Hi Everyone,
It?s ages since I posted, partly because I have conquered feeding lying down, so Ruby feeds and I doze. Much more civilised but less time for mumsnetting! There has been loads of really good news recently I see!
Congratulations Happy I am delighted for you and Ciara is a lovely name. I hope that you are getting on ok and having lots of lovely cuddles with your baby.
I?m looking back over the last few pages of posts and see that things are defiantly moving in the right direction for Sparkly - I hope that you have a quick and stress free labour! I only had a show with DD1, I went into labour about three hours after it. With the other two it must have come out with the babies as it was unnoticed.
Muser I?m really glad that your sickness has finally subsided. Lousy that it has lasted so long too.
Viv I hope that your scan today was good and has reassured you.
Louise I have been popping in to see if you had posted any news. I hope that you are ok, I am thinking of you, particularly with Christmas coming. I hope that you are still having some good days.
Apples I was really unsure about telling people too although I was so massive so early that everyone knew already really. It was only after the 20 week scan that I finally believed that I was actually going to have a baby. I couldn?t bring myself to buy anything before that either and even then when I did I kept thinking that if I lost the baby I would look silly for having bought things. I still thought that on odd occasions right up to the end 
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Magic Hun I hope you are ok, you sound rather large. The itching must be awful too. You do sound like you are doing really well. Are you having an section? I can?t remember now.
Goodluck You are very brave ?doing? Christmas. If you don?t want to, you don?t have to have people over. I felt very sad that you didn?t have anyone to talk to, talk to us if you need to. After last year (don?t ask) we are having a ?quiet? Christmas... I see you are also having problems Buffy, it?s such a shame isn?t it?
Toomuch You must be so nearly there. Snowing well here tonight, will you get a snow day tomorrow? You have done brilliantly to keep going and you?re going to be able to rest now ? you won?t know yourself!
Moo Congatulations of your scan, a boy baby, how lovely!
Hello to everyone else especially those at the top of the list - Zayja, Goodluck, Malteser, Gilda, Bunny, Alba, Redhead - I keep looking to see if there is any news and can?t wait to welcome all your babies. It?s strange you know, I remember you all arriving on the thread and have read through all the ups and downs that there have been. The last few weeks can be really difficult to navigate, the symptom spotting is rather akin to waiting for an elusive BFP.
I hope that the snow won?t hinder anyone. As I mentioned earlier we have settling snow here and we weren?t in the area where it was particularly expected today. I did do an emergency shop this morning so that if we did get snowed in again over the weekend we could eat. I guess it was lucky that I did!
Ruby and I are doing very nicely, she is eight weeks now. I feel like she has been with us forever and not a mere few weeks. She had her check-up(6-8 week check with gp) and first round of jabs on Tuesday and was brilliant. Although you can give calpol if it?s needed (some babies are unwell afterwards) she was absolutely fine and we didn?t bother. She barely even cried. She now weighs 10lbs 11oz and for the first time weighs more than DH did when he was born 
! Her sleeps are generally falling into a pattern although she still sleeps a lot of the time. She tends to wake up, feed and then have an active period of about 30 minutes to an hour. Having been awake she then sleeps again and the cycle starts all over. In the night though I feed in the dark and do not encourage playing after the feed. Often, once the feed is finished I can see her grinning in the dark and she makes giggling sounds and coos to woo me. It?s hard to ignore it, I just want to laugh with her!
I've become a bit distracted at the end of the post...it's busy here! I hope I haven't made any horrible errors or missed out anyone with wonderful news. I'm really sorry if I have...
I hope everyone is very well and warm this evening, come on little babies...SB x