Christopher’s Journey.

I am having quite a bit of groin/stretching pain too. I am ok while I am sitting then I look like an old woman getting up!!

Well I have a week off from work, courtesy of my GP, as I am not coping too well at work, with arrogant customers (seems to be few of them at the mo), so I am hoping a week to chill will help. If not, might go have a chat with a therapist, to help me deal with these excessive emotions.

Oh Gross – my belly button is starting to poke inside out and its freaking me out!!!!

I got DH to buy some removable stickers for the nursery walls.

I put them up yesterday and they look great and are so cute!!!

The nursery door

The nursery walls

and the wardrobe door

The fourth wall has the window so no stickers there

I had my 19 week scan today, but Bean was sleeping and refused to wake up (even with jumping up and down and some painful prodding) so I go back on Jan 30.

I am feeling lots of flutters when I lay down in bed just before sleep and its really quite special isn’t it

I went to the OB on Thursday and had the usual check of BP and he had a poke around my tummy to have a feel of the uterus etc. He also brought out the doppler and I am thinking ‘Cool, I get to hear Beans heartbeat again.’ It took him about 30 secs (only took about 5 secs last time) to find the baby’s heartbeat, I had to say that I held my breath a little and felt quite relieved when I heard that familiar sound. Phew!

I also haven’t felt Bean again, so it was either wind or he/she just swam to far!!

I am feeling good and I think I am starting to get some more energy, so thats great – not wasting my weekends by sleeping.

I have bought a car seat and stroller for Bean which is pretty exciting and DH just bought some Winnie the Pooh Stickers (off ebay) for the Nursery Wall and I can’t wait to get them and put them up.

I am really starting to get excited about this whole PG thing – its starting to become very real to me It has only taken 17 weeks !!

Is it normal to be a little over-emotional during Pregnancy??

I left work after 4 hours this morning, because a customer upset me on the phone (not really what she said, but how she said it – huge sarcasm) But this woman really upset me, and once the tears started I couldn’t stop.

I cried all the way home in the car (30 min drive) and I bought chocolate as comfort food for when I got home.

I am not normally overly emotional (teary) and don’t think that my moods or emotions have been all that uneven since becoming pg.

I have been a little teary on and off for the rest of today (I couldn’t of stayed at work even if I wanted too – I would of been useless).

So I am sitting here feeling kind of sick after eating a hole block (250g ) – of top deck chocolate, feeling a little stupid that this got to me so badly.

P.S. I also hate to get upset at work, as I hate to think that some people may think that I am weak – for lack of a better word.

Bean is just taking up too much precious stomach space, I just had a handful of grapes and feel like I ate the whole damn vine. And Bean isn’t even all that big yet!!! Sheesh

No fluid retention here and I have put on 4 kgs, so hope that’s not too much.

I slept about 30 hours this last weekend, and as much as I love sleep, I really would like some energy back.

Oooh – I think I felt Bean today. I was sitting at my desk at work, and felt this little “woosh” in my lower right side of my abdomen. It felt like when you get a rush of excitement in your tummy IYKWIM???

I have my 20 week scan on Jan 9th.

I am still lots tired – did not go to work today – stayed at home and slept!!

DH also advised me this evening that my ass is spreading. then back-pedalled and said it must just be my hips spreading….. hmmm

strange

Well I had my OB appointment yesterday, and was advised that it was too late for the 12 week scan but that’s no big deal as I wasn’t hung up on having one done.

Anyway I heard Bean’s heartbeat at 150-160 bpm so that was pretty cool.

I have told everyone at work- I got so many hugs and kisses and heaps of “that’s so exciting” it made me feel all gooey inside!!

I had my first day back at work today after 3 weeks annual leave, I was surprisingly full of beans (pardon the pun). I also found out that from Jan 1, our Paid Maternity Leave is increased from 6 to 12 weeks!! I am absolutely stoked!!

DH has convinced me to have the 12(ish) week u/s – I think he wants to see Bean again!

We have now told EVERYONE. I started telling the rest of the family and friends at 11 weeks as I couldn’t hold the news in any more without bursting!!

I am not sure if I am actually showing yet or not (only because I had a tummy to start with), but I do find that my clothes are a little tighter around the waist, as that has been thickening up a bit.

I have put on 1.7kgs in the last 12 weeks, which my friend (who is a mid-wife) says is fine as all the extra blood and stuff floating around.

I have been quite blocked/dried up in the nose and sinus’? I read that this can be a symptom, but its kind of annoying not to be able to breathe through my nose when I want too!!

How weird is this? I have not been overly excited about being pregnant (more of it not sinking in and a bit of self preservation I think), but today I had this rush over me, and I thought – OMG, I am gonna be a mum!!!

I just thought – this is really exciting and I can’t wait until little Bean is in my arms. What a sop!!