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.

Catchups

Caught up with Sarah and Laura for lunch today. Sarah is close to popping with her second one, Amelia! Spent hours chatting about baby things. Hamish and Archie are forever growing bigger. They are two lovely little boys and I look forward to our next get together where hopefully it will be play time for all four kids.

In the evening we went around to Jo, Steve and Tara's. Kat came along too. Was great to catch up with them all and hear all about Kat's exciting adventures overseas. Jo and Steve once again generously lent us their breast pump! Some might think this is gross but we're all good friends and joining the parent club gets you doing and discussing things you wouldn't usually, like the taste of breast milk!

Trip to Sydney

Down in Sydney for a week for Andrew's financial planning course. AMP put us up in the Four Seasons hotel in Circular Quay. Very flash. Spent most of the week catching up with people. Andrew played Hills hoist on Sunday where we caught up with most of the Hills Ultimate players. Dinner and a movie on Monday with Jess, Aaron, Clare and Brendan. Pilates on Tuesday followed by lunch with Woodie, Vanessa and Sal. Dinner with the knitting girls plus partners - celebrated Adelle and Jarrod's engagement, Jen and Nate's wedding (albeit very belated), and Luke and Cat being in the same country again. Pad Kee Maw for lunch with Alex on Wednesday followed by Hills training / learn to play in the evening. Phew what a week!

Pregnancy Aerobics

Em started a new aerobics class tonight. An hour of low-impact aerobics followed by an hour of pregnancy pilates. The classes are run by Briony, a physio, who has had lots of experience with pregnant ladies and has had a kid about 1.5 years ago herself. Was absolutely awesome! This was much more what I was looking for as a substitute to ultimate. Slept well after some good exercise. Going to give my Wednesday night yoga the flick - it's just crap compared to this!

Wardrobe is now very limited.

Down to one pair of shorts, 3 work tops, 1 pair of work pants, 2 pairs of track pants and some baggy frisbee shirts. Everything else has joined the smaller stuff in the box.

Camp trip to Cooloola

Went camping with the gang at Teewah Beach. Heaps of fun. Driving along the beach was quite a bumpy ride! I think Reg (a temporary name we came up with instead of calling him "It") quite enjoyed his first roller coaster type experience. Em had a close encounter with a Kookaburra. The kicking is now becoming more frequent. Whenever Em sits still for a while, Reg starts up. Emma got to have a good feel of a kick or two.

Started Work

Most pregnant people discuss when they intend to stop work. Well...I've just started working again after 8 mths off. Andrew is training to become a financial planner working for Rob and I'll be helping out with stuff around the office until the bub comes.

More Kicking

Went to see "Taken" with Bernie and Matty. High action movie. Lots of kicking going on inside Em's tummy!

Elaine

Elaine came to stay a night on her way to Singapore. Was good to see her and she gave me some very useful tips on how to crochet. Undid the baby blanket I'd started and got stuck into it again with the correct stitch technique.

Pregnancy Yoga

Started pregnancy yoga tonight. Was good but was a bit too "spiritual" for my liking. I just want to stretch!

Hand me downs

Linda dropped off some hand me downs today. Believe it or not, bub will be wearing some of the same clothes that his dad did!

The First Kick!

Em felt the first kick in bed in the middle of last night. Was quite bizarre. Eagerly stayed awake waiting for a second one which didn't come.