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Week Thirty Six: Sunday 14th September 2008

Here I sit on Sunday night, preparing for my last week of work. It just doesn't seem real... I can't quite get my head around the fact this is the last time for a while I will be getting ready for the week of work ahead. And this is the strange bit... Part of me feels as though I am really going to miss it all. To be completely honest, I do love what I do, and I love the time I spend at work (even those bits that give me something groan about when I get home).

The great thing is however, I have spoken to many women who have recently returned to work from maternity leave, and each have said what a fantastic experience it was, to spend time at home with their baby, watching them grow and change almost everyday. Anyway, I’m sure I will be too tired to even think about what I might be missing at work!

As promised, here are the before and after photos from the transformation of the spare room into the nursery (music specially selected by Ash).


As the Eels have disappointed this year, we took the opportunity to try a new sport one for size - basketball, watching the inaugural game of the Sydney Spirit. Truth be told, our actual motivation for supporting the team, was Kym's return to the world of cheerleading, and all things considered, she was a lot more talented than the majority of the team. Here are some pics of Kym rocking the stadium, and Dylan doing his best to show an interest in a team other than the Eels. (Turns out we are not the best good luck charm for sporting teams, with the Spirit losing in a similar fashion to the Eels - just not good enough on the day).





For those of you interested, I am now the size of a house, and not sure there is a camera in the world with a wide enough lens to fit the whole of me in. I keep convincing myself that this is as big as I get, and yet somehow I wake up the next day almost bursting at the seams. Elwood is still happy to squirm around in there, and got quite excited with all the commotion of the game today. I’m hoping he / she is planning on sticking to our agreement, not coming into the world before I have finished work. Keep your fingers crossed for me…

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