February 2014 - is there an octopus in there?

[LittlePandaBear]

Okay I don't like to run out of things, even threads, so here's the new one.

Can't remember who described their baby kicking like an octopus but it's very true :)

Harlem congrats on your promotion!

I think I'm the only one whose role is not being covered by a temp while I'm off - they are just planning on dividing my workload and caseload (of over 100 customers) between my colleagues. Thing is, my team has only 6 members, 2 of whom are part time and add up to one full timer between them, and one person is retiring in December, I'm off for nearly a year, and another colleague is adopting in January/February, so it looks like the remaining people will be rushed off their feet next year!

I don't actually like flapjacks /gasp but I can make a mean carrot cake! I will do as a celebration once we finish the flat!

Will try to remember to take a picture tomorrow, when my other half has finished laying the floor in there :) I'm all busy painting the living room and kitchen for now, but once we move in right before christmas, I can finally start thinking of nursery furniture!

Harlem grats on your promotion!

Congrats harlem that's great. My work just advertised for my cover but another girl in my team is also off on mat leave and I think they will do her replacement interviews with my cover in place.

Just had an afternoon walking round museums. Word of warning - don't! Am in so much pain now and can't wait to get home and see if I won my bids on ebay

Misskat I can't believe you only have 12 weeks legt! That's amazingly close.

Harlem that's brill!

Misskat I still puke several mornings a week, so feel your pain! I usually feel better once it's out - hope you have also recovered over the course of the day or you won't enjoy your bhajis :(

*with my cover in mind I meant

Octopus very unwriggly today :( Stupid octopus.
More positively, I managed a whole walk round the woods without feeling uncomfortable! So will totally have earned ice cream at the cinema tonight.

Winter I'm not going to feel like I'm on the home stretch til Christmas is out the way. Sooooo long....

My little one is very quiet today and yesterday, but he has been rather sporadic all along! I will be getting so paranoid now though, with the midwife saying I should feel some movement every day, so now I'm just worrying "what if I don't" sort of thing!

On that note - I have had feelings of "kicks" way above the uterus, and once felt it on the outside too... So it's not baby, perhaps my digestive system? I find it rather strange, and at first assumed it was baby, but then midwife measured and the uterus is far below!

Yes! I think sometimes the kicks are referred through the tissue and express themselves outside of the actual uterus. Um... that's my theory. Because I definitely feel them far above where he could actually be sometimes.

Congratulations hArlem!

Me too Litleen and julietee! I mentioned it to the dr and he didn't seem surprised or tell me was gas.

Finally finished my hand-made mobile! Looks very definitely home-made but I'm pleased

Nearly puked in the pool at aquanatal. Combo of tea and flapjack (and no gaviscon) before leaving the house and then lots of twisting... Bleurgh. Kept it (or swallowed it down) but it was a fast drive home to the chalky goodness.

My boss isn't getting any cover for me so all the work will just pile up awaiting my return! (I am in a department of me, myself and I) He thinks I'm only going to be off about 8 weeks max... This might well be the case but I'm making no promises and haven't given a return date. Hmm...

marking my place, marking my place. Always get left behind.

Internet has been finally fixed, so I should be able to keep up a bit more often now. As tired as ever, and really want to have a 'sleep through' night, where my back doesn't hurt, or I don't visit the toilet every two hours releasing water for England.

Opened a box of Elizabeth Shaw mint Christmas chocolates with DH. At first he was against it, but just one chocolate won him over. Feel a bit like Eve in the garden of Eden now....oops.

Can't wait to go to bed and sleep!!!!

ps. did a VERY VERY BAd thing: HAd a stolen sip of DH's brandy. It only really wet my tongue. It was sooo good, but when he came back into the room I confessed- the guilt was killing me.

He's not my friend at the mo, and ignoring me while on flyertalk.

are spirits worse than wine? it was only a miniscule sip. the glass was so empty I didn't even really swallow.

Tea addict - that's really not a very very bad thing. Sounds like you had less than a unit! God you'd be horrified at me - I have a glass of wine probably 3 times of week.

Tea addict - don't worry. A tiny sip of brandy won't do any harm. I scared my dh the other day by walking into the lounge carrying a large glass of wine - had to explain it was for my friend who was sat there waiting for it! He's fine with me having occasional sips though. X

tea I had quite a bit of brandy when baking the Xmas cakes. I'm sure a sip will do no damage.

I've had a lovely weekend but really not looking forward to work tmw. Oh well, 6 weeks to go.

I've been getting bad burps and acid reflux but no heartburn for about 10 weeks. burps in church were a bit embarrassing!

Hey, just dropping by, 26 weeks now. 12 till my mat leave, it seems like a lifetime away. Sick of being preggo and sat on ma ass all day!

I keep getting an annoying tingly feeling under my left breast at the top of my bump which is hiiighly annoying.

I'm not with you early risers, all I want to do is sleep!!

Nursery is not even started, loads of stuff bought though, getting impatient with the OH a lot, he's being lazy with decorating and moving his crap out of the baby room. Told him. If he doesn't sort it, ill be dumping it all in the garden!!!

Tea I had a slightly large glass of wine last night and have been having the occasional one throughout.. Don't worry.

That bloody john lewis advert. I've seen it three times today and cried EVERY.SINGLE.TIME!

Thanks ladies, I'll mention it to Dh. Still don't think that he's my friend though, he keeps giving me short answers and slit eyed looks. There goes my tipple over Christmas. Hey ho, come feb I'll express then knock back those secret bottles of Gewürztraminer like a sea trepid sailor (stashed at the back of the cellar!!!).

Plus, the stinker is going to a work dinner and party this Friday and guess who is picking him and some colleagues up? Your fatty truly! My grandma always used to say that even donkeys realise that the world isn't level.

laura the tesco christmas ad is better than the john lewis one.... im still wiping tears now.... think it relates more to real life.

Oh I haven't seen the tesco one! Maybe I should try and avoid it!

Oh, I hate the JL one! It's okay with the sound off but..ugh..what has that song got to do with Christmas? And, I'm sorry, but I don't think Lily Allen can do sentimental at all.

Bring on the Coke trucks... holidays are coming...

tea my DH is very strange about me drinking too. In fact I barely drink even when not pregnant and haven't missed booze at all, but the other night I had a drop of amaretto (probably about 5ml) and he got very weird about it. But it sounds like you had a similarly teeny amount and really nothing to worry about.

Aaaaaah carpal tunnel FUN

barebranches if you google moses basket liner/hood/coverlet/mattress you can buy them all seperately.

I had a cheeky sip of DH's cider last night - tasted amazing. 26 weeks and still have HG and the only thing I fancy is a big icy glass of Disaronno, pregnancy is cruel!

We have done the nursery already, complete with a border (I know their old fashioned but its mamas & papas teddy bears and I love it) all of his little clothes are hanging up in the little wardrobe on little hangers. I keep going in there to look at it.