24 weeks YAY! Am so happy to have reached the 'viability' stage! It seems so horrible because I have been so attached to this little man for so long that if something had happened a few weeks ago I would still want him acknowledged but it doesn't happen that way so often! So it's a bit of a breath of relief to make it here! Can't believe there is less than 16 weeks to go!
He is one crazy active baby lately! Like I'm not kidding - he doesn't stop! I notice periods throughout the day where he will be quiet but generally I'm wondering if he ever sleeps (please don't let this be a sign of things to come! haha)! BUT at the same time I complain if I can't feel him! Even as I type he is trying to kick me away from the desk!! haha
Um... symptoms.. well my tummy is definitely popping out now...it looks ENORMOUS to me but to people who don't know if I am or not still probably just think I have chunked up! haha But it is coming along! I've measure myself the last 2 weeks and only grow 1cm in the last week around the waist but lost 1cm everywhere else (hips, thighs, bust)! So I'm happy that I'm currently no growing other than where I am supposed to be! I have noticed one little stretch mark on my thigh (which given I haven't expanded there is odd) but tummy seems to be holding up! I lather myself in Palmer's skin therapy oil (or Bio oil) and cocoa butter moisturiser. I know you cant stop them from happening but if I can minimise!!
But yeah so walking now I can really feel the heaviness of my tummy (especially coz as I walk he tends to sit low). Umm... I;m back to being exhausted and tucked up in bed by 9pm every night! I'm sleeping at least 10hours a night! It's crazy! But I guess my body needs it!!
37 more work days to go! Very very happy about that! I think it's like 63 actual days til the end and 111 til my due date! Happy times!!!
Well I didn't realise it had been so long since my last post! Oops! I suppose I'm at a stage where here isn't a lot going on in regards to pregnancy,....not even in life really! Just plodding along I suppose!!
Little man is being so super active at the moment! I absolutely love it! He's just bounding around in there! It's very very visible from the outside now as well which is awesome! I'll quite often just lay on the couch or in bed with my top uncovering my tummy just watch or reading and watching! hehe Makes me laugh! I'm not sure when this kid sleeps at the moment! But i'm not complaining! Its the most amazing feeling and I really will miss it! Most kicks seems to come up near the belly button which makes me assume he is laying the right way - but in saying that during the day he still lays pretty low and I feel movement quite low down!
I've been getting what I would assume are Braxton Hicks too - which I've decided I've been getting for quite some time because sometimes my uterus is rock solid! It only lasts a few seconds but it can be quite uncomfy! Otherwise I'm just tired still... that hasn't seemed to go away (but it' still 10 X better than in the first trimester! that takes fatigue to a whole new level!) and the vivid dreams seems to be back! I'm putting it down to the fact that at the moment bubby is going through a growth/fat spurt so of course hormones are pumping round like crazy!!
OB appointment the Tuesday just gone, everything fine. Wondering if I should book in for another scan before I see him next. Peter is desperate to get another one but I'm thinking I want to hold off until 27/28 weeks as then bubby will have some fat on his little cheeks!! Blood pressure is fine! No idea about weight but I'm not particularly worried, there doens't seem to be extra fat on my tummy - it's popping but its hard as a rock so not worried about that! Though I've finally worked out that Im not so much worried about the weight gain - I can lose that but it's gaining it too fast which causes stretch marks! I'm scared of those damn stretchies! Especially coz you can't stop them!! So I can prevent them as much as possible by gaining weight at a reduced pace and not tearing the tissue! I also oil and moisturise my belly, boobs and thighs religiously!!! haha
Anyway.... not much else to report for now!!!
Well I just can't help grinning from ear to ear right now! Everything seems to be rolling in a positive direction..firstly Nani and GS are both pregnant - cautiously but still that BFP has been granted to them which is just the best news!! I wish them both the most amazing healthy journeys and can't wait to see them progress! I distinctly remember being 6/7 weeks along and the other girls hitting that elusive 12 weeks and marvelling and wondering how on earth people actually got to that point and here I am at almost 22 weeks and still amazes me every day that I am here - so whilst it seems like the impossible dream it really can become reality!
I always told myself I know you can't prevent a miscarriage if it's going to happen but I know the one thing I did do this time was listen 100% to my body! If it needed a day off work and if I needed to just lay like a lump I did it, I got over feeling lazy etc. because I was determined to give myself and this little guy a fighting chance! I still do it now - if I feel I need a day to rest I just do it!! Work at the end of the day is just work! They will get over it!!
Now other good news - GJ has reached the point Dr's call 'viability' so now if anything happens her lovely little bub will have a fighting chance of survival! I know how stressed she has been to reach this point and now she is here - and every passing day and week is one step closer!!! I'm so happy for her!!
It's amazing how it happens in bunches and I really really hope the next couple of weeks brings amazing news for Shel, Bubba, Rolz and Summa! I know we have had our differences in the past but we're all rooting for each other at the end of the day = the same reason we met in the first place!!
Will report back later...
Definitely on the downhill slope to the finish line now! :) So happy that we are edging closer and closer!
