Coles Online

Today I decided to try out the Coles Online website, buying all my groceries online and having them delivered to my door... for free!! Usual delivery costs are $13. 

It was fun shopping online, there were no waiting lines, no people and no buying items I didn't really need, like chocolates and cakes. 

Delivery time was between 4-8pm, the delivery man was late by 15 mins, not that I'm complaining. He was a bit rough, threw down the bags which contained glass bottles and my delish blueberries.. which unfortunately spilt everywhere :( No worries though, he was probably in a hurry to finish his other deliveries. 

Anyway we received everything we ordered and more........ for some strange reason we received 2 large jars of "You'll love Coles" spiced gherkins and a block of vintage cheese! I love cheese and gherkin sandwiches and Will was asking for some cheese the other day!! Must have been our lucky delivery :)

Would I order from Coles again, probably.... it was good not having to carry 10kgs of rice upstairs! But I think I still like browsing........

Kevin 747

Our prime minister loves building up those frequent flyer points! Overseas again! This time to New York, apparently he will be representing Oz at a UN meeting. I thought that's what the Foreign Affairs minister did....oh that's right all of Dudd MPs are useless and inexperienced.

Kevin 747 we all know the real reason you're back in New York, try not to get drunk this time whilst visiting Scores!

Bachelor Girl and Poetry

The song I was referring to in my previous post was "Drowning not waving" by Australian band Bachelor Girl. I've had a read through of the song lyrics, it's a pop song and obviously not nearly as powerful as the simple yet disturbing poem by Stevie Smith. 

It's amazing how powerful words can be. Sometimes the stringing together of the simplest words can bring you unlimited joy, cut your heart like a knife or haunt you forever. 

I used to be an avid reader of poetry, I don't know why I stopped. Perhaps too many life tasks needed to be completed and I had forgotten how to relax, I think I will start reading poetry again! Any recommendations?

Toast

I walked to my nearest polling booth today to vote for the fine people I wanted to be Mayor and council members. The sad truth is, I don't care who the Mayor is or will be, I didn't even know who I was voting for. Why is this sad? It's sad to me because at that moment I didn't appreciate the democratic society I lived in which others around the world fought for. I just thought it was a hassle for me to get dressed, walk uphill in the heat, stand behind a coughing man and wait to vote for my Council.

I stood in that queue, in the 28 degree heat with my neighbours for almost an hour thinking about life, the events of the past 2 weeks, my baby, the Uniting church, pre-school, my thirst, the heat and listened to the conversations of the very loud group of people behind me.

I walked slowly back home. I hadn't been completely alone in a long time. I appreciated the solitary walk. I thought about a lot and I prayed to God for strength to overcome the heaviness of my heart and thanked Him for the new joy he has brought to my life and the simple joys I had taken for granted.

And I praised Him for being an Almighty God. Who else can make the Spring freesias smell so sweet and the heat smell like the coming of Summer? Who else can make the sun rays warm your face like a piece of toast? 

Caption Needed

 I love this picture. 

Song Lyrics and Drowning.

Back when I was in high school I used to feel as though some songs were written just for me. Not anymore.

However for a long time I've really liked one line in a song I heard many years ago, it went like this... "I'm drowning not waving".                 

I have no idea who sung the song, what it's called or what it's about but I still remember that line. I feel like that sometimes, like I'm drowning but I've been mistaken for waving.

I have experienced near drowning before, it was at Wet n Wild, Queensland in the wave pool. The sad thing is, the waves were artificial (that is, created by a wave making machine), I could have escaped myself (it's not like I can't swim, I've attended swimming lessons every summer since I was about 9 years old) but I put up my arm and started waving to the lifeguard. He didn't come to save me, I think he thought I was mocking him. I got out safely by myself by swimming under the waves but I still remember that I'm drowning feeling. 

BTW if anyone knows the song and artist please let me know.

US Open 2008

What will I remember about this years US Open? It won't be Nadal being beaten by Murray or that Andy Roddick was nowhere to be seen, it will my husband working a night shift, coming home, not sleeping, waiting until 2:10am to watch the Fed game.

What amazes me is.. my husband is willing to fight sleepiness, wait hours for a game, watch the game until roughly 4am then crawl into bed with only his boxers on. As he falls asleep, he tells me Fed won and he is cold. I ask him why he doesn't put on his PJs, he says they are in the bathroom and he can't be bothered. 

Our apartment isn't very big, it would take him about 5 seconds to walk to the bathroom and another 10 seconds to put on his PJs and save himself from the cold night. But he can't be bothered, though he can be bothered to resist sleep for a tennis game. 

At about 9am our baby woke up having done a giant plop plop and wanting some food, my husband usually changes her nappy and I feed her. This morning, my husband asked me nicely whether I could please change her nappy because he was so cold. 

I did, because he was tired, cold and because I couldn't stop laughing. Will! Sometimes I just don't understand how his mind works.

A sudden change...

What's this? A sudden blog direction change? Why yes indeed it is!

Do you ever feel as though your life is like a giant comedy show? I do. 

3 Weeks Old today

Emmanuelle is exactly 3 weeks old today and getting bigger and fatter, which is a real relief. Maybe when she is over 4 kgs I will let her out of this house more often, at the moment it's so cold and rainy, it's best to have her inside her roasty little bassinet.

She was sleeping in a Moses basket for her first week and a half but I have decided it wasn't too comfy for her, she sleeps much better in her bassinet.

She still causes me endless worries, I think she has a lot of reflux and wind and it's so hard to burp her. She constantly moves her end from side to side when she is uncomfy and she has little coughs after feeds which I always think is some kind of lung disease but apparently it's somewhat normal.

She doesn't cry when settled, she just lies in bed looking around, which I feel guilty about.. I think she might feel abandoned or something but I have to resist the urge to pick her up all the time cos it's unsettles her.

I need to find the perfect way of burping her!

She has noisy breathing sometimes and makes the weirdest noises when sleeping which of course worries me again, I think she is going to stop breathing or vomit and choke in her sleep! But I keep praying for her that she will be okay and that I will stop worrying.......

At the moment, she hates being undressed and cold and having her nappy changed... she normally doesn't cry except when she is hungry or her nappy needs changing but she sure can scream when we change her nappies.

She smiles (grins) now! I've heard it's not actually cos she is happy but cos she has wind!! But I like to think she is happy cos she is content.

Everyday Hero Page

We had our baby shower a few weeks ago and it was plenty of fun! The best bits were seeing our friends (some we don't get to see very often) and playing with all the little children that came along!

At the party, Will and I were given lots of really cute and beautiful baby gifts! I still need to take photos and post them on this blog (they already feature on our Facebook page). Lots of cute little clothes, our baby will be very well dressed :)

We've also had so many friends and family wanting to buy us gifts or give us money, very generous! But we really don't need anything, we have more than enough. We discovered Everyday Hero and were very excited when we saw that Crusaders was one on the charities we could support.

As stated on their website:

Crusaders is a not-for profit Christian youth organisation established in 1930, running over 50 CRU Holiday Camps per year for students in school years 3-12. With over 2400 campers and over 700 volunteer leaders they are the largest provider of Christian holiday camps in Australia.

Our Everyday Hero giving page:

WillnDan's Baby and Crusaders!

WillnDan are expecting their first baby on 20 July 2008, God willing everything goes well! We are extremely grateful and thankful for and to all our friends who have given us baby gifts and those who have asked us what we need as they would like to buy something for our baby. We created this Everday Hero page because we believe God has and will continue to provide everything for us and our baby. Our only prayer is for our baby to one day come to know, love and fear God and thankfully accept Jesus Christ as her personal saviour. We chose Crusaders because we want to see all children come to know and love our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ!

We have created an Everyday Hero page for our baby! So instead of gifts we would prefer it if friends gave to Crusaders through our Everyday Hero Page instead.

http://http://www.everydayhero.com.au/willndanbabycrusader

Thank you!

Flemington Direct

I've already posted this on my Facebook page but I thought I might include here on the blog as well as it's related to baby stuff! Seeing as a baby will restrict my movements for awhile, I discovered Flemington Direct, a fruit and vegetables delivery service.

I've noticed that the fruit and vegetables at Woolworths and Coles have been a bit blah lately, so I've started buying from Flemington Direct again. This week, Will and I ordered a Movers box, a box of fruit and vegs recommended for singles and couples... it cost us $47 including delivery.

