Friday, May 31, 2013

going back to...16 weeks!

07.04.2013 - 13.04.2013

How far along? 16 weeks!

Baby Size: Baby is the size of an avocado (yum!)

Total weight gain: A few kilos at this point.

Maternity clothes? Not yet, although I have officially started a collection. Definitely finding maternity tights more comfortable than normal tights, and loving my skirts with my “fold down” waist (not maternity but certainly could pass as such!)

Stretch marks? Nope!

Sleep: Still getting up between 4 and 5:30am to use the bathroom, occasionally at 7 if I don’t. The hubs switched sides of the bed with me and I’m finding it much more comfortable (and getting a better night’s sleep!)

Best moment this week: FEELING YOU MOVE! Okay, this was technically in week 15 but has continued and is slowly getting stronger. I can’t believe I can feel Little Bean so early but hey, with all the jumping around they do when we see them on the ultrasound, I can’t say I’m too surprised!

Miss Anything? Some of my Summer clothes but since we’re moving into Winter I’m getting over that.

Movement: Yes, yes, YES! On the 1st of April I felt something…wasn’t too sure and was feeling a little silly in case I was wrong (it was so early!). But the next day it happened 3 more times in the exact same spot – definitely Little Bean!

Food cravings: Lemon and Sugar crepes! Nom, nom, nom. I think Auntie Juzzie is having sympathy cravings for them!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Chocolate still. The smell of cigarettes makes me want to hurl…

Gender: Surprise! We’re both still strongly thinking girl

Symptoms: Some cramping, lots of bathroom breaks, tired (although a little better recently), a little heartburn if I have too much water before bed, itchy skin and a belly! Yay!

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: Excited

Looking forward to: Your Daddy getting to feel your kicks! And our next ultrasound/midwife appointment on the 1st of May. Oh and starting prenatal yoga classes on the 14/04/2013!

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

an update!

Well Blogworld! Hello! I hope you haven't been missing me too much...I kid...While I've had heaps of posts going up over the last couple of weeks, they have all been scheduled posts (and I'm quite proud of myself for having organised them all!) so I feel like it's been a long time since I've sat down and written a post out! I hope you have been enjoying the wedding and baby bump recaps, and they haven't been too boring! (I always feel like I'm boring people with recaps!) There's about 4 more bump posts and then we will be right on track with where we're up to currently.

Anywho, what have we been up to? I hear you thinking...Well, even if you weren't thinking that, it's what I'm about to share with you! The hubs and I have been settling well into our new abode - we love it here. We love the house (minus a few minor things that will be fixed with time!), we love the area, we love the peace and quiet (yes, my family home is rather...loud...) and I am loving decorating after 18 months of living in a bedroom! We have finally gone through the last of the boxes that were sitting around our main living areas (although we both still have a number to go through in our respective study spaces!) and it has meant I can finally start putting out all the pretty decorations, organising the wall decor and most importantly, bringing out all our wonderful Engagement, Kitchen Tea and Wedding gifts!! It's been like Christmas around here and I have loved seeing gifts given to us in love finally making their way into our home.

I'm also enjoying coming up with ideas to make over the house! For the first time we have a little entrance way (and I mean *little*...but still!) and a large laundry room - both of which I am excited to decorate! Things have been pinned, saved on etsy and started to be ordered...before and afters will occur!

Of course, the thing I am most excited for, when all of our main rooms are organised, is to decorate Baby's nursery. Little Bean has a whole room, all of their own now! At the moment it is filled with wedding gifts that haven't got a home yet, and items that we have already bought or been gifted for Baby. No big furniture yet. But it all starts to head on over in June! We should have our glider within 2 weeks, our basinette by the end of June and the crib and change table we are ordering are for delivery the week of June 10. I cannot wait! We just need to find a little wardrobe and side table now and all the furniture will have been picked. Then the real fun begins!

Of course, I will be sharing all of the updates with you guys along the way, if you all want to hear them! For now, I leave you with some pictures of my favourite nooks and crannies around our new abode. More recaps (both baby and wedding!) are coming your way soon!


pretty, pretty views from our windows - we get to look at so much sky here! I love it!


red fences with climbing plants outside my kitchen window...love (although yes, some gardening needs to occur re: dead branches!)