I was having a thought yesterday though that whilst I a terribly impatient about meeting this little guy and seeing what he looks like etc. I'll really miss havin him in my belly! I am loving the feeling of him moving and flipping aroun in there! It's this amazing little feeling that you can't help but smile whenever it is felt! Peter is starting to feel him a lot more too and last night was chasing him around my belly! It was as if he didn't want to be disturbed or was playing a game of chasy! It was very cute! I also had my first lopsided belly yesterday too! Was hilarious! I rolled from my side to my back and bubs was hiding up near my belly button and it was soooo lopsided and rock solid! Made me giggle! I was home alone but I didn't feel like I was alone as I knew baby Ashton was in there!!
I had been a bit worried as he had been pretty quiet but after 2 days of rest he seems to have perked up again! I know they start to sleep more at this point but I'll miss feeling him wriggling so much!!
So I had Wednesday as my normal day off work and didn't do too much and had a 2 hour nap then yesterday I couldn't lift my head off the pillow! I was a lump all day! Clearly I did not go into work and even today I am strggling! It's frustrating because I feel good but Ashton must be going through a growth spurt or something because I am being zapped completely of energy!! But he is my amazing little man and can have whatever he wants fom me!!
Off to Sydney for the weekend tonight with Peter,my sis- her family and meetin Mum, dad and my aunty and uncle up there! Hawks Vs Swans are playing up here and mum and dad arrived back from a cruise this morning so we all decided to head up to spend the weekend in sydney before they come home!! Should be good fun! I'm looking forward to it!!
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Well where to start....it has officially sunken in that we will have a little man in our lives come christmas and I am just so excited! I found out Friday night Big W had a baby sale on so needless to say first thing Saturday morning my sis and I headed off to the shops and bought some REALLY cute little outfits - tending just to stick to little onesies and singlet onesies at this stage as I figure that unless I go out somewhere being summer this litte man isn't going to be wearing much more than that! So bought that and some little weenie socks and just bits and pieces! Jac bought a few tihngs for me as well which was really lovely - it's nice that we can both get out fix of girl stuff (her little bub is only 4 weeks old) and boy stuff for Reggie (I really need to start getting used to saying Ashton otherwise this baby will actually be called Reggie! haha)
I orignally went because they had the baby gates that I love on sale for $50 when usually they are $90 (even on ebay they are $100)! Its a retractable one thats kind of like mesh rather than the swing gates so it's not in the way! I only need the one to stop him from moving between the kitchen and loungeroom depending on where I am! I know we won't need it for AT LEAST 12 months but I like to be prepared! haha They had sold out at this place so that was annoying! BUT we went to another Big w yesterday and found them! YAY and because I was with Peter we bought a few more things! hehe we're hopeless but I think we've got our excitement burst out of the way now and will settle down and focus on the nursery!!
I had a bit of an emotional moment on Saturday night where after leaving my besties party I felt so flat that I was missing out. Not even the drinking thing because the really doesn't bother me but just knowing that I was at home because I was SO tired and everyone else (including Peter) was out still! Mind you I made it til midnight! But I just felt like I really needed him there with me. I refuse to be the girlfriend that tells him he can't go out etc. so yesterday still feeling flat and emotional just let him know that even though yes his life will change dramatically when this baby comes along my lifes already changed and that just occasionally he needs to think of me and what I'm going through. He understood and it was really good because I didn't want him to feel like I was attacking him (he tends to take these things personally and get all 'I need to be better' and stuff) when really I just wanted him to realise that sometimes, I need him on my side! So we had a really lovely day shopping, then lunch at his dad's and showed him the DVD of the scan and told him he was having a grandson! HE was so happy! It's really lovely to see! He is so excited!!
Then home for some snuggles and a nap on the couch together! We even dtd which sorry if TMI but we haven't done in like a month!! Poor Peter! He is so patient! haha Then just snuggled on the couch watching TV where Reggie was going bananas!! I was laying there subconsiously with my hand on my tummy feeling him (I can even see it now it's AWESOME) then thought he's been doing this a while and got Peter to feel so he felt too which went on for like 10 minutes!! Even this morning he is going bananas!! haha He's more of a roller than a kicker but I do feel kicks too!! I went to bed with a smile on my face last night! One of the nicest days Ive had in a long time!!
I didn't get much sleep though as pregnancy not only makes me anxious and worry about Peter when he's out but I have this weird thing where I'm petrified the house is going to burn down! So after a power surge at 12.30am I worried that that had set something alight (despite having surge protectors around) and got up 3 times worrying! Then lay awake listening to the wind and rain hoping everything was ok!! I didn't get to sleep til like 2.30!! ARGH!! Damn paranoia! Guess I'm only going to get worse when Ashton comes along!!!!
Well I've rambled enough for one day!!! TTYL!!
Um... symptoms.. well my tummy is definitely popping out now...it looks ENORMOUS to me but to people who don't know if I am or not still probably just think I have chunked up! haha But it is coming along! I've measure myself the last 2 weeks and only grow 1cm in the last week around the waist but lost 1cm everywhere else (hips, thighs, bust)! So I'm happy that I'm currently no growing other than where I am supposed to be! I have noticed one little stretch mark on my thigh (which given I haven't expanded there is odd) but tummy seems to be holding up! I lather myself in Palmer's skin therapy oil (or Bio oil) and cocoa butter moisturiser. I know you cant stop them from happening but if I can minimise!!
