With Plenty Of Babies Around The Corner, The Wagon Keeps Rolling On!!

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Here we go. A new thread, hopefully we'll welcome Astarte's baby!!

Clearly thats female intutition about male babies!

Hi Diege- x-posts there... hang in there with the final (!) 37! What is the topic of the papers? is it interesting?

Well thanks for all the sympathy although I don't really deserve it. I'm just too stubborn to admit I might have to slow down a little bit now I am pregnant . I"m sure some part of my crazy brain thinks that if I take it easy when I'm not quite 8 weeks I'll be bedridden by 30 weeks .

It'll be interesting to see who's right on the boy/girl intuition front. For now I'm clearly just hoping this pregnancy continues and the bean is healthy but I have to admit to a small and sneaky sense of panic at the idea of having a girl. I'm such a tomboy I'm not sure I'd know what to do with a a girly girl. Of course we'll probably end up with a little boy who wants to dress as a princess and push a buggy and I'll be far too busy to worry I don't know how to put his make-up on . Kids never do what you expect do they.

Hope you get through the marking soon Diege, 37 doesn't sound too bad - there aren't any more papers hiding behind the sofa are there?

Hi!

Fingers crossed for a good labour for Astarte! And LB - hope you're not far behind.

Sorry to hear that Glask's waters have gone - it must be so worrying for her.

IDOB - Hope you're feeling betetr after the busy weekend you had - I am 11 weeks and find that if I over-do things I really pay for it later. Hard to take things easy if you're not feeling too bad at the time.

Diege - hope work doesn't take too long. (I am feeeling very smug as have all my planning done for next half term. I am not usually such a swot!).

GYO - I loved those weird alien movements! I used to have a bath specially so I could watch the gymnastics going on!

My scan is in 2 days time. Trying to pretend it's not really happening. Just wish it was over and done with already. Have been staying with the ILs in Yorkshire for a few days, so that's been a good distraction, but know tomorrow night is going to be a sleepless one.

LOL IDOB about getting a 'girly boy'...think mine will be that way inclined anyway
Only another 17 papers to go!!! (save any lurkers round back of sofa)
GYO, topic of paper is very definitely not interesting...Theory and Methods in Sociology (A level). Or rather, it might have been interesting 3 weeks ago, but not now...
Exciting that we may well have a new wagon baby by tomorrow!

My period type pains are back...... Oh please let this be it....

Oooh! LB - I hope so for your sake! Fingers crossed!

Hope all's going well for Astarte and Glask too.

LBOT - yay for great MW appointment and hearing hb

IDOB - do allow yourself to take it easy. Must have been a difficult dilemma though with the hen do.

Diege - sounds like the end is in sight with the marking!

Kooky - good to hear from you. Good luck for scan (although I'm sure you won't need it!)

I've had a good day. Pilates this morning then lunch with a friend. She gave me some indulgent bits from our local spa (which I then went to this afternoon for a manicure and pedicure!)

In between lunch and spa, I went to look at a curtains/ blinds shop. It's a small independent place that my brother recommended and they were fab. I've come home with some sample books and she's coming to measure up (at no extra charge) on Wednesday morning. We need to get curtains and blinds for living room, our bedroom and the baby's room.

Most excited about the baby's room . The walls in there are already a pale yellow colour which we'll keep but then this shop does lots of frieze and matching curtains/blinds that can be black out ones too. Have shown DH this evening and we both like the set with animals on - snake, koala, parrot and lizard. They are all set on a background of cream with leafy plants that the animals are on.

We think it's quite cute and colourful and wouljdn't be too young for up to 5 or 6 yrs of age so worth the investment!

She's here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have the details but not sure if Astarte will want to post herself? All is well, she will be on when she can

Hooray, another wagon baby!!

hooray astarte congrats [grin[
good luck lb
have had a nice day with dds dd1 has been much better behaved today did cutting,aquadraw and games.
dh is off tom bracken has a hearing test in the morning then i am getting my eyebrows shaped in aft

YAY!!!!!

Fab news - huge congratulations Astarte and baby Astarte!!!

(Thanks OhSnap!)

Good luck LB, maybe we'll get two babies in one day?!

