Random musings

Feeling a bit musing-y today... maybe it's a hormonal thing? Or maybe it's because Alex is going to be away tonight? He's off to the annual 'festive poker' session with boys, which is being held just down the road in Solihull this year. The premise of the event is the boys get together and go out on a pub crawl dressed as Santa and/or other season characters, get drunk then go home and play poker. Here's what Al looked like last year:

Note dad-to-be Martin in the background. It's good to see such sensible daddies to be!!! tee hee! He's only going to be down the road, but it's going to be very weird being this heavily pregnant with him not here - especially as with him working from home, I'm very used to having him around!

Maybe I'm feeling so philospohical because I'm so symptomatic these days? The past week I've been having so many Braxton Hicks, I feel like my body's practised for ten births rather than one! Combined with the period-type pain, I feel constantly like I'm on the verge of something. It's a very odd feeling, plus I could do without being so uncomfortable and twingy! I feel like my bump is round my knees it's so low these days.

Maybe it's the threat of snow? The North and the East maybe basted with the stuff, but we've had a grand total of 8 minutes worth here. Even so, it sets off something in my head. Paranoia's yes, what if it snows so much that I can't get to the hospital? Or Al can;t get to me? Plus there's something about snow... maybe I'm developing a Mary complex and imagine I'll end up delivering in a stable of Christmas day!!!

OK, now I'm getting weird, I think i need a nap - though I'm horribly twingy so I doubt I'll be able to. Might have some cuddles with the cat instead - she's become very affectionate and content since the move, chatty too!

Briiiiiiiink! Meaow!