October 2013: Growing bumps and the second trrimester glowing begins!

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Welcome to thread six of the October bus. how long will this one last us?!

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Ooh and there are some really good 'learn to knit' tutorials on YouTube if you're interested- if you've got time you could do a whole blanket without needing to do complicated stitches or even just aim for a pair of booties or a hat by October. If you have a local haberdashery/wool shop they might point you in the right direction, some of them even have knitting groups! Have a look online, I did consider joining one but ended up sticking with YouTube out of laziness! People looked v interested when I used to knit on the train, and I love seeing teenagers knit at college it always makes me smile.

I would love to be able to. I do have a wool
Shop in local town so supplies easy to come by. Would def look on YouTube. I think my sister can knit, she's very crafty like that. Maybe once I've broke up from work an dd full time school I would have loadsa time.

thank you feminist all my knitting skills are courtesy of my DM, wouldn't have been able to do it without her help!! I liked that pattern because it looks like it was a lot harder and more complicated than it was Haha!!

roofio that blanket is beautiful.

feminist its me with the DD Savannah coincidently we liked Isaac early on too.
DP's fave name atm is Georgia but we cant have that as in the US the city of Savannah is in the state of Georgia... he doesnt think it matters as we live in the UK but it bugs me!
Toying with the names Violet and Lavinia atm... hmmm...

I too love Isaac and willow. Infact willow is on our short list of girls names

Don't let other people's opinions put you off when ppl asked us about names with dd and I said honey everyone said it reminded them of a dog lol now I'm all for people's opinions but I thought that was a bit harsh considering I had just told them I was naming my newborn baby daughter it lol xxx

Natalie I'm trying not to laugh, that's so rude and insensitive it's a bit funny- although you must have wanted to smack them! Jemima is the one that gets mixed reviews- love or hate I think, my friend told me she would call my baby something else. Told her to F off.

I do like a pattern that gives the illusion of difficulty roofio

We had Willow on our list but it clashes with our surname, which is annoying.

We have Darcy, Astrid and Martha for a girl and Seth, Felix and Sebastian for a boy. DH loved Gulliver but I had to put my foot down on that one. Ha ha.

smitten Sebastian is also on our short list for a boy, but I think we're quite set on Hunter for a boy. Aria and Sadie are my top ones for a girl (I prefer Aria but dp prefers Sadie!)

Hunter is a great boy name too. It's good hearing other people's suggestions.

I'm pretty sure we're having a girl though. I guess I'll find out this week when we get the CVS results back.

roofio thats really odd, dp came home last night and said he saw a little girl called Sadie at a football match and said could we add it to our list. Im not overly keen but it is a nice name

it is quite old fashioned cherry (its dps man's name!) but I do really quite like it. Hunter was his idea and he's really keen so I might push for my choice on girls names before we know what we're having!!

Sebastian is on our middle name list, as baby conceived and will be born in a city called San Sebastian! i lo e the name but it is the name of an ex!!!

Most recent scan uploaded! you will all get to see my cutie

Ooh lovely, is that a hand in mouth I can see? Not v good at scan pic reading!!

Sadie is a pet name for Sarah. My mum is Sarah and always gets called Sadie amongst family which she hates.

Sorry to hear about DPs cousin roofio. (I think it was you? Sorry if I have mixed up names).

Cherry, DHs grandmother is called Lavinia so I too associate it with an older generation, but older girls names are coming back into fashion at the moment aren't they.

I am knitting too. I am not very good but made these booties which are really easy booties and am currently doing this blanket which just needs knit and purl stitch but looks more complicated than it is because it makes a square pattern blanket

Next I want to make a hat but you seem to need several needles or double ended needles which I don't have. Or maybe a cardigan.

We just had a friend over for lunch, now having a little rest before going in the garden to plant some potatoes. The sun has gone in again but still want to have a bit of outdoor time this weekend.

Wow that blanket looks amazing!

I just did a friend purge then went Facebook official. 14 weeks today

Happy Sunday to everyone, hope your all relaxing. I have a question... I seem to be getting a numb bum, hips, thigh and even spreads towards my front bits (never know the appropriate public term). I'm 13 weeks, size 8 and not really showing yet. It happens when I'm sitting down on the sofa, I don't sit 'properly' on the sofa (back to the back of sofa, feet on floor) I sit with my legs up, to the side however really. Should I take more precautions? Could this be something medical? Is it worth telling the midwife? Has anyone else experienced something like this?

I love the name Sadie, cherry

Aww, Orange I keep debating whether to go 'live' on Facebook! Practically everyone knows anyway, so I probably ought to...

Slippy it is probably because the extra weight inside you is pressing on a nerve in that position? If all is ok when you sit normally or lie down then I'm sure all is fine. Never hurts to mention these things to the midwife though?

I'm absolutely shattered tonight. Was working today and the situation conspired to deny me any lunch Breakfast at 7am and then only a Mars Bar until 6pm. I don't think this should affect the baby though, should it?

Just sent DH out to get a MacDonalds for dinner. I've lost 3lbs this week, probably from stressing, so think I deserve one. Ha ha.

I'll eat it while watching the London Marathon highlights

Everyone deserves a Macdonalds now and then My nearest MaccyDs is 5 hours away!!

Definitely treat yourself!

Dh cooked cottage pie and veg for tea so we went to the pub for a drink and a pud early night all round in our house. Dd is pooped from a busy weekend and I think my energetic week has caught up with me.

We took dd on a shoe shopping spree then the the seaside for the fair and ice cream came home had a nap and dh just got us a Chinese as was his turn to cook and he couldn't be bothered lol.

taking where do u live? Usually there's like macdonalds' everywhere u can't get away from them lol

smitten is there a chance u will get your results before Wednesday (as in is Wednesday the latest possible date)