I love iPhones and our Barclays additions active bank acoount

B's battery was running out really quick on his iPhone 6s so we sent it off to o2 as he's had it less than a year and should still be covered by the warranty. He had an email a few days later to say that because he has a few scratches on his screen his warranty is now void. Which to me is ridiculous. I phoned to tell them that the battery life has nothing to do with a couple of little scratches with no success.
Anyway, luckily we have Barclays additions active joint account. For £15 a month we get breakdown cover, phone insurance and travel insurance. Which, if we paid for breakdown cover and phone insurance separately it would cost around £25 a month.
The excess is £50 and they will fix any problem including accidental damage. Which is definitely necessary considering how often B breaks his phone.
While his phone was being sent off I put my SIM card in my old iPhone as it's locked to my network. And B put his SIM card in my phone which is unlocked to any network.
Because we use iCloud backup we could both transfer the entire contents of our phones to the phone we would be using.
Now he's got his back (posted to Barclays on Friday! They're so quick) we have put everything back on its rightful phone. Genius. I love iPhones.
Also, I only have this phone (5s) because when mine was sent off on the insurance a few months ago they didn't have the same model so they upgraded it from a 5c for no extra charge.
I'd definitely recommend an additions advice bank account, and an iPhone.
And no I'm not getting paid for this post I just think they're both great.
Axx

38 week pregnancy update.

Dot still hasn't turned. So my c-section is booked for Tuesday 11th October! Very exciting. B has booked his 2 weeks off. He'll be able to move it if she does turn which is good.
I can't decide if I want her to turn now or not. It's really nice knowing exactly when she'll be here. I'm also getting pretty uncomfortable now. Haven't slept for more that 2 hours at a time for about 2 weeks. It'll be nice having a reason to be waking up when she does arrive. On the other hand recovery from a c-section takes longer and I also won't experience a "proper birth." Though my friends tell me that's a a good thing I still feel like I'll be missing something.

On another note. Why are all leggings now see through? Is it just me buying cheap leggings? Haven't had a pair for ages that I can wear with anything above my bum, unless I want to flash my pants at people. Which I refuse to do when I'm out of the house. Probably because I know how awful it looks seeing people around Leiston who obviously don't care.
It's just wrong.
A xx

37 week pregnancy update-update

The ECV was a painful waste of time. Hopefully Dot just turns by herself. I wonder if she was ever head down like the midwife said. I was speaking to someone today who had a c-section for the same reason and her midwife told her the same as me. She had a scan the next day and was told her baby was breech. Who knows.
I put a car load of stuff into storage yesterday so, now we have a bit more space in the bedroom, me and B can attempt to put the cot up. That'll be fun with no instructions. I think I'll leave that to B. He managed to put a wardrobe up with no instructions so I'm sure he'll manage. My next job will be sorting out the huge box of clothes from B's mum. Working out all the different sizes and storing the bigger bits.
I also need to re-arrange the chest of drawers as I have 2 drawers full of cloth nappies taking up valuable space. I think I'll have to condense the things in my chest of drawers so there's more space for Dot's things.
A xx

37 week pregnancy update

If it wasn't for my scar I would now have an outie belly button so thank goodness for my messed up abs. I just hope the scar shrinks down after Dot arrives or my mum tum is going to be very weird.
I've been getting heart burn at least once a day now, often more. Rennies are still working so haven't had to resort to anything stronger.
Dot has been moving around loads making my belly look slightly scary. Like something out of alien. But I can sit and watch her for ages. It's fascinating.
I had another scan today and my antenatal appointment. At my last midwife appointment she said Dot was head down.
During the scan she was transverse (sideways) and while I was waiting for the consultant I felt her turn again, I thought back to head down. When I told the consultant this she did another quick scan and found that Dot was now breech. So I've now been booked in for an ECV (external cephalic version) tomorrow. They will do a scan first to check Dots position, if she is still breech they'll give me an injection to make my womb "relax". Then attempt to turn her which sounds really uncomfortable.
The leaflet they gave me said it's unlikely Dot will turn back to breech if the procedure tomorrow is successful as long as it's carried out after 36 weeks. I'm not so sure, she turned today and I'm 37 weeks so what's to stop her turning again in the next few weeks? Fingers crossed she stays put if they're successful.
If they can't turn her I'll be booked in for a c-section at 39 weeks.
I'm mentally preparing for a c-section either way. Just in case.
Everyone think upside down thoughts!
A xx

