Baby Shower

Yesterday I had my baby shower and I must say OMG I got spoiled rotten.  I really don't like being the centre of attention though lol.  We ate lots of food, played some really fun games and I opened my gifts.  By the end of the day though I was completely exhausted.  I was sitting on the couch hardly able to move lol.

I got some really really nice stuff, lots of blankets, wraps, towels, clothes, I got a gorgeous baby journal for recording all of bubs stuff once home, some cot sheets, an angle care sound and movement monitor from my sister, a bouncer, wine lol, a play mat, lots of socks and face washers and spew rags, some way too good to use as spew rags, a quilt, and lots of other stuff, it just kept going and going.  One thing I did get which I thought was absolutely brilliant.  It was from my very close friend of 25 years, her little sister as two kids and is absolutely brilliant with them.  Its called a cuskiboo, you can only buy it from the states apparently but its an organic bamboo towelish thing lol that has a ball for a head and a beanie on it.  The idea is leading up to the birth you sleep with it and keep it on you to pick you your scent.  This way when bub is born when you put it down in the cot you put the cuddle blanket in with it and it can still smell you and it settles a better.  Well that is the idea and I think its brilliant! One of the main reasons babies don't setttle in cribs or cots is because they want know mum is there.  Apparently the bamboo and what ever is in the ball picks up and holds your scent.
Great idea! I am due to wash the sheet and things today so I will start using it soon.

So one of the games we played was a prediction line.  This was great.  Only two thought I would go overdue, they predicted the 16th OMG! lol but Dr A has already told me bubs will be born before the 15th! Everyone else said the first week in Sept or the last week in Aug.  That would be exciting. I have always had the feeling it would come early so to think it could be here in as little as 5 weeks is definitely very exciting.  Most had me down for a reasonable size bub too at between 7.5lb to 8.10lb with only one saying 9lb.  Although remember most said I would go a week or two early lol.

I think everyone had a great time as well which was good.  It was great to be able to catch up with my good friends, and my family.  I think my grandma loved it! hehe its her first grandchild so so is all excited! although it wont be for long seeing as my sister will have one out not too long after.  She is going to go to the Dr this week to see if she can get an early dating scan seeing as she isn't exactly sure of her dates.  Also piece of mind seeing as what happened to DH and I.  That scan should be next week sometime as I think she would be around 6 weeks tomorrow. Maybe.

I haven't taken a 32week belly shot yet, I will do it today when it warms up a bit lol.  But I don't think its changed much at all.  Peanuts movements are HUGE now though I was lying on the couch watching Diehard 4 last night and It was like it had its legs out at 90 degrees toward my back and it rolled over, my stomach came right out and the feeling was like a motion sickness for me lol.  All good though still love feeling it move.

Appointment with Dr A on Wednesday and my last antenatal class.  Appointments go down to fortnightly now till 36weeks then weekly. Its all moving along now! Very exciting.

I have a few last things to buy now but we are almost done. My pram should be arriving soon so I can go pick that up.  Its all coming together!