Hi Everyone

Bub is about to make a dinner call - so it will be quick!!

Congratulations Easha on the lovely Jaida!!!! May she bring you great joy on the long and fascinating road we've put our feet on...

Erybery - got my fingers crossed for you to have your little one in your arms soon sweeting!

Mrs Hendo - many, many congratulations for your great news!!!! May you enjoy your pregnancy and its wonderful gift.

Smallfry - if you can stomach it - just some regular tinned pear juice will clear up constipation in a second - I use it after birth to make things easy on that front and it always works a treat (and is cheap and doesn't require a run to a doc/pharmacy)

babymiracles and LizJessie - we should be putting odds on this race!!!!

I think DP is taking Joss for a bath with him at the moment so I will duck in and change my pregnancy ticker which is still powering along without us!!!!! DD has been absolutely fantastic during the birth and after - I have a beautiful photo of her with the midwife's stethoscope listening to the baby's heartbeat Joss was a bit unsettled but a bit of reflexology from the midwife for a touch of meconium backup has got everything sorted and he is sleeping and feeding very contentedly now - wish I'd known this with my DD who started out the same way with lots of distressed tummy issues but I didn't know first time you could do reflexology on such young bubs - ah well - you do the best you can with what you've got at the time

Much love to everyone - look forward to maybe catching up with some of you on the parenting forums - may everyone continue to enjoy their time with bubs in utero (finally put the umbilical cord aside in the freezer for DP so he can bury it in a special place with DS later - and placenta is safely stored in the freezer after a bit of art print work - ready for planting under a special tree next year for Joss' naming day!!!) Starting to believe I am back in a bit of a flow now!!!!!

Karen van