Week 23

This week was spent recovering from a cold (while looking after Nick who had man flu!).. I am exhausted and even on my day off work I had to get up at 6am because laying down was blocking my nose and head up... Gross!!! Baby Girl has been little miss active this week and I am loving it. It still amazes me that another human is inside me! She has started to push out against my belly really hard and when I lay down Nick and I can feel the outline of her leg (or arm) or her head pushing out! It is a perfect reminder that in 120ish days will we be able to hold our baby girl, kiss her and cuddle her and smell that sweet smell that only newborns are capable of having!

Embracing the bump this week!! Still getting a few comments at work about not looking 'fat enough' to be 6 months pregnant but then yesterday a lady from work decided to randomly touch my belly.... I loved it!!! My first belly rub from a stranger!!! My bump has started to get a little in the way now.. I can't fit through as small gaps anymore and carrying boxes has become tricky since I used to use my stomach to hold it up too!!

What is the baby up to this week? She is over 1 pound now!!!!!! Amazing!!! And explains the heavy, large feeling I have! She is about 30cm from head to foot and her ear bones are fully formed (which means she can hear me singing in the car.. Poor girl). Her lungs are now developing for breathing and she is swallowing the amniotic fluid!

Maternity clothes? Just my jeans and a belly belt (aka a life saver)

Stretch marks? Nope! And lotioning daily!!

Sleep: sleeping is becoming tricky too... I am a stomach sleeper so I am making do with my modified side stomach position with the body pillow... But then baby girl decides that every hour on the hour is a great time to kick me as hard as possible that it makes me jump and I realise I need to go to the toilet.. EVERY HOUR!!!!

Best moment this week: We cleared out Baby T's room ready for painting this weekend and a surprise package on our front door from my Nan and her friend Shelly with the first of apparently many instalments of baby girl clothing!!!! Everything smells so clean and fresh!! And is so tiny!! 

 
Miss Anything? Iced coffee!!!

Movement: So much!! I was laying in bed last night with my belly against Nicks back and WHOMP she kicked him straight in the back.. And then again.. And again!!!!! They kicks are so strong now!! We read somewhere that she will start to respond to light soon so we made the room dark and shone a torch on my belly... And like clockwork she kicked me right where the light was... We turned the light off and then back on.. Se she kicked again!!!!! We have one smart strong cookie in there!!

Food cravings:  Apples and Iced coffee.. So I am settling for apples!!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Chicken..... Anything chicken-y!! And the smell of chips cooking... Uuughhhh!!!

Have you started to show yet: Definately a baby bump now!! We went to a market today and had a few women ask how far along I was while looking at my burgeoning belly!!

Gender prediction: no longer a prediction.... Sweet baby GIRL!!!!

Labor Signs: No!

Belly Button in or out? In and went and got a maternity belly ring!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy is an understatement!!! 

Looking forward to: painting our baby girls room and our midwife appointment next Wednesday to hear her heartbeat! 

Well that is all for this week! 

Love from us (all 3 of us) xxoo