Moving in!

We moved into our apartment today - a lot earlier than we thought which is fantastic!

I realised I haven't taken a lot of photos but will take more - important places are missing - like the view, our kitchen etc, but I will update next week with more photos, as well as after I decorate.

Our bags ready to move from the hotel to our apartment, which thankfully is only a 500 metre walk :-)

Miss Isabel quite excited to be in our new living room :-)

Looking back from the kitchen area to the kitchen table, and then to the dining table. A bit weird to have two tables in such close proximity but all good!!

The boys bathroom :-)

Keenan's bedroom - he has moved one of the single beds into Aidan's room. Keenan just needs a desk.

Aidan's room - he has now got a single bed and the futon in here (he wanted it!), and just needs a tallboy. ;-)

Shows the space we have looking from the large dining table to the living area.

Our bedroom - lots of space.

Our ensuite

Swimming pool in complex with Slide - a major draw card for the kids! They love it.

Little garden area near the pool with view over to the water. :-)

Isabel's bedroom - she has started decorating. She needs a bookcase to put all her treasures on so then her dressing table will double as a desk. We are also going to get a new rug for her floor. :)

We are loving the location of the apartment - so close to everything - only a few minutes to walk to Paragon Gurney Shopping Centre, and Gurney Plaza shopping centre. Will be so convenient when bub comes along and I just want to head out for a walk or need to grab a few things. :-)

28 Weeks!

Baby growth:
Baby Murray is now the size of a large eggplant! Measuring about 40 cm and weighs about 1kg..

Total weight gain/loss:
I weighed myself at the hotel the other day and I was still sitting at 12kg gain so hope I can maintain that. I have resisted buying new scales and am going to try to keep resisting! I would rather not know from now on.

Maternity clothes?
As previous - Yes!

Stretch marks?
As previous - Yes!

Sleep:
Like a log!

What I miss:
Nothing much at the moment.

Movement:
Lots of movement!

Exercise this week:
Lots of unpacking, putting together furniture and cleaning - feeling pretty exhausted!

Food cravings:
Just water really!

Have you started to show yet:
Most definitely - no disguising this pregnancy!

Gender:
Boy!

Questions or concerns this weeks:
Nothing! Obstetrician booked for 16 December, so looking forward to meeting him and discussing my options.

Baby Buys:
I just did a big Chemist Warehouse online order to be delivered with necessities - like Sudocream, Lansinoh etc - not terribly exciting!

I have set up the nursery which is exciting. We decided to do it in the corner of our bedroom :-) Photos below! I of course still need to buy a few things - cot mattress, change table mat, put up the mobile and buy a chest of drawers for bubs supplies. All in good time though!

Penang Fun

Ever since we arrived in Penang last Saturday we have been trying to get out of the hotel room and look around. This has mainly been to the shopping centres and to the different hawker markets, but I am sure we will venture further when we get our car and are all settled in.

Here are some pics of the children swimming at the G Pool. This is my favourite pool - so lovely and big and totally relaxing. Nothing better than having a cool drink and yummy snack prepared at the pool bar while watching the kids swim and enjoy themselves.

We also head out most days to different places in Gurney Plaza to eat lunch and it's a bit of a novelty, but we are very keen to get into our own place so we can just make sandwiches!

We have just found out we are moving into our apartment tomorrow - we are very excited! I can't wait to get everything set up! :-)

Flying to Penang :-) - Silk Air Business Class

I think we have ruined our children for any future travel - they will now expect Business Class!

We left Darwin at around 3am this morning to fly from Darwin - Singapore. The flight was great and we all enjoyed the extra room that Business Class affords. The kids thought it was all a novelty how much the flight attendants fuss over you - especially when you are a child sitting in Business Class. We were all given a snack, a tablet and snuggled down to rest. I slept the majority of the way as did Isabel, but I am pretty sure the three boys played with the gadgets and just soaked in all the luxury!

We then arrived in Singapore and went straight to our next gate. We had an hour to wait for our plane to Penang so we just sat around and waited. It was quite early (7am I think), so we were happy to relax. Once we boarded our plane to Penang we were fed some blueberry pancakes and before we knew it the flight was over and we were landing in Penang.

I don't know how we will cope now going back to Cattle class! :-)

We are now settled into our hotel - which is the G Hotel - and absolutely loving it! :) We are hoping to be in our apartment by the end of this week, so fingers crossed!

27 Weeks - Third Trimester!!!

Baby growth:
Baby Murray is now the size of a cauliflower! Measuring about 40 cm and weighs about 1kg..

