lawn done

We're off to London, all expenses paid, to be filmed by Disney. I'll be discussing blu-ray dvds.

Is it true the camera adds ten pounds? I guess I'd better step away from the cheetos.

The chumpity show

in it's entirety. It's a long one.



Think I'll kick back with some cheetos, nilla wafers, pop tarts, nerds, and laffy taffy kindly bequeathed to me by Aunt E. Yum. American junk food rocks.

Sunny Tuesday

Indigo's school stuff has come in. I've just ordered him a couple of embroidered shirts, a hat, fleece, bag etc. We'll save the embroidered ones for school trips and photos. They were expensive at £8 each for the shirts. I've already bought him numerous white and blue ones from John Lewis, Asda, and Sainsbury's. They are 3 for about £2.50. At the rate he goes through clothing, they are a much better deal. I also got his cotton labels for sewing into all his clothes. Apparently you MUST do this so I am. The only problem we have is getting him trousers. He is at least 110cm tall which is age 5+ clothing but his waist fits 2-3yrs. He's a skinny minny. I'll get the adjustable trousers but they are still rather ludicrous on him. He eats and eats all day but he has that incredibly fast metabolism that I used to have. Plus his daddy is 6'4. My little beanpole is destined to be thin until he finds a woman to fatten him up. We've got a while before that happens though.

Good news from Sunday. The HCg levels were down to 528 so we're moving in the right direction. I feel pretty good and I my mood is much improved. I'll go back in a week for another blood test.
I had a few groovy things happen yesterday which totally put a smile on my face. I'll blog about that later.
It's nice to feel most of the way sane again.

halfway there

This is getting a little monotonous but lots of people have been asking so here goes. The past few days have been uneventful and somewhat normal. I've felt completely fine apart from being tired. I went in for a quick blood test yesterday and afterwards I took the kids to a lovely park. We had a snack of pistachio nuts, their fave, which we shared with a cute squirrel the kids named Lily. They asked if they could have pet squirrels and I told them to ask Daddy. That is my response when I don't want to say no. Kalila wanted to name her squirrel pilly.
After lunch we met Agastya, Lila, and Monica. I'm slowly working back up to sociable. Agastya is in Digi's pre-school class and he'll be in Digi's primary school class next year. Digi talks a lot about Agastya right now.
The hospital phoned while we were there and said unfortunately my HCH has risen to almost 800 and they want me to come back in on Sunday with no food in my stomach and an overnight bag. They mentioned laparoscopy. I am pretty sure this is just a precaution and my HCG will go down by then. I was shocked as they had initially said it would probably rise on day four and they could also give me a second dose of meth (otrexate-not crystal:-)
I'm not worried.

We're going to see Dr Who in Cambridge tomorrow if all is well.

Listen to this!

finally...

A diagnosis, well somewhat of a diagnosis after another scan. Ectopic pregnancy. Methotrexate has now been injected into the muscle in my bum. It's primarily a drug used to treat cancer but it's given to women with early ectopic in much smaller doses. My liver function needs to be tested in a few days and it will deplete my body of folic acid. We're also not supposed to try for a baby for about 6 months which I consider a good thing that has been taken out of my hands. I don't have to think about it and don't want to make a decision about another pregnancy for a long while. I'm feeling relieved that we've made the right decision after a lengthy discussion with my consultant. Now I enter into the unknown for the next week at least but it's a lot better than letting nature take it's course. Nature and me, we veer off course. Nature needs it's ass kicked sometimes. Whew.

Karen-I cannot ever thank you enough for staying with me all day and looking after me. I promise I did not develop kleptomania (much) while we were there. Somehow, you made it less painful and more giggly. I hope they do not have cctv. What happened in room number two stays in room number two ;-) Actually that makes it sound a bit dodgy!

Did you know that speculums have a precise labeling system? They come in Virgin, Small, Medium. Medium-Long, and Broad.

Also, did you know that if you leave Crocs out in the hot Texas sun they shrink by two sizes and curl up at the toes like Santa's elves shoes?

I'm relieved to begin the end of this. Tunnel, light, and all that. Saw a double rainbow on the way home. Cuddled my babies when they got home from visiting their cousins, grandparents, and aunt, and felt peace. A lot of peace. x