New Arrival!!

So, at last...HE has arrived!

We have a new baby boy, Rhys David Patterson. He was born on 19th July 2008 at 1:30pm. 9 lbs 2 ounces and 50 cm....kind of a big boy!!! Labour and delivery went really smoothly and Mum and Dad and bub are all doing very well.

We are still in hospital for a few days but will post very cute pics very soon.

Thanks for all your comments and well wishes!

False Alarm

Well, 4 days overdue now...still hanging in there so to speak. :) Last Saturday we had a bit of a false alarm and we ended up in hospital being monitored for a couple of hours. Fortunately (or unfortunately) nothing came of it. Eldon said I would look back on these pics and be glad for the record...I suppose he is right but they aren't very complimentary!

In other exciting news....Mom and Dad arrive today in about 4 1/2 hours! Woo hoo!

4 days to go!!!!!

Oh my word. Yes, it has finally sunk in, 4 days to go. Which means 1-14 days to go actually. But it feels very close now. I had a midwife appointment today and she told me the baby is settled into the pelvis now, so can't be far away. The nesting has hit now finally...I'm studying, scrapbooking, and getting Mom and Dad's room prepared. Oh yeah, and making cinnamon rolls. You should see the stack of dishes in my kitchen...unfortunately the nesting instinct hasn't carried over to the dishes yet. (My least favorite chore!) I'm so happy to have a little more energy suddenly so I'm trying to make the most of it! ;) Hopefully by this time next week, I'll be having a sleepless night and not only because Mom and Dad will be here tomorrow!

Well, I probably won't post again until the baby comes...can't be certain, but I wouldn't hold your breath waiting!

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes!

Visitors etc...

We've had a full house for a couple of days which as been fun! Emily Westphal is still with us for another week and we had Helena Bruce and Angela Guy up from south of Perth area for the weekend. They were just coming in from a few weeks on Mt. Elizabeth station where they were helping with the muster. They leave today to go back to Perth. We had a relaxing weekend and somehow ended up back at Ivanhoe cafe for lunch on Sunday! Needless to say, it is a pretty nice place to go.

Left to right: Helena, Angela and Emily

Another picture of the Robertsons

Eldon and I....38 wks now. Ok, so I had to redeem myself after that terrible belly picture!!

Kindy in the Park

Last Friday I met Katrina and the kids at White Gum Park for "Kindy in the Park"- an activity time for kids who will be starting Kindy next year. It was really well set up with different activities such as painting, crayons, playdough, bubbles, etc. The kids had lots of fun getting paint everywhere and generally having a ball.