Winter at last

Twees in the schnow - click to enlargeAfter waiting since I was seven years old, when the snow was up to my neck and we had to run home lest we be burried in the blizzard, we’ve finally had a proper winter day again, yay!  Britain has been buckling under the strain of up to 150mm (6″ in old money) of snow falling in less than a day.  I know, I know, it’s not a lot by many standards,Continue reading

The Little One’s 16-Week Check Up

Saw Rita, the midwife, this morning and I really like her. She seems to really know her stuff and is very forthright and honest. Baby heartbeat is at around 148 beats per minute and very regular (she said, hmmm, a boy?). You could hear it moving around too. Baby has moved up out of my pelvis and is sitting high and well. Placenta is at top of womb too…which it can move around a bit, but it’s good and needs to be at the top towards the last few weeks so the bottom of the uterus can prepare for delivery.Continue reading