that's funny (cos its your chair, not mine of course!) I'm constantly amazed at the trouble my Iz gets into - open the pantry door and does she go for the flour or the rice? No. The red, blue and green food colouring! I'm just waiting for that disaster to happen.

The pre-labour IS helping Tan. I know its so frustrating at this point but it is all such good stuff that is going on. With Izzy I took all the tablets and did everything I was supposed to do, but had very little prelabour, and had a 36 hour labour from an induction. With Elena I had sooooooo much prelabour, took absolutely nothing and honestly, it was so incredibly quick - I'd have been giving birth on the kitchen floor if it was any quicker. Really! So, don't underestimate the power of prelabour. I know you're worried they're going to push the c-section on you if your little man doesn't make an appearance by your next appointment but you may be surprised - they have sounded really understanding so far so stick to your guns (if the need arises).

Best of luck Tan. You won't need it, you'll be great, but good luck anyway. I don't know if I should say this but please, don't think you have failed anything if you do end up with a c-section. I know its not what you want and having never had one I can't understand the depth of your feelings, but I'm worried for you. The main thing is that you and your DS are safe and well.

Anyway, enough babble from me. I hope your appointment this morning goes well. Better get going - last minute packing to do. OMG my carry on bag for the plane is huge - friends had to deal with a very sick child on a plane back from Auckland recently and their tale of how far the vomit went has scared me into packing half their wardrobes for the plane!

Bye ladies. Huge hugs and kisses to all gorgeous toddlers and mummies. If any of you Melbourne ladies hear strange noises later today its just the sound of me screaming and tearing my hair out while I try to keep Izzy in her seat for hours at 40,000 feet