Kicks!

Over the last week or so I've noticed little movements of baby, which has been amazing. But 2 nights ago I was in bed and suddenly baby was kicking/pushing so hard that it was quite uncomfortable...so i put my hand on my tummy. That's when I felt a big lump sticking out!! I got kenny to feel but a few seconds later baby moved and the lump disappeared. That made everything feel so very real...kenny reminded me that there's actually a little person in there! :) I can't believe i've felt such strong movements, even on the outside of my belly already, only 17 weeks and 1 day! Can't stop smiling at the thought of our little bambino.

P.s. 22 days til the scan and hopefully finding out boy or girl!!

Nesting

I keep going through these..."omg I have to tody and sort and cook and clean" stages. Then I go through a "omg I really can't be bothered moving off this sofa all day" stage. Think nesting may be setting in.

Yesterday made lovely camembert and spinach pasta with pesto bread for tea, made a HUGE pot of sweet potato and butternut squash soup which I've just finished blending and put in the fridge (need to freeze some). And now I've just put together a beef and ale stew in the slow cooker for tonight. However it looks like there'll be tons, so some of that will be frozen too!! Need to make some dumplings later, so excited, not had dumplings in years. Hope they turn out ok.

Now the kitchen is smelling amazing with the stew bubbling away and it's all cleaned and preened, I need to go clean and preen myself. I love bank holiday mondays. I could totally deal with looking after baby, doing a little cooking and cleaning between naps and feeding and nappy changing...wish stay at home mum was an option for me. And that's something I never thought i'd say. We'll have to see what happens further down the line. Maybe we'll win the lottery?

Update....

Not much to update, getting a right bump on the go now, but I'm still convinced it's just bloating and too much food! HOwever, it's getting solid, and not disappearing overnight...:D

Seems there's something in the water, lots of people are pregnant just now. It always happens in waves eh?

Treated myself to some nice expensive face wash and shower gel today...not like I'll be doing that forever! And haven't done it in a long time...Plus got myself some red henna hair dye as it's safe to use in pregnancy. Fingers crossed it looks ok, hopefully do it this weekend. Pics to follow as long as it doesn't come out orange! Henna can be a bit random....!!

Got my 16 wk midwide appointment on Sept 1st in the afternoon. Not sure what happens at that appointment? However I will be asking about antenatal classes. There's no info ANYWHERE online, and you're never given info about them. And apparently they book up quick and I don't want to have to pay £200 for NCT classes.

Also will be bringing up my back pains. I've always had dodgy hips/back and people keep freaking me out saying they ended up unable to walk and on crutches due to SPD...problems with their pelvis and hips etc. And mine have been playing up. I'm a little worried about that. My back seems fine now but any sudden movements or large strides and it pops and can be agony for days... :( hope there's no seriousness behind it.

20 wk scan on 22nd Sept....CAN'T WAIT! less than 4 weeks til we find out if it's a buby boy or girl :)

Ate a lovely meal of haggis, neeps and tatties tonight, and there's not even room for a mini milk lolly! That's how stuffed I am. :D happy!

Baby shopping

My mum and Douglas came to visit for the weekend and it was lovely. Besides the amazing roast dinner Douglas cooked for us, the baby shopping made the weekend even mre brilliant.

We ended up in MOthercare and Babies R Us. Ended up getting a travel system with all the accessories and an adorable electronic rocking chair.

Set them up last night which took a lot of time and 4 people to manage it!! But it was good fun and now I'm hopeing the 6 months flies by so I can actually use them!! Looks how cute this chair is.... :D thanks mum and Douglas. xxxxxxx

SCAN!!!!

Baby was sleeping and decided to wake up half way through the scan to have a big stretch and play with it's feet!! So cute. MAde it all so very real and exciting. Can't believe my first third of the pregnancy is finished. Crazy.

The drinking a pink of water an hour before the scan is not pleasant. Struggling to even look at water without running to the loo!! lol. But watching the screen knowing that little baby wriggling around is in my belly...was bizarre but so lovely.

Can't get over how clear the pictures are, could even see it's fingers in one of the pics.

The woman scanned other parts of the baby to see it's brain, heart, bladder and stomach (obv didn't get pics of those). BUt amazing to think it has everything already.

Can't wait for the next scan in 7 weeks to find out if it's a boy or girl.

Now everyone knows, so wierd phoning your nan and grandad to tell them they'll be great grandparents for the first time!! SO nice though, everyone's been lovely.

Happy times :) now just wish this persistent headache would go!!

:)