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the gorgeous front window in our doorway - I love this!


lovely red mail box...vinyls with our details have been ordered to decorate this bad boy!

ok, I cave...I just love our little abode in general. makes me happy having such a cute little place to call home. *le sigh* I'm content.

going back to...14 weeks!

24.03.2013 - 30.03.2013

How far along? 14 weeks!

Baby Size: Baby is the size of a peach

Total weight gain: A few kilos at this point.

Maternity clothes? Not technically, but I do have a pair of maternity leggings that I find MUCH more comfortable than normal leggings so I have worn those a couple of times

Stretch marks? Nope!

Sleep: Getting better but I feel like a much lighter sleeper now. Getting up once, usually between 4 and 5:30am to use the bathroom

Best moment this week: Sharing the news of your existence with social media! In particular, on Facebook with friends and family, where everyone went a little crazy :) Our midwife appointment at 13 weeks was also pretty awesome!

Miss Anything? Some of my Summer clothes but since we’re moving into Winter I’m getting over that.

Movement: Not yet, no…

Food cravings: McDonald’s chicken nuggets … But Daddy won’t let me call you our Little Nugget haha

Anything making you queasy or sick: Chocolate, sadly. Some has been ok, if it has a filling say, but straight up chocolate tends to make me feel nauseous.

Gender: Surprise! We’re both still strongly thinking girl

Symptoms: Some cramping, lots of bathroom breaks tired (although a little better recently), a little heartburn if I have too much water before bed and a belly! Yay!

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: Excited

Looking forward to: Feeling you! And our next ultrasound/midwife appointment on the 1st of May

Monday, May 27, 2013

recap: details - the reception

Saturday, 29th September, 2012


(Please note that I'm super nervous about sharing Sandra's work here but I don't want to watermark her gorgeousness. All the following photos are the work of Sandra Henri Photography and are not to be taken, copied, used or edited in any way without permission from Sandra. Steal them and claim them as your own and we will bust your butt evil copy-right violation people!)


bridal table


what greeted our guests at their settings (the cake pops were the bonbonniere for the kids table, made by my sister-in-law!)


sign bought from this etsy store


the delicious smelling candles from Soy Scentsations by Laina, which covered the table of family photos and made the room smell wonderful! burning one in our house takes me back to that happy day


our lovely cake was made by a friend who owns a cake company. we purchased the "love" topper from this etsy store, & the couple are Willow Tree's wedding topper...which is now on displaying in our home, along side a beautiful Willow Tree gift from my brother-in-law & sister-in-law - this couple holding a little baby!


some of the things at mine and the hubs setting! the signs i made, cutlery holders from this etsy store & "I do"/"Me Too" forks from this store. hubs had the "I Do" fork & ate his cake with it...it went missing! thankfully a few weeks later our lovely coordinator contacted me to let me know it had been found.


gifts in action!


our wine glasses, with tags from this store, & a glimpse of our seating chart (which gone blown away at one point and apparently had to be put back together! banners purchased here)


our amazing thumbprint guestbook, made by my talented maid of honour, which is waiting to be hung in our new home!

the polaroid camera, a gift from our maid of honour and her partner, was a big hit! we loved seeing the display of photos grow throughout the night, and now they are all saved in our guestbook alongside the corresponding guests!


I had such an amazing time creating and purchasing all these little details for our reception that it makes me happy to see them recorded in such a lovely way! So many items now fill our home and remind us of a wonderful evening.

Next Up: The Reception!

Miss something?

  1. recap: the girls get purty...nail day!
  2. recap: the night before the big day
  3. recap: bridal party gifts...the boys!
  4. recap: bridal party gifts...the girls!
  5. recap: the girls get ready...part one!
  6. recap: the girls get ready...part two!
  7. recap: the boys get ready!
  8. recap: details - the dress! (and other bridal details)
  9. recap: details - the flowers
  10. recap: arriving at the ceremony
  11. recap: details - the ceremony
  12. recap: the big entrance
  13. recap: we are wed!
  14. recap: the new mr & mrs

Saturday, May 25, 2013

dear baby

Written on 25th of March, 2013

Dear Little Bean!

