19/12/2010

What a big day yesterday was! Me and Olivia had a big play in the morning then Jazmin came over at about 1 and had to do a quick trip to Cranbrook, so we chucked the car seat in her car and off we went, called in to Bec and Chloe's house for a coffee and spent along time there! then all piled into the car to cranbrook, we picked up the stuff for Jazmin, by this time Olivia needed a feed so we had to break into Jo and Ben's house to make a bottle, we then called into Ben and Joe's parents house to give them a visit with Olivia... who hadn't slept since we left! by the time we got back to Mount barker we had been gone for 3 hours and had a very sleepy baby on our hands. Kieran and the boys had to work until 3 (Why we had to break into the house, they were at work) and was home when we got there. We settled Olivia and put her to sleep and got ready as we were going to Frankland with everyone from Kireans work to see a comedian, we all got a bit messy and the Comedian was an absolute crack up, mum and dad baby sat Olivia who was a little angel slept for 6 hours between feeds! we got home about 1:30 and Kieran had to work today! so I bet they are all feeling a bit sorry for themselves today! Josh has moved into his new house, so this morning me and dad took some furniture around there, and I'm hoping that is the last thing I will do today! I think I will go back to bed and wait for Kieran to get home :)
xxx Courtney, Olivia and Kieran

From the beginning!

Seeing as I started this blog towards the end of my pregnancy I think I will write from the beginning!

Well, It all started in March 2010, Kieran and I had packed up our lives and driven across Australia to go on a working holiday, Living in Bendigo in a Camper trailer was not as bad as it sounds but the work was! Kieran was suppose to be shearing and me rousing but the work promised to me wasn't there and the shearing was so bad it was costing Kieran more than he was making! so we decided to look for a new job and got one on a farm in Kimba, South Australia where we had a house to ourselves, all was good for about 3 weeks, when we realised I was late... being on the pill, I knew exactly when I was due so we took a test which came up negative, strange but we waitied a while and tested again... Postitive. now the hard part- Telling our parents! well we thought the hard part anyway, everyone was so supportive of whichever decision we made, after a long talk, we decided we wanted to be a family and so the journey began! Not long later we had planned to go to the hospital to check and have a dating scan, it was too early et for the scan but we worked it out to be about 5 weeks along, and along came the morning sickness! well not so much spewing but i couldnt even look at food without it making my stomach turn, it was so hot where we were working and was very physical, and we both became very home sick so made the decision to leave back to home. at 12 weeks we decided to tell people about the pregnancy as we had the tests and everything looked fine, we wanted to just keep it close friends knowing first then eventually let it get out but our timing was bad and we told a friend the night before our mates 21st so a few drinks into her and EVERYONE knew! I was really worried about being judged for being so young but everyone was so supportive and really caring which was great. 20 week scan came along and we decided to find out what we were having, Nate for a boy and Macey for a girl- and it showed a little girl! so so excited we painted the room bought everthing we could for her. we later decided on Olivia for her rather than Macey which we both loved. on the 30th of August Kieran Proposed to me which was wonderful, we both want to wait a while before any wedding thoughts come but wanted to have our own way of being a true family, everyone was very excited for us and we are excited for ourselves!

And that about gets us to where the blog begins, not a great deal happened between! well nothing i can really remeber :)

xxx Courtney, Olivia and Kieran

17/12/2010

Wowee what a day yesterday was! Kieran went to go to work only to find our car had been broken into, keys and wallet stolen! Unbelievable... So until we get it sorted we can't drive it anywhere...which means we can't take Olivia anywhere! Of course it was a day that I needed to take her to the child health nurse who is based at the school, which is a BIG walk! but my lovely friend Jazmin took an hour off work to take us down, The appointment went well, Olivia is at a good healthy weight and is gaining at a good rate. After the appointment we came home, Olivia had a feed and a big sleep then Bec and Chloe came over and we went down for a coffee which was lovely and Olivia got covered in kisses and cuddles as always when we go to town! we then had to go and cancel the bank cards, so there goes our Christmas shopping plans for a while, I think we will be pushing it on the last day! As for kieran, Work has been busy, He was shearing yesterday which he enjoyed but he was tired by the end of the day, luckly his friend Joe lent him his ute for the next few days to get to work and back. Today has been pretty quiet, Kieran left early this morning to drop sausages off at one of the boys houses, I have been busy trying to get the car sorted and Olivia has been a big sleepy girl! she is smiling alot now and is just so lively and alert, she is staying with mum and dad on Saturday night as me and Kieran are going out with everyone to Albany which should be great :)
Well thats about it for today, I'll keep you posted!
xxx Courtney, Olivia and Kieran

Here are some phtots Janelle took of Olivia, still plenty more to come!

Back to my blog... 15/12/2010

Well it has been a long time since I have written on here but I have a valid excuse now days! So our little Olivia is 3 weeks today! I don't know where the time has gone?! but she is amazing, she has started smiling at us and is such a happy little girl, She has had a few sleep overs at the farm, which will become her proper home within the next few days as I am FINALLY getting my licence! I haven't been very good, I struggled with breast feeding for the last 2 and a bit weeks but it was really bringing me down, to the point of dreading feeding and I decided Olivia is better off with a happy mum and a bottle than a depressed mum and a boob! although I am still expressing every second feed, I wish I could of kept feeding but it wasn't worth it, I got very sick the other day, after getting worse over night Kieran took me to the hospital, turns out I have an internal infection from the c-section most likely in my uterus and mastitis! anything else want to go wrong?! but we are very happy and the antibiotics are working wonders, I hardly feel sick at all. I shouldnt complain tho, I have it pretty good when it comes to sleep! Olivia feeds at 9, sleeps until 2, feeds, sleeps until 6! so we get lovely nights :) hmm what else? Kieran is finally back at work properly, after having the time off with Olivia he went back to work then had so many wet days and half days so he has been abit grumpy about that but now solid work until christmas eve then a week off then abck to work.

