MIDWIFE - 27 WEEKS, 4 DAYS

The boys' rooms are 99% done now. Just a bit more pottering and they will be complete.



Had a midwife appointment yesterday and we heard the heartbeat again which was brilliant. I think the midwife was surprised by how loud and clear it was, straight away.



Ellis was quite upset about me lying down on the bed so Rob had to hold him. Very sweet.

My blood pressure was 120/70 which is great and my belly measurement was 27cm, which is what it is supposed to be. Dollop was upside down and I said that I think he always is. She said that there is plenty of time and space for him to turn around yet.

I was given a form to complete to claim the healthy pregnancy grant and a MAT1B.

The antenatal groups start at the end of March and they are held on a Tuesday morning from 9:30 - 11:30am. That will come around very quickly.

Need to book a tour of the hospital soon too. I know I have been there before but I don't really remember it and I'm hoping for a different experience this time.

Ellis is awake so got to go.

FINE - 27 WEEKS, 1 DAY

Rob took my bump pictures tonight, and believe it or not, the first picture is me sucking my tummy in as much as I can.





Been feeling fine. Pelvis is still horrible but I'm living with it. I seem to be hobbling quite a lot this evening but I have been on my feet a lot today and done quite a bit of walking so I suppose it could be to do with that.

Midwife appointment on Monday. I haven't seen her since the start of December and I'm not sure what will be done. I assume, wee check, blood pressure, baby heart rate and tummy measure.

I love being pregnant and this stage is the best. Dollop moves quite a bit, especially in the evening when I'm sat down, which is great as I can actually spend the time paying attention to him. I don't think he moves enough to do a video of it yet but I will try soon.

Both Rob and I are really excited about seeing the little guy. We haven't come up with any names yet though. I gave Rob a list of about 15 names and he said no to all of them. He hasn't come up with anything yet so I can see Dollop, being called Dollop for a while after he is born.

I have made excellent progress on the boys' rooms and tomorrow we are planning on moving Ellis into the big room. I hope he settles in okay. The plan was for him to have his day nap in the new room before going down for the night, but he hasn't been napping in the day! I hope tomorrow he does. Will do a video of the rooms tomorrow when they are 90% done.

I really can't believe that I am on my way to being 28 weeks pregnant. The amount of weeks to go is getting lower and lower and sometimes it is quite scary. Our family of 3 is lush and so you worry about it all changing. I want to enjoy it just being us 3 as much as possible and suggested today that we go away for a long weekend. Rob thought it was quite a good idea, so I might look into where and when we can go.

My engagement ring is still fitting okay so I must have just had a very bloated day.

Removed two things from my "to get" list today. Bought a pack of 3 newborn grows and a do,do, called Rolo. It is so soft, that I couldn't stop stroking it. I hope Dollop likes it. If he doesn't, I'll have it.

HOOVER - 26 WEEKS, 4 DAYS

The midwife phoned back, just after lunch on the same day to tell me that I was immune to Chickenpox and that was that. I already knew from last time anyway but just wanted to double check.

I have been working very hard on getting the boy's rooms ready and I am nearly finished. You wouldn't believe the amount of sorting I have had to do. Although I am not finished I am already feeling more relaxed and happy about stuff in general. I will do a video of the progress and explain what I have done and what still needs to be done.

Mum very kindly came over this morning to hoover the house and I am very grateful for her doing so. I was getting really fed up with seeing all the dust and bits around the house but didn't want to give myself more pelvis pain by trying to clear it all up.



Pelvis hasn't been too bad and I will probably attempt some line dancing tomorrow night.

I have been having some strange muscle pain/pulls in my stomach, but I suppose that is to be expected as they are not where they should be. I need to wear my support again but it has been in the wash. Will be wearing it tomorrow. I don't think all the work on the spare room etc has helped. Also I have had an annoying chesty, tickly cough which has effected the muscles too.

Two days ago my hands were very puffy and my engagement ring was digging in. The following day it was the same so I didn't wear the ring. Woke up today and thought my hands didn't look like man hands, so tried my ring on. It fit fine, so I wore it all day today, which was wicked.

Bump is growing quite quickly and although I know I have put a few extra pounds on, I am still only wearing my size 14 jeans and some normal tops. I have also worn maternity stuff but it is slightly too big.

Since bump is now sticking out more, I have been hitting it on things. Mainly the fridge door, bath, top of cot and door handles. I found a scratch on it yesterday, but I don't know how I got that.

One thing I find really funny with having the bump is trying to pass people in tight spaces. They obviously just don't realise that it doesn't matter which way I turn, they wont be able to pass me. It takes them a minute to work it out before they reverse to let me through. And no I am not the size of a car!

Dollop had a very fidgety day today. He moved and kicked loads throughout the day, which was really nice and I tried to pay attention to all of it.

I think I am at a really good stage in the pregnancy. Aches and pains aren't too bad, I'm not huge and baby moves a lot. I'm really enjoying it now and I hope that continues for quite a while yet.

I am also at the stage where you loose the ability to explain yourself or to use any type of descriptive word in the right way, or at all. It can be funny at times but mostly frustrating. It's in there somewhere but just never comes out. I'm sure Rob would claim, it was never there in the first place!

I feel like the baby is due in a few weeks, but when I work it out, I could have another 15 weeks to go! That is over 3 months! That is ages away but I am already starting to get organised like it is a lot closer than that. I was thinking of doing my hospital bag already!

I've started to read some books about caring for a newborn etc and trying to get my head back into that way of thinking. I'm sure it will all fall into place anyway but I would prefer to be prepared.

At yoga last night, Vivien blew up my exercise ball that I used in labour. As soon as I sat on it, I was flooded with memories. It really freaked me out and I know I need to get my head in the right place again. There is no point trying to ignore the fact that I will more than likely have to go through labour again and hopefully, in a strange way, pass a baby out of my vagina! I really do not want a c-section if I can help it.

Ellis and I have been looking at old videos and pictures of when he was first born. It is so weird looking back and I can't really remember him ever being that small. Even when I was sorting out some of the baby clothes these last few days, I couldn't believe that they were big on him to start with. It's going to be lush to have another little bundle and I can't wait now, getting really excited. I just really want to cherish and remember every moment as I know from experience that it is gone in a blink of an eye.


Peepo!


He was so tiny!

There is still lots to do and some things to buy. I have my lists of course.

To buy:

Nappies - Tesco own brand (soft) - size 1 and 2
Coming home outfit
Memorabilia storage box
Play mat
Do, do
Sleeping bag
Plain white baby grows - newborn, one pack of 3
Snuggle blanket

To do:

Go through bibs
Borrow moses basket
Sort out the baby box
Do birth plan (wait until 36 week check)
Book hospital tour
Re-search car seats and purchase
Pick a name
Sort out rooms
Curtains?
Bedding?
Clean seat covers etc

I'm sure there is loads more to do etc but that's it for now.

I would have done a video diary but Rob prefers to read it instead. So this one is for you honey. x

CHUBBY - 26 WEEKS

26 weeks today! The time is slipping away very quickly. I know I say that every week and I probably will until Dollop arrives. Then I'll be saying I can't believe Dollop is one month old etc.

Started to look slightly chubby on the arms, face and neck. To be expected I suppose. I have started to eat better again now so hopefully I will curb the excess weight gain.

Ellis has chicken pox so I have phoned the midwife and left a message for her to call me. Just want to check my immunity and to find out if I can catch anything else as I have a very swollen throat and chesty cough, (completely unrelated I'm sure).

Line dance tonight but pelvis still isn't great. Will take me dancing shoes, not boots, and see how I feel later on. I don't want to over do it as I have a busy weekend ahead sorting out the bedrooms. Really excited about doing that though.

Looking forward to seeing Rob and having a cuddle and hopefully watching Dollop move and kick around like he did last night. He went mad! It was lush to watch and it is exactly what I was looking forward to the most about being pregnant. I will try and capture it on video soon and I plan to take the camera to bed with me as this seems to be the time he does it the most. It doesn't keep me awake though.

I can't wait to meet the little guy now but I know he has a lot more cooking to do yet. I just wish, like last time, that my pelvis would be okay. It would be so much easier.

Really enjoying being pregnant though, other than the pelvis thing and I am trying to cherish every good moment as it might be the last time I get to experience it.

Done loads this morning and I'm feeling really chuffed with myself. Might take Ellis out for a walk in a bit as we can't really do anything else due to his chicken pox. But then again that would aggravate my pelvis. Will see later on.

I've noticed that I have started to call Dollop "he" and that I talk about "my boys" already. Denial period is officially over!

