Well taking a leaf out of Summa's book - and after the survey on Dp and myself I have decided to fill you in on a bit about me that isn't necessarily baby related!!
Ok I'm 25 and live in Melbourne! I love it here - the weather not so much but this is the place I call home! I've lived in Sydney when I was born (though born in Melbourne as it was over christmas and my family was down visiting!!) then Melbourne until I was 12, Brisbane (Sunnybank Hills) for a year and a half and have been in Melbourne ever since!
I'm the youngest of 3 girls and my sisters are my best friends! Between them they have 5 kids - Mak (6), Ri (almost 5), Xavier (3), Keely (1.5) and Brodie (3 months)! And I love each and every one of those kids as if they were my own! They are all so much their own people it amazes me! They never cease to amaze me and I can't help but think how amazing they will be when this little man comes along (they even refer to him as Reggie as everyone else does)!
I'm ridiculously close to my parents as well and have never been the kid that doesn't get along with my parents! I'll admit - being the youngest has it's advantages!
I have 2 absolute best friends in the whole world. One of which is my cousin - she is 3 months younger than me so we've basically grown up as sisters. And C who I've only known for 4 years but in that time we have both been through so much and I know she is one of those people who will be around for ever. I'm very blessed to have to them in my life!
Peter and I have been together only for 19 months - but it definitely was a case of 'you just know' when you've met the right one! He is an angel and I don't know how I got so lucky to find such an amazing guy! A perfect example being just last week C, Peter and I go swimming once a week and last week he didn't feel like it. So knowing I'd be disappointed was like 'how about, if you girls go swimming and i'll head over to C's house (we have a key) and cook you both dinner'! He's amazing and my friends do not hesitate in considering him as 'one of the girls'! It took me a while to get to him though -
There was ex no. 1 when I was 18 (15 months) who was one the most emotionally abusive and manipulative people I have ever known! But I thought I was in love and being nonconfrontational didn't fight back and as a result lost a lot of friends and probably the only time I fought with my parents. I finally came to my senses and broke up with him - a break up which took 3 months and the emotional abuse didn't stop (constant phone calls threatening suicide etc....how can one ignore that?).
A breif trip over to the USA with J (my cousin BFF) as we were supposed to be over there for a year as Au pairs....we both lasted 3 weeks!
I then spent 3 years being single and having the time of my life - moved out of home with 2 boys and 2 girls and lived it up! Out clubbing/partting 3 or 4 times a week and just doing what most people that age are supposed to do!! It was fantastic! I met Peter that year (when I was 20) but having just come from a relationship that had completely obliterated my self esteem I couldn't think of anything worse than being with someone else.
After that I moved back home and met Ex no 2. (18 months) He was lovely and quiet and everything ex no1 was not - he had a lot of mates and so I didn't have to worry about him not having his own life or trying to control everything. Only problem was - we weren't on the same wavelength. Where I wanted to marry and have kids at least in a couple of years he had no plans and it was a constant struggle to even convince him to spend the night at my house. Eventually after 18 months together we both knew that it just wasn't working. He wasn't a bad person and I don't think badly of him to this day. We just weren't heading in the same directions. It was a very sad break up and I was absolutely heartbroken for the first time in my life.
During the 18 months we were together I had travelled to Europe for 6 weeks with J. We contikied our way around Europe and met some of the most amazing people and saw amazing things...I couldn't even consider picking a 'favourite' city)! I was so happy to be travelling with my bestest friend in the whole world. We partied up some more whilst we were there!!
After Ex 2 and I broke up I took a break from guys and just focused on finding myself again. The 3 years I had single before him had taught me who I was and what I deserved in someone and that's what had given me the courage to break up with Ex 2. I knew I deserved more than he was giving me.
I spent the next 4 months just having fun again and conveniently not long after I became single C also broke up with her now ex (2 years) so I spent a lot of time nursing her through that as well! It was just after Christmas when I started talking to Peter on Facebook after 2 years of no communication! Facebook chat moved on to text messages which then after nearly a month ended with me going to a function at the cricket club and we've basically been inseparable since. I was determined not to get back into a relationship unless it was with someone who could give me what I deserved - which is what I think every deserves! He asked me out officially 2 weeks later, our first dance that night was to 'The First Cut is the Deepest' and I thought it was so appropriate. The wound still hadn't healed completely and I remember tearing up dancing with him because I thought how vulnerable a position I was putting myself into again. He told me he loved me a month after that - I took a month longer the reciprocate because whilst I felt it I was just sooo scared of opening that door. But we tell each other about 10 times a day how much we love each other even still so I think I'm pretty ok with it now!
After 3 months together (not long I know) I had a bit of a scare when AF decided to go missing (I was on thr pill). She just didn't show! So I broke the news to Peter that it was a possibility despite getting BFN's. Scariest moment of my life. But he took it so well and just said 'we'll get through it' that we both knew that despite not having been together long that we really were there already!! So I didn't go back on the pill (af arrived after 8 weeks... no idea where she went) and we just started TTC!! It took 4 months before we got a BFP which was sadly lost at 6w 3d (though I didn't find out until I had a scan at 9w 3d, the hardest part being that bub still had a heart beat then but it was slow and they were small. A week later a scan confirmed that bub had infact past away 2 days after the scan). Such a little fighter to hold on for that long, but it was not to be. That was the second time I have experienced heartbreak and it sucked! I had a D&C a week later and physically recovered pretty quickly but it took a long time to stop crying or to stop the urge to just cry. I just felt so sad about losing the little one. A sadness I've never felt before and I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy.
