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33.1 wks!

What a difference 6 weeks makes!! And to think I still have another 7 to go!!

Baby Room pics

What we spent our long weekend doing

Russ trying to put the cot together

A tad confused - I think he was thinking "instead of taking millions of shots, how bout you come over here and help me!!!!"

Yay! It's done! The cot and little Noah's Ark toychest

Chest of drawers and change table with the cot.

It's all starting to slowly come together!!

A few randoms

A couple of my favourite jumpsuits that have been given to us as gifts

This one is from Dodgy Pete & Bec (plus a few other girls from our old church)
I LOVE it

The back....very appropriate for any child of mine!

A nice view from Jet.

Jet the dero

The cake I made for Father's Day - that Russ was too sick to eat!

This was the 'creamy cake' that I made for both dads and for my man who is soon to be a dad!

Parties Galore

Here are some pics from the weekend and also from Jos' 21st party a couple weekends ago!

Russ in his 'Juno' getup

His sexy short shorts - it was quite funny, he sat with his legs together the entire night!

Me as 'Juno' - trying to pull an unimpressed face!

We got a runners up prize for best couple - apparently because our costume was 9mths in the making!

The b'day girls with their mum.

Very left is Claire (minnie mouse) and the very right is her twin Amanda (lady bug from 'A bugs life')

Two good friends. They went to school with Russ and we still get to catch up with them on a regular basis.

Sarah and Evan...aka Belle & Beast

Dorothy became a werewolf!!

Cocktail attire for Jos' par-tay

Very rare to see Russ in a tie

The cocktail bar - and no mum wasn't making an order.

They had 400 balloons hanging in their ceiling in the kitchen! It was very cool!

What happens when dad gets bored at a 21st

He then adds hair, shoes and I don't know if it's pubic hair or a loin cloth!

Stop Choking - Aussie Style

A woman sitting in an Adelaide Pub suddenly began to cough.

After a few seconds it became apparent that she was in real distress, and two locals, Bluey and Bazza sitting at the next table turned to look at her.

Ken ya swaller? asked Bluey

The woman signalled 'No!', desperately shaking her head.

Kin ya breathe?' asked Bazza.

The woman shook her head No!!!

With that, Bluey walked behind her, lifted up the back of her dress, yanked down her knickers and ran his tongue up and down the crack of her arse.

This shocked the woman into such a violent spasm that the obstruction flew out of her mouth and she began to breathe again.

Bluey swaggered back to his table and took a deep swig of his beer.

Bazza said in admiration 'Ya know Bluey, I'd heard of that bloody Hind Lick Manoeuvre, but that's the first time I ever seen somebody do it.'

Bill to allow dumped baby 'safe havens'

Neglectful parents would be allowed to abandon their unwanted babies at designated "safe havens" - no questions asked - under laws proposed by a Rudd government backbencher.

Tasmanian senator Helen Polley has written to federal and state attorneys-general to press for the laws, and is expecting a response soon.

Under the laws, parents could leave their babies at a haven - such as a police station or community centre - without having to give information about themselves or the baby. These parents could not be charged with criminal abandonment.

Approximately 10 babies are abandoned by their parents in Australia every year, and Senator Polley said it was time to do something about it.

Read the full article

Now, I don't know how I completely feel about this.

While I can see where Senator Polley is coming from, it still doesn't sit quite right with me.

Has anyone seen the show 'Find my Family'? I think I cry every time I watch it! There was one particular story that struck me the most. A young girl about 16 was pregnant and gave up her son for adoption at the hospital. I got the impression that it was forced upon her and she didn't want to do it. She talked about how while she was in the hospital she just cuddled and kissed and spent as much time as possible with him. I was a babbling mess watching that episode! I know it's a different situation, but it still plays a part. I'm sure any mother that gives up her child, adoption or 'dumping, will think about that child for the next few decades to come! How could you not?

Even if these babies were saved through the 'safe havens' - they may physically be ok, but what about the irrepairable damage of being 'dumped'.
But I also get the point of wanting to save babies being dumped in bins and left to die.

So, what are your thoughts?

*ugh*

bub-o-luv has the hiccups again

starting to drive me nutso again

Fridays Costumes

Yesterday I had an RDO and wasn't able to check my blog for any costume suggestions. It was also yesterday that I realised that the party was Fri. night and yesterday was my only day to do some shopping for a costume.

So, I've had to go with the 'Juno' idea *sigh*

While I absolutely LOVED Jen's idea of Pacha and his pregnant wife from The Emperor's New Groove (I love that movie) we can't afford to hire costumes, so I've had to go el-cheapo and grab some op-shop stuff.

For me, I already have a black jacket, jeans and shoes. I managed to grab a skirt from an op-shop that looks almost identical to the skirt on the dvd...the only shirt I could find that is even remotely close to that one is a yellow and grey striped shirt....close enough in my books!! Since I don't need much makeup and hair done, I'm all set.

Russ' costume is the fun part of this duo though! He already has the sneakers and knee-high socks we just needed a top, shorts and sweatbands. I managed to find an old school marone jacket with yellow stipes on the sleeves and around the neckline, and after searching in about 10 different op-shops, I managed to find 1 pair of bright yellow boardshorts (chick ones of course!) I will need to cut them to a shorter length and sew the edge (so it doesn't frey) and he will be all set. He will just pick up some sweat bands from Target/Kmart tomorrow....and he's all set!!

I can't wait to see him in the short shorts....and don't worry, I will definately get photos of that!!

The baby shower that wasn't supposed to shower!

We had our baby shower/bbq yesterday and it went better than I expected!

I was really stressed on Friday about having to change locations and change the style of the party, but it still went ok.

Sarah is going to kill me, but I actually didn’t get any photos! I just didn’t have time! There were so many people to talk to that I didn’t even get around to 2 of the tables! I felt soooooo bad. The one thing I hate is inviting people to a party and then not getting to spend time with them!

I would make my way over to chat to people and then get called away by someone else. So I don’t think I actually got to finish any conversations with anyone, I was constantly interrupted!

We still had the bbq (the sun came out!!!) and we just had a couple of tables and chairs set out and people just sat around and ate.

We played a game where people had to measure out some string to the size they thought my belly was….it was funny to see some people’s perceptions! My mum was adamant she would get it perfect and she was about 1cm off. 2 other people beat her and she was quite upset actually…she wanted a re-size :)

We also handed out cards for people to fill in and guess the size, eye colour, weight, date it would arrive, etc. They also got to pick what the name would be. This was quite fun to read through last night and look at all the answers.

Some names we got were Gertrude, Calin (from Middo) and a few other randoms!

I will have to post a few I think, they were great! Including the guess from our pastor who thought the baby would come Oct 7th – he thought we were due Oct instead of Nov!!

Most people guessed we would come early and the baby would be between 5 and 6lb. Please God!

Anyway…it was a fantastic arvo and we were amazingly blessed by people’s company and to see the support that we have in friends. A few people didn’t come who said they were coming, and you can’t help but be disappointed, but I didn’t let it ruin the arvo.

A massive thankyou has to go to my two best buddies, Jodie & Fi who organised the day and help set everything up. They both did an amazing job, and things happened without me having to worry about them! Things just magically came out on the food table, and things were tidied up and cleaned before I got a chance to have a look around at what needed doing! They blessed us with so much. Their time, energy, money and gifts. I am so thankful to God for these 2 women who have looked after me for many years and who I hope will be close friends for many more to come!

Thanks to everyone who came, it was awesome to see you all! Hopefully we will get to see you again before the baby comes…whenever that may be!!