I have no idea if this will work. i got all excited when i saw there was internet but turns out i cannot access twitter, or my blogger or my proper email. i do seem to be able to get into my gmail so this is an attempt to blog via email. if i have remembered the address right!
it is gone 10pm, i have been here 12 hours. had two doses of whatever it is, but all i have is period pains, nothing exciting. what a way to spend my birthday eh?
Mr C has gone home to bed. i hate being apart from him and if i think about th fact he will wake up alone on his birthday tomorrow i will cry.
the only good thing is that i can access my google reader, and i am behind on reading your posts so at least i have something to read!
So, the thing is, although I am not new to this blogging thing, I have a lot of new friends and followers. I know that trawling through people's archives is something that not many of us have the time to do but in preparation for the inevitable break in blogging when Squigler makes his triumphant arrival into the world I thought that I would leave you with some posts to read. Perhaps you could drop past and hit a couple a day.
Once upon a time there was a girl and a boy. There was a date. She had a lovely time and he got bonus points (LOADS of them). There was a third date. He moved and she wanted to buy him a present. She found out that he could cook. She got some bad news and he was there for her. He became her boyfriend. She told the internet how (and threw in some other conversations). They officially became a couple at work. There was the perfect weekend where they found out their birthdays are next to each other. And now the baby's will be very close (or the same!). She practically moved in two weeks later. He went home with her and met her crazy family. She found out he had another side to his character. And that he giggled like a girl in his sleep. He understood the crazy and liked 'pancake o'clock'. He bought her flowers. They rented a house together. He bought more flowers. They were together a year. They saw a house. They made an offer. It was accepted. They got the house and started a new blog. The stress made them fight. It was okay and they moved in. There was a birthday surprise. There was sillyness. There was a ring. There was a proposal. There was a wedding. He found out about her new Wife Powers. They got the best news ever.
And as of 10am tomorrow morning they will be off to the hospital to finally meet Squigler. Will update when I can. Thanks to all of you for being on this journey with me.
Oh, this baby is doing a number on me this week. He doesn't want to come out at all! These WILL be the final pictures however so I thought I would brave leggings and a vest top and record what I actually look like without being camouflaged by clothes! I think I look like a lumpy mime artist!
That bump is HEAVY! Thought I would take the picture somewhere different for a change! Then I decided to be silly!
I give you Pregnant Ladybird:
He he he, I am going to be one of those EMBARRASSING parents! Cannot wait! I wish I had a Tutu though, that would have been very funny.
Anyway, the past week has been ups and downs. Squigler went quiet for a couple of days so we went to the hospital to check him. At which point he started jumping around, typical. He was fine though. Went to the midwife who tried to give me a sweep but it didn't work very well. I had a bug on Monday / Tuesday that made me very ill, and get excited that the baby was starting to come but well, it is Saturday so that is how true that was!
I am trying to stay positive but there have been loads of tears this week - last night I lost the plot completely, but no matter what my hormones throw at me it seems that it doesn't start the baby off at all. We even tried a shock to the system yesterday, we were walking around to Paul's Mum's and I tripped. Luckily he was holding my hand and he grabbed me and caught me (I have no idea how!) but I hurt my tummy muscles and was very shaky and upset for a while. But nope, no baby.
I am booked in for an induction at 10am on Tuesday 28th which is the day before my birthday and two days before Paul's so maybe the baby just wants to have a birthday in a row with ours. He has hung on long enough to be a Leo like his Mum and Dad anyway.
