Sydney's Hottest Day on Record.

I didn't dare venture outside to check if this is correct.

 Thank goodness the a/c was installed yesterday!

This car will be taken out for a spin as soon as it becomes somewhat bearable outside.

(Pregnant) Women's Wear Daily.

I mentioned before how much I hate maternity wear. It's mostly because:
a) it's so hard to find petite sizes, it's as if short, skinny women don't fall pregnant. Although nobody can call me skinny at the moment.

b) they are mostly casual looking shirts or cargo pants/shorts/skirts. It's as if pregnant people must all dress like they don't care what they look to the rest of the world. On the subject of cargo wear, I just don't get it. Why would anyone need that many pockets? Two, nay, one should suffice. That's what bags are for people. I just don't get the whole concept of 'dressing for comfort' (a euphemism for dressing sloppily).  When I look sloppy I feel uncomfortable.

c) there are lots of stylish maternity clothes but they're not what I consider affordable. I mean, on a cost per wear basis I just don't think I'm willing to spend that much. And then again they mostly don't fit me right anyway.

I really want  Betty Draper's maternity wardrobe. She is my pregnancy idol. Sure she smoked and drank alcohol throughout her pregnancy and even had a one night stand but she looked good doing all of it. I am joking, of course.

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My family have (Have or has? Is it a collective or singular noun? Whatever.) returned from their holiday and brought back a heap of maternity outfits for me. Yay! Here's my haul:

I can see myself wearing the first two even if I wasn't pregnant. The shift dress is a bit big and I'll need to get it altered.

I love the one with the green belt. 

Here I am wearing the green with brown polka dots. It looks better with a belt.

I now own 3 pairs of shorts. I didn't really want shorts but at least they look tailored and great for running around Bubby at the park.

I'm not really sure how to wear the blouse. I usually wear blouses tucked into pants or skirts but this has bat wing arms. The maxi dress is actually not a maternity dress but it should fit. Bubby obviously thinks that it will look better with cars on it.

I'm quite pleased. The next 6 months is starting to look less bleak fashion-wise.

I Hate the Heat.

It was an awfully hot day yesterday. We stayed at the in-laws place all day because they have a/c and we don't (which is going to be rectified ASAP). We arrived home around 7.30 pm and Bubby was already sound asleep in the car and didn't even wake up when I brought him in the house. By that time it was still incredibly hot in the bedrooms upstairs - I'm guessing no less than 35 degrees probably closer to 40. It was definitely not humanly possible to sleep in the bedrooms so we camped out in the front room downstairs, the only liveable part of the house.

This was Bubby around 8 pm last night. He was quite good only waking up once just after midnight and went back to sleep after a brief bum patting. I woke up at 4am and panicked when I couldn't see him on the couch in the dark. I thought he had gotten himself wedged in between the couch and the cushions. He was ok. I found him fast asleep on the floor. He must have rolled off but didn't even wake up. Luckily I put those cushions on the floor.

I wish I could say I slept soundly too but I was so uncomfortable, I didn't sleep much at all. Thank goodness today is a cool 22 degrees around here. That's 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. Saturday is going to be another shocker although not as bad as yesterday. I can't wait for the a/c.

Stay Safe Sydney.

Not looking forward to today's weather. It's cool outside so you wouldn't think that there will be a heatwave. I can barely stand 30 degrees let alone 43 degrees. In some areas it will be 'catastrophic' which I didn't realise was an actual fire danger rating, I thought people were just being a bit melodramatic.

Our backyard is a lush bush of gum trees so hopefully we'll be okay. Our area is only rated 'extreme'.

It's probably all too late to clean out the gutters now.

Maybe we should leave the sprinklers on all day directed at the house. Ah well, what's the point when the neighbours have a stockpile of firewood nestled in between their gum trees.

A Low Key Christmas.

Christmas this year was very low key not that we've ever had an elaborate Christmas but with my entire family overseas we only had half a Christmas with the in-laws. That didn't stop Bubby from getting lots of presents from his parents.

These are just some of his presents. I couldn't be bothered to wrap the rest of them and a lot of them I just wrapped together. He still hasn't opened all of his presents. Notice how the tree is bald at toddler height? I found a stash of Christmas tree baubles on the stairs. Not a great place to put them.

