Wednesday

But really, photos from Sunday.  It was such a lovely, sunny May day for Mother's Day.  With so much going on in our house at present I was really just craving time to do nothing.  With a breakfast that has become routine for any special day (birthday's, Mothers/Fathers Day, Easter and Christmas).

I didn't want presents, just what Nicholas and Audrey purchased from the school P&C stall.  And then we went to Lanyon for the afternoon.  We took our own picnic blanket, bought Happy Meals for the kids.  Sitting in the sun we had coffee and scones while the kids played.  David read some of his text to prepare for an exam and I took Audrey for a walk through the out buildings. 

 

About 20 cockatoos flew overhead and Audrey spent the next little while imitating them, flying over the fields.

 

Saturday/Sunday

I never caught on to reality tv.  Big brother, My Kitchen Rules, Masterchef...

But does this count?

I am really enjoying The Great British Sewing Bee.  I am not really ambitious enough to make clothes for myself, but this is still a lot of fun to watch.  Before I found out I was pregnant I did buy a book with clothing in mind for myself and also have patterns for one skirt, a dress and a blouse that I've not yet attempted.  Maybe post-pregnancy I'll be ready!

Episode 1 (and all the others) can be found here. 

When Audrey was little I posted somewhere here that I was going to give her "Pea" as her nickname as she was quite sensitive and made me think of the Princess and the Pea.  Then I started collecting pictures, patterns and books of the Princess and the Pea.  I now have a dilemma - I have two lovely doll patterns, but don't know which one to make... I think probably the Tilda one.  I should really finish my stitchery first.

 On Friday Audrey's childcare preschool room had a Mother's Day lunch.  We had sandwiches and cupcakes.  The class sang two gorgeous songs including Catch A Falling Star.  When all the mum came into the room I could see Audrey anxiously scanning the room for me, and gave a huge smile when we made eye contact. 

Before I left she showed me (after asking if she could come with me) where they have a little play table set up for "High Tea".  Gorgeous sugar bowls and spoons, fairy plates and cups.  There is a little cookbook on a stand with petit fours and Audrey showed me her favourite ones.  I thought of the kids cubby house at home and while the kids have a kitchen and play food they don't play in there as much as I thought they would.  Yesterday I made her a table cloth (hemmed and all) and said we would set the little table up inside.  She asked for a bowl of soapy water and a cloth and she spent an hour sweeping dirt and cobwebs, washing down the stove and the food and then I brought the little table and chairs out.  She selected one of her tea sets and set it all up beautifully.  This morning I heard her go outside and went out after a while to find her in her pyjamas playing.  Porridge was had out there before the kids came inside for my "cooked" Mother's Day breakfast.  :)

Saturday

my little girl.  i am looking forward to see her as "big sister".

 

two of the things i love are the way she says "mcputer" for computer and always adds an extra 'ed' as in looked-ed...

Tuesday

Today is 21 weeks.  Also the day of my ultrasound.  One hour of watching our baby wriggle.  We saw lots of activity - hands moving to the face, feet wiggling.  All where it should be - fingers, toes, palate, spine, bladder, kidneys, four chambers in the heart.  A perfect heartbeat.  Everything that I wanted to know.

Oh, and apparently the clearest picture of a baby girl the sonographer has seen in a long time.

Sunday

After a very sleepless night I am sitting in my pyjamas.  Nicholas was sick last night, something I realise that we have not dealt with for a couple of years!

We were up and down numerous times, changing sheets, pyjamas, blankets.  Holding buckets, giving showers and drinks of water.  David filling the washing machine while I cuddled our crying boy, answering his questions.  "I don't want to die.  Am I going to die?"  "This is the worst day of my life, I am never eating pizza again." (No one else is sick so we think he has caught something from school.)

I sat down with a cup of tea to check email, which led to reading the news, which led to looking at blogs.  Then I read my own blog entries from 2008.  It obviously has made me sentimental as I began to think of this little one growing inside me.  I started to feel their kicks and movements last week (I had forgotten when this should happen and started to worry).  Last week I also created a 'Baby' album on Pinterest.  I think the shock and anxiety of another baby must be waning as after reading posts about Nicholas at age 2 and Audrey at 6 months old I wondered what this baby might think of being the third child and not mentioned??  So, however sporadically I begin to post again.  I'll see where this leads.

Monday

Home from an Australia Day weekend at the beach.  Just what we needed - and lots of ice cream!  Here are some photographs and (I think) with that I come to the end of my little blog.  It has been fun, and hopefully one day I'll read over entries and have lots of memories.  Maybe one day I'll start to post on this space, but just a picture or two...

Saturday

Free entry at Magic Mountain perfect for family fun this Australia Day! Beautiful weather, a picnic lunch, which when made by David is always delicious and a dj with constant Australian music, Wendy Mathews, Noiseworks, Australian Crawl, Skyhooks, Cold Chisel ... Glad we're at the coast for Australia Day- we're heading to Bermagui tonight for fish and chips on the beach at dinner. I'm perfectly relaxed.