NOT AGAIN! - 25 WEEKS, 5 DAYS

A couple of days ago, I lunged to try and catch something that was falling. This has now led to having a sore pelvis again. It is actually quite tender to the touch and I have been trying to take it a bit easier, physically, over the last few days. It hasn't worked and today it is still quite sore.

I have a line dance tomorrow night and I am going to go, just to see everyone as I haven't seen them for a couple of weeks. At this moment I don't think I will even attempt a dance. I will see how I feel on the night.

I have been wearing my support bandage and nursing my pelvis as before but it hasn't improved yet. I hope it goes like before, but time will tell on that.

I'm supposed to go swimming today but it just means a lot of physical work. Getting myself, Ellis and the stuff ready, getting him in the car, getting myself in the car, getting out the car, getting the buggy out the car and lifting Ellis out of his seat and into his buggy. Then we have to get undressed, dressed, in the pool, out the pool, showered, undressed, dressed again and then the return trip in the car. I mentioned to Rob that I didn't think I felt up to going and he said why not! Men are so funny. They really only think like Homer Simpson. I started to go through the above list and then I think he realised that going swimming, isn't just as simple as going swimming. It basically feels like a pulled hamstring and every movement causes twinges of pain. It doesn't make the prospect of doing all the above that appealing.

I have also been doing way too much around the house. Not cleaning but sorting out the spare room and all our junk. It is looking much better now and the furniture will be arriving on Saturday so hopefully over the weekend I can't get it nearly done. Not sure we will move Ellis into the new room just yet. I would prefer for him to be settled in there before Dollop arrives, but we will see.

Dollop is a very quiet baby so far. Not too much kicking or movement. All the kicks are still down towards my bladder, so I hope that changes in the future.

We have the midwife appointment in 10 days. Feels like I haven't seen her for ages. Last time it felt like I was going all the time.

Constipation is a another problem at the moment. I need to try and drink more water and eat a ton of fibre. In fact I'm going to have a bowl of cereal now. I am going to try so hard to eat better. I have just been eating tons of rubbish, putting on excess fat, and basically not looking after myself. But I have also eaten lots of fruit, as I have a bag of crisps, feel guilty and then eat an apple to balance it out! Not really a good idea. Should have just avoided the crisps in the first place. It's so hard though. Putting on excess weight will certainly not help my pelvis as the baby grows, so I need to do something about it now. Having a bad pelvis really slows me down too so not working off the calories as much.

Been feeling rather lethargic over the last 2 days, hope I'm not coming down with something.

Mum's for tea tonight which will be lush, then home to bath Ellis and then I will have a shower and chill in front of the computer. Bliss.

WHAT! - 25 WEEKS, 3 DAYS

OH MY GOD I'M PREGNANT! I AM HAVING ANOTHER BABY!

Both Rob and I today said that it is only just sinking in that we are having another baby. Another Ellis, but not. A different baby. We are starting to think about what it might look like?, what will its character be like?

Not too long to find out now, which is scary.

Could really do with moving house in the next month or so but I can't see it happening. Rob suggested we hire people to move our stuff but it will cost quite a bit of money and it would still be a lot of work for me. We are still holding out for the 4 bed detached we like.

Had a yoga session tonight. All the movement woke Dollop up and he kicked and moved like mad. It was well cool. Bump is getting massive now and Rob creamed up my belly last night and he said that it was expanding fast.

Off to bed now as I didn't realise how late it was.

25 WEEK PHOTO - 25 WEEKS

Here are my 25 week pictures, diary and measurements. I have decided to just do the overall changes in measurements at the end of the pregnancy as I need to sort out what were the original figures.

Here are some alternative bump pictures.





The baby now weighs nearly 1.5 pounds/ 660 grams and is approximately 13.5 inches/ 35 centimetres long from crown to heel. He makes breathing movements but has no air in his lungs yet. At 26 weeks, fetal brain scans show response to touch. If you shine a light on your abdomen, your baby will turn his head, which according to researchers, means his optic nerve is working.



This time...



...last time.



Measurements:

Weight = 12st 6lb
Tummy = 98cm
Upper arm = 29cm
Upper leg = 60cm
Ankle = 23.5cm
Neck = 33cm

POW! - 24 WEEKS, 4 DAYS

24 WEEKS ALREADY! - 24 WEEKS

I set up the tripod this morning to take my bump pics. Obviously they aren't perfect but then again I'm never 100% happy with them.


Alternative to bump watch picture.

I took a forward facing picture too for a change.



