3 months to go!

It's 3 months till my due date (25th Oct!). It's rather interesting but very exciting to think that in 3 months I could be snuggling a wee pip! I really think it's gonna be early though, not just because I'm inflating at a fast pace, but because my mum had all us between 1-2 weeks early and all of Dave's bros and sister were 2-10 weeks early (obviously would prefer it to be the 1-2 week mark!). But soon to be Nanny Shell is adamant that it will be born on or after their wedding anniversary (the 25th :) so that she can be here for when it pops out as her and dad will be on half term :D. But I've got a feeling that it will arrive the 15th October and weigh between 7lbs 8 and 8lbs 2 :D just saying :D hehe.... it's sex I'm not too sure on though, as I've dreamt it's a girl, but everyone else thinks it's gonna be a boy and Dave and ma have both dreamt (on the same night) that it was a boy! As long as it's one or the other I'm happy :D hehe....

The last couple of weeks, along with my growing waistline I have noticed some other changes! Baby feels like it has less and less space. A couple of weeks ago it could easy peasy do cartwheels round and round in side. Now every time it moves and stretches it's like a balloon being blown up which is already full with as much air as possible! But I'm keeping belly lathered up in lotion to allow for elasticity! Pip also now fights back! When they're awake and I can tell where it's feet (or hands) are Davey Babes enjoys pushing down on it so they punch back! Sometimes even when I just rest my arm on my belly I get a little prod! Cheeky thing! Then Sunday I was sat on our HUGE beanbag whilst the missionaries were round I sat up and we could feel like the baby's whole head kind of protruding out, before they realised they had more space elsewhere! Although Dave did rightly say it could have been it's cute buttocks!

All the above is exciting and enjoyable... but other less comfortable happenings are happening! Sleeping is becoming more and more difficult! Every time I turn baby readjusts itself, for a good 5-10 mins after moving! Understandable I guess, but when I'm on my left side pip kicks me in the left side as if I'm squishing them, so I turn onto my right and they do the same that side! So then I lie on my back and they punch their fists upwards and I get cramp in my leg! So it's never ending fun! At least I'll be ready for a baby waking me up constantly (that's what I'm telling myself at least!).

Expanding belly is also starting to cause problems in the clothing department, sweating department (especially in this heat- but I'm not complaining) and it keeps bumping things. For example this morning I was making hubby toast and I kept nudging the plate on the counter with my tubby tummy without realising :) was quite funny really! And I can no longer squish in narrow spaces, as suck in as I might it doesn't go anywhere!! Also the other day I was attempting to try on shoes in various shops and it was near to impossible doing it standing up- I had to walk halfway across the shop to get on one of the seats, to only find my slightly heat swollen feet do not fit in them at all!

Perhaps most sad of all, I have realised the last couple of weeks that I'm probably not going to be able to see Skyfall (the new James Bond movie) and the last Breaking Dawn movie! Unless I go past my due date, so I guess I have to weigh the pros and cons! Going into labour watching a Mr. Daniel Craig would be pretty memorable though I'm sure! Ah well... the sacrifices I make :) hehe...

In other news a good friend (well friends) have had their little package come into the world :D A gorgeously perfect little boy! :D Davey Babes and I are a wee bit jealous :) they make such a perfect little family!

Also, very excitingly... my bestest friend Hannah Banana is pregnant with baby Holt number 2!!! :D Due 22nd January (2 days before my birthday, so rightly so that's when it's actually going to arrive :). So not so little Binks (the cutest girl IN THE WORLD!!) is going to be a big sister :) and little pip is going to have a future wife or husband! Although baby Manning (the aforementioned handsome boy) will also be in the running :D Arranged marriages make life much simpler!!

Here's the Banana Woman and I 3 years ago :) And we are just as bootiful ;) hehe... in fact more so as we are both technically BLOOMING!! :D

Beth Patrick's Good News

Sometimes I think it becomes so easy to get bogged down and overwhelmed by news that is so often full of the monstrosities that go on in this world. So I've decided to promote happy news :D The kind of stuff that gets overlooked but probably effects people's lives as much as sad news, but in a positive way.. if you get me.... sometimes you just need some cheer :) And this news made me realise that the future of Namibia is looking good. We may have no money, cheating bankers and politicians and monstrous people committing monstrous crimes, but at least we don't have to worry about where we're going to get our water (especially given the current trend in weather!!).

So yep, be sure to check out this news article :D Read some good news for a change! It may make you think differently about the world!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18875385

The man...

The past few months I have learnt a few new things about my hubby, Davey Babes!

1. Perhaps most important, he can and has put weight on :) he's now heavier than he's ever been before! :D This makes a wife very happy and he looks much healthier (even if it's due to him eating 900 calories of kit kats a day, and we had to buy him a new suit!)