We started trying again straight away and it took another 5 months before we got our BFP (though I'm certain there was a chemical pregnancy in that time also) and also an anovulatory cycle or 2! I am now 29 weeks along and travelling amazingly with this beautiful little boy in my tummy and a partner who is simply amazing. This pregnancy has brought us even closer together! He told me the other day when I was feeling fat that he was saying to one of the girls at work that he thinks pregnancy and the pregnant body is just one of the most beautiful things on this earth. He tells me everyday how sexy he thinks I am and how I'm doing an amazing job etc. and just really tells me everything I need to hear! He kisses my belly, blows raspberries and every night before sleep and every morning upon waking will put his hand on my belly just to feel the little man kicking around in there! It's just the best feeling and I can't wait to see him as a father!!
So if you've made it this far I commend you! But at least now you know more about me and who I am and where I've come from to get to this place!!!
Xoxo
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Elbow or Knee?
Not much to report on today but figured I hadn't done an update in a few days!!
Little man seems to have had quite the growth spurt over the last week or so! I can feel him everytime he rolls over and it only take a light press around my belly to find a hard spot which is part of baby!! He tends to hang around my belly button quite a bit! I'm pretty certain we can work out his tiny bum as we have a rough idea of where his head is (down to my right tucked in nicely) and he is generally laying sideways with little feet flailing every which way!! He hasn't seemed to work out if he shuffles around a bit he'll be able to stretch his legs a little bit more as I seem have all this empty space sitting up the top!
So it has definitely reached a point where yesterday and this morning I felt a definite elbow or knee in my hand as it was small and pointy and felt soooo weird!!! So definite!!! It's cool but weird!!!
Nursery is still coming together slowly! Will have to take more pictures!! Cricket and this damn Grand Final is taking up a lot of time with DP out almost every night with training, then he's supposed to train Saturday morning and then have a practice match on Sunday! So he's managed to get out of training Saturday morning and if he needs to he can get out of Thursday night as well! So we'll get there! All thats really left of the 'hard' work is one more coat of gloss around the frames etc, gloss painting 2 doors, put the border up (which I had to search high and low for might I add) and vaccuum the carpet. So all of which should easily be done by Saturday so I can start putting the furniture in on Sunday when he's at cricket!! He feels bad about how much time cricket is taking up but I know once the regular season starts it'll be fine and we'll have plenty of time!
Had a bit of a downer 'poor me' moment on the weekend as my 2 besties are in Bali with other people and it made me realise how much life is going to change for us or already has changed! BUT I've made this choice and I've wanted it very very much so I'm very happy with where I am! IT only takes a headbutt from little man or a giggle and a smile from baby Brodie (12 weeks) to remind me exactly why I am doing this!
Had a wonderful time with my nieces and nephews on Saturday - took Mak (6) shopping for some grown up time (she's growing up so quickly), played wii with Ri (almost 5) and helped feed etc. Brodie so it was lovely to spend some time with them! I see them all the time but rarely sit and actually give them one on one time!!
Tomorrow is my day off and I've got so many clothes that I need to go back to square one now and sort through them in individual sizes and do another cull... I'm blessed and fortunate to have been given so much but argh....there is sooooo much!!!!!!
Little man seems to have had quite the growth spurt over the last week or so! I can feel him everytime he rolls over and it only take a light press around my belly to find a hard spot which is part of baby!! He tends to hang around my belly button quite a bit! I'm pretty certain we can work out his tiny bum as we have a rough idea of where his head is (down to my right tucked in nicely) and he is generally laying sideways with little feet flailing every which way!! He hasn't seemed to work out if he shuffles around a bit he'll be able to stretch his legs a little bit more as I seem have all this empty space sitting up the top!
So it has definitely reached a point where yesterday and this morning I felt a definite elbow or knee in my hand as it was small and pointy and felt soooo weird!!! So definite!!! It's cool but weird!!!
Nursery is still coming together slowly! Will have to take more pictures!! Cricket and this damn Grand Final is taking up a lot of time with DP out almost every night with training, then he's supposed to train Saturday morning and then have a practice match on Sunday! So he's managed to get out of training Saturday morning and if he needs to he can get out of Thursday night as well! So we'll get there! All thats really left of the 'hard' work is one more coat of gloss around the frames etc, gloss painting 2 doors, put the border up (which I had to search high and low for might I add) and vaccuum the carpet. So all of which should easily be done by Saturday so I can start putting the furniture in on Sunday when he's at cricket!! He feels bad about how much time cricket is taking up but I know once the regular season starts it'll be fine and we'll have plenty of time!
Had a bit of a downer 'poor me' moment on the weekend as my 2 besties are in Bali with other people and it made me realise how much life is going to change for us or already has changed! BUT I've made this choice and I've wanted it very very much so I'm very happy with where I am! IT only takes a headbutt from little man or a giggle and a smile from baby Brodie (12 weeks) to remind me exactly why I am doing this!
Had a wonderful time with my nieces and nephews on Saturday - took Mak (6) shopping for some grown up time (she's growing up so quickly), played wii with Ri (almost 5) and helped feed etc. Brodie so it was lovely to spend some time with them! I see them all the time but rarely sit and actually give them one on one time!!
Tomorrow is my day off and I've got so many clothes that I need to go back to square one now and sort through them in individual sizes and do another cull... I'm blessed and fortunate to have been given so much but argh....there is sooooo much!!!!!!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Dp & Me
Yep - I'm another one who will copy of some of the other ladies! Great idea! But obviously I've changed some things as we aren't even engaged yet!!
1. When is your anniversary:
Our anniversary of becoming official is 15th February (he wanted it to be Valentine's day but spent too long talking to my friend trying to get the courage to ask me to be his girlfriend that midnight ticked over before he asked!!)
2. When is your “marriage” anniversary:
We aren't married....yet!
3. How long have you known your spouse:
We met in 2004 then lost touch for about 2 years!
4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged:
We aren't engaged yet - been together 19months (not long I know) but we also only dated for 2 weeks before we made things official. Pregnant with our angel bub after 8 months and he moved in after 9months so we've moved quickly!!
5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time?
