Goodyear Blimp

Hi there,

I'm 32 weeks' pregnant today and feeling enormous and heavy. Grumpy too. So tired. But I wanted to do this blog entry so that I could feel like I did something writing-related today. Looking after Sienna, sleeping all the time, doing housework and just getting through the day as a roly-poly baby-incubator takes its' toll, so it's nice to do something that's just for me.

We took the trip to Swan Hill at the weekend to see my folks. Stayed one night. Sienna woke up every couple of hours', to say 'Dad? Dad?' just to ensure he was still in the bed across from hers. I was there too but she didn't check for my presence! It was lovely to experience at least a bit of sunshine, which took the chill off enough for us to play at Riverside park and eat outside at Macca's while witnessing Sienna on the slides and in the tunnels. Sienna impressed her Nanny no end with her confidence and skills on the play equipment! She's got good sense when it comes to risk assessment, as she decided to bail on the spinning apple once the big kids scrambled into it. If only I'd been so smart when I was little. If only I'd been so coordinated, for that matter!

We discovered our Guardian Angel Horsies on the way home when we had to change an explosive nappy on the grass out in the country somewhere. Two horses came to see Sienna through her challenge, and entertained her until we were done. Then they quietly cantered (or is that just walked?) away... I think two horses should appear and just 'be' in times of need more often.
So I've written a few poems and short pieces about my lovely daughter, from before she was born and post-entering the world. I finally discovered a website that's just perfect for submitting these pieces: it's called http://www.parentingexpress.com/. They've agreed to publish two of my writings so far. I think the general consensus it that it seems less of an achievement to be published on a website, rather than a glossy magazine or a newspaper - but the fact that they took quite some time to get back to me, and are taking another passage of time to actually publish my work at least makes it feel like you have to have some modicum of talent to be published on that site! Besides, most of the stuff I've read on there is quality reading. I'm just happy to get my work out there either way; to have written something worthwhile that my daughter can hopefully read in the years to come, and gain a sense of just how much we adore her - to feel special that I took the time to get all poetic about her!

I don't know how this whole blogger thing really works yet, but I trust I'll enjoy figuring it out. A couple of my friends have blogs here at blogger, so I think it'll be worth linking up to them somehow. I'm sleepy. Good night.

Ooh, ooh! My poem is all up in lights at the site now! Check it out at:
http://www.parentingexpress.com/Stories/Poems/0087.htm
I feel slightly famous. I've had a long day - just humour me!

M x