Well I will continue to try and stay busy and hope that he comes soon. My most recent projects:
Will keep you all posted. Thanks for all your lovely comments x
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Those of you that follow me on Twitter will be fully aware of the goings on this week (if you don't - why not? It is thrilling I tell you!) So a recap:
Babies = 0 Pregnant ladies = 1 Days since due date = 6 Impressive vomiting incident = 1 (a bug it seems) Times I have thought "this is it" = 4 Times it was not it = 4 Times my husband has rushed home from work = 2 Trips to the hospital = 1 Trips back from the hospital = 1 Booked inducement date = Tuesday 28th July
I have been tagged a couple of times recently (apparently you lot think I need something to do while I am sat around waiting!). For some reason I have been happier reading and commenting than I have writing but it is time to pull my finger out and catch up before the big push and what I expect to be a blogging holiday where I work out what to do with a newborn baby and an influx of visitors. Warning: This is a long post.
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Tara at Sticky Fingers started a meme and then wrote this really interesting post about it. Happily I seem to be one degree removed as I have been tagged by the wonderful Amy at And one more means four. So I have to answer the questions and then pass them on. Which I will do, probably, if this baby stays where he is a little longer!
1. Who is the hottest movie star? I think I am a bit weird because I don't fancy movie stars. Will I get thrown out of the female human race for that confession. However, I do have a thing for David Tennant, particularly as Doctor Who.
2. Apart from your house and your car, what's the most expensive item you've ever bought? Wedding dress.
3. What's your most treasured memory? I have two.
The first was the moment that I found out that Mr C's birthday was the day after mine. We had just got together, where out for the evening and it came up. For some reason it felt like I had been struck by lightning, a true magical moment. If Squigler comes on the 28th July then all three of our birthdays will be in a row. Feels like fate (now I have written that he will probably come before.
4. What was the best gift you ever received as a child? A handmade stuffed dog made by my Nanna for me. His name was Fido.
5. What's the biggest mistake you've made? I used to play fast and loose with other people's feelings when I was a teenager. I was too self centred and never thought about anyone but myself. For that I am very sorry.
6. 4 words to describe yourself. Silly, optimistic, caring, loyal.
7. What was your highlight or lowlight of 2008? Getting married to the love of my life.
8. Favourite film? 10 things I hate about you.
9. Tell me one thing I don't know about you. When I was drunk at parties my friends (!) used to convince me to sit on the stairs and sing "Halfway down the stairs" by Kermit's nephew Robin. I used to do it as well.
10. If you were a comic book/strip or cartoon character, who would you be? Robin the frog obviously!
That was fun, and it is a great way of finding out more about people. I am afraid I do not have the patience to tag today. You want to do it? Go ahead! Leave me a comment to let me know you have done it and I will come and find out about you. Deal?
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Now, thanks to Sandy at Baby Baby I also have the Meme award. Thanks very much, I love her blog and if you have not read her blog shame on you. Go and do it now.
The rules:
Acknowledge the person who gave you the award
List seven personality traits about yourself
Pass the award on to seven other blogs that deserve recognition for the personalities that they share with the blogging world.
My seven personality traits:
Introverted: Oh I am so shy. Until I know you, then I am loud and silly. But that takes an awfully long time, and I am usually beaten at the first hurdle as I am unable to make small talk. If I cannot talk to you in the first place how will I ever make friends? This is why I love the internet. I am worried how this will affect Squigler and hope that having a baby to talk about will help me talk to other Mums and make some friends. We will see.
Apprehensive: I am a bit of a scaredy cat but can be brave when faced with a difficult situation. I worry a lot. If I have nothing to worry about, I worry that life is too perfect (done a lot of this recently). Having a child may push me over the edge.
Steady: I am reliable and can be depended on in a crisis.
Punctual: Being late for anything FREAKS ME OUT. Is this baby really mine?
Conscientous: I am hardworking and dedicated. I have high standards for myself and want to give 100% at all times, particularly at work.
Independent: I have always had to look after myself from an early age and also had to look after my brother as well. This has made me very independent. I moved out of home as soon as it was feasible and have worked hard to ensure I can support myself since then. Getting married and learning that I am allowed to rely on another person has been odd to me. If I decide to be a SAHM I will have a while adapting to relying on Mr C for money and things. Hmm, we will see.
