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Friday, 3 May 2013

Tomorrow will mark 22 weeks pregnant.
22 weeks having this life of a beautiful baby girl that Daniel & I created grow inside of me.
This has been such an experience.

Last Monday (22/4/2013) we had our 20 week ultrasound which brought us a lot of moments that we will cherish. Daniel got to hear bubs heartbeat for the first time and we were able to watch baby move around and see all the parts to her body.
This ultrasound was amazing. At this point Daniel & I had not felt any moment and it was very weird to have seen her moving around in my stomach but for me not to feel anything.
Later that night when we got home and I was relaxing on the couch - we felt the most amazing felt - BABY GIRL'S MOVEMENT!
Our little girl has been a very active one since last Monday and is probably going to be a rough tough one when she grows up. I can't wait to get bigger and lay on my back and see the foot and the hand press up into my stomach.

Daniel and I have been very blessed with having won a brand new cot from a FaceBook competition! It was wonderful all the support of family and friends - even those who we don't know come together to help us win this cot for our bubba!
We get to go pick our cot up tomorrow - baby shopping deprived me will be soooo tempted by all the other things that are in this Baby Wholesale Warehouse, considering leaving the purse at home to ensure I don't go overboard.

This past week I have just been feeling so out of it - I'm constantly tired and I'm away with the fairies most of the time. This morning wasn't a good run for me - woke up really light headed and under a big dizzy spell, only to get to work for it to be worse with having to throw up.
I don't know if I am maybe getting sick or if this is normal. I've been told I don't look well and I certainly don't feel all that great so might be coming down with something seems I'm also coughing and feeling hot.

Daniel & I had our midwife appointment on Wednesday night and she loaded us with brochures - which is a really good thing as it will help to understand why they do certain things and answer those questions we might have now and down the track.
We booked in for our Birthing Classes beginning end of july and going all throughout August one night a week so that should be good. Daniel asked the midwife if it was those breathing classes for labour but she advised us that it was only overseas that did that.

I haven't posted anymore belly progress photos yet so thought I'ld take one to share - I don't notice to much of a difference, still waiting to wake up and go Wow! There you are.
Daniel can tell I'm getting bigger and said that if I get any bigger we will have to have separate beds as I'm starting to be a bed hog - I think it's really the other way around though!!

And to see the real difference - here is a comparison of last photo I posted:

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Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Caroline's Skincare range is an Award-Winning Product range.
I have always lived with dry sensitive skin and eczema since I was little. Sometimes its good and sometimes it's bad. I react to a lot of things and soap, body washes etc have never been something I can walk into the shops and take any product of the shelf - it's a long hard look and read of all the ingredients placed into the washes.

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What's amazing about Caroline's Wash is that you can it's multifunctional - not only can you use this as a body wash all over but you can use this as shampoo in your hair or as a hand wash like myself. Whenever I felt an itch coming on I would give my hands a wash with Caroline's Wash.

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Vitamin E (naturally derived)
Wheat germ Oil

Colloidal Oatmeal

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Saturday, 27 April 2013

Are you a repeat offender of having oily skin on your face? I know I am... or should I say WAS!
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I use Pevonia's Mattifying Oily Skin Cream morning and night. In the morning after I have cleansed this is my makeup base and then I apply my foundation etc over the top.
This cream comes with this tiny little scoop spoon that allows you to scoop the cream out of the jar without having to use a finger - this is something beneficial to those who have long fingernails and don't want to get anything under them!

I definitely recommend this to anyone who has oily skin problems like I HAD.
I noticed results within the first few days of using this. This hydrates my skin like no other product EVER! Pevonia's Mattifying Oily Skin Cream controls my oily break outs all throughout the day - which is something very rare for me. I am so used to having this big oily T zone with my foundation towards the end of the day being half on and half off due to my oily skin but thanks to Pevonia's Mattifying Oily Skin Cream this is a thing of the past for me!

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Friday, 26 April 2013

ELEVEN AUSTRALIA was an amazing brand to come across my hands! When I got MIRACLE HAIR TREATMENT by ELEVEN AUSTRALIA I was just stunned at how everything I ever wanted in a hair product was bottled into one!!
I love that ELEVEN have stated true facts about their product and that what they actually say about their product does really take effect to your hair!!

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2. Control frizz and flyaways.
3. Moisturise.
4. Strengthen fragile hair.
5. Prevent split ends.
6. Detangle and create manageability.
7. Protect against heat styling.
8. Enhance natural body.
9. Repair dry damaged hair.
10. Protect hair colour with UVA and UVB filters.
11. Prevent chlorine and sun damage.

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MIRACLE HAIR TREATMENT is specifically formulated from high performance ingredients including Silk Amino Acids to condition the hair, antistatic agent, Quaternium-80 and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate to protect the hair against UV rays and sun damage.

I put this onto my wet hair straight after hair wash day and it's just such a relief on my hair, it's a gem to be able to brush through my hair tangle free, my hair looks shiner and you can just feel the benefits of the product.
It has this gorgeous coconut smell and if you are close to me you will know that I am coconut everything!!

For best use: Simply pump and apply to damp hair. Do not rinse out.