Time to Rest

Baby threatened to make an apprearance this week.  We found out in good time, due to a chance fall that I had on Wednesday, which I had to go and get checked out at the hospital.  We thought we’d be in and out in the morning, but it seems the little one is so impatient to arrive that had the medical team not intervened, she could have been born prematurely.  I spent the day being monitored and had a progesterone injection to attempt to halt the process.  Now that I’m home, I’m taking light medication to avoid contractions, I’m being visited every other day by a midwife and I’m being made to stay in bed until I reach 36 weeks.  At least that’s only a week on Sunday, so I’m using the time to really rest and get through my knitting!

One problem about being in bed is that all the tasks I had in mind to prepare for the baby’s arrival are now hanging.  Hopefully, JF will be able to go and collect our furniture order the weekend after next and get the bed set up and then I’ll be allowed up to help arrange the room and pack the bags.  I’m really hoping the baby doesn’t arrive before then anyhow, so all being well, we’ll be ready.  Since I can’t do the housework, we’re having a cleaning firm in to give us a quote for a full spring-clean on Monday, which they should be able to come back and do early in the week.  I will definitely feel more relaxed when that’s done.

It is a relief not to be working, as I have been feeling very tired and struggling to concentrate, but I wish that didn’t mean more on JF’s plate.  He takes on everything so well, without (much ) complaint, but I hope that he’ll be able to lean on his assistant a bit too and find a good balance.

I have still been dealing with the flat in London.  It’s up for rental and sale, so hopefully one will work out, but it’s really not a good time to be doing this and I don’t like all the dealings with the agents, current tenant etc when I can’t be there in person.  Mum and Dad have helped out in getting keys to the agent I’ve chosen and going and meeting with them, so I do at least feel supported in that way.  Can’t believe how cheeky Foxtons have been though.  They are currently letting the flat, but after a highly stressful conversation with them last week, I decided wholeheartedly not to re-use them.  Their fees last time were horrendous too.  Anyway, after I told them I was not going to be re-letting the flat with them and confirmed by email, they contacted the tenant, arranged a meeting and went around to the flat for a valuation!  When they called to tell me what they’d done, I hit the roof.

While I’m stuck in bed, I’ll try to put regular updates here on the baby and flat, hoping that within the next month there’ll be good news on both fronts!

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