I am such a lucky girl!!! i was craving LAU LAu for months- and today was my lucky day.. a woman came into my work to register for weaving class and she was from Hawai'i and we got to talking and of course we were talking about food- and local food that we both missed and food you can make here. and she brought up LAU LAU --which i have be craving!!!!!
she has found a local source for luau leaves ( which are taro leaves) and made lau lau and had some in her freezer and brought me some!!!!!!!! how cool is that!!!!!!!!!!!!

- i was suppose to go swimming after work - but those lau lau were calling me - i ate one - ONOOOOOOoooooooo and i might share with hubby or maybe not- I think the baby likes it more than hubby anyway--

my nesting-maternal thing is really kicked into high gear now- because why else would i get excited about diapers- or nappies as they call them here in NZ ........
by the way other baby words that are different here are:
diapers=nappies
binky=dummy
crib=cot
nipple=teat
stroller=pram
baby = bub

anyway- I have found the coolest baby stuff supplier here in NZ, Aroha at Plush baby ..
I got my cloth nappies,-real nappies" covers and a bunch of organic baby toiletries- Eco products from her . I didn't put the toiletries in the pics - like shampoo- lavender - massage oil - and soaps... and then i went out grocery shopping and bought all those other things in the pic- sterlising tabs, breast pads, newborn diapers for the first week, baby wipes-- i feel much better and more prepared - though i have tons of time.

and lastly - the other pic of my Aby- he caught a little friend - bird and was playing with him -not hurting the little bird for hours- I am pretty sure the bird could fly away as it did a few times ( well not fly away totally - but flew around and landed again) and then Honey came along - and ripped the bird to shreds-very sad- but i wasn't going to touch the bird either way--

oops - i missed a week posting---
getting back to the work groove was harder than i thought!

yesterday some little boys knocked on the doors with strawberries for sale -all these for only $5.... my belly is 38.5 inches - not growing too fast... some days he is more active than others

some good news - i am getting another 3/d ultra sound on monday- the ultrasound place lost the images that they were suppose to burn on a CD-- so i am happy i get an another chance to see him!!!

i finished the cashmere- cotton baby blanket that i started ages ago, kind of anti- climatic because it took so long!!!

i also made some gifts for my best friend jonathan- to aid his knitting obsession - i wouldn't say what all I made and got him type because he might read this before his box gets to him - i only mailed it 5 days ago.. he is the one that i made the skull and cross bones knitting bag-- so this is a case for this circular needles- but i didn't like the stitching in one place on this - so i kept this one for myself and made another for him with black stitching .. ..

i am also excited for my secret pal to get her gift-- she is an incredible spinner - she has spun mass amounts with only a drop hand spindle and has recently bought a spining wheel.. one of the things i got her- was a bunch of washed and combed wool sliver for her to spin from a small farm in Wairarapa NZ that raise a breed called , "Gotland " and the cool thing was - not only the story about the farm and the people that own it - but a pic of the actual sheep that the sliver that she'll spin came from !! the wool is a really pretty grey-- i hope she likes it - i thought was soo cool.

we had a 3/d ultrasound yesterday...
it was different than i thought- it was only 10-15 minutes long and it wasn't 4/d - which is real time- - they took 2/d scans and captured the images and then switch to 3/d... baby was asleep and at first had his face completely smooshed into the placenta.. and looked really funny. i moved around a little and we got this picture--it's not bad, but it still looks a bit strange! that blob by his forehead is his placenta pillow!

12 weeks to go ...... i am trying to enjoy the journey and not concentrate too much right now on the arrival...

i have been sewing alot - today i'll finish the 10 zippered 24" x 26" cushions for the sofas and the curtain trim.. and if i'm lucky i 'll get to go for a walk or a swim.. my energy is really limited ...not sure what it is -- the weather has changed too-it's gotten really sunny and hot...

3 more days of "vacation" - i have to make it productive.