i can officially no longer bend forward

My belly is so big and hard that I can no longer bend forward and down.

Now I need to squat down if I want to reach the floor.

Today was a bit of a funny day. It was party day at school today.

It started with the prep - year 3 platinum parade where kids who had been good all year and got gold on every behaviour cycle were selected to receive a platinum award, a badge and a certificate.

Uni and I proudly sat in the audience and took photos of our platinum kid.

Then I returned home for 45 minutes and headed back to school for the "party" at her school where each parent brings a plate and is invited to enjoy the party food.

Have never seen so much sugar and sweet stuff in all my life!!!

I thought I would go home after the party and do some shopping and collect Kt in the afternoon, but the cheeky teachers were encouraging the kids to go home at LUNCH time with their parents.

Kt got a bit emotional and didn't want to stay and so I said she could come with me but I had some shopping that had to be done on the way home.

This is how I managed to get my very wonderful maternity pillow from Kmart. This is fantastic as I need it immediately and wish I had had one for my earlier pregnancy too.

I was planning to buy it from the maternity superstore in brendale (they have them for $40) but was going to wait until after the madness of Christmas. This way I got one at a better price, close to home and I have it available for use straight away.

Thanks to some good catalogue observation and a very good mum, who bought it for me!