mothers on the verge

It seems that all those donuts I consumed while in California have come home to roost, not to mention those damn jelly babies. Gah. A routine visit to my baby doc yesterday resulted in a severe reprimand from the lovely Doctor R for truly excessive weight gain (4k in a month , eek - a mistake, surely?), advice on how to de-puff my poor much-maligned limbs and a glucose test. Turns out my glucose levels are ready for take off so I now have to avoid sugar (sob, the only vice I have left) and complex carbs (ditto yummy crunchy bread and lovely pasta). So, when you add this in to all the pregnancy no-no's, it ends up that I can't eat effing anything except piles of veggies, a bit of fruit (excluding anything with a high GL ) and mounds of well-cooked protein. However, should probably stop viewing this latest turn up for the books as yet another of life's little attempts to piss on my bonfire and do some research as not entirely sure what it all means except that it's ma

My own personal favorites, some cheaper than others but all exciting in their own small way: 1) A sudden surprise cuddle and declaration of love from my husband and/or daughters 2) Putting the i-Pod on shuffle and rediscovering a brilliant once loved but long forgotten song 3) Running into a good friend while out doing chores and going naughtily 'off-schedule' for a spontaneous coffee or lunch 4) Finding the perfect pair of trousers at a knockdown price in the sales, then getting to the till and discovering they've been marked down by a further 20%.... ahhhh 5) A packet of Walker's Cheese & Onion crisps, consumed in solitary silence 6) Discovering a love note from one of the kids left on my pillow, peppered with amusingly creative spelling and crafted with childish passion 7) During the annual wardrobe cull, trying on an old dress which turns out to fit perfectly and is just right for an upcoming big event 8) Getting to a new pack of Basset's jelly babi

Off to California this morning, so may or may not be able get online until 12th April, when we get back to Dubai. So if not, Happy Easter, all. x