So that seems to be about everything thats been happening with us,

Will get new photos uploaded very soon!

xx Courtney, Olivia and Kieran

4/12/2010

So what has been happening with us? We took Olivia for a walk into town, which was nice! she seemed to like it but it all got a bit full on after a while for her, I think I over did myself on the walk aswell! but it was nice to get her out and about :) Thursday we had to go to albany to get her on our medicare, she was such a good girl, even waiting for all the paper work she didn't mind! we then took her to Lana's house where she had a big feed and change her nappy, she then did a huge spew all over lana! but thats ok, she has to get use to it as she is having her baby in March! Last night Kieran stayed in cranbrook with the boys, so me Bec, Chloe and Jazmin went to the pub for a few hours while mum and dad babysat Olivia. We had dinner and a few drinks which was lovely :) Today Paul Claire and Tianna are coming to visit which is very exciting! Kieran had to work yesterday but after the first run they had wet sheep so had to come home, he and Benny went to Albany to pick up his ute, Today he is working for half a day in Broom hill, so can't wait for him to finish anf come home :)
Well thats about it for us, I'll keep you posted!
xxx Courtney Olivia and Kieran

The first day of summer has arived in typical Mount Barker way- Cold and raining... But thats ok, we have had very hot days for the last few days, good to get out of the heat. It is so amazing to be home! we have had my Brother Justin, his wife Janelle and my little niece Izzy stay for the last 3 days, they just left back to Bunbury. Janelle is amazing with a camera and does such good work with photography so we set up some scenes and took pictures of Olivia, I snuck a picture on my phone but cant wait to see how her ones turn out! We are going to take Olivia to the shops today which is very exciting! but maybe a stop off at the hospital as well as her Jaundice hasn't settled down yet and im starting to worry about it. Kieran has had to put his ute on the tow truck and off to Albany as it blew a hole in the muffler and sounds like a truck! so he is there at the moment, waitng for a loan car. I was starting to struggle feeding, with the pain and was begining to consider feeding formula if it didnt settle down as i was starting to really dread feed time, but i remebered we got a breast pump and I have started using that which has made me so much happier because neitehr of us wanted her on formula but i just couldnt stand the pain all the time, so now we are both happy! she gets real milk and i get happy boobs! Paul, Claire and Tianna are coming to stay this weekend which we are really looking forward to! will be great for them to meet Olivia :)
Hmm well thats about all that has been happening around here!
xxx Courtney, Olivia and Kieran

Here are the pictures i took on my phone, Can't wait to see the real ones! 



Olivia rose- 4 days old already!

Well i cant believe in 40 minutes our baby girl will be exactly 4 days old! the time has flown by, she is more and more beautiful every minute of it! she is going so well, she feeds amazingly and sleeps like a...baby? lol a good baby! her jaundice has cleared up pretty well and the wound on her head has healed itself nicely. my poor tummy is healing well too, but I still look pregnant! very devostating :( I get to go home tomorrow yay! I can't wait and Kieran is so excited to get us home I think he is tired of the hosptial! not that he can complain he isnt the one stuck here! I hate it when he leaves us I wish he would stay but he has a better nights' sleep at home,

Well thats about all for today, not a great deal to talk about happening in a hospital!

I'll be writing from home soon enough!

xxx Courtney, Olivia and Kieran

Day 2...or 3...or something?!

So its the 27th, my baby girl is 3 days old today! although it feels like its been 1 continuous day having only about 10 hours sleep since Tuesday! she is getting more and more beautiful every day! not alot significant has happened, well not for you to read about anyway! but exciting things for us at the moment are that she passed her hearing test with flying colours, she is a big greedy guts and feeds really well, I am able to move around well, and can do almost everything without help now, I have my drip and cathiter out and she normally sleeps well, not so good, she has jaundice but not to a point where she needs treatment, My milk is coming in so my boobs have grown about 20 cup sizes in 5 minutes and the new milk upsets her tummy so it takes longer to settle her now, I had to hlod her while she got her guthery test which was sad it really upset her, this has all been hard as Kieran worked all day yesterday and went out to celebrate last night then went fishing this morning which was a bit selfish coz i could really do with the help, but i have been pushing along on my own, I think I over did things yesterday and my wound is making me pay for it today! Mum, dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Nan, Grandad, Josh, Bec and Chloe are all coming to visit today so we have a big afternoon ahead of us, im gonna make the most of the quiet morning and hope Kieran gets here before then to spend a bit of family time with her. Well thats about it for us, I'll put up pics!!

xxx Courtney, Olivia and Kieran

 Our beautiful Olivia rose at 1 day old having a cuddle with her mummy, she is such a big girl!

Olivia cuddling with daddy, only a few hours old, poor boy looks exhausted! not that he can complain he did the easy bit!

 Our little princess staring at her dad :) she is so perfect!

Cheeky little girl poking her tongue out for a photo to send her daddy while at work, this is what she thinks of him leaving her!

