bubble wrap

I was given some bubble wrap.. how exciting.. I do just love the stuff.. i have been bursting the bubbles with much enthuasiam... oohh phil just called.. he will be here to pick me up momentarilly .. hhmm spelling..

ate pizza

was a bit of a risky move.. being cheese and all.. but the tummy is alls trange at the moment.. not vomity strange just blah.. so hard to explain.. probably because I haven't eaten fatty foods for so long the tummy is freaking out.. i have been drinking loads of water.. just makes me spend more time in the bathroom... oohh can't have that too often..

library books

just didin't know who else to tell.. so i guess it's the world.. as if the world cares.. but anyway at work we have a health program.. lots of companies have it.. they run activities, publish a newsletter with health lifestyle advice, give flu shots, run seminars, basically do all sorts of good stuff.. sometimes we even get fruit drops.. anyway at out work they hav developed a health library with books, videos etc with all kinds of topics, these include, managing people, eating healthy, parenting, exercise, making money, travel adventures.. all kinds of fabulous things.. and to borrow you just choose the book you want and it arrives at your desk .. fabulous.. so anyway I was looking at the full listing of products and didn't see any books on pregnancy or birth or caring for small children etc.. so I mailed the library manager and suggested that these topics be included in the next aquisition of books, and she mailed back 2 mins later saying that she will order some this week, and to look out for them over the next fortnight.. Amazing! I thought it would be like once a year or so purchase plan.. but no.. so anyway i was pretty impressed.. what really good service. hopefully they get some good books that I can borrow.. ace.

what to eat for lunch

okay.. i am feeling hungry and i will be eating something.. but what???
I just don't know.. i am starting to get a tad funny now.. better go and find somthing.. I wanted soemthing warm.. and seomthign delicious and well i just dont know what to get.. i am into eating soft things.. i haven't eaten salad in ages.. it was too crunchy.. there was too many different consistancies.. makes eating hard work..

for dinner last night we had meat balls and mashed potato.. it was good.. easy .. yum..

off to the doctors tomorrow

i am off to the obstetrician.. this will be the second visit.. the first one wasn't very exciting.. so not sure what happens now.. at the first one we just cahtted about how I have been feeling, a little bit about what is going to happen (I think i had alrady had a bunch of tests and things that he would normally organise.. the GP did all that when i was really sick) he told us about some tests for down syndrome we needed to have done and I have done those and not heard back from anyone so I am assuming they were all clear.. or low risk or what ever is a good result... in books and readings i have done they talk about getting weighted and giving urine samples.. i haven't had any of that as yet.. oohh yes he did poke my belly a couple time at the first visit.. wasn't really hard work... apparently later on in the pregnancy you have to go visit like once a week.. not sure what happens then either.. perhaps I should ask tomorrow.. i should makea list of all the things i want to ask.. hhmm... wanted to find out about supplements.. I haven't been eating very nutritious foods.. i don't think vegemite toast covres many food groups.. and I can;t imagine me suddenly eating a varied diet.. I am still feeling a bit icky.. so yes.. supplements.. need to find out about that.. I also need to get a certificate for work that states my expected due date.. that will be a basis of when i go onto matrenity leave.. the norm here is to leave 6 weeks before you are due.. if you want to stay on longer you have to get clearance from your doctor.. i would prefer to get clearance to leave earlier.. I can't imagine it would be very comfortable coming to work with say 2 weeks to go.. i plan on being at home resting up for the big day.. so i will probably be finishing up in early to mid august.. oohh that is not too long away really.. just a bit over 4 months.. i am coming into week 15 this week.. i can remember back at week 8.. that was not that long ago and now I am nearly twice that.. so perhaps the time will go quicker than i think.. hope so.. Amandas pregnancy seemed to last about a year.. it just kept going and going and she just kept getting bigger.. at our wedding she had a decent size belly and that was october, Jamie wasn't born till Feb.. sheesh..

showers are a real pain

cos i haven't been feeling so fabulous Showering is raelly difficult.. it is quite draining and I usually need some time to recover after them.. When i was sicker as soon as I got out of a shower I would be throwing up .. at least I don't throw up any more, but it does make me feel a bit ill.. so I haven't been able to shower in the mornings, as I am ususally feeling the worst for the day and the recovery time before work would just be too long.. I have now turned into a night shower person.. and a bathe person.. i never thought this would happen to me.. also i have to dry my hair before I go to bed.. so usually i just blow it dry any old way and then in the morning I have bed hair anyway.. so its not like it matters.. but I am feeeling all crusty.. like not nice.. I want to look good and i can't.. it takes too much effort from me and I need that effort to be used for more important things.. like making it to work and not throwing up on people.. (not that I have thrown up on anyone) so i guess i will just have to be satisified with being all cold when I get dressed in the mornings and having bed hair all the time...

