I am going to write about it on here, because frankly the guys at work just don't want to hear me go on & on about cute clothing & shoes:)
My parents sent me a GORGEOUS maternity dress for my b-day, I tried it on last night & really want to think of a good excuse to wear it this weekend! It is dressy, but perhaps I can dress it down with some flat shoes..... :) It will be PERFECT for the wedding we are attending early next month - flattering & classy!
I also have 2 other cute new maternity shirts - one from Grandma Sis & one from my auntie Joni - thanks guys:)
Murray's gift to me was cash to shop with because he tried & tried to find me the one thing I wanted - a pair of rocket dog shoes - and it turned out they just aren't sold at all anymore in Australia:( The US sites didn't have the styles I liked, so I ended up ordering them from the UK. They are like slip on sneakers - comfy with good support but SUPER cute!! I ordered 2 pairs, and the shipping cost wasn't actually too bad. I saw on ups.com today that they arrived in the country yesterday (not bad considering I ordered on Tuesday!!) and were cleared by customs & sent out for delivery - YAYYYYY! I can't WAIT to see/wear them! I also spent the rest of my b-day shopping cash on 2 pairs of completely impractical but GORGEOUS heels. I know they won't do me much good once my feet start to swell, but I do hope that doesn't happen til AFTER our friends get married at the beginning of April - cause I already have a pair picked our for the Hens night & the wedding!!
Tomorrow morning I'm off to enjoy my b-day gift from my in-laws - a relaxing facial - I can NOT wait!!! I haven't had a facial since I got pregnant, as I tried to avoid anything like that til after the first trimester, and now that I'm well beyond that I am THRILLED to be going - whooo hoooo!
Friday, March 12, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
ZOO DAY BDAY
Sydney Wildlife World
"Another bloody tourist....."
"What?? Something in my teeth..?"
Cry me a river.
No Swimming
Skippy Stunt double.
Check out my tongue.....oh yeah and eye balls!
The old yawn and stretch make out move - croc style. He looks pleased with himself!
KB Feet....sniff sniff?
Trying....to...stay....awake...
Running.....Running......
Give me FIVE Skip.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...................
Ducks with Flames? Flaming Duck (Said with Alf Stewart voice)
Awwwwww......Thanks to Murray for the great comments:) It was a really fun day!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Happy B-day to Me
Saturday night my b-day pressie from Helen was a trip to Darling Harbour for a lovely dinner and..............
The Backstreet Boys!!!!!!
Kind of silly, but they each made a video clip based on I'm assuming their favorite movie's - one did the Matrix, one did Fight Club, etc. Weird, but interesting to watch while they changed outfits:)
I think AJ is looking quite old with his shaved head - he sounded good though
But Nik was the STAR!!! He was fantastic - his voice was spot on! Brian unfortunately was not, I think maybe he was sick? But he did not sound good when he had solo bits.
Overall - it was SO fun!!!!! I feel like such a teenager saying it - but I do still love the Backstreet Boys:) I sang along to every song I knew (which was everything but the new album) and it was FUN! Love the old classics (can you believe they have been together for 17 years??? wow)! I had trouble getting to sleep that night because Incompleeeeeeeeete kept going over & over in my head!
Alllllllllllllllllright!
(I'm going to post a bunch of videos just for you Jolie:)
Dance, dance dance!
On Sunday (the day I officially entered the low 30's..... 31 to be precise) Murray took me to Darling Harbour.
We went to lunch at Chinta Ria as I have always wanted to try eating there (and to get a picture with the buddah!).
This is the dress Murray got me for M&M day - it makes me feel like the bump is massive, but it sure is cute & comfy:) The meal was not so great, I wish we had just gone to Wagamamas instead - but oh well, next time! At least the starters were nice:)
I will post pictures of our excursion later that day to Wildlife World soon :)
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Week 23
*How far along?: 23 weeks
*Total weight gain: 5.5 kilos - which is about 12 pounds
*How big is baby?: Sparky is (still) the size of a papaya
Baby's little face is fully formed...minus the baby fat, of course. The next task at hand for baby: sprouting two teeny-tiny nipples! He has also started blinking his eyelids!
*Maternity clothes?: I found maternity jeans this week YAY!!! It's certainly not cold yet, but I know I'll need them on the weekends as autumn progresses.
*Sleep?: Uncomfortable
*Best moment this week?: Hearing Sparky's heartbeat at my ob appointment.
*Movement?: Lots!
*Food cravings?: Just food in general - I have been SO hungry - eating like crazy! Although I did buy a little bag of mini Reece's peanut butter cups for my b-day and OMG they are good.
