I get in from work and connie is a bit upset as she has been having what she describes as period pains.
I tell her its a bit late for those, but she doesnt see the humour, in fact blanks this comment altogether as if she didnt hear it. I decide not to push my luck.
I tell her to take it easy and suggests that she jump in a nice bath, which seems to ease them slightly.
Wednesday 25 June 2008
Massive Kicks
Massive kicks today
Like the baby is moonwalking in the womb.
Its like waves and waves of ripples.
Its cool, funny, great in fact but also kinda weird.
Like the baby is moonwalking in the womb.
Its like waves and waves of ripples.
Its cool, funny, great in fact but also kinda weird.
l - last day
L's last day at work today
She had been on the pat and mick, but turns up at work today to check in with her boss and start her maternity earlier.
Connie and I go on holiday on tuesday for two weeks, and by then L will only have about 2 weeks to go, so if its a bit early the next time I will see her she will have a little bambino.
She is shiting herself.
She had been on the pat and mick, but turns up at work today to check in with her boss and start her maternity earlier.
Connie and I go on holiday on tuesday for two weeks, and by then L will only have about 2 weeks to go, so if its a bit early the next time I will see her she will have a little bambino.
She is shiting herself.
Stupid Stupid Stupid Man
She asks me what is wrong with me today.
I make the school boy error of sending her the following txt. I suppose at the time I just wasnt in the mood for the usual "nothings wrong" game. Yes there is something fucking wrong and Im going to just spit it out. DOH DOH, should know better DOH.
Insecure
Neglected
Inadequate
Lonely
Tired
Bored
Skint
Sexually frustrated.
She tells me she was very upset at this and spend considerable time crying, telling her mum, our eldest daughter and crying some more. Now, im all the bad bastards under sun.
I should have know better. School boy error number 991
I make the school boy error of sending her the following txt. I suppose at the time I just wasnt in the mood for the usual "nothings wrong" game. Yes there is something fucking wrong and Im going to just spit it out. DOH DOH, should know better DOH.
Insecure
Neglected
Inadequate
Lonely
Tired
Bored
Skint
Sexually frustrated.
She tells me she was very upset at this and spend considerable time crying, telling her mum, our eldest daughter and crying some more. Now, im all the bad bastards under sun.
I should have know better. School boy error number 991
A big Massive fat row
Lets talk about my life for a second.
I work full time, Im trying to be debt free by earning lots of extra pennies on teh computer, I am converting my own loft, I find the time to spend with connie and the girls as often as possible.
If I dont work on the computer then I cant get through the month and we certainly wouldnt be going on holiday this year. Thats just life for me, I take it in my stride and get on with it, Im ever the optimist and positive to the last.
I wish other people shared this lifes too short attidue, but not today.
Pregant hormone strikes back.
I got both barrells this morning, I got the you work too much, your always on the computer, I just want to spend time with you, your so lazy, I hate you, Im moving out, Im getting a council house, I hate you some more, your an arsehole.
Why oh why is nothing good enough, it doesnt matter what you do chaps, you needed worry, your fucked !
I work full time, Im trying to be debt free by earning lots of extra pennies on teh computer, I am converting my own loft, I find the time to spend with connie and the girls as often as possible.
If I dont work on the computer then I cant get through the month and we certainly wouldnt be going on holiday this year. Thats just life for me, I take it in my stride and get on with it, Im ever the optimist and positive to the last.
I wish other people shared this lifes too short attidue, but not today.
Pregant hormone strikes back.
I got both barrells this morning, I got the you work too much, your always on the computer, I just want to spend time with you, your so lazy, I hate you, Im moving out, Im getting a council house, I hate you some more, your an arsehole.
Why oh why is nothing good enough, it doesnt matter what you do chaps, you needed worry, your fucked !
Week 29 Update
Mother:
As your baby is growing, so is your body. You may feel as if your internal organs are crowded. They are. The best way to deal with the discomforts of late pregnancy are:
Good Posture
Proper Nutrition
Exercise
Rest (When you can!)
Most discomforts will occur in your back, your legs, and the amount of air you can take into your lungs. Hang in there!
Baby:
Your baby is busy getting ready for the birthday! The baby is beginning to regulate his own temperature and the bone marrow is completely in charge of production of the red blood cells. The baby is even urinating about a half liter of urine into the amniotic fluid everyday!
