Well the baby finally arrived

After a short, less then 3 hour labour, little Grant came into this world at 1.44am on Friday the 25th of June. All is going well and he is going great. The boys love him a lot.

Countdown begins

With only a few weeks left...lets face it, the weeks are currently flying by. I have 13 weeks to the official due date, but I think that he might come early, so anywhere in from 9 weeks to 13 weeks, he is coming out. I cannot see him going over. The first one was overdue, the second one was 2 weeks early, so anything is possible.

At the moment, the baby is very active. Tossing and turning and giving me a kick whenever he feels like it.

I think I will have another healthy 3kg+ baby.

I have a few more hospital and doctors appoinments to do until then. Tomorrow, I think I will go and get the glucose test out of the way. Need to stock up on water before hand, as finding my veins is becoming harder as I age. I dont understand why they go into hiding when the needle comes out, as I am not afraid of needles...just bee and wasp stings! They can be potental killers.

Nesting stage has started to really set in...I had to re-arrange the lounge room yesterday, I just had too. I like how the room looks too, it looks bigger! Have been working on the kids room as well, but that is still a demo site. Just got to fix the cot, change table, and the clothing! I want to get rid of some of the boys toys too. But they arent being very helpful with giving up their toys. But it will get done, sooner or later. Fingers crossed it will be sooner. Will be starting William in his own bed tonight, it is going to be a bit of a shock for him, when he wakes up in the morning and sees that he is able to escape from the bed, as the cot he couldnt get out and roam about the room. Not going to be too happy about that part, especially if I am sleeping, but it will be better for him in the long run, and for me with getting the cot ready for the baby.

I am a little concerned about the crying waking the boys up, but I dont know what this baby's routine is going to be. I am hoping that it will be a good 4 hour stretch between feeds. I just hope that the baby crying doesnt disturb the boys too much. Miles is already excited about the new one arriving soon, and William is still not sure what is going on, but he knows that there is a baby coming and that mummy has a big tummy. He thinks it is from eating my dinner, but I know that isnt the case.

Still craving Japanese food, and candy corn. But I can wait until I get some. I really love my sushi and sashimi but not whilst pregnant. Hopefully when holidays come about, I will be able to eat as much as I want when I want. Can only hope and dream.

Its going to be a....

BOY!!!

Yep, boy #3 is on the way. Due anytime in late June or early July. Another winter baby for me. So I am going to have to locate and find all the small baby clothes, rewash and fold them and get bags packed and all that done...before he arrives.
We are still having troubles with naming of this little one.
So far, we have come up with Grant only, but that doesnt seem to be going well with the family, so we are open to suggestions.
Although, Miles would like to change William's name to Jamie, and the baby to Adam...why, you ask? Because he is in awe of Jamie and Adam from Mythbusters. He loves them a lot, a little more then Ben 10.

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More FO with photos

Well I finished blocking the knitted neck warmer, I am not sure why it keeps curling, but it is nice and warm. After I stitched the button on, I took it outside to let my husband see it and wear it. He said that it was nice and warm. I havent added any flowers or anything, incase he wears it again. I dont think it would look really good with a flower on it around my husbands neck. But here are the photos of my knitted neck warmer.


Not being able to contain myself, I started my second tawashi, using the same pattern as the first one, but did it in a different stitch, not sure what stitch it is. (so if anyone knows please tell me!!!) It is the same pink and grey as the first one, but for some reason (lighting) it has come out as hot pink/orange. The first photo is more to the true colour of the tawashi.


On my hooks I have Seraphina's shawl, and the lace wrap. I am planning on getting the lace wrap finished as soon as possible so that I can block it and get it ready to send out to my exchange partner. It doesnt appear to be very wide, but I am sure that it would be great as either a little shoulder wrap or a little wrap around the neck.

Baby is moving about with great force these days. I have managed to get some work done in the boys room. Tomorrow, I am planning on putting the baby clothes away in the draws and getting the bags packed. Then I will have most of what I need finished. I still have to do the final shopping, of nappy liners, wipes, nappies (diapers), etc. I am think about using both disposable nappies and cloth ones, I washed all my cloth nappies and have them at the ready, but will also use disposable ones for when I am going out. I just dont like the thought of carrying dirty nappies with me when I am out shopping or out and about. But whilst at home, I think I can manage cloth ones. I will see how the baby and I go. I remember with Miles, he hated the cloth nappies, and would cry and wake up whenever he wet or dirtied them. But once he was in the disposable ones, he slept better and was a pleasant boy. But most of all he loved his free time with nothing on!

Cold mornings, cats

As winter is now upon us, our mornings are getting colder and colder! Yesterday it was foggy outside till about 9am, this morning, no fog in site, a bright clear day. Hopefully it will be a nice warm day and not to cool. I have my washing out on the line, and need to hang a few towels out too. It is just cold, and we havent even been hit by the minus degrees yet. I just hope that it doesnt get too cold for when the baby is due. I know that spring will be arriving around September, but out here, winter lasts a few weeks longer and we get hit by heavy frosts!! My place has missed the early frosts but mum and dad have already been hit by frost and they live just 2 blocks away from me! It is going to be cold and just going to get colder...brrrr

Crochet
I worked on Miles's hat last night, I have about another 3-4 inches to go before it would be a decent length for his big head. He likes it, and wants me to be finished already so that he can wear it. I dont think I will get any of it done today, as I have to go into Warwick, and then head to Toowoomba, to have a look at some cats for mum.
I have worked out Oberon's lace wrap, and might make a larger version of it, after I finish this hat, and see how it goes. I dont know what size to make it but I will play around with sizes to see what looks the best.

Cats
Just got back from Toowoomba (it's now 2.57pm) I brought home 3 cats for mum. Not the ragdoll that we were going to get, as the owner's niece wants that cat, we got 3 normal kind of short haired cats. So that should be good for mum. She seems happy, and I am sure that the cats will enjoy their new, larger yard home. I dont think that the mice will enjoy them though...lol It is that time of year, when the mice start breeding up and trying to over run the yard, shed and sometimes the house. But soon their little plans of world domination will come to an end and the balance of power shifted back to the farmers, gardeners and homeowners! There should be a lot of happy, shinny coated cats about mum and dad's place.

Have I mentioned that cats and dogs make my face itch! They do!!! but the best part is it only lasts for about a few hours or a day and then it is all back to normal. I am hoping that it will only take a few hours today, as I did try and limit myself with them. But so far my whole face is itchy >_< but nothing I do is working just yet. So I will have to just wait and see if it finishes up in the hour or so.

Baby
Managed to get mum to take a box down for me from the top of the cupboard, and get some baby clothes out for the little one. I have just a little over 12 weeks to go before the due date of August 31st, and I want to start getting the bags and clothes ready, as you never know when the little one is going to decided today is the day to make the grand appearance! I think that I have enough socks for the little ones feet, and a few wondersuits (aka chicken suits) I will be taking an assortment of 00000 (super tiny) and 0000 (tiny) clothes with me, as you never really know what size the baby is going to be when it comes out. Jumpei is still teasing me about the baby's head size, he is quoting a size of a grapefruit! I dont think so...I think it would be more like an orange with a pointy cone head appearance. I guess we are just going to have to wait and see. @。@ I just have to make sure that I have the car, bed and clothes ready.