05-3-2010 - 26 weeks

My mood while writing this blog: frustrated

Hey ladies! Wow, 26 weeks down, approximately 14 weeks to go! I have less than 100 days until my due date now, and I'm so close to starting the third trimester. It's crazy how fast this has gone, even though it's been feeling like it's been going really slowly.

I'm giving up on uploading weekly belly photos as I rarely get any feedback on them, I don't know whether it sounds selfish of me to expect feedback, but with the large number of people on this site, it would be nice to have at least one person comment on my weekly belly shots. I'm done doing it on Facebook now as well for the same reason. I'm still taking them for personal reference though, but that's all.

Anywho, onto more positive things, I have been enjoying little miss constantly kicking away and making my belly do funny things. And it would appear that she enjoys Placebo and Escape the Fate as she moved around a lot while those two bands played at the Soundwave Festival I went to on Monday. The gates opened at 11am, we got in line at around 10am, but I went to sit down at about 10,30am as I was getting a bit dehydrated as I forgot to take a drink into the line with me. So then I walked across the road into Subway to buy a drink, and nearly fainted while I waited to pay. Michael ended up getting to the gates but had to come to Subway instead of going in because he couldn't stay there and wait for me. I got my dad to pick me up around 11.30am, while Michael went back into the line. I got home, layed down with the airconditioner on for awhile, then stuffed myself with food and drank plenty of water, and headed back down around 3pm. First band I wanted to see (Placebo) didn't start until 4.15pm anyway so it wasn't too bad. I was fine after I got there full of food and well hydrated. I enjoyed myself, but probably won't go again next year, unless my favorite band are there, and even then I will go just for them - get there about 15-20 minutes before they start playing, and leave straight afterwards most likely, but we'll see how it goes.

We have had our pram/stroller, whatever you wanna call it, on layby for awhile, and we now have just over $30 until it's payed for and we can bring it home, so can't wait to pick it up next week! Then it's time to put the carseat on layby, or my best friend and her other half may be buying one for us, but we'll see how that goes. I'm going to start making up the invitations for my baby shower soon, I still don't know when I'm going to have it yet - I was aiming for the Sunday after the Easter weekend, but I might wait until May now as there's too many other things going on in April for me to have it any other weekend than the one I first thought of. I can't wait to start making them, I have stamps and am fully handmaking the invites, so I hope people appreciate them.

As I mentioned last week, I had my 3D/4D scan last Saturday and uploaded 6 3D images and 1 2D image - I finally have a nice profile shot of my little girl! And they checked her gender again - just to be sure - and we definately do have a little girl growing in my belly! Oh I tell you I am so much more in love with her after the scan, it was such an amazing experience, and I am so glad we have the entire 40 minute examination on DVD so I can watch it whenever I want, and can show her when she's old enough to understand. She was so active that day too! Wouldn't stay still long enough to get any fantastic shots, but we still got a lot of good shots - we have 44 images in total on CD.

I have been getting so frustrated with my friend's petty problems it's not even funny anymore! She's one of those people who over-react to EVERYTHING! And I mean, she over-reacts worse than us hormonal women, that's how bad it is! Her other half was pissed off with the fact she lied to him (won't go into what about, cos that wasn't the issue), and she reacted like the world was about to end, or like he died or something like that. It's doing my head in. I also feel like I'm only her friend when it's convenient for her, and I've just about had enough of it. I've told her how I feel, and what I think she needs to do (and that is to start treating her friends like they actually exist, like they mean something to her, show them that they mean just as much to her as her partner), so now it's just a waiting game. If she hasn't sorted herself out by the time my little girl is here, then she won't be one of my friend's that is 'aunty' to Sophie, she will merely be someone I know. I don't wanna sound selfish, but I'm sure asking a 'friend' to treat me like I actually exist all the time and not just when it suits her isn't too much to ask, is it?

Anywho, I should stop boring you all with my frustration, just wanted to get some of it off my chest. I hope you are all doing well. Take care ladies!