I can't quite believe it's been, ahem, yes that long since my last post. Here we are almost half way through November and it feels like it was Halloween only the other day. Time is flipping past me with much velocity these days.
We had Mark's parents staying with us for a week during the Halloween festivities and since then I've just been catching up on things, making a couple of Christmas presents and generally trying to relax as much as possible. I obviously can't be showing any Christmas presents right now because that would just give the game away.
I have another little project sizzling away on the backburner at the moment but can't really say anything about that right now either. hmmm.
what else is there to say?
Oh, I know! I only have 18 working days left until my maternity leave begins. Woohoo!!!
My official maternity start date is Christmas day (can you believe that it's only 6 weeks?!) but I have a few days holiday to take before then so I finish up on the 17th December. I can't wait. I mean I love my work but I'm beginning to find it a struggle getting there. Getting the train to work doesn't help but we've been there with the train situation already so I won't go there again. Suffice to say that I ended up sitting in the drivers cabin one morning because the train was so rammed full of people. I thought I was going to faint. Hot, sticky, condensation windows, confined space, motion - you get the picture. I honestly saw the seat and said "I need to sit. I'm going to pass out." I've been leaving early on one of the days I have to take the train to avoid the rush and bustle and sardine effect.
I've been getting a bit hormonal about my maternity wardrobe too. At the beginning I bought a whole load of new stuff and now it seems I'm just getting to big and it can't accomodate me anymore. I had a bit of a meltdown on saturday whilst getting ready and after I calmed down I vowed to find me some clothes that fit properly. Hard job. I looked and looked on saturday and found nothing. Out of around 20 shops I went to only one of those had maternity clothes. And a poor selection at that.
Breakthrough. I think I have found a solution in some new clothes from Isabella Oliver. I'm waiting for them to arrive so I'm not sure how they'll fit but I have high hopes. I will hopefully return with an excited post showing off my new attire as soon as they get here. They were a bit pricey but I kind of figured that you get what you pay for. Hence the reason my current wardrobe hasn't lasted the full pregnancy. I went for cheaper items initially thinking that hey, it's only for 9 months, I don't want to spend a fortune. And actually, I wish I'd found Isabella Oliver sooner than I did. I probably would have bought more than I have.
The good thing about these tops is that I think I'll be able to wear them for a while after the baby is born because of the way they have been designed. The wrap tops for example can be wrapped to suit your bump and the same with the the ruched tops they can be adjusted to sit underneath the bump so that you don't feel like your constantly pulling your top down (something I find myself doing a lot at the moment). I think they're very flattering aswell, fitting beautifully to accentuate the bump in a very elegant way. And not a black item in sight!
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