This is what we got:

- 1 Rockmelon


- 1 packet of bean sprouts


- 2 Japanese pumpkin quarters


- 1 red capsicum


- 1 yellow/orange capsicum


- 1 eggplant


- 4 zucchinis


- 1 big Baby Bok Choy


- 1 packet of green beans


- 1 bunch of shallots


- 1/2 celery bunch


- 3 passionfruits


- 9 potatoes


- 1/2 cauliflower


- 8 red apples


- 6 bananas


- 2 broccoli heads


- 8 pears


- 7 mandarins


- 4 tomatoes

I was having troubles getting my order through the Internet so I called their Customer Service line, she helped me put through my order and told me that I if I wanted more fruits and vegies I should take out items that take up a lot of room like lettuce and celery as they go by how much they can fix in the box rather than what goes into the box.... Sounded good to me cos Will and I don't eat a lot of salads in winter... so I added some baby bok choy, an eggplant and some shallots.. plus a rockmelon... the default fruit would have been a pineapple (I have no idea how to cut open a pineapple nor do I want to know, I just eat the canned variety usually on top of a pizza).

I would have liked more bananas, so next time I will ask for 2 servings.. or head over to a local fruit store.

Will post up what I cook with these goodies!

In other news.. Babies Galore is having a sale! Yah I need to pick up a mattress protector and a cot sized Living Textiles quilt (I have the cover but no quilt!).

Small Baby

I am up to week 34/35, we went for an ultrasound last week and have found that our baby is on the small size, at birth she should weigh about 2.6- 2.8kgs.. at first I was quite anxious (I admit I still am!) but the doctor has said it's due to the baby being a girl and cos we are Asian (he is Asian himself and his own baby girls weighed 2.6 and 2.7 kgs)... anyway I have to go for another ultrasound next week to make sure the baby is still growing and also visit the Mater Hospital every weekend for CGT (?) scans.....we keep praying that God keeps the baby well and that we keep trusting Him!

Anyway at the ultrasound it was confirmed... the baby is indeed a girl! YAH!

Some Pictures!

Modern Cloth Nappies! I need more of these but they are expensive at first, they work out cheaper in the long run though (than disposables) especially if you have more than one child.. I need to save up for some more! So cute and they look easy to use......

and

Gertie & Me Moses Basket with Stand

The Countdown

I can't believe I only have about 5-7 weeks left before we have a baby!!! I have only one antenatal class left and sadly Will won't be joining me :(

It will be about nappy changing, SIDS and sleeping, baby wrapping and what to do with the baby during the first 6 weeks. I like the Mater, I haven't had the baby yet so I will report back once I give birth but so far I really like the place. Our midwife educator, Sue, is really nice, she tends to repeat herself often. Plus the sandwiches they put out for supper are really nice.

Last week we saw a baby boy, he was only 30 mins old! So small and cute, his dad proudly showing him off. We also saw another little baby, she was 3 days old and so small and red! They look so fragile and break-able, hopefully Will and I don't ever drop the baby.

Will and a few friends are going to be setting up the nursery on 14 June which is exciting, at the moment everything is just sitting on the floor in their bags in the spare room.

I've only made a few small purchases since my last post, a new set of Ikea drawers and some face washers to wipe poo poo off the baby's bum. Today I need to get some Cetaphil as the Mater midwives don't recommend Johnsons and Johnsons or any other baby brands. This is great because I use Cetaphil myself and Sorbelene cream, so does Will. We will be a sharing family.

I have to see Dr Tan every week soon!!! It seriously feels like yesterday that I was about 10 weeks.. now I am reaching the 33 week mark.

I haven't had any swollen legs but I do have fat calves and I am feeling a strain on my back.... but I have a really nice lavender smelling hot pack so everything is fine!

Only 6 to 8 weeks to go..

I just bought a Moses basket to use as a bassinet for a little while and a portable carrier, they are beautiful but there is not a lot of variety here in Australia :(

Anyway I bought one from Gertie and me, the lady that owns the store is really nice!

http://www.gertieandme.com.au/

It was quite pricey but hopefully future children will use it too... It's an investment!

My first antenatal class

I went to my first antenatal class on Thursday, it went on for 3 hours at the Mater hospital and I think I was the youngest person there and I'm not a spring chicken. There were a lot of yummy mummies as the educator calls them... she says that yummy mummies come from Mosman. I think I looked like a single mum cos Will couldn't make it, he had to work... maybe my fellow pregnant ladies will see me as a slighly older Asian version of Juno or Jamie Lynn Spears.

3 hours of education--> baby positions, when to come to hospital, what my uterus is doing etc etc I won't go into too much detail unless requested. The best bit was the supper, yummy tuna or salmon sandwiches, the reminded me of the sandwiches I used to have when I was a kid, I think they mix tomato sauce and a little mayo together and add it to the tuna or salmon, it was delish. I also had some cheese and crackers! YUM! The guy next to me ate about 50 crackers, no joke.. I think he was really bored, he kept cracking his fingers and his toes and snorting up his snot and swallowing.. so gross.