Welcome to the world Olivia Rose xxx

I should be sleeping but I think im still on a high, Our baby girl finally arrived and it was an experience to say the least! Im not to keen to tell the whole story yet as it was a bit traumatic, but from getting my waters broken at 8:30 am on the 24th of November, getting to 4 cm with the shower and gas and air, asking for the eppidural, having that only half work... more gas and air, Lots of pushing, emergency c section baby born at 6:41pm, something goes wrong when sewing back up, I finally meet my baby an hour later, she was in the good hands of her father who was so amazing through the whole ordeal, The look on his face when he held her makes my heart melt they adore eachother, she lays there staring at him while he stares straight back, love at first sight! i think she may be a daddys girl! she is so beautiful, so big! she weighed 8 pound 9 ounces at birth and 51cm long, Named Olivia Rose Allison, We have both bonded really well with her over the past 24 hours she hardly cries, settles very quickly, feeds well and puts up with everyone having a cuddle, she is perfect.

Well im gonna make the most of her sleep, I will fill you in and lots of photos soon as!

xxx Courtney Olivia and Kieran

In the Hospital 24/11/2010

I'm writing from the hospital, its 6:45am on the 23rd! I cant sleep, my morphine hasnt worn off yet and Im waiting for the doctor so i guess I'll use this time to fill in the details before i forget! Yesterday went well, to start with anyway! I arived at the hospital about 12, after going out for lunch with Kieran which was lovely, I went on a monitor for about 20 mins then my doctor gave me an examination, I was 1 and a half cm dialated, yay/! so she put the gel in and things kicked off pretty soon after! By about 6 I was having mild contractions, lasting around 40 seconds, soon after becoming 50 seconds with only around 2 to 3  minutes inbetween, quite painful but Kieran was great, he made sure i focused on other things and reasured me when i got my worst, Knowing he wouldtn't sleep properly here with me I told him to go to the unit and get a good nights rest for today, he had his phone so I could get him whenever i needed, he didnt argue that, knowing hospitals freak him out i dont think he was to keen on sleeping the night anyway! By 12 the pain was very full on so my midwife (who was amazing) decided to get the IV bung in my hand and get me to the labour room, the drip was awful, Im not normally bothered by needles, but after 3 attempts the veins in my hand just kept popping! so by the time the 4th one finally worked i was feeling a bit squeemish about it! not to mention my poor pin cushion hands! so I was excited to find out how far along i was, Only to have it hit me hard that I hadn't progressed any furthur than when we had first arived at the hospital that lunch time. I was devostated, knowing i had gone through all that pain for nothing, I hada little cry :( so she decided to give me a shot of morphine (More needles!) which worked wonders, by then it was 1 oclock, I cam back to my room and slept like a log for 4 and a half hours! This morning they checked my tummy and her head still hasnt even engaged yet, so Kim my doctor is coming at about 7 30 and we will see where it goes from there, My contractions have stated up a little again but I jsut cant wait to meet our girl!

No doubt this will be the last time I write with the beanie still in my tummy because once this morphine wears off the last thing i want is a computer! So bump in my tummy says goodbye to everyone and that she cant wait to meet you all properly!

xxx Courtney, Beanie and Kieran

Excited!- My last post pregnant!

It's 6:30 in the morning so I can't really talk about my day so far! I can't sleep, the tv has broken and it's raining so I'll write my blog :) Well I better start where I left off, the cramps are still there, but are so mild I think it might just be her finally dropping into my pelvis, I had one big one that I was so sure going to be the start of proper labour, but after that nothing! kind of frustrating but i know no matter what I will have her by Wednesday. 

I am so unbelievably excited for tomorrow! It's so close we get our little girl finally! even tho she made us wait 11 days longer! I think this means she is getting her naughtys out the way while she is still in my tummy and she will be a good girl for the rest of her life!... well I hope so anyway! hehe. So I'm a bit nervous, but very ready, I just cant believe it's Tomorrow, I never thought this day would actually come! I have been pregnant pretty much all year and it feels strange to know that I'm not going to be very very VERY soon!

Well what happened yesterday? We went home and Kieran mowed the lawn, I was planning to do the last little load of washing and the house would be spotless... Wrong. The Kitchen and laundry windows had been left open and the house was covered from top to bottom with moths! mostly all dead but the amount was crazy! so we had to clean the whole house again! we came back to town and didn't do a great deal, went to bed pretty early but i just couldn't sleep! so today's plans are to get a million magazines to take to the hospital, do all our washing we will need for the next few nights, Kieran is working but only for 3 runs as it has rained all night and all morning so he will have wet sheep, Head to Albany for the night, maybe have a nice dinner and movies on the couch =] then Tomorrow Kieran gets his AWFUL haircut fixed... I will get a photo of it and post it coz its actually so funny, (He did it himself) have a little waste of time around town then go to the Hosptial at lunch! By wednesday we will have a baby!!!!

Well that is about it, my last blog as a pregnant person! No doubt I won't be writing for the next week or so, I'm sure the blog will be the last thing on my mind! but I will be able to write a big exciting one all about my little girl! I will finally be able to have my perfect little family join our BIG family! who of course I should thank now for always being there for us and being so supportive! we love you all for it =]

So I guess I'll end it there, Im so excited I could find things to ramble on about for days! I'm sure You will all hear the news as soon as anything happens :)

xxx Courtney, Beanie and Kieran!

