I've been without a computer for who knows how long now, but I'm back!

I now have another little girl, Madeline Anne. She was born 4.14am on Sunday, but I went into labour on my due date which I thought was incredible since I was induced with both Ava and Liam!

I thought I was in labour the night before, but the next night my husband and I were watching a movie in bed. I went to the toilet, realised I'd had a show, went back to my husband and told him it was going to happen that night. I was upset because it was 10:30pm and I had wasted precious sleeping hours watching the crappy movie!

Pretty soon after finding the show I started having contractions and so we called my mother in law to come and mind the kids. We went to the hospital at midnight, where the nurse discovered I was 4cms dilated. But bub was almost posterior, so was told I might be in for a long labour. Luckily it was quiet at the hospital so I got to go into the birth suite straight away. I have to say I had an easy labour, if I wanted a break from contractions I just sat down! Richard was happy because he got to watch the footy inbetween rubbing my back.

I survived on gas and air (right at the end) and before we knew it, we were holding little Madeline in our arms. She was 8lbs and 53cm long, with a heap of hair that sticks up.

Its tough having 3 under 4 but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Well we still haven't got our computer fixed yet, I'm really missing Minti! And I hate not knowing whats been going on with everyone too!

Anyway thought I would give an update on myself...

I am 16 weeks pregnant today, and geez its been hard. At nearly 14 weeks, I woke up one night thinking I had wet myself. Turned the light on and I was in a pool of blood (sorry maybe too much info). I freaked out and went to the toilet where I was 100% sure I had lost my baby. I obviously couldn't sleep all night. I was so scared. The next day I went to the Dr and she sent me off for an emergency scan. As I was so sure I thought I had lost bub, I didn't even look at the screen. But what a surprise when the ultrasound woman said to me. "Its good news!" turned the screen around, and there on the screen, unharmed, was my bub! I couldn't believe it. I was so relieved. Turned out I have a low lying placenta and somehow a bit of it broke off and thats what I thought was the baby (I still don't understand how it happened, no one ever explains things). I'm still losing a little blood, but this will be the case until my placenta decides to move. So now I wait until my 19 week scan in 3 weeks...

I hope everyone is well!

Well its been a while since I've been properly on minti! Richard downloaded a game off the internet and I think he crashed our computer so I haven't been able to get on the net. Damnit! I'm now 11 weeks pregnant and going for my 1st scan next Friday. Unfortunately Richard can't be there as he has just started a new job in the city and has a meeting that day, but oh well! At least my mother in law can mind the kids while I go.

I have been so unsure of this pregnancy. I actually convinced myself so much that I wasn't pregnant that I stopped getting pregnancy symptoms! The dr made me get a blood test to check my hormone levels and yep, I'm pregnant. Funny though, as soon as I discovered that, I started getting the symptoms again!

Well, at my inlaws for tea, so I had better go socialise instead of sitting my bum on their computer!

I seriously have, I have gone off so many foods that I'm struggling to find things I'll actually eat! I have lost weight, not gained it. I used to be the girl who loved hot and spicy. The more exotic, the more I liked it. My husband jokes that I'd put Tabasco on icecream if I could. But now that I'm pregnant, I can barely even look at the stuff!

Other things off the list are olives (and I just love them), salsa, tomato based pasta sauces, sausages, chicken and in fact, virtually all meats. I really hope this doesn't last the whole pregnancy, as the only things I am craving are cheese, dry biscuits, plain pasta and potato chips. I can barely cook dinner of a night because I just can't decide on something that would make the whole family happy. If I had my way, I'd be eating pasta with cheese on it every night. The sight of raw meat makes me gag so meat preparation duties have all gone to my husband.

The joys of being pregnant!