I am keeping a bit of a low profile here lately, as I am often simply shot at the end of the day.

The last days at work require a lot of documentation, finalising, sorting, passing on of information, basically anything that will make it easier for a new supervisor to step into my shoes or for other people to pick up some of the things I used to do. I am sure a lot of it will be in vain, as nobody ever reads the fucking manual. But at least I will have the feeling of having done my best, to pass on some basic information. And of course there also is a huge amount of information that I simply cannot pass on, as this is simply experience from 11 years in one company and learning especially the web job from the very beginning. How will they fare without me - I am not replaceable! Or so I wished…

Then at home, when I sit down, baby wakes up to do its daily gym exercises. It feels like this: "let's kick the belly a couple of times to show her I am here, then I will turn to the bladder for special impact, and after that I can kick some other randon areas that mummy won't feel as much… " At least that way I know that baby is doing fine. I am also waking up a lot at night lately, I am sure that's also partly due to baby activity.

Christmas is nearly here, I am going to see my family and some friends. And not too long after that, I'll move to the UK. Scary, how quickly time passes and how life can change so completely in just a few months.

Evening light

The river Liffey in the evening light. It really doesn't look like November and it certainly didn't feel like that either.

Earlier this week I noticed that I am not able to pull in my belly anymore as much as I used to be. Before that I could pull it in and you wouldn't see that I am pregnant at all. Those times are over!

Now I am sitting here with what seems like a football in my belly and sneezing has become really painful! And it's not going to get any better soon as I am only about half way into my pregnancy.

Every now and then baby kicks me and I can feel it's getting stronger ever since I felt this sensation first on 11 November. This will be very interesting in a few weeks time…