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.