Just 10 weeks to go!!

That's right - I am now 30 weeks pregnant so I am starting to feel like I'm in the home straight although the end of March still seems a long way off. Last night Jon and I went to tour the hospital in Maple Grove where we will be having the baby. It only opened just before New Year and is just amazing. Compared to anything I've seen in the UK it is complete luxury :) Even the husbands get their own pull out couch with Tempurpedic mattress! There are flat screens in every room (in case you have the time or energy to watch "on demand" while you're in labour) and whirlpool tubs in every bathroom. They have 6 labour and delivery rooms and then 18 postpartum rooms where you go an hour or two after having the baby and it is normal to stay in the hospital for 48hrs. It all makes me look forward to the big event but I wish my friends and family in the UK could see it (the hospital that is, not the big event - ha ha!!).

In other news, I think we've settled back in at home now although Oliver is still taking long naps in the afternoon. I was pottering about in his room for 15 minutes yesterday afternoon before he finally woke up! Thankfully he has no trouble going back to sleep in the evening but he is waking up early in the morning and we hear him chatting, singing, kicking etc etc etc.

We've had a relatively quiet time since coming back but we've still got out and about. Last Wednesday we went to a new event at the Midtown Global Market. They are doing different activities for the kids every week and last week it was music which Oliver enjoyed. At the weekend Oliver's friend Bryce came over with his mum who very kindly made some curtains for the baby's room for me. We just need to get the pole put up and hang them but I'm very pleased with them. And yesterday we met some new friends at a play date at one of the British mum's houses.

Did I mention last time that Oliver's speech is coming on really well?? He is such a copy cat but does a really good job of trying to say things we do. I must try and get a video of him saying some things because it's really quite funny!! For instance, Lightning McQueen somehow comes out as "godego". I have no idea how this happened but anyone who didn't know Oliver well would wonder what on earth he was going on about!! And of course the inevitable embarrassing moments are starting to happen. One day last week we were out and Oliver says "mummy poo" as if it's the most normal thing in the world to say. Thanks son :))

This weekend is going to be quite exciting as Oliver starts swimming lessons again. Yes, I finally got him enrolled and classes start on Saturday morning - yey :)


Shaking his thing at the music morning!

Snuggled up under the blanket with bear

New PJs part 1 - very cute polar bear PJs from the Curry family (although Oliver is hiding the polar bear! When we put them on he said "bear, bear" and when we zipped up his sleeping bag he said "bye bye bear bear" - awwww :))

New PJs part 2 - Lightning McQueen PJs from Niki and Ellis. These are very special as they have Oliver's name on them as well. Of course this made him say "godego" about a million times.......