I have had two short days to go with my short week ;o)
Yesterday afternoon was having my completing scan after littlun was being particularly stubborn ;o)
And this morning was seeing the consultant.
The scan went really well although the sonographer found three fibroids the biggest of which is five centimetres - five centimetres is frikking huge! Luckily they are not in a dodgy place so all should be well ;o)
The consultants appointment went well too (James got to hear the babys heartbeat ;o)) she explained to us about the fibroids in more detail and is referring me to see a Cardiologist (LOL I was hoping to be seen there and then) oh well at least that means another short day ;o)
The train was just pulling into Liverpool Street and I started hiccuping the lady sitting opposite me on the train was laughing at me ;o)
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Sunday, 28 August 2011
walking in the rain
Yesterday afternoon after finishing our lunch me and James went for a walk. The clouds were really grey as we left the house so we took a golf umbrella with us and sure enough halfway there there was a downpour.
We walked down to the Chelmer Village Retail Park mainly so that we or rather James could look at the yummy things being sold in T K Maxx. The last time we went in there was when I was looking for a formal dress for our cruise back in October and they had lots of yummy things (being just before Christmas).
However going in August there were only a few bits and they didnt even have a customer bathroom that I could see.
So we then went into Costa (as I was absolutely desperate by then) and we walked in and there was a fairly long queue for people waiting to be served. James went and got a seat and I stood in line about three minutes later James came over (he must have seen the pained expression on my face) and said that he would get the drinks so that I could go to the toilet, do you know that when I came back the queue hadnt moved at all. I think that he eventually got served about 10 minutes later.
He came over with our drinks he had got me what I had wanted but ended up only having a black coffee himself (in the belief that he would get our drinks quicker) so I let him have some of my decaff latte so his wouldnt taste so bitter.
After Costas we then went into Hobbycraft so that I could have a look at the stuff for making cards.
We then made our way home and luckily the rained held off until we got back ;o)
We walked down to the Chelmer Village Retail Park mainly so that we or rather James could look at the yummy things being sold in T K Maxx. The last time we went in there was when I was looking for a formal dress for our cruise back in October and they had lots of yummy things (being just before Christmas).
However going in August there were only a few bits and they didnt even have a customer bathroom that I could see.
So we then went into Costa (as I was absolutely desperate by then) and we walked in and there was a fairly long queue for people waiting to be served. James went and got a seat and I stood in line about three minutes later James came over (he must have seen the pained expression on my face) and said that he would get the drinks so that I could go to the toilet, do you know that when I came back the queue hadnt moved at all. I think that he eventually got served about 10 minutes later.
He came over with our drinks he had got me what I had wanted but ended up only having a black coffee himself (in the belief that he would get our drinks quicker) so I let him have some of my decaff latte so his wouldnt taste so bitter.
After Costas we then went into Hobbycraft so that I could have a look at the stuff for making cards.
We then made our way home and luckily the rained held off until we got back ;o)
Thursday, 25 August 2011
the doors were locked
I walked upto the building where I work this morning and there was a lady stood outside (my first thought was I hope she doesnt want me to let her in).
I got my fob out and she said that they werent working, so I tried my one and sure enough it wouldnt let me in *sigh*.
So I walked around to Pret a Manger (first making sure that they had a restroom) before ordering myself a decaf coffee. I got my coffee and took it upstairs and made sure I sat by the toilet.
I eventually finished my coffee and made use of their facilities and by this time I knew that the building management team would be there.
I then walked back around to my building and was soon hit with the realisation that we still couldnt get in by the crowd of people stood outside.
Not wishing to stand up I found somewhere to sit down...
...I would have put my MP3 player on to occupy myself but there was a burglar alarm going off and it was far too windy to be able to read Metro too, so I just sat there people watching.
The building manager then turned up with a key but she couldnt get it to work in the lock she then went around to a side door and she couldnt get that one opened either, she then said that a security person were on their way.
We waited some more...
The office manager lady then turned up with a security person (a youngish bloke with a rucksack) and they again tried the main front door and again it wouldnt open...
