Been a little while...

Well its been a little while... have not been to well so have been resting up on doctor's orders enjoying lots of homemade soup that only your mother could make (thanks mum!!)

I'm ok, just a little drained from not being 100%. Babe is growing fast and kicking up a storm... only 10 or so weeks to go and we are getting very excited.

I shall hopefully get back into the swing of things soon and post a few bump picks of my expanding belly...

**Bump Day** 28 Weeks

A cold, heart burn, what seems like insomnia and a sore back have been my week. Hurt my back a few weeks ago moving a few things, and just thought that it was a little bit of soreness that would go away with a little rest, now I'm struggling to get up of a morning, or stand up after I have been sitting down for a while. Have a midwife appointment tomorrow and then hopefully a trip to the physio after that. So its been couch rest for me for the past week which is making me crazy not being able to do much. On the plus side I have been able to knit around 100 beanies (ok, slight exaggreation) but I have knitted a whole bundle and since every one I know seems to be having babies at the minute, i now have my welcoming gifts organised.

If I try not to think about the back ache, I really am feeling quite good. I'm getting excited, everything is organised already, the only things left to do is to wash the babe's things, sew 10 more nappies I have sitting cut out already and find some wonderful fabric for a sling. I'm thinking that I might tye die some plain fabric to make it if I can find the energy.

As for the 'Babe Guess', there are now 14 guesses...

Girl, 8lb 6oz July 3rd


Girl, 28th June, 8lb 3 oz

Girl, 8 pound 2 oz, 1st of July

Girl 7lb 6 1/2 oz 4 th July

Girl,8pound 30th June

Girl, 8lbs, 13 th July

Girl, 7lb 11oz, 26th June.

Girl, same weight as lil charlie was :-)

Girl, 8th July, 8lb 4oz

Boy, 18th July, 7lb 14oz

Boy, 9.7lbs, 11th july

Boy, 7lbs, between 10th and 12th July

Boy, 9lbs, 10th July

Boy, June 30th, 7lb 11

So at the moment its averaging out as a Girl in the 8 pound range... well time will certainly tell.

It's Up!

So I have 95% completed the owl mobile for the new babe... Charlie has named them all. Giggle, Bill, George and Riley. I just have to figure out a clever way to cover the music spinning box at the top. So once I finished it I got a little carried away and set up the cot, I just couldn't help myself. I suppose the timing is good though as the bigger I get the harder it will be to do things like that. So here we are...

Owl cushion also made by me this morning. Soft toys in the cot are mine and Charlies old toys, the brown bear you can see is my teddy which is 24 years old. The two of Charlies he decided he would like to give to the baby which I found so sweet... So whilist on a energy streak of setting up things for babe... I also started on this.

Oh how sweet are baby things... alot of these are Charlie's old things, some new, some things I have made. Down the bottom are new nappies I have made which I can't wait to see hanging on the line. Now, I must remember to pace things out so I don't leave myself with nothing to do near the end of my pregnancy... but it is al so tempting to get it all done now!

Baby Handmade Owl Mobile

I have a list about a mile long inside my head of marvellous handmade things that I could make for babe... i do so much sewing for other people, I often forget about myself and my own child (soon to be children :)). So I started something for the new babe this morning...

It's going to be an owl mobile, its made from Charlie's old one which was a store bought, ugly looking thing that I cut to pieces this morning so I could use the frame of it... so it will also be a singing one as well with the song "It's a small world". Can't wait for it to be finished. And made from 100% recycled material... even the stuffing is old bits of yarn that are left over from projects completed over the years. Hopefully I'll get it finished this afternoon so I can share the finished product :).

**Bump Day** 27 Weeks

So today marks 27 weeks down, 13 to go! All I can say is wow, it sure is going by quickly. If the old wives tale is true about heartburn (seemed so with Charlie) this babe is going to have a head full of hair as well. Heartburn, all day, all night, every day, every night... the odd glass of milk is somewhat helping it as is the mountain of pillows I have stated to sleep on to keep me semi-upright. Babe is moving a lot latley, and I can tell that he/she is getting bigger due to the size of the movements. So far in the guess the babe competition I have had 11 guesses, here they are below... so if you want to have a guess, comment away :). (There may be a little prize for the closest guess).

                        Guess the Babe's Sex, Date of Birth & Weight

Girl, 8 pound 2lb, 1st of July

Girl 7lb 6 1/2 oz 4 th July

Girl,8pound 30th June

Girl, 8lbs, 13 th July

Girl, 7lb 11oz, 26th June.

Girl, same weight as lil charlie was :-)

Girl, 8th July, 8lb 4oz

Boy, 18th July, 7lb 14oz

Boy, 9.7lbs, 11th july

Boy, 7lbs, between 10th and 12th July

Boy, 9lbs, 10th July