31/3/14 - Specialist

I finally managed to get someone who can explain my placenta thing to me today, when I attended the clinic run by FMU this morning. Lucy the doctor who assessed me explained it in such a simple way, that I feel a load better about this hurdle now as it shouldn't cause any concerns until delivery. I will get an extra scan at 36 weeks to assess what to do, and have an appointment to make a decision on how the baby will come and possibly when.

Maddie was pretty pleased to get to hear the babies heartbeat on the doppler, which is the first time its cooperated enough to be picked up by a doppler. The highlight for over-tired, cranky Maddie though, was the glove fish that Lucy made for her to keep her entertained for the 40 minutes we were in there.

14/3 - Birthday Cards

Maddie loves to do any kind of craft, but her favourite still seems to be making people cards. Nathan sent a message today, letting me know it was Judy's birthday tomorrow and that Maddie should make a card so while she was busy drawing and sticking stickers to the card, I started to sort out my craft boxes. I have 5 or 6 tubs of random supplies, mostly to do with Christmas, and after today's effort, one of those tubs is now all sorted with everything in zip lock bags to keep it tidy and organised. I wonder when the next card needs to be made so I can tackle another tub.

13/3 - Blue

Maddie asked if she could play with her make up today, and because I cant put her in the bath at the moment I said no and set her up to do some colouring instead. While I disappeared to put some washing away Maddie decided that she wanted to 'look funny' and decided that colouring her mouth in with blue texta would do the trick. Thankfully she was using Crayola Markers that washed off with just a face washer and some water, but for a while there I thought that she was going to be blue for a while. Maddie was so proud of her artwork when she looked in the mirror, and couldn't understand why I was washing it off. Eventually she got the idea that drawing on her face is a no no, so I went back to the washing, only to come out and discover that she had started on her foot. Ah to be able to read the mind of a three year old, some days I am sure it would be hilarious to know what they are thinking.

11/3 - Grace Sleep's Over

Despite the girls bickering like sisters all day today, Grace wanted to spend her last night close to Maddie, so she stayed inside with us to sleep. Both girls rolled off their ready beds so many times that I ended up giving up and not trying to get them back into their beds every 5 minutes. It is a shame that this photo is so dark and fuzzy, as it is so cute that Grace moved so close to Maddie that it looks like they are almost holding hands.

10/3 - Maddie's Awesome New Shoes

This morning we all went to Costco for breakfast as Nathan and Simon really wanted some Costco Pizza. While we were looking around we found the cutest shoes that I thought Maddie just had to have, they came in pink, blue and silver, and now that we have seen what an awesome fit they are, we will have to go back to get the blue ones too. Maddie is calling these shoes her 'stinky pinkies' as Grace has a pink pair of shoes called the same thing. The girls at this age are just too funny, Maddie loves anything that is like something of Grace's, it is so cute.

7/3 - Trip To E.D

Another trip to the emergency department for me today, for another bleed. This one they could actually explain which is pretty cool, it turns out that I have an infection and that I am running a bit of a temperature. No wonder I haven't complained of being cold today, especially considering we were sitting in the shade at the park.

I am quite impressed with how fast I was seen to today, I don't think that it was every that fast with Maddie. I think from being triaged to getting a bed was only about 20 minutes and then I had, had a scan and bloods taken about ten minutes later. Its the hour waiting for blood results that takes the longest, and knowing bub was fine, I felt terrible taking up a bed and curtained area knowing that there were 3 other people lined up in the corridor waiting a real bed. Despite me offering to either swap to a corridor bed, or go to the waiting room to wait for my results they kept me resting the whole time.

Thankfully the Morgan's are here so they took care of Maddie with Claire and Jacky while I took myself off to the hospital. It was so much easier not worrying about a tired, hungry and bored three year old there. Thanks guys.

4/3 - Bye Bye Hormone Treatment, Bad Parking And Early Morning Peak Hour Driving

Today was a big day of appointments for me, thankfully Nanna was here to look after Maddie so that I didn't have to drag her along. Firstly I had my last appointment at the fertility clinic for one last blood test, to check that my Progesterone levels are ok now that I am finally off the supplements, I will not be missing them!! While I will miss the team at the clinic, especially as I was spoilt with Doctors on call who actually knew what they were talking about, I am thinking good riddance to the ridiculous parking that they have there. Thankfully it was a super quick visit and I managed to get to The Canberra Hospital in time for my liver clinic appointment which was a waste of time as they wont look at anything while I am pregnant.

After waiting an hour in the new Women's ward to get booked into Antenatal my last appointment finally started. The poor midwife doing all my paperwork didn't have her own office, or anything that she needed to actually book me in, so it was a very un-organised appointment that will be finished when I go back at 20 weeks. Thankfully I had this appointment early on, as it was picked up that non of my pregnancy blood screening tests had been done, as I thought the clinic had done it, as did the 3 different doctors that I have seen in the last few weeks. The pathology lab must be the only department in the hospital that hasn't had major renovations or moved as they were the most organised part of my trip.