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Having a baby: What I've learned so far

1. All babies need to be winded, even the breastfed ones or they puke!

2. If you are breastfeeding exclusively you need someone else to do everything else for you

3. If you are breastfeeding, then you still can't eat most things you like, just like when you were pregnant and worse!

4. Breastfeeding is more expensive than formula at least for the first month (see pumps, breast pads, breast shields, breastfeeding bras, etc etc)

5. You stop buying things for yourself and now shopping treats are always for baby. Still feeling the same satisfaction though

6. Formula powder smells bad (well, Aptamil does!)

7. Oil is not just for cooking, works on baby skin too! (see olive oil, coconut oil)

8. Dads are great helping out during paternity leave. As soon as they go back to work though, they get absent minded, like forgetting they are holding baby, letting his head fall, whilst they are distracted with their iphone/laptop/tv

9. Cotton wool and water only works for the first week. When the explosive poo comes in, sink and tap are your best friends

10. No matter how well you plan it, it will be already 4pm/dark before you manage to get ready to go out of the house with the baby (there is always going to be hunger/wee/poop/puke at the last minute that needs to be done).

Home at last

10 months of wait and totally worth it :) Bliss



-- posted from my iPhone

baby ticker on my page got confused

I've just noticed that the baby ticker on my page is so confused I am past my due date that started counting the days I am over! (since there are no days left to count) haha

NOT 6 days to go stupid thing, I am 6 days over!!! (did I say I was grumpy today?)

40 weeks 6 days and grumpy

This morning I woke up very grumpy. Contractions woke me up during the night (as they usually do, for the past week) and I was getting hot flushes, making me so sweaty that I thought my water broke and I thought, maybe this is it!

But nope. Here I am, typing away, still playing the waiting game.

Did I say I am very grumpy today?

The curry smell in the kitchen from last night annoyed me. I opened all the windows and sprayed the whole place with air freshener (environmentally friendly, don't worry) and gave DH angry looks, 'cause he was just being there, on his laptop, smiling at me. I urged him to go to his office and be out of my sight, cause he annoys me too much. He obliged. Good boy. I don't think he had a choice. Crazy overdue pregnant lady, ready to erupt like a million years old volcano.

Is it my fault baby is not coming? Am I doing something wrong? Is it because of my SPD and can't walk too much? Had enough sex and man juices for a lifetime, swallowed chilies, ravished my pineapple, bounced on my ball. Nothing.

OK, I know, "you are not really overdue until you reach 42 weeks" but seriously, I've had enough now. And the worry when baby is not active [at all times] in there, that maybe something is wrong with him, it's extremely frustrating. I just want him out now, to see him breathing for real!

Every night, as soon as I get "regular" tightenings/contractions/whatever, I do my hair, make sure my toe nails are still polished nicely, check everything is trimmed and groomed. And then wait. Always ready. I climb into bed and look at myself in the mirror. This maybe the last time I see this giant ball of a bump, the size of two watermelons:

10 months pregnant - what have I learned so far

So today is the official due date as given by the NHS :) A paper type wheel thing and a scan confirmed that this is indeed the date that will make me 40 weeks pregnant or 10 months (because, who said it was 9 months of gestation?).

What have I learned so far?

1. Being pregnant is NOT easy

2. There is pain, all the way through the 10 months

3. You loose your shape and dignity

4. You make new friends that are going through the same crap as you at the same time. Most likely these will be your only friends as soon as your babies are out.

5. Partners are pregnant too! Their shape will change and get cravings. And they will have to endure your hormonal outbreaks by agreeing with you and admitting defeat.

6. Babies can kick in a way that will make your belly look square

7. Baby's kicks can be painful, but fun at the same time

8. You will avoid sex and sexual thoughts all the way through the pregnancy, up until the final two months, when your lady bits expand, blood flows in mysterious ways and hormones you had when you were a teenager are back! Having sex now is way more important than worrying about the massive belly and the baby inside.

9. If you are lucky to get increased sex drive at the last couple of months, you are excused because you "need it" so as to bring labour on.