My ribs are still quite painful. Thankfully no more cramps in the middle of the night in my calves! Since we are in the midst of moving I have had sore legs / butt but I think that is mainly from all the stretching and extra activity.

Total weight gain/loss:
Still at 12kg. I have just disposed of my scales as I can't take them to Penang.. so won't be weighing myself again until after bub arrives. I guess the Obstetrician might weigh me when I get to Penang and if he does then I will report in!

Maternity clothes?
As previous - Yes!

Stretch marks?
As previous - Yes!

Sleep:
Like a log!

What I miss:
Seriously craving smoked salmon and poached eggs right now - they were my go-to breakfast on weekends after my big runs... so hanging to have them again after bub arrives!

Movement:
Lots of movement!

Exercise this week:
Moving is exercise right? So lots!! Lots of packing, moving and organisign!

Food cravings:
As per my "What I miss" answer above - smoked salmon and poached eggs!

Have you started to show yet:
Most definitely - no disguising this pregnancy!

Gender:
Boy!

Questions or concerns this weeks:
Not really - haven't had too much time to think about bub this week! No doubt once we are settled in Penang I will be able to think more about it once I meet the Obstetrician.

Baby Buys:
Nothing - trying to be good and resist buying much more! We don't have much room in our luggage to take on the plane as we have them jam packed already. Once we are over there though I am sure the shopping will pick up!

26 Weeks!

Baby growth:
Baby Murray is now the size of a head of lettuce! Measuring about 38 cm and weighs about 1kg..

Symptoms:
I still have quite painful rib pain on my right hand side, and started getting dreaded cramps in my calves in the middle of the night... I was hoping I would avoid it this time around!

Total weight gain/loss:
Up to 12kg now!

Maternity clothes?
As previous - Yes!

Stretch marks?
As previous - Yes!

Sleep:
Sleeping ok with a lot of early morning wake ups to visit the toilet!

What I miss:
Sleeping on my stomach :-) Getting quite uncomfortable so am now on my side and back every night.

Movement:
Lots of movement - bub is a bit of a gymnast I think!

Exercise this week:
Nothing this week!

Food cravings:
Just craving lots of water!

Have you started to show yet:
Most definitely - no disguising this pregnancy!

Gender:
Boy!

Questions or concerns this weeks:
Just starting to think more about the labour, and really keen to get to Penang so I can sort out the obstetrician and hospital.

Baby Buys:
I bought some gorgeous 0000 clothes last weekend, and also received bug's mobile for above his bed in the mail. :-) Quite excited, and now just want to get settled into our new apartment in Penang and set up the nursery. I won't be able to do that until late December / early January, so still a fair while to go.

25 Weeks!

Baby growth:
Baby Murray is now the size of a cauliflower! Measuring about 33 cm and weighs about 660 grams..

Symptoms:
Quite painful rib pain on my right hand side - getting a bit worse over the last week. Apart from that still feeling pretty good.

Total weight gain/loss:
Still sitting around 10kg weight gain which I am happy with!

Maternity clothes?
As previous - Yes!

Stretch marks?
As previous - Yes! Coming up a bit more now but all good!

Sleep:
Sleeping ok with a lot of early morning wake ups to visit the toilet!

What I miss:
Been planning my fitness/running for next year and am really missing getting out early in the morning and running!

Movement:
Lots of kicking and poking about!

Exercise this week:
Nothing this week!

Food cravings:
Grapes - love them!

Have you started to show yet:
Yes! I look very pregnant - much further along than I am!

Gender:
Boy!

Questions or concerns this weeks:
Nothing!

Baby Buys:
Nothing for the baby in particular.

Last week was pretty busy I had my Gestational Tolerance Test which came back all ok - despite the immense amounts of chocolate I've been eating!

I also had my 24 week midwife appointment which is my last appointment with the medical staff here in Darwin. The midwife I saw was lovely, and we had a big talk about breastfeeding which I am hoping to do. She gave me quite a few syringes so that I can hand express before the baby is born and freeze them ready in case I have issues with my supply after bub arrives. I will be discussing this with the midwives in Penang to see if they will support this, as I have no idea how they do things over there!

We had our international removal collected yesterday, so our house is looking very bare. It was quite exciting though to get the first part of our move done and now we just have to wait a few weeks to move into our hotel then do the final part of the removal. We are hiring a skip and having a mass cull, and whatever we don't cull (mainly furniture) will be put into storage.