A selection of my pregnancy books. I haven’t read them all yet but I’ve bought them because they’ve been recommended to me. My favourite is What to Expect When You’re Expecting as  I like to read about weekly developments. I’ve just bought The Baby Diaries by Tess Daly which I’m hoping to read when I start my maternity leave soon. Friday was spent interviewing for my maternity cover. It was a strange experience but we were fortunate to have really good candidates to choose between. Our choice was between two competent people but it’s been left to me to decide.…

Eek, another Monday means another step nearer my due date! I am not feeling ready at all but then I think once the baby is here I’ll probably forget all about being pregnant. I am feeling very Incredibly Hulk-like. None of my clothes fit over the bump and today I had to give in and buy some comfortable shoes which can accommodate my fat feet. I also seem to have caught my first illness since I got pregnant – a common cold. So altogether grumpy and feeling very unattractive. Anyway, I saw this over the weekend which made me smile.…