Christmas Dresses

I am so happy to have set my mind to it and now have achieved it (with quite a bit of help though).

This year I decided that I wanted to make the girls some Christmassy dresses, unlike the many ones I have seen on American blogs we just don't have the choice. Here Christmas dresses are just what I consider Church dresses, nothing Christmassy really about them. So this year I decided to try sewing myself. As you can see in the blog heading the girls have worn a Christmas dress before but it was made by my mum, I bought the material and pattern but that was as far as I could go. But this year a good friend was there to help and teach me (and do the really hard bits). I was so happy with the results, well maybe they could have been a bit smaller but that just means they will get another year from them:)

Some times its hard

Princess found out today just why she needs to wait a very long time until she is a mummy.

Princess and Sweetness were playing families which Princess always likes to play but the fad may soon be over I think. Today Princess was being the mummy but her baby Sweetness was asking too many questions and wanting her to do lots of things for her and Princess was becoming quite frustrated and I heard
"No, I don't want to be the mummy ANYmore". And then she lets out a big sigh. I had to laugh that her next statement told me that she doesn't really know much about what her Daddy has to do because she decided that she wanted to be the man.

I wonder if she thinks that this job is easier than being mummy;)

Bit of fluff

My little bit of fluff is that GH got to feel a 'kick' last night. I've been aware of kicking for the past two weeks or so but they have just got enough for hubby to have a feel.

Half way there

I can not believe how slow this pregnancy is going for me. I feel a bit like an elephant, both in being pregnant for 20 months rather than 9 and also because...well... I'm a bit on the heavy side.

My tummy is well and truly popped plus some. Now is the time where I am nervous that people will start suggesting I'm carrying twins:/

Our little Angel

Little Princess had her first Ballet concert.

















We Loved seeing her work at something and seeing it through to the end (even if she was a bit shy).

It's a girl

If you haven't already been informed or read on facebook or twitter, we are having another beautiful baby girl.

GH felt happy for two reasons 1. b/c he's having a girl 2. b/c he was right, he never really felt this baby would be a boy, not that he gets 'feelings' or anything.

I am really happy to be having another little girl, I must admit I imagined her as a her I guess because that's what we know. I can just here people say, "Do you know those Graham girls?" The Graham Girls!- sounds really lovely to my ears like a special little club, I just know that all three of them will be great friends if Princess and Sweetness are anything to go by. My only concern was that looking at the ultrasound 3d pictures Sweetness said she was scared of the baby and that she looked like a dinosaur. Luckily Princess stood up for her littlest sister and promptly told Sweetness that dinosaurs are extinct (she's so clever, i didn't know what extinct meant till I was in year 8).


So now our only problem is finding another name for this little girl- having a few of the same sex means you tend to run out of names you really love, I am hoping something will just pop out at GH and myself at some point in the next 21 weeks.

When GH saw this picture he was quite smitten as he said 'she has your nose' to me. Ahh my life in filled with such joy. GH was also right that knowing the gender does help you to bond just a little more in these early stages. I definitely find that I am a little bit more in love with her today:)

A bit of a special day

Good morning all, its a bit early for me but GH was up early for work because today he needs to be home for our scan.

It's a bit special because we get to find out a bit more about our newest family member. I know so people enjoy the surprise at the end and maybe if GH wasn't so interested to know I might too but I guess this gives us a surprise too just earlier.
So the theories atm is GH predicts a girl. Although before he left he was telling me of all the people he knows who have had two girls and then a boy.

My theory is that it could be a boy. The pregnancy hasn't been drastically different but there have been a few subtle differences.

Princess started the journey wanting a baby brother, then another sister but the other day in the car she almost had me in tears because she said summed it up so well.

Mummy: So do you want a brother today or a sister?

Princess: Mummy, I want whatever is in there (pointing to my tummy).

So little girl or little boy we are all excited to meet you soon and today we are excited to know just a little more about you.