So I apologise for not updating in about a week and a half but last week was the worst week for anything nice so I was grateful to get it over with as soon as possible. So to Mr Ste, I do understand the heavy time you are having coz things have been heavy here too. I know what it feels like to be too drained to be bothered even breathing.
Anyway..
I'm having a nightmare with the house, trying to get the nursery/office finished and was half way done with the plasterboarding (couresy of al and my dad) when we discovered the leak we had originally fixed in may by the insurance company - is back coming right on through the ceiling every time it rains.
So I had to tackle the insurance company again (a stressful experience when it took em 4 months to arrange to fix it last time and I really don't have 4 months to spare! I was told by the lovely men from British Gas that they couldn't insulate the loft as we had a leak so my loft is still not insulated. All this along with desperately trying to sort out the house remortgaged before November arrives in clearly not the best time to have to mortgage or remortgage anything! - and it's going to go up by £200 quid a month - great! It got all a bit much on Monday and I just had a mild break down and cried for about an hour.
So it went on pretty much in that vein all week which was a pain in the ass and keeps even the most half full positive people like myself in a meh state.
So the roof has more slates falling off - the man thinks it's nail rot so it'll keep happening but they can fix it but he took a photo of my chimney - joy of joys and that when we found out that infact the chimney isn't capped at all, it's just filled to the brim with crap and slate. I suspect this is where the water is coming from now so I need to get a man out to fix that asap before it does even more damage to my ceiling!
My parents, who I have always known are the best in the world anyway came over on saturday and Dad and Al finished boarding the nursery/office so it finally looks like a room. It made me feel a little bit better and a little bit like something is actually happening in the house that makes it look more than a damp glorified squat. I don't think it helps that I'm not allowed to do anything to help because of my pregnancy and I don't like not being able to pitch in!
Still it's another week and I'm determind it is to be better. Already the remortgage is proceeding (with a plethora of form filling and things) so I'm feeling better that things like that are starting to get outta my hair and I'm hoping to hear from the insurance people as to when they can fix the roof so I can then get the man out to do the chimney and the gutters, then get the bathroom in so we can actually have a shower in before I get fatter and maybe finally get round to adding some decor.
Bean is still making me sick occasionally, but now it seems to be when I've eaten too much. S/he's also letting me eat more fruit and veg which is nice as I was beginning to think I'd end up looking like a bagel!
This week....14 weeks
Crown to rump, your baby is around 3 and a half inches / 9 centimetres long and weighs one and a half ounces / 43 grams. The body is now growing faster than the head. This week, its parchment-thin skin covers itself with lanugo (ultra-fine, downy hair that usually disappears before birth). Though eyebrows are beginning to grow and the hair on top of the head is sprouting, this hair may change in both texture and colour after birth.
About now, the fetus can grasp, squint, frown, and grimace. It may even be able to suck its thumb. Researchers believe these and other movements probably correspond to the development of impulses in the brain.
It still doesn't feel real yet and I'm still not showing, I just look fatter but I have a slight bump. I don't think it'll feel real until I feel bean moving and see the 20 week scan in November. I'm beginning to get more energy though (and should get more now it's letting me eat green things finally!) and I'm hoping I get to enjoy this part of my pregnancy. Its very scary when you think so many things can go wrong - I joined a baby community type thing and aside from the good stories and places to ask questions about things that they don't tell you in books, the messageboards are littered with things that are happening now to people - like the baby dying in the womb before the 20 week scan and possible birth problems and things.
I'm not dwelling on things like that though, I'm just trying to keep my blood pressure down and get the mortgage sorted and sort out that damn leak then I might be able to think ahead a little to what bean might be like.
Still, the good thing this weekend was Mr Tom's birthday bash which was just fun! Next weekend my bro is visiting from Darn Sarf so that'll be pretty awesome too as he's not been up for about a year and I'll get to see my niece :D
2 comments:
Yipes about the leak coming back. Not good. I hope the insurance folks take their fingers out to get it fixed pronto. I also hope the remortgage gets sorted quickly too, stress is definitely something you don't need.
Once you start feeling Bean moving, besides from the happy ecstatic feeling the first few times, you'll be hoping s/he would kick/punch/headbutt more gently! Princi was a right pain in the side with her kicky feet, and she still is, only now she runs up, kicks your leg and runs away laughing. Not fun! And I know what you mean about the horror stories. It's frightening, and although you say you don't dwell, there are little moments when you're on your own when those thoughts creep up on you. Not good when hormones are running wild. I still worry now, when Princi gets a cold and she wakes up choking. I just wish she'd give up her dodie, it freaks me out when she has a coughing fit and she has her dodie in her mouth.
Anyways, about the fat thing. You're meant to get fatter, so enjoy it! Go forth and eat some happiness inducing chocolate!
I wish I could be bean doesn't like chocolate much, or veg, or fruit just starch, carbs and cereal... lots of cereal!
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