soossooso cold

I am often cold at work.. i have started wearing an extra layer but I am still cold.. my fingers are all chilly.. my neck is all chilly and I am sitting all sort of hunched over ... somtimes I wear my woollen poncho that Phils grandma made for me.. it is like a shall.. i can wear it.. put it over my lags.. wrap myself up in it all sorts of good stuff... yummy.. I might have to get back to crocheting... I started some a little while ago and was planning on making a rug.. once the weather got warm i stopped.. it felt strange to be using wool in summer.. but I will have to start up again real soon..

toast for me

i have toast.. it is quite yummy.. i was starting to feel all fuzzy.. but now i have warm vegemite goodness.. oohh i forgot to post this.. ahh well..

netball and ice skating

margy called me up the other day to tell me she had a dream about me.. I came round to her place and had on big white boots.. then she realised they were ice skating boots and i ws walking in them.. also I was wearing a lycra suit.. apparently I had been to netball training ang then to ice skating.. I was feeling heaps better .. hoorah! perhaps its a sign of the future..

I am a we

What am I talking about, I don'e need to worry I am part of a we.. that is so much better .. I get to do half of everything.. share the wealth.. how exciting.. hehehehe.. I can call Phil dad.. I hate people that do that.. its not their dad, its their partner.. it makes things so confusing..

how will I cope

what am I giong to do with a small child completely dependant on me.. The hospital has classes that will go over things like feeding, bathing, sleeping etc but those aren't for months yet... I will have to get some more books so I can learn all about it.. Amanda Phil's cousin is doing a child care course.. she will be able to tell me what I need to know.. she has already learnt about things like bathing and how to lift properly.. so i might have to arrange some presonal lessons.. that could be fun.. I have also volunteered the baby to be in any case studies she has to do .. apparently she has to do things like track growth, changes etc.. so at the moment she is monitoring a cousin's friends baby.. just as well she know shome people with small kids.. other wise she might have to find strangers.. i can't imagine they would be interested..

i never really like new born babies.. they don't do much and often look creepy.. i hope i don't think my child looks creepy.. phil might freak out if i do.. in fact I might freak out if I do.. I remember going to visit a work friend in hospital a few days after her baby was born and she was so excited about it all.. she kept trying to make me hold the baby.. which I am always nervous about as I worry about not doing it right or dropping the baby or something.. such a worry.. when I am holding other people's children I always worry.. i have to be securely seated.. and sure of myself before I can take them.. perhaps this is becasue I have had little experience in small children.. I am sure I will improve..

it is going to be pretty exciting this year in Phil's family with births.. There are 3 sisters who are the heads of the family.. and each of them will be getting a new addition.. the other 2 will be grand children and Phil's will be a great grandchild.. the first.. oohh... so at least there will be other kids for them to grow up with.. and other parents we can ask questions and get advice from.. we are the last due date.. by about a month.. mucho excitement..

am I young?

I have been feeling like i am a really young pregnant person.. at 26 I don't think that is really young.. at present I know some other pregnant ladies and they are aged between 35 and 37 ... ten more years on me.. one of those ladies is up to her third child, so i guess that makes it better but the other 2 are first time mums.. people seem to be waiting later and later now to have kiddies.. I don't think I would like it.. if you want a career the earlier you have kids the earlier you can get back to it and have more time later on.. hhmm did that make sense? not sure.. i guess it makes it harder if you are just starting out in your career you don't have as much combined income to pay for the kids than if you waited a few more years.. that would be an advantage.. I can't imagine I will be one of those mums that goes back to work after 6 weeks..

When I was in high school i did some work experience at a child care centre, the kids were dropped off from 6 am.. SIX AM!!! they would hvae still been asleep and dragged out of bed, shoved in the car and then plonked off at the centre, they could be picked up till 7 pm .. so some kids were spending more that hals the day at the child care centre... I bet once they got home they didn't do much more than eat and sleep.. you wouldn't even know who your parents were... amazingingly there were babies form 6 weeks of age all the way up to toddlers and then there was a kinder section.. so some kids had been coming to this place for years.. i don't think I could trust strangers to look after my child for such long periods of time.. you would be missing out on so much..

but you never knwo I might change my mind and want to go back to work after a few months.. anything can happen.. i wonder if I can work part time.. not sure.. do I want to ? not sure either.. so many options.. you hear stories of mothers that can;t stand being at home looking after a child and need to go back to work and then there are others that could possiblyimagine leaving their child for even an hour.. so i guess there are all extremes..

so many choices and options and decisions.. like wha t colour shall we paint the baby room and how shall we clean it all out.. the tupperware room is going to have to adapt.. might have to build a garage to fit everything in..

