Twas the weekend before...

It's like that poem...'Twas the night before Christmas...but this is more like 'Twas the weekend before the delivery! Wow, getting so close to Baby NinJa's due date that it's scary how real this is starting to feel.

All my bags are packed and I think I've finished all my nesting stuff...put her clothes and nappies in the drawers, organised the nursery, put up the cot mobiles, organised the stuff she won't need straight away and packed away some of the stuff I won't need anytime soon...

I've tried to do as much housework as possible so that we don't have to worry about this and I've tried to finish reading "What to Expect When You're Expecting" so that we're all prepared so hopefully I'm ready. It's crazy how we're almost at delivery point...almost...almost...almost!

Am I excited? No...not yet. More anxious, nervous, worried...I guess its the whole fear of the unknown. Hopefully, all goes well and Baby NinJa comes out safe...I guess there's enough time to get excited when I get induced and when we know for sure that its time to have a baby. OMG, we're having a baby!!!

We're almost there...

Stuff! Baby NinJa

Boy oh boy oh boy!!! Did I get spoilt today! I got clothes and more clothes and lots more clothes! Onesies, bibs, tops...I also got a cool Christmas top!!! My first Christmas outfit! There was also all this other stuff like a baby book, photo frame, bath thermometer, food masher, cot mobiles, food warmer, wraps...so cool so cool so cool! I get pressies even before I'm born!

I'm so lucky...=D

Baby Shower

Ever since we told Nora that I was pregnant, she's been most eager to have a baby shower. She even knew how the invites would look like (which incidentally, turned out to be littl' red nappies that we made with felt and pinned together with littl' safety pins). And so we had a baby shower...and it went really well!

It was a small party, but just the right size me thinks for what the house could hold. Nora made yummy food (potentially a tad bit too much) with others bringing in odds and ends here and there...and hubby had to scoot off before the festivities began.

So what did we do? We were divided into 3 groups and started off doing blind taste testing of baby foods. Man, I can't believe we feed babies this pureed can/bottle stuff. It was yuck!!! No wonder babies end up throwing it on the floor!! Must learn how to make porridge...that would be waaaay nicer than any of this stuff!

Then we did celebrity babies...now I have no idea where Nora got all these baby photos (and I didn't know 99% of the babies' faces!) but one of my ex work colleagues, Em, was really good with this! I think everyone was amazed at her memory...and so her team scooped this one up!

And lastly, we played Pictionary with kids related stuff...there was some really hard things to guess in there (and our team seemed to pick most of them!)...so being so disadvantaged, obviously we didn't win. But it was all good fun. It was interesting watching some of the drawings that came out!!!

Then we opened pressies and there was a whole heap of stuff for baby NinJa!  She definitely got spoilt. Lucky baby...

An absolutely perfect afternoon spent with good friends, good food and good times. Thanks Nora!

Birthday: Baby NinJa

Mummy and Daddy took me for my final scan on Tuesday and the sonographer told Mummy that if I came between then and when we went to see the obstetrician on Friday, that I was in a good position. She also assumed that Mummy had her hospital bag packed...I know Mummy didn't but I was good and didn't say anything! But that's the first thing Mummy did when she went home...hehehe...

So on Friday, after having a look at the scan, the obstetrician told Mummy that he's booked her in to get me induced for the 21st of December. Unless I come early, I have a birthday!!! So everyone, get ready...in not too long to go, it'll be time for me to come out!!!

Woooooo hooooooo!!!

Surreal...

I can't believe how fast time flies. The last big thing at work was applying for maternity leave...now, I'm on mat leave already! Friday was my last day at work and it felt surreal...the only time I've had to leave work was to leave the country (or resign). Its never been a case of leaving work for family reasons...so it is a bit surreal that I won't be going to work on Monday due to an illness or holidays.

I was also surprised by the number of colleagues telling me that they'd miss me (and the amount of stuff I got as a going away present!). And by the head of the department coming to my going away drinks. It was an outer body experience, having people come up to wish me well and all the good wishes for a speedy delivery for baby NinJa.

So what do I have planned up until the 21st of December? I guess its time to do some nesting...and to kick it off, I have a whole lot of washing to do...I hope the washing machine's going to be able to handle this!!! And also to take up Allie's advice and get some rest...it really is getting to be quite tiring! But not long more to go now...not long at all...