21/11/2010

Suprise suprise, No baby! but I am still having cramps, they havent changed much tho still very irregular and seem to getting further apart, they aren't hurting much either so I guess I'll just wait and see... So last night wasn't so bad, we ended up going out, Kieran booked dinner at 8 at a nice resraurant, although he did bring his friends alonfg it was a nice night, We missed the movies and the video shop was shut by the time we got there so we jsut went to bed, we got up and went for breakfast, we were going to go to the beach but kieran only packed jeans so we came home, it's still so hot here but more muggy than anything, luckly we have the aircon in mum and dads house. We are heading out home for the afternoon as Kieran wants to mow the lawn, not exactly the weekend i was expecting but thats ok!
Well thats about all thats happening for us, I'll keep you posted
xxx Courtney, Beanie and Kieran

Update...

Well I'll use this time to update whats going on,

5:45pm- Still having cramps but they are getting worse through my back, I dont think its going to be tonight but maybe just maybe tomorrow? but for all i know it still might not be for ages! As for tonights plans we were suppose to spend this weekend together as our little 2some before it becomes the 3 of us... But in typical Kieran way of doing things, he spent the day with the boys at work then in Frankland, then invited them out for dinner with us and made plans to go to the movies to watch Jackass! which we watched last week. so I changed plans and made new reservations for all of us for dinner, told kieran, and ofcourse he is running late so looks like Hungry jacks for us- Kierans specialty when it comes to things that are important to us, Well me anyway.

so for now me and beanie will just wait, see what these contractions are doing! and see if kieran ever turns up...

Ill keep you posted, maybe I will be writing from the hospital next time??!

xxx

20/11/2010- Labour?!?!??!

10:15am- So as  i was getting ready to jump in the shower i had a cramp in my tummy that felt like i had pulled a muscle, it hurt a bit but was pretty mild, it lasted around 15 seconds, then went, i had these every 5 to 10 minutes after that. Im not sure if they are contractions, so I'll keep writing thoughout the day and see what happens!

11:30am-  Still having the cramps, although they are very irregular, some are 5 minutes apart and some are up to 25 minutes apart, i havent bothered to time them or anything yet. they are not to painful but very noticeable! I messaged Kieran to let him know, he will be excited! I said not to come home from work tho because I dont think much is going to happen yet!

12:15pm-  Kieran rang, no mention of the message about the cramps, so I ask him if he got it, His reply was, "Oh yeah i got it, so what have you been up to?" Not the reaction I was hoping for! I guess not so excited then, Not much has changed still a few pains, and moving through my back a bit more now, nothing regular or to painful.

12:45pm- Have a sharp pain down my right side of my tummy, coming and going but with not much time in between, Im thinking she might just be leaning on me, still no change with the cramps tho. Knowing my luck its going to be nothing!

3:00pm  Well I went through a patch of nothing there, for maybe an hour or so, but they are back! getting a little more painful now but still nothing bad at all, Fingers crossed! Kieran is still not home from work! he has finished but he has to go from Kojonup to  frankland to home then back to town so he will be a while yet! Then we are off to albany for dinner and maybe a movie, I can't qhite wrap my head around he fact that this is our last weekend ever without being parents!

3:45pm-  So not alot has changed all day, the cramps are still here but are only a little more painful than they were this morning, and no closer together or more regular, so i guess I better wrap it up here, I'll write on a bit of paper if things start to progress and add to the blog! Wish me luck!

xxx Courtney, Beanie and Kieran

Hospital trip

Well I went to the hospital at Lunchtime on Friday, she checked my blood pressure and the normal stuff like that. She then tried to do a membrane sweep, but I haven't dialated at all so she couldn't. But good news is she has turned around so she isn't lying prosterior, yay for no more back aches and a less painful labour! it was funny coz the other night I had a real back ache and I could feel her moving alot, Doc said I probably felt her turning around :) she also said her head is NEARLY engaged, as it bloody should be by now!

After the appointment she told me I had to go to Albany hospital for a CTG scan, which just involved getting a few bands around my tummy that monitored her heart rate and movement over a 45 minute period, just to make sure she is doing ok spending extra week in my tummy, If the results came back that she was stressed or something wasn't right, they would make the decision to get her out sooner. So I rang Kieran and he got off work at 3, took forever to get home, then my car wouldn't work! (Great the last thing we need, an unreliable car with a baby!) so thats more money on the stupid thing we need to spend! so he walked to the shop and got mum and dads car, by the time we got to albany it was 6:00 but the midwife was lovely and put us in a room to get checked. it was scary watching her heart and my contractions (most likely braxton hicks as i haven't felt anything) we freaked out everytime her heart would go to fast or to slow but they assured us that is what they wanted to see, she is perfectly happy and healthy in there! so good to hear :) then off home, well to mum and dads, then dad took Kieran out to home at 4:30 this morning so he could get his ute and get to work!

I am booked in to be induced on Tuesday now rather than Monday as they were booked out, I guess this is a good thing as it gives me more time to come into labour naturally before actually being induced, but it could also mean nothing will happen and I have to wait the extra day! so we are going to go out tonight and have a nice weekend together as just us, before we are officially a family! (unless she decides to come before, she probably will now we have made plans!) then Kieran will work monday and a run on tuesday, then we will go to Albany, have a nice lunch together then off to the hospital, Doc said that if she puts the gel on to induce me at about lunch time, chances are the baby will be here wednesday some time, she said its not too common to have her the day I get induced, especially being my first baby, so she said she will induce me, give me a sleeping pill and let me get a good night's sleep in preperation of the next 24 hours!

