If I was given a pound..

everytime I heard "Oh, you must be nearly due", "god arent you big" and "are you sure its not twins" and the worse one "blimey, it must be a big baby" - I would be having a luxury maternity leave counting the cash!

Just to let you all know -I have 11 weeks to go, yes I am big and have been for what seems like ages, although its slowing down now thank god! No, its not twins and finally I'm praying its not a big baby!

The last comment has had the worse effect on me as I keep having dreams (or should i say nightmares) that the baby arrives huge and in one dream it looked likes a 3 month old not new born... I blame Lisa for her dream that it was a 20lb baby..eekk..

11 weeks to go and counting.. I'm hoping the time now flys by!

BabyTays get a nursery!

& Mr & Mrs Taylor get wardrobes!

Now that is what I call a successfully Easter Bank Holiday weekend! Rewind one year and we would have both, most likely, be sat here nursing the hangover from hell after spending a Sunday knocking back the shots.

Easter 2009 and despite sickness hitting hard (note to self: pick up prescription tomorrow to re stock on tablets) we have had the most enjoyable bank holiday: painting, building wardrobes, cleaning (or nesting as some might call it) and shopping for nursery accessories!

Mr T had previously expressed that he would like to include garden wildlife, rather than your typical farm or zoo animals, and luck would have it Mama & Papa’s were having a spring sale… so our once clothes / junk room has been Hodge Podged right up and we love it!

We’ve painted the room Picket Fence (a warmish white), with oak fitted wardrobe and of course the Hodge Podge items with includes hedgehogs, birds, mice and foxes - a few of the items are pictured below.

Now we just need a cot.... oh and BabyTays to arrive!

Fudge Brain!

It’s beginning to set in – fudge brain!

Previously a very well organised person is slowly turning into a forgetful dimwit! A women who loves to chat – to suddenly forget the end of the sentence half way through, to walk into the kitchen 3 times and forget each time what I went in for seems to be amusing Mr T!

A classic example is cooking tea last night, first a hot baking tray slips into my hand so what do I do? use my other hand to pick it up..doh! result = two burnt hands. This is followed by me covering my hands in sudocrem, and then attempting to pick up a glass of drink, you can guess the end result. But on a bright side Mr T had a good old chuckle, while I cried and snotted like a kid on his shoulder mumbling about how useless I had become! 10 mins later and i was feeling much better.

The joys of fudge brains!

I’m sure this is just the start of some classic fudge brain incidents, which are sure to follow in the coming weeks.

Quick Catch Up!

Sorry for a lack of blog over the past couple of weeks, been slightly hectic!

I’ve had my 25 week appointment with the doc. You may be surprised to hear that this was my first official appointment with the doc, other visits had been at my request for sickness tablets! All other appointments have been with the midwife.

Anyway, appointment all went well, heartbeat was good, blood pressure OK and she has referred me for physio for my bad back.

The only hiccup of the day, was Mr T using the urine sample pot for drill bits, which I discovered after half hour of running round the house looking for it in the morning, while desperate to go to loo!

Bad Back

God, I now feel sorry for all those people who suffer from a bad back! I’ve always thought I was too young to experience this, however pregnancy has brought the pleasure, or lack, of this experience early and I hope to god it goes once the baby has arrived.

I’m assuming the fact that already I have put on two stone, yes two stone!!! And I still have 14 weeks left, has had put a strain on my ikle back.

The good news is that I have already received my first physio appointment for next Monday, so hopefully they will be able to help.

I’m missing taking Marley for her long walks, especially with the nice weather we’ve been having, and have had to move all kitchen cupboard items to a higher level so I don’t have to bend over. Even sitting on my lounging sofa has become a struggle.

Pregnancy Grant

I blogged a while back about the new grant scheme for pregnant ladies, well last week I hit 25 weeks and did not delay requesting the form from my midwife and sent it straight in. Apparently there is a backlog on applications. The £190 will be going towards our nursery furniture!

Are baby clothes really that cute??

