Hey people. Hello? Is anyone there? A few people have asked what the hell has happened to the blog so here goes.

It's been a difficult few weeks here in the land of the pregnant and I'm going to use that as an excuse for the lack of updates. Since we last blogged, Nicola has had her 20 week scan (which was actually in week 21) and on the very same morning we got the news that Nicola’s gran had passed away. It was quite a surreal day for me but Nic must have been emotionally all over the shop. We got the bad news a couple of hours before the scan which meant that by the time of departing the scanning department, we were obviously delighted that the scan went as well as it could have but the stuffing had been knocked out of us. Nic and her family have really pulled together over what has been a hard few weeks and it's very sad that Nicola's gran didn't get to meet the future baby. It's also very sad because this blog lost a reader and you lot are thin on the ground as it is.

The scan, as I said above, went well. Everything in the right place it would seem and some more nice pictures were taken. I'll see if I can attach them at some point. Nicola is still doing well and isn't complaining too much about it 'All being my fault' which is all-good. The little person has started to kick their mother about and I have been prodding away trying to get a reaction. Sometimes I do, other times I just seem to chase wee one round the tummy region. It's all good. Nic now has a proper wee bump that you can clearly see providing she doesn't have a coat on. One thing that she has been moaning about though is not putting on enough weight - has another woman ever complained about that before? She has now out on around 4 kilos since she got herself pregnant. I'm doing my best to re-assure her although I have my suspicion that she may be using this as a ploy to legitimately eat more crisps. If I've learnt anything over my 29 years on this planet, its that women can scheme up things that you don't see coming till you are out of pocket or sitting watching Hollyoaks like it was your idea!

Lucy the dog has managed to get promoted to the next dog class. The only conceivable reason for this is that I'm sure the 2 ladies that take the class just want rid of her! She has really mastered her sits and stays and she is getting better on the lead. Her attention span around other dogs though is like my attention span around food and strippers. She starts at the new class a week on Monday so we shall see how she goes.

Anyways, I better run and look after my mrs.

Bye

Sir Michael No Bloggalot