Still going!

Wednesday 10th feb


Mmm I have been loving my ice cream after dinner :) we are currently alternating between the vanilla and caramel (pictured) and some choc mint. I've prefer the caramel but both are delicious.

Thursday 11th feb


Driving home on a Thursday when I have an RDO on the Friday is a great feeling! Bring on the long weekend :)

Friday 12th feb


The reason for the RDO was the rob Thomas concert at the hunter valley! We arrived in cessnock around 12:30, checked into the hotel and hit the wineries. We had lunch @ the golden grape and trav bought some schnapps. Then we went to Ivanhoe to stock up on the new release and make use of our membership. Ie getting a cappucino, crackers and cheese (but we were too full from lunch to eat) and a 30% discount off any purchases. We stopped via coles to get some rolls and a BBQ chicken for dinner and some rolos for dessert before heading back to the hotel for a snooze and relax.
They had a bus going for $20 each person return, but we decided to drive. My big belly allowed us to get VIP parking literally 10m near the entry, as opposed to on the other side of the vineyard which was great!
We hung around on the hill for a bit just enjoying the scenery.


Vanessa amorossi came on at 7:30 and put on a great show, really got the crowd fired up.


And then rob came on at 9:00 and was fantastic! Such a great show, awesome seats (3 rows back, virtually centre stage) and a really lovely, well set out venue. A great night was had by all!!

Saturday 13th feb


Hot cross bun time!! Ever since I made my own last year, I haven't bothered buying any from the shops (as mine are made how I like them and are much nicer LOL) and I keep eyeing them off when I'm in woolies. I finally managed to pull my finger out and get a batch done.


Extra mixed spice and cinnamon made these extra delicious!!

Sunday 14th feb


We popped over to mums for alyssas birthday (and to give Mads her present from her birthday 2 weeks earlier) so it's been a lovely relaxing day! No lunch to cook, no dinner (thanks to a very big lunch) and no mess to clean up!! I'm currently blogging whilst enjoying a footspa on the lounge in front of the cricket :) it doesn't get much better than this!!



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Photo overload!

No I haven't given up on the photo a day thing, just haven't managed to post them until tonight :)

Thursday 28th Jan


My poor neglected, unwatered plant benefitting from some rain. It's been cared for and bought inside out of the 40degree heat and is no longer wilted!!

Friday 29th January


Fans: our best friends! Trying not to use the air con as much these days is easier now that the tv is set up in the back room where we have an abundance of ceiling fans.

Saturday 30th January


podium finish! Trav hot a phone call one night to say he had a trophy waiting for him as he came 3rd in his age group for the 3pm swim!! We won't mention the fact that he was 3rd out of 3 entrants in his age group....

Sunday 31st January


Sunday morning kisses :) he's a smart dog and he knows he's not allowed on the bed, unless it's Sunday when the sheets get washed!

Monday 1st February


Geeze i can't believe we are in feb already!! I did this calendar of our Alice springs and kimberleys trip andusef snapfish to make it highly recommended!!

Tuesday 2nd February


Ugh so much junk mail!! I can't get over the ridiculous amount we always seem to get each and every day. Such a waste, especially as we don't even read them...straight into the recycle bin actually.

Wednesday 3rd february


Traffic. The bane of my exustance. And one thing I am looking fwd to not having to contend with for a whole 12 months very soon!!

Thursday 4th February


31 weeks!!!! Belly is starting to get a bit uncomfortable, but I love it!!

Friday 5th February


Dinner for one! Trav had a meeting after work so I got to have a nice, quiet night in. I had a delicious meal with background noise of a huge storm! The rain was ridiculous, belle was hyperventilating due to the thunder, and travs train got stuck at penrith station so I had to pick him up from there. It was the first of numerous heavy downpours over the weekend.

Saturday 6th February


Lazy Saturday. What netter way to spend a soggy, wet weekend??

Sunday 7th February


The 2010 season launch! We picked up our season tickets (upgraded to family seeing as the seats next door to us were vacant and we have no intention of moving from the seats we have been on for 8 seasons straight!). The hood thing about a family pass, is we get 4 tickets which allowed us to get 4 free sausage sizzles!! LOL

Monday 8th february


My best friends! I have had shocking heartburn and these babies fix me up in no time!!

Tuesday 9th february


New table! It got delivered today. All we are waiting on are the recliners which should be here next month and then the back room will be complete :)


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Hump day

Wish it Friday night though!!!
Soooooo photos. Let's see where I'm up to....

Ah, Monday 25th January. The day I got my stash of cloth nappies delivered!! Well, most of them. I still have a few more which are on their way to me ;) once I get the rest I will spread them all out and take another pic :)



I went to www.nurturenappues.com.au and got a variety of prefolds, covers, pocket nappies, AIOs, fitted nappies, cloth wipes, a little squirt (to rinse the poo away) and other bits and pieces!! Soooo excited, I can't wait to wash them and of course use them once the baby is born :)

Tuesday 26th January- happy Australia day!!


We went to the movies and saw avatar in 3D. Omg the 3D'ness was fabulous :) the movie was also pretty good too LOL. I managed to last the whole movie without going to the toilet! And I took my own popcorn in as well :) thankfully, there were no major incidents this year. Ie no stolen bag, no stolen credit cards and no stolen car!! I wasn't asked to work this year, suprisingly. I think they were probably too scared to approach me ;) I would have said no anyway, on account of being nearly 30 weeks pregnant.

