Baby Haul

Today was a gloomy one in Yorkshire so we opted for a spot of lunch and shopping at Kiddicare. Whilst out that way we also took the opportunity to have a look for a few baby outfits at the Mothercare Outlet..and im so glad that we did! Not only was everything half price, clothing was also buy one half price get another 75% off!

 This for example was already on sale from £10 to £5, to £4.. so we ended up getting for..£2 in conjunction with another item!

We bought 6 packs of socks, so the offer did still apply, 3 for this Little One and 3 for Rio.

Little One's drawers are already overflowing, what with my Next obsession, but when we see bargains like this we cant just leave them there!!

Have you found any good deals lately?

Pregnancy progess: Little One, 23 weeks!

Little Ones kicks have become a lot stronger this week, when I'm not expecting one it really makes me jump and takes me by surprise but I'm sure I will get back used to it soon enough. When he's being really active I can watch him wriggle and kick under my skin!

I must of been waddling/panting a lot at work too as various people have asked me when my "leave starts". I honestly have no idea but I'm aiming towards some time in may as my new holidays will be available then so I'll be able to put that in front and have a bit of extra time off.

Had a few days where my bump has been really un comfy on/near my right rib, a lot earlier than with Rio but as I'm a shorty that's to be expected.

Last night the dreaded calf cramps I had with Rio made an appearance. I spent half the night propped up with pillows daring not to move, and when I did it came back with a vengeance..leaving me very sore and tired today. Banana before bed it is!

Pregnancy + app! My New obsession!

Although this baby will be my second, I still find myself obsessively scouring websites for week by week updates of what the Little One is up to in my tummy. Although I have opted out of the emails this time I do still like to know what he looks like, and how big he is. When I saw on twitter there was an app to do this and more I jumped at the chance to try it out!

With the Health and Parenting Pregnancy + app, not only can you see what the baby looks like you can also..count kicks! A god send in later pregnancy if your ever worried about reduced movement.

I love how its tailored to you and very personal. It knows your name, tracks your weight, your health, tells you what to eat etc..heck it even has a list of names to help decide if your struggling. Talk about everything in one place!

The app can be downloaded and used for free up to 14 weeks (which I think is amazing as I know from personal experience this 'danger zone' can be utterly nerve wracking and when you do most of your 'research')..  after that you can opt to purchase the version to continue to unlock all the features.

I was sent a code to try the full product for free but as id recently switched contracts to a blackberry, not an iPhone I opted to buy this through the windows store instead and now have this on my laptop. I was very kindly offered a refund but protested as this product really is worth every penny and more..the contraction feature alone cost me more last time!

Pregnant ladies, this one is for you!!

Is it strange that I also got slightly giddy when I saw there was a baby app for the first year coming soon too?? Eeek!

Bit MIA at the moment

The lack of posts at the moment is down to me being full of cold. Trying my hardest to shift it before the little man makes his appearance (hopefully not long now). But nothing seems to be working, so im just being lazy on the sofa with my quilt & lots of tissues (and its lovely weather outside in the UK for once) to try and sweat it out of me. I cant imagine going into labour now, i cant even breathe through my nose never mind breathe through contractions. Ohhh well, i suppose i could 'cough the baby out' haha!! 

Should be back soon. Hopefully shortly followed by lots of pictures.. bare with me xo 

Breathing becomes easier, walking becomes harder?

Yeah i suppose it does, unless your a shortarse like me. Even though he has clearly dropped down a fair bit hes still really onto my ribs at times, and the amount of acid i get is ridiculous. Ive said it before and i will say it again, refreshers fizzy sweets are a life saver. Im popping these bad boys like their going out of fashion at the minute, even through the night!

I havent done a whats happening this week post for a few weeks, i didnt even know id missed one.. so i'll just ramble about whatevers happening with me. And post one of those picture madgigys.

Apparently my iron has come up abit, its nine now? So if i take my new tablets by the time i give birth it should be fairly okay and over a ten. Which is good. My sisters was low still and she kept fainting afterwards from the loss of blood. Leaving me doing the first feed etc with the baby.. woo scary times!

Got an 'after birth' class tonight. Ive known places do birthing classes but this ones a bit of a mystery to me. Do we talk about feeding and stuff?? Im sure Craig will find that more insightful because at the minute he hasnt really had any hands on nappy changing experience etc before.

No leaky breasts yet, im kind of happy about that, and hopefully i dont jynx myself there.. would be rather embarassing to be out and about. As would my waters going on the bus or in the middle of the supermarket or something hehe.

Obsessions atm? Dandelion and burdock!!

Bump progress so far

I know it seems hard to believe, but you really don't notice your belly growing all that much. It becomes the 'norm', and unless im doing something active for a while i don't really notice it.. even now, nearing the end.