10. You will be so exhausted by the end of the gestation, that you don't care how the baby is going to come out, as long as it's out!

haha and many more ;)

Nesting. Week 33

Finally I am getting the big urge of nesting! Baby clothes need to be washed, pram needs to be assembled, Arun's desk needs to be presentable, shepherd's pies need to be made and frozen, cupboards need to be cleaned and re-organised, plant needs to be potted. And yet, here I am, stranded flat, in bed, because of the return of that weird stomach/rib/back pain I get since week 20. That sneeky old pain that crawls back to the unsuspected me, if I dare to do anything other than resting/taking it easy. And the urge just keeps growing.


-- posted from my iPhone

Another baby presie :)

Thank Goddesses for presents, so our baby can have some clothes! Lol We haven't bought anything yet for him. This is another cutie from my sister :)

Cutest bodysuit

Isn't this the cutest baby wear ever? My sister is the best for getting this for me :)

Pillow explosion

Count the pillows. What do we do to be comfy at bedtime

28 Weeks - horror of the hospital

Had my 28 week check up yesterday and baby is already head down as I thought! wow! "Is he not going to get dizzy for the rest 2,5 months upside down?" I asked midwife. She laughed. She never heard of that before apparently.

We also "tried" to view the Birthing Centre at the hospital, but in vein. Apparently they are so busy that they cancelled all the tours. Forever. "So the pools (just two) are always busy? We were told nobody uses them and we were most likely get one when we are in labour" I asked the numb looking receptionist with terror in my eyes. "I don't know, but they are both used right now." I left in tears and terror when I saw a labouring woman waiting outside reception (to get her turn?) with horrified husband by her side.

And I thought that my hospital was the best. Better than private. I have to reconsider. I am scared. For real.

My 26 Weeks babymoon bump

Notice the shadow ;)

26 Weeks Babymoon

It took us weeks to plan our Babymoon: it had to be somewhere close (short flight), but not Greece, as it was a secret from my Greek family - something about x-rays, radiation and frying my baby that my aunt said to me, which either 1. Makes her really stupid or 2. Thinks I am really stupid and tried to scare me off planes (can't decide which is worse) -, had to be quiet, require no vaccines and of course sandy beach, sunshine and 5 star service for my pregnant belly.

We found a last minute deal to Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands (or Cornwall for my family lol) to the most beautiful giant resort of the island. All the reviews were 5-star about the excellent service, how quiet it was even if it's full (full of Middle Class German families would do me), food delicious, two wonderful pools in between palm trees and of course a massive sandy beach on our feet.

We weren't disappointed, the reviews were right. Away from the loud package holidays’ tourists, our part of the island was the best choice for our Babymoon and the hotel was truly amazing. One thing we missed though. The bloody weather!

OH_MY_GOD. For the first 5 days of our two-week holiday, the sky was full of clouds, the wind was blowing hard enough to make me loose my balance and goose-bumps were my constant attire if I decided to rest by the pool! Forget about swimming, splashing and floating about, it was way too cold, making me think, I could just as well be in Cornwall!

I was devastated, being preggy all I wanted to do is lay on a sun bed, drink watermelon juice and splash about in the clear waters, but no! I had to be indoors, otherwise the wind and cold would tire me out. MIL said we were better off there than in UK where it was raining, but in UK the rain would be free!

We did some nice walks in the palm-tree forest, beach etc, but I was getting tummy stitch pains, back and rib ache, so gave up on that too.

Thankfully, on day 5, the sun came out! Woohoo! Bring on the bikini and my Ice Coffee please! Temperatures rose back to 30-32 degrees with burning sunrays and a cooling breeze (I sound like the weather man). It took me 40-minutes to get in the pool, as the water was still freezing cold from previous days, and spent only 10 minutes in, but that was only the first day of sunshine. After that, swimming, splashing and floating about was what made me happy, took all my pregnancy pains away and I was finally enjoying our Babymoon.

I also got used to been stared at (I was the only pregnant lady on the island it seems) and got spoiled with the extra special attention from the staff (free mocktails, best table in the house, etc) because of my “bambino”.

Now we are back and I want to go on holidays again! It seems those first cloudy days were enough to eat me away and make me want more rest, sun, blue and sand. Maybe a real trip to Cornwall will do me this time.

