Credits: Cathy Thorne
Hi there *waves*, just wanted to let you know that all is well on this side of the line. The baby in still inside and we’ve entered the last month. This last trimester is taking longer than that other two put together.
About three weeks ago I was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, fortunately a mild case and so far it just means I need to be monitored closely and often. Still doing my normal life and working, but it sort of unbalanced my routine and blogging was one of the victims. Then last week I had The Flu To End All Flues and that didn’t help either.
SPOILERS FOR SEASON 3 OF DOWNTON ABBEY
When I told friends about the pre-eclampsia some of them mention Lady Sybil’s untimely death (thanks you guys!). That also led to a bit of an embarrassing exchanged with my doctor:
Me: Do you watch Downton Abbey? There’s a character there that dies of eclampsia. Lots of friends mentioned it, it comes up high on Google when you type the condition.
Doctor: You’ve just spoiled it for me. I’m still at the Christmas Special…
Me: Ups?
/SPOILERS
I’m still reading, and audiobooks in particular have been a blessing when my brain was too scattered to concentrate on the pages.
Recent books included The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (I don’t get all the fuss), How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough (interesting, but not what I expected), Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan (gimmi more John Green!) and Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman (so many thoughts on this one).
Hopefully I’ll still be able to do a few more posts before putting The Sleepless Reader on an official hiatus while I try my hands at this maternity thing everyone keeps talking about. For now I had to press “read” on all posts in my Google Reader – let me know if I missed something important!
The Sleepless Reader 
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February 18, 2013 at 4:12 pm
Falaise
Good luck and make sure you get as much rest as possible before the arrival – you’ll need it!
February 18, 2013 at 6:08 pm
Ti
I had to skip over your spoilers but just wanted to say Hi and that I hope you are feeling better now. I had the flu too and I was miserable. Still lingering a bit but after this week I should be good. But pregnant with the flu?? How horrible! I am so sorry you got hit with it. Take care of yourself. The babe will be here soon and don’t worry about the blog. We’ll be here when you are ready to come back.
February 18, 2013 at 6:46 pm
Joanna @ CreateYourWorld
Glad you’re ok. 🙂 Lunch Thursday?
February 18, 2013 at 7:06 pm
Christina
So sorry to hear about the pre-eclampsia, Alex! And the flu while pregnant has got to be the worst. I am barely over the flu myself and felt horrible the whole time. I can’t imagine. The Downton Abbey bit was funny. I was so excited that Season Three finished in the States last night so now I can talk about it.
February 18, 2013 at 8:59 pm
Sam (Tiny Library)
I feel a bit sorry for the doctor!
Look after yourself in the last month. My sister gave birth with flu and it wasn’t a pleasant experience, so I’m glad you have got your flu out of the way well in time!
February 18, 2013 at 10:14 pm
Larissa
Thanks for the good laugh about the doctor conversation! Glad you’re now better and back in the 3D world!
February 19, 2013 at 8:54 am
Leeswammes
Good luck with the last month! Not to frighten you, but it doesn’t get much easier once the baby is out… Except you have a little one to cuddle with, that’s nicer than the stone in your tummy!
February 19, 2013 at 6:50 pm
readingwithtea
Glad to hear everything is still going well… and it’s nice to have the upper hand on a doctor every now and again!
February 19, 2013 at 9:52 pm
Chinoiseries
Hello, radiant lady 🙂 I remember seeing a tweet that completely spoiled season three for me. I was saving the Christmas special for Christmas 😉 Great diverse books to keep you busy!
At least you’ve had the flu now, it won’t hit you again when the time comes for baby to enter the world. Good luck with the last weeks and enjoy the precious time ahead.
February 20, 2013 at 10:23 pm
Melissa
Bahaha, I love that you asked your doctor about Downton Abbey. I would have done the same thing. I’m sorry you’re dealing with that though. Hang in there!
February 21, 2013 at 4:30 am
heidenkind
Well you didn’t tell him which character died, did you? Not technically a spoiler. 😉 Glad to hear you’re doing okay!
February 27, 2013 at 2:17 am
Vasilly
I had to laugh at your conversation with your doc! What were you expecting with How to Succeed? I’m curious. Take care of yourself.