Here is my bump progress, some may be in the wrong order (the first one on the bottom row is meant to go next to last) because i didnt use my geniousness and name them 'week 30' etc. *facepalm*oh well. The first one is the day i found out, the second is 14 weeks and so on.

Ooo i love TMI posts, haha!

Been getting an odd feeling in my 'nunny' now that he is moving down and engaging. Apparently this is my cervix lighting..lighting? LIGHNING would be more appropriate!

My tummys an obstruction!

Painting your nails whilst heavily pregnant is a chore. It's such an effort to reach my toesies now. Don't even get me started on blind shaving.. that is another story altogether. 

Knock knock, ohh lord whos there?

I half forgot (it was there at the back of my mind my fatigued pregnant body just didnt respond to it) that today was the day the health visitor came out to me...

So there i am, lounging around hair not done (which now its short is the equivelant to a punk rocker) and Jessie my springer spaniel starts going crazyyyyyy. I thought, ooh god whos this?? Answered and there stood mrs health visitor, popping in for her 'introduction appointment'. Why do they do that now?? I havent even popped the baby out yet. Anyway she was rather nice, told me i had a good head on my shoulders etc, but made me feel a little bit like i was at an interview and i kept shifting my eyes around not knowing what to do eeek!

 Oh well thats over and done with, pointless sorting the 'do' out now so im just going to relax, even though i should be outside enjoying the sunshine and getting some fresh air.. ooooh im a bad un.

He like to move it move it! (8)

Everywhere I look I see that as you get to the end of your pregnancy, the babies movement is reduced due to there being less room. Hmm, I think my little one missed this memo!! He's been wriggling none stop for 24 hours now...having a party in there are you little one?? :)

Monday morning blues??

Lazy day today, apart from my checkup at the midwife & ive come to the conclusion that im pretty much ready for it to be over now. You hear people say this all the time towards the end of their pregnancies, but i never thought id be one of them.

Pregnancies really not the bed of roses its made out to be, i know they say you instantly 'forget the pain', but surely you dont forget the spots & constipation etc?? I have to admit, ive quite liked having a little person wriggling inside of me..and i honestly will miss it & my bump. However.....i just want him here now!! *Wahhh* I want to fit into clothes again. I want to be a family. << n'aww

34 weeks

So this is my second instalment of this kind.. if you haven't seen the other one its basically me telling you what my weekly emails and websites said I should be going through, and comparing it to what's actually happening. Doing last weeks kinda backfired on me, because whereas before it would be sooo out, last time it was pretty spot on. I suppose as you get towards the end things become pretty textbook eh?

Week 34 said:

Cow&gate says:  "You've probably already packed your maternity bag" .

Urm.. i kinda have *slaps wrist*, Rio's things are all packed and ready.. i'm just slacking on mine. I havent yet bought maternity pads, so thats next on my to do list. & whenever i seem to pack nighties and pjs i take them back out and wear them. I also need to keep my maternity notes near the bag too, because i know for a fact if i dont i will leave without them on the day.

Searching for another one.. hmmm alot of these sites are just saying about going into labour, i cant comment on that one yet << hehe. 

EmmasDiary says: " fatigue has probably set in again, and tiredness is perfectly understandable".

It has in the sense ive really not got any get up and go anymore, im soo greatful that ive got most things sorted now and that my dad is the one doing the nursery. I tell myself im going to do all the washing, and end up doing one load. Welcome to the life of miss couch potato :P

I've been getting period pains as of late.. i'm 'guessing' that this is him starting to get into position and get a little bit engaged? Theres defiantly something pressing further down there thats for sure, i have urm shall we say 'abit of extra puffyness'.. how attractive!! Fat foo foo anyone?? Feeling acidy again in the night, and rather sick and hot too. The trips to the loo are also back. But generally im just impatient now. Im soo nervous excited. I cant wait to meet him!! 

How is it march already??

Its march, so that means if I have an early baby this month is the month that me &
Craig become a family! How crazy is that?? Surreal even..but I cant wait. I honestly couldn't find a more perfect person to share this amazing privilege with. << Ooh I'm such a cheese ball!

Ooo i do like a bargain, even a strange one!

My mattress protector came in the post today. I have to admit when i ordered it i felt abit like an incontenent granny.. no offence to them of course.. i totally get how they feel.

You never know if your waters are going to go on there own, or where, and i mainly hear/read people saying theirs went in bed. So i wasnt taking any chances!! I loaded up good old trusty ebay and found the cheapest one i could.. i mean it doesnt have to be anything special does it? Guess how much?? £1.94 including postage and package. Ooooh i love a bargain.. even a strange one. So yeah.. quickly added it to my basket and paid for it. Then a thought occured "what if they think i just wet the bed and it hasnt crossed their mind that i may be a pregnant lady just ordering in the hope of saving her comfy bed?" << hehehee. Nevermindd.

My lifesavers!

