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We spent the morning getting monitored for the babies – it was a regular check-up for blood pressure and the lot. Only it took longer than fuck because of the Lemonheads acting up, in their usual Lemonhead way.
A few times a week now we have to get the bloods checked, the urine checked, their [...]

I realized yesterday that I had to come clean.
So I took a bath.
Oh come on, you had to have seen that coming. Besides, nothing was going to keep me out of the bathtub as Angus thoughtfully picked up some Lush bubble bars for me yesterday when he was in London on his way [...]

To My Little Boy and Girl -
I’ve been waiting for you for a long while now, as long as I can remember. I’ve been through hundreds of needles and thousands of tears to get you, and nothing will ever tell me that it wasn’t worth it to have you for as long as I [...]

Sorry for the silence – I’ve not been doing so well.
But first! Le Weekend, you might wonder! Or, you know, you might not. Regardless, that is what comes first in this bloggy post of mine.
Melissa and Jeff arrived Friday night. My dad and Angus went to pick up the kids while [...]

Tonight Melissa and Jeff arrive.
I think it’s fair to say that nerves are a little high.
We’ve talked to Dad and my stepmom, and briefed them a bit about Jeff. Even without the current issues storming around us, Jeff is someone you have to handle carefully – I’ve said that he’s the most sensitive person [...]

IKEA is one of those institutions, one of those places that you go to for the Billy bookcase and a pack of 1,000 candles. I’d never been to an IKEA before living in Sweden, but it quickly became the place where you buy furniture in a hurry and if/ you replace it, you don’t [...]

The doctor’s appointment was just fine.
I’m on rest and relaxation duty as anything else brings on contractions. Based on the knicker action I have going on my cervix continues to thin. I am leaking small amounts of fluid, but no one seems to know if that’s my embittered bladder or something slightly more [...]

Yeah, I had that title to the theme song of “Going to the Chapel” but it didn’t work out so well. The irony, of course, is that I’m not getting married anytime soon (too much stress), but as someone (I think it was Margi – Margi, are you here?) pointed out in the comments [...]

Still at home. Still waiting.
Have done some research, and basically I could be having babies tonight,or I could go overdue, there’s no hard-coded formula for this. The mucus plug is still being dismantled and it’s accompanied by a stonking headache, the shakes, nausea, and contractions – only the contractions aren’t frequent enough. [...]

So this morning we woke up to the Bloody Show.
Tick tick tick tick tick tick….
UPDATED – we’re not off to the hospital or anything – my waters haven’t broken and as my contractions remain unchanged, there’s no point. Either of the two need to occur before we go in, as we’re not in labor [...]

OK, so another interesting morning Chez Helen.
Yesterday morning I started contracting and the contractions lasted all day and into the night, staying a constant 8 minutes apart. I finally broke down and called Labor and Delivery this morning, where they predictably told me I needed to come in (this is par for my course, [...]

I’ve been reading the latest Christopher Moore novel Fluke. I love Christopher Moore. I’ve only read one other book of his and I want to read more, but I need to take them slowly, like I do with Augusten Burroughs or David Sedaris. This is going to sound insane, but I’ll [...]

I’m in a bit of a crappy mood this morning – another sleepless night, an argument with the cat (who always goes into alliterations in order to sound more posh, it drives me mad) and a very long to-do list today, including running errands and dealing with bureaucracy. Who wouldn’t be in a crappy [...]

I’ve always hated that song, actually. I think it’s the line “Consider yourself part of the furniture!” that does my head in. What’s the mean, actually? “Consider yourself part of the furniture?” Do I look like a recliner to you? Is there something about my T-shirt that reminds you of [...]

As movie goers, we like our magic. The magic around the story is what grabs us and keeps us tuned in. Fuck up the magic, and the bubble is burst.
I’ve found that with some people there are some types of films you can’t watch. Maybe they’re an expert on a certain subject, [...]

OK, so last weekend was spent in a haze of horror-filled house. Not in an emotional way, but in a physical one – we had Angus’ youngest brother round on Saturday to help us move furniture, as I am out of furniture moving commission and we have to start to try to get ready [...]

We are nearing the end of our “Hoping and Praying” stage of planning permission for our extension. The council has had our application for about a month now, and have told us we’ll have a decision by 27 September, but so far it looks good. The council asks all and sundry their objections [...]

The hospital stays, they haven’t been all bad. There was one bright spark that happened in both hospital stays that did something for me, that re-affirmed my faith in people, that made me feel like this is one long damn journey but there are people you meet on the road who will show you [...]

So, as far as the Lemonheads go, we had our 32 week scan today (they’ll be 32 weeks tomorrow, so close enough.) We trooped in to that now too-familiar hospital, sat down, and waited. I brought my urine sample from home, which we have to bring to each appointment. It’s incredibly difficult [...]

29 September 2007
35 Weeks 3 Days
More monitoring yesterday, including a scan because one of the babies wasn’t moving around very much. Le Bebe is fine, just squished, so this is a shape of things to come, I guess – because he’s not got much room I can expect fewer movements from him, whereas his [...]