At a cricket club of a friend's brother when I was 20! I was way young.. thought he was sooo nice but was far too young at the time to want a relationship - too much to do!! After 2 years we started chatting on facebook randomly and caught up at his new cricket club - Back To School night!! hehe
6. What is your spouse’s full name:
Peter W E
7. Do you have any children:
1 angel bub (mc at 6w)
And one on the way!!!
8. How many – boys/girls:
Little Man on the way!!!!
9. Do you have any house pets:
My sisters 2 dogs live with us - A chiahwahwa (however it's spelt) Toby and Jack Russell X Tyson.
2 cats - Smudge and Almond! They are both like 19 now!!!
10. Do you own a house or rent:
Neither. A nifty little set up at my parents has allowed us our own unit so we can save to buy!
11. Do you live in the country or town/city:
Suburbs of City!
12. What is one of your favorite activities together:
Just hang out and be silly!
13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot:
Coffs Harbour!
14. When did you first kiss?
Well we did kiss WWAaAAAAAYYY back in 2005 at a nightclub but we were both veerryy drunk and it's a vague memory (how sad is that!!) But then the first 'real' kiss was 30th Jan 2009 - at Back to School Nigh!
15. What church do you attend?
None - if either of us goes it's me - he's non-religious.
16. Is this the church you were married in:
Hopefully get married on the beach at Coffs!!
17. What town is your current address at:
Melbourne
18. Do you work or stay at home:
Work (for 5 more weeks)
19. Where did you go on your honeymoon:
None yet but we want to go to US!
20. What was the funniest gift you gave when dating?
We haven't given each other funny gifts...just lovely ones!
21. How long have you been together?
19 months!
22. How long did you know each other before you started dating?
5 years
23. Who asked who out?
He asked me out at Karaoke one night!
24. How old are each of you?
He's 29, I'm 25.
25. Where do each of you go to school?
Both finished school
26. Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
Probably always just our financial situation!
27. Did you go to the same school?
Nope
28. Are you from the same home town?
A few suburbs away!! :)
29. Who is smarter?
I think he is.... but I forget that (how bad am I) but occasionally he'll say something and surprise me!!
30. Who is more sensitive?
Him! He's such a sweet heart but takes things too personally sometimes!!
31. Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Either at our favourite Indian or Thai restaurants!
32. Where is the farthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Coffs Harbour!!
33. Who has the craziest exes?
Well he doesn't speak much of his.... but I think I might have!!
34. Who has the worse temper?
Me!! He doesn't get angry! I tend to be irrational from time to time!!
35. Who does the cooking?
Him - I'm very lucky in that he LOVES to cook and is very good at it!!
36. Who is more social?
Me -but we both are very social!
37. Who is the neat-freak?
Neither.. I like things cleaner but we are both pretty hopeless (does my head in hehe)
38. Who is more stubborn?
Him!!
39. Who hogs the bed?
Me.. which given he's 6'4" it's surprising how much room I'm willing to fight for!!
40. Who wakes up earlier?
Generally speaking me!
41. Where was your first date?
At a restaurant not far from home - Bar Bosh! Stayed there til they put the chairs up and kicked us out!
42. Who had more boyfriends/girlfriends?
I think roughly the same! We've never compared numbers!
43. Do you get flowers often?
Sometimes... he used to get them all the time for me, but then we joined finances and knows that if he bought some I'd wonder why he spent the money! hehehe
44. How do you spend the holidays?
Generally with my family and his dad!
45. Who is more jealous?
Neither...but if I had to pick one probably me!
46. How long did it take to get serious?
2 weeks!!
47. Who eats more?
Him!
48. Who does the laundry?
Me!
49. Who’s better with the computer?
I think we both are after years of working on computers!
50. Leave a piece of advice for the other couples.
Just be honest and respect each other and sometimes - you just have to let things slide!! If I bit at everything we'd fight a lot but sometimes it's just not worth the argument!!!
1. When is your anniversary:
Our anniversary of becoming official is 15th February (he wanted it to be Valentine's day but spent too long talking to my friend trying to get the courage to ask me to be his girlfriend that midnight ticked over before he asked!!)
2. When is your “marriage” anniversary:
We aren't married....yet!
3. How long have you known your spouse:
We met in 2004 then lost touch for about 2 years!
4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged:
We aren't engaged yet - been together 19months (not long I know) but we also only dated for 2 weeks before we made things official. Pregnant with our angel bub after 8 months and he moved in after 9months so we've moved quickly!!
5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time?
At a cricket club of a friend's brother when I was 20! I was way young.. thought he was sooo nice but was far too young at the time to want a relationship - too much to do!! After 2 years we started chatting on facebook randomly and caught up at his new cricket club - Back To School night!! hehe
6. What is your spouse’s full name:
Peter W E
7. Do you have any children:
1 angel bub (mc at 6w)
And one on the way!!!
8. How many – boys/girls:
Little Man on the way!!!!
9. Do you have any house pets:
My sisters 2 dogs live with us - A chiahwahwa (however it's spelt) Toby and Jack Russell X Tyson.
2 cats - Smudge and Almond! They are both like 19 now!!!
10. Do you own a house or rent:
Neither. A nifty little set up at my parents has allowed us our own unit so we can save to buy!
11. Do you live in the country or town/city:
Suburbs of City!
12. What is one of your favorite activities together:
Just hang out and be silly!
13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot:
Coffs Harbour!
14. When did you first kiss?
Well we did kiss WWAaAAAAAYYY back in 2005 at a nightclub but we were both veerryy drunk and it's a vague memory (how sad is that!!) But then the first 'real' kiss was 30th Jan 2009 - at Back to School Nigh!
15. What church do you attend?
None - if either of us goes it's me - he's non-religious.
16. Is this the church you were married in:
Hopefully get married on the beach at Coffs!!
17. What town is your current address at:
Melbourne
18. Do you work or stay at home:
Work (for 5 more weeks)
19. Where did you go on your honeymoon:
None yet but we want to go to US!
20. What was the funniest gift you gave when dating?
We haven't given each other funny gifts...just lovely ones!
