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7 March '08 - 12 weeks..... Yay! What has happened in the past 3 months?
I discovered that I was pregnant at 4 weeks. (We had only been ttc for a month :) After 12 (yes 12 :) positive pregnancy tests, I went for an early u/s to confirm dates. The ultrasound confirmed a pregnancy of 5 weeks 4 days, but they couldn't see a fetal pole. I'm aware that a fetal pole is often not visible that early, but did that stop me freaking out? No it did not :) so I spent the next two weeks stressing. Then morning sickness set in. Ahh Morning sickness, makes you feel shocking, but also makes you feel pregnant, so is kinda comforting in a "running to the bathroom to vomit, falling asleep at work, feeling like you're constantly hung over" kinda way :)
Weeks 6 - 12 kind of just passed by in a blur. Sick. Tired. Overly opinionated about things that I really don't care about. All fun stuff :)
Went for my 12 week nuchal fold scan yesterday, where I finally got to see him/her. Strong heartbeat, all appendages accounted for, jumping around like crazy. Now I can stop stressing. Slightly :)

18 March '08 - 13 weeks 4 days... Still sick :( Threw up yesterday, which was kind of a surprise since I thought I was getting better.... soon, hopefully :)

20 March '08 - 13 weeks 6 days... I've been thinking I've been able to feel the baby move lately, it feels like tying to catch a fish with your hands - that squirming feeling. (You hear people talking about "Butterflies" and think "Oh isn't that nice?" mine feels like a squirmy fish :) I didn't feel Connah move until I was about 17 weeks, but it was the same feeling. Squirmy.
Been trying to get Mark to come up with some names, but he won't. (That's not entirely true... he did come up with "Bob". Doesn't count :) Possibly because he's scared I'll try to kill him if I don't like the name. Note to self: Try not to be so bitchy :)

26 March 08 - 14 Weeks 5 days... Feeling a little bit better, still amazingly tired, and Connah's started waking during the night again (Saturday night he woke at 12am and didn't go to sleep again until 5.30am... that was a fun night :) so definitely not helping with the exhaustion. Apart from that, it's been quite an un-eventful week. Moved into maternity clothes (Just more comfortable :) Started craving popcorn (had this craving with Connah, went through bags and bags of popcorn.....) and am still looking for a name (Bob's starting to sound pretty good :) That's about it for now.....

April 3rd - 15 weeks 6 days... O.k, so I've come to the conclusion that pregnancy is not fun. (Well, I actually came to this conclusion last time I was pregnant, but now I want to talk about it so I'll just randomly bring it up like it only just occurred to me :)
I do not "Glow," There is no "Burst of energy."
I am still sick most of the time, I'm still tired all of the time, I can barely drag myself out of bed in the mornings to go to work, my emotions swing from excited and happy (about insignificant things like choosing a new flavor of toothpaste) to depressed (because if I'm going to get a new flavor of toothpaste it means I have to give up the brand I've been using for the past month.) For someone who has always been very emotionally stable, these mood swings are hideous, it's like some stranger has taken over my body. A stranger that cries for ridiculous reasons)
I've started getting charming headaches that usually kick in while I have a shower in the morning, and hang around until I fall into bed at night to sleep them off, I'm constantly hungry, I have to go to the bathroom every twenty minutes, I am bloated, uncomfortable and my hair has started falling out at an alarming rate (Although not too alarming since this also happened with my first, so I kinda knew it was coming.)
Blah! And before anyone says anything, I know it's worth it, totally 100% worth it, but for me, Pregnancy is just not fun.
And that concludes todays rant :)

P.S - on a different note - I saw my midwife yesterday, and got to hear the heartbeat :) 149 -150 BPM, first time I've heard it so that was neat. We also went over my birthplan, which is going to be pretty much the same as it was for my first, except hopefully the birth will go better then last time and we can stick to the birth plan a bit more :)

