First week of maternity leave

Hands & feet 'beautified', ready for birth

My first week of maternity leave has turned out to be quite a productive one, much to my surprise! Managed to get myself looking roughly presentable for the impending birth, got a few more bits and bobs for Bud, caught up with some friends back in the old hood (aka, Tollington/ Finsbury Park), did 'maternity modelling' for the lovely Evie, picked up mum and got an update on Bud's positioning (and probably met the last midwife in the Purple Team, since I havent met her before and surely there can't be that many midwives in one team!). Even sent off a few work emails!

Cutest moment:
Had lunch with Shirley and her 11 month son, Joshie. Straight after food, both Joshie and Bud started hiccuping! Only that Joshie's hiccups are audible ;-)

Highlight of the week:
Spending the day with Mr Husband on Thursday - he managed to get a well-deserved day off after a few weeks of super late nights working on a competition (yes, familiar story, I know!). We went to a lovely cafe, Nordic Bakery in Marylebone, and had way too much sugar, then tried to burn them off with baby stuff shopping. It wasn't a very successful shopping expedition, I have to admit, but was nice to spend some time together before 'the arrival' =)

Thursday Awesomeness is completed with us picking up my mum from the airport. Trust the Chinese efficiency - the China Eastern flight was almost half an hour early! We got there at the time when the plane is supposed to land and not only has the plane landed, even the luggages have arrived! We got mum within 20 minutes, then hit the London traffic which took an hour to get us home...

Goodies from down under!

In typical grandma-to-be fashion, mum got a suitcase full of stuff for Bud - and it's not a carry-on size suitcase! Bud receive play gym, play mats, MILLIONS of clothes in all different sizes (some of them were worn by Hamish & Catriona when they were little!), etc, etc. The cutest are those tiny mini knitted socks/ booties. Look forward to Bud wearing them!


Finally, and most importantly, Bud stats update:
Position: Still 3/5 engaged, hasn't wriggled down any further. Still in a very good position for birth - don't think there's enough room for her to move into a different position now!
Heartbeat: Fast & strong as per usual
New favourite activity: starting the day with hiccups!