Where's that bloomin' Carol Vorderman when you need her as the August '07 Countdown begins....

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Erm... feeling a bit emotional today. I had a brief handover (in place of my normal appraisal meeting) and my boss told me he really appreciated my hard work over the last few months, he knew it couldn't have been easy coming in to work everyday but thought I'd done really well. Had to hold back tears. Now feeling a little bit sad about finishing up ...

... but only a little bit

Aaaw, that's how it should be, BLM! Always nice to be told you're appreiated, you've obviously worked hard. Now enjoy your time off before your little tyrant arrives!

I'm feeling really guilty about having a lazy day, dp will be home soon and he's bound to say something about the untouched washing up.

Ahhh, have looked up picks of Carol V and I have seen her on tele. Have only been living in the UK for 2 years though, so don't have all the assumed knowledge!
Re the meet-up, just make sure someone takes a camera so you can do a team photo! Could be quite a sight!
BLM, at least you are emotional for a logical reason. It's lovely that you will miss your job and be missed while you are gone.

that's nice BLM - doubt my boss will say anything when I go - he'll probably only notice I'm gone when i don't come into work the next Monday !

Yes I was quite touched by his comments!! It hasn't been smooth-running at work the whole way through the pregnancy though - they did cause me quite a lot of stress at the beginning, so it's nice to end on a high-note!

I second Sweety on a group photo of all of you Bluewater ladies! It will be quite an impressive sight.

Banana if your DP says anything about the washing up (other than, don't worry I'll do that ) after ALL the housework you've done over the past few days, I personally think you have every right to batter him !!!

Ill second dont worry about the washing up - when i was mat leave with ds, i used to wash up 5 mins before dh came in the door
wish i could that now!!!

Woud love to come to meet up but am childminding that day after school so have to leave by 2pm the latest!

Hi everyone, just trying to catch up with all the posts. Settling into our new flat but took ages to sort out our broadband connection. Like the new title TT.

Banana so jealous of your sleep, nothing more than 2.5hour stretch for me at the moment! At least I'm preparing for sleep deprivation. Have a sense LO will be early and her head's well down already and not yet 34/40, hmmm.

Munching on ginger and chocolate biccies, have them hidden away from DH as likely would all be gone when I needed a snack!

Due to finish 1 of my jobs on Friday and have baby shower tomorrow, think will be very emotional so mixed feelings. Other job 2 more weeks but only 1.5 days each week. Have loads to do so LO better not be too early. Still to order cot, buggy...

Hang in there everyone!

Welcome back Pengy! Sorry to hear you're another one with sleep deprivation.
Pink, when suits you then as I'll happily meet in the morning if that's what's convenient ? Just remembered that I've got a wedding on Friday so might even keen an eye out for something for that.
Just back from scan and told that level of fluid has remained the same and it's probably just the way I carry babies. Plus I asked her where she thought Peanut was lying and she reckoned he was down my left hand side - perfect !!! Was a good five minutes that's for sure, and always nice to see my lo on the screen.

Hi again Pengy. Good to hear you're winding down a bit at work. It is quite an emotional time!! Sounds like your LO could be early - I'm 34 weeks today and my LO's head was at the brim yesterday, so it's still free to move about and hasn't engaged yet. As long as he/she stays head down and doesn't turn tranverse again we'll be ok.

TT glad to hear your scan went well. Were you able to see much of Peanut? Very exciting!!

Ooh sounds similar to me as she said the head was very low but that you couldn't tell on scans whether there was any sign of engaging. Saw Peanut's funny little face which is always lovely. Feeling a bit peculiar about it all being so close I think, guess it has to kick in sometime though eh ?

It is a bit strange at the moment isn't it TT? I'm aware that I'm going to have a baby but haven't really thought much about what's going to happen when this little Bean is no longer a wriggling mass inside me . Maybe when I start ML I'll have more time to come to terms with it!! Mind you, from speaking to other experienced mums, apparently it doesn't hit you until the baby actually arrives

I think the fear will kick in soon. I have this image of me coming home with this tiny little thing bundled up in its carseat with big expectant eyes, and me thinking "what the hell do I do now?"

I think I'll just wing it and spend lots of time on MN tearfully asking advice about obvious things lol

It's so hard to see past the birth though, it's like a huge mountain looming on the horizon, so big you forget that behind it is another world.

Gosh that was rather philosophical of me. See what happens when I get sleep???

I was fine until we left the hospital, whe nwe got home, DS cried and cried and i couldn't think what to do with him.... it didn't occur to me to feed him, as hehadn't cried at that time of day the previous day!!!!!
It is scary to start with, and then sudeenly the Mummy thing kicks in, and it comes v naturally.

bananabump that's exactly what I've been imagining! hope the mummy instinct doesn't take long to kick in.

Anyway just to thank all for the advice/support this morning. Am now starting maternity leave in two weeks (not due til 26th Aug)and in that time I've got two afternoons of antenatal classes and an afternoon off for a midwife appointment plus one and half days holiday to take. Feel like a huge weight has been lifted.

