Well things seems to have settled into a natural rhythm as we approach half term. Christmas only seems five minutes ago but already we are heralding in February and Easter hot on it's heels!
Now the birth of our third child seems a lot more real, until the New Year we were busily preparing for the festivities but now I have hit 30 weeks plus - having three children is a lot closer.
Still the sales were kind to our ever shrinking pockets and the car seat is ready and waiting, her room is decorated and the new name plaque just needs to be stuck to the door. Heather is not sure at all about what to think and anyone with more than one child will probably understand that other children whilst trying to share in the excitement of the new child are also struggling to find their own position in the family.
I am beginning to wonder how I will cope, the car seems a lot smaller now all the car seats are fitted and the house is definitely smaller! A big clear out of toys during the necessary (despite my husband's protestations to the contrary)preparation, has helped make way for some new things.
The itching I experienced with Matthew seems to have returned so I am hoping that when I visit the consultant in a few weeks time I might come away with a date for having the baby. Obstetric Colestasis is certainly no fun but at least I know what to expect now, just hope she doesn't do a Matthew and come early just to confuse all our carefully laid plans! Arriving in the Easter holidays would be most considerate of her, no more early morning rushes and a hubby with two weeks paternity leave would be more welcome than struggling with two kids who are bored and a Mum whose fastest pace is a waddle!
We have a growth scan in the half term as well, I am not sure what Heather will make of that but it will be odd to see a practically fully formed baby on the screen instead of a blurry blob seen at the beginning of the pregnancy. What if she's big? The other two have been small and wasy, well relatively speaking of course to squeeze out!
Whilst I am looking forward to having her I am glad this is my last pregnancy, I have to say the aches and pains will not be missed but having said that feeling her squirming about inside me is magical and I will miss that!
Monday, January 28, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Happy New 2008!
Well after a lovely busy but fun filled Christmas we are now in 2008! May it fill everyone with joy etc and may you be able to deal with all the curve balls it throws at you with some diplomb!
I am getting more nervous about the arrival of our third child somewhere between mid March and Mid-April. This is our last one and just hoping it all goes OK now! We have a 4D scan on Saturday so hopefully the other 2 will get to see something of their sister other than the blobs on the scans. Our daughter is starting to bond and after initially declaring she didn't want a sister she is now coming around to the idea- an ally in all things pink, fairies and so on now seems OK to her!
My writing is going well and have just sent in my second creative writing assignment. I passed my philosophy exam despite being hampered by a migraine and things seem to be bubbling along nicely. Bit worried it is all going that little bit too smoothly!
I am getting more nervous about the arrival of our third child somewhere between mid March and Mid-April. This is our last one and just hoping it all goes OK now! We have a 4D scan on Saturday so hopefully the other 2 will get to see something of their sister other than the blobs on the scans. Our daughter is starting to bond and after initially declaring she didn't want a sister she is now coming around to the idea- an ally in all things pink, fairies and so on now seems OK to her!
My writing is going well and have just sent in my second creative writing assignment. I passed my philosophy exam despite being hampered by a migraine and things seem to be bubbling along nicely. Bit worried it is all going that little bit too smoothly!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Well I am back after a couple of weeks surrounded by tissues and nappies thanks to my kids returning with various contagions! Still the cold weather will hopefully kill all the nasty bugs and although a little on the chilly side the crisp sunny mornings really help me to start the day.
I managed to get a great score on my first assignment with my creative writing course and was marked as practically publishable, I am planning to edit and extend the piece and stick it in a short story competition. I have now managed to motivate myself to write every day even if it is a stolen half an hour while the kids are watching Lazy Town, naughty mummy.
We have all now embarked on a healthy eating campaign and finding the home cooked meals so much easier and nicer, we'll see if that stays when number three arrives! Baby has become very active in the last couple of days so I think I am going to nickname this one kicker, H was Piglet and Matthew was flipper so this one can't go unnamed really, counting down to the scan on the 30th November now!
I managed to get a great score on my first assignment with my creative writing course and was marked as practically publishable, I am planning to edit and extend the piece and stick it in a short story competition. I have now managed to motivate myself to write every day even if it is a stolen half an hour while the kids are watching Lazy Town, naughty mummy.
