hi ladies!

just thought i'd better reply to bump our thread up before it was relegated to (gulp) page 2!! can't have that!

tick.. tock.. tick.. tock.. ooh that's nox's baby timer i hear clicking - not long to go now - woo hoo!!

well, 35 weeks today and have just about finished packing my hospital bags i think... have more tops that i can poke a stick at, but no pants to wear!! i have a few pairs of PJ pants and tracky pants that i'll bring in with me, but i'll be wearing them over the next few weeks so will just have to pop them all in the washer and dryer when i go into labour!! have a multitude of pads packed, and some lovely new Hot Milk maternity bras... also have my trusty GHD straightener in there as well, although that's in my "secondary" bag that will live in the boot of the car until i'm settled in - don't want to walk in there armed with too many bags to start with - he he he!!

haven't got much packed in my "labour" bag - can't think of anything that i'll want... have some bathers and some lollies, a PSP for my DH, a CD with some CalmBirth music on and that's about it!! the plan is that i'll only arrive at hospital in time for the business end of the show, so hopefully won't have time to get bored - ha ha ha - hope it all goes to plan!!

i'm feeling very well and spritely of late - i think it's due to my new life as a lady of leisure... i can stop and rest whenever i feel like it, and have been getting more sleep than i ever have in my life before!! i find it hard sharing the bed with DH (he cramps my side-sleeping style), but have been getting plenty of naps in during the day...

the baby is getting very big and strong and my poor skin in stretched terribly, with stretch marks appearing last sat and multiplying since.. was a bit depressed about it for a few days but then i got a message from a friend during the week saying that she had lost her baby (found it had died in utero when she went for her 12-week scan), so that put my stretch-mark sulking into perspective, and now i'm just happy that my little baby is so big and healthy!

hope everyone is doing well and hope to hear some action from Nox soon!!