Here is the video of the progress made on sorting out the boy's rooms.



Pelvis not too bad this morning although I haven't done anything too physical yet. Changed Ellis' nappy twice and it was okay getting up and down to the floor.

Will try and go for a walk in the rain later to post some letters and a special birthday card for Sally who turns 30 today.

I'm really miffed that we didn't plan baby number 2 a bit better. Would love to celebrate my 30th in style but I just can't plan for anything. I so hope that I'm not in hospital on the day and I don't want Dollop born on my birthday either. 2 weeks before would be good so I could be slightly recovered or a week after. It might even arrive on Ella's first birthday, or her party on the 30th which I would end up missing, just like I missed her parents getting married. Doh! Should have thought about all this last year! I have no idea what to do about it. Will just have to celebrate it late I suppose.

TO BUY? - 23 WEEKS, 6 DAYS

I was right about my pelvis. It has been sore all day today so I have been taking it steady. Been wearing my support bandage and keeping my knees together as much as possible.

I think I have decided not to get the new nursery stuff now and will just stick with all the old things. Maybe when the boys are older I will decorate their rooms properly. It is just hard when you are living in someones house to make it your own. I may still change my mind about it and I have until Saturday before I think the sale will finish. Will chat with Rob about it tomorrow.

Bump is huge! I think he has moved around a bit and now I am rather round and sticking out! You will see tomorrow when I post the new bump watch picture.

Still loving being pregnant but I am looking forward to making our family some what complete. I say some what because I'm not sure I want to stop at 2 kiddies. I think Rob does but that may be for financial reasons. I just like the idea of a big family. I would love the chaos in a funny kind of way.

Still can't stop thinking about that house. It would be so nice to have the extra space. I know I would have to pretty much drive everywhere but ah well. It is way too much money so I should just forget it really. To be honest we need a bigger place just to fit all our furniture in! Rob has ordered the nursery furniture but decided we needed to buy both kids the matching bed side tables now. I only just managed to talk him out of buying the matching single beds! This will mean that we will have 4 spare bed side tables (2 are ours as they don't fit in our room!) and an Ikea chair that Rob bought and rarely used. Rob thinks that we will be moved out in the next couple of months but there aren't that many houses coming up for rent that fit our criteria. The house has to be open, airy, light, no laminate flooring, nice kitchen, 3/4 bed, open drive, off the main roads and not over looked, within walking distance of park, doctors, shops, nice garden, garage, plain decor all for under £800 a month would be perfect. Not too difficult really. ;o)

Wishing Rob wasn't away so much at the moment. I keep thinking how hard it will be in the coming weeks and then after when I have 2! Currently I have good and bad days. Some days I feel like I could conquer the world and nothing can stop me and I have so much fun and really enjoy my time with Ellis. Other days I feel like I just can't do it anymore. I hope/think everyone is like that from time to time. It just suddenly gets to you. Being a stay at home Mummy is so full on all the time, it can be very draining.

When I think about going back to work though I firstly like the idea but then my thoughts quickly turn to my boys not having Mummy around. Not that they would mind, but I do. It's a tough job but one that I need to do.

Tried to get a video of Dollop kicking. I think I may have to wait until he is a bit bigger and doing more moving and stuff. Shouldn't be too long to wait now.

Will do a video tomorrow of the progress made on the spare room!

NATURAL? - 23 WEEKS, 4 DAYS

Can't believe I will be 24 weeks on Friday, into my 25th week!

At yoga last night we were talking about the active birth part that Vivien teaches and it suddenly occurred to me, I have to give birth! I hadn't really thought that far along yet and I am in complete denial about it. It actually scared me for a short moment, although I know I will be fine when the day arrives.

Sally and I were talking today about c-section verses natural birth and we came to the conclusion that it is harder for us now because we actually have a choice! We can go the natural route, not knowing what to expect (other than it really hurts) or the c-section route, which we know all about.

My gut tells me that I would prefer to do the natural route as I need to be back on my feet as soon as possible. This may be taken out of my hands when we have the 36 week scan to check the position of the placenta. If that is fine, then I still have breech position or being very over-due. This will all be discussed in April when I meet with the consultant. I hate making decisions at the best of times and these are quite big ones to deal with. A very small part of me wants the decision to be made for me. Time will tell.