Well thats about everything that is happening, Will let you know if anything happens in the meantime!

xxx Courtney, Beanie and Kieran

THE GROWING BUMP...

 13 weeks I was so excited! " Oh my god Kieran get pictures of how big it is!"

 17 weeks, thr first time someone I didn't know, felt comfortable to ask about my pregnancy, I was so excited! "She could tell im pregnant!"

 24 weeks "Im so fat! i swear she can't grow anymore?!"

HAHAHAHA if only I knew then....

32 weeks, again, thinking surely this is it? I won't get any bigger. Wrong, again.

 37 weeks, Feeling huge, this was about the time I got sick of being pregnant and

wanted her out already!

 40 weeks and 3 days, thinking, Hoping more to the point, that this would be my last picture!

40 weeks and 6 days! (Yesterday) again hoping this will be my last picture, I still am, If not there will be 1 more just before i get induced then no more big tummy!... well not one with a baby in it anyway!

xxx

I have woken up feeling very nervous about today... I think the reality of actually having the baby has hit me, before it was kind of like, Im pregnant- take baby home get use to all of that then a bit of a blank spot for labour, now i guess its hit me, I WILL go into labour and it WILL be by monday... I am going inot the hospital today to get a mambrane sweep to try and move things along, I wish Kieran could of come with me but he has to work, same as tomorrow :( but only half a day, I would of loved our last weekend as just us to be the whole weekend but like we talked about, if he wants to take time off to spend with me and Beanie when she gets here, he has to work as much as possible before hand to make sure we can afford it. I couldn't sleep last night, Maybe I was thinking about the next few days in the back of my mind but I had so much energy! I kept waking Kieran up to talk to me, I dont think he was very impressed with that, poor boy I should of let him sleep considering we are in for such a hot day and he will be copping the heat in a shed! I get to lounge about the house with the air con. So as usual i woke up when Kieran got up for work, made a bacon sanga and watched some tv, then went back to bed and had a big sleep in!... Well thats the day so far I'll write how the hospital visit went.

xxx Courtney, Beanie and Kieran

18/11/2010

So, Of course, another day without the baby! this makes me 40 weeks and 5 days!  I had bad lower back pain last night and thought that maybe it would be the night that i wake up all excited with the baby coming, But nooo, infact i had the best sleep i have in ages! after dinner i went for a walk, Kieran stayed on the couch being a lazy bum, then when i came home he gave me a massage then we went to bed at about 8 or so! i slept all night woke up for 2 minutes when Kieran said goodbye to go to work then fell back asleep until 9. beautiful :). So yesterday i went out for lunch with Erryn, one of my friends, we went to the bretzle and had chips and gravy, lovely but it was so hot yesterday! i didnt realize until i started walking to town (From mum and dads) so jeans and a long sleeve shirt was a bad idea! but that was about the excitement of yesterday, nothing much else happened, we came home and watched youtube videos for a long time. Today has been very uneventful, mum and dad have the day off so mum has been busy cleaning and dad frolicking about the shed doing god knows what. Josh is getting better, turns out to of been a bad tummy bug. Kieran is finishinging at the shed he has been at all week, so he will hopefully be home soonish, he seems to be happy about finishing there as the shed is a shit box apparently, He has been good a bit exhausted after yesterday in the heat, and getting a nail go into his thumb! nothing a bit of detol and a bandaid can't fix :) Im feeling a bit nervous about tomorrow, going to the hospital for the start of being induced... I wish Kieran could come with me. It's a strange feeling, Im so excited to have her come but i'm so scared aswell! fingers crossed that she comes herself because I decided to do some research on being induced and the main thing i got from it was how much it hurts! but im gonna stay positive, there is a purpose behind the pain.

So that seems to be about everthing happening so far! Keep you posted

xxx Courtney, Beanie and Kieran

Me at 40 weeks and 4 days :) getting far far to big!

Wont be long until I have baby pics up!

17/11/2010

Suprise suprise still no baby... Very sick of waiting! Fingers crossed she decides to come today. Being very bored with my days of sitting on the couch doing Tafe and cleaning the house, I decided to go to work yesterday with mum and dad, I had the same conversation with every single customer... "When are you due?"  "Last Saturday"  " Oh thats ok I/My daughter/ My mum/ My friend/ was so many days late and this happened and that happened...blah blah blah! "  Or "oh your late! that means your having a boy!" Hell no I better not be! not with a purple room and hundreds of cute little girl clothes! I think i know everyone in Mount Barker's birth story by now! But i guess it could be worse, everyone is being very helpful and positive I was so scared of all the judgement i would cop for being a young mum but no one has said anything, Not to me anyway :). I decided to go and see the owner of the health shop to see if she had any hippy ways of bringing on labour ( I did say im willing to try anything!) she gave me a massage oil that is for using when you are acctually in labour, and she said it contaions all the oils that you arent suppose to go near earlier in the pregnancy because they can bring labour on... Perfect for me! so Kieran gave my back and tummy a big rub with that last night, ill keep using it and see how we go! As for kieran, he is busy at work and loving it, they decided to have a big seafood cook up for lunch today and everyone was bringing something to cook, Kieran was in charge of yabbies so we went and chucked in the nets last night, Kieran go up at 4.30 so he could go and get them before work only to find them all empty! Poor boy :( Im sure they will forgive him tho! Yesterday morning I met the wildlife carrer at the vets to take my Rupey, We were so upset to see him go, but she told me we can go visit him and she can keep us updated. He will be happier there im sure :) Hmm what else, Josh (My brother) got very sick yesterday and was rushed to the emergency room in Albany hospital with suspected appendicidise, thankfully all results came back with good news and they think it is just a bad flu or viral infection.

