All fixed...mostly

Simon is officially master of the PTFE tape - I told him what Dad said about having put it on the wrong way round a few times & he did it first time :-) Then...we got in! Both of us at the same time. It was a bit full LOL, but that can be rectified by taking some water out (basic physics doesn't seem to have escaped me at least). However, there are 2 very small leaks on the same pipe, but in different places; they can't be fixed because the water is coming from a part that doesn't open up. Hmm. It will be fine. They drip very minimally and we really aren't bothered. It was really nice floating around it the water :-) I'm sure all will be fine for actually delivering the Wiggler in the pool. It's a bit annoying how much of the living room is taken up, but it's only a temporary measure with great benefit so I'm not complaining.

I made a hooded towel! I made the hood from this tutorial, but my machine wasn't up to the pleat in the back so I just sewed it on straight. It leaves more of the ends of the towel free for drying wiggly arms and legs. I didn't use any ribbon either. It was really easy; to think I'd been putting it off for ages. Sewing towelling is really weird. I bent a needle too - serves me right for being over ambitious machine wise. I think I want to make one for me :-P

I've made a decision about vaccinations (one of many yet to still make). If we do decide to have them/some/any, then I don't want the multiple dose ones (e.g.: MMR, DTaP/IPV/Hib <-- 5 in one go?!?!) or any multiple/same day dosing in-fact. Individual doses on different days when the Wiggler will have had a chance to recover from each dose. It's bad enough that an undeveloped immune system is given toxic chemicals to deal with, but bombarding it with more than one dose at a time seems even more barbaric. The doctor is gonna love me!

Had the scan, all is well. Wiggler is head down - wooh! It was also lying back to my back, so needs to shift around, but it's incredibly mobile (considering how little space there is in there) so I'm sure it'll be fine & wiggle its way back round. Didn't get a picture because it's really not very clear what's what anymore and you can only fit parts of it on the screen at once! So, not worth it all round. Plus we get to meet him/her soon enough.

The first baby girl has been born from our NCT group! Simon got a text from a very proud father yesterday - congrats guys :-D We know that there are 2 other girls to be born, but the other 5 - who knows? Saw one of the NCT Dads on his phone outside the hospital en-route to scan department - got a thumbs up so all is well with that bebe too. That's 2 now! 6 to go...

Pool installation glitch

All was going well until...we sprung a leak! One of the joints between the heater and the pool leaks...boo. I've spoken to the AquaBirth lady who assures me that there will be no logic as to why it's leaking (with which I totally agree as all the O rings are in place and it's threaded correctly) and to get some PTFE tape to put on the thread. So, Simon's on the PTFE case to pick some up on his way home from work & then hopefully we can get in! I can't wait. In the meantime here is what it looks like -

 And here is the dog not really knowing what the hell is going on -

We've put my Shiatsu futon mattress underneath for softness as it'll get quite uncomfortable kneeling on a hard surface (i.e.: the floor) having decided that duvets just wouldn't cut it. We can just see over it to see the telly from the sofa so Dexter is safe :-) That or we can get in & watch from the pool; bizarre!

NCT coffee morning tomorrow - I'm sharing a lift with the other lady who lives in town as we're off to Ripley which is about 10 miles away. 2 heads are better than one when finding new places I think. Then back for the scan! I'm very excited about that, although sad that Simon can't come as he doesn't have any holiday left and work won't let him have the time off - ungenerous swines. *Remember to take book for notoriously long wait* Still, I'll get a picture, but it's not the same as seeing the Wiggler Wiggling™ away!

I'm also meeting some of the local NetMums next Tuesday - how exciting! All these new friends who won't mind talking about babies! I'm going to tackle the hooded towel today - going to print out the tutorial and everything!

Pool arrived!

Holy cow - it's here. It's still in boxes, but it's here. Need to buy plastic stuff to put it on now & get a duvet down from the loft for padding inside.