That's the way it goes.

Not only am I having continual morning sickness for most of the day - I have picked up some kind of flu like bug - !! Hurrah!! Just want I always wanted!

Am feeling a little fed up today as you may have noticed. Nevermind, just going to have to ride it out and hopefully won't be too sick.

Nathanael is doing some washing for mummy at the moment. Well at least he has been trying to get into the washing machine himself - bless. It's very sweet cos he empties his washing bin and attempts to put his washing in a closed machine most of the time - bless him. He is nearly walking now and makes good attempts every day.

Most of you probably know by now...

but I am pregnant again - baby number 2 is ten weeks in the making and seems to be doing well - although I am being very yukky at the moment. This pregnancy feels very different already to the one I had with Nathanael.

We have a scan on the 8th June when baby is 12 weeks so it will be wonderful to see it's little body and stuff. I get so excited about this.

It's wonderful being a mum, I think the most challenging but amazing calling I have been asked to take on. I was talking to my dad today and was reminded of something I was feeling last night about being a parent, and that is I feel so privileged to be trusted with not one but two children and who knows how many. Nathanael is beginning to walk a few paces and get so excited - his smile is so infectious and makes me want to cry happy tears everytime I see it!!

Pete took Nat into nursery this morning and waiting for my son were 3 little girls all shouting his name as he came into the play area!!! How cute is that.

Baby number 2 is due on 20th December. My heavenly christmas present - God is amazing in his gifts and grace. I feel this is significant. I don't know why I just do. Anyway Pete's sister and brother in law will be over from france for christmas and I am really hoping my sister, brother in law and their two children will be over from Egypt - that would really be wonderful. I can't imagine anything better than having all the families together to give nat attention and to welcome our new child into this world!!!

Anyway I was bursting to say all this and thought that i haven't posted anything for ages so there you go!

K

I haven't forgotten, honest

This is a post just to let everyone know that I haven't forgotten my blog - hurrah!! However, I haven't had time to write anything down just recently....sorry about that.

Hope everyone is okay

Kate

Stop The Traffik

This is a website I found after going to see Blood Diamond. I don't know if anyone has seen this film, but it is incredible, heart rending and breath taking. It is about the diamond trade and how rebels in Africa take slaves to dig in atrocious conditions for diamonds to be sold to the west. This film also covers the disturbing issue of child soldiers.

I found it very difficult to watch and was in tears for quite a bit of it. Although this film was fiction, however, it struck home to me that whilst we are going about our daily lives, people in the third world are beign sold into slavery and children are being brainwashed and forced to kill their fellow people, given drugs and see and experience many other atrocities, that we can't even imagine.

I had to do something or at least begin to do something!

Back to Stop the Traffik. I would be grateful if you would look at this website and if nothing else aim to take part in the chocolate campaign and aim to buy chocolate that isn't made from cocoa beans that have been gleaned by trafficked children and adults. There is a list on the website of all the chocolate that is 'fairly traded'.

Thank you

k

Well here we go again

They say that it's third time lucky but this is my fourth attempt!! - can you imagine all those half started blogs out there in the etha of internet-ness all forgotton and ignored!! It's a shame it really is. I hope to really make a go of this one.

........so welcome to my blog.

I hope you enjoy looking around it - once I have actually posted something that may be of interest, and I would be very happy for your comments and ideas also. I can't guarantee I will see them because I may have lost all the passwords and things by then but you never know huh!!!

Stay in touch

Kate

p.s. anyone got any idea what my husbands blog address is cos I haven't a clue!!