A little whale

From Bump photos and other

At the gym, first time in 6 months feeling like a little whale with my black maternity swimsuit (Maria's POV)

19 weeks in the mummyland called Crouch End

19 weeks and more baby kicks, new flat, more boxes, two sunny balconies and beautiful neighbours.

It’s been almost a week in our new improved flat and loving it to bits. There are still boxes everywhere, as we realised we cannot really unpack unless we buy more furniture to put the stuff in (i.e. wardrobes, bathroom cabinets, bookcases), but who cares? The boxes cannot be seen from the balcony whilst I am enjoying my very cold and ultimately refreshing frappé.

I had my first social outing yesterday with people from my old work. Some of them didn’t know I was pregnant and didn’t even guess! LOL I thought that my bump is sticking out much more now and considering I was always the thin one, they would guess straight away (strangers get up for me on the tube now, surely it’s quite visible now). Not only they didn’t but also commented on how small my bump is! And then I spend the whole ride home wondering if my baby is too small for 5 months. Hmmm

Anyway, it was nice going out even though I was very tired yesterday. I had two nice fake cocktails and lovely to see everyone. Left at 21:00, but oh-well ;)

love your preggy curves; 18 weeks and counting

I am now officially a fatty. With a vanishing waist and the appearance of my first love handles, I am a little curvy lady.

OK, yes I know, “I am not fat, but pregnant”, but try to explain that to my PD at work when she exclaimed, “You were so thin!” whilst looking at my flickr pics and then guiltily trying to cover it up “erm, I meant in this picture, not that you are not now, erm…”

No, she is not rude; she just doesn’t know that I am pregnant yet! Neither does my agency or anyone else I work with.

I find it hard to come out of the baby closet at work. Being a freelancer and not having an HR to back me up, as well as, no work, no payday, I wouldn’t want the pregnancy thing to come in the way in terms of favouring me for jobs.

I can imagine it happening: “should we call Maria for this full-week job? Hmm, maybe not because she might get tired.” Or “aww, she has to have a lunch break because she is pregnant” etc. You know the score.

One day they will realise that my ever-growing body contains another passenger and not fish and chips. And when that happens, it won’t be an issue, since I obviously didn’t make it one.

On a happy note, I have been feeling baby bouncing and dancing for the past two weeks! How exciting! She loves it when I eat sweet things like fruit or honey and I love it more when I can feel her little tiny kicks ;)

Two more weeks to go for the gender scan! Roll on!

waking up with the birds

6/05/2009

Week 15. What a wonderful number. I am almost half way through my pregnancy and closer to the day I discover if I rightly call my bump Ella Ruby Rose (Gender scan booked 11th June). Moreover, I haven’t been sick for ages and the other day I actually felt the proper “butterfly flutter” down my belly, which is amazing news.

However, there is something new on the horizon on this wonderful gestation. Last week a new pattern emerged: Every morning I tend to wake up earlier and earlier than normal. It started last Wednesday when I woke up at a weird 6:30am (my alarm was set for 7:30am) and every day after that I would wake up earlier and earlier, until last morning when I heard the birds singing at an amazing time of 4am!

The thing is I can’t get back to sleep after that, resulting to early lunches and two-hour naps during the day. Then, I will fall asleep on the sofa as soon as Arun puts a film on at 22:00, and then wake up at midnight to brush teeth and go to bed.

This wouldn’t be a problem if I wasn’t working, but I am on a job again tomorrow with a new client and I wouldn’t want to start yawning in the middle of an edit! :p

I am wondering if this is my baby’s way of preparing me of what’s to come when she join us in October. If it is, she is doing a great job so far! Hehe

my sister's bedside table and gigantic bras

23/04/2009

Ok, I know I am biased, but don't I have the sweetest sister in the world? Look what she put on her bedside table:

I love it!

On Tuesday I went for bra shopping. OH-MY-GOD! These maternity bras are enormous! And I am not even talking about the ugly just plain white granny looking ones! I am talking about the sexy pink and black lace ones! I mean, why-oh-why does it have to cover the whole boob up?! That's not making me a very sexy mama, is it?

