33 weeks with rain on a tin roof

the day has been filled with sound.

this morning was sound of the youtube kind. first stop - flight of the concords, followed by "the voice" performances, which brought us to the doobie brothers. that's my kinda morning.

the rain is falling now, just how we like it. lots and soft. we have a tin roof and the sound is so beautiful.

today i am grateful for sound. soon we will hear our little ones first noises and it will hear the rain on the tin roof, troopers yawns and timmy playing the piano.

we attended the incredible calmbirth classes over the weekend (i'll post all about it during the week) and there we were encouraged to talk to our baby. tell it all about how excited we are to meet it, what a beautiful world we live in and how much we love it already. we have been talking to our baby the whole pregnancy but i think in these last few weeks we will be more aware of what we say and speak more often. i want this baby to know who it's mum and dad are - to recognise the sound of our voices and look up at us with big eyes that say "hey, i know you".

i can't tell you how excited i am to have our baby placed on my chest. to see timmy's eyes well up full of love. to be our family complete - for now.

wearing american apparel cotton spandex jersey long sleeve turtle neck maxi dress in imperial purple and mesh suede flats in nude 

valentine's day

a special valentine's post for you.

today started out like any other. except that timmy woke up late with me, that is not usual.

i loooove to lay in bed for at least twenty minutes after i wake up. timmy likes to get up and get to it the second his eyes open. lately i've been trying to encourage him to stay in bed with me and chat for a bit before the day starts. it is my favourite thing. at first he hated it, i could see his body itch with the need to get up and move, check emails, edit photos, get to the gym etc and so forth. slowly i think he is coming around. today i think he even enjoyed hanging out with me in our big bed with a tiny bit of sun sneaking through the curtains. the baby was putting on a show for him too, kicking so it's pops could feel about five times in a row. baby finished off with the biggest one that timmy has ever felt, a long slow, strong push right where timmy's hand was.

after a bowl of weetbix we went to the gym for my class. when i came out tim was nowhere to be found (he usually waits in the car for me while my class ends). i sat on the grass under a big tree and waited about ten minutes. tim came fanging around the roundabout and stopped right in front of me to pick me up. he told me about how he had visited every florist in town only to find yuck, over-priced flowers that he knew i wouldn't have wanted. instead he bought all the ingredients to make me an amazing brunch. woohoo! it was awesome.

the rest of the day was spent at the beach. timmy on his long board while i took photos and lathered up the 30+. after tim's surf we had a little swim - timmy was like a kid in those waves making me laugh my head off as he jumped and dived and body surfed his way back to me in the shallows. cupid got me right there.

a pretty damn good day.

looking at these photos - my belly (as well as a few other things) is HUGE! watch out.

also keep an eye out for my own version of this and this in the coming days.

waiting for timmy

this is me. right now. at the computer. tired and bored.

the last two weeks have been filled with days waiting for timmy to come home.

normally, i would be bored and miss timmy when he is not around but, i blame pregnancy on being a straight out sook lately. i mope around all day feeling sorry for myself, even crying every now and then. yep, i laugh at myself while i mope because i am so aware of how extreme i am being. but, i do love the guy. a lot.

a have a good friend whose husband is a paramedic and often has to work the night shift. she gave me some awesome words of wisdom via instagram last night. she said "the best thing about husbands needing to be away for the night to bring in the bacon is that feeling you get when you see them again. it's like falling in love all over again! i live for it. that and having a chance to make a mess without getting into trouble :)"

less than four hours to go.

lazy saturday.

today was a dvd day.

light showers on a lazy saturday.

snuggling with timmy and troop.
our little video shop does pretty well. the massive influx of tourists over the summer means the place is stocked with plenty of classics. we have a pretty long borrower record there.
 i love to just walk around the shelves and look at all the crazy movies that have been made and search for the right movies for us. it also has the best slurpie machine ever. red tongues and brain freezes all the way.
i highly recommend fern gully for anyone who missed out in 1991. best kids movie ever. makes me feel like i'm four again, curling up on the couch with mum and crying about trees being spray painted. still gets me.
tonight is, lars and the real girl...