Sunday, February 26, 2012

An update on our little girl

As of today I am 24 weeks and 3 days... only 15 1/2 weeks to go! I must say it is going by really fast. I am trying to soak in every step of the journey, because it will be over before I know it. Carrying a baby is truly a miracle and such a blessing. It is amazing experiencing everything for the first time... first ultrasound, first kicks and watching my belly continually grow. It is hard to express the love I feel for my little one, even though we haven't even officially met and I know that love will continue to grow even more. I am so grateful for our little girl. She is an answer to our prayers and I know she will bless our lives in so many ways.

It's fun to see my belly grow. In a way I've had to develop a thicker skin because everyone, and I mean everyone, likes to share their opinion with you... whether it's that your belly is too big or too small, or they are sure you are having a boy even though you've told them you've had the ultrasound and it's clearly a girl. haha. The most important thing is that my little girl is healthy. That's all I care about.
For the most part I feel great. I still get tired easily and have starting having heartburn at night, but really that's all the complaints I have. No swelling or stretch marks yet (fingers crossed). I think I have had a fairly easy pregnancy so far. She is very active and kicks me constantly... which I love. I love laying there and feeling her move around. :)
Crazy to think that I will soon be onto the third trimester! We have little bits and pieces put together for the nursery. I have made a few things for her room (which I will post later). We are hoping to order the crib set in the next couple weeks, so that Michelle can help me set up the nursery when she comes out to visit. My friend Jade deserves a shout out because she has been A-MA-ZING! Seriously, she has saved us so much money. She is constantly finding us deals and spoiling our little girl with gifts. She is also throwing me a baby shower next month with another one of my close friends.
Well that's all for now! xx

Graduation

On February 9, 2012 I graduated with my masters degree in Speech Pathology from Curtin University! Technically I was finished in December and started working in January, but the graduation ceremony wasn't held until February.
It was such an amazing feeling walking across the stage to receive my diploma. There was a lot of hard work and tears put into receiving that diploma. It was all worth it though. I made some wonderful memories, made some life long friends and am now working doing something I absolutely love. :) Life is pretty awesome right now. Even our little girl got to celebrate with us on the big day. It was fun graduating knowing that she was right there with me every step of the way. What a wonderful way to end one chapter of my life and begin another. The only downfall of the whole day was not having my family there to celebrate. I know they wish they could have been there though. Thank you mom, dad and Michelle for all the encouragement and support over the past 7 years. I honestly couldn't have done it without you. Also, I think my husband deserves a standing ovation for putting up with all the stress and tears over the past two years. I also couldn't have done it without him. I am blessed to have such wonderful people in my life.
Our baby girl got to celebrate with us :)
For my mom


Love my hubby


The whole family together :)

My North American friend counterpart
Love these girls
Girls that I work with

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Christmas in Perth

In December my family came out to Perth to celebrate Christmas! We had such an amazing time and managed to cram in a whole lot of fun in the 3 weeks they were here. It's hard to believe they have already come and gone. We made some great memories and had an unforgettable Christmas. Thanks for coming out to visit! Here is a short timeline of Christmas in Perth 2011. Since I couldn't post all the pictures we took (which was well over a hundred) I picked some of my favourite ones to share instead.

My parents came out a week earlier then Michelle and Brad, so we got to spend some one on one quality time with them. We spent a lot of time showing them around Perth. This picture is in Fremantle.

While in Fremantle we got to see the preliminary sailing races for the Olympics.
We took my parents to Curtin University. Since they weren't able to make it out for my graduation we took a picture in front of where the graduation ceremony would be held.
Went to the beautiful Kings Park a handful of times
Went Christmas shopping in the city
Went to see the pinacles in Nambung national park
Pinacles

Celebrated an early Christmas and opened presents before we headed off on a road trip down south

Had a celebration dinner at Little Ceasars pizza for my graduation

Spent Christmas at one of the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen- Hamlin Bay

Merry Christmas 2011

Saw wild sting rays.....

and touched them! One of the coolest experiences I've ever had by far!!!

Since we were on the road Christmas day everything was closed... so we had a gourmet lunch consisting of chips, soda, chocolate and candy from the local petrol station

Did lots of camping!

Went to Walpole and did the tree top walk
I was thoroughly entertained watching these two surf

Michelle over came her fear of waves and became the boogie boarding queen

Celebrated New Years out on the town
Happy 2012! :)