Road trips and baby showers

Had a lovely relaxing first few days off work. Then a busy weekend. We went up to Scunthorpe to see B's family 170ish miles. We've always gone the same way but decided to go a different way this time, straight up the A1. So glad we did. It was so much quicker. On the sat nav it's only 20 mins quicker but in reality it was about an hour. I think it's because the old way has quite a lot of single carriageway roads so we would always get stuck behind lorries.  But the way we went this time is all dual carriageway. It's a bit boring but much quicker.  

I took my hospital bag and the car seat with us, just in case but luckily didn't need them. 

It was great seeing them again and came home with a car full of stuff for Dot. Including a lovely cot which we an use when she grows out of the "space saver cot" we got free on Gumtree. 

We left at 8am Sunday and arrived home at 11.30. Had a quick nap then went to my surprise baby shower! It was a joint baby shower with R. Had a lovely afternoon eating, opening lots of lovely presents and playing games. I'm so oglad my sister, nephew, and sister-in-law-to-be made it. "Such a surprise," it wasn't, I knew, but it was a great afternoon all the same. R didn't have a clue thankfully. 

Really grateful to our friend Mol for organising it. (She does throw a fab party.) and to everyone who came and brought us lots of lovely presents! And to V for making a yummy cake.
See you Wednesday for my 37 week update. Scary!
A xx

Mol, R and V

My Sis, Nephew, Sis-in-law, S, Me and the cake :)

Everyone :)

Yummy food

R and Me with our Becks Blue

K saying Hi to Dot!

Parentcraft??

I wish I hadn't bothered with the antenatal class on Friday. Another waste of time.
With it being called "parent craft"
I expected it to be a bit more about looking after baby. Looks like I'll have to rely on instinct and YouTube after all.
It was on from 10-4. The morning was dedicated to birth. The woman rambled on for 2 1/2 hours. I'm sure there was some useful information in there somewhere but she was so boring that I switched off and don't think I took anything in. Luckily I've watched an antenatal class on YouTube with a nice, and more interesting, American lady.
Then we had a break for lunch, which we had to take ourselves.(it was a free class)
The afternoon was dedicated to after birth. The lady who took the breast feeding class arrived and repeated a lot of what was said in the morning. With bits of the breastfeeding class thrown in. Then she showed us how to bath the baby and we were done.
I don't know what I expected but it was awful. 6 hours of my life I will never get back.
I'm glad B couldn't get the day off as losing a days wages for that would have made it even worse. He's read the leaflets they gave out. Which pretty much summed up everything they said in 5 pieces of paper.
Dot has been super wriggly this week, getting pretty squashed in there now I guess. I'm starting to get quite uncomfortable at times. Mainly when sitting down for too long.
Just finished 1 of my last 2 days at work. Very busy today. B is working nights this week so I'm glad I only have 1 day left at work. Only saw him for 5 mins when I finished work before he got picked up to go and work on a big roundabout near Norwich. At least I didn't have to cook any tea I guess. B made a yummy quiche while he was at home today.
I'm off for a nap. V. Tired after today.
A xx

