Bugs, Babies & Life Stories

I have just got home from my last appointment with Kumara and he has agreed to do the caesar on the 4th September, which is what we wanted!!!!!

YAY!!!!!

However, he did write on my card that "patient not coping, demanding LSCS on 04/09/06! As a joke cause I told him that I was over the braxton hicks that hurt, swollen feet and not sleeping, his reply was "well atleast your not as bad as the last lady she was crying cause her child would not sleep"..... So I offered to cry if that would make him agree to the 4th.

So now the offical countdown has begun and we just need to wait now for the time we are scheduled in, which we will be told the Friday before.

As you can see it has been rather cold down here recently.

It is really interesting how quickly this baby girl of ours is growing up, she says her own grace, sings all the songs she knows CONSTANTLY in the car problem is the Bar Bar Black sheep end up on the bus with the babies going wah wah wah while the stars twinkle in the sky....

Also our latest is "what you doin mum?" then "what you doin dad?" then "what you doin Caitie?" and we are quickly learning that you have to watch what you say now.... "What you doing LAZ?" is also a favorite.

Here is a comparison between Caitie and the bub, problem is that this is Caitie at 38 weeks and the bub at 33 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well we are official on the last 10 week count down. As of yesterday I was 31 weeks with 9 to go!!! I had a check up with Kumara on Tuesday and the bub has turned head down (at 26 it was bum down, as was Caitie at that point and never turned), so that was a surprise. We took that opportunity to talk to Kumara about the delivery. He said that the best option for the bub was a caesar and the best option for me recovery time and all is natural, but who is to say that if I did go natural that I wouldn't need stitches anyway or get an infection ect..... I know what a caesar means and I don't think that I could mentally cope with natural with the risk to the baby always in the back of my mind. So we have decided that it will be a caesar and in 3 weeks will find out the date. We are hoping it will be the 4th rather than the 11th as Andrew has his accreditation dinner on the 14th, which I would really like to be at and Baptist Youth Ministries commitments on the 15th, which would mean I get home from hospital on Friday and he is out all night Friday night. But we also know that we can't order the delivery of the baby to fit in with our schedule. But there is no harm in asking or praying!!!!!!

All other things are going well, I feel a lot heavier this time, but I think that is cause instead of the bub taking its weight on its butt, I am carrying it. My weight is doing really well like last time so hopefully once the bub is here I can keep it off this time.

We have all had the flu over the last few weeks and it is taking its toll on Andrew, as since he was sick with CMV he does not recover well from sickness and get tired so easily. I would really value your prayers for this and I find some days I am struggling with Caitie and want him to give me some time out and he just wants to come home and switch off, which is not possible when you are needed to watch a 2 1/2 year old. I am also concerned that things are only getting more hectic from here on in. July is almost over, August has a few spare weekends, September is the bub, October is slightly quieter at this stage, November is TOTALLY booked now with 3 weddings and big boys toys then it is December and Noel is on 6 weeks long service leave!!!! I know we can do it but it is going to be hard.

Also as of the 30th June, 2006 we are now a 1 income family, Dad has decided to go and work for someone else, which means we are winding up the business as such and that means no more wages. This was not a quick or easy decision, but the work is just not out there now to support 2 wages and business expenses. And the government is making it harder to do what we do and charge. So I am unemployed!!! for the first time since leaving school.

I thought we had accomplished so much last week with Caitie going in the pool on her own. And then today, not only did she do everything she did last week including putting her eye is to blow bubbles, but today she swam on her own with out her floatie for about 1 metre back to the wall after jumping in to Corina.

It it so great that she has taken to swimming on her own so well and it just shows you that a lot of the time it is us the parents that don't give our kids enough credit for what they can do and hold them back in fear that they might fail.

Today we went to swimming and Caitlyn went in the water and did her entire lesson on her own with out mummy needing to get wet. It was so great as it now means that her and Tahlia can move up to the next class, where mums or dads are not required in the water. Which is great timing, (1) just in time for the baby and (2) the water is so cold in winter that if I don't have to get in all the better.

She did so well, sat on the edge when Tahlia was in the water, blew bublles and kicked when asked and jumped in with out any second thoughts on demand. She made her mum & dad very proud today so we went to busy bodies (kids play centre) to celebrate.

While daddy was at the gym we decorated the lounge room with lots of balloons and then we waited for him to come home to give him his presents. One of which was a Lambs Wool Seat Cover for the Ducati.

We had a nice day around the house, cleaning the car to put the new car seat covers on and just general tidy up. For dinner, we had a nice family dinner of pizza on the coffee table and once Caitie was in bed a 7pm we sat back to watch 'Breakfast at Tiffanys'

Baby Parkinson MK 2 has a body, head, 2 arms, 2 legs and all the neccesary inside bits and the cutest little butt as it showed off at every chance!!!!!

