Waiting......

Being at home is great! I'm really enjoying having time to do things that I just never seem to get too! I've washed all the baby clothes, organised the cupboard and the room is looking good! Just needs a baby in there now. My mum has been absolutely fantastic in helping me organise and prepare.... its mothers day on 10 May, she deserves something that takes her breath away.

Edward is good, battling (more so than usual) to get up in the mornings, the wintery darkness is starting to set in and having so many public holiday's doesn't promote good routines. Alex is well, although she did fall down the stairs on Monday.... gave the side of her face a bit of a nasty bash.... poor little lamb has a cut on the side of her eye and a really nice blue eye. The joys of a good proper childhood! She's started hockey at school now, although we voted against her doing hockey today as she got a clonk on the head with the hockey ball at her first practise and she agreed that a hard hockey ball should not go anywhere near her rather blue and swollen eye. Personally I blame the rain for the slippery stairs... yes, FINALLY, we've actually had some rain so the garden looks better, even if the water restrictions remain the same.

I'm feel quite relaxed and am really enjoying the little bit of time I'm getting to myself.
Other than that, life continues as normal and we wait, and wait........

Times they are a changing

So finally, my last day at work has arrived..... Its been the first day that I've felt nervous about the life changes that are almost upon me now. Nervous, but excited. Ooooh, I don't really know what to say. Everyone at work has been great, we had a 'staff meeting' that revolved around delicious pies, sticky-buns and a cuppa.

Alex is well. Went back to school on Wednesday, all fired up to go and give Jaime a big bear hug. She's so enthusiastic it is just wonderful, I think the homework might concentrate more on numbers this term which will be good for her as she needs the practice. We had to do lots of counting last night, backwards, forwards etc. Even after various half attempts to hurry onto the reading part of her homework, I still managed to get her to go thru her sets of numbers atleast 5 times each. Concentration is normally a bit of an issue and I think her and I might have come to an 'understanding' as to what REAL concentration is..... I hope the teacher doesn't find her concentration a bit off the wall today, I hid a Chomp in her lunchbox. A Chomp for the Champ, she really has been super helpful, pro-active and enthusiastic this week.

Edward is doing very well. Healthy, focused and full of love and support. We had a fabulous 'boys' Easter Monday, cricket and good fo

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od! He continues to ensure the market stall is well stocked. He did some repairs/maintenance and added a stunning old Oeregon Pine Chest to our ever growing array of home furniture. I've put it in the dinning room next to the guitar, has made the room warmer and more cozy! The Chest will allow me to free up more cupboard space in the baby's room..... Alex has asked me if she can help me organise that cupboard... A task for the public holiday on Wednesday 22nd methinks.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to everyone!! I'm looking forward to a few days off before my last 4 days of work. Shew, just getting through the day is hard work. I was quite overwhelmed yesterday by a generous gift from Marion's neighbour, 2 big boxes of hardly used baby clothes... people are amazing!!

2.6kg and all good.

Check up today was good. All growth is normal, doctor is happy. I have to see him again in 2 weeks, says I'm welcome to go into labour whenever I want AFTER that appointment.
Shew!
We'll wait to see what the baby decides.

We had a great weekend. Alex was at her mums this weekend, Leo spent the whole of Friday night walking around trying to find Alex. Very cute. Edward and I relaxed a lot, watched cricket, market went well and we got our new phone upgrades at Game... which include shopping vouchers so now I'm an ever happier almost-new-mommy with a new washing machine. The vouchers will also take care of the camera problem. We hope to return within the next 2 weeks to get a camera. YAY for vouchers! YAY for fun shopping and upgrading our home.

36 Days!

How exciting! Such a short time now until we meet the little one! I'm feeling massive, but very healthy and happy. I do have moments of nervousness because this little one seems to enjoy dancing around an awful lot.... I try to sit quietly until the dancing slows down and we can both calmly continue our day. I cant wait to hold one of those little feet that poke my tummy so often. 'We've' been sleeping quite solidly this week which certainly has helped, and at last I'm into my last few days of work, only 9 left, but will confirm that with the doctor at our check up on Monday!
Edward has been extremely busy recently, doing lots of constructive things to build a better life for our family. I've been spending a bit of time alone with Alex which has been refreshingly wonderful, she has really helped 'lighten the load'..... she does all the bending down for me and helps with housework and dinner. We work as a team in the evening to make sure that everything gets done and that homework is a fun task and not a chore full of fighting. I'm proud of her reading progress, she really tries hard! On Tuesday night I told her that I'm proud of her and that I think she's actually very good at reading.... and completely rubbish at guessing! She enthusiastically relayed this message to dad and I'm hope it encourages her to stop guessing. I have a wonderful image in my mind, one day I will walk into the babies room and she will be sitting there reading a story to her little brother/sister. (I must get that camera sorted out!)