25 Weeks.

It has been a while since I did one of these so I thought I should get my butt into gear and get some photos to accompany the update. That didn't happen, obviously. When I get home in the evening the first thing I do is take my bra right off and throw it as far away from me as possible. I get the closest pair of trackies and I find the perfect spot on the lounge. This is where I stay for as long as possible. That is the truth about my pregnancy. It isn't full of gorgeous maternity clothes and being outside in beautiful places. This photo is my truth. BUT I am going to try and get some better photos so I don't have to pull these out of cyber space some day.  

How far along? 25 weeks. 

Total weight gain/loss: About 5kgs so far. 

Maternity Clothes: Lots of maternity basics and a few dresses. I am just about to purchases my first lot of work pants because I just can not put it off any longer. I am trying to hold off on most things until the winter lines come out. 

Stretch marks? I have been so lucky and don't have any so far.  

Sleep: I have been struggling to fall asleep lately but once I am out I am OUT. 

Best moment this week:  Painting and getting a good start on the nursery. I can't wait to show you!

Miss Anything? Still missing sushi SO much. 

Movement: All day and all night. This guy is a restless sleeper. My favourite thing is to watch my belly bouncing around of an evening. I can never explain the emotions I feel when I feel/see him moving around. 

Food cravings: My chilli cravings have calmed right down which means my heart burn has too, yay!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.  

Labor Signs: No but I am told I might start to experience Braxton Hicks soon....

Symptoms: Nothing new.   

Belly Button in or out? Its still holding in! 

Wedding rings on or off? On, although I am noticing it is getting tighter. 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy. 

Looking forward to: Finishing the nursery. 

Birthday Bash.

A little while ago I promised you some photos of Daniel's 30th Birthday. With the craziness of life I completely forgot to put these up. So here they are, two months later.

Daniel wanted something small and intimate and at our home but also wanted it to be special and memorable. So we decided to have a chef come to our house and cook a three course meal for our small group. The food was incredible and the night was even better. It was perfect weather and everything just came together perfectly.

We were able to choose the menu to match our theme which was "Hamptons". So it was a laid back but slightly dressed up beach style.

Here are some shots of the night.

Bali Babymoon.

Daniel and I have a lot to be grateful for at the moment. Most recently we are so grateful for the opportunity to be able to go on a babymoon. There was some crash course saving going down for the months before but we made it. A holiday just the two of us to enjoy that soon to be rare "us time".

Bali is our favourite place to travel to. We try to go once a year but this year we were nervous we wouldn't make it with all the big things we were saving for. So we renamed it our babymoon to keep us motivated and a few months later we were on our way. We had the best time. It was probably my favourite visit to date. I looked at Daniel in a whole new light and somehow I managed to fall even more in love with this man I call my husband. My sister and cousin joined us for the last week of our trip which we also loved.

Here are a few (meaning 100) photos of our getaway.

My Paradise.

We have just got back from the place we like to refer to as paradise. Bali. It is our home away from home and we spend as much time there as possible. This time was a bit more exciting as it was our last time there as just the two of us for a while. Once I am back in the swing of things I will overload this space with photos of the place we love.

I also have the very exciting news to share of what Baby O's gender turned out to be. We are so excited!

So many good things to come, including the nursery set up and baby shower which is taking a lot of my thinking time up at the moment. Yay!