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AJOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Argggghhh, so happy to see you and your cute bump on here :hurray::hurray::hurray:

Ooooh wow, hypnobirthing sounds brilliant. Why didn't I think of that? I think that when you are giving birth a lot of the problem is in your mind, you feel all panicky and out of control like your on a train that you want to get off of, but it won't stop. I think if your state of mind is calm and relaxed then the whole experience would be a lot easier. Don't be hard on yourself if you decide you want pain relief though.

I'm sure your getting your 5 a day, so don't sweat the odd brownie.

Ah hiccups! That's so cute! Glad you can feel the movement properly now despite your front placed placenta.

I reckon that if you went to see a phychologist they would tell you exactly the same as a nutritionist- Exactly what you know already! I think your well balanced :)

Ps. I am still dying to know if its a boy or a girl!

Pss. Your boobs have got BIG!!!!

Psss. Jumpin' on the next plane for your baby shower :)
 
You look adorable! And it's so good that you and your little bit are doing well.


Have fun on Sunday!
 
ACate - thank you for your lovely post! :) "It's lovely that you have such positive & practical & supportive friends around you" - having my baby shower today has really reinforced this so much. I have so many beautiful women around to support me.

Tete - my future self - :) woah, you have a driver in the house........ Thanks for all your good vibes, lovely, and for your thoughts about my positivity surrounding birth. xx

Rainbowbaby - Yes, hypnobirthing is great! My friends that have done it have had such enormous success with it too. I can feel already that my state of mind is having such an impact on my health, so that is great. I'm definitely not opposed to using pain relief if I need it though. I'm not 100% anti meds, I just have my ideal approach, btu I'm open to the fact that I never know what it will be like and what will happen, so I have to take it as it comes. As long as me and the bub are healthy, all is good! AND YES! I am dying to know if it's a boy or girl TOOO!!!!!!!! And holy cow my bazoombas are big. I flashed my sister over skype the other day, cos our boobs are (were) so similar, so now she can see what crazy things hers would become if she got preggers! hehe. Missed you at the baby shower :)

Rox - Thanks lovely!
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BABY SHOWER DAY!
Where were you all? I thought you were coming round?? :D
It was just so lovely. Around half of my friends here have never even heard of a baby shower, and I don't like the idea of being such a present-hog and centre of attention, so it really was just a bunch of my girls coming over for prosecco / non alcoholic yummies, some cake and other goodies, and fun chats about bellies and babies and the like. My friend iida, who organised it, got everyone to send her a baby pic of themselves and we had to guess who it was, which was so cute! That was the only game, and there were not many presents (which I like - I don't like people feeling obligated like that!), but just my girls having girly gossips. Which was wonderful :) I know how many people I have around me to support me and dunc when Beanie comes, which is so important when my mama is so far away...

Here is me today, 34 weeks, dressed for the baby shower, in Beanie's room!!! I'm starting to feel properly good about myself again. And to prove it, I'll give you a REAL pic of my belly (be prepared ;) ). And the baby picture of myself that my mum sent over (just for fun :) )

(p.s. Yes, I ate lots of cake. But also lots of veggie sticks with hummous. YUM!)

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AIs it crazy that I teared up...I am such a sap!! :)

You look beyond beautiful!...your bump is PERFECT!! I am so glad you enjoyed your day!! Beanies room is so calm and happy...I just want to take a nap in it!!

Omg you were the sweetest little thing too!! To freakin cute!!
 
Joh, That sounds like such a lovely day & it is great to hear & see you feeling much better about yourself again. Thank you so much for sharing the photo of your baby belly. It makes us feel really special as well, being included in what will be one of the most momentous occasions of your life. I'm thinking it's a BOY!! You are the same shape I was with both of mine. How exciting it is!! Lovely photo of you in the red dress in the nursery as well. Whose idea to line up with the tree or was that just co-incidence? I love it! Looking good Joh, sounding great. Thanks for the update, xoxo Cate
 
Thanks for sharing details of your fun day with your gal-pals. It sounds like it was just what you needed.


You looked super-cute. the read and black looked really smart.


And your nursery is SO cute! I love the wall treatment. Is it done with some of those big wall stickers that I keep seeing at the home decor shops?


You were a super-sweet baby, btw. That personality shines right through!
 
ATete - hehehehe you sap ;) You make me go so warm and fuzzy. Thanks for your comment on my bump :) And all the others. You always make me feel lovely!