One of the many hidden joys in pregnancy is acid. One word - ouch! I went through a phase of trying everything.. milk, gaviscon, rennies etc.. but none of these seemed to work for me. On a night id lay in bed and have to sleep virtually sat up. It got to the point where i was getting it everyday and enough was enough!! I looked online on all the pregnancy websites etc and they all said the same.. id nearly gave up when i saw a comment a lady had left saying refreshers really helped. Well.. by now i was willing to try anything and went on the hunt for them. (Little village shops are the best place to grab hold but the poundshop, bnm etc also stock them in multipack).  After eating three i had instant relief. Apparently they work the same as tumms, i was going to compare but tumms are about £5 a tub in the chemist and these are like 30p a pack? So i didnt bother.. they looked exactly the same though. Tumms also limit the amount you can have a day.. but with refreshers you can just munch away when needed. I've told a few other pregnant girls about these and theyve come back thanking me!! So the next time your acidy.. give them a go :) they just might become your lifesaver too.

Week 33

Ive mentioned before, in my birth plan post i think it was, that i get weekly updates to my phone from various websites telling me whats happening with my body etc. Well.. ive decided at the end of each week im going to blog whats really been happening. So we can compare. Everyone is different.. but lets see how different.

Week 33 said:

Babycenter.com says: "As your baby fills out even more of your belly, lots of things might start to change: Whereas before you were sashaying, you may find yourself waddling. Finding an easy position to sit in — let alone sleep — is becoming more of a challenge. And bumping into chairs and counters is par for the course".

I actually mainly agree with this one to be honest, it seems pretty accurate.  I am waddling more, i start off okay but by the end of my 'journey' you can pretty much call me a duck and be done with it. Sleep is now horrific, to the point where i dont look forward to going to bed, which i should because im exhausted. My hips ache from the pressure of sleeping on my sides, and my back is starting to join in too.. im thinking its my pelvis relaxing maybe? for the baby to move down. & yes i have my days where im a total clutz. I bang into things and spill them etc.. to the point where my dad has said "i think id just give up and sit down if i was you".



Bounty.com says:  "You may find the baby’s movements more uncomfortable and may be slowing down as you cope with the extra weight".

Again i agree, eeek whats happening i dont normally!! His movements take my breathe away at times, its like he's trying to climb out my tummy, i cant imagine how it is going to feel as he gets even more weight behind him. Him being back to back cant help either, these movements are aimed right at my front, and his bum movements etc are on my ribs, ouchy.

Okay, wont they dont say then is.. your skin may start looking horrible again. I really dont want to be piling on the makeup to cover spots, but at the moment im having to. Increased appetite - i guess this is why your meant to gain a pound in weight a week now? im always in the mood to eat something..the other night we got a curry package thing from tesco, and afterwards the OH was stuffed!!! Yet i needed something yummy, so i DEMANDED he take me for some chocolate in the four minutes before emmerdale started. Haha.. i may of even used the 'im pregnant you cant say no' thing like a brat *blushes*.. ooo did i mention he put back my pot noodles in the supermarket the other day, he said "7 more weeks babe, then you can eat whatever crap you want" ..should of seen the look on his face when he asked where the "haribo fizzies" had come from at checkout.. sneaky sneaky ;)

My baby splurge item - graco sweetpeace soother!

When it comes to buying the for baby, i like to think ive been 'pretty' reasonable. I've bought the essentials.. okay so i may of gone overboard on the number of newborn sleepsuits etc i got but at the price i found them at, you cant really grumble.. so that doesnt count.

I got my silver cross pram & matching car seat, steriliser, baby monitors, cot etc all at a time when they were on offer in babies r us. So when the Graco sweetpeace soother got reduced a little (£20 off at £149.99).. i just couldnt stop myself. I mean... have you seen this thing in person?? its amazing!! Every time i went into babies r us i was drawn to it.. i couldnt really justify spending that much money on it though.. when other cheaper products do virtually the same.. ish! But i gave in to temptation and treated myself.. i mean, treated the baby ;)

Above is where ive got it all set up waiting for little rio, and my nephew jacob testing it out.. it got his seal of approval!! Word of warning though, higher speed settings after a feed is a no no.. (blame the sister testing out the settings not me)

Ooo just noticed its still at that price on the website, but if you want the new colour (i think its new) its £169.99??

"This Sweetpeace Newborn Soother closely mimics parents soothing motion, and will peacefully fufil your baby's needs. The multi dimentionnal soothing motions are inspired by parents ..."

Pretty snazzy idea!!

"Frame is also compatible with Graco Autobaby car seats"

Not that i have one of those but still.. bonus!

It connects to the mains, so you dont have to worry about the batteries running out. And it has a gazillion different functions. You can even plug your mp3 in and play your babies own taste in music ;) haha.

Basically this is my splurge item. And to be honest its my first baby so im allowed one.

I love it!