Monthly Archives: December 2005
Food for obvious titles
The best thing I got for my birthday (apart from the ENORMOUS amazon voucher) was a new food processor. My last FP died before the millennium, and the period of mourning has been long, but it is now over. In … Continue reading
Inner Turmoil
I can’t decide if I’m still hungry, or I feel sick. It’s 3.10am and I’ve just eaten a hummus and cucumber sandwich, but I’m not satisfied. I think I need some yoghurt (it’s rhubarb and vanilla, and I bought it … Continue reading
Telling People
Now that we’ve had the scan, we can get on with the exciting business of telling people. Ideally we would tell our parents first, but they are all so far away, and we really want to tell them in person, … Continue reading
12 Week Scan
Yesterday morning we went for our first scan. I hardly slept the night before; I just worried about being given bad news. I have been dreading having to deal with the information that we’re at increased risk of Downs Syndrome, … Continue reading
Bedtime Stories
The Silver Sword, by Ian Serraillier This is a children’s book, that I read over and over again when I was small; I was always a little bit too interested in war stories – escapes through europe, freezing and starving … Continue reading