Well my consultant gave me a scare last week.. the infection I had is caused by a bacteria that can also cause early labour... so Im having to keep being retested to see if I need more antibiotics. The doctor scared me by saying he thought i had a 25% chance of premature labour. Im under instructions to take it easy and no more long journeys (haha no more trips to the inlaws!). So Im kinda worried but trying to stay calm, its also hard to take it easy with a potty training toddler! So my nesting instinct has started... ie I shouted at John on sunday if he didnt put Ruby's toddler bed up and sort out her room I was going to move back in with my parents! And Ruby's bed is up! Its lovely a white sleigh bed and she loves it. Ive managed to get her to fall asleep in it for three nights running! Quite an achievement as shes only ever fallen asleep on me up till now! Although she isnt going to sleep till 9pm and Im having to lie next to her till she goes to sleep.. but shes been sleeping till 7.30.. she always used to wake up at 5!

Have been researching real nappies, have decided I like the look of wonderoos, they look great. Am dying to buy a big set but need to wait till bubby is born as I dont know the sex, might just get a unisex starter pack then I can add to it. Im also starting to buy stuff we need for the new baby, which isnt a huge amount, unless its a boy when it'll need a whole wardrobe! Thank god John got paid for a photography job this week so we managed to put the money aside to buy stuff. Am buying it all online to try and take the stress out of going shopping. All Im doing is shuffling one street to my mum and dads and taking ruby to a few toddler groups a week. Have abandoned all cleaning.. what a nice doctor to tell John he should do the hoovering.. what a shame he didnt mention the ironing...

Hope everyone is well x

Well we've just got back from our holiday yesterday.. and I was hoping to report a relaxing happy week... but NO... it wasn't to be. We went to my in laws caravan in longleat wiltshire, in the grounds of a lovely stately home and safari park. But within half and hour of arriving ruby threw up... and well got gastric flu... she just threw up etc for three days solid, on the third day i got really concerned she wasnt drinking enough so we took her to the doctor. And she was admitted with dehyration and had to go on a drip. When I get her out I say to John lets go home early.. but he says no lets just give it one more day... cue him getting gastric flu and is unable to drive for another 5 days. Meanwhile we cant leave the caravan which is tiny and built for people at least half a foot shorter than me. I got bad back ache cos Ruby wanted to sleep with me in a tiny single bunk... then to top it all off on the last awful day I started getting stabbing stomach and back pains... kidney infection....ARGH now Im on superstrong antibiotics. So a disaster to say the least. Im never stepping foot in a caravan again.. So now after looking after Ruby and John through their sickness I get to be looking after myself through nasty infection as John goes back to work today. Holidays... never work out good for us!

So off to see my consultant again this afternoon, Im now nearly 26 weeks pregnant.. and boy do I feel like an elephant. Ive told John Im not leaving london now till after the baby is born!

Were off on holiday today! Going to my inlaws caravan which theyve left in longleat, wilts for us. Going to take Ruby to the safari park and visit her big brother in bristol. So I wont be around for a week, hope everyone is ol, Em xx

So we had a lovely wedding anniversary we had a beautiful three course meal in the garden, John gave me a lovely handbag.. it was nice. Bless him he's not normally romantic.. he described me as his 'thunderbolt'... As in when we met a thunderbolt hit and that was it!

We've been working hard on our garden, its the first house we've had a nice garden to play with. The back now looks like a wooded glade, with the apple trees in blossom, the lawn is mowed and the patio clean. We went and got some nice plants yesterday and planted them! All that fresh air yesterday though and I was asleep at 8pm! Im hoping it doesnt rain today so we can enjoy it. Hope everyone is having a lovely bank holiday Em x

I went to see my consultant yesterday, its the first time I have seen him.. he was great, very helpful, very understanding. I told him what happened with Ruby's birth and how I was ignored and told I had streching pains (actually a placental abruption) until it was very severe. He promised me this would not happen again, and if I had so much as a twinge they'd bring me in right away. Consultant was concerned about my continuing vision problems and has referred me to an eye specialist.. I hope the appointment doesnt take too long to come. He is going to see me weekly from now on to keep an eye on things. Cant believe Im 23 weeks now, over halfway there!

Its our 1st wedding anniversary tomorrow and Im hoping for a lovely day!