I have been attending ante-natal classes to prepare for this baby. Okay, okay - third time round perhaps I don't need them as much as I have done in the past. So - my reasons for attending are to meet mums with babies the same age (always useful), to actually have some time in the week to think about the baby and what is to come and to have a good laugh at what is said. (Oh and there might be a small business reason in there too ;-) )

My Mum and Dad are up this week. Generally helping out as it's half-term but also helping me prepare for the baby - which now we are into February is alarmingly close.

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It's getting close - our second child suddenly feels very close to arriving. For the last wee while, Lucy has been getting an increasing sense of readiness, with ever more frequent and stronger Braxton Hicks. She's now thinking that the baby will make an appearance early, rather than late, which means possibly in the next week.

This evening we built the birth pool in our living room. Hopefully we'll have time to have a wet run before it's needed for real.