People! Know your limits

What is it about people that makes them think they can just randomly come up and rub your belly. It's not a friggin lamp. There isn't a robin Williams voiced genie in there! It's so bizarre. I was coming out of the loo yesterday and this woman came over and rubbed my belly! Number 1: who the heck are you?
Number 2: why are you manhandling me?
Number 3: at least do me the decency of WASHING YOUR HANDS FIRST!!!!!

Sequential screen success

We went for our sequential screen. To check for signs of downs syndrome and neural tube defects. The appointment was for 8.30am. Why is it then that we got there at 8.15 and we were still sat in reception at 9.10? The worst part is I had to arrive with a full bladder. I was practically drowning internally in my own pee!!! Watching other people go in before me who had just arrived 5 minutes ago.

Anyway! The first part was the scan. It was great seeing bubba! It is amazing how 6 weeks ago it was just a round blob of cells. Now it is a proper baby. Wiggling away. Arms waving around. It was simply magical!!!!

Hugh Hefner sign me up! The funbags are back!!

Well I am in my second trimester now. Woop woop! My lady lumps have gone ginormous!!! Obviously my husband will be thrilled but my bras are too small and I have unfortunately spent most of today looking like that alien chick from Total Recall with the 3 boobs.

Luckily I have several different sizes of bra to work thru from last time. It sounds great doesn't it? What a great problem to have! Not so fast. There is the whole blue vein thing to look forward to. I look like an extra from a zombie flick seriously lol!

Get them damn peanuts away from me!

Now I love peanuts as much as the next man or woman. Except when I am pregnant. It was the exact same thing last time.
I can't look at them, I certainly can't smell them and dont even mention eating them. Even looking at the jar makes my gag reflex go.

I feel conscious that I should eat some so that the baby gets exposed to everything. I just can't do it.

I will also have to avoid one of my favorite restaurants "Texas Roadhouse" they have sacks of nuts everywhere. I would have upchucked before my drink even got to the table!!

Bump V's Boppy

Well it is now bump 1 Boppy 0. I give my daughter a bottle of mile before she goes to bed. We snuggle up together in the rocking chair and she reclines on the Boppy. It's now kinda not working. I can't get her and the Boppy around my bump. It looks like I may have to get creative. I am also struggling with carrying her as she rests on the bump and with the skin feeling like an over inflated whoopie cushion it gets a bit sore. Let the juggling of 2 kids begin!!!

Tossing and turning

I am at the stage now where I should not be sleeping on my back.  Obviously I cant sleep on my belly.  Technically I am supposed to sleep on my left side.  I am a devout belly sleeper so I always struggle with this.  I feel terrible as I spend the whole night tossing and turning from left to right, my poor husband obviously gets disturbed every time I roll over and NO BEFORE YOU ASK i am NOT going to get one of those Tempur Pedic excuses of a bed that feel more like rock.

I hope I settle down again and find a comfortable position.  I have one of those U shaped body pillos so I will give that a try this weekend.

REVEAL DAY!!!

Today we officially announced the impending arrival of our bundle of joy.

We created a video on Facebook and it basically went thru the last 3 years in the States.  It concluded with us making changes to our house for our 4th year.  We are extending the house by two feet.  It then cuts to a video of the digital pregnancy test changing from the ticking clock to the word "pregnant".

We showed it to my sister in law prior to uploading it and she cried.  Several others also cried.  It was great to wake up this morning and see 23 emails in my inbox.

The 2nd Trimester starts here.  Wow!  The first Trimester was no where near as bad as last time.  I should knock on wood after saying that shouldnt I!!!