Humblebee

Well, we’ve safely entered week 25 of pregnancy and things seem to be getting back to ‘normal’, somewhat.

Although slower, and less agile, now at the almost 6 months mark I think I’m back on track a bit. At the beginning (1-3 months) I was super tired to the point of permanent exhaustion; at 4-5 months I was experiencing ‘expansion pains’ and now I guess I’ve just got a bit more used to being slower and more considered in my movements. The Physio and exercise regime has definitely helped a lot with the hypermobility and ’stretchy ligament syndrome’.

I walk the dog for about an hour a day, have 2 prenatal Aqua Classes a week and am starting Pre-natal Pilates - all at the hospital where we will be having the baby.

Most people who pass comment when I am out and about in the street or in a shop somewhere (!) seem to think I’ll be having a girl the way that I am carrying her/him. We don’t know either way - and it’s getting more and more exciting to wonder what we will be having !

We have been shopping now and amassed quite a few bits and pieces. “Granny” Denise and “Grandad” Bob have bought the baby it’s cot with a ‘kick action side’ and a baby-bouncer. “Grandma” Phyllis and “Grandpa” Stephen have just bought baby it’s first set of wheels (We’ve gone with the new Quinny Buzz 4 pram and carry cot - in Strawberry colour, and I am super excited as I placed the order today and the new range arrives in Australia mid-April !!).

Paul and I have bought a rocking cradle for the first 4 or so months when baby is in with us during the night - and that is due to arrive by the end of March. We went for that instead of a moses basket because we figured it is probably going to be a long baby and would therefore grow out of it too quickly - with it having Paul’s genes !

So, Baby is kicking and into it’s own little routine of being asleep and awake. We’re starting to get more of a move on with the Nursery now, and Paul is transforming that room into what will be a truly lovely space for us all.

We’re spending tomorrow doing Nursery DIY (rebuilding the window and wardrobe etc) - so watch this space for nursery updates !

Over and out (until next time!)

Well after two HUGE hand-sized spiders in the upstairs hallway and guest bedroom we thought we were starting to get used to living on the edge of an Australian National Park.

Not so.

Yesterday, whilst baby and I were in the swimming pool doing pre-natal aqua aerobics, Paul spotted a diamond python that had slithered into our back garden and settled on our patio furniture. I’m glad I wasn’t home, this baby would have come early !!!!

I was greeted by an excited Paul who told me he had a new pet. Sitting in the car, he passed me his camera to flick through some pictures, and my look of intrigue turned to one of horror as I saw evidence of a 2 meter python sitting on MY chair.

I jumped on the phone and called WIRES the wildlife RSPCA people - hoping they’d come and remove it. They said ‘don’t worry about it mate, it’ll just go’. It didn’t, and I did. It was still there at 2am, and 4.30am when I got up in the middle of the night to check on it. And yes, it was still there at 8am when we got up.

Not happy.

So Paul took 2 brooms and a thick plastic recycling box up onto the deck and turned into “snake-man”. Finally, after some minutes of tense negotiation - and it being cautioned off the roof, the constrictor firmly wrapped around one broom and was wrestled into the box.

I am proud to say that I bravely closed the lid on it…. I say bravely, because for those of you who have ever been to a zoo with me - you’ll remember that I don’t even enter the Reptile or Spider houses to view them behind glass!!!

Anway, Paul walked it up to the top of the hill (I drove in the Jeep - well, it was hot for a 6 month pregnant lady to walk up such a steep bank!) and into the National Park. We released it back into the wild and it slithered away.

Paul is going to post Pictures and Video on here so you can see his ‘pet’ Sid-the-vicious.

I’m staying inside today. It better not remember where we live !

YUK.YUK.YUK.