Just to quickly blog and let you know how i am doing. Yes i did have baby on the 5 November 2009 at 8.16pm. I was pretty happy with how i handled the birth... LOL.. and that it went pretty quick

They were definately contractions i was getting that morning and i texted my son's bestfriends mum at about 7.30am to warn her that today might be the day as we organised for her to watch the kids which she was so happy to do. Everytime i saw her she would say if you need anything just call, even if you want me to take the kids away for a few hours etc... (that was during my pregnancy)

By lunchtime i decided to ask hubby if he can take the rest of the afternoon off from work so he can pick up Keandre from school as i did not feel like driving to pick him up if this was it... lol...then he was able to drop the kids off at my friends house at about 4.30pm when she came home from work . The kids were so excited that baby might be coming that night and that they get to sleep over at there friends house on a school night... lol...

Anyway i've been timing my contractions as i wanted to be certain they were contractions...LOL... I was still unsure as they varied from 3 - 15 mins apart... and by 5.30pm they were about 3 - 7 mins apart if i was counting them right so i decided to ring the hospital and see what they said. I did warn them earlier that morning that i thought my contractions were coming and they told me how to count them and if they got closer to call again and maybe come in. I hesitated at the moment in whether i should go in now or hang on a little longer as i wanted to be sure... hahaha.... as i did not want to be sent back home if nothing was happening yet  

When i got there the midwife examined me and said "wow your doing  a pretty good job here" I guess referring to the pain as i was already 6 cm dialated! I was just glad that I wont be sent home now… LOL… They started me on the gas for pain relief which actually was such a relief considering I went that long without it as my contractions got stronger. From then on it was kind of a blurr as I drifted in and out of my lovely less painful world… hahaha…. Soon in no time I had the urge to push and was totally sniffing in that gas. The midwife who delivered our baby was a guy and I recall him saying to me to stop breathing in the gas so much so the baby can come out quicker as the gas slows it down. I do remember saying to him “NO WAY” and held onto the gas for dear life... hahaha...  but then I thought ok if it will quicken the birth I wont breath in the gas every second… hahaha… eventually when I did that our little baby boy finally came out at about 8.16pm.

Hubby was able to cut the cord as he asked before hand if he could as with the other kids they never did ask if he wanted to do that. I guess it would be an experience he would never forget.

Unfortunately I had to get stitches but im not sure what kind of tear I had, though it was internal. Luckily they continued me on the gas as they stitched me up as the Doctor was unable to give me a local for that certain area where she had to stitch me up because it was deep. Though another area she was able to give me a local aneastetic. Overall I guess the stitches were not as bad as my other births.

Anyway, here he is….

KAIZER AMARO

(His name we found in a baby name book like my other kids. Kaizer is Bulgarian for Caeser and Amaro was Native American for “strong”)

Weight: 3.4 kg

Length: 54 cm

 

 

Ok... today is the day, im pretty sure of it... LOL... Im here typing this blog as i am getting contractions

They actually started early this morning, im not sure the time, might of been between 2-4am i got up to go to the toilet to pee as well as my lower back was aching a bit. Got back to bed and from then on i could feel cramps coming and going but not that noticable as i just drifted back to sleep thinking its nothing cause i have been finding it very uncomfy to sleep the last week. Anyway i woke up as usual and still feel the cramps.... I immediately think "OMG this is it" but then i didnt want to get my hopes up... LOL... I went to the toilet and there was a very bloody show... YAY... sorry... LOL....

Well i guess this is it then. I've been timing my contractions you can say and they have been between 7 to 15 mins apart, pain lasting about 10-30 seconds.The pain is not that bad but i can feel it getting stronger too. I guess now im just waiting for the right time to call hubby to come home and let the hospital know that i am coming in... LOL...

