1 month to D-Day!!

Where does the time go? Crazy, crazy to think its exactly 1 month today til d-day (delivery day). Its all getting VERY real! But before I get into that I'll do my typical life stuff update :)

On the school front, we've just started Week 2 of Term 3, and I plan on working until end of Week 4, so only 14 days working left! Feels like ages, but I'm sure it will fly! I have a few responsibilities in the next few weeks, 2 debates (one as a coach, another to adjudicate), education week assemblies, then class stuff. I've managed to set myself a rather crazy challenge of having the kids script, rehearse, perform, film and edit their own drama films. All within 14 days.... oh my, what was I thinking?! Anyways... it is what it is. We'll see how we go!

At home, we've well and truly finished the renos, however the cornice in the kitchen still needs a lick of paint - but that's a result of J working most Saturdays and afternoons for himself now. Which is great - but means the little jobs at home are that much more difficult to get to. Plus he's caring for his heavily pregnant, lazy wife. There are a few minor aesthetic things to do for the baby's room - like the curtains that Mum has made. But the chair etc is in and it's pretty much ready for Bubba Wyatt arrival!

In preggers news alot has been happening - feels like its all things baby now! Since we last spoke, I was thrown a beautiful Baby Shower, which many of you attended. It was held at Masonic Club in Mortdale and luckily (despite some rain earlier in the week) the weather wasn't too bad. We were on the front balcony, which can be quite uncomfortable, but with some fancy decorations (Thanks Lin and Nic), it was transformed into a beautiful baby shower oasis. I had an absolute blast and was bowled over by how generous everyone was. Bubba Wyatt is clearly very loved and is going to be one spoilt child.

We've also been to the first of our two parenting classes run by St George Hospital in order to better prepare us for the arrival of bubba and to be parents. It was all on the stages of labour, pain relief and generally what to expect of birth. It was pretty relieving for both J and I as I'd done a fair bit of reading which we had discussed and made decisions about together, so when we were questions we were well informed and on the same page....This Saturday we have the second class which covers breastfeeding, bathing etc - Should be fun :)

In myself I've started to balloon - and not just in my belly. My feet are pretty much full of fluid by the end of the day that they look like pillows. I no longer fit in most of my shoes, I'm wearing J's thongs and have invested in a pair of HUGE shoes. I hope my feet dont stay like this! The waking up to pee over night has accelerated and I am lucky if I can get 2 straight hours before I need to get up again. But I guess its good prep for feedings etc.

Also, after much convincing (Kehlet!) I've finally sat down and started a list for what I'll need to take to hospital for labour and the stay in the maternity ward afterwards as I've been told from week 37 you can go anytime!!! But I've been looking pretty carefully at some of the scarier stuff on my list that I had been refusing to deal with - like large Granny style undies and maternity pads! (So sorry if that's an overshare). So in the next few weeks we'll make the final purchases and pack said bag. Jarratt also seems to be feeling the impeding doom as well as on Sunday morning he fitted the baby capsule in Max and put some vital materials in the boot in case I give birth in the car (LOL), like a big blanket, a few towels and a 2 litre bottle of water..... I seriously cant stop laughing about it! We literally live 10 minutes MAX from the hospital, but I guess you can never be too prepared.

So, thats all in my world.

Hows things with you all? I hope this post finds you happy and well. Lots of love, Bec and Bump. xxx

12...11...10...9!!!

Wow, where does the time go? Less than 10 weeks til we can introduce you all to little bubba wyatt and I can't wait!!!! Since I last posted, not alot has changed life wise - however my belly has well and truly popped, but more on that in a bit...

Firstly, school continues to keep me on my toes, I've got 8 more get ups until the holidays, which I'm desperately hanging out for. Not just because I'm preggers, but because it has been such a busy 8 weeks. My debating team won their second debate and are due to compete in the third round this week. NAPLAN was a stressful week for the kids, parents and teachers alike but my Prac student teacher turned out to be a bit of a god sent and I spent most of her final days kicking back and relaxing. I have completed all my reports and have parent teacher interviews next week along with two planning days to organise stuff for next term. I've also met my replacement for when I take leave, his name is Ben and seems like a really sweet guy, very new to teaching, but I know the Stage 3 boys will appreciate having a bloke on staff. In regards to my Maternity leave, I plan on working into next term a little bit, everyone I speak to who has had a baby thinks I'm nuts! As it is I've said I'll work until Week 4 of Term 3, which puts me at 38 weeks. Eeck! But, we'll see how I go.

At home, the renos have pretty much finished up, the kitchen now just needs the final lick of paint over the cornice and the baby's room is pretty much done, we are tossing up some shelves or storage, but its not desperate. A few Saturdays ago J and I put up a border print around the walls of the nursery and it nearly ended our relationship, haha. It was a very stressful experience, but I think you'll agree it looks great! I know its a little impractical, but I don't care. In other news the washing machine we've had as long as we've been together finally died, and on a very chaotic Sunday we bought a new one and a laptop, which I'm writing to you on now. But we managed to sell Zeke, 2 days after advertising it online for 6000, so there is a little cashola in the bank to splurge with!



