I am now 22w3d pregnant and loving every second of it. My only complaint is that it is going way too fast! Of course I am really excited to meet my daughter, but at the same time, I don't want this pregnancy to go so fast. I am conscious that this might be the only chance for me to experience this, I don't want it to end.
So what have I been up to?
I moved house the day of my last blog post and have been busy unpacking and decorating. It's amazing how much junk we accumulated over 5 years in the flat! I am loving being in a house, it's so cosy and whilst we haven't gained a lot more floor space, we have a better layout and more usable rooms.
I started decorating Emby's nursery. I have chosen an animal theme as per the picture below. The bedding and accessories are from Next but I have painted the walls a very pale mint green. I am then going to paint the various animals and and big swirly tree on the walls to customise it a bit. I am trying to do a bit each weekend so I don't over exert myself. I know it's early to get the room ready, but I wanted to get it sorted out before I am too big to function. I also want to have the expenditure while I am still working so I am not cutting into my maternity leave money.
I had my 20w anomaly scan, everything is perfect and she is still apparently a girl! Although she is measuring a week bigger! Hopefully just a growth spurt.... I hope she isn't a record breaker like that baby in China that weighed well over 13lb recently! Ouch!
I am feeling so much movement now! To start with it was mainly just kicks when I was l laying down at night (or just had lunch) but now she squirms about on and off during the day. Some days she doesn't move as much but apparently that is normal - babies have lazy days just like us!
Rick has been able to catch her kicking a few times, but she is sneaky and usually stops once she realises she has an audience. I think she will be a little minx, she loves to sit on my bladder and make me dash to the loo, only to move as soon as I sit down and then not need to go anymore. I love her so much it's insane!
My bump has suddenly grown much bigger, I really look pregnant now. I hadn't initially gained any weight because I lost some from morning sickness, but now my body is catching up and I had gained about 6lb by week 21. I am keeping an eye on it because I don't want to gain too much from over eating, a healthy gain is around 1lb a week at this point so I am trying to stay relatively healthy, but at the same time I do give in when my body fancies something because I rarely have any cravings.
I am looking forward to Xmas, we are going to my sister's this year and I am really looking forward to it, especially as it will be my niece Sophie's first one xx
Some of my TTC sisters are having a tough time at the moment. I know what you are going through and I am here for you all. I hope my updates are not too hard for you to see, and that you can find hope from them. It won't always be this way, but while it is, you are not alone xxxx baby dust to all xxxx
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