I thought it would be fun to have a final record of life with a tiny handbag. I’ve been hunting for the perfect big bag to use as a combination nappy bag/hand bag but they are all either hideous or expensive (or both). Then this super cute bag which I have been admiring forever was on super marked-down sale at Mod Cloth ♥ It arrived yesterday and I think it will be perfect, especially with the addition of the cute changing mat I ordered from here.

• Pencil box with nice pencils and pens, so I don’t have to use the yucky ones at work
• Kate Spade reading glasses
• Frankie 2012 journal (best diary ever!). I love that this year it has a little pocket in the back for keeping things~
• Pregnancy record- it has all my antenatal care information & forms, plus some printouts from our ultrasounds
• Hello Kitty purse which was a gift from my sister-in-law. I love how it looks like an envelope!
• Pouch with various things like a comb, my work keys & fob, painkillers, and a big roll of antacid tablets for my heartburn
• Car keys! I’ve been downgraded to the non central-locking key since B. drives more than I do. Now I have to open the car using a key like a sucker…
• Plain lip balm and Strawberry Coconut vegan lip gloss by Pure Gaisha
• Sunglasses
• Bunny bag from Marble Sud (free gift with a Mori Girl magazine)

It will be interesting to see what my after-baby handbag will look like. I’ll be sure to post a comparison!

See my previous ‘in my bag’ post here.

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It’s hard to believe that I only have about two weeks until the start of my third trimester. Time is flying! I’m loving this stage of pregnancy. Finally I’m a have a noticeable belly, even if it is a small one. Felix is very active, and kicks in response to our hands being on the bump. The other night he kicked me and I poked back and felt a little hand (or foot) flex against my finger. It was very surreal!

My favourite of all our recent baby purchases, some gorgeous handmade moccasins, made by Talia Christine.

Some days I am so excited to be a Mama and can’t wait to meet this baby boy. Other days I panic and hope he might come with an instruction manual. (I must admit, reading how many feeds and nappy changes a newborn needs was a little confronting…) We don’t have many friends with babies so we’re kinda newbies over here. Still, I think B. and I will do our best, and hopefully we will be fast learners ♥

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On the 7th of January, we celebrated our 10 year anniversary ♥ We had dinner at our favourite Italian restaurant, then shared some delicious gelati. It was a perfect little celebration.

I think we make a pretty good team~ And I can’t wait to see how things will be once we’ve added our newest family member this April!

I’m looking forward to another ten years… and many more ♥

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I love the start of a new year, it’s such a good time to be reflective, but also make lots of goals and plans for the future. It feels so nice to have the whole year ahead, full of possibilities~

I’ve been enjoying reading everyone’s year in review posts (if you’ve made one, please share!). 2011 was pretty good to us over here.

In January, I said hello to the new year with a big list of goals. I got promoted to my current job, IT librarian/systems administration, and we continued to settle in to our new house. I took some fun photos, and felt very inspired to create lots of pretty drawings.

In February, B. and I went on love date to the beautiful Mortlock wing of the State Library. I read lots of books, and did some more sketches.

In March I made a pretty chevron feathers artwork for our lounge room, we bought Edith, our Peugeot 206, our first ever ‘new’ car. We celebrated by taking her for a road trip to the hills.

In April, my mum, nanna, and I flew to Melbourne to visit my great aunt. I had a fun time showing my mum around one of my favourite cities. B. and I had lots of coffee dates, and I made a rainbow bookshelf.

In May, I worked on my 26 before 27 goals, and we said goodbye to Autumn with another little road trip.

In June, my photo was featured in the Frankie magazine newsletter! We went to an antique fair, I drew some pretty girls, and started to become addicted to Instagram.

In July, I decorated some photos, we went on lots of op-shop adventures, I drew a portrait for B.’s birthday, and inherited some pretty retro cameras.

In August, we went on a date to a fancy Italian restaurant, I shared five little facts about me, and looked forward to Spring.

In September, we found out that we were expecting our first baby ♥ With the excitement came horrible morning sickness, so I had a very quiet month that ended with my 27th birthday.

In October, I rested a lot and looked forward to the end of my first trimester. I listened to some records, and painted a portrait for Lo’s blog.

In November, we decorated our house for Halloween, my morning sickness finally went away at 16 weeks and we saw Bebe’s little face for the first time ♥ We ended the month by taking a very special trip to a new favourite beach.

In December, I finished a knitting project, and reached the halfway point of my pregnancy. We found out that our baby is a boy, and started to get very excited about having a son! We put up our Christmas tree. B. surprised me with a pink iPhone, and we had a quiet but lovely holidays filled with lots of delicious food.

I’m so excited to see what this year will bring. It still hasn’t quite sunk in that we’re going to become parents in just over four months. Things will be very different! But we can’t wait ♥ I don’t have many goals for this year, just a few little things:

• Keep going to yoga classes
• Try to be organised and tidy around the house
• Stop worrying about little things
• Enjoy the rest of my pregnancy and have a positive birth experience
• Have some love dates with B. here and there
• Work hard at being a great Mama to baby Felix~

I hope everyone has a magical 2012!

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It’s funny that even though we had a fairly low-key Christmas, we’ve still been super busy. I’ve finally emerged from my food coma after all of my festive eating, and we’ve spent the past few days tidying the house and taking care of errands. Tomorrow I’m hoping for a day of rest before I go back to work, and then I might start making a list of my goals for 2012.

1) Wrapped gifts- I love brown paper!, 2) Mince pies, so delicious, 3) B. surprised me with a Haighs pudding truffle :9, 4) My vegetarian Christmas lunch- lots of salad, veggie burgers, cold rolls and so many olives, 5) Early (hehe) Christmas gift for Felix from B.’s mum, aww, 6) Basket full of newborn clothes after we stocked up at the Boxing Day sales ♥

I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season!

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