Happy Friday Find!

I have a new sweet, squishy and oh so cute baby niece, Harper, who was born last Sunday. Of course I have had cuddles and kisses already and had a moment of cluckiness too.
Why is it once a new little bubby arrives you start to see so many gorgeous baby things you just want to buy...

Just like this adorable Bunting Elephant mobile by Empire Lane . It would be very lovely hanging above the change table or cot of a little person, don't you think?

Happy Friday xx

Surprise Baby Sprinkle!

A few weeks ago I was asked by my eldest niece if I could help her plan a surprise baby shower for her mum, my sister-in-law, Sarah. Of course I jumped at the chance to throw a party and away we went.
This bubby is number four for Sarah so we went with a Baby 'Sprinkle' rather than shower and tied in umbrellas, clouds, and rain drops in a pink, blue & white colour combo.
The invites and printables were custom made by the aways amazing Cake Ink. and were the perfect way to set the feel of the party for the guests.

Also in with the invites was a little note asking guests to bring a children's book as their gift for bubby as Sarah already has lots of the usual gifts that you would see at a baby shower... this was such a cute Pinterest inspired idea I just couldn't go past!

So onto the party day... I set up outside to enjoy the gorgeous Spring weather we have been having. Lots of Sarah's family are interstate so I asked one of her sisters if she would like to make a 'Sprinkle' banner to hang behind the table - a nice way for her to be involved in the day when she couldn't be here herself.

On the table for us to enjoy we had some yummy goodies made by My Cakepops, Her Macarons, and Party Cake By Leora all in pale pink and blues and the cupcake toppers by Leora matched the invites and printables exactly!! Everyone LOVED them! We also munched on mini sandwiches, fruit salad and pearl pink and blue Sixlets.

The cake pop stand from Tiny Tots Toy Hire worked beautifully sitting onto one of my cake stands with some pink and blue ribbon added for the baby cake pops!

I found the little umbrella stands from a seller HERE on etsy and they were perfect & super cute for displaying the macarons

Drinks were served in little baby bottles with paper straws from Occasion By Design and gave everyone a little giggle.

There was a nappy wreath I had made to greet guests as they arrived.

I found some white, pink and blue umbrella fabric and used it to make HEAPS of pink and blue bunting, a rag garland and a cushion cover for the mum-to-be's special chair for the party.

We played a few games of course. 1) Each guest was given a necklace (ribbon with a mini novelty dummy or rattle on it) as they arrived and were told they could't say baby, pregnant or mum and if they heard someone else say any of those words they were allowed to claim that persons necklace. 2) Waters breaking game - each guest was given a mini plastic cupie doll that had been frozen inside an ice cube. You were to suck and lick only - no biting - until your 'waters broke' and bubby was 'born'... this made for some funny photos

3) Pin the cloth nappy on the balloon baby without popping.

Everyone had lots of fun and laughs. It was lovely way to celebrate the impending arrival of another baby into our families!

It's a boy!!

Hooray - finally the day (or night) came for us to meet our new addition to the family!!

Harrison Ian was born on the 1st of March at 7:05am weighing 3.56kg (7.8 pound) and measuring 52cm!!

So by my little 'Guess what sex the baby is' poll 61% of you were right - a boy!! We have blue balloons, cards, clothes, toys, books and more everywhere from all our family and friends and daddy is very pleased to now have a boy in his family of girls!!



Thank you to everyone who has sent well wishes and congratulations to our family. We are home from hospital and doing really great getting ourselves into a bit of a routine.

Bubby Wish List Treasury!

With just one thing occupying my mind at the moment I couldn't help use bubby as inspiration for the treasury I was able to snag today - titled Due Any Day Now most of the items in this group are VERY high on the bubby wish list.... some items like the Monkey Wrap from Tida Bella Monkey and a similar outfit from Thula Thula have already reached my mail box after a little 'pre bub' shopping spree...


Click HERE to check out all the gorgeous newborn items in the treasury and if you get a chance feel free to leave a comment too!

Eeny Meeny Miny Mo.....

Remember those little songs you would sing as a child to choose a game or a play partner or even what sweet to eat first?

"Eenny meeney miney mo
Catch a tinker by his toe
If he wriggles let him go.
eenny, meeny, miney, mo"

That's about a good a guess as I have as to what I'm due to have in just 2 days!!! That's right - I'm due on the 18th of February...... but who knows when I'll pop! With my last bub I was 10 days overdue!! From the minute hubby and I found out we were expecting we wanted the sex of bub to be a surprise for both us and family and friends - a way to keep the arrival announcement even more fun and exciting! So to keep me from going stir crazy with all the waiting for the answer I thought why not have a bit of fun with it..... let's guess what I'm having!!

There are thousands and thousands of 'old wives tales' about how you can tell what the sex of your baby will be so I'll answer a few to help you with your guess: (WARNING - we are about to become good friends - LOL)


1) I am carrying the extra weight out front.
2) The hair on my legs is growing more quickly than before I got pregnant.
3) I refuse to eat the heel of a loaf of bread.
4) I didn't have morning sickness in my pregnancy.
5) When I hang a thread with my wedding ring over my belly the thread moves in circles.
6) I have been craving - cheese, beetroot, milk
7) Hubby and I have only settled on a girls name so far.....
8) The photo of me was taken this weekend just gone (15th of Feb)

Okay let the games begin..... on the sidebar you will find a voting box - all you have to do is click Boy or Girl to make your guess..... then as soon as I know I'll let you know!!

Feel free to ask me any questions about the pregnancy to help you with your guess if you wish - just leave a comment at the end of this post and I'll answer it with by also leaving a comment so everyone will see.

My growing family...

What a coincidence that today was the day my hubby, Matt and I went to the hospital meet our bubby through ultrasound - as we were leaving Matt realized that today 8 years ago he was at a different hospital meeting his first bubby in the flesh for the first time!!!

8 years old - wow, now that time has just disappeared!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS FLISS!!!


I think Felicity will enjoy her day starting by waking up at her mum's house and then ending with a birthday dinner with Grandma at Dad's house.
All week the postman has been delivering cards and packages from great grandparents. So when Felicity gets to our place this afternoon she'll have a mountain of things to unwrap and show off!!
We had one of our monthly volunteer meetings booked in for this weekend to catch up on where we are at with felicity's program and progress, the last one before Matt and I head to the States for another training course in Felicity's Autism program, but we decided to change it to a volunteer birthday party - Yay. The good fun just keeps coming for Flissa!


Oh and just to fill everyone in - the ultra sound went perfect. It showed ten fingers and toes on two arm and legs and everything in the right spot internally - the doctor asked if we wanted to know what sex the baby is and when we said no told us to look away while he checked bubby's bladder and tail bone. I then asked if he now knows what we are having and he said (with a grin) he had a pretty good idea!!! Rude hahahaha. I added some pics - not great they are photos of photos but better than nothing.

Profile of bub:


Bub's face: