Things that have happened over the last few days: I watched One Born Every Minute and dreamt I was in labour all night I had an eye test which I booked last week (who knew that during pregnancy your eyes could change so actually there was no point) The optician called me heavily pregnant which I…
Bath fail
It was so cold today that I just couldn’t face coming home from work to a nice warm house, grabbing my swimming gear and heading off out to the swimming pool. Now I love my ante-natal swimming class. Over the last few weeks it’s the only time I feel comfortable. The swimming instructor is lovely…
Labour
We took the opportunity of a quiet weekend to go on a tour of the labour ward today. They run tours every Sunday at 2pm and I was anxious to familiarise myself with the hospital. All my antenatal appointments are at the hospital, even though I could attend a antenatal clinic near my house. I…
WIN tickets to the Baby Show
I’ve never been to the Baby Show before but I would really like to. It’s a couple of weeks before my due date and I’m sure I would get some last minute inspiration if I go! I came across a competition to win two tickets to the Baby Show this evening. Make sure you enter…
Ideas for Valentines Day
Whilst browsing the web tonight I found this lovely card which sums up what I would love to receive from my husband this year. Since he bought his iphone it is barely out of his hand, that’s if he’s not on the laptop. I was trying to get him to discuss our birth plan this…
Baby names
We’re struggling to choose a name for our little one. We picked a few but made the mistake of telling my mum who promptly told everyone. There are some things you want to keep to yourself which is why I’ve decided to keep any future name choices to ourselves until the baby is actually here….
Nursery and other news
Today I had my first appointment with an osteopath. It felt very strange having my spine pushed and prodded and there were a few issues that I wasn’t even aware of. The osteopath specialised in pregnant women so I knew I was in safe hands. We also visited our first nursery today. It’s attached to…
Crafty books
I was lucky enough to receive some new craft books for Christmas. Added to my extensive ‘craft’ shelf I now have a copy of Sew by Cath Kidston and Making Chidren’s Clothes by Emma Hardy. I also got a copy of the Sewing 2010 day to day calendar which will hopefully inspire me to use…
Handmade gifts
I managed to make a couple of handmade gifts for Christmas presents this year. First of all I made this tree from some patchwork hexagons and framed it for my mum. It was completely inspired by this photo on flickr by the very talented Liesl. Then I attempted this doorstop from Clothkits which I picked…