09-4-2008 - 12 - 18 weeks updates

My mood while writing this blog: Ok

I have copied all these blogs over from my main page updates from week 12 to 18 weeks

Week 12 - Coming to the end of the first trimester.

Well here I am 12 weeks gone already! The time seems to be flying by! I have been suffering from morning sickness for the last 7 - 8 weeks and am hoping that it will start to fade soon. Im getting sick of feeling sick!!! I am also looking forward to getting some energy back. I am soooooo tired. I just want to sleep all the time.

Had a scan a few days ago and could see baby jumping and flipping around. Everything felt real all of a sudden and I felt excited! I am looking forward to feeling baby move now. We are moving to Australia at the end of 2008 after new baby is born, so Im busy sorting stuff out for the big move.Apart from that I am doing well, happy and excited, starting to wander what sex this baby is going to be, and thinking about names! Going to get booked in for a 4d scan aswell, I had one with Alexandra at about 26 weeks and it was fantastic, so Im going to do the same with this baby!

Hope you are all doing well ....

Week 14 Update

I felt ill today and have felt quite off it all week - I cant seem to shake off this nausea and sickness and am very tired. Today has been a particularly bad day for me and I feel a bit down. I hate to complain because Im so lucky to be pregnant, I am just feeling a bit ill! I am also starting to show quite alot and am wearing maternity trousers. My bump seems to be high, which is strange because I know baby is still only very small. Speak again next week when I hopefully will be feeling back to myself and not as sick!

Week 16 Update

Hello again, having a much better week this week, went to visit my midwife on Friday and got to listen to the heartbeat which is amazing, I cant help but start to cry when I hear that sound. She checked my blood test results and confirmed my iron levels are not low which is good news. I was wandering if my iron level was low because I had been feeling so tired and sick and well just ill!! Got to admit that I am feeling heaps better, apart from a bit of morning sickness in the evening, and some smells really turn my stomach! My tummy seems to be rapidly growing but yet Im not really gaining weight. My skin is a bit off at the moment and Ive got a few spots. Hopefully now Im eating a bit more I can get some fruit and veg down me and the spots will clear up and I will be glowing!!! Until next week take care xx

WEEK 18 PLUS 4 DAYS

Hello ladies, well I finally got around to taking some photos of my expanding bump.. (posted above). Feel great this week, my body seems to be settling down into pregnancy well! hair and skin looking much better. Still not felt movement yet which I am surprised at as I thought I would have felt something by now, bet now I have said that I will get my first kicks tonight when I go to bed!!! Not long now till my 20 week scan on the 10th when I will find out the sex hopefully! Part of me really really wants another little girl, but then another part of me would love a little boy, either way I pray for a healthy baby. I am blessed to be pregnant and am excited at the prospect of another addition to my family no matter what the sex. Until next week I will sign off and look forward to catching up with you all soon.....