Obs Appoint #9

All good. :)

Bernie's Uterus

Bernie bought a new ute - much better than the last one but perhaps with a less flattering name! Andrew and Bernie spent two mornings polishing it up. Looks rather flash now. I spent the day in the air con doing a jigsaw puzzle.

Boxing Day 20/20 Cricket

Went to our first match of 2020 cricket - Qld vs NSW. Quite a different game to a test match. Was funny how they set off fireworks every time a 4 or a 6 was scored which was at least once an over. Was hard to know who to go for but the NSW team took the game by a margin of a couple of runs in the end. On the way home sat in my first allocated public transport seat! I think the pregnant lady needs bigger boobs in the picture!

Xmas Day Bushwalk

Andrew and I went for a bushwalk today. We needed to get out of the house and do some exercise. Turned into quite a mission - 13 km! We did the Somerset trail in Mt Mee State Forest which is a short drive from Dayboro. Certainly a good way to work up an appetite for Xmas dinner.
Xmas Dinner was tasty! Ham, bbq chickens, salad and of course a small glass of red. I made a massive trifle for dessert which we almost finished off on the night!

Obs Appoint #8 & Car Seat and Pram

All normal. Picked up our car seat and pram today. The shop finally got them in! Went for a "Safe n Sound" convertible car seat and a Beema Q pram. Thanks Mum!!!

Boating with Matty

Started the day with a Grill'd burger with Matty, Briggsy and Bernie. Can't think of a better way to start a day really. The big Queenslander is always a winner. The burgers actually look like the ones on the ads - rare! We met up with Sarah and Matty took us out on his boat along the Brisbane River. Very nice way to pass the afternoon.

Cirque du Soleil

Went out for a nice dinner at the Breakfast Creek Hotel and followed this up with a stunning performance of Dralion. I'm always amazed by the physical feats that the Cirque du Soleil comes up with but none have topped the first one I saw - Saltimbanco - which just blew me away. Stayed the night at the riverview hotel which was nearby to save on a late night drive back to Dayboro. Great view!

Moved Out

The removalists came to take all our stuff out to Dayboro today. No major hitches. Thanks to Rob and Linda for all their help with the move and for agreeing to put us up for a while.

Obs appoint #7

Blood pressure normal, fetal heartbeat normal, womb size normal. :)

Pea Pods

Spent a bit of time looking at the options for reusable nappies. It seems that terry towelling is a thing of the past! Decided to give peapods a go.

Kinderkot

We recently bought a kinderkot and Bernie decided to show us that Reg would still be able to use it in 29 years time. :) Enjoyed an absolutely delicious lunch of smoked salmon and haloumi!

Morning tea with the Egans & IKEA

We went around to Des and Kay's today for morning tea with Judi, Paul, Mandy and Amanda. Was great to catch up with them all. Judi and Paul have just made their way back to Oz from Ireland via all sorts of places!
We then hit IKEA to find a few extra things for bub.

Andrew Surgery

Andrew had septoplasty done on his nose yesterday to straighten his deviated septum. Poor boy looks quite beaten up! He had a momentary elated 30 minutes when he could breath freely through his nose until it was all full of blood. 2 weeks off work to recover and 6 weeks until he should be all healed. That's when Reg is due!

Stockpiling Goods, Obs Appoint #6 & last antenatal class

Decided to do my last big shop today and boy what a biggie! Bought tonnes of washing detergent, juices, cereal and long life milk to last a few months. I figured that with Andrew going into surgery tomorrow and with me getting more pregnant this might be my last opportunity and this will surely make life in the first few weeks of bub easier.
Obstetrician appointment showed everything was normal except for my occasional tendency to burst into tears.
The third and final antenatal class was on tonight. Half the class was run by a physio which was really useful. We learnt about the changes to the body and how to minimise them. Reaffirmed a lot of the things I've been doing over the last few months. It's been great going to Briony's exercise classes as she's one of the physios from the hospital and it's forced me to do the exercises. Looking around the room, there weren't too many others who looked like they'd left the couch in months, even years. The second half of the class was run by a lactation consultant who filled us in on all the pros of breast feeding. I don't think any of us left the room thinking that they wouldn't give it a go! To summarise, it all appears to be about attachment.

Ben Lee & Brisbane Symphony Concert

Went to the Ben Lee concert last night with Matty and Pete. Was great! Reg seemed to like it too, dancing away inside. We were a bit disappointed in the balance between the band and the orchestra - I've never understood why they crank up the electronic equipment when orchestral sounds are so much nicer. The orchestra was somewhat drowned out in certain songs. Still, we enjoyed it and so many memories of our engagement and wedding came flooding back.

Phone reformat

I picked my phone up from 3 today. Had to get it reformatted as it was playing up badly. Sorry to all of you who's calls and messages were missed in the times over the last few months where my mobile would just black out, make no noise and display the screen in short flashes usually upside down... At this stage the reformat seems to have worked but I'm not holding my breath.

Second Antenatal Class & Nappy Folding

Bit of hands on tonight. Baby wrapping, bathing and nappy changing. Was the only one in the room who indicated they were interested in using cloth nappies. They very briefly showed two ways to fold a nappy. The internet appears to be a much better source for this tho. Check out some of these diagrams!

