Due date is 1 month from now!

It's a whole month away - but checking my iPregnancy app for iPhone I see that I am 8 3/4 months along. So bun in the oven for 10 months, really... Such a long time. My friend Katherine said during her first pregnancy that one really needs 9 months to prepare. I think I agree with that.

My son, Seb, is going through a bit of a rough patch. His sleep at night has gone haywire. He definitely understands that mummy's tummy is big because Charlie is growing inside. He protests when I gently tell him that soon Charlie will share my bosom with him. He also offers up my breasts to his toys: Winnie, Mickey, baby, T Rex, various trucks and cars. I do wonder what's going on inside his mind sometimes. Seb hasn't gone to bed before 10pm since Xmas break. He wakes at 7.30 and is exhausted by 11. He goes to sleep for two or three hours, wakes up in a great mood and refuses to sleep from 7.30-10 or 11... Making our evenings very stressful. Seb also has been hitting me hard and a lot.

I wonder if he senses change coming or if there is something totally normal and developmental going on?

Tonight I had to leave the room and take several deep breaths before I could deal with upset over bedtime. We got there in the end, but it still 10pm and we had aimed for 8-8.30.