Antinatal Classes begin!

Lee and I have our antinatal workshop on Saturday morning at Queen Mary's to learn all about understanding the birth process, role of birth partner, pain relief (all I know is that I want it!), intervention, life after birth and breastfeeding sessions from 9am to 2pm! Lee is over the moon about it (not)... I hope they don't show to much in detail, I scared myself half to death last weekend by watching the baby channel and learning all about different births.... Bursting into tears on Lee's shoulder after each birth - eeek! I know she has to come out but one woman describing the ring of fire really freaked me out (when the baby's head is half in and half out)..... HELP!

The Results.....

.... of last week's blood tests are all good, no gestational diabetes detected - phew!

32 Week Belly!

Yep, still growing....

Who's the Daddy!!

Lee is pleased with the progress of his sunflowers.. All that care and attention is paying off, look at how they are growing... He makes sure hoeing doesn't take place after a few beers, unlike his rival ;)

More blooming blood tests!

Grrrrr I hate blood tests, they hurt and the lovely midwifes can never get blood from the first go, it takes 4 or 5 goes and a threat to go in between my toes (eeek) which then leaves me looking like a bruised junkie for the next 10 days.... So the tests I had last week were to confirm or eliminate if I have gestational diabetes - just waiting for the results...

Lee's New Project

Lee and his good friend Mike have decided that 2008 will be the year of the sunflower growing competition... Sunny Sidcup v Orpington Massive

The competition is well on its way but similar to fatherhood, Mike is at an advantage with his years of experience behind him whereas Lee is a new beginner and slowly learning by some initial mistakes (i.e not using slug pellets to begin with)...

As you can see things are going well and his daily chats with his sunflowers, the watering and regular sprinkling of miracle grow seem to be working now and Lee is very proud of his plants (so he should be) these will be prize winning sunflowers!

Midwife Appointment - 20 May 2008

Another check up today with my midwife Jan.... It's all good, not only was she very active throughout but I heard her heartbeat again (149 bpm). Was attacked by a needle as she needed to take my bloods to check for diabetes and other stuff (not quite sure what the other tests are for but she took at least 5 pints from my arm and I didn't pass out or squeek!) Now left with a HUGE bruise on my arm and very little sympathy from my future husband!!

The Schwamburger's New Arrival

I have just woken up to the best news and that is last night Heather gave birth to a little girl... Mum and baby doing well.. The vital details are:

Katherine (Kate) Murray (named after Heather's grandmother) born on May 15 at 1:44pm, 2008 weighing a healthy 8 lbs 5 oz, measuring 20 1/4 inches and here she is.... ahhhhh :)

Nursery Finished!!

At last we have finished the nursery and we are very pleased with the way it's turned out. Lee and I are whizzes at putting together furniture from Ikea now (so if anyone needs a hand...!)

Now we have started to buy all the other important bits needed for a new baby, who knew that babies would be so expensive! Thank goodness for our generous familys who have already started to spoil her, especially to our mums and dads, my sis, our nieces and Heather & Drew we love everything and so will our baby :)

26 - 27 Weeks

Yup, as you can see the belly is a growing and moving quite a bit... From the time I wake in the morning throughout the day to the time I go to bed my belly seems to change shape and grow a little every day... And she certainly is a wriggler making the most of the room she has left :)