Playing The Waiting Game
Pregnancy, it seems, is a difficult thing to quantify if you are the NHS. As the weeks have rolled by, the scanning department at our local hospital have done all they can to keep Katie’s baby development at the same stage. When I say this, according to them, Katie has been at twenty weeks of pregnancy for the past three weeks. Using our own dates, we aren’t far past that stage, with our guess being at least twenty-two weeks.
We are both very lucky to be at this stage so even if the hospital were right, we would be happy to wait until the little one decides he is ready come join us.
Life has consisted of a few developments at work, we get busier and the deadlines shorter. I have been lucky enough to be rewarded for my work over the year so I can’t complain. Katie and I have also taken to eBaying a lot of our spare clothing, electronics and games to free some space in the house and get a little extra money to kit out the nursery.
I have been lucky enough to secure another writing gig at TheNextWeb.com, a very popular technology and startup blog that allows me to showcase my writing skills to a wider audience. This has meant that WillINeedIt has seen an upturn in referred traffic and the subscriber count is steadily increasing with more people taking the time to comment also.
On a completely different note, the cats seemed to have sensed Katie’s bump and are rallying to make sure they aren’t forgotten. There have been scenes of constant badgering, sleeping across her bump, meowing at the slightest bit of attention and they never seem to want to leave her side. Whether they can hear the movements in her belly or they can just sense it, the cats have never been so loving, perhaps they think they will be kicked out when the baby is born!
The Final Countdown
I wasn’t trying to pay homage to the epic hit by Europe. Instead I wanted to showcase the awesome video above and also highlight it is only a matter of days until my plaster cast is removed.
Weight bearing hasn’t been the word, I have been walking, running and climbing free from pain and discomfort for weeks now but with the angle my foot was set in the plaster, I have had to adopt a somewhat unique walking style. It’s outright annoying having walk everywhere with one foot permanently on tiptoes. That said, it should be off by Friday and I should be able to return to relatively normal tasks like walking to work and driving to do the shopping (Katie will be happy).
Life has continued in it’s normal way, both Katie and I have been manic at work (using the weekend to recover from it all), the cats are minus their testicles and we have managed to take in some culture along the way.
I have been working on a few side projects lately aswell, things that are hopefully going to take off soon. I lent my expertise to Kyle over at LostInTechnology and assisted him with his redesign whilst simultaneously updating my layout over at WillINeedIt.com.
America looks to be the destination of choice for our holiday this year, with Katie having never been there and me only seeing New York, we are looking to find a deal where we can experience all the US has to offer. Frankly…I can’t wait.