Tegam - I have everything crossed your appointment Monday brings some reassurance. :hugs:

Dory - I don't know which is worse, poo or dead lizard, lol. Good to hear nothing is alive in your pantry, that dream was soo gross. The chinese was excellent, but afterwards I couldn't move for a couple of hours I was so full.

Kellie - I ended up buying some new clothes for DP, as he hates clothes shopping so much. Nothing for myself this time but that's ok. I don't know if it's that she doesn't want to see her grandchild, or if it's that she really doesn't want to get out of her comfort zone by coming to stay here on the goldcoast to do so. She's very antisocial, not that that's any excuse, but she notoriously won't go anywhere especially if there's people she hasn't met there. She's never met my DP, or my sister's husband (who she's been with for 7 years). It hurt a lot at first but now I realise it's her loss, and I don't need her around bringing me down. This is her 5th grandchild so I guess she's of the opinion that it isn't that special this time, and if it requires her to do something like travel on her own, well.... it just can't be done. Enough about her though, yay for 17 weeks, and yay for your next scan coming up! I love feeling kicks too, so comforting. I can't say I've had the 2nd trimester burst of energy yet at all... and I've only got a few more weeks of it to go LOL.

Angelicdragon - I wish the situation with mum was that clear-cut. It doesn't matter what I say or how I say it, she would rather be right than happy. I'm not going to write any notes or anything as she just disregards what I say anyway. I understand now that the baby will be better off not knowing her, and having to wonder why Grandma isn't ever here or interested in what's going on with us. When she calls, she only talks about what's going on back at home, and at the last minute gives me a couple of seconds to fill her in on a few months worth of info. And most of the time she's not listening, only thinking about what she wants to say next. Long story short, it's not worth the trouble. I don't want my baby to feel like they aren't important, and wonder why their cousins are. It's just better if it's just DP and I, a couple of aunties and uncles, and a whole lot of friends who will become like family. What's important to me is making sure bubby has the best possible 'village' around him/her, not whether or not these people are blood relatives. Turns out blood isn't thicker than water. At least water doesn't leave that bad taste in my mouth I think your numbers sound pretty good to me, but I'm no expert. It must be hard not to imagine the worst, since you've been there so many times before, so I'm going to be positive for you instead. And how cute.. mashed pellets for baby chickens.

Melster - Hang in there, woman!

Sunny09 - Welcome back and congratulations...

AFM - We went to Ikea yesterday......................................... ... let's never speak of that ordeal again, LOL. I felt like I was stuck in a line of ants, marching god knows where. The area to walk in was so small, people kept getting in my way and I felt like I was going to knock things over trying to dodge around shelves when we tried to take 'shortcuts'. It was stressful and horrible! When we finally got to the kids section, it was disappointing to say the least. Hardly anything for newborns, absolutely nothing in the way of a bassinette or anything marginally useful... it was all just decoration type stuff and toys for bigger kids. And to think we drove almost to Brisbane for that! On the up side, we did find a lovely hanging mesh canopy thing for the cot (don't know how to describe it but ykwim???) and a nightlight in the shape of the moon. That's about all the significant stuff we got there, so pretty depressing. To cheer ourselves up we went to 'Bubs' baby shop on the way home and found a PERFECT bassinette. $150, and on wheels. Bingo! So I know where I'm going next week hehe. I keep going into the nursery now and just looking at things, it's coming together so nicely, and actually looks like a baby's room. DP and I went in there when we got up this morning just to look. I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend, and not going to Ikea. *shudder*