First things first however and there is a baby to be born. Measuring a typically hearty size and happily positioned head-down, Fly South Jr is only a few weeks away from making his appearance! Nesting is underway and all the usual items have been assembled and cleaned. This weekend I finished sewing a new cover for the nursing cushion and made some reusable wipes from my old towel, thrifty as ever. Not particularly relishing the heat as it does make for strenuous waddling but I do occasionally find relief in the swimming pool. And interestingly, since the first trimester when I was a beacon for all mosquitos, recently I have been bitten less and less, which could be because now we have entered the hot and dry season, or that I was recently anaemic and they didn't like my blood or perhaps something else hormonal, but either way a very positive change.
Speaking of change, things in Brunei mostly tend to plod along without much excitement, except now we are currently waiting to hear what will be the outcome for the British community following an extensive review of Syariah law, which has been recently tightened across several aspects of the Muslim faith (see here for a summary). The element that would impact most greatly on us is that relating to dress code as it is rumoured that by the end of the month we will need to wear long sleeves and covered shoes in public (at the moment I tend to cover shoulders and knees for supermarkets and town visits but wear lighter clothes around our estate. As for shoes, the suggested change is a little surprising given that flip-flops are pretty much standard wear for lots of cultures across the whole of South East Asia!). No information has been issued to us yet, particularly relating to private areas of our patch, but if it is as strict as it sounds, things could be getting very hot for pregnant ladies indeed.