Cate - You know what? That little comment of yours about it being a boy has really really stuck with me and now I am so utterly convinced, whereas last week I thought it was a girl... but yeah, Boy.I am going to have a little boy. I can feel it. I know it. Okay, I don't know it. But you're right. I think. :D I even sneakily bought a little blue blanket yesterday I felt so sure... I have to readjust my brain now, though, because I really always pictured myself with girls... what you do with boys, I have no idea!! ha. And duncy was the one that made me stand in that spot and lined me up - you're a superstar for even noticing!

Rox - thanks for saying that you liked me red and black! I was having a tizz about what to wear... I ended up feeling pretty comfy and pretty in this, which was the goal, so thanks! :) And yeah, the walls are using those stickers - 'decals', they call them. It's cheaper than a tin of paint, more fun, and easier to deal with later on when/if you want to change! They look exactly like we have painted the walls - they are really thin, so don't look like stickers. You can peel them off easily, but they don't re-stick anywhere. We love it! And yes, I also like this little baby picture of me, because I feel like it really is me in there - that this is the kind of emotion I feel all the time.
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Had another check up today and all is good (Beanie is 2.3kg now - totally smack bang average weight - yeah! I am gonna push this bubba out of these bigs hips no problemmo!), but I need to watch out for a few things. I've put on a WHACK of weight, but my hands and legs are swelling up like crazy in the last few days... I mean, I put on 2kg in the last 24 hours, and I really think it's all water. Doc agrees. So I have to watch out for a bunch of things in case it starts to cause problems... The main thing is that she told me I need to relax more. *sigh*. I was just back to being able to walk a little bit here and there! Now I'm back on the couch again. Oh well.

The 2kg might also be because I had some mcdonalds yesterday - the first time in about 6 months I think. But... surely not 2kg! haha. I'm not stressed about it, strangely enough. And I didn't even feel terribly terribly guilty after eating the maccas... which must be the first time ever. I knew I really wanted it, made the real decision and I know it's not a standard...

The spring is here and it is so beautiful. Australia doesn't really have a spring, I reckon. It just goes from cold and raining to hot and things drying out. Here, there are daffodils and tulips everywhere, all the trees are starting to blossom and when the wind picks up, there are petals flying about everywhere. There are bumble bees and little birdies around and everything is springing to life. It makes me happy. :)
 
Hi Joh, I really do feel that it's a boy. ONLY NEXT MONTH!! WEE HOO!!!! Boys are so much easier than girls I reckon, especially as teenagers! It's only now that I'm starting to wish I had a girl, as who's going to look after me in my old age? :eek: A daughter-in-law? :svengo:Probably the Maccas has you retaining fluid as it's fairly salty I think. The relaxing more sounds like an excellent plan sweets!

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The spring is here and it is so beautiful. Australia doesn't really have a spring, I reckon. It just goes from cold and raining to hot and things drying out. Here, there are daffodils and tulips everywhere, all the trees are starting to blossom and when the wind picks up, there are petals flying about everywhere. There are bumble bees and little birdies around and everything is springing to life. It makes me happy
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Tasmania has distinct seasons. Spring is WONDERFUL in Tassie! You would so love it Joh!! I think the above applies to W.A.

"Here, there are daffodils and tulips everywhere, all the trees are starting to blossom and when the wind picks up, there are petals flying about everywhere. There are bumble bees and little birdies around and everything is springing to life. It makes me happy.
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Happy that you are happy Joh!

Lots of love to you sweetie, xoxo Cate
 
AO Cate...I had to laugh!! We have two boys and I always said I only wanted boys...because I couldn't bear to have "two" of me in this world...haha. The whole daugther in law thing freaks me out...and I am at least 10 years away from that I hope!!

O JOH....BEANIE IS SO CLOSE TO BEING HERE!! I know you can't wait to meet him/her!! Hope all is well!! GET SOME NAP's IN!!!
 
AHeya sweetie :)

OMG i have been really slack with diaries lately, busy and just not being in a good headspace but i didn't even notice that you were posting. You diary had managed to slip to the 'have to click on MORE' to see it!!! Whoops, sorry hun. I am gonna catch up now and comment as i go along :)

Jack spent the last few months inside me with pretty much permanant hiccups, i really missed them when he was born. I loved it.