Glad the scan went ok TT, always nice to see the LO on screen isn't it? My next one isn't until 30th July. Have a labour in motion class at the hospital tomorrow night - has anyone else had one of these? not sure what to expect.

The labour in motion class sounds interesting, never heard of them, you'll have to tell us all about it!

Yep, v strange to consider we're going to all have a real little baby, another being, in our lives in a minimum of 1 day/ max of 8 weeks' time

Aw, on another note, my lovely next door neighbour just came round with a bundle of pristine white baby blankets, baby shawl, baby jackets, booties and hats - all knitted by herself for me . Couldn't believe how lovely they were - she's been making them for me over the last few months. Aren't people great sometimes?

Morning everyone,

I am up with a headache, possibly first one since being pregnant so shouldn't moan really, it's my own fault for watching the secret millionaire last night and blubbing like a loon throughout.

Bit fed up with dp as his radio alarm goes off at 6am which wakes me up but not him, and apparently I'm supposed to lie there cheerfully attempting to wake him up for at least half an hour with a full bladder and a headache and not get fed up with his constant claims of "I'm getting now" then snooooore.

So he has stomped off to work in a mood after letting me know in no uncertain terms that I should leave him alone in the mornings, despite the fact that he won't hear the alarm and so will sleep straight through til about 10am if I do. Honestly, as if I don't have better things to do at 6am like er... sleep!

Feeling really swollen and distended today as if the bump has suddenly grown overnight, makes me wonder if he's changed position while I slept (hope not) it feels pretty horrible actually, I always thought pregnant bellies were cute and that I'd love to have one, but it feels like a bloody great medicine ball hanging on for dear life off my achy breaky lower spine, and I can't wait to get rid.

Hope everyone else is having a better start to their day!!

Morning bananabump,

Have a nice cup of tea and rest, hope you feel better soon.

I given getting DH up for work he's an adult so it's up to him to sort himself out.

I have a realy bad bachache today, i must remember not to stand for 3 hours catching up with ironing .

Well it all done so now i just have to put dd ironing away today anf tidy her room.

I was looking forward to a quite day today, but i have a 3 1/2 year old with a cold, and dh has manflu so he has not gone to work.

Can anyone let me know which is worse a snotty 3 year old or a 36 year old with manflu

Morning all

Banana I think you should make good use of that day bed today and catch up on some z's. Bloody men eh? Had a big tiff with DH last night - can't remember exactly why but just that he was being bloody annoying - actually I think the root cause of it all was because he's going out drinking again next Friday night with clients and the last time he came in drunk (last week) he kept me awake all night with his hiccups and snoring . I have asked him what he intends to do if LO decides to come early and he's hammered in some bar in town (I have told him what I intend to do in that case )

Lizziemun I don't envy you at all today!! Don't know which one's worse - no experience of snotty 3yr olds but manflu, now that's serious stuff

Saturn - that's great news that you're finishing work sooner! Not long to go now. No idea what labour in motion is - unless it's similar to active birth, where you move around during labour instead of lying still?? Sounds interesting anyway.

Annie that's so sweet of your neighbour!! People can be lovely can't they?

I am thinking of going out and getting a face mask(like what doctors wear.)

Morning everyone - feeling so much better today, probably the thought of only having nine days left to work has something to do with it!!! Hope everyone else is feeling ok.

Sorry you're not feeling too good banana, I'd go back to bed if I were you.

I'll let you know re labour in motion - it's just we've been told to bring a large towel and 2 pillows and wear comfy clothes so I'm a bit unsure what to expect.

The baby stuff sounds so cute Annie. I don't envy you lizzie, have no experience of a 3 yr old with cold - but putting up with man flu is bad enough!!!

Anyway better get some work done as I now haven't got long to go

Lizziemun, if it was me I'd be thinking of going out - full stop Good luck!

Ahh, poptarts and a couple of paracetamol, and the world is suddenly a much brighter place.

Belly still feels ENORMOUS though, I'm almost scared to try on my trousers! He must be growing like a weed.

BLM, what ARE you going to do if you go into labour when your fella is drunk? If I were you I'd tell him it's the last time before this baby is born! My dp has the opposite thing going on, he's slightly scared to be out of reach in case he misses it (I told him my sister had had fast labours) but come on, most first labours aren't THAT fast! We should be so lucky!

hi ladies hope all is fine and well with everyone!
14 hours and 35 mins till my "home birth" window opens up, you know what i'll be doing later DH will be my sex slave LOL!

Babymadxx

woooo exciting! Hope it all gets started for you very soon, babymad. Lucky dh for you still being in the mood, I just couldn't at the moment, I've never been so uncomfortable and elephantine in my life, the thought of him putting that anywhere near me in the hopes of something nice happening to it is enough to make me wear two pairs of pants, frankly.

Made me laugh yesterday actually when he brought up the subject of what contraception we were going to be using after the birth. He jests!