Baby bump

so there is 5 weeks to go. Clare is finally relaxed and doing well. The scan says everything is fine, baby is the right size but this still does not stop Clare worrying. Is my bump too big? Is my bump too small?

Reading baby books, going to anti-natal classes, reading more baby books, worrying, getting excited, worrying, getting excited, reading more baby books, reading more baby magazines etc etc etc......

, its all go. The anti-natal classes are hilarious. The nazi midwives read from a pre-determined script as common sense goes out the window and government waffle and targets are the order of the day. You even have to fill in a survey at the end as to how helpful your midwife was.

Heaven forbid if you cant breastfeed because according to These lot, if you dont breast feed your baby will catch any one of 10,00 different problems and most likely their legs will drop off and they will have 666 tattooed just under their hairline.

Then comes the dreaded fontanells - not only will your babies legs drop off if you dont breast feed but they will have lumps on their head that look like horns - oh, and then the sessions always stray onto talking about poo!!!!! Poo should look like marmite and then like mustard or korma curry if you prefer. The more yellow the better apparently. So we are now experts on poo, breasts and bonding! and remember skin to skin is always best.

As I said only 5 weeks to go and buggy is bought, sterilizer (check), millions of designer dresses (check), funny bath mini bath thing (check), moses basket (check), room temperature monitor (check), nappies (check), baby carrier thingy (check), muslim blankets (check), etc etc etc

However, as much as I joke about it. There is nothing better than being woken up in the middle of the night by the baby in Clare's belly kicking you. Seeing baby move inside Clare and knowing very very very soon, we will have our very first child to share our life with is just magical.

Adios