Well i better go and walk around a bit as sitting down isnt really helping... hehe... til next blog i probably be introducing my new little addition

Yes today is the day baby should be born but looks like he doesnt want to get evicted yet... lol... So here i am still waiting for definate signs of labour to appear. Sometimes i think ok here is a sign, this must be it but then after a while nothing... hmm... so frustrating... lol...

I guess it shouldnt be too long now. A couple of weeks ago i've been getting some braxton hicks but they seem to of dissappeared now and dont want to appear again. The other day i started to get a bit of a cold all of a sudden, one friend said it could be a sign of labour coming cause of my hormones that produced to bring on labour interfere with your immune system, so your body puts up a fight, which i never knew before but i think it might of just been me having all the windows open at night and sleeping with no blankets and apparently that night got pretty cool... lol... I do sometimes occassionally feel a bit of pressure down there when baby moves and seems to press on me which i read that baby presses on part of your cervix where it has rippened a bit, so i guess that could be a positive sign too that my cervix is rippening and getting ready.

Oh well, I guess if i dont think of it, it will eventually happen... If baby doesnt appear today i know for sure he will definately make an appearance within the next 10 days, thats how long they let you go past before they will induce you...

Fingers cross that it will happen soon... til next time, hope everyone is well and take care...

Yep im still waiting for baby to decided when he wants to make an appearance... lol... My due date is next Friday 30th so im here waiting now to see if he wants to come out early or late Other than that all is good. I thought baby started to quieten down a bit in movement but i was wrong... he was so hyper last night/early morning having some sort of party in my belly! My midwife said on Monday when i had my check up that baby's head has move 3/5 down so he is slowly moving into position, I think that she said that is as far as he would go til im ready for labour, then he will move his way along some more. Im starting to feel move braxton hicks which i never felt with my other pregnancies. Im still monitoring my blood sugar level even though i do not have gestational diabetes. My GP just got so worried the last couple of months with my blood sugar levels going up and down, up and down... so he sent me to a dietician/diabetic educator who has then got me to monitor it since. Im use to monitoring myself now and i dont mind doing it. In a way its good to see where my BGL stands and that im in the healthy range a majority of the time and if i did go over, i know why because of which foods i have eaten which kind of makes me more aware of what i eat and that it is healthy. Which is good in the long term.

Anyway, not much else is happening. School holidays are over and i cant believe how quick they went by. Was kept busy however helping my son with his first major school project which he had to do during the holidays. I couldnt believe he recieve such kind of homework in Yr.1. Normally i would expect it in Yr.3 which i recall was when i first did my first project which i had to research somthing. Well there project they had to do was research a form of transport. They had to describe it, how it works, different types, safety rules and what you can use it for. Keandre decided to do it on motorbikes because we own a motorbike and thought it would be good to take photos of the different parts of the bike etc... for the project. I did however experienced alot of tears from Keandre when he was trying to write out his sentences to put in the project. He is such a perfectionist and hates doing mistakes or if the letter he wrote was not good enough, he gets frustrated. But eventually we got it done. I got him writing it in a notepad and then cutting it out if it was perfect to stick on the cardboard. Well we were glad when we finally finished it and handed it in yesterday.

The second major project he has to do as part of the Transport theme they were studying was to make a wearable cardboard box rally car which is due next week. That was much more fun for him to do as he loves creative stuff. In a way i did most of the work (i wonder how many marks i will get)... LOL... but he helped me design what he wanted... I think we kind of went overboard with the back bit where he wanted a big exhaust with heaps of boosters... hahaha as you will see in the photo below. But overall it turned out pretty good. All i need to do is put some shoulder straps on so he can wear it.

Anyway that is it for now... hopefully next time i blog baby has arrived... hehehe...

Well im about 35 weeks pregnant now, i cant believe how quick it has gone by   So sometime next month baby will be born which is exciting as im so over being pregnant now, especially having trouble sleeping and finding stuff to wear... haha...

