Well, I am here now...

I came on to delete some annoying spam comments...and thought I may as well pop a little post in here to keep everyone up to date with our family once again!

We are all well this week. Everyone is getting very excited about the new arrival...13 more sleeps now and she will be here and all will be well...phew! I am 32 weeks pregnant and have a belly the size of a full termer! There is not a lot of room left in there though and she is starting to knock me about a bit when she moves. Especially due to the whole scar thingy, we are having to take it easy for the next two weeks. I haad a week at the Wes last week to rest and if I don't slow down I will have to go back...nothing like the threat of incarceration to keep you on the straight and narrow! LOL!

The children are waiting patiently too. Thomas is about the most excited as anyone can be...in fact I really should be printing off the calender I promised I would for him to count down the days! He is really going to be a great big brother to this little one I am sure the others will be too. I bet in two years time I will be one here with pictures of this poor child dressed up as Princess Laya in a pram or something else...hopefully she won't be too strong willed like her sister and happy just to join in!

Only four weeks left of school too...time to start some Christmas shopping I suppose...I have a list and this year I have to stick to it! Doing well so far though...

I had a huge clean out of my scrap room a couple of weeks ago. It looks so different now! I wish I could sit in my chair to use it but unfortunately I am too uncomfortable...so all scrapping is done in my head. Now would be a great time for a Gypsy wouldn't it! lol!

I have been meaning to take pictures of the layouts I did on retreat with Scrapbook City but I have never gotten around to it. I will one day I am sure!

Take care everyone! Back soon I am sure!

HELLO!!!

Oh my it has been a while hasn't it?

Let's do a quick update and thenI can cross another thing off the list ;)

So we had a fantastic school holidays up in Caloundra. Lots of trips to the beach and the pool too. Thomas had a really bad reaction to some suncream that took almost the whole time to clear up, but aside from that we were all happy and healthy the whole time! I had an assignment to shoot while I was there, so I did get a couple of ok shots, but for the most part I left the camera in the bag! So not like me, but I really couldn't be bothered!

We had lots of visitors and really enjoyed seeing our friends in our second home. I always end the holiday trying to come up with ways we could make a complete sea change, but it never works out! I need my extended family close by I think! That and the fact that if we lived there any time we went on holiday it would not compare relaxation wise so I think we will have to keep things the way they are at the moment! It would have been perfect if Greg had been able to take some time off, but we compromised and her comuted every day, so at least we saw him in the evenings.

I also had a break from all the doctors appointments for a few weeks which was so lovely. Even though I missed checking up on my little bubba, it was nice to have a break from the running around that has become my weeks. We were back into it the second week of term though, with 3-4 appointments each week up until now! Seriously, I am keeping at least one staff member at Medicare employed I swear! Happily, all is going well and we are booked in for a CS on the 24th. Hopefully I will not have any issues until then because A. she will only be 34 weeks at that stage and that is young enough for me for her to be born. and B. I have a huge list of things to achieve before then and really can't afford not to get it all done! So no dramas (pretty please with sugar on top!).

We have celebrated Dee's 40th , had High Tea Buffet at the Stamford, been out to tea with Lyn and Trea and Rod from Fiskars while they were visiting from Melbourne, had some fun family trips (bushwalks are not their favourite thing to do!!! tough luck thugh, I enjoy them!), been to a couple of tupperware and Grace cosmetics parties. I have done a few fun photo shoots, plus the centre photos for YWest again. We have watched lots of scary movies (my favourite!) and some good thrillers/suspence ones too. I have almost done all my assessments for tafe after having a min fit that I wouldn't be able to get it all done...Almost time to put my feet up and rest. Unfortunately that list is not going to achieve itself so I better go and cross this blog entry off (plus the three I did for scrapbook city), make the kids lunch and start getting ready for the big Halloween party at school tonight! Bye!

Fathers are fabulous!

To mine, his and theirs, I want to thank you for the influence you have in my life! You all make me want to be a better person.

Today we celebrated Father's Day with a BBQ at Rosie's and afternoon tea at Greg's parents. It was a lovely day and so nice to catch up with family. The boys were totally smitten with their new cousins and Audrey and Emily had fun setting up a jewelry shop in the front yard. The dads and the boys and my brother had a great time playing cricket before lunch too. Thomas had his first bowling lesson and seemed to pick it up ok. I made up a recipe for Beestings (dad's favourite bakery item). Possibly could improve on it for next year though!

We spent yesterday afternoon playing ping pong in the garage. Greg and I use to play quite a bit B.C. (Before Children :)). In between tennis and mixed netball we had a bit of time spare every now and then. The kids had a great time and I even managed a rally or two with Thomas. I forget how much fun that sort of thing is, and I guess as the kids grow up they will be able to do more with us, so maybe our active lifestyle will return one day!

Everything is going well with baby at the moment. We are now 23 weeks along! I can't believe how fast it is going. Only 9-11 weeks to go and we will meet her. I can't wait to hold her in my arms and neither can the rest of the family. Out of everyone, I think Audrey is going to have the worst trouble adjusting, she has been the baby of the family for so long. She has always known she wouldn't always be though and is eagerly awaiting the day she is not the smallest or last one to do something. She did say today that if bay came before her birthday rather than after it her life would be ruined forever! Let's just hope we can hold out til 33 weeks then hey!

The kids have been playing so well lately. Their imaginations are just so well developed it is scary. This week they have been developing a special alien language they speak to each other when they are role playing! It is such a crack up to listen to them...a life in the theatre is destined for one of them I think!

Only two weeks until holidays. I can't wait to get to the beach and hear the ocean and the gulls again. My skin is in desperate need of some sunshine...not a tan, just that healthy glow I get ;)

I have not had much time to scrap lately, TAFE is sucking the creativity out of me! I am hoping to get back into it soon. I have already packed a stack of layouts to do on holidays have been busy scouring the internet for inspiration. When I find it, I will let you know!

Have I said lately how much I love these guys???

Singing along to Mama Mia! The best mondegren comes from Auds this year..."Mumma Mia, here I go again, my my, how can I digest ya!" She sings it to anyone who will listen!
JOse showing off for his best friend who was pulling faces to make him smile with me!

ANd our three little munchkins...not long til there will be four!

Introducing Stella and Harry Bidgood

Are they not the sweetest things in the world? ALMOST makes me wish we were having two.....almost but then I see Rose and how tired she is and I am thankful we have only one little bubby on the way now!

Told You I Had Been Busy!!!

This one is based on an idea I saw on Two Peas!

This one is from a sketh challenge it I am a Scrapaholic that I never entered! I can be so lazy sometimes!

Lookie! It's a girl!

Had another scan this week. I think we are up to 8 now. I am almost ready to take a degree in Radiography!!! It is so cool to be able to watch the baby grow and change each time! She is spot on average growth wise which is fabulous and I am still going well for my dates too. We are 19 weeks now. I can feel her moving at night when I get to sit down and relax, she is really active. I am still sleeping on my side comfortably, but the vivid dreams are starting to keep me up at night! lol! I have had no cravings but am kind of off food all together...although bread has made a big comeback in my diet. We have lots of names floating around at the moment, we are not settling on one until birth day though...there have to be some surprises!

I will post some piccies of my new nephew and niece next time. They should be home soon which will be very exciting for Rosie and Clint...and a bit chaotic too! I had a cuddle of them both today and it just made me want the next four months to go by so much faster.

I have a ton of layouts to post soon too. I have been very inspired lately. Going to scrap a bit tomorrow night too!

Off to watch True Blood now...Greg and I are hooked!