Getting Close Now

Since coming home from Aunty Courtney and Uncle Blake's wedding time has started to fly. Daddy has been reading you bedtime stories through my tummy and getting excited he can't wait to finally meet you! He has also been looking after me. Bringing me home heat packs from work getting organised for the day that you do choose to come and say hello.
It was a beautiful sunny day the other day so I started to wash all your nappies and clothes getting ready for packing a bag and so that you have snuggly clothes to wear when you arrive. Daddy and I have been busy buying some clothes for you in different sizes from newborn through to a few 9 month old clothes so that you already have a few oneies in each size ready for how quickly you might grow.

May 11th was Mother's Day and we had Grandma and Poppa and Nana and Poppa around for a Mother's Day dinner. Next year I too will be a mum, your mum, so I wonder if that means Daddy, Poppa and Poppa will be on dinner duties?
While we were eating we started making some predictions about whether you would be a boy or girl, how much you will weigh and when you might arrive. When Daddy was born (a little bit early) he weighed 6 pound 13 ounces. When I was born (two weeks late) I weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces. We know that your due date is June 1st 2014 but that is all we know so we all took a guess and here they are.

Daddy
Girl
7 pound 3 ounces
June 6th

Mummy
Boy
7 pound 6 ounces
June 8th

Poppa P
Boy
7 pound 3 ounces
June 1st

Grandma
Boy
6 pound 10 ounces
June 13th

Poppa
Girl
7 pound 3 ounces
May 31st

Nana
Boy
6 pound 13 ounces
May 26th

Aunty Courtney
Girl
7 pound
June 1st

Uncle Blake
Girl
6 pound 6 ounces
May 21st

I wonder who will  be the closest?

On my last day at school the Middle Team organised a baby shower. We were spoilt with lots of wonderful presents! We played a few games and they all took their guess too. It was nearly a 50/50 split as to  whether you will be a boy or a girl. It was a sad day saying goodbye to everyone but everyone is looking forward to meeting you very soon.

34-35 Weeks Old Trip Down South

So at 34 weeks we made the trip down to the South Island for Aunty Courtney and Uncle Blake's wedding. They were super excited to see you again for Aunty Courtney it hadn't been long but for Uncle Blake apart from seeing you grow on Skype he hadn't seen your bump since Christmas and you had grown quite a lot. We had a great time catching up with them at home before the wedding and you were moving around lots. Aunty Courtney was amazed at how much she could see you wriggle!
Then we headed to Arrowtown and their wedding was just a few days away. With amazing scenery we enjoyed some family time while getting flowers, cake, dresses etc ready for the big day. The day finally arrived and it couldn't have been a better day for it! It was a stunning location for a stunning wedding.

Just two days after the wedding at it was time for us to head home. But the weather had other ideas! With snow covering the mountain tops and high winds it meant our flight was delayed until the next day we had to quickly find some accommodation and stay an extra night in Queenstown. Lying in bed that night Daddy had his ear on my tummy and suddenly reached for my pulse. He thought he could hear your little heartbeat through my tummy and when he found my pulse he was certain it was your heartbeat! It was beating faster than mine he could definitely hear you :-). That night I had a dream that you decided to come early and we ended up having you in Queenstown Hospital. I dreamt that you were a boy. So although we made it home without any visits to Queenstown Hospital we are interested to see if the rest of that dream comes true. If you will be a boy or girl when you do arrive.
The next day we made it home and checked in again with Therese she felt around to see how you were lying, with your head down, and we said that Daddy had heard you. Before she put her machine on to listen to you she asked where he heard your heartbeat. Putting her machine exactly where Daddy had heard you; her and I could listen to what Daddy could already hear without the machine. He was right he had heard you and could feel where you were lying too!