Childish: I love to be silly. Mr C was heard to remark this week that it will be funny having two kids in the house, meaning me and Squigler. I cannot wait to have a playmate!
Again, I have lost the will to tag. Maybe when I get back into it I will pass this one on.
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Finally, Armyblond gave me the Honest Scrap award which I have already done here, but thanks very much! I love every award, it is so exciting.
Oh, and it seems I have started something with the what we have stuck up our noses and have found some volunteers to play Monopoly with me, Tasha and Millennium Housewife (although I will have to keep an eye on the bank!)
If you have made it to the end of this marathon post click on this little box below to celebrate. Go on, you know you want to!
Look, another award. I am feeling quite special right now. Thanks to the fabulous Dulwich Divorcee for this unexpected honour.
I have to list 10 facts about me and then pass the award on to 7 other blogs. The power may go to my head people. But first, my favourite subject, moi!
1. When I was 5 I got a scented rubber (strawberry) stuck up my nostril and my Mum had to come and collect me from school and take me to the hospital to have it extracted. I thought this was jolly good fun, and there was the added bonus of a lollipop from the doctor for being a good girl.
2. I cannot sing to save my life but really wish I could.
3. I love being very silly but mainly in the privacy of my own home. My comic dancing is second to none I tell you.
4. I feel like Queen of the World every time I make my husband laugh.
5. No one I know will play Monopoly with me because I "take it too seriously". I just like to follow the rules, play right to the end, oh and WIN. What is wrong with that?
6. I love to walk barefoot on the grass.
7. I miss living in Cornwall so much and would love to find a way to move back before Squigler is due to start school (a way off yet but I know how time flies).
8. Mr C is my best friend in the whole wide world.
9. My Mum is my hero.
10. If I had to pick between giving up books or tv for the rest of my life I would switch off the box without a moment's thought. I love books SO MUCH.
So, the 7 blogs that I am awarding this one to are (I know some of you, possibly all have had this already but I feel like giving it to you, so there!):
This waiting for a baby malarkey is rather emotional if I am honest. Have been really weepy anyway but since Friday I have been super emotional. Happy, but emotional.
Mrs OMG Pregnant has been Twittering about planning her wedding and making me all nostalgic for mine last year! Then I watched the episode of Friends where Phoebe gets married and blubbed my way through that so have just spent the morning looking at my wedding photos. I wanted to share a couple of my favourites with you all but the file sizes are too big for Blogger. The pictures below are a couple that I found on Facebook, but the official pictures are online though, so if you have some free time and like looking at pictures here are ours!
I cannot believe this was only 10 months ago, seems like a lifetime really. I've let myself go a bit since then ;o)
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Hello. You don't really know me yet (other than my insides) but I am your Mum. I'm the annoying one who has been twittering on to you all the time while you were doing all of that important growing of organs and limbs and getting big and stuff. I hope you like what you find when you decide to arrive.
I just wanted to write down how I am feeling right now. You are due to be born tomorrow, although I know that you seem quite happy where you are and that you will come out when you are good and ready on your own timetable and not mine. I am sure there is a lesson in there somewhere that I need to learn pretty sharpish.
When you do arrive me and your Dad will call you something other than Squigler I promise (to your face anyway - the internet will have to call you that for a bit longer). We have spent a lot of time trying to pick your name, but we seem to have ended up back at the beginning with one of the first ones that we thought of. I hope that you like it and that we have spent enough time trying to find something that will not cause you to be lumbered with an annoying nickname for the rest of your life (Mine: Smelly Whiff. Your Dad's: Cheesecake) I am sure someone will come up with something but I am fairly certain we have avoided the major pitfalls!
