumb it all back in again at the end of hte day. It messed us up and I dread to think how he was feeling when he left at 8pm in the deep snow with a 1 hour drive home. I was so thankful he was a man of integrity who didnt just leave us with our oven and sink in the middle of the kitchen. It is supposed to be fitted on saturday morning. We will see!! Trying to negotiate a discount at the moment.
Where did that weekend go? It whizzed by in far too much of a blur frankly. We didnt do that much. Simon abandoned me on sat night to go out with the lads- he had a good time. I caught up with my 'walton friends' who are producing babies more quickly than seems natural! But it was lovely to see them all. And at least i have stuff to talk to them about now with my pregnancy etc! Also saw where my brother is living now and mum cooked me an impromtu roast dinner on sat night so i didnt do too badly!
sunday i led the bible study in our housegroup- this is the first i have led in several years.i think i was a bit stressed about it but it went well. the people are so lovely and you always get more out of it when you put the study in yourself anyway.
our granite worktops are being fitted today! my dad is sitting in for us to let them in etc which is v kind of him. should go home to a much posher-looking kitchen!
on an induction course today so better dash off. but wanted to say hello!
still wearing the normal work skirts but they really are feeling quite tight now !
We are finding it hard to decide about which nappies to get (we know we wont be using disposables) and which pushchair to get! How much to spend, which priorities to set! We have a cot and a high chair now so i suppose at least we have made a start! I am trying to persuade Simon to use the nappy laundering services for a bit- not much more expensive than disposables, the most environmentally friendly and easier for us! But he seems to like being a slave to cheapest options. I will work on him. A while still to go!
The weekend wasnt very productive or interesting but v relaxing. Simon wasnt v well so it was spent mainly trying to get him better. THis involved a DVD and reading lots of newspapers. PRobably did us both good.
And i had the day off yesterday so went shopping with mum. was lovely.
is nearly here. I cooked for my brother and me last night which was nice. hadnt seen him in ages. he is suitably vague about his plans for his life, as always. he has sold his flat and is now renting a room near his work. he is still looking for somewhere to buy but sensibly doesnt want to rush into it. as all the properties in the area he is looking are currently falling in value anyway i dont think he is particularly missing out. in fact he might benefit from his fortuitous timing!
This weekend SImon and i have NO PLANS! I cannot remember the last time that happened so we intend to spend it together. of course, decorating is bound to feature in there pretty highly but at least it wont need to be crammed in around 1001 other things. i am determined to go for a swim this weekend so hold me to account next week if i havent done it! i have monday off work too which i am looking forward to. plan to spend it with my mum...
nothing really much else to say. my tummy button seems to be changing rather earlier than i was expecting though - seems to be going quite firm at the top. is this normal for 18 weeks' pregnant, anyone know?!
fed up with people telling me that this is the easy bit of pregnancy! My hip has a trapped nerve and i can barely walk. So it doesnt feel that easy! But i guess i am able to eat things without feeling sick again so that is nice.
Not so happy re job. The management is just horrendeous. I wish they would relax and let me do the job they are paying me to do!
Simon isnt very well today. He has hte shivers and a v bad head and sore throat. He is still in work but not sure he'll be being particularly effective. This is what he gets for not taking a proper break at the weekend (not that that was his fault but his manager coudl have given him monday off in lieu). People are not machines and cannot do crazy hours consistently without a break. It just wont work!
Is it just me or does anyone else almost feel guilty just for being allowed to work from home and therefore work far harder than they would in the office? It is v odd. But makes me v productive which is the reason for wanting to work from home in the first place...
Weekend was lovely. Spent with the girls. Did v little except a visit to Mothercare which got me all excited about the prospect of having a baby! Not sure i have ever been in before but there is so much to see and explore! not to mention how much it is all going to cost... dont have to get it all brand new though. we bought a second hand cot at the weekend which we are rather chuffed with. it is a mamas and papas one no less! and i booked myself onto pregnancy yoga today so looking forward to learning lots of pelvic floor exercises!!
Simon quite enjoyed his working on saturday experience i think (although he is v v tired...). He wont get a day off in lieu though which i think is simply not good enough...
Have just finished 'notes from a scandal'. If you havent read it then i recommend it! It is v interesting and v easy to read and quite insightful (I think anyway!) about what it is to be lonely. not that i am now. but there was a period in my life when i was and so i do know what it feels like.
poor old simon is working like a dog at the moment and even has to go in tomorrow. not impressed for him. but me getting stroppy doesnt really help him as he likes it probably less than i do. i just have to remember that!
off for my weekend with the girls tonight.
have a good one everyone!
btw my consultant appt this am was totally fine- he didnt really even know why i had been sent an appointment. given i didnt have a clue and my GP didnt either then something had gone wrong somewhere! but it was reassuring that he thinks i am fine!
I have been asked to put more pregnancy stuff on here. I am happy to oblige (if you find it boring I apologise!) although that means I have to think of things to say! I guess I am coming out of that stage of feeling so terribly tired all the time and not fancying anything to eat but knowing i have to to stop the nausea which is nice. Clothes are definitely getting tighter and i was offered a seat on the tube by not just one but two people last night! So i guess i must be showing at least a little bit. must get some photos on here....I do feel fat though rather than pregnant- i reckon some people would just think i dont have a waist and could do with losing a pound or two. The best thing is not feeling guilty about waht i eat. as long as i eat the healthy things i dont feel in the least bit bad about eating bad things too! If i am going to look fat i might as well enjoy myself! (esp as cant drink!). Sleeping is tricky. My bad shoulder has meant i havent slept on my right side for around 10 years. lying on my front is increasingly tough and at some stage i'll be advised not to sleep on my back either! at the moment i can muddle along- although i do need to get up for a toilet stop at least one time more than i used to (which was always at least once!) so the night is a little broken up already! havent told many poepl in my new office still as not quite sure how to broke the subject - and also dont want them asking when i am leaving when i have hardly just joined! choosing names is proving tricky- we just dont really agree on boys names at all! we have a shortlist now but both keep changing our minds as to the favourite- and in any case they never overlap! girls we thought we had sorted but i keep changing my mind now. oh dear. let's hope it becomes clearer. this isnt helped by hte fact that simon wants to 'wait and see what it looks like' and i think that is just bonkers and that we should have names sorted for when it finally appears into the world of which ever variety he/she turns out to be! We will get there. Just not any time soon i suspect!
i hope that is ok for now !
in terms of other news- not erally much to say. looking forward to a weekend with the girls (alex and rachel) this weekend. just as well this was already organised as simon is working all day on saturday anyway! which is outrageous!
