The Mad Dash

Today I am hobbling around like an old woman, manically wiping out pushchairs and unpacking nappies. I told myself I wouldn't go over the top and for the most part everything I am doing is necessary, but I am starting to walk a fine line.

The hospital bag is starting to come together and Bianca has had a practice night at Nan and Grandads which went well.

The one thing I have done this time around which I am most pleased with is purchased some post pregnancy clothes in advance. I'm not talking evening frocks and jeans in size 8 here, but easy care lounge wear, comfortable jersey knits and casual wear, I found a lot of what I liked at Witchery and then purchased a few cheaper things from Dotti and Shanton.

After I had Bianca I was loathed to put on my maternity clothes but nothing else would fit. Trying to shop with her was a logistical nightmare, as the changing rooms dont cater for pushchairs. So this way I have some nice new clothes to put on and feel half decent.

The nappy bag dilema has been solved. After I splashed out on clothes I reconsidered how much I should spend and came across this bag on trade me , its the Oillily Brand which I love, not absolutely perfect but I got it for $50 and hopefully I will be happy with it when it gets here.

The Home Straight

I am into the home straight now with under 4 weeks to go. A friend made an interesting comment yesterday about the last month of pregnancy being 'labour month' and this is quite fitting with how I am feeling second time around.



I am having a lot of pelvic pains, shooting pains, braxton hicks and just a wide variety of physical feelings that make me feel like my body is a well oiled machine beginning its countdown to show day.



I still seem to be running off high energy stores almost manic behaviour that I am sure my husband finds irritating. We have a list on the fridge at the moment of 'things to do before baby arrives' I thrust it into Chris's hands the day he arrived back from sea, after 9 weeks of work. I have been meticulously crossing things off the moment they are done. Chris said the other day "The moment all those jobs are done, you are just going to find more that need doing". I replied "Of course I wont honey then it will be time to for us to relax", but already there have been a few that have snuck onto the bottom.



I have also found myself on the quest for the perfect nappy bag again! I did this with Bianca and ended up getting a Oi Oi Designer Bag off trade me, which was way too cumbersome and felt like we were going on a weekend away everytime I left the house. So I have sufficed the last year with a $30 rucksack from Glassons. The only downfall is that to find anything in it takes about 10 minutes. So....... the search begins. I found this one below on an American Site, it has all the bells and whistles but is very expensive. I seem to have this strange idea that if I have this super organised nappy bag, motherhood will be a breeze, demented I know.