tired

Tired today after a big week.

Went to see the movie New Moon with uni. We are both hooked after having watched Twilight on video and then reading the book.

Today was pretty much taken up with movie going with a little bit of Xmas shopping for Kt afterwards.

Then just enough time to eat lunch, have further discussions about the movie and then Uni went to collect Kt from school while I got the house looking respectable (OK well I just got the kitchen looking respectable ... the house needs more than 15 minutes work).

This morning I stayed for prep to year 3 parade and watched Kt and Andrea receive certificates for being Word Wall wizards!!!

They were the only 2 prep kids who got them, many grade 1 students did too, but it was quite a big deal that some prep kids did too.

My wonderful girl had a great big smile on her face! So did her mum!

This evening Uni bought us all ice creams to celebrate!

Her certificate is hanging up on the wall.

Yesterday I had my antenatal appointment (first one) at the hospital. I got to hear the heartbeat again. It took longer for the midwife to find it than my doctor.

First she tried down low under my bellybutton (not a sound ... complete silence) then she went up and to the right of my bellybutton (my left, her right) and she got it.

I felt a "surprised" movement as she positioned the doppler so I knew she was in the right place before I even heard the heartbeat.

Incidentally it was the same spot Kt and I had felt the kick during our play time a few nights back.

Baby is moving on up!!!

Just looked at my recent photos and the bump is definitely growing!

The midwife wants me to have an ultrasound to confirm my dates sometime in the coming week and then another one in about 3 weeks (around Xmas time).

Am excited and a bit worried about having an ultrasound. I am very keen to see the baby but I don't want to have too many ultrasounds and of course I don't want them to find anything wrong.

feeling better

Feeling better today!

Uni was home last night and cooked dinner, played with Kt and we all went for a walk with the dog.

Tonight he will be here too and tomorrow night although he will be working but we will be going to Kt's school fancy dress ball in the evening where the kids will be performing some songs. They will have a sausage sizzle etc to raise money on the night so that means dinner will be covered!

I will only have to cook Thurs and Fri night and then half of next week.

It is really hot today and was hot yesterday too.

I have started folding my clothes at the clothes line when they are dry. I used to just sort them into 2 baskets (1 ironing basket and one folding basket) as I took them off the line, but am finding that I can just get all the undies off the line and fold them into the basket, then the same for all the singlets etc.

When I take the folding basket upstairs I just have to put the things away (a much quicker job than sorting them, folding them and putting them away).

I think this is a good way of doing it because it means we spend longer out in the backyard keeping the dog company (and allowing KT to climb and play). I also think I will bring the baby down to enjoy the outdoors while I do this next year.

I finished all my ironing last night Phew!

The computer room is slowly and steadily being cleared at the same time as I sell and get rid of things on my farmville game (which I am still addicted to but trying to extract myself from). It feels like these farm games parallel my life at the moment.

eg. When I was getting the garden sorted I was right into planting crops and flowers in the farm games etc. Now I am very much into removal of clutter in the home and I am also doing the same in the farms (selling whatever I possibly can to make space)!!!.



Kt has been drawing pictures of the baby in my tummy. The first one was a big purple oval shape with a pink love heart on top (this happened a couple of days after I heard the heartbeat for the first time


Today she did one with a big pink oval with lots of pink love hearts inside and all around the outside were orange kisses!

I also got a kiss and a cuddle this morning when I left her at school instead of being pushed away.

Yes! feeling great :-D!!!

all the family knows

OK well now the news is out and everyone who should know does know about our new arrival due in May.

It will be a relief to just be able to talk freely about it to whoever now.

Especially since it is fairly obvious now for anyone who knows me and has seen my belly.

Tomorrow I have a doctors appointment where I will hopefully get to listen to baby's heartbeat! I am going at 13.5 weeks rather than 14 weeks, but I imagine that should not make a difference.

And I believe, my next appointment will be at the hospital for the 18-20 week ultrasound.