Back for seconds

It’s been a while and I had pretty much considered this blog closed since passing my goal of blogging about my first year as a mum.
I extracted the particularly lyrical pieces of text, copied the pics and bound it up in ready-to-print form as a keepsake for Lenny when he’s old enough to appreciate it.
But [...]

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The show must go on

So I want to know who called the dislodging of the plug that’s been keeping the cervix closed “the show”. It’s hardly like a Broadway production. The curtains opened with much anticipation this morning but tonight it’s like the actual feature hasn’t even started yet. Quite frankly this name made me think it would be [...]

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D-day comes … and goes

As I suspected it seems the little boy wasn’t listening when it was calculated that today would be his birth-day. Technically there’s still three hours left but that would make it among one of the fastest first births I’ve ever heard of. Apparently the first ones usually take at least 12 hours (ahhhh!) so I [...]

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39 weeks

The big day is getting close now which is a good thing cause I don’t think my knees can handle me getting any bigger! The rest of my body is coping surprisingly well though.
At my appointment this week the midwife said the little one is  4/5 engaged but there’s no real signs of an [...]

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“Any day now”

Finally with some time to myself after finishing work and coming back home from mum’s I’ve spent the last couple of days wandering round op shops and lingering in bakeries. Every time I buy something the shop assistants say something along the lines of “Oh you must be due any day now”. When I confirm [...]

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38 weeks

Well the countdown has now begun! We’re due in two weeks but if he were to turn up today he’d be considered full term. Basically he’s just hanging out getting fatter at the moment helped along by my continuing weakness for chocolate and ice cream. I wonder whether my savoury taste buds will return post [...]

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36 weeks

The little boy has decided it’s safe to turn around and face the exit so my belly is starting to move down again! That also means the pressure on my pelvis is back too, along with frequent visits to the bathroom for – despite what it feels like – not much at all.
But what’s [...]

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Birth date betting circle

I’ve only a few days left at work until my 12 months maternity leave begins. To celebrate the occassion my boss has instigated a baby draw. Entrants pay $2 and guess the date, time and weight of the baby … winner takes all.
Considering bub is still lying sideways (and despite my efforts to pre-stretch all [...]

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Emotions

I’m generally pretty good with coping with tough situations like seeing a loved one in the ICU but the last two days have been quite hard. I don’t know if it’s the added dimension of being nearly 35 weeks pregnant and the hormones that go with that or if it’s that fact that this time [...]

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Straighten up little fella!

When I last went to see the midwife for a check up a couple of weeks ago word was that the little man was 4/5 engaged. In other words he was head down ready to slide down the birth canal like a slippery dip. I thought he was going to come early for sure. And [...]

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