Today I am 33 weeks pregnant and to be honest all I can think about is my ceiling rafters getting painted today. It is actually getting done at this very minute as I type. Once that is done I’m into baby shower mode!! I’m getting so excited now, with only   Read More ...

We had the tour of Pindara hospital’s maternity ward tonight as part of our antenatal class. It was great to finally see the rooms where we would stay after the birth of our babies and also the birthing rooms at the hospital. The birthing suites were pretty much decked out with   Read More ...

I have reached 32 weeks of pregnancy today which means only 8 weeks or so to go until we meet our baby boy, Addison. Yet again still just the same problems as the last couple of weeks, dealing with back pain. I really hope that it gets better as it   Read More ...

After our week away we were due for a doctors appointment as we would have normally seen our obstetrician last week. So off we went to have our regular check up, from now on these appointments are going to seem very close together seeing as we will be going every   Read More ...

After a fun filled week away we are back into the swing of everyday life at home, and today I am 31 weeks pregnant. Tonight we also have our antenatal class, which is technically class four after missing one while we were away last week. Last weeks class was speaking   Read More ...

Today I am 30 weeks pregnant and while on our holiday the count down to the final 10 weeks begins. It seems while we are all relaxing that little Addison doesn’t feel it necessary! Wow has he been moving a lot over the last few days, clearly enjoying himself! 30   Read More ...

Last night we had our second antenatal class. This weeks class was focused on pain relief, both natural and the various forms offered by the hospital, including epidural. The midwife also discussed birthing positions and continued on from last weeks discussions on what to expect during labour. We watched the   Read More ...

The weeks just seem to be flying by now. Next week I will be 30 weeks and that means the count down is on! but remember I will be away on holiday next week so my posts may be a little delayed… I do however promise to catch up when I   Read More ...

My doctor confirmed that I was in the all clear today at my appointment for my second glucose tolerance test. So needless to say I’m very happy that the test results are negative for gestational diabetes. I guess the three blood tests in 2 hours were worth it after all!!   Read More ...

Pretty much this week of pregnancy has been taken up with testing for gestational diabetes and trying to keep my stress levels down now that I’m into the third trimester. I’ve spent so much of this week upset so I hope that it gets better in the near future. I   Read More ...