I've finally decided on what i will be packing in my maternity bag. Thanks to those people who answered my question a few weeks ago. From all your answers i've come down to what i will take and if i miss anything i will get hubby to get it for me. I didnt realise it was so hard to decide on what to pack... lol... I feel like im going away on a holiday... haha... I wish!!!

Anyway these are the things i have decided for a 3-4 day stay which is normal... I thought i would write it down just in case someone out there is reading and is unsure on what to pack:

For Myself/Toiletries

- 3 pj style pants (black or dark colour as its less noticiable if you leak )

- 4 t-shirts

- 3 maternity bras

- 3 pairs of socks

- 8 briefs (extra for leakage again)

- slippers

- A set of take home clothes

- toothbrush,toothpaste, mouthwash and floss (i actually bought a small travel pack from Big W which included all this for under $6)

- 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner

- Body wash

- Hair Mouse and comb

- Moisturiser

- Maternity pads

- Breast pads

- A book and some magazines

- Ipod and some coins for tv or snack machine... lol...

For Baby

Normally i use the hospital clothes they provide as well as nappies but will bring some of my own just in case times have changed...

- 1 pk newborn nappies

- 4 baby suits (2 each of different size, depending on how big baby will be)

- 4 singlets

- mittens

- blanket/wrap

- 2 dummies

Well thats all im taking but as i said if i miss something i will get hubby to bring it over

Anyway, not much else has been happening, just busy getting stuff sorted for the arrival of baby. Was really glad the other week we got paid our Family Tax Benefit Allowance Supplement. Its so good to recieve a letter saying "The Australian Government Owes You $$$$" LOL...  Im glad as usual  we over estimated our income this financial year again so the money we recieved has helped put us back up to date with bills, as well as paying extra on our debts and we were able to buy the pram we wanted for the baby instead of putting it on layby. The one Sander wanted which he has been longing for the past 7 years... LOL... (he always wanted a 3 wheel buggy) we decided on the Phil & Ted Sports Buggy in Apple green colour with the extra double kit, exactly like this one here. He wanted this type so he can go jogging with the kids in the mornings or afternoons. He took it on a test jog on the weekend with Lealiki and he loved it... LOL... So hopefully this will give him motivation to excercise as im sick of him complaining he needs to lose weight

Anyway better go do something productive... hehe... its my kids free day today

Here are some pics of me belly and my ultrasound at about 20 weeks...

I cant believe my little baby girl is now 4 years old   *sigh* she is no longer a little baby nor toddler... where has the time gone by!!!

Unfortunately today she is feeling very sick with some virus She started feeling ill a couple of days before but yesterday was worst, where she slept all day. Luckily i had my doctors appointment yesterday and i was able to squeeze her in as well. The doctor just said she had a virus of some sort and just plenty of rest and some panadol if neccessary and she should be find. After the doctor visit she did feel back to herself but come afternoon she was tired and ill again.

She is now lying here on the couch watching ABC kids while she waits for Nanny to arrive, she is always happy when she sees my mum, i guess because of all the presents she shouts her when she visits... lol...

Yep the kids are at school, hubby is back at work after a week holidays and im all alone... lol... now what can i do??? I guess the peace and quiet is good. I actually do have a whole list of "To Do" things written up in my head but trying to find the motivation is really hard... lol... I saw a quote online and it said "Procrastination is the Assassination of Motivation"... which is so true... haha... i seem to procrastinate quite a lot...

However i am glad the weather is starting to warm up a bit. You could really feel it last night as it was one of the warmest nights we had and i wasnt rugged up like an eskimo hoping into bed... lol... even this morning when i got up the house was not freezing as it normally would be...

