We got back on Friday afternoon. Saturday, I slept until 2pm. I don't think I thought through how pregnancy and arthritis was going to factor in to such a long trip. We were on the go for almost 3 1/2 weeks straight. There wasn't a lot of time for rest and I'm still paying for it now with a good deal of pain and little or no energy for most of the day.
It was good to go back and see everyone, but to be honest by New Years Day, I was ready to come back. Things happened with family that I won't go into that put a bit of a damper on my time, but I think maybe it's better that way - there are a lot less tears when you leave feeling a bit fed up.
I'm nearly 6 months pregnant now. It's going so fast now that the 2nd trimester started. The first trimester was the longest 3 months of my life, but now it's flying by. The baby is active every day and I can't say enough about how amazing it is to feel this little life inside me every day. I am really enjoying this part of pregnancy. Although the pain in my back is worse than it's ever been (probably due to my very large belly), it's truly worth it. I may be uncomfortable physically a lot of the time, but emotionally - I am over the moon! I can't wait to meet him. It's still so surreal.
The other mother and I went into the school to meet with the teacher and the assistant head. We both let them know how upset we were that we were not informed that our children were sent to the office and how much we were against the children being allowed to play fighting games on the playground. I told them I wouldn't allow it at home and I'm really unhappy that it's being allowed at school. They admitted it was a problem and explained that they are planning to introduce a a scheme to teach the children to play in a safe way. They will be calling it 'Super Hero Training'. They plan to give out capes & masks out to children who behave well as rewards at playtime. They will have assemblies where they will teach the children to play fighting games without making contact. I find this to be absurd. The problem has gone on to long and I doubt they will be able to teach little children to change their games when they have sixty other children to look after on
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Just curious, if you don't mind me asking- did you get some kind of special insurance for your doctors appointments while in the US, or did travelers insurance cover, or how did that work?
While not pregnant, I want to get a full physical when I'm back over the summer, and some dental work too. I can hardly even get my GP here to touch me, let alone take blood, or even blood pressure. Everything's a 'virus' and they don't 'do' preventative testing as my GP told me that they don't have the resources. !
Thanks :)