thanks to you all for your congrats on the house. i just popped over this afternoon to meet the building inspector there and it is even nicer that i remember!! i am SO excited - we will be so happy there!! it's a perfect house for a child!! there's lots of room for them to scoot around in a baby walker, and lots of room for a playpen, toys, etc. there are heaps more bedrooms than we need, so the baby can have a playroom as well as a bedroom once they grow up a bit... ooh, it's such an exciting time!!

Relle - congrats on another boy! at least you know that you make lovely boys, so there is nothing to fear!!

Nox - congrats on the healthy ultrasound! i'm booked in for my 12-week scan on the 13th March, and am so excited about it!! will be nice for DH too!

Kirsten - glad to hear that yourself and Quinn are doing well and enjoying your time together. even if someone does pop in to visit, i think it's quite acceptable for a new mum to be hanging out in a dressing gown!!Quinn is a gorgeous name by the way!!

well, Dennis was lovely as expected! nothing very eventful happened of course - just took my blood pressure and poked my tummy a bit. and chatted about any worries or concerns i may have. it was a bit like a shrink appointment actually (well, not that i've ever been to one, but how i imagine a good one would be!). he told me not to get too worried about all of the hype surrounding what to eat and what not to, and that a glass of wine wasn't the end of the world (hooray!)... very down-to-earth and non sensational... perfect. i rabbitted on for ages and didn't feel like i was being rushed at all...
when i went across to the ultrasound place it wasn't so good. the lady wasn't very nice, and she asked what time i would like the appointment for. i said "as early in the morning as possible so that my husband can come". she said that the earliest she could do was 3:45pm!! WTF?!! i mean, i wasn't fussy what day... surely there would have been something that week earlier than 3:45pm!! anyway, if there isn't, fair enough, it's only 4 weeks away, and i'll take whatever i can get. but what upset me was that i asked if i could book in for my 19-week scan now so that i don't face the same problem again (ie. if i get in early then i'll be able to get a time early in the morning when my DH can come). she said "no, you can't book your 19-week scan until you've had your 12-week scan"... i asked twice, and she was adament that i couldn't book in yet. i don't think i was being unreasonable!!