Bubby received a rocking horse from his grandparents. He calls it Cow.

Christmas lunch was roast pumpkin and potatoes, roast lamb, cauliflower and broccoli with bechamel sauce and of course Christmas pudding. Bubby even had his own place at the table.

What I wore. I hate most maternity clothes with a passion. This is not a maternity dress and it's also in my usual size. I'm amazed at how well it can hide my bump considering I already look like I'm 6 months pregnant.

I love these sandals I bought very cheaply form Kuala Lumpur four years ago. They still look as good as new.

Hubby got an original (not the popularised version) custom made Cambridge satchel. I want one too. A smaller version. In baby pink. With my own initials.

What's Been Happening Lately.

Yay! A proper post, finally. The last month has been pretty busy at work, the usual excuse. Just when you thought that all the big jobs are finished and can finally enjoy the wind down to the Christmas holiday someone else comes up with a 'strategic plan' or 'initiative' that really has no bearing on the quality of work that is produced but keeps us busy and looks very good on paper. Must shake off leftover jadedness and focus on the fun stuff.

So what's been happening in the last couple of months that I've neglected the blog?

1. I pulled off my Gingham Style birthday party.

A bit hard to tell but hubby is also wearing gingham. After weeks of praying for warm weather so I can have a pool party it turned out to be quite a cool day. Nobody braved the unheated pool. It was stinking hot on the day of my early family Christmas party and I never wished for a hot day ever again.

2. My brother got married!

The happy couple. It was a beautiful and emotional wedding. Hubby and I enjoyed it more than our own.

They entrusted me with this for the day. We're really not the best people to mind marriage certificates seeing as we lost ours on our wedding day.

I was in charge of the cake. There were many beautiful photos taken of the day. This was not one of them. I point and click.

This is the bride's bouquet. It consisted of lots and lots of mini pin wheels which the bride, groom and bride's daughter spent many months cutting and creating. They've been cutting since June! It turned out so well. This artistic shot was taken with my camera but obviously not by me.

Gorgeous details of the bridal gown. 

Something blue.

Pin wheel buttonierre.

3. I put on a lot of weight. 

I noticed on my birthday that my clothes have started to become a bit tight. In the leadup to my brother's wedding I had serious doubts if I was still going to be able to fit into the dress I bought in July which I blogged about here. On the day, I managed to just fit into it but it was poking me in several places and wished that I had just gone with option B which was the last photo I posted here.

4. I was going to change the blog's name.

I haven't had to do a 3 am feed for months so I thought it's time to embrace a new name. I've already even picked it and everything. Then I discovered that my 3 am feeding days are not over just yet.

5. I found out the reason for my weight gain (and incidentally my facial breakout I complained about here)

In case you haven't figured it out from the previous two points...

Coming to a hospital near me 30 June 2013. Bubby was born on the 1st of June. 

Surprised? Me too! When I discovered my pants and skirts were getting a bit tight I was reluctant but resigned to start exercising. If it wasn't for a bottle of wine that my brother gave me for my birthday I wouldn't have peed on a stick and wouldn't have found out I was pregnant, well at least not until morning sickness kicked in at around 6 weeks. My first thought when I saw the two lines was 'Dammit, I should have just drank that wine first.' Anyway it will be another two years before I could drink again probably. For the first 5 weeks of this pregnancy I have eaten sushi just about every single day. And not just any sushi but the kind that is sold cheap at the end of the day just before the shop closes. A big no no. I was also on antibiotics that you're supposed to avoid during pregnancy. All's well though.The reactions from our parents when we announced this pregnancy was very different from say my dad's jumping up and fist pumping the air exclaiming "YES!" when we announced my first pregnancy. This time around we were met with "Oh no" and "You haven't even recovered from this one yet." Yeah, pretty much the same reactions we had.

So there you have it. 2013 should be pretty exciting or madness, depends on whether you're a bystander or having a baby with a 2 year old in tow.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! I have finally dug my way out of the pile of work I was buried under just in time for Christmas. I will be back with a proper post soon.