Busy Busy + a wedding!

So much has been going on I wonder when it will all slow down!

After writing last week about the doctor's little ultrasound machine (aka 'the thingy') HB sent me an Amazon link to personal ultrasound devices. I ordered one and lo and behold, the thing works! Now if I am having doubts I can whip it out and listen to Blobby. It even has two headsets so HB can listen along. Must not get obsessed!!!!

The house is still progressing, HB went and had a look again last week. Now we are busy drawing floorplans making sure everything will fit. Should be ours next week fingers crossed. I really feel like we can start to settle down once we have the house, maybe HB and I will actually start talking about other things then too, we may even say Good Morning to each other before we launch into the latest house thing we've been thinking about.

Last week HB's brother Andy finally proposed to Jules. Very romantic proposal in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. Now we've got not one, but two weddings to look forward to as they will have a wedding in the UK and another in Kazakhstan, too exciting. We went to see them on the weekend to celebrate, but even with all the excitement of their engagement Andy and Jules still managed to have excitement left over for Blobby giving us our first cute piece of Blobby clothing - they said they couldn't hold out any longer :-) While we were at their place we finally went for our first walk in the British countryside with a wander through some local woods. It was really nice and all I could think of was how much Rosie was going to love it once she gets out of dog jail, which is finally approaching. Only a week and a half to go.

Doctors visit today and everything is hunky dory - good sugar levels, blood pressure & weight gain. And I am nowhere near as scared now prior to doctors visits, who'd have thought - this is really happening!!!!!!

New move, new niece and a heartbeat!

Grace Arena came into the world on 27 June weighing 6lb 8oz, a new niece for us, sister for Charlie and Nate and 3rd addition for Nellie and Vince. Now I have one niece and one nephew who I've never met!!!!!! Spoke to Nellie afterwards and she sounded great, her first natural delivery after two previous c-sections. No drugs - just gas - wow!

Finally got an apartment sorted, we moved on Friday and HB worked like a thousand men. I was useless, wasn't supposed to lift any of the boxes. As a reward I served as HB's beer wench for the evening, it was the least I could do. The new place is actually more comfortable with better internet and more important SKY TV!

Friday morning I went to the doctors for a 15 week checkup. I was relieved and surprised when my blood pressure was good - if ever there was a week when it should have been up, then this one was it. Everything else was fine and I was pleasantly surprised when the Dr whipped out a thingy (technical term!) that let me hear Blobby's heartbeat. Whew, more reassurance that everything is still ticking along. Wouldn't it be nice to get one of those thingys at home, whenever the evil thoughts creep in I could bring it out and listen and peace of mind will be delivered. Must look into that.