Introducing to the world- the bean!!

Here is the bean as s/he appeared in the scan last week I swear that the first thing I saw of them is that they waved! You could also see the tiny heart beating, and the mouth sort of sucking. It is a wriggeler!

This was one of the strangest moments of my life, but on reflection, (being nervous) one of the most important. I am just glad that they are growing as they should be and everything is ok.

I am a bad blogger!

Yes I have been very quiet, but so much has been happening I wanted to havr time to reflect on the lovely christmas we have had before rishing to consign it to the bogging annals.

Lets get one thing out of the way first, david and I had our first scan for the bean, and everything was ok. In fact it was better than ok, I will get the picture of this blog, but you could see everything. I am sure i saw the bean wave, and you could see him/her opening thier mouth, wiggeling about and all the limbs. the spine was very prominant, and you could even see the tiny heart and stomach. this totally blew me away, as it seems so odd that my body can grow this little thing, which is just such a perfect tiny being. im not a religious person, but its hard to deny that some sort of planning didnt go into the way that the bean can grow inside and be safe until they are ready to come out.

i will get the picture sorted, which leads me to the other nice thing, christmas! David and i had a lovely time. He got me a digital camara, and i have taken zillions of pictures.... of cats, the tree, us, the pressies, the food, everything that woidl stay still long ebough. once i work out the connection from the camara to the computer, i will get some of these up here for all to see.

on christmas eve we drove to davids mamas in london, and had a ncei festive time with him mob. they put up the decorations, ate a lot of nice food and were generally spoilt, it was lovely to see them and we got back in quick time as there was no traffic at all. we then hit away at home on xmas day, ate A LOT of potatoes and bread sauce and snuggled up to watch tv really meant for children. we were both consciouess that next year will be very different, so we really made the most of it being just us. bliss. then on boxing day, we went to my mamas, and were very amused that my dad is obcessed with the game bopit. this is as addictive as crack cocaine ( i guess) but i am rubbish at it, boys seem to feind it strangely alluring. we also ate a lto fo food there, and played happy family baord games.

all in all it was lovely, i hope you christmas was as nice....

festiveness part two

(after i published the last lot by acident)

I am especially pleased with the btis I have gotten david. It was quitye funny last night we swapped xmas cards, and we have both written in them "this is out last year without a screaming child" or somthing to that affect. Which I thought was an insight into somthing which is looming large in our minds at the moment. Hummmm

Today ia the history "drinks" w3hich means wine by 12, and me the only sober one in all the department... plus... rather random festive nibbles. should be fun!

in case you are interested

i am going to make mince pies today... now. does anyone know of a way to enure fab pastry? mine is always a bit on the verge of being dust post oven.

same ole days

so this is what my life is like it goes:
marking
eating oranges
yoga
worry about not doing enough phd
festiveness (include wrapping pressies and writing cards)
getting huffy


thats it. this is why i am writing less, i am doing nothing of interest!

last night my friend sarah came round. (this is a different sarah to the ones who is queen of wrapping) and she has a lot of problems that i cant help with, so we tried to make it better with food and wine. i think she had a ncie evening, and it took her mind off it for a bit.

i also put the wreath on the door. I am now going to see how long it takes before it gets nicked!

heartbeat!

apologies for the long silence, but as I am convinced I am talking to myself, I dont think it matters so much! I have been nusy, faffing about with christmas stuff, (got the ttree up and it is BEAUTIFUL) or at least it was wehn i left the house before the kitten got a hold of it, also been marking.... and bringing in mince pies for ingrateful students.

the big news is that i had a midwife appointment yesterday and althought they got the scan date mixed up, we did get to hear the beans heart beat!!!!! It didnt go BA BOMM BA BOMM, it went NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH about twice as fast. It was without a doubt the strangest thing to ever happen to me, and it makes me all happy even though i feel like an extra from one of the aliens films.the scans is a week on friday, so pictures to follow!

the knitting has also been kicked in starting by the nearness of my firend debbies baby, and i have started a set in "snuggly bubbbly" yarn sorty of blue and white effect with pompoms.... very cute and ahhhhhish.

post 102!

and still no one reads this! haha

today is the littlecats opperation. his balls are inside rather than out, and today he is for the (expensive) chop. I am really worried about him, he has never missed breakfast before, and at the moment it is looking like seriuously damaging our relationship!

happy birthday david!