If you were wondering how our anniversary dinner went from the last blog i did well it was good The restaurant we ate at was voted the best chinese in the 2009 restuarent and catering awards and it was actually one of the best chinese we have eaten at. Hubby ordered a Szeshan King Prawns which i thougt was going to be really hot but it wasnt too bad as i dont really like hot spicy foods and I ordered the Lemon Fried Duck which was good. I was very impress that they didnt cover the duck pieces in alot of batter which some restaurants do and you end up with a lot of batter and no meat so it was one of the best duck dishes i had. The service was good at the restuarant and very quick, actually in a way i kind of felt rushed... lol... as im not use to that as other restaurents we ate they take ages for the food to come out but here after ordering our entree was out within 10 mins, followed by the food within 10 mins after eating our entree. So all up we had our 3 course meal eaten and served within the hour which is so quick... lol... Afterwards we decided to borrow some dvds to watch before heading home. The kids had a ball with the babysitter. She said they ate all there dinner with no fuss at all (which is a shock to hear... lol... as it normally takes them alot of hurrying up and begging from us to eat or take some bites) They didnt want her to leave... hahaha... and kept asking when is she coming back!

Anyway i cant believe how Sander's one week of holidays went by so quick. He pretty much took and picked up the kids from school, cooked most of the meals and dinner and actually got quite a bit of an obsession with the gardening. He was outside most of the days weeding the garden beds even though we dont have to do it as garden matenience is included with our rent, however i have not seen the gardener weed the gardens but only mowed and the weeds were starting to get out of control. Sander decided to clean the weeds up a bit and amongh the weeds he found a tomato patch which the owners had growing but was not being looked after so he has taken the role of looking after that patch. So we will see how he goes and we might have some nice red tomatoes growing soon.

Besides the gardening, Sander had a goal of cleaning up the kids rooms which did not go as planned. There rooms are still a mess especially Lealiki's which hubby started tidying up but then got distracted in going downstairs and making a toy box for her and left her room messier than before. His excuse now is, when he has built both of the toy boxes he will then tidy up there room. He wants the kids to pick the favorite toys and whatever fits in the box they keep and the rest will be donated... hmm... im sure there will be a few tears and tantrums when that happens... lol...

Well i guess i better get off and do something as time just goes by so quickly, especially when i only have 2 months left til baby is born...

Have a good week everyone...

Yes we are celebrating 10 years of knowing each other and 8 years of marriage today  

And what a rollercoaster ride it has been going through every obstacle that confronts a marriage... even though it has been only 8 years, i can say been there, done that... throw something even worst at us and im sure we can tackle it... lol... Im just happy life is back on track and that it will be smooth sailing from now on

When we woke up this morning we gave each other a present... hehe... I really like my present he gave, very thoughtful and something that i always say that i wanted to get but never end up getting it. It is a pot of fresh herbs... lol... yes a weird choice in a gift but i always wanted to try growing my own fresh herbs for cooking. There are 3 lots of herbs to start off with... parsley, garlic chives and basil... hopefully i can keep them alive... hahaha.... as my history in looking after potted plants is not the best   Hopefully i can look after them like i do with my Facebook FarmTown crops... LOL....

Now my gift i gave hubby i thought was practical as well. Its his very own robe... hehe... I thought it was about time for him to get his own robe. The past 7 years he has been using this robe my mum gave me to wear in hospital for my first born but i never ended up wearing it... actually i never ended up wearing this robe at all. He has been doing that... LOL... He was so happy to get his own robe which is much warmer and nicer than the old one... hehe...

Tonight we will be going on our dinner date which i am excited to go. We have organised a babysitter for the kids who are excited to see as we told them they are going to have pizza tonight, followed by ice-cream for dessert... lol... The restaurant we decided to go to is Lotus on Lighthouse which is a restaurant we have not been before. It was voted the Best Chinese Restaurant in the 2009 NSW Restaurant and Catering Awards earlier this year. Hopefully the food and service would be great

Well must go and do a few things before our date... hehe... Enjoy your weekend everyone