In pregger news, my tummy has started to expand, but I still am not huge, considering I only have 9ish weeks left. But nonetheless I have needed to invest in a new pair of jeans. I've also suddenly been penalised for all my cruisy months of being pregnant, by getting every niggling ailment you can think of. I've experienced heartburn,  I'm running to the toilet pretty regularly now, I've started to waddle, my balance is starting to feel the effects of my belly and I find picking things up off the floor is quite difficult now, I've got a bit of swelling in my fingers which means I have resorted to not wearing my wedding or engagement rings, sleeping through nights is no longer possible and I've become the laziest lady ever! Jarratt's been an absolute prince! I really don't know how people do this on their own. I mean, despite working 6 days a week at the moment (5 for switch, 1 for himself) he is still cooking EVERY night, keeping the house tidy (I do some chores, but its minimal), basically keeping me comfortable and telling me I'm beautiful despite how unattractive I feel! Also, I have yet to vomit, yay!!!!

Oh... actually I lie. I recently went to Port Stephens with Mum, Rob and J to do a Whale watching cruise over the long weekend and normally I'm fine on boats and never get sea sick but about 2 hours into the cruise I began to feel quite queasy! I decided to follow the captains advice and move from the top outdoor deck to the inside middle deck and as soon as I opened the door to enter the cabin - a smell of sick washed over me and that was it, I took off to the bathroom and ... well, you know. I then decided I was better off being queasy on the top deck than sitting inside with that smell! The cruise was great though we saw about 7 whales from a distance, but I don't know if Bubba Wyatt is going to have the same sea legs as its mum and dad. oh well....

But in all other things Bubba Wyatt, he/she is kicking along,I'm sure the little thing is going to be a soccer player or something! Its incredibly active!!! Now when it starts kicking and flapping around my stomach actually changes shape - sometimes like a tent or an elbow sticking out. Nothing clearly defined yet, like a foot or anything, but I'm hopeful hahaha. Its like something out of alien, like my stomach is about to burst open, its kinda freaky really! I've also had a lot more people throwing their two cents into the debate of boy vs girl. So far most opinions and even some of the old wives tales point to boy. My wedding ring rocking back and forth over my stomach on a chain, the way I'm carrying, all that stuff. Its fun to listen to the craziness, but at the end of the day - that's all it is, craziness! I honestly don't care either way.... I know that's cliched, but I can see pros and cons for both. I just cant wait til its here and I can hold it and share it with all of you! :)

We've got a midwife appointment tomorrow, but at the last appointment we were in and out in about 15minutes. With a quick check of a heartbeat and a push and prod we were given two thumbs up and sent on our way with more paperwork for more blood tests! This time it was another round of check up ones and a new one called the glucose test. Basically to check if I have diabetes. It was the worst one I've ever done! I had to drink 50ml of like syrup, wait an hour then have more blood taken. And they do take a bit, let me tell you! Made me feel quite light headed and dizzy. So we get those results tomorrow - fingers crossed all goes well.

Well I think that's it!
Hope everything is well in your world.

Sometimes the smallest things, take up the most room in your heart xxx

Welcome to another update in all things Bubba Wyatt. Since I last posted, life has gathered speed at a break neck rate! I can’t believe I’m already 26 weeks along in this pregnancy thing! Time is just flying by!!!

On the baby front everything is going swimmingly with little one, I've started to realise I can’t go at my pre-preggers pace anymore.  So, I have slowed right down since we last spoke, I fade a lot faster, don't seem to have as much energy and despite my attempts can’t sleep in. I think it’s my body preparing for the all nighters - lol. I have mixed nights, sometimes I can sleep straight through for 6ish hours, other nights I'm up and down all night. It’s really inconsistent. I've also started having really crazy vivid dreams - none of which I can remember right now, thanks to my blanking disease!

My emotions are also heightened, I've never been one to cry at commercials or anything like that, I consider myself a fairly upbeat person, but the other night watching castaway (yes the movie with tom hanks) had me crying uncontrollably - I felt ridiculous but couldn't stop. Its not all the time, and I don’t think I'm being irrational (although J may say otherwise, hehe) but things that I would normally be able to hold inside are bursting out of my eyelids now, its crazy!!!! I've been told its the hormones.... grrrr- I really dislike hormones, those little culprits are responsible for EVERYTHING! My headaches, my breakouts, my frenzy need to buy everything RIGHT NOW! But thankfully my festival of nesting is just about finished, the cot has been assembled, the nursery is beginning to take shape, we have purchased a pram/capsule combination thing and have booked in a date for the baby shower (8th July). 