1. 

   square

2. 

   corners

3. 

   triangle

4. 

   parallel

5. 

   cone

6. 

   kite

Amicus Xmas Weekend

Amicus Insurance Services and Amicus Financial Group had a Xmas weekend away up the coast at Twin Waters Resort. Flash huh! It was a special 5 year celebration. A lovely Friday night dinner at the Naked Italian was followed by a relaxing day of sun and sand. Brian and Andrew went out for a burl on some jet skis. Reg and I were very jealous! Saturday night was the full xmas dinner on the beach by the lake in the resort - absolutely lovely! Thanks Jim for organising all that. We canoed and sailed catamarans on the lake on Sunday morning, had a bbq lunch at Brian and Carly's with Carly's parents; Lynn & Denis, walked along the beach in the afternoon and constructed a feat of engineering made of sand! The massive storm that hit Brisbane that evening was absolutely spectacular to watch while sipping cocktails/mocktails at the bar.

Antenatal Classes Begin

Our first antenatal class was on last night. We left the place feeling significantly scared by the processes of labour and parenthood. We heard about all the different forms of pain relief and all the options at the birth. A bit overwhelming!

Dinner Out

We enjoyed our first dinner out at a local thai place with Mike, Trin and Jason. Quite good, a bit like the Newtown thai that I really miss! Ohhhh for a Newtown Thai 2 pad kee mao!

Obs Appoint #5

Appointments are now 2 weeks apart. Thanks once again, medicare safety net! Everything normal.

Briggsy came around for dinner. We had home made pizzas and stayed up late to finish our jigsaw puzzle.

Gardening

We're a bit limited in what we're allowed to plant in the garden so we decided just to stick with pot plants. Em went a bit nuts today potting up herbs and some decorative plants. It's good to keep busy at the moment.

Open License!!!

Went to finalise my Qld license today and they ended up giving me an Open License! Something to do with the fact that I got my P's after I was 25 and in Qld that means you only need to hold them for 1 year. Woo Hoo!!!

Elsey in Town

Elsey was in town for a work junket. Met up for dinner. Delicious bbq lamb - thanks Dave!

Baby market

Went to a second hand baby market today to check it out. Awesome place to get baby clothes and toys - heaps and heaps of stuff. Will have to go to these regularly once the bub is born to kit him out with bigger and bigger clothes. Had a fantastic bbq lunch at Des and Kay's place. Hmmm tasty potato salad. Took home my Grandma's old sewing maching in order to finish off the curtains and to keep. Thanks Grandma!

Curtain making and Car washing

Elaine came to stay for a few days. Erin was also in town for a couple of days and Brian and Carly came down to visit. Big family get together! We made new curtains for the bedrooms (blue for us and little bears for bub) as the ones that the landlord left us let heaps of light in. We've now got ones with blockout backing so we are sleeping much better. Thanks for all your help mum! Thanks to Linda for letting me use her sewing machine and to Erin and Carly who helped out too.
The boys kept busy washing the cars and playing Wii! We had a nice dinner with all the Goldstivers + Elaine and Carly and of course, shared a bottle of Grange as Rob always insists we do when we all get together.

Baby shopping

The Grandma's, Erin and Carly all came baby shopping with me today. We hit one store in Aspley and just bought up big. Thanks grandparents for footing the bill. :) We now have a cot, change table, pram and a car seat to hopefully be picked up on Dec 10.

Obs Appoint #4

Another obstetrician appointment. Turned up an hour early - I blame google calendar for changing my appointments with daylight savings, or perhaps it's pregnant brain.
Dr Titiz saw me early anyway so he'd have a guinea pig to practice his new ultrasound machine on. Everything looks normal but certain bits were hard to locate... :)

Mixed Nationals

Bozza & Heather and Huddo & Ben stayed with us for the weekend. They were superb guests! We had a great weekend with you guys! Goldy played with Hills.

Tash's Baby Shower

Went to Tash's baby shower. Was great to see her and Mark. Both are looking so well. We played baby games and had fun. The food was super tasty too.

Robyn

Robyn came to stay for the weekend. We enjoyed some tasty morsels at the Redcliffe Seafood Festival on Saturday despite the gloomy weather. Salmon works really well on skewers on the BBQ! Watched a great tempanyaki display too and of course got to enjoy all the food. Ended the festival by watching piglets race around an obstacle course - bizarre. Ended the day with ten-pin bowling, a movie and a burger. Sunday was my first baby shopping experience. Robyn and I checked out Babies Galore and was amazed at how much everything costs and how much stuff is out there! Went up Mt Cootha for afternoon tea while Andrew played frisbee. In the evening took Robyn on a foot tour of some of the Brisbane river - Botanical gardens and South Bank. Thanks for coming to stay Robyn and thanks again for the present! Once again, we forgot to take the camera so don't have any pics. :( I promise to get better with this.

Brisbane Air Show

Spent most of the day with ear plugs in today! The air show was pretty cool with lots of aerobatic flying and really fast (and noisy) planes like the F1-11. I'm not convinced that Reg's earplug worked properly.

Obs appointment #3

Another uneventful appointment which we should be very grateful for. Heart rate - normal, size of womb - normal, blood pressure - normal. Hit with the big bill of $1400. Thanks medicare for the safety net!

Forsyth Catchup

Had lunch at Niki and Sean's new apartment then headed down to Forsyth for some frisbee games. We had quite a descent turn out in the end. Followed frisbee with the usual gelato and drinks and dinner at the Oaks. Was really good to see everyone and was a great way to end our week in Sydney. We miss all you guys heaps! Jules and Dave gave us a great little top.