baby is officially one day over due!!!

well... its now technically Saturday 25th July 2009.... ok so only by 40 minutes... but that means baby is officially over due!!! There are so many hints and tips people give you to get things moving... so here are a few of the things i have tried...












1. I hiked up and down the stairs yesterday 15 times (david's mum suggested this one - it worked for her when she was expecting David!)

2. I cooked and ate a "hot" curry for dinner tonight! (or atleast thats what it said on the jar - it wasnt that hot afterall)

3. one friend told me that if you go into labour in tesco they give you a years supply of nappies... so we had a little walk around tesco today.

4. Gardening

5. squats

6. sitting upright on a hard chair (midwife suggested this would make sure baby is in the right position and would get it out sooner)

7. the unmentionable

8. rockband - ok so thats not proven to induce labour... but i wanted to play so i did!!!

nothing is working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I still need to try fresh pineapple - forgot to buy one today when we were in tesco...ooops!!

will keep you updated... but at the moment it looks as though the move may occur first!!!

the race is on...

so... baby is due in 5 days....

and we are due to move house in 7 days....

the race is on!!!! david told baby to come out today... cos he wants cuddles... so we will see how obedient baby is... but so far nothing!!! i would be very happy to have the baby in the next few days... but unfortunatly baby gets to decide when to grace us with his/her presence!! knowing our luck at the moment i will go into labour as we are signing the tenancy agreement on the new house... I am just glad i am generally not a stressy person... cos this might tip some people over the edge... but to me its all very exciting and i keep drawing plans of where i want all the furniture in the new house and making plans for the move!! so sad i know!

will keep this updated as the who wins the race... baby or the house?????????????

My baby shower back in June...

my wonderful sister Jo threw me a baby shower back in June at her house in Blackwater... she prepared lots of fun game, lots of lovely food and helped everyone to get me wonderful gifts...

Here are a few pics from my baby shower...

this is a game that was prepared by Karen Birch, she melted chocolate bars into nappies and i had to taste them to guess which choc bar they were... looked gross but tasted pretty good...









I couldnt believe how generous everyone was....

This travel cot was full to overflowing with Nappies, wipes and all sorts of other useful bits and peices including some beautiful baby blankets that I started making years ago and gave up on as i could not figure out how to do the corners, Viv, my sisters mother in law kindly finished the blankets for me and they are stunning! they are white with blue winnie the pooh outlines on them! cant wait to snuggle baby down with them...

amoungst all of the nappies mum had also got us an amazing high chair and the travel cot came from Sam, her business partner.... I have so many thankyou cards to write... and we have been so blessed to have enough nappies for literally months and months so we wont have to spend loads of money!! woooop

THANKYOU to everyone who came and contributed to this amazing pressie!!

A wonderful sunday...

We have had a wonderful day together today.... church was amazing, the talks were about the Atonement and the spirit was especially strong as David gave a talk. I love him so much and am so grateful for his Testimony and strength!

Baby has been very active today and is happy swimming around in mummy's tummy, we are eager for baby to arrive so we can meet him or her and see who baby looks like. I had some niggles on friday and was convinced I was in the early stages of labour, but since then all has been quiet so we are still waiting!!

So here is a pic of me from friday - i was 38 weeks exactly! The midwife says baby is 4/5 engaged so almost ready to pop out! we heard the heart beat again which was fantastic! and my bump is measuring perfectly for the number of weeks I am... although it looks huge!

Here are the photos i promised!

July 2009

oooooooooops

so I totally forgot about our blog and therefore have not updated it for a long long time... thanks for the reminder ben...

Its only 2 weeks and 3 days til baby is due... which officially means i could pop at any given time. Everything is ready for baby... oh except the fact that we have to move house 3 days after baby is due!!! We have lived in this house for a little over 6 months, we love it here, we are right by the park and were hoping we would be able to stay here til david graduates from Uni. But alas a few weeks ago we recieved a letter from the letting agency letting us know of the lanlords plans to sell the property and therefore kicking us out! so in a blind panic we went online and looked at flat after flat after flat praying we could find a house within our budget... and we did... we have put in all the papers and are waiting for references etc to come back and then we should get the keys on 27th july, just 3 days after baby is due... crazy times, so we are packing like crazy at the moment trying to get all organised just incase baby comes early!!



My wonderful sister Jo threw me an amazing baby shower back in June, it was at her house in Blackwater, lots of family and friends there to spoil me and make me play silly games... like the "dirty nappy" game - Karen Birch melted chocolate bars into nappies to make them look like disgusting pooey nappies and i had to taste and guess which chocolate bars they were... tasted good but was soooo wrong!! I also had to taste baby food and guess the ingredients! and pin the dummy on the baby! I was so spoiled... i have never seen so many pressies, we have more than enough nappies for the first few months which is such a blessing!!

We have been to a few weddings aswell, Alex and Hannah Burgess got married in Preston, Alex is one of David's closest friends from before his mission and was such an honour to be there. they both looked fantastic and was a fun weekend as we travelled up to preston with Phil and Carly Sewell - friends from Bristol which was a lot of fun! Then we went to Ashton and Stevens wedding in Winchester which was also beautiful. I love going to weddings as it reminds us of our wedding and how much we love each other... cheesy i know!

I finished work back in June so am chilling out at the moment waiting for baby to arrive, David has finished uni for the summer, he struggled to find a job as we only wanted him to work part time with baby coming and in september he starts working full time at southmead hospital as part of his uni course so noone wanted to employ him for the few months it would be! oh well, we have absolutley loved having this time together and I will be so happy to have him around to help me when baby arrives, and because of this move its perfect that he is home to help me pack and to move all the stuff when the time comes!

not a lot else to report... i have a midwife appointment tomorrow so we will see how baby is getting along... i am convinced baby has moved down and is now engaged but we will see!!!

i will keep this more up to date... well i will try

keep in touch.. penny_2p@yahoo.co.uk

oh by the way... it wont let me upload pics today... so will try later
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