Ooookay ...

[percival]

1. I'm still alive
2. I always read
3. I rarely comment
4. I almost never post ...

BUT - I need to make an exception today because I need to thank the lovely joesther for the books she gave me in exchange for HP7 on CD and in book format. I also need to salute the amazing angua9 for sending me the signed American edition of HP7, which arrived safe and well last week. Angua, how would you like me to pay you back, Powell's voucher, Amazon wish list, or Paypal?

Oh yes, and lest I forget - I don't think I publicly announced it on my non-friends-locked pages, but we're expecting #2 Chez Perceval. S/he is due on my birthday, March 26, but will probably see the light of day slightly earlier, due to a fibroid blocking the birth canal. All is well, and funnily enough, I feel better than in the last pregnancy.

Not that there will be any more pregnancies though - we're devoting substantial amounts of time to #1 (read NO evenings out as a couple), we'll do the same for #2, but some time in 2011, it would be nice to go to a late evening Yoga class again or to spend an evening as a couple without a little night owl interrupting. (I'm doing pregnancy Yoga again, which finishes at 8pm, and that's straining it - I still need to be there for DD's bed time.) I'm not complaining, and I'm not asking for tips and advice: we're fine with the situation as it stands right now, and it's infinitely preferable to our "barren years". But it sure will be nice to move on one day.

Talking about moving on, I put DD's name down for the Edinburgh Gaelic nursery three weeks ago. We visited the nursery last Wednesday, and got a tour of the Gaelic primary school as well. I'm very keen for DD to attend the Gaelic school, and the nursery prepares them for it - rudiments of the language, slow integration into school life, teaching pre-school skills. It'll be a strain, since this government nursery closes for school holidays, so we will keep up her private nursery place as well, but at least, the Gaelic nursery is free. But it will be so worth it. The parents are very motivated, the school seems to be a close-knit community, and their achievement levels are quite impressive. Not to mention the high school that they go on to, James Gillespie's, which is one of the top Edinburgh state schools.

(Note for English/US readers: In Scotland, children start government-funded nursery at 3, primary school at 5, and then move on to secondary school after seven years).

Comments

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

oh my GOD I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU EEEE!!!! what did they mean though ,iknfertile? i once (i naroundabout anonymous way) told the miracle story to oen of my colleagues. oen fothose days where we first foudn out antoehr colleague wsa pregnant after eleven years of 'you cnnot hae children'. it's jstu so....wow.
adn a gelic nurser yadn school? will they learn the language too? anywyas...i wish yo uthe best of luck.

[pinkfinity.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, congratulations on the pregnancy! I hope you have a safe and easy one - it's a fascinating and wonderful (although occasionally challenging but in a good way) experience going from 1 to 2, and I hope it's as great for you as it was for us!

[joesther.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm so glad you got the books. I hope you like the ones I selected.

And I'm so happy that things are going well at Chez Perceval, with the additions and all. You totally deserve all the happiness that's come and will come your way. :)

*huggles*

[alphabet26.livejournal.com]

What great news, congratulations!

[hildigunnur.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That's wonderful news and I think you know I can do with every bit of good news I can find these days.

[if0x.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on #2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *hugs muchly all round*

[miriammoules.livejournal.com]

Glad things are going well for you all.

I've been praying it would be sticky :)

[wahlee-98.livejournal.com]

Okay, that is so funny-- my sister-in-law is due at almost the same time that perceval is, and due to her having a miscarriage right before this pregnancy, my bro and SiL have been calling the baby "Sticky," hoping that it would "stick."

(They just had an ultrasound-- it's a girl!)

[helenllama.livejournal.com]

congrats... Another baby for me to spoil then....

[chickadilly.livejournal.com]

Oooh, Congrats! :)

[sidheag.livejournal.com]

Congrats :-) With an older child, there's no reason why I/we shouldn't go out in the evening, but what I can't work out is how to have enough energy after work (inc making up in the evenings for stuff I don't get done in the day) and running lives to feel like it more than once in a blue moon! I'm in awe that you can summon the energy, while pregnant no less, to go to an evening yoga class.

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

YAY! *hugs* I'm *so* happy for the both of you. :)

[poconell.livejournal.com]

Great news!!! Congratulations!

[awelkin.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting. It's so good to hear what's up.

Catherine

[wench2002.livejournal.com]

Fantastic news, congratulations!!

[actionreplay.livejournal.com]

congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! (or should that be: comhghairdeachas!!!! - in gaelic)

[jessanndi.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to you all.

[cynthia-black.livejournal.com]

Whee! Congratulations to all three of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[piperx.livejournal.com]

I was a little concerned about the silence. SO GLAD to hear things are going well and "sticky". :)

[h311ybean]

Congratulations!

And I really must wrap up those books and send them off to you before Baby # 1 goes off to college.

[sannalim.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!