She's arrived!

Brianna Louise Medley has arrived on the 18th of November, 2014! She has been named for her Nan Medley, who would've been the proudest Nan to ever walk the Earth. I'm sure she'll always be watching over her little namesake.

The csection was certainly a very different experience this time. It took a really long time for the spinal block to work, which set my heart racing and the doctor had to try and get me to calm down. He said that I nearly hit the record for fastest heart rate in the surgery.

Once the spinal block started to work, I couldn't feel them cutting me but I could feel every other sensation and it made me so nauseas and I vomited. As this was happening, the student doctor in the room fainted and I freaked out a bit because I was wondering what she was looking at that made her faint. By the time I got back to my room, I could move my legs again and the midwife said that it mustn't have been a very good spinal block. The experience certainly serves well as contraception lol.

Although Ethan had a few tantrums on Brianna's first day home, he's coping very well with the change and has been very gentle with his little sister. Anyway, here is our beautiful princess...

Weight: 4490g or 9 pounds 15 ounces

Length: 51cm

Bump photos

Well I've got 1 week left of my pregnancy and it's a little bittersweet. I can't wait to meet my little girl and to see how Ethan reacts to being a big brother. On the other hand, I am going to miss my bump because this is likely to be our last bub. I know that is what is right for our family but it does mark an end to this chapter of our lives.

I can honestly say that I m a little scared of how I'm going to manage with 2, especially when Ethan is still my baby as well. He may be a rampaging little toddler now but he'll always be my baby boy. I wonder how his future wife will manage that. When I first met Josh, I really thought that his Mum needed to cut the chord already but motherhood has certainly changed my perspective. I certainly have a better understanding of how she felt now.

My main wish for my children is to always feel as much love around them as we can provide. It's during these moments in life that I truly wish that Louise was here because she was a person who loved her family beyond all else. She would've loved these two beautiful babies more than life itself and that's what they deserve. I really hope that one day, Dave will come home and realise that he's missing out and be that person for them.

I hope that, no matter what happens, they'll always know how truly loved they are.

 37+4 weeks

 38+3 weeks

Ethan's first school photo :-)

This kid is just the cutest kid I have ever seen!!! Can't believe that he's already 17 months. Only 3 weeks to go and this young man is going to be the big brother! I'm booked in for a csection on the 18th of November. I think I'll know that I'm alive then.

Bump photo! 33 weeks and 5 days :-)

Been a little slack with blogging lately.

Well I've started maternity leave and I'm now 33 weeks pregnant with our little princess. I can't wait to meet her! We had a midwife appointment on Monday and the midwife said that I'm measuring 2 weeks a head on fundal height so it will be interesting to see what the ultrasound shows next week. 

If bubba girl is in the 90th percentile then we will probably meet her via csection at 38 weeks!

Devastated!

Yesterday the world lost a truly wonderful man. My earliest memories consist of climbing up onto to Grandpa's knee. We love you and will miss you so much Grandpa. If someone is held within the hearts of so many who loved him can he ever truly be gone?