We inflated the birth pool last night to see how long it would take and how big it was, what we needed to move etc. It was very easy to inflate (has an electric pump to inflate and deflate, only took 15 minutes) and fitted easily in the lounge. Now... Continue reading

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The baby is full term today! Birthing pool gets delivered tomorrow! The midwife comes on Saturday to do the home check and tell us what we need to get. ALMOST THERE! D x Continue reading

Thankfully now I've finished work I can start getting organised! Washed all of these yesterday - at least the baby will have something to wear now! D x Continue reading

Finally the day had arrived! It seemed to take forever and then suddenly it was here, my last day at work! Didn't get off to a great start with my train being cancelled... I baked a Victoria Sponge to take in with me - yum! I had a pretty manic... Continue reading

In a dimly lit room my bump looked quite cute with it's sad attempt at an 'outy' belly button! Not quite the same on camera unfortunately but here you go anyway!!! D x Continue reading

On Sunday we put all the furniture into the nursery, and moved everything we had bought or been given into the drawers and onto the shelves. It started to look like there might be a baby arriving soon!! The last thing to do was build the cot - Chris unpacked... Continue reading

We are almost finished with the blank canvas of the nursery. These are sort-of before pictures, though not really as by the time these were taken Chris had already painted the ceiling, coving and the woodwork three times each! He then gave the walls two coats, and today we put... Continue reading

We had the 'Travel System' delivered this week - it was very exciting! The system includes the wheeled base to which you can then attached various different seats and accessories. Our set included a car seat (though we have actually already bought the maxi-cosi which gets the best safety reviews.... Continue reading

We meant to take a pic at the weekend but didn't get a lot of time - I was attempting to take some myself with the timer (actually they weren't too bad!) but then Chris arrived and took a few. So, this is bumpage at 31 wks and 4 days!... Continue reading

This is a special one just for you :-) Hope you have a lovely birthday and that they spoil you rotten on board. D x Continue reading

It feels like we are cranking into 'preparation' mode now, we are into single figures with less than 9 weeks to go until our actual due date. I am often reminded though that we are only 6 weeks from full term - yippeee! We attended our first ante-natal class in... Continue reading

My favourite digital scrapbooking store has 35% off to celebrate their 5th birthday - this is like heaven to me! I love browsing through their new kits, and I especially love that once I've decided what to buy it is instantly downloadable! No waiting for the post! I have a... Continue reading

These are really baaaad photos from last weekend. I blame the angle Chris was at! I tried to take some myself in the mirror but wasn't that successful. We will try again this week! Awful. 9 weeks and 6 days to go. 48 days til baby is full term. AAAAGH!!!!!!... Continue reading

I had to laugh when I saw Evie today. The spare room bed is covered in things removed from the nursery, which Chris has started to decorate this weekend. The nursery door was locked shut so she couldn't get in there and complete her favourite daredevil task - climbing out... Continue reading

Having searched the entire house from top to bottom at least three times, sent Chris to search the loft (twice) and checked in both car boots, I came to the decision that my camera box with all the cables and battery charger was 'lost'. I knew it had to be... Continue reading

The first parcels of baby gear have been arriving - very exciting! It's amazing how something so tiny is already taking up so much space in our house! A week or so ago we received the delivery of the car seat and the two Easyfix bases - the boxes are... Continue reading