I went into this wonderful little Crouch End shop and awkwardly I asked for a very supportive bra, maybe maternity, we'll see :p Sweet Lucy, the owner was like "erm, are you preg, or not?" lol Anyway, she explained to me that normal bras will hurt a bit more and won't be as comfortable, so we checked out her maternity stock instead.

Sooo embarrassing! I tried the best good looking one and felt sooo unsexy! Oh and the fact that it has an option of opening at the top for boob feeding, made it worse! oh and the style is called "milk"! haha, now who is the lovely Daisy the Cow?

Still, I did buy it, since it was actually very comfy and matched it with its pretty lace panties, making me a very happy customer. So happy, I even bought my first maternity stretchmark belly rub from the same shop (love local boutiques that sell all-a-girl-needs like that).

So, off I went to work yesterday, feeling very moisturized on the right places and without the need to support my boobs with my arm on the way down the tube's escalator ;)

my first baby present!

Aren't these the cutest baby shoes ever?

My friend Al couldn't resist to buy me a present and since I've now done my 12-week scan, I felt safe to open it!

How exciting! My baby's first little pressie! hehe

my very own 100 Q&A

12/04/2009

1. How old will you be in five years? 35

2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today? noone yet it's too early in the morning and DH is asleep

3. How tall are you? 1,70m

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks? 12-week scan

5. What's the last movie you saw? Little MIss Sunshine last night, love this film!

6. Who was the last person you called? skyped my sis

7. Who was the last person to call you? my sis on skype

8. What was the last text message you received? from my friend Claire to tell me she was on her way to pick me up to go for cake :)

9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail? Clear Cut Talent for a job

10. Do you prefer to call or text? neither! email please!

11. What were you doing at 12am last night? watching film

12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced? divorced and re-married. Nosy!

13. When is the last time you saw your mum? last September at my wedding (she lives in Greece)

14. What colour are your eyes? blue

15. What time did you wake up today? 8am

16. What are you wearing right now? my pjs lol

17. What is your favorite Christmas song? Santa Claus is coming to town!

18. Where is your favorite place to be? On a Maldivian beach eating fresh cut coconut

19. Where is your least favorite place to be? Soho Friday night when it rains and smells of piss

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere? back to Coco Palm in Maldives! and then Bali ;)

21. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years? in a big house in the county side with a good sized pool

22. Do you tan or burn? burn if not careful and then tan a bit

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?not feared but wished, aliens! They would fix my myopia and send me back

24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh? James at work

25. How many TVs do you have in your house? just the one

27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer? both, I'm a geek

28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on? sleep with panties and a vest

29. What color are your sheets? white

30. How many pillows do you sleep with? now two

31. What is your favorite season? Summer

32. What do you like about Autumn? nothing

33. What do you like about winter? ahh snow and the crisp cold

34. What do you like about the summer? the heat, the shade, the smell of fresh cut grass, my frappe (ice coffee), watermelon, swimming (if lucky and in Greece), long drives in the country, stuffed tomatoes, the barbecues, wearing dresses and flip flops, getting natural highlights from the sun, freckles, ice cream that has to be eaten fast before it melts, live outdoor music, the sense of peacefulness I get, and the list goes on :)

35. What do you like about spring? the flowers, the trees that they have finally leaves on them, the smell of the ground after a shower, the sun, birds singing in the morning aaah so nice

36. How many counties have you lived in? just two, Greece and UK

37. What cities/towns have you lived in? Athens and London

38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet? pumps in the winter, flip flops in the summer

39. Are you a social person? Very much so

40. What was the last thing you ate? shredded wheat with almond milk 41. What is your favourite restaurant? Busaba in Soho

42. What is your favourite ice cream? Vanilla with wild cherry syrup

43. What is your favourite dessert? cake

44. What is your favourite kind of soup? carrot and corriander

45. What kind of jelly do you like? strawberry

47. Do you like coffee? oh yes

48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average? 2. I should drink more really

49. What do you drink in the morning? coffee

51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed? before PG: by the window, now: closest to the loo lol

52. Do you know how to play Poker? nah, bored of table games

53. Do you like to cuddle? yeah! who doesn't?

54. Have you ever been to Canada? nope

55. Do you have an addictive personality? oh yes

56. Do you eat out or at home more often? at home, love home made meals

58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you? my husband! hehe

59. Do you want kids? obviously ;)

60. Do you speak any other languages? Greek

61. Have you ever gotten stitches? yeah :/

62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? been in one, but not for a ride

63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool? pool by the ocean? hehe I love the sea

64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat? depends. Pre-PG window, now closest to WC!