You know more about me than you do about your Dad so let me fill you in. You are a very lucky boy because your Dad is simply the best person I have ever met. He is funny and kind and caring and will always put you and me first. He is very excited about becoming a Dad, and when we found out you were a little boy and again when he heard your heart beat for the first time he cried a few little tears. He is a big softie, which may embarrass you in years to come but I love it. He balances me perfectly and we are such a great team. He has looked after the both of us so well over the past 9 months and I just cannot wait to see him hold you in his arms for the first time. I am afraid that my heart will go pop with love when you are born because it overflows with love for him everyday and I cannot imagine how I will fit you both in. Don't worry, I am very determined and can do anything I put my mind to, I just cannot comprehend how lucky I feel.
A word of advice, we both have our strengths. So he will be in charge of all outdoor pursuits such as sport or gardening. I am an indoor person, I will read to you and buy you books, I will teach you to cook and paint and make things. Your Dad can kick a ball, grow you food for dinner and explain the rules of Cricket and the Tour de France. Oh and whatever your Grandad or Aunty Alison say, you are a Tottenham Hotspurs supporter.
We have spent the last couple of years turning a house into a home ready for a family and when you arrive that is exactly what we will become, a family. Cannot wait to meet you little man.
Mum and Dad
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I really don't do anything exciting this week and all days blend into the next! I bought a new sewing machine one day, and saw the midwife (nothing exciting happening!). Mr C works from home on Friday and the very lovely Health Visitor comes to see us. I knit ipod covers and raid DIY stores and the internet for wallpaper samples. The weekend comes around again and we stay close to home, pottering around, and just spending time together. The pictures are from Saturday when I am 39 weeks pregnant. I think I look MASSIVE!
After a brain meltdown (where I went from a hysterical fit of the giggles to sobbing my heart out for 20 minutes for no reason) we go to Argos and spend money on a changing table for the baby and buy a Wii fit.
If I had a brain I would have taken a 'before' picture of this one! But I didn't. Someone have me this blanket box years ago and it has moved from house to house until finally being used to store garden stuff and wellington boots in our conservatory for the last two years! So I cleaned it out, bought the fabric and after many problems obtained a piece of foam for the top. I repainted and then covered the foam and stuck it to the top.
It will now live in our front room and will be filled with baby related bits and pieces in a vague attempt to clear up occasionally. Plus, it doubles up as a seat and is much better to sit on than the half filled bean bag cubes we had there before!
4 days until Squigler is due. You know, I cannot even think about it. I just need to stay busy.
So a couple weeks ago in a fit of moping I hit the internet and ordered, among other things, this book: It really is a very nice book. Good to read, beautifully illustrated and many different types of project from sewing and knitting to painting and renovating and cooking.
So I have been putting it to good use. So far I have made:
A cushion cover:
An apron as a present for my Mum out of tea towels from Adsa! Cost all of £2. The pocket is wonky and it is very "homemade" but I plan on embroidering the top with the word "Grandma" and then giving it to her as a present when Squigler is born and she comes up from Cornwall to stay for a while.
Knitted iPod covers. I made the plain one for me and then Mr C wanted one so I made him the stripey one. So, that was the last three days. Still no baby so I am off to make more cushion covers I think! I am working on Baby project number 4 but I am still waiting for DHL to deliver the piece of foam I have been waiting for for over a week which they have promised will be delivered today. We will see. I really hope so as I really want to get on with it.
It's a small world after all tagged me on the 8 things meme but I have already done that one here and there is only so much you poor people need to know about me so I thought I would start something new! I saw this meme on a blog and I have stolen it. Am expecting the blogging police any minute now so should keep typing quickly!
Here are the rules:
Mention who tagged you.
Go to your photo files…Select the 6th photo folder.
Select the 6th photo in that folder.
Post that photo along with the story behind it.
Then challenge 5 blog friends to do the same!
So here is my picture:
This is a picture of my kitchen wall. Interesting? We bought the clock in Illfracombe on holiday a couple of years ago. Mr C is a fan of VW campers (well we both are) and this one is just awesome because it is painted as a Cornish flag. Classy. (I am from Cornwall and miss it terribly so this is a little bit of home in my kitchen).
