Waves is winning.....Here comes the Acrobat!

[wavesandsmiles]

Links to previous threads:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/a1670597-So-DH-said

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/1745551-DH-said-DH-left-waves-is-still-being-sick-but-into-the-third-timester

Will this become the live birth thread? Will Lodger 1 leave? Will waves be smiling throughout this thread?

Doula is on call, bags are packed, acrobat was a teeny 14 weeks foetus when I started posting - he is about to become DC3, I'll stop being sick and a whole new chapter will begin.

aaaibAcrobat, we are waaaiting...aaaaa

Gosh he's still cooking! Now young acrobat time to get a wriggle on ?its nice and warm out here! And your mummy deserves icecream and pimms!

Waves hope you don't feel pressured by all of us over anxious online aunties.

Pleased you are feeling calm - he will come out when he is good and ready. Won't be the only time he keeps you waiting I'm sure

COME ON ACROBAT.

Waves have a rest today??

Not long now!!

C'mon Acrobat!!

waves here is what I plan for today... NOTHING, you on the other hand had better have plans for landscaping your garden, popping to the garden centre, re pumping the paddling pool, filling it and possibly cutting the grass. Oh wait, that is ME not you.

Morning waves. Hope you got some rest last night. We have managed to create some air movement in our house partly because there is actual air movement outside! Oh, it's lovely sitting in a breeze.

What are your plans today?

Oh Acrobat! Today is a good day to show yourself! Be good to yourself in the heat waves.

Come on Acrobat!!!!!

I am making ice cream muffins today so think it would be a perfect way to celebrate a baby being born .

Waves, we know you can't really control when Acrobat is born, we are just inpatient excited!

I think you all need to shout louder as Acrobat must not be able to hear or has decided he is quite comfy where he is and has developed selective hearing already . Last night I had another spell of crampy contractions that woke me up around 1am, but then by 3.30 they just faded (and I got back to sleep).

I need to pop to the shop today and am, after that half tempted to mow the lawn, but may instead make it a much quieter day and just do some music and resting. Have the kids dinner defrosting as I decided to let them have one of my previously batch cooked meals today, as opposed to cooking from scratch like I did yesterday (if you can call home made spicy wedges and falafel cooking from scratch )

What is an icecream muffin MissStrawberry? I can't wait to tuck into food properly again, and all this talk of Pimms is causing more period-like cramps. BUT today is technically the end of window one - the next one is not until 3pm 28th July....

Last day of term, so no more packed lunches or school uniform faffing for 6 weeks. I even managed to remember to ask the children to write out thank you cards for their teachers.

Ahhh, Acrobat's giving you time to get all your ducks in a line, house in order, children out of school and then let the calm descend. Good baba!

Currently waiting for the ice cream to melt some more so I can make the muffins. They are just a tub of M&S chocolate brownie ice cream mixed with 200g of self raising flour. Not made before so can't report back yet though the person who made them and published the recipe said they were a real winner. Light, chocolatey and studded with chocolate chips. There was also a recipe for A Millionaire Shortbread loaf (turned out dense, sweet and stodgy she reports) made from M&S Millionaire's Shortbread ice cream with 200g self raising flour added. Bake for 45 minutes.

When I do get the muffins in the oven I will check after 20 minutes as that is the usual time it takes to bake muffins.

I look forward to hearing how the muffins turn out

Dilemma: I have just been asked whether I would like to play a beautiful Handel concerto on Monday evening, with a single rehearsal Sunday afternoon. Do I? Don't I? My instrument is not small, so realistically I would need to find someone to come along with me to move it about, but am I seriously overdoing it if I say yes, given I am already playing tonight (forgot about that one ), Wednesday night, Thursday afternoon, and next Saturday and Sunday.

I don't know what to doooooo. I love the concerto so much, and missed playing it last time as I was actually on one of my emergency hospital admissions due to the HG. But I also want acrobat to get a wriggle on, and don't really want to let anyone down at the last minute in terms of non-performance....

Delurking to wish you well for what I hope is the imminent and smooth entry of Acrobat into the world

Tell the person who has asked you to play of your concerns and see if between you you can come up with a solution. It would be a real shame if you miss out and Acrobat isn't born for another few days.

Just as I thought, the muffins were cooked in 20 minutes. The Millionaire Shortbread Loaf probably does take nearer the 45 minutes though as you will bake it in a loaf tin.

Not tasted yet. DS2 is so engrossed in his game he hasn't realised they are out of the oven .

Looking forward to reading how the muffins turn out.
Speak to the people wanting you to play & see if they can help you out. Presume they know you are heavily pregnant & ill too?

I think Acrobat is practising his moves so he can somersault out with a twirl, then stand in a gymnastics stance in his adorable stunning shiny leotard!

Muffins were nice though tbh not as amazing as I expected (maybe the ice cream needed more melting) and I definitely have made nicer ones. Very easy to do though.

Sounds like a simple recipe, and something I will hopefully manage ok with the DCs once acrobat appears

Decided to avoid the shops and will just pop out for milk in a bit.

Decision made regarding the concerto - I told the leader of the chamber group just how close to my due date I now am, and he decided he didn't want to risk a delivery mid-performance, so I'll be playing in a couple of months time instead.

Must pass on a tip to keep cool that may come in handy for when Acrobat finally decides to make an appearance (I'm telling everybody this!): wet socks. Honestly, I had the best night's sleep last night. My friend is a palliative care nurse and they've been struggling to think of a way to cool patient's down - voila, the wet socks idea was born. I resisted it until 2am and then thought blow it, I was desperado. Works like an absolute dream. I actually shivered a bit before I zonked off to a proper sleep.

That was a long para! All in a good cause .

Ah well there's plenty of Handel about (thank goodness!)

I hope you're resting today [stupid question]

Hope you're relaxing today Waves

Good decision re. the Handel, Waves - there'll always be another chance!

I hope that things happen very soon for you - you were one of 3 expectant mothers that I was hoping might deliver today (You, a friend here and the Duchess of Cambridge ) as it's my birthday :) - but I don't think any of you are going to manage it! I know my friend here in Australia certainly hasn't as we're past midnight now; and unless you and the DoC are planning half hour deliveries, I guess I'll miss out on you two as well. Never mind!

Hope you're managing to stay cool x