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!