Awww loving the photo's :) I can't belive how fast this time has gone. Beanie will be here before you know it. You do look 'blooming marvelous' :)

Your baby shower sounds lovely and you are gonna be just fine when you bring Beanie Home with all your lovely friends (you do realise that we are all still gonna call him beanie even after he arrives, don't you lol)
Beanie's room looks sooooooooo lovely :) So peaceful and calm :)

:) loving the full on belly pic, you really are all baby there!!! love it :) And your baby pic is just the cutest, Beanine is gonna be adorable :)

Yep definaltely a boy!!!!! What do you do with boys???? They are so easy and they have just the most awesome toys :) Boys are much more affectionate than girls too and girls whine.......Boys rock lol
I didn't want a girl at all. There was no way i was going thru what i had put my mum thru lol. Jack is a teenager now and he is lovely and still gives his mum cuddles :)

I can't believe how soon the little guy will be here :) so so excited for you.

Sorry again for not noticing you were back posting. Sending you lots of love and hugs :grouphug:
 
AHi guys! So it's been two weeks since my last post... damn, time is moving past so quickly now!

Not much to report... I'm getting puffier and pudgier with every passing day, and I really feel so totally ready to hold that little bean in my arms now, and to count those little toes! Life is getting supremely uncomfortable, but I am really happy because we've now reached 36 weeks, so I can go back to yoga again, start doing squats to train my muscles, start drinking raspberry leaf tea, and stop worrying that Beanie will come early! YAHOO! I would also theoretically be walking around lots too, but I just can't... my pelvic pain is getting truly ridiculous, so I'm focusing on my hypnobirthing training and just enjoying a few weeks of quiet and self-indulgent relaxation.

I am actually really looking forward to being active again. I know it won't be easy with a little bub around, but I wil be able to go for walks to the lake in the sunshine and join some babyfit classes, etc.

Here's me yesterday, at 36 weeks.
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By the way, I can tell you one name that we were pretty certain we were going to use, but then recently completely got rid of it. It's the 's' sound... the first name ends with it, and the last name starts with it, so it's not the easiest to say. And I used to have a lisp when I was younger, and when I'm really nervous it still comes out... so we have pulled it off the list. So, tada, the name we will no longer call beanie is Alice. Bugger, because I really like it!

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Cate - you are right, maybe that is just Perth. I can imagine Tassie really getting into the spring thing! One day I will pop down for a cuppa or two, that is a certain fact.

Tete - I'm taking your advice on the napping situation :) I realised I'm only getting about four hours sleep a night, so without my daily two hour nap (usually between 3 and 5, like clockwork) I am destroyed! Thanks for popping in, lovely. And I'm a daughter-in-law to my mother-in-law, and ... yeah, well I was going to reassure you, but she is a bit of a dragon. So we don't have a fantastic relationship.... but if she was lovely to her son, like you are to your gorgeous boys, I'm sure we would! One day you will be the greatest MIL! :)

Kate - don't worry, sugar, I'm a sporadic poster, as you know! I love all your smileys - they really make me smile. :D Dunc and I laugh about the fact that we might find it really hard to call this baby by his/her real name when they pop out, and not to continue calling them Beanie. I think part of that kid will always be my little bean! hehe.Thanks for easing my worries about boys. I know I'll learn as I go along, for sure... If I need to, anyway! haha. I'm back to thinking it's a boy now... geez, I change my mind every minute!
 
You know... I was bored tonight and trawling through my favourites to find something to do, and I cam across your blog that I never finished!
Half way through the first page I suddenly remembered you're pregnant and I just had to come back on here and see how you're doing!

Wow, 36 weeks!! That's flown!

Aww I'm so excited for you both and your nursery looks gorgeous!

You are absolutely blooming aren't you?! Sorry to hear about your pelvic pain!
 
Well done Joh on getting to 36 weeks safely. It must be very hard for you but so worth it, of course. I can picture you, holding Beanie in your arms. It's a sweet and lovely sight. :beating: Bugger about the pelvic pain sweetie. Not long to go, not long to go....Lots of love, xoxo Cate
 
AThanks for the kind words..I adore my fellas...with all the crazyness and aggravation included ...and the moment you see him/her.... you think you can't love them an ounce more with out bursting......then a another year...month.... day or minute passes and you love them twice fold! again and again! It is awe inspiring ...the love that is between mom and child....I am so happy you will get to enjoy it so soon!!

Look how sweet you are .....your little giraffe is giving beaning a little smooch! love it! Can't wait...its getting so close!
 
A37 weeks??? So how are you??? ...you are in my thoughts...hope all is going well!! Sending tons of hugs and good vibes your way!!
 
