Archive for June, 2009
A belated 2nd birthday post
Monday, June 29th, 2009What kind of slack tart mother leaves it until almost two weeks after your birthday to write a far too brief milestone post? The one who is currently enjoying your 6am starts to the day, nap fighting and insistence that I lie next to your de-sided cot big girl bed while you fall asleep, never [...]
The results are in….
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009I’ll keep it short but oh so sweet. Risk of Down Syndrome using combined ultrasound and blood test results is 1:7602. Trisonomy 13 and 18 is 1:13365. Quite simply it doesn’t get any better than this: So lovely to share the sneaky peak of our little one with A, E and my Mum- even if [...]
Tomorrow is a big day
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009Tomorrow marks a fairly momentous occasion for this (not so) little hissychick. Twelve weeks. To mark this auspicious date I will be having my NT scan done by a specialist and will be informed of the risk of down syndrome and other such chromosomal quirks, having already done the necessary blood tests. Both A and [...]
Just so you know
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009This is the best pregnancy and baby site ever, one that will test your pelvic floor (and the poor misguided souls next to you on the train) to the limit. You’ve been warned.
I will blog again
Sunday, June 21st, 2009…so much to tell you but a little hard to type when you are spending most of your ‘free’ time trying to get your as of last Thursday two year old to go to bed (hers) and stay in bed (ends up mine), never mind actually sleep. Naps are passe, and the nights are not [...]
Ten
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009The number of weeks pregnant that I am, give or take a day or two Also happens to be the number of times I have vomited today. And counting. Hoping my first* OB’s appointment on Friday will bring some relief (ideally in a pharmaceutical form), because right now I’m not feeling all that fresh and [...]
What to expect when you’re expecting #3, part one
Thursday, June 4th, 2009Exactly what is the appropriate protocol for vomiting directly into the toilet for the third time that day, the four year old providing running commentary (“Eww Mummy, you’re too noisy…why is the baby in your tummy making you so sick? It’s disgusting“) while the almost two year old tantrums at your feet, her fragile mood [...]