Kath Leopard Flat~ Overland $179 It feels like I had been searching for the perfect pair of leopard flats for my whole life, {a teensy exaggeration, but, the hunt has been on for well over a year}. I found these at Overland whilst searching for the perfect …
We thought we would never finish it, Dave certainly thought we acquiring an unlimited supply of very large crochet coasters……but it is finished! Mum finished sewing it up in the weekend and added the border and tah-da! I purchased the wool for this on a …
I feel like we are so close now, but still a good half marathon away from meeting our new baby. Physically I know these last 7-10 weeks are going to be rough; baby turned on Sunday so he is now no longer breach {that was an unusual sensation!} but it has given me a wee bit more space under my ribs. Thank god.
I saw my midwife today and the test for gestational diabetes came back negative. We had been concerned about this because of the little hippos size at the 27 week growth scan, I was frightened! My weight gain seems to have slowed a lot, basically it’s just the baby’s weight now though that doesn’t help me fit into clothes any easier! My bump is so huge that it’s almost busting out of the size 18 pajama top I purchased from K-Mart!!!!!! I try not to think about that too much.
General complaints:
– Naked toenails, hate
– Post 3pm exhaustion. I could sleep at this time every day
– Inability to sleep through the night. This has only begun this week, one position is just no longer comfy for a sustained period of time so I toss and turn {slowly and awkwardly lol} all night long
– Sitting at my desk during work hours is getting progressively more uncomfortable, simply because there is SO much gravitational pull on my belly it feels like muscle and skin is literally being ripped off the bone {that pic below is very flattering btw, my arms hide the scale of the baby hippo}
– A wee bit of heartburn each night when I initially lay down, nowhere near as bad as I had it with E
Very much getting excited about:
– Setting up the nursery!!!! It’s hard to get a handle on what else we need as it’s all stockpiled in a corner on and around the changing table
– Maternity leave, can’t wait to focus on my family and {if I’m being honest} this blog!
– Exercise, I can’t wait to walk fast again, and RUN even – that could be a pregnancy delusion but I want to run…. or just move in general without pain
– Wine
– Dressing bubs in Mum’s lovely knitting
Not many words this week, aside from that I LOVE Christchurch. It’s people and it’s resilience in the face of unimaginable natural adversity and a bureacratic nightmare are astounding. I simply cannot imagine a more wonderful city to host the first ever Around the Table …
A crafting virgin no more! I discovered this easy-peasy necklace DIY on the gorgeous blog Always Rooney and knew it was well within even my limited crafting capabilities! A quick trip to Spotlight and I was able to pick-up the few supplies required for this pretty …
Term 1 draws to a close on Friday and E has started the year as he means to continue; his touch team won the summer club module, he won the backstroke at Swimming Sports and came 2nd in his other events, he has volunteered to assist two special needs kids at school on a rostered basis and is performing at his usual high level both in the classroom and on the rugby field.
The only blemish marring a great 11 weeks at school has been girls. They have been doing his head in all term. Whispering, pointed looks, notes, interruptions of lunchtime rugby games and constant attention have just about driven my young man to distraction. He even booked himself in for not one but two sessions with the school guidance councillor to try and sort through the problems of one so handsome. My visit to his teacher stomped out the flames of passion for a week or two, but last Thursday one little madam took things to a whole new level.
E came home with his first love letter.
A masterpiece of colored pencil and spelling mistakes {E was very unimpressed with her literary failings!}, this three page devotional made Ethan rethink his previous annoyance with girls, he was quietly chuffed. She said he was funny, and so nice, and that she actually really did like him and she begged him not to show everyone at school the letter. He was practically beaming, amazed that someone had taken the time to write all of those nice things about him!
I listened and nodded and shut my mouth even when I wanted to suggest maybe he aim for someone in a higher spelling group. I was Silent Mama, just happy that he wanted to share this momentous occasion with me.
He arrived at school on Friday morning and was promptly told by said madam that it was all a fake! An elaborate ruse and she didn’t mean any of it. My heart broke all the way from Christchurch when Dave text me the news that afternoon. At least E was stoic and assured his Dad that he gave her the heave-ho as soon as he heard the news. At rugby practice that afternoon E sought the sage advice of his coach and older, wiser 9yo team mates who assured him that they had been there and that girls just suck.
A little less huss would cause a LOT less fuss in the classroom I’m sure. Isn’t 8 way too young for this kind of carry on from these girls? I’m trying to instill the Bro’s before Hoes ethos so he will be prepared for the next girl-sneak attack, too bad E is just so damn nice!
It feels a little premature to be writing this now as I’m sure I will have a list as long as my arm after this weekends Around the Table Blogging conference! This may also be the very first text only Things I’m Loving post as …
Giveaway closed! random.org has picked comment #19 as the winner of the Penny Scallan Bean Bag. Congratulations Louana! Did anyone spot this super-cute bean bag included on my nursery mood board yesterday? We are in love. Ethan and I are in love with a bean …
This seemingly never-ending pregnancy business is surprisingly tootling along quite nicely, today I entered the hallowed Third Trimester {!!!!} and a wee bit of panic set in. The sum total of Jumbo Baby’s nursery is piled in the corner of what remains Dave’s office and the crib is still in its box in the garage.
Quelle horreur!
I have some notion of what we are doing and where we are going and I have begun ‘collecting’. One thing I am quite sure about is that there will be no ‘matchy-matchy’ theme going on as in Ethan’s nursery 8 years ago {think matching wallpaper border, lampshade, cot & bumper set, nappy stacker blah blah}.
Baby’s room will hopefully be an eclectic mix of whites and colour, focusing on blue accents such as the Penny Scallan bean bag and Freedom rug which will add some depth to the white furniture and quarter-tea walls. I hope!
Fabric bunting from Crave
White Sleigh Cot {available most everywhere}
Melissa & Doug wooden stacking rings {similar here}
Stuffed Bunny from Country Road
Signature Wall Shelf from Freedom Furniture
Saris Frame from Country Road
Cariboo Bassinet from Belly Beyond
Kids Beanbag from Penny Scallan Designs
Skater Owl Print from Endemic World
Stash Drawers from Nood
Replica Eames Rocker from Nood
Dinosaur from Crave
Geometric Print Rug {seen in latest Freedom Catalogue}
Oh Louie. We did everything wrong when we took Louie into our home. We paid mega bucks for him from a cracked out women who was puppy-milling his parents and not taking care of his siblings {all of her dogs were later removed by …