As Promised

Here's Jenee 29 weeks preggy, April 26, 2010. We were on the way to work and finally remembered to take the photo...


We are now seeing Dr. Chamberlain once every two weeks. So exciting!

Tummy Pictures

I realized today that I haven't posted a tummy picture for a while. There's a good reason for this. The short story is I have loaned my lenses to a friend who broke hers and needs to finish up her Photography class. I will take one with my iPhone and post it ASAP!

My Little Girl is Already Naughty

And I love it! Now is the time that Jenee has really been noticing that our little girl is kicking around a lot. Quite often Jenee will burst out with a "stop it badness," in response to the baby playing her own soccer game. My usual response is to quickly put my hand on her tummy and try feel her kicking and almost every time without fail she will stop kicking. So naughty...

Well last night I think I out smarted her. Jenee was resting on me after I rubbed her sore back and so I put my hands on her tummy. It didn't take long for the action to start, it was as if there was a football game going on. I could feel her huge kicks against her mommy, like mini earth quakes. Jenee tells me that it's even more impressive after she's had something sweet.

It's getting close now and I am getting increasingly excited. The more I think about it, the more excited I get. I think I have been secretly been looking forward to being a Dad for a long time. Can't wait!

To add to the excitement my Dad called me to tell me he's booked his ticket to come to be with us for the birth! Sadly Mum can't come because she's just had her left knee replacement and it would be too risky for her to travel just yet. Hopefully Nanna can come for Christmas? Sadly I don't think my sisters can make it either but they will get to meet Trixy when we come back for our next visit.

I Wish I'd Known Sooner

There are about 6-7 good bike shops in Gainesville, and to my supprise they sell many of the respected names in mountain bikes like Gary Fisher, Canondale, Trek and Specialized. I always wondered why stock so many mountain bikes whe there wasn't that many good places to ride nearby. Enter 'The Really Cool Bike Shop'. Jenee and I had sometime to kill and I asked if we could stop in just to have a look around. To my supprise this little shop was actually really well presented with lots of bikes and friendly knowledgable staff. I struck up a conversation with one staff member and eventually he asked me, 'So where do you ride?' To which I sadly answered that I haven't really done any single track because the nearest trail is a drive away and until recently I didn't haves means of getting my bike out there. His eyes lit up clearly in disbelief at something. It didn't take buta moment before he started sharing how there are more than 65 miles of maintained singletrack dirt trails within the Gainesville city limits, most within riding distance of my house. I could hardly believe it, all this time there were trails so close to me I could have been enjoying.
With a baby on the way, time is getting tighter but I plan on going out and enjoying them! Watch this space cause I have heard there are some great tracks to be ridden!

Nightmares at 30

I remember as a schoolboy my worst nightmare was as follows. I would wake up, do my morning routine, ride the bus to school, go to home class, and then in morning Chapel snap out of my haze and realize I am standing in front of 500 of my schoolmates with out my pants on. Ahhhh!

I am happy to report that I always made it to school with my pants on. But apparently I have new nightmares. It's been 13 years since I took my SACE high school exams, 10 years since I took a university exam, and yet apparently I am still haunted by their memory.

For example, last night I dreamed the I showed up completely unprepared for my Industrial Chemistry 4 final exam. Apparently I chose to ignore swotvac (a week of study vacation given to study for finals) and try wing my way through. I suspect most of you have little idea of what Industrial Chem involves but the massively overstuffed folders stored in my parents garage attest to the hours of work involved in problem solving and notes to read for each Semester's class. Needless to say, I woke up with my heart pumping. Another favorite is dreaming about the same lack of preparation for a Maths exam.

I think I need to go to sleep reminding myself that I have passed all my exams...

Happy Birthday Jenee

Yesterday was Jenee's Birthday! Happy 25th darling! You are one beautiful woman and everyday I get to wake up next to you I am reminded of how blessed I am. I can't wait for this next year, to meet our little girl and start this new chapter in our lives.

Todays belly pic is below! Trixie has been kicking around her Mommy's tummy a lot lately.

Happy Sombrero Birthday Jenee

Concerned Women for America

My cousin Rebekah works for the namesake of this post. It is a Christian organization who's background is "...the nation's largest public policy women's organization with a rich 30-year history of helping our members across the country bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy. There's a cultural battle raging across this country and CWA is on the frontline protecting those values through prayer and action."

Bek recently published an article combating a popular atheist movement called Atheist Agenda. I strongly recommend you read the article by clicking here.

"She's a soccer playa, she is, she IIISSSS..."

Yes that is a quote, Billy Madison of course....Now to the point of that quote :). Though the winter Olympics are over, apparently the Uterus Olympics have just begun! Our little Trixie (Apparently I need to make clear that we aren't actually naming her that but what a great nickname Aunty Heath!) has been kicking and pretty sure flipping all over the place! Though we haven't seen any protruding hands or feet yet, my stomach has changed shapes a few time I am pretty sure. The nurse warned us at our appointment that the Placenta (eewww I know) is at the top and we probably wont feel much for a bit. Monday, March 1st I kept feeling goofy feelings and didn't think much of it, then it dawned on me to push a little harder on my tummy and low and behold... CONTACT! I yelled for Nate and within minutes he felt it too. Well something has gotten into her because she is going nuts now. Pretty sure today she is doing somersaults because I feel like I am on the down hill part of a roller coaster every few minutes. She is a synchronized swimmer!

On another note, there is so much going on right now that we are just going non stop. Nate has proven to be quit the juggler as he deals with his preggo needy wife (trying not to be to bad), work, personal stuff, and getting ready for baby. Poor guy needs a vacation from life at this point! We will have to work on that for him. We have a crib set up and some clothes put together. I ordered our carseat which was REALLY exciting. Can't wait to get that.

We may just have to hook it up for the heck of it.

And don't think we wont! Here it is! I know pink is a bit ridiculous but Nate, the loving compromising husband he is, let me have it even though if we have a boy next I will have to figure out how to cover it. Hey I am pregnant leave me alone :) (Only have 4 months to take advantage of that!)

War Wounds

Last Friday at Crossfit I had to do a lot of rope climbing and this is the result of muscle fatigue. After the third round of 1 min wall ball, 1 min rope climb, 400m run my strength was gone and as I tried to control my descent down a 20ft / 5m climb I lost control and as a result received this lovely rope burn and two small blisters on my hands. The blisters I can deal with, but this rope burn is lovely, it breaks open, bleeds and stings like no-one's business in the shower...


I have to wonder, why am I paying for this? (Because I love it...)