...they then darted off to the side and about three or four minutes later the front doors were opened from the inside, so we all rushed in.
By this time I was again in need of the toilet so I ummed and ahhed about whether to chance using the elevator, as the doors opened my mind was made up and I darted in (thank goodness that the floor that I wanted was the first one it was going to stop at ;o)).
I got my fob out and she said that they werent working, so I tried my one and sure enough it wouldnt let me in *sigh*.
So I walked around to Pret a Manger (first making sure that they had a restroom) before ordering myself a decaf coffee. I got my coffee and took it upstairs and made sure I sat by the toilet.
I eventually finished my coffee and made use of their facilities and by this time I knew that the building management team would be there.
I then walked back around to my building and was soon hit with the realisation that we still couldnt get in by the crowd of people stood outside.
Not wishing to stand up I found somewhere to sit down...
...I would have put my MP3 player on to occupy myself but there was a burglar alarm going off and it was far too windy to be able to read Metro too, so I just sat there people watching.
The building manager then turned up with a key but she couldnt get it to work in the lock she then went around to a side door and she couldnt get that one opened either, she then said that a security person were on their way.
We waited some more...
The office manager lady then turned up with a security person (a youngish bloke with a rucksack) and they again tried the main front door and again it wouldnt open...
...they then darted off to the side and about three or four minutes later the front doors were opened from the inside, so we all rushed in.
By this time I was again in need of the toilet so I ummed and ahhed about whether to chance using the elevator, as the doors opened my mind was made up and I darted in (thank goodness that the floor that I wanted was the first one it was going to stop at ;o)).
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
brain fog
Last night I went into the kitchen to turn the oven on so it could be warming up before putting my dinner in.
James went into the kitchen 10 minutes later to put the stuff in the oven only to find that I hadnt turned it on!
LOL I had managed to put the empty bag from the spinach and the spring onions (or scallions to my mates across the pond) into the recycling, but didnt do the main thing that I went into the kitchen for ;o)
James went into the kitchen 10 minutes later to put the stuff in the oven only to find that I hadnt turned it on!
LOL I had managed to put the empty bag from the spinach and the spring onions (or scallions to my mates across the pond) into the recycling, but didnt do the main thing that I went into the kitchen for ;o)
Sunday, 21 August 2011
the weirdos have descended
This weekend is the V Festival and Chelmsford is over run with festival goers...
I had even considered having Friday off as a days holiday as I was convinced that as I would be travelling when the cheap train tickets are still in force that I wouldnt be able to get a seat. I was all ready to thrust my bump into someones face so that I could have their seat, I need not had worried as I got a seat in the very first carriage, I happened to be sitting with a few French Foreign Exchange Students though!
Here is a photo of a festival goer on his way to Chelmsford...
now back to the French kids...
...as we were passing the Olympic Stadium I heard a voice (from further down the carriage) shout out that on the left is the Olympic Stadium and then she translated it into French too, the kids that I were sitting with just vaguely looked up form their smart phones to have a glance out of the window.
We pulled into Chelmsford and a few obvious looking festival goers got off of the train, Im guessing that loads more were going to arrive later in the evening.
We normally go into town early on Saturday morning so managed to avoid the influx of people
Following on from buying maternity trousers the other week I bought a few tops yesterday, and will have to look to buy a few more online.
You really would think that more shops would sell maternity stuff!
I had even considered having Friday off as a days holiday as I was convinced that as I would be travelling when the cheap train tickets are still in force that I wouldnt be able to get a seat. I was all ready to thrust my bump into someones face so that I could have their seat, I need not had worried as I got a seat in the very first carriage, I happened to be sitting with a few French Foreign Exchange Students though!
Here is a photo of a festival goer on his way to Chelmsford...
now back to the French kids...
...as we were passing the Olympic Stadium I heard a voice (from further down the carriage) shout out that on the left is the Olympic Stadium and then she translated it into French too, the kids that I were sitting with just vaguely looked up form their smart phones to have a glance out of the window.
We pulled into Chelmsford and a few obvious looking festival goers got off of the train, Im guessing that loads more were going to arrive later in the evening.
