News

So at the beginning of my last post, I said that not a lot had been going on... which was only partially true.

It was true that at home here, not a lot has been going on that you can really SEE... but a lot has been going on that you can't see. Another new little person is being knit together in my womb! I'm 12 weeks pregnant now (heard its little heartbeat today!), and these last several weeks have been really hard work, just dragging myself through each day, not getting much done, and waiting for Alastair to get home from work. I feel like the morning sickness (which should really be called all-day sickness) is worse this time around, but it's probably just that I'm doing toddler stuff at the same time. Plus Annie has been teething, so my nights have been quite interrupted. However, now that we're at the end of the first trimester, things should start to look up - they did last time. So, Lord-willing, we will be welcoming our new baby in early/mid July next year. :)

In other news: finally, at nearly 16 months, Anthea is starting to experiment with taking her first steps. They are precious few and far between at the moment... I was hoping that she'd be walking by Christmas, because I've made her a little Christmas dress, and she would look so cute toddling around in it! She truly just gets cuter and cuter, her latest cuteness is when you say "smile", she crinkles up her eyes and nose and shows you all her teeth.

Christmas is coming soon! I love this time of the year, though this year has been a little harder, but that's okay, all for a good cause. :) The tree is up (with a playpen around it!) the Christmas cake and gingerbread are cooked and iced, the gifts are wrapped... it's all happening! We're staying with Mum and Dad Christmas Eve, then going to Alastair's family for lunch on Christmas Day. And Lachlan will be back on the 28th!