21. How long have you been together?
19 months!
22. How long did you know each other before you started dating?
5 years
23. Who asked who out?
He asked me out at Karaoke one night!
24. How old are each of you?
He's 29, I'm 25.
25. Where do each of you go to school?
Both finished school
26. Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
Probably always just our financial situation!
27. Did you go to the same school?
Nope
28. Are you from the same home town?
A few suburbs away!! :)
29. Who is smarter?
I think he is.... but I forget that (how bad am I) but occasionally he'll say something and surprise me!!
30. Who is more sensitive?
Him! He's such a sweet heart but takes things too personally sometimes!!
31. Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Either at our favourite Indian or Thai restaurants!
32. Where is the farthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Coffs Harbour!!
33. Who has the craziest exes?
Well he doesn't speak much of his.... but I think I might have!!
34. Who has the worse temper?
Me!! He doesn't get angry! I tend to be irrational from time to time!!
35. Who does the cooking?
Him - I'm very lucky in that he LOVES to cook and is very good at it!!
36. Who is more social?
Me -but we both are very social!
37. Who is the neat-freak?
Neither.. I like things cleaner but we are both pretty hopeless (does my head in hehe)
38. Who is more stubborn?
Him!!
39. Who hogs the bed?
Me.. which given he's 6'4" it's surprising how much room I'm willing to fight for!!
40. Who wakes up earlier?
Generally speaking me!
41. Where was your first date?
At a restaurant not far from home - Bar Bosh! Stayed there til they put the chairs up and kicked us out!
42. Who had more boyfriends/girlfriends?
I think roughly the same! We've never compared numbers!
43. Do you get flowers often?
Sometimes... he used to get them all the time for me, but then we joined finances and knows that if he bought some I'd wonder why he spent the money! hehehe
44. How do you spend the holidays?
Generally with my family and his dad!
45. Who is more jealous?
Neither...but if I had to pick one probably me!
46. How long did it take to get serious?
2 weeks!!
47. Who eats more?
Him!
48. Who does the laundry?
Me!
49. Who’s better with the computer?
I think we both are after years of working on computers!
50. Leave a piece of advice for the other couples.
Just be honest and respect each other and sometimes - you just have to let things slide!! If I bit at everything we'd fight a lot but sometimes it's just not worth the argument!!!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The ball is finally rolling! EEP!!!
Yep - the nursery ball is finally rolling and at an excellent pace! Peter FINALLYgot into the nursery over the weekend and had it all painted yesterday...well the walls anyways! The window/door frames and doors still need to be painted in Gloss White but the walls are done! YAAYY!!!
This is after the first coat of paint on it! I'm so happy with the colours! The top half is the colour of our lounge room and the bottom is called 'Green Fella'! I love it! It's come up so well!!
In that middle part under the mirror will be the chest of drawers with a change mat on top then wardrobes either side - which is handy as one side is good for hanging and pram storage and the other has shelves so good for storage of baby's stuff!
Just another angle of the room - and another coat or 2 on the walls! I'm so so excited with how it is all turning out! AND the fact the by the weekend we will have it all painted!
If the border isn't up by the weekend then I will get my parents to help me put it up as Peter is busy all weekend and I reeeaalllly want it up so I can then focus on getting my furniture and baby's stuff into the room!!
After much searching and deliberating on what border to roll with we finally decided on one to match the cot set we have got! I did manage to find one from the US but it was pretty expensive for the length - only 4.5m which I need much more of! SO for convenience sake we are rolling with the kidsline Zanzibar border as the animals and colours are fairly similar to the cot set and walls.
So it is all coming together and I couldn't be happier!! YAAAAYYYY!!!
Just so happy that it's finally all starting to happen!
As for bubs - well he has definitely had a growth spurt as his kicks and punches are soo strong now! We tried the jaffa on the belly thing last night after he was kicking my phone off but he decided not to co-operate! Instead he'd power kick once I ate the jaffa! GRRR! hahaha
Had the 3d/4d scan on Saturday - amazing! Will put some pics in the next post!! It's all just getting sooo real!!
Have my GCT tomorrow (diabetes test) AND have to get my Anti-D injection AND more blood tests! :( Just not cool! I hate feeling like a pin cushion! But hopefully all the sweet sweet wine and cordial etc. in the past have made for good practice of drinking this sweeeettt stuff I have to have tomorrow!!!
Anyway enough from me!! xxoxo
This is after the first coat of paint on it! I'm so happy with the colours! The top half is the colour of our lounge room and the bottom is called 'Green Fella'! I love it! It's come up so well!!
In that middle part under the mirror will be the chest of drawers with a change mat on top then wardrobes either side - which is handy as one side is good for hanging and pram storage and the other has shelves so good for storage of baby's stuff!
If the border isn't up by the weekend then I will get my parents to help me put it up as Peter is busy all weekend and I reeeaalllly want it up so I can then focus on getting my furniture and baby's stuff into the room!!
After much searching and deliberating on what border to roll with we finally decided on one to match the cot set we have got! I did manage to find one from the US but it was pretty expensive for the length - only 4.5m which I need much more of! SO for convenience sake we are rolling with the kidsline Zanzibar border as the animals and colours are fairly similar to the cot set and walls.
Just so happy that it's finally all starting to happen!
As for bubs - well he has definitely had a growth spurt as his kicks and punches are soo strong now! We tried the jaffa on the belly thing last night after he was kicking my phone off but he decided not to co-operate! Instead he'd power kick once I ate the jaffa! GRRR! hahaha
Had the 3d/4d scan on Saturday - amazing! Will put some pics in the next post!! It's all just getting sooo real!!
Have my GCT tomorrow (diabetes test) AND have to get my Anti-D injection AND more blood tests! :( Just not cool! I hate feeling like a pin cushion! But hopefully all the sweet sweet wine and cordial etc. in the past have made for good practice of drinking this sweeeettt stuff I have to have tomorrow!!!
