Little one: 17 weeks.. pregnancy progress!

I had my 16 week appointment this week and got to hear little ones heartbeat. Sadly my OH can't make my midwife appointments but it was still pretty special with Rio there, listening hard and shouting "baby!". I had a trace of protein in my wee but ive had abit of kidney pain this week so I think that is the last of a water infection hanging on. & judging by my pregnancy with Rio this will be the norm, only once did I not have a trace of something in my wee with him..infact I can remember shouting " yess! I did it" at the very revelation.

I was then informed my next appointment will be the 10th of April, Rio's second birthday, when I am 28 weeks. As it is currently only January this took me aback a little. But apparently when your low risk with your second this is how it is. But because im hoping for a home birth this has made me abit dubious as I was hoping to get to know my team a little more but hey ho. I guess when the time comes it wont matter who's here aslong as they help me meet little one safely.

Sickness:
This week I had to phone in sick for work for the first time on Wednesday. I woke up with a migraine that got worse and everything was making me feel sick. By the time id got ready for work and got Rio ready I was just exhausted and gave in.

Movement:
Oh my god, I never thought at 17 weeks I would be writing this but the kicks have suddenly got a lot higher up and stronger and last night my OH actually felt a sequence of kicks! It's one of those moments that make me grin like a Cheshire cat and squeal a little inside every time I think of it.

Bump:
I haven't felt any bigger this week but my uterus has definitely  moved up, and with it the baby..but as you can see from the comparison photo my bump has come out abit more. As im only petite the baby cannot go up, it has to go out..go figure!

Please excuse the picture quality this week and the mess. Rio was having a nap so I used the opportunity to write this post and then realised id need to do a bump shot and my camera is upstairs waiting to be charged. Grainy rainy day webcam shot or nothing im afraid.

Thirsty, Friday, Saturday!

In true toddler style, Rio emptied his toy boxes just minutes after id finished putting things away. Said toy boxes have been sorted to contain his 'most unused things'...

Urm...yeah. My dad often tells me I've made him too clever for his own good. But "NO CHANCE?", I have no idea where he has got that from! (At least he threw some manners in there though)

He then went on to consume a huge amount of juice in one go.

This cracked me up!!

Our days are filled with little antics like this, but at the end of the day when my OH gets home and I go to tell him, I cant for the life of me remember. So today I took note, and thought id share them with you too. A sneak peak at my little mans clever cheeky personality! ...Rio 21 months!

Little one: 16 weeks..pregnancy process!

I think this is the first week that has gone slow in my pregnancy so far. I don't know if its my impatience for the 20 (or in my case 21) week scan..or the fact that my next midwife appointment isn't until the day before I turn 18 weeks! Everything just seems to of slowed down now people know and July seems ages away. People keep asking me if we know the sex every time they see me and i'm finding it hard not to scream to be quite honest. If it wasn't for Rio's bump kisses, little movements and my OH drawing love hearts on my bump in Bio oil I think I would of quite happily stayed in bed this week.

But enough of the doom and gloom and onto the exciting stuff!!

 

 

Apparently little one should be measuring around 10cm now and over the next three weeks will double in weight whilst adding cms in length.

 

Sickness:

No actual sick, just a few days when ive suddenly felt really terrible and at times dizzy.

 

Sleep:

I'm still going to the toilet a lot in the night, and im finding it harder to get comfy. I don't think this is pregnancy/bump related, just a phase im going through maybe? I'm managing to sleep until 8:30 when Rio wakes up though, so that is a bonus! I may purchase a nursing/pregnancy pillow though.
 

Movement:

Little ones movement still varies, the little kicks are getting more frequent at night which is very nice! I quite like the sensation of them rolling over under my skin though, as I did with Rio. Sometimes I just get little bubble pops.. hardly even noticeable at all if it wasn't for me laid there, filled up on cold juice, hand on my tummy, concentrating with all my might!
 

Other:

Naughtily bought a new moses basket this week, but we are keeping the rocking stand from our old one. On the hunt for maternity clothes that make a petite lady like me feel good about my bump not frumpy and a good maternity bra! Still considering home birth.

 

 

Little one: 15 weeks.. pregnancy progess!

It feels strange to be blogging these so early as when I started my blog/these with Rio I was well into my third trimester. I always regretted that, and this time I hope to remember and cherish every week as this may well be my last pregnancy. Hmmm ;)

Sickness:
90% of the time I feel fine, which compared to hyperemesis with Rio feels amazing! Other days I find myself exhausted and everything makes me feel sick/gip/occasionally be sick.

Bump:
I feel like i'm showing so much earlier this time around, as a lot of people say you do with your second. I've already outgrown my work trousers and I'm finding jeans un comfy, though my maternity jeans are still too big (See picture). When I wake up for the toilet in the night my hand is always on my stomach now too..strange how the mind works, but nice!

Stretchmarks:
I obviously still have the faded white stretchmarks from Rio as he is only 1 year old but so far they have not come back into colour, stretched or have I got any more.

Sleep:
When i'm not waking to go to the toilet, my sleep is full with crazy dreams. I've finally stopped waking at silly oclock in the morning so hopefully that was just a phase.

