Our Little Family

GIRL!!! We can't believe it. I think we are still in shock really. It feels as though this is all meant to be now, as this is the baby we weren't going to have, definitely weren't planning, and it will be our precious baby daughter!! It just feels so right that our little family will be completed with our little girl. We have her name already and are now excited about all the other items to organize as it's a whole different thing with a girl! We have to get new clothes, some nursery decoration etc. It's all very exciting. My morph scan is in a week and a bit, so they will check on my placenta which is a bit low apparently, and will make sure bub is healthy. After that we will tell our friends the news!

Nothing really to update, although my morning sickness has improved a lot and my back and neck have been pretty good too as long as I don't overdo it. We are going away this weekend which is very exciting. The boys have been challenging as I have been doing a lot myself with Matt working at the old house a few nights and on the weekend, but we handed that over on Sunday so happy to have that done. As far as we know it all went well we didn't hear anything so the cleaning etc must have been fine. Gender scan next Friday!

Finally starting to get through the worst of morning sickness, it's still around but usually just in the evenings and not too bad. I had my first hospital appointment last week, she managed to find the baby with the doppler which is nice as I hadn't been feeling much movement yet so wanted to know all was still well. Apparently it's very active,  so probably a boy! I may not get into the midwifery / birth centre program which sucks as I had the pre eclampsia with Cadell but there is still a chance. Definitely feeling more pregnant now. We have moved house 2 weeks ago, and hand over the old house next week so will be glad when that's all done. We have the gender scan booked for October 10th, and then the 20 week morphology scan on the 23rd. Then a hospital appointment to see a Dr on the 4th Nov. We have our little weekend away in less than 2 weeks so that is going to be nice. We need a break!

How far along ? 5/6 weeks. 6 weeks going off LMP but my calculations would make it closer to 5 weeks. Not sure what to go off. Size of Baby?  Pea. Weight gain? I've lost about half a kg which is good as I have more weight on me right now than I would like. Eating very healthy with fruit for snacks and vegetable soup for lunches but have had some dessert and chocolate.. Sleep? Ok just getting up to go to the toilet a few times and other sleep issues because of my neck/back not the pregnancy. Miss anything? Painkillers. Best moment of the week? Not sure. Food aversions? Not really - cooking the boys scrambled eggs made me feel sick the other day. Cravings? Nothing really. Gender? So far it doesn't feel the same as the boys pregnancies so maybe a girl?? Symptoms ? Bit sick, very tired, and headaches. Overall? The week went by quick as usual still don't really believe I'm pregnant.

This was completely not planned and a total shock! I'm 5 weeks exactly as per LMP today. I still can't believe it. We are happy about it, but I would have preferred to be a bit further along in my physio rehab. I'm just a bit apprehensive as to how my body will handle it. I will have 3 children 3 and under... We had originally planned if we actually had another one to wait until Liam was 3 and Cadell at school so this is a bit earlier than planned!! I've been up and down about it since I found out this morning, mainly up, but then having brief moments of panic regarding the birth, coping with 3 children so close together, family's reaction, my back coping, my fitness and weight not being great.... I haven't been feeling much symptom wise but what made me convinced I must be pregnant was the fact I was falling asleep while sitting upright on the couch at night!

I've decided to use this blog for a few different things. 1. Trying to keep me on track with things I need to do eg. To do lists, projects, goals.. 2. Documenting family life - day in the life posts, milestones, pictures, generally trying to keep track of these special moments. 3. Whatever else I wish to document/remember! 

Our second boy turned 1 on the 20th of June. We had a little family party, just Gran and Pop, and Uncle Dan and cousin Max who also just turned 1. He seemed to have a lot of fun opening his presents and playing with everyone, and enjoyed a little bit of cake! He now has nearly 2 teeth, with at least 2 more on the way causing lots of pain. He is such a cheeky little boy and loves climbing. He loves figuring out how to put things together, cruising round furniture, has stood up a few times briefly by himself but no walking yet. At his 12 month appointment he was off the charts with height at 82cm, above average with weight at 11.38kg. He went well with his needles, barely crying. He still doesn't consistently sleep through the night but was getting more regular with it. He's been sick lately though so it's been a bit disrupted.