Been a while - time has been going pretty quickly of late, which is great. I only have one more week of work, thankfully - the end can't come fast enough. Not really interested in it anymore, just want to be at home now getting ready for Pot's arrival. Very excited. We're still torn between names - well, I'm torn, I think N is more convinced by one than the other, but I'm starting to prefer the other name - so we shall see. Maybe we'll just know when we meet him or her. Maybe it'll be a girl anyway and then it's not such a problem, as I think we're pretty much set on the girl name, though not necessarily the middle name. We shall see.
Things at work are pretty rubbish but with only one week to go I can't really complain. Also have lots of meetings next week so that should make the time go faster. It's weird - I'm really looking forward to meeting the baby, but that's not what I'm impatient about - it's purely work. Am then really, really looking forward to just being at home and having time to do things, sorting out the nursery, getting things for Pot, enjoying the new kitchen (flooring delayed by 5 weeks though so just hoping it goes in before Pot arrives!) and relaxing. Hopefully will get to do some writing too - really need to get on with that, I have neglected it for over a year now and it's not going to write itself, sadly. We shall see - maybe I'll get my study all nice and tidy and then have a stab at it again. Hopefully once I get on and start, it'll all come back pretty quickly.
Feeling OK at the moment though get tired quite suddetly - am feeling quite stretched some days, and Pot can take me by surprise sometimes with a sharp jab in the ribs - can actually be quite painful. It's lovely to feel him / her moving around a lot, and wouldn't swap that for added comfort! Just would be nicer if I could enjoy it at home! Still - not long to go.
First NCT is tomorrow - quite looking forward to it. Hope it's interesting and useful - slightly nervous that it won't tell us anything we don't already know - but we shall see. Maybe we'll meet some nice people - who knows.
Right - work time. Joy!
Friday, 25 July 2008
Friday, 4 July 2008
Amazing!
L&S just had their baby! A girl, called Miriam! So exciting - makes me more convinced than ever that Pot is a boy. I keep crying. So happy!
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Touched by the hand of celebrity
Well, Pot HAS had an exciting couple of weeks! Not that s/he is aware of that fact at all, but I certainly am.
Firstly there were the back to back premieres of Hancock, where we got within 2 feet of Will Smith, and the Prince Caspian at the O2 (UK's biggest ever premiere with 10,000 people in the arena!) Both enjoyable films, was exhausted the next day after 2 nights in London, but N stayed too both nights which was nice. Then this week we had Disney Q4 yesterday with very swanky dinner at exclusive Hakkassan restaurant, which was fun. And today was 2E's Q4. Hosted by Danny Wallace (who I later stood next to at the bar but didn't get a chance to speak to) and special guest appearances from: Sir David Attenborough, Richard Hammond, Flavia and Kelly Brook, Davina Mccall, Armstrong and Miller, "Keith Lemon" (that Lee guy who did Bo Selecta) and ROb Brydon - could have been more but I forget!
So at the interval we were introduced to Davina, who promptly exclaimed delightedly about Pot, and proceeded to hold my hand and touch the bump and tell me all about birth and labour and how to get through it! She was lovely, if a little mad and overly tactile, but really sweet. Told me to a) concentrate on being brave for someone else,i.e N, or Pot, and really try to focus on that, b) to try to maintain a sense of humour and be funny, as there are a lot of "amusing" things that happen in labour, and c)when the first symptoms come on, to take a couple of paracetamol and go straight to bed and sleep for as long as I can! One or two other more "personal" tips which I have no intention of writing on here, but really was quite an experience. She also took Dave Rimmer's wife's number and called her to wish her luck with the twins! Quite some character. Then we met Flavia and Kelly Brook, neither of whom I had the slightest interest in, but they seemed really nice. Also then met Richard Hammond and asked why he hated Peugeot 308s so much - he said they were too smug! So all in all a celebrity infused day - really good fun.
Only one more day of work and then the weekend, off to Manchester to see Tim and Janine and the kids which should be a laugh. Working from home MOnday. 4 weeks tomorrow until I leave work - hurray!
Shattered now - night night!
Firstly there were the back to back premieres of Hancock, where we got within 2 feet of Will Smith, and the Prince Caspian at the O2 (UK's biggest ever premiere with 10,000 people in the arena!) Both enjoyable films, was exhausted the next day after 2 nights in London, but N stayed too both nights which was nice. Then this week we had Disney Q4 yesterday with very swanky dinner at exclusive Hakkassan restaurant, which was fun. And today was 2E's Q4. Hosted by Danny Wallace (who I later stood next to at the bar but didn't get a chance to speak to) and special guest appearances from: Sir David Attenborough, Richard Hammond, Flavia and Kelly Brook, Davina Mccall, Armstrong and Miller, "Keith Lemon" (that Lee guy who did Bo Selecta) and ROb Brydon - could have been more but I forget!
So at the interval we were introduced to Davina, who promptly exclaimed delightedly about Pot, and proceeded to hold my hand and touch the bump and tell me all about birth and labour and how to get through it! She was lovely, if a little mad and overly tactile, but really sweet. Told me to a) concentrate on being brave for someone else,i.e N, or Pot, and really try to focus on that, b) to try to maintain a sense of humour and be funny, as there are a lot of "amusing" things that happen in labour, and c)when the first symptoms come on, to take a couple of paracetamol and go straight to bed and sleep for as long as I can! One or two other more "personal" tips which I have no intention of writing on here, but really was quite an experience. She also took Dave Rimmer's wife's number and called her to wish her luck with the twins! Quite some character. Then we met Flavia and Kelly Brook, neither of whom I had the slightest interest in, but they seemed really nice. Also then met Richard Hammond and asked why he hated Peugeot 308s so much - he said they were too smug! So all in all a celebrity infused day - really good fun.
Only one more day of work and then the weekend, off to Manchester to see Tim and Janine and the kids which should be a laugh. Working from home MOnday. 4 weeks tomorrow until I leave work - hurray!
Shattered now - night night!
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