Petulant child is petulant.

We seem to have belated separation anxiety in our little household. I thought we'd had a mild dose or even skipped it but noooooooo... I can't even tidy an adjacent room and be visible through the door - it's simply not enough! I have to be within a micron of his loud and screechy little face or all hell breaks loose. I'm honestly surprised the neighbours haven't called the police, the way he screams it's like he's being murdered.

But shit's gotta get done, baby! Sorry!

Getting the house in order - as a natural hamster, stuff tends to accumulate around me. I can move it all around and pretend I've dealt with it buuuuuut at the end of the day it bites me in the ass as there's then nowhere else to hide anything else. At the moment though, there's still a teeny bit of room to cram things so I don't have to face that yet. Besides, I'll be a lot more efficient at it when the nesting kicks in good and proper.

We have rellies arriving on Thursday, same day as the letting agent is inspecting the house. I'm not entirely comfortable with people being in my house when I'm not there, so I hope we are in when the lassie calls by. I'll write a list of things to watch out for (slugs breaking in, peeling paint in the newly-refurb'd bathroom, loose letterbox, etc) and hope it doesn't take 4-5 months to get things put to rights again. Sometimes it takes 4-5 days, credit where it's due... but other times it ain't so good. Back to the rellies - trying to plan when we're eating in (and what we're having), when we're eating out (and whether it's mum's side or dad's we're going with) and what to do during the days when DH has to go to work. I really hope the weather improves some, trip to the beach would be very nice :)

In other news, I feel and look like a freaking manatee. Gained back most of the weight it took me 6 months to lose (I know it's mostly baby, waters, increased blood volume etc but STILL) and caught myself in the mirror wearing a grey jumper yesterday...

Yes, that is exactly what I looked like. Minus the underwater part.

Less than 12 weeks, less than 12 weeks...