Busy days off

Another uneventful but quite productive few days. H at work said I can share her sisters storage unit which is handy. Had a day off work on Friday as the weather was supposed to be nice and rubbish all weekend. Planned to go to mum and dads beach hut but didn't because it wasn't half as nice as originally forecast.
I decided to go swimming at the local leisure centre instead. Didn't stay long as swimming with a 34 1/2 week old bump isn't very comfortable. Also took a few things to the dry cleaners (never used a dry cleaners before so was shocked by the price!) for some reason it's going to cost about the same for 3 jackets as it will for 1 dress. Definitely glad I don't have many, if any other, clothes that need to be dry cleaned.
Over Friday and Saturday I ....
Sorted out the cupboard under the sink. Did 3 loads of washing. Hoovered. Washed the floors. Started sorting out our suitcases ready to be put into storage (sorted out stuff to keep and stuff to chuck so more can be added to them once I've sorted other drawers and cupboards). Walked the dog a few times. Cleaned the bath room. Re-packed my hospital bag into a suitcase(so stuff is easier to find and easier to carry) and pulled all B's jumpers from the bottom of our wardrobe ready for him to sort out. I'm sure I did more than that but can't remember what else.
B was working Saturday and then Sunday afternoon. So I drove myself to ipswich to visit dad then mum. Then had a lazy Sunday evening watching rubbish tv.
B is home every night this week which is nice.
Dot was just kicking like mad and for a long time so B FINALLY felt her moving properly. Every other time I've told him she's kicking, she pretty much stopped as soon as he's tried to feel. Quite frustrating.
3 more days at work this week then a free antenatal class all day on Friday. Hopefully it's a bit more interesting/useful than the breast feeding class last week.
A xx

34 week midwife appointment

Me and My pregnant friend went to a breast feeding workshop yesterday. Hopefully she found it useful as I thought it was a bit of a waste of time. It seemed to be more about trying to pre-warn people about the downsides of breast feeding so they go into it knowing that it can be tough to begin with. I already knew that. I know a few people who tried and failed, and also a few who successfully breast fed. I'm determined that I'm going to breast feed so didn't really need convincing. At least it was free.

Had my 34 week midwife appointment this morning. All fine. Blood pressure good, measuring average size. Some Leukocytes in my pee but she wasn't concerned as there were less than a previous test they'd sent off which came back fine.
Dot is head down now but she was at my last midwife appointment and she'd flipped again in between that and my last scan so don't think it means much at the moment.
Getting pretty uncomfortable sleeping now. It's been suggested by a few people that I get a pregnancy pillow but I haven't got long left now so I'm just propping her up with a pillow.
Having a quick nap after work most days which is helping. Only 9 days left at work now. I've decided to finish a few days earlier than planned as I've got some holiday left to use this year.

Been looking into storage for all our excess crap. There's a storage unit on one of the industrial estates which are quite a reasonable price. Hopefully we'll only need it for a few months anyway.
Had an email reply from them about price from an old school friend i'd lost touch with which was nice. She went away to uni but is back in the area now which is cool. Glad I looked into it now.
A xx

Hospital bag packed!

It's been a pretty uneventful week hence my lack of posts. Dad is feeling better so as long as his platelets start going up he'll be home in the next few days.

I re-packed my hospital bag today and thought I'd write a list of what I've packed. With only some leggings/ jogging bottoms, my slippers and my hospital notes to pack last minute and some muslin cloths which I'm yet to buy I think I'm done.
I've probably over packed but I always tend to.
So...I packed my bag and in it I put....
1 small set of baby clothes including nappy
1 large set of clothes including nappy (both in labelled bags so B can see which is which if I'm not very mobile post natal)
1 hat
2 bibs
1 pair of scratch mitts
8 nappies
2 muslin cloths
1 blanket
Hair clip and hair band
Straws
Lip balm
Charger
Robinsons squash'd
3 nursing strap tops (including 1 for sleeping in)
1 vest top with buttons
2 nursing bras
5 pack of disposable maternity briefs
10 pack of maxi pads
2 towels (old, throwing away after as we've just got a new set)
1 bikini top (hoping for a water birth)
1 can of dry shampoo (recommended by everyone on YouTube, not sure I'll use it but it was half price)
1 bottle of blue Powerade (yum!)
5 pack of Alpen light, chocolate and fudge
4 pack of black full briefs
4 pairs of socks
2 pairs of boxers to sleep in (living in these instead of shorts at the moment)
Plastic bag for dirty clothes
Camera

Wash bag which contains;
Specs
Paracetamol
Deodorant
Brush
Mini shampoo and conditioner (went a bit mad on the minis from the local pharmacy which were 3 for 2)
Mini face wash
Face wipes
Mini shower gel
Hand sanitiser (also in the 3 for 2 offer)
2 Tooth brushes (incase B wants 1)
Mini hand cream
Mini tooth paste (free from the dentist)
4 pairs of breast pads
Nail clippers
5 pairs of Contact lenses (always take 5 when ever I stay away anywhere)
2 hair bands
3 chocolate Brunch bars (so they don't get squashed loose in the bag)
That sounds like a lot but all fits into 1 bag, surprisingly.