The educator also reminded us that lots of babies are born in toilets like the one recently born at RNSH, I suppose this is to remind us not to sue them or appear on shows like Today Tonight if our babies are born on the dunny. She added that if we were really worried about babies being born on the dunny we can place a towel over the seat to catch if they just happen to pop out.

Next week is support person lesson, so glad Will can make it!

I have a Chinese name, not many people like it but I do cos it has meaning and plus I like the lady who holds the name so it's very dear to me.

Still no middle name though....... I was thinking about Beatrice or Beatrix, I really like Beatrix!

My last blog..

Was a long time ago!

I haven't blogged in ages but I am back!

I'm having a baby shower which I'm really excited about because not only do I get to see all my friends but I also get to eat cupcakes. I love cupcakes!

I have about 2 months until the shower so I'm going to try make my own cupcakes and decorate them really nicely.. with little edible flowers etc.

I wish I was really good at making cakes cos I'd love to make a cake like the one above, it's so cute! But I have no idea how to make or use fondant.. too hard to make it nice and smooth like a wedding cake.

Anyway I have another Doc appointment this Tuesday, will find out if I have gestational diabetes, I hope not. I had my blood tests for it a few weeks ago, it was ok. I had to drink a really lovely sugar drink which tasted like Sprite.. so yummy. Afterwards they took my blood. I went to the clinic in St Ives, I must have looked like a giant hobo cos they asked me if I could afford to pay for the blood tests and whether I was on any concessions, pensions, welfare; they were really nice about it too! I said I wasn't on any pension etc so they said they would send the invoice to my address... I got the invoice last week.. $168.35. I should have said I couldn't afford to pay the invoice.. what do they do? Do they deny me the blood tests? I would probably have to get them done at a public hospital? Anyway, the ladies that take blood at St Ives are really good, I didn't feel any pain, so highly recommended.

Since the last blog I have grown fatter and bought two pairs of maternity jeans from Jeanswest which were a bargain at 2 for $99. The only problem is.... after the first wash they have stretched soooo mcuh, they feel like a size 16 now and I have troubles keeping them up.

I'm also a lot hungrier, I want to eat every hour or so, I'm especially loving Uncle Toby's porriage with creamy honey OHHH YUMMERS!

Also went shopping with my mum at David Jones Chatswood and bought lots and lots of baby clothes, on sale and really cute! I love the Fred Bare clothing range. Have also bought lots of Grobags and was ripped off buying Bonds baby socks, they are approx. $6 at David Jones and $2 at Toys R Us and Big W. Must remember for next time.

Anyway thank God I have made it to 28 weeks! YAH! Babies can be born anytime now and have a good chance of survival! YAH!

My Pumpkin Patch

Parcel arrived!! With only 2 of the 4 items I had ordered... no jeans and no khaki slacks :(

Anywy, found out this week that one of my high school friends is also pregnant! Yah! We are going to be pregnant at the same time, can't wait for her to visit Australia (in London at the moment) in July!! We can go shopping together and compare baby bumps (unless I deliver early).

Seems like everyone is pregnant at the moment :)

I really need to start doing my little pelvic floor exercises and eat more vegies! I've been eating plenty of fruit and eggs, mm I love eggs. My mum's friend sells 30 fresh eggs for $5, what a bargain!

I got my cloth nappy deliveries! They are so cute! So tiny and really soft........

We have a first name.... still need a middle name! and my mum is thinking of a Chinese name for us, seeing as I can't speak Chinese (properly) and I can't read or write any Chinese.

25 weeks and 5 days, only 100 days to go!

More Purchases

Bought quite a few things this week!

Went to David Jones at Chatswood and bought:

1. 2 Mama & Papas Dreampod sleeping bags
2. 2 Living Textiles sleeping bags

David Jones Hornsby:

1. Natural coloured cot sized Australian Merino wool blanket (it's so nice and soft).
2. 1 set of Bubba Blue cot sheet in flannel (yellow with little animals on it--> so cute).
3. Kapoochi Nappy Bag

Target Chatswood:

I went to Target Chatswood for the Zac Posen collection but held off buying anymore dresses (I really like the collection though). Anyway ended up buying a Steelcraft 3 wheeled jogger for Will. It was on special! $299.95 down to $75.01, what a bargain!

