3 days to go

It's so exciting. Baby is having a good whoosh around trying to get in the correct position. Unfortunately it's not possible, but I really enjoy the feeling. Can't believe it's nearly time. We're as ready as we'll ever be (hah!).

Phew!

Went for 36 week scan today. Baby moved from breech to transverse during the scan. What a wriggler. Placenta still covering exit, so C-section inevitable. Midwife thought that I might have to stay in hospital until next Friday. Luckily the consultant thought I coould stay at home as I am so near the hospital.
I would have gone demented if I'd had to stay in hospital that long - yeuh and think of the food.

DIY

OK, so we're having a baby a week on Friday. We both seem to have acquired the nesting instinct. Taf has pulled up all the tiles on the bathroom and kitchen floors. The new vinyl is being installed next Wednesday/Thursday. My craft room has been dismantled ready to become the nursery. I'm now getting quotes in for a new front door. You could buy a small town in NZ for the cost of a new door in the UK!

Cravings

I haven't really has any serious ones. However, now I'm craving ice cubes. Apparently it's quite common. it even has it's own name - pagophagia. It's not just pregnant women either - there's whole websites out there devoted to the subject! Glad I'm normal.

Little Taf

I'm now on maternity leave and I'm pretty tired. The baby will be born on November 30th by c-section. Seems that the placenta is blocking the exit. Oh well, at least I have a schedule.
We've had to get our as into g and get a few things in. We just got a lovely car seat so we can bring our baby home from hospital. It will even be fully dressed, maybe even with terry nappies.
must go - need another nap.

whingeing pom is back

I just wanted to know if anyone was still reading my blog. It seems you are still all out there - phew!

Hello?

Is there anybody out there?

Sweet Baby

A little too sweet maybe. I've got a lot of amniotic fluid and have to go for a diabetes test on Tuesday. We had another scan yesterday and the baby is fine - just the right size and weighing about 1.5kg. Seems like this excess fluid may lead to early labour, so Taf and I have decided we'd better get a few things in. 3 sleepsuits is a good start!
Can you please send me positive vibes for Tuesday?

Size of a House

I'm six months pregnant now and very large. Baby is an active little person - plenty of swooshes and kicks. It was hard to concentrate on programming yesterday as baby had hiccups. My whole tummy was jumping.

Found: One Mojo

I haven't been inspired to make cards for ages. On the weekend I had a few hours spare and, yes, my creativity came back. Inspiration was a couple of chocolate airplanes. Hope you like it.

September

Bloody hell, when did that happen?

Up North

We've been up north again to see the family. Baby J is coming along nicely, as per the piccy. Baby taf is in training for trampolining in the 2028 Olympics (for England).

Blog world

It's great having a blog. Especially now that I'm so far away from so many friends. I've just gone back through old entries and realised that a few people have left comments since I last looked. So hello, Desiree, Tigger and Paul-e-Paul. Lovely to hear from you all.
Just to put the record straight, Taf and I didn't plan to have children, but Mother Nature had other ideas. She's a smart cookie, as now it is happening, we're very pleased. I'm at the 5 month stage now and getting very nicely rounded. Baby Taf kicked Daddy the other day and he was thrilled.
Oh, and we've definitely dropped Zinzan as a name.

Balloons

It's Bristol Balloon Festival again. We can watch them from our bedroom window. It's a great sight. Here's a familiar friend as photographed by Derk.

Baby update

We had our 20 week anomally scan and baby Taf looks lovely. We didn't find out what sex it was. It's been very fluttery recently which does wonders for my state of mind. My tummy is already massive and I'm only just over half way.
I've had a shocking time trying to find maternity wear. Good old eBay came to my rescue.
We have found a really nice alcohol-free beer. I wonder if we could persuade Montana to make an alcohol free Lindauer?

Britain

Looks like we've got Foot and Mouth again. Hopefully it won't be so bad this time. It's heartbreaking to see the farmers lose their livelihood.
There isn't enough money to fix up all the damage caused by the floods. Gloucester country council reckons it will take them decades to get it all done because they simply can't afford it.
It's about time our greedy government put the backbreaking taxes to good use and helped the people of this country.
I know income tax is reasonably low here, but they sting you every other way. We had to pay 8,000 pounds stamp duty (tax) just to buy a small house.
Oh well, at least the health service is free - HUH!

wet wet wet

Taf and I drove up north on Friday to see our new baby niece. We could have done with a boat to get there. We had to drive through a fair few floods. It was a bit scary. Never mind, here is a pic of our little niece. I had a few cuddles with her, but declined to learn nappy changing. My time will come! I can feel my baby moving now and I'm thrilled.

Terror Alert

Britain's terror alert footing has been raised to 'critical'. This is a bit scary and makes you want to stay away from busy places. I don't really understand what terrorism is supposed to achieve. Whatever it is, I don't think it's working.
On the bright side, it's the start of the smoking ban today. So all you asthmatics, allergy sufferers, pregnant women and clear air enthusiasts - go to the pub! (Preferably in some small village).

What's in a name?

Taf and I really like the idea of Zinzan as a boy's name. However it's caused uproar and hilarity here. I guess if it's a boy and we call it Zinzan, we'll have to move back to NZ where people are more civilised about these things.

Pregnancy

This is all very interesting to me. I never expected it to happen, but now it has, Taf and I couldn't be more thrilled. Mum is already knitting a cardigan. I'm feeling a bit yucky at the moment. I want to cry every time I think about food. As you know, this is a very unusual turn of events for me as I've always been partial to a little snackerel of something. Apparently this will pass soon and the next 3 months should be a lot better. Good.
What are the chances of the scientists inventing a matter transporter by December?