Can't believe I've missed so much this morning.....I've settled for Mothercare's poor man's version of the bugaboo....definately not as stylish, but DH just would not agree to spending £600 on the complete Bugaboo works...so we just spent £300 instead.
Just found out this morning that my company pays you for your holiday time which is accruing whilst on leave. I didn't think they would so haven't booked any. I'm now trying to arrange six months of holiday (not that I get six months annual leave...now wouldn't that be nice...I mean 13 days leave entitlement for a six month period) to be taken over the next few weeks and deferring maternity leave till 23rd April so I can get more money for longer....but the stupid twunt in HR is ignoring my e-mails....maybe I'm a bit late but....its worth a try.
Very very very busy morning....desperately trying to get everything finished for tonight, but it isn't looking likely...I'll need to come in tomorrow as I'm off on holiday for a week and a half so can't do it next week...that and it's the school holidays. Aargh...feeling a bit guilty about my lack of progress, but not one of my superiors has inquired as to whether I would have everything finished or asked how they could help me make sure I had. I've got loads of stuff to put in order and handover notes to do as well as tidy my desk for the next incumbent and I'm nowhere near even finishing what's on my project list.
And, sorry for not letting this one lie, but WHAT???? How could you not know you were pregnant? I look like I've swallowed a watermelon....I've heard loads of urban myths about women like that but it's usually about the friend of a friend of a friend's second cousin twice removed. This is the closest relationship yet. That said, my cousin didn't find out till she was 5 months pregnant....but she had polycystic ovaries and ovulated (and period) once a year if she was lucky, her DP has very low sperm count and motility and she'd been told that they would never conceive naturally. They'd had three unsuccessful attempts at IVF and had given up....but when she started putting on shed loads of weight and felt this strange squirming feeling in her innards she went to see the doc straight away.
Here's more for the list...
Does she always have to stick one leg out behind her when she picks something off the floor because she can't bend down properly?
Does she always put her leg up sideways on the bed cos she can't get her socks on otherwise?
Does her belly button always stick out in an unattractive squishy fashion? (hey maybe it does....)
Do her gums always bleed when she brushes here teeth?
LOL at Harvey Nicks....might just try it. It's virtually across the road from M&S here and there's a Debenhams practically next door (I assume they have a similar system)...I could waddle from one to the other (it makes a nice triangle) in the vain hope that something will give somewhere....but knowing my luck I'd be standing bawling in a puddle in the middle of Briggate with people giving me a wide berth for being a nutter !!
Phew long post. Well back to the grind, or I will still be here in 10 weeks.