Yesterday Amy had her first Yoga session. The intent is to learn relaxation and breathing techniques in preparation for the birth. The idea is that by focussing on the breathing, attention is diverted away from the contraction pain. The place was a bit of a nightmare to find and in a less than salubrious(to my …
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Weekend DIY and chores
Another monday morning descends and another week closer to the birth. Ames is reaching immense proportions. I'm not sure whether she can get any bigger but apparently she will! The nursery is now pretty much all done and dusted. The futon and slider glider/mastermind chair have now been moved into the lounge. I must say …
Parentcraft – pain relief options during labour
The Parentcraft session went well yesterday. It was not as scary as the previous one, which of course was very welcome. We covered the types of pain relief available. The three most popular (in order of level of pain relief) are : Entonox(gas and air) Often used in the early stages of labour to take …
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Bloody BT
Our phone line has again gone down leaving us unable to make/receive calls or use the internet. Suspiciously I have seen, not one, but two BT vans at both ends of my road. This fault is very strange. When I try and dial a number I get a recorded message from Bulldog Broadband saying that …
Time flies by when you’re a driver on a train
January is absolutely flying by! I am half-way through my parentcraft classes already. Last weeks session left the ladies looking rather grey-faced as the midwife went through the various stages of birth, the pain involved(in no uncertain terms) and nice things like episiotomy’s. I guess it’s good to know but still… Tonight is our penultimate …
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New Year DIY
Nine days in so far. We have been busy as busy things getting the spare room converted into a nursery in time for the birth. We have managed to move out the computer desk which was quite a big task. Yesterday, I had a wheeze to put up some large curtains behind the bed in …
Mamas and Papas
We visited M&P in Staines on Saturday. It was odd to be there on a non-work day. I wanted to show Ames the Two Rivers retail park, and because we were in that neck of the woods anyway, it was a good opportunity. When she last visited Staines the Blue Anchor was still a rock …
Another Friday almost over
I was just soundly thrashed on the table football at work. My excuse is that the end of the working day is nearing and I’m feeling a little tired. It’s been a funny old week. My train to and from work has been consistent in it’s lateness. The neighbours(who I think may be students) have …
Space Cadets
Well yesterday was Amys birthday. Unfortunately she had to go to work for half the day. I booked the day off not realising this, so not very well planned really. I spent the morning doing various chores around the flat. Things like hoovering, doing laundry and the such like. I also took a couple of …
Spiga in Soho
I spent the evening at Spiga in Soho. The restaurant was very nice. When we arrived at 7pm there were only a few people. The place itself is very spacious which makes a nice change from the cramped environs of a lot of the eateries I have frequented in the past. The food was good. …