This past Tuesday I had my first appointment with the midwife. I was very excited for the appointment, as it makes things feel a bit more real to get antenatal care started and start planning for the birth and everything. I was also really happy to meet Susan and Ciska, the midwives. This appointment was with Susan, but my next appointment should be with Ciska, who I've had phone contact with since my pregnancy test in December. Both of them should be at the birth unless something comes up (like another woman being in labour at the same time).Read more »

Well, I'm hoping that this new week is going to be a little quieter than last week. Work-wise it wasn't a good week. With running around after the different items for Hannah's Relative Permit, I had to either go into work early, or go in late and work late. Of course at the same time I was working part time on a project for a friend, and so I was having late nights, or rather, early mornings, and that didn't help my productivity at all.Read more »

Yesterday I scooted off to work at 6 in the morning so that I could rush home early and take Hannah to the doctor for a medical checkup. One of the things that she needs to get her spousal visa is a doctor's certificate that says she's healthy. The interesting part of that is that the receptionist got our booking wrong, after she wrote it down when I made the booking. I recounted what happened, and she had to concede defeat and we had to wait a bit for the doctor to finish up with the people who had erroneously been given our slot.Read more »

Just to elaborate a little on Raoul's post, we did indeed get the paperwork to get a spousal visa. Now, reading his post, you might ask yourselves the question, "How can they get a spousal visa when they aren't spouses yet?" GOOD QUESTION!Read more »

Well, yesterday at work I started the day feeling fine, but by the time I reached lunch time I was not feeling well at all. I had a sore throat, a runny nose and a headache. Not the easiest of conditions to concentrate on work with.

And then last night, while I was sleeping, my throat got worse. So then this morning I called in sick to work, and made an appointment to see the doctor.

So the doctor took a look in my throat and said, "hmmm... it's not looking kosher inside here..."Read more »