Today was a first....first time Eldon felt the baby move!!! Now he can enjoy it with me! We were laying in bed this morning having been woken up early by Eldon's work mobile ringing a dozen times (common occurrence), with me partially on my side and partially on my back to stretch my legs (my legs ache so bad in the mornings) and he/she gave Eldon a real good kick (good on you, baby!). It was very cool. After that he could feel all the little movements so I think he knows what he's feeling for now. I have to say feeling the baby move is a very neat part of pregnancy, possibly the neatest.
In other news...it's about time for a new car. You'd think once we replace every moving part at least once that it would be just like a new car, but I guess it doesn't work that way. The newest problem is a leak somewhere in the power steering lines. Unfortunately, we can't just drive it without the power steering because somewhere something dies a horrible, screaming death when the pump keeps running dry. Back to "Major's Mobile Fix-its" I guess. Fingers crossed it is something easy, not like Singapore ants (when we had to replace all the electrics in the dash because the jolly things ate everything) or the water pump (quick, fill it up, drive it round to Don's before it all leaks out again)..... We are very grateful to our friends here who keep us on the road...Don knows our car so well, he could probably tell us how to fix it over the phone!
Well, Happy Easter weekend everyone. Over here we get Friday and Monday off as well (not that it matters as I'm not working anyway) and hopefully Eldon will take at least one of those days off. We don't have any plans to go anywhere...we are hoping to go to Darwin in a couple weekends for a long, romantic weekend (the last one probably for a long time!!!!).
Hope you are all well!
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Saturday, 15 March 2008
Thursday, 13 March 2008
Dear Diary #2
Work is getting harder and harder....and that is after a week off! I must be deficient in something, so off to the lab I go. The lab lady and I are good friends now...can't imagine why. I've gotten pretty good at this whole needle thing...I only grimace a little and I always take something to eat with me. Maybe my goal of being able to give blood one day will come true after all!
After a disappointing week, I'm feeling much better. The doctor I was going to see in Darwin is fully booked so I can't have him and that was devastating to me in my precarious state. However, Eldon and I have agreed that we will still go to Darwin for a short holiday and some shopping just because we need it...Woohoo! Something to look forward to! I'll have another scan at the beginning of April and then see a specialist in Kununurra after that. Hopefully by then we'll know what's going on, whether I'm "normal" or not ( I'll probably never be normal again!!!).
If we do end up going to Darwin, I'll just have to be content with seeing whoever is available for me.
In other news, I've ordered another trial pack of nappies (diapers). I think I've finally decided which ones I'm getting and they are very cute!!! http://www.babybeehinds.com.au/ for anyone who wants to check them out. I've ordered natural and purple colours at the moment until we find out what we are having...then they have some really awesome pink ones if we have a girl. Eldon doesn't understand why I get so excited about cloth nappies! They are just so darn cute. (Ask me in 5 months time if I still think so).
Well, that's about it...not much going on....just waiting waiting and more waiting for our next scan. Hope you are all well!
After a disappointing week, I'm feeling much better. The doctor I was going to see in Darwin is fully booked so I can't have him and that was devastating to me in my precarious state. However, Eldon and I have agreed that we will still go to Darwin for a short holiday and some shopping just because we need it...Woohoo! Something to look forward to! I'll have another scan at the beginning of April and then see a specialist in Kununurra after that. Hopefully by then we'll know what's going on, whether I'm "normal" or not ( I'll probably never be normal again!!!).
If we do end up going to Darwin, I'll just have to be content with seeing whoever is available for me.
In other news, I've ordered another trial pack of nappies (diapers). I think I've finally decided which ones I'm getting and they are very cute!!! http://www.babybeehinds.com.au/ for anyone who wants to check them out. I've ordered natural and purple colours at the moment until we find out what we are having...then they have some really awesome pink ones if we have a girl. Eldon doesn't understand why I get so excited about cloth nappies! They are just so darn cute. (Ask me in 5 months time if I still think so).
Well, that's about it...not much going on....just waiting waiting and more waiting for our next scan. Hope you are all well!
