Next week brings 5th November again, better known as Guy Fawkes night or bonfire night. We usually end up at one organised display and then one home display which my sister and her fiance organise.
I don’t think we will be bothering with the home display this year.
We went to a free display last night at a local(ish) shopping centre called ‘Springfields’ (no, Homer was not there!) and having left later than intended, we arrived late due to a shocking amount of traffic and ended up parking on a dark, muddy field. Great start!
As we got to the centre, the display was just about to start. When I realised how loud it was and how much the massive bangs were vibrating through my body and through the floor, I have to admit that I did become a little concerned that perhaps Flump would be startled or scared. Now, I know he is encased in a bubble of fluid etc, but as a Mum-to-Be, you can’t help but to worry about these little things. My sister ended up taking her youngest, Callum (9 months) into a store as he was so scared, so I decided to follow her in so I was also shielded which meant Flump was too. Lucky we did because the end of the display was just one massive bang after another. The display lasted all of 7 minutes so it was the biggest waste of 2 hours in the car I’d ever experienced, but we all laughed about it.
On the way home, I was driving and all of a sudden I felt a huge kick from Flump which startled me so much that I kind of yelped in shock and then started laughing. Matt didn’t have a clue what I was doing until I said “wow, that was big”, then he asked if I should be driving. His kicks are definitely getting stronger now and they’re enough to make me feel quite startled sometimes and to make me hold my breath for a split second. I love it though!
Anyway, we’re going to a hallowe’en/fireworks party tomorrow night at my Dad’s work but Monday’s fireworks have been cancelled as not only would Callum hate it, Kaden also wasn’t overly keen on them either. Ah well, quiet night in front of the TV instead. I won’t complain. 
MarkP said,
November 6, 2007 @ 8:11 pm
Ella doesn’t seem to like the bangs from the fireworks! She didn’t settle well last night – we were sandwiched by them last night.
So I can only imagine the stress they must cause a unborn baby!
At least firework season will be over again soon.
We didn’t make it to Springfields, haven’t been to a professional display since Tesco stopped doing them.