Over the past few weeks, I have started buying bits & pieces for BabyTays, including the recommended list of baby clothes for your hospital bag - babygrows, vests, socks etc. Although I have to say if you are clueless to the sex of your baby there is limited stock for you to chose from, as all baby shops have very little which isn’t pink or blue and there is only so much white you can buy!

Buying baby clothes for your hospital bag does come with a tricky question though, which size should I buy? Newborn baby clothes come in a number of sizes from Up to 6lbs - Up to 10lbs.

It is a game of guess your babies weight before he/she is born. To be on the safe side I have so far only opted for the larger of the three sizes (although I hope its not a 9lb er, ouch!) so at least we know BabyTays will grow into them and if it arrives as a 6/7lb baby Mr T will need to go on an emergency shopping trip.

Anyway, on purchasing my first few items I kept them hung up in our spare room and Mr T would chuckle as I would go and take a look every couple of days (or hours!), still excited at the fact were having a baby.

This came to sudden end, as one day it dawned on me... “OMG, I’ve got to push that out!” and now every time I look at these “cute” little baby grows and vest and I just keep thinking… "that’s going to bloody hurt!!!"

But as I keep being told, it will be worth it in the end!

Finally Blooming..

Two days away from the 23rd week mark and I woke up this morning bright and early, and realised “I’m finally blooming”

I’ve been told since the announcement of my pregnancy that I would be blooming soon and I can honest say I felt like that day would never come and it was just a myth to give pregnant ladies some hope!

Well I take it all back.

So, why am I blooming..

1. My skin is finally starting to look less like a teenagers spotty skin and has almost cleared up, with a nice glow appearing.

2. Thanks to another doze of sickness pills from the doctors this week, I’ve not been or even felt sick (to the usual extend) for 4 days and have high hopes that it will now come to an end.

3. For 4 nights I have now slept all thought the night…yippee!! Hence I’m up early on a Saturday morning not feeling hanging and with plenty of energy to go on a morning walk with Marley.

4. Babytays is really moving around, kicking and nudging which is a brilliant feeling.

5. The sun is beginning to shine!!

6. I now look like a proper pregnant lady with a belly measuring 41in!!

7. Good old hubby is doing most of the housework these days, added bonus!

8. I can finally wear my wedding ring on the correct finger, thanks to the discovery of Spray Plaster! Since I’ve been 6 weeks pregnant I have strangely developed a rash on my wedding ring finger, but can wear it on the other hand no problems. Very strange! I am so pleased about this as I’ve only had chance to actually wear my ring properly for about 2 months. So I now look like a married pregnant lady again.

9. Today is baby shopping day for Moses basket, pram research and looking at nursery ideas.

And finally

10. My family are all well and at home, which is a huge relief!

A kick in the ribs!

Ok, so this blog is a bit late on the update side of things, as I’m pretty sure Babytays first started (or at least I felt it moving) at around 15 week but you read that it is more common to feel it after 17 weeks with your first so I wasn’t quite sure.

Well anyway, now there is no doubt it is moving around in there and it appears to love Eastenders (ha-ha Mr T will be pleased, that’s two against one!), that or it’s the first time in the day when I get to sit down quietly and actually notice it’s awake and wiggling around.

What does it feel like? Well at first I would describe it as that feeling you get on a rollercoaster but on a smaller scale in the bottom of your belly, a nice fluttering feeling which I’m guessing is Babytays turning around.

But now at 21 weeks it feels like Babytays has taken a lesson or two in Martial arts! As it’s no longer just a nice feeling I get at the bottom of my belly, Babytays is now on the move! One minute I can feel it under my ribs, the next its seems to be stuck in my pelvis with the nice fluttering feeling reappearing in-between.

The midwife said that from 20 week you should be able to feel about 10 movements a day, well this ikle one does more than that during an episode of Eastenders and especially likes to make me aware of its presence right on bed time.

According to my weekly updates Babytays should now measure approx 27cm from crown to foot, so I’m guessing that explains the kicks & nudges.

I wonder if this is a sign as to how active Babytays will be once born, looks like we’re going to be kept very busy!!