Wednesday 27th January. After a late night (we stayed up plating scrabble on our phones against each other over wifi) I was wandering around work in a sleepy haze all day. It took me a while to get home thanks to the rain and storm, and travis had train issues and was an hour late. It gave me time to get dinner ready even though I was functioing at an uber slow speed. It was delicious...vegetable soup with bacon, red lentils and barley :)


Well heading off to watch Seinfeld and then maybe it's time for bed :o

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Well rested!!

Friday 22nd jan:
The last of my birthday cake! We had so much left over Christmas snacks, that I put it in the freezer ready for a work day where we had no morning tea. Friday was that day :) it's all gone now!


Saturday 23rd january: change of plan... We were supposed to go out on the boat and have a nice picnic with the family, but on Friday afternoon, belle wasn't walking when I got home. She was hobbling around for a few steps before laying down and wasn't her usual happy self. Because onslow has had so many hip / elbow / knee issues, our immediate thought was a snapped cruciate. I made a vet appt for 9:00 on Saturday. Turns out it was just a ligament strain. Phew! I forget just how much pain tolerance poor onslow must have. When he snapped his ACL he was still up and about walking around the place, albeit with a huge limp. Belle on the other hand, pulls a muscle and can't walk at all! Literally she stayed in the same spot for 15 hours straight. LOL here they are in the car on the way home from the vet



Sunday 24th January. Another day, another race! Trav had his 3km race at the regatta centre today. They swam in a rectangle so I didn't get to wander around and follow them. I parked myself in the grandstand and played iPhone scrabble while listening to linkin park! Haha. I love scrabble :) anyway he wanted to do less than an hour and managed to do the swim in 58 minutes. Well done!!


We popped over to leonay golf club for some lunch at 12:00, had our burger and chips and were back home just after 12:30! apart from the vet trip yesterday, I've managed to have the lazy, restful weekend that I was hoping for :) did some scrapping, had some day time naps and just chilled out. Bliss!!!

We had Scott mount the tele onto the wall, and on thursday night we bought a wireless thingo which allows us to watch foxtel in the other room without needing a 2nd box. It works great and can even change the channels put in the other room, even though the box is at the other end of the house. Saves us forking out whatever if costs for a 2nd box these days.

Well time for me to watch cricket and have an iceblock :)


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Time is flying!!

I can't believe I have just 11weeks left until my due date. Crazy!

Sunday 17/1/10. travis had his 2km swim race at the regatta. It was so hot even at 10:30 that I had to catch the air conditioned bus to take me the 2km to get to the start! I was able to just wander slowly back as I followed trav from the sideline. He did well, finished in 37:33 which has been his quickest 2km to date :)


Monday 18/1/10: my appetite has grown and I have been stocking up on fruit. Thank god I'm pregnant during summer when all the tasty fruit is on offer :)


Tuesday: 19/1/10 dancing baby belly! It went totally nuts when we pumped the iPhone and played some tunes to it. For a full hour it was going berserk to the music, until I had to get up for a toilet break!




Wednesday: 20/1/10 fat feet. As the weather warms back up, my feet once again struggle to fit into their shoes. I have been living in thongs lately




Thursday: 21/1/10 finally got the new tele connected up and mounted on the wall. Now we can watch foxtel and normal tele on the cool half of the house. Just waiting on the swanky recliners to come with the new dining table and the back room will be sorted.





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So busy!

But first, my photos :)

Wednesday 13th jan - my jewellery tree! Bought with dsome birthday cash to try and organise my collection a bit better.



Thursday 14th jan: waiting at the station to get travis for the first night of antenatal classes. It was soooo rushed! The first woman I saw didn't actually book me in, so when I rang to confirm it was a case of "I have to speak to the organiser and get back to you." this was the Tuesday beforehand. Come Thursday arvo i still hadn't heard! We got the nod to go to it as planned at 4:50. The class started at 7! We managed to rush a dinner and go. Next week will be much more organised!



Friday 15th jan - dirty scabs!!
We went onto town to watch a german production of hamlet. We sat in a park near circular quay for a bit before having lunch. As much as I think ibis' are dirty pests with their scabbing thru bins, I can't help but be fascinated by them.


Trav asked me what I wanted for dinner and all I wanted was mcdonalds. I haven't a burger from there in literally years and OMG it was the best thing ever!!!! I didn't have time to get the apple pie I have been craving for months, but the quarter pounder was bloody delicious!!

Saturday 16th jan: more spending!
We went to baby kingdom as they had a safe'n'sound meridian carseat on special from $569 down to $459 so we decided to laybuy that as well. While we were there I picked up a sleeping bag for winter as they were 40% off so I grabbed that while I could! We picked up the cot which we ordered before christmas and spent the day putting it together. Poor travis had it pretty much done, and I came in and said oh, you need to have the base up on the higher level! So after a big of cursing and carrying on, he undid the whole thing and did it properly!! The room is starting to look like a nursery now, not just a spare room with random baby products strewn around :)


We need to get some sheets and mum is making a gorgeous peter rabbit quilt for it too :) but it's slowly coming along. Got some cute outfits at the target sale too, might put those up next time I'm struggling to find a photo!!

Had some dhal for lunch, which I made a bit hotter than usual and I'm REALLY paying for it now!! Heartburn kicked in right on 20 weeks and over the past 8 weeks it's gotten increasingly worse. I knew the extra chilli was going to be bad, but man it was worth it! Such a delicious meal :) better go get stuck into some tums now!!!!


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Photo catchup!

Day 9



Mocktails at kims 30th (taken with my phone in very low light!)

Day10



Empty tiramisu bowls at mums! We went for a Sunday canelloni feast :)

Day 11



Start of week 2 back at work :(

Day 12



Lindt balls :)


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