The Ultrasound Lady had done everything she had to do except seen the heart and every time she tried to look the baby would roll over and stick its bum in the air (it is already a Parkinson), so I had to go for a walk and that didn't work so then she sent me off to have something to eat and drink, which worked when I went back in we still got mooned and then it rolled over and just layed there for her to do what she needed to do.

It was so reasuring to see that all was well and everything was were and doing what should have been. I have been stressing a bit over this one as I was 19 weeks and still had no kicks (the placenta is at the front like Caitlyn which I suspected, and I didn't feel her till 20 weeks). Also we have had a few friends have miscarrages or babies born with problems lately which have just scared me a bit. But I can relax now and enjoy. The sickness is pretty much gone, my energy is back (except to clean the kitchen, I really hate that at the moment!). Caitlyn is sleeping 12 hours straight at night now, so all we need is the dogs to do the same.

We started our Saturday with McDonalds for breakfast and then a fun train ride to Olympic Park with Uncle Dave & Aunty Dee at 9am. Once at the show with the "REST of SYDNEY" we headed to the Animal Walk that took us trough all the pavilions, especially the animals. Caitie got to pat a 2 day old chick, pat a sheep, say hello to a calf, a very large pig, a goat and some puppies. After this it was time to sit for a while, eat an ice cream and watch the Grand parade in the main arena. We thought about a pony ride but for $6 and we could guarantee that Caitlyn would chuck a wobbly and not get on we decided maybe another time. Caitlyn got her first show bags "Nemo", Banana's In PJ's and a Fairy Bag, which she has had much fun with since getting home. It was a very long and tiring day and after a train ride home Caitlyn went to bed at 6:30pm and woke up at 7am Sunday morning. It was an experience and I am sure there are many people nursing pram injuries after the day. Bring on the Hawkesbury Show and the back pack!!!!!!

I think it is now time that we face facts and accept that our BABY girl is now a LITTLE girl and growing up so very fast.

This is a picture of our 1st Size 1 Outfits and Size 5 Boots from the Girls Sizes 1 - 12 section and not the Baby Sizes 0000 to 1 section.

She is talking non stop and that is not an exaggeration either. Calls daddy and grandma on the phone and can turn the tv on and off when she likes. Has started to use the toilet even if some days it is rather hit and miss, but we are getting there, slowly. She loves to draw, play with her playdough, crawl through the tunnel and ride her bike.

She has also started to show signs of her parents determination and stubbornness, but nevertheless, she is still our little princess.

On Tuesday afternoon, after our latest Dr's appointment, which showed that the bub is growing well and has a strong heart beat. We headed off down the south coast to Huskinson for a few days to have a much needed rest and celebrate our 7th Wedding anniversary. We stayed at Pendlebury's family holiday house on Errol Bay. It did rain for most of the time we were there but that meant we could watch Hi 5, lay around, watch Wiggles, read a book, watch Hi 5, sleep a little, watch Wiggles, eat, watch Hi 5 and relax while watching Wiggles...... holidays with a 2 year old.

On Wednesday afternoon we went for a drive around Vincentia, Huskinson, Jervis Bay and St Georges Basin. We found a really cute little beach that had the greenest water and the whitest softest sand. We stayed there for 10 minutes before it started to rain again.

After another lazy day on Thursday we packed up and headed back home to a couple of attention staved and hungry dogs.

Saturday was a great day as we celebrated the marriage of very good friends Scott & Tamara.

It was a very hot day (ending with me suffering heat stroke on Sunday) and they had decided to have a 3pm garden wedding at the Sebel Resort Windsor (Rum Corps). I don't think they had anticipated on a 39deg day on March but all in all it was the best day, everyone looked beautiful and had a good time.

Andrew felt very privileged to conduct the ceremony and even though he does not like the stress involved in the official side of things (ie if he forgets something they are not legally married!!!) but he did love the opportunity to do this for them.

He did it!

He wore the dress, the cap and the cape and looked very sexy too!!!

It was a great night shared with family and special friends.

Now all we have to do is wait for the Baptist Annual Convention in September for accreditation and then on the 5th Nov, 2006 Andrew Parkinson will become

Reverend Andrew Parkinson.

It is all so very exciting!

Helping Daddy put on his tie at home

Andrew putting on his sexy dress

That's MY DADDY!!!!!

Receiving his well earned Degree

On stage proudly holding his degree

Today we had our second time at Kindy Gym and we loved it.

Caitlyn gets to jump on the mini tramp, crawl through the tunnel, walk along the balance beam, climb up stairs, do rolls on the mats and jump over blocks. It is such a great thing and she gets to do it with her bestest friend Tahlia.