31 Weeks.

How far along? 31 Weeks.
Maternity Clothes? Thank God for tights, Jean Tights, Loose long tops this week. Especially Trakkies and all Husbands and brothers Jersey's. Ha! 
Stretch Marks? No new Stretch Marks.. Phew.
Sleep? Not to bad this week - although I did have a moment where I was in literal pain and woke up in tears because my back was so sore.. Argh! 
Best Moment this week? Setting up for my First Princess 'Isis' 3rd birthday this weekend & experiencing Staglands Farm, Upper Hutt for the first time. #FamilyTime. Very beautiful!
Miss Anything? Miss fitting into my zip up jeans, lol. Ha! 
Movement? Tons! She's was very active this week. Lots of random kicks here and there :)
Food Cravings? Again Spicy food - still can't get enough of Thai food! Not good, because after I eat it I usually get heartburn. Haha! #NoGood.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Not really, although not really feeling KFC that much anymore. Good thing! Ha!
Gender? Girl! 
Labour Signs? Thought I did because of the pain I felt this week, but again it was just my lower back - needed support! Thanks to my girl (Kiki) for providing me with a Pregnancy Belt today. Haven't tried it yet, but hope it helps. #FingersCrossed.
Symptoms? Constant back pain and being short of breath this week. So annoying! Lol.
Belly Button in or out? Out :)
Happy or moody most of the time? This week, the only thing that kept me happy was knowing it was my babygirl's 3rd birthday, so despite being in pain and not feeling like doing much - that was the only reason keeping me on my feet this week. 
Looking forward to? Seeing Dr Schenk this week - Antenatal Clinic, to go through birthing plan as I had a Caesarean for my first bub! 

9 more Weeks.. 

Isis hugging bump - 31 Weeks.

xx

Isis turns 3.

My Eldest Princess turned 3 today. Another Milestone in ours and her life.

Indeed every birthday is special so this is how we celebrated her 3rd Year.

Isis: Egyptian Goddess of motherhood, magic and fertility.

3 years Later...

Party at School on Friday.

Princess Birthday Cake.

P.I.P.C Newtown Aoga Amata.

Finished School early.. Happy Girl.

Staglands, Upper Hutt.

First Time going on a Donkey Cart Ride.

Feeding the Animals.

Beautiful Peacock.

Aunty Loah and her friends. Ha! 

Isis Luafalealo Family.

Prisoners.

Loves Challenges this girl.

Uncle Sai and Daddy.

Lunch Time: Hungry guys. ha! 

Lucky Girl.

Trying to sneak up to the peacock so it doesn't run away. lol.

Icy's Uncles.

Last Stop for the day; Lyall bay beach for Icecream & Fish & Chips.

Home Time.

....TIRED!

It was a fantastic weekend for our little diva.

She's talkative, joyful and full of delight.

Thank you to all her Aunties & Uncles for her gifts and 

for endlessly supporting her in everything she does.

You are all her greatest role-models & we LOVE you all.

Isis knows all your names to, so that's a good sign. Lol.

For every mood she has - she has picked up from you. Ha!

Mommy and Daddy love you so much.

Happy 3rd Birthday Monkey.

xx

What I ate today..

9am:

Spaghetti & Cheese on toast, boiled eggs / Dilma Tea.

11am

Homemade Banana Cake & Apple / Bottle of Water.

2:30pm

2x Chicken Rolls with Cheddar Cheese / Coleslaw / Red Onion.

4:00pm

Digestive Biscuits dipped into Hot Chocolate.

6:30pm

Homemade Risotto with Spicy Sausages, Capsicum and Golden Rice.

Garnished with parsley.

Highlight of the day:

Mommy sorted out some of my baby clothes randomly and washed them.

Oh how I LOVE HER! #SoBlessed.

Made this Sausage Risotto for the first time and it

was a hit with the boys of the house. SCORE!

30 Weeks + 1.

With Love.

xx

Isis Godmother: Raylene Lolo

So I never believed in this theory, the one where it says every child

must have Godparents or people whom our kids go to if by

chance something terrible ever happened to us. 

But after thinking about it for the whole 9 months that I

was carrying my Princess Isis, I realized - well, if anything did 

ever happen to me or my husband, whom will I trust whole-heartedly to

take care of my Isis in this worst care scenario. Heaps of people came to

mind, my aunties, uncles, cousins - YES, every single one of my

family members would count as the next of kin in these situations, 

but for this 'Godparent' status, I opted to go with one of my best friends - Ray! 

