Congratulations cakes! That was a toughy, but well done for getting through, and Leo is no doubt worth it all. Try not to be disappointed - there was nothing you could have done differently.
Go labour ladies, go! Hope everything kicks of properly for all of you soon.
knittie sounds like you're doing really well and I hope your bladder's back to normal soon.
fish baby brain, but was it you with the swollen ankles? I was berrating DH for telling a friend that even my ankles were fat last night, and said, look, they're not! At which point I actually looked at them and one of them is definitely swollen. Didn't have it with DD either, but presuming it's all normal, as everyone says! Sorry to hear about your sister too - it must be sooo frustrating.
Last day of work - woohoo! Having maternity drinks, as my boss called them, at 4.30, so only 2 1/2 hours left really. Now just hoping baby stays put for a couple of days while I pack my hospital bag and get the Moses sheets from my SiL!
parsley that's pretty much what we paid for DD at nursery for the first year and a bit, but the price decreased when she hit 2. We both have childcare vouchers, though which shaves about £2k off a year (although I have a feeling they've cut that back a bit now). Absolutely dreading having to pay for 2 of them full time - abject poverty-tastic for a year until DD goes to school. - sits down and fans wildly while breathing deeply-