2nd birthday

James' 2nd birthday was yesterday. I am shattered. Because he doesn't know anyone his age we decided to go to kids world in Skeg, play and have a meal. Charlie and Marley came too. They all loved it. I enjoyed the meal, mum and dad both came. The cake I made was amazing and tasted great.
James opened his cards in bed with us in the morning, then had a few presents downstairs. He got a remote control car from us which he keeps banging into things. Some bricks from aunty Kerry, Thomas birthday train from aunty Katie and a mouse, grandma Greenaway got him a Thomas lunch box and book. Throughout the day he got Thomas bricks from dad, mix mix stuff from mum, wooden train track bridge and gates from Col. Lovely books from Grandad Metcalf. play do from Ros. He also got some money.

We visited Johns dad in the evening, then nipped in to see grandma to giver some cake, by this time James was fast asleep. He had a very busy day.

James

This has to one of the cutest photos of James. We are all loving our new house and the village we live in. John is getting someone in to do the garage as an office next week. Fingers cross it should done in 2 weeks leaving enough time for us to decorate James' new bedroom and get him settled in a big boys bed.
Pregnancy is going well. Baby is constantly kicking me, having restless night now and also a problem moving think it might be something called SPD but I need to see the midwife and ask her about it. James' birthday is coming up. We have arranged a small party at kids world in Skegness. I'm just debating whether to make or buy a birthday cake. Thinking of doing a Thomas one but Marley is having a Thomas themed party on the Saturday before, so I might do something different.
Holly and I have booked to go and see Rocky Horror in March. I would normally dress up, but I will be 8 months pregnant and not sure I can get away with corset and stockings. X

Christmas Part 2

John and I told everyone about the baby over Christmas. Most were very surprised, but pleased for us. All the family know now. I think we will wait a bit, before we tell friends, because it is still very early on. I have a blood test on the 4th Jan which I hate. The scan date is on the 7th Feb hopefully mum will have James for a few hours because I don't really want him in the hospital, sometimes there is a long wait.

Moved

Well we have been in about a 2 weeks. It still feels as if we are living someone else's house and it takes a moment to work out which room I need. I'm also not just to having so many doors in a house and they are doors which work and shut correctly. It feels like we are living in luxury, we have hot running water, which we didn't have before unless we put the tank on, after 5 years of washing our hands in cold water it is bliss. We also have a garage, extra bedroom, dish washer and a lovely large dining area. James was a little unsettled with the move. I think it was because we kept having to go back to Boston to clear out the rest of the stuff. He looked in all the kitchen cupboards saying gone gone gone in a little sad voice. He also came running into the bedroom and stopped mid flow and look very confused and sad. Since the moved we have had a few rough nights where he wouldn't settle and if he woke up I think he was confused and took ages to calm down. He has also been a little mardy in the morning again due to the surprise of being somewhere different.
Managed to get the Christmas shopping finished today, I went into Boston and had a facial and eyebrow wax and did a little shopping. Now I give up, everyone has got at least one gift so that will do. Going to enjoy the run up to Christmas now and chill out.
James and I ventured in to the local community last Saturday. We visited a local church group who had put on a childrens Christmas activity morning. It was really pleasant and everyone was very friendly. We have been invited to tea and toast with them on Friday. We also had a trip to see Santa at Heckington windmill. James was slightly wary of Father Christmas and the only thing he said to him was 'clock' and 'tick tock'. He did however enjoy the windmill.
Had the second scan last weeks., baby looks fine, I have to have a 3rd scan nearer the due date but we will panic about that at a later date.
 

Packing

All our possessions are gradually being packed into boxes. I can't believe how much stuff we have got. James' bedroom it nearly packed apart from his clothes and toys. The kitchen has been gutted with just the essentials left. John has cleared one of the sheds and tidied the garden. I dare no touch the dining room as it is Johns domain.We move in two weeks and have got so much to do before then. Including getting organised for Christmas. Panic is starting to take over.

Logic

Normal we can eventually work out James logic. For example he calls a helicopter a 'plany' because plane is easier to say and it flies.
However we are stuck on 'Deny' for windmill.

Week 5

Today I'm exactly 5 weeks pregnant. John has just been out and got 2 more pregnancy tests. I'm not convinced that I'm pregnant. I have no symptoms and the once I think I am having I think are made up in my head. So going to take these test later. Will let you know the results. x


Looking at all this baby stuff again has reminded me of something about James being born. At on of our midwife appointments the midwife was taking the babies heart rate and she say she would place money on James being a girl. Apparently you can tell by the heart rate. WRONG.

