Pop!!!!!

I'm at estimated due date with no real signs of a grand entrance soon. I have been walking, swimming, walking and swimming. See look of the day - my walking outfit a Nike top with a long white singlet from Ally under it with ASOS three quarter maternity leggings - note I have to walk in thongs because my feet are to swelled up!

I have bought a ton of disposable travel change mats because I didn't want a nappy bag change mat. Now (at the very last minute lol), I have decided I want a travel change mat (and I can use it at home as well vs using the change mat all the time. I reckons this Babymel Zebra one is perfect :-). Again can't get instore so will need to order online (I have four baby parcels on the way!). Lucky baby is taking its time I guess.

Watching, Waiting, wishing

Three days before baby due date. I actually thought baby would come earlier so I'm very impatient right now! I have been spending my time wistfully browsing websites for gender specific baby clothes and making wishlists. If I have a bang girl I have found the cutest clothes!

Look of the day is a supre skirt/dress. I love this because it clings to my belly! ASOS necklace, mimco bag, fav zebra shoes!

ASOS, a Breast Pump and Look of the day

I was waiting for ASOS to have a boxing day sale before I bought the two breastfeeding friendly tops that I had in my saved items for about a month. I am beginning to feel a bit panicked about the whole breastfeeding wardrobe thing.  These tops are not totally bf practical but with my strapless breastfeeding cami underneath they should be quite workable.  No ASOS sale so far :-( and with baby due ANY minute I really didnt want to wait any longer considering it will take about a week and a half to get here at the earliest (I am anticipating not really wanting to venture out to much in the first two weeks anyway).  But with a 10% off code they only came to $28 all together anyway which is still a bargain:

I also committed to an electric breast pump that was recommended by my midwife.  I was waiting for baby to arrive to see if BF worked out for me, but I found an awesome deal ($199 vs normal $299) and I also thought if BF didnt work out for me, I would still like to try pumping to be able to supply baby with my milk even if its via bottles.  Plus the resell value on Medula swing pumps are pretty good if it really didnt work out at all.



Look of the day:

This is a maxi dress from Ice - they are two for $50.  This is actually one of the maxi dresses that I really like, but I cant see myself wearing it after baby, probably will pack it away with the maternity clothes for the next baby :-).  Note my white thongs, I got two pairs of these from Rubi shoes - green and white - for a bit of a change from Havianas.  Feet and fingers have kinda swollen up a little bit again, but we are at 39 weeks now so not to bad!



Look of the day and baby capsule installed!

I hired the baby capsule from the ambulance service.  I was thinking of getting a Safe and Sound Unity but I just couldnt justify the price for only 6 months of use, and even when I thought I could probably use it for babe number two, I didnt want the clutter of keeping it around etc plus the price was still a bit out of my range.  If I had of lived in a capital city I probably would of got one secondhand since if you live in a capital city there is such an abundance of cheap secondhand gear, but alas I do not.  So for $70 the ambulance service installed a basic safe and sound capsule.  It is a little bit annoying it doesnt have a little head cover, but as I have discovered, there have been lots of clever pregnant ladies out there who have come up with amazing products (I wish I had some of their creativity) - check this out its a hood that attaches to one of the handles - awesome!:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Funky-babyz-capsule-hood-liner-belt-covers-set-jade-/120821617241?pt=AU_Travel&hash=item1c21879259.

 I also bought a black polka dot capsule liner to match the pram liner, note that with both liners I choose something gender neutral :-).  Unfortunately it looks like its a month wait at least to get the capsule liner, the website I ordered the pram liner off doesnt do capsules and the only person I could find that does (and in the same design) has a backlog and says its at least a month wait POO.  Baby will probably be 3 weeks old by then, but oh well.

Look of the day is ASOS top and ASOS peg pants.  The tops have come in handy and I am sad that I actually bought to many maternity clothes and havent got a decent wear out of them all, but ASOS was sooo cheap!  I regret buying two pairs of peg pants as I only needed one - and I kinda regret buying them at all, the one thing I learnt this pregnancy is do not buy things that you are not your style just because they are maternity and you think you might pull it off (like my maxi dress fiasco).  Peg pants are not my style, they look okay and I know heaps of girls wear them all the time (not just maternity!), but Hammer pants they will always be to me (or pajama pants as my husband suggested)

Look of the day and waiting by the postbox!

The look of the day is another old one, it's about three weeks old. ASOS dress with Ally belt, I paid about $45 for the dress from the normal range not maternity.
I am anxiously awaiting for my last online purchase to arrive, it's from Figure 8 Maternity a US online shop. Because of my stomach muscle separation I needed to get the right compression garments to make sure things go back properly. I already bought a pair of SRC recovery shorts from EBay for $50:http://www.recoveryshorts.com/src-recovery-shorts/, but obviously wearing shorts all the time isn't practical for the wardrobe (and the heat!). After doing some research I bought a belly bandit ($30 cheaper then I can get it in Australia), and the specific stomach girdle for the stomach muscles to wear under the belly bandit. $128 for the belly bandit and gurdle, exercise DVD and book pack (plus delivery). A bit expensive but I see it as an investment :-).

Nursery musings and look of the day

Because we don't know the gender of baby, all I can do is muse about what the nursery is going to look like. It's a bit frustrating not to have it ready by the time baby comes but at least it will be able to suit his/her personality. I am a big fan of tree decals, we saw a nice pink one instore but I also like the owl theme for a girl as well. We got the fan replaced to match the rest of the fans in the house (with dimmer lights attached). This website had some great ideas http://projectnursery.com/.

Look of the day is a bit old due to my blogging issues - belly is heaps bigger now! These cotton on long tank/dresses are a little bit to short now but I lived in then got ages with cute singlets like these over them. At 38wks my outfit choices are becoming a bit more maxi dress looks!

Finished work and preparation angst

So I've officially finished work! Three weeks to go to due date (that's New Years people!!). Rocker and pram are here and I spent a whole day frantically buying the basic things that I needed in case baby comes tomorrow like nappies and a few yellow and white onsies and wraps. Not knowing what gender baby is has really impacted on my preparation. I bought all the things i need for the hospital including the nightie and dressing gown I blogged about earlier - yay for 30% off online cotton on. I also picked up some (what I hope are) breastfeeding friendly summer dresses. This us the last of clothes purchases - I feel confident that I have enough breastfeeding friendly clothes to get me through until I figure out what after baby world looks like ;-).

I kinda have got over the funk I have been feeling of not having the perfect nursery and baby wardrobe and feeling prepared. Instead I'm starting to feel excited that I get to meet baby and see their personality and then buy them a cute wardrobe and do the nursery! Hopefully there will be lots of January sales :-)