getting bored

I am getting bored. I am finding it hard to concentrate on tasks as I feel a bit icky... I keep making funny noises and the guy next to me keeps checking if I am okay.. i am okay and I will stop making the noises soon... its just that my tummy is all jumpy and things want to get out.. I would much rather that they all sat inside and get gobbled up by the baby.. I wonder if therer are things that the baby likes to eat.. probably not.. it just needs vitamins and minerals and water.. lots of water.. I have drunk over a litre so far today and unlike normal it hasn't been coming out the other end... perhaps I will get all bloated.. oohh dear.. i keep drinking more water in hope.. it might encourage the other water on its way...

rain

there has been lots of rain today.. hoorah!.. it was raining heaps this morning and i am glad to say that the garden is just loving it.. i was loving it.. i was just lying in bed listening to the rain coming down and the noise on the carport roof.. sounds fabulous.. especially since i was nice and warm and the house was still nice and warm from all the sunshine yesterday... the gardens are all looking sad and tired and near death.. i find it hard to water plants when we have a drought and there are water restrictions on so many uses.. I ususally catch the water from the shower before the hot water comes in abd then use that in the pots tat I have.. there is a lemon and a lime, a rose and a couple of things i don;t know.. ohh fushias and azaleas too.. the lavendar carked it.. as did the climbers and now i have some pots of dying weeds.. i don't water them..

food

i am starting to turn this into a food blog.. i had better stop it.. what else should I be writing about.. being sick.. nah.. thats a boring topic as well.. at the moment all i do is eat sleep and feel sick.. being at work hasn't really made much difference.. i just went and ate soem toast.. it ws okay.. i am feeling better now.. I was starting to get all sleepy cos I had no energy.. I am eating amazing amounts of bread lately.. like at least 6 pieces of toast each day.. perhaps that is too much.. i should be eating somthing more nutritious..
last night for dinner Phil made meat balls.. yummy.. it was Elissa's recipe.. there are heaps left over.. i can have them for dinner tonight.. we also had some potatoes, but they tasted a bit funny.. i didn't like them at all.. i think its cos they were a different kind of tater..

forgot to blog today

well yesterday I went home early.. got straight onto bed.. Phil made me some toast as I was feeling vomity.. and then we had a nap.. Phil got up organised soem stuff and got me dinner.. i was still very tired but felt heaps better.. hoorah for naps.. today i am tired again.. not as bad as yesterday.. I tried to get by this morning without a pill... but then after eating i felt rather vomity so i had to go eat one.. felt better after a bit.. just as well cos the car ride was bumpy.. oohh windy and lane changy and all those things.. but thanks to mr phil it is still better than the train.. thanks mr phil...

also neopets was broken at lunch today.. i was all sad.. so sad.. oohh boo hoo.. i couldn;t do anythings... so i read some other blogs.. very exciting..

also i think the bout of constipation might finally be over.. oohh that would be fabulous... i think my inside must really be liking th chicken rolls i had again for lunch today... again i pulled out all the carrots..

nunsense

the show .. is starting tonight.. Phil is going to play his little heart out.. I am not going yet.. will have to find a nice time when I don't feel too sick.. good plan.. but I don't know too much about te show.. apparently it has some nuns. and they are putting on a fundraiser talent show type thing ... apparently there are lots of catholic jokes.. so Phil is off to get a hair cut as he will be on stage in this one.. no hiding the band.. they get prime position.. by the way still tired.. might go home early..

went outside

windy warm and cloudy.. was okay.. i got warmer.. but no its cooler inside again.. bummer.. it didin't feel like 30.. felt like about 20ish.. i guess because there is no sunshine to warm me up.. sunshine probably adds a few degrees.. and the wind must make it cooler.. so anyway what a boring life i lead.. cold and tired...

tired today

hhmm.. today I am just really tired.. a little feeling sick.. but not too much.. i couldn't eat a nice big lunch again.. so disopointing.. i had vegemite toast.. last night i had a nice relaxing bath before i went to bed.. this m orning phil said that i smelt nice when he came home.. golly I wonder what I normally smell like.. must be a bad stinky smell.. hehehehe.e.. but i used the smelly items in the bath taht Rach gave me .. it was very soft and calming and warm.. i like being warm.. I hate it wehn you go to bed and are all cold and you curl up in a ball trying to get warm.. perhaps i should have a bath every day.. not sure if the water company would like that.. must be up to restrictions on what how many baths you can have.. perhaps not yet.. i am cold now.. its supposed to be 31 today, but in the office it is often cold.. bbrr.. just as well i have my jumper on .. i might need a scarf too.. just checked on the bom.. yep its currently 30.7 degress outside.. perhaps I should go outside to warm up.. but i really can't be bothered..