The movements that you feel will probably begin to change at this point. Once your baby held wild gymnastic parties, now as the space becomes cramped you notice smaller movements, such as elbows and knees. Try monitoring the baby yourself, using fetal kick counts.
Your baby weighs in at about two pounds nine ounces (1.16 kilograms)!
Dad:
Her back is aching and she's probably not feeling as comfortable as she once did. Have you rubbed her back? You might even consider a professional pregnancy massage. It makes a great gift.
As your baby is growing, so is your body. You may feel as if your internal organs are crowded. They are. The best way to deal with the discomforts of late pregnancy are:
Good Posture
Proper Nutrition
Exercise
Rest (When you can!)
Most discomforts will occur in your back, your legs, and the amount of air you can take into your lungs. Hang in there!
Baby:
Your baby is busy getting ready for the birthday! The baby is beginning to regulate his own temperature and the bone marrow is completely in charge of production of the red blood cells. The baby is even urinating about a half liter of urine into the amniotic fluid everyday!
The movements that you feel will probably begin to change at this point. Once your baby held wild gymnastic parties, now as the space becomes cramped you notice smaller movements, such as elbows and knees. Try monitoring the baby yourself, using fetal kick counts.
Your baby weighs in at about two pounds nine ounces (1.16 kilograms)!
Dad:
Her back is aching and she's probably not feeling as comfortable as she once did. Have you rubbed her back? You might even consider a professional pregnancy massage. It makes a great gift.
Loft Spaces and Babies and Work
I have been working in the loft a lot this week as Im planning to have a loft room up there.
My middle daughter can have her own personal space when teh baby is here with a nice big bedroom as we really need the extra space.
My eldest daughter is moving back in and space is going to be at a premium, so Ive been busy flooring, shifting beams and getting velux windows fitted.
Its not easy being able to hold down a full time job, then come home to a major DIY project, but quite frankly needs must.
My middle daughter can have her own personal space when teh baby is here with a nice big bedroom as we really need the extra space.
My eldest daughter is moving back in and space is going to be at a premium, so Ive been busy flooring, shifting beams and getting velux windows fitted.
Its not easy being able to hold down a full time job, then come home to a major DIY project, but quite frankly needs must.
Week 28 update
Mother:
You will probably begin to see your practitioner every 2 weeks now. If you haven't begun discussing labor plans with your practitioner, now is the time to start!
If you have taken childbirth classes you have a good idea of the interventions and alternatives associated in childbirth. The most common things that people have questions about are: episiotomy, fetal monitoring, and pain relief in labor.
Your breasts my leak colostrum now, although if they do not leak, this is not an indication that you can't breastfeed. You may also need a Rhogam shot now if you are Rh negative.
Baby:
Your baby's eye lashes are developing, as subcutaneous fat is deposited. If you have a baby boy, his testes will probably begin descending. Your baby is about 13.8 inches long (35 cms) and weighs about 2 pounds 4 ounces (1 kilogram)!
A baby born at this time has a good chance of survival with the help of medical technology.
Dad:
Since her prenatal visits are now every other week, you might trying making another visit with her. This will give you a chance to talk about plans for the birth.
You will probably begin to see your practitioner every 2 weeks now. If you haven't begun discussing labor plans with your practitioner, now is the time to start!
If you have taken childbirth classes you have a good idea of the interventions and alternatives associated in childbirth. The most common things that people have questions about are: episiotomy, fetal monitoring, and pain relief in labor.
Your breasts my leak colostrum now, although if they do not leak, this is not an indication that you can't breastfeed. You may also need a Rhogam shot now if you are Rh negative.
Baby:
Your baby's eye lashes are developing, as subcutaneous fat is deposited. If you have a baby boy, his testes will probably begin descending. Your baby is about 13.8 inches long (35 cms) and weighs about 2 pounds 4 ounces (1 kilogram)!
A baby born at this time has a good chance of survival with the help of medical technology.
Dad:
Since her prenatal visits are now every other week, you might trying making another visit with her. This will give you a chance to talk about plans for the birth.
Pregnant Women should be banned from driving
Connie leaves the house today and comes back three minutes later crying her eyes out.
She has reversed into my dads car. Its not like it was bright red or anything and was in plain sight when she left the house. No, it was clearly camoflauged and hiding in a fucking bush and just as she was about the reverse out our massively driveway, the micra leapt out and into her path.