Well, it's been a while since I wrote a letter instead of just a weekly catch up! Pretty much everyone in our world knows about you now - yesterday we shared our excitement about you on Facebook!! Boy oh boy, did our pages blow up!! Everyone is thrilled and has been expressing so much love and happiness over your news :)

We had our first midwife appointment on Wednesday, which was awesome! Our midwife, Sarah, is lovely and is going to provide us with so much support (including come out to Mama and Daddy for all future appointments! No having to fight for parking at the hospital - score!). Mama found out that due to her job she is highly likely to get a single room - second score!

But most importantly, the week before we got to see your little self up on the ultrasound screen again - this time looking like a real little baby! You were waving and jumping around, arching your back and jumping away from the ultrasound wand. It was very exciting... And emotional hearing your little heartbeat for the first time! Mama didn't even mind the blood test afterwards, she was still on a high from seeing your beautiful self.

We have started collecting things for you already - at barely 12 weeks you had already accumulated more than 12 outfits from friends and family, and Aunty Kylie and Uncle Mark have already dropped around 2 rockers, a capsule, a monitor & a present for you! Spoiled and just over 3 months in existence.

Daddy and I have been talking about names for you... We've only started on girl names so far, but we'll get to the boy's names... Just in case ;) Everyone around us thinks you are a little miss, except Aunty Kylie C, who changed her mind to boy when she saw Mama last. Even a medium lady has told Mama that she sees PINK!! I think we will all be rather surprised should you be a little boy - but what an entrance that would make!! (We will promise to apologise for thinking you are a little girl, we promise!)

Whatever your gender, we are so completely in love with you already and are so overwhelmed with how much love everyone around us has already expressed for you - this little person they are yet to meet. Love will definitely surround you when you come into this world!

Love always, Mama xxx

Thursday, May 23, 2013

going back to...12 weeks!

10.03.2013 - 16.03.2013

How far along? 12 weeks!

Baby Size: Baby is the size of a plum!

Total weight gain: Couple of kilos…not too much, probably right on what I should have!

Maternity clothes? Hells no – will be a while yet!

Stretch marks? Nope!

Sleep: Officially started to wake at least once during the night for a bathroom break…usually between 4 and 5:30 am

Best moment this week: Seeing you jumping around on the screen! We had our 12 nuchal week scan and blood test. Nanny came with us and got a little teary, Daddy and I just couldn’t stop staring at the screen and grinning. You look like a real little baby now and you did not appreciate the man with the scan wand! Every time he move it you arched your back and jumped away from him. It took about 5 or 6 times to get your heartbeat thanks to your activity but my, oh my, was it the best sound ever :) We have also really started to tell everyone now, a lot of your 2nd cousins and great Aunts and Uncles now know too! And I told Auntie Laina while we were at lunch with Auntie Sara and Mia and well, she screamed! She was so excited :)

Miss Anything? Chocolate not making me feel sick :( Being able to eat something without Googling it first. haha

Movement: Way too early yet!

Food cravings: Not so many cravings this week! Still wanting fruit … Really enjoying peanut butter toast and beef 2 minute noodles seem to taste AMAZING right now.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nausea is getting better! Chocolate seems to make me feel ill though…boo

Gender: Will be a surprise for our first little one! Most people seem to think you are a little girl, but Auntie Kylie C change her mind this week and thinks you’re a boy, and Daddy thinks your little face might have looked more like a boy at our scan!

Symptoms: Needing to pee a lot still (probably thanks to the HEAP of water I seem to drink now, even though I drank a decent amount before), nausea occasionally and still pretty tired. Belly is definitely poking out now so I don’t think it will be secretive much longer!

Belly Button in or out? I have a very deep in! Can’t wait to see what happens!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: Happy! Seeing you jumping around this week really made your Daddy and I even more over the moon and made things seem a little bit more real…

Looking forward to: Paying off the laybys we put on over the last two weeks (glider, capsule, travel system, nappy bag and bassinette – check!) and our very first midwife appointment on Wednesday! Oh, and making the big announcement on social medias some time in the next fortnight – eep!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

going back to...10 weeks!

