Baby update...

Well, here we are in the middle of May and I haven't done a proper post for almost a month. Time flies when you're having fun! :) I'm 31 weeks now and feeling pretty good. Getting tired again and when I come home from work I just collapse on the couch until Eldon gets home. It's really not helping me get my study done! Anyway, you know how you go through phases of questions when you are pregnant, "how far along are you" and "do you know what you're having" and "my, are you sure you're only having one?" Well....I'll tell you what stage I'm at now..."when are you going to finish work"????? And that is a big question...I am feeling so good right now that I just can't make a decision yet. I'm torn between working until I'm ready to quit for that little bit extra money and staying at home studying because I need to get it done. I'm still working at least 3 full days a week and some weeks I work the other two days for a few hours. I have a very understanding boss and she is pretty happy to let me choose when to work. So my answer is "I don't know!!!" :) There is a joke going around right now that I'll just work right up until I go into labour and then they'll just divert my phone into the delivery room. Doctors can come and pile things on the bed and surely it'll keep my mind off the pain, right? Yeah, right....likely. :)

Anyway, we are definitely on the countdown...60 days to go I see on my little calendar. 9 weeks to go and counting. Mom and Dad have booked their tickets to come over and that makes it more final and more exciting as well! Can't wait for them to get here. I'm in denial about all the things I need to order online before the baby comes...nappies, nursing bras, I have a list somewhere a mile long. If only I could find it....

In other exciting news, we are having our annual "special meetings week." The brother workers from Perth arrived on Monday, Peter Doecke and Brett Rundle. The sisters from SA/NT arrived Monday night on the bus, Linda Larson and Rowanne Winnum (sp?). We've had Rowanne here for 2 nights and are getting Brett tonight for 2 nights. Our little Wed. study meeting might just be a very big meeting tonight so we'll have to kerb our usual sermons. :) Sunday is the actual special meeting and then they all fly to Darwin on Monday. We are really enjoying them!

Well, better make this it....need to get the room ready for Brett.

Love, Sarah

Virtual Baby Shower!

Well, thanks to my innovative mother and sister, I did get a baby shower after all! Mom set up her laptop in the kitchen/dining room and dialed me up on Skype so that everyone could see me and talk to me. It was very fun! Thanks to everyone that came and made me feel so special! Pictures are on my mom's blog http://www.sandrasblackboard.blogspot.com if you want to see.

Happy Birthday, Eldon!!!

Yesterday was my honey's birthday so we had to have a little party, right? We had a few friends over for tacos and ice cream cake and had a really nice evening. Tonight we are headed out to a barbeque with some of our friends and I've made a cake to take along (Eldon's birthday was my excuse!). Anyway, it turned out pretty good so I had to take a picture of it to prove I can make such a thing!! :)

Pear and Gingerbread Upside-down cake

Birthday present from me....

Happy Birthday, Eldon!

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!

Darwin Trip and update

We are back from our quick trip to Darwin and we are wishing that we had another few days away. But first, a quick update on the baby. I had another scan on Wednesday last week and then a Drs appt on Thursday. Scan went well; got a very good picture of the face (amazing!!). Still don't know if it's a boy or girl so don't ask! :) It also looks like my placenta has started moving, so it is good news all around. It looks like we don't have to go to Darwin (barring any other complications from now on) for the birth which will be much easier. I was told to give it another 4 weeks of "rest" before I started doing any exercise or "strenuous" activity....I think by that time (I'll be 30 weeks) I won't feel like doing much anyway! :) I can barely bend over to put on my shoes so I think my yoga days are past. I meant to look for some slip-on shoes in Darwin, but ran out of time. We did get the major things accomplished in Darwin though, baby shopping!! Here are some pics from our trip:

Mode of transportation: We planned our trip around one of Eldon's work planes going up for some servicing in Darwin so that we could save a bit on air fares and also have some room for freight on the way home.

Eldon putting our "freight" in the plane in Kununurra.

Dodging storms and showers on the way there.

My very own handsome pilot!

View over Darwin city and suburbs as we cross Darwin Harbour on our way in.

Our rental car (tiny Hundai Getz) loaded to the max with baby stuff and Eldon stuffing his face with KFC!

Me....25 weeks 6 days....ever expanding in more than the belly

Just the two of us still

The workers in Darwin, Linda and Rowanne.

We had a lovely time in Darwin even if it was too quick. The workers are having a mission there for the first time in several years, so it was really good to get the gospel meeting on Sunday evening. They are coming down for our special meetings in May so that is t

he next thing to look forward to. Darwin baby shopping proved to be pretty sparse but at least they have one baby store and the likes of Kmart and Big W (like Walmart) so we did end up with most of the things we need. Now we just have to wait for them to get back to Kununurra. We loaded up the Airvan which we flew up in, but it has so stay in Darwin for a week or so for servicing, so we flew home on the jet. Hopefully all our stuff will arrive safely in one piece when the plane is returned to Kununurra!