i've lived in one city or another ever since i left my parents' home 20 years ago. until recently i couldn't imagine living anywhere else but since we moved back to England i've been seduced by the peace and quiet of the countryside and village life. maybe it's the imminent arrival of our baby, maybe we are just getting old and seeing things differently but i'm definitely ready for something new. suddenly the idea of going out for lunch at a country pub or a local town is much more appealing than going out for dinner in the evening not to mention the fact that i have lost all interest in spending time in shopping malls. i like the idea of village life, of being able to live a slower pace and of the idea of being able to choose when we see other people and when we want some time to ourselves. luckily the cg agrees with all this and i think that when our lease is up on this place in less than 6 months we will be heading for something entirely new. i can't wait.
12:47 p.m. - December 19, 2007
we had the 20 week scan on friday. i was probably more excited than worried but i didn't sleep well the night before. it took all of 5 minutes to get most of the scan checks done. everything was fine with the heart and with the spine and the baby had all the right number of fingers and toes etc. the only thing the sonographer had left to look at was the lips and face but our little one was having none of it. after 10 minutes i went for a walk to see if that would shake things up; it didn't. then i jiggled up and down on the bed and i turned from one side to another but it made no difference, other than to nearly burst my very full bladder. i took another break (and was allowed to go to the bathroom - thank the lord!!) and was forced to eat a bunch of chocolate (it's a tough life). finally the baby started playing ball and the lips and face were all as they should be. it's not routine for the sonographer to check the sex of the baby but we asked if she could take a quick peek. we were pre-warned that sometimes it wasn't always clear and mistakes could be made but as soon as the bits and bobs came on screen all four of us (2 of which were professionals at this sort of thing) agreed that we were looking a little baby girl. (of course if we are wrong about this the baby definitely doesn't take after his father and will probably need to buy a large fast car at some point). suddenly the whole thing became very real. i'm not sure why knowing the sex changes things but it did. we are both very very happy. in fact i'm still on cloud 9 three days later.
4:38 p.m. - December 17, 2007
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