Well catching up has taken me much longer than a coffee, since I was accosted with communications from estate agent, solicitor and freehold management company (no, sadly not an offer, just the potential of a possible one & masses of info needed?). Said business dealt with (and after a necessary feet-up over a few episodes of Masterchef ? we?re a series or 2 behind on BBC Entertainment) I?ve now been able to get back to the matter at hand.
Planktonette - I wanted to throw in my empathy about your MIL situation. I know we?ve had conversations before about this, due to my PD?d mum so I can put myself pretty much in your shoes. I guess it?s even more difficult when it?s not your parent as you have your partner to take into account too. However, I think you pull rank as the one ?doing the work? in this situation and if you don?t want her there, a foot should be firmly put down. I know if my mum suddenly decided to descend I?d fly into a panic ? as the whole newborn episode would become about her and her comfort and convenience. Have you got it sorted already or is it still hanging over you?
CWest - Totally feeling for you. I?m sure it?s what everybody?s saying but it will be so worth it once you?re reunited with your little one. I think you?ve done an amazing job preparing your DS and I?m sure he?ll just fall in love with your new arrival.
Angelico - so sorry you?ve had such a crap day. I?m not surprised you?re feeling cross about a lot of things. The fasting?s a real bummer ? I do feel for you. I?m sure in the longer run (beyond the next 48 hours anyway) all these things will melt into insignificance when you bond with your little one. You?ve done so well battling this far with the GD. On the home straight? :)
Lots of love to you both & you will be very much in my thoughts tomorrow and please get some news to us as soon as you are able.
crazy - I do hope you are feeling better (both physically and emotionally). If I want a 2nd child I?ll be very much in your position 2nd time around (at 43) and I do wonder how on earth I will cope. I think you?re doing amazingly.
Yomping - stomp are great! Did you enjoy? Had to laugh at your ?rock hard? reputation. I?m a bit like that too ? or at least I am with gigs/mosh pits etc. Spent a lot of time wondering how I?ll manage a baby and getting back out on the live music scene. Is it the end of my moshing days? Probably, I?m a bit old. Don?t want to end up all ?Edina out of Ab Fab? ? I guess my mental self image doesn?t match my reality! 
Hope you enjoy the spa experience. Sounds amazing!
Mickey - totally with you on the ?men can?t wash up properly? thing. Also getting stuff out of the dishwasher that hasn?t got properly clean. I?m constantly flabbergasted to find food encrusted cutlery sitting in the drawer. 
squid - I do feel for you. I feel so relieved in some ways that I know, to within at least a 48 hour period, when I will go into labour. I had been dreaming last night that I?d checked MN and found out you?d gone into labour today. I really don?t think it will be long. I hate that it?s making you feel so down although I?m in awe of your activity level! Gigs and lemon cakes indeed! Wish I felt up to all that (but then I?m an old bird ).
MrsConfusion - is your spine feeling any better?
Liege - best of luck with the further monitoring. Some of my traces they have sometimes been very fussy about as my LO moves so much and it does look very erratic sometimes. Crossing fingers for you. I?m sure she will prove to be fine.
I feel the same as some others re revealing names on here. It?s become apparent to me recently that almost anyone online can read our posts, even if not registered with Mumsnet and my baby name will be just unusual enough that I could be identified by revealing it. (I?ve had a couple of scary stalkers in my life who I would go to lengths not to know stuff about my life now). However, I will tell all in the fb group. firstbubba - I have nothing to hide personally from any of the wonderful women in our group (why I happily joined the fb group) it?s the people who we don?t know are reading our posts that I am concerned about. We can?t really control that.
Been thinking masses about lisbeth today and also wondering what happened with velo. I?m checking everyone?s posts multiple times per day ? even when I?m not finding time to post myself. I have to get on the computer really as posting from my phone is super uncomfortable and frustrating with my carpal tunnel 
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Trying to keep up the positive vibe: except now I?ve got ?all the pregnant ladies, all the pregnant ladies? totally earwomed! 
(do take a look at the video I posted earlier if any of you need a laugh/cheer up).