Happy Birthday Zach!

Hello Ladies and Gents :)

It's been about 34 hours since little Zach was born. Crumbmum has ducked into the bathroom to have a shower and freshen up, so I thought I'd post the birth experience I had (as the cheer squad).

If we spin the clock back to about 11pm on Monday night we find Crumbdad and Crumbmum at home. Crumbdad was fluffing about on his computer reading some random website, and Crumbmum was in the bedroom, putting on a Miss Marple DVD she wanted to watch part of before going to sleep.

The countdown begins

With around 30 days to go (give or take) I thought I'd take some time to reflect on the last few months. I haven't written for a bit because, well, after buying everything, not a lot happened during the second and early into the third trimester. I thought I'd summarise though.

The big shopping list

Crikey! It never ends. I know I've been talking about what baby things to get for a few posts now, and I reckon I know why I've been focusing on it. The trouble and strife is 22 weeks now, and 'touch wood' everything is progressing pretty well. She and bump are doing fine, and I'm feeling a bit useless. So in an effort to make myself useful I'm focusing on the *cough* traditional male providing role. That is, making sure we've got all the bits n pieces needed. We've talked about it, and reckon it's a good idea to have it all together by the end of the second trimester so when lady waddle-a-lot is finding it harder to get about (it will be summer too) in the third trimester, and in case Gumby decided to put in an early surprise appearance - we'll be ready.

Dummy Recall

I thought I should share this article from the ABC.

It is a recall for 14 different brands of dummy by the NSW govt. Even though the recall is in one state, the brands are likely the same everywhere, so please check if you have a little one with a dummy.

"There can only be one!"

Yup, cheesy quote from a cheesy movie, but most people remember Highlander. If you cast your mind back, you may remember that when one immortal kills another (by chopping off their head) the immortal doing the killing absorbs the life force and power of the immortal being killed. According to the movie this process is called  "The quickening".

Still with me? Wondering how this relates to pregnancy? Read on...

Some very good news

My sister called yesterday. She's been trying unsuccessfully for some time to conceive via IVF. She's not been doing IVF just recently and noticed her tum growing. Given binge eating wasn't the likely cause, her husband prompted her to do a pregnancy test - which came back positive.

The next bit of the story isn't quite clear to me, but I think it went something like they then waited the customary 12 weeks before telling anyone, and then saw their IVF specialist who did an ultrasound and did some measurements. It turns out they are closer to 19 weeks than 12 weeks, and their baby is due only two weeks after ours. :)

So congrats sis!

Now you know roughly what you need, how do you decide on what to get?

This is hard - really hard. I've found shopping for a car easier than shopping for a pram. Then there are things like breast pumps. How does one select a vacuum cleaner for their partners fun bags? How do you look out for bargains, and where are the good reviews? I've been on the hunt and have found a few places to look and have some thoughts.