So, long time no update so here goes...
Well, to start, Steve and I are well.
However, to what has passed. Last Thursday, Steve and I went to our first joint ante-natal class, the first of three. The midwife was very funny and down to earth and put many of my worries to rest. They don't like you lying on your back anymore now, and have access to birthing stools and all sorts of funky gubbins to help gravity do it's thing. Also, if you need to be continuously monitored the belts they use mean you can still be mobile, which is a great weight off my mind. The thing is the midwife has one of those cloth bodied baby dolls and I immediately remembered Dawn French's psychotic midwife from the gloriously dark 'Psychoville' last year. I have come to terms with the fact that they don't want me to go overdue very long due to my age. Apparently the rate of sudden stillbirth doubles after 40 so even though induction is an intervention, if it brings Munchkin safely into the world then I don't mind as much. Attending the class meant I could not go to London with other historical corsetry fanatics so may well buy myself this book instead.
On Friday, it was my 41st Birthday and Steve bought me a lovely breakfast of scrambled egg, toast, tea and Thorntons. You can't say better than that really. Steve bought me a cook book which I love. Nigella is surprisingly practical in her writing. Each recipe has a section on how long you can prepare it before hand, dealing with leftovers and freezing so it can go that little bit further. The recipes suit a wide range of budgets too, which I appreciate. Of course, this means I now need a stick blender, a food processor and tabletop mixer but that's by the by.... The book is huge and hardback so doubles as a blunt weapon, which is nice.
We had planned on going out to celebrate but I felt too tired so we stayed in with a take away instead. I realised that munchkin was nicking my iron reserves (by iron levels were revealed as low at the last blood test) and I've been taking iron tablets this weekend and feel much better.
This weekend I have started going through my fabric collection to take out the stuff that no longer inspires me. The trouble with this is when you find stuff you forgot you even had, and get inspired all over again. So less is on the 'no' pile than hoped, but I may have a second trawl through. This is going to take some time... Sewing projects to be done before Munckin's arrival include new lounge curtains (got the fabric ages ago) as the ones we have a too short. Munckin will, of course require their own Christmas stocking to hang over the cot on Christmas Eve so I will need to sort that out too. Yes, we have a chimney so Santa will be fine.
So, final week at work awaits. As of 5pm on Friday the 22nd of October I will be on Maternity leave. A lovely but scary thought.
However, even though I won't be larping for a good while, I am still planning the return kit for Cosmo and Livvie so panic not. I will be back at some point. It's also nice to not be involved in any current IC love triangles going on for a change (shhhhhh) and causing no angst whatsoever.
Anyhow, time to put the kettle on. Will have more time to muse this time next week...
However, to what has passed. Last Thursday, Steve and I went to our first joint ante-natal class, the first of three. The midwife was very funny and down to earth and put many of my worries to rest. They don't like you lying on your back anymore now, and have access to birthing stools and all sorts of funky gubbins to help gravity do it's thing. Also, if you need to be continuously monitored the belts they use mean you can still be mobile, which is a great weight off my mind. The thing is the midwife has one of those cloth bodied baby dolls and I immediately remembered Dawn French's psychotic midwife from the gloriously dark 'Psychoville' last year. I have come to terms with the fact that they don't want me to go overdue very long due to my age. Apparently the rate of sudden stillbirth doubles after 40 so even though induction is an intervention, if it brings Munchkin safely into the world then I don't mind as much. Attending the class meant I could not go to London with other historical corsetry fanatics so may well buy myself this book instead.
On Friday, it was my 41st Birthday and Steve bought me a lovely breakfast of scrambled egg, toast, tea and Thorntons. You can't say better than that really. Steve bought me a cook book which I love. Nigella is surprisingly practical in her writing. Each recipe has a section on how long you can prepare it before hand, dealing with leftovers and freezing so it can go that little bit further. The recipes suit a wide range of budgets too, which I appreciate. Of course, this means I now need a stick blender, a food processor and tabletop mixer but that's by the by.... The book is huge and hardback so doubles as a blunt weapon, which is nice.
We had planned on going out to celebrate but I felt too tired so we stayed in with a take away instead. I realised that munchkin was nicking my iron reserves (by iron levels were revealed as low at the last blood test) and I've been taking iron tablets this weekend and feel much better.
This weekend I have started going through my fabric collection to take out the stuff that no longer inspires me. The trouble with this is when you find stuff you forgot you even had, and get inspired all over again. So less is on the 'no' pile than hoped, but I may have a second trawl through. This is going to take some time... Sewing projects to be done before Munckin's arrival include new lounge curtains (got the fabric ages ago) as the ones we have a too short. Munckin will, of course require their own Christmas stocking to hang over the cot on Christmas Eve so I will need to sort that out too. Yes, we have a chimney so Santa will be fine.
So, final week at work awaits. As of 5pm on Friday the 22nd of October I will be on Maternity leave. A lovely but scary thought.
However, even though I won't be larping for a good while, I am still planning the return kit for Cosmo and Livvie so panic not. I will be back at some point. It's also nice to not be involved in any current IC love triangles going on for a change (shhhhhh) and causing no angst whatsoever.
Anyhow, time to put the kettle on. Will have more time to muse this time next week...