Born Oct/Nov 2015

Thank you for all the well wishes, i also hope this cold doesnt stick around for too long.

@Lauz i know what you mean by feeling as though your not getting anywhere. it feels like we just moved all baby's furniture back into her room after having the floors done, and now they back outside in the landing area again. Im giving hubby the afternoon off so he can go sand the walls and finish the prep work so we can start with painting already. So far im keeping my cool but i know that my patience will run out soon

As for the vivid dreams, eish ive also been having some weird dreams. one night i dreamt my baby was a kitten and i was having such a hard time to breastfeed this cat. the weirdest thing ever. next night had another breastfeeding dream where baby (luckily not a cat again) was having trouble latching and i was spewing milk all over the place

When i was pregnant with Leandi i had lots of dreams about her closer to the end, but i never saw her face and now with Larissa i can never see her little face.

@Louise & HvdB good luck with your BH!! can not be easy!! i only get them after a very busy day and they get very intense but atleast they ease up after a while. i cant imagine getting them as frequently as you girls do

Ps: i saw FITTED matress protectors for camp cot somewhere, but now i cant remember where and i cant find it now The only ones i can find now is for a single bed/cot but they not fitted just like a piece of material that goes under the sheet and thats not what im looking for. so if anyone spots them somewhere, please let me know!!!

Hi Beautiful Ladies!

@Juanita, hope you feel better soon.

We did absolutely nothing on Saturday, we did not even leave the house as Hubby started to show some signs of a cold..

I had a really bad night Friday night, I had such back ache, did not matter which way I was lying down... so I hardly slept, and when I got op Saturday morning, the pain was so bad that it actually made me feel ill. I decided to take a nice Epsom Salts bath and it worked as I felt much better there after.

BH is a swearword in our house at the moment. It feels like I have it ALL the time. I have never seen my belly in so many different shapes. As for movent, ZandriT, I think I am the same as you, I am not carrying very big and baby is not bigger than usual, but is a tall baby, I feel ALL the movement very clearly. Told hubby that I think this baby is not going to sleep much, Baby is VERY busy and only sleep for about 20 min and then movement again for a good 30min again. Baba will move when I walk, sleep, sit... cook ... I do love it though!

Heartburn..... I only look at food and I have heartburn, the only thing that does not give me heartburn is water.

I am 34 weeks today and only have 4 weeks to go come this Friday! Oh and my shower is this weekend, I really hope that the weather holds up as we are about 50 people (hubbies and kids included) and do not have a venue should it rain.....

So otherwise? How are you girls keeping up?

Good Morning Ladies

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend

@Juanita - Sorry to hear you are not feeling well. Hope if clears up soon.

@LouiseMarie - I know the feeling I have been so uncomfortable the last week or so with sore muscles and due to an neck injury after my accident two years ago I am quite a lot of pain. The pains shoots down from my neck to my lower back and seems to be getting worse by the day - Oh and the heartburn. Wow It seems like everything is making it worse but my doctor gave me some prescribed meds which I will collect today and hopefully it helps.

@Lauz.mayer - Funny you should mention the dreams because I have been having really vivid dreams as well lately and had a few about the birth also.
I went to the hospital on Friday for my tour and suddenly everything seems very real. Must admit that I was a little scared after seeing everything and realizing that I only have about 8 weeks to go

Just a question for everyone regarding your babies movements, how active are they? My boy is very active lately, kicking and moving all over the place. I guess it is a good sign but sometimes he manages to startle me last night I was woken by a huge kick Oh and what is really weird is that according to my doctor my boy is big but I am barely showing. Maby that is why I feel all the movement so vividly - keeping in mind that I am tall maby that is why I'm not showing so much yet.

Anyway hope everyone has a lovely day

Morning mommies!

Juanita, sorry to hear you're sick again... And this cold wet weather we've been having is not helping at all!
But I love the rainy days...

Lauz, I've got the same cramping in front. It's especially damn sore when I have to put on socks, sneakers or something feet related... And yesterday I was busy sorting out my daughter's hair as a prevention (rainy weather always causes a massive lice outbreak at the school) and Just combing and spraying her hair, was absolute pure torture on my posture... not too mention the struggle just to raise my arms! My goodness...

But compared to my 1st pregnancy, I really can't complain. I suffered from 5 months already, where I'm only starting to get uncomfortable now, and I'm 7 months.

Attended the Baby Sense seminar on Saturday. With the rainy weather I was seriously doubting to go, but sooooo happy I went in the end... Didn't win any of the spot prizes, but the session was SO informative!

From the 200 people, we were only 10 second or third time parents - everyone else was first time parents. And to be honest - I think it was much more informative for "been there already" parents, as you actually "know" what they are talking about, you have a reference guide from your first on what worked, what didn't an what you have to concentrate on more... I think for someone attending with their first, it could've been quite overwhelming, cause you have nothing to compare/reference it up to?
I also had the new Baby Sense book, and with Sr Anne Richardson as one of the speakers, it was great to follow in the book and highlight all the important bits.

One thing we never really got down with Elmarise, was the importance of swaddling... but then, she never really liked being "convined". But I bet in certain case (when she was ill or over stimulated), swaddling would have helped ALOT!

They even showed us how to swaddle/relax your baby with no blanket and I think that was awesome!

AFM... Larissa has definitely increased in size! I have noticed movements and kicks all over my belly now, and not just on one side or a specific spot. BH still a %&$#@, but it also comes with some reassurance. Heartburn starting to pop up

Well, have a great day mommies and a fabulous week!

xxxx

Good Morning Ladies,

These weekends are flying by... also pretty sad its over Juanita!
Hope you feel better and the weather looks to be warming up so there's at least some positivity.

I decided to do as much as i could in cleaning house, rearranging for L's room but I just feel like im getting no where hopefully next weekend ill see some light as the big things get built up and things get put in place!

I had the weirdest dream last night. Dreamt I gave birth as I was about to walk into the materity ward, baby just feel out of me! I was so upset it was such an easy birth that I wanted to try for another baby as soon as possible

Other than weird dreams ive been suffering pretty badly with tight sore muscles in my upper abdomen just below my diaphragm and middle back with all the cleaning up and rearranging. I cant explain it if I sit in a position for too long those muscles seem to go into tighten mode and then cramp and the only way to get rid of it is to lie down. I think I have pretty good posture but just sitting and cutting my grandmothers nails brought it on yesterday and that was for not more than 10 min.

Have a wonderful week all

Can't believe the weekend already over
Started prepping lg room for paint but it was so cold the filler took ages to dry so we couldn't even start with the actual painting Ahh well, always next weekend i suppose. Other than that Im back on the flu wagon My throat so sore, blocked nose and aching ears. Also not helping with the fact that im already sleeping very poorly. And no chance of a day off this week as i have so much to finalize before my temp starts next week!

You girls must have a good sunday eve xx

Hi ladies

We bought this one from toys r us for R1299.00