September Wishes

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A week has passed since my last post and once again it wasn't an intended break, life either seems to disappear at lightening speed or at a snail's pace these days. I am now in my 33rd week of pregnancy and increasingly feeling like a huge whale! Around half way through my pregnancy I was diagnosed with 'SPD' which basically means my body is producing too much of the hormone which relaxes the ligaments ready for labour and it is also producing it too early. Anyone else experienced this? It has resulted in a lot of pain in my pelvis and has made most of my day-to-day activities becoming limited. I have found it increasingly frustrating to not be able to perform the simplest of tasks but am reassured that it should soon disappear after birth. However, over the last week the baby also moved which resulted in it sitting on a nerve and giving me quite severe sciatica down one side. Thank goodness the baby has now decided to move back to its previous position and this has stopped but when I went for my physiotherapist appointment today I found out it had made my pelvis tilt across to the right which has caused no end of pain since. Hopefully after today's realignment I should expect a good couple of weeks again and less pain. Unfortunately other than wearing a belt to hold the pelvis in place whilst walking or using crutches there isn't a lot more they can do for me! Anyway, all that to say I apologise for my week long absence!!

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September begins my absolute favourite time of the year and I am an Autumnal girl through and through. After last weeks post on the harvest outside our garden, it is lovely to now see the plough out on the fields getting them ready for next year. The man who comes and cuts all the village hedges and road sides has been through and the village is beginning to look ready for the season change too. Our harvest festival at church isn't until the beginning of next month but I am really hoping I am able to waddle down and take my place in the pews to celebrate the season.

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Over the past week the weather has really turned, the air is cooler and the daylight hours shorter. We have had some terrific rain storms and howling winds which have really shook the trees into dropping their early yellowing leaves. The horse chestnut trees in front of my in-laws farm are now really changing and are such gorgeous shades of brown. Our hedges are full of berries, fruit and the busiest little birds singing away whilst filling up their tummies. Our garden has suddenly become home to quite a few robins and I love seeing their little red chests flitting around the feeders. Yesterday I watched with delight whilst one little robin sat on top of the gate post tucked just under the freshly cut hedge sheltering from the rain shower.

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I hope to be able to get outside a little this month to experience the cooler, fresher air before I really become too big to navigate the uneven country lanes. I love how our garden changes over the next few weeks and how the pinks of the lupins, hydrangeas and echinacea begin to darken and fade.

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Of course September brings with it the start of the new school year and as a ex-teacher it always holds such excitement. This year has been no different and I wish I had reason to invest in a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils like the pretty picture above. All our nieces and nephews went back to school this week and began enthusiastically the new term, with the next holiday seeming an age away. Of course, they will have a new cousin hopefully by that time too!

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So with my physiotherapist/midwife prescribed minimal activity, this month will be spent mainly relaxing and growing my big belly. I really must be brave and share a bump shot with you soon! The Nursery is almost ready now, we are just waiting for curtains and other fabrics and then I hope to share it with you all. It is taking a little longer than hoped but I am sure it will all soon be in order, then all I have left to do is wash clothes, blankets and sheets etc - how soon have other people done this pre-birth washing before baby's arrival?

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At the weekend I hope to spend a little time collecting some acorns, from the very abundant tree overlooking my in-laws pond, for a little seasonal house decorating and I promise to share that with you on here afterwards.

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My biggest September wish is that it marks the beginning of the most beautiful time of the year smoothly, coolly and comfortably for me with time spent telling people 'baby is arriving next month'! A little scary to even type I can tell you!

Do you love the season? What are your wishes for September? Or are you in the other half of the world where this month symbolises the start of Spring and love it for a whole different set of reasons, quite the opposite to mine? Would love to hear from you...