Hello girls,

Hope everyone is well, and rested after the nice long weekend. We're bracing ourselves for the next 4 days as it'll be 38-41 degrees every day until Friday....thank God for my aircon which we only installed last summer !

Paula, don't worry too much about not having m/s, it might arrive a little bit later ! When I was pregnant with Joshua I was waiting for it to hit me like a tone of bricks, but then all I ever got was a few dry retches in the morning (mind you, 8am on the dot for 8 weeks!) and that was it. My mum said she didn't have any morning sickness with me or my brother so maybe that was why I didn't have it so bad. You are such a good girl for eating healthy stuff and excercising, you go girl ! Very proud of you
Soon you'll be able to see that beautiful heartbeat and baby on the screen, how exciting !

Dee, good luck with your IVF treatment hun, I will be there myself mid year I hope ! The journey will be what you make it to be, so positive attitude is really good. I still think I fell pregnant with Josh the first time on IVF because I was so relaxed about it. I know it's really daunting, and scary, but you will get there and you will have that much longed for baby xx
On another note, I think you have a really wonderful brother. My brother didn't say boo when I lost Joshua and in fact it took him a couple of months to start talking to me again, and that was after I made the first move ! In case you're wondering, my brother is real loner, and hasn't got any social skills, so after my initial disgust with his behaviour, I thought 'hell, I am the bigger person here' and I spoke to him first. Not about Josh though, I hope one day he wil realise how hurtful (i'm sure not intentionally) he's been.

Theresa, I hope you're well on your road to recovery hun ! Your DF sounds just wonderful, make sure he looks after you like a queen ! Big hugs hun and big lovey belly rubs for your little one xx

Megan, that book really opened my eyes to who we really are. I'm more spiritual than I am religious (i go to church twice a year, i prefer to talk with God at home), so I do believe that our souls just use our body to get around, and of course learn as much as they can during its lifetimes. I just thought it was beautiful when it said in the book, the spirit of a newborn will come when it's ready and it definitely chooses its mum and dad. The other thing that was really nice, was that if the soul decides that the body doesn't suit her/him or if it isn't ready to be born (apparently it can change its mind) , it will wait until the mum becomes pregnant again and it will be born then. Makes you think...huh ? I don't know if this is too heavy for you, sorry if I have offended anyone !

Rozzie, that comment that people make about finally being parents, well hello, you are already a parent, twice !!! Makes me so mad when poeple tell me that I will be a mum soon, I am a mum ! I am a mum to my darling little angel Joshua, and that is the greatest honour that was given to me.

Tildy, I can imagine how frasturating mothers can be. I won't go on about mine (i think i would be here for hours) but i can tell you that my mum really pressurised me to have a baby and when I lost Jushua it was all about her. She's suffered more than me, it's been so hard on her, she's lost a baby grandson too, me, me, me, me. I kept telling her that as much as I acknowledged her loss as a grandparent, I was the one who has lost a son and I eventually got her to think less selfishly. I think she's more understanding now, but I still think deep down, she's disappointed I didn't give her that granchild she so longed for. I can understand how if feels to have so much pressure put on you by your mum (i am so sorry to hear that you've lost your sister ) because my mum reckons that my brother will never get married and i'm her only chance. Go figure!
PS I can't believe that comment about 'Jesus keeps killing your babies until you start believing in him' I simply have no comment for this, I am just shocked.

Laney, i'm sorry to hear you haven't been feeling so good, i hope you feel a lot better soon. Big bear hugs to you, and big belly rubs for your bubba xxx

Jo76, I can see what you mean about your DHs mother. Mine can be pretty selfish too, wanting everything to be about her, but I just always cut her down a peg or two (in the nicest way though) and she backs off a little. Mothers, hey !?

Jo, thank you so much for your poem, and yes, it made me cry. It's so touching and I can relate to it on so many levels, thank you ! Hope bubba is nice and happy with that nice long cervix ! When is your next scan ??

Teagz, it's good that you chose not to fight that cold. It's the first thing we do isn't it ? But when you just let go, it takes its course and leaves us alone. Come to think of it, I think we should apply the same rule when TTC. We should just let go, and let nature take its course. Thought for the day ! LOL

Diana, let us know when you've arrived back and I hope you've had a lovely holiday hun xxx

OMG, I've run out of steam...big hello to the rest of you wonderfull ladies, hope you're having an OK day.

Love
Beata xxx