Well thats about all for now, I will put the pictures of Rupert up on here as they didnt work last time!

xxx Courtney, Beanie and Kieran

All snuggled up after his bottle

Yum yum yum :)

Sound asleep in the couch with me xx

Rupert having a play in the loungeroom

15/11/2010

ITS THE 15TH and still no baby! this is getting cruel! I just want her here right now! the size of  my tummy is beyond a joke, I cant sleep at all i have terrible back ache and i want to ride my horses! so that means she has to hurry :) Yesterday we had a good day Kieran had alot of wood to do so him and his friend steven went and did that all day, whicle me and Jazmin went and saw a friend and her new Puppy, we then went to Albany and watched Jackass 3D which was good, ten spent the night at mum and dads, where im staying until this bloody baby makes an appearance! Rupert is going well, he is eating lots and is getting use to all the people being around him, we have been warned my lots of people that once they get bigger the boys normally turn on their owners and can attack, and we thought of the risk of him making the baby sick so we made the very sad decision to give him to a wildlife carrer, so he is going there tonight :( its supprising how attatched you can get to them in a few days! but its for the best. Kieran is back at work for a busy week after having half of last week off due to wet sheep so he is happy to be back working and making lots of money! I had a big clean of the house and we had the boys out for 1 night and the place is a mess again! so tonight we will go home and get it sorted, its not to bad jsut want all the rooms vaccumed.
Well other than that, not alot is going on for us, Hopefully next time i write i will of had miss Beanie!
xxx Courtney, Beanie and Kieran

 Here are some Pictures of Rupert! he is very cute :) will miss the little fella xxx

13/11/2010

13th of November... the date we have been counting down to for the last 40 weeks is finally here! and nothing is happening... not a single twinge of a contraction, no waters breaking... This baby is never going to get here! mind you its only 1 pm so maybe, maybe she will suprise us! My last doctors appointment on Thursday went well i guess, she said the way my pelvis is shaped seems to be stopping her from moving down any further, and to go to the hospital in barker on next friday for a check, then Sunday night we will go to Albany hospital to be induced... so Im really hoping it happens naturally for me! but im not holding my breath, we havent been waisting any time with sleeping as Kieran got me a pet joey on Thursday night which need feeds every 4 hours so i guess this is good practice for us! he is very cute, named Rupert (Roo-pet... Pet-roo...Kieran thinks it hillarious) he is a bit of a handfull as he is still a bit scared of us and crys for his mum sometimes, which breaks my heart! we are still waiting to see weather we can cope with the baby and Rupert at the same time, or we will give him to a carer, so its a bit scary to get attatched. We had Beth, Charlotte and Rosie come for a quick visit yesterday afternoon, the girls were very excited to see Rupert and the horses, but they didnt stay for long as they were on their way to Albany for the show which is way more exciting than our boring house! Me and Kieran then went out for dinner at the pub which was lovely, although every single person in there had questions about the baby! I think i will get a shirt made saying NO BABY YET, YES IM EXCITED, YES WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN SHE IS BORN, that should cover the conversation!

Well better get going and feed Rupert, Keep you posted!

xxx Courtney, Beanie and Kieran

Wednesday 10/11/2010

Wowweeee Only 3 days left! i cant believe it is finally so close but seems as though it will never actually happen! I am so so exhausted but cant wait to have her with us :) I have my final (hopefully) doctors appointment tomorrow, luckly we have had so much rain kieran has wet sheep tomorrow so he has the day off anyway, He is shearing today in Koji so he is enjoying that :) hmm not a lot else is happening, will do a big fat tidy up tonight at home, get the horses back into their paddock, cook up some food to freeze, then we will be all ready for when she arrives! Well thats all that has happened since yesterday...

xxx Courtney Beanie and Kieran

Tuesday 9/11/2010

Well here we go again! i have forgotten to write for a very long time haha,  but not alot has happened so far in the way of the baby exept my last doctors appointment went down the line of basically WOW this baby has a huge head!... oh your pelvis is very shallow, that might make things a bit difficult... Yepp she is definaltly spine to spine... i think you will be having a cesarian. she wants me to come into labour naturally and see how i go, but everything is against me at the moment! so she will keep an eye out for an un progressive labour. I know i have been saying this for the last few weeks but SURELY i cant get any bigger! there is just no room in there for her anymore! I cant wait for her to come we are very excited to meet her :) Last night we cleaned the house from top to bottom just in case she comes soon, and then came and stayed in town, Kieran has been working lots, although he had last Thursday off to come to my appointment, he is loving work, and he is shearing today which is good, give him something different to do! On saturday we went to Albany to pick out a new lounge suite which we have decided to buy eachother for christmas yay :) hmm what else has been going on... mum and dad are getting very busy in the shop coz of christmas and school orders for next year, Josh got his loan approved to buy his new house so he moves in on the 6th of December. And that seems to be about everything that has been happening worth writing about!