Movement:
Little ones movement is so unpredictable, sometime I can feel them roll over under my skin, others I feel real little kicks, or just bubbles popping. I know its a lot early than most so when I have days of not feeling much/anything at all...I don't worry :)

Other:
My screening blood came back low risk :) and so far, unlike with Rio, I have no feeling to what the sex is this time. Though i'm guessing another little boy :) My boobs are also really painful so i'm hoping I might get to give breastfeeding a go this time too! Oh and i'm considering homebirth!

Rio: 21 months update!

Rio is well and truly a little boy now. He's got such a little personality and is so clever! Every month I struggle to know what to put in these updates but here's a taster of Rio 21 months...

Scenario:
Mummy & Rio are sat at the window watching the birds feeding in the garden, suddenly our dog scares them all away.

Rio: Naughty Jessie!!
Rio: Flew away mummy
Mummy: Yes darling, they have!
Rio: Gone to seaside.....I think!

He loves doing ring-a-roses and knows the words, as he does with head shoulders knees and toes.
He can count to ten,when he wants to, but most days will only go to 6. He knows the colours for orange, purple, brown, blue, green and red. But will only do orange and purple 100% of the time...other than that he will shout red for everything!! I slyly watch him colouring/playing play dough though and he will name all the listed colours above. No luck with him trying to dress himself, he's all fingers and thumbs with that. "Mummy do it"

And seems as though he can do a line and a circle on command, id say he's 75% there to writing his own name ;) RIO

His appetite has finally improved! He is now in NEXT 12-18 tops and 9-12 pants. It so great to see him being enthusiastic about food and he has cut milk out totally (if you don't include the bowl full he makes me tip on his wheetabix). He now prefers juice from his peppa pig "big boy cup".

He's obsessed with peppa pig, going to feed the horses and astrabound (soft play hell).

He knows there's a baby in my belly :)

I found out i was pregnant, then fell down the stairs: A diary

-- Im shaking writing this, just when id prematurely given up hope, I take a test to confirm my disappointment. My period is due tomorrow. But as I turn the test over, everything is different. This time theres a little +. Im pregnant. Were pregnant. I hold my hands out in front of me..still shaking! I'm trying to act normal..get through tea, find the perfect time to tell Craig. But im nervous? Its what we both want, but now its happened..im scared! This changes things dramatically. Seeing Rio with Annalise this weekend, although troublesome at times, has confirmed that I want him to be a big brother more than anything. He's going to be such a good one, you can see it. That's providing I get past twelve weeks..theres always that.


--I whispered the word 'pregnant' to Rio, told him to tell Daddy. Craig said "We did it!"..we did, we actually did.


--I feel sicky in the night, I hardly sleep, pregnancy gives you the craziest dreams. I've remembered I need more Folic Acid. My skins horrible too.

--Today the worst thing happened. I fell down the stairs. Broke my foot in two places but all I could think sat at the bottom was "but im pregnant!". There's been no cramping, no bleeding. Hopefully we will be okay. They couldn't/wouldn't xray me. Instead I got examined and re examined. Half potted up and full potted up the next day after the genius fracture specialist felt my foot, prodded the centre and generally hurt me until I felt sick to confirm that yes I had broke my 4th and 5th metatarsals.

--The nausea is all day now, sometimes it is manageable, others it just creeps up and devours me. Everything is making me feel sick. Apparently chicken pie and mash is a no no!

--The tiredness has started, by 12.30 im exhausted and willing Rio to nap. At first he did but he seems to have grown out of them abit, and some days we both do without. On these days an 8pm bedtime is imminent.

--On top of the previous I am now full of cold. Great!

--FYI frequent urination is bad enough without having a pot and having to bum shuffle up and down stairs.

--I seem to be able to control my sickness by eating every few hours, which is great.. apart from the fact that i'm probably going to gain 10 stone! *slight..okay huge, exaggeration*. Cheese and turkey jumbo sandwiches from Cooplands are my current love.

--Today I am 8 weeks pregnant, the midwife finally rang me back and arranged my booking appointment for the first week in December. Hoping I can get my scan in time..it falls so close to Christmas you never know. And by rang I mean left a message on my voicemail, for my dad to hear while he was looking after Rio and me and Craig we're shopping. The Christmas surprise is no longer a Christmas surprise for my side of the family now. Which annoys me, getting to 12 weeks was always my goal first, especially all things considered.

--My mum said she knew I was pregnant. I had a glow about me when we went over for tea weeks ago. Just as me and Craig had found out. She thought we'd let slip when I fell down the stairs but as we didn't she played along with my "xray" story.

-- 12 weeks, still no scan, having to wait until the 3rd January because of Christmas. Everyone important knows now regardless.

--Feeling lots better :)

-- Scrap that, got a sickness bug and spent the last 24 hours in bed. Attempted sale shopping in Leeds today. Big mistake! Swear i can feel the baby sometimes on a night?

-- Had my scan today :) I'm 14 weeks tomorrow. Second trimester, the first one went by so quickly this time. Little one was sat up so I had to drink more and wait to be scanned again. Only to roll upside down giving us the worst scan picture ever but who cares? They was kicking off the walls, landing on their bum over and over again :) before curling up with a hand next to their face! Too cute. Rio wasn't that entertained. Instead he took the opportunity of quietness to chant "bugger bugger bugger". God help us ;)