I've also packed a few extra baby bits in my lovely 2nd hand Pacapod changing bag. Just in case we have to stay in a bit longer.
1 more set of baby clothes (might pack another haven't decided yet)
2 sleep suits
Water wipes
Changing mat (comes with the bag)
1 blanket
1 swaddling blanket
14 nappies

Obviously we'll be taking the car seat as well.
I haven't decided whether i'm taking my own pillow or not. Let me know if there's anything I've missed.

Now having pork chops, roasties and mushy peas for tea. Yummy.

A xx

My Pacapod Jura

My Hospital Bag

Lazy Days

Didn't find very much at the car boot sale yesterday. Just a couple of blankets for Dot and a couple of Dvd's for me.
Had a lazy day then went to the Sizewell (sports and social) club for their "fun day" it wasn't very fun. It was mainly aimed at people with kids. Punch and Judy, bouncy castles etc.
I didn't stay long, then went out for a bite to eat with R and her partner.
Cleaned the flat today then carried on with my Harry Potter marathon, I've been watching all the films in between trying to keep busy while B was away.
6 down, 2 to go!
B got home and fell asleep within half an hour. He's definitely had a busier weekend than me.
I'm off to watch number 7.
Lazy but enjoyable bank holiday weekend done. Back to work tomorrow.
A xx

Sports direct haul!

Got up nice and early today, to go to Ipswich, to find some more stretchy 3/4 length trousers for work. Missed the Saturday traffic and the crowds and went to sports direct first. Managed to find everything I needed plus a few extras and accidentally spent £63!
3 pairs of 3/4 length trousers.
1 pair of funky leggings
2 pairs of boxers, 1 for B, 1 spongebob squarepants pair for me.
2 sports bras
1 head band
1 pair of sunglasses for B, he's always losing his.
And 1 exercise ball (I'll be using it as a birthing ball)
I've not really looked at much in sports direct before but I'll definitely be going back they had loads of nice things.
Because I was there so early I finished shopping and still managed to get a McDonald's breakfast afterwards.
Then met mum at hospital to visit my dad. He was feeling a bit brighter after feeling pretty rubbish yesterday. They're doing more tests to try and find out why he's feeling so crappy so hopefully they come up with something and get him back on his feet and home to my mum soon.
Better go and tidy up before my friend S comes round for a drink.

Early start again tomorrow for the local car boot sale. Is it sad that I'm excited about going to a car boot sale? Probably. Oh well.
A xx

Beautiful sunrise, love a good sky pic!

Afternoon at the Beach

As there was no one testing this afternoon at work I thought I'd have the afternoon off as it seems to be the only nice day of the bank holiday weekend (surprise surprise!) With B at Reading festival (I didn't fancy a weekend with 4 drunk lads) I took myself off in our lovely new car to mum and dads beach hut in Felixstowe. I did plan on going for a swim but it was so nice just sitting in the sun with the cool sea breeze I didn't bother. I was only there for a couple of hours as the dog needed walking but it was a thoroughly relaxing afternoon. I can't wait to take Dot there in years to come. When they bought it it was kitted out with everything you'd need for a day on the beach. Buckets, spades, dingy, boogie boards and even a camping hob for a cup of tea. I must remember to take sugar when I go next time as tea with no sugar is disgusting. That's the only thing the hut is missing so can't be bad.