xxx Courtney, beanie and Kieran

Wednesday 27/10/2010

I am feeling a bit depressed today as i have come to the realization that i have gained 9 kg since i have been pregnant! and whats worse is it all seems to be going to the wrong places. very noticable places, i have decided that I am going on a health kick!... lets see how long that will last haha, So jsut got back from the doctors and of course there is something new to worry about, Her head is not as low as it should be and considering my family history i may have a small pelvis that has caused this and to make things worse she has her back to mine so i have to spend the rest of my pregnancy doing ridiculous poses to try and prevent back labour. what else?! well there is my whinge out the way, Me and mum went shopping Yesterday for cot sheets and stuff for Beanies room at their house, and spent lots of money on stuff that we dont really need, Baby shops seem to do that to me lately! we then came home and me and kieran went to the Circus Royal that for some strange reason came to Mount Barker rather than Albany, which would of been ok if i hadnt spent the day walking around the shops, so after 2 hours sitting at the circus I was very relieved to get home to bed, and ofcourse had a terrible sleep and got woken up by Kieran at 4:45 getting ready for work very loudly! Other than my doctors Appointment, I have done nothing but sit and watch tv all day which i just found out i was sitting wrong while doing grrrr... Only 16 more days...
Well that is all I have to add to my very cheery blog for the day,
xxx Courtney, Beanie and Kieran

25/10/2010 Monday

Well so much for writing every day! so what has been happening with us? I had an ultrasound last Wednesday thats showed she has moved back head down and is sitting nice and low so thats great news! and I also got her to make sure she was Definatly a girl as we have both been having dreams that she was going to be a boy, this got me very paranoid! after about 10 minutes of trying to look with her kicking like a frog we confermed she is a she :) So only 17 days to go until im due and I can't wait! At the rate i have been sleeping, Between back pain, indigestion, sore hips and restless legs. i swear i will get more sleep when she is here! As for kieran, he has been working hard but had Friday off, so the boys took advantage of this and spent Thursday night out marroning and didnt get in until 3.30 so i had a tired sooky boyfriend all weekend :) I worked On thursday which was exhausting but gave me something to do, Saturday we didnt do to much, set up the Horse paddock around our hose to eat down the grass, Kieran chopped and deliveed the last of his wood, Today i have been cleaning cleaning cleaning! the house looks lovely :)

And thats about all for now,

xxx Courtney Beanie and Kieran

 Here I am at 37 weeks! Huge tummy now, I cant wait :)

 Ernie, Buck and Sheep in their new paddock

Kieran and Milly having a big play in the grass

13/10/2010 Wednesday

Well I woke up bright and early to a beautiful sunny morning but in typical Mount Barker weather it has come over cloudy and cold!so my plans for the day involve staying in the warm house all day cleaning up the boys mess they have made! and maybe a bit of gardening if the weather decides to come nice. As for my doctor appointment, we had to wait for an hour before we got in, but with good news, my doctor told me she is pretty sure beanie has turned back around and her head is engaged! so that is great news :) but we have an ultrasound next wednesday to make sure... im very excited to see her again! i cant believe i only have 30 days to wait! its gone so fast but feels like i have been pregnant forever! As for kieran, he finally went back to work today after having the start of the week off because of wet sheep, im sure he will be glad about that, he and the boys took the bush basher through the back roads to Franklin yesterday which took up most of there day and other than that not alot has been happening for us, so i guess ill go get busy with the house work!

xxx Courtney Beanie and Kieran

12/10/2010

Well again i have been forgetting to write every day! so here is what has been happening over the last few days. I stayed in albany with a friend on thrusday night and spent the day at the beach on friday, it was such lovely weather 27 degrees and it just had to be done! Kieran was planning on going to the lake as they finish early on a friday but they decided to work late and finish the mob, so he was hot and grumpy by the end of the day! Saturday was also lovely and hot so we all planned on going to the lake the wind was so strong all day but it was great when we got out of it, the water was cold so i just stuck to the shore and the boat, although kieran got brave and tried wake boarding, which he failed misribly at but had fun trying! the boys stayed out for the night but we went home as i was feeling a bit sore from bumping around on the boat, there was a huge fire not far from home, not suprisingly for the weather, but the rain kicked in early the next morning and didnt stop until monday so that cleared the fire up pretty quick, gave kieran two days off work and gave us time to get everything around the house done! so yesterday i finally got around to making a start on the garden which i am very proud of and tidyed the house all up beautiful. Me and Kieran packed my hospital bag, picked out beanies outfits so now we are all ready to go when she is! only 31 days until i am due, and my doctor in Albany is on leave until the end of the month! but we will just keep going in barker for now, hopefully get a few visits in with her before beanie comes. I have an appointment today and im hoping she will of moved back down to where she is suppose to be! well thats about all that is happening with us, will try and remeber to write!
xxx Courtney, Beanie and Kieran

Thursday 7/10/2010

Good morning spring! finally :) I have woken up to a beautiful day, its a shame everyone is working so i have no one to enjoy it with! well here whats been happening in our lives... Kieran is at a new shed with a terrible press so he is flat out all day, but he is enjoying the work so im very happy about that :) i hate seeing him down about his work, i think he enjoys the company, getting to spend the day with the boys rather than on his own all the time, as for me, I went to albany yesterday afternoon with Bec for a spot of window shopping, as we were both broke as anything! and to catch up with chloe, we went to the beach but it was freezing! Kieran met me at the hospital for my antinatal classes, which start at 6:30 and go till 8:30 so by the time they had finished we couldnt wait to get home to bed! we decided to stay in town as kieran was falling asleep and didnt want to risk driving all the way home, so again he had to get up at 4:30 this morning poor boy. Today me mum and dad are going to get beanies room ready for her here so when we come to visit she has her own set up! not as exciting as setting up the room at home but still makes it feel so close... which it is! only 37 days until im due!  well thats about enough from me, i better go and do something productive :)

