33 WEEKS/ 7 WEEKS TO GO!!!!

Well I know it has been AAGGEEESS since I last posted but basically it has gotten crazy busy at work so I really haven't had time! Plus not a whole lot has happened since last I don't think!

But yep - 33 weeks today which is exciting! Weird to think baby can come pretty much any time from 4+ weeks (if he decided to make an early appearance) I'm not sure whether I think he will come early or late! I've felt early this whole time but I wonder if that is just wishful thinking!!!

2nd last day of work too!! I'm so pumped to be at this point! I can not wait to finish up and then be able to get stuff done without the hassles of work in the way!! hehe I've so much cleaning and non baby related stuff to do that it's so hard when I only have 1 day a week off (Weekends are for socialising! haha)! So going out for lunch with some work buddies today then tomorrow will have a whole office lunch!

4th Antenatal class last night - was really interesting and confronting! We watched a dvd of a Csec being done and saw the FORCEPS! HOLY CRAP!!!! They are HUGE!! Hope I wont' need either! Poor Peter fot so squirmish watching the csec being done! But has promised he'd still come in and just sit behind the screen if it came down to it! Bless him!! I'm completely loving the classes though! Can't believe there is only 2 left!!

Scan this coming Monday night to check the approximate growth of little man which will be interesting! I don't have any fat on my belly so he is so sharp and pointy!! But I wonder often how big he is and whether he takes after his dad (12p) or me (6p 11oz)!

Umm.... otherwise he is just a wriggly worm constantly! I feel him all day every day! It's incredible! But also lets me know that he is yet to engage - which at this point is fine!! He's a wriggle monster and I love it! Will be weird when he is out and I no longer feel him in my belly! I will miss it as I don't have too many painful hits!!!

Not sure if I mentioned it but last week we did a tour of the maternity ward and I saw that not only do we have showers to use but they also have a bath which I am pretty pumped about!! I think I will take full advantage of that!!!

I can't believe how quickly the time has gone!!! I can't WAIT to bring him home!!

Getting Uncomfy Now!

Yep as the title states I'm starting to get uncomfy! I've barely put on any weight other than what would be baby and fluid and placenta etc. so my body is really struggling to hold this thing up!! He's definitely growing in there but I am not popping out a hell of a lot so he's getting to the point where he'll lay on a ligament or something which reeaallly hurts when I walk! Yesterday I had to stop walking after only about 50m between the car and the shops (we were only on our way in) but a few nudges and he shifted so I was fine but I am definitely starting to get a waddle on!! haha I try not to waddle but on days when I am tired and uncomfortable I just can't help it!


I think he's dropped down a bit further also - feeling period like pain and a sore lower back! My tummy isn't sitting AS high (but something you would only notice if like me you study my belly very often!) So hopefully he's getting himself all snuggly in there so he'll be ready to come out! I'm happy with a 37 week arrival! He'll be fully baked by then! hehe Not likely if my family history has anything to do with! We are notorious for needing inductions for our first! BUT Peter was a premmie bub (4 weeks) so hopefully that'll help! haha


Otherwise he is still just being a wriggle worm still which I LOVE! I feel all grumbly and complain but all it takes is a little swish, roll or kick and I can't wipe the smile off my face. It is probably one part of this pregnancy that I will miss!! Fortunately though he is yet to stretch up and still just goes across so my ribs are still safe! haha


I can not believe how close we are all getting! IT is amazing! Like it really has gone amazingly quickly! I mean a couple of the SWB girls are almost ready to pop and it just WOW!! haha


I had another dream the other night! They really do seem to be every couple of weeks in equal progression with little man. This one he just came out and I was just holding him and he was the spitting image of Peter as a kid! It was soooo adorable! Then he just went back in and that was that! It was so awesome! I felt really at peace after seeing that!!! I love these dreams!


7.5 work days left - (2 weeks) and our next scan on 1st November - can't wait to see him again! So close too!!!

Besides the usual pregnancy complaints I am very much still all smiles over here! This whole thing still amazes me and is everything I have ever wanted!!!!

Who's a clever boy then?!?

Ob check up this morning (just routine) but I feel as we get closer to the due date the more informative these appointments are going to be! So things to come out of todays appointment:


*ALL my results came back clear - so GTT, Infections, Vitamin D, Iron etc. all perfect - YAY!! I Was worried about the GTT but so glad it's all good (I think we talk ourselves into these things)!


*Blood pressure still good...think he said 120/70? Possibly! So at least that is still a positive!


*Little man is so clever and is definitely head down in my pelvis (not engaged but still facing the right way) with his back going up to the left hand side. Which I thought I could feel his back there and but all confused as he must be like both his mum and dad with long limbs as I seriously feel kicks and punches way around to the right so he must stretch out a bit!! BUT I was soo worried about him being breech or transverse that to hear the clever little guy is definitely headed in the right direction is a big relief! I know things can change but at least for now he is being clever!!


*The chances of me having this baby on Christmas day are slim! Dr John informed me that they don't induce on weekends (which Christmas falls on a Saturday) and they will most likely not induce me Christmas Eve either and said if I need to be induced it'll most likely be a couple of days before christmas! SO I'm more than happy with this news! I really did not want to be spending Christmas day in the hospital and wanted to be able to spend christmas with our little man at home with family!!


