Long post and rant warning!
Firstly thanks for all the lovely messages ? particularly where people lie and say it will be pain free and enjoyable! I can happily live in a denial bubble! And the chocolate special offers ? yummm.
Hairy ? woooo hooo, that is brilliant news, congratulations. I know it?s early days but it?s great news and sending you loads of lucky and sticky vibes.
Happy ? hope the gestational diabetes turns out to be a false alarm. I know someone who had to go for similar tests and it was all clear but if it does turn out to be GD I?ve seen plenty of great advice on here.
Gi1da ? ouch at that boiler quote. We had to replace ours at a similar price last year ? only upside is our fuel costs have been much lower (mind you, our boiler was ANCIENT!)
Malteser ? have a great holiday. Hope your anniversary day (how poignant they are on the same date) goes OK.
VivC ? did laugh at your appointments ? bit like buses!
Dorcas ? hope your cold is clearing up. I went through a spotty spell on my back for some reason ? think it is hormonal.
MissWooWoo ? sorry you?re having such a horrible time. Another one who?d suggest contact your local EPAU and see if they can help. Fingers crossed for you that it is all OK.
Ivy ? what a couple of weeks! Hope you?re feeling OK now and it doesn?t get in the way of a homebirth. I?m surprised your BP isn?t through the roof with everything going on!
Muser ? your holiday sounds lovely (well maybe not the sea sickness bit?.)
SamB ? you sound far too organised having already though of making the Christmas pud ? do you want to come round to our house and sort us out please! 
Alba ? roll on October and your next scan (lovely to have a chance to see your little one again). Is there any reason for the extra scans (please ignore if that?s nosy). Love the idea of a post natal thread ? you won?t get rid of me too easily as I?ll be back for loads of advice! I must admit when I got pregnant I had read loads of negative comments about how much more difficult pregnancy was when you?re older ? yet I?ve had the easiest pregnancy out of my much younger NCT group (hopefully not jinxed myself there!)
Meita ? oh my dear, can?t believe what a journey you?ve been having . Hope the breast feeding consultant helps and that you?re remembering to try and give yourself some TLC whenever (if at all possible) you can. If there is any karma, you should have tantrum free toddler years!
Loopy ? useful reminder re BRAIN ? we covered that in NCT but I keep forgetting what they stand for!
Louisesh ? hope you car behaves itself in the meanwhile! Not long now my dear ? which of us do you think will be first???
Unbuffy ? you are truly a mad lady! 
I hope the puppies leave that new wallpaper alone (TFLS remembers her first puppy as a child who stripped the paper off the walls ? sorry!]
Toomuchteasing ? that?s another good milestone under your belt. We worry enough so important to also enjoy the milestones!
Battery - glad the aches have gone. I had similar experiences and suspect it was probably growing pains like everyone has suggested.
Hopefully ? have they sorted out a scan for you?? Seems pretty poor that you haven?t got a date by now.
Sorry for everyone I?ve missed out.
Now the rant bit! I?m 39+5 today. Saw my midwife for my 40 week check up yesterday ? all fine. She said she would come out to my house at 41 weeks for a sweep but would ring me first to check that was OK. Had consultant appointment today (only reason for consultant route is I have some antibodies in my blood and hence got a referral ages ago where they said they were fine and made no difference to my pregnancy but would give me a 40 week follow up appointment as standard). Saw a doctor who seemed very disappointed that I had had an easy pregnancy to date and then said, right let?s do your sweep now (as if it was a filling at the dentists!). Cue the following conversation:
Me: ?why now, I?m not even due until Thursday and my midwife said she?d do a sweep at 41 weeks if that?s what I want?
Doctor: "what, why are you refusing a sweep - what are your reasons?"
Me: "I'm not refusing, I'm going to think about it IF I'm still overdue at 41 weeks"
Doctor: lots of indignation that I wasn?t automatically giving consent and expressions of surprise that I seemed very relaxed as first time mums ?are usually in a state of panic by now!?
Doctor then got a midwife to come into the room as I was clearly one of those bolshy patients. Midwife and I had very civil conversation much to doctor's surprise as midwife actually bothered to talk to me properly! I did agree to a provisional induction date IF I'm still overdue at 40 weeks plus 10 days. Doctor was still not happy that I wasn't 100% giving my consent to that in advance! Icing on the cake was she then discharged me from the clinic but with another patient's name on my form!
Aghhhh ? she has made me adamant that I want to stay in the midwife led unit and now dread anything that means I have to switch to the consultant led route (appreciate not all doctors are like her though).
Sorry for War and Peace 
(come to think of it, that might be shorter than my post!)