Trimester 3

We've officially made it to 31 weeks today. Baby Smith is just 6 to 10 weeks away. Her parents have been busy shopping and improving the nursery - we've now got a cot, a pram, and a nappy bag. It occured to me the other day that I'm going to raise an Australian baby. How weird is that?! She'll wear nappies and maybe want a dummy (a pacifier), but hopefully not too often. and she won't eat lollies till she's much older, cause if she has a sweet tooth like her mummy, she won't stop once she gets started.

Starting to get more and more uncomfy... starting to feel a bit more like a breathless sloth carrying around a watermelon. but then people say really interesting and helpful things like "you're so neat and tidy," "you're all baby," "you're (# of weeks) already?! You're too small for that!" Trust me people, this baby is not tiny. She's a good chunky size and plenty heavy! the last ultrasound I had at 28 weeks, the technician reckons this is going to be more than an 8-pounder at term. Well, we shall see. It's certainly not the biggest baby ever, but big enough for me to have every right to complain about backache...sore feet...swollen fingers and toes...heartburn.... sorry, I digress!

When she really gets moving, she shakes my whole belly around. Danny & I love to play "guess that body part." Fun times :)

I've been drinking milk like it was going out of fashion. at least a gallon a week, just for me. yum!

Oh, the photos were taken on Sunday, at this big park in the city with cool old buildings around. Apparently it's the hot hangout spot for photographers. If you want to see more photos, I put a bunch in my photobucket. Here's the website
http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u94/liciasings/June%202007/

This is such a random post. It was a really fun & relaxing long-weekend (long live the queen!) and had a busy day at work today. So not so many words leftover as sometimes. Soon, I'll be done with work! I won't be teaching. I can barely fathom it. But I can't wait.

Oh, Dan likes this photo best



Ok, better go make dinner.
Love & good stuff :)

26 weeks

It feels like such a landmark to me... to make it this far and have things going so smoothly. I'm filled with thankfulness. I'm inflated with a big belly!
The above photo was taken about 2 and 1/2 weeks ago, but I just think it's so artsy and cool!

This is the most recent shot.

I've been feeling really well. I have all kinds of normal aches and pains, but still sleeping well for the most part, and quite happy. We're in the midst of creating a nursery to keep the baby in. More nesting this weekend - yeay!

that's about it for the moment....my brain is wandering away and I can't quite keep up. Yep, the oatmeal-for-brains symptoms have hit me hard. This week when the scizzors went missing, Dan found them in the freezer. I still have no idea how they got there! But the fridge has become our first port of call now, whenever we can't find something. I told you about the time I left the phone in the fridge next to the cheese, right? :)

hmm... I'll write more when I can think of something to say...

Take care and enjoy your Spring or Auttumn!

Halfway...and a bit

Last week we reached the halfway mark. I'm now nearly 21 weeks along. Unbelievable!

Recently had my big ultrasound and booking-in appointment at the hospy. And the verdict is in... we are having a baby girl :) So far she is healthy and big, and has all the right bits in all the right places. And she's very bouncy! Dan's been able to feel her tumbling about pretty regularly now. Last night we even saw the first belly-quakes from the surface - :O Hilarious! it's pretty funny seeing your tummy bubble and bounce on it's own!

And everything is just so cute lately! Danny & I were in a new camping store this weekend, replacing one of our dying campchairs. Next to the regular-sized campchairs, wouldn't you know it - itty bitty sized child-sized ones. So much cuteness! I was positively giggly!

I've been having the weirdest dreams. Most of them include my family in Minnesota - usually all of them. Last week my clearest and craziest dream featured Dan and I living with all of my Thurber family in a great big house somewhere. Mom & I were both pregnant at the same time. We were walking around huge and due on the same day! Of course, my mom's baby popped out easily, at home, 3 weeks early. She had a 1 hour labour and no pain and I was so jealous. She was holding my blonde baby brother and saying to me "Oh, ya know, it hurt with you, but now this is my 7th one, and it's just easy now. Doesn't hurt anymore." I woke up very confused...and then just started laughing!

Things are going pretty well. For those of you who knew before that I always weighed about 100 pounds, you'll be pleased and maybe surprised as I've been, to know that I've put on 20 pounds already. I guess baby needs it... but I reckon I look a bit shorter! oh well, it's all good :)

I start a new job contract today - a long-term sub position. So I'm back to working 5 days a week now for the next few months. I'll be team-teaching a cluster class - an intensive 1 day class for new arrivals and beginning level students in grades 6 & 7. It's the class I went on excursion with at the end of last year, and I know some of this year's kids already from working with them in various schools. There are about 15 kids from a handful of schools around the area. The teacher I'll be working with is great. I'm really looking forward to it, should be a lot of fun!
Guess I better go get ready to do that...

Hope you're all well and happy :)

March photos and changes

So we're 18 weeks along today, and here are some recent photos from the weekend. It seems just in the past week and 1/2 - so many little changes! My belly's popped out a bit, and Bubsy is becoming an unbelievably active little character! Dominika reckons since I can feel so much so early, it must be a big baby - a strong boy. Hmm... who knows?! Doesn't seem to be getting too big too fast, thank goodness! Just one more week till we get to see Wee One again.