24 days old today . . .

He is perfect ... so soft and sweet. 

x

winter sun and a slow day . . .

 today we took things slow . . . 

slow play in the gorgeous winter sun ~ role playing pirates and sailors  ~ 

and

 slow nesting . . . washing soft baby blankets and making

 little lavender bags to keep baby clothes scented and fresh. 

i drank copious of amounts of fresh ginger and lemon tea ~ helping to sooth my sore throat. 

i am thankful for a long weekend  . . . and the pear and raspberry crumble i am about to pull out of the oven x

and we wait . . .

one month left  . . . just the three of us and my big belly.

anticipation and excitement is mounting as the three of us snuggle in bed morning and night 

counting down these last few weeks

 we wait for those strong kicks that tickle under my rib cage ~

we wait for your familiar little dance that makes us giggle ~

we watch and smile as your big brother kisses, cuddles and chats away to you almost all the time ~

 he loves you and includes you in everything that we do . . . 

we love you and patiently we will wait our sweet little one.

excited anticipation ...

10 weeks to go and slowly counting...lists are being written and tiny little white baby grows have been washed.

I am on the hunt for a vintage cupboard and waiting the arrival of some gorgeous fabrics...

This "baby button" as we fondly refer loves to wiggle and kick late into the night after snacking on lindt dark chocolate ... and seems to love the sweet taste of raspberries. With excited anticipation we talk and think about you daily.

ps. Tomorrow i have a dream afternoon planned with a very dear friend ... a friend who is just so special you want to hold her close always.

 We are heading to this to be inspired and swept away by the seriously talented and creative Pia...

Pia Jane Bijkerk one of the very first blogs i ever discovered and saved in my favourites bar. Yep from those links you can see ... a dream afternoon in the planning.

A little reminder ...

Today i had a little reminder of why i love this creative space so much ... we are still here. 

The bump has been growing and the time going so quickly now that i am at 25 weeks.
Our days have been taken up with moments of resting, creating, playing,
 collecting, nesting, baking, lemon tea drinking and quietly

savouring precious moments.

Thank you for the beautiful emails and kind comments ... we are safe and well x

I love ...

i just love weekends by the beach for Daddy's birthday

i love long swims in the pool while watching a little boys confidence grow 

i love boys gazing out to the surf

i love walks on the board walk to collect ice cold gelato

i love the calmness of being by the water 

i love blue skies 

i love my boys

i love those little butterfly kicks ... soft little kicks reminding me of loving times soon to be enjoyed x

..click..click..click..

...Smile...

 He loves to take photographs of his daddy, my big belly, birds, dinosaurs and himself {standing in front of the mirror} 

Towards the end of last week i felt the fuzziness lift and even got my motivation back for taking pictures...the second trimester is going to be full of sun filled moments with my beautiful boy

 he keeps telling me 

"I'm not your baby any more Mummy...i am a big boy"

That you are my darling one!

big and wise...and full of love, playful smiles, games, cuddles and ideas

...........you will always be my baby 

Community spirit and a smile...

The spirit of community is alive, overwhelming and simply amazing...i feel so proud and constantly moved by so much of what I am seeing right now in our home town.

One day before the devastating floods, we had news that made us smile!
Our little winter baby due in July is healthy and strong...we can't wait to hold you little one x