Visitors!

The weekend didn't stop being eventful after Wimbledon! We had my friend Sarah, from Shrewsbury to visit from the weekend, which was nice as I haven't seen her in a while. It's always nice to catch up with up with old friends and we had a nice relaxing weekend, chatting mostly!

But Sarah wasn't the only visitor! We discovered a starling in our loft on Saturday morning, which was still there in the evening. I think it may possibly have come in from the nest in the next door bit of loft. Anyway, Andy....well he isn't very good with birds, so after he went out to help with Exodus Sarah helped me get it out. It was hot in there and I think it was frightened by the thunderstorm. It wasn't what I had planned for us to do, but I'm so glad Sarah was there, I don't think I could have done it by myself!

Wimbledon!

Every year Andy enters a ballot to win the chance to buy tickets to Wimbledon and this year he got the chance! So we got tickets for court three on the Friday of the first week! Andy's wanted to go for ages so he's been really excited about it!

We decided to get the train rather than take the car thinking it would be easier. Well, after getting to Euston and realising we should have got off at Watford it seemed we might have been wrong! But we got there eventually and it was nice to walk past all those people queueing and go straight in! The forecast said it was going to rain and it did look a bit cloudy when we left home, so we took jumpers, coats and umbrellas, only to get there in hot sunshine and cloudless skies!

Despite the delay we managed to get to our seats in time to see most of the first game. (men's singles) I enjoy playing and watching tennis but I've never been into it in a really big way and I enjoyed being there more than I thought I would! I think maybe it has something to do with the atmosphere there is when you're actually there.

I can't remember the names of everyone we saw, but you can see yourself from the pictures! (click on them to see them larger)

It was too hot to sit in the sun for too long, so after a bit we went in search of strawberries and cream! (and some lunch) I'm not sure about the place we choose to sit for lunch though, as a tennis ball that came over from one of the courts behind us! Then back to court 3 for a couple more games and more sitting in the hot sun!

We had our dinner sitting on Henman Hill, or Murray's Mount, or whatever people are calling it these days and watched the centre court game on the big screen. We had a look around the shop, but most things were quite expensive! We were very tempted by some of the baby things, but they were either boys things or girls things and we don't know what we're having yet!

We didn't realise how late it was getting and it was about half nine before we left, but not before we'd had a last wonder around the grounds, Andy had managed to get autographs from two female British tennis players, and we'd seen Sue Barker!

We are making the most of being able to do things together just the two of us at the moment, without all the extra things that babies involve! (Not that we are regretting having a baby, but things do get a bit more complicated when a baby is involved because that has to be your priority)

The train journey home was horrible and a bit of an ordeal, but that aside it was a really lovely day! And the sunset on the way home was really beautiful!

London!

Well, I'm totally exhausted from my day out in London with Emma yesterday! I did a survey online a while ago which said that you could win a free makeover and photo shoot session at a studio in London if you gave them the information they wanted. I didn't think anything would come of it but a few days later I got a phone call saying I had got it! So yesterday Emma I went off into London for that! We got there an hour earlier than we needed to because we got an earlier train, but in the end it was good that we did as the studio was a little tricky to find! Actually I think I might have got lost before that if it wasn't for Emma negotiating the underground for us!! But we got there in the end! I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure about Emma, she's not that keen on having her picture taken!
We found a nice little cafe place just down the road where we had a drink and a croissant before our appointment and we liked so much we went back for lunch! The people serving were really friendly and we think they must see some people regularly as they greeted them like they knew them. Afterwards we went to Green Park and had fun taking some photos of our own! By the time we got back to Hemel we were pretty much ready to collapse!

As far in baby news goes, there isn't really much to tell you at the moment! I think I might have felt baby kicking or wriggling a couple of times since I last wrote, but like I said it might just be wishful thinking at the moment! I'll let you know when I do feel some definite baby movements!

Apart from that I've just been picking up the various freebies you can get when you're pregnant and doing more research into prams and cots! I'm trying to find a pram that is easy and not to heavy to lift up two flights of stairs! If anyone has any ideas they would be most welcome!! The Silver Cross 3D looks like it might be a possibility. There are several second-hand ones for sale that I've found, but I think I'm going to have a look in shops and see what they are like to lift before making a final decision!

16 Week Check Up

I thought that I'd just let you know that I had my 16 week antenatal appointment with the midwife yesterday and everything seems to be fine, which is always good news!
Andy came with me this time. He kept telling me things to ask the midwife so in the end I just siad that he should come and ask her himself! There was a trainee midwife in there as well, so with all four of us the room seemed quite crowded! The midwife I saw before has retired and so it was a new one this time. She seems very friendly and easy to talk to, which is always good.
We got to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time, which was great! It was funny because the midwife was just saying that it's often a bit tricky to find the right place and then she put the thing on my stomach and found it straight away! It was reassuring to hear it because I can't feel baby moving just yet so I know things are ok (as far as we can tell).
My next appointment is the 20 week scan on the 14th July, which we're looking forward to and hopefully we'll get a picture this time!

In general I'm doing really well. The tiredness I had seems to be going now and it's nice to have some more energy! Now I've got to tackle all that housework that seems to have been neglected! Oh well!
My bump is getting bigger all the time and is beginning to show now. I seem to be growing out of most of my clothes and I had to go out and buy my first pair of maternity trousers! They are still a little bit big really, but I'm sure I'll fill them soon enough!

Andy is working really hard at the moment, something to do with the deadline for works on schools that are being carried out this summer holiday coming up. Needless to say he's very tired at the moment! Apart from that he's ok though!

We've got a busy few weeks coming up, I've won a makeover/photoshoot thing in London, so I'm going to that next week with Emma, which should be fun! Then Andy and I are going to Wimbledon on the Friday of the first week! Andy is very excited! Hopefully my friend Sarah is coming to stay that weekend too! And then we're into July already! I'll try and keep you updated and hopefully upload some pictures!