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I'm finally on the home straight! Less than 4 weeks to go and oh, so ready to meet my little girl! OK, now for a funny story....
I will make a suggestion to anyone who is pregnant or planning on having another baby, that if they decide to wax their legs at 36 weeks, make sure you pay a professional to do it!! You would think that would be fairly obvious to most, but I must have been having a pregnancy induced stupidity moment as I thought I would save some money and wax my own legs. Thank goodness there are no hidden cameras in my bathroom or I could have won funniest home videos with my contortions during this process! Here is the verbal run down!! Imagine putting a basketball up your shirt and then trying to bend forward to apply the wax - yes, very uncomfortable, but then I had to manouver to get to the backs of my legs and you can't exactly lean backwards much for the aforementioned basketball in place. I resorted to hoisting my leg up against a wall, so that the protruding basketball wouldn't get squished between me and my legs, rather in-elegantly sit to the side! For the record, my legs are smooth and silky now, I persevered until the task was completed!!
DH and I have been meaning to get the camera out and take some shots of my preggers belly, but it just doesn't ever seem to happen! When I had Ethan, we were going to do the same thing and I kept waiting until I got bigger, but Ethan suprised us and came 3 weeks early! Consequently, no preggers pictures of me for that pregnancy! Not very good for a scrapbooker! Anyhow, I was blog surfing and saw that Steph had got Kylie (otherwise known as Molly, she is our very talented card teacher at Scrapbook Station who has been taking classes in photography and setting herself up with some lovely equipment for that purpose!) to take some pictures for her and I thought they were lovely. I immediately rang Kylie and asked if she would mind taking some for me! Kylie was so lovely and arranged to come over the very next day (we didn't want to take any risks in making a date for the following week and then for me to go into labour early!!). We had some serious lighting issues, but Kylie worked around these and captured some beautiful shots.
I just love this shot. It is so dreamy. I had to go and pick the kids up from school and while I was gone, Kylie played around with it in iphoto and the results are amazing.
As you can see, Kylie has taken some lovely pictures and I am wrapped with the results. I still have quite a few that I want to play around in photoshop with before I share but I do feel inspired to create with some of these!
What is more amazing is that I don't mind the way I look in these pictures! It must be that pregnancy glow - or just make-up!!! LOL!!
For the record, Paul was a little put out by the fact that I didn't quite trust him to get around to taking some pictures, but he is still certain that he will do some for me (slightly more skin showing than these! LOL!) I will wait and see what comes first, the pictures or the baby!
One thing that I love right now is the number of people that ask me if this is my first baby!! Bless their lovely souls as it just warms the cockles of my heart!! Takes me back almost 10 years in age!! I also have to say I love seeing the gulp in their throat when I say with the biggest smile imaginable that no, this is my 4th!! Most then respond with a OH, you will be busy, or how old are your other children, but the ones that really give me a thrill are those that tell me I look too young to be having my 4th child, now they are the true gems of this world when it comes to making a woman feel young!
Gorgeous Pictures janine! I especially like the last one, such a lovely one of you. Glad you got them before she decided to make her arrival.
Posted by: Lydell Quin | June 29, 2007 at 05:17 PM
Hey Janine the photos are great tell Kylie that she has done a great job.You do look the picture of health must be that pregnancy glow.Good luck with the birth and i hope that all goes well with that little girl of yours.
Posted by: Kerry Murray | June 29, 2007 at 10:16 PM
WOW, your looking stunning babe!!! Beautiful photos! It was great to see you the other day too.
Enjoy thee last few precious weeks of your pregnancy!
NIc xxx
Posted by: Nic Wood | June 30, 2007 at 09:19 AM
Beautiful, beautiful photos Janine. I love the bottom head and shoulders shot - totally dramatic and stunning.
