I will definitely miss my bump, but it will be nice to be able to fit through normal size openings again! (A couple of months ago we'd parked in a car park and I tried to get out, only to discover I couldn't. Had to get DP to repark so I could open the door w-i-d-e-l-y!
) But it is useful for resting my plate on when I sit down on the sofa.
I'm due seven weeks tomorrow, maternity leave starts in 5. The whole thing is frightenly close. Still not sure where I'll deliver - I'd really like to be at home or, failing that, the local cottage hospital, but both of them depend on the position of the baby (so need at scan in 4 weeks to check) and enough midwives in the area. The thought of having to travel 100 miles while in labour really doesn't appeal though, plus there's a (naturally) bigger maternity unit there, so I doubt the care will be so personal.
I keep seeing mention of the 'hospital bag' - I know what it is, and what I need to pack, but it seems far too soon. I probably really should though, just in case. Maybe next week...
I've told a couple of people my favourite boy's name and surprisingly they like it (Merlin) but I'm reluctant to tell many people as I don't want to hear their opinion. As you say, they're far less likely to object if you proffer it as a done deal. I'm pretty sure what the middle names would be if it were a boy, as they honor two men I'm very close to. I'm far less sure about a girl, though. Bizarrely, one name that DP suggested has appeared in various random contexts since. It's not the type of name I'd usually consider but it is growing on me.
Hope your cycles manage to regulate themselves again on the clomid. What a pain, though, it mucking them up like that. Just what you don't need!