Hiccups!

BabyB2 has just had her first bout of hiccups! Oren used to get them all the time when I was pregnant with him, but this is the first time I have noticed our little girl with them! Awww.

We saw her!!!

DaddyB and I had a rebooked 4d scan appointment at the weekend, and Im pleased to report we got some lovely pics of our baby daughter this time around! One of them is pictured with this entry :o)

She had her hands up around her head when we first got in, but some prodding from the sonographer got her to move them so that we could see her properly. She looked very peaceful, we saw her drinking some of the amniotic fluid, looking very serious, looking happy, chewing her hands… it was lovely to see her again. When we got home we compared the scan to the 4d scan pics we had done of Oren, and we could definitley see some sibling resemblance!

She now weights just over 3lbs, so is a little lighter than average but still looks perfect. I really enjoyed the scan… the thought struck me today that it might be the last baby ultrasound I ever have, which is a bit sad!

Sickness been coming back quite strongly this last week or so, so is important that I stay on top of my meds. Hip pain is awful on the days when I spend too long on my feet – and my physio appointment was cancelled so at this rate I wont get any help with it either. Am definitely getting to the point of pregnancy where the kicks are starting to hurt, and getting around (or even off the sofa) is pretty tricky. I still dont feel huge, but bump is definitely not small.. Weighing in at 9st 6lbs now, so if I do put on the 1lb a week that the books say I will Ill end up at roughly the same weight I was at the end with Oren.

Cant believe how soon she is due now… less than 9 weeks left. I know it will fly by and there is so much we still want to do to get ready for her. Nursery will have some work done on it at the weekend, and I will be starting to think about getting the hospital bags ready soon too. Scary!

29 weeks

Well Im now 29 weeks and weighing in at roughly 9st 4lbs, which Im kind of ok with. I expect to put on another stone in the last month, and will be happy if I do as I think I can slim down from that after the birth!

We attempted to have a 4d scan at the weekend but mini-madam was not interested in posing for us at all! She had her arms wrapped around her head the first couple of times, and then stuck her feet up in front of her face as well… so we had a break for an hour to give her chance to move and when we went back we then had decided to squash her face into my placenta, and then we got a 10 second glimpse of her face before she once again wrapped her arms around her face!! I was feeling quite ill by the end of it all from all the sugary stuff they suggested I ate to get her moving, and all the walking around and rolling from side to side on the table (on my poor sore hips).

So we are booked in for a rescan on the 18th April, and I really hope she lets us have a look at her this time! In the meantime we got this normal scan pic to bring home with us, and they were able to reassure us that she is a girl and that she looks healthy. She weighs nearly 3lbs now, just a little lighter than average, but Im not complaining about that!

4D

Well Saturday saw us head of with excitement to see you again. You decided you didnt want to let us :-( but you are definately a little girl and we saw glimpses of you.

You were very comfortable with you arms up over you face, we tried to go for a walk hot drinks, chocolate and poking you but all to no avail.

It was still great to get glimpses of you and you look lovely, we will be trying again in two weeks and hopefully this time you will let us see you and get some pictures of you.

I am working on getting your nursery ready and by time you join us it should look lovely.

Time flying!

Our second baby is due in 78 days. 78 DAYS!

Cant believe that we will be a family of 4 then. I think we are at the point where it still feels so far yet so near. A week on Saturday though I will be 30 weeks pregnant, and its all just a countdown from then.

BabyB2 is getting stronger, some of her movements are really quite noticeable now, and I noticed last night (while Oren was teething and kept me awake a lot of the night) that she actually seems to be more active at nighttime. We have our 4D scan tomorrow – I am really looking forward to getting to see her again, although I am having the usual slight anxiety which always seems to come with a scan!

We are hoping to start doing a bit of work on the nursery this weekend, we need to do a bit of repainting of furniture from blue to pink, as BabyB2 will be getting Oren’s old nursery set, as it is more appropriate for a newborn than for Oren.

I sorted out all of BabyB2s clothing this week, and put it away into boxes by size. It was nice sorting it all out, although the whole time I was marvelling that I was doing exactly the same thing in preparation for Oren a year ago! I will really enjoy putting it away on hangers etc into the wardrobe etc when the room is set up – I really enjoyed doing this with DaddyB with we were preparing for Oren.

I may also try and pop into town next week and pick up some of the little items which we are still lacking for the nursery – lampshade, some more pink bedding…

Also in the next few weeks need to start thinking about prepping the hospital bags, I like to have these ready by 32 weeks, just in case. I am not arrogant enough to second guess mother nature and just assume the baby will arrive on time!

We have a couple of potential babysitters lined up for the labour, and I just need to organise us to attend a hospital tour so we can make sure we remember where everything is and check nothing major has changed in a year! I heard from a friend who is pregnant that currently the active birth room is out of service, so am a bit worried that I will have no choice but to have a labour on dry land!!

So as you can tell, my mind is starting to fill up a little with the practicalities now… Next week we are having a little Easter family holiday in Yorkshire, just a chance to enjoy our last holiday as a family of 3. We have the photographer booked for the 9th May, to get some nice faily portraits ad bump portraits. I need to buy a bump cast so I can get that done before the end of the pregnancy, and I need to plan Oren’s Birthday Party… and try to take it a bit easy in the run up to it, so the excitement doesnt push me into labour on the day itself – I dont want to miss it!
So yes, everything is gearing up, which is exciting and nerve-wracking in equal measure I think. Its funny how I am just as anxious this time around as I was last time… if not more so. I think its because of Oren, I really dont want to be worrying when labour starts that we cant get hold of someone to take him, or worrying about if he is ok wherever he is during labour itself… I really thought this would be easier the second time around!!