{52 Weeks} Week 10: Getting Ready

It seems Kahlei thinks it's about time I start getting back in the swing of changing newborns. After we read a book, she will bring me a line up of babies (chickens and giraffes included) and a stack of newborn nappies which we put aside for dolls as they let everything out! I change each baby and Kahlei takes them, cuddles and soothes them before popping them in bed, tucking them in and reading them a story.

Then we start again.

Perhaps she's worried that I won't have a clue what to do when Phoenix arrives, even though she's still in nappies...

It did get me thinking, though. When I was pregnant with Ellie I had a comprehensive list of everything we might need for her arrival. We were so organised. With Kahlei, we didn't need much to start with, but I still had everything ready/planned well before 30 weeks. I think I even had a hospital bag started...

Tomorrow, I will be 31 weeks and all we've done thus far is buy some clothes that will be way too big for him to begin with (unless he comes out the size of a 1 year old). It's not like we have everything we need, though having all the furniture is a big help. But, everything is pink. Pink sheets, pretty pink clothes, even pink walls.

We haven't even discussed what colour theme we would like for him or started organising the letters for his name, which will go on the white wall in the room. Poor little man.

I decided to peruse some online baby stores to get some inspiration and here are some things I am loving:

Waffle Blanket

Blue Sheet Set

Nappy Stacker

Flannel Wraps

Muslin Wraps

Bumbo

Lamp

Chick Magnet

Playpen (please?)

I am liking the blue and white nursery idea... Though, I can still be swayed.

8...

Yesterday afternoon Ellie and I did actually get some of what I wanted done! Woo! I have big plans for today, so much so that I am not going to have a nap while Ellie is - once I have finished lunch I'll be getting straight into it!

We have just come home from my last midwives appointment, with another midwife I didn't know. Last time around I was able to form a bond with one or two of the widwives I had seen and was lucky enough to have one of those in theater with me when I had Ellie. I am starting to worry about having someone I feel is a complete stranger go in with me, I really hope I get the one midwife I have seen this time around that I know.

I am starting to worry more and more about having to take a baby and a toddler out, especially after this morning. Ellie will no longer happily hold my hand, she's a slippery little bugger and can twist her hand out of mine so fast! She wants to follow people or pick things up off the ground or simply play 'chasies'. And she's quick! It's almost as if she doesn't want to walk, because she knows that as soon as she pulls her hand out of mine and walks away (or throws herself on the ground because I said she can't have something) that I will pick her up - that's the rule we've implemented since she could walk due to knowing there was another baby on the way. We have a Bugaboo Cameleon, a Quinny Zapp and a Baby Bjorn carrier (wow, does that sound like a whole heap of name dropping!), so it's not as if we're lacking means of transporting the girls, I just have to decide each time we go out which combination to use... Bugaboo for Bubby while Ellie walks or Ellie in the Zapp and Bubby in the carrier. I don't want to get halfway through what I am doing and think 'This was a bad idea!' I'm thinking I will avoid going out until weekends when James can be around to help, unless I absolutely can't help it (ie doctor's appointments).

I love our Zapp but at the same time I wish that when we started having problems with our Bugaboo warranty we had thought more about the fact that we would have two children, sold the Bugaboo and bought a tandem pram instead.

9...

The countdown is well and truly on and we're into single digits!

Ellie and I are still not feeling great, we've had another early nap - unfortunately someone knocked on the door and woke her before she was ready so now she's really quite grumpy.

I wanted to get on top of the laundry and organise this, that and the other this week but now I am not so sure everything will get done. They're just the little things (like rearranging cupboards and such) that I think I would like to see done before Bubby arrives because who knows when I will get time again?

Okay, I have to go and see if Ellie will have another sleep, she is being a complete misery guts!

To Grandmother's House We Go

Yesterday we went to see James's mum's new house for the first time since she's moved in. Ellie had a great time exploring the new house, chasing the cat Grandma is looking after, picking flowers and playing with the dogs. She loves Scraps but he tends to get in her face a whole lot so she prefers to play with Fiddles or throw the ball for Little Dog. She wants to be the one in their face, not the other way around, lol.

I spent the afternoon with pains in my belly and feeling quite ill. The past few days have been like that. All of a sudden I will feel like I am going to throw up. Bubby has dropped in the last few days and my hips are pretty much about to fall off. James's mum kept comenting on how HUGE my belly is and asked if I'm sure I'm not having twins. I'm sure. Well, you know... I have had 4 scans, I would assume someone would have caught on if there was twins in there.

