I am thinking of you all the time Ash... your little water baby's rainy arrival is in my mind often. If your gorgeous one arrives soon please know I'm dreaming of a blissful birth for you xx
Aaaww, thanks so much meow. Your kind and supportive words mean a lot to me. As I type, it is raining again! Like you, I am loving being a mumma. I am very excited to hear that you are most likely going to have another bub. Yay! And we get to do names again

Hi loulabelle, you are in my thoughts. I hope your bub arrives while your friend is visiting. I am not feeling quite ready yet either. I'll feel better when the synto is in my fridge tomorrow! My DH purchased the hose today, so the birth pool is organised.

I am organised practically, ie. I have all my labour and baby 'stuff' organised. But I haven't had much of a chance to cocoon and retreat in to myself. My son starts school tomorrow, and I have been quite teary about that. My DH starts his leave in a week, so I would like to have a couple of days with him before the birth. This will be my first experience of mothering a newborn while having older children at school. When DS2 was born, none of my kids were at school.

Eutra - How are you going now that DH has been back at work for a few days? It is lovely that he was able to have such a lengthy time at home with you and bub. My DH always takes 6 weeks off with each bub. He saves up his annual leave from the moment we know I am pregnant. Also, he is entitled to a week of paid paternity leave. He usually takes a week or two of unpaid leave (to bring it up to 6 weeks), but I think it is worth it to have him home for those early weeks.