Anyway enough from me!! xxoxo
Thursday, September 16, 2010
A whole nights sleep!!
Yep I had an entire nights sleep last night! It was AMAZING! Like I didn't wake up AT ALL until the alarm went off! You'd think I would wake up hunky dory but instead I feel so blurgh today!! I think I have a tendency to overdo it on my good days! BUT thats ok! I'm still generally feeling pretty good and a rough day now and then isn't too much to handle!!
OB appointment on Tuesday went well. Blood pressure normal and bubby's heartbeat going away strongly in there... it was cute - every time he moved with the doppler on you could hear the heartbeat speed up then slow down when he settled again! Loved it!
Talked to Dr. John briefly about delivery and how he believes minimal intervention is best as at the end of the day it's me and my body having the baby not him! So that was nice to hear! I don't think I want someone telling me to do something when it feels like my body isn't ready! That's what I've heard and believe will not cause so much tearing unless absolutely necessary! Our bodies were made for this so surely at some point it'll know what to do when baby is ready to come out?
3 months EXACTLY til my due date! Very very exciting I believe! Though I got a bit sad when I realised I still had 3 months to wait until he is coming!! I'm 27 weeks today! So I'm fairly pumped! It just feels so unbelieveably surreal that I'm this far along and that the little kicks and rolls and jumps in my belly is actually a real little baby!! I'm loving that every night and every morning in bed Peter and I will just lay there either watching my belly or with hands on my belly feeling him move around in there!!
Went for another swim session on Tuesday night and managed a walk on my day off yesterday so happy to still be consistent in keeping it up! Though I noticed I was much more short of breath swimming so I need to remember to not go in all gung ho about it!!! I love it though - I feel so good for it!
Well.... not much else to report on... Peter is FINALLY getting in to the nursery to sand down the walls where he plastered a while back and he is hoping to have it painted by next week as he has Monday off as well so hopefully with sanding tonight and undercoat on the weekend we will have a painted nursery on Monday which means I can finally put up the cot!! We are getting new carpet in November but we still need a cot set up as my nieces will use it if we baby sit over night in the mean time!! It'll be so nice to have it set up nicely! I can't wait!
I bought a cot set, lamp, curtains etc. on ebay from USA last week so hopefully it'll all arrive in a couple of weeks! I'm so excited...will post a picture shortly!!
Anyways enough from me!!! xo
OB appointment on Tuesday went well. Blood pressure normal and bubby's heartbeat going away strongly in there... it was cute - every time he moved with the doppler on you could hear the heartbeat speed up then slow down when he settled again! Loved it!
Talked to Dr. John briefly about delivery and how he believes minimal intervention is best as at the end of the day it's me and my body having the baby not him! So that was nice to hear! I don't think I want someone telling me to do something when it feels like my body isn't ready! That's what I've heard and believe will not cause so much tearing unless absolutely necessary! Our bodies were made for this so surely at some point it'll know what to do when baby is ready to come out?
3 months EXACTLY til my due date! Very very exciting I believe! Though I got a bit sad when I realised I still had 3 months to wait until he is coming!! I'm 27 weeks today! So I'm fairly pumped! It just feels so unbelieveably surreal that I'm this far along and that the little kicks and rolls and jumps in my belly is actually a real little baby!! I'm loving that every night and every morning in bed Peter and I will just lay there either watching my belly or with hands on my belly feeling him move around in there!!
Went for another swim session on Tuesday night and managed a walk on my day off yesterday so happy to still be consistent in keeping it up! Though I noticed I was much more short of breath swimming so I need to remember to not go in all gung ho about it!!! I love it though - I feel so good for it!
Well.... not much else to report on... Peter is FINALLY getting in to the nursery to sand down the walls where he plastered a while back and he is hoping to have it painted by next week as he has Monday off as well so hopefully with sanding tonight and undercoat on the weekend we will have a painted nursery on Monday which means I can finally put up the cot!! We are getting new carpet in November but we still need a cot set up as my nieces will use it if we baby sit over night in the mean time!! It'll be so nice to have it set up nicely! I can't wait!
I bought a cot set, lamp, curtains etc. on ebay from USA last week so hopefully it'll all arrive in a couple of weeks! I'm so excited...will post a picture shortly!!
Anyways enough from me!!! xo
Monday, September 13, 2010
A lovely Weekend
I'm back after such a nice weekend away with Peter! We headed off to Warrnambool early Saturday morning and had such a nice drive down! Took us about 3.5hours (a few toilet stops in between thanks to me!) and arrived about lunch time! It is such a nice little place! I loved it! I just love being near the water!
We went and had an unsucessful attempt at whale watching - not that I was expecting much! Then checked in the the apartments! Decided to head down to Hopkins River for a bit of fishing - again unsuccessful! Peter is so determined for me to catch a fish! But as I keep saying to him, I'm content just with doing the activity than actually gaining something physical out of it! It's so nice and relaxing just sitting by the water! We decided to head back when the sun started to go down! Headed back to our apartment and watched a movie, had a nap then headed to Bojangles restaurat for dinner! Was sooo good!! Even managed to find room for dessert! hehe A nice walk around the block followed by heading back and watching another movie and some sleep! Was just soo nice to have lots of snuggles and laughing together and just all round having a good time!!
Woke up in time to check out at 10, went out for breakfast at a little cafe then headed off. We headed in to Peterborough first, did some more fishig which was nice - picnic lunch! Still no fish! hehe Then down the Great Ocean Road, saw London Bridge and the 12 Apostles (which is more like 4 or something these days) but I'd not seen any of it! It's simply breathtaking down there! It blew my mind! Then FINALLY headed inland and towards home arriving home at 7.30pm! Argh... I was driving the whole time as I'm a terrible passenger - until he learns not to speed I can't be a passenger in the car with him - I'm too annoying!!
