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Ian and I went to see Thunder (UK rock band he has been following for 20 years) and I must admit being 6 months preggies did make it interesting .. either that or I’m getting old.  The concert was great and the band performed as I would have expected – just fantastic.

I’ve up loaded the first track from their latest CD .. its pretty cool

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I think Ian and I were some of the youngest there and you know time is moving on when you go to a concert and most of the people are old, gray and looking a little past their used by date or just plain scary!  I kept looking at these people and trying to imagine them at home listening to this rock band and ‘banging’ their heads like they were 18 again’ …

A great night out but a little tired this morning

Well I was brave two days ago and decided to take a couple of measurements of my changed shape!  I must have been feeling good about myself .. up until I did!

So where my waist used to be, I now measure 111cm or 44 inches.  And after I put a bra on to give them some lift, my once upon a time boobs measuring 36 inches,  are now closer to 43 inches

When I told Ian about my waist measurements he chips in to tell me that I’m almost 4ft round and that I’m almost rounder then some people are tall .. gee thanks!

And I’ve still got 2.5 months to go …. oh well it is what it is …

Charlies first real attempt on doing this on her own taken yesterday.

And another one of her crawling around this morning laughing and giggling

The time has come for Charlie to get her first pair of ‘real shoes’ size 4 1/2 F as she is almost walking and not to soon as she weights almost 12 kgs now and she is having to fight for space around my girth with smellie

Such cute shoes.

Someone needs to clean their shoes…

No post is complete without a cheeky photo of Charlie with her new shoes on ..

Yesterday Ian, Charlie and I drove up to London to have lunch with Marc who stopped over in London on his way to Prague for a work conference.  We met Marc and Vic’s very good kiwi friends Jay, Larry and their little boy Thomas and I had my first Pizza Express experience (yum yum).  It was great to see Marc and have a catch up although not nearly long enough – it was a little bit of home I really enjoyed and I really miss

Not sure what is going on with this dog but for some reason she has started going into Charlies room and tearing apart her pooey nappies and eating them .. its just gross!  There is an open bag of dog food down stairs but NO she does the sneaky into Charlie’s room for her nappies!  She is spending a lot of time in ‘coventry’ in the conservatory at that moment .. poor Sausage just runs for cover when I start yelling like a fish wife

Now I know I’ve not written anything for ages and cutting and pasting an email doesn’t really count, but here are the new rules!

Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules! 
Please note: these are all numbered ‘1′ ON PURPOSE! 
 
1.       Men are NOT mind readers. 
 
1.       Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. 
          We need it up, you need it down. You don’t hear us complaining about you leaving it down. 
 
 
1.       Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way. 
 
1.       Crying is blackmail. 
 
1.       Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: 
          Subtle hints do not work! 
          Strong hints do not work! 
          Obvious hints do not work! 
          Just say it! 
 
1.       Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
 
 
1.       Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That’s
          what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for. 
 
1.       A headache that lasts for 17 months is a Problem. See a doctor. 
 
1.       Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. 
          In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days. 
  
1.       If you think you’re fat, You probably are. Don’t ask us. 
 
1.       If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways
          makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.
 
1.       You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it
          done.  Not both.  If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself. 
 
1.       Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during
          commercials. 
 

1.       ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. 
          Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We
          have no idea what mauve is. 
 
1.       If it itches, it will be scratched.  We do that. 
 
1.       If we ask what is wrong and you say ‘nothing,’ We will act like
          nothing’s wrong.  We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle. 
 
1.       If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to, Expect an answer you
          don’t want to hear. 
 
1.       When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine…REALLY! 
 
1.       You have enough clothes. 
 
1.       You have too many shoes. 
 
1.       I am in shape. Round IS a shape! 
 
1.       Thank you for reading this. 
          Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight; But did you know men really don’t mind that? It’s like camping.