Our Week So Far

This is how we're living right now. There is dust everywhere and Craig is trying his absolute hardest to get as much done as possible but it's really hard working all on his own. At least the cats are having fun!

An Update At Last

This was me at 31 weeks, Craig was too tired to get up off the couch so they're kinda from a funny angle.

And this is me at 34 weeks (great close up shot of me isn't it!)

And finally proof that the two most important residents of this house are settling in well.

I Have Drywall!!!!

Craig has been working really hard on our house and it's coming along well, which is good as we're moving in in 2 weeks.

I'm biased but I think it looks great.

Never Work With Children and Animals

Yesterday was quite a day starting at 6am when the cats started going crazy and running around the house. Thinking nothing of it I ignored them for as long as possible until while I was on the phone with my Mum Shadrach appeared from behind the dvd player with a mouse in his mouth. Even worse he then put it down and it ran away!!!!! For the next hour I moved furniture and chased the cats as they chased the mouse trying to get them all outside. My mum was still on the phone to me for much of this time and found the whole thing very amusing, thanks Mum. Finally they caught the mouse and I got them out the door then when I went to go to work they were still sat there at the door with this mouse (still alive) trying to give it to me again. Why can't they bring me flowers or chocolates? No all I get is mice, birds and worms.

Then I got to work and had to take Storytime which involved entertaining a group of 31/2 to 5 year olds. Added to that I feel like I'm the size of a house and haven't slept properly in what feels like forever. Suffice to say yesterday was a day full of laughter and trials and I wouldn't have changed a thing.

29 Weeks

This is Shelley's picture and I think I managed to look way more pregnant in this one, although I did nearly rupture myself breathing out. Just ignore my big flabby arms!

Trying To Look Glowing

I asked Shelley if she'd take a belly shot of me as my sister wanted to see how I was looking. This one was taken by Shelley's husband Ross, I thinkk he misunderstood which part of my anatomy I wanted to focus on as all I can see in this picture is my boobs. I am pushing out my stomach as much as possible as for these nine months I'm trying to enjoy the fact that my stomach can be big and round.

As Requested Karen

My sister is weird (she prefers to be called freakily unique) one of her weird things is an over fondness/obsession with strollers (prams if you're English). So as requested here is the most likely candidate for our stroller, we are going for this one as it is compatible with the car seat that Shelley gave us, that isn't the car seat in the picture though which is weird but I'm glad as our car seat is much nicer.

So Karen does it get the seal of approval? If not then well it's kinda tough as we're on a tight budget and this way we only need to buy the stroller and not the whole travel system.

Happy Mothers Day

In England today it's Mothers Day so to my Mum and all the other mums over there Happy Mothers Day.

My Name Is Craig and I'm A Snickersaholic

I haven't been having too many cravings except for food I can only get in England, but that is probably more of a nostalgic thing. Craig on the other hand has begun to eat a vast quantity of Snickers bars. I keep finding the empty wrappers everywhere, is it considered an addiction when the person hides the evidence and refuses to admit that they have a problem?

I Hope It Matches

This is the dishwasher I chose I'm just hoping it matches the fridge as they are going right next to each other. All I need now are a stove and washer and dryer. It's exciting buying all these things for my house I just can't wait until I can actually use them.

Craig's Impulse Buy

Craig and I have been having a slight disagreement about the kind of fridge we wanted, I wanted one with a bottom freezer and he wanted a side by side with a water dispenser in the door. Today as we were changing over our social insurance numbers we went next door into the Brick and saw this on sale it has the side by side fridge at the top with the water dispenser and then the freezer pulls out at the bottom- PERFECT!!!!!!! We had seen these before but they were always over $3000 which was way too pricey for a fridge but this one was the last one they had and they were practically giving it away and we got a 5 year warranty thrown in as well.

Life Is Full

Life is pretty hectic right now as I'm making lots of decisions about what I want in the house. We did have some good news last week as we found out that the cysts on our baby's brain have now gone completely and it has a clean bill of health. Craig is busy working on the house as I really want to move in at the end of April and so he's trying his best, I'm such a demanding wife. Another thing thatg is making life fun at the moment is my mood swings, I just have competely irrational emotions all the time so I'm either bursting with happiness or I want to cry for no reason. Yes life is full right now.

Decisions Decisions

How hard is it to pick kitchen cabinets, I can't even seem to narrow it down but I like this one
and Craig prefers one like this, I'll win I'm sure.

Consoling Each Other

They really seem to miss Bob (who died on Tuesday) not as much as me, but they seem closer than they were. I still can't believe he's gone, I just burst into tears at random moments throughout the day.

24 Weeks

This is me pushing it out as far as it'll g0, you can just see the top of Craig's nintendo Wii box, he bought it for when my family come over in August so it's staying in the box.
And this is just normal, I don't feel pregnant looking just a bit chubby but I'm feeling good now after Tuesday (long story but it was the day from hell)

Lock Up

The guys just have a few things to finish up like fitting the doors and the house is done.

The outside

The Bonus Room has come out so much better than I imagined and ties with the nursery as my favourite room.

Upstairs

This is going to be the curved wall of my walk-in closet.
The view from the 3rd bedroom.

By tomorrow lunchtime this will all be gone and I'll have walls instead.

Thats's part of the master suite looking through inbto the bonus room.
Cool gun.

This is me in the 3rd bedroom looking towards the door to the landing. The black blob in the middle at the back is Craig standing in the bonus room.

My nursery is on the left abd the ensuite on the right.

You know you're old when you get excited about closets!
That will be my bedroom, eventually.

The 2nd bedroom.


The 3rd bedroom.

What is it about me and closets.

Just the roof to go

Craig got stuck in the hole while they were backfilling and making us a temporary driveway. It's nice to be able to see the house now that there isn't a big pile of dirt in front of it.

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