Gosh, I've not posted for a couple of days and once again lots of catching up in order...
Happy, congratulations! I hope you're both doing ok now, I don't suppose any of us really wants to end up with an EMCS, but very good to hear that all is well with you both after everything you've been through.
Zayja, pom poms at the ready for you, no news means we all assume you're in labour of course! Hope all was well with the NST and Ultrasound?
Muser thanks for the special 37 weeks full term cheer! Good to hear your sickness is finally gone... my goodness, it should be at nearly 30 weeks though! Before you know it you're going to be full term too -- time seems to be flying for everyone now
Buffy I just read Gilda's comment about your postman... what is it with postmen and assumptions of obstetric knowledge? Mine said I didn't look like I only had 3 weeks to go today... as did the lady on the till at M&S, why does everyone feel they have the right to comment on the size of my bump now?? Though I'm happy to report my non-maternity swing coat still fits, just! (albeit rather stretched, but saved a fortune on maternity coat!). I'm digressing hugely... but still chuckling about your mother's speeding ticket 
Gilda, my homebirth kit arrived an hour ago, big plastic crate with lots of stuff in sterile packs, but also including loads of inco pads, and even a towel for baby and a pack of sanitary towels... I'd already stocked up on all of those! And I have drugs to keep in the fridge, but only vitK for baby and syntometrine for me should it be needed (hope not, was fine without last time) but she says it's not possible to get pethidine for homebirth - I've read that it is, but maybe it's the good old area by area differences as usual 
. She did make sense when she said I couldn't have that anyway if I'm using a pool, which is fair enough, but would be nice to have the option of getting out and having it... oh well. Must keep on listening to my cheesy hypnosis and assume that will do the trick! No entonox, they bring that with them. I didn't use it last time though so have no idea if it's any help. Oddly I was never offered any. Hope yours turns up soon!
As for those twinges, I've had loads, but I know from experience it doesn't mean a thing! BHs that stop me in my tracks (had those at 37 wks last time, baby born 5 weeks later by forcible eviction) and period type pains off and on. But now I have the homebirth kit, the half packed hospital bag is going to be reduced to a bare essentials overnight bag for me and baby just in case we have to transfer. Oh I do hope he does arrive promptly this time -- the week after xmas would suit me just fine.
Unbuffy how did you explain to your DD about when the baby was going to arrive? I get quite frustrated trying to explain to DS that the baby might come today, or maybe after christmas, or maybe even when everyone's back at school again...
Clareanna what a shame your holiday ended in waiting for breakdown truck, hope you didn't wait around too long and that you had a fabulous time whilst away
GLB glad you got christmas sorted. We have lots of family coming, however, they come every year and muck in and get on with the cooking and even the clearing up too, so to be honest, it means it'll be way easier for me with them here... and I think if I go into labour they'll probably all disappear to SILs house which is only a mile away anyway. I am quite lucky with family. I know how you feel with blue days though, some days I feel great, others the blues hit for absolutely no reason at all. Hormones have a lot to answer for! I keep trying to remind myself that it'll pass, probably sooner rather than later, and it does make it more bearable.
Redhead and Toomuch are you both teachers? We're almost due date buddies and I'm completely in awe of you both still working this week! Bet you can't wait for Friday evening.
Magic sorry to hear about the itchiness, good it's not OC though. I get very dry skin which gets terribly itchy, shins the worst, but pretty much anywhere else too, and have found palmers cocoa butter is the best thing ever. Smells a bit chocolately (which actually I like but you may not) and works a treat. I have used their stretch mark cream too and so far, with fingers tightly crossed that nothing changes in the next few weeks, I have none. so either it's great stuff, or I'm just lucky.
Caribou hope you're enjoying lovely pictures of a very healthy little bean today -- looking forward to updates
Malteser how on earth are you managing to be out dancing all night???! Oh to be young again.... I'm very jealous 
Sparkly no more sign of queue jumping?
Viv all the very best for your scan tomorrow, halfway and hopefully all well, you'll be so wonderfully relaxed tomorrow evening, but I hope you have something lovely planned for this evening to keep those worries at bay
LittleMiss good luck with the christmas parties! Surely your lack of drinking will be a big hint to all? I must admit I told at 12 weeks, it made it all more real for me for other people to know, and curiously it increased my confidence that it was all going to be just fine.
Apples have you decided when you're going to spill the beans? I'm amazed Redhead left it till now!! Talk about letting everyone know on the last minute.
I suppose I also told at 12 weeks because none of my work clothes fitted and I preferred people knew I was pregnant not porky (the things vanity drives you to! )
Apples I hope you get past your last due date ok, I know I felt really wobbly around mine, it was about the same time as 20 week scan and I knew all was going well this time, but it still really threw me. I found it helped to find the space for a good cry. A colleague at work's baby arrived on the day, which actually lightened it slightly for me. I was close to being due date buddy with Unbuffy too, but I hadn't really got my hopes up quite so much so the date wasn't stuck in my mind and I found that one a lot easier, but did find myself feeling a bit unsettled all week till I realised why.
Onwards and upwards now though for these babies we're carrying right now, here's to all of them being fit and well and healthy and bringing us all loads of joy (oh dear, the hypnosis cheesiness rubbing off on me I think...)
Big waves to Jolls and TFLS, lovely to see you here, and of course to Lia
And to whoever I forgot to namecheck, but I think I've waffled on enough for now!