Just heard from B he has managed to find a stall that sells phone charging packs that you can swap as many times as you like which means he'll be able to get lots of videos of all the bands I'm missing. He's lost 2 of his friends but him and M were having a brilliant time this afternoon "skanking out to some awesome grime" which I'm glad I'm missing. That's one music genre we definitely don't share a love of.
After I got home I went to visit my pregnant friend R at the fish and chip shop to get my tea. Don't know how she copes with the heat. Makes me very thankful for the air conditioning at my work!
A xx

My story

So as promised this is my story.
9 years ago I had 1 ovary removed and chemo therapy to treat ovarian cancer.  Sorry if this is very long and rambling but it was a long time ago so I have to remember how and what happened, and when.
I first noticed something wrong when we were staying with B's mum and dad at Christmas 2006. I was getting really bad back ache no matter how I was sitting. I also noticed swelling in my lower abdomen. My first thought was that I was pregnant. So after we were home I did a pregnancy test, or 3. All were negative but I looked pregnant so booked in at the docs for another test. Which was still negative. After feeling my belly he referred me for an ultrasound. After the ultrasound where they didn't tell me very much I very quickly received a Gynaecology appointment. The consultant told me I had a large cyst on 1 ovary which they wanted to remove as soon as possible. There wasn't any mention of cancer so I wasn't that worried at that point. He booked me in for the op and, at the start of February on a Wednesday, I had an op to remove the cyst, ovary, and fallopian tube. The cyst was 20cm so about the size of a melon!
After the op I was in hospital for just under a week B booked the week off work and got the bus 2 hours every day to see me. The other ladies on the ward loved him and luckily the nurses didn't mind him staying all day outside normal visiting hours. Then he'd get the bus home again or a lift with my mum and dad when they came to visit.
While I was in hospital the consultant mentioned cancer. He said he got it all and he was very happy with the procedure. The cyst was being sent off to pathology to find out if it was malignant. I was a bit shocked. There hasn't been any mention of the C word. I think the consultant thought it was obvious but I was only 19 so I just didn't think about it. I was obviously scared at this point. I associated cancer with dying. Everyone I knew who had cancer had died.
At my post op appointment a few weeks later I found out that my cyst had been all over the place. From Ipswich they had sent it to a hospital in Birmingham then on to another in Belfast. They decided that it was, this might not be exact as I never wrote it down, a large cell variant of a small cell carcinoma. Which basically meant that it was malignant.
After much deliberation and an appointment with an oncologist they decided that I should have chemo, just in case. I was told that the chemo could mean that I could struggle to have children and may not be able to at all. But I would be able to have IVF on the NHS if I needed it later as long as it didn't wreck the 1 ovary I had left.
The chemo wasn't as bad as I expected.
I would have a blood test on the Monday, as long as that was all
Ok for the next 3 days I would have 2 different bags of chemo by a cannula in my hand followed by 2l of saline so it would take 5-6 hours each day. Then I'd have 3 1/2 weeks of then it would all start again.
My mum and dad were amazing mum would come with me to hospital appointments when I needed her to and dad would pick me up each of the 4 days drive me the 25 miles to the hospital then pick me up later and take me home. I didn't want anyone with me for the chemo sessions because they were so LONG! I re-read the Harry Potter series. And many, many magazines.
I think I had 10 sessions of 3 days in all. After about 2 sessions my hair started to fall out. I had it cut very short (from shoulder length) because it was disgusting when it was coming out. I didn't lose it all. It went very thin and tufty. I shaved it even shorter at mums one night with their hair clippers and started wearing bandanas. Which I felt much less self-conscious about.
I was lucky. I didn't feel too bad. After the chemo earlier in the week I was still going to the pub but by the Friday I'd start to feel a bit crappy. That wouldn't last long and I was still working full time in between treatments. Everything tasted rubbish and I'd get tired very quickly but that was about it.
After the 10 treatments I was told that my CA125 blood test which is used to monitor certain cancers during and after treatment was at 7. Instead of about 130 when I'd started treatment.
To say I was relieved was an understatement. I still had 5 years of appointments every 3-6 months and a blood test each time before they finally gave me the all clear but after the chemo they were happy that the cancer was gone.
Everyone told me how brave I was but I didn't feel it because none of it was that bad. Scary at times but that's about it. I wouldn't have been as "brave" without B. I had times where I'd be scared and he would tell me everything would be ok.
And it was. He was amazing, so positive. If he was ever scared he never showed it and that was exactly what I needed.
They told me once that if it didn't come back in the 5 years of appointments that it never would but I still worry. I guess that's normal.
They were wrong about the chemo making it hard to get pregnant though. After only 3 months I was pregnant, it was such a relief. After years of not wanting to think too much about having children, not wanting to get my hopes up. I was pregnant. I didn't realise how much I wanted children until that moment. Me and B had always said that if we couldn't it wouldn't be the end of the world but we're so happy that we can. I can't bloody wait.
I'm actually looking forward to the sleepless nights and dirty nappies because I didn't know if I'd ever have that. Ok maybe not the nappies but you know what I mean.
A xx