65. Do you know how to drive? love driving so much!

66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on? computers and beauty products. A living contradiction, I know

67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7? nope. I only wear my wedding and engagement rings when I go out

68. What is your favorite TV show? lots! mostly drama, ie: Dexter, Dirty Sexy Money, Heroes

69. Can you roll your tongue? yeah

70. Who is the funniest person you know? James at work

71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? who does that?!!!

72. What is the main ring tone on your phone? don't remember, what a boring question

73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little? my mum does

74. What red object is closest to you right now? a throw on my day bed

75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth? nah

76. Do you sleep with your wardrobe doors open or closed?seriously! I mean what question is that lol closed!

77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees? haha NOT GET ATTACKED? I mean a bear will kill you and bees will kill you as well! Is that a question: would you rather die buy getting brutally ripped into pieces and become dinner or would you like to get stung by million of bees and have a slow but painful poisonous death?

78. Do you flirt a lot? little bit

79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in? yikes! don't eat that thing

80. What is your favourite food? stuffed tomatoes

81. Can you change the oil on a car? nope, Dh does

82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket? yes hehe

83. Have you ever run out of fuel? nope, I feed my baby

84. What is your usual bedtime? midnight

85. What was the last book you read? Norwegian Wood, Murakami

86. Do you read the newspaper? the Observer

87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions? nope

89. Do you watch soap operas? waste of time

90. Do you dance in the car? yes hehe

91. What radio station did you last listen to? Radio 1

92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you? me! lol on DH's desk

93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper? Pregnancy-safe for spots: Benzoyl Peroxide and Salicyc acid

94. What is your favourite candle scent? don't have any

95. What is your favourite board game? not board game, pictionary

96. When was the last time you attended church? 3 years ago Easter. OMG no! last September at my wedding! haha Can't believe I forgot that! lol

98. Who was your favorite teacher in school? Mr Manolis, know him? lol

99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent? don't do these things, I am a princess, need my 5-star hotels

100. What is something that you can't wait for? have my beautiful baby in my arms! obviously hehe oh and holidays :p

11 weeks and counting :)

12/04/2009

11 weeks today! That's almost three months! Not long before the end of my first trimester, yay! On Thursday I have my 12-week scan, I will be 11 4 so hopefully it won't be too soon to detect abnormalities. Albeit, I am very excited, can't wait to see our baby! :)

Pregnancy symptoms are easing out, thank goodness. I haven't thrown up for 6 days, even though I still get mild nausea in the evenings. Last night's Easter food shopping trip was difficult, I had to avoid the food section for ages till DH bought almost everything we needed. I had a weird craving to have candies, felt that they would make me feel better, so I spent lots of time in the sweets section, lol

Cravings and aversions are funny things. Before PG I used to eat fish and veggie/dairy-free food only, all organic and prepared from scratch. I would even make my very own chocolate spread, all raw and yummy. Now I can't touch any type of chocolate, salad or fish! And of course this is the food we preggy women need to eat! All I am craving is pastries, puddings and ok sth good, fruit (that hasn't changed thank God).

Hmmm... Now that I am thinking about it, I crave mostly sweet things! Midwives' tale: a girl? ;)

we are going to be three!

Do you ever get that sudden feeling/realization that you are now going to be three? AMAZING! OMG! We are going to be a proper family by November!!! WOW

A little tiny person will be joining us! We are going to be the three marketeers! We will be going on holidays together, we are going to have fun and grow together! wow!

That's how I felt last night and how I am feeling right now, after researching for children's music to update my repertoire. Found so many fun ones! I am imagining lots of singing, dancing and laughter! OMG we are going to be like the Von Trap family in The Sound of Music!

