A lady of leisure
Here I am on a sunny June morning, with no bigger decision to make than whether or not I should take my cup of tea & book outside or should I stay inside, where it's cooler. I have settled surprisingly quickly into this lady-of-leisure mode and am enjoying it thoroughly! I can still sleep really well, so I'm taking advantage of good nights' sleep and reading in bed in the mornings, propped up on a few pillows until I get too hungry. Last week I bought the last few bits & bobs for the baby, so there is nothing left that has to be done. I've even packed my hospital bag. For the last week, I've been sleeping on a plastic sheet, which is sweltering but will be very necessary if my waters break in bed, as I'm carrying well over a litre in there!
This weekend I had a surprise baby shower. My mum had called me a few weeks ago to tell me to keep Saturday free as she wanted to go out for the day with me and my best friend, S. I thought we were going for an afternoon of shopping in Belgium, so I packed my passport and we went to pick up S. When we got to her house, she told us to come in for a moment as she wasn't quite ready. We walked into the living room and it was completely decorated in pink & blue, with a big circle of my female friends standing there, grinning away. I was completely bowled over! We had (non-alcoholic) champagne and went to sit outside in the sunny garden.
There was a huge table full of yummy food, as everyone had brought something. As a centrepiece, there was a nappy cake, made by the very creative S. She had also prepared all kinds of lists - tips for the birth, how to tell the sex of your baby, what to do if the baby is overdue etc. She gave me an apple tree to plant in the garden of our new house and everyone wrote good wishes on little cards, which were then hung in the tree. They made me do a little sketch, in which I had to hang up the laundry, answer the phone and pick up my crying baby (doll), all at the same time. Then my mum came 'in' and had to change the baby's nappy as practice for later - she was amazed at how easy these modern nappies are! Finally I was handed a huge basket full of presents from everyone, as well as some from people who couldn't make it. I was truly showered in gifts and good wishes and have been spoilt rotten!
Today my parents are coming to help me clean the house. There is only so much you can do with a big bump and scrubbing the bathroom floor is not one of those things. The funny thing is, my bump is big, but it doesn't bother me in the slightest. Getting dressed and rolling over in bed are now quite time-consuming activities, but that's just part & parcel of being pregnant. The only thing I don't like is that I've suddenly sprouted some stretch marks. I was quite surprised they took this long to appear, but it's a bit of a slap in the face to get them this late on in pregnancy, when I'd thought I would escape unscathed. I suppose I'll have to get my head around thinking of them as a "badge of honour"...
I've made up my mind now - I will retire to the garden with a book and a mug of tea. Ah, decisions, decisions.
This weekend I had a surprise baby shower. My mum had called me a few weeks ago to tell me to keep Saturday free as she wanted to go out for the day with me and my best friend, S. I thought we were going for an afternoon of shopping in Belgium, so I packed my passport and we went to pick up S. When we got to her house, she told us to come in for a moment as she wasn't quite ready. We walked into the living room and it was completely decorated in pink & blue, with a big circle of my female friends standing there, grinning away. I was completely bowled over! We had (non-alcoholic) champagne and went to sit outside in the sunny garden.
There was a huge table full of yummy food, as everyone had brought something. As a centrepiece, there was a nappy cake, made by the very creative S. She had also prepared all kinds of lists - tips for the birth, how to tell the sex of your baby, what to do if the baby is overdue etc. She gave me an apple tree to plant in the garden of our new house and everyone wrote good wishes on little cards, which were then hung in the tree. They made me do a little sketch, in which I had to hang up the laundry, answer the phone and pick up my crying baby (doll), all at the same time. Then my mum came 'in' and had to change the baby's nappy as practice for later - she was amazed at how easy these modern nappies are! Finally I was handed a huge basket full of presents from everyone, as well as some from people who couldn't make it. I was truly showered in gifts and good wishes and have been spoilt rotten!
Today my parents are coming to help me clean the house. There is only so much you can do with a big bump and scrubbing the bathroom floor is not one of those things. The funny thing is, my bump is big, but it doesn't bother me in the slightest. Getting dressed and rolling over in bed are now quite time-consuming activities, but that's just part & parcel of being pregnant. The only thing I don't like is that I've suddenly sprouted some stretch marks. I was quite surprised they took this long to appear, but it's a bit of a slap in the face to get them this late on in pregnancy, when I'd thought I would escape unscathed. I suppose I'll have to get my head around thinking of them as a "badge of honour"...
I've made up my mind now - I will retire to the garden with a book and a mug of tea. Ah, decisions, decisions.
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