Due May 2009 We're Nesting and Napping, Squeezing and Holding

[FiKelly]

here we go

I'm sure I was told they'd be paid in after 6 April. I sent mine off ages ago too!

Why do blokes think you want them to solve problems when all you want is a rant????

My poor DH has had in in the neck from me ranting all morning and he is frustrated saying why don't you just do this or that but all I want him to do is listen and say I understand darling- poor you.

We really are from mars and venus sometimes.

I'm pretty sure too that they said they wouldn't start paying until the new tax year and for some reason I thought it wouldn't happen until after baby is born. Don't know where I got that one from though. My dd was one of the 1st babies to qualify for the child trust fund money and she got it late for a similar reason, but they did give it to us with interest

Is everyone outside today too? The weather is lovely.

My dh today made me go . I was in the bath and when it came to rinsing my hair there was no hot water left, so I shouted to dh asking for the hot water to be switched on. In the mean time the water kept getting colder and every time I tested it kept coming out cold. In the end I got out (after a good half an hour), because I had this feeling he had switched on the heating rather than the water and I was right! So I had to hang around upstairs with shampoo in my hair for ages until the water was finally warm enough to rinse it. Honestly, how difficult is it to follow a simple instruction. Men!

I'm feeling very hormonal today. Everything is irritating me! I've tried ringing DH to see where he is and he isn't answering his phone, which really, really annoys me. Obviously under normal circumstances it doesn't, but when I'm pregnant and hormonal it really does. Eventually found his phone in the garage, which is helpful. Not!

Anyone else's mum does this: phone you to say she's sent an e-mail and then tell you what's in it . I don't think she gets the point of e-mailing...

belgian, lol my mum does that with email too!

it's beautiful here as well but haven't been out much as i'm so tired today. took a 2 hour nap earlier, made poss by dh taking care of the girls and dog. only have a week left of work but our email is down so a good excuse not to do anything.

i feel so lazy but am really lacking energy so enjoying the sofa, cuddling with dd1.

ladies im having a crisis of confidence, i don't know whether i want to have 4d scan or not, i do, but im scared that there might be something wrong, or when they sex the baby it will be different from what they told us at 20 week scan, not that it would be a problem, but i dont know how well my pregnancy hormones will cope with that, also its alot of money, that if im honest i can't jutify spending it in such a way, especially if we cant see anything as i'll be 31+3 when we go, it'll be a 'waste' and we could've used the money to buy something practical for the baby, is it 'worth' it when i only have 9 weeks left?
i dont know what to do, i need a voice of reason, my dp is still against it, but will let me do it to make me happy, but he's not paying for it, i am.
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

chocbunnies- I've been having some of the same thoughts too, but am definitely having my 4D scan tomorrow- can't wait! I actually think its reassuring to see LO again, get the sex checked (although sure its a boy), get LO measured to see how big he is, and of course, get a glimpse of his little face. They say if they spot anything healthwise, they will refer you to the NHS for further investigation. I will be 30+6 but they say its best before 32 weeks when things get a big cramped so we should both be OK. I will report back tomorrow on how it goes! My appointment is 11.15. I keep telling myself its still 2 months to go, which is a long time really!

pulapula - it probably sounds really wierd, but im worried i won't like what i see, god its really hard to explain, i love my baby, of course i do, but what if i see babies face and am completly freaked out by it? I don't want to feel wierd about baby, i know I'm not making any sense at all, but can't explain it in the right way that doesnt make me sound like a comlete loon, i don't know whether, mentally, i'll be able to cope with seeing baby early, in one mind im totally excited by the idea, seeing the face and getting to 'know' baby before hand, but on the other i am really freaked by it.

i dont come across as a nice person do i?!!!

chocbunnies, don't worry too much how you sound, i think you sound 'normal' .

i've been thinking/saying terrible things like what if DC3 has bright ginger hair.(apologies if anyone here has ginger hair as it is beautiful ). it reminds me of my bright red-haired 4 yr old nephew who's really mean to my DDs (in a 4yr old way). But, DD2 has gingery (ie strawberry-blonde) hair and (of course)she is beautiful and I love her to pieces. her hair/eyes/nose/body are part of her and who she is.

you do have to be honest about how you feel. i don't think you're a loon. let us know what you decide.

