Karen's Journey

Sunday evening already... where has the weekend gone? Ok weekends don't mean too much to me these days except for they are the two days that I have Steph home with me to help during the day... and I do love it when he is home with us :)

So what have we been upto over the weekend? Yesterday - we didn't do too much really as we had a real rough night on Friday night and I was shattered and Rachel was busy catching up on the sleep that she didn't have during the night! I have to admit that the reason Rachel was awake, crying and upset was due to her constipation and also her reflux! Was a rough few hours for me but we got through though at one stage both Rachel and I were in tears in the lounge! But it was the first real rough night we had had for a while so I can't really complain - not that I was complaining - just writing in my blog :) So back on track to yesterday, we did venture to the Baby Factory as they had their Parent Centre Discount day and although we didn't get what we really wanted - we did get a couple more bibs and a nappy bucket :) We also did a stop at the Warehouse as there was an awesome activity gym that I wanted to get for Rachel (from my brother and his family in Aussie) but they had sold out of that one so I got the second choice one :)

Last night was a bit better sleep wise and Steph was great and did the 5.45am feed :) But unfortunately she didn't settle for long and I was up to her about 7.30am. Decided that I may as well do it since I had a bit to do before heading to the Bloggers picnic. Rachel and I made it up to the Bloggers Picnic at Harcourt Park and it was great to catch up with Sue, Rachel, Helena (and Craig), Janene (and Jorja) and to meet Chris and Ang (and her friends - sorry can't recall their names). The weather was great for us - in fact it was actually quite hot! I only stayed for the first hour and Rachel slept the whole time much to everyones disappointment who wanted cuddles with her! Sorry gals - perhaps next time? :) Hope the rest of the afternoon went well.

Came home to finish tidying up and then Karen and Bryce turned up with lunch :) We had an awesome time catching up with them and talking baby talk as Karen is pregnant and offically due in 7 weeks but the specialist says he might bring her on early. Bryce was a laugh with some of the things he didn't realise babies did/needed! LOL Can't wait for them to have their wee one and to be able to visit them :)

Once they left, I had a snooze for an hour and then we have just blobbed out doing sweet bugger all. Rachel has just been fed and Steph is trying to settle her down for hopefully a few hours sleep and once she goes down I will head to bed myself I think!

Got a pretty full on week, with something on every day! Am really looking forward to Tuesday when Rachel and I are having visitors for the afternoon - a lovely lady called Paula who reads my blog and lives "locally". Her and her daughter are coming to visit and I am so looking forward to meeting her as we have been emailing each other for a while and we both feel like we know each other so well already! :)

I am supposed to be seeing the dietician at the Hospital on Wednesday morning but I think I will cancel that appt as I can't really see the point of it since she never weighed me during my pregnancy visits and I know what I am supposed to be eating and walking etc... so there is nothing new that she can really tell me.

I am meeting up with my friends Jo (and Maddie) and Steff (and Liam and Jade) one day this week at Queensgate so our darlings can have their photos taken with Santa! :) So am really looking forward to that...

Anyway, enough rambling from me - hope you all have a great week. Catch ya later