3rd Trimester Today!!!

Wow where has time gone… we made a decision to hold off until the new year to purchase things for the baby and we were so lucky that Target also decided to have a baby sale just as the new year arrived. We have made some amazing purchases on eBay and things are finally becoming real!

Our little man is growing strong and is creating quite an environment for himself… I’m sure my tummy wasn’t this big with Ethan or Hayden  at this stage so we will see how much more it grows.

His kicks are extremely powerful and sometimes quite painful , Josh has a good laugh when I’m sitting here going “ow” randomly .

We purchased his cot and changing table/dresser off eBay, for an extremely low price which has been excellent and I really didn’t want a second hand cot and the cost between 2^nd hand and new where basically the same if not cheaper in some cases. And we got the matching changing table with three drawers to combine the two pieces with the one price, we used Ethan’s changing table right up until the day we sold it so we knew that it was a purchase we’d really get our money’s worth out of.

When visiting Target I was able to put the capsule on layby to match the pram we have just finished paying off, and purchase this EXTREME bargain…

It was on clearance for $39… can you believe it??? and there is NOTHING wrong with it.

Unfortunately clothing is where we are a bit lost with most of the “0000” being sold out, so we have gather a nice collection of “000” all in one suits, a small collection of “0000” singlets… will have to work on this department :-)

Our current task is working on his name… we are currently working on a list and plan on bringing that list down to three names by the time he arrives with the final decision being made once we can see which name suits him… currently we have:

Ashton Blake Rack
Ashton Oliver Rack

Blake Isaac Rack
Blake Lucas Rack

Hunter Vincent Rack

Caelan Lawson Rack

Kristan Hendric Rack

I've sent up a new account for this poll to take place so everyone can vote :-) weather or not you've voted before.

Click here or you can go to the side bar on the right hand side ---->

Well that is me for today… I’m sure I have plenty more to share but my mind is blank!

Missing in Action

Well it's been a long few weeks, or has it even been a month, without the internet at home... fingers crossed in a few more days we will be connected.

It's becoming more real that a little one will be with us in the next few months with his kicks getting stronger and the need to purchase baby items slowly creeping up on us.

Went for another blood test yesterday which involved fasting, the "horrid" sugary drink and a long long two hour wait... not to mention the THREE injections to draw blood. I have an OB appointment tomorrow which I'm dreading if the scales are mentioned... so far they haven't but you never know when they will be luking around the corner.

Well I best head off once again as duty calls... fingers crossed for a more interesting update in the near future....

Baby Names... and their meanings...

I thought I would look more into the names that we are currently working with... we have our vote going on and basically once work out which ones we really like we will pick three names and then wait until baby is born before we decide on his name... So below are the names that we are playing with :-)


Aaron - (Hebrew) Enlightened, to sing
Ashton - (English) Settlement in the Ash-Tree grove
Blake - (English) Dark, Bright
Henry - (Germanic) Ruler of the home
Jackson - (English) Jack's Son
Jacob - (Hebrew) Supplanter, held by the heel
Kristan - (English) Follower of Christian faith (taken from Christian)
Tristan - (Gaelic) Tumult
Vincent - (Latin) Victorious

So.... Boys Name...

Throwing around a few ideas now we have to get serious about names and came up with quiet a list... which ones do you like...

click here for list / vote

Another Boy!

Well home from the scan and we have been blessed with another boy, everything looked good. I'm a little confused with the dates as they have put different dates as my EDD but I'm guessing it's just a typo error as it's only a few days out. I'll bring that up with the OB next week on my next visit.

The scan was no where near the quality of the last scan we had, but they made mention of not only the "maternal habitus" but also the abdominal wall scarring from my previous issue. I'll also be bring that up with the OB at my next appointment as it would be interesting to know how much trouble that scar tissue could be when bub arrives.

So it's out with the pink (not that we brought any) and in with the BLUE!!!!!

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.