5 onion rings, 4 cauliflowers, 3 french beans, 2 turnip tops and a parsnip in a pear tree - 10 / 10 club

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I've just finished icing a zillion of those spicey gingery biscuits for presents for the dss's teachers.

my only f and v intake today has been pomegranit juice and a lemon/ginger/honey drink. But will have lots of veg with dinner later.

Dd1 did the Swedish St Lucia thing t'other day. She made saffron buns and a wreath and wore white. I will post a photo...

Oh, before you conjecture anything awful, it is Arse Spots. Big, sudden, painful, ugly ones. I will not post a photo

Am thinking of you Franny, you must be desperate for a wee right now!

Oh, does anybody have a wheat free recipe for gingery biscuits? I want to make some for my friend.

gingery biscuits sound yum

i wish i had of ew of those to take back on my drive hoime from here

Ouch on the arse spots TooT! hope they are less so now, giggles at not posting a photo

Thinking of you Franny

Ds2 is hot and sleepy and pale and tearful and possibly constipated

Ds1 has done a bottom painting. Don't ask!
He had to be showered and scrubbed.

All well small jumping aquatic creature sighted inside me

Yaaaaaaay Franny

Yay!!!! xxxx

Oooohhhhh Franny fantastic!!! I didn't realise it was today.

I got on the bed thing and started crying

she said "what's all this about? is this your first baby?" "No " Well have you got some reason to be worried?" "No "

and it was

Aww Franny, congrats

I have a gingerbread recipe if one is still needed...

Ouch, Toots.

Aw Franny {{{ non-cheesy}}}

A wheat-free one?

Oh love

It is very emotional and powerful though isn't it, when you see your baby for the first time. (And confirms that you haven't been imagining it for 2 months!) How are you feeling now?

So pleased for you, I want to hug you

Have you told ds yet?

Great news Franny!

What date have they given you? can we start a ticker

I just couldn't believe it, it was so odd. Still feels unreal actually and I am having to force myself to go with the plan of telling people. I still don't want to for some reason.

we told ds and he jumped and went "yay!" and then started pestering for another chapter of Alice Through The Looking Glass. That was it

by dates they said 7th July but from measurements they said 4th

it measures 4.76 cm

Well done, MsFranny.

Oh, not wheat-free, sorry.

4.76cm Isn't it amazing how something so lovely but so so tiny can have such a huge impact on life?

Do you need to tell everyone at once? Can you phase it?

Although I thnk the hardest will be the first few and then after that it will seem more real won;t it

Or, perhaps DS will tell them all for you

Anyway, we all know already

Hurrah for mini F&Z!!!!

When I went for my 20 week scan with dd1, I drank the required amount of water, then was kept waiting for over half an hour. ( I have a v weak bladder anyway ). By the time I went in, I was in tears as I was convinced I owuld wet myself. The sonographer laughed and told me to pop to the loo as she didn't need a full bladder. Phew!!! But.....5 mins later, I needed to go again!

I keep meaning ot look in here, as I view it as an oasis really. But just sooo busy all of the itme.

But I have finished my Xmas shopping. the tree is up. Food has been decided on. All will be well I think.

And...dh gave me quite lot of Monsoon vouchers today as an early present/apology for not being around for the past 2 weeks.

Brilliant news, Franny, how lovely.

We got our tree today. We went to Elveden estate and chose a seven foot one, the star touches our ceiling though our front room is tiny. They have huge St Bernards wearing antlers that take your tree back to the car on a little sleigh. Dcs loved it.

Of course the lights didn't work and after unscrewing Every Single Effing Bulb, we called a friend who luckily had a spare set of coloured lights. How disappointing it would have been not to decorate it this evening, nowhere is open now. Hooray for friends. We have had mulled wine and a mince pie by the fire and I feel very Christmassy now.

oOOH, its time for Cranford, anyone else love this?