29 Week Pregnancy Update!

There really isn't a moment now that I'm not aware of my pregnancy. In weeks gone by I could go about my business and momentarily forget I'm pregnant, just going about my day with loads of energy. But now, the bump is big and the baby is moving around like crazy! Things that were once easy have become hard. Shaving my legs has to be done sitting down in the bath and I can no longer get to my toes to paint my toenails. Breathing has even become a big job... I'm starting to run out of room in my abdomen and if I laugh or lay down I often get shortness of breath. All this and I'm still loving being pregnant! For me it's a beautiful time of anticipation, excitement and wonderment. Don't get me wrong, I am nervous about labour and birth, the first few weeks of sleep deprivation and learning to look after our baby, but the excitement about meeting our little one by far overrides the nerves.

We had a little shopping trip this week and brought a few more bits and pieces for the baby. I am planning to breast feed but may go with a formula dream feed during the night or express some milk to give in a bottle so Mr P can help with the odd feed, so we brought a set of Dr Brown's bottles. We have been recommended these colic reducing bottles by friends and they have great reviews. We also brought a steriliser for the bottles and cleaning utensils, a padded nappy changing matt to go on top of the dresser in our bedroom, and a few more new born one pieces which were on my earlier wishlist post. We ordered a simple white moses basket and sheets from John Lewis and a Prince Lionheart white noise bear which we hope will help baby Paicey (and us!) get a good night sleep listening to sounds of the womb.

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was looking forward to starting pregnancy yoga. I've since been taking a class for the past 3 weeks and its really enjoyable. I sometimes don't feel like going as I'm getting tired around that time of the day but it is so good and refreshing once I am there. We do a lot of stretching, light yoga poses, breathing and pelvic floor exercises which will be beneficial during labour. The instructor is a gorgeous woman who has a lot of energy and loves to talk about pregnancy and babies. It may not be for everyone but we focus on our babies and send love and positive energy to them during the class, which I love. It feels wonderful to stretch out my body in a safe way for pregnancy and learning the breathing techniques feels empowering in the lead up to labour. Its also nice to be in a room full of other pregnant woman and have a chat afterwards about how they are feeling.

We have been undecided on whether we should move from our 2 bedroom house to a 3 bedroom once baby arrives as we like to have a spare room for family to stay when visiting from Australia. We think we have found the perfect solution as we love our little house and have renovated every single room in the 3 years we have lived here so are quite attached. So this week we had a few building companies come over and provide quotes to add another floor and create a master bedroom with ensuite and dressing area in our loft space. I think we are going to go with this option so it is quite exciting, however the 8 -10 week building time will not be quite as exciting!

On Friday Mr P, the bump and I ventured out for dinner on opening night of a new restaurant that opened up on the lovely Kingston river front. We were lucky enough to be invited to sample their delights free of charge and had the yummiest food and drinks. My mocktails were so divine I didn't even miss not having alcohol! Check out Busaba Eathai Here for their yummy menu and locations. I wore a pre pregnancy dress of mine that really revealed the bump which I was a little self conscious about at first, but we had lots of smiles and well wishes on our night out.

Next week I am off to the doctors to get a Whooping cough vaccination so wish me luck on that one. I can't believe i'll be 30 weeks next week! Have a great week x

Baby bump stepping out for dinner at 29 weeks.

Wish lists

I've started to think about decorating the babies nursery and I am so obsessed with grey and yellow at the moment. Im loving chevrons which are all over Pinterest but actually quite hard to track down in the UK. Mamas and Papas have some pink chevron patterned pieces in at the moment but not knowing baby Paicey's gender, we are sticking to neutral colours.

1.  I love these onesies! So cute and bold which is what I like so much about them. I definitely have enough white! They are on sale at Mamas and Papas for £16. Find these here. 

2.  Grey and white chevron curtains from Pottery Barn Kids in the US. I adore these. I was originally thinking of doing a feature wallpaper in this style but curtains will be super easy and give the same look to the room. The longest length are £55. Find these here.

3.  I've been told you can never have enough baby blankets and this little knitted blanket matches my current obsession perfectly. Its part of the Patternology range at Mamas and Papas for £21 on sale. Find this here.

4. Set of 4, 8 x 10 prints for baby Paiceys nursery! These are just what Ive been looking for. Im loving elephants and I already have the white frames ready to put these in. Available on Etsy for around £30.  Find these here.

My Maybe Baby Wishlist consists of a few products that I love by Stokke that I would love to have but are certainly not essentials. One of my favourite baby bloggers, Hannah Maggs has got me hooked on their products after her recent review of the Stokke Sleepi cot. See Hannah's review here. 

Stokke Sleepi Mini.  

Mr P and I drove to Chiswick this weekend so we could check out the Sleepi Mini and cot in person and we both love it. It is however, more pricey than a regular moses basket but it is oh so beautiful. Stokke have designed this so that it extends into a full size cot and cot bed so it grows as your baby does. You do have to buy additional conversion kits and mattresses for the extended versions. It is quite narrow which we love as we have a small space to put this in our bedroom which is where baby Paicey will be sleeping when he or she arrives. 

Find this here.

Stokke Steps and Baby Bouncer.

This is two products, one being a baby bouncer and the other a high chair. The beauty of the two products is that they combine together so that your baby can be up high with you. I can imagine when we are eating our dinner or cooking dinner it would be lovely to have our baby at our height and great for interacting. The high chair becomes an adjustable height kids dining chair, so it sees your child through the ages which is one of the beautiful things about Stokke products. Again, both are more pricey than other products on the market so we are undecided. Find these here.