35 days and counting
It's difficult to be honest about what takes place during a day. Not only because there are always several different points of view, but because even though you've had a really great conversation, like a writer, you can't really put it in your writing because then you'll be accused to making use for your friends for material. So i can't really say what happened today. Suffice it to say that i had several great conservations with a friend while on a walk and i do feel very blessed being surrounded by some very thoughtful and honest people.
Anyway, what i CAN say is that we had a great day at Crawfordsburn Park, a beautiful mysterious place, filled with dralas and nature spirits.
Here is Oisin, a recent picture of him. From today really. I probably walked about 3 miles, which was great, although right at the end i was getting quite tired. The baby is either due this Friday or next Friday on account of the NHS computers. I can't really believe this, but when i told them the date of my last period, they said to me, well it's due on the 6th. I have a 35 day cycle i told them. Oh we can't calculate a 35 day cycle. We only do 28 days. I sat there with my mouth opening and closing like one of our goldfish. How is it possible that a simple javascript can enable the calculation of a birthdate on the internet and the NHS' computer can't do this? So according to my period cycle its due on the 12th.
It's this sort of simple idiocy which makes you lose faith in the health system. That said, i must say that my midwife who has been tending to me is a real gem. Eleanor is a real diamond and has always had time to chat and make sure that i'm ok. Hooray for great midwives. Birth is just one of those things which women have cornered the market on and men should really leave us to it. I don't think it's too sexist is it? They can have hard ons and we can give birth. It seems fair.
I have never been so relaxed for ages. It is bliss. At the other end of the scale, Saddam Hussein's execution has opened a can of worms. The Americans were so intent on getting rid of him that they forgot that he was actually part of a culture, history and society. Just when it seems the situation can't get worse, it does. So they managed to make him a martyr and then, in this case study of horrendous cowardice, they washed their hands of his execution. We would have done it differently, they bleat hypocritically, its sickening. Just when you think they can't be any morally bankrupt, they hit new lows. What is it they say - they've hit bedrock and are digging for victory.
Anyway, what i CAN say is that we had a great day at Crawfordsburn Park, a beautiful mysterious place, filled with dralas and nature spirits.
Here is Oisin, a recent picture of him. From today really. I probably walked about 3 miles, which was great, although right at the end i was getting quite tired. The baby is either due this Friday or next Friday on account of the NHS computers. I can't really believe this, but when i told them the date of my last period, they said to me, well it's due on the 6th. I have a 35 day cycle i told them. Oh we can't calculate a 35 day cycle. We only do 28 days. I sat there with my mouth opening and closing like one of our goldfish. How is it possible that a simple javascript can enable the calculation of a birthdate on the internet and the NHS' computer can't do this? So according to my period cycle its due on the 12th.It's this sort of simple idiocy which makes you lose faith in the health system. That said, i must say that my midwife who has been tending to me is a real gem. Eleanor is a real diamond and has always had time to chat and make sure that i'm ok. Hooray for great midwives. Birth is just one of those things which women have cornered the market on and men should really leave us to it. I don't think it's too sexist is it? They can have hard ons and we can give birth. It seems fair.
I have never been so relaxed for ages. It is bliss. At the other end of the scale, Saddam Hussein's execution has opened a can of worms. The Americans were so intent on getting rid of him that they forgot that he was actually part of a culture, history and society. Just when it seems the situation can't get worse, it does. So they managed to make him a martyr and then, in this case study of horrendous cowardice, they washed their hands of his execution. We would have done it differently, they bleat hypocritically, its sickening. Just when you think they can't be any morally bankrupt, they hit new lows. What is it they say - they've hit bedrock and are digging for victory.
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