Week 5.5

The test was positive again. I have been blighted by morning sickness and headaches. Also finding it difficult not to tell people. Saw Kate on Friday and all she could do it pat my stomach and make pregnant comments. She has done this twice now and both times she has been right.

Rang the doctors to get an appointment. Annoying I couldn't get one until 2 weeks later. It is a good job it isn't something important like my leg falling off.

Week 6

Seems like I have got a very long way to go especially as I feel really rough and sick. I'm sure I didn't feel this rough when I had James. I wonder if that means if it is going to be a girl.

Week 7/8

I have been so poorly these last few weeks. Last week I thought It was morning sickness but I now think I have a bug, I spend most of the week in bed. James has been living off fishfingers and beans because of it. On Saturda ywe decided we would go to the hospital and get them to check that everything is OK. I have been so worried about thinks going wrong. Mum babysat Saturday afternoon while John and I went to the hospital, they did a blood test to check the HGC levels which thankfully were ok. I was reassured, they also booked me for a scan on Monday.
Dad babysat on Monday. The scan went well. There is definitely a baby and it has a heart beat. So things are looking good. I feel a lot more relaxed (or I would be if I didn't feel so sick). So far only Mum and Dad know. We are going to John's mums on Sunday to tell them. Trying to keep it quiet until we have been to Bristol because as I can't drink I might as well try and trick everyone.
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New car

Lots of excitement going on in the Metcalf/Dennis household at the moment. Not only is the pregnancy going well and everything seem fine. We have also but an offer on a new house and it has been accepted. I have started to get things packed away which we don't use. I didn't realise we have accumulated so much stuff. It is all John rubbish. This is a nearly 40 year old who still have a box a gaming cards and a Womble  pillow case he is weirdly attached too. Hopefully James will inherit my if I have seen it/ worn it for 2 years I don't need it attitude. As well as all this, last weekend John, James and I have purchased a new, to me, car. Gone is the Ford fiesta. Which did a great job of ferrying us all around and taking us on mini adventures. Hello mum bus Citroen Picasso. Had a bit of a farce getting it taxed, as it was registered as disabled. Had to go to Peterborough to the DVLA office to sort it out. We have also found a few faults since having it. The indicator stalk is broken, every time I indicate it flashes about 4 times stops and turns the headlight on. It is ok if I drive with the headlights on all the time. Going to the garage next week to sort it out. Also the speedo bulb need changing, as I can't see what speed I'm doing.

Going to stop calling John a Knob and call him a Punnet instead. Both are terms of endearment.

Word James can say.

Bath, boat, box, bear, book, bye blueberry, broken, ball, balloon, broccoli, bin, bounce, buggy, banana, baby, car, cat, choo choo, chocolate, cup, corner, carrot, dog, done, daddy, doddles, duck, eye, elephant, gone, grandma, grandad, hot, key, lock, mummy, monkey, night night, no, nose, on, pen, pennies, pea, potty, shoe, sock, step, teddy, toes,
He also pretend to fall asleep and snore but with his eyes open.
He can make monkey and lion sounds to match a picture.

Catch up

When we have had a busy time.

Last week we went on holiday to Torquay. Had a lovely time but it rained most of the holiday, apart from the first day when we all headed for the beach and had a paddle and cream tea. Ros joined us for the first half of the week. While she was there we painted a pot, visited Torquay, Paignton. We also when Teignmonth and got a river ferry across to Seaton and found a secret tunnel to a cove.

John, James and I went on the South Devon Railway. James really enjoyed it and was always looking out of the window. We also saw otter and butterfly's. James thought the otters were bears. This is because the day before we visited Kent caverns and there was a model of a bear after that everything was bears. James wasn't keen on Kent caverns, he moaned all the way round. James loved the caravan. He had the double bed to himself, while John and I had the pull out bed. He was a bit of a party animal and stopped up till late. He loved the arcades and was desperate to go the them all the time. All holiday he said doddles. It took us to the last day to work out that it was the pirate sit on the ride machine. It played a pirate tune and it sounded like doddles. He also found he could sit in the cupboards and the fridge which he did all holiday.