xoxo Courtney Beanie and Kieran

Wednesday 6/10/2010

Wednesday... very boring so far! Me and Kieran stayed in town last night and he didnt finish work till 6 so we had a late dinner and went to bed, but staying in town means he gets up so early for work! (waking me up in the process) but this mornign i couldnt get back to sleep, I have such a sore back and find it hard to sleep now so i got up at 5 30 and have been at home reading my book, That is my day so far... My doctors appointment showed some bad news! beanie has decided to start turning back around her head is now up by my ribs! naughty baby, im hoping she corrects herslef by 36 weeks or we are going to have to make a decision weather to wait and see hope for the best or book in for a C- section, other than that, she is very healthy :) from now on i have to go to albany for my doctors appointments which is a hassle to have to travel but we knew that when we decided to have her there, Well i better go and make myself look presentabe as i am going an a lunch date with bec!

xoxo Courtney Beanine and Kieran

Tuesday 5/10/2010

Well its been a while since i have written... We had Paul, Claire, Tianna, Jordan and Caden come down from perth last weekend, had trev and viv over aswell for dinner so we cooked up a big bbq to take advantage of the weather! Claire stayed for the week and did an amazing job of cleaning the house, getting all the jobs done that i am struggling to do with my big tummy :) Kieran has been working hard all week pressing which he is really enjoying so thats great, I havent worked all week but i am today finally! i need some money! I have a doctors appointment today at 9:15, just a check up of the beaine :) she is getting so so big i cant understand how she could posibly get any bigger/1 there is no more room in my tummy my poor back and ribs are sore and squished, and im finally seeing why people would laugh at me when i said i would miss being pregnant... i have a feeling these last 5 weeks are going to go FOREVER.... well off to work now!

xoxo Courtney Bean and Kieran

Finally saturday! 18/9/10

Well, ill start where i left off,
I wasn't feeling right all day on thursday so mum took me down to the hospital rather than waiting for my doctors appointment, 2 and a half hours of sitting in the waiting room with magazines from may 2001 i finally got seen! luckly the doctor who was on call happened to be my obsterician so i told her what had been happening and she said it seems to be  my 'show'! so im hoping beanie holds out for a while! Kieran worked all ady still busy busy so he stayed out home and a stayed in town again on my own :( couldn't wait to get home and see him! Friday was a great day, Me and Bec went to albany for the day, we bought everything we needed for the baby shower and went out for lunch at Cossies, I also got Kierans anniversary present which he will love! (I hope) I cane home last night to spend the night with Kieran which was great :) but the house is a pig sty! and we had nothing to eat for dinner so we cooked up bacon and ate that! We fell asleep nlate but i woke up at 2 and couldnt manage to get back to sleep so me and kitten had a snuggle and a play until morning, Kieran has gone now to chop wood which he has alot to do and i caught up on some sleep. now to prepare for the baby shower!

My tummy when it first started to show at 13 weeks

My tummy now at 32 weeks!

Eventful day

well whats been happening with us? We had a minor hickup with beaine which has turned out to be nothing to worry about, although i have decided to stay in town at mum and dads to be on the safe side as we are closer to the hospital if need be, I can't believe its only 8 weeks until she is due! I have a check up today in Mount Barker so i will let you know how that goes. Kieran is working in Franklin so he is staying out at home to be closer to work, i hate not being with him but it saves him getting up alot earlier! He has been rousing for the last 2 days which he isn't to impressed with but he will srart pressing at the next shed hopefully at the start of next week. Yesterday i went to Albany with Bec, one of my friends to catch up with a few girls down there for coffee which was lovely, but as we decided to head home (Luckly still in Albany) we cracked the heater hose in the car and nearly blew up the motor! one of the girls who we had gone to see's partner is a mechanic so he messed around with it and managed to get us home, by then it was 8.00pm. I couldn't sleep so i stayed up organising Kierans anniversary present for next week, i hope he likes it! and also getting all th details sorted for my baby shower which is this sunday.

Well thats about all for now

xxx Courtney Beanie and Kieran

Lazy Monday 13/9/10

Today has been a very lazy one! Kieran still isnt feeling 100 % so we chucked some matresses in the lounge room and watched TV all night, woke up late and stayed in bed all morning! i am taking advantage of all the sleep i can before the baby, speaking of Beanie. she has been wiggling all the time! she is eager to come out and meet us! not long now, only 8 weeks and 5 days until im due! I Have work tomorro so we are staying in town with mum and dad tonight, Kieran will have tomorro off to just relax and get better so he will get over it quicker! Taken some pictures of my tummy today so will put them up tomorrow when i get the camera,

Hmm well that seems to be all i can think of.

xoxo Courtney Beanie and Kieran

Blog beginnings 11/9/2010

I have decisded to start a blog all about me and my on coming family!

Well first of all th beanie in my tummy is 31 weeks today and growing bigger (and heavier) each day! my tummy is getting in the way of everything but i love it :) its getting hard to get comfortable sleeping but once i get there im fine. Kieran is going not so well, had to take him to the hospital as he has a bad flu and has spent the whole day in bed, hopefully a good sleep and some medicine will keep him feeling well! other than the flu he has been working for the last week crutching which he is enjoying and doing well at, the team starts shearing within the next week so he will start pressing, I have been working a few days a week at the news agency with mum and dad so thats been giving me something to do!

Well that seems to be all thats happened lately worth writing! will keep you posted
xox Courtney, Beanie and Kieran