Finished the necklace

 There’s not much else to say, other than here it is!

Taken up a new hobby!

I’ve been interested in beaded jewellery for some time now and I decided to give it a go. So I bought a necklace from www.spellbound.co.uk

The one I ordered is called Gossamer and is so pretty so look at, but a bit fiddly to make up.

All it took was one strand and already I’m hooked, so I ended up ordering Daisy necklace and earrings and jasmine necklace Pics to follow.

I’ve done a bit more on my baby’s blanket, which I want done soon, but I have to get some study in. We had a bit of bad news at home and its taken my efforts away from my study, so I’ve a bit to do to catch up on, but I’ll get there. Its easier to sit threading beads and knitting, than it is to try and focus on reading. But never mind, it wont take long to catch up. I think we’ve a free week coming up so that will help get back on track.

I can’t believe its been so long! My birth story.

I’m a terrible terrible blogger and so much time has passed since my last post.

where do I begin? Well, my last post was concerning my pregnancy, so I guess I should start there!

My pregnancy was awful, I developed SPD and PJD, horrible sickness towards the end, and I was enormous! I had several false starts, some before, some after my due date, and the baby stayed head down and engaged the whole time.

I was finally induced due to going over.

I went in to hospital on Sunday October 21st, at half 12 ish, where they delightfully informed me that he was completely free!

I had my first pessary and some time on the monitor when I went back to the antenatal ward.

I started having niggles which I put down to prostin pains. Simon got bored and hungry and I was tired as well, so he took himself off for a while. I rested and read magazines.

I was offered paracetamol for the niggles but I felt I didnt need it. It started getting dark and I called Simon to ask where he was, he was on his way back.

He got to the ward, and the niggles got stronger, so we went off for a walk round the ward and I got some paracetamol, and had a bath.

The bath was ok, but I needed something stronger so I went to put my tens machine on. They did a shift change and the midwife could see I was in pain, and needing to breathe through the pains, which were turning into full blown contractions. I was due to go up for my second pessary, but as I was talking they came stronger and stronger.

In fact, the midwife was that concerned by the speed they were coming, she brought gloves with her when she took us up in the lift!

Got to the ward and had the most wonderful midwife! They did te usual handover while I was sucking happily on the gas and air.

I made the fatal mistake of letting my mum know I was in labour, and she rang the ward because she kept ringing my phone but I woulnt answer – I wonder why!

They told her they didnt think I’d make it to midnight. Famous last words.

I had a very hard very long labour, and in the end my contractions just weren’t doing enough, and I had to be put on a drip. So the epidural was set up, as my midwife wouldn’t let me go through more pain, and the drip was set up to increase the strength of my conractions.

I slept and when I woke, I found simon was asleep as well.

The epidural started to wear off though, and it actually ran out before I was ready to push.

But finally, the time came and at 9.39am on 22nd October, 200, I gave birth to my beautiful little boy.

He had to be rushed out to the resucitation table, where he had 5 breaths of oxygen, but was soon screaming his little lungs out.

And now Caleb is 4 and a half months old and a complete joy to have. He’s rolling over, trying to crawl, can nearly support himself when he sits, and has the loudest dirty laugh, he’s amazing!

4d scan and a too big bump

I recently had my 4d scan which was incredible. I’ve had lots of scans over my 4 pregnancies but nothing like the 4d scan.
The baby is the absolute image of Holly. I didn’t think it would be possibly to know a baby of this age could be so beautiful.
He flashed us his boy parts, to leave us in no doubt that he is deffinately a he!

I asked for his growth to be checked as a midwife had decided 2 days beforehand that he is too big. he isnt big at all, as his growth is just over the 50th centile.

At my antenatal the following week, I discussed this with my own midwife who decided to measure me and I don’t think she did it correctly, because I felt the tape measure go over my jeans.
I’m measuring 4 weeks ahead, so I’ve had to have a blood test to determine whether I have gestational diabetes. I dont think I have, I just think its because I’m overweight.

I’ve stayed on top of my weight though, currently a few lbs under my pre pregnant weight.

I’ve started a shawl for him, and its fiddly to knit, and I just hope I’ve not left it too late!
I’ll add regular updates once I start to make some headway.
As things stand, I’ve had to unravel it once already and I’ve only just got back to where I was to begin with.
The idea is to finish 12 rows a day to get it done in 6 weeks, leaving time to finish his blanket!

Lets see! LOL

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Felt like a quick ramble.

I’m near the point of sleep but not quite ready yet and I felt like a moan!

My Little one, Holly, is poorly. Last night she had us (me) awake all night, from 2. I fell asleep at half 7 this morning when I should have been getting up!

We managed a sleep this afternoon, and that was nice, but I’m tired again, just waiting to the relaxed feeling when I know I’ll fall asleep.

Done no crafting at all today but spent a couple of hours doing a bit of cross stitch yesterday, which was nice. No pics though.

I’ve got a new car! I felt so sad that I had to give my old one up, but there were so many things that needed putting right and we needed an extra seat, so that this little one has somewhere to sit.  Its a Ford galaxy Ghia, 2 litre, although its a P reg and has a few teething problems, but they will all be fixed. I love driving it and being up high!  its a very dark green colour thats almost black and It has tinted windows as well, to help filter the sun. The best thing is, the window opens on the drivers side… something that needed fixing on the old car. I dont care that my hair gets blown all over the place and always needs brushing because it no longer feels like I’m driving a greenhouse!

I might post a pic of it soon LOL

Anyway thats all for now!

I’m a bad blogger!

I’ve just come on to have a look and I can’t believe how long its been since I last wrote anything here!

