Back at the midwife today, what a bummer!
Baby is fine, I am fine, all is well, however the midwife told me to go home, put my feet up until next Thursday when I go to the hospital to discuss being induced!
Basically she thinks that it is doubtful that the baby is going to come on its own or before term + 14. So... the upshot is... baby will come, but according to her, not in the next week, but what I do know is that he/she will come before or on 10th July.
So for all you baby watchers and waiters out there, you will just have to wait a little longer, like me!
Friday, June 30, 2006
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Weekend of Waiting
Well, the baby isn't here yet, we are still waiting. We never knew that waiting for your life to completly change could be so infuriating!
So wait we will, patiently, frustratingly, anxiously but wait. Jamie's nana gave us some advice.
"When the apple is ripe... it will drop."
So what have we been up to this week? Well yet again Jamie has been busy marking, marking ...marking. He has now marked over 13 000 questions with 7000 ish left. The World Cup has featured highly on the viewing stakes with the sofa getting a bit of a bashing as Jamie marks and watches. He/we are looking forward to the 4th July when the papers are all marked and we can get out, walk and enjoy being outdoors again.
It was my (JA) birthday... a great day with lots of fun things and a visit to my favourite restaurant to sample the deep fried courgettes! However, with baby pushing all my internal organs, I over ate (it's hard not to at the Lime Tree) and felt unwell for the rest of the night! Serves me right for being greedy!
This weekend was a great chance to meet up with our god-daughter who was visitng with our good friends Jon and Rosemary. It was fab to catch up and see how much Lucy has grown. She is a really great kid, we laughed lots as she entertained us with stories and her quirkiness. Seven seems a great age to be!
My (JA) parents have arrived for the week to spend time before the baby arrives. I want baby to arrive in the next couple of days so they can spend some time with he/she before they go back to Belfast to be with my sister, Emma as she gives birth next week. She is due for a C section on July 5th if her's does not arrive before then.
My other sister, Judith moved house this week, she now lives at number 53, Emma lives at 73 and my parents live at 20! All in the same street! It is a Patterson affair on that road, soon to be renamed Patterson Row!
So that is our week, maybe next weekend we will be blogging about labour and adjusting to parenthood. I am trying my best to hurry baby along with reflexology, raspberry leaf tea, fresh pineapple, bouncing on the birthing ball, walking fast, jumping up and down and running (jogging) up the stairs, but for now baby seems quite happy to stay inside.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Exam marking, the World Cup and Root Beer.
These are the highlights of the past 7 days. The baby hasn't arrived as yet, it is due to arrive next sunday, we hope he/she comes before or on Sunday, but we are not holding our breath.
Exam marking dominates the lounge. Jamie has a quota of 850 questions per night after work. He is plumping the cushions every night as the sofa is taking on his peachy butt shape as he sits for 3 -4 hours per night marking GCSE maths!
The world cup dominates the telly, a thankful addition to the monotony of the marking process for Jamie. I now have been exposed to the passive and the active off side rule, I just find it hard to explain the differences!
After 6 hours of marking yesterday we went to find the A & W burger restaurant in Ashton as we have been told that they sell root beer on tap in tankards! Off to Ashton we trundle, 20 mins later... we arrive outside the orange glow of A & W with Jamie salivating at the thought of a root beer float. ( It will be a year in August since he had his last one in Alberta!) We go in and order to be told that 3 hours earlier the pump had broken and there would be no root beer and no floats! What a disappointment!
That's been our week, Jamie marking and watching the world cup, and me, well maternity leave is great, but I am a bit bored now as the house is clean, the baby's stuff is ready, the freezer is full of home cooked meals, I am nearly finished all the school jobs and daytime TV is rubbish. So bring on the baby. ( Minus the labour, but I am told that storks struggle to find houses these days!)
This week doesn't look to be any different according to the calendar or diary, however, the phrase expect the unexpected creeps into our minds. This baby could come any day, so watch this space!
Enjoy the World Cup, sunny weather and the unexpected!
Exam marking dominates the lounge. Jamie has a quota of 850 questions per night after work. He is plumping the cushions every night as the sofa is taking on his peachy butt shape as he sits for 3 -4 hours per night marking GCSE maths!
The world cup dominates the telly, a thankful addition to the monotony of the marking process for Jamie. I now have been exposed to the passive and the active off side rule, I just find it hard to explain the differences!
After 6 hours of marking yesterday we went to find the A & W burger restaurant in Ashton as we have been told that they sell root beer on tap in tankards! Off to Ashton we trundle, 20 mins later... we arrive outside the orange glow of A & W with Jamie salivating at the thought of a root beer float. ( It will be a year in August since he had his last one in Alberta!) We go in and order to be told that 3 hours earlier the pump had broken and there would be no root beer and no floats! What a disappointment!