24.02.2013 - 02.03.2013

How far along? 10 weeks!

Baby Size: Baby is the size of a prune!

Total weight gain: Again, just guessing at a couple of kilos (most of which will have been the effects of stopping my neuro tablets). There is definitely a little belly now though, which is becoming harder to suck in!

Maternity clothes? Hells no – will be a while yet!

Stretch marks? Nope!

Sleep: Sleep has started being kinda crappy. I feel like I want to sleep all the time, but when I am sleeping I feel like I’m still awake…in that half doze type sleep instead of a really deep sleep.

Best moment this week: Starting to tell more friends…Auntie Sara came over for a visit and was so excited to find out! Your little friend Mia cried though…Auntie Kylie #2 is super excited and Daddy has told his friend Sean. Mark and Brendan have also told their partners, who were very excited as well! Also, finishing off your blackboard! Oh that blackboard has been a labour of love baby, but today Mummy got to decorate it for the first time!

Miss Anything? Some of my clothes (including pretty dresses!) have started to not fit due to my erm…enlarged chest! I miss some of them because some were my favourites…I also miss being able to eat poached eggs. Oh for the day I can have Eggs Benedict again! (poached eggs and ham…not risking it!)

Movement: Way too early yet!

Food cravings: Pineapple coated donuts…I’ve been wanting lots of fruit…And last night (9 weeks, 6 days) all I wanted to eat was a chicken schnitzel with dianne sauce. It HAD to have Dianne sauce! Luckily (or unluckily now that I know about it) the restaurant up the road from us does everything take away…And my GOODNESS that Dianne sauce was amazing…

Anything making you queasy or sick: Just nauseous in general. Nothing in particular making it happen!

Gender: Will be a surprise for our first little one! Daddy is convinced you are a little girl and loves the idea of calling you’re his raspberry (as Mummy is his strawberry…)

Symptoms: Week 9 was an EXHAUSTING week for me. It was like suddenly getting hit by the tiredness truck. Hopefully 10 and 11 prove to be better!

Belly Button in or out? I have a very deep in! Can’t wait to see what happens!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: TIRED!

Looking forward to: Getting to see you again at our Downs Syndrome test (usually between 11 and 14 weeks), meeting our midwife at our first appointment and hopefully get to hear your little heartbeat thumping away!

Sunday, May 19, 2013

recap: the new mr & mrs!

Saturday, 29th September, 2012


(Please note that I'm super nervous about sharing Sandra's work here but I don't want to watermark her gorgeousness. All the following photos are the work of Sandra Henri Photography and are not to be taken, copied, used or edited in any way without permission from Sandra. Steal them and claim them as your own and we will bust your butt evil copy-right violation people!)


adding my engagement ring ontop of my wedding band



see that wedding certificate? yep, it went on an adventure on our wedding day! after this, we stood at the back of the Chapel saying thank you to everyone as they exited the Chapel. the hubs placed the certificate on the table behind us, where the music, etc. was, then we exited and didn't grab it again in all the excitement. one would assume it would have been collected with all the other misc. items, like the music, when everyone was packing up. it wasn't! we realised when we got home the next day it wasn't amongst our things. we don't know exactly what happened to it, but we're assuming it was an uninvited guest at the wedding after ours and that the wedding after ours had candles on display...our certificate has a nicely singed corner as a reminder of its adventures! hey, at least it has a story to tell!






I just love this photo of my husband and my Pop


Next Up: Details - The Reception!

Miss something?

  1. recap: the girls get purty...nail day!
  2. recap: the night before the big day
  3. recap: bridal party gifts...the boys!
  4. recap: bridal party gifts...the girls!
  5. recap: the girls get ready...part one!
  6. recap: the girls get ready...part two!
  7. recap: the boys get ready!
  8. recap: details - the dress! (and other bridal details)
  9. recap: details - the flowers
  10. recap: arriving at the ceremony
  11. recap: details - the ceremony
  12. recap: the big entrance
  13. recap: we are wed!
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