23 April - 18 weeks 5 days... Finally booked my second trimester anatomy scan, which is on the 30th of April. I've given up on trying to find a name until I know if we are having a boy or girl... It's getting frustrating and I'd rather just not have the stress until I need to :)
I still feel quite shocking, although nowhere near as sick anymore... i just feel like I have the flu now. A four and a half month flu. And counting. I can feel another pregnancy rant coming on so I'll switch to baby movement...... So, I can feel baby moving most days now, usually only a few times a day for about a minute or two at a time, and it still feels like squirmy fish. Bigger, stronger squirmy fish, but still squirmy fish :) I can't wait for the kicks :) I have had a couple of days in the last month when I haven't felt any movement, and those days scare the crap out of me, so I think I might invest in a doppler. Peace of mind. Is there any such thing?...... :)

30 April - 19 week 5 days... So, I went for my Second tri anatomy scan.... everything is looking good and developing just as it should. Baby is measuring almost a week bigger then my dates, so I'm hoping I'm not going to have another big baby :) I asked to be told the gender if it was visible, and was told we are having a BOY!
Another boy.... damn, girls names are so much easier :)
I must admit to a slight (and fleeting) stab of disappointment when we were told. This being my last pregnancy, I guess I was kinda hoping for a girl... (for stunningly superficial reasons such as: "girls clothes are pretty" and "Everything could be pink" :) I have since gotten over myself, and can't wait to meet him :)
So... now I have to name him...... Bloody hell, I've been through every boys name IN EXISTENCE and have found nothing. (Not true, I've found lots, Mark just doesn't agree with any of them....) But, this child shall not remain nameless.... I have a mission...... Tune in next time for "the name" :)

3 June - 24 weeks 4 days..... So.... do I have a name? No. No I do not. I wasn't going to update until I had one, but since it's looking like that might never happen, I decided to write anyway :)
I went to my midwife today, little baby no-name is measuring perfect, and has a heart rate between 145 and 152. He is also lying sideways, which would explain why I appear wider this week than last week :)
He's kicking all the time now, and I can finally feel/see it from the outside. I haven't told anybody else that yet. Because I'm selfish :) There will be plenty of time for everybody else to paw me in the weeks to come. I will update soon with a name..... I will...... promise! :)

7 July - 29 Weeks 3 days..... Ok, after 29 weeks, we finally have a name. Weirdly enough it was never on any of the original 4 thousand lists that I painstakingly combed the earth for. Instead, Mark just seemed to pluck it out of mid air. Not that I'm complaining.... my child finally has a name (and it's not even Bob....) We have decided on Ashden Hunter :)
Hmmmm, that's gonna need some getting used to..... I've been calling him "Baby" or "Little baby no-name" for so long that it feels odd to call him anything else.... Like I'm just pretending that's his name :) I vaguely recall the same thing happening with Connah, and I must have gotten over that eventually, cause it doesn't seem to be a problem now, so I guess I'll just give it time :)

8 August - 34 weeks 0 days.... Pregnancy officially sucks! (again) I had forgotten that after the hidiousness of the first trimester, the second was only mildly sucky - still enough to be constantly annoying, but not enough to warrent a full on tantrum, so I was unprepared for the bucket of icy water thrown on my head that is the shock that's called the Third Trimester.
Lets rant for a moment, shall we?
#1 My stomach is huge. Now, I do know that this is supposed to happen during pregnancy, but it didn't seem quite so debilitating last time.... possibly because I wasn't crawling around the floor playing diggers, or picking tiny bits of cookie out of the carpet. I move around like a 90 year old lady, complete with groaning and holding my back whenever I stand up. I really hope no one tries to attack me in the near future, because unless they have no legs, I have no hope of outrunning them.
#2 Acid reflux has become a constant companion, which is controllable in the day, but at night I wake up almost vomiting. Not fun.
#3 Sleeping has become horrid. I'm tired all the time, but kinda dread going to bed because I know I'm going to be up every twenty minutes to go to the bathroom, and getting out of bed when you're this huge is not an easy (or pain free) task - it involves several minutes of tossing about like a beached whale trying to flick the covers off, (usually getting cramp in my calf in the process) then attempting to hoist out of bed (Sitting on the edge for a couple of minutes to get over the dizzy spell the invariably occurs) then tottering down the hall to take care of business before its too late. Getting back into bed is much easier, but I generally freeze for the rest of the night because after lying down, it takes several more minutes to try to struggle under the covers, so most of the time I don't bother. The whole process takes about a month and a half. Seriously.
Ok, I sense I'm going to be here all day if I carry on, and I have a lot to do today, so I'll write part two soon..... :)
P.S Ashden gets hiccups most days now.... very cool :)