Got home and mum and dad had ripped up the carpets in our lounge and dining rooms which was AWESOME! I've wanted it done for ages! Then in November we're getting them polished and new carpets put in the bedroom, hallway and nusery! YAY!!!I love new carpets!!!
Baby Ashton is going along fine... he was going ballistic Saturday night but otherwise he's just been happy going along with it all which is nice! I can'twait for weekends away with him actually born! Peter was all 'we have to do this more often' to which I told him the ball is in his court with that one as it's his sporting activities that stop us from going away! So he's promised he'll take a weekend off footy next year and we'll head away again!!
28 more work days to go!!!!!
That's enough from me... OB Appointment tomorrow morning, scan on Saturday morning and the big THIRD trimester on Thursday! WOOP WOOP! I can't believe it!!
We went and had an unsucessful attempt at whale watching - not that I was expecting much! Then checked in the the apartments! Decided to head down to Hopkins River for a bit of fishing - again unsuccessful! Peter is so determined for me to catch a fish! But as I keep saying to him, I'm content just with doing the activity than actually gaining something physical out of it! It's so nice and relaxing just sitting by the water! We decided to head back when the sun started to go down! Headed back to our apartment and watched a movie, had a nap then headed to Bojangles restaurat for dinner! Was sooo good!! Even managed to find room for dessert! hehe A nice walk around the block followed by heading back and watching another movie and some sleep! Was just soo nice to have lots of snuggles and laughing together and just all round having a good time!!Got home and mum and dad had ripped up the carpets in our lounge and dining rooms which was AWESOME! I've wanted it done for ages! Then in November we're getting them polished and new carpets put in the bedroom, hallway and nusery! YAY!!!I love new carpets!!!
Baby Ashton is going along fine... he was going ballistic Saturday night but otherwise he's just been happy going along with it all which is nice! I can'twait for weekends away with him actually born! Peter was all 'we have to do this more often' to which I told him the ball is in his court with that one as it's his sporting activities that stop us from going away! So he's promised he'll take a weekend off footy next year and we'll head away again!!
28 more work days to go!!!!!
That's enough from me... OB Appointment tomorrow morning, scan on Saturday morning and the big THIRD trimester on Thursday! WOOP WOOP! I can't believe it!!
Friday, September 10, 2010
Inside my Head
Oh well to be inside my head this morning is just a big jumble of irrational thoughts! I'm calming down now but thought I'd get some of these thoughts down as I've been having a bit of a freak out!
Basically I went to bed last night and Ashton wasn't being his usual active self before bed time. There were a few little wriggles and kicks but he'd been very quiet - mind you I had gone swimming so he may have just been asleep! But I usually use those kicks and wriggles as my reassurance before drifting off to sleep that everything is ok. So then I started freaking out as if I poke to where my uterus should be coming up to it seems to fall short. Everyone is complaining of kicks behind the ribs and I still only feel them around my belly button or lower. Ok to be honest, I've had a few a little bit higher but nothing to make me convinced he has enough room in there. So of course that makes me freak out!
Then last night I had some weird and horrible dreams that just made me wake up feeling physically sick and anxious - to the point that I didn't want to get out of bed this morning for fear of something happening! I just wanted to stay tucked under the covers so I could hide all day. The dream was along the lines of me being all happy - I could see the outline of little toes and a little foot then all of a sudden I could see the full baby as it'd moved up to my chest and then came out through my chest. I was shocked but being a dream it wasn't too weird. Then all of a sudden this baby girl was 2 years old and could only say 'cuddle' and kept just wanting to cuddle me so I was giving this girl cuddles etc. then next thing I know she is old and missing and then dead.... she had some disease that made her age really quickly and die! I was horrified...needless to say I felt horrible when I woke up this morning - that was the most far out dream but there were a few others that just had me wanting to hide my head!
Then bubs half assed kicks this morning didn't really help!! So I told him today he is welcome to kick the crap out of me and I'll feel better. WHICH he has been doing thankfully!! I was just so shaken!! But good baby that he is has made his presence known today which has helped me survive the day so far!!
My head has been a jumble of thoughts - is he ok in there? Does he have enough room? Would my swimming last night have done anything to hurt him? - all of these thoughts aren't necassarily rational but they're there... then laying in bed I generally have a fairly obvious pulse near my belly button which I have to decipher around to see bubby but this morning the pulse wasn't just 'boom boom boom boom' but more like 'boom...boom boom.....boom...boom boom' and I was stressing that either I or the baby had an irregular heart beat..... my pulse seems to be going along quite smoothly now so I was probably imagining it or something! I have my ob appointment on Tuesday so I'll get to hear bubs heartbeat again for reassurance!!
And I woke up and my uterus was soft and small and I freaked out again coz I really didn't feel pregnant anymore...
I feel like a crazy person sometimes! I go along cruising nicely but my head is just one big messed up jumble of activity! But I'm ok...I got myself in to work and am basically present!!
Turns out I'm not the only one having bad dreams though so I'm glad it must just be part of it all - all that pent up anxiety as we head towards out third trimester!!
Ok.... otherwise outside of my head, I went swimming last night with Peter. Was good, did another 500m which seemed a lot easier this week! I really intend on keeping it up for as long as possible- even when I'm a blimp!! Because it's also something I can do when bubby comes, and Peter and I can just take turns doing our laps whilst the other stays with bubs! Or if C comes we can just rotate it! :) It feels so good when I swim because if I do a lap just going along with a kickboard it really stretches out my abs and back so I get a really good stretch out of it too!!
Heading away to Warrnambool this weekend with Peter! Will be nice to get away - even if it is just for the night! :) It always feels like we're on holidays when we just get away for the night! So we'll head off early tomorrow morning and get down there in time for lunch. Hopefully go check out the whale watching platform...though I've heard that there isn't much to see at the moment! But still I'll enjoy it! Then we'll probably just head out for dinner and then come back to the apartment and watch a dvd and enjoy each other company!