2. He loves his job! I think we were both a bit nervous about what the change with him starting his first ever job would bring. But we both have finally become accustomed to waking up early and going to bed no later than 11pm :) And even though Dave does miss having more time at home, the second he gets in he loves telling me all about his day- even when I don't have a clue what he's going on about :D Plus the paychecks are very useful!! But yep it's a relief and blessing to know he's not afraid from working hard and enjoys using his brain (and has one :D )

3. He's going to be an emotional wreck at baby's birth :D hehe... I have watched a couple of episodes of One Born Every Minute (and now love it rather than am petrified by it). But every time I put it on or tried to mention any real details of it to Dave (or anything birthy related) he just put up his "I don't need to know" defences :) his argument was that if he's going to experience me in labour, he doesn't need to know about anyone else's experiences. In my head all I was thinking was that he's not going to have A CLUE, and will either sit there silently worrying, have lots of questions he should already have known the answer too, or will be useless and sit there annoying me (unintentionally) and play on his iphone :D hehe.... This was starting to concern me. Then last week ma and pa were here and we watched an episode I'd already seen together. I was just enjoying it and didn't even notice till a good 30mins into it that Dave was engrossed! Then when the babies were born and stuff he got all emotional and teary eyed. Was funny, because he was like "I'm going to blah when we have ours" and I think he realised why he maybe needed to be a little bit prepared, otherwise I'm pretty sure he'd just be a big state and even maybe end up fainting (oh please no!).

4. He's a bit of a wuss in general :) I had an inkling of this when we went to Pleasure Beach whilst dating and I realised how much I LOVE rollercosters. Now I thought Dave was pretty into them too. Now I'm not saying he's weak, but I clearly remember turning to him on the Pepsi Max to indicate to him that I was LOVING it and his face was HILARIOUS! A mixture of excitement and down right panic :D hehe... Well last night, we were both feeling rather poorly and there was nothing on TV so we decided to watch 'The Woman in Black' which ma and pa lent to us. We'd both heard lots about how spooky it was and I think were freaking ourselves out a bit. Admittedly I did put my fingers in my ears at a couple of occasions but Dave kept on putting the blanket over his head and looking at me and asking me what was happening rather than watch it himself :D Was rather funny considering it wasn't half as jumpy and much more predictable than other scary mary movies he's seen :D On that note though, I MUST watch this movie with a Miss Kate Evans- would bring me much pleasure as she got jumpy and scared by Avatar :D hehe....

So yep! Dave if you're reading this I LOVE YOU!! And am definitely looking forward to learning more about you as you become a daddy!! :D

16 weeks and counting...

It's official I'm counting down till baby comes! Getting very very excited, and my nerves are starting to disappear (for now at least!). I'm even really excited for labour just to find out how I react to it, and to be showered with compliments by Davey Babes and the midwives :D what more could you ask for... hehe... okay, maybe I'm slightly deluded :D

This past week has been a very good week for me :D

Monday I got my degree results, and I got a 2.1 :D so I'm well pleased that I didn't completely flunk this year, but secretly still will have loved a first! But I know I worked REALLY hard and did my best, so I'm happy to know that I got what I deserved :D plus, as my friend Zena says, I did it with a baby brain! Don't think there's many people who can say they got a boyfriend, planned a wedding, got married, moved, moved again (commuters distance!) got preggers and still managed to get 65-71s in their final exams, essays and dissertation :D So I am well pleased (as Heavenly Father says), and not the least bit proud of myself! ;) hehe.... I am very proud of my bro though who got his well earned 1st (he only needed to pass this year to get it he's such a genius! And he's already working at his graduate job- ka-ching!!).

So yep Monday was good- made even better by the presence of the one and only Rella Roo, +1 ;) ;) ;) hehe.... I say no more ;) ;) ;) ..... I shall save utter embarrassment for another time :D

Reached the 24 weeks mark on Thursday and got to see Mrs. Midwife (which I love doing :) and got to hear Little Pip's heartbeat (after much prodding and poking as they were quite literally running away from the midwife, she kept feeling it's legs and arms flying everywhere!). We also made our first 2 baby clothing purchases- one being it's coming home outfit, and the second it's halloween outfit as it will still be a wee red and wrinkly sprog (fingers crossed it's born by then), both from H&M which has some BEAUT unisex baby grows and stuff *hint hint* for all those of you complaining about not knowing what to get someone who doesn't know what they're having (although I'd also fully appreciate krispy kremes and muslins :D). But you shall have to wait and see these till Little Pip arrives (a long time I know, but if I've gotta wait for them to pop out the least you can do is wait to see a wee outfit!).

Here's my 24 week bump... and yep, I'm already an elephant! Don't ask me why!!!??!!!

I am happy to say though that they are pre-preggers trousers that I could get on with no added button, though I reckon that that's the last time I'll be able to do it as baby is so low, yet soooo high at the same time! I sure I'm feeling it kick higher higher everyday! Midwife seemed to think everything was normal though, but did say I'm getting a nice bump. Just hoping that it stays nice, because I feel like everyone looks at me and thinks I'm at least 6 months pregnant!!! People keep saying, "oooo it's going to be a big baby" but I reckon that it's either had a growth spurt the last couple of weeks, and will settle down, or it's just loads of fluid as baby seems to be able to spin around and stuff inside just fine and I've still not gained as much weight as expected! But time will tell I guess! At least I've got a significantly recognisable bump to show off at my graduation come Thursday :D hehe....

On a slightly sad note though, I fell over today walking down our dangerous drive! My leg slipped under me and I grazed my leg, foot and have bruised/squished my big toe! Just glad I had a big fat bahooty to land on :) baby of course was fine- proven by it's huge thuds and kicks during church today!
Here's the poorly leg for all to see!!

Really in need of a pedicure now as the plaster ripped of my nail varnish and my big toe is all ugly :( But I think I shall have to call on hubby's skills to do them as I quite literally think I won't be able to reach them (sucky!!).

Okay... here endeth the LOOOOOONG post!