Rookie Runner by Wendy_Rogers

Hi,

I noticed Roly blogged last week. He's a good lad and has been looking after me. He is very clingy and follows me everywhere! I think he must sense something.

I've only got 12 days until I'm due now and it can't come soon enough.  I've enjoyed being pregnant (mainly due to scoffing an abundance of jam tarts and almond slices!!!) but this last month has been tough. I've gone huge over the past few weeks, which is good in the sense that it means the baby is growing well, but not good in that I can't walk easily and am very breathless and can't sleep between the hours of 2am and 4am!!!

The midwives have been checking me 3 times a week as my blood pressure has been high and they are concerned I may develop pre-eclampsia, which can be threatening for me and the baby. However, I think they are now realising that the fact that they are checking me so often is putting my blood pressure up!!!!!!

I am listening to a birthing hypnotherapy CD every other day, which is very relaxing. I've got it transferred onto my mp3 ready for the big day, to calm me down. I have also been drinking a few cups of raspberry leaf tea a day and bouncing on a gym ball. The tea is supposed to tone your uterus to make contractions more efficient when they come and reduce labour times - let's hope eh!!!

Hubby has been brilliant doing housework for me, even though he has recently had an operation on his hand and his other wrist has tendonitus. He's my hero and I couldn't ask for a better best friend, hubby and father of my child in one package

I was told by the midwife that babba is growing to plan and, although I wont have a huge baby, he will be a good average size. I just want him to be healthy and happy.

Not much else has happened, apart from my big brother phoning me yesterday - that NEVER happens. I was made up to hear from him. I think I'm making him broody too. We were close as kids, even though we used to regularly beat each other up  and I think he feels a closeness to the baby because of our bond. It's so nice to see the reaction from people when you are having a baby and it shows it's what makes most of us complete.

I hope you are all training hard and keeping well. For those of you on my Facebook friends list, I will post something on there when babba Rogers arrives.

Lots of love
Wendy