Harry Potter!

Harry Potter tomorrow!

Baby's not working, so he's gonna take me to watch the new Harry Potter movie in the morning :)

Woo-hoo!

Hopefully our last movie without having to lug Xander baby along or find him a babysitter :p

Was up pretty much all night last night.

Went to pee like 3 or 4 times, each time just a couple of teeny tiny drops.

Had to keep getting up to adjust myself and the 4 pillows + 1 body pillow I am sleeping with now.

Jumped awake a gazillion times from Xander baby's stretching activities (I think I've got pretty bruised ribs and internal organs now).

And at one point, I literally cringed as he burrowed further down into my pelvis, using my ribs as leverage to push himself down. Ouch much? Felt like I was gonna do a massive poo from my hoo-ha.

Weirdest feelings.

BUT, better than him not moving la.

I'll take it.

:)

Our hospital bags are all packed and waiting to go.

One overnight bag with my clothes and toiletries and stuff, 

with Xander baby's clothes and extra nappies and stuff in there as well,

plus baby's backpack with an extra change of clothes plus a pair of board shorts for him to come into the shower and tub with me when I'm labouring,

and he'll also be bringing along supplies of water, snacks, juice, etc.

Oh and I bought a big tin of yummy belgian chocolate biscuits for the midwives.

Still need to go prepare a thank you card.

Baby grabbed hold of the tin of biscuits when I showed it to him and pouted like a child when I told him it's not for him.

Haha!

He can eat it (or feed me) only if the midwives happen to be mean to me that day :p

Hopefully not.

Baby was impressed that I have our "go bag" all packed and ready :p

Only a couple of last minute stuff that he'll have to grab before we head out.

Stuff like camera and charger, phone charger, extra snacks that we have, etc.

I even wrote all these down on a post it and stuck it by the door :p

Next to that post it is my ante-natal record card that I need for hospital and my Dr R visits,

plus all the numbers of the hospital maternity unit,

and our birth plan.

:D

We're so ready!

I'm doing one last load of Xander's laundry today, 

so that's out of the way too.

It's been a long long road since our first doctor's appointment about my fertility issues this time last year,

but the end is in sight now.

One last massive hurdle to go through,

but with baby's love and support,

I will conquer it all.

He has been my rock all these while and I could not have imagine being down this path without him by my side.

People say that having children can change a marriage so drastically that it destroys the relationship.

But I think we just can't wait to start on this new part of our lives together.

We've enjoyed the solitude of each other's company for 3 years now,

and we are ready to take that giant leap of faith and that step forward to bring a new person into our relationship.

Our foundation is strong and our love is powerful.

We made this decision together a long time ago and we are fully committed.

Come what may, come hell or high water, we are in it for the distance.

I like to think that our relationship will change, but only for the better.

I have no doubts there will be conflict and disagreements, as we always had them,

but we will work through them together.

We are good at compromises.

We are good at loving each other no matter what.

We will be a good team when it comes to parenting our children.

I have faith in that :)

Marriage, love and relationships take constant work and effort.

That much we know.

And we will make the effort to keep the flame burning between us,

despite the daily struggles of life.

Parenting will be a magical experience for us and I know I can't wait to get started.

Now, we just need to wait for the little turkey in my belly to make up his mind on when he wants to be done roasting.

In time for Thanksgiving hopefully ;)