28th February 2011

27 weeks + 1 day...

Note to self...

IF I am without my car again for whatever reason.....hire another one!!!!!
I was without my car one day short of three weeks & I nearly went banana's, strangled my children & divorced my husband.  Who knew I could lose my cool so dramatically...well I guess now my neighbours do! LOL
FORD paid for ALL of my repairs...thousands of dollars worth...I like them again now!

The bubba...

This little munchkin is active. Woah!  Depending on where I'm kicked or punched, its either really sweet or a bit of a shock & I quickly look around to see if anyone else noticed I just got booted in the hoo-haa!  
It's an 'experience' that's for sure.  A feeling that always catches me by surprise. 

Pain in the arse...

Sciatica! Oh man...  I was having some moments of pain & then a few days with nothing, now I've had a sore butt & legs for about a week. I think we have reached the point of no return & the only way to get rid of it is to evict my little tenant.   At the moment however, I can still walk around & put my own undies on (always a bonus) so I'm not going to cry poor me just yet.

Bazoonkas...

Could my boobs get any heavier? Geeeez!  Not a whole lot of 'growth' as such, but crapola...I can feel the heaviness of them.  These are the ailments we talk & laugh about with our girlfriends...until we are actually experiencing them...then its not so funny anymore.  Although I fully appreciate my girlfriends still thinking its funny...I certainly do when my friends are preggers & breast feeding.  Such a supportive bunch!

GD...

Gestational diabetes... Well I've still got it (ha ha...like it's going anywhere) & I think I'm coping with it.  I have an appointment with my endocrinologist tomorrow morning, which I wouldn't be surprised if he increases my insulin while I am there.  Injecting 32 units at night now...unbelievable...
I'm still on 8 units before main meals & testing my blood sugar level every 2 hours.  It gets kinda old...but what can you do...right?
Have had a couple of more episodes of low blood sugar which is far less pleasant than high blood sugar levels, even though the high levels makes my head pound & body retain more fluid.  Not sure I will get it all sorted before the baby is born, I think it might be a case of monitoring it hour by hour until the baby is out.  As long as we both survive...I'm tough, I can do it...ha ha!

Lissa-Lou...

Am LOVING having my sister Melissa pregnant at the same time. She was up from Sydney for a few days to meet her Obstetrician (who is the same as mine) & have her 19/20 week morph scan.  I really enjoyed spending the time with her & talking babies & birth & genders etc etc
She & her hubbie Brendan found out what they are having & met me afterwards to share their news.....so exciting....love it!!!!
We then went shopping for baby things & of course I bought things I didn't need....but who cares, it was exciting & fun! 
They planned on moving up from Sydney to Brisbane so Melissa could be near her family at this most awesome time in their lives, but now there has been a spanner thrown in the works & things may change.  I'm hoping with all my energies that they don't change & that she is living up here asap so we can share this business of babies together.  I'm trying hard not to think about her NOT being here.

Getting organised...

Yesterday Mark took the day off work & we went out to buy cupboard inserts for our bubba's ( the ninj & the one in the oven ) room. I'm super excited & now there is nothing thats stopping me from getting totally ready for this new one.  So....out come the lux flakes today & the washing machine is working hard!!  This really is the best part of pregnancy...setting up & getting ready for the new arrival.

Names...

Seriously....I have names...a first name & a second name.  Mark is still not 100% on it but I just can't imagine calling the baby anything else...just seems to fit, you know?
I am keeping some back up names in case the bubba comes out totally not looking like the name I love, but I have a sneaking suspicion it will. LOL  Poor Markie...

Countdown...

I have 11 weeks & 4 days left of being pregnant....unless of course this bubba 'decides' to come a little earlier...who knows. But AT MOST I have 11 weeks & 4 days left & believe me when I say I am on the countdown....

tick tock tick tock tick tock....