py went for the second trimester scan last thursday and spent an hour laid out on the bed, whilst jellybean proceeded to move around like a mexican jumping bean. it is quite amazing to see all the detail they manage to pick up, especially seeing the face for the first time, although it does look a little alien-like due to it’s constant wriggling! i have now passed the 22 week mark and am still feeling pretty good, although a little tight around the middle. i was informed that Jellybean weighs about 490 grams, so we are getting bigger all the time. thankfully the movements are not yet brutal enough to hurt.

well it’s all news at the moment as 2007 shapes up to be a massive year for pyMac. today we put an offer in on a house and a little after 6pm we had our offer accepted. the offer is subject to completion of a building inspection that we will have conducted next week - but basically we have a house!! all very exciting for the three of us. it’s not a dream home, but a great little place for us to make our first family home and hopefully somewhere a few of you might get to visit over the next few years - there is plenty of room for guests ; ) at the moment we are due to settle on May 18th, updates to follow…

this coming wednesday py, Mac and the jellybean will all be off to watch/listen to ‘the pixies’. now strange as this may seem, this will be the first gig the great band has ever played in Australia as they never toured here before their break up. now they are back together and will be playing some V-festival shows in the land down under. but a lucky few in Melbourne will get to see them play their first show here as a warm up to the festivals - and we got tickets YAY!! we are very excited and will let you know how the great Frank Black and friends perform on the night.

it appears that our mighty Labour government may be turning the clock back. like the US the UK seems to believe that having and updating it’s nuclear arms is the best way to convince the rest of the known world that they shouldn’t have nuclear arms of their own - leading by example once again. if you care for the future - the world that hopefully some of our kids will grow happy in then please take the time to read around this issue and decide how you can help stop the latest in a line of political events that are selling the future down the drain. if you do not support the government’s views or action be sure to find a way to make your own and other’s voices heard. read more about the No-Bomb campaign here.