Sickleave before maternity leave

I went back to work today but it seemed like a bad move. Sitting, walking, being...everything just felt awful and hurt. I went to see the doctor late in the afternoon and she told me to relax and go home for the rest of the time being. So, no work before baby.

Upside down confirmed!

We had an appointment with the doctor today. The doctor we'd seen twice before had been called to surgery so we had a female temp instead. She was running late and was quite rude to us. She told me to jump on the examination table asap. I did what she asked. Then she hurt me by shoving her hand in my vagina. I know she had to do it but it hurt more than ever. Glad it was over soon. There was 3cm left of the cervix. Normal.

Then she took a look at the baby with the ultrasound. Peanut was upside down as I already knew :) It was nice to have the confirmation though. Peanut weighed 1707 grams so a little, but only a little, over the medium. We asked whether she could confirm if Peanut really was a girl, as the other doctor had told us. She didn't say anything!!!

In the end, we asked her if they could fax our papers to another hospital 'cause we had not decided where we would go labour our love child. She went from rude to extra rude after that. She roared to us that we need to decide this very quickly because they had prepared everything for us there and the personnel had prepared themselves for us and so on.... I tried to soften it up by saying this thought had come to us because there was a renovation going on in this particular hospital and we've been told they wouldn't have enough space for all labours. So, in case we had to go to this other hospital they'd have our file there too. She also didn't have any clue of who would pay what to whom and where we lived. What a mess. She then escorted us to the reception where stood four or five nurses and started ranting and raving to them that we had not decided anything and can they even book us a new doctor's appointment because we're not sure. GAAA! I wanted to murder her. It was all just an unnecessary scene.
The doctor went away and nurses scattered, one was left to serve us. She was nothing like the others. I told her we were unsure of the hospital because the renovation and she told us it probably wouldn't be finished when were due. She understood where we were coming from! She also promised she would fax our file to this other hospital and we thanked her as we left with a booked appointment.

You use condoms? Well, we use beaver testicles and crocodile poo

So, in the modern civilization, we have pills, tasty condoms and all to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Then there was the day before the present.

Ancient Egyptians used crocodile poo as diaphragms, in Europe our ancestors have used testicles of various animals, in China they drank mercury (!). Then there was intestines, citrus fruits, opium, Coke....

Interested in the history of contraception?
Read more @ Cracked.com (History's 10 Most Terrifying Contraceptives)

Upside down already

Peanut went upside down today. It was so clear when I had the sensation of something pressing down on my bladder the whole day. We'll see if she stays that way 'til the end.

Case file: The Ving Rhames Dog Attack

So, media spread the news last August that Ving Rhames' estate caretaker Jacob Adams was attacked and mauled to death by the actors dogs. Later, Los Angeles Department Of Coroner spokesman Ed Winter says,

"The dogs didn't kill Mr. Adams. He died because of a pre-existing heart problem. The dog bites found on him were determined to be non-fatal."

Fortunately, the dogs were taken into custody but later released back to their owner, not terminated.


On Sunday, March 16th, here in Finland, a 10-year-old boy was killed. The news spread fast, saying the family's rottweiler or rottweilers killed him. First of all, both dogs were terminated the same day by local vet Mikko Vesanen. He has not said a thing about this incident, probably the police has asked him not to comment. The police, however, have said that all information concerning an investigation of the cause of death is classified. Until they release a statement saying the dog/dogs did it, I'm not swallowing anything. Also, in cases like this, people tend to judge the whole dogkind or the whole breed anyway.

We shouldn't jump to conclusions when there's not enough information. There's a reason we have the police and other officials. I for one, have started to read and hear news with a filter. I instantly spot the loop holes and plant them to others' minds as well. There's no point in believing everything straight up.

The new mortal sins

You've got to be kidding! Archbishop Gianfranco Girotti from the catholic church of Vatican has released a list of the new mortal sins.

- Environmental pollution

- Genetic manipulation

- Accumulating excessive wealth

- Inflicting poverty

- Drug trafficking and consumption

- Morally debatable experiments

- Violation of fundamental rights of human nature

So there you have it...

I'm so jealous of them... I mean the churches, (at least they think) they have the utmost power to say what's wrong with world today as they name the things considered sin.
Oh well, I believe in the law not sin. Not all laws by any means.

Read more @ BBC NEWS

What do you mean you could see the baby kick???

I couldn't believe when my colleague told me she had seen the baby kick when she was pregnant. I laughed at the idea then and until today. Half an hour ago I saw a glimpse of something maybe moving when Peanut kicked me. I was amazed and started the surveillance. It didn't take long she kicked again and bloody hell, my tummy moved visibly!!! My eyes went -again- saucer-sized and I started laughing. Hubby took notice of what I was babbling about and started to stare at my tummy. And again! Peanut kicked and hubby saw it too!
My goodness it wasn't an urban legend...

Priceless words

Dear Peanut,

on Friday evening we were on the sofa with your Daddy, relaxing after a long week at work.
Among other things, your Daddy said "I'm so ready to be a daddy already" :) I smiled and told him there are so many women who'd like to hear that from their husbands =D
Priceless.

Daddy's girl

Dear Peanut,

Last night Daddy was out having fun with his work mates and when he came home at 11 pm, Mommy was already trying get some sleep. As Daddy's voice came closer you started kicking Mommy and Mommy thought you might kick so hard Daddy could feel it too. So, lights on, Mommy on her back and Daddy's hand on Mommy's tummy and voilá! Daddy's look was priceless when he felt you kick right where his hand was :) TWICE! There was no question about what just happened :) Mommy was sooooooo happy when Daddy felt you :)