29 weeks

Only 11 more weeks to go! Pretty crazy stuff. Things are coming along well which is good. James and I spent Sunday and Monday working on the nursery. We organised all the bits and pieces which Jens has given us from Oscar, put up some pictures and made storage in the cupboard but putting a bookshelf inside it. We also opened up the box from Malcolm and Julie which is very fun and put toys into it. Then yesterday we went shopping at IKEA to get a bookshelf to put into the room too. The last thing which we need to do is put up the picture frame of Psalm 139 (which we were waiting for the bookshelf to be made). So here is how the room looks now.

The toy box fits in perfectly - thanks Malcolm and Julie!

The picture frame will be above the family photo frame. Hopefully it will fit nicely.

These canvases are cute. Thanks Mum and Dad

They fit perfectly above the cot.

 I saw my doctor yesterday and he is again happy with how everything is going. My glucose challenge came back fine so I don't have diabetes. My blood pressure is good too. Dr Booker just said that the baby could handle some more Easter eggs. :-p 

He had a prac student who sat in for the appointment. I'm pretty sure her name was Tash. She is at UTS studying Midwifery. She felt where the baby was and mentioned to Dr Booker that she would like to journey with me over the next few months and be there during the birth. As I found prac very beneficial and the main place where I learnt things, I am happy for her to use me to help her growth as a midwife. So basically she will sit in on my appointments on Wednesdays (the next 2 are on Tuesdays when she is working in the hospital). And then when I go into labour she will be there as an extra set of hands. The midwives from the hospital will still be the primary carers but she will be there to be able to get heat packs, give encouragement, tell James things to do, etc. With the thought that Dr Booker will probably not be there as he goes on holidays at the start of July, it will be nice to have a familiar face at the delivery. 

I also spoke with Rhonda, the midwife at the clinic and she mentioned a psychologist session which is funded by the doctors. This session covers the transition from being a working person, to a stay at home mum. And just talks about ways to be kind to yourself which I think will be really good. I'm wondering how I will go with not teaching - as it is such a big part of my life. I always find myself doing some form of school work on weekends and in the holidays. So yeah, it will be good to have some strategies for a few months time.

I've also really started to pop and Bubble is being quite active. The other night I was watching my tummy move. It is very cool but also quite alien-like. But Bubble is often kicking me in the ribs which isn't very kind. I do prefer it when it is comfortable down low.

I got my hair cut today too. A bit of a special treat but also a long overdue one.

The angle is hard to get right so it shows the real size of my tummy. I think this one is a bit bigger.

 We are looking forward to going to Tasmania on Saturday. It will be really nice to just get away and have nothing that we have to do. Hopefully Bubble will enjoy Tasmania too and it won't be too cold for me as I don't fit into a lot of my warm clothes.

Our friends Grant and Cathy had a baby girl on Sunday called Grace. She is very beautiful. We have had some lovely cuddles. It is crazy that Grant and Cathy are a mum and dad and that we are soon going to be a mum and dad too.