27 weeks

Hellooooooo third trimester!

The mix of emotions I'm feeling right now is ridiculous! I'm overwhelmed, excited, nervous, elated... One second I'm feeling happy and ready for anything and the next I'm feeling completely unprepared and out of my depth... Holy crapola this is confusing!

Over the last week we have gone over our budget, set out a plan, and agreed on how we would like things to work. Until now our money and expenses have been relatively separate, but of course, with baby on the way that needs to change. I'm feeling good about what we came up with but also feeling a bit of pressure because I will be almost soley responsible for bringing the bulk of the money in a little later down the track. I hope I can give my family what they need and support us so that Jo can stay home with baby for the 12 months that she would like to.

Hormones have run amok in our home over the last week... It's that lovely pre period time for me, when I'm over sensitive and less patient. It sucks big time because I'm not as able to just let things slide and tend to make a bigger deal out of things than I need to... Not so great when its me V's my pregnant wife! Oh, the beauty of a two woman household :p

I'm still absolutely loving my 'tummy time' each night, it's the best part of my day... But how could it not be? Look at this beautiful belly!!!

25 & 26 weeks

Sooooo I've been slack again... Sorry kids!

We have reached 26 weeks, which means 14 to go, which is only 98 days!!! (give or take, depending on how stubborn this little critter is). Our last midwife appointment went well, everything is pretty much textbook, which suits me fine :)

We had a visit from my mother in law which was so lovely. It was so nice to see my wife and her mother spending time together and grandma to be getting to feel Baby Mac kick and wiggle about. She brought baby some 'beanie kids' which are completely adorable!

Beanie Kids from Grandma

Line dancing beanie kid and dragon beanie kid

We have been spending some more time doing up the nursery, wall stickers are up and look very cute :)

 

The cot (looking a bit messy) with the wall decals

The change table (also looking messy) with the decals

and some supplies we have started stocking up on

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25 weeks

26 weeks

Coming up is the glucose test and our baby shower - which reminds me, we should plan that....

Cheerio!

Liebster Blog Award!

It appears that I have been nominated for the 'Liebster Blog Award' :D



I would like to thank the ladies over at twomothersmcgill.blogspot.com for the nomination!!! X




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24 weeks

Tick tock tick tock... Has time slowed down or is it just me?! But only 16 weeks to go!!!

This week baby has started moving around much much more. I was getting about 5 minutes of belly time a day before, but this week I have had so much more which has been so lovely. The movements are becoming so strong and it's now easy to see them from the outside!

What my wife calls 'the crazy' is making the odd appearance, not a lot of fun :p ('the crazy' is the hormonally charged, cranky part of my wife that finds everything I say or do extremely irritating hehe)

Sorry it's a short post, I'm exhausted! (I think my body has decided to take my sleep ins away early!)

23 weeks

So at 23 weeks I'm feeling a good mix of excitement and nerves :) its becoming more real each day and I love it!

 

23 weeks!

This week has been a bit same-same on the baby front, Jo's belly is still growing by the minute and if the information I've been reading is anything to go by, baby intends on being twice as big in four weeks!! Now THAT'S a growth spurt!

We have received more goodies from friends this week, with my oldest friend sending a box of lovely baby things and one work mate of Jo's passing along a change table and another a bassinet! My grandma has continued to spoil baby with some adorable Australian animal beanie babies and she even crocheted us a little blanket. This is already one spoiled bub.

A bit tacky but I couldn't help myself!

The gifts my friend sent up :)

Our bassinet

Our change table

Beanie Babies!

Adorable little tops for our little rockstar

Onto a*ahem* more adult subject ... There's quite a bit of frustration in our home right now ;) My wife usually has a very active libido, but has found that pregnancy has put an end to that... Completely... Entirely... Until yesterday... We were a little like teenagers, I felt all giddy and nervous with anticipation (haha) and then it happened... Aunt Flo visited... JUST as evening came along and we were headed to bed for the night :| That's the definition of Murphy's Law, right?!!!

How could I forget?! We got our baby carrier!

21 and 22 weeks

Firstly, I am so sorry for leaving you all hanging for the last two weeks, if any of you are anything like me you've probably started wondering if something awful has happened :P

I am happy to say that nothing awful has occurred, aside from me being a super lazy blogger that is... All is well with baby and mamma's.

There haven't been a lot of changes over the last two weeks, aside from Jo's tummy growing and growing

21 Weeks

22 Weeks

My favourite time of the day has become going to bed. This isn't because I've turned into a tired old nanna (although sometimes I feel it) but because when we lie down, and all becomes quiet, and the snuggles are lovely and our breathing slows...  Baby wakes up! S/he kicks and rolls and squirms about and I get the honour of placing my hand on Jo's tummy and feeling it. I could spend hours this way. Just my hand and her tummy, mind full of imaginings, hopes, dreams and questions about this little person and who they will turn out to be...

Today I have been remembering telling our parents that we were expecting and it brought a smile to my face so I thought I would share.

Here's a clip of us telling my Grandparents, we gave them a card that had an ultrasound pic on the front and had merry christmas, love Baby Mac on the inside (excuse granddad without a shirt, it's hot here in December hehe)

20 weeks

If you could see me now you would see me doing the halfway dance!!!!  (think Kate Miller-Heidke's song "I just can't shake it" rather than anything actually resembling dancing hehehe)

We are now TWENTY WEEKS pregnant and going strong!

It has been a beautiful week, lemme give you a run down: 

We met our midwife, who is absolutely lovely. We have decided do go with a local midwife program, which allows you to have the one midwife for the duration of your pregnancy, birth and aftercare. She is the person we see for check ups, the person we will call when we go into labour, the person will meet us at the hospital to help my amazing wife deliver our baby and the person who will visit us at home after to see how we're settling in.

We got our 20 week ultrasound, and our little Baby Mac is still in there, still the cutest foetus you've ever seen and still sucking away on that right hand! We decided to not find out the sex of baby, for once in my life I actually WANT a surprise (trust me, that's NOT in my character)

My favourite part of this week

 ..... * Drumroll please* .....

WE FELT THE BABY KICK!!!!!

It was last sunday... Jo was resting on the couch and called me over. She told me to put my hand 'right here' and (with much excitement that she had finally felt movement but massive doubts that I would actually feel anything) I did... and I felt our baby move... It was the most amazing thing I have ever felt in my life and I hope that I never ever forget that moment. Our little baby was kicking away, having a little dance party in there! (S/he gets that from Jo, definitely not me :P ). So now, each evening, I lay me head or my hand on my wifes tummy and talk to our baby and get pummled by tiny limbs and bask in the absolute amazing-ness of it all...

Oh, and I have been shopping again (I think I have a problem...) I brought some forest animal themed fabric to make a cot quilt - stay tuned for that, it should be a HOOT!

I discovered folkmanis puppets, they are ADORABLE and baby wants them ALL

I found a sweet little owl pram toy :)

and I will leave you with the weekly belly shot.

Best.Belly.Ever!