We have a row. and she says that the work around the house is getting on top of her. This is the reason that she crashed the car. As housework is clearly linked to bad driving and being blind in the pregnant zone guidebook.
Dad, I and the kids clean the entire house from top to bottom leaving no stone unturned in less that an hour.
Job done.
I wish that I could be a house husband, sit at home drinking tea, eating cookies, watching montel williams in teh morning then claiming to your partner that youve been slaving in the house ALL day.
She has reversed into my dads car. Its not like it was bright red or anything and was in plain sight when she left the house. No, it was clearly camoflauged and hiding in a fucking bush and just as she was about the reverse out our massively driveway, the micra leapt out and into her path.
We have a row. and she says that the work around the house is getting on top of her. This is the reason that she crashed the car. As housework is clearly linked to bad driving and being blind in the pregnant zone guidebook.
Dad, I and the kids clean the entire house from top to bottom leaving no stone unturned in less that an hour.
Job done.
I wish that I could be a house husband, sit at home drinking tea, eating cookies, watching montel williams in teh morning then claiming to your partner that youve been slaving in the house ALL day.
Week 27 update
Mother:
Welcome to the third trimester. The home stretch! Around this time you will begin to really put on the weight, this will last until about week thirty-six. Although some cultures dictate otherwise, weight gained during pregnancy is not fat or unhealthy, but rather, necessary for a healthy pregnancy and baby.
The weight that you gain will be distributed in several places. The average breast before pregnancy weighs about 7 ounces and during pregnancy each breast can weigh up to an average of 28 ounces! Some of the weight will go to body fluids (amniotic fluid, blood volume, etc.).
Baby:
Your baby's skin is very wrinkled from floating in water. This will stay this way until a few weeks after birth as your newborn fills out into a baby. Although take heart in the fact that your baby's looks are assuming the looks that they will have at birth! Baby has also hit the 2 pound mark (900 grams).
Dad:
If mom is starting to complain about her weight remind her of the importance of weight gain in pregnancy for a health pregnancy. You should also help her by not tempting her with sweets and setting a good example yourself.
(i havent been drinking anything at all in sympathy for her being up on blocks, with of course the exception of getting bladdered with paul and leslie last month on guiness)
Welcome to the third trimester. The home stretch! Around this time you will begin to really put on the weight, this will last until about week thirty-six. Although some cultures dictate otherwise, weight gained during pregnancy is not fat or unhealthy, but rather, necessary for a healthy pregnancy and baby.
The weight that you gain will be distributed in several places. The average breast before pregnancy weighs about 7 ounces and during pregnancy each breast can weigh up to an average of 28 ounces! Some of the weight will go to body fluids (amniotic fluid, blood volume, etc.).
Baby:
Your baby's skin is very wrinkled from floating in water. This will stay this way until a few weeks after birth as your newborn fills out into a baby. Although take heart in the fact that your baby's looks are assuming the looks that they will have at birth! Baby has also hit the 2 pound mark (900 grams).
Dad:
If mom is starting to complain about her weight remind her of the importance of weight gain in pregnancy for a health pregnancy. You should also help her by not tempting her with sweets and setting a good example yourself.
(i havent been drinking anything at all in sympathy for her being up on blocks, with of course the exception of getting bladdered with paul and leslie last month on guiness)
Sunday 8 June 2008
Death
I wake up this morning thinking about death
Its gut wrenching, I can feel my stomach churning
I dont know why, maybe its just getting older and panicking there is nothing out there.
Maybe its realising that for every baby being born, somewhere in the world someone is expiring.
I believe in a higher power, Im not sure that i favour any particular religion, but they all have one simple thing in common regardless of how you dress it up and that the existance of something out there.
I hate talking religion and politics, but for some reason I have a moment of severe lack of faith liying in bed today. Its a sinking feeling.
I find something to occupy my mind and the feeling goes quickly. I write this without becoming emotional about it, the moment has gone.
Its gut wrenching, I can feel my stomach churning
I dont know why, maybe its just getting older and panicking there is nothing out there.
Maybe its realising that for every baby being born, somewhere in the world someone is expiring.
I believe in a higher power, Im not sure that i favour any particular religion, but they all have one simple thing in common regardless of how you dress it up and that the existance of something out there.
I hate talking religion and politics, but for some reason I have a moment of severe lack of faith liying in bed today. Its a sinking feeling.
I find something to occupy my mind and the feeling goes quickly. I write this without becoming emotional about it, the moment has gone.