I had, up until today, decided what I wanted to decorate the nursery with. It is rather expensive though, even in the sale, and so I have been in two minds. Rob said to just go for it as I think he thinks that will make me happy. Sally on the other hand did her best to talk me out of it and said that I don't need any of it, which of course, she is right about. Just posting that will wind her up, (mission accomplished).

It is the Gingerbread range from Mamas and Papas. I just love it but it comes to just over £200!

http://www.mamasandpapas.co.uk/range/gingerbread/2655/limit-24/page-1/sort-0/

Not sure if the link will work but I tried anyway.

Bump is getting rather large and round. Went out today to try and find some comfy maternity jeans and black trousers. Had no such luck. Either too small or just massive! I have ordered a couple of pairs from NEXT which will arrive on Friday, so fingers crossed one of them should fit me nicely. It is currently a big pain to work out what to wear every day. I am ashamed to admit that the M & S jeans that I bought in a bigger size, have yet to be washed as I have nothing else to put on.

Still currently no aches or pains which is great but I do find that I just do too much. Eventually my pelvis will give out if I don't nurse it properly.

Dollop has gone quiet again the last couple of days. I think it just depends what position he is in. Generally at the moment he kicks down, right through my bladder. Not a pleasant feeling but it is still good to feel it move.

Appetite is still huge so trying to cut down on eating rubbish, although I did scoff about a dozen (literally) chocolate chip cookies today.

Everyone at yoga last night said how pregnant I looked. They hadn't seen me for 2 weeks and I had a huge dinner before I went out so I looked massive. This morning when I got up, there was the small little bump again. I did weigh this morning too and so far I've put on about 9lbs.

Seen a house that I really like. I haven't even looked in it but I just know it would be great, apart from the distance away from the shops etc. It is a 4 bed detached with a huge conservatory which would be used as the day room/play room. The garden is really nice as well which would be brilliant for Ellis in the summer to be playing in. The one here isn't very good as it is filled with stones. He will either be trying to eat them or throw them. The big problem, it costs too much. :o(

Sleeping okay at the moment, using my huge support cushion which is great. I try to use the towel under my bump as instructed by the physio but it just gets in the way when I turn over.

It is still ages away until my next midwife appointment. Last time, it felt like I was going all the time. Looking forward to the 36 week scan, although it will be rather close to the due date!

Getting really excited about having another baby. It would be great if we were settled into a nicer bigger house but I would cope if we were still here. My only hope is that Ellis is okay with all the changes about to come. I don't think he is going to like sharing his Mummy too much.

HOW MANY? - 22 WEEKS 6 DAYS

Sorry, yet another long diary entry. I am wearing a bra by the way but it is only a sports bra. It is supposed to be supportive but it certainly doesn't look like it!

SUCKER - 22 WEEKS, 2 DAYS

Just done the 22 week bump pictures, a couple of days late but never mind.

I tried to suck my tummy in as far as it would go, and here is the result.



I also pushed it out as far as it would go but it looked horrid, so I deleted them.

I have a horrible cold at the moment and I do get a few twinges in my back. But for the last few days, my pelvis seems to be fine.

Dollop has been on the move the last few days. I seem to get most of my kicks to the bladder because I think the baby is currently in the breach position but it does move around obviously.

Sharon, and I think Sally, felt it kick/move on Friday night which was really nice and exciting to share it was some girly friends. Rob hasn't felt it that much yet.

STUFF - 21 WEEKS, 6 DAYS

Went out on my first real shopping trip for Dollop. I bought a mattress for the crib, a new changing mat, storage boxes for the bottom of the wardrobe, towels, fabric book, fitted sheets, money box (same as Ellis), passport cover (same as Ellis) and some more storage boxes for stuff.







Still have some things to get but need to go through all the stuff I have already, to see what I want to replace etc. Need size 1 and 2 nappies, a coming home outfit, memorabilia box, baby grows (seen some nice ones in NEXT), a do do of some sort, sleeping bags and maybe a new play mat as I washed the one I had for Ellis and all the colours bleached.

I was also thinking that for the first month or so I could do with a moses basket as they are lower than the crib I have and I might be a bit sore, especially if I have a c-section, which will make it difficult for night feeds. The crib literally fills the gap between the bed and the wall and it would mean getting out of bed everytime to pick Dollop up and to put Dollop back down! I used to just lean over, scoop Ellis out and on me boob, then lean over and plonk him back in. Loads less fuss. If anyone has a moses basket that they don't mind me borrowing, please let me know.