32 Week Scan With A Camera Shy Baby

I had my 32 week scan and antenatal appointment today. Dot looks healthy and a good size at approximately 3lb 15oz. My consultant wasn't entirely sure why I was there and I was with him a whole 3 minutes. He said I should have had a scan at 28 weeks and that's it. But he said we would stick with the other consultants advice and have another at 36 weeks. At least it's another opportunity to check she's healthy and get a good scan picture. The sonographer today couldn't get a good view. Dot is definitely going to be an awkward little miss! At 2 of my previous scans I've either had to go for a walk or come back for another appointment for them to get all the measurements they need. She obviously doesn't like having her picture taken like her dad! I keep saying she, but the sonographer still couldn't say for definite that she is a she! I hope so or HE will be in a lot of pink until I can get anything else.
Even though I didn't get a scan picture this time I'll add my other 2 onto the end of the blog if I can get it to work today.
While I was at the hospital I popped in to see my dad. He's not feeling great and struggling to find anything that doesn't taste odd, which I remember being a real problem when I had my chemo. (I'll tell that story tomorrow.)
They're keeping a close eye on him and hopefully he'll start feeling better in the next few days.
I'm sure he'll be glad to go home when they do eventually let him out.
Our friend also dropped off our new car today so we went for a little drive. Lovely car. So glad i'll be able to go somewhere while B is at Reading festival this weekend. I'm not jealous at all, honestly!
A xx

12 week scan

20 week scan

Missing pictures

Not a happy chappie 

These are the photos that were supposed to be on yesterdays blog. I'm sure i'm doing something wrong. It shouldn't be this hard to add pictures, should it?

Busy weekend doing not very much.

Tad annoying. The car broke down on a test drive so we ended up selling it to the bloke for £50 as we would have only got about £40 if the scrap yard would have come and picked it up. He's coming back for it with a trailer at some point this week. Just glad to see the back of it now.
The Tesco beef ribs yesterday were disappointing and I have gone off wine. So only had a few sips of my 1 glass. I hope it's just because I'm pregnant but it wasn't nice!
On the upside the chocolate torte was amazing.

On a happier note, my dad is starting to feel a bit better(just a little) after his last lot of chemo and stem sell transplant. He's just finished his treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. So hopefully in a few days after some antibiotics and a lot of rest he will be over the worst.
My nephew Baby J has just had a successful op to correct his pyloric stenosis, which, if you didn't know (why would you?) is when the passage between the stomach and small bowel becomes narrower. This stops milk passing into the bowel to be digested.
Yes I copied that from google.
Poor little man was puking lots after every feed and wasn't putting on weight.
He's eating better now which is a major relief for H & J (my sister and brother in-law)

Other than that it was a pretty uneventful weekend. We watched the fireworks on the park opposite after the "cinema in the park" which were quite impressive. Which of course completely freaked the dog out for a good half hour afterwards.
We got up too late to go to the local car boot sale as planned. Im making the most of what few lay-ins I have left before Dot arrives.
I guess it's bed time for me before another week of work.
Night
Xx

