Happy New Year Everyone!!!! Hope you all had a great time at Hogmanay!! We travelled back yesterday and didn’t get home until around 5.30, we had been on the go since just before 7am so we were absolutely shattered. It was really great to get home, unpacked and into pj’s. I wasn’t sure if either of us would still be awake for the stroke of midnight but we managed to watch some of the fireworks and then we tottered off to bed..

Glasgow was brilliant, we had a wonderful Christmas!! We had dinner at my parents-in-law, it was a traditional Christmas meal consisting of melon, then homemade soup, roast Turkey and ham with all the trimmings followed by profiteroles and a cheeseboard. Isobel really out did herself cooking for a smaller number than usual, only 14 this year!! I think everyone ate too much but it was wonderful!!! Then off we went to Natalie’s house to wish her a Happy Birthday.

Christmas had always been a double celebration for my family since it is my best friend’s birthday on Christmas day and so we always had the family dinner thing in the afternoon/early evening and then attend Natalie’s birthday celebrations later on. This year with baby on the way there was no alcohol involved, for me at least…

The birthday girl

Natalie, Gareth and Stewart gassing.

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Just thought I would write a brief post to update those of you who have mailed me asking about the baby. All is going well with my pregnancy, my baby bump is now rather large and I’m ever increasingly convinced that this little baby inside my belly will grow up to be an olympic kickboxing champion!

I didn’t think I would be able to feel “proper” kicks yet but since the end of last week the kicks are getting stronger and stronger. Now once or twice every day there is a really big kick which is easily detectable if you have your hand pressed onto my lower belly. So far when Stewart has tried to feel these kicks everything goes quiet but as soon as he walks off the baby starts moving around like mad..

Thursday seemed to be a VERY active day but I think the baby could sense that I was rather stressed. After work I went to IKEA with Kate and so didn’t get home till almost 8pm, I was absolutely knackered and my feet were aching. I got home and instantly got into my PJ’s and sat down to relax. Within 15 minutes of me being home Tasha (my beautiful rather overweight white kitty) started vomiting. This was no hairball as it lasted for 1 1/2 hours.

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I got my latest scan today, Stewart came along with me and right on queue baby put on a show for his/her dad to see. The doctor was really pleased that the scans were coming out so clearly that she took 6 captures for us and the most amazing close-up of our baby’s profile and I’m so pleased that I thought I would share it with you.

Sorry I haven’t been cooking and sharing recipes but I’m still really exhausted so trying to find the motivation to spend any length of time preparing anything other than salads isn’t easy. As I said before normal service should hopefully be resumed shortly.

Pam