So still no scan or midwife appointment. I am still paranoid that actually nothing is happening and I would really like pretty much anything confirmed! If it is all on, then I am 11 weeks. If it isn’t, then I have spent 11 weeks depriving myself of things like sangria! Although I am depriving myself of many things just through intense food aversion to almost everything… have probably lost weight at this point.

Today, if it exists, the bean down there is in receipt of some allergy medication. It’s doctor prescribed, but I still don’t like doing it. However, what’s worse – allergy pills or steroids in inhalers? I’ve been using the inhalers loads because my allergies are stopping me breathing properly. Which the GP said in the beginning was a big problem to both of us.

I think I need to tell them at work this week as they are going to be wondering about my sudden increase in sick days and doctor visits. But I would just feel better about telling them something if I knew it was accurate! I just need confirmation and then we can tell everyone…

Okay so I just had a week off and was basically just lazy the entire time, but

1. The dog got lots of quality time
2. The wedding flowers are sorted out
3. The wedding favours are sorted out (including the purhase of a crate of 24 packs of Canadian smarties off of ebay which are being shipped to me from Victoria! hey only 20 GBP which is cheap compared to what I bought at Confetti)
4. I even starting working on seating arrangements (ooh it’s gonna be a nightmare)
5. I got lots of sleep
6. I barely thought about work except at the beginning of the week

Mark is having a tough time tiling the entire floor in the extension area at the back of the house + the kitchen. Tough in that he started it last weekend, and has barely made any progress as he hates it and it’s taking up like 10 tonnes of tile cement which means the cement is going to cost about 10 times as much as the tiles which we got a good deal on. It also means of course that no one can come and see the house while it is in this terrible state so the longer he takes, the more we are stuck here…

He’s in trouble anyway as I did make it to the Canada Shop on Friday where I purchased 4 boxes of ridiculously overpriced Kraft Dinner (2 are already missing after we had dinner that night – don’t know where that appetite came from), and 2 bags of dill pickle chips. Would you not assume that if I bought two bags, one would be for me and one for him? Oh no, he ate both.

(this is stolen from somewhere else, obviously)
Week Nine
You are almost 2/3 of the way through the first trimester. Tiredness, morning sickness and tender and swollen breasts will still be causing you to slow down. (check)
Many will purchase a good supportive maternity bra, and it may be worth wearing at night for those that are experiencing a lot of discomfort. (ditto)
This week may also see the start of heartburn and indigestion as well, this is due mainly to the changes in hormones. Take care what you eat, and it may be best to have smaller portions spaced more evenly throughout the day, this can also aid morning sickness. (eating at all is a nice idea…)
Growth for baby continues this week, with fingers starting forming as well the ovaries for a girl will be present and gonads if baby is a boy, although it is too early to tell the sex of the baby through an ultrasound.
Bones continue to harden and other internal structures, such as intestines, begin to grow in place. Prior to this they had developed in the umbilical cord. (ooh weird)

Sam told me about the limited edition Canadian Smarties and now I really want them to include in the wedding favours! I am hoping my parents or someone can help me out.

If not it’s back to maple leaf maple syrup things plus something more British as well.

Actually I have really been craving Kraft Dinner so I think I may need to splash out at the Canada Shop in Covent Garden tomorrow. It’s like a ridiculous amount for one box compared to prices at home, but oh well.

Does life end tonight after there is no more Desperate Housewives until next year? Well, there is one episode of ER left, Eastenders of course always continues, and we’ve just had Big Brother start. Although I am not sure how much I can put up with nightly viewings of the breasts of large-bosomed 19 year old girls. But it looks like it may be mildly entertaining.

We’ve had new seasons of Will and Grace and Scrubs start recently too – although I think they are about 3 seasons behind on North America. I’d have to pay a lot for digital each month to get better tv – we had it once but stopped doing it. The only problem is that since it was really windy last week the Freeview box is so not working properly. Down to the basic 5 channels pretty much.

These are the things that bother me when I am at home for a week!

Went to a local florist today and sorted out wedding flowers. It’s a small order, and I know I could have bought a bunch of gerberas myself and just done it all and saved some moolah, but what the hell, let them do it for me. We are still missing a good bunch of RSVP’s and I need to get a better idea of numbers before I move on with other things but at least that was done today. Haven’t accomplished much else this week other than hanging out with the dog and cat.

There is a William Shatner ad for All Bran cereal here that keeps cracking me up. Okay it’s terrible that this is what he is doing for money. But the funny part is that he keeps saying ‘Yogurty’ like I would, like a good Canadian. And the announcer keeps correcting him with the Queen’s English to say ‘Yawgurty’ – don’t expect me to say it correctly. It always leads to a nice battle between Mark and I.

Ohh time for Dermot and Big Brother’s Little Brother!

Just over 9 weeks now.

Someone said yesterday that I shouldn’t be worried about the loss of feeling so icky as it’s different for everyone when they go through this and she knows people who had nausea lasting between 3 days and 9 months (oh heavens).

Of course after this worry, what happens today? I smell soup on Mark’s breath and proceed to upchuck my honey nut cheerios. Ugh ugh ugh.

I seem to have no problem eating sweet stuff like ice cream or chocolate though. I tend to justify it through the calcium I am clearly gaining. But I do feel it’s a problem; I am worried about gestational diabetes. But for the past few weeks, if I feel I can eat something, it’s a happy dance and whatever I feel I can eat, if it actually goes down and stays down, who actually cares what it is. I am hoping the vitamins and my considerable fat stores are providing enough nourishment.

Still no one from the hospital has been in touch as to when this midwife appointment is meant to be. I’d like some evidence please! Like a heartbeat or a scan!