Its been a busy week or so since my last post. Me and the better half are in countdown mode for baby number TWO, due at the end of this week (one way or another!), so the throttle has been screwed wide open trying to get all those last minute things done - you know, the things that *should* have been done about six months ago!
We've opened up Pandora's box with this one. A new bub in the house means major reshuffles for us, with the guest room being converted into a nursery, new furniture being knocked together (cots, change tables, chests of drawers, bookcases), more decorating and new light fittings to boot! All the crap that was being stored nice and conveniently in the spare room now has to find a new home... and there's just no space here for boxes and boxes of photos, art and craft materials,old uni notes, baby number ONE's toys and other paraphernalia. Its amazing seeing just how much stuff most of us accumulate over a short period of time - stuff that invariably we could really do without, especially when its just gathering dust and rarely gets a second lookover.
Oh well (sigh). Time for Hodgie to don his Viking helmet and swing the old battle axe into anything that resembles junk..... or maybe we'll just schedule a garage sale after the new bubba arrives and we've settled into parenthood, part two!! >;^)
More importantly, the better half is still... well, better...... and this 2nd pregnancy gig has done nothing to diminsh her non stop disco work ethic. Man, while most other ladies would be be-Othcing and com-Plaining as they struggle towards D Day ("D", for De baby is here!), my little sweet muffs is shining like a true champion. Here she is, 3 days out from her due date, jumping paddock fences, moving her horses around, gardening, weeding and chasing the chickens! If the baby comes out running, there won't be any surprises at all! =)
Anyway, amidst the chaos and busy demands of the last few weeks, I'm happy to report that there's a definite atmosphere of serenity, contentment and bliss right here right now. We've done about as much as we can to prepare baby number ONE for the arrival of his new little sibling and to make the nest as snug as any new duckling could desire, so its just down to waiting time now.
And best part of all, I've got a few weeks off to share with the old girl as she confronts motherhood head on again, so that's gotta be sweet! Things are definitely on the up!
Er...... but I *did* manage to sneak in an afternoon of climbing at the Dam Cliffs yesterday.... lets just call it "stress management"! >;^)
My ever smiling, rope carrying second on his way up Jug City, Dam Cliffs
Hel being pregger-licious with baby #2
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