Thursday, 6 March 2008
Diary of a First-Time Pregnant Lady
I've been told I should start writing down some of my "first-time pregnant" thoughts (as I'll most likely forget come this time tomorrow) and what better way to do it than to share it with you?!! (That was a warning for some not to read on ...)
So, what does it feel like to be pregnant for the first time? Well, you could say I'm looking forward to the time at the end when suddenly I have a little munchkin (on the outside) and my already-fuzzy brain miraculously forgets all the fears, anxieties, aches and pains of the last 9 months so that I'll feel like doing it all again one day! Ok, so it's not that bad....The thought of actually carrying something ALIVE inside me is kind of cool!!
I think the thing I like best is the way Eldon carries on, all smoogy and cuddly...he'll kill me when he sees this blog. :) He doesn't have to experience the way my new-found sack of potatoes hangs to one side at night or the way I freak out when I wake up and find myself lying on my back. He has been very good to me in many ways though...like being somewhat understanding of my sudden affection for pillows (he keeps a tight hold on his during the night and then I steal it in the morning after he's gone to work) and coming home from work only to find me crashed out on the couch sound asleep. He doesn't complain about having to make dinner sometimes because his wife doesn't feel like anything and nothing sounds good. (So he makes himselft a nice big juicy steak and I have a pot of yogurt). All in all, I think he's taking it all very well.
He talks to the baby and tries to "jiggle" IT awake so that he might feel it moving. (I say IT because we are keeping it a surprise and we have a bet going...he calls it one thing and I call it the other just get get him going!) Unfortunately for him, he hasn't felt it yet...the movements are still infrequent. I've woken him up in the middle of the night a couple times when I can feel it moving, but so far he's been unlucky.
I'm his "Lady of Leisure" now as I have taken a month off work on "rest" because of complications which I will call minor until the doctors tell me otherwise. I'm still in my first week of "rest" and am going a little stir crazy, but I'm trying to get myself into a routine which means I actually wake up in the morning so that I can sleep at night. Eldon's coming home soon for lunch so I guess I better have something ready to eat. That's my job now, providing food for both my babies and keeping the house clean (oh yeah, and finishing my study).
Signing off....
So, what does it feel like to be pregnant for the first time? Well, you could say I'm looking forward to the time at the end when suddenly I have a little munchkin (on the outside) and my already-fuzzy brain miraculously forgets all the fears, anxieties, aches and pains of the last 9 months so that I'll feel like doing it all again one day! Ok, so it's not that bad....The thought of actually carrying something ALIVE inside me is kind of cool!!
I think the thing I like best is the way Eldon carries on, all smoogy and cuddly...he'll kill me when he sees this blog. :) He doesn't have to experience the way my new-found sack of potatoes hangs to one side at night or the way I freak out when I wake up and find myself lying on my back. He has been very good to me in many ways though...like being somewhat understanding of my sudden affection for pillows (he keeps a tight hold on his during the night and then I steal it in the morning after he's gone to work) and coming home from work only to find me crashed out on the couch sound asleep. He doesn't complain about having to make dinner sometimes because his wife doesn't feel like anything and nothing sounds good. (So he makes himselft a nice big juicy steak and I have a pot of yogurt). All in all, I think he's taking it all very well.
He talks to the baby and tries to "jiggle" IT awake so that he might feel it moving. (I say IT because we are keeping it a surprise and we have a bet going...he calls it one thing and I call it the other just get get him going!) Unfortunately for him, he hasn't felt it yet...the movements are still infrequent. I've woken him up in the middle of the night a couple times when I can feel it moving, but so far he's been unlucky.
I'm his "Lady of Leisure" now as I have taken a month off work on "rest" because of complications which I will call minor until the doctors tell me otherwise. I'm still in my first week of "rest" and am going a little stir crazy, but I'm trying to get myself into a routine which means I actually wake up in the morning so that I can sleep at night. Eldon's coming home soon for lunch so I guess I better have something ready to eat. That's my job now, providing food for both my babies and keeping the house clean (oh yeah, and finishing my study).
Signing off....
Pregnant Belly
17 weeks....not really showing yet, but wanting to pretend anyway.....
....21 weeks...whoa, Mama! Be careful what you wish for!
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