Pram

Yesterday the Big Man and I made our first big 'baby purchase', a new pram! Mum is actually buying it for us, but it was on sale so we went ahead and picked it up and managed to save her almost $100 (you can thank me later Mum ;) ). It was so much fun trying out the different prams in the shop, pushing them around, collapsing them and trying to work out how to use all the different features... I think that because it was the first big thing that we have bought for the baby, it really reminded us that in less than 3 months we are going to be having a baby (duh)!

Once we got it home the Big Man put it together. I tried to push Cooper around in it, but he got scared and jumped out. Ollie on the other hand loved it!


T xx

One Year Today

One year ago I married the man of my dreams.

Whilst the first year of our marriage hasn't all been smooth sailing, each hurdle has made us stronger and I can easily see myself staying married to the Big Man for the rest of my life.

T xx

27 Weeks

I'm feeling great and have my energy back, but I haven't been able to write a decent post for over a week.... I just don't have much to say, so I will post a couple of photos instead. Lazy? Yes, but I'm pregnant so at least I have a semi-acceptable excuse!


Me at 26 weeks

The other night the Big Man was away so I let these two sleep in the bedroom, they are just too cute!

T xx

The Start of the Nursery

A couple of weekends ago the Big Man and I got started on the baby's nursery. We've decided to try and paint an alphabet mural (like this one) using three different shades of blue. We're still not sure how we are going to go painting the letters and numbers, but we are going to give it our best shot.

On the Saturday morning we went to Bunnings and picked out our colours and that afternoon the Big Man started painting with our base colour.


By Sunday afternoon the Big Man had finished the first coat and I love it! The colour is exactly what I had hoped for. Blue, but not wishy-washy. I can't wait until the next coat has gone down and we can start working on the mural!



More photos in the next couple of weeks :)

T xx

A Weekend in Hervey Bay

On the weekend The Big Man, the Pooper and I went up to Hervey Bay to visit our families and to celebrate the 30th Birthday of one of my good friends. We had a blast!

On the Friday night we went out for dinner and caught up with a lot of our friends for Cat's birthday. She was spoilt rotten and had a great time, so it was well worth it :)

The birthday girl Cat and her best friend Nat

On Saturday I hung out with my sister and niece. We went swimming (got to love 28 degree winter days), played games and started to organise my baby shower. That night the Big Man and I had dinner with his family to celebrate his birthday and his Mum's birthday. Lamb Roast, can't beat it!!

The Big Man and his Family

On Sunday (and Saturday) morning we took the Pooper to the beach. He had so much fun running in the surf, chasing his ball, chasing us, playing with other dogs and rolling in the sand. Then on our way back to Brisbane we stopped in Maryborough to have lunch with friends of ours that are also expecting a baby. It is always nice to spend several hours talking about babies and not feeling guilty about being completely obsessed with all things baby.


Sunday night when we got home our little cat Oliver was completely beside himself. We had left him out loads of food and water, but he must have got lonely. He was so happy to see us and spent the rest of the night crying whenever he couldn't find us. Poor kitty.

We had a great weekend! I am way to tired to be back at work today, but I keep telling myself I only have 11 weeks to go.....

I hope you all had a great weekend too!

T xx

28 Reasons

28 reasons why I love my Husband......

1. He is the kindest person that I know
2. The amount of stuff he knows is amazing and he can explain almost anything I need to know
3. He is very excited about becoming a Dad
4. He's really strong (and only complains a little bit when I ask him to move stuff for me)
5. He is a fantastic cook
6. He loves pets
7. He is really smart
8. On the rare occasion that he drinks he cracks me up with his drunken antics
9. He never yells or throws things (even when I do)
10. He makes me laugh every day
11. He has really good sense of what is right and wrong
12. Whenever I have a computer problem he fixes it for me
13. He helps me with internet stuff
14. People can't help but relax when he is around, he is so easy going
15. He never judges
16. He understands me
17. He always finds funny things on the internet to share with me
18. Growing up with him makes me fall in love with him more and more every day
19. He loves my family
20. He always smells good
21. He is very artistic and great at choosing colours
22. He understands that my whole world revolves around the baby right now
23. He isn't afraid to try new things
24. He is a great photographer
25. I love the way his eyes crinkle when he laughs
26. He is genuine and doesn't waste words
27. I can always be myself around him
28. He is truly a one of a kind, amazing human being

Happy 28th Birthday Seano, I love you!


T xx

24 Weeks

.... and exhausted. The next book I read that tells me I should be enjoying a second trimester energy burst will get thrown in the bin. Seriously.

I am still loving being pregnant and love seeing my belly grow, but wow, I have never been this tired in my life. On my days off I am managing to nap for 5 or 6 hours during the day and still sleep for at least 9 hours at night. At least I am getting good sleep most nights. I generally only wake up once or twice. I am hoping that I get some of my energy back before the third trimester, I'm not sure if I will be able to work up until 36 weeks if I get any more tired than this.

On a positive note, I am feeling the baby move all of the time. Whenever I sit down on the couch or lie down in bed he starts to kick. I also feel him moving most days whilst I am sitting at my computer at work. I love it! The Big Man has felt him a handful of times as well, the baby seems to have got over his 'daddy shyness' and will give Sean a good kick if we poke him or talk to him. The Big Man feeling a kick for the first time was a huge milestone for me and I think I managed to cry and laugh at the same time.

Hopefully I will keep getting a good nights sleep and get some energy back in the next couple of weeks. Fingers crossed!

T xx