Will has been wanting a jogger cos he wants to take the baby to the City to Surf in August 2009.

It's a huge jogger though, all 3 wheelers look so big! I think I will stick to my Peg Perego Venezia, I like it cos it's so cute and compact.

Baby Beehinds- Ebay

Bought 5 more Medium sized cloth nappies in Marine Green from Baby Beehind on Ebay (they are new! I don't think I could use 2nd hand cloth nappies, it's a little like 2nd hand underwear?). They are so cute and $15 each with free postage!

Going out for dinner tonight, having Thai food!

Still no sign on my Pumpkin Patch order...... don't think I will be shopping at Pumpkin Patch ever again.

Will take photos soon!

Gaining Weight

Visited my doctor today and was told that I had gained about 3.5kgs which is good for 24 weeks!

Still no sign of my Pumpkin Patch delivery, all I want is a good pair of JEANS! I can't find any anywhere.

Made quite a large purchase today of.. cloth nappies from Baby Beehinds, they are having a very little sale so I thought I'd buy some nappies. Will probably use Huggies Newborn for the first couple of weeks but will hopefully move onto cloth nappies.

Purchased:

1 x Small AIO in Marine Green

1 x Medium AIO in Marine Green

1 x Large AIO in Marine Green

1 x Fitted HEMP Nappy (One Size) in Natural (I liked the Rainbow Trim better but they had sold out)

1 x Fitted BAMBOO Nappy (One Size) in Deep Twilight

1 x Small PUL Nappy Cover in Deep Twilight

1 x Medium PUL Nappy Cover in Marine Green

1 x Large PUL Nappy Cover in Marine Green

1 x Medium Wool Nappy Cover in Marine Green

I am so excited!! I want to use cloth nappies because they are better for baby bums, the environment and saves money but they are so cute, I could end up spending more money on cloth nappies than disposables.

Will post pictures of the nappies when I receive them!

Pumpkin Patch Delivery

I bought from these guys about 2 weeks ago and I still haven't received my package! Maybe I'm just impatient but every other time I buy from a website, delivery is pretty fast...5 days max.

I love MARS bars! I'm going to have one for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

I dislike the name..

Hunter

I didn't even know that this was a real name? But then realised that Dr Taylor (something) from the Bold and the Beautiful is called Hunter in real life.

A very unusual name but not my cup of tea.

Generation Wonder Dolls

I found the most cutest dolls on the internet yesterday! They are Fair Trade dolls and from an online shop called Generation Wonder.... http://www.generationwonder.com/generationwonder/catalogue.aspx?item_id=196&action=viewitem

This blurb directly relates to the little dolls:

" We support this story because... These wooden products from Lanka Kade are handmade by seven family based enterprises in Sri Lanka. Each business is independent and supplies direct to Lanka Kade. Lanka Kade does not use middlemen, nor does it pay commissions thus enabling the suppliers to receive a fair and full price for their products. Lanka Kade work closely to maintain, improve, and update each supplier’s working practices and understanding of fair trade. Lanka Kade is currently assisting three of its suppliers with long term interest free loans used for the development of their businesses.
In return, the suppliers are expected to maintain a safe and pleasant working environment, equal opportunities, good rates of pay, prompt payment for employees and a quality product at a fair price.

Children are not involved at any stage of the production of items for Lanka Kade. Lanka Kade (UK) Ltd have been approved by BAFTS (British Association of Fair Trade Shops) since 2001 as a fair trade supplier."

I love them! I want a whole collection, I might start with the little Latin girl.

Wind

For the past couple of weeks I thought I was very windy but it's actually the baby moving around and punching and kicking me from the inside. I've noticed that she likes to punch and kick when I drink something cold, when I am sleeping, when I have just finished up at the bathroom and when I listen to ABC Classical FM. I don't think she likes 96.9 FM. I might start listening to more of my Carole King albums!!!! and Coldplay, who can resist the voice of Chris Martin.

Pumpkin Patch

I haven't blogged in ages, I tend to get lazy with blogging.

Anyway, I am getting fatter, can't fit into my old jeans anymore or any of my other pants, so I've been wearing these really comfy pants I bought from K-Mart in a bigger size than usual. I don't like maternity clothes cos they are usually really ugly and expensive but ugly is the main reason and you can only wear them whilst you are pregnant. Anyway I bought some maternity jeans from Pumpkin Patch for $9.99 what a bargain (bought online), I hope they fit, if not now, I am sure they will fit eventually. Also bought another pair of linen pants, a skirt and a top, all for $47! Hope they deliver to me really soon.

