Summary of the last quarter

It’s been a while since I last wrote, but there are reasons for that. My latest adventure is a little more close-to-home: I’m pregnant! Woo hoo! So I’ve decided to detail the comings and goings of that from now, seeing as I’m not actually travelling anywhere in particular as a result. Once again, all entries are back-logged, but that’s got more to do with the cutting and pasting from the journal in my word processor than anything else. Photos will still be available from links on this site, complete with short commentaries. To summarise the last few months:

August 2007

Building work had finally started on the new house. Took a drive to Yanchep National Park. Realised I was pregnant. Chris went away to Melbourne for a bit while I alternately puked and curled up in a ball on the couch and slept for a couple of weeks. I got a job until the end of the year at a school near Chris’ work place and where we’re building the new house. Thought I miscarried. Took a drive down to Denmark to get away from it all for a bit.

September 2007

Continued bleeding throughout the first few weeks. Finally went to a GP to get tests done. Test results still indicated a viable embryo. Marg came back from Melbourne for a visit. Emma and I met her for tea at the Stage Door. The menu had changed and the food was not as good as it used to be. Not happy. Tammy went down south for a bit, so Chris and I drove down on one of our day trips to visit her in her caravan. It was nice.

October 2007

Chris went away again for a couple of weeks. I was, once again, sick as a dog, nauseous, tired, sleepy, and basically wasted the two weeks of the third term holiday just crying and sleeping. When Chris came back he was sick as a dog. And was supposed to go away on business again but didn’t because he was so ill.

November 2007

Went walking on the Bibbulmun again. Got ultrasound results back. Results were quite overwhelming. Could see her little bones and fingers and toes. Did another round on the Bibbulmun. Nothing different there. Nice bushes, lots of flies, same old same old. Was busy with wrapping up school stuff. Reports and the like. Felt her moving for the first time. Was pretty cool.

December 2007
Told parents about the pregnancy over the phone. Didn’t go down well at all. Andrew came to visit. Had another ultrasound. Was pretty amazing stuff. Saw her in 3D, but she looked like an alien. Found out she was a she. Picked out a name. Went home for Christmas. Had confrontation with mum about being pregnant but not married. Stayed at Eugene and Caroline’s. Hung out with the girls a lot. Chris arrived and we had a really, really nice Christmas eve dinner at Caroline’s. Parents boycotted Christmas eve dinner. Spent Christmas with Chris’ family. Rupert, Edna and Anthony joined in. Was good. Beginning to look and feel more pregnant. Chris and I took another one of our insane drives on Boxing day and ended up god only knows where. But had a good time. Check out photos. Celebrated Thomas and Aiden’s first birthday at David and Jane’s. Was good fun too. Starting to get really, clucky, especially since I’m hanging out with Dré a lot too. New Year’s Eve was spent having a nice Yum Cha, then Chris and I drove to the Yarra Valley Dam before heading back to Mt Eliza to sleep off the day. And slept right through the count down into the new year. Ah well. A good omen perhaps?