Photos

Here are two photos- we don't have many on our camera of the two of us! The first is at the lighthouse in Exmouth, the second at AQWA with Mom.
 
Have a good day!
 
Heather

Zebras in trees, and babies with brains

We have a lively flock of zebra finches around the house. They are tiny- the length of the palm of my hand- but super-quick and very curious! They enjoyed sitting on top of the bird netting over the veggies and watching us watch them.


The male zebra finch has orange cheeks.

This weeks random conversation with the class involved them overhearing me use the phrase 'baby brain." One of the girls said that "Baby doesn't have a brain yet." And I said, "It does, its just like a real baby, only littler." So they wanted to know how big the baby was, and I showed them with my hands. Then they wanted to know what baby did all day, and I said it mostly slept. I asked them what they thought the baby did when it wasn't asleep, and the suggestions included looking at my ribs, heart, and guts!

30 weeks down, 10 to go!

For your amusement... The first photo is at 29 weeks...

This next one is me at 30 weeks!

Okay, not really. This is me at 30 weeks:


Baby...

• is about 30 cm long, or nearly 16 inches from head to toes.
• is weighing in at 3 lbs (1.35 kilos) and is having a weight-growth spurt from now until birth
• is not laying across my stomach anymore, but seems to be at an angle (we'll have an ultrasound on Monday)
• seems to enjoy head-butting my bellybutton (I have no concept of what baby actually does in there)

and I...

• am tempted to scratch my belly like a monkey
• lose my ankles each afternoon I work (but then regain them when I get home)
• think the zebra print dress makes me look short
• just realized this week that we I'll be leaving for Carnarvon in 7-8 weeks to wait for the baby. In between then and now is 4 more weeks of work, travelling to Perth, Christmas, and a visit from Dave's sister and brother-in-law and their baby. Time suddenly feels short!
  

Dave...

• is training two new staff at work
• has been reading a book for Dads-to-be about what to expect the first weeks and months of the baby's life and is a source of really interesting facts
• gets to assemble a rocking chair soon
• gets kicked in the head a lot by baby while he's talking to the baby belly!
  
  
  
  
  

Big Bellies and Kids

Now that I look pregnant, and not merely pudgy, my students say the most interesting things. It seems to be the boys that ask the odd questions, the girls seem to be content with the idea. So, here's a few gems...
 
Conversation 1:

Boy: Do you have a baby in your tummy?
Me: Yes, but the baby won't be here until you are in year 1. (My usual answer)
Boy: Is it in your tummy right now?
Me: (Thinking, uh oh...). Yes...
Boy: Is it in your tummy when your tummy's big?
Me: Yes, when my tummy's big there is a baby in there... but not all ladies with big tummies have babies in there.
Boy: Oh (long pause). Are they just fat, then?
Me: Umm, yes, but we don't tell them that. It may hurt their feelings.
Boy: Okay. (Wanders off).

You have to love 5 year old bluntness. They tell it like it is.
 

Conversation 2:

Boy (a different one): Can I meet the baby?
Me: Yes, but when you're in year 1.
Boy: Did the doctor help the baby get in your tummy?
Me: A doctor kind of helped... go play.

I justified the doctor comment because Dave is a doctor. And I wasn't sure if this boy's parents did need medical intervention to get pregnant.
 

Conversation 3:

Boy (showing me the underside of a toy kangaroo, where the 'bits' are): Where does it come from?
Me: (Ummm...) What do you mean?
Boy: The words- where was it made?
Me (I read): "Made in China"

I hope this student doesn't think kangaroos come from China!