Category: 250 in 2017
I am committing to writing 250 posts in 2017. It was going to be 365 but I think that’s a little ambitious…
Remember this time, Wifey
The anticipation. The wait. The unknown. We are only days/weeks away from meeting our baby and there are so many unknowns. Is it a boy or girl? How will the labour go? Will I go into labour on my own? If not, when will I be induced? If it’s a boy, what will we call him???? (Seriously. No idea. Send suggestions immediately.) How will the kids react and adjust?
We have finally had some time and space to do some serious nesting thanks to mum being here and Hubs having days off (but working nights) and it’s great to just get things done.
I’m definitely feeling more prepared now. Just have to make a labour play list ?
Maternity bag: packed
Mum arrived last night and today was a flurry of activity around here. While she took Quinn & Darby out for the morning I went through all of the kids clothes, past present and future, ranging in sizes from 00000 (I got rid of those – no newborn of mine will ever be a size 00000) to size 8. I sorted and culled and sorted some more. I have 10 or so “neutral” outfits for the baby as well as a few blues and pinks ready to roll out.
I also put away some of the kids clothes that they had outgrown, and added some others that will now fit them. I do this probably twice a year and it’s very satisfying. I will be doing it to my wardrobe at some stage as well but not this week!
I hit the shops this arvo to buy some must-haves for my maternity bag and for the first few days with the baby. I need to remember that, if I need to go shopping again in the next couple of weeks, to go in the morning, because this baby really comes alive in the afternoon and evenings. And I can tell you that walking around Stockland with a 38 week old kicking and head-butting and squirming around, stopping me in my tracks and taking my breath away, was quite the site to see.
It was so great to finally get a few things started AND finished IN THE SAME DAY!
Tomorrow being a public holiday will most likely entail lots of clearing out and tidying up and just generally making the house feel a bit more roomy. It’s amazing how much “space” a tiny little baby can take up!
Mum arrives tonight
I put the call out to Mum last week to see if she could come up for a few days to help with the kids while I prepare for the baby. I have a huge to do list but am finding it impossible to do things like sort through clothes, prepare the bassinet and washing the car seat covers, as Darby likes to “help” me with things.
It will also give Hubs and I a chance to spend a bit of time together before the fog of having a newborn sets in. Oh and sleep. I’d also like to have a bit more sleep which might help me get all my jobs done.
The ensuite is also getting close-ish to being nearly finished with the tiling and hopefully fittings being put in this week.
It’s hard to believe we’ll be meeting our baby in the next few weeks! So much is going to change and it will be interesting to see how the kids react and adjust. So many baby cuddles to be had and lovely memories to be made.
But first my to do list! See you soon Mum! I think I’m the most excited about your visit!
Quinn’s new job
Since Hubs broke his pisiform he hasn’t been able to do up his shirt and vesto buttons. Quinn has volunteered for this job each morning and it’s the cutest damn thing.
Dadda Darby snuggles
While watching “Everything is Awesome” on YouTube.
Back to it
Chance had a major case of the “I don’t wanna go back to school”s this morning. There were tears. I offered a snack-sized chips in his lunch box as incentive. Crisis averted.
Me to Quinn: I’m making the boys porridge, would you like some? Quinn: no I don’t want porridge!!!!! (adamant) Me: are you sure? Quinn: mama I said I don’t want porridge!!!!!! I make porridge for me and the boys. Quinn: ooh can I have some porridge?
Darby insisted he did not want to go to kindy. Even though there was no mention of him going to kindy. He just kept telling me he didn’t want to go to kindy.
Aaahh back to school. Don’t you just love it?
Baby bumps
Tomorrow I hit 37 weeks pregnant which according to whomever makes the rules, puts me at full term. Unless the rules have changed and no one told me. But whatever. If this baby arrives before 41 weeks it’ll be a miracle. I’m here today to share some photos of me around the same stage with my previous babies.
This is me at 32 (ish?) weeks with Chance and here is the blog post it is from
And 37 weeks with Chance (Sian – it’s our favourite maternity top/dress!!!)
And this is 38 weeks with Quinny (and blog post). Yes, that’s a 2-year-old Chance, not Darby! I don’t have a lot of belly shots of Quinn as we were between houses for a month and I had other things on my mind!
And this is 37ish weeks with Darby with related blog post
And 4 days overdue with Darby, on our 7th wedding anniversary. I’m spewing that I got rid of this dress (it has pockets!) and the one above, when I “decided” that I was stopping at three kids! When will I learn, seriously!
So that’s a nice little comparison with where I’m at right now. Which is here:
Not long now little one x
Happy Easter Matey
Kate and the boys left today but not before our annual Easter Egg and Lego hunt.
And my mum gave the kids pirate hats and cutlasses which they couldn’t get enough of!
My pirate fairy
A well-placed empty rum bottle
It has been a lovely week with my lovely friend Kate and her boys staying with us. She does the washing and I do the cooking and the kids have a great time together. A great Easter tradition!
Happy Easter all!
If I didn’t know better…
(but I do) …I would have wondered if I was in labour last night. I had some crazy back pain and the baby was going completely loopy and felt like it was trying to get out. The bursts of pain were stopping me in my tracks and taking my breath away.
But it all calmed down after an hour or so, and being the expert I am (so I keep being told) I know it’s just all part of the late stages of pregnancy. Though, I would have hoped by this stage that the baby would be more engaged and still, and less flippy-floppy, making me nauseated.
Let’s see what tonight brings.
(And yes I know I missed yesterday’s blog post. Life!)