Due December 07 - The end is in sight, or is it just the beginning!

[Wizzska]

Hello everyone. Will you come and join me?

arrrgggg - since I've not eaten anything properly since Sat - decided to make myself some toast this morning in the staff kitchen area. Our sink has been blocked since last week and all of a sudden the caretaker rushed up behing me and got the plunger and slammed it into the sink, getting filty water all over my clothes, face, toast and tea. Am so p!ssed off....... could he not have waited until I finished........aarrrgggg

Morning

Amani - did someone have a show? Sorry I missed that! Ohh wonder if there's any progress

Buzzy and Housemum, great bump pics.

Buzzy, agree that you shouldn't have a birth partner just for the sake of it. I wouldn't want my Mum at my birth either so if I was in your situation I would be the same (just like if I go into labour when inlaws are working there's a possibility DH will have to stay with DD so I might be alone as well.)

It was so windy here last night,a anyone else got this horrid weather?

I'd be fuming Amani - what an idiot, especially as it's still so early not like you're 5 mins from going home. Was he really sorry?

Hope you've got some more bread

Loucee - memo said she had a show.

What a twat - no more bread .

Did tell him off (nicely though - I can't be horrible)

What an idiot, amani!!
You should make him run to the shops for a loaf of bed to make it up to you!

bed?? I meant bread!

Arrgghh typed my post and PC crashed.

Beachbunni - congrats, hope he is home with you very ssoon.

Dundee - please try not to stress if they were really worried you would be in hospital, I know that prob doesnt help you right now. Thinking of you and let us know how it goes on Wednesday.

Re: Bump size, we went for hospital tour yesterday and everyone seemed bigger, altho DH assured me they werent, I suppose you just dont look at yourself the same way as others. He did say tho that their bumps looked like they had a football up their tops very round and my bump was lower and looked like "a sack of potatoes" nice...

In other news my DH (despite knowing my feleings re BIL) a few months ago asked if I would consider working for his brother in who is setting up his own company and would need an admin person/office manager type thing. Obviously, I said errr no!! Then based on my reaction to having to live with BIL the other week he proceeded to ask his brother about me working with him..... then he came home and told me, not happy as BIL is now going to think that I need him for a bloody job,, when I can get a job if I want one. Told DH in no uncertain terms that I would never ever work for him. I have a slight problem with authority as it is imagine working for someone you cannot stand and who cannot stand you. Bless him for trying tho, he said maybe we would get on better if we worked together!!!!

BT - would love a bed and bread right now

MM - re the bump shape, everyone tells me mine is girl because I also look like i have a football up my top whereas my friends who are expecting boys looks similar to how your DH described - a sack of spuds low down. We'll have to wait and see if it's true
Your DH sounds lovely, trying to sort out a job for you and to improve relations with BIL, I feel the same though - if I don't like someone and I can choose not to work with them then I wouldn't!

That is the first time ever he has tried to improve anything with his family, so I suppose I should appreciate it. Jusst struggled to understand how when we cant be in the room together for more than 2 mins that we would be able to spend 8 hours. Plus it is just askign BIL for more help and I know he aalreadyd looks down on DH. But, will try to look at it more positively as DH trying to help.

mm - Agree with you - I'd hate to work for someone I didn't get on with. Plus I think mixing family and business MIGHT be a recipe for disaster.

I think family and business is not so good either if we loved each other.

But then again - I can see from your hubby's persepective that he's probably seeing this an opportunity to improve things between the two of you as well.

MM - poor you with your BIL. You're right not to want to work for him, I wouldn't be able to do that in the circumstances.

Talking of bump, I'll upload a pic soon but can't seem to manage to reach behind the computer to the usb port at the moment. Am a little too massive. I'm having a boy but have a massive football type bump. Not sure the boy has gone right down into my pelvis yet.

Loucee - I keep being told the opposite - everyone says it's a boy as it's all bump out front. I just smile and say nothing - neighbour is insistent it's a boy so hope it's not then I can shove the pink balloons outside her house!!

MM - I'd always be wary of working for family - if anything goes wrong, it's not as easy to dispute things as there are all the family obligations. And even if all goes well, you could find yourself feeling obliged to take on more/accept poor pay just because it's family. Probably OK if you really got on well, but in your case it sounds like it could be risky. You could always say to DH that you think work is more likely to spoil the relationship you have with his family, try to put a positive spin on it?

Insy - Toby Santa? Toby Mistletoe? Toby Robin? Toby Cracker? Toby Mince Pie?

PS I do like the name Toby though.

Toby Robin could work....

I would earn more money working elsewhere anyway and I wouldnt be able to take sickies (not that I do this often, but like to know I can). DH thinks it would be flexible and I could do what I want, but had to explain that BIL is running a businesss anyway so cant take the pee. Not going to happen anyway, just wish he hadnt actually mentioned it to BIL (who is more than likely of exactly the same opinion as me).

Toby Nicholas, Toby Noel.

still nothing going on, just backache, am so tired and am fuming that dh is still in bed while i've been doin the hw i feel like standing on the bed and kicking him very hard in the kidneys

38 weeks tomorrow. I am so so so ready for this LO to be on the outside now. Even using the keyboard hurts! Don't freak if I go quiet as a result - having to ration my time online v. carefully in terms of typing, but enjoying reading all your news.

Car off to get MOT today, then NCT BF class tomorrow, then I'm ready for this LO whenever it decides to make an appearance.

Dundee: my LO is 95th centile for tummy, but 50th for head, and they don't seem worried at all (well, other than that it won't fit!). That's the same proportions as yours, just you've got a petite sproglet and I've got a monster .

Suddenly realised yesterday that I don't have a rain cover for the pram. Drat!

mememummy: if you're really wanting to wind him up, put a bag of marbles in the freezer for an hour or two, then tip them in the bed. Won't wet the bed like ice-cubs, and will follow him around until he gets up.

Mum only had to do that once to get us out of bed - then the threat was enough

insy- we did the belly casting last night- it is continuing to dry out. Very messy but a lot of fun- DH made a comment about changing careers....

Went to rigby's for a nursing bra for the hospital bag yesterday. She advsed only getting one for the mo and i have gone for a soft one given it is for the first few days and may be bot quite the right size. But OMG, she has given me a 32K. There is obviously space in it at the mo, but honestly!

Carpet men came friday and lo and behold there was a big rip in the carpet, and the painter hasn't finished! We have a wedding to go to this weekend and if I do end up being induced the nursery will simply not be ready

oh- is anyone else getting really restless legs at night? very tickly feet and can't get comfy

I have had one or two nights where I have woken up with excrutiating pain in my right leg from the back of my knee down... very diffcult to explain but it is actul pain rather than discomfort almost as if my leg has completely seized up (but not in a pins and needles sort of way). The other day the following day I felt like i had pulled a muscle... it was very strange- my sleep seems to be getting better otherwise.