Wish I could crochet

Darling husband's grandma is known as one of the best crochet ladies in her town. We were feeling a little spoilt yesterday when these were sent up for bub. How adorable are they?

Almost 32 Weeks!!!

This Thursday marks the 32 week point in my pregnancy, which is a little scary. It means there are only 8 weeks left until bub comes. At the same time, that is a very exciting prospect for darling husband and self. This also means that things are starting to come to a close like my antenatal classes.

The 6 week course, which was run by a lovely midwife at the hospital (and thankfully covered by BUPA), ended last night. It was an eye-opening 6 weeks and I would definitely recommend an antenatal course for first time mothers. I found it very useful and if nothing else, it gave me reassurance that darling husband is now be up to speed and can give me a hand with things once the baby is born.  We were told to bring a plate last night to celebrate, so I made mini cupcakes with a cream cheese icing (Australian made cheese) and caramel chico babies.

I also wanted to give a quick plug to 'Starts with Legs'. I have been fortunate enough to be part of a maternity trial via Kidspot for their French Gerbe tights and was very excited when these beautiful packages arrived via courier late last week. These have to be the most comfortable maternity tights I've worn. They have a nice thick denier, heels built into the foot area and a waist belt to help keep them up.  

I Love My Friends!!!

I love my friends and wouldn't change or swap any of them! They are always there for me when I need them and even there for me when I don't. Recent acts of kindness which I feel are worth mentioning include calling me during the recent Brisbane floods to check that I was okay and didn't need help moving anything from under my soggy house and helping put together a joint present for a friend, which saved me heading out shopping.

I was however in complete shock yesterday when one of my friends rang me to ask if she could come round in 10 minutes. My first thought was 'ahhhh the state of the house is a complete mess' but my second was 'of course, come round, mind the mess though'. Monkey (a nickname that has a story and goes back some years ) had decided to give me a very early birthday present and had found me some wonderful maternity clothes. She had heard that I was running short on clothes that fit and had gone out of her way to look for some (i.e. a non pregnant woman browsing maternity sections). So I have to thank her once more because these clothes couldn't have come at a better time. Here are the goodies I received...

Two Long Singlet Tops (that will expand with me)

    A cute blue dress

A bird print dress

This is my favourite that I hope to wear to an upcoming party

*Some of the photos are sourced from www.pumpkinpatch.com.au