December 2012 - Christmas is coming and we're all getting fat

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In the spirit of the biscuit chat I started with spotty on Saturday I've made millionaires shortbread.... It's about ready for slicing up :o very excited to see if its worked and is tasty! Sorry to all those with GD I realise I am monumentally unhelpful! But I can make you some diabetic friendly brownies!

Actually that reminds me, my mum's last husband was diabetic and someone bought them diabetic chocs one Christmas.... It was only when they read the box - after a very unsettled night- that they discovered diabetic choc can have a laxative effect so just a warning to any GD sufferes fancying a choc bing - but I'm sure you're all very well behaved!

cod sorry your little ones were crying, I'm sure like the others have said they simply sense something is up and feel a little unsettled.

Have great days everyone, and FX for all those with ongoing twinges!

blessed also wanted to say - totally with you on the farts! DP reckons I'm secretly eating squirrels (too long to explain), but sometimes I'm so uncomfortable I have to get him to rub my back and that usually results in a lot of relief for me while he tries to be manly and supportive :) bless him.

I keep telling myself that he's slowing down because there's no room and its nearly over, but better safe than sorry since I'm there anyway.
Got one of my deliveries today so spent part of this morning checking temperatures in different rooms in the house with my cool room and bath thermometer I got! Everything else was a bit boring so had to entertain myself somehow!
2blessed luckily for everyone else in the room my farts still make noise but I can't wait for this delightful pregnancy symptom to bugger off.
Aww COD poor you and DCs. I'm sure they bounced back quickly when they saw their friends.

Full of and at all of you who are so nearly there, and especially those of you preparing for labour/ in the early stages. I'm only 35 weeks today and still have two weeks at work.

Spent part of yesterday moving bits of furniture in bedroom and getting rid of a wardrobe, so that we could fit a chest of drawers for the baby in. I had a lovely time yesterday evening folding and putting away all the baby clothes and blankets. Even DH who's usually quite emotionally constrained was smiling at the little sleep-suits.

Nutella where did you find a man who tries to be 'manly and supportive' over wind. DH and I went out for dinner Saturday night, and he decided my bump gave him unprecedented permission to expel gas in a very loud manner and make out it was me. As he put it, nobody minds if a pregnant woman passes wind in public ! Unfortunately for him, pregnant women mind when their husbands do it and make out it was them!).

Equimum you must've been livid.
Similar to Nutella my DH is kind and stoical long suffering when it comes to my wind issues - i've always been windier than i ought to be if i were ladylike . We both keep up the pretence for as long as is viable that nothing has occurred, the odd if audible but recently i've been testing his limits

imagining pidj might be a mum by now, how exciting.

I have my date! I'm to ring the hospital at 6pm on wed 28th to check there's still a bed, and then (assuming there is still space) go in that night and they will start the induction either that night or the next morning.

Ooooh! That's exciting seconds! :)

I should point out, my DH's antics did take place on the walk home (albeit through a fairly busy town centre). He is slightly better trained than do that in a restaurant

seconds how exciting . That's really not long to wait at all.

seconds that's so soon!!! How far will you be? How are you feeling about it?? Did they say what method they would be using?

Just did the maths, seconds...that's NEXT WEEK!! (Sorry, am a bit slow!)

Oh Cod thats awful . I'm sure they cheered up as soon as you got around the corner though!

So ... I'm thinking both 20.11.2012 and 21.11.12 are pretty great birth dates right? Hoping little walnut agrees now. Very uncomfy tonight, lower pelvic pain, lots of sharp shooting down cervix and had a lot of BH earlier on. Getting (possibly) paranoid that I'm leaking too ... . Bugger all now though.

Whoever guessed 7 lbs 4 (sorry I cant remember, was on the last page and my brain in mush) for little walnut, that would be nice. Almost spot on what DD weighed too! They estimated 8 lbs + for this one at 40 weeks but I've been measuring up to 4 weeks ahead for ages now.

Okay must go to bed, so tired. I'm sure when I get up there will be a pidj update! yay!

Next week is exciting seconds

It is indeed NEXT WEEK. I will be 38 weeks on Thursday 29th. It'll be induction with pessary and gel and waters broken and drip if needed. The consultant said he didn't usually do sweeps on diabetic early inductions because they rarely achieve much at that stage except discomfort.

Oh seconds that's soon!

I'm hoping I get a date from my obstetrician on thurs at my meeting.

Can't wait to have a definate date!

Raphael Joseph born 8am this morning after 34 hours. 6lb3oz. 1 stitch to a small 2nd degree tear where he came out Superman style!

Bit dopey from pethidine but has had a few mouthfuls of colostrum and is sleeping on daddy so I can grab a shower!

Congratulations pidj pidjpartner and Raphael. Gorgeous name, hope you're all doing well xx

Congratulations pidj and welcome the the world little Raphael!

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Congratulations to Pidj and your gorgeous family!

Congratulations Pidj - wonderful news .

Wonderful news congratulations !!! Ooooo who's next?

Congratulations pidj and such a lovely name for your son.

Your news has made me feel very teary

Congratulations PidjFamily! So delighted for the three of you! What a gorgeous name too. Eeeeee! It's so exciting!

Oh Congratulations all of you!
Such exciting times ahead of you all, enjoy!!!!!!
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Congrats pidj and family!! What a lovely name, awwww how lovely. And some company at last for Honey! :)

Equimum I found him in New Zealand (I recommend it ) but he is German... don't know what had the bigger influence... but like prunella I can't say I wasn't that windy before... now I just have a decent excuse :o plus if he moans then he will only get told it's his own fault! :o

great news pidj congratulations to you and all the Pidjin family. well done