I had an appointment at the opticians this afternoon and I decided to ask Angel to come along with me. Despite the fact that we share plenty of quality time together we really don’t get enough time just the two of us. We had a nice giggle together, especially because at one point she couldn’t resist shouting out the letters that I couldn’t see! She then helped me choose some new frames and much to my surprise she was actually a good help. Of curse she wanted me to try all of the really girly pink ones and the ones with a playboy bunny on the lenses which I truly despised but I suppose girls will be girls. In the end with the help of the assistant we found a pair which I thought were daringly different to my old ones but still suited my odd face shape!
We then ran a few errands at the local shops and returned home and watched Sesame Street with the younger ones who had had a nice time with Daddy while we were away reading story books.
Most of the rest of the day was filled with tidying and sorting all of the junk in the house. We seem to be in constant need of a junk room in which to dump all of our crap and without this assigned room the whole house is a tip. I took it easy although Nigel worked like Trojan and his back is sore again now, which is a worry because he is gardening all day tomorrow!
I am currently reading a book called Unassisted Childbirth by Laura Kaplan Shaley. It is full of useful advice and statistics etc. about the safety of unassisted homebirths as opposed to hospital deliveries. I am toughly enjoying it but so far am only half way through. I am trying to reading it quicker so that Nigel will also get chance to look at it before the big day.
Speaking of which I have noticed that I getting quite a lot of twinges now. And my attention has been on the birth almost constantly. I am truly excited about it especially after the great NCT ante-natal classes. There are still some breast feeding classes to come so will have other things to look forward to.
I think that the tension is mounting slightly for the children as we approach the due date. HRH seems to be especially sensitive and as usual is showing by not sleeping very well! Fortunately Nigel is ensuring that if we have a disturbed night I get at least some rest if not a nap during the day. Bless him!
All in all I feel good. I am very aware of the huge weight in my pelvis but we shall find out more about the positioning of the baby tomorrow when we go to the midwife appointment! Wish me luck!