Me again folks…. Thought I’d treat you to a little update! I’m determined to be better at updating this blog! With that in mind, I have already updated my ‘About me’ page and intend to do a ’50 new things about me’ as well… So check those out!
First off… I’m now 23 weeks and 5 days pregnant, meaning I’m very close to being 24 weeks. This is an important milestone for me, mainly because, baby will then be considered ‘viable’, meaning that (god forbid) anything happens and I have to deliver early, every effort will be made to save him, as much as is possible! Obviously I don’t want this to happen, I want him to stay where he is as long as he needs to, so he is as healthy as possible when he arrives, but it’s nice to know, that should the worst happen, the Dr’s would feel it was as important as I feel it is, that he is given the best opportunity…. If that makes any sense? It’s hard to describe what I mean… I think anyone who’s had a baby will probably understand though!
Things seem to be going ok, pregnancy wise… I think I may have spoke too soon about the sleeping though (that’ll teach me for showing off that I was actually getting any sleep!) because, for the last week I’ve been very restless at night, and generally not sleeping, which is not great, but also not a complete surprise! I hope it doesn’t last for the duration of the pregnancy, but I’ve a feeling it might, I’m going to speak to my midwife when I see her next week, although I’m fairly sure there is little they can do to help. I’m wondering now though, whether I’m going to be able to work up to 36 weeks as I’d planned? I know I’m only doing 3 days a week, but even that can feel too much, when you’ve had no sleep. I guess I’ll have to see how I go and if it gets too much I might have to bring forward the start of my Maternity. We’ll see.
I had a very exciting day yesterday… I went and picked the pram! I’ve been flicking through catalogues and browsing the internet for the ‘perfect’ pram more or less since I found out I was pregnant and I’ve found it now! It’s the Silver Cross Sleepover Classic in Jet Sport and I LOVE IT!! I wanted something that had the traditional pram style but was also modern and would last. This fits the bill as it converts into a pushchair that can be used until baby is 3 or 4. Me and Ste are going back to the shop on Monday to order it and put the deposit down! Here’s a few pics….
I’m still really enjoying work. It’s nice to be back into the routine of going out to work and living in the ‘real world’ so to speak. Because I was off all summer holidays with Abigail we had nothing to get up for, so all the days kind of blurred into one a bit!
Speaking of Abigail, I’m having some trouble with school again. They’re going to town on the ‘Healthy Eating’ thing, which in theory is fine. But, in my opinion, they’re taking it a bit far! They’re now checking the children’s lunch boxes to see if the contents are deemed ‘suitable’ and keep chastising them if they take things which are not suitable. Now, firstly, I don’t want anyone checking Abigail’s lunch box, particularly to see what filling she’s got on her cob… I mean would you want to eat a cob if someone had had their hands round it checking what was on it? Secondly, I pack Abigail’s lunch, so I am more than aware of what she is eating, so why should Abigail be made to feel guilty or naughty for eating what her Mum has sent her? And thirdly, who are they to tell me what to feed my child? I send Abigail to school to learn and to be given an education, as far as I am aware I am still responsible for her health and well being. I mean, it’s not like I send her with a lunch box full of crap! She takes 1 cob, a yoghurt, 1 packet of Walkers crisps, 1 small chocolate biscuit (like a Rocky or Penguin) and some squash in her pop bottle… What is wrong with that?? We’ve had letters home saying what we can and can’t send in their lunch which I think is just wrong! So I’m going to see the Headmaster tomorrow and have my piece with him! I’ve already had to go down once this term (and we’re only 3 weeks in remember) because the dinner ladies (who apparently think they’re some sort of mini-hitler) were giving the children on sandwiches 10 minutes to eat they’re lunch so those on dinners could get in the canteen, and I mean they were literally standing over Abigail shouting at her to hurry up, so Abigail was too scared to eat anything, for 3 days all she had at school was a few bites of cob and her yoghurt, they wouldn’t even let her have a drink!!! I know I’m not the only parent upset about all this… And I’m not prepared to let it lie!
