A labour of love

Thought I'd share the transformation of the spare room into the nursery, which H and I just put the finishing touches to today. Photos begin below this post.

My contribution mainly consisted of hanging about being 'supportive', making a few cups of tea for the painter and being confused by IKEA instructions. However, I did chose the paint colour and the highly important stuffed spotty hippo cushion/toy.

spare room
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spare room
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Nursery - stage 1
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Nursery - Stage 2
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Labourers
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Nursery
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Nursery
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Nursery
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Friday Pics..

Here (or rather below) are some recent pictures of the bump. Please dont be put off by the double chins or naked flesh :) Concentrate on the thought of the lovely baby within ... Have a good weekend*

Naked, lazy 34 week bump

Naked, lazy 34 week bump
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moi and a little bit of bump

moi and a little bit of bump
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34 week bump (2)

34 week bump (2)
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promises, promises

Well I think..know..that I am a bit behind in the photo-blogging of the ever expanding bump. I do intend to pose asap in all my 33 week glory. I keep getting told that I'm (or rather the bump is) 'awfully neat', which Im taking as a good thing - although theres still a rather big divide on whether its a boy or a girl and theres already a few pounds riding on the outcome.

H and I had a lovely relaxing time in Arran - mainly buying or eating local food or alternatively washing in or buying arran aromatic products :) At least our visit was good for the local economy! We both enjoyed a spa visit too, although my treatment was slightly spoiled by someone having an appendage in my rib cage for a good ten minutes or so...

Had a great weekend too with visits from the Skye lassies and husbands - funny to think we are all married now - and then a uni-folk catchup in Glasgow on Sunday.

Most embarassing moment of the week goes to monday night when I had to explain why thrush cream may be required when breastfeeding at our antenatal class. If you really want to know....google it!

PLans for the next wee while include finishing off the nursery, which is currently being painted 'palest green', by building the furniture ( I can see stress in my future!) and a cinema visit for Pirates of the Carribean.

Thats all for now*

kara is a design genius!

Well look at my fabulous new blog design. All credit goes to Kara, as its all her hard work and creativity. A huge thankyou to her!

Things here continue to progress well on the baby-to-be front. Had a rather exhausting day at the Baby Show in Glasgow last Sunday, but we managed to order the micski mobile (ie the pram) in striking red, pick up some baby leg warmers and get some free samples of nappy cream and wipes. This weekend my brother is here to help H lay the floor in the nursery. Im just glad I got out of assistance duty as H and I dont have a very good track record in the DIY and patience area :)

Non baby-wise all goes smoothly. H is looking forward to starting his new job with the environmental consultancy and as he says getting away from all the moaning old men he works with at the moment. We've also got a few days away booked in Arran. A last escape before I get too big to move... The social calendar still manages to fill up and plenty of catch ups are booked with those who are keen to see us before we become parents and as some seem to think never leave the house again!

Today I am doing my housewife thing, with a day off work I have the washing machine on and cleaning on the schedule.