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Mega Blocks

First the first time James has build something out of mega blocks. Up until now it is John and I who make towers, cats, castles and robots and James with a menacing growl charges through in a King Kong style and flattens our creations. I think it might to time for John and I to get our own back.

James

Today James has discovered nostrils and that his finger is just the right size to go up his nose. He finds it funny if we remove his hand and even funnier to try and force his fingers in your mouth. Defiantly going to be a worm loving dirty boy.

Tutbury Castle

Yesterday we visited Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire. They held a fairytale weekend over the bank holiday. The fairytale bit was a bit pathetic and it was a shame that the activities which were on you had to pay extra for. It was also very busy as it had been advertised on Groupon. Despite this, we had a really lovely day. The sun came out and James was on top form. He was full of beans and unusually was quite happy to walk and run round instead of being carried. He loved the big wooden dragon on top of the hill, he could peep through it and tried to climb on it. He climbed half way up the hill himself the hard way. John taught him to slide down on his bum which it found funny. We didn't have any tear or whining so a very good day out.

Yet another post I can't post yet.

CONGRATULATIONS TO US.

I'M PREGNANT. AGAIN!

My first thought is, this we be yet another Christmas that I can't drink and crap yesterday I ate scampi and drank a glass of cider.

Today I went to see Holly on the way there I felt a little queasy which got me thinking, then it happened on the way home as well. So I popped into Asda and got a test and because I needed the loo did it there and then, due the fact there was a queue I stuffed the test in my bag and didn't look at it until I got to the car, there was a faint line.

When I got home John and James were waving from the front garden so I told them then and we all had a group hug and kisses.

It has all come as a bit of a surprise. Tomorrow is the due date and so I'm a bit weepy. We are not sure went we are going to tell everyone so it is our secret at the moment.

Also we have put an offer on a house, so fingers crossed we will soon have a new home.
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Camping in Derbyshire

Last weekend John, James and I ventured out for the first time since James has been mobile. It was Johns birthday on Friday so after presents (framed photos) and posting parcels we set off for Taddington near Bakewell. The car was loaded to bursting point we took the cot mattress, pans, cooker, teddies, balloons everything we could think of. James was in a very precarious place in the car, every time he moved something fell on him. Luckily he slept most of the way there. We stopped off at Bakewell, which is a place I love. It is so quaint, with the river running through and the ducks. It is a shame that lots of other people love it too as it was really busy. We brought some sandwiches, found a bench (people kept walking past eyeing us up to see if we were moving) near the river. While we were there we visited The Old House Museum, it was OK. Full of displays things from the past.

The Campsite, Waterloo Hotel, was disappointing. The field was sloping and grass was long. Luckily we took James waterproof  and weelies as he would have been soaked in the mornings. The toilet block was poor as well, only 2 showers which also had the toilets in them and they were wet rooms, so the floor was always damp. James enjoyed digging in the mole hill and having a go on the trampoline. We cooked the first night, pasta and tomato sauce. James settle down in his pushchair about 9ish we then transferred him to the tent. John and I celebrated by drinks Stag whisky.

However, James didn't settle down around 4am, before it was even light he woke up, smiled at where he was and started pointing at things going 'dat dat' I'm pleased he didn't cry but four hours later he still wasn't asleep. I stayed awake with him til 6, then, because he was getting fed up being in the tent John got up and took him for 2 long walks, while I napped. I don't work well without sleep and was very grumpy in the morning. It was a very mist, damp morning. We deciced to head to Buxton for breakfast. As soon as we set off James fell asleep in the car, typical. We couldn't find anywhere is eat, so continued to Dovedale. Had a sandwich there and a coffee, felt much better after that. Dovedale was pretty. It brighten up about 11 so on went my shorts. John climbed Thorpe Cloud while James slept. He paddled the river and got wet as it gets quite deep in places. James had a paddle, at first he didn't like it. I think it was the stones under his feet. It was also very cold. He enjoyed throwing stones in the river making splashes. Later he had a paddle with his shoes on and got on much better, in fact he didn't want to get out.We had dinner in the pub instead. Then took James for a walk in his buggy hoping that he would fall asleep. Then we went back for a drink and a read. James slept much better and didn't wake til gone 6am.

On Sunday we went to Chatsworth farm park. There wasn't many animals there but there is a huge play area. Including 2 big sandpits which had water play trough in them. James got through 2 sets of clothes. He loved it. We really must take him to the beach more often. He also enjoyed the old tractor you could play on.

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Heckington show