Birth Announcement...

Just a quick update to let you all know that Axel Luke Mitchell joined our family on Sunday 27th March 2011 at 1.35pm weighing in at a whopping 9lb 1oz {4110grams/4.11kgs}.

Pics and Birth story to come later...

Things I've been very thankful for this time round...

Obviously my health - this pregnancy has most likely been my easiest healthwise... there are lots of contributing factors to that, the main one being that I gave up smoking 2 1/2 years ago, so my body was actually good to start with :)

Other things I've been extremely thankful for this time round are:

I'm not sure how I would have coped without the old faithful quick-eze... even now at over 41 weeks, the heartburn is unbearable without it...

My water filter... which goes well with the ice I've been craving {see this post}...

bub2b maternity clothing... available at K-mart stores nationwide... affordable, comfortable and fashionable... what more can I say...

trying to bring baby on...

Well this morning I have an appointment with my midwife to be monitored again on the CTG {I can see this becoming the story of my life till baby arrives} and for another stretch n sweep... after that, I really seriously need to look at ways of naturally bringing this baby on, because Wednesday 30th March, 7.30pm is actually fast approaching, and I don't want to be induced if I can help it...

I had booked an acupuncture session for later today, but wont make it in time with having to be monitored this morning so I've had to cancel it, and will rebook for Monday/Tuesday if I'm still pregnant, which fingers crossed I wont be....
So wish me luck...

UPDATE from this morning's post...

Had monitoring at the hospital, and baby is doing everything s/he should be doing... I was even having tightenings {I thought I have been having them}... scan showed bub's has plenty of fluid still, and placenta is working perfectly...

SO....

They are happy to let me go 7 more days... induction has been booked for Wednesday 30th March, 7.30pm, but here's hoping I don't need it...

now come on little bubba - it's time to come out now...

Time to get Monitoring...

Today I am 11 days overdue by my dates, and 5 days overdue by scan dates.  I had a midwife appointment yesterday, and while all is well with both me and bubs, my midwife had to refer to the hospital doctors for monitoring/induction talks etc etc...

And yesterday afternoon {like 3 hrs after she faxed them} the hospital contacted my midwife to inform her that they required my presence at 10am today for a day stay in the Day Assessment Unit... I have no idea what will be happening today...

I have no idea what to expect and I'm kinda nervous to be honest... But I will try and keep you all informed...

Quick Update...

I'm still in one piece...

41 weeks today - who would have thought I'd make it this far, 4 weeks ago, my midwives didn't even think I'd get to 38 weeks... !!

I've got a photo, but it's on my camera, which is in the car, and I can't be bothered getting off my backside to get it inside :)

My feet have been very very swollen, so am concentrating hard on staying off them for now...

So thats where I'm at...

Can't get enough...

ahhhh ice... I can't seem to get enough of it at the moment... I fill up a glass of ice, then add chilled water... yum... I love it when the ice melts a bit then I eat it... weird aye??




Thank goodness for our new fridge with the auto ice maker lol

baby update...

Nothing yet people... sorry... I do have a midwife appointment today though, and thats about it to do with the baby lol

big day...

Well today is my due date... what does the day ahead of me hold...?

At this stage {9.19am} the day ahead is a day filled with working around the house... there are lawns to be mowed, gardens to be weeded, a swing set to put together {more about that another day soon}, a bedroom to complete {ours}, washing to be down, trees to be pruned...

So to all those wondering.... no I haven't yet had the baby... hopefully I don't go too far overdue... but I'm ok with being a little late :)

Baby things... or not

bought this for the baby... hmmmm....

things that would come in handy...

Wonder Undies - what a GREAT idea... might just have to buy these tonight....

Bbox Nappy Caddy - pity these have sold out...

Thats all for now :)  Pity I'm not having a baby shower this time round *sigh*

aawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

babies nappies all washed

babies clothes all washed

now all I need is the baby

Tupperware Must Go!

I have a Tupperware Cupboard - yes, a whole cupboard just for Tupperware... is that so wrong???

What about when the cupboard looks like this:

What about when the cupboard looks like that, AND there is Tupperware still in boxes from the house move 6mths ago...??

And as I try and sort this house out before baby arrives {nesting right??} I am seeing some sense... I have far too much Tupperware {among other things, but hey - one thing at a time right...?}  So... I'm selling it all off - well, not quite all, but heaps of it... call me insane, mad, crazy, loopy, whatever... I have too much... SO OUT IT GOES

1 month to go

WOW hasn't the last 8mths gone fast...? I only have 1 month to go till my EDD of March 12th 2011... Whats the best this month will d...r...a...g :)

I was meant to be working till the 11th {cause I'm CRAZY like that}, but lately I've been so tired that I am looking at finishing work in 2 weeks.

This weekend I will finally go through all my baby clothes and pull out, wash, fold, and put away in drawers, all the gender neutrel NB items...

And... If I get time this weekend, I will set the bassinet up also...

Energy - where are you??

I am drained... I have no energy left for anything at the moment... the heat and humidity are certainly NOT helping... right now I'm sitting here in my lounge and it's 26oC with 73% humidity - CRAZY!!

I'm sure my lacking energy levels are also due to something else - maybe low iron stores or something... although I do take iron tablets... I get dizzy a fair bit too, and was actually sent home from work yesterday due to being dizzy and having a low blood pressure...

Fingers crossed I start to perk up a bit in the coming days/weeks...

34 weeks pregnant with a tummy bug

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25 weeks

I can't really believe that I am 25 weeks already... this pregnancy seems to by flying... maybe it's because I'm too darn busy to pay any attention lol

This photo was taken by Paris today:

I'm feeling rather huge to be honest... and am measuring 5 weeks ahead.  This is because I have Polyhydramnios {google it if you must} which is excess amniotic fluid.  I will be having a scan at 28 weeks, to make sure there is nothing wrong with bubs that could be causing it, or whether it's just "one of those things"

no excuse

There is no realy excuse for why I have been so slack blogging lately... other than maybe - I'm tired... and I'm busy...

I just got home from another St John Camp for which I am one of 2 co-ordinators for, so you can only imagine how busy I have been the last few weeks...

I also have hit some medical hurdles with the pregnancy, which are leaving me drained {more on that another day}...

So while this post is boring - it's really just a sorry post... I'll be back real soon, I promse xx

Half Way...

It's hard to believe, but I am already half way to my due date...

so here's a pic of me a couple of days ago, at 20 weeks 5 days

PS: sorry to those of you who have already seen this pic elsewhere xx

yummy pineapple

I just can't get enough pineapple at the moment... it's all I think about from the moment I wake in the morning till the moment I go to sleep at night... and I'm pretty sure, if I could just remember my dreams, that I may be thinking about it in my sleep also... 

I eat half a pineapple in one sitting I love it soooo much...