We normally go into town early on Saturday morning so managed to avoid the influx of people
Following on from buying maternity trousers the other week I bought a few tops yesterday, and will have to look to buy a few more online.
You really would think that more shops would sell maternity stuff!
Friday, 19 August 2011
reading to the bump
On the weekly update that I received from Babycentre yesterday it said that the baby can hear everything that is being said now ;o)
It also suggested reading the same book to the bump every day and to continue reading the same one after littlun has been born to see if she responds ;o)
So I had a looksie last night at the four Little Miss Books that James bought me a few years ago, and I saw that one of them was Little Miss Stubborn (I cant think why he would have bought that for me ;o)).
So I read Little Miss Stubborn to her ;o)
It reminds me of when Brother #2 and my Sister were little and I was reading Mr Chatterbox to them and my Brother thought I was making it up when I said that he talked all day and all night ;o).
I amletting getting James to chose a book that he can read to her too ;o)
It also suggested reading the same book to the bump every day and to continue reading the same one after littlun has been born to see if she responds ;o)
So I had a looksie last night at the four Little Miss Books that James bought me a few years ago, and I saw that one of them was Little Miss Stubborn (I cant think why he would have bought that for me ;o)).
So I read Little Miss Stubborn to her ;o)
It reminds me of when Brother #2 and my Sister were little and I was reading Mr Chatterbox to them and my Brother thought I was making it up when I said that he talked all day and all night ;o).
I am
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Christmas chocolates and £2 off
The other day I got a club update from Hotel Chocolat, in there was a £2 off voucher to use towards one of their special selections...
...so I used it towards my Christmas Box ;o)
...so I used it towards my Christmas Box ;o)
Sunday, 14 August 2011
thick hair
I went to the hairdressers yesterday to have my roots coloured in...
...I was sitting by their pc and saw that my details were on the screen. Luckily they hadnt written anything horrible about me such as "she should try brushing her hair sometimes" ;o)
While my hairdresser was cutting my hair afterwards she told me that my hair had gotten thicker and that it was one of the pregnancy side effects.
Now my hair is normally thick so it makes me wonder if it is now more like a broom ;o)
...I was sitting by their pc and saw that my details were on the screen. Luckily they hadnt written anything horrible about me such as "she should try brushing her hair sometimes" ;o)
While my hairdresser was cutting my hair afterwards she told me that my hair had gotten thicker and that it was one of the pregnancy side effects.
Now my hair is normally thick so it makes me wonder if it is now more like a broom ;o)
Friday, 12 August 2011
stubborn like Mum
Yesterday we went for our 20 week scan...
We go to the hospital well early on account of James thinking that our appointment was 15 minutes earlier.
Anyhow our appointment time came and went and we were still sitting in the waiting area, finally we were still sitting and waiting 15 minutes past our time and we were the last people sitting there and I went to the receptionist to ask (if we had been forgotten about) and she said that there were three sonographers working that day and the person in front of us had a naughty baby.
We eventually got called in and I laid on the couch and she started to run her probe over my tummy and we could see the baby (interestingly enough she had left the screen on above where I was lying - the last time they had it turned off until they detected the heartbeat). LOL the baby was covering the eyes with the hands playing peek a boo ;o)
Then the sonographer started doing all of her checks and then asked if we wanted to know what we are having? We both said "oh yes please" and she said that it looks like a girl (as there are no dangly bits) ;o) Yay were having a girl - James did say that he was hoping for a monkey (perhaps he will get his wish next time ;o)).
She managed to do all of the checks apart from the ones on the heart, so after lots of prodding I was eventually told to have a walk and a jump around for 20 minutes to see if we could get her to move a bit.
So we went for a walk around the hospital with me doing a few jumps (just for good measure) and went back to the ultrasound waiting room, we get called back in and she still hasnt moved (she is definitely stubborn like me ;o)).
On our way home we popped into Tesco to get some bits for our lunch and I bought our very first pink outfit ;o)
We go to the hospital well early on account of James thinking that our appointment was 15 minutes earlier.
