And the Scan's in 2 days!

Sorry! It's been more than two weeks since my last post and quite a lot has happened. Firstly, I have decided that I really want a homebirth and started looking at purchasing a birthing pool. I had a fair idea of price before, around the £100 mark, but am really surprised to see that even second hand, they fetch about £70!

So I've decided, that instead of a birthing pool, I am going to buy a large paddling pool.



Doesn't that look friendly? The kind of pool you'd love to give birth in :-D, of course, I may still hire one but if the prices are near, then I'll go with a paddling pool.

Other news.

Alastair has moved out, which has bought we both peace and paranoia. The fact that he's not here means the toilet is always clean, the seat is down the window is closed, cat fur isn't EVERYWHERE. I scrubbed the bathroom crazily about two days ago and it's as clean as when we first moved it :-) I did the shower cable and the tiles and everything! (Something to my knowledge that Alastair never did on bathroom-cleaning duty). Got myself a hoover so that's todays task sorted!
However, at night I do get a little creepy feeling of young-woman-alone, I worry that people are watching the house, imagine the doorbell ringing at stupid times...it's very silly, but living alone requires some getting used too.

My scan is in two days, and I definately feel pregnant now. My belly is sticking out and I can't hold it in, at first I presumed that I'd gained weight since the main sickness had passed, but no! I'm the same weight...just with a sticky-out belly. Plum-sized Ixxy is starting to make an appearance already...next thing you know I'll be feeling it kick :-S

I have a bad feeling that I'm going to run out of money this month (not good) so it's sensible spending from here on in. (Sensible spening = just food.) I may start the "living off noodles and tinned soup" experiment.

I've taken a liking to fromage fois, but I seem to be only able to get the tiny kiddy pots, I'm munching my way through Thomas & Friends at the moment.

Here's an excellent wee chart I found which sums up pregnancy wants perfectly :-)



And finally, I'm starting to think about the Nursery. I'm thinking either Caterpillar or Owl themed, which a cool tree somewhere. Matthew thinks these are the two most frightening creatures I could put on the childs walls (except for tigers, which he is most frightened off) and instead suggested I have a gizzly bear and a polar bear fighting on one wall, and a parasitic wasp planting eggs into a caterpillar on the other. I think I'll stick with Owls. Big scary eyes or not!