Officially HUGE!

It's true. I am indeed massive.Goodness knows how big this baby is going to be!

So last few hours. days, weeks? And what to do? Have just recorded my hypnotherapy scripts to take with me, with the lovely waterproof MP3 player my brother bought me last year for Christmas (perfect for the birth pool), I have my bags packed and my notices (ie. DO NOT OFFER DRUGS, WE ARE USING HYPNOTHERAPY) are made.

So what next...

My list of fun and happy things to do over next few days:

Make and freeze dough to defrost later for gingerbread house!

Send off secret santa present.

Meet up with NCT mummies and babies so Wilbs gets some friend time.

Go to Muji.

Baths.

Work the door at the NCT sale on Saturday.And grab bargains.

Go to Eliza's party.

Go to Petworth for a walk and a visit to the fab looking Coco Cafe Sugar Lounge.

Watch Inception

Wax eyebrows

Plan Wilbur's birthday

Make handprint angel cards and decorations

Make sweets.

Kingston craft fair.

Send ebay stuff off.

Bellydancing and yoga.

Type up essay.

Urban Outfitters

Lovely gifts at Urban Outfitters.

Loving the lamp that is a bookrest too.

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Muji Christmas again.

A year on and Muji are again doing some fab gifts which get better every year: My top picks.

Endangered species in a bag. Balancing Penguins

Japanese Garden in a bag. Wooden forest play set

And last year's dog now comes in ...PIG!

On a less exciting note I am reluctantly dragging myself to the hairdressers tomorrow. I don't why hate it so much, but I do. I hate having to make conversation, I hate people touching me. Am going to go for the haircut I had when I was 5.

A Pageboy!

Nearly november and nearly time for another baby!

How crazy is that? It's almost November and only 5 weeks to go until little Hux arrives! I have had precious little time and space to relish the magic of pregnancy this time round and suddenly I've not read all the books, done all the preparation I wanted to. I'm now sitting up after midnight with my birth plan and thinking...what??? Silly really because I know just what I want! Splish splash, splish splash!

This time last year we were so organised and so baby focused but this time it's all about making sure that Wilbur is ready and that he is going to be happy once Hux arrives.

Birthing from within

Birthing from Within is an alternative antenatal book, based around the concept of Birth Art, the central belief is that the key to childbirth education is self-discovery. With the arrival of BabyBoy 2 just 13 and a half weeks away, I have begun the Birthing from Within process, hopefully to clear my mind of the less enjoyable parts of my last experience and to find more strength.

Exercise 1: A representation of a Pregnant Woman.

The pregnant woman in my picture is proud of her life giving body. She cradles her stomach to connect with her baby. Her and her baby are also protected by centuries of women who have safely birthed their babies, who bestow upon the woman a primordial knowledge or instinct . Her position as bearer of life places her firmly in a central role in the Earth's history.

Exercise 2: A representation of being pregnant.

Being pregnant is being a beautiful part of the Earth's promise. A place that will change and bring joy. It needs protection and yet is a part of a greater thing. The roots are firmly in the Earth.

3. A fantasy of labour and birth

I am inn a room filled with pillows, cushions, blankets and beanbags. A breeze comes through the window, candles glow. I am humming and relaxed.. My baby is in the optimum position aand relaxed. I can move easily. The room smells good. My husband ans son are relaxed in the doorway. Music plays. Across the hall a warm, scented baths awaits.