RESULT - 20 WEEKS, 5 DAYS

Well, the result of the poll is in! It's a BOY! Majority vote was for a girl, but maybe next time ;o)



Not sure if you noticed, but I have amended the colour of the blog from green to blue.

Here are the recent pictures of the little nipper and hopefully I will be able to get some better ones at the 36 week scan.



After the 20 week scan, Mum and I went sale shopping and picked up a few things. I bought for Dollop, 5 bottoms, a jacket and a t-shirt from NEXT, all for £21, bargain!



Ellis and Dollop vest!



From Mum, with thanks.



Will hopefully start on the spare room and loft soon. It is quite a big job, as you can see, so I keep putting it off, plus I need Rob to be free to help me move lots of boxes.



We will be buying the same furniture for Dollop as we did for Ellis. It will be the gents wardrobe which has a drawer in the bottom and a higher chest of drawers this time as this should allow us to be a bit flexible if we move house and the rooms are different. Hope that makes sense. It is Hereford Oak so should last quite a while.

BOY! - 20 WEEKS, 3 DAYS

KICK - 20 WEEKS, 1 DAY

Last night, sat on the sofa watching the darts on telly, I felt some proper kicking. I looked down and could see it kicking from the outside for the first time! Brilliant timing seeing as what had happened that day.

Rob couldn't see it from the outside but as soon as he put his hand on it, he said "Wow!" as the baby was really going for it.

That definitely made our day.

SCARE - 20 WEEKS

My blood pressure was 110/70 - the lowest yet!
Pulse - 70 beats per minute
Temp - 36.1
Fetal heart rate - 155 beats per minute and regular, which was all good.

Really, really want the scan now.

HALFWAY! - 20 WEEKS

The baby measures about 6.5 inches/ 16.5 centimetres from crown to rump and is steadily gaining weight. A whitish coat of a slick, fatty substance called vernix caseosa begins to cover the baby and protects the skin during its long immersion in amniotic fluid. It also eases delivery. The baby's swallowing more this week, good practice for the digestive system. After your baby takes in amniotic fluid, its body absorbs the water in the liquid and moves the rest into the large bowel.

I can't believe I am halfway already. It is going so quickly and before you know it, I will be a mother of 2 in less than 2 years!

Having troubles sleeping at the moment, Ellis is waking up a bit and also because I have to use so many pillows/towels, it is becoming hard to move in the night without having to re-adjust all the support. It's weird because I don't feel like I need it yet but according to the Physio, I do.

Dollop is still only a small mover. Not too much going on in there yet, that I can feel of course. I will be much happier, and more relaxed once the scan has been done. Can't wait to find out what it is so that I can get organised! I think that is something that does unsettle me. I have no idea how I coped when we were travelling, although I think we were still organised. I always did the bags so I knew what clothes went where and I tried to leave the travel arrangements to Rob.

I hope there is stuff still in the sales next week. We went into NEXT this week and they had some nice baby girl stuff. I wouldn't really need any boy things but I would still go back out and have a look.

I think the new year will bring some news. In other words, I think some more of my friends will be joining me in having another baby. I wish them tons and tons of luck with the baby making and hopefully I will soon be able to share my experiences of having another.

Yoga seems to have stopped for the time being. Vivien said she isn't sure what she is going to do with the classes yet and will let me know. I am still waiting. I will be gutted if I can't go. I would actually try and find another class I think, as I really do feel it is quite important. I could do my own at home but it is hard to find the motivation when the chair and computer are calling me.

In the later stages, maybe from 30 weeks on, I would like to go swimming. The only problem this time is having someone to look after Ellis. Rob is probably going to be away 2 nights a week. I think though, I will have to stop line dancing early so I could go on that night instead, when Rob will be home. I would also like to do the active birthing classes but they start at 6:30pm which would mean I would have to leave the house at 6pm. Not sure Rob could make it home in time. We will have to wait and see. Out of all the things I could do, active birth classes would be my top choice.

Anyway, enough waffle, here is the 20 week bump pictures, now and before with new measurements. The figures in brackets are the changes since 0 weeks.

Now...



...before.



Measurements:

Weight = 11st 11lb (+5lbs)
Tummy = 93cm (+8cm)
Upper arm = 28cm (+1cm)
Upper leg = 59cm (+2cm)
Ankle = 23.5cm
Neck = 32.5cm

PHYSIO - 19 WEEKS, 6 DAYS

I had to split the video in 2 parts as I ran out of time in the first one.