I wanted to buy a Playskool Gloworm today from Big W, they look so cute and it was only $29, but decided against it when I actually saw it. I thought it was a whole lot bigger and the lullabies are short and boring.

But saw lots of cute toys from the Oxfam store! I wanted to buy this big stuffed turtle, it's made in India for Oxfam. So bright and colourful! But didn't cos I didn't want to carry it around the shops, maybe next week.

My favourite eatery "Bokkemon" closed down, am so sad cos I really wanted to eat sashimi and sushi after July! There is a new Japanese eatery there now, maybe it's the same place but different name? I hope so!

Aldi had a baby sale last week, my parents bought me some toys and some little baby clothes from there! They are so cute and pretty cheap.

Easter soon!

Salads..

I can't stop eating salads, they are so fresh and yummy! But of course I have to make my own. And dirinking MILO!!!

Names List
Harriet

20 Weeks today!

We have reached 20 weeks today, the halfway mark!

Went shopping for little baby clothes yesterday with my Mum and Dad, we visited Warringah Mall and its Best & Less shop. Bought lots of little clothes because I had a 20% baby clothes voucher... afterwards we visited Big W and it was cheaper than Best & Less with the 20% voucher! Oh well, got some really cute little things.

Also visited Target at Chatswood, bought some cute clothes from Target too but it's a lot more expensive than Big W.

Must remember to buy all future goods from Big W. Aldi are having a baby sale starting this Thursday, should be interesting, I might check it out!

Baby Cupcakes...

Dawen's comment about cupcakes reminded me of the delicious cupcakes we made for a church event- Chinese New Year a few years ago... they were chocolate flavoured. We knew they were a success because we saw a kid devour about 5 of them without taking a breath.

Anyhoo, it got us thinking about starting our own baby cupcake business.... but we've just been too busy to start it up, so I've found an alternative, it's called "The Cupcake Factory".

http://www.thecupcakefactory.com.au/?gclid=CNT9l9jZ2ZECFQ2QggodbSmLeA

Things we've bought...

We went shopping at Toys R Us during their recent Baby Sale and bought some items:

I wish I could reformat this post! We bought some more little items but I haven't taken photos yet. I'm ashamed to say I like Fisher Price stuff, I think it's the bright colours....

For toys, the Toys R Us brand "Bruin" is really good value... cheap and cute toys.

Bought some clothes from internet site "Bright Pineapple", they are having a summer sale! Clothes are cheaper than Target clothes at the moment, all organic cotton (don't know if this makes any difference to anything) and all fair trade (this is a bonus!). Anyway, bought 1 blue striped jumpsuit, 1 neutral jumpsuit, 1 pink short sleeve babysuit and 1 blue dress with bloomers set.


Names List:

• Audrey
• Plum
• Emmeline
• Emmanuelle
• Evangeline
• Hillary (after the great Hillary Clinton of course)

Gosh, I would never have cottoned on to the Heaven being spelt backwards is Nevaeh? How do you pronouce that?

I read about a little girl called Plum today, Plum it's so cute! Maybe not so cute when she is trying to find a job or when plums are on special at Woolies.

Baby Bodysuits?

Why do babies wear bodysuits? Are they PJs? I don't get it? Do they need to wear pants over the body suit? I am so clueless!

Also I have discovered that girls clothing are slightly more expensive than boys clothing!

http://www.brightpineapple.com.au/products/baby-bodies-and-sleepwear/bodysuits/3-pack-long-sleeve-garden-critter-bodies.html

Names to be considered:

• Dawen
• Dalvin

Thanks for the list of bogan names Alan, I am so glad I couldn't see the names Montana and Alabama on the list!

Any other suggestions?

The 18-19 week ultrasound

I went for the 18-19 week ultrasound today, thank God everything seems to be normal at this stage! I also found out that we are expecting a GIRL! I didn't buy the DVD of the ultrasound scan but I did get a lovely free Bounty bag (show bag), it's full of samples and magazines (I can't resist baby sized baby samples).

Afterwards, Will's mum and I had some yummy yum cha, visited Target and Toys R Us before making a pitt stop at Roy Young Chemist.

All the baby clothes I saw today looked like summer clothing, is there such a thing as winter clothing for babies (seeing as the baby is due in July)?

Now it's time for some serious shopping!