Posted by pinkreindeer
on Mon 17 Jul 06, 8:24 AM to pinkreindeer's blog.
I've had a really loooooovely weekend...well, almost all weekend was lovely...
The midwife dropped off all my home birth stuff (GIANT crate of medical implements and two cylinders of gas and air) on friday afternoon, since which I've been much more chilled about the whole giving birth thing...at least I'm officially allowed my home birth from now until August 13th...although if I go over that I'm just going to refuse to go to hospital.
On saturday we went to see the new Superman film...to be honest I was expecting it to be a bit crap, but it did surprise me. It was just light 'switch your brain off' entertainment, but I really enjoyed it...especially one point where Mr Routh does THE sexiest look...one of those 'and what are you going to do about it then?' type powerful looks....yum.
Weekend has been slightly blighted though by lots of Braxton Hicks contractions...as I'm so close to being due now they are starting to hurt...just niggly pain, but enough to be distracting.
Spent most of saturday afternoon and evening shagging...I seem to have got another batch of pregnancy hornificating hormones this week as I can't leave F alone...actually, not that he's complained yet...
Sunday was ALMOST wonderful...F's Dad came round to attempt to get our hot water working and stressed both of us out, but we do now have hot water...thank God, as boiling kettles to get a bath when I'm having nasty Braxton Hicks takes faaaaaaaaaaar too long!
My little sister and her other half came round for a bit too, really happy for them as they're moving out of my Mum's and into a little housie of their own! They actually get the keys on my due date too...but they're soooooo excited to get their own space...I remember how great it was when F and I moved in together when I was 19...I think we shagged non-stop for the first six months...
Sunday afternoon was mainly spent watching the Grand prix, I fell asleep before the end though...I just find the car noises soporific. Then more shagging (and birthing balls make for fun bouncy shags!), then tea, Top Gear, Tribe (a programme I adore, even if I did cry when Bruce killed the cow!) and collapse into bed.
Now comes the bit that spoiled the weekend...last night I didn't sleep for longer than an hour at a time. That's with a freezing cold shower before getting into bed, all the windows wiiiiide open, the frozen hot water bottle and a two litre bottle of very cold water to attempt to cool me down. I'm actually enjoying being pregnant at the moment, but not at night...it takes me five minutes to change position, I can't get comfy in either of the two positions I can still lie down in and of course I overheat really easily...
I'm thinking about becoming totally nocturnal while this heatwave is occuring...well, I have every intention of going to bed after lunch and not getting up til F rings to say he's on his way home.
Have to do a bit of a soppy bit now...although I imagine there are few people left after all that blethering!
It was our six year anniversary on sunday...which is a long time considering I'm 22. When we got together, it was the summer after I'd done my GCSEs and we both fully expected the relationship to just last the summer, then we'd pretty much go back to being really good friends again.
I have such fantastic memories of the night we got together, it was totally perfect. We were at a friend's 17th birthday party at his house...it was a lovely hot night and we both knew that something was going to happen. The evening actually began with one of our friends breaking the porch window...
In true teenager-y fashion, another mutual friend dragged F and myself into the hall and demanded that we 'talk' about the fact that we fancied each other...as soon as she went back into the lounge we started kissing. I remember how comfortable it felt, heated, but the most comfortable first kiss I've ever had. I probably should have known then that it wasn't just going to be a fling, but I think going into it with no long term expectations actually helped.
Really never imagined that we'd end up married and with a little person on the way. It's actually our first wedding anniversary on the 5th August, hopefully our Helena will have arrived by then. At our wedding last year my friends from high school wanted to know the secret behind our relationship...there isn't one. I was just lucky enough to fall head over heels for my best friend, although the fact that he has the most stunning blue eyes I've ever seen and manages to control in the most intoxicating way probably has something to do with it!
Pinkxxx (loved up!)