Pretty fireworks

Not a happy chappie! :(

Meal Planning, Gumtree and Free Stuff

So, in a bid to be more organised before Dot arrives, I've been doing a Tesco order every week. I used to do one every few weeks (or few months) and just go to the local co-op every other day to get things for meals and stuff we'd run out of. That was getting quite expensive and I found I was spending around £20+ every couple of days. I was also struggling to lug it all back after popping in after work. For the last 3 weeks I've made a meal plan and done it online.
Meal plan for this week is:
Breakfast - cereal or scrambled eggs.
Bacon sandwiches on Sunday
Snacks - Tesco value cereal bars and yoghurts
Lunches - cheese or ham and coleslaw and crisps, yoghurt
Saturday - Tesco finest beef ribs in ale and chunky chips and chocolate torte dessert (2 dine for £10 offer)
Sunday - roast chicken and chorizo roasted potatoes
Monday - chicken pie and mash
Tuesday - spaghetti bolognese
Wednesday - sausages (to be bought from the butchers later in the week)
Thursday - fish cakes and bean salad
Friday - undecided!

2 dine in for £10. Going to treat myself to 1 glass of wine.

We have someone coming to look at (and hopefully buy) our old car later today. It's been off the road for months due to various problems that we have been reluctant to sort out, not knowing if any of them would actually solve the main problem, the battery dying when left for more than a day. I put it on Gumtree with a list of all its problems and hopefully someone who knows a bit about cars can make it into a lovely car again.
We'll be buying a friends car in the next couple of weeks so won't be without for much longer. Which is a nice relief considering I'll only have 8 weeks left on Tuesday!

While replying to a few silly offers for the car on Gumtree (one person offered us a rather ridiculous £100.) I had a look so see who was selling anything nearby. I noticed a space saving cot on for £0! I obviously sent them a message and they're dropping it off shortly! We're still in a 1 bed flat so need something small and I think it's the same size as the one id seen online for £60.
So far the things I've been given or bought cheap from eBay/car boot sales are:
Moses basket £0
Cot £0
Moses basket sheets £0
Hooded towels £0
Disposable newborn nappies £0
Assorted baby clothes various sizes £0
Changing mat £1
Pre-loved cloth nappies approx £50
Baby bath £5

Steriliser, bottles, dummies and Breast pump £20

Pre-loved nappies, washed and ready.

Bargain changing mat

Apologies if there is a random N somewhere on this blog. The first time I added the photos, the photo of the nappies wouldn't go where I wanted it. After deleting I was left with a random N that will not go away.

I'll get the hang of this eventually.

N

Bye bye!

A x

Now how does this work?

Hello!
So this is my first blog post. Im not entirely sure what I'm supposed to write. Maybe I should start by telling you a bit about myself?
I'm 28 years old living in a little town called Leiston with my fiancee   (B) (also 28) and our dog (D) (9 1/2).

N

We've been together for 11 years next month. And engaged for around 10 years!
 I'm 31 weeks pregnant with our first. We're having a girl, currently called Dot. Proper name undecided although a few people have said that Dot itself would be quite cute.
I'm currently working full time with 6 weeks left at work before I go on maternity leave.

N

Today was the first day I've struggled at work other than just being tired. Dot, who apparently weighs 1.5kg which is about 3lb2oz if I've got my conversion right, decided that she was going to move head down after I'd had quite a big lunch. Which made me very uncomfortable and a tad sick. Luckily after laying down for an hour after I got home Dot shifted positions again and I felt fine. As I write this she's happily kicking away at my bladder like always.
I've been quite lucky so far.
No morning sickness.
No weird cravings.
Not a lot to tell really. But I guess that's a good thing. I've got my next scan on Tuesday. I'm consultant led because of my dodgy medical history. (That's one for another day)
I'm hoping B can get time off work so he can come to this one. He works away, all over the country and was in Manchester for 2 of the 3 scans I've had already. He's working closer next week so fingers crossed he can make it.
I can't really think of much else to write at the moment and D is waiting to be let out for a wee  before bed so I'm off.
Night night
A xx