What a week

Sorry blog - had rather a busy week and not know if I'm coming or going.

happy birthday to me!! Bobbed to the LGI first thing to donate some blood so no birthday lie in. Left work early as wanted to meet up with Andy to make the call together rather than be on tod in office, plus it was a lovely afternoon so we met up at Bolton Abbey and went for a walk. After 10 minutes of engaged tone eventually got through to be told it was positive!! Never before have I had a sober birthday tea, well not since the age of 16 or 17 anway.

Now is the anxious wait till next week when I find out what is going on inside. Hopefully it is not the mind playing tricks but I feel more pregnant this time, really wiped out and from time to time feeling rather sickly and occasionally faint. On the other hand I really miss going out to train, but on the other hand not sure how much spare energy I have at the minute. Although the hospital says swimming is ok the accupuncturists advise against it as the chemicals could harm the baby's growth so I'd rather wait as they suggest until I get to 12 weeks, would far rather sacrifice the next few weeks when I feel crap anyway rather than lose it or damage the baby's growth - would seem so selfish having battled to get this far. Plus Suki never says no to walkies!!

Had a lovely relaxing weekend in the Lakes, felt really weird to be there without bikes or running shoes. Went for a walk in Grizedale forest Saturday afternoon, and around Grasmere and Rydal Water on Sunday, never before has a flat walk described as easy in the book and only 5 miles felt like such hard work by the end. Had a lovely mug of hot choclate at Rydal though, much better than the previous day's offering in Hawkshead that won't be repeated.

Michelle's hen do on Saturday will be interesting. Although Michelle knows no-one else at work does (apart from fellow bosses) and I'd like it to stay that way, apart from spa day and I can't go in the pool or jacuzzi and night out where I can't drink!! So the several colleagues that are going may get a clue - but of course my body is a temple, I'm racing the next day and my skin reacts to jacuzzis!! hate lieing but rather not be broadcast just yet - at the very least until the nurse says things are growing as they should be, 1, 2, 3 or 4?????