Popping in to say a big thank you to everyone (listed as: Michelle, Bart, Anna MAria, Rusty, Jan, Janise, Christine, Aud, Olwyn Mary, Gemini, Pirjo, Carol in TN, Gwen and [especially] Nora) who contributed to the parcel that arrived today. (pretty impressive delivery since posted on Monday in US and delivered on Sat in UK!)
Christine, the socks are absolutely gorgeous - DH is particularly taken with them. Michelle, your cap was the first think I opened - I really like the "lift" the black rows give to the white. Janise, the feet knitted into the extra square are so cute and the blue of the cap is such a lovely shade.
Things here are basically going well, although its still a bit of a bumpy ride. I think I've finally got my brain round the concept that this really is happening this time - until fairly recently I was finding it difficult for no good reason to believe that it would happen.
Although I do agency work I've been at the same firm since November and was supposed to be there until I go on maternity leave on 24 March but a week ago last Thursday they turned round and said they didn't need me after the following day! At that point it was only three weeks till I should have finished anyway. This last week it has meant I only got one day's work as I had antenatal appointments on two days and don't work Wednesday anyway.
Both the Ob/Gyn and the midwife are currently being exercised by the fact that the fundus measurement is lots bigger than it should be which they say implies the baby is very big. I'm refusing to let them worry me as there is no allowance for the fact that I was significantly overweight before I got pregnant and carry a fair portion of that overweightness round my stomach!
I'm finding that I get very tired but have reached the stage of not sleeping properly. Back ache is beginning to be quite a problem and finding any chair that is even half-way comfortable to sit on is a challenge! Am attempting to get the house sorted out a bit - next thing to do is to dismantle the desk in my work room (which is about to become the baby's room) as otherwise there is no space for a cot.
We went to a "nearly new sale" last weekend and came home with far more baby clothes than we really need plus cot sheets and blankets and a bouncer. We've now been offered a cot, a moses basket, a baby bath and a car seat by one friend and a pram by a second, a back-pack carrier, high chair, a pushchair suitable for a slightly older baby and three stair gates by a third and a travel cot by a fourth. That probably covers the major items we might need!
My parents are coming over from Australia for 10 weeks arriving on 17 May and we've managed to find a flat for them to rent for that time just 15 min drive away - the thought of having them in the house for that length of time when we're trying to adjust to baby's presence was a bit much!