AHi Girls! Just updating you on the fact that Beanie is still firmly in my big belly. 38 weeks now... and two days. :) Feeling very ready and really keeping an eye on everything... Dunc's sister was due yesterday, so we're all hanging out for news from them too! I'll be an Aunty too! So exciting :D

I went through about three days last week where I was having about three contractions and hour, but they have eased off now - boo. We ended up having to head to the hospital on Saturday because of a few problems I'm having, but everything turned out fine, thank god. I had zero sleep on Friday night and only 3 hours sleep on Saturday night, so of course I now have a cold. Bugger! I hear that always puts a spanner in the works with labour too. I'm trying to forget all the things my doc said about this baby coming early, so that if I end up two weeks over, I won't be going totally crazy. Apparently Beanie's head has actually popped up a little bit and isn't pressing down so hard anymore, so not sure if it will be early after all... we'll see! can't WAIT!

Here;s me at the train station yesterday. Not sure if my belly is that much bigger than what it was two weeks ago... but everything is definitely getting sorer and more tired!
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Love to you all, and thanks for always checking up on me! xxxx
 
AI always find it funny that most women think they look like a whale when they are pregnant and most men I know (including myself) think pregnant women are super hot.

Problem is, you can't really SAY that because... Well, it just isn't usually received well.
 
Sweetie, You look sensational! SOOOO happy!! I love this new photo because you look radiantly happy!! Well done you on getting through what has obviously been a really difficult pregnancy. I'm embarrassed to have had such easy ones. Really. So happy for you Joh! There is such an exciting time coming up. It brings back such wonderful memories. You will be so full of love that you will feel like bursting at the seams. :beating: That love lasts forever. Sending you lots and lots and lots of motherly love Joh, to both you & Dunc. Your Mum must be so excited!! Wish I could be there to help you but it's lovely to know that you have made such wonderful friends over there who seem so supportive & also very practical, xoxo Cate
 
A:iagree: beautifully said Cate!!

You look so freaking cute...you are all belly!! which is a good thing!....being in shape prior has so paid off...you look great!! Excited for Beanie to make his/her forum debut!! Sending hugs and more hugs!! xoxox
 
A:D Thanks guys.

Lattes - You make me laugh. Of course we all feel like whales! I can only fit into one pair of shoes, my fingers are too swollen for any of my rings, and even my face has totally puffed out. And that's all without the belly! :) haha. But I'm definitely happy taking that compliment :)

Cate - :) Thanks sweetness! It was a funny photo, that one, because we were about to head to a friend's birthday breakfast, and dunc reminded my it was sunday = photo day. But then the train started to come so it was all very rushed and it's funny that it actually turned out okay. I'm glad you think I'm looking so happy! Who wouldn't be -- I've got pretty much everything I've always wanted being gradually ticked off the list. It's amazing. :) Meanwhile, you were one of these 'pregnancy is a breeze' types, eh? Haha. ;) I was reading a forum yesterday when everyone was talking about how, now that they are over 40 weeks, they are having pain in their pelvis like it's being sliced apart by razor blades. Boohoo, poor them. Try having that for five months! I am severely jealous of your easy pregnancies, but in a way I also feel like it has made me tough and well prepared for the big event coming up soon. I knew that having fibromyalgia wouldn't make it a breeze anyhow, but I think that I have spent about a decade being well equipped to deal with pain, so MOST of the time it doesn't get me down. About every two weeks I have a bit of a melt-down about it, but my lovely hubby keeps telling me how amazing I'm doing and how Beanie is in there totally clueless, just enjoying this perfect environment I've created. So that makes me feel better. :) And yes, you are totally right about my supportive friends being PRACTICAL too. One woman here lives close by and has two older kids (she's 15 years older than me) and she is being so wonderful -- she will often call and come collect me, then take me to her house for lunch, then drop me home. And she has a car that she is always offering to us, which is also great. :)

Tete - You're an angel for saying that! I am really glad that I managed to get into shape before this pregnancy, for sure. It has made it really tough to watch my numbers get higher and higher (107kg now! HOLY HELL!) and I am pretty sure that those first 10kg that I lost prior came back on verrrrry quickly. I'm feeling really positive about being able to get back into shape again afterwards though - not too quickly, and not with too much stress attached, but I'm looking forward to going for walks and being super healthy with my eating (though I hear that my appetite now is nothing on a breast-feeding mama! uhoh). Much love right back to you!

xx
 
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