Baby News

So at last I can explain why I haven't been blogging properly for aaaaaaages. Primarily it's because I have been feeling like crap. And the reason I have been feeling like crap?

I'm pregnant!!!!

Whoooo - freaking - hoo!!!!!

Even though many people know in the real world I have been keeping it a secret from the internet whilst I waited to reach 12 weeks. That little milestone happened yesterday and I am feeling good so here is news!

We were so lucky this time round, it was a much quicker process. It took four cycles to conceive (we conceived on the fourth) and I did it with a little bit of help from my old friend Clomid. Only difference was I used a girlfriend's left over packet without my doctor's supervision. I know. Bad. But, my logic was "hey, give this a go, see if it works, if not, no stress, back to the Fertility Specialist in Feb". I took a very low dose, much lower than I needed to conceive Cate and wham, bam, thank you M'am...it worked.

I took a pregnancy test only because hubby suggested it was a good idea as I was being a feral cow, having period like symptoms AND my sense of smell went through the roof...I could smell rotting mould everywhere, it was awful.

The test revealed a bright pink second line IMMEDIATELY :) I had to do a happy dance with Cate in the bathroom as we were the only ones home!

That was quite some time ago and, in the mean time, I have morning (more like all day) sickness, extreme fatigue and a whole lot of bloating. I'm looking fat and pudgey (not pregnant!) but feeling better and about to go and see my midwife for my first appointment.

Life is good :)

Shameless Show Off

Well I would have taken the lazy way out and just have loaded these on facebook sans long blog BUT my page is 'temporarily unavailable" which I hate. So here I am.

It would seem I have the cutest daughter in the universe who is also, by the way, the biggest show off EVER. The other day I induldged in some shopping...only a little bit as that is all I can afford and only for Cate because, let's face it, shopping for her is so fun, fun, fun. I can also justify her purchases much better than buying yet another top for me that I will probably wear two or three times before growing out of it (hehehehe - more to come on that little issue on Monday!).

Anyways I bought Cate new runners with...wait for it...velcro. Oh, she could die and go to heaven! This kid LOVES velcro! Her little runners are pink (God damn it I am SO OVER pink) but they are also white and they are as cute as hell. Missy fancies herself in them like you wouldn't believe.

Second purchase was a coat from Target. Here was the dilema: two coats, one a stylish and gorgeous trench style in a deep pink, very trendy, the other a hot, hot, hot pink parka style with green lining and a fur trim. Now, my tastes ran towards the former, the stylish trench. Unfortunately though, the trench was not anywhere near padded enough, not warm and snuggly enough for our cold winters. So I was forced to purchase the well padded but garish fluro pink fur trimmed coat. Sigh. MORE pink.

I need not have worried however, as Cate fell in deep, passionate love with her new fluro pink coat. She ran delightedly from the kitchen to the bedroom to stare at herself in my mirror, over and over and again. She who hates hats loved the fur trimmed parka hood and screamed when I took it off. So...even though I hate it, I now kinda love it, purely because it has delighted my girl so much. Proof is in the pudding up top :)

Three weeks later...

Time flies when you're not blogging. It's been three weeks since I was last here celebrating at my own pity party. I have five minutes to myself as hubby has taken baby for a walk - must be quick then.

Things are better? Worse? The same? No, they are better. Sleeping is still not great but I've done more reading (sigh) and implemented a few changes and they've worked a little. I got tougher on food and made up big freezer stashes of healthy things for Cate to try - I have had some success, more vegies, fruit, meat and fish have been ingested on some days, it's still pretty hit and miss. The horrid bout of teething that plagued the house for nearly a month has eased and Catie has two new molars and three other teeth (I don't know all the proper teeth names - so shoot me)half way there. I'm relieved the teething has slowed but am aware it will be back with a venegence...still a break is better than nothing.

So yeah, the pity party stuff has slowed down too.

There's been other exciting developments on the horizon too. My sister and her fiance have set the date for their wedding and picked a venue (Jan 29th 2011 - bring it on!), my parents have sold their business and are slowly getting through the last hand over weeks (final date is March 19th, can't wait) and we have started adding a third bedroom to our house - our new room! We have added a wall to our large upstairs 'loft' space and created a new room. Wardrobes are going in this week, air con went in last week, there's been painting and plastering and nails, bolts and screws - all very exciting stuff. Can't wait til it's finished and we can move in.

So yeah - life is better. We are running away next week for a mini break...will be back to blog and finally add some piccies after that!!!