Dear Diary...

Well, back from Darwin as you can see in the previous post. The trip wasn't long enough or relaxed enough and we both feel like we still need a break! (By we, I mean Eldon and I...the baby obviously has no idea what is going on outside it's little cave.) I've discovered the baby likes chocolate (I'm sure this is not a new concept) and I find myself snacking on chocolate just to feel the baby move around...terrible I know! Somehow in the last few weeks I went from eating because I had to, to eating because I just had to if you know what I mean! It's a nice change from feeling yucky and not wanting to eat, but I'm sure I've put on more kilos in the last 2 weeks than I have the whole rest of the pregnancy. They say the best way to prevent stretch marks (as if I had a choice) is to gain weight consistently throughout the pregnancy so that the skin has time to get used to the new size. Well, so much for that theory...I'm making up for lost time it seems. I've provided you with a photo in the previous post of my "blossoming" (people are so kind to describe it like this) baby body so I won't make you suffer through it again in this post. While we were in Darwin, I discovered full-length mirrors in our hotel room and much to my dismay, I saw my belly for the first time straight on. If dismay wasn't bad enough, the terror of seeing my equally growing hips and thighs was enough to considering cancelling the trip right then to return to my un-full-length mirrored house in Kununurra. That might seem very harsh on myself, so I promise to you that I don't have any issues with my body, but I have vowed to myself that after the birth I will work on being in better shape for the next one.

In other, more positive news, I have found a cot set which I really love and it's kind of set a theme for me as far as the baby's room goes. I already told myself with our limited space and our capacity as renters that we couldn't decorate. But unfortunately, I just loved this set which we found in Darwin, and have decided that I'll be as practical as I can but still have a few cute things to go ga-ga over. Here's a picture of the bumper which attaches to the front inside the cot:

Isn't it just adorable?!! It's obviously a frog theme, but has snails and dragonflies as well. This seems mostly green, but the back is yellow with blue, green and orange plaid. It came with sheets (which are blue gingham with little frogs and snails), quilt, thermal blanket (which I'm sure we'll use heaps...), bumper thing, and pillowcase. It is mostly green, yellow and blue, but has accents of orange, purple and turquoise, so I'm pretty happy with it for either a boy or a girl. There are a dozen accessories that go with it, but I had to stop myself somewhere! :) If we have a girl I think I'll just get a few orange and purple things which will make it slightly more girly. Anyway, we can use it again for the next one whether it's the same sex as the first or not, how's that for my practical brain thinking, Shauna? We ended up buying a bouncer which has a green, yellow and blue theme as well, so I guess it's frogs for us...too late to turn back now!

Ok, better end this before it gets too lengthy. Eldon will be home soon and we need to do some major grocery shopping...back from Darwin and nothing to eat!