Something to write.....

Not alot to report really, just thought it was about time I wrote something. My life is still full of nothing.....just hormonal tears (poor mum and Cameron who hear them all) and morning sickness/tiredness. Battling a cold also has not helped me feel any better lately. I feel as if I am at the bottom of a big black hole and cannot get out - but I know I will and the queasiness and tiredness will end.

Cameron laughed the other night more than he has laughed in a loooooooooong time.....I was bawling my eyes out (as we were talking about where I would have the baby - Dubai or Australia, and the implications of both of those choices) and he was laughing at me......well, it actually wasn't at me rather more at my question "Have I been having mood swings???" (Obviously that's a YES!)

On a more positive note, I am feeling quite confident now about the baby and that everything will be fine. We saw the Doctor last Saturday and all is going PERFECTLY!!! The baby has almost tripled in size since the last scan (photo 2 13 days ago) which bubs measured 11.9mm, where as 13 days later, bubs measured a WHOPPING 30.3mm (3.03cm, which is the size it is supposed to be). I am THRILLED to have lost 5kgs since falling pregnant, however I know it is inevitable that I will well and truly put more than that on!

My wonderful, caring and supportive husband is still continuing on kitchen duty and is doing such a FABULOUS job. He even makes sure there is enough leftovers for me to have lunch for the next day :) I would not cope nearly so well without him.

Please don't take my first paragraph comments as if I am depressed - I promise I'm not....just a little down and miserable (at times), most of which I blame this rotton cold and morning sickness for.

Today is an overcast, dreary and rainy day - it is nice sitting on my balcony (out of the rain) with the new outdoor setting Cameron bought me, sipping a nice warm cup of tea and reading a good book. Can't get much better than this :)

Happy (Belated) Birthday Dubby

YAY! David has Skype.....and I just spent over an hour talking to him. Very cool!

It was his birthday in October and I never posted him a Happy Birthday message (cause I figured he didn't have access and I was slack - we did try to ring him but he was out so we did leave him a message) but now that he has internet access and will see this post I thought I would leave him one now, so he knows we still love him.

Happy Birthday Dubby

Hope you had a FANTASTIC Day!

We were thinking of you :)

Love Kathryn and Cameron

xxx

Our weekend....

Friday was spent driving to Oman, with a beautiful lunch at the Hatta Fort Hotel on the way back. Oman is beautiful, more mountain ranges as opposed to desert. Absolutely breathtaking! The trip was a little challenging for Kathryn (who was not having the best day) but got better after lunch and a quick drive around Hatta was enough to vow and declare to go back to explore further.

Friday night we had tickets to go see Quidam (pronounced Key-darm) which was absolutely spectacular. Well worth every cent. The lighting and music was incredible and the talent of the performers absolutely marvellous.

Saturday was spent 'bumming around', shopping and just generally relaxing.

This evening we are off to play a round of 9 holes of golf, with a couple of guys from Cameron's work (well, Cameron will play, I will just be a spectator) so that should be good.

Not alot else happening, I still have good days and bad days, but am coping okay, and looking forward to my trip home. Next Saturday is another Doctors appointment followed by a 3d ultrasound the following week at Welcare Al Garhoud Hospital. We can't wait to see our baby in more detail on the ultrasound machine! Hopefully we will get some more photos to publish on the blog soon.

Stay Tuned!!!

Baby's Ultrasound Pictures

These are the first 2 ultrasound photos that we have of our baby....nicknamed Bubs!

Baby not visable here, just the sac that bubs is in. The sac is the black blob on the right.

This time the sac is on the left and is blackish/grey (surrounded by white)....bubs is the grey blob within the sac.

Baby News

A little history first.... Christmas Day was spent talking to family and friends in Australia telling them that there was to be an addition to the clan in 2007 - i.e. Kathryn is pregnant. All in all, an interesting experience. We hadn't known for long and it had taken a little time for us to get used to the idea and the changes were already underway. Kathryn had started the all-day morning sickness routine and Cameron was now on kitchen-duty. We'd seen the doctor a few weeks earlier and all was looking okay. So, moving on two weeks and we've been back to the doctor's today and got to see another ultrasound (including seeing the heart beating away - less than the size of a pin-head, badoomp, badoomp, badoomp.....) - amazing! Kathryn's suffering with the morning sickness and hoping that it all finishes at the end of the first trimester (4 weeks time). Another thing we learnt today is that the concept of 'Antenatal classes' is foreign here (traditionally, the husband isn't allowed in the labour ward - but this is dependant upon the hospital, so we've got a little shopping around to do). So, everything is well - mum and bubs are doing fine and dad is 'in da house!'. To all our family, friends and colleagues around the world who have given their best wishes, love and support - thank you from the three of us.

New Year Photos

For New Years we decided to venture down to Jumeirah Beach (near the Burj AL Arab) to see the light show and fireworks spectacular. Here are a couple of photos I took.....

It only took us an hour and 40 minutes to get home (usually a 15-20 minute trip)....30 minutes to get out of carpark (we were lucky not to bog the car as the carpark was quite soft sand) and an hour and 10 minutes to get te rest of the way. After a few phone calls and messages we got to bed just after 2am......

Until next year!