The family

Mummy and daddy and Little Lily. Finally a shot of all three of us looking human again.

On the outside

She might be on the outside now, but Lily still enjoys to hang around a familiar area.

Little Lily

Our little cherub, Lily Hannah; already smiling at a little over 3 weeks old.

The arrival of 'Gert'

After 30 something hours of labor it finally took an emergency Caesarian to bring our little 'Gert' into the world.

Lily Hannah arrived at 8:40pm on the 19th of March 2008, with a big scream and a rather cone shaped head. We were besotted right from the start.

Mmmmmm..... ICE CREAM!

Who said a stable diet can't consist of at least one serve of ice-cream a day? It's got dairy... that's good for you, right? And chocolate is part of any good ice-cream, and we all know how important chocolate is.... especially to an 'overdue' pregnant woman.

Nod and agree people; just nod and agree!

41 +

OH MY! I'm over 41 weeks now... which means inducement is on the cards now. So one way or another, very soon Gert will be on the OUTSIDE!

YAY!

Okay! Now it's just plain ridiculous...

Okay, I know it can't be much longer, logic says that. Gert can't stay inside me forever.... but freakin' $#!^ this is just getting so uncomfortable and exhausting. Every day feels like a week, and my emotions are so off the scale it's even starting to freak me out! At any given point I might be angry, happy, quiet, sobbing my eyes out, jovial, pleasant or full of rage at something as small as a cup left on the bench! OI!

Come on Gert..... GET OUT!

Another week!!!!

40 weeks! Now I am completely FULL TERM, ain't no doubt about it. It's all getting rather uncomfortable now. I know it can't be much longer, but why is it that these last days now feel like weeks?

Ever closer...

Figured that now was a good a time as any to update... 39 weeks, and it's anyones guess as to whether I last another full week. (I'm hoping NOT)

Had a burst of nesting, fixed up the bub's/study/spare room and I'm much happier with the layout now. Cleaned up the car port, and even washed out the rubbish bin... I'm a bit tired from it all now, but I feel rather pleased with myself.

Here's to meeting Gert soon!

Not Long Now! (I hope)

38 weeks, which means I'm 'officially' considered FULL TERM... and theoretically could "go at any time now".
However, Gert hasn't 'dropped' and is still enjoying life on the inside, and hasn't decided yet to move to a more 'favorable position' for birth... so I'm guessing it might be a few more weeks, though I've been having words with him/her; in the most encouraging way possible. I am ready!

Okay, I've been a bit slack.

I've been so pre-occupied with getting things sorted for the pending arrival of Gert that I've been hopeless with keeping this blog updated. (If anyone still looks at it anyway now that I've been making friends all over facebook.)

But here's a couple of the more recent images of the BELLY!

34 weeks. I feel like a fatty!

36 weeks. I feel FREAKIN' HUGE! Surely it can't get much bigger........ can it?

Feelin' hot, hot hot....

41c on New Years Eve, not a day below the mid 20's in weeks, and plenty more of it to come. Talk about a 'great time to be pregnant'! Thank God for air conditioning!

And what ever happened to 2007? I blinked and suddenly we're in January 2008!!! Where the bejeebis has the last 12 months gone? A distant happy memory.... I'm likely to pop out the 'little' (who appears to not be all that little at all) bub late next month..... NEXT MONTH! Resposibility is just around the next turn! This time last year I was walking 40 odd km's or more in a weekend, today I walked maybe 4km's and I was pooped! Not to mention I had a flat tummy this time last year...... LOL!