Posted by: kathie | June 30, 2007 at 10:01 AM
Janine these are all just stunning!!!...i esp love the b&w pic. Your Kylie has done a brilliant job......id love to take pics like that LOL
Not long now til your precious little bundle is here:)
Posted by: charmaine | June 30, 2007 at 06:21 PM
Beautiful Janine, Just Beautiful!!!!!
Posted by: louise | June 30, 2007 at 07:52 PM
Janine you look absolutely STUNNING!!! I love these photos and what a precious momento too. All the very best for the birth of your gorgeous little girl. Thinking of you x Janelle
Posted by: Janelle Wind | June 30, 2007 at 11:57 PM
Oh WOw janine they are Beautiful .... stunning and more beautiful
xo
jahnava
Posted by: jahnava | July 01, 2007 at 02:56 PM
Wow Janine those pics are stunning, Kylie has done a beautiful job. You are just glowing :-)
I had to LOL at your waxing incident, I tried to do the same thing at 41 weeks except it was my bikini line.......
Allie
Posted by: scrappinallie | July 02, 2007 at 09:55 PM
Oh Nine, you look just beautiful. So hard to believe that you only have three weeks to go. Such a lovely compact belly.
oh, the shirt... to gorgeous too!
Love you...
Posted by: Kymmie | July 03, 2007 at 11:19 AM
I took my profile off private!
Oooh can't wait to meet your baby!
Posted by: Kylie Carlsen | July 03, 2007 at 09:03 PM
Lovin your beautifgul pregnancy photo's! Wow only 4 weeks to go! Agh, she will be here before you know it :D
Posted by: Lisa Le-Ray | July 04, 2007 at 01:41 PM
Hey Janine....you are glowing thats for sure!
What a funny story. I remember trying to wax my own bikini line when i was nearly due...trust me..don't try that! lol.
Take care
Belinda
xxx
Posted by: Belinda Venables | July 04, 2007 at 02:12 PM
Wow, time has flown, I can't believe you've only got a few weeks to go!
The photos look stunning, you are positively glowing.
xMichelle
Posted by: Michelle Perry | July 05, 2007 at 01:14 PM
Hi Janine! You are looking simply glowing girl!! I hope the next couple of weeks go really well and before you know it your beautiful girl will be here! Lovin' your layouts in FK too!
Posted by: Chris | July 06, 2007 at 03:35 PM
These pictures are stunning!!! You look so beautiful and positively glowing Janine!!!! Glad to hear things are going well!!
hugs
Posted by: Michelle G | July 06, 2007 at 05:24 PM
Your pics are beautiful Janine! Can't wait to meet the new addition.
Posted by: Sally M | July 07, 2007 at 01:12 AM
Stunning photos Janine! Hope that all goes well with the impending arrival of your baby girl...it is a pretty good feeling to 'pop' out one of the opposite sex after more than one of the same :) I had more tears when I read your blog after reading your LO in FK...I'm a bit of a sooky la la when it comes to pregnancy, birth and babies! Tatum xx
Posted by: TatumW | July 08, 2007 at 10:41 PM
Wow girl, look how gorgeous you are, positiviely glowing.
Yay, not long to go now, gee, time goes faster the older I (notice I said I lol) get.
Posted by: Mel Diener | July 10, 2007 at 07:18 AM
I have no words for how beautiful these photos are! You are so incredibly lucky to have such great shots!!
Think of you and Wishing you all the best!
Love and hugs
Leonie
xoxo
Posted by: Leonie | July 10, 2007 at 12:16 PM
What gorgeous pictures......all the best. Not long to go!
Lou
Posted by: Lou | July 10, 2007 at 03:26 PM
Janine, you look just fabulous! What beautiful photos. I'm so glad you got around to taking them. Hope the time passes quickly for you, and you get to meet your sweet baby girl very soon.
Posted by: Katie Toland | July 11, 2007 at 02:46 PM
Absolutely stunning photos Janine. And just reading your news. Huge congrats. What an exciting time. Best wishes.
Posted by: Trina | August 02, 2007 at 04:09 AM