The big black square below is a new additoon to the wall (hence the reason for the photo). It is painted in blackboard paint. Meant to be magnetic but isn't really very strong but it is used to jot down what I need when I go shopping and is officially the best idea I had in a while. I love it. Mr C is not allowed to write on it though because my handwriting is better ;o)
This one nearly sent me dolally I tell you. I was determined to finish it though.
At Christmas when my Mum was visiting she started knitting this blanket for the baby. When she went home she decided to leave it for me to finish. I am not a very good knitter at all to be honest. I will admit to leaving it for a few months, mainly because I was busy with work and thought I would save it for maternity leave.
Anyway, one not-so-square-but-does-have-frills blanket. Very soft. Now all I need is Squigler to wrap up in it!
Then click on this link and enter the competition. Then, read some of Amy's blog while you are there. That way, everyone is a winner!
That not enough for you? Click on this link for more chances to enter. 2 competitions = 2 prizes. I am no good with odds, but even I know that is better. You can also check out Perfectly Happy Mum's new blog from here too. Really interesting I think.
Photo frame came in post so I could frame this picture of me and my little brother. Check out my 'Baked Bean' haircut and serious expression.
Surprise gift received in post from parents of my first serious boyfriend. We have stayed in touch over the past 8 years since we split up and they sent me this. A few tears were shed.
Also in post, pretty fabric. Turquoise is for next baby project, will make a cushion out of the other piece as it is a remnant.
Mr C had been allowed to pick a recipe out of this book for me to make him as a treat. So off I went to cook.
Those in the world of Twitter may already have seen what happened next. I was so gutted.
So I popped out and did a little retail therapy. To replace mine that started working of own accord last week and smoke came out of the pedal.
Further supplies for ongoing baby projects.
Finally, I couldn't sleep due to back pain so continued with my knitting. I am so close now.
More on that in a minute......first fancy gatecrashing a party? Rumour has it the wine is flowing over at Brits in Bosnia where she is hosting the BMB Carnival fortnightly carnival. Due to the magic of modern technology I am there too! Go on, pop over for a visit and catch up with some old friends, and maybe make some new.
Okay, on to the business in hand! The wonderful Wife of Bold has given me an award! Which is just so lovely. A little bit of gratuitous swearing thrown in for good measure, which I will have to keep quiet from Mr C as I am currently trying to convince him that we need to stop swearing as much as it takes a long time to get out of the habit I am sure and I am paranoid about the whole swearing in front of small children thing!
So, my instructions are as follows (I had to follow the trail back three blogs to find these!): List five current obsessions and pass the award on to five more fabulous blogs. On your post of receiving this award, make sure you include the person that gave you the award and link it back to them. When you post your five winners, make sure you link them as well. To add the award to your post, simply right-click, save image, then “add image” in your post as a picture so your winners can save it as well. To add it to your sidebar, add the “picture” widget. Also, don’t forget to let your winners know they won an award from you by leaving a comment on their blog.
Current obsessions:
1. Having a clean and tidy house. Ah, the wonderful nesting instinct. Never one for housework and cleaning I am on a roll at the moment. Mr C thinks that he has died and gone to heaven I am sure.
2. Making things. I am sure this is just because I want to stay busy until the baby comes but I am on a roll. Painting, sewing, knitting. I am having great fun, but it is difficult at times with my hideous water retaining paws.
3. Blogging. I have been doing this for 4 years but now I am at home during the day and I have peace and quiet I am loving blogging again. Just connecting with people, it has done wonders for my confidence in being prepared for this baby and I am making new and wonderful friends. Also, getting awards which is awesome!
4. Twitter. I am completely addicted. However, this is not a bad thing, and the amount of reassurance I have received when panicking about various pregnancy related issues has been invaluable. Anyone wishing to follow me I am @dancinfairy. Currently in two minds about what happens when I go into labour, to tell or not to tell. Also, loving the power over Mr C; if he does anything silly or upsets / annoys me in anyway the phrase "Right! I am telling The Internet" does wonders!