Well last week i got a phone call from my mum that i was in the local paper... lol... from the School Reunion i attended. Which was pretty exciting... haha... as i said before i missed out on getting photos taken from friends as i left early but earlier in the night i did get my photo taken from the local journalist who i invited to attend and also i think my photographer friend/ex boss took some pics too. Here is a pic of the me in the paper, with hubby and my close family photographer friend/ex boss... lol

This wasnt the first time i've been in the paper. When i was younger in my teens i was one of 12 finalists in a Youth Week Poster competition in the state. I was quite surprise to find out that a few local papers between Coffs and Kempsey found out and written a little article of me being a finalist... lol... and had one paper contact me to do an interview... unfortunately i didnt win but the buzz of being in the top 12 of the state was exciting, now this competition has gone National Another time i was in the paper was when i was a contestant in the 1999 Macksville gift competition which i was "persuaded" by my ex boss pictured above to enter... lol... she was my sponsor and i just couldnt say no i didnt want to enter... hahahha... how can you especially when you work for her... haha... That was alot of fun and gave me a bit of confidence, especially going around raising money and fundraising. I came 2nd place in the Charity Queen section for raising the second most amount. I think i could of won if i had more chocolates to sell but my supervisor ran out... lol... I missed out on the top prize of an all expenses paid holiday to where ever you want!!! A friend who entered the previous year who was sponsored by my boss won it and she picked a weeks holiday in New Zealand, airfares and accommodations paid for. And i guess the last time i was in the paper would of been my wedding! They had a photo and little story of us on how we met... LOL...

Oh i got my blood test results yesterday when i saw the doctor and surprisingly it all came out normal. The doctor said on the 1 hr result i got a 5.0 and on the 2nd hour i got a 6.0. He thought it was very unusual how i got a 9 when i first did the test a week ago. I am very relieved that i dont have gestational diabetes but the doctor just wants to be certain and he has suggested for me to go speak to a dietician just to go over my diet. She called me this morning and i have made an appointment to see her next monday. Part of me thinks this is good to do but another part feels, i dont want to go as i dont want to change my diet and eat more healthy... LOL....  which i know i should!!!

Im now into my 3rd trimester though i am really confused with my dates still, i might still be just at the end of my second... lol... Im starting to feel tired again and slightly nauseus. Baby has been giving me good hard kicks, punches and movements, especially at night... haha... I really felt how bad the nausea got on the weekend when we decided to go on a supposely leisurely Sunday drive up a mountain towards a place called Ginger Creek. Hubby rode there on his bike on the Saturday without planning too, he was just practising his riding and came across a group of bikers... lol... and they invited him to come up there with them as its a good riding road. He went along but didnt realise there was no reception at all so he couldnt call me and let me know where he went... Anyway he wanted to show me the road and place so we decided to head off there. I didnt realise how whindy the road was and we only got halfway up when Keanddre vomited in the car which then lead me to vomit... LOL... which was not nice at all because i ended up vomiting through my nose!!! eeekk.... and trying to get the smell and feeling out was terrible... Luckily we were able to find a place to pull over to rest a bit and clean up... haha... so good we had spew bags with us... Out of all the commotion, Lealiki wakes up as she had fallen asleep and says "are we up the mountain yet"... unfortunately we had to tell her no and headed back home. Hubby is there laughing away thinking it was quite funny.... hmmm.... I totally blame his driving for that... haha...

On another note, I got a surprise letter in the mail last week. It was from our old Real Estate we rented from and had trouble getting our bond back. When i first saw the letter i thought... ok what now??? But when i opened it up was a cheque for $300 saying it was for overpaid rent. Im thinking wow, really? that is great... lol... we so needed that at the moment

I did our tax return last week online. I was pretty happy with what the supposively refund would be as it was twice as more than the accountants have gave us the last 3 years when we got them to do it for us. I checked the bank accounts this morning and quite surprise to see that the refund has already came through... YAY... though im not sure if it also included my Education Tax refund i put in but will see tomorrow when the details show up on the account. I couldnt see it today. These extra funds have came in at the right time, we can pay extra on some of our debts and also go out to a nice dinner for our 8th Wedding Anniversary in a week and a half... hehehe.... We got a babysitter booked and now we just have to decide where we want to eat, either our favorite restaurant SSS BBQ Restaurant (where we havent eaten in ages), a restaurant that serves a good Seafood Platter or a restuarant we have not tried out at all... LOL...

Anyway, that is all for now... hehe... til next time, take care...

 

Well we finally got our new lounge and recliner delivered and we are definately getting alot of use out of it... lol... its so comfy to lie on and we can all finally sit together and watch tv. When they delivered it, it was all wrapped up in 3 layers of plastic and bubble wrap. I actually thought the people would unwrap it for me and put the lounge together but no, they just put it in the living room and went on there way. Are you suppose to ask them to do it for you? Anyway it took me about 45 mins to unwrap it. It was like a giant present being unwrapped and the kids had fun trying to help me getting it open, they definately had it wrapped up really good as im there tugging and pulling and cutting with a stanley knife trying to get it off... lol.. When i finally got the wrapping off i had to rearrange the living room again as i didnt realise how big the lounge was... hahaha... and i had no room to walk around. I was glad my mum and bro came down to visit that morning, they arrived after i finally got the plastic off the lounge and i got them to help me move the old small lounge down to the garage and my bro helped me moved the dvd cabinets and snake cage. Yes i was careful not to strain my belly too much with the lifting and moving... The living room looks pretty good now and there is room to move about... haha...

Pregnancy has been good, just got worried a week ago when i got a call from the Antenatal clinic regarding a routine blood test i had to do. The lady told me my result was a high 9 and had to get tested again which i had no idea meant but thanks to the wonderful MInti ladies answering my question i have an idea now what it means. Have been reading alot on what i can find about gestational diabetes. Hopefully i dont have it but will have to wait and see how my results go as i did the 2nd test last Saturday morning. Mine you i didnt think the glucose drink i had was as good as the first one i had... lol... and i was having trouble trying to drink it especially when your first up in a very cold cold room freezing.... hahaha.... the clinic opened at 8am and you can really feel the cold in there without the heater on. It took at least an hour for the building to warm up so i was sitting there with a blanket they gave me while i waited.... hahaha...

I had my School Reunion on that weekend as well. My plan was to actually go up to Nambucca on the Friday night so Sat morning i could help out decorate and finalise anything as i was one of the organisers but because i had to do the blood test on the Saturday i never got there til in the afternoon. Luckily everything was undercontrol so they didnt need my help. When i got to Nambucca i only had 1 1/2 to change and hubby and i headed to the club.

It was a very good night, I couldnt believe how quick time went by. When we got there we mingled a bit and then had a powerpoint presentation showing old school pics. I was shocked to be called up in front of everyone to receive a thank you gift for helping out... LOL... not what i expected as im pretty quiet and shy... hahaha... and when my friend asked if i wanted to say a speech or something, the first thing that came out of my mouth was "I dont think so... LOL"  I just couldnt wait to sit back down... hahaha...

There was a confusion with the dinner as some people paid and some didnt so we had to collect money and then let the restaurant know how many for the smorgasbord. We didnt have dinner til 9pm!!! People were just socialising so much but in the end we got dinner sorted and they brought out the food though some of us were not impress with some people who didnt pay and started eating and people who did that were in another room and didnt realise the food was out, missed out on the entree and we had to find a plate for them... gggrrr... oh well...

Im not sure what time people left but i left early at about 10pm as i was just so tired, especially having my blood taken in the morning and then travelling down... but overall we had a good night... but i am also a bit annoyed that i did leave early a bit as some people started taking photos and i wasnt there and wondered where i went to... lol...  oh well i was in some photos earlier in the evening when a photographer friend was there and took some pics and also the local newspaper...

Anyway, my next major event i hope to plan soon is to renew our vows...