Your Birthdate: December 8

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what breed of dog am i?

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tired all the time

is this normal? I know that i am normally pretty knackered by the end of the year, but i am aspleep every day by 9pm. it is not normal i am sure!

yesterday at work a lovely leonie gave me some really cute baby knitting patterns to look at. there is a really sweet little jacket, and i am thinking of making that my next project. ahhhh.

today i am going to work on davids birthday supprise (tease tease) and go in to work. yuck. then i am at the doctors for another blood preasure test, then home to try and be productive. so not all that much planned really. nice and quiet

baby news

yesterday david and i got our scan date! we are going on monday, and i am so excited. it will be odd to meet the person who has been making me sick for so long! I am also really newvous, and anxious that everything will be ok. i kniw it probably is ok, but it doesnt stop my imagination worrying about all the things that could be wrong. this is a new found capacity for me, worrying about non work related issues, but it is good and normal (i think)

i am in work early (before the building opened!) today to sort out the admit from marking essays. Temporary tutors really are treated like dirt, we arnt paid for marking or any of the admin, yet it is expected that we do it. God know when I am supposed to actually work on my phd. mybe in that illusiev 8th day of the week which I am sure to discover at this rate.

it is david bday this thursday, all the pressies are wrapped and the evening out is booked.... now all i would like is for us both to be able to relax and have a nice day. plus i have a special supprise planned!

hormones

i have lots of them, in fact, io am being a stroppy bitch. in fact, im, not sure how im holding it togther to be nice to people at work..... so if i am being horrid, i apologise. please ignore me. i promise you mince pie before xmas.

the weekend was knackering. we did ALL you ALL of our festive shopping, and food shopping..... then my parents came round for sunday lunch.... all in all got a lot done.

back to the grind...... until i have somthing interesting to say!

weekend yay

this weekend we are going to get all festive jiggy and go xmas shopping. granted we dont have a lot of money to do this, but i am hoping to be able to find somthing cheep and lovely for everyone, well, those who i have not knitted a scarf for! haha. this weekend willbe a quite easy one, as at the moment i am shattered all the time. i am blamnig the bean, last night i even fell asleep beofre the end of littel britain. (again)

today is supposed to be my observation take 2, we can be see if the lecturer in question actually remembers this time. i am not so nervous either. i guess, this is becuase there is only so much worrying i can do about one thing before i go all sort of numb.

i have just realised that i will also have to get my butt in gear with writing xmas cards- david, if you are reading this, you are so helping me this year!

same ole days

this is my day, it is the same as any other day, it goes:

(in no spesific order)

eating mash potatoe
marking esays where i write "you need more analysis"
annoying the cats
teaching students who havnt done enought reading
feeling a bit sick
thinking, "shouldnt i be doing phd?" and then not having time because of the avalanch of marking

on the up side again, i have now finished all my xmas knitting, and i am thinking of giving the baby pattern sent my sp6 a gl for my friend who is due in january. i also am haivng to be really good, and not buy baby things, as it is too early. but damn there is some nice stuff out there!

david is also ok, i noticed i havnt written about him for a while.... he is okeydokey. and his birthday very good, so i have got him so really cool pressies, which i cant tell you as he reads this! but i am looking forward too it. all being well, the plan is to go out for dinner, that is if i am not feeling icky, but i cant decide where.. has to be not costing the earth, any ideas?

so after birthday, it is offically xmas and i can start making mince pies and inflicting them on everyone at work. this is a ploy, first to cheer people up, and secondly to divert them from giving me looks! hahaha. yay mince pies, the majic way of making everything better