L baby scare today
L is worried today, she says she hasnt felt her baby kick in 4 days.
She had a planned mid-wife visit for today and when she gets there she sent a txt to say that the midwife cant detect much movement and the heartbeat is racing and she has been sent to the hospital.
I tell her to txt later,
Skip to Following morning,
Her car isnt in the car park and I have an instant panic to myself that something is the matter. A txt arrives and everything is Ok but she got home late. I feel instant relief. The thought of anything being wrong with her baby or my baby is just soul destroying.
She had a planned mid-wife visit for today and when she gets there she sent a txt to say that the midwife cant detect much movement and the heartbeat is racing and she has been sent to the hospital.
I tell her to txt later,
Skip to Following morning,
Her car isnt in the car park and I have an instant panic to myself that something is the matter. A txt arrives and everything is Ok but she got home late. I feel instant relief. The thought of anything being wrong with her baby or my baby is just soul destroying.
Beatnik
What do I look like just now, am I am hip dad, or an ageing hippy dad, I cant quite make up my mind.
I have nice jeans on today, a zeppelin t-shirt, a pair of chelsea boots by timberland. My hair is quite long, surfer dude style and I have a coral necklace on that my daughter gave me, or i might have stole......
My mate at work (sandy) is not impressed. He calls me aBeatnik
I think that I quite like this and Im not insulted in the least.
Oh Yeh, check out the funky beatnik dad......
Daddy, Daddy Cool, Daddy, Daddy Cool........
I have nice jeans on today, a zeppelin t-shirt, a pair of chelsea boots by timberland. My hair is quite long, surfer dude style and I have a coral necklace on that my daughter gave me, or i might have stole......
My mate at work (sandy) is not impressed. He calls me aBeatnik
I think that I quite like this and Im not insulted in the least.
Oh Yeh, check out the funky beatnik dad......
Daddy, Daddy Cool, Daddy, Daddy Cool........
Its not a bulge
We had a right laugh in bed tonight.
Connie referred to her bump as "a bulge"
I was like NO, you can call it a bulge thats horrible, its a bump, dont worry baby, mummy didnt mean to call yuo a horrible nasty bulge...
Suddenly there was a massive kick
I had my face against the bump at the time talking to it (do other men out there talk to their baby bump) and whoosh, definately a foot or a hand right in the mush.
Im giving it, ok, give one kick for a girl and two kicks for a boy.
I think its a girl.
Mind you, considering that I have three girls already, I am not very surprised.
Connie referred to her bump as "a bulge"
I was like NO, you can call it a bulge thats horrible, its a bump, dont worry baby, mummy didnt mean to call yuo a horrible nasty bulge...
Suddenly there was a massive kick
I had my face against the bump at the time talking to it (do other men out there talk to their baby bump) and whoosh, definately a foot or a hand right in the mush.
Im giving it, ok, give one kick for a girl and two kicks for a boy.
I think its a girl.
Mind you, considering that I have three girls already, I am not very surprised.
Bad Dreams & The Washing Up
Connie has had two bad dreams this week.
She is petrified of spiders and awoke earlier this week imaganing that bright red spiders were scurrying over her bump. This was scarey enough for her to jump out of bed and switch the light on.
Adding this to the 9th pee journey, the tossing and turning, the snoring and the generall lack of room is not good.
Last night, she dreamt that the baby had died, but for some bizarre reason we were displaying it in a zip lock bag on the mantlepiece.
I do not pretend to understand the finer points of the inner working of the female mind, but there we go.
This is confirmed in todays argument with the pregnant hormones leading the attack. Connie was doing the dishes and I merely ask what I could do to help her, world war 3.
Mental Note;
Could this be a good reason to turn gay ?
She is petrified of spiders and awoke earlier this week imaganing that bright red spiders were scurrying over her bump. This was scarey enough for her to jump out of bed and switch the light on.
Adding this to the 9th pee journey, the tossing and turning, the snoring and the generall lack of room is not good.
Last night, she dreamt that the baby had died, but for some bizarre reason we were displaying it in a zip lock bag on the mantlepiece.
I do not pretend to understand the finer points of the inner working of the female mind, but there we go.
This is confirmed in todays argument with the pregnant hormones leading the attack. Connie was doing the dishes and I merely ask what I could do to help her, world war 3.
Mental Note;
Could this be a good reason to turn gay ?
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