New arrival

on 17th December 2006 I gave birth to another baby girl.

Rebecca Rose. Weight 3.58kg / 7lbs 14oz. Height 54cm.

This pregnancy's going well, compared to the last one. Got about a week to go. Apprently lots of women have got fed up and just want baby to come out. Although I want baby to come out, I'm not fed up with the fat(er) stomach or anything. Seeing the midwife tomorrow for standard checks. At hospital next week if the baby hasn't made an appearance. They may look at inducing around then, although I have been offered a C-Section if I want one!!

Hospital two weeks running! Well, they'd booked me in for a 36 growth scan but when we turned up last week (without my appointment card) they told me at Antinatal Clinic Reception that there was no clinic and that I was booked for a scan next week. I insisted that my appointment was for that day, but they said that they wouldn't have done that at there was no clinic. At scan reception their non computerised folder with paper booked sheet in had me down for a scan that day so scanned I was. As there was no clinic I had to go back this week. In the meantime I found my appointment card thus proving to myself that I WAS right and that the snooty clerks couldn't possible conceive that they had made the mistake they had made.

Anyway, the scan showed a growth spurth in the abdominal circumference (fat baby) and we had a quick chat with my consultant about the mode of delivery. The basic upshot being that as I'd had a C-Section with Amelia (due to her being in distress not me being lazy about giving birth properly), if I got fed up with waiting or didn't fancy a full labour I could elect a C-Sec if I wanted. Now as both Nick and I see this as unneccesary surgery (unlike Amelia's birth which was necessary surgery - if I'd refuse and delivered properly the fact that her cord was round her neck twice would probably have killed her) I am trying for a normal delivery. The only time I'd actually consider a C-Sec would be if this one goes into foetal distress.

Other than that, my BP and urine have been fine so no signs of pre-eclampsia reoccuring. This is good. I don't want to be hospitalised again. I'd only worry about Amelia too much which wouldn't be good for the BP.

In-Laws in Australia

They left today! Nick's parents, sister, Grandmother and second-cousin departed Manchester for Heathrow at 19.25 (at least that was the expected take off time). After Heathrow and Singapore, they will land in Melbourne around 18.30 GMT on tomorrow, which is about 05.30 local time on Thursday. Still, rather them than me. Both of us decided that we didn't want to travel that distance with an infant (they wouldn't let me fly all that way now anyway). Also, Nick couldn't get 7 weeks off work! (They're all due back in January).

Personally, I'd rather wait til they were older and can appreciate the journey and go for about 5 weeks. Best time for me would be our summer hols as I won't have Guides or Cadets. Be a few years yet!

Have made a weird investment in a double pushchair. We have a single Graco pushchair which will accomodate the infant car seat until baby is big enough to sit up in pushchair. A number of manufacturers are doing these and they're usually referred to as Travel Systems. Thing is if I'm going to be needing to push two babies, I need another seat so have got a front / back contraption still in the box and in the car, and as it's a Graco we should be able to fit the car seat in it. I did experiments in Toy SR us to check Graco seats fitted Graco prams regardless of models. Hmm seeing the weather at the moment, maybe I should have invested in a raincover as well?!

Number Two!

Still at least I'm not inline for Pre-Eclampsia and hospital admission at 34 weeks with this baby as I was with little Amy. I would be admitted this week if I was. At present my BP is nice and low (or at least normal for me) , I have no water retention and my urine is OK. Still not sure about the birth. Emergency C-Section last time so this birth will be classed as my first in terms of labour and the duration of it! Should be before Christmas. Want it before Christmas. Nick's expecting me to be in over Christmas. I don't want to be, but having seen who's preaching at church that day . . . . . I could cope with missing the service.

Attended Toddler Group this morning. Little one's now asleep and I've email one important email about cancellation of football duty. don't know if it will be received in time, but I can't really do much else without the relevant contact numbers.

Planning on paying money into Guide account this afternoon and set up account for my daughter.

NTS - find birthday check for her from her Gt. Aunt.