monster bean

so we went for our scan on friday, and it was FINE the placenta is outta the way and all systems are go, the only thing a little alarming is that the bean already weighs about 5lbs, 2 oz, and they think he could be between 8.5 lbs and 10lbs! it makes the world of stitches seem a little nearer.

congrats to our friends jo and mick who got married on sat, was a lovely day and they made (still make) a beautiful couple.

scan tomorrow

we have another scan tomorrow, to check the placenta has moved out of the way for the birth (!) if not a c-section is on the cards.... will have to wait and see. but the up side of all this medical worrying is we get to see the bean again, and check once and for all that he is a boy! would be a major shock now if it was a girl after all..... will have to wait and see.

my friend with the MAHOOSIVE house is coming over today, so i have to find a way of making our house look twice as big in the next few house... is this possible? no? damn, well i suppose then she will just have to marvel at how the other (less well paid) half live. haha.

nct class

tonight we have our first nct class, i left it too late to book one in Portmsouth, so instead we are going to the much nicer emsworth, where do doubt everyone there will be rich and more organised than me.

it is a strange thing, i am looking forward to going and learning things, but it feels like the first day of school, and i am worried no one will talk to us or we wont fit in! how stupid is that?! Anyway to stop myself worrying i will be a rachel-no-mates (this never happends to dave due to the universal language of football) i am instead worrying about what to wear and that kind of thing. what an idiot!

but if anyone has any suggestions, other than "somthing comfortable" feel free to let me know.

Happy Easter

Today the bean got his first easter egg. You can tell it was for the bean (and not for me) because it had BEAN iced onto it, therefore, it is ok for me to eat chocolate, becuase really it is forthe bean and not for me.

my parents are coming round today, and somehow i have ended up cooking. this is the two things i hate most.

1- my dad coming round and moaning becuase we dont live in a show home
2- cooking and then they all never like it.

how come we cant just eat out like normal people? I am totally stressed and fed up and it isnt even 12 o clock yet.

would i survive a zombie attack?

Official Survivor Congratulations! You scored 81%!

Whether through ferocity or quickness, you made it out. You made the right choice most of the time, but you probably screwed up somewhere. Nobody's perfect, at least you're alive.

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stop work and look at this now!

http://www.stuffonmycat.com/

why is my neighbour drilling our shared wall at 8am??

why why why!!!?????


this has cheered me up, but done nothing to stop me (slightly) hoping he will fall off the ladder and get a minor injury enough to stop him drilling.

King Nebuchadnezzar You scored 75% Pride, 27% Envy, 52% Ambition, and 32% Deceitfulness!

You are King Nebuchadnezzar, the emperor of Babylon. You are part of a long tradition of Middle Eastern dictators. Like any good dictator, you possess the attributes of pride and ambition in good measure. Your ambitious nature drove you to conquer much of the Middle East, including the kingdom of Israel. You subsequently put the people of Israel into bondage. You also tend to be very direct with your friends and enemies alike. You prefer to tell people exactly what you’re going to do and how you’re going to do it. Your position in society and your imperial army give you the ability to do this with impunity. Unlike many Middle Eastern despots, you are a very good ruler and you happen to treat your own people quite well. You might be a biblical villain, but I’m sure you’d make a good dictator in the 21st century, if given the chance.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 88% on Pride You scored higher than 19% on Envy You scored higher than 39% on Ambition You scored higher than 12% on Deceitfulness

Link: The Which Biblical Villain Are You Test written by MetalliScats on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

Bean

week ahead

so, no work this week. so i am actually going to have to do some work..... yuck.

hen night

as a quick by-line, rasberry left tea tastes like horse poo! or at least what dried horse poo in hot water would taste like, i imagine....... yeh here i am drinking it as it is supposed to "tone" your uterus and make contractions more effective, and therefore encourage less tearing.... i am all about the less tearing.

i went to a hen night yesterday, and i was a nun. it was a vicars and tarts parts and it was quite fun....

spring cleaning

rahter than do any real work yesterday (managed 2 hours) i spent 9 hours cleaning my kitchen and bathroom. i am now a happy rahter with a floor so clean you could eat off it, really. i might as well take advantage of not having kids so they house can stay like it for a bit. i think though that the problem with cleaning is that it opens the dark side to being ever so slightly ocd about dirt, and i have enough to worry about at the mo!

fat

in hopsital they checked my bump size (32 cm) against a little chart and told me that i am, wait for it, FAT! or at least "bigger than the curve on the chart" is it possible to mispronounce fat, when in fact they meant "glowing".......?

hopsital visit again

so today i am going to hospital again, i think it would be easier if i just went and lived there. still, is important to go.

yesterday i went to a friend from pregnancy yogas house for a cup of tea, my god, this house was amazing! the front room was bigger than my whole house, really. i am now feeling a bit scummy and poor and too embarased to ask her back here.

was thinking of avoiding doing any phd tomorrow, by have a clean of the house, which although wont make it any less small, may make me like it a bit more. at the moment it is strewn with baby washing and the general mess of life. any one fancy helping?

productive day

things acomplished yesterday:

chat with phd supervisor who thought my last chapter was "interesting" yipppeee. there is light at the end of the university tunnel.

handed in pilt crapola

write letters about maternity leave to hr, fees and the pg office

bought a buggy and got a bit that makes it a pram too!!!! it is a primo viaggio. (or somthing like that) sort of grey and black, alough my mum liked the ones with cheques, but i told her it was chavvy and had to spend half an hour explaining what that means. now she is called then chevvys. (like the car) blesss....

weekend plans

today- clean carpets with the aid of my brother lovely girlfirend and her steam cleaner
meet up with old student for a coffee, or in my case, herbal tea
david dig up garden (yes more digging!)
take brother and girl friend to macro for domestic shopping prior to living together
go to adam and karens (said brother and lovely girlfriend) for dinner
collapse

tomorrow
car boot sale at moutbatten centre! looking for wool and bean things.....
take davids car to my dads for a service
do some making at some point.

as a side note, bean shopping yesterday went very well, i soent at leaste 140 quid on nappies et al! i wouldnt mind, but i know i will have to buy it all again about 24 hours after it is born!!