26 Weeks

The serious countdown has begun!! Less than 100 days to go...we are now into double figures...yeah!!

I love holidays....gives you time to do all the things you'd rather be doing than work...so I have taken full advantage of it!

After a thoroughly relaxing long weekend full of sewing and tidying and eating and general nothingness...we had made some plans for the rest of this week. First was a hair cut, some banking (after doing a scary post-baby budget!!), a few new shirts for DH, rebates at Medicare and then some baby shopping!!

All of which got done as well as a Glucose test for Gestational Diabetes and I think they took some blood to test for anaemia too.

I think we have finally got almost all of the baby requirements...after extensive research and pouring through baby magazines and the Internet I made a few lists and got the bulk of it today...about $650 worth!!

So here is what we have so far....not all of it bought today of course

High Chair - Ikea (gift from Bee)
Breast Pads x 12 washable
Bibs x 11
Burp Cloths x 3
Breast Pump - Avent
Steriliser - Avent Mircowave
Bottles - 3 for now
Bottle Teats - 0 and 1 month ones
Nipple Shields
Lamp for Nursery
Rocking Chair (gift from Mum)
Sheets - 4 cotton 2 flannel
Wraps - 6 muslin 2 stretch cotton 1 heavier cotton
Blankets - 2 celluar
Nappy Bucket - 2
Change Table (secondhand)
Change Table Mat
Baby Rocker
Mobile - for change table
Bath
Towels - 2
Nail Clippers
Washers - 8
Powders and Creams
Nappy Bag
Change Mat for Nappy Bag
Ergo Carrier
Backpack
Car Seat (Gift from FIL)

Not including of course Nappies, Clothes and Toys...of which I will have to get more...at the moment these are at the bare minimum.

Also to come...

Cot - being made by BIL
Pram - Gift (to be shopped for) from Dad
Nursing Pillow - didn't have the one I wanted in the shop
Change table covers - going to make
Cot mattress - buying after cot arrives to check size
Waterproof Mattress Cover - buying with mattress
Clock/Music player - Gift from Cee - I think...will have to check
Baby Monitor
Bassinet
The last two are maybe's...to be pruchased after bub arrives if we think we need them

Photos from today....

'Before' photos of the Nursery



The start of a 'theme' - The Sea...colours of purple, aqua, green, blue with a tinge of orange.....leaning towards a mermaid/seahorse/starfish if Russell is a girl and the boat/crab/fish angle is Russell is a boy
DH choose these today...now I can get serious about a quilt for the cot...anyone seen fabric in these colours/theme/animals???

DH walks into the room and comments 'You look as happy as a pig in shit!'
YEP!!! It was like Christmas...only better!!



Belly Photos...still feeling really good...getting heaps and heaps of kicks everyday and feeling them more at night too when waking for a drink/toilet...takes a little while to get back to sleep.
Notice the new hair..a little shorter and a few shades lighter...



Weight: 71.5kg (+6kgs)