Heard his heartbeat and still beating away nicely! It's amazing how connected I feel to this little man! He'll be annoying with his hiccups (which are constant) or by putting an enormous amount of pressure on my bladder but then he'll move or kick and it'll just make me smile and remember that he is amazing!!!


I started taking Raspberry Leaf tablets last week but am pretty convinced I had some kind of allergic reaction to them - my skin got itchy and I developed a small but irritating rash on my lower back. Also had some shortness of breath - kind of felt like asthma which I haven't had to deal with for years! So I stopped taking them (last day was Thursday) and everything seems to have disappeared! So there goes that idea!


Everything is unintentionally super organised as home! Nursery is virtually finished - bought blinds to go up and just need change mat and nappy stacker which I'm waiting til after my baby shower to get. I've about 2 loads of clothes left to wash which I will finish tomorrow so then I can put all his clothes away! I'll have nothing left to do by the time I finish work which is in 2.5 weeks or 11 working days (including today!!!) hehe WOOP WOOP!!

So all good news at the moment!!!!

10 weeks to go!!!

Yep have reached the ripe old age of 30weeks! I'm so pumped that we have made it!  Like HOLY CRAP how did that happen??? Though Peter has decided that Reggie is going to come out at 37 weeks (wishful thinking perhaps) so he's on a countdown to 7 weeks when realistically it could still be 12 weeks!!!

Had our first antenatal class yesterday - one of a series of 6! The first 4 on labour and birth and the last 2 on breastfeeding etc! I think Peter will get more out of it than I will (the birth part) as I've had the pleasure of listening to my sisters and in all their openness haven't left anything out!! Whereas Peter - I treat with 'boy gloves' and rather than use terms like 'bloody' or 'discharge' I just say things like 'it's messy'! haha Though I did have to explain to him what the mucous plug was the other day! Poor guy thought it was something I had to put in there myself!! haha

But it was good - also a bit of a confidence boost! Out of the 8 other women in my class I was TINY!!! Like they are all due about the same time and I'm talking I looked about 20 weeks to their 30ish!!! So that made me feel a bit better because I definitely have moments of feeling huge which even I know is silly! Will definitely have to post a pic up here soon!

Um... did my first 2 loads of baby clothes washing yesterday!! hehe It's all so tiny!! I love it! I wanted to start putting clothes into the chest of drawers but didn't want to be double handling everything so figured I mayas well wash them so THEN I can put them away!! It's just adorable and definietly makes it a lot more real!! Peter smiled when he walked in the door from work and there were 2 clothes horses full of tiny people clothes! hehe

Argh...today I am SOOOooo tired! To the point where i am considering trying to leave early today! I don't think I can make it through today! I am struggling and it's not even 11am! *sigh* I know it's only going to get harder and I don't help myself by being busy every night but seriously! I can not help it! I just am on the go ALL the time!!

Otherwise in pregnancy land everything is travelling well. Bubba feels like he is at a rave inside - seriously it's been mental the last 2 days! Like a couple of sharp boots then what feels like he is running on the inside of my belly!!! Its amazing but gees boy CALM DOWN!! hahaha

Anyways... best be off!!!! xo

A nursery at last!!

Yep so here I am edging closer to 30 weeks (2 more days!!) and I could not be more excited about where we are at!!

Dp got stuck into the nursery last week and my BIL came over Saturday morning to help put the border up and WALA! It looks amazing! It's everything I ever dreamt a nursery for my child to look like! Even better infact!

 So here's the pic of our little man's cot which mum and I put up together on Sunday! It looks sooo good and was really simple to put up aswell (after spending 5 minutes trying to put it up without instructions we then decided to print them off and it all made so much more sense after that! hehe)

I then washed all the cot manchester and made it up! Sadly my little man won't be the first one using the cot as my nieces will be making this room home when they have sleepovers between now and December! But thats ok! I have another cot set I can use to make my little man feel special!!

And here is the other side of the room! We paid $140 for this set (the bookcase/toybox and linen drawer) at a garage sale last year! BARGAIN!!!

So I cleaned that up and at the moment the toybox is proving useful storage for nappies and bits and pieces that don't have a home yet! There are 2 single wardrobes in the room that will be emptied out which will be excellent storage!

Either way I am so happy with how it is coming along! I still have to put the chest of drawers in (which is going in tonight) so I will be able to show pics of the 'changing nook' once I've got it all set up as I'm getting a change mat for the top of the drawers then just hanging a nappy stacker and some shelving to store lotions etc. and then I'll have a nifty little changing area without the expense of a change table!! :)

Reggie is travelling well! I'll do a belly pic on Thursday at 30 weeks - it's definitely a preggy bump now! But i'm getting used to it! He's still a wriggle worm so I can't complain!!! No complaints here at all in fact!!!

(Can I just add that Ebay is the best ever for baby stuff!) Cot - Boori Classic - $250, Cot Manchester - $150 from USA (for sheet, comforter, lamp, wall hangings, cot bumper)!! I could keep going nuts!!!)

A summary of me! (warning...LONG)

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

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!!!!!!