Still In One Piece

Yup, the title says it all. Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. No delivery from the stork as of yet,

We thought it was all on last night, I got a really strong tightening, and 5 mins later.... Another strong tightening... And then....nada. I awoke on & off during the night to some strong ones too but nothing ever came of it. 

So this morning I ventured off for a walk in hopes of kicking things off, and.... Nothing. Throughout the rest of today I've had fairly consistent Braxton hicks & some bouts of not-so-pleasant nausea so I feel like the wheels are turning, but WHEN?! When will you show your face?!!

The  suspense is killing me.

I know it is completely irrational to be this impatient when I'm not even yet 39 weeks, but as I've previously stated- patience is not my forte. I never actually expected to make it to my due date, possibly because I had Blake in my 38th week, but also because I just don't want to. Who does? These last weeks of pregnancy are not pretty. My back & heels are killing me, sleep is minimal, I literally cannot fit into any item of clothing, & my vagina feels like its going to fall out. Yup, just drop on out. So much uncomfortable pressure it's ridiculous. 

That's my rant for the day, moving right along. 

Mum is here & she bought with her a mountain of baby goods & biscuits. So whilst scoffing toffee pops, we pieced together babies first outfit for his arrival;

Good. To. Go. Although that cardi might be unnecessary considering its barely dipped below 30 this week. 

I'm a whinger today aren't I? Sorry, but it'll most likely continue this way until you see a photo of the little guy.

Meanwhile, our darling (terror) toddler reached her 18 month milestone today, 

She is so lucky she is irresistibly cute right now is all I have to say. It's good having mum here now though-  Blake has been shadowing her instead of me which is a relief. I shouldn't complain about her though, she really is the reason I look forward to getting up each day- even if she is the reason I can't wait to crawl into bed at the end of the day too. 

Oh, and it's autumn? 

You wouldn't know it in Perth. I am haaaaanging out for cool breezes & long sleeves & milos. Mmmm milo. In the meantime I'll head off and make a nice cup of raspberry leaf tea, 

Watch this space folks...

Happy Monday :) 

Thought of the day "Baby baby baby... Sleep.. Baby"

Gemma