Chocbunnies- I would personally rather spend the money on something more practical but thats just me and I do have another scan at 34 weeks to check my placenta. Its not 4d or anything but I'm looking forward to seeing LO.
I'm sure you won't be freaked out by what you see as LO will look beautiful to you. All madness sounds perfectly normal our PG hormones have a lot to answer for!!
I took DD to the park today we were playing for 2 hours so she should sleep well tonight. I can feel 2 molars poking through so that will be tooth 9 and 10 about time as she hasn't teethed since before her first birthday so 4 months now. She doesn't seem to bothered by it thank goodness.

Oooh, who else was it who had a rash? I posted a while back that I had a very itchy red rash on my tummy, wrists and hands. Well, probably coincidence but I was diagnosed borderline iron deficient so have started on iron tablets. Three days later...rash nearly gone. I wonder if there is a link?

what a lovely day its been today.

We took stepdaughter to a rare breeds poultry auction this morning then went for a mouch around town.
Went in the YMCA charity shop and spotted an absolute bargain: a cot and changing table/cupboard in brilliant condition 65.00 for the two. The cot can be adapted into a bed too and will suit up to about 4 years old I think.Managed to borrow works van so we now have them sat upstairs in the spare room.

This might actually make me get my arse in gear and rearrange our bedroom to fit in the moses basket near the bed and sort out some storage for baby stuff in there. It will all start to feel real then.

Managed a walk to the local car boot too llare so managed 40mins of exercise. Pelvis and back are killing me now tho.

Looby- great bargin!! I'm planning a day carbooting next sunday and I can't wait. Hoping to get some nice toys for DD and a few bits for LO too.

LO seems to be lying very low down at the moment and I've had quite a few BH today.

Have started to look into my diet a bit more closely as don't see the diabetes consultant for 2 weeks. Did some shopping today took a little longer than normal tho as I had to keep checking the labels.

I do enjoy a good carboot febes we also have some quite good charity shops around here that I'm always popping in to.{smile]

anyone watching the rugby?
My DH had the tv on really loud for the welsh anthem and LO was doing somersaults!

thanks for the tip by the way blottedcopybook about low gi guide. Might have to buy myself one, find things much easier to understand when I've got a book to study (all those years of weightwatchers and slimming world I guess)

That sound like a lovely treat dandy

chocbunnies- I will admit I was also worried i might not like what i see- some of those 4D scan photos do look a bit strange. But now i'm too excited! If ypu are really worried, then you should just cancel it, and use the money for something else- mine is costing £150 which is quite a lot but i'm looking forward to the experience. My DH is excited too, but not enough to want to pay for it lol!

Momino - when I found out I was having a DS last time, the ginger hair thing was a concern to me as there is a lot of ginger on both sides of the family - my maternal grandparents, all their daughters, my sister and brother were/are all gingers. And my DH's brother is a proper ginger too. Ginger hair is more acceptable for girls than boys, but my sister still got teased a lot, as well as my brother. Anyway, when my DS was pulled out, the first thing i said was "does his hair look ginger?" - the anaesthetist laughed and probably thought there were other more important things to worry about!. He was ginger for quite a while, but is blond now...again, no offence intended to those with ginger hair, but the teasing aspect of it was/is a big worry.

Just managed to read the pages i've missed but it's taken me ages as i'm having a really despondent time at the moment and not felt like my normal self for the last few days...DH & I have been house hunting in our budget and can't find ANYTHING we remotely like.

I was up until after 2am last night sobbing my heart out on DH's shoulder and in the end fell asleep sometime after that with tears still streaming down my face. All today i've been on and off floods of tears in between house viewings and my eyes are so puffy my eyeliner was in Cleopatra proportions today in an effort to try and cover it up. DH is trying in vain to cheer me up bless him but feeling quite helpless and worried as i'm not normally like this at all. Maybe it's hormones, the borderline anaemia, extreme tiredness, house move stress or a bit of it all? After we got DS to bed I had a lovely soak in the bath and munched my way through most of a cadburys chocolate egg and for the moment i'm not bawling my eyes out. We have a lovely apartment here but its value doesn't go as far when looking at houses esp in the school areas i want for ds... I've seen lots of houses i like but ones in our budget are just not there at the moment

Sorry for the me post but wanted to let you all know i'm still reading albeit lurking for a few days & i just didn't want everyone to think i'd dropped off the MN planet.

Dandy- I've always wanted to have high tea at a posh hotel but haven't managed it yet and will no doubt need to wait a while before DD and LO are old enough to be able to request their salmon sandwiches .

Looby- We just watched the last half of the rugby and I was pleased to see Ireland win the grand slam. I'm a kiwi and love the welsh and irish rugby teams but was cheering for ireland today.