2nd September 2008 - 37 weeks 4 days..... Ok, part two is not forthcoming..... I don't have the energy to rant anymore. (just the occasional - or fairly regular - snarky comment directed at some unfortunate idiot that happens to cross my path at the wrong time)
Strangely enough, I do have the energy to clean the house until ridiculous hours in the morning. The urge usually doesn't kick in until about 9pm - probably because that's the first time all day that I don't have anything immediate to do - and I'll just keep going till 2am. It's fun. Productive at the very least.
I'm kinda hoping Ashden will be born this week. I'm just a little bit over being pregnant (didn't really ever start being into it :)
Well meaning people have been coming up to me in the last week saying things like: "Don't worry dear, not long to go now". This is very irritating to me. For a start, when they are told I still have 3 weeks to go, their mouths literally drop open. I know I have a big stomach.... that's what happens when you have a baby living in you! It happens all the time! Where do these people live that they never see it! Then they snap their mouths shut and say "Three weeks, it'll go by so quick... you should enjoy it while it lasts." This is about the point when I want to bop them on the head with one of those giant cartoon hammers and say: "If you woke up tomorrow morning with a headach, and someone said "don't worry, it'll be gone in three weeks." those three weeks would be like an eternity. There would be no enjoyment." Wow, look at that, I did have a rant in me after all :)
Anyway.... hopefully the next time I post it will be the birth story.... then the fun (And exhaustion) will really begin.... :)

19 September - Due Date! .... I don't have a birth story to post yet :( I have been having contractions all morning though. They went from 7 mins apart to 8, to 10, to 7 and then to 4 mins apart, but still are not really painful so I'm just gonna carry on working and see how we go :) Don't want to get my hopes up when they are all over the place, but I remember Connah's contractions starting off really erratic, so I'll just wait and see.... not really much else I can do :)

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Laura Ward - Monday, 6 October
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Baylee Marie - Tuesday, 16 September
We're doing well. Just adjusting to life with a toddler and a newborn :) My new little guy, Gavan Matthew is just the sweetest mellow happy baby. I'm so happy right now. If I could just show up at the hospital tomorrow, have a c-section and bring home a baby just like one of my boys, I'd be there- it'd be great to skip the whole pregnancy thing :) Hope you're well. Have a great week!

shellyl - Friday, 12 September
Aww ta, we love the name Zac, we alaways have. Ashden is a lovely name!! Haha at least you came up with a name, when my friends daughter was born, she did not have a name for 4 days! x

shellyl - Thursday, 11 September
We have had our names since we first got together. Alex Jane for a girl and Zac David for a boy! Have you got your name? I can't wait to feel them, I am so excited!

shellyl - Thursday, 11 September
There is something about the 12 week scan. I feel overwhelmed and so happy and privilaged. I will finnaly get my chance to be a mum! Just can't wait to start feeling the baby!! xx

medina08 - Monday, 8 September
well, things are going good. i am too having the pain and discomfort. trying everything i can to speed up the labor process but it seems it is not working. we walk everyday, i spend time on the birth ball, nothing is working. my doctor told me if i do not have the baby on my due date or that weekend of that he will induce me that following week, either on tuesday or wednesday. i will keep you updated. good luck with you and stay in touch.

medina08 - Sunday, 7 September
hello! how are things going? getting closer to that date!

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