:: hello, halfway ::

Well, how about that... this pregnancy is halfway over! Human babies don't take long to cook, do they? I mean, 9 months isn't a lot. But before you all say, "Hey, that was fast!", don't forget that you only knew about it 8 weeks ago! ;) The 2nd half is going to drag like snail slime.

So I've been feeling all fine and dandy, which is great! I am a bit lightheaded for the first hour in the morning, but I pick up quick enough to start my 8am gym routine.

Baby is very active... kicking a lot throughout each day. Often after a meal and always when I lay down at night. It's so cute, I can't wait to meet the little person who's tapping away inside there. I know you're supposed to sing and talk to your baby bump, but I can't seem to do it without choking up. Especially if I use the word mummy, eg. "Hello, mummy can't wait to meet you!". That just cues the tears! Silly hormones...

I definitely have an element of "baby-brain" going on. Not very often, just the odd super-blonde moment that totally comes from nowhere. Like at work, when I went to put paperwork on the desk of someone who left months ago, or when I had to wipe down a mess and got the roll of plastic bags out to put on my hands instead of disposable gloves. So much fun.

This weekend we went away to the coast (Warrnambool) to use up a free motel voucher I've had kicking around for nearly a year. We spoilt ourselves a little and went to lots of new places. It's kind of ironic, that the last time we came to Warrnambool was also for a weekend, and it was nearly exactly a year ago... it was where we went to 'get away' after hearing that we wouldn't be parents this time around. I hadn't even had the operation yet. We just went.

And here we are, a year later. Same place but halfway along with a very healthy 'bun' in the oven.

God is good.

{squinted faces at the beach}

{at Port Fairy. And no, it wasn't as cold as Jase is making it look. He stripped to a t-shirt soon after}

{some really pretty buildings}

{an emu we spotted at Tower Hill}

{view from Tower Hill. an old volcano}

{a facinating house that was surrounded on 3 sides by a collosal hedge}

{the best steak I've ever had. totally worth the $40 (though we had a 50% off card). Eye fillet with bacon & mustard sauce}