Bump Update

About time I posted an update I reckon. Bump is now getting huge! It always seems to be wonky these days too as Junior tries to get comfy in there. Here are some more bump photos from 29 weeks up to last week. Seeing them all together makes me realise how much it has grown over the last couple of months...

So, less than 3 weeks to do until my due date now. Could be any day! A friend who was due the week before me had her baby two weeks early so that made us realise we really did need to get sorted and pack a hospital bag etc! Bags are now by the door and the car seat base is fitted. The big day will probably be two weeks late now but at least we're as ready as we'll ever be. So excited!

For anyone who has popped over to my blog to find out about Storeyshop, as you will have gathered, I'm about to have my first baby so have closed my shops and put my scalpels away for a few months. I'll be back at the cutting mat early 2013 and look forward to hopefully working with you then! To see my work, here are a few links you can follow: Etsy card sales, Etsy 'About Me' page, Facebook, Twitter. You can also use the search box on the right hand side of this blog to search for wedding stationery or whatever else you are looking for. Thanks!

The Bump Abroad!

So we went on our last child-free holiday the other week. We had been planning to book something since our 12 week scan but things just kept cropping up and I'm glad they did now as I was still feeling really sick all the way to 19 weeks. When the sickness went away I was like a new woman. It made me realise how rubbish I had really been feeling and that I had started getting used to it. To feel well and have my energy back is amazing!

So we finally jetted off to Lanzarote when I was 24 weeks. A bigger bump than I was expecting to take on a flight and along to the beaches but it was perfect timing for us in the end. 'Twas lovely to get away, just the two (and a bit) of us and escape work, emails and moving hassles for a week. We even took Bump on a camel ride!

















Lanzarote was recommended to us by a few friends and was lovely. A nice balance of beaches but also cool places to explore. We hired a car which I really think is essential there if you want to make the most of the island. It was smaller than I'd expected and we nipped all around the place discovering lovely little coves and restaurants as well as exploring the volcanic scenery and caves. We also embraced a bit of culture including César Manrique's house and his other sculptural works around Lanzarote which were stunning.

My trusty Canon 1100D came along with us too and I made the most of having less of a beach holiday (lying on beaches isn't amazingly comfortable when you can't lie on your front or your back) and more of a sand-free exploring holiday, taking lots of snaps around the place. I'm ashamed to say I hardly got it out of the automatic settings but I am still learning and didn't want to miss out on capturing memories by having it set to the wrong F-stop or ISO setting. I have promised myself that I will find a course soon and learn how to use my new toy properly. Preferably in time for Junior's arrival (we'll see)!

Business (Almost) As Usual!

Broadband, oh how I love thee! I'm finally back online and getting the order list down a bit, too. Phew! Things are starting to get back to normal. Just a lot of unpacking and tidying to do. I've been so busy working that our new flat is still a complete mess. I'm waiting for the mum-to-be nesting instinct to kick in. Things will all be perfect and immaculate then, won't they?

Well, I promised some new baby bump photos so here's my 23-week-old bump from last week. Getting big now and I have had the first strangers asking when I'm due so it must look proper baby bump now, rather than just too much dinner! Yay!

Storeyshop Is Moving!

So the other big news, apart from Bump, is that Storeyshop is moving to Yorkshire! Goodbye quiet but lovely sticks of Northumberland and hello city living (sort of). We're off to Sheffield where Mr has a larger factory space he can build his Ibex vehicles in and where I can also have a studio (woo hoo!). We came up with the idea of moving to back to Mr's homeland (God's Country apparently) about this time last year so it's been a long time in the planning and we're excited to be finally getting going. We move in on Tuesday -our 2nd wedding anniversary!

We are letting our little house out and have found a cool flat in a old converted asylum. It's quite a bit smaller than where we are now though so some serious stuff-editing has been occurring! Yes, I'm a complete hoarder as if you wouldn't have guessed from my 30+ egg cup collection (they are all coming with us by the way).


So do say hello if you are in the Yorkshire area. I can't wait to explore the local art and design scene and find some vintage and craft fairs. Not to mention charity and junk shops to start 'gathering' again (see photo above of my latest charity shop purchase which I have managed to sneak in since the 'no more tat buying before we move' rule laid down by Mr). I'm looking forward to meeting some Mums and Mums-to-be, too so we have signed up for the local NCT course in July.

On that note, bump is coming along nicely! I'm 19 weeks today. Here's a couple of pics from 18 and 19 weeks...