But in more exciting news, we have also bought a new car - Max, which is FANTASTIC! Its a white Mitishibushi ASX and its got plenty of room for bub and bubs things (car seat, pram etc) and whilst I am DEVASTATED I have to sell Zeke, I knew it would need to happen eventually and it was only a matter of time. But his new owner is the sweetest Japanese man who I know will take good car of him. 

So its all stations to babyville - I feel super organised, just the way I like it and am happy to spend Sundays lying in bed with Jarratt, while he feels the little flutters beneath my skin. Its all very heartwarming. The baby's kicks have continued but have become less intense - I've read this is because it now has less space, but still makes me happy when I feel them, but also a little stressed if I dont at a particular time, when I normally would.

Recently, I’ve actually feel like I'm starting to look preggers, although the world may not have caught up yet. I had my first 'when are you due?' out at the shops the other day (only took 6 months!!!!!) but I still replied 'huh?' as its not a frequent thing I'm asked and the women freaked out and said, “you are pregnant right?” I was like, “oh yeah, due on August 23^rd”. To which she gave the standard shocked reply 'but you're so little'. So I continue to field the disbelief and wide-eyed looks of those around me who are shocked that I’m so far along with such a little bump.

On the cuter side, I've found myself subconsciously rubbing my tummy now and then and smiling at the thought that in less than 3 and a half months we're going to have a child. A little person, so small and cute and lovable. You all know how much I love kids and I cant wait to have one of my very own. Jarratt makes jokes that I'm going to smother it. I know he's right, but I love it so much already and I can't even see it yet! 

I've also developed some pregnancy related conditions which are incredibly frustrating, one is dropsies - which I'm sure your all familiar with and the other is blanking. It’s terrible!!! I'll be talking and literally in the middle of the sentence I'll forget what I was talking about - which is not great when you're teaching pretty switched on 11 year olds 6 hours a day! So I've set about setting reminders, writting post its and just about any other helpful techniques I can use to ensure I dont forget everything!

We also had the 19 week ultrasound about 2 months ago, it was A-MA-ZING! It left me contemplating how much one of those machines would cost! I could seriously sit and watch little one ALLLL day! The lovely Lesley (the lady who did the exam) was very thorough, measured just about everything! The head, the hands, the leg bone, the spine, everything! Took about an hour and she kept saying how beautiful and perfect things were, which I'm sure she says to everyone but it was still nice to hear. Especially since J and I had not had the 12 week scan that checks for abnormalities (as it wouldn't make a difference to us) we weren't sure of any disabilities the child may have, but as far as its skeleton and sizing go everything was "perfect and beautiful". PHEW! But the best thing was we were able to see the heart beating!!!! That was crazy!?! It was hypnotic! The little thing beating so fast and strong, 148 bpm, which is about average. So beautiful.  The ultrasound was followed by our monthly midwife appointment where we got to discuss the results. She mentioned changing my due date as MOST of the baby's measurements made me more pregnant then they thought, so panicked I was like "Most? Which ones aren’t?" Thinking we're going to have some t-rex style armed kid, or one with a little head. She reassured me saying that it was ok, the baby just had little legs - J and I both laughed at that and then I turned to J and said "Well that would be YOUR fault (lol)" Being the giant that he is! Hahaha. A couple of nights afterwards the bubba was performing a floor routine of gymnastics in my stomach when I turned to him and said "This kid is so active, I wish sometimes it would give me a break and just sit still" and calmly he turned to me smiled and said "Well that would be YOUR fault!" But yeah, its been a roller coaster so far, but I always liked that ride at the show!

In reno news, over the Easter long weekend, we managed to get alot of our renos done and when I say 'we' I actually mean Jarratt, hahaha.  The kitchen is now fitted out with the glass splashback, kickboards and bulkheads. Just need to cornice the ceiling and its done! Jarratt and our friend Nathan also got moving on reflooring the unit, after waiting almost two months for some pretty stylish colonial oak flooring, it was finally in stock and laid on our floor. However due to a slight miscalculation we are around one box short of finishing the whole dining room. But luckily we were able to order and quickly pick up an additional few boxes and her presto it was done and it looks beautiful! However, I did slightly panic when I looked at the colour of our couch against the colour of the floor and threw my hands in the air and cried “we need a new couch it looks terrible!” But with a few smart accessories (rug and cushions) it’s all come together nicely. So strike the last preggers panic! :)

We've also started the long, daunting hunt for major items of furniture including a dining table and buffet. A few weeks ago we found a buffet we liked and it recently got delivered. The table however has been a little harder, at the moment we're using the outdoor wicker set Mum bought us for Christmas, and its working a treat, so for the time being that'll do!

Wow, what an update! My fingers are cramping up ;)

But its been a busy few months and I cant see it slowing down anytime soon.

Buckle up friends, its going to be an exciting ride.

Love Bec and Bump, xxx

Our Blissful Babymoon

Jarratt and I travelled to tropical north queensland for our babymoon. We had a great time relaxing, eating and wandering around the Daintree Rainforest. It was a blissful 4 days that words can not describe. So check out the video all about our wonderful trip! xxx