41 weeks 4 days

Come out already baby!!!!!!!

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The due date is here.  Now I wonder when this baby will decide to make his or her entrance?  I am certainly ready to do it so fingers crossed it happens soon.

Sneaky little bugger

Over the past few weeks we have had these mysterious cat food boxes showing up at our front gate.  No one could figure it out.  Then finally the other day....aha!
One of the girls who lives in the apartment below us came home for a quick stop and left the gate open since she would be leaving again soon.  A few minutes after she arrived I looked out into the backyard and there was Rex just sitting down to tuck into a full box of cat food.  We retrieved the box and growled at Rex and realized we had some serious neighbour relation issues to address.  The following day Pete went around to the neighbours directly in front of us and yes indeed they had had a few boxes of cat food gone missing.  The funny thing was that she was blaming her husband for not telling her that they needed more cat food and the time before that yelled at her kids for hiding the food.  Turns out that Rex was actually going INSIDE their house to get the food!  And they never even saw him do it.  Sneaky little bugger!

In other news, we have had a few culinary creations worth writing about in the past month.  Pete went out for a dive and came home with a crayfish that he wanted to showcase.  I was very impressed with what he came up with.  Herbed savoury crepes with a hint of lemon zest filled and rolled with mayonnaise, homegrown lettuce and morsels of perfectly cooked crayfish. 

I've been continuing on with my bread baking, making a loaf just about everyday now.  One day I switched it up from the usually brown or grain bread and made a brioche loaf.  It was divine especially with a slathering of butter and homemade quince jelly courtesy of my sister in law Anna.

Cocktail Cravings

As with my last pregnancy, by the time I've reached this point I am absolutely gagging for a cocktail.  I daydream about cocktail hour g and t's, refreshing unusual concoctions served in fancy glasses and cold sweet baileys on ice for dessert. 
Recently we splurged on a night out at Clooney Restaurant.  Pete started out the evening with one of their specialty cocktails, the Little Ladybird.  Sounds a bit feminine I know but it was incredibly delicious (I swear I only had one sip).  Belevedere pomarancza, dubonnet, campari, sugar syrup and citrus.  It was the bomb.  In our post dinner reflection I had another look online at their cocktail menu.  Yes, I know I am obsessed but I am not an alcoholic I promise.  This cocktail definitely caught my eye and I will be making it just as soon as this little one stops feeding off my placenta.

Lady In The Dark
Belvedere, lillet rouge, pomegranate molasses, fresh beetroot, grape juice.

Anyone want to join me for cocktails?

And don't you think Lillet is cute enough to be a baby girl name?

Prediction update

Since I was going on about the birthdate I might as well fill you all in on what sex we think the baby is.   Well, we have no clue at all and are probably even more in the dark after yesterday.  The doc said before he even did the scan that he could give us a clue as to what it might be so we thought 'ok, go ahead, what can he possibly tell us without even looking at a scan'.  70% of breech babies are girls.  Well then, it's most likely a girl knowing our track record and that statistic.  No, but wait...after the initial scan...twice the doctor referred to the baby as a boy.  First he dropped a 'he' in and then he called him 'little man'.  Both times he corrected himself quickly.  So where does that leave us?  Completely stumped.  I tried to find his 70% statistic online but couldn't find out much.  It will surely be a surprise!!!

Prediction

So now that we've got the baby flipped (which I will get to in a minute), I have a prediction about the baby's birth.  There will be a full moon on the 18th of April. I am due on the 15th according to my dates but the first scan showed EDD as April 19th.  Rita was born 5 days late and Gigi was 4 days late.  I think this baby might be here on the 18th.  Just a guess of course but that would suit me just fine. 
Back to the big flip.  If anyone has to go in for this external cephalic version, I hope you might be as lucky as me.  I think even the doctor was shocked at how little he had to do to get this baby to budge.  With one hand shoving the bum out of my pelvis and another hand behind the little one's head forcing it down, it was one movement and not even 30 seconds later that the baby moved into place head down.  Honestly it was so easy and quick, we were all a bit stunned.  Pete was sitting next to me holding my hand getting ready for me to squeeze away while they tormented my belly and alas there was no discomfort whatsoever.  Huge relief to say the least.
Now if I could stop waking up at 5 in the morning I would be a happy chappy.  Until then, here's hoping I can sneak a nap in while looking after 2 kids at home today!

Small Changes

We've been making a few small changes around the place in preparation for baby's arrival.  Got rid of the old bulky antique rocking chair that didn't quite suit our new, smaller and more modern house and replaced it with an Eames replica rocking chair.  Down in the laundry I had stashed away some cushions and one of them just happens to be a perfect match for the new rocker.  Loving it and hopefully it will make a nice seat for baby and I to spend many an hour rocking, feeding and bonding. 



The cluttered kitchen bench has been bothering me for ages and Pete and I had talked about putting in a new shelf to move some stuff off the counter.  Well, voila, a few weekends later and Pete has built the perfect little shelf easily reached by us shorties.  It tidies the corner up perfectly.