Whizzz.... Was that December???

Where has this month gone? I can't believe Christmas is over for another year and I am back at work.. Hubby has a couple of weeks off, and has asked me to supply him with a list of jobs I would like done around the house... I'm trying not to be too mean about it, as I could have him running around like a headless chook with a list of jobs as long as your arm.. I figure as long as I don't have to cook more than three times a week while he is off work then I am happy! He's good like that...

This whole whizzing by of time thing would be OK, except I just worked out that if I finish work to begin my Maternity Leave on the last Friday in February, then I have only 8 and a half weeks to go, or if I finish on the first friday in March, I have only 9 and a half weeks to go.. Either way that is a scary thought!!! Just thinking about it makes me exhausted...

As my tummy rapidly outgrows every item of clothing I own and Beanie's kicks get bigger and harder, I am reminded that this baby is going to be a reality pretty soon.. I have less than 3 months to go, and quite frankly, I'm worried.. Will Hubby and I be good parents? Will Beanie be a good baby or one of those ones that screams all the time, won't sleep and is impossible to settle? Can I put this off and come back in a year or so??

Honestly though, I know these thoughts are irrational, I mean, I know we'll be Ok parents, because I think we are OK people, and I'm sure that as long as hubby and I are relaxed and happy, then Beanie will be too, and my doctor assures me that as yet, there is no way to prolong the inevitable and put it off for a year or so.. There is just so much to think about..

I guess that although I have had Beanie growing inside me for 6 months, and have felt the kicking and moving for the last couple of months, I don't think the fact that the thing moving around and kicking me would actually materialise into my child had hit me. Until I saw the baby clothes.....

Hubby's mum has been stockpiling baby stuff.. Mostly clothes and such, which she gave to us at Christmas.. When Hubby and I had a good look through it yesterday, it occured to me that there are small person clothes in my house for a reason.. The reason being that the thing in my belly will be filling those clothes soon...

Anyway.. Belly is continuing to grow.. It just keeps expanding!! I'm convinced I am going to explode, or at least have trouble fitting through a standard door.. I'm also on the lookout for a small marquee to wear... :-)

My Belly

Here I am!!! Finally!! A picture of Megs + Belly!!!

The countdown is on...

I just had an alarming thought...... In just 3 months Hubby and I are going to be parents...

I was wondering what the whooshing sound in my ears was, before realising that it's time flying by!! I can't believe I am 6 months into this pregnancy, belly expanding rapidly.. (Beanie must know I am talking about him/her as I am being kicked as I type this)

I bought my first item of maternity clothing yesterday. So far I have been able to get away with increasingly large normal clothes, and pants with the stretchy waist have been a godsend. Most of my tops fit still, although they are probably now stretched beyond recognition.. I bought a pretty red dress to wear to Hubby and my work Christmas parties. Lucky they are in the same day, Hubby's is at the Gold Coast Turf Club for a lunch function, and mine is at the Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove for a dinner function. I'm hoping I can get away with wearing the same thing to both.

I had asked Hubby to take a picture of my belly this morning, but I was still in bed 11 minutes before I am supposed to leave for work, so there wasn't really time.. Good thing I don't take long to get ready :-)

I'll post a couple of belly pics soon! I promise!

A picture of Melbourne

Just so you know... I didn't take this.. For the 3 days we were there Melbourne was shrouded in smoke from the fires burning in the North Eastern part of the state (Gippsland area).. Visibility in the city on Saturday morning was about 300 metres.... When we were up the Rialto tower on Sunday afternoon after the southerly change came in and blew out a lot of the smoke, we could just make out the pier at St Kilda...

Will post some of our photos though :-)

Babymoon

Last weekend Hubby and I flew down to Melbourne for a three day "babymoon" (This is apparently the technical term used for the last holiday before your baby is born)..

Anyway, we flew out at stupid O'Clock on Friday morning and arrived in Melbourne at 9am their time.. (yes, our flight took off at 6am).. They have a great airport bus which takes you into the city and drops you at the main transit station in the city, which was both easier, and heaps cheaper than a taxi! We were delighted to find that it was only a 300m walk from the transit station to our hotel.. The fact that we picked the 'seedy' end of town to stay is beside the point..

What a great weekend! We went to the Vic markets and wandered around there for a few hours, then in the evening we wandered into the city in search of something to eat from one of the cafes the Melbourne is famous for... We walked for probably an hour before eventually finding a cafe and collapsing gratefully into the chair and ordering a YUMMY meal.

Something else I noted about the food there is that it's so cheap to eat out! For example, Hubby and I both had a good dinner, and a drink, and we paid less than $30.00.. That's lunchtime prices at home!!

We stopped in at Myer and queued to have a look at the Myer Christmas display in the windows. This year the story was based on a book called Wombat Divine about a wombat who wants to be in the Christmas play but can't find a role that suits him. Eventually he ends up being the baby Jesus.. It was a fantastic story, and as usual, the display itself was incredible!!!

Saturday we were up bright and early and on the tram to go to St Kilda. I love trams. Anyway, we had a great walk around, took some photos of the cake shops on the main street, walked back along the beach and down the big pier. Then back to the main street for a Gelati via Luna Park.. I always wanted to go to Luna Park in Sydney, so to go to the Melbourne one was great!!

Then we caught the tram back into the city and thought about going to the Aquarium before saying that we had already seen the one at the Sunshine Coast, and I have been to both in Sydney, and we would rather go to the Old Melbourne Gaol instead. That place is CREEPY!! But so interesting!! It's amazing to learn about the people who were there and the life of the prisoners.. They even had a bit of a play about Ned Kelly (as he was hanged at that Gaol). Absolutely amazing... All I can say is that I'm glad I wasn't a criminal back then... Not that I am one now though...

Then we walked back to the hotel through the city shops and arcades and basically took in the sights. The old shot tower is encased in the middle of a shopping centre. It's great to see so many of the heritage buildings have been preserved in their original place and condition, unlike Brisbane for example, who dismantle the heritage listed stuff, build massive horrible buildings on the site and then re-construct the facade of the heritage building somewhere near where it used to be.. Or Sydney, where they just knock it down and build stuff on top..

Saturday evening we had dinner with some friends of Hubby's, and then went over to the Casino complex for a wander around and to watch the Christmas display there..

Sunday morning we met up with our friends again and had a look through the MFB museum (Melbourne's Urban Fire Brigade). There was some interesting history there, and we got a behind the scenes tour of some of the old alarm switchboard things and other stuff that there is no room in the museum for as Hubby's friend does a lot of volunteer work there and has keys to all the storage rooms etc. Then Hubby and his mate went looking at firestations and I went shopping with Chantell. We didn't do a lot of shopping, but had a great wander around a very large shopping centre somewhere (I have no idea where I was)...

Then in the afternoon, Hubby and I went up Rialto Tower to the observation deck! What a view!!! It was great to be able to see the places we had been over the weekend and get a bit of a feel for the whole city.. Amazing.

We are home again now, and back to work yesterday.. Will try and post some photos of our "babymoon", and also some baby belly pictures soon! I am starting to get quite big!