5. My new baby boy. Come on matey, your Mum and Dad are desperate to meet you. I am sure this obsession will over rule all others for a while after he is born.
The 5 blogs I award this to (apologies to anyone offended by the rude word!). If you have already received it I am sorry, it just means you are twice as fabulous as first thought!
So, last week. Don't worry this will be a short one I tell you.
Monday: Hot. Too hot. Feet swell to gigantic proportions, unable to even make it to Pregnancy Yoga class. Do sit in garden with feet in bucket of cold water and read an entire book. Also almost finish Squigler's room but have to wait for Mr C's assistance with hanging of pictures. Picked up Baby Project number 3, a knitted blanket - hard with big fat hands but manageable.
Tuesday: Tweet from 8.15am: Today plan on perfecting the art of doing nothing at all! It is the only way forward! Mission accomplished.
Wednesday: WOW It is July, now when someone asks when the baby is due I can just say the 18th. No month required!
Got up and went for a walk at 7.30 before it got hot. Not bad, managed 40 minutes which is good for me! Unfortunately I felt awful when I got back, so went back to bed. Not a good day to be honest, lots of tears and aches and pains. Unpacked and repacked hospital bags whilst bawling my eyes out. Stupid hormones. Tried to cheer myself up with internet shopping. Grumped about, moaned and groaned and cried my eyes out at night. Poor Mr C did not know what to do with me. The heat and hormones were sending me crazy.
Thursday: Woke up on top of the world, went for my early walk, came home and did a week worth of chores before going for a deluxe pedicure. Oh bliss. I have a clean and tidy house, everything is done, we are ready for the baby and I have pretty toes. Feel a million times better than I did yesterday. Thunder, lightning and rain at 1am. I was so happy I woke Mr C to tell him! Poor bugger ;o)
Friday: Up early, oh it is cooler! Went shopping, pottered around house, got books from Amazon (yay!) read a lot. Went for walk (hotter than I thought - oops). Baby is moving so much and my bump has dropped. Feel positive and happy today.
Saturday: 38 weeks. Crikey. Picture from this morning:
Got up early and went into town for breakfast and a bit of a potter about. Came home and Mr C did DIY and I made smoothies, read my book and carried on knitting. Oh and received a lovely package from Yummy Mummy Tips which included a Papoozleand some Totsbots nappies. Cannot wait to try these out! Mr C in proper grumpy mood for most of the day. I had three major crying incidents. Best one was when Mr C deciced he would clear out the Cupboard of Doom. Ten minutes in and I am wailing "But I had the house all ready for the baby and now it is MESSY....waaahhhhhhh". All resolved very quickly after that! Bad tempers all round to be honest. All sorted out and back to normal by bed time though.
Sunday: Stayed in bed most of the morning drinking Chai Tea Lattes and watching cooking programmes. Got up, went to the in laws for lunch and a little walk on the way. Went to put my shoes on when we left and my feet had swelled up too much. Squeezed them on and hobbled home and then sat with them in the air while Mr C watched the longest game of tennis ever! Oh, he also finished his DIY weekend project which was a triumph, and I knitted until my eyes went wonky! Went to bed and had very odd dreams about Stephen Fry telling me I was in labour. I wasn't, unfortunately. That will teach me to watch Kingdom and chat to Mr C about what may happen when I go into labour! I did feel Squigler's little fist in my belly though. I just lay in bed in the middle of the night, I would press on the right hand side of my belly and his little fist would push out the left, down near the bottom. I am awed by this little person, and me and his Dad are dying to meet him and hold that little hand for real.
I am a contradiction. Fiesty but I hate conflict. Happy and smiley but constant worrying. Loud and silly with friends but painfully shy around strangers. I love the summer but can't cope with the sun. My favourite things in the whole world are my husband, my toddler boy, my baby girl, my friends, my family, penguins, singing loudly alone in the car, and Cornwall. I don't like people who think the world owes them something, my fears and celery.
