An Explanation On My Absence...

OK, OK, I know it looked like for a while there in July that I was going to get back into blogging and keep back into the swing of things with keeping this updated, however that wasn't to be...

Today I was reading one of my favourite blogs, A Cup Of Jo, which I have followed for years (it's probably the first blog I ever read), and found out that there was a 25% off sale on Shopbop.com - off everything! Not bad at all. Only a code needed, 'FAMILY25', and it lasts until Thursday US time/Friday Australian time. I decided that since there was such a good discount I was going to purchase this bag:

Kate Spade Stevie Baby Bag, black/cream stripe, down to $318USD.

Hang on a second..."baby bag?" I hear you ask. That's right - a BABY bag. Turns out the reason why I've been absent is because I'm pregnant! I've been throwing up non-stop the past 10 weeks. It's barrels of fun. I wound up in hospital a few weeks ago to get rehydrated (three bags of fluid, thanks) as I have hyperemesis garvadium (HG) (same as what Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge has), so it hasn't been fun at all. I've lost 8kg since becoming pregnant, which any other time I'd rejoice about. I am ridiculously tired and go to bed and actually go to sleep at 8 P.M. each night. I've had more days off work due to throwing up over the past couple of months than I think I've had the rest of my career combined. Apparently sufferers of HG tend to stay sick for longer - most women settle around 12 weeks, while HG sufferers settle around 16-20, if at all. I'm currently at 14 weeks, so hopefully things are on the improve soon enough.

Anyway, enough whinging. It's all very exciting, even though it doesn't quite seem real. The baby is due in April and we get to find out whether it's a boy or girl in late November, which I can't wait for! And now I have this baby bag's arrival to look forward to, yay! I was choosing between a few bags but in the end I decided to go with this one which was the one I really wanted only because it was over $100 off.

So that's that! What have you been up to the past couple of months? Any exciting news your way? Did you pick up anything exciting at the Shopbop sale?