lots of food

today for lunch I ate nearly a whole roll with chicken schnitzel, lettuce and carrot.. I was amazed.. it was really yummy.. and now i feel a tad ill cos I ate too much.. hoorah! I must be getting better..

ovalteenies

I have been eating them.. it is flu shot season again and one of the guys gave me his little bag.. they try to lure us into getting flu shots with gifts.. there was also some tea bags and a calendar.. i didn;t bother going I am sure that pregnant ladies can't get them.. not that I checked.. but i think it might be on the list. shots and the like.. if I cna't eat soft cheese i'm pretty sure that immunisations are there too.. so anyway I have nearly eaten all my ovalteenies.. i have 2 left.. i might have to ask some other people to give me theirs.. yummy..

brain not functioning properly

Things that would take a couple hours to complete are taking me a couple days.. just because i am so distracted and can't concentrate properly.. i wish there was some magic pill that would make me feel better and everythign seem nice and happy and fairy land.. perhaps i should get into pill research.. that can be a new kind of hobby..

more fuzziness

I wonder if I will ever get over the fuzzy feeling..
Yesterday was the vomiting feeling.. nothing I ate stayed inside.. so sad when that happens cos I get all tired and have hardly any energy... lack of food and all.. phil dorve me in today again.. yesterday I stayed in bed... its really hard to concentrate on things.. i am eating ginger nut biscuits and having drinks of water.. which is all warm cos it hasn't been in the fridge long enough.. eewww.. warm water is somthing that makes me feel ill.. I was having a chat with some of the guys about how I have been gong and what has been happening.. amazing.. jeff seemed to think that I would have been laid up for longer.. and was talking about dizziness and light headedness and how there is a saying something like "when i was young i used to take drugs, now I just have to stand up quickly" .. its a bit like that..
the second tri mester starts this week.. so i should start to improve more.. hope so.. i am getting very annoyed and cranky.. Margy and Kate came by on the weekend and I asked if they would still be my friend when i have a baby.. they seemed to think so..its all just so depressing.. sick and tired and cranky and achey and annoyed that I can't do any thing and wanting to get up and go run and laugh and play in the sunshine, by the time I get better there won't be any sunshine left.. winter will have arrived.. i haven't been very happy for the last month or so.. frosty fruits can only make you happy for a moment. it dosen't last.

oohhh funny today

last night as soon as I got out of the car I went inside and was sick.. not too much fun.. so I lay in bed and stayed there all night.. probably not a good idea going to bed at 6 pm as I am all tired today.. and I didnt eat any dinner.. i might have to eat extra to make up for it.. oohh golly getting hungry now..

hot chips

I had some hot ships for lunch.. it was very exciting.. i also got a vegemite sandwich and an apple... i might have to eat them for after noon tea.

hehee.e..e chippies.. what a naughty girl I am..

i feel so much better now.. its amazing the difference that a little bit of food makes.. i am finding that i feel heaps better and am wanting to eat more food and are able to get it in.. last night i even ate cheese.. we went to TGI's on the way home from work.. I had a burger.. and I ate it all.. amazing.. it even stayed inside.. wonderful..

ggrr

feeling a bit funky at the moment.. i had to get up early to come to a meeting.. it started at 10 am .. so I had to get up at like 8.. i did have a mini sleep in after it was time to get up.. but oohh dear. i also had to have a shower.. oohh showering is very difficult.. usually i throw up after a shower.. i would have had one last night but I hadn't long had dinner (its not a good idea to eat and then shower, bleugh) and I really wanted to go to bed..

so this morning has been much excitement.. toast and juice i have eaten.. meeting I have done.. talked on phone as well.. now ready for a nice nap..

phil just called.. he is nearly here..

oohh perhaps we should get somthing syummy to eat for dinner on the way home.. that is a fabulous idea.. not sure what i want to eat but..

Happy St Patrick's Day

normally I would make all kinds of green nibbles to eat on such an occasion.. but oohh well.. been busy being sick.. once I even made coconut ice with green insted of pink.. it looked really creepy.. there was also green cup cakes and green jelly.. it was such fun.. i love baking..

my poor pets

i bet my neopets are dying.. I had better go and check on them.. hhmm.. they must be so sad that I wasn't around to care for them.. better go check now

back at work

I am at the place of business and am feeling pretty good.. there was some fuzziness today but I had nibbles and drinks and now things are going great.. thanks to my fabulous husband for driving me in to work this morning.. and soon he will be picking me up again.. thanks mr..

so there was a few days of feeling all better and so i decided the time has come to get back into the swing of things.. mind you i did throw up most of last nights dinner.. but ahh well..
oohh tonight in fox8 they are re playing the final episode of buffy. I hope I am not too tired to watch it all..