Not because I know she will do a better job then my family, because 

equally they help me towards her upbringing, It's just

when I thought of the 'Godparents' I thought of 'Trust' and I've grown up

with this chick for so long - that she practically had my back in everything I've 

faced. So if I had to pick someone that very minute it was her! 

We went to the same college, I was part of her family as she was with us,

her dad called us crazy and we went through heaps of 'First's' together, Ha! 

13 years we've been tight and I just knew that she would take care of my girl as if she

was her own :) 

Now we have both grown up and have kids of our own. 1 year ago she gave

birth to my little samoan / maori nephew: 'Paxton Tafao Lees' whom she carried beautifully

even when it came to the delivery room - she was one 'Superwoman' when it came to 

Natural Birth. It was an Amazing experience being there to witness that for the first time! 

Ray & Pax.

So far, she's done a lot of unexpected things for Isis and me

and I'm very grateful for having her as one of my

closest girls and G.MA - ASLR.

This one's for you G.
If there was ever a girl I knew would fight for me if she
needed to - this was her, wouldn't want to make her mad! Ha!

Homegirl for Life.

xx

30 Weeks.

How far along? 29 Weeks + 6 Days / Every Sunday is a new week, She's the size of a Pineapple now! Woop.
Maternity Clothes? Haven't brought any Maternity clothes since carrying my 2nd bub. Although my sister-in-law in Melbourne surprised me with some lovely tops, think she was sick of me saying I looked like a Parachute with the Tops I was wearing. ha! (Thanks Kailah) 
Stretch Marks? Yes, unfortunately! Boo.
Sleep? Not to good this week, have been up 3x max in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom - very annoying! Usually have afternoon naps when possible and have been getting reasonable amounts of sleep in's, now that I've finished work! Bonus :)
Best Moment this week? Visiting my Midwife and knowing our Princess is growing fine. Hearing her healthy heartbeat and getting solutions to help cope with my back pain. Grrr.
Miss Anything? Being able to bend over.. it's very uncomfortable having to squat all the time! Ha! I guess I am officially at that uncomfortable stage where I feel big & heavy and out of breath all the time, so definitely looking forward to feeling 'normal' again :)
Movement? Heaps and Heaps especially when it's just us lying down chilling! Midwife says  she is lying across my tum, so hopefully on our next visit she will be in the head down position.
Food Cravings? Omg... Anything Spicy, So bad! Especially 'Thai' food. Craving that heaps lately.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope, Probably over-eating makes me feel queasy! Bad Habit! Haha.
Gender? Girl! 
Labour Signs? Nope.
Symptoms? Heartburn, Fatigue, Shortness of breath, doesn't help my lungs are all squashed up in there. Lol.
Belly Button in or out? Out :)
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy - but most of the time moody this week! Grrr! Beware! My poor Flatmates.. haha!
Looking forward to? Setting up my Princess cot again. Going through all her baby clothes. Being able to hear her heartbeat again at my next appointment. Hoping for another scan, dying to see her again, although they say the next time I will see baby is when I give birth, but hoping to pursue them to give me one! Ha! - Again since I suffer from EBS (Early-bird Syndrome) I have already packed my Maternity bag for baby. 2 months before due date. I will probably take it out and do it again! Ha! But for now, it's always good to be prepared :)

Maternity Bag: $30.00. 

(Wish I kept Isis bag - Grr)

Packed with Pink - Mostly with Isis's hand-me-downs.

(Thank God for Storage)

Some Essential's for baby if I have to stay in the hospital.

(Still need to buy Nappies)

Isis's going home bodysuit when she was born. 

I loved this. It fitted Isis perfectly and kept her snug on

our way home from the hospital.

Now it's time to pass on her to Little Sister :)

(Thank you Aunty Rocky & Vee Faletolu) 

With Love.

xx

July Holidays;

Just some of the things we did while it was the school holidays; Aunty Laumua is 

always with us most School Holidays so we try find fun things to do in this small city;

called Wellington.

Beautiful Wellington Beaches; Lyall Bay.

Loves to be independent; Little Miss.

She loves reading this book; She says my sister is in mommy's tummy and she looks like this.

Loves building things; Making her sister a house, so she says.

Then she knows she has to pack it away after.

Off  to the movies; Watch Ice Age 4.

Bus ride to town;

Chinese for lunch; Aunty Mua.

Popcorn; Mmmm.

Ice-block time; Mmmm.

Happy Days; At the Park.

Down the Slide;

Big girl.

Visited some new houses down the road; Up to us.. Ha! 

Back home; 

xx