Births:
Kay - 12th December - 6:49pm - Dylan George - 10lbs 5ozs
Teuch- - - boy
Pop - 23rd December - twin boys, Hugo & Henry
Nat - 27th December - 8:36pm - Mikey Bradley - 6lb 10.5oz
Gin - 16th Jan- Girl - 7.25am- details tbc
Tink- 19th Jan - Girl - 1.51pm - Bracken Hope Willow - 8lbs 7oz

Scan list:
LBOT - 22 week scan - 23 March
KookyKid - 12 week scan - 18th Feb

Weeks list:
Astarte - 40+6 Girl (10th Feb)
HappyNappies - 36 weeks, (17 Feb) Surprise
Lardybump - 39 weeks, 1 to go (I hope) surprise.
Playing - 36 weeks, 4 weeks left. Boy.
GYo - 36 weeks, 4 wks left. Surprise (17 Mar)
Star - 35 weeks, 5 weeks left. Surprise (22 Mar)
Cosmo - 34 weeks, 6 weeks left. Girl.(31st Mar)
Gruff - 31 weeks, 9 weeks left. Girl. (16th Apr)
Glaskham - 31 weeks, 9 left to go. Girl. (17th Apr)
Ses - 28 weeks, 12 left. Surprise (10 May)
MINM- 26 weeks, 14 to go Surprise(19th May)
Diege - 20 weeks, 20 left to go. Boy!!!!(21st June)
LBOT - 17 weeks, 23 left to go (24th July)
KookyKid - 10 weeks

Girls = 4
Boys= 2
Surprise = 5
Unknowns (yet) = 2

MW apps list:
LBOT @ 17+3 - Mon Feb 16
DIEGE @ 23 weeks - Thurs 19th Feb - Consultant appointment.
Lardybump @ 39+3 - Thurs 19th Feb - S&S
Star - 36 weeks - Mon 23rd Feb
MINM- @28wks -Tuesday 24th Feb- RHjab
GYo @37 weeks- Tues 24th Feb
MINM- @29wks - Tuesday 3rd March
Cosmo - 36 weeks - 6th March
Gruff - 34 weeks - 6th March rh-jab
Ses - @32wks - Tues 17th March

Mat leave countdown:
Playing - on Mat leave!!!!
GYo - on Mat leave!!!!!
Star - on Mat Leave!!!!
Cosmo - last day 27th February (35 weeks pregnant) - 9 working days to go
Gruff - last day 11th March (35 wks)25 days (9 actual days due to some time off )
Ses - last day 3rd April (35 weeks) 49 days, but only 30 days actually at work

Just updating and thoguht Id say a quick congrats to Astarte cant wait to hear details!
Glask - am thinking of you, I hope everything goes as well as it possibly can.

Lardy - hope you don't have to wait too much longer.

Sorry guys - I have to dash, I am completely exhauseted and need to have a rest. I have caught up though and I hope everyone has a lovely evening.

Congratulations Astarte - can't wait to hear you're story and hope that you are all doing well

LB - Fingers crossed you won't be too far behind

Question - i'm now 6 weeks plus 2 ish, (not that I'm counting or anything) and I've got terrible wind and a bit of a funny tummy. Is this normal or is this a bad sign? Does anyone know?

OMG - Glask, thinking of you and hope you and LO are doing OK

Sparkly - i had really bloated tummy and bad wind in early weeks so im sure you are fine

Congratulations Ast!!! Hurray!

Cant wait to hear the details- welcome baby Astarte!

Thanks for the update Ohsnap!

Congrats Astarte!!! I can not wait to hear all about it and to see a pic... I am so pleased for you I could burst (well that wouldn't take much at the moment but you know what I mean).....

Hello tink, Gruff, Sparkly and GYo

Look how we all appear to welcome the new baby!!

Sparkly - definitely sounds normal to me from my experience...

Sorry LB - x-posted! Maybe bursting will be helpful!

how are the pains coming on LB?

I wish I would. Now would be nice!!! [grin}

Hi Ses!

Congratulations Astarte!
Looking forward to hearing the news and how it all went.
LB - hope this progresses to something for you.

Still getting dull aches but nothing else dont think it is anything except maybe trapped wind (again)

Right I am off now but will check in first thing.....

Night all