I am hoping our new place will be very well insulated! lol

Zip a Dee Doo Dah, zip a dee hay, wonderful feeling, wonderful day!! lalalala

Anyway :p

nausea

1/04/2009

I haven't been writing on my journal, as I have been sickly sick and more sick for over a month and didn't want to associate nausea with BC.

I felt a bit better today, managed to eat lots of puffed rice cereal with rice milk in three intervals in the morning and then had a nap at 12:30 feeling exhausted (research on breastfeeding; very tiring). Woke up with stomach ache from hunger and feeling sick again, so had cheese on toast, my only remedy.

I thought that my nausea would be better by now, or am I just being too confident after hearing all these girls in my birth club, feeling better already... I want to feel better already too!

On a positive note, I managed a two-day freelance job without being too sick! The beginning of resuming work after stopping whilst preggy?

booked my first scan!

13/03/2009

I just booked my first private scan for next Friday! Hooray! According to GP I will be 8 weeks and 5 days on the day of the scan, but only then we will know for sure!

I am so excited and worried at the same time; I want to make sure that there is a little human being growing happily in my belly and it’s not a phantom pregnancy or anything. If all goes well we’ll get a couple of print outs and we'll give one to DH’s mum and another to my mum, as a Mother's Day present and a way to drop the good news.

Fingers crossed everything will go well

Love love

trying to get ready for the trip

27/02/2009

Decision made. I am taking my beloved laptop with me tomorrow. DH has been in California for almost a week and I am finally meeting him there. Our little sesame seed and me are travelling Upper Class on the courtesy of DH’s airmiles and I can’t wait!

I booked my complimentary hair appointment at the Lounge’s Salon and I might have a massage too - if I have time (because I am so busy). Food at the lounge’s restaurants is also complimentary. Shame I can’t stuff my face at the oyster bar, or at the wine bar.

On the plane I will be offered champagne (which will be declined oh-so-politely) and meal of my choice. And when I am ready to snooze, they will give me pyjamas and make my bed. I will have lots of newly-released films to enjoy on my private screen and if I don’t like it, I will ask them to read me a story. Joking! but yeah, I don’t know what to expect, Arun is always sent Upper Class and he’s used to it; it’s my first time and I have a feeling it will be the pick of my trip!

Back to the laptop: for the first few days DH will be working, so I’ll have plenty time to kill. Unfortunately San Diego is pretty boring (I hear), and without a car you can’t go far, so laptop will be my saviour! I’ll catch up with birth club, look for jobs, research baby things. I willhave a swimming pool to use, and I will visit a mall and the aquarium but only if I am not feeling poorly. I’ll have to consider I could be sick; pregnancy on top of jet-lug and all.

When his work is done, we will finally drive to San Francisco. J Via coastline and LA, I hope I don’t get travel-sick. But that will be another post for another day.

I better go and do some packing.

xoxo

5 weeks and counting

23/02/2009

So it’s certain. I had my second test done yesterday, the one that tells you in your face: You are Pregnant! Yay! I am so excited, filled with the urge to tell everyone I know!

I thought I was too obsessed about TTC but now, I am obsessed with my foetus! If I am not on BC, I am reading pregnancy books, going week by week, discovering how my baby looks like right now and finding out the 101 ways that can go wrong!

Symptoms so far:

1. Hungry – I am full and full and full and then suddenly… BANG! Extreme starvation! No signs, no warnings! Just an urge to eat anything I find in front of me, otherwise I will die!
2. Bloated – So bloated. Trying to imagine that this will be my belly in two months because of baby and not wind.
3. Tummy ache – I have lower abdominal cramps every now and then, mostly at night. I hope it’s normal. My first Dr appointment is in two days…ages still!
4. Brown spotting - stopped yesterday! Yay!
5. Sleepy – I am sleepy and tired all the time. 30 minute exercise and I want to go to bed.

It has been decided that we are not telling anyone else (told my sister on my first test) up until we return from our trip in California.

DH flies tomorrow on business there and I am meeting him in LA on Saturday. I will be flying alone and had been a bit worried, but thank goodness for BC forums! The girls reassured me that I have nothing to worry about, except just getting up every hour and stretch, let the blood flow J

Lovely. OMG just thought about the shopping I can do over there! I might even look for maternity wear hehehe

I better go and do my research.

xoxo