wife-proof areas around the house - nettle seeds edition

Hubby had not told me, but he had installed a handful of child-proof socket covers, to see if they'd work. Well, he did not want me to know, at first! Instead, he suggested that I'd vacuum the corridor, because it was dirty. Ok, I did not know about the dirt, but as a good wife, I do as told. :-) So, I tried to plug in the vacuum cleaner. Strange, did not get it in. Tried again. And again. Hubby was behind me, waiting. I told him, that it doesn't work. I think with anybody else I would have been pretty embarrassed, because if something technology-related can go wrong, it does, with me. But since I could see him smiling, I knew that he had done something and looked closer. Obviously, the socket covers are child-proof, now. There is still a lot of time for the others, but hubby wanted to finish this in time. You have to get started, first of all.

Hubby has been at home most of the day, and he has brought some parcels with him. But he would not let me peek into them. :-(  Ok, so it was hammock time! After all, sleeping is good, sleeping is necessary, chrrrr. A lot later, hubby called me, because he had installed our baby gate / child safety gate for the upper part of the stairs. He let me in and closed it. Hubby dared me to open it again. Otherwise I would stay upstairs. It is summer outside, so I had no intention to stay inside longer than necessary, besides, I thought this is only a little gate to stop kids from falling. I thought that was easy, but I did not know how this one worked, yet. I pushed and pulled and begged and prayed. But it did not open. Stepping over it is not allowed, either.

Hubby let me try and suffer for about ten minutes. Then he had mercy and showed me. You had to pull it up, before you could pull it back. I did do that, but not high enough, because I thought I might ruin it. Yeah, good thought, if I could ruin it that easy, it would not be the right one, once baby learns to stand. So, this one is at least wife-proof, and a toddler will not be able to open this. I do hope that hubby takes it away for the time being, though, because we don't need it yet.

Hubby is a bit (=very) early with this, but I am glad he does it. It's part of preparing the last bits of baby's room. We are on the same page by now, concerning positive thinking about baby's well-being. I think now that I can tell him that baby is doing fine, because I can feel her, he has lost most doubts he still had.

yeah, so where do you hide the rest of it?

not ours, but this is more what ours looks like :-)

I have never had to think that far, but last week I asked my doc when I should have my hospital bag packed. She smiled and said I could do it when we return from our trip this summer, but I should have a list to see what's missing, so that I don't get started five minutes before baby is born. Her actual message was that there is plenty of time for it, but start listing some of the little things that you might forget otherwise. Usually you should have packed it around week 36. So, I am only 12 weeks early...

Hmmm, I have packed my hospital bag two times by now and unpacked it again, because I needed this, or wanted that. According to some recommendations, I should bring my mobile, which sounds like a good idea, and I have music and a camera with it, too. I should not forget the charging device. Another post-it on my bag, next to the other fifty..

You know what, packing my bag is fun. I don't know why, but actually I could have done it all over again.

The best countdown ever: We have reached week 24 :-)  

 nettle seeds

Since I called this one the nettle seeds edition, I thought mentioning them would be a neat idea. Nettle seeds are nutritious. You can buy them in health shops. They are very good to replenish your blood iron, because throughout pregnancy you have an increased need for blood iron. If you don't have enough you will feel tired most of the time and your doctor will surely prescribe iron replacement poducts. Nettle seeds can help a little. Their taste reminds me of nuts, and I have about one spoon a day on top of my cheese, or in my salad.  Don't buy the biggest pot when you try them the first time!