Baby AND a new place, guess it's time to grow up!

Well, as you all know, our lives have been pretty chaotic these last couple of months. We moved into our new place the last weekend in July only a week after finding out I was pregnant! The baby was a big surprise but one that we have embraced. So far everything is going smoothly (minus a few sessions hugging the toilet and my clothes starting to not fit). We went to the doctor a week and a half ago and we were able to hear the heartbeat which was great! Kieran has been awesome about cleaning and taking care of me on the days where I just have enough energy to drag my butt out of bed and go to work. He is busy with the football season being in full swing as well so I am Lucky to have such a hard working hubby.

Our place has been a good fit for us so far. It needs a lot of work to get it where we want it to be and the ball really gets rolling next Monday when some workers come in and put in some electrical work, new lighting and a false ceiling (to cover up the nasty old one we have from back in the 1960's).Once that is finished we will paint the rooms and get started on the nursery. I took some photos of the inside of our place but I think they will look better once I can compare them to the "After" shots so I will hold off on posting them. I have put some pictures of the exterior of our building and the paint colors we have picked. It is hard to get a good feel for what they look like but we are trying to get the "beachy" feel happening since we are a block from the ocean and right on the lake. In one of the photos I am in a kayak since we rented kayaks by the lake where we live to go around in. Pretty cool. The only real work we have done to our place so far is some sanding back of doors and windows so they are ready to be painted when the time comes. You can sort of see where my baby bump is starting to form in that picture :)

My personal training class is done in 5 weeks and then I have no idea what I will do as I will be too pregnant to get a job at a gym. Probably just train some of my friends and then once the baby comes decide how much I will go back to work. I am meeting with my principal next week to discuss maternity leave options. I am sure I will only work part time so I can spend time with the baby and save money on daycare. Still have to get through the next 6 months before we worry too much about that. Anybody want to move here and be alive in nanny? haha
Well, I will do MUCH better with photos and things as we progress. Keep in touch and if you have good baby name suggestions r house renovation tips let us know!

The Houses come to Sydney

Hey everyone! I have thought about writing an email home about 100 times in the last couple of weeks but have been so busy with my parents here that I have never actually gotten around to it - lame I know but the truth. We have been having lots of fun. Not much of a school "break" for me, but great to have people to show around and play with :) Since I have a day to myself I figured I could do an update to the ol' blog and put up some photos too. Here are some of the highlights:

• They came to my classroom for an Easter egg hunt during the first week they were here so they got to meet the kids in my class.
• LOTS of time in the city.
• They spent two nights at a hotel in the thick of it all taking in the Opera house, ferry rides, tour bus etc. I did the Wild life world with them as well as a tour of an area called the Rocks where the first convicts lived.
  
• Lots of good food and drinks of course too.
• Easter Sunday we did church and then the Manly home game (which they won!)
  Lunch with Kieran's family at a nice seafood restaurant in the Eastern Suburbs
• We had a bbq with some of our friends, including a few of the boys who were in the wedding.
• Hanging out and cruising the beaches and towns in our area


• Ocean world in Manly
• Learning to peel and eat raw prawns
• A day trip to the Blue Mountains and another one to Kieran's parents' house for lunch to meet the animals and visit the "farm".
  

Those are the main highlights so far. There have been a few days that were pretty low key but not many. No wonder I needed a nap today! I have been their personal tour guide :) The weather was good until Saturday night and now it has been chilly and rainy most of the time. It was 9 Celsius at the Blue Mountains yesterday ( about 42f!) so winter is here. A bit warmer in Sydney but things have really changed in the last week or so. They are going on a tour of an area called the Hunter Valley today which is where a lot of wineries are. I am staying home to do some things around here though.

Kieran and I are flying up to the Sunshine Coast for a wedding this weekend so I need a day off before then. Our friends Ben and Allie (whom some of you met at the wedding) are tying the know up there. After that I go back to school already! Man, time flies.

My personal training course starts on May 19 so I will be busy then. Kieran is good despite lots of set backs Manly have had. They are 2-4 so at least they have chalked up a few wins. I have a feeling it may be a long season however! Oh well. My parents now understand rugby league and have been religious followers of the Eagles. I think my dad will actually miss watching it on tv.

Alright well, I will write again soon.