Thursday, June 04, 2009

3rd trimester blues

Well officially I have been in my 3rd trimester for a few weeks, but I am just now starting to feel it full on. My face is puffy, my ankles are swollen, I tire super easily and bending just keeps getting harder! I visited my midwife this morning and thankfully the swelling is just a bit of edema and nothing to be worried about.Blue and I had a long weekend away, probably our last one without a bubs. We went over to the west coast to Karamea. Luckily the sun was out and the weather was great while we were there. The first night we stayed at a backpackers about and hour south of Karamea called the old slaughterhouse. It was a charming place up the hill with ocean views, a comfy lounge, big warm log burner, and a nice kitchen. They make their own hydroelectric power on site so the fridge was small and the toaster was a stove top one! The owners were really nice and welcoming and we really enjoyed our stay.
Here are some of the Nikau palms that the area is known for:

3 comments:

Julie said...

My friend called her little girl Nikau after those gorgeous palms. Hope that you find time to put your feet up and get some rest, 3rd trimester defnitely takes it out of you hey! Loved your knitted items in the last post, that bonnet is sooo cute... X

ily said...

Hey Julie, Thanks! I've been putting my feet up as much as possible! ;-)

Ange said...

Oooh, Karamea - beautiful place!! Get your feet up as much as you can from now on ...