Ok, I think I've rambled on long enough! SORRY!!!!
Basically I went to bed last night and Ashton wasn't being his usual active self before bed time. There were a few little wriggles and kicks but he'd been very quiet - mind you I had gone swimming so he may have just been asleep! But I usually use those kicks and wriggles as my reassurance before drifting off to sleep that everything is ok. So then I started freaking out as if I poke to where my uterus should be coming up to it seems to fall short. Everyone is complaining of kicks behind the ribs and I still only feel them around my belly button or lower. Ok to be honest, I've had a few a little bit higher but nothing to make me convinced he has enough room in there. So of course that makes me freak out!
Then last night I had some weird and horrible dreams that just made me wake up feeling physically sick and anxious - to the point that I didn't want to get out of bed this morning for fear of something happening! I just wanted to stay tucked under the covers so I could hide all day. The dream was along the lines of me being all happy - I could see the outline of little toes and a little foot then all of a sudden I could see the full baby as it'd moved up to my chest and then came out through my chest. I was shocked but being a dream it wasn't too weird. Then all of a sudden this baby girl was 2 years old and could only say 'cuddle' and kept just wanting to cuddle me so I was giving this girl cuddles etc. then next thing I know she is old and missing and then dead.... she had some disease that made her age really quickly and die! I was horrified...needless to say I felt horrible when I woke up this morning - that was the most far out dream but there were a few others that just had me wanting to hide my head!
Then bubs half assed kicks this morning didn't really help!! So I told him today he is welcome to kick the crap out of me and I'll feel better. WHICH he has been doing thankfully!! I was just so shaken!! But good baby that he is has made his presence known today which has helped me survive the day so far!!
My head has been a jumble of thoughts - is he ok in there? Does he have enough room? Would my swimming last night have done anything to hurt him? - all of these thoughts aren't necassarily rational but they're there... then laying in bed I generally have a fairly obvious pulse near my belly button which I have to decipher around to see bubby but this morning the pulse wasn't just 'boom boom boom boom' but more like 'boom...boom boom.....boom...boom boom' and I was stressing that either I or the baby had an irregular heart beat..... my pulse seems to be going along quite smoothly now so I was probably imagining it or something! I have my ob appointment on Tuesday so I'll get to hear bubs heartbeat again for reassurance!!
And I woke up and my uterus was soft and small and I freaked out again coz I really didn't feel pregnant anymore...
I feel like a crazy person sometimes! I go along cruising nicely but my head is just one big messed up jumble of activity! But I'm ok...I got myself in to work and am basically present!!
Turns out I'm not the only one having bad dreams though so I'm glad it must just be part of it all - all that pent up anxiety as we head towards out third trimester!!
Ok.... otherwise outside of my head, I went swimming last night with Peter. Was good, did another 500m which seemed a lot easier this week! I really intend on keeping it up for as long as possible- even when I'm a blimp!! Because it's also something I can do when bubby comes, and Peter and I can just take turns doing our laps whilst the other stays with bubs! Or if C comes we can just rotate it! :) It feels so good when I swim because if I do a lap just going along with a kickboard it really stretches out my abs and back so I get a really good stretch out of it too!!
Heading away to Warrnambool this weekend with Peter! Will be nice to get away - even if it is just for the night! :) It always feels like we're on holidays when we just get away for the night! So we'll head off early tomorrow morning and get down there in time for lunch. Hopefully go check out the whale watching platform...though I've heard that there isn't much to see at the moment! But still I'll enjoy it! Then we'll probably just head out for dinner and then come back to the apartment and watch a dvd and enjoy each other company!
Ok, I think I've rambled on long enough! SORRY!!!!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
26 WEEKS!
Well we are edging our way to the third trimester -I can't believe it already! Like I'm not sure as to whether or not it starts in week 27 or 28 (different books say different things) but I definitely am getting closer either way! It has gone so unbelievably quickly I simply can not believe it! Its ver very exciting!
As a quick rundown of my countdown I've got 98 days til my due date (less than 100! YAY!!), 50 days til I finish work (BUT only 29.5 ACTUAL work days) and only 9 days til our next scan! WOOP WOOP!! I'm so looking forward to it - 3d/4dscan with a DVD to music of our choice AND a cd of images! So he's going to look like such a cute little bubba I can not wait!!
He's settled into a familiar pattern of movement now which is great - I know I'm generally going to get kicks in the morning when I wake up and we have a play with my belly before I go to sleep as well as he moves around a lot! I put my oil and moisturiser on and he kicks and rolls around in there!!
Ummm... symptoms... my forehead could not be drier if it tried - no amount of moisturiser helps, blood noses.. at least 2 a week and they are getting worse... tired tired tired! OTherwise I feel good! I went for a 6km walk yesterday with a BFF so that was good and tonight Peter and I will hit the pool for a few laps which will be good! Measurements...well .... I haven't expanded my waist but my hips, bust and thighs have gone back to where they were a month ago! :( But thats ok... I'm still happy with where I'm at - looking at about 6kg weight gain so far!! And my eating has been terrible so I can't complain!!
Well sorry to end abruptly but I better run...at work!!
As a quick rundown of my countdown I've got 98 days til my due date (less than 100! YAY!!), 50 days til I finish work (BUT only 29.5 ACTUAL work days) and only 9 days til our next scan! WOOP WOOP!! I'm so looking forward to it - 3d/4dscan with a DVD to music of our choice AND a cd of images! So he's going to look like such a cute little bubba I can not wait!!
He's settled into a familiar pattern of movement now which is great - I know I'm generally going to get kicks in the morning when I wake up and we have a play with my belly before I go to sleep as well as he moves around a lot! I put my oil and moisturiser on and he kicks and rolls around in there!!
Ummm... symptoms... my forehead could not be drier if it tried - no amount of moisturiser helps, blood noses.. at least 2 a week and they are getting worse... tired tired tired! OTherwise I feel good! I went for a 6km walk yesterday with a BFF so that was good and tonight Peter and I will hit the pool for a few laps which will be good! Measurements...well .... I haven't expanded my waist but my hips, bust and thighs have gone back to where they were a month ago! :( But thats ok... I'm still happy with where I'm at - looking at about 6kg weight gain so far!! And my eating has been terrible so I can't complain!!
Well sorry to end abruptly but I better run...at work!!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Spring has sprung!!
Well I am soooo happy that September is finally here and Winter can disappear... not thatI can see that happening straight away but from a psychological stand point it seems to have lifted everyone's spirits somewhat!!
I have been hanging for September so I can say I FINISH WORK NEXT MONTH!! Yep - even though it's not til the end of October it's still next month!! WOOP WOOP! Driving to work this morning I had to keep telling myself 'I can do this drive 34 more times'! So even though it's down to like 57 days or something it's only 34 work days! YAAAYY!!! Clearly I am excited as I am very much getting over the mundane daily tasks and the office is becoming a really bitchy place to be and unfortunately I seem to get caught up in the gossip and I don't like becoming that person that I thought I'd left behind in highschool!! So fortunately not much longer to go!!
Well what a weekend - I had a 21st on Saturday night and was worried with how I would go but I dressed up, tanned up and put those heels on and seriously danced the night away until 2am! I was so pumped! My feet didn't even hurt!! And I was totally sober (obviously)! But still I was sooo happy! I then proceeded to feel like I had the worst hangover ever on Sunday which didn't seem fair!! I went to bed Sunday night with the very beginnings of a headache and felt so nauseaus - like I had at the beginning - only to wake up at 1.30am with the worst headache!! So I got up and looked for panadol with no luck. I tossed and turned for an hour and a half until 3am when Peter woke up to me sitting in the dark bawling my eyes out. I was so over tired and my head still hurt! So lovely he got up found the panadol and got me a glass of water and refused to sleep til I was out cold!! Apparently I went to bed snoring my head off so he knew I was well and truly asleep!!
Funeral for a friend who's pa died on Monday so no work for me! As odd as it sounds it was a really lovely day! And I'm just glad Peter and I could be there for my friend and her family as they are like another family to me and it broke my heart to see them all crying!! Also had my standard Wednesday off yesterday so I can't believe it's Thursday already!!
I sorted through the massive bags of clothes yesterday and chose which ones we wanted and will send the rest to the op shop! Then had to sort them into some sort of sizes - I kept anything up to a size 0 and all the size 1 -3 clothes can go under the house until I need them! I realised there wasn't much by way of 000 stuff so sadly I have an excuse to shop MORE!! :) hehe
After a few quiet days bubs has been crazy active again last night and this morning! YAY! I was a little bit paranoid for a moment but he's definitely still kicking around in there!! Haven't gained any centimetres on my waist this week either! Went for a swim on Tuesday night and managed 500m (slowly) so intend on doing that once a week!! Also booked a 3d/4d scan for the 18th September - Peter was desperate to see him again and who am I to deny that!! So I can wait to get a dvd and cd images of our little man!!!
Well I have rambled on enough I believe! Big shout out to the SWB girls who I have not forgotten about - I'm just never on the home computer! Hope everyone is travelling well and I promise I will get on ASAP!!!!!!!
I have been hanging for September so I can say I FINISH WORK NEXT MONTH!! Yep - even though it's not til the end of October it's still next month!! WOOP WOOP! Driving to work this morning I had to keep telling myself 'I can do this drive 34 more times'! So even though it's down to like 57 days or something it's only 34 work days! YAAAYY!!! Clearly I am excited as I am very much getting over the mundane daily tasks and the office is becoming a really bitchy place to be and unfortunately I seem to get caught up in the gossip and I don't like becoming that person that I thought I'd left behind in highschool!! So fortunately not much longer to go!!
Well what a weekend - I had a 21st on Saturday night and was worried with how I would go but I dressed up, tanned up and put those heels on and seriously danced the night away until 2am! I was so pumped! My feet didn't even hurt!! And I was totally sober (obviously)! But still I was sooo happy! I then proceeded to feel like I had the worst hangover ever on Sunday which didn't seem fair!! I went to bed Sunday night with the very beginnings of a headache and felt so nauseaus - like I had at the beginning - only to wake up at 1.30am with the worst headache!! So I got up and looked for panadol with no luck. I tossed and turned for an hour and a half until 3am when Peter woke up to me sitting in the dark bawling my eyes out. I was so over tired and my head still hurt! So lovely he got up found the panadol and got me a glass of water and refused to sleep til I was out cold!! Apparently I went to bed snoring my head off so he knew I was well and truly asleep!!
Funeral for a friend who's pa died on Monday so no work for me! As odd as it sounds it was a really lovely day! And I'm just glad Peter and I could be there for my friend and her family as they are like another family to me and it broke my heart to see them all crying!! Also had my standard Wednesday off yesterday so I can't believe it's Thursday already!!
I sorted through the massive bags of clothes yesterday and chose which ones we wanted and will send the rest to the op shop! Then had to sort them into some sort of sizes - I kept anything up to a size 0 and all the size 1 -3 clothes can go under the house until I need them! I realised there wasn't much by way of 000 stuff so sadly I have an excuse to shop MORE!! :) hehe
After a few quiet days bubs has been crazy active again last night and this morning! YAY! I was a little bit paranoid for a moment but he's definitely still kicking around in there!! Haven't gained any centimetres on my waist this week either! Went for a swim on Tuesday night and managed 500m (slowly) so intend on doing that once a week!! Also booked a 3d/4d scan for the 18th September - Peter was desperate to see him again and who am I to deny that!! So I can wait to get a dvd and cd images of our little man!!!
Well I have rambled on enough I believe! Big shout out to the SWB girls who I have not forgotten about - I'm just never on the home computer! Hope everyone is travelling well and I promise I will get on ASAP!!!!!!!
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