Wow ladies,
Taz, I hope all went well today and so happy to hear you are strong on your road to recovery.
Gem, hehehe I am really looking forward to the little arrival. Much more than the first one,but only because I know what to expect this time around. I can't believe how fast the whole thing has come around. I have been so so very lucky in that my pelvis problem really eased off and I am 80% normal. I mean don't get me wrong, we went to makro to get some larger bits and I needed my crutches after about 30 minutes and then I had to push the basket for better stability as the crutches hurt my hands, and it knackered me out. But over all, I am in great health and loving all the "getting ready". And I am about 90% ready for Christopher to be here. His room is almost finished ( just waiting for his rug, and the the last few touches to the walls ( will take a pic and show you all his nursery). I is almost how I wanted it.
I have been so busy getting everything in order ( OCD I think) Been getting yelled out left right and centre for lifting things, but if I wait around things never will get done. I am a woman on a mission, and you all know by now I hold no punches, so people better do what I say when I say or pay the price! *LOL* Even had my MIL here for 2 weeks helping out. Yes, I know I can't believe it either. And she still lives eh? *LOL* We had one bust up over trying to put a flat packed bookcase together. I did warn her ahead of time and said " Just a warning here, OH and I NEVER put flat packed stuff together as we fight about it all and seeing as we have no instructions and this is all guessing, it could be even worse!" but she accepted it. And then kept copping and attitude with me giving me the " i know" and "I already knew that!" so in the end we realised we needed to put a certain shelf in BEFORE putting the bottom on, which she did mention in a very unsure way, but still let me continue putting on the bottom on anyway. Then when she realised tried to give me the "i told you so!" words. When I said " look well you should have said, we definitely need to put the shelf in first because.....!" then she said "don't get pissy with me" to which I looked over at my son sitting next to her and told her " oi don't talk to me like that or in front of my son!" that she said " fine I am going then!" I said " I am leaving the room before I say something I don't want to say!" and went to the kitchen, then 3 minutes later she came and said the argument was silly and lets forget about it. Now I know it was only because 1) my son was there and she realised she shouldn't have said it 2) she knows I would take her home and she wouldn't see us for dust until after the birth! so she apologised. But over all it was fine!
Abz, SW well you know I love it. I have loads of the cook books, plus there is one book full of nothing but free foods. I should have really tried harder during the PG to stick to the diet, but I just couldn't. I have gained 4 and 1/2 stone since the pg but which is half a stone more than I wanted to again, but it is better then the 7 I gained last time. I do try to still do red and green per meal, but if OH makes a roast I don't complain. I know my appetite will be less than it is at the moment, So hopefully I cam get back in to SW once I get the birth over with. Plus I am hoping to BF so that should hopefully help a bit too. Once thing I loved eating on SW was the sesame ryvita with light laughing cow,chicken deli meat ( from aldi it is lovely) with spring onions, slices fresh mushrooms and cress. Obviously only a little on each one, but it was/is gorgeous. And if still hungry I have some fruit or a yoghurt. But normally 4 of those are plenty.
But I know too I am really lucky as my OH cooks dinner 90% of the time and is so good, it is only a matter of me saying ok I want this week to have A B C for dinner and he will make sure it is realy and cooked and waiting for me. Only bad thing is I will be eating a late dinner every night because in order for me to have a HOT dinner it requires both boys to be in bed. So I doubt I will be eating before 7:30pm every night, And but upstairs to the first night feed by 10pm 10:30pm so not a big gap. But hoping that if I can get my eating done during the day and just have a lighter meal in the evenings this may help a bit.
Chris will need to go down about 6-:6:30 which means both boys need feeding by 5:30pm then up the stairs with one whilst the older one gets a bit of father son time together and I can give the baby some relaxing mommy and me time, and hopefully once he is bathed and massages he will go down well with a light feed, Then it is back down to get the other one for some mommy and me time and bath book and bed for him too. So that once 7:30pm I can have a bit of mommy and daddy time with some dinner and then clean up for the morning and preparation for the night. But it may all be wishful thinking. I am a planner and need to have some structure or all is not well in the household.
I would like to say that the NHS have been great this PG but I can't for the moment. I sent them my form for free prescriptions ( not that I need any) in jan and haven't heard anything. I have only seen my midwife ONCE and that was when I registered and it was only because I chased her not because she knew or that the Doctor had informed her properly and not seen her since. But I am also under consultant care and have been seeing them at most every 6 weeks or so. And since January I have been seeing them every 4 weeks. And have had many scans and tests done all which are just fine. So on that score things have been fine, But I am hoping the finale will be much better and praying I get a private room by myself. I like my privacy and the thought of being in a room with a bunch of other woman and their crying babies, their snoring and such really just stresses me, but fingers crossed I can badger someone into giving me a good deal.