Anyhow our appointment time came and went and we were still sitting in the waiting area, finally we were still sitting and waiting 15 minutes past our time and we were the last people sitting there and I went to the receptionist to ask (if we had been forgotten about) and she said that there were three sonographers working that day and the person in front of us had a naughty baby.
We eventually got called in and I laid on the couch and she started to run her probe over my tummy and we could see the baby (interestingly enough she had left the screen on above where I was lying - the last time they had it turned off until they detected the heartbeat). LOL the baby was covering the eyes with the hands playing peek a boo ;o)
Then the sonographer started doing all of her checks and then asked if we wanted to know what we are having? We both said "oh yes please" and she said that it looks like a girl (as there are no dangly bits) ;o) Yay were having a girl - James did say that he was hoping for a monkey (perhaps he will get his wish next time ;o)).
She managed to do all of the checks apart from the ones on the heart, so after lots of prodding I was eventually told to have a walk and a jump around for 20 minutes to see if we could get her to move a bit.
So we went for a walk around the hospital with me doing a few jumps (just for good measure) and went back to the ultrasound waiting room, we get called back in and she still hasnt moved (she is definitely stubborn like me ;o)).
On our way home we popped into Tesco to get some bits for our lunch and I bought our very first pink outfit ;o)
Monday, 8 August 2011
giving in to the elevator
Walking up the stairs at work has gradually been getting harder and harder (with me having to take rest stops)...
...well this morning I decided to just give in and use the elevator ;o)
so that is my daily exercise over & done with now...
...well this morning I decided to just give in and use the elevator ;o)
so that is my daily exercise over & done with now...
Sunday, 7 August 2011
did I feel something
According to babycentre I should start feeling littlun move...
I think that I can feel something but wonder if it is all in my imagination?
In Starbucks today we saw a sign for a new Summer frappuccino a banoffee creme...
...when it came to getting a second drink (our first drink was a hot one each) James decided he wanted to try the new one, so I got us a tall one to share. When I looked at the receipt (while waiting for my drink to be made) I saw that I was billed for a caramel creme frappuccino and a banana.
I was eagerly watching the barista who was making the drinks to see how they were going to make the banoffee creme...
...wouldnt you know it I was watching the wrong blooming person because before I could say "blimey o'reilly" I was asked if we wanted whipped cream on the frappuccino, so I asked James (as it was going to be his drink) and he said no.
The drink itself was nice and I could even detect gobules of banana ;o)
While we were sitting in Starbucks there were a couple sitting at a table next to us, I could see that they were looking through travel brochures and James said to me (after glancing over at them) I think they are going somewhere in France as it says on the front cover on one of the brochures "al a carte" ;o)
I think that I can feel something but wonder if it is all in my imagination?
In Starbucks today we saw a sign for a new Summer frappuccino a banoffee creme...
...when it came to getting a second drink (our first drink was a hot one each) James decided he wanted to try the new one, so I got us a tall one to share. When I looked at the receipt (while waiting for my drink to be made) I saw that I was billed for a caramel creme frappuccino and a banana.
I was eagerly watching the barista who was making the drinks to see how they were going to make the banoffee creme...
...wouldnt you know it I was watching the wrong blooming person because before I could say "blimey o'reilly" I was asked if we wanted whipped cream on the frappuccino, so I asked James (as it was going to be his drink) and he said no.
The drink itself was nice and I could even detect gobules of banana ;o)
While we were sitting in Starbucks there were a couple sitting at a table next to us, I could see that they were looking through travel brochures and James said to me (after glancing over at them) I think they are going somewhere in France as it says on the front cover on one of the brochures "al a carte" ;o)
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
a fan of my own
The recent nice weather has left me getting hot at work...
...we have a pedalstall fan that we had on and osculating, the only problem was that my colleagues in the middle of the office were getting cold!
So I have my very own desk fan and now everyone is happy(ish).
...we have a pedalstall fan that we had on and osculating, the only problem was that my colleagues in the middle of the office were getting cold!
So I have my very own desk fan and now everyone is happy(ish).
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