30 weeks today and with only 2 months to go, time is flying! Now I understand when parents say how quickly their kids grow up – definitely a sign that I am aging when you start to identify with the strange things your folks used to say! But I must admit that I’m enjoying every moment of this pregnancy. I am feeling very well and still trying to fit my 1 road cycling and 2 spinning sessions in per week. Although my cycling pants are at their maximum stretch and my cycling tops have more than their fair share of filling, so I’m having to dig in the garage for some ‘fat’ cycling gear just to fit me! I got my first pregnant acknowledgement this week in spinning class. I was wondering how long it was going to take the instructor to say something, but after about 7 weeks of regularly attending his he probably realised that my tummy was only getting bigger and not smaller, and therefore couldn’t attribute it to down a beer belly! Strange how you don’t see any pregnant ladies at the gym, besides in the pool and then their bellies are mainly facing downwards to the floor! Well I’m flaunting my ever-growing belly around that place, with the tightest gym tops I can find ;-). I’m also happy to only have put on 5kgs in weight. Although the last 2 months are when the kilos really start to pile on, I’ve heard. So no more desserts for me until after she’s born (I remember saying this when I fell pregnant ha ha!).
We went for a gynae checkup this last week and got glowing reports of how healthy BC is. She weighs 1.2kgs currently and is facing head-down and ready for the oh-so natural birth that he mom is wishing to have. She is the most active little one ever, with kicking and punching happening at several intervals during the day which usually indicates that she’s hungry and mommy must hurry up and eat something! I love it – like mother like daughter!
Jaco and I recently flew up to JHB for our babyshower which my lovely friend, Angie, organised. We had a breakfast picnic in the park and invited all our friends, hubby’s, babies and all, to share the occasion with us. Ange spoilt us with a yummy cooked breakfast of scrambled egg, bacon, pork sausages and of course, all the healthy stuff like fruit salad, muffins, yoghurt and cake! We had such a lovely time catching up with everyone in such a chilled setting. It was great fun opening all our baby gifts and receiving advice from all the moms and dads who were eager to share their titbits of gold! Thanks to everyone for making the effort to be there!
So the big question on everyone’s lips, was how we were going to get all our gifts back down to Cape Town! Luckily our good friends Neil and Bron Timm stepped in with a big car and the Argus as an excuse to drive down to Cape Town – so we had our own private courier service! They arrived this last weekend, so there was much unpacking and nesting happening all over again. With the Argus drawing near, Jaco has been trying to fit in as much last minute training as possible (only HE can get fit in like 3 weeks!!). We were meant to race the mixed tandem category together but with me falling pregnant, he had to go on the hunt for a replacement tandem partner. Our cycling friend Sue stepped in, and they managed to fit in 2 rides together on the tandem before the big day. They had high hopes of finishing in the top 3 mixed tandems and were trying to find out who their competition was. So yesterday, I went down to the finish line to watch them come in. I must admit, however horrible it is to do a race ( I say “horrible” because I’m usually not fit enough or get dropped from the bunch all the time) I’d much rather be on my bike doing the race than watching from the sidelines. Suddenly the tandems started crossing the line but Jaco and Sue were no-where to be seen. My heart sank as I thought they must have had a puncture, but then in the distance I noticed Jaco’s pink Cancer Fighting Journey cycle top! They actually did end up winning the mixed tandem category and were 7th tandem overall. The tandems I had seen before them were the men’s tandem category. So an excellent result of 2hrs 52 and a podium position! I am so proud of my man! We are looking forward to attending the prize giving ceremony this morning in Camps Bay!
I’m very impressed with how he is getting involved with the baby even before she has been born. Usually dads find it quite hard to ‘bond’ with the baby and get used to the idea (besides all the paying for baby stuff), but he has taken to the idea like a duck in water. Every morning and evening before getting up or going to sleep, he leans over and puts his head on my tummy and starts speaking Afrikaans to her. She recognises his voice and starts kicking the side of his cheek lying on my stomach. It’s so cute! I have to laugh when he starts singing to her and making up the words to the songs. We are definitely going to have to polish up on our nursery rhymes! I’m hoping BC’s palace will be advancing in progress this week, when Jaco fetches her cot and compactum which we ordered several weeks ago. We have also ordered some wallart stickers as we cannot paint her room due to us renting. We thought it would be a great idea to have some words custom made from wood which we’ll put on her walls, reminding us of all the positive things we should be speaking into her life. So we have a carpenter making up the words of love, grace, honesty, integrity, gift etc etc. My gran has also offered to make up some cushion covers from Biggie Best fabric which I’ve bought and these will decorate the spare bed in her room. So I feel like a real old decorator and cannot wait to see it all done and dusted. We recently heard an interesting theory (and which we’ve tested in practice): generally the way one gives birth mirrors that of how your mother gave birth to you or your siblings. My parents were down in Cape Town recently and it was great to chat to my mom and find out what happened to her during my birth. I was surprised to learn that both my brother and I were 3 weeks early to the day! This means we should be expecting BC at the beginning of May as opposed to the end of May! I’m a bit worried about that as my next babyshower in Cape Town is planned for around that time. So let’s see if the theory turns out to be true….anyone willing to bet on it?