For a quick update, I’m now 24 weeks and 5 days pregnant with a little boy!

I have 3 daughters so I never expected to hear the words its a boy! I’m still unbelieving although I have done some blue knitting!

Firstly I did a blanket for my cousins baby who is due now. Knit in 4 ply snuggly its so soft but a bit of a pain to knit, I hope they like it.

After then, I finished a cardigan which I started before I knew I was having a boy

Then I did a matching jacket and hat, in sirdar snuggly which I love to knit with as its so soft.

11 weeks and pretty scarfs.

Tomorrow (Thursday) I’m 11 weeks pregnant. I havent posted much in here aboout being pregnant, cos lets face it, theres only so much a girl can write about throwing up a lot!

I had a scan a couple of weeks ago. It was fab! Of course, the baby is only little but I only wanted to see the heart beating.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/blondgirl1978/Baby/I20070307181119687.jpg

All is going well, I hear the heart beating every day with my doppler, and my jeans don’t fit anymore!

Just got 2 weeks to go till the second trimester, and relative safety.

I’ve just started a scarf.
I’m using Rowan tapestry, in Pot Pourri, and its making my nose itch but is very prettyful. Its a design from Knitty.com, who I love.
http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/PATTbranchingout.html

Hopefully wont take me too long and I am itching to get on with some baby things. Trouble is I dont know what I’m knitting for!
My cousins baby is due in June, and its a little girl so I can knit a few things for her, although I doubt a june baby would need much.

Anyway, thats all for now.

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Definately pregnant!

My “chest” is sore and got bigger, I can sleep for England and I feel so sick!
I will have to tell my weight watchers leader now, I don’t like lying anyway but the simple fact is I need to lose weight.
However I don’t seem to be losing weight so I’m just going to tell her and see what she says. If it really boils down to not being allowed to go, I’ll have to join slimming world I guess.

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Has it really been so long?

Well I hadn’t realised I hadn’t posted in so long!

My kids have all been ill, I was ill, so ill I couldn’t get out of bed for 3 days! And now Devon has it!

I haven’t really been doing much because of the illnesses. The pattern that doesnt add up is still getting on my nerves, the baby it’s intended for won’t be a baby for much longer!! I’ve been picking it up to do a couple of rows but getting fed up so putting it down again. I’m going to do some in a while I think.

My stitching has taken a backseat although I do have a project that I want to carry on with so hopefully it wont be too long before I pick that up again.

Take That’s new single, Shine, is out on the 12th!

Oh, and I’m pregnant! I have been feeling quite well, except the odd bout of nausea, and increased sense of smell. No sickness, but a couple of bouts of nausea and the thought of hot chocolate doesn’t do much for me really.

Not entirely sure when I’m due, either the 8th or 12th October, because of the length of my cycles. I’m so excited but scared at the same time.

I feel like I can’t really talk about my feelings with a lot of people but there you go. It doesnt help with the fact Hubby hasnt told his family and I had the stage I’m at on my MSN and hubby removed it incase his sister saw it! So I’ve blocked her and put it back up again. She never comes on anyway.

Oh well, I guess they’ll all know in time. I just wish some folk were as excited as me!

Patterns that don’t add up!

Well, I’m very tired today.

Ella spent the night quite peacefully, however that’s all changed today, shes bunged up and coughing.

Devon came home from school yesterday telling me she had a terrible cold. Granted, she wasn’t well but its not what I’d call a terrible cold. Come half 11 last night she was complaining of a blocked ear, so I had a look and cleaned it out. At12, she told me it was hurting. So I had another look, couldn’t see anything and it wasn’t red but she said it hurt so I have her some calpol and sent her to bed.

At one in the morning, she was stood by the side of the bed crying, and I had to beg her to go back to bed and let the calpol work. She eventually fell asleep but woke up this morning looking terrible and saying both her ears hurt. So I dosed her up with some medised, cos she is a bit bunged up, and some 6+ calpol and she seems ok now.

Holly on the other hand started burning up and she had a patch of a couple of hours sleep, followed by lots of tossing and turning. She wanted to be with me but it was too hot and uncomfortable in our bed so I got her back in her cot at half one this morning for her to be back in our bed at 3 or 4. I was so tired I couldn’t focus on the numbers on the clock.

I managed to sleep for a couple of hours on and off, and then was woken up by Holly and Ella both in our bed arguing over dummies and drinks.

I was awake for the alarm for once.

I went to get them some medicine, dosed them up, and Ella seems wiped out and holly is asleep. Devon is ill but bored!

I bought them some “medised for children”. On the box there is a warning “may cause drowsiness. If affected do not operate machinery, do not drive. Avoid alcohol.”

Damn, there goes their evening shot of brandy to help them sleep.

I hate it that they’re ill, I hope they’re better soon.

I’ve been knitting a pattern from Simply Knitting. I love the mag, but there are mistakes in the pattern.

One row in particular I have done 5 times.

I emailed the technical editor of the mag, who replied and corrected one mistake for me, but the rest is a mystery! I have no idea if its me or the pattern but it’s not working. She said she is going to ask the designer and see whats wrong.

Some people are fab at modifying patterns but I like to knit them as they’re written out and as a result I’m not god at spotting mistakes and learning how to correct them. I guess all will be revealed in due course.

I hate repeating things.

And in “other areas” I’m 8 DPO and if we’ve done it this month, the little blastocyst that will become an embryo and in turn, our baby, will be currently implanting.

God I hope we’ve done it. I don’t have any symptoms, except a strange positive feeling, and the feeling like I’m about to enter my 3rd cycle, if you know what I mean, but I don’t have any PMS, no bloating, or anything!

Its not over till the ugly witch rears her head!