Baby shower

On a brighter note my friends completely spoiled me last night at my baby shower/girly meal! I had lots of presents, flowers and gorgeous baby shower cupcakes made by minirhibakes. I have to admit I wasn't keen for a shower .. I didn't want the fuss but now I am so glad we did it. Pressies included beautiful clothes, baby VANS, stretchmark and nipple creams as well as baby toiletries. Thanks to all my lovely friends xx

sickness and moans

Being 30 weeks pregnant and still feeling/being sick is not pleasant! I normally love it when my little one is active but when you feel really nauseous the feeling of a baby doing a somersault doesn't really help! Never mind.. Only 9 & 1/2 wks to go and as long she remains healthy I am happy! Hope you are all having fun in your pregnancies and not being sick!

Babymoon

Just a short note tonight as I am busy excitedly planning a babymoon! Just a few nights in a uk hotel sometime soon.. Found some great deals on superbreak.com - be nice to have a few days just me and my boyfriend prior to our little girls arrival! Anyone else planning this? X

My sweet tooth

Since being pregnant my love of sweet treats seems to have escalated, I am trying to keep it in check as much as possible and so tonight instead of having the chocolate fudge cake that I craved I had a generous portion of homemade mango&coconut sorbet! Its really refreshing and light, if you fancy making this yourself I have included the recipe below and it's really simple to make. Mango &Coconut Sorbet 1 tin of mango pulp ( I bought mine in Morrisons in the world foods section) 1 tin of coconut milk (not coconut cream) Blend ingredients together in a freeze safe container and place in the freezer taking out every hour for the first 3 hours and blending with an electric whisk. Freeze overnight and then enjoy whenever you fancy it!

I miss Pimms

Before I got pregnant I wasn't a heavy drinker by any means, I would probably drink maybe twice a month and only if I was going out or on holiday etc I was never one for drinking a glass of wine at home whilst watching a film or eating a meal. Since I became pregnant however my only major craving has been for Pimms! I really really miss alcohol. I've had 2 holidays and attended several bbqs/parties and I am proud to say I haven't touched a drop since the day I found out I was 7 wks pregnant with this little one. I have found one or two alcohol substitutes which I particularly enjoy when the sun is shining.. Firstly kopparberg alcohol free pear cider (really refreshing) secondly strawberry &elderflower cordial with fizzy water - closest pimms alike I have found! Let me know if you have any suggestions.. My reward to myself following labour will definitely be a long cold glass of Pimms!!

Beautiful Bellys

Some pretty cool belly art on show at : http://www.babble.com/pregnancy/my-pregnancy/pregnant-belly-art-body/?page=11

Extreme overnight growth

I woke in the early hours of this morning with a very sore stomach.. It also appears to have grown A LOT since yesterday.. Anyone else had days with startling growth? I feel huge this morning and don't get me started on my map of the world 36DD breasts. When you start as a 34B any growth is a shock.. Pity they don't hang about afterwards hey. I have so far (touch wood) avoided the dreaded stretch marks .. This may be down to my overly enthusiastic use of oils such as Boots Sanctuary mum to be & BettyHula Secret Oil or maybe they will just appear in my final weeks but fingers crossed. What kinds of changes have you noticed this week? My baby seems a little less active (less room to move apparently) but her movements are more obvious and woah she's strong. Anyway I will be back later with more ramblings.. For now I need a cup of tea&giant cookie as I have been awake since 5am. Hope you are all doing well x

A remote control life

If I had a pause button
I would press it now
In this moment
When we are lying together
Touching but apart
Speaking but silent

If I could fast forward
It would be to a summer day
When we can play in the surf
And bask in the suns rays
Happy and tanned

If I could rewind it would
Be to the moment when I first saw you
To remember what I thought
To capture your first smile
Your touch
Your kiss
To see your eyes when they fall on me
For the very first time

If I could record it all I would
I do, I have
My memories
And yours combine

How do you begin to blog...

Ok so today I decided that I would like to have a go at starting a blog.. now I have no idea what I will be writing about or even if it will hold any vague interest for anyone else but here it goes. A little bit about me..as of today I am nearly 29wks pregnant. I am sore, tired but generally happy and excited about whats to come.. I am a civil servant (yes you pay my wages) and I have a big supportive family as well as a pretty awesome boyfriend so life is good..most of the time. I have had some really bad news in the past few weeks about a member of my immediate family having cancer and its reaaaally tough to know how to deal with it but my aim for the future months is to be positive!!! People beat cancer every day and I know that as a family we need to be strong and get through this.. I think this blog will be a way for me to rant and muse .. and will do me a lot of good! More about me.. I love music, cooking,reading, eating (well its for 2 so I have an excuse) spending lots of time with loved ones.. films..feeling my baby kick in my huge belly and lots of other things that you will discover as I chatter. I will post links to sites that I like or stories that have tickled me as well as recipes and pregnancy moans and I would love some feedback from anyone in the wide world who is reading this. I'll be back very soon. X