Well gem and I have had a couple of pretty eventful days.
Firstly yesterday the plasterer was in doing the nursery. When we got home
it all looked good but as we were sitting down for tea last night there was
an almighty crash from upstairs.
About 90% of the new plaster on the sealing had fallen off of the aertex
which it was covering. The plasterer has been really good though. He came
around late last night to have a look and they've been in again today and
have cleared up all the mess and redone it. It seems to be holding just fine
this time!
Over the last couple of days Gem has also been getting a little worried as
she Hasn't felt the little one move as much as she was last week. We decided
last night that if we were still worried that we would contact the birthing
centre to get some advice.
Well tonight once we got home from work we were still worried so Gem gave
them a call.
They said it was probably nothing to worry about but if we wanted to go in
and they'd listen to the heart beet and do a bit of a checkup.
This was the first time we've actually been to the birthing centre where we're
actually going to have the baby. It's really nice and all the staff we met
were friendly and helpful. The baby's fine and mum and baby are both doing
well.
We took the time to ask a couple of questions we had and also they gave us a
look round the centre. There's a huge birthing pool which Gem liked the look
of as she's said a couple of times that she'd like a water birth.
The rooms where you stay after the birth are nice. I can stay overnight and
there's tea and coffee making facilities in each room as well as an on sweet
loo and shower.
More proof that I've got know idea about what happens after the birth as I
was under the impression that for the first couple of nights the Baby stays
in like the baby ward and Gem and I can go and see her. That's not actually
the case. In each of the rooms there's a cot so the baby sleeps with us from
day 1.
We've both got a really good feeling about the centre and staff and it's
stopped some of my worries I was having.
Write that's it for tonight.
Keep the fantastic comments coming. I read every one of them.
Take care.
Nick.