19 weeks, 3 days...

Only two more days until we see this little bundle again and find out what sex we are carrying... can't wait :-)

Today I put our pram on layby at Target... we spent the weekend searching for something that we can ONE afford, TWO don't look like the aliens will steel the baby when it in, & THREE does the jobs we require...

We decided on the Steelcraft Crusier Stroller, which can work along with the matching infant seat. It also will last until the little one gets to around Ethan's height, so many prams now a days won't last height wise and I didn't want something that would only last a short time. The baby can face forward or back towards the person pushing it, and the sun shade covers a great deal of the child sitting it in. I want something with a bit of value and the bonus is that it was on special (which is why we put it on layby now) down from $349 to $199.

Where does time go...

Although the days are dragging, and time seems to be going oh so slow... I haven't managed to find time to do any updates... I spouse it's more due to the fact that I'm in between visits with OB and my countdown to our scan is still more than two weeks away... 2 weeks 2 days to be exact.

I don't have a feeling this time on what this little one will be, I thought Ethan was a girl before our scan, and I had feelings that Hayden would be a boy... but after doing family daycare for my sister yesterday (Mon - Wed actually) and having to look after a 3 month old baby girl I think I'm more prepared for a little boy... her nappy change was a mission... just not use to cleaning up a little girls bottom... boys are soooooo much easier.

Been in quiet a bit of pain the last few days, I'm guessing its from all the extra work I'm doing, if I hadn't been pregnant before it would be a "urgent" call to the hospital but from prior knowledge I am putting it down to ligament pain. Although it's not one sided like my other pregnancies *tended to get one side at a time* it's right the way across... maybe it's not the ligaments at all maybe it's the scan... Either way it is super uncomfortable and not even laying in bed helps...

Our baby is now 13cms long, and weighing a little over 140grams... it can now hear loud noises and has developed the startle reflex, which makes it jump when it hears those loud noises Ethan makes :-) Fingers crossed it won't be long until I can feel regular movements.

15 Weeks...

Time is on a go slow at the moment... and I believe it's all because of the 4 weeks wait ahead of me until my scan... I'm so excited to be able to find out what this little bubble inside of me is... a boy... a girl... won't know until then... I thought about trying the whole "drano" test but we don't have it in the cupboard and I'm not going to go out and buy it when I don't REALLY need it.

I'm sure I've had a few flutters recently... nothing too strong, just like a gentle random prod inside but I have to be laying extremely still and not really concentrating on anything... should only be a few more weeks before I can tell for certain as it will be more often... I missed the feeling after both of the boys births... so it's awesome to be feeling it again... such a special feeling... can't wait until I share it with Josh and the kids.

I did something today that I don't do very often and that was to buy a parenting magazine and I was amazed at some of the new products out there... my favourite at the moment would have to be this idea... the spoon didn't look so big in the magazine as it does on the website but what a great idea.

http://www.urbanbaby.com.au/epages/ecomm5000.sf/en_AU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/UrbanBaby/Products/BNSQ/SubProducts/BNSQ-0001

You put the food into the handle and then squeeze it onto the spoon as required... such a random idea... but pretty good one don't you think :-)