That's been our week, Jamie marking and watching the world cup, and me, well maternity leave is great, but I am a bit bored now as the house is clean, the baby's stuff is ready, the freezer is full of home cooked meals, I am nearly finished all the school jobs and daytime TV is rubbish. So bring on the baby. ( Minus the labour, but I am told that storks struggle to find houses these days!)
This week doesn't look to be any different according to the calendar or diary, however, the phrase expect the unexpected creeps into our minds. This baby could come any day, so watch this space!
Enjoy the World Cup, sunny weather and the unexpected!
Monday, June 12, 2006
A successful week for Jamie
I am going to blog this as Jamie is too modest to!
Jamie got promoted this week!
From September 1st 2006 Jamie will be the Second in the Mathematics Department at Hazel Grove High School.He had his successful interview last Thursday and is now looking forward to the challenges of senior management in September.
He also had his threshold interview on Friday and has successfully passed through to the upper pay spine which will take effect again from September.
Jamie is a clever boy!!
I am very proud of him, he has had a hectic week which was finished off with a drive to London to attend his 'skilled expert marker' standardisation meeting for GSCE maths. This meant that he missed most of the England game, a real sacrifice!
Well, last week is over, Jamie has achieved a lot and this achievement will bring many changes in September.
For now...
I think he is waiting to find out when life is going to change in the next month as baby is due in less than 2 weeks!
Watch this space, we will keep you informed!
Jamie got promoted this week!
From September 1st 2006 Jamie will be the Second in the Mathematics Department at Hazel Grove High School.He had his successful interview last Thursday and is now looking forward to the challenges of senior management in September.
He also had his threshold interview on Friday and has successfully passed through to the upper pay spine which will take effect again from September.
Jamie is a clever boy!!
I am very proud of him, he has had a hectic week which was finished off with a drive to London to attend his 'skilled expert marker' standardisation meeting for GSCE maths. This meant that he missed most of the England game, a real sacrifice!
Well, last week is over, Jamie has achieved a lot and this achievement will bring many changes in September.
For now...
I think he is waiting to find out when life is going to change in the next month as baby is due in less than 2 weeks!
Watch this space, we will keep you informed!
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Busy Half-Term
Well, here we are again at the end of another half-term although this one is very different than all the rest. When I head back to work on Monday JA will no longer be accompanying me on my journey as we await our special day. It's a strange feeling knowing that this is how it's going to be for the next 10 months. However, I'm obviously pleased on two levels. 1) Our baby will soon be arriving and I don't need to explain the joy and wonder that that will bring, 2) JA will get that well deserved break from work that she has been in need of for some time. Yes I know that the baby will be a full time job as well but it's a completely different type of work!
The half term has brought along many opportunites to meet up with others, go out for the day, do jobs around home and generally get some rest. We enjoyed having Judith (JA's sister) here for a weekend and made it over to Buxton and Bakewell for a day.
We also had the joy of watching Mia (my work colleague, Cherry's daughter) being baptised into faith. I got to see 2 films I've anxiously been waiting for - X-Men 3 and The Da Vinci Code. JA is struggling to see these kind of films at the moment as any kind of suspense is having a detrimental effect on her body!
Antenatal classes have also been good with a reassuring visit to the delivery suite and ward where we know we'll be spending some time soon. I say reassuring as we had all (the class) been filled with panic as we watched the 'birth video' prior to the tour! A natural birth and pool birth created a series of conversations in the remaining hour.
So, to finish I thought I would share some photos from our visit to Tatton Park on Thursday. It was a beautiful day in which we enjoyed a picnic, a sleep by the lake and a visit to the wonderful gardens. JA is looking more rosy than usual with her exposure to the sun!
I have to say the gardens were excellent and were much larger than we had expected - a smaller version of Buschart! Enjoy.
The half term has brought along many opportunites to meet up with others, go out for the day, do jobs around home and generally get some rest. We enjoyed having Judith (JA's sister) here for a weekend and made it over to Buxton and Bakewell for a day.
We also had the joy of watching Mia (my work colleague, Cherry's daughter) being baptised into faith. I got to see 2 films I've anxiously been waiting for - X-Men 3 and The Da Vinci Code. JA is struggling to see these kind of films at the moment as any kind of suspense is having a detrimental effect on her body!
Antenatal classes have also been good with a reassuring visit to the delivery suite and ward where we know we'll be spending some time soon. I say reassuring as we had all (the class) been filled with panic as we watched the 'birth video' prior to the tour! A natural birth and pool birth created a series of conversations in the remaining hour.
So, to finish I thought I would share some photos from our visit to Tatton Park on Thursday. It was a beautiful day in which we enjoyed a picnic, a sleep by the lake and a visit to the wonderful gardens. JA is looking more rosy than usual with her exposure to the sun!
I have to say the gardens were excellent and were much larger than we had expected - a smaller version of Buschart! Enjoy.
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