Nope no baby yet!

I did say the other night that I was going to post on here now once the baby has arrived but unfortunately no baby has arrived as yet but on the upside I have some news!
Martha has done her first poo on her potty!!!!! LOL!!! How exciting and great timing!! She has been very aware down below for some time, saying when she is having poo's and wee's so we bought a couple of potties. She has sat on them with clothes on but very reluctant without and when she has sat on it it has only been for a few seconds. So earlier on Liam went to the toilet and she followed and wanted to take her trousers off and go on the potty so Liam let her, she was then just pottering around in the bathroom when all of a sudden she pulled a strained face. I quickly put her on the potty and she stayed there- thankfully don't know what mess we would have had if she hadn't stayed put. So anyway there we have it her first official poo on the potty. We weren't going to do anything proper about her potty training until she was really ready and could pull her trousers down and also when baby was here and in a bit of a routine, so in a way it couldn't have come at a worse time. We shall have to see what she does tomorrow now!

On another note she is now on a reward chart as I was finding general things like changing a nappy, getting dressed, eating etc have become a little more on her terms and taking a long time. I am not going to be able to spend the time with this when baby arrives so she now has stars when she has been good, she now has 7 stars and is responding well to it. I am not sure she totally understands but she does like the stars. I think also with everything that has gone on over the last few weeks she has been out of a routine, has spent time with my parents and a bit messed about so I don't think that has helped her but hopefully now after having a good week here not being too messed around will settle her back a bit.

Back to baby news, my friend Rachel was due to give birth 2 weeks after me, well like all her friends who are/ have been pregnant and due over the last few weeks or so she went and gave birth early. Daniel Aneirin was born on Sunday morning 5lb 13oz! I predicted ages ago that she would as my other friend did the same to me when I was pregnant with Martha, then with everything that happened with me I thought no. She did very well and went into labour on Sat night/ early Sun morning and got to hospital 8cm dilated, she had been adamant she wanted an epidural but managed without- well done Rach! I am very proud of you and pleased for you and Dean.

As for my baby news I am now officially late and most bets are on for Friday, months ago when I found out I was pregnant and due on the 2nd Sept I said that it wouldn't be the 2nd but the 5th as Martha had been due on the 2nd but came on the 5th. Silly I know but you never now we could start a trend and birthdays would be easy to remember! Also my periods were always very regular but instead of being 28 days they were 31 days so going on that it would put it three days later like Martha, some docs go with your actual amount of days others go with regular 28 days. I suppose only time will tell and the baby will be born when its good and ready.
I am pretty sure now that I will be posting once baby has been born but you never know I might have a lot more news soon!!

Wish me luck!