We have all now embarked on a healthy eating campaign and finding the home cooked meals so much easier and nicer, we'll see if that stays when number three arrives! Baby has become very active in the last couple of days so I think I am going to nickname this one kicker, H was Piglet and Matthew was flipper so this one can't go unnamed really, counting down to the scan on the 30th November now!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Bugs andthe dark
Phew thank goodness another weekend is approaching quickly, hopefully it will be better than the last one when the entire family managed to get a sickness bug one after the other! Still H was thankfully recovered enough to return to school on Monday and she was ever so excited, wonder how long it will be until the novelty wears off. Matthew has definitely missed her and learned to say bye bye as well!
Our main sticking point this week has been the dark, Tumble Tots have promoted Heather to a later class so when we come out it is getting dark, this apparently upsets Heather who takes offence to the Sun going to sleep! This was not helped by an apparently scary story at school which her teacher told me made her dissolve into tears despite having read the same story for years with no problems. I had to stay behind, how funny that even now, despite having been a teacher when her teacher said she needed a word I felt like I was in trouble! I wonder if we ever grow out of that feeling, maybe it's just me! I'll probably wet myself if I ever get called in to see the headmistress.
Heather completly refused all my efforts to encourage her to dress up as a witch as everything was too scary so trick or treaters left our house with no answer yesterday as I hate to think what her reaction would have been seeing assorted ghosts, monsters and witches on the doorstep, luckily we were only summoned once!
Still I am chuffed with the progress she is making at school now and Matthew, not to be left out is learning new things every day and despite the hard work it is great watching them grow.
In terms of my assignment I had to write a 750 piece of fiction from a prompt given and then write a commentary detailing what helped me from the matrials provided as well as doing a freewrite which involves writing down random thoughts from a prompt which can be a single word or phrase. All good fun, cut off day for submission is tomorrow so then just have to await the results!
Our main sticking point this week has been the dark, Tumble Tots have promoted Heather to a later class so when we come out it is getting dark, this apparently upsets Heather who takes offence to the Sun going to sleep! This was not helped by an apparently scary story at school which her teacher told me made her dissolve into tears despite having read the same story for years with no problems. I had to stay behind, how funny that even now, despite having been a teacher when her teacher said she needed a word I felt like I was in trouble! I wonder if we ever grow out of that feeling, maybe it's just me! I'll probably wet myself if I ever get called in to see the headmistress.
Heather completly refused all my efforts to encourage her to dress up as a witch as everything was too scary so trick or treaters left our house with no answer yesterday as I hate to think what her reaction would have been seeing assorted ghosts, monsters and witches on the doorstep, luckily we were only summoned once!
Still I am chuffed with the progress she is making at school now and Matthew, not to be left out is learning new things every day and despite the hard work it is great watching them grow.
In terms of my assignment I had to write a 750 piece of fiction from a prompt given and then write a commentary detailing what helped me from the matrials provided as well as doing a freewrite which involves writing down random thoughts from a prompt which can be a single word or phrase. All good fun, cut off day for submission is tomorrow so then just have to await the results!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Half Term Nearly Over
Well half term is nearly over and we have all survived! Visiting plenty of indoor soft play areas has worked although I still haven't plucked up the courage to visit the zoo, maybe at the weekend. I have also managed to complete my first assignment for my creative writing course so for the next 2 or 3 weeks I will be waiting anxiously for the marks to come back.
The major point of stress came not from the kids but an AWOL hubby who apparently slightly tipsy (charitable interpretation) managed to lose himself in Camden for 5 hours! This combined with an irritable 16mth old who thought sleep time had finished at 1am and a mouse, bird or as yet other unidentified pest creating merry hell in the loft did not lend itself to a good nights sleep.
One lovely thing that has happened recently is felt the baby move. Oh yes did I mention that despite the madness of family life I thought I would complicate matters and have another one. Guess bubs is already getting fed up with Mummy's stress! Still we have plans for tomorrow and then it is the weekend and then back to school!
The major point of stress came not from the kids but an AWOL hubby who apparently slightly tipsy (charitable interpretation) managed to lose himself in Camden for 5 hours! This combined with an irritable 16mth old who thought sleep time had finished at 1am and a mouse, bird or as yet other unidentified pest creating merry hell in the loft did not lend itself to a good nights sleep.
One lovely thing that has happened recently is felt the baby move. Oh yes did I mention that despite the madness of family life I thought I would complicate matters and have another one. Guess bubs is already getting fed up with Mummy's stress! Still we have plans for tomorrow and then it is the weekend and then back to school!
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