Thanks, Plei. We're doing OK, and I'm actually keeping quite busy, somehow. Also, we've got a routine going with the home help and everything, which is making stuff go a lot more smoothly.

OB/GYN appointment tomorrow morning, where hopefully we'll find out what the ol' placenta is doing.

You know, I'd say I'm wishing you placenta-ma, but it just sounds silly, so here's to a good OB appointment instead.

Quick update on my situation: after a week of battles with my OB, who for inexplicable reasons refused to do an ultrasound but wanted to send me back to work anyway, I went back to the hospital for a check-up yesterday. The good news: the baby and I are both still fine, and it looks as if the placenta might be moving upwards, slowly but surely. The bad news: right now I still have Placenta Praevia Totalis, so I'm still at risk of bleeding and all that stuff.

However, I'm now confirmed off work sick for the duration, the home help will continue at least for a couple more weeks, and - fingers crossed - if I stay stable and things continue to move in the right direction, the baby can cook for a little bit longer and we can maybe try to avoid a c-section.

Thanks for all the support and ~ma!

Stay in the oven, baby!

Stay, baby, stay! Go up, placenta, go up!

Up baby up!

Best wishes, Fiona!

Fiona-baby, please wait some while longer before you get to the world to meet your lovely mommy, your daddy and your big brother, OK?

BBC America showed Scold's Bridle this week. Can someone tell me what accent Bob Peck was using during it?

I spent a lot of time staring hard at two of the female cast -- turned out to be Sting's wife and Kate Winslet's sister.

Much ~ma to you, Fiona.