Tara I'm glad you said it. Those are all the same fears I had when pregnant with Jovie. I was freaking out about going into hospital at the "Wrong" time... we survived, Matilda survived better than anyone!!! She went to bed & I went into labour, she woke up and a friend was over & she climbed into bed with our friend. There were jealousy issues, but as Matilda was used to me not doing heaps when I was enormous, she wasn't as worried as I would have thought.

One thing I did was always make sure Matilda had special time with me every day. Even just to go to my bed & read a story together & have a cuddle. Just alone time with mummy everyday. That way I didn't feel terrible when my attention was split.

Jovie chatters heaps more than Matilda ever did. They all develop differently, but Matilda only said 2 words together when she turned 2.

ETA: Man how far away are you? If something happens I'm happy to come down & help.