The waiting game

It seems to have been weeks since i last updated my blog, during that time i have had a one year blogiversary too! Firstly a massive MASSIVE thankyou to all the lovely ladies who have sent/sending a bead for my birthing necklace. It means so much to have your positive energies with me knowing that i'm not alone and that you've all been there yourselves! Will post some lovely pics when its all threaded up!

And so to all things Autumny....pumpkin soup with plenty of quinoa ( good for iron you know!)
homegrown ( possibly picked a bit early) corn

and a little green hat to keep a little head warm. Hopefully this is the right size, i seem to have real issues with sizing . The first baby hat had to go to Sonny because it was a little too big , then the hat for Jamie ( because why has Sonny got a hat and he hasn't ?!) was WAY too big ( got a bit carried away increasing ) and is now a rather slouchy hat on Mummy. Jamie has now decided he doesn't want a hat after all, poor child probably dreads what he might end up with!

a little found friend for the boy who so loves wildlife and animals, and a lovely spot of geocaching with friends .

And what a specimen ! Autumn is most definately here......now when will that autumn baby make an entrance?

Where is the time going?

Im 35 weeks now ( 36 on Friday!) and it is going so quickly! Things that i planned to get done , serious nesting, sorting, decorating, creating stuff seems to be building up as my due date looms near. Physically i'm feeling good ( apart from bending over issues and restless legs ) and i finally seem to have hit that blooming bit, my skins never been so clear ( that makes up for the early months of looking distinctly grey!) I have however been a hormonal nightmare switching from perfectly calm and happy to furious harpy without a moments warning . Today has been a calm and happy one though so we'll ignore the horrible shouty woman and maybe she'll go away! I have been given the all clear for a hb , have been listening to some hypnobirthing cds lent to me by a lovely mama :-) reading up on ec , lent to me by another lovely mama :-) making some washable wipes and breastpads and generally attempting to get things done!

My babys little stash of belongings. Nearly all preloved or handmade and all fairly unisex at the minute (oooooooh girl or boy?) Everyone loves to have a guess and at the minute most people seem to be plumping for girl , perhaps because of this i have now decided i think babies a boy!

I'm so excited to meet our new little one , but am trying to treasure my last few weeks of being pregnant and appreciate how amazing it feels every time i feel a little foot or fist.

I'm hoping to make a birthing necklace to wear during labour , if anyone would like to send me a bead to thread onto it i would be honoured to include it! If you email me at charlotte.rhoades@gmail.com i'll send you my address.

And finally a rainbow wrap just crying out for a squishy baba to put in it.

New tidy dreads

Whilst we were away i had the chance to visit the lovely Abbi and Paul at Blue Bramble Dreads...and what miracle workers they are! Taking some rather messy looking locks and turning them into lovely tidy dreads , using nothing but a crochet hook!!

It took a fair few hours over a couple of evenings but it was actually really relaxing and sooo worth it!

before

after

You can find them by doing a search on facebook or if i have done it properly ( and you are on facebook i think ) you should be able to find them by clicking on the link!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Norwich/Blue-Bramble-Dreads/130652430286822?v=photos#!/pages/Norwich/Blue-Bramble-Dreads/130652430286822

Back again

We have returned from another jolly jaunt , in Norfolk this time. I had hoped to post lots of pics of what we got up to but am having a bit of a problem transferring them all , technology eh! ( Or perhaps it might be me at fault??!!)

It feels like the past six weeks have been a whirl of activity and business we have had birthdays, barbeques, holidays , a wedding , retirement do's , days out, appointments, learnt swimming ,snorkelling , oil pastels, felting, crochet, fimo, suduko, geo cacheing and much more besides and i've hardly shared any of it! Thats the trouble with being busy! Anyway things are suddenly going to be very quiet around here . Martin is going back to work and my little lovelies are going to school and i will have a lot of spare time on my hands for ooh about 7 weeks ! Anyway hopefully 7 weeks should just about give me time to sort out the house, garden , food , decorating, and lots and lots of sleeping ...and a spot of crochet !

latest pair of booties

On the way to the beach , with our new bottle holder...are you spotting a theme?

The beach at Hopton

wahoo!

Creations of the week

Cheating and just posting some pics while i get the chance , what a creative week we've had !

Holiday part two..

So here we have part two of our hols and what a sight to greet you after being delayed for over 10 hours at the airport..

ok so all is forgiven.

Not all views are quite as magnificent ( oh dear!)

The kids had a go at snorkelling ...and they were so good at it. Sonny in particular was a natural, he must get that from Martin , i just can't do it!! I feel like i'm breathing too fast and i panic that water might go in the end of my snorkel.

The beach was full of beautiful stones , that were collected by the cupful( we didn't have buckets!) and this rather nice one was made into a necklace that was promptly claimed by Sonny.

A teeny tiny gecko , have i ever mentioned that someone rather likes lizards ? Like the smallest dinosaur ever!

We really had a lovely time , it was so beautiful ( Corfu) and relaxing but i found it SOOO HOT! my favourite spot was in the shade under a tree. heaven.

Martin had a go at paragliding, much to Maya's horror, and returned in one piece declaring it an amazing experience.

Its such a shame that its such a long way a way. I really dislike flying, physically and ethically , at least we have some lovely memories and a pic or two to remind us of it even if we don't ever go again.

i love the rain because...

If it didn't rain we wouldn't get beautiful skys like this,

and upon our return from holiday we are greeted with a bounty like this, with plenty more still to come....

and ( actually nothing to do with the rain!) but look what i made !!!!!!!! Whilst on week2 of our hols, helped A LOT by my Mum i had another go at learning to crochet .

and i have so far made one tinky tiny baby bootee for the now 30 week ( cor where did that go?) baba, and a water bottle holder! I'm absolutely loving it, and can now make proper use of the awesome patterns on Ravelery! After i've made bottle holders for Jamie ....and Sonny... and Maya .....