I am pretty over being pregnant, I am exhausted, extremely sore and sick feeling. I can't wait for Bubby to be here! Okay, I can as we're not quite ready but I am very impatient to meet her and will be very glad to have my body back! 2009 is going to be a pregnancy free year! Give my poor body a break and just enjoy my girls :)

Well, I had best go - Ellie and I have been washing all Bubby's clothes, sheets and wraps, now we have to make her cot and put everything else away.

Best Baby Buys 1: Change Table

As an expectant parent it can be overwhelming to buy for the arrival of your precious baby and with December fast approaching I have been reflecting on the decisions we made while preparing for Ellie. In hindsight, there are things I wouldn't bother with, somethings that I loved having but didn't really make much difference to our day-to-day lives and somethings which were practically life savers and I would recommend them to other expectant parents in a heartbeat.

The item that I feel was our very best buy was, ironically, the one item we weren't even going to buy. We did lots of research about what we may and may not need and after much discussion decided that a change table would be a waste of money - on many forums and blogs we read how people just didn't use them once bub arrived for whatever reason.

On a trip to Babies Galore to pick up our car seat I fell in love with a simple ChildCare change table, which would just look perfect in Ellie's room next to her cot. When we got home we did some searching online and found lovely Gro-Time change table which had some curves which I loved for a great price and I had to have it!

Of course, I thought I would use it but I mainly wanted it for decorative purposes! And it did look cute...

When Ellie was born via c-section I found myself extremely relieved to have it, there was just no way I was going to be able to get down and change her on the floor/bed/lounge in those first few weeks after her birth. Now, she's 14 and a half months old and I still use it for all nappy changes at home. Lately, she has started to wriggle about and make it more difficult but I have to say that I can't imagine having to change her on the floor throughout my pregnancy, it would be a real struggle - especially now with my huge belly.

As well as the practicality of having somewhere stable to change Ellie there are the two shelves underneath to keep all our nappy change supplies together, you really do end up having a whole lot of supplies for changing such a small bottom!

With Bubby going to be a c-section birth as well I am feeling particularly glad we decided to go ahead and get one, it has been well worth the money we spent!

Seriously...

...Would the person who swapped my gorgeous little girl for the monster toddler currently residing in our home please return her IMMEDIATELY for a full exchange!

Oh. My. Gosh. Ellie is on some kind of freaky-hypo-tantrum high today! She is literally into everything and doing anything she knows she's not allowed to. I am exhausted and the day's barely half over! Thank goodness she's having a sleep right now so I can sit down, give my poor hips and back a rest.

Everything is such a drama. Just before I put her to bed I laid her on the change table for a new nappy, she looked at me like I was committing a crime and said "Ouch" in the whingiest voice I have ever heard. Ouch is her responce to most things if she doesn't want to be doing them, lol. This morning she was playing with a stamp I have, so I stamped her hand with it - she cried. I washed the stamp off - she cried. I really can't win today. Everything is met by her stamping her foot, plonking her bottom on the ground and making an offended "oh" sound or a good cry.

James mentioned that she might be worried about our impending arrival - which is probably very true. She is probably picking up on how we're feeling - especially me since she's with me allllll day and as the date approaches I am feeling more nervous, excited, scared, unprepared...

Today has made me pretty certain Ellie will be one of those toddlers who gets upto mischief as soon as I am feeding Bubby - at least for the first little while. I am thinking of organising a special box to only get out when it's feedng time with things in it to keep her entertained. I don't know what to put in it yet, though. I am also thinking I will need to have a cooking afternoon once a week or so to prepare snacks to have on hand or her so she can eat with Bubby.

27 and a half days until she's here... wow. I can't wait but I am worried about how I will handle two under two right now (with the way Ellie's been playing up). I'm also nervous about being ready. I still haven't got most of the things on my hospital bag list, exept some undies - I can't just prance around in my granny undies if it all happens sooner than expected, though, can I? There's a mental image for you all ;)

I just can't believe Bubby's arrival is so close. I am thankful that it is because I am so sore this time around. I told James yesterday that I figure Bubby is practically an elephant.. lol.

I'd best go get something done. 

  

Ellie and Her Baby

I have two Cabbage Patch dolls which I tried to get Ellie interested in a little while ago to kind of get her used to the idea of a 'baby'. I could get her to give them a kiss but then she would toss them away by their hair and pay no attention to after that. I gave up trying and put the dolls in a basket with some other toys she doesn't play with.

Yesterday we were playing in her room and she went and got one out, she carried it around for ages, hugging it, kissing it, playing with her hair and pointing to her eyes, nose and mouth. Now both dolls are in the loungeroom, though she does prefer one over the other. She is so cute with them, still a little rougher than I would like but it's good to see her with them. I will try and get some pics later, she puts them down everytime I get the camera out - Cheeky Monkey!

I've started making a list of what we need before Bubby arrives - with only 6 weeks and 4 days to go, I am starting to feel underprepared! I figured a list would help. I'm having a bit of a blank though!! I am thinking about starting to pack my hospital bag - but most things on my list I don't have yet! I want to get started because I feel like if I don't she will come earlier than expected and I won't be ready, especially since I have so many Braxton Hicks with her! With Ellie I walked and walked at 40 weeks and barely got a twinge, with Bubby I can barely do anything without getting some.  

My list so far:

Preparing for Baby

Key: Need to Buy/Get

Already Have/Just Need to Pack

Have Since Bought

Packed

 

Essentials	Hospital Bag (Me)
Toddler Bed for Ellie	Yellow Card
S’n’S Maxi Rider car seat for Ellie	Cotton/lycra full briefs
Amolin to wash clothes/sheets	Summer pjs  (button top for bf)
Nappies	Comfy pants and tops (?)
	Slippers
	Maternity Bras
	Light Dressing Gown (or the like)
	Deoderant
	Toothbrush/Tooth Paste
	Maternity Pads
	Breast Pads
	Body Wash  and cloth
	Hair Bands
Hospital Bag (Baby)	Lip Gloss
Nappies	Hair Brush
Wipes	Mascara (for pics/visitors/going home)
Nappy Rash Cream	Magazines/Reading Material
2 or 3 Light Wraps	Nibblies for late/early breast feeding
Going Home Outfit	Photo of James and Ellie
	Cameras and Chargers
	Phone and Charger
	Bags for dirty clothes

 

 

So Proud

I'm so proud of my little girl! She really coped well with the weekend considering we got her up early Saturday morning and she spent so much time in the car. There were some grizzles but that's to be expected, really.

We did the quickest round of Ikea we have ever done, purely because we knew exactly what we were there for. Ellie loved watching the people, especially the little kids that were running around which meant we got away with having her in the pram for some of the time.

We dropped in on my grandparents on the way home for half an hour or so and Ellie ran around entertaining us all before we headed home. We were all so exhausted by the end of the day!

Yesterday, we returned James's dad's car and got mine back and then came home to rearrange Ellies room. I know, I did say we weren't going to put it up this weekend but neither of us could wait! Plus, I really didn't want the big boxes and mattress cluttering up my entry. 

At first James started setting the bed up under the window because I have read to keep the cot away from windows to avoid strangulation by cords or curtains. The we decided having Ellie under the window really wouldn't work because she would stand up and pull on the blinds, which she proved by trying to reach them from the floor while we were talking about it. We stood there trying to figure out how to fit everything in the room and in the end we decided to put Ellie's bed along the wall the cot had been along and move the cot under the window. The reason we're feeling okay with this is;

1) The cord for our blinds are attached halfway up the window so there is no hanging cords
2) There's nothing attached to the bottoms of our blinds (like the beads or string) for Bubby to get tangled in
3) We don't have curtains, only shortish blinds in there
 and 4) When the choice is Ellie or Bubby there it really is better this way.

I wish we had a bigger room and didn't have this issue at all! I am thinking that we will leave it like this for now and if I think at any time that it's not a safe option in any way we might have to look into swapping rooms with them, though I don't know how our bed would fit in their room! 

We moved what James had set up (with some difficulty) and he finished putting it together, all the while Ellie was running around like a nutcase, she was so excited!  

We put the matress on and Ellie and Daddy hopped on for a test. I think she really likes that she can stand there and look out the window.   

We just happened to have been down to Allens earlier in the day to buy sheets... So, we made the bed and put her lovely My Little Pony doona on, it looked so lovely! (^Pic proof of James making the bed!) 

Ellie was straight on there, sitting, standing and at one stage she laid down but I missed it coz I was using the video camera! She knew it was hers and she was so proud!   

James moved Ellie's name to above her bed - this wall will stay pink no matter the outcome of next week's scan and the wall her name had been on will be painted green if Bubby is a boy (well, we're actually thinking about doing it anyway) and then he or she will have their name put on there, more to the left of where Ellie's name was. So, they'll have a wall that's 'theirs'. 

I said she wouldn't be going into the bed yet, that we would wait but she was so into it that we decided to try her in it anyway, plus there was the fact that she would have stood in the cot and played with the blinds had we put her in there. I wasn't sure she would stay but James put her into bed and she settled straight to sleep, just as she would have in the cot. She looked so tiny!

James was adorable, he couldn't help himself going in there all the time to look at her! 

She's had her little pillow for awhile now, we bought it at Ikea (surprise, surprise) the last time we were there and eventually got it out to help her one night when she was very congested to prop her up and help her breathe and she has used it ever since. She always looks like she's kinda smooshed into the pillow but she's really good at getting into a comfortable position where she can breathe. It was a big night for me, too - it was the first night without the motion sensors on while she was sleeping, at first I was a bit nervous but honestly, we could have stopped using it a while ago. I just didn't want to, it was my own personal security blanket!     

She didn't sleep too great, but anytime I had to go into her she hadn't sat up. I don't think the bad night was because of the new bed as I noticed this morning that her 4th top tooth has finally come through. This morning she slept until just after 7 and apparently she looked pretty proud of herself sitting up waiting for Daddy to get her :)

I was worried that she wouldn't want to go down for a nap today, that she would get up and play with things in her room but she was an angel and I have just been into her because I could hear her talking to herself. She had a nice long nap and woke up happy, which I am very happy about. Normally she will cry whenever she wakes up, day or night so this is a nice change!

I am very proud of her :)  

 

      

 

 

Getting a little organised...Or trying!!

I am in the middle of starting a meal plan and putting recipes into categories to see how it might work into our lives. I have had some dishes I have wanted to make but I never remember to write down the ingredients that we don't have so I get stuck making the same types of meals over and over.

I also hope that this will mean life will be just a tad easier when Bubby comes along. I am going through a lot of recipes for my slow cooker, which we got as a wedding pressie and have honestly never used. Right now it is sounding like a good option for some days!

I'm also going to start a list of things we need to get for Bubby/Ellie over the next 3 months, I had a comprehensive list for Ellie before she was born but it was saved on the laptop before it decided to have a meltdown so I don't have it anymore. Obviously, there wont be nearly as many things on this new list, but it would have been nice to see what was on the last one and maybe just edit it.

Ellie's First Painting Experience

Ellie and I had a great morning painting with some finger paint I made with water, corn flour and food colouring. It's the kind of paint that is more for squishing over the paper rather than actual painting. She was all for eating the blue paint after I put some gloops on our flattened Huggies box. She was looking MEGA cute wearing a t-shirt Daddy wore while we painted the house to keep her clothes clean with blue paint on her nose. Once she saw me swirling the paint around on the cardboard she got the idea, however! She got into it more than I even imagined she would! She was painting full-bodied! I love watching her explore all these new and exciting messy things! 

The Toddler Bed Debate

With less than six months until we welcome our second child into the world, I have been thinking a whole lot about what we're going to do with Ellie when Bubby arrives.

I have a few worries and, in a perfect world, I would have them in separate rooms to avoid things like one waking the other and Ellie finding her way into the cot. I have seen the bigger child almost 'loving' the baby to death and I am worried that Ellie will start climbing into the cot to get at the baby for kisses and cuddles while James and I are blissfully unaware, sleeping in the other room. James thinks this is a silly worry, maybe so but it's not that far fetched that she will be able to climb in and out of the cot by then and I am a mother, worrying is my job where my children are concerned.

Obviously, a second cot isn't really that practical, especially if we only have one more child after this. I have been doing some research and it seems that transitioning at the stage Ellie would works well for most children, which is a relief to know. The question now is, do we go with a toddler bed or simply put her straight into a 'big bed'. We have a single bed frame that we can paint and just get a mattress for her if that's the way we choose to go.

I suppose, in some ways, it makes sense to put her straight into a big bed and attach a rail on the side, I mean it would be cheaper and less moving around. But, she's going to be so little, so young and I think I would feel so much better about her being in a toddler bed. Especially since she's really into getting up and jumping on the bed. I would much prefer her to fall from a smaller height if she's going to fall. In my view it's a safer way to learn getting in and out of bed when it's so close to the floor. Plus, we can then use it for Bubby and any other children that come along in the future.

I've been looking for good quality toddler beds that will fit in with our nursery furniture, I have found one that I like at Babies Galore, it's really nice but I am currently trying to find information on whether it's a safe, well made bed or just a cute one. Currently it's on sale for $242.96
, which isn't real cheap but I won't put a price on my daughter's safety. If a toddler bed is the safest choice then that's what we will do. If another cot is the safest choice then we will look into that. I think a toddler bed might help her sleep though, she seems to sleep better in bigger beds.

If we had money to throw around we would go for a Boori, one that starts as a cot then can be transformed into a toddler bed and finally a sofa. They're soooo nice.

:(

I was so excited. I was going to Eden with James. I washed my hair, got dressed, hung the clothes, put the dishwasher on and started to wait for James only to find out he wasn't coming. I was so disappointed. Still am. Maybe tomorrow...

Anyway, after much grumbling and begging on my part, James and I did attend our Child Birth class. I don't really know if it was worth it. The day was long and the midwife doing it was strange ... I didn't feel like she answered the questions she was going to, she was always going to get back to things and never seemed to. The only new thing I came away knowing was that I do not want an epidural, which is freaking me out because I was so certain I was going to have one! I don't want anything that can prolong labour and I certainly don't want anything that may effect Ellie or mean more intervention was required (ie Forceps), which means both an epidural and pethidine are out, leaving only gas and I doubt that's going to be as helpful as I would like. I'm scared of not having the pain relief I was counting on but I think the well being of my baby is much more important, I can cope with a little more pain knowing that I am protecting her. Plus an epidural sounds nasty!

We met some nice coulples, most were older than us and because it was only one day with little interaction we didn't really get to know anyone.

We were given a book, which I have been reading and have found much more informative than the class was.

After we got lucky and didn't have to watch a birth video, we went to the movies to see Knocked Up and got a little more than I bargained for! I've never seen a birth, so I don't really know just how accurate it was but it still made me queezy!!

So, today I have been indulging my new obsession; Helium. It may be too late for me to be a writer but for now this site is giving me a buzz as I can write and get feedback of sorts.

If you want a look the banner below will take you to my page :)

Carpet Laying day

As I type our carpet is going in ... well, the bits that go in before the carpet anyway. I am so tired. I didn't sleep well last night for many reasons; I couldn't get to sleep at first because of my 'spazzy legs' (restless leg), then I had to pee once my legs had finally settled. Back in bed, warm and comfy ... almost asleep and Ellie starts wriggling and kicking me in the ribs, so I move for her which leaves me uncomfortable! Eventually off to sleep before being woken by a horrible nightmare about Ellie being kidnapped, it was so real and I woke up so upset. After that I tossed and turned, not sleeping well at all. Then, nice and early, the alarm goes off. Argh. I have found that when I don't sleep well and have to get up early I always feel so sick and crap. I have a headache and I feel I may need to run to the bathroom at any moment to vomit (though, I hope I don't get the urge as I can't go on the carpet yet!). As soon as it's all done I am going to hang the sheets and have a nap so I can - hopefully - feel better this arvo. I will be so upset if I don't feel well enough to start doing things in her room after waiting soooo long.
I, of course, need to go to the toilet now that he's in the hallway!!
Our house looks like such a mess. There's a multitude of paint tins at the back door, a change table and pram in the kitchen, a matress in the entrance in front of all of Ellie's furniture. Our bed frame is in front of the TV and the feet and head are next to the couch. I am sitting amongst all our pillows and blankets on the couch. The bench is nice and sparkly, though, that's something! What do people do with their stuff when they get their whole house recarpeted? That would be a nightmare in my opinion.
And I lied!!
There are walls left to paint. Infact, there's a whole room!! Stupid toilet. I was so glad to be done, then James read my entry and was like "What about the toilet." Damn.

I was just going through my emails and one had this written in big letters across the top: Week 35: You have 36 days until Friday, August 10, 2007.

I was thinking in terms of 5 weeks - but, 36 days makes everything seems so much closer! I am beginning to realise we're probably not going to have a weekend just to be. Just for the two of us to relax. Tomorrow is our Birth Class and we'll want to do her nursery. Next weekend we're off to IKEA to get some more furniture as we figure we wont be able to do it once Ellie's here, especially since we always end up filling the boot and backseat of the car when we go. There's still the toilet to paint, as I mentioned and some other bits and pieces like the front door and door frames around the back door. There was something else, too, that I wanted to mention. I'd just like to be able to sit and be together. Maybe go somewhere nice for a walk and some lunch and be a couple without kids for the last time.

I want the carpet to be done now *pouts* I need to go to the toilet and my sheets need hanging and I need a nap!! All this has to happen before my date with Oprah!

Stuff

28 Weeks today!

Seems the third trimester is going to fly past... I am not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing! James is in painting Ellie's room, it's looking so good, she's going to love it! We got a canvas James bought off Ebay today and it's mega cute. I can't wait to put in all her funiture and organise everything.

 

I'm starting to worry about all the things I have to get done before she arrives, all the things we have to buy, I am worried I will leave important things undone!

 

Ellie's been wriggling around alot today and giving my ribs some good hard kicks.

 

Work has been so draining, more so than normal as we've had alot of issues come to a head and everyone's been having meetings with our manager and there are fights and all kinds of things going on. I just can't wait for July, I can't wait to get some rest and not have so much to worry about - it's a big responsibility when I am not so with it!

 

I kicked my toe today and now it's all sore and swollen :(

 

Have I mentioned we've got our car seat and change table?? I am so excited and I so want to put the change table together.

We got the Safe-N-Sound Meridian, which was our number one choice. We didn't get the colour we originally wanted, which was a grey but the browns we ended up getting has grown on me and I am kind of glad we got it now.

We got a Gro Time change table, which we had never seen before, we had planned on getting a Childcare one but in the end the Gro Time one looked that little bit better and had wheels on all the legs in stead of only two.

I am wanting to look into doing Baby signing. I have read some things and really love the idea of giving Ellie a way to communicate with us before she can really talk. I believe it will help diminish frustration for all of us, but particularly for her. And it's so cute when you see a little one signing and understanding. I don't know the best books/options to go with, but I will research and see what comes up.

James is about to put up Ellie's canvas :)

 

 

 

 

Can You Believe It?

Exactly three months until our due date. Is that insane or what?

I am still not feeling great, but better than yesterday luckily.

I'm watching Dr Phil, well trying. My concentration keeps dropping and I forget to keep watching! I am really just waiting for Oprah and then I will have another sleep. I can't believe how much I need to sleep right now.

Little Girl is happily kicking away today. I already know she's going to be a Daddy's Girl and I think she's already got Daddy wrapped around her little finger (he just doesn't know it yet ;))

I'm not really sure if I am allowed to share her name on here...
It's hard to know we're having a girl and not call her by name. And as I can't really be sure anyone actualy reads this, maybe I will disclose the name we have chosen. Her first name we've had since before we knew we were pregnant, her middle name proved difficult - nothing seemed to work until after we came home from our wedding. We decided to give her a middle name that reflects our time in Broome.

Our Daughter will be

We've chosen to name her after the cyclone for many reasons. We wanted something that would always mean something to us and our time in Broome was magical and this is perfect. Plus, I am sure Ellie will turn our lives upside down - she'll be out own little personal cyclone. Like the one we were threatened with, sometimes it will be scary, sometimes it will be stormy but it will be an adventure we have never experienced before, it will be an adventure we would never want to change.

It amazes me how in love with her I am already. I can't even imagine how much stronger that feeling will be when I hold her in my arms for the first time.

Last Catch Up

So that I am not forever doing this catch up thing, I'll do a run down of the rest of our time to now.

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We Have A Dyson

And James is in love with it!! He's doing the floors now and is getting so excited. I keep hearing him laugh at another little feature he's found. It's too cute.

We also got a knife that is absolutly beautiful to cut with and a baby suit that says "Precious". We're really getting into buying baby clothes - we got some of the most adorable things on the weekend at an Allens sale.

We got our invitation for our reception today - I was very impressed. I have no idea what's being planned, which is fine with me at the moment.

 

 

Deliveries

Tonight when we got home from work we had two big packages on our verandah. Our cot’s here! It’s so exciting. We can’t open it and put it up, though, as we have nowhere to put it until we’ve cleared out all our junk and done up the nursery.

*Jumps Up and Down*

Babie’s Galore will match DJ! Woo!

Bugaboo!

Oh!! I found Bugaboos on sale at David Jones! $200 off, which means we can get the Cameleon

Our Cot!

Tonight we ordered our cot!