Here We Go!

Had our midwife appointment this morning and it seems the next few weeks are going to be busy!

My midwife is going to give us our antenatal classes and info at home as all the parentcraft lessons in our area are booked up and I was also a bit nervous about attending.  So next Tuesday she is coming to teach us about labour and birth and start looking at what to expect and such.

Then next Friday we have our appointment at Great Ormond Street.  We booked our train tickets today so we're all prepared.  We are having a Fetal Echo and seeing Dr Sullivan (I think). After the scan we will be meeting our Cardiac Liaison Nurse, Helen.  So Friday will be a pretty busy day!

The following week we will be going to see our local consultant to look at whats going on and also will have some more antenatal things with the midwife. 

Oh and some where in there, there will also be a physio appointment to get some exercises for my silly hips.

Feels like things may go a bit crazy in the next few weeks with appointments and more decisions. 

I am quite nervous about the echo next week. I think its been easy lately to forget the seriousness of the condition and how fragile our baby will be, concentrating on preparing to have a baby and to bring her home has been positive for all of us, but the reality is that we may not bring our baby home. 
I don't think I have forgotten this, but I have not thought about it for a while, certainly I have not thought about it with any depth.  I have been busying myself with getting the nursery ready and thinking about a future with Emily and Ian and everything we hope to do.  I hope so much that everything turns out how we want it to.

I have been checking a certain blog everyday:

http://ourhlhsjourney.blogspot.com/

Kathy has just given birth to her beautiful son and I am thinking of them lots and hoping everything is going well.  I think Kathy's posts are helping to prepare me for what may be to come.

So, although I am still feeling okay, the reality and gravity of what's to come in the next few months has hit me today.  Lets hope next Fridays scan is a positive one!