*Labor signs?: too soon for that!
*Belly button in or out?: Innie - but getting flatter by the day - eeeeek!
*What I miss: nothing
*What I'm looking forward to: I'm looking forward to dressing up for Cameron & Nicole's wedding next month! That'll be fun:)
*Milestone:
1. Well this was really last week - but thanks to Helen's help Sparky is now down on waiting lists for a couple of the best day cares in the area where we live. We don't need day care until July 2011, but some of the places already have 3 year waiting lists!!!! So we went and visited a bunch of places & now I know which ones to definitely strike off the list and which ones to harass periodically about making sure Sparky stays on the list because they are SO fantastic!
2. Also this was the first week I got sick. Let's just call it the popcorn hot dog incident. We went to the movies, I ate a lot of popcorn, I had 1 bite of hotdog and this all equaled a night of being very sick - not nice. Lesson learnt - I am now off both popcorn & of course hotdogs (ewww I don't eat those anyway - I was just hungry and it smelled nice, I claim temporary insanity) for the rest of this pregnancy. I eat really healthy - but I think it was just a reminder that I need to not slack even once & awhile!
*Total weight gain: 5.5 kilos - which is about 12 pounds
*How big is baby?: Sparky is (still) the size of a papaya
Baby's little face is fully formed...minus the baby fat, of course. The next task at hand for baby: sprouting two teeny-tiny nipples! He has also started blinking his eyelids!*Maternity clothes?: I found maternity jeans this week YAY!!! It's certainly not cold yet, but I know I'll need them on the weekends as autumn progresses.
*Sleep?: Uncomfortable
*Best moment this week?: Hearing Sparky's heartbeat at my ob appointment.
*Movement?: Lots!
*Food cravings?: Just food in general - I have been SO hungry - eating like crazy! Although I did buy a little bag of mini Reece's peanut butter cups for my b-day and OMG they are good.
*Labor signs?: too soon for that!
*Belly button in or out?: Innie - but getting flatter by the day - eeeeek!
*What I miss: nothing
*What I'm looking forward to: I'm looking forward to dressing up for Cameron & Nicole's wedding next month! That'll be fun:)
*Milestone:
1. Well this was really last week - but thanks to Helen's help Sparky is now down on waiting lists for a couple of the best day cares in the area where we live. We don't need day care until July 2011, but some of the places already have 3 year waiting lists!!!! So we went and visited a bunch of places & now I know which ones to definitely strike off the list and which ones to harass periodically about making sure Sparky stays on the list because they are SO fantastic!
2. Also this was the first week I got sick. Let's just call it the popcorn hot dog incident. We went to the movies, I ate a lot of popcorn, I had 1 bite of hotdog and this all equaled a night of being very sick - not nice. Lesson learnt - I am now off both popcorn & of course hotdogs (ewww I don't eat those anyway - I was just hungry and it smelled nice, I claim temporary insanity) for the rest of this pregnancy. I eat really healthy - but I think it was just a reminder that I need to not slack even once & awhile!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Lovely weekend
Although it is now Wednesday, I would still like to do a weekend review (finally)
We managed to make it down to the beach both Saturday & Sundy morning - which for some reason isn't something that happens too often (just too busy usually!) On Saturday there was a big dress up volleyball competition going on down at the beach, I really wish we had brought the camera!! There was a flinstones team, mario brothers, hula girls, etc etc - there must have been 20 teams dressed up - fun! We also went for a swim down at the Manly end of the beach which was SO lovely & refreshing:) It's nearing the end of summer here - but gosh it can still be quite hot during the day and that cool ocean water feels great!
Sunday when we went down to the beach it looked bizarre. The beach was closed and the life guards kept annoucing that they recommended everyone stay out of the water & off the sand. The tsunami warning from the earthquake in Chile was sent out to the East Coast of Australia saying the wave was meant to hit around 8am. We waited around for ages to see it, but it never happened. Good to be careful I guess though. There was also live music down at the Corso - a band of 2 sisters & a brother and WOW they were pretty darn good, so we sat & listened & enjoyed & just relaxed - lovely:)
A reporter down at Manly doing his waiting for the tsunami report (in admist all the seaweed - yuck!)
Me resting on the walk to Shelly Beach next to some random guy with Manly in the background
And we shared some nachos out in Manly:) After a week of eating super healthy, a bit of nachos & cheese & guac really hit the spot!
We managed to make it down to the beach both Saturday & Sundy morning - which for some reason isn't something that happens too often (just too busy usually!) On Saturday there was a big dress up volleyball competition going on down at the beach, I really wish we had brought the camera!! There was a flinstones team, mario brothers, hula girls, etc etc - there must have been 20 teams dressed up - fun! We also went for a swim down at the Manly end of the beach which was SO lovely & refreshing:) It's nearing the end of summer here - but gosh it can still be quite hot during the day and that cool ocean water feels great!
Sunday when we went down to the beach it looked bizarre. The beach was closed and the life guards kept annoucing that they recommended everyone stay out of the water & off the sand. The tsunami warning from the earthquake in Chile was sent out to the East Coast of Australia saying the wave was meant to hit around 8am. We waited around for ages to see it, but it never happened. Good to be careful I guess though. There was also live music down at the Corso - a band of 2 sisters & a brother and WOW they were pretty darn good, so we sat & listened & enjoyed & just relaxed - lovely:)
A reporter down at Manly doing his waiting for the tsunami report (in admist all the seaweed - yuck!)
Me resting on the walk to Shelly Beach next to some random guy with Manly in the background
And we shared some nachos out in Manly:) After a week of eating super healthy, a bit of nachos & cheese & guac really hit the spot!
Week 22
*How far along?: 22 weeks
*Total weight gain: 5.5 kilos - which is about 12 pounds
*How big is baby?: Sparky is now the size of a papaya
Watch what you say -- baby is now able to hear outside noise from down in the womb. Studies show that baby finds gentle music and your own voice most soothing. Nipples are starting to sprout, and that little face is fully formed. And, baby's starting to settle into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn't be hard to figure out when -- just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop.
*Maternity clothes?: Yes of course. I got into a swim suit on a crowded public beach for the first time this week - my belly felt HUGE in a bikini!
*Sleep?: Really starting to get uncomfortable.... apparently last night I was snoring away on my back so got proded until I turned back on my side. The bump is just getting uncomfortable to sleep with on my side - I think I need to do a bit more trial & error with building myself a little pillow cocoon. Worse dream of the week: waking up because I was dreaming I had leeches all over my feet & legs - lovely.
*Total weight gain: 5.5 kilos - which is about 12 pounds
*How big is baby?: Sparky is now the size of a papaya
Watch what you say -- baby is now able to hear outside noise from down in the womb. Studies show that baby finds gentle music and your own voice most soothing. Nipples are starting to sprout, and that little face is fully formed. And, baby's starting to settle into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn't be hard to figure out when -- just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop.*Maternity clothes?: Yes of course. I got into a swim suit on a crowded public beach for the first time this week - my belly felt HUGE in a bikini!
*Sleep?: Really starting to get uncomfortable.... apparently last night I was snoring away on my back so got proded until I turned back on my side. The bump is just getting uncomfortable to sleep with on my side - I think I need to do a bit more trial & error with building myself a little pillow cocoon. Worse dream of the week: waking up because I was dreaming I had leeches all over my feet & legs - lovely.
*Best moment this week?: Seeing Sparky's movement from the outside!
*Movement?: Nearly a week ago now (Feb 28th to be precise) I saw a kick that was so strong my belly actually moved. Murray & I were both amazed - and we have seen it a few times since then this week as well - I guess Sparky is getting nice & strong in there!
*Food cravings?: I did eat a lot of dill pickles this week as snacks.... nothing more interesting than that though:) More that Murray has been cooking some lovely lean meals lately - the pork steaks we had last night covered in wholegrain mustard then rolled in breadcrumbs were GORGEOUS!!
*Labor signs?: too soon for that!
*Belly button in or out?: Innie
*What I miss: being able to comfortably paint my toe nails. I'm JUST about the point where I can't do it myself anymore cause the bump is in the way for me to lean forward!
*What I'm looking forward to: Hearing Sparky's heartbeat at our doctor's appointment tomorrow!
*Milestone: Well it was a big milestone for me - I bought our first baby outfit!! Last night before grocery shopping I popped in a few shops and found a GORGEOUS one piece outfit with feet, and a matching hat (July is winter here after all!). It is white with little stars all over it and has a matching hat and a 'precious' badge on the chest - so cute. So I bit the bullet & just bought it. I have been quite hesitant to buy anything up til now..... but it did feel GREAT to finally pick something out for Sparky:) Also the gorgeous girl & boy outfits Grandma Sis sent this week were fun - toooo cute! Makes